WESTERN HPD IGNITE SEASON “DOUBLE” AT LVMS

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By Dick JordanUSAC Ford Focus Ignite Midget Car Series United States Auto Club Logo

Bryant Dawson of Phoenix, Ariz. enters this weekend’s 2013 USAC HPD Western Ignite Pavement Midget doubleheader at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway Bullring with a 44-point lead over Jarid Blondel. Racing is slated both Friday and Saturday nights.

Dawson and Blondel account for all five LVMS feature wins the season. Dawson has five wins and three seconds in the eight Western pavement races, while Blondel has two wins, two seconds, a third and two fourths.

Blondel leads the overall Western HPD Ignite standings by 152 points entering this weekend’s events. The final Western Pavement event is slated November 16 at LVMS.

2013 WESTERN HPD PAVEMENT IGNITE MIDGET POINTS: 1-Bryant Dawson-570, 2-Jarid Blondel-526, 3-Christine Breckenridge-457, 4-Shawn Buckley-452, 5-Michael Fanelli-440, 6-Marina Turner-345, 7-Cody Jessop-332, 8-Ron Hazelton-245, 9-George Blacker-197, 10-Annie Briedinger-116.

2013 WESTERN HPD IGNITE MIDGET POINTS: 1-Jarid Blondel-1,018, 2-Christine Breckenridge-866, 3-Cory Elliott-596, 4-Bryant Dawson-570, 5-Shawn Buckley-452, 6-Michael Fanelli-440, 7-Parker Colston-385, 8-Marina Turner-345, 9-Cody Jessop-332, 10-Wally Pankratz-322.