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USAC RACE #378 AT VENTURA FEATURES WESTERN STATES MIDGETS

Ventura (Calif.) Raceway holds the distinction of having hosted more USAC events than any other “active” USAC track and Saturday night’s USAC Western States Midget race will be the track’s 378th USAC offering.

The seaside facility didn’t join the USAC fold until 1986, so all of those events have occurred in the last 30 years!

In November, the storied “Turkey Night Grand Prix” Midget classic returns to Ventura after a 19-year absence and Saturday night’s race could offer a glimpse of the excitement which awaits race fans.

Three-time, defending series champion Ronnie Gardner leads the standings as he eyes a record fourth-consecutive title.* Gardner, of Corona, California, was victorious in three of the four Midget races held at Ventura in 2013! Gardner was only denied once that season three years ago on the 1/5-mile, dirt bullring, finishing second to local hero Cory Kruseman.

Gardner leads Michael Faccinto by 18 points in the 2016 tally and is undefeated so far this year. He captured races at Placerville, Calif. in March and Bakersfield, Calif. in April. Faccinto has finishes of fifth at Placerville and second at Bakersfield thus far in 2016.

Kruseman has five career Ventura wins to his credit, but the all-time Ventura king was Sleepy Tripp, who scored 18 victories there!

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UPCOMING USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Saturday, May 21, 2016

SERIES: USAC Western States Midget Championship

TRACK: Ventura Raceway (Ventura, California) – 1/5-mile, high-banked dirt oval

EVENT: USAC Western States Midgets, Dwarf Cars, IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Focus Midgets & Go-Karts

STARTING TIMES: Front gates open: 3pm.* Qualifying starts: 3:30pm.* Racing starts: 5:30

TRACK ADDRESS: 10 W Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA 93001

TRACK PHONE: (805) 985-5433

TRACK WEBSITE: http://venturaraceway.com/

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2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.** (161) Ronnie Gardner (Corona, CA)

2.** (143) Michael Faccinto (Hanford, CA)

3.** (127) Sean Dodenhoff (Bakersfield, CA)

4.** (117) Randi Pankratz (Atascadero, CA)

5.** (113) Terry Nichols (Delano, CA)

6.** (104) Tyler Dolacki (Fresno, CA)

7.** (101) Cody Swanson (Norco, CA)

8. **(96) Frankie Guerrini (San Rafael, CA)

9.** (82) Maria Cofer

10. (74) Shane Golobic (Fremont, CA)

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2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1. **(161) Six8 Motorsports #68

2. **(143) MF Racing #35F

3. **(127) Sean Dodenhoff #9D

4. **(117) Wally Pankratz #8

5.** (113) Terry Nichols #1p

6.** (104) Robert Dolacki #18

7. **(101) Kirk Swanson #71s

8. **(94) Keith Ford #73

9.** (82) Cofer Racing #57

10. (74) Bock Racing #26

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2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS:

Mar 23: Placerville, CA - Placerville Speedway

WINNER: Ronnie Gardner

Apr 9: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: Rained Out

Apr 30: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway

WINNER: Ronnie Gardner

May 21: Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway

Jun 4: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway

Jun 25: Hanford, CA - Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds

Jul 16: Petaluma, CA - Petaluma Speedway

Sep 3: Calistoga, CA - Calistoga Speedway

Sep 4: Calistoga, CA - Calistoga Speedway

Sep 8: Chico, CA - Silver Dollar Speedway

Sep 17: Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria Raceway

Oct 8: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

Oct 29: Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway

Nov 19: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway

Nov 24: ### Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway

**Races noted with ### represent a race with the USAC National Midget Series.

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2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:

1. (2) Ronnie Gardner (Placerville Speedway on March 23 & Bakersfield Speedway on April 30)

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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:

1. [104 wins] Sleepy Tripp

2. [52 wins] Robby Flock

3. [41 wins] Billy Boat

4. [19 wins] Wally Pankratz

5. [18 wins] Page Jones

6. [16 wins] P.J. Jones, Jason Leffler & Rusty Rasmussen

9. [15 wins] Ronnie Gardner

10. [14 wins] Garrett Hansen

11. [13 wins] Jimmy Sills & Tony Stewart

13. [12 wins] Jay Drake & Tommy White

15. [11 wins] Josh Wise

16. [10 wins] Johnny Cofer, Jerry Coons, Jr., Dave Darland, Cory Kruseman & Ron Shuman

21. [9 wins] Bobby East, Tracy Hines, Kasey Kahne & Rich Vogler

25. [8 wins] Stan Fox, Michael Lewis, Steve Paden, Dave Steele & Danny Stratton

30. [7 wins] Rick Hendrix, Chad Nichols & Kody Swanson

33. [6 wins] Rico Abreu, Bryan Clauson, Johnathon Henry, Ken Nichols, Brad Noffsinger & Dave Strickland Jr.

