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CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT MOVES TO MADERASPEEDWAY FOR SATURDAY’S HARVEST
SACRAMENTO,
CALIFORNIA (September 15, 2011) – Sebastopol’s Geoff Ensign leads the USAC Western Classic
Racing Series back to the pavement as the traditional sprint cars will hit the
one-third mile Madera Speedway for Saturday night’s “Harvest Classic”. Ensign, recently crowned as dirt champion,
leads 2010 USAC Western Sprint Car Series champion Tony Hunt by 15 points with
the final three races to be held on pavement.
Ensign took
over the points lead through a busy stretch of the season that saw the teams
race at TOYOTA Speedway on August 27, Calistoga Speedway on September 3 and 4,
and Silver Dollar Speedway on September 8.
Ensign led all USAC Western Classic cars at Calistoga with finishes of
seventh and fifth to pass Hunt in the standings, then extended his lead by
finishing one spot better than Hunt at Silver Dollar against a 49 car turnout.
Hunt is
chasing Ensign while also trying to defend the USAC Western Sprint Car Series
points lead over Audra Sasselli and Tim Skoglund. Hunt, in the Mike Phulps’ #56 Metal Works
Beast, leads Sasselli by just six points and Skoglund by 17. Both Madera events have been won by Hunt this
season with Hunt winning a back-and-forth battle with Scott Pierovich for the
“Gerhardt Classic” in April before dominating the “Al Pombo Classic” in June.
Sasselli,
Skgolund, and fourth place in USAC Western Sprint Car Series points Cody
Gerhardt all call the Fresno area home making the Madera event take on extra importance for
local pride.
Although
Ensign leads the points he is still looking for his first USAC pavement victory. His Ted Finkenbinder Motorsports teammate Tim
Barber is also winless this year.
Pierovich
is more than 100 points behind Hunt and Ensign in the USAC Western Classic
Racing Series points but passed Fair Oaks’ Shauna Hogg for third after strong showings in the recent
three race dirt swing. The Alamo, CA driver has one win this season
at Roseville on May 14.
Other
drivers expected to compete on Saturday night include USAC & BCRA Midget
regular Chad Nichols of San Carlos in the #50 Metal Works car along with
Winton’s Gordon Rodgers and Marvin Mitchell.
A busy
night of open-wheel horsepower is on tap for Madera Speedway with promoter
Kenny Shepherd pulling out all the stops for the “Harvest Classic”. Super Modifieds, BCRA Midgets, NCMA Sprints,
USAC Ford Focus Midgets, and tractor pulls are all on the card.
Pit gates
open at 12:30pm, grandstands open at 3:30pm with main events starting at 6pm. Adult tickets are $25, youth 6-12
are $17, and kids five and under are free. Family packs are $70 for two adults
and two youth. Check out www.racemadera.com for more
information.
More
information on the USAC Western Classic Racing Series is available on Facebook
at keywords “USAC Western Classic Racing Series”. The United States Auto Club is online at www.usacracing.com
www.stevenblakesley.com
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