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TRIO EYE CALIFORNIA DIRT FOCUS FINALE SATURDAY;
BLYTHE VICTORY EXTENDS MIILLE’S PAVEMENT LEAD
OCTOBER 20, 2008 --- Alex Bowman, Walt Johnson and Nick Carlson are set to battle for the 2008 USAC California Dirt Ford Focus Championship in Saturday night’s finale at the Ventura Raceway. Bowman leads Johnson by only two points, with Carlson 29 back. A total of 74 points are available.
Bowman, of Tucson, Ariz., slipped to 35 points behind Ian Miille in the new California Pavement Ford Focus standings after last Saturday night’s race at Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway in Blythe. Miille, of Pleasanton, Calif., led the final nine laps of Saturday night’s 25-lapper in which Bowman finished second. Jeff Oleen, Brennan Newberry and Jake Swanson rounded out the “top-five.” Newberry led seven laps and Langlois nine before yielding to Miille. The pavement series concludes November 27 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif.
In six previous Ventura outings, Bowman has two wins and a second, while Johnson has a second and two thirds. Carlson has a victory and a second.
Charlie Butcher, of Santa Barbara, Calif., who owns four feature wins so far this year, leads the USAC Junior Ford Focuses into Saturday’s action at Ventura.
USAC CALIFORNIA PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1 Ian Miille 967
2 Alex Bowman 932
3 Brendan Langlois 898
4 Brennan Newberry 873
5 Jeff Oleen 771
6 Jessica Brunelli 639
7 Justin Hommel 634
8 Zach Stout 564
9 J.R. Williams 489
10 Garrett Peterson 381
USAC CALIFORNIA DIRT FORD FOCUS MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1 Alex Bowman 467
2 Walt Johnson 465
3 Nick Carlson 438
4 Jet Davison 362
5 Aaron Schankerman 300
6 Cody Swanson 253
7 Scott Oliver Jr. 247
8 Brody Roa 236
9 Austin Smith 219
10 Nick Rossi 205
USAC JUNIOR FORD FOCUS MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1 Charlie Butcher 2,910
2 Tyler Edwards 2,770
3 Jake Swanson 2,520
4 Joe Leiper 2,325
5 Andrew Mulhearn 2,285
6 David Perry Jr. 1,955
7 Zac Bozanich 1,875
8 Lance Butler 1,860
9 Harris Brooks 1,830
10 Sean Dodenhoaf 1,825
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