Usac: Western midgets gear up for petaluma july 18

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7/6/15 1:07 PM WESTERN MIDGETS GEAR UP FOR PETALUMA JULY 18

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WESTERN MIDGETS GEAR UP FOR PETALUMA JULY 18;

GARDNER WINS “DOUG FORT MEMORIAL” AT SANTA MARIA

Petaluma (Calif.) Speedway hosts the next USAC Western Midget race on July 18 and defending series champion Ronnie Gardner will be gunning for the point lead. He closed to within just two points of Cody Swanson after winning last Friday’s “Doug Fort Memorial” at Santa Maria (Calif.) Raceway.

Gardner passed Richard Vander Weerd on lap three and led the final 23 laps in his Baldozier Racing/Esslinger Engineering Stewart/Esslinger to beat Shannon McQueen, Vander Weerd, Trey Marcham and Swanson.

McQueen now sits just nine points behind Swanson in the new standings and Marcham is just 24 out of the lead in fourth. Terry Nichols, who finished sixth at Santa Maria, is fifth in the standings, just 26 back of the leader.

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7/6/15, 1:10 PM	#1 Usac: Western midgets gear up for petaluma july 18
admin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11,955	7/6/15 1:07 PM WESTERN MIDGETS GEAR UP FOR PETALUMA JULY 18 More... * WESTERN MIDGETS GEAR UP FOR PETALUMA JULY 18; GARDNER WINS “DOUG FORT MEMORIAL” AT SANTA MARIA Petaluma (Calif.) Speedway hosts the next USAC Western Midget race on July 18 and defending series champion Ronnie Gardner will be gunning for the point lead. He closed to within just two points of Cody Swanson after winning last Friday’s “Doug Fort Memorial” at Santa Maria (Calif.) Raceway. Gardner passed Richard Vander Weerd on lap three and led the final 23 laps in his Baldozier Racing/Esslinger Engineering Stewart/Esslinger to beat Shannon McQueen, Vander Weerd, Trey Marcham and Swanson. McQueen now sits just nine points behind Swanson in the new standings and Marcham is just 24 out of the lead in fourth. Terry Nichols, who finished sixth at Santa Maria, is fifth in the standings, just 26 back of the leader. *