KRUSEMAN LAST-LAP VICTOR AT VENTURA

Ventura, CA……..Cory Kruseman scored a last-corner hometown victory in Saturday night’s 30-lap Honda USAC Western Midget feature at Ventura Raceway. He passed point leader Ronnie Gardner on lap nine, led for 20 laps, yielded the lead back to Gardner on the white-flag lap, then snatched the win coming off turn four on the last lap in his Lucas Oil Spike.Esslinger. Gardner took second ahead of Nic Faas, Jake Swanson and Bobby Michnowicz.

HONDA WESTERN MIDGET DIRT RACE RESULTS: July 20, 2013 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Cory Kruseman (#38 Kruseman), 2. David Prickett (#15 Neverlift), 3. Terry Nichols (#45 Neverlift), 4. Nic Faas (#25 Rodela), 5. Rick Hendrix (#12 Hendrix), 6. Bruce Douglas (#31 Douglas). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ronnie Gardner (#68 SIX-EIGHT), 2. Shannon McQueen (#7 McQueen), 3. Jimmy Voitel (#21 Voitel), 4. Randi Pankratz (#8 Pankratz), 5. Kyle Edwards (#39 Edwards), 6. Kyle Smith (#55 Smith). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bobby Michnowicz (#49jr Michnowicz), 2. Cody Swanson (#71 Swanson), 3. Joey Fabozzi (#84 Fabozzi), 4. Jake Swanson (#05 VanDyne/Swanson), 5. Bruce Hiroshima (#5x Hiroshima), 6. Brent Owens (#71b Owens). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Cory Kruseman, 2. Ronnie Gardner, 3. Nic Faas, 4. Jake Swanson, 5. Bobby Michnowicz, 6. Rick Hendrix, 7. Randi Pankratz, 8. Kyle Smith, 9. Kyle Edwards, 10. Cody Swanson, 11. Bruce Douglas, 12. Shannon McQueen, 13. Terry Nichols, 14. Bruce Hiroshima, 15. David Prickett, 16. Joey Fabozzi, 17. Jimmy Voitel, 18. Brent Owens. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Gardner, Laps 9-28 Kruseman, Lap 29 Gardner, Lap 30 Kruseman.

NEW HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGET DIRT POINTS: 1-Gardner-691, 2-J.Swanson-623, 3-Prickett-504, 4-McQueen-342, 5-Pankratz-291, 6-C.Swanson-288, 7-Edwards-244, 8-Nichols-232, 9-Scott Pierovich-217, 10-Trey Marcham-200.

NEXT HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGET DIRT POINT RACE: August 31 - Calistoga (CA) Speedway.