ETGEN LAST TO FIRST TO WIN AT MONTPELIER

Montpelier, IN……..Gage Etgen of Celina, Ohio came from the back of the pack in eight laps to win Saturday night’s 20-lap USAC Midwest Thunder Midget race at Montpelier Motor Speedway. Jon Watson, in only his second dirt start, finished second ahead of Jesse Vermillion, Blake Vermillion and Cory Guingrich. Chris Bounds, in his first MTM start, led the first eight laps.

USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 18, 2016 – Montpelier, Indiana - Montpelier Motor Speedway

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Mike Hessel (#7M Hessel), Riley VanHise (#65x Bounds) and Jacob Taylor (#11T Taylor).

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Gage Etgen (#99 Etgen), 2. Jon Watson (#41 Watson), 3. Jesse Vermillion (#5 Vermillion), 4. Blake Vermillion (#73 Vermillion), 5. Cory Guingrich (#2G Guingrich), 6. Tommy Bigelow (#2B Bigelow), 7. Chris Bounds (#65 Bounds), 8. Nick Corea (#38 Dori), 9. Brad Racer (#22B Racer), 10. Corey Bedwell (#11B Bedwell). 

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Bounds, Laps 9-20 Etgen.

NEW USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET POINTS: 1-Etgen-277, 2-Bedwell-232, 3-Bigelow-211, 4-Alex Watson-195, 5-Gunnar Lucius-192, 6-Guingrich-162, 7-Taylor-126, 8-B.Vermillion-116, 9-J.Watson-113, 10-J.Vermillion-107.

NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET RACE: June 25 – Montpelier (IN) Motor Speedway