39. [5 wins] Tommy Astone, Christopher Bell, Bob Davison, Ronnie Day, Robert Dolacki, Davey Hamilton, Tony Hunt, Brad Kuhn & J.J. Yeley

48. [4 wins] Tyler Brown, Hank Butcher, Nick Chivello, Marc DeBeaumont, Nic Faas, Josh Ford, Chuck Gurney, Darren Hagen, Jordan Hermansader, Ryan Kaplan, Thomas Meseraull, Frank Pedregon, Chris Rahe, Keith Rauch, Jerome Rodela, Johnny Rodriguez, Shane Scully, Ricky Shelton, Tanner Swanson, Brad Sweet & Billy Wease

69. [3 wins] Ryan Bernal, Bobby Boone, Mario Bringetto, Jr., Danny Ebberts, Shane Golobic, Jeff Gordon, Scott Hansen, Alex Harris, Robby Josett, Trey Marcham, Danny McKnight, Ryan Newman, Johnny Parsons, Scott Pierovich, Troy Rutherford, Alex Schutte & Chuck West

86. [2 wins] Floyd Alvis, Alex Bowman, Rick Bussell, Tony Elliott, Michael Faccinto, Terry Farrar, Mike Figliomeni, Bobby Grewohl, Darryl Haugh, Dennis Hart, Jeff Heywood, Gary Howard, R.J. Johnson, Josh Lakatos, Kyle Larson, Evan Margeson, Matt Mitchell, Rory Price, Stevie Reeves, Bobby Santos, Darin Snider, Michael Snider & Bryan Stanfill

109. [1 win] Mike Appio, Caleb Armstrong, Brady Bacon, Donnie Beechler, Wayne Bennet, Pat Bliss, Garratt Boyden, Greg Bragg, Larry Brown, Keith Chrisco, Michelle Decker, Larry Derwin, Kevin Doty, Dan Drinan, Dale Durbin Jr., Cory Elliott, Bob Ellis, Tommie Estes Jr., Duane Feduska, Billy Felts Jr., A.J. Fike, Joe Gaerte, Russ Gamester, Brian Gard, Damion Gardner, Cody Gerhardt, Rick Gerhardt, Frankie Guerrini, Jac Haudenschild, Lloyd Hemman, Nathan High, Rick Hood, Kenny Irwin Jr., A.J. Johnson, Jim Keene, Steve Knepper, Brad Loyet, Dallen McKenney, Shannon McQueen, Lealand McSpadden, Jeff Meyer, Andy Michner, Kevin Olson, Aaron Pollock, David Prickett, Davey Ray, C.J. Sarna, Zach Schiff, Ryan Scott, Jeremy Sherman, Graham Standring, John Starks, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chase Stockon, Matt Streeter, Cody Swanson, Jake Swanson, Sammy Swindell, Tanner Thorson, Richard Vander Weerd, Eric Wilkins, Rip Williams & Paul Zimmerly

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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONS

1982: **Jeff Heywood; 1983: Sleepy Tripp; 1984: Tommy White; 1985: Sleepy Tripp; 1986: Robby Flock; 1987: Sleepy Tripp; 1988: Sleepy Tripp; 1989: Robby Flock; 1990: Sleepy Tripp; 1991: Sleepy Tripp; 1992: Sleepy Tripp; 1993: Robby Flock; 1994: Johnny Cofer; 1995: Billy Boat; 1996: Jay Drake; 1997: Ricky Shelton; 1998: Rick Hendrix; 1999: Marc DeBeaumont; 2000: Wally Pankratz; 2001: Danny Ebberts; 2002: Robby Flock; 2003: Steve Paden; 2004: Johnny Rodriguez; 2005: Jerome Rodela; 2006: Jerome Rodela; 2007: Johnny Rodriguez; 2008: Nic Faas; 2009: Garrett Hansen; 2010: Alex Schutte; 2011: Cory Kruseman; 2012: Shannon McQueen (Overall), Chad Nichols (Pave) & David Prickett (Dirt); 2013: Ronnie Gardner (Overall), Chad Nichols (Pave) & Ronnie Gardner (Dirt); 2014: Ronnie Gardner (Overall), Chad Nichols (Pavement), Ronnie Gardner (Dirt); 2015: Ronnie Gardner

**The 1982 Western Midget championship was derived from finishes posted in a number of “west coast” races held under National sanction. These events were NOT promoted, recognized or reported as “western” races and no series standings were generated.

