By Dick Jordan
The 2012 USAC/STARS D1 Midget Series concludes this Saturday night at Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Ill. and for Joliet, Ill. veteran Jim Anderson it will be the culmination of a year-long effort to win a championship.
Anderson leads runner-up Patrick Wilda by 135 points with only 74 available Saturday. Kyle O’Gara stands third in the current series standings, only seven behind Wilda in their battle for the final number two position.
Saturday’s race is the “Alex Pruett Memorial” honoring the memory of the late driver who passed away in 2007.
2012 USAC/STARS D1 MIDGET POINT STANDINGS
1-Jim Anderson-592, 2-Patrick Wilda-457, 3-Kyle O’Gara-450, 4-Tyler Trainor-381, 5-Austin Prock-371, 6-Tyler Cottongim-320, 7-Brad Greenup-315, 8-Billy Hulbert-310, 9-James Robertson-284, 10-Ryan Probst-280.