By Dick Jordan
Scott Viets of East Granby, Conn. leads the USAC DMA Midget series to Saturday’s race at Bear Ridge Speedway. He has an 11-point lead over Kevin Chaffee after posting a second, third and a seventh in three races so far this season.
Ray Miller, Scott Holcomb and Josh Sunn have been the race winners so far in 2013. The Miller and Sunn wins were their first in series competition. Sunn ranks fourth in the standings, while Holcomb is eighth.
Inaugural series champion Joe Krawiec trails Viets by only 13 points after posting a second, fourth and seventh in three starts.
2013 USAC DMA MIDGET POINTS: 1-Scott Viets-237, 2-Kevin Chaffee-226, 3-Joe Krawiec-224, 4-Josh Sunn-209, 5-Jeremy Miller-204, 6-Adam Whitney- 178, 7-Dean Christensen 175, 8-Scott Holcolmb-171, 9-Timothy Gallant-152, 10-Dylan Duhaime-150.