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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Honda USAC Western Midget Series
BRADY BACON SWEEPS TULARE USAC WESTERN MIDGET SHOOTOUT
By Lance Jennings
JUNE 3, 2015... Making his first start of the season, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon swept last Saturday’s Honda USAC Western Midget show at Tulare. For Bacon, the victory at the Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway was his first career series win. Richard Vander Weerd, Cody Swanson, Nick Chivello, and “Hollywood” Danny Faria Jr. followed Brady to the checkered flags.
Polesitter Nick Chivello led the first five circuits until Trey Marcham grabbed the top spot. Marcham’s control was short-lived as Chivello regrouped and regained the lead on the next lap. Looking for his first win of the campaign, Chivello was inching away from the field until a heartbreaking spin in the south corners. Trey inherited the lead, but soon faced the challenge from the sixth starting Bacon. Brady, Marcham’s Josh Ford Motorsports teammate, was able to power to the lead on lap eleven and sailed to victory at Tulare.
Racing Keith Ford’s #73X Berry Pack / King Racing Products Spike, Brady Bacon started his night by earning the Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award. Out-qualifying the other thirteen racers in the pit area, the USAC National Sprint Car Champion also won the Extreme Mufflers Heat Race #1. Brady left the Tulare County Fairgrounds ranked thirteenth in points.
Richard Vander Weerd of Visalia earned the night’s DMI / Ultra Shield Race Products “Hard Charger / Best Passing Job” honors with a second place run from eleventh. Piloting Mike Sala’s #19S Vander Weerd Construction / Battery Worx Spike, Richard qualified seventh overall and placed sixth in his heat race.
Covina’s Cody Swanson scored third in Tulare’s 30-lap main event. Driving the family owned #71S Marcie Campbell Realtor / Advanced Racing Suspension Spike, Swanson was third quick in time trials and placed fifth in his heat race. Heading to Santa Maria on July 3rd, Cody has taken over the points lead with two top-10 finishes on the year.
After restarting at the back, Nick Chivello of Manteca charged to a fourth place finish. Racing the family owned #27 Rodgers Trucking / America’s Tire Spike, Chivello qualified sixth overall and took third in his heat race. At press time, Nick is seventh in the point chase with one heat race victory, two top-10 finishes, and 8 feature laps led.
Tipton’s “Hollywood” Danny Faria Jr. scored fifth at Tulare after starting eighth. Piloting Mike Sala’s #19W Sala Construction / Weldway Inc. Spike, Faria was ninth quick in time trials and ran second to Bacon in his heat race. To date, the 2013 USAC West Coast Sprint Champion is eleventh in points with one top-10 finish to his credit.
Scott Pierovich of Alamo raced to victory in the DJ Safety Heat Race #2. Driving the family owned #35 Mid-Coast Trans / Good Guys Spike, Pierovich qualified eighth overall and took sixth in the main event. The veteran racer left Tulare ranked sixth in the standings with one DMI / Ultra Shield Race Products Hard Charger Award and three top-10 finishes on the season.
The Honda USAC Western Midget Series will be back in action on Friday, July 3rd, at Santa Maria Raceway in Nipomo, California. The “Doug Fort Memorial” will also showcase the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Cars, Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks, and American Stocks. For more information, visit www.santamariaraceway.com or call 805.922.2232.
The Honda USAC Western Midget Series thanks Hoosier Tire, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Diversified Machine Inc., Extreme Mufflers, K&N Engineering, Keizer Wheels, Pyrotect Racing Cells, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Ultra Shield Race Products, and Woodland Auto Display for their support. If you or your company would like to become part of the series, email PR Director Lance Jennings at [email protected].
For more information on the series, visit the United States Auto Club (USAC) website at www.usacracing.com. You can also find exclusive content on the Honda USAC Western Midget Facebook and Twitter pages. Loudpedal Productions has DVDs available for purchase that feature the Honda USAC Western Midgets and for more information, call 805.407.7229 or visit www.loudpedalvideo.com.
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HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGET RACE RESULTS:
May 30, 2015 – Tulare, California – Thunderbowl Raceway
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY TIME TRIALS:
1. Brady Bacon, 73X, Ford-16.829; 2. Ronnie Gardner, 68, Six8-16.833; 3. Cody Swanson, 71S, Swanson-16.997; 4. Michael Faccinto, 35F, MF-17.059; 5. Trey Marcham, 73, Ford-17.164; 6. Nick Chivello, 27, Chivello-17.184; 7. Richard Vander Weerd, 19S, Sala-17.322; 8. Scott Pierovich, 35, Pierovich-17.332; 9. Danny Faria Jr., 19W, Sala-17.365; 10. Brian Gard, 88, Arata-17.518; 11. Shannon McQueen, 7, McQueen-17.680; 12. Steve Davis, 2D, Davis-17.783; 13. Britton Bock, 67, Bock-18.018; 14. Terry Nichols, 1P, Nichols-18.712.
EXTREME MUFFLERS HEAT RACE #1: (8 laps)
1. Bacon, 2. Faria, 3. McQueen, 4. Marcham, 5. Swanson, 6. Vander Weerd, 7. Bock .NT
DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE #2: (8 laps)
1. Pierovich, 2. Gard, 3. Chivello, 4. Gardner, 5. Faccinto, 6. Nichols, 7. Davis. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps – With Starting Positions)
1. Brady Bacon, 2. Richard Vander Weerd, 3. Cody Swanson, 4. Nick Chivello, 5. Danny Faria Jr., 6. Scott Pierovich, 7. Shannon McQueen, 8. Terry Nichols, 9. Steve Davis, 10. Britton Bock, 11. Trey Marcham, 12. Ronnie Gardner, 13. Michael Faccinto, 14. Brian Gard. NT
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**Gard flipped during the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Chivello, Lap 6 Marcham, Laps 7-9 Chivello, Lap 10 Marcham, Laps 11-30 Bacon
DMI / ULTRA SHIELD RACE PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Richard Vander Weerd (11th to 2nd)
HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGET POINT STANDINGS:
1. Cody Swanson-168, 2. Ronnie Gardner-154, 3. Shannon McQueen-153, 4. Trey Marcham-149, 5. Terry Nichols-148, 6. Scott Pierovich-144, 7. Nick Chivello-115, 8. Brian Gard-114, --.Steve Davis-114, 10. Michael Faccinto-99, 11. Danny Faria Jr.-92, 12. Sean Dodenhoff-80, 13. Brady Bacon-74, 14. David Prickett-57, --. Randi Pankratz-57, 16. Jack Hawley-46, 17. Jimmy Voitel-42, 18. Nate Waite-41, 19. Jeff Harrington-38, 20. Ricky Shelton-27.
2015 HONDA USAC WESTERN DIRT MIDGET SERIES SCHEDULE
DATE - TRACK - LOCATION
July 3: Santa Maria Raceway - Santa Maria, CA (Doug Fort Memorial)
July 18: *Petaluma Speedway - Petaluma, CA (John Soares Classic)
September 5: Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic / California Midget Week)
September 6: Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic / California Midget Week)
September 10: *Silver Dollar Speedway - Chico, CA (Gold Cup Race of Champions / California Midget Week)
September 12: Santa Maria Raceway - Santa Maria, CA (California Midget Week)
September 19: Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA
October 3: Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds - Hanford, CA
November 27: # Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Turkey Night Grand Prix)
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* = Co-Sanctioned Event with BCRA Midgets.
# = Co-Sanctioned Event with USAC National Midgets.
This schedule is subject to change.
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