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admin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11,923	5/16/16 2:46 PM USAC RACE #378 AT VENTURA FEATURES WESTERN STATES MIDGETS More... USAC RACE #378 AT VENTURA FEATURES WESTERN STATES MIDGETS Ventura (Calif.) Raceway holds the distinction of having hosted more USAC events than any other “active” USAC track and Saturday night’s USAC Western States Midget race will be the track’s 378th USAC offering. The seaside facility didn’t join the USAC fold until 1986, so all of those events have occurred in the last 30 years! In November, the storied “Turkey Night Grand Prix” Midget classic returns to Ventura after a 19-year absence and Saturday night’s race could offer a glimpse of the excitement which awaits race fans. Three-time, defending series champion Ronnie Gardner leads the standings as he eyes a record fourth-consecutive title.* Gardner, of Corona, California, was victorious in three of the four Midget races held at Ventura in 2013! Gardner was only denied once that season three years ago on the 1/5-mile, dirt bullring, finishing second to local hero Cory Kruseman. Gardner leads Michael Faccinto by 18 points in the 2016 tally and is undefeated so far this year. He captured races at Placerville, Calif. in March and Bakersfield, Calif. in April. Faccinto has finishes of fifth at Placerville and second at Bakersfield thus far in 2016. Kruseman has five career Ventura wins to his credit, but the all-time Ventura king was Sleepy Tripp, who scored 18 victories there! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPCOMING USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT: DATE: Saturday, May 21, 2016 SERIES: USAC Western States Midget Championship TRACK: Ventura Raceway (Ventura, California) – 1/5-mile, high-banked dirt oval EVENT: USAC Western States Midgets, Dwarf Cars, IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Focus Midgets & Go-Karts STARTING TIMES: Front gates open: 3pm.* Qualifying starts: 3:30pm.* Racing starts: 5:30 TRACK ADDRESS: 10 W Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA 93001 TRACK PHONE: (805) 985-5433 TRACK WEBSITE: http://venturaraceway.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10): 1. (161) Ronnie Gardner (Corona, CA) 2. (143) Michael Faccinto (Hanford, CA) 3. (127) Sean Dodenhoff (Bakersfield, CA) 4. (117) Randi Pankratz (Atascadero, CA) 5. (113) Terry Nichols (Delano, CA) 6. (104) Tyler Dolacki (Fresno, CA) 7. (101) Cody Swanson (Norco, CA) 8. (96) Frankie Guerrini (San Rafael, CA) 9. (82) Maria Cofer 10. (74) Shane Golobic (Fremont, CA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10): 1. (161) Six8 Motorsports #68 2. (143) MF Racing #35F 3. (127) Sean Dodenhoff #9D 4. (117) Wally Pankratz #8 5. (113) Terry Nichols #1p 6. (104) Robert Dolacki #18 7. (101) Kirk Swanson #71s 8. (94) Keith Ford #73 9. (82) Cofer Racing #57 10. (74) Bock Racing #26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS: Mar 23: Placerville, CA - Placerville Speedway WINNER: Ronnie Gardner Apr 9: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway WINNER: Rained Out Apr 30: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway WINNER: Ronnie Gardner May 21: Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway Jun 4: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway Jun 25: Hanford, CA - Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds Jul 16: Petaluma, CA - Petaluma Speedway Sep 3: Calistoga, CA - Calistoga Speedway Sep 4: Calistoga, CA - Calistoga Speedway Sep 8: Chico, CA - Silver Dollar Speedway Sep 17: Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria Raceway Oct 8: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway Oct 29: Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway Nov 19: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway Nov 24: ### Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway Races noted with ### represent a race with the USAC National Midget Series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:** 1. (2) Ronnie Gardner (Placerville Speedway on March 23 & Bakersfield Speedway on April 30) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS: 1. [104 wins] Sleepy Tripp 2. [52 wins] Robby Flock 3. [41 wins] Billy Boat 4. [19 wins] Wally Pankratz 5. [18 wins] Page Jones 6. [16 wins] P.J. Jones, Jason Leffler & Rusty Rasmussen 9. [15 wins] Ronnie Gardner 10. [14 wins] Garrett Hansen 11. [13 wins] Jimmy Sills & Tony Stewart 13. [12 wins] Jay Drake & Tommy White 15. [11 wins] Josh Wise 16. [10 wins] Johnny Cofer, Jerry Coons, Jr., Dave Darland, Cory Kruseman & Ron Shuman 21. [9 wins] Bobby East, Tracy Hines, Kasey Kahne & Rich Vogler 25. [8 wins] Stan Fox, Michael Lewis, Steve Paden, Dave Steele & Danny Stratton 30. [7 wins] Rick Hendrix, Chad Nichols & Kody Swanson 33. [6 wins] Rico Abreu, Bryan Clauson, Johnathon Henry, Ken Nichols, Brad Noffsinger & Dave Strickland Jr. 39. [5 wins] Tommy Astone, Christopher Bell, Bob Davison, Ronnie Day, Robert Dolacki, Davey Hamilton, Tony Hunt, Brad Kuhn & J.J. Yeley 48. [4 wins] Tyler Brown, Hank Butcher, Nick Chivello, Marc DeBeaumont, Nic Faas, Josh Ford, Chuck Gurney, Darren Hagen, Jordan Hermansader, Ryan Kaplan, Thomas Meseraull, Frank Pedregon, Chris Rahe, Keith Rauch, Jerome Rodela, Johnny Rodriguez, Shane Scully, Ricky Shelton, Tanner Swanson, Brad Sweet & Billy Wease 69. [3 wins] Ryan Bernal, Bobby Boone, Mario Bringetto, Jr., Danny Ebberts, Shane Golobic, Jeff Gordon, Scott Hansen, Alex Harris, Robby Josett, Trey Marcham, Danny McKnight, Ryan Newman, Johnny Parsons, Scott Pierovich, Troy Rutherford, Alex Schutte & Chuck West 86. [2 wins] Floyd Alvis, Alex Bowman, Rick Bussell, Tony Elliott, Michael Faccinto, Terry Farrar, Mike Figliomeni, Bobby Grewohl, Darryl Haugh, Dennis Hart, Jeff Heywood, Gary Howard, R.J. Johnson, Josh Lakatos, Kyle Larson, Evan Margeson, Matt Mitchell, Rory Price, Stevie Reeves, Bobby Santos, Darin Snider, Michael Snider & Bryan Stanfill 109. [1 win] Mike Appio, Caleb Armstrong, Brady Bacon, Donnie Beechler, Wayne Bennet, Pat Bliss, Garratt Boyden, Greg Bragg, Larry Brown, Keith Chrisco, Michelle Decker, Larry Derwin, Kevin Doty, Dan Drinan, Dale Durbin Jr., Cory Elliott, Bob Ellis, Tommie Estes Jr., Duane Feduska, Billy Felts Jr., A.J. Fike, Joe Gaerte, Russ Gamester, Brian Gard, Damion Gardner, Cody Gerhardt, Rick Gerhardt, Frankie Guerrini, Jac Haudenschild, Lloyd Hemman, Nathan High, Rick Hood, Kenny Irwin Jr., A.J. Johnson, Jim Keene, Steve Knepper, Brad Loyet, Dallen McKenney, Shannon McQueen, Lealand McSpadden, Jeff Meyer, Andy Michner, Kevin Olson, Aaron Pollock, David Prickett, Davey Ray, C.J. Sarna, Zach Schiff, Ryan Scott, Jeremy Sherman, Graham Standring, John Starks, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chase Stockon, Matt Streeter, Cody Swanson, Jake Swanson, Sammy Swindell, Tanner Thorson, Richard Vander Weerd, Eric Wilkins, Rip Williams & Paul Zimmerly ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONS 1982: Jeff Heywood; 1983: Sleepy Tripp; 1984: Tommy White; 1985: Sleepy Tripp; 1986: Robby Flock; 1987: Sleepy Tripp; 1988: Sleepy Tripp; 1989: Robby Flock; 1990: Sleepy Tripp; 1991: Sleepy Tripp; 1992: Sleepy Tripp; 1993: Robby Flock; 1994: Johnny Cofer; 1995: Billy Boat; 1996: Jay Drake; 1997: Ricky Shelton; 1998: Rick Hendrix; 1999: Marc DeBeaumont; 2000: Wally Pankratz; 2001: Danny Ebberts; 2002: Robby Flock; 2003: Steve Paden; 2004: Johnny Rodriguez; 2005: Jerome Rodela; 2006: Jerome Rodela; 2007: Johnny Rodriguez; 2008: Nic Faas; 2009: Garrett Hansen; 2010: Alex Schutte; 2011: Cory Kruseman; 2012: Shannon McQueen (Overall), Chad Nichols (Pave) & David Prickett (Dirt); 2013: Ronnie Gardner (Overall), Chad Nichols (Pave) & Ronnie Gardner (Dirt); 2014: Ronnie Gardner (Overall), Chad Nichols (Pavement), Ronnie Gardner (Dirt); 2015: Ronnie Gardner The 1982 Western Midget championship was derived from finishes posted in a number of “west coast” races held under National sanction. These events were NOT promoted, recognized or reported as “western” races and no series standings were generated.