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Midgets Ready To Battle at Montpelier This Saturday, May 7th

Midgets Ready For Round #2 of the Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series on Saturday, May 7th
The Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series, now in its 5th season, is set to battle for round #2 of the 2016 campaign for the series championship this Saturday, May 7th. The Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series presented by the Leaders Edge (Indianapolis, Indiana) is averaging 24 cars per event.

The event will feature the Montpelier’s Midget Series which features full size Midgets and unlimited power plants and allows a platform for other engines including Focus, Ecotech, and Motorcycle powered entries to compete utilizing an unlimited weight break and additional tire width. The Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series features an open tire brand and compound rule. The event will also feature a 2nd and seperate trophy dash for the USAC Midwest Thunder Midget series.

The 2016 season opener saw Indy Indoor winner Kyle Schuett make his Montpelier debut leading early and often during the A Main event. Justin Peck used his Montpelier experience and guided the Kenny Irwin Sr. family entry to the top sideto gain the lead with Gage Walker in tow. As Peck and Walker hit lapped traffic, Walker was able to gain the lead coming to the white flag lap leading the only lap that mattered. For the 2015 MMS Midget Champion, Walker, it was his first MMS Midget win. Gage Etgen picked up the USAC Midwest Thunder dash win as the highest finisher. It was Etgen’s first victory at MMS.

The Montpelier Motor Speedway, which began racing in 1903 and hosted its first automobile race in 1915, is one of America’s oldest remaining racing facilities. While the east central Indiana ¼ mile clay oval has a historic past, the facility has seen many major modern upgrades the past four seasons including new restrooms and bleachers along with the addition of many safety features such as a new catch fence system along with a new front stretch wall, lighting system, transponder scoring, and corner runoff areas. The Montpelier Motor Speedway commonly competes weekly on Saturday Nights with its popular Modified and Stock Car divisions and is also the host to the popular Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget series.

Full Event Information and Complete 2016 Schedule can be found on our website at:
www.MontpelierMotorSpeedway.com

Event Pricing (Regular Event)
General Admission – $12
Kids (12 and Under) – FREE (with paid adult)
Pit Pass – $30

Times
Gates Open – 3:00PM
Hot Laps – 5:00PM
Racing – 6:30PM

Location
East Central Indiana
Montpelier Motor Speedway
700 South Jefferson Street
Montpelier, Indiana 47359
I69 Exit 264 Via Indiana Highway 18
Please note small detour when travelling from I69 on Indiana Highway 18 west of the track. Please see website for short detour route.

Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Points Standings
1 7 Gage Walker Indianapolis, Indiana 60
2 7X Justin Peck Monrovia, Indiana 58
3 9K Kyle Schuett Philo, Illinois 56
4 10 Chett Gehrke Broken Aaron, Oklahoma 54
5 43 Logan Arnold Franklin, Indiana 52
6 21 Justin Dickerson Pittsboro, Indiana 50
7 E99 Gage Etgen Celina, Ohio 48
8 17 Michael Koontz Bloomington, Indiana 46
9 22 Gunner Lucius Ohio 44
10 11 Travis Young – *R Franklin, Indiana 42
11 6 Brad Kraus Noblesville, Indiana 40
12 11 Corey Bedwell Bluffton, Indiana 38
13 41 Alex Watson Columbus, Indiana 36
14 2B Thomas Bigelow Winchester, Indiana 34
15 11T Jacob Taylor - *R Troy, Ohio 32
16 2 Corey Guingrich Celina, Ohio 30
17 5 Gary Gipson Carmel, Indiana 28
18 7X Taylor Cox Columbus Grove, Ohio 26
19 41 Austin Prock Avon, Indiana 24
20 21 Anton Julian New Plymouth, New Zealand 22
21 15 Cole Fehr Coatesville, Indiana 20
22 12 Tom Hunt Ithaca, Michigan 19
23 29 Alfred Galeridge Los Alton, California 18
24 29 David Hair 17

Upcoming Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series Dates:
3. May 7
4. May 21
5. June 18
6. June 25 (with Fireworks)
7. July 16
8. August 6
9. August 20
10. September 3
11. September 17 (with USAC Indiana Midget Championship)

Sprint Car/Special Midget Events:
May 14, Saturday **- NRA Sprint Invaders– Winged Sprint Cars
May 31 - Tuesday ** - USAC Indiana Midget Week with Non Wing Sprint Cars and UMP Modifieds
July 23, Saturday **– MSCS – Midwest Sprint Car Series – 410 Non-Wing Sprint Cars
July 30, Saturday ** – NRA Sprint Invaders – Winged Sprint Cars
September 10, Saturday ** – BOSS – Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series – 410 Non Wing Sprint Cars[/B]
** Sprint Car Programs Feature Sprint Cars | UMP Modifieds | Super Streets | Thunder Cars

Media
Official Website – www.MontpelierMotorSpeedway.com
Facebook Page – www.Facebook.com/MontpelierMotorSpeedway
Twitter (@Montpelier Track) – www.twitter.com/MontpelierTrack

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Just an update for our fans and teams from the west that the detour is fixed and Indiana Highway 18 is open all the way to Montpelier.

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Scott Orr picked up the win in midgets followed by C. Cottle, Kyle Schuett, Alex Watson and Gage Etgen.

[Nate]

23 midgets at Montpelier tonight total

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A big congrats to Scott Orr for picking up the Midget feature event win. Scott is no stranger to the MMS Victory Lane in the UMP Modifieds, but it marked Scott's first Midget win in his his first outdoor Midget start. Alex Watson won a closely contested battle with Gage Etgen to pick up the USAC Midwest Midget Thunder Victory. Indy Indoor winner, Kyle Schuett, is the current points leader after 2 event. The Midgets are back in action on Saturday, May 21.

Midgets
23 Entries

1. 88 Scott Orr – Columbia City, Indiana
2. 10 Colten Cottle – Kansas, Illinios
3. 9k Kyle Schuett – Philo, Illinois
4. 41 Alex Watson – Columbus, Ohio
5. E99 Gage Etgen – Celina, Ohio
6. 88 Tyler Nelson – Olathe, Kansas
7. 35 Chris Baue – Indianapolis, Indiana
8. 4 Shannon McIntosh – Charlotte, North Carolina
9. 22 Gunner Lucious – Ohio
10. 43 Logan Arnold – Franklin, Indiana
11. 11 Jacob Taylor – Troy, Ohio
12. 11 Corey Bedwell – Bluffton, Indiana
13. 83 Jeff Beasley – Urbana, Illinois
14. 5 Gary Gipson – Carmel, Indiana
15. 73 Blake Vermillion
16 11 Travis Young – Franklin, Indiana
17. 38 Nick Corea – Crawsfordsville, Indiana
18. 2B Thomas Bigelow – Winchester, Indiana
19. 1 Scott Hatton – Rosco, Illinios
20. 12 Tom Hunt – Ithaca, Michigan
21. 38 Kyle May – Fontaintown, Indiana
22. 5V Jesse Vermillion
23. 15 Cole Fehr – Coatesville, Indiana