From Dick Jordan
Taylor Ferns of Shelby Township, Mich. hopes to become USACโs second female driving champion this weekend and her chances of doing just that in USACโs Mopar D1 Midget Series are excellent.
Ferns leads Kyle Hamilton entering Fridayโs race at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway. The series concludes its 2011 campaign Saturday in the โAlex Pruett Memorialโ race at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway as part of the trackโs โRollie Beale 150โ event showcasing USACโs Traxxas Silver Crown Championship cars and Mopar D1 Midgets. The Toledo Mopar D1 race honors the memory of the late Arizona USAC Midget driver who passed away in 2007.
Dave Darland is the defending winner at Kokomo, having won the July 31 race at the 3/8-mile dirt oval, This July, Darren Hagen won a USAC National Midget race at the Toledo oval.
USACโs only previous female driving champion was Sondi Eden of Crawfordsville, Ind., who won the 2004 Indianapolis Speedrome Regional Midget championship.
USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1-Taylor Ferns-718; 2-Kyle Hamilton-575; 3-Andy OโGara-499; 4-Bryan Nuckles-476; 5-Jake Blackhurst-467; 6-Mario Marietta-415; 7-Morgan Nelson-386; 8-Ali Jackson-346; 9-Dakoda Armstrong-278; 10-Davey Ray-255.