By Meredith Kaplan Burns
Brownsburg, Indiana (October 17, 2011) — Dillon Welch, of Carmel, Indiana, claimed a podium finish in the Nine Racing midget and placed third in the Alex Pruett Memorial USAC Mopar D1 Midget finale at Toledo Speedway, in Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, October 15.
Dillon began the event strong as he qualified third fastest of the 11 drivers. He finished fourth in his eight-lap heat race.
For the 25-lap main event, Dillon started in fourth position and was able to move up one position to earn his third-place finish.
“Glenn Martin and Krieg Poland gave me an awesome car at Toledo,” said Dillon Welch. “Every time we were on the track our times improved. I wish I could have gotten off to a better start in the feature, because the car was very good.”
Dillon’s next appearance in the Nine Racing midget will be on November 24, at the 71st running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix, at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, in California.
Dillon Welch is sponsored by St. Vincent Sports Performance, Z-Line Designs, The Studio, BioStorage Technologies, CASE Remodeling, Validated Custom Solutions, Sullivan Hardware, Brownsburg Muffler, Average Joe’s, Row Printing and Windsor Jewelers.
Nine Racing’s 2011 sponsor lineup includes K&N Engineering, Eibach Springs, Weld Racing, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Penske Racing Shocks, Performance Friction Brakes, ASE, Earl’s Performance Plumbing, SSi Decals, PJ1, and Hoosier Racing Tire.