From Dick Jordan
Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. and Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway host Honda USAC Midgets this Saturday as the Washington Dirt and Eastern series continue their 2013 campaigns.
Chase Goetz of Snohomish, Wash. will try for a fifth consecutive Washington victory after winning last Saturday night’s 15-lap feature at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. The race was cut to 15 laps due to pending weather as Goetz was trailed by defending series champ Jared Peterson, Ariel Biggs, Garrett Thomas and Speedmart Hard Charger and NWSPRINTCARHISTORY.com Rookie of the Race Dougie James. Goetz was the Elma Auto Racing Hall of Fame fast timer.
Wally Pankratz sits atop the Western Dirt standings entering Saturday’s race at Bakersfield.
Chris Lamb and Tyler Corriher recorded wins in the Eastern Series last week. Lamb, of Colfax, N.C., scored two 25-lap wins at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. Friday. Lamb passed Leydig on the 16th lap and led to the checkered in the first 25 to beat Mike Ward, Corriher, Scott Gordon and Justin Whittall. In the second 25, Mike Ward led the first 18 laps before Lamb led the rest. Ward was second ahead of Corriher, Blaine Leydig and Gordon. Corriher, of China Grove, N.C., led all 30 laps of Saturday’s race at Orange County Speedway in Durham, N.C. He was followed by Ryan Krachun, Matt Supan, Leydig and Lamb.
The Eastern series resumes June 14 in concert with the Midwest Pavement Series at Kil-Kare Speedway in Xenia, Ohio.
2013 MIDWEST HONDA PAVEMENT MIDGET POINTS: 1-Chris Lamb-74, 2-Cooper Clouse-65, 3-Natasha Cox-58, 4-Ryan Krachun-57, 5-Ricky Bowers-52, 6-Wil Raber-48, 7-Calvin Carroll-44, 8-Adam Thomason-41, 9-Nikki Carroll-37, 10-Tyler Corriher-37.
2013 EASTERN HONDA MIDGET POINTS: 1-Chris Lamb-569, 2-Wil Raber-424, 3-Tyler Corriher-402, 4-Nic Davidson-398, 5-Calvin Carroll-380, 6-Billy Gaule-371, 7-Nikki Carroll-323, 8-Ryan Krachun-306, 9-Blaine Leydig-278, 10-Justin Whittall-237.
2013 WESTERN HONDA PAVEMENT MIDGET POINTS: 1-Bryant Dawson-218, 2-Jarid Blondel-196, 3-Michael Fanelli-188, 4-Christine Breckenridge-183, 5-Shawn Buckley-162, 6-George Blacker-144, 7-Marina Turner-132, 8-Cody Jessop-110, 9-Ariel Biggs-47, 10-Ron Hazelton-42.
2013 WESTERN HONDA DIRT MIDGET POINTS: 1-Wally Pankratz-201, 2-Cory Elliott-198, 3-Parker Colston-188, 4-Jarid Blondel-175, 5-Clayton Ruston-159, 6-Christine Breckenridge-131, 7-Ariel Biggs-112, 8-Michael Steele-100, 9-Ashley Hazelton-95, 10-Randi Pankratz-60.
2013 WASHINGTON HONDA DIRT MIDGET POINTS: 1-Chase Goetz-271, 2-Garrett Thomas-221, 3-Dougie James-221, 4-Chance Crum-197, 5-Robby Vaughn-181, 6-Ariel Biggs-168, 7-Todd Hartman-148, 8-Jeremy Miller-118, 9-Rene Angel-89, 10-Jared Peterson-65.