By Dick Jordan
Trey Marcham and Alex Schutte respectively lead the Honda USAC Western Midgets to this Saturday night’s race at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif.
Marcham has an 18-point lead over Schutte in the Western Dirt Midget points, while Schutte has a 35-point lead over Marcham in the overall Western Midget points.
Saturday’s race will be the first in four years for USAC Midgets at the track which has become a staple for the Sprint cars. Tracy Hines won the 2010 race.
2014 Honda USAC Western Midget Dirt Standings: 1-Trey Marcham-137 2-Alex Schutte-119, 3-Ronnie Gardner-107, 4-Jarid Blondel-80, 5-Johnathon Henry-62, 6-Sean Dodenhoff-60, 7-Jake Swanson-59, 8-Terry Goodwin-53, 9-Troy Rutherford-50, 10-Steve Davis-50.
2014 Honda USAC Western Midget Standings: 1-Alex Schutte-172, 2-Trey Marcham-137, 3-Jarid Blondel-130, 4-Chad Nichols-116, 5-Ronnie Gardner-107, 6-Jake Swanson-102, 7-Scott Pierovich-78, 8-Darin Snider-73, 9-Johnathon Henry-62, 10-Sean Dodenhoff-60.