RANKINE TOPS GAS CITY IGNITE MIDGETS

Ross Rankine with his crew after winning the USAC Ford Focus Feature event. - Bill Miller Photo
From Dick Jordan

Gas City, IN — (April 28, 2012) — Ross Rankine of Willard, Ohio led all 20 laps to win Friday night’s USAC Midwest Ignite Midget race at the Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway. Rankine was followed at the checkered flag by Sam McGhee, Joey Greening, Jessica Bean and fast qualifier Cooper Clouse.

USAC MIDWEST IGNITE ETHANOL FUEL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 27, 2012 – Gas City, Indiana – Gas City I-69 Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Cooper Clouse, 14, Clouse-13.555; 2. Tyler Shullick, 61, Shullick-13.601; 3. Ross Rankine, 39, Rankine-13.646; 4. Jessica Bean, 3, Bean-13.663; 5. Stratton Briggs, 2, Alfrey-13.685; 6. Katlynn Leer, 12K, Kruseman-13.746; 7. Sam McGhee, 11, McGhee-13.811; 8. Joey Greening, 17G, Greening-13.901; 9. Toby Alfrey, 4, Alfrey-13.948; 10. Bill Kriegbaum, 12, Kriegbaum-15.065.

Ross Rankine hard on the gas during hot laps.. - Bill Miller Photo

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Ross Rankine, 2. Sam McGhee, 3. Joey Greening, 4. Jessica Bean, 5. Cooper Clouse, 6. Stratton Briggs, 7. Katlynn Leer, 8. Bill Kriegbaum, 9. Tyler Shullick. NOTE: (Toby Alfrey car Disqualified for failing to make weight).

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Rankine.

NEW MIDWEST IGNITE MIDGET POINTS: 1-Rankine-240, 2-Clouse-182, 3-McGhee-181 4-Jared Irvan-138, 5-Bradley Riethmeyer-135, 6-Nic Davidson-121, 7-Joey Greening-117, 8-Tyler Corriher-100, 9-Austin Prock-99, 10-Tyler Shullick-99.

NEXT USAC MIDWEST IGNITE ETHANOL FUEL MIDGET RACE: May 12 – Columbus (OH) Motor Speedway