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BAKERSFIELD SERVES UP USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGETS THIS SATURDAY

Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway hosts the penultimate USAC Western States Midget race of the 2016 campaign this Saturday night, Nov. 19.

The race serves as the Western contingent’s final tune-up before the Thursday, Nov. 24 “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway.

Both series point leader Ronnie Gardner and runner-up Michael Faccinto are anxiously awaiting their returns to Bakersfield. Gardner won there in April and Faccinto won in June. In each race, the roles were reversed as Faccinto finished second to Gardner in April while Gardner finished second to Faccinto in June.

Add USAC National Midget series regular Chad Boat from Phoenix into the mix for Saturday.* Boat has won thrice this season in the National series, including a sweep of the “Belleville Midget Nationals” in August.* Chad’s father, Billy Boat, was victorious seven times at Bakersfield between 1994 and 1997.

Gardner is on the verge of a record fourth consecutive series championship. Only Sleepy Tripp has won three straight titles (1990-1992).

Including Gardner and Faccinto, the last eight Western States races have produced seven different winners. The others have been Alex Schutte (twice), Tanner Thorson, Cody Swanson, Chris Windom and Robby Josett.

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UPCOMING USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Saturday, November 19, 2016

SERIES: USAC Western States Midget Championship

TRACK: Bakersfield Speedway (Bakersfield, California) – 1/3-mile, dirt oval

TRACK ADDRESS: 5001 N Chester Ave Ext, Bakersfield, CA 93308

TRACK PHONE: (661) 393-3373

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.bakersfieldspeedway.com/

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

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

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

3.** (717) Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, CA)

4. **(676) Frankie Guerrini (San Rafael, CA)

5.** (620) Courtney Crone (Corona, CA)

6.** (564) Cody Swanson (Norco, CA)

7.** (531) Randi Pankratz (Atascadero, CA)

8.** (523) Maria Cofer (Macdoel, CA)

9.** (521) Robert Dalby (Anaheim, CA)

10. (420) Tyler Dolacki (Fresno, CA)

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

1. **(922) Six8 Motorsports #68

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

3.** (717) Cory Elliott #11E

4.** (628) Frankie Guerrini #63

5.** (620) Jerome Rodela #25

6. **(564) Kirk Swanson #71s

7. **(531) Wally Pankratz #8

8.** (523) Cofer Racing #57

9.** (521) Robert Dalby #4D

10. (420) Robert Dolacki #18

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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

WINNER: Ronnie Gardner

Jun 4: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway

WINNER: Michael Faccinto

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

WINNER: Ronnie Gardner

Jul 16: Petaluma, CA - Petaluma Speedway

WINNER: Alex Schutte

Sep 3: Calistoga, CA - Calistoga Speedway

WINNER: Tanner Thorson

Sep 4: Calistoga, CA - Calistoga Speedway

WINNER: Michael Faccinto

Sep 8: Chico, CA - Silver Dollar Speedway

WINNER: Alex Schutte

Sep 17: Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria Raceway

WINNER: Cody Swanson

Oct 8: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: Ronnie Gardner

Oct 29: Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway

WINNER: Robby Josett

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. (5) Ronnie Gardner (Placerville Speedway on March 23, Bakersfield Speedway on April 30, Ventura Raceway on May 21, Santa Maria Raceway on June 25 & Thunderbowl Raceway on Oct. 8)

2. (2) Michael Faccinto (Bakersfield Speedway on June 4 & Calistoga Speedway on Sept. 4)

** *(2) Alex Schutte (Petaluma Speedway on July 16 & Silver Dollar Speedway on Sept. 8)

4. (1) Robby Josett (Ventura Raceway on Oct. 29)

*** (1) Cody Swanson (Santa Maria Raceway on Sept. 17)

*** (1) Tanner Thorson (Calistoga Speedway on Sept. 3)

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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] Ronnie Gardner & Page Jones

7. [16 wins] P.J. Jones, Jason Leffler & Rusty Rasmussen

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, Alex Schutte & J.J. Yeley

49. [4 wins] Tyler Brown, Hank Butcher, Nick Chivello, Marc DeBeaumont, Nic Faas, Michael Faccinto, Josh Ford, Chuck Gurney, Darren Hagen, Jordan Hermansader, Robby Josett, Ryan Kaplan, Thomas Meseraull, Frank Pedregon, Chris Rahe, Keith Rauch, Jerome Rodela, Johnny Rodriguez, Shane Scully, Ricky Shelton, Tanner Swanson, Brad Sweet & Billy Wease

72. [3 wins] Ryan Bernal, Bobby Boone, Mario Bringetto, Jr., Danny Ebberts, Shane Golobic, Jeff Gordon, Scott Hansen, Alex Harris, Trey Marcham, Danny McKnight, Ryan Newman, Johnny Parsons, Scott Pierovich, Troy Rutherford & Chuck West

86. [2 wins] Floyd Alvis, Alex Bowman, Rick Bussell, Tony Elliott, 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, Cody Swanson & Tanner Thorson

