USAC Western States Midget Series – Page 7

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Santa Maria Raceway Ceases Operations

Santa Maria Speedway announced Monday that all operations at the facility have shut down for the foreseeable future.

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Feature Winners: July 26-August 1, 2021

Feature winners from the past weekend of racing.

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Bernal and Johnson Win at Merced

Ryan Bernal and Chase Johnson won the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series and USAC Western Stated Midget Car Series features respectively Friday at Merced Speedway.

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BEN WORTH MAKES MOST OF VENTURA RETURN

Racing past Shannon McQueen on the fourth lap, Ben Worth (Coalinga, CA) held off all challengers to take the feature win at Ventura Raceway. For Worth, his second career $1,200 USAC Western States Midget victory marked the 150th appearance for the series at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.

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VENTURA HOSTS 150TH USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET RACE THIS SATURDAY

This Saturday, June 5th, the “mighty midgets” of the USAC Western States will battle at Ventura Raceway (Ventura, CA) for the 150th time in series history. Promoted by Jim Naylor, the fifth point race will also showcase the California Lightning Sprints, WMR Western Midgets, VRA Hobby Stocks, and NMRA TQ Midgets.

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AUSTIN LIGGETT LEADS USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGETS TO PETALUMA

After a break in the schedule, the “mighty midgets” of the USAC Western States will clash at Petaluma Speedway (Petaluma, CA) this Saturday, May 15th.

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Liggett Wins USAC Western States Midget Feature at Tulare

After a furious battle with Mitchel Moles, Austin Liggett (Linden, CA) inherited the lead on lap 15 and streaked to victory at Thunderbowl Raceway. Driving the family owned #83 Excel Environmental Services / Liggett Trucking Spike, Liggett earned his third career $1,200 USAC Western States Midget win over fast qualifier Ben Worth, Shannon McQueen, hard charger Jake Andreotti, and Moles.

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USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGETS RETURN TO THUNDERBOWL RACEWAY

This Saturday, April 17th, the USAC Western States Midgets will tackle the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California. Promoted by Steve Faria, the lightning fast 1/3-mile oval will host the third round of competition along with the popular USAC West Coast Sprint Cars.

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Mitchel Moles Scores First Career USAC Western States Midget Victory at Hanford

Taking control from Austin Liggett on the tenth circuit, Mitchel Moles (Fresno, CA) earned his first USAC Western States Midget win at Hanford’s “Open Wheel Madness.” Driving the Matt Wood Racing owned #07W Elk Grove Ford Spike, Moles topped the $1,200 Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) co-sanctioned event at Keller Auto Speedway. Ryan Bernal, point leader Liggett, Blake Bower and Shannon McQueen rounded out the top-five.

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HANFORD HOSTS USAC WESTERN STATES & BCRA MIDGET “OPEN WHEEL MADNESS”

After a hard fought battle at Bakersfield, the USAC Western States and Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) Midgets will clash this Saturday, April 10th, at Keller Auto Speedway.

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Feature Winners: March 26-28, 2021

Congratulations to the drivers that picked up feature victories during the past week of racing.

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Chase Johnswon Wins at Bakersfield

Taking advantage of a late restart, Chase Johnson (Penngrove, CA) took command of the final three laps to score the $1,200 victory at Bakersfield Speedway. For Johnson, the 30-lap triumph was the second USAC Western States Midget Series win of his career. Driving the Six8 Motorsports #68 Rockwell Security Stewart, the fast qualifier finished ahead of Davey Ray, Austin Liggett, Shannon McQueen, and hard charger Max Adams.

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BAKERSFIELD HOSTS USAC WESTERN STATES & BCRA MIDGET SHOWDOWN

This Saturday, March 27th, the USAC Western States Midgets will invade the Bakersfield Speedway for their opening night of the 2021 campaign. Promoted by Scott Schweitzer, the co-sanctioned event with the Bay Cities Racing Association (BCRA) will also feature Hobby Stocks, American Stocks, and Hard Tops.

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2021 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SLATE SET

The 40th season of USAC Western States Midget racing gets underway in 2021 with 16 events at eight different venues spanning the Golden State of California from March to October.

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