By Dick Jordan
Indianapolis, IN……..Nick Drake of Mooresville, N.C. and Ross Rankine of Willard, Ohio were the winners in the final USAC Midwest Ford Focus features of the 2011 Elite 8 Series presented by IUPUI at the Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome. Drake passe3d Toby Alfrey on lap seven of the first feature and led the final 24 laps of the first 30-lapper in his Haas Automation Beast to beat Nick Hamilton, James Robertson, Jarett Andretti and Rankine. In the second 30-lapper Rankine led all the way in his National Pride Beast to beat Andretti, Nick Hamilton, Robertson and Alfrey. Hamilton won the Elite 8 title by a single point over Rankine.
Stevie Kuhn and Cooper Clouse picked up the Young Guns features.
USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS: July 20, 2011 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome – “Elite 8 Series” – Presented by IUPUI
FIRST FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Nick Drake (#55 Cline), 2. Nick Hamilton (#33 Hamilton), 3. James Robertson (#1 Steele), 4. Jarett Andretti (#25 Andretti), 5. Ross Rankine (#9 Nine Racing), 6. Toby Alfrey (#5 Alfrey), 7. Davey Hamilton Jr. (#60 Hamilton), 8. Jessica Bean (#3 Bean), 9. Joey Greening (#17G Greening), 10. Kent Kriegbaum (#12 Kriegbaum). NT
SECOND FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Ross Rankine, 2. Jarett Andretti, 3. Nick Hamilton, 4. James Robertson, 5. Toby Alfrey, 6. Jessica Bean, 7. Joey Greening, 8. Kent Kriegbaum, 9. Nick Drake, 10. Davey Hamilton Jr.. NT
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FIRST FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Alfrey, Laps 7-30 Drake.
SECOND FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Rankine.
NEW USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Rankine-726; 2-Robertson-573; 3-Alfrey-553; 4-Andretti-536; 5-Bean-517; 6-Drake-488; 7-N.Hamilton-455; 8-Greening-394; 9-Tyler Shullick-346; 10-Kriegbaum-290.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS RACE: August 5 – Plymouth (IN) Speedway
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USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RESULTS: July 20, 2011 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome – “Elite 8 Series”
FIRST FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Stevie Kuhn (#74 Kuhn), 2. Cooper Clouse (#14 Clouse), 3. Sam McGhee (#11 McGhee), 4. Cole Custer (#55 Cline), 5. Cordy Horn (#114 Horn), 6. Michael Fanelli (#14x Rankine), 7. Emmy Gray (#7 Gray), 8. Mikell McGee (#22 McGee). NT
SECOND FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Cooper Clouse, 2. Stevie Kuhn, 3. Cordy Horn, 4. Sam McGhee, 5. Mikell McGee, 6. Cole Custer, 7. Michael Fanelli, 8. Emmy Gray. NT
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FIRST FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Kuhn.
SECOND FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 McGhee, Laps 7-20 Clouse
NEW USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-McGhee-542; 2-Kuhn-503; 3-Clouse-374; 4-Gray-285; 5-McGee-257; 6-Fanelli-244; 7-Custer-163; 8-Tyler Shullick-137; 9-Adam Thomason-114; 10-Justen Garmenn-105.
NEXT USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE: August 5 – Plymouth (IN) Speedway