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

The Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series will head into round #3 this Saturday Night, May 21st in what will serve as the final Midget tune up before the kickoff of Indiana USAC Midget Week at MMS. 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 separate trophy dash for the USAC Midwest Thunder Midget series. The series has car counts of 23 cars at both of the two previous events sponsored by Leaders Edge of Indianapolis, Indiana

The May 7th event found a familiar Montpelier Motor Speedway name in Victory Lane although in an unfamiliar car. UMP Modified heavy hitter, debuted his Spike/Brayton Midget at Montpelier and parked it in victory lane in his first outdoor start passing Colton Cottle and Indy Indoor winner Kyle Schuett. Orr best a field of 23 cars with Alex Watson picking up the USAC MTM victory over Gage Etgen. Scheutt will enter the weekend as the MMS points leader while Gunnar Lucius holds a slim advantage over Travis Young and Jacob Taylor for Rookie of the Year honors.

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 9K Kyle Schuett Philo, Illinois 112
2 E99 Gage Etgen Celina, Ohio 100
3 43 Logan Arnold Franklin, Indiana 94
4 41 Alex Watson Columbus, Indiana 90
5 22 Gunner Lucius -*R Ohio 88
6 11 Corey Bedwell Bluffton, Indiana 76
7 11 Travis Young -*R Franklin, Indiana 72
8 11T Jacob Taylor -*R Troy, Ohio 72
9 5 Gary Gipson Carmel, Indiana 62
10 7 Gage Walker Indianapolis, Indiana 60
11 2B Thomas Bigelow Winchester, Indiana 60
12 88 Scott Orr Columbia City, Indiana 60
13 7X Justin Peck Monrovia, Indiana 58
14 10 Colten Cottle Kansas, Illinois 58
15 10 Chett Gehrke Broken Aaron, Oklahoma 54
16 21 Justin Dickerson Pittsboro, Indiana 50
17 88 Tyler Nelson Olathe, Kansas 50
18 35 Chris Baue Indianapolis, Indiana 48
19 17 Michael Koontz Bloomington, Indiana 46
20 4 Shannon McIntosh Charlotte, North Carolina 46

Upcoming Montpelier Motor Speedway Midget Series Dates:
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 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