111. [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, Jake Swanson, Sammy Swindell, 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: 11,949	11/15/16 7:20 PM BAKERSFIELD SERVES UP USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGETS THIS SATURDAY http://usacracing.com/news/sprint-ca...-this-saturday BAKERSFIELD SERVES UP USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGETS THIS SATURDAY Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway hosts the penultimate USAC Western States Midget race of the 2016 campaign this Saturday night, Nov. 19. The race serves as the Western contingent’s final tune-up before the Thursday, Nov. 24 “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway. Both series point leader Ronnie Gardner and runner-up Michael Faccinto are anxiously awaiting their returns to Bakersfield. Gardner won there in April and Faccinto won in June. In each race, the roles were reversed as Faccinto finished second to Gardner in April while Gardner finished second to Faccinto in June. Add USAC National Midget series regular Chad Boat from Phoenix into the mix for Saturday.* Boat has won thrice this season in the National series, including a sweep of the “Belleville Midget Nationals” in August.* Chad’s father, Billy Boat, was victorious seven times at Bakersfield between 1994 and 1997. Gardner is on the verge of a record fourth consecutive series championship. Only Sleepy Tripp has won three straight titles (1990-1992). Including Gardner and Faccinto, the last eight Western States races have produced seven different winners. The others have been Alex Schutte (twice), Tanner Thorson, Cody Swanson, Chris Windom and Robby Josett. --------------------------- UPCOMING USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT: DATE: Saturday, November 19, 2016 SERIES: USAC Western States Midget Championship TRACK: Bakersfield Speedway (Bakersfield, California) – 1/3-mile, dirt oval TRACK ADDRESS: 5001 N Chester Ave Ext, Bakersfield, CA 93308 TRACK PHONE: (661) 393-3373 TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.bakersfieldspeedway.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10): 1. (922) Ronnie Gardner (Corona, CA) 2. (801) Michael Faccinto (Hanford, CA) 3. (717) Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, CA) 4. (676) Frankie Guerrini (San Rafael, CA) 5. (620) Courtney Crone (Corona, CA) 6. (564) Cody Swanson (Norco, CA) 7. (531) Randi Pankratz (Atascadero, CA) 8. (523) Maria Cofer (Macdoel, CA) 9. (521) Robert Dalby (Anaheim, CA) 10. (420) Tyler Dolacki (Fresno, CA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10): 1. (922) Six8 Motorsports #68 2. (801) MF Racing #35F 3. (717) Cory Elliott #11E 4. (628) Frankie Guerrini #63 5. (620) Jerome Rodela #25 6. (564) Kirk Swanson #71s 7. (531) Wally Pankratz #8 8. (523) Cofer Racing #57 9. (521) Robert Dalby #4D 10. (420) Robert Dolacki #18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 WINNER: Ronnie Gardner Jun 4: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway WINNER: Michael Faccinto Jun 25: Hanford, CA - Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds WINNER: Ronnie Gardner Jul 16: Petaluma, CA - Petaluma Speedway WINNER: Alex Schutte Sep 3: Calistoga, CA - Calistoga Speedway WINNER: Tanner Thorson Sep 4: Calistoga, CA - Calistoga Speedway WINNER: Michael Faccinto Sep 8: Chico, CA - Silver Dollar Speedway WINNER: Alex Schutte Sep 17: Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria Raceway WINNER: Cody Swanson Oct 8: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway WINNER: Ronnie Gardner Oct 29: Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway WINNER: Robby Josett 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. (5) Ronnie Gardner (Placerville Speedway on March 23, Bakersfield Speedway on April 30, Ventura Raceway on May 21, Santa Maria Raceway on June 25 & Thunderbowl Raceway on Oct. 8) 2. (2) Michael Faccinto (Bakersfield Speedway on June 4 & Calistoga Speedway on Sept. 4) ** (2) Alex Schutte (Petaluma Speedway on July 16 & Silver Dollar Speedway on Sept. 8) 4. (1) Robby Josett (Ventura Raceway on Oct. 29) ** (1) Cody Swanson (Santa Maria Raceway on Sept. 17) * (1) Tanner Thorson (Calistoga Speedway on Sept. 3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Ronnie Gardner & Page Jones 7. [16 wins] P.J. Jones, Jason Leffler & Rusty Rasmussen 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, Alex Schutte & J.J. Yeley 49. [4 wins] Tyler Brown, Hank Butcher, Nick Chivello, Marc DeBeaumont, Nic Faas, Michael Faccinto, Josh Ford, Chuck Gurney, Darren Hagen, Jordan Hermansader, Robby Josett, Ryan Kaplan, Thomas Meseraull, Frank Pedregon, Chris Rahe, Keith Rauch, Jerome Rodela, Johnny Rodriguez, Shane Scully, Ricky Shelton, Tanner Swanson, Brad Sweet & Billy Wease 72. [3 wins] Ryan Bernal, Bobby Boone, Mario Bringetto, Jr., Danny Ebberts, Shane Golobic, Jeff Gordon, Scott Hansen, Alex Harris, Trey Marcham, Danny McKnight, Ryan Newman, Johnny Parsons, Scott Pierovich, Troy Rutherford & Chuck West 86. [2 wins] Floyd Alvis, Alex Bowman, Rick Bussell, Tony Elliott, 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, Cody Swanson & Tanner Thorson 111. [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, Jake Swanson, Sammy Swindell, 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.