2018 LIGHT UP THE WORLD BEVERAGES USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SERIES STATISTICAL REVIEW
By Lance Jennings
DRIVER CHAMPION: Michael Faccinto*
ENTRANT CHAMPION: Sean Dodenhoff Motorsports
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Kyle Beilman
*Michael Faccinto & Alex Schutte were tied in the final point standings. Faccinto earned the championship on the strength of total feature wins (3 versus 2). This was the third tie in the history of the United States Auto Club (USAC).
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2018 LIGHT UP THE WORLD USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SERIES PRESENTED BY CBD LIVING WATER SCHEDULE/RECAP
DATE-TRACK-LOCATION (Winner)
March 17: #Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, CA (RAIN)
March 21: Placerville Speedway – Placerville, CA (RAIN)
April 14: Thunderbowl Raceway – Tulare, CA (Alex Schutte)
April 28: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA (Michael Faccinto)
June 16: Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, CA (Michael Faccinto)
July 21: #Petaluma Speedway – Petaluma, CA (Alex Schutte)
August 11: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA (Damion Gardner)
September 1: Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, CA (Shane Golobic)
September 2: Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, CA (Shane Golobic)
September 15: Ventura Raceway – Ventura, CA (Ronnie Gardner)
October 6: Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, CA (Michael Faccinto)
October 27: Ventura Raceway – Ventura, CA (Jake Swanson)
November 17: *Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, CA (Logan Seavey)
November 22: *Ventura Raceway – Ventura, CA (Christopher Bell)
* = Co-Sanctioned Event with USAC National Midgets.
# = Co-Sanctioned Event with BCRA Midgets.
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FEATURE WINS: 3-Michael Faccinto, 2-Shane Golobic, 2-Alex Schutte, 1-Christopher Bell, 1-Damion Gardner, 1-Ronnie Gardner, 1-Logan Seavey, 1-Jake Swanson.
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FEATURE LAPS LED: 64-Michael Faccinto, 50-Chad Boat, 43-Alex Schutte, 36-Kyle Larson, 35-Jake Swanson, 29-Rico Abreu, 28-Shane Golobic, 24-Damion Gardner, 22-Ronnie Gardner, 17-Ryan Bernal, 12-Christopher Bell, 12-David Prickett, 11-Frankie Guerrini, 8-Ryan Bernal, 6-Maria Cofer, 5-Robby Josett, 1-Logan Seavey.
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WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY FAST TIME AWARDS: 2-Michael Faccinto, 2-Shane Golobic, 2-Alex Schutte, 1-Chad Boat, 1-Tanner Carrick, 1-Damion Gardner, 1-Robby Josett, 1-Shannon McQueen, 1-Clayton Ruston.
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HEAT RACE WINS: 8-Alex Schutte, 3-Michael Faccinto, 2-Ryan Bernal, 2-Damion Gardner, 2-Ronnie Gardner, 2-Frankie Guerrini, 2-Cody Swanson, 2-Jake Swanson, 1-Daniel Anderson, 1-Maria Cofer, 1-Tyler Courtney, 1-Robert Dalby, 1-Cory Elliott, 1-Robby Josett, 1-David Prickett, 1-Clayton Ruston.
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QUALIFYING RACE WINS: 1-Rico Abreu, 1-Jesse Colwell, 1-Zeb Wise.
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C-MAIN WINS: 1-Cole Bodine.
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SEMI-MAIN WINS: 1-Chad Boat.
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LAST CHANCE RACE WINS: 1-Colby Copeland.
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SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / RACING OPTICS HARD CHARGER AWARDS: 1-Daniel Anderson, 1-Kyle Beilman, 1-Ryan Bernal, 1-Jerry Coons Jr., 1-Cory Elliott, 1-Michael Faccinto, 1-Ronnie Gardner, 1-Robby Josett, 1-Austin Liggett, 1-Jason McDougal, 1-Randi Pankratz, 1-Jake Swanson.
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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES: 8-Alex Schutte, 7-Michael Faccinto, 5-Robby Josett, 4-Robert Dalby, 3-Maria Cofer, 3-Ronnie Gardner, 3-Shane Golobic, 3-Jake Swanson, 2-Ryan Bernal, 2-Chad Boat, 2-Cory Elliott, 2-Damion Gardner, 2-Shannon McQueen, 2-David Prickett, 2-Cody Swanson, 1-Rico Abreu, 1-Spencer Bayston, 1-Christopher Bell, 1-Tyler Courtney, 1-Frankie Guerrini, 1-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 1-Buddy Kofoid, 1-Kyle Larson, 1-Austin Liggett, 1-Logan Seavey.
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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES: 9-Michael Faccinto, 8-C.J. Sarna, 8-Alex Schutte, 7-Robert Dalby, 7-Robby Josett, 6-David Prickett, 5-Ronnie Gardner, 5-Randi Pankratz, 4-Maria Cofer, 4-Frankie Guerrini, 4-Shannon McQueen, 4-Clayton Ruston, 4-Jake Swanson, 3-Shane Golobic, 3-Jake Swanson, 2-Brady Bacon, 2-Kyle Beilman, 2-Ryan Bernal, 2-Chad Boat, 2-Tanner Carrick, 2-Cory Elliott, 2-Damion Gardner, 2-Tucker Klassmeyer, 2-Jason McDougal, 2-Marvin Mitchell, 1-Rico Abreu, 1-Daniel Anderson, 1-Spencer Bayston, 1-Christopher Bell, 1-Jerry Coons Jr., 1-Tyler Courtney, 1-Michelle Decker, 1-Geoff Ensign, 1-Dustin Golobic, 1-Justin Grant, 1-Tristan Guardino, 1-Johnathon Henry, 1-Dylan Ito, 1-Buddy Kofoid, 1-Kyle Larson, 1-Austin Liggett, 1-Gage Rucker, 1-Logan Seavey, 1-Holly Shelton.
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FINAL 2018 DRIVER POINT STANDINGS: 1. Michael Faccinto-753, -. Alex Schutte-753, 3. Robert Dalby-613, 4. Robby Josett-593, 5. C.J. Sarna-538, 6. David Prickett-509, 7. Kyle Beilman-438, 8. Frankie Guerrini-370, -. Ronnie Gardner-370, -. Shannon McQueen-370, 11. Randi Pankratz-368, 12. Maria Cofer-326, 13. Clayton Ruston-310, 14. Jake Swanson-304, 15. Cody Swanson-296, 16. Daniel Anderson-289, 17. Ryan Bernal-270, 18. Marvin Mitchell-262, 19. Dylan Ito-226, 20. Ashley Hazelton-Heredia-186, 21. Bryan Drollinger-168, 22. Cory Elliott-146, 23. Chad Boat-137, 24. Tanner Thorson-125, 25. Tanner Carrick-119, 26. Brady Bacon-110, 27. Logan Seavey-108, 28. Tucker Klaasmeyer-106, 29. Austin Liggett-104, 30. Jason McDougal-96, --. Spencer Bayston-96, 32. Jerry Coons Jr.-92, 33. Tristan Guardino-90, 34. Tyler Courtney-89, 35. Ron Hazelton-80, --. Cole Bodine-80, 37. Justin Grant-73, 38. Sterling