By Dick Jordan
This Saturday night’s “D’Arcy Shootout” at Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Ill. will offer USAC/STARS D1 Midget participants $3,000-to-win as the series returns to its home track.
Kyle O’Gara of Beech Grove, Ind. earned his second consecutive series victory Saturday night at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Speedway, leading the final 15 laps of the 30-lap race after passing Patrick Wilda on lap 16. USAC/STARS D1 point leader Jimmy Anderson came on for second at the finish ahead of Derek Bischak, Wilda and Bryan Nuckles.
Anderson’s point lead now stands at 100 points even over Wilda after Saturday’s race, while O’Gara sits third in the latest standings.
2012 USAC/STARS D1 MIDGET POINT STANDINGS
1-Jim Anderson-466, 2-Patrick Wilda-366, 3-Kyle O’Gara-355, 4-Tyler Trainor-301, 5-Austin Prock-288, 6-Tyler