D1 MIDGETS HEADLINE COLUMBUS “TRIPLEHEADER” SATURDAY

USAC Regional Midget Series
USAC Regional Midget Series

By Dick Jordan

The USAC Mopar D1 Midgets headline this Saturday’s USAC “tripleheader” program at the Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway.

Taylor Ferns brings a comfortable 162-point lead over Kyle Hamilton to the one-third paved CMS oval for the event which also includes USAC’s Midwest/Eastern Ford Focuses and Focus Young Guns.

Ferns’ 13 appearances this year have yielded no finish worse than 10th. Included have been a victory, a third and two fourths.

Hamilton has done well at CMS in recent years, winning a Ford Focus feature there in 2009.

Saturday will be “carload night” at CMS, with families admitted for a special “carload” price of just $10.

USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Taylor Ferns-665; 2-Kyle Hamilton-503; 3-Jake Blackhurst-467; 4-Kyle O’Gara-451; 5-Bryan Nuckles-437; 6-Morgan Nelson-386; 7-Mario Marietta-352; 8-Ali Jackson-346; 9-Davey Ray-255; 10-Dave Fhurman-251.