USAC Western Midget Car Series

Defending Honda USAC Western Midget Champion Ronnie Gardner leads the series to this Thursday night’s “Gold Cup” race at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif. He has a 40-point lead over Trey Marcham in the current standings after last week’s races at Calistoga Calif.

Trey Marcham (Dirt) and Jarid Blondel (Overall) will lead the Honda USAC Western Midgets to their next appearance, August 9, in the “John Soares Classic” at Petaluma (Calif.) Speedway. Marcham has a 17-point lead over Gardner in the dirt standings, while Blondel’s lead in the overall points is 32 over Marcham.

Leemoore (Calif.) Raceway hosts its first Honda USAC Western Midget race and Trey Marcham and Jarid Blondel will try to protect their respective point leads in Saturday’s event at the 1/5-mile dirt oval.

The “Gerhardt Classic” unfolds this Saturday at Madera (Calif.) Speedway, co-sanctioned by USAC and BCRA, and drivers Chad Nichols and Jarid Blondel will be out to protect point leads in the respective Honda USAC Western Midget standings.

Saturday’s “Doug Fort Memorial” at Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway features the Honda USAC Western Midgets along with the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprints and other racing on the spectacular one-third mile dirt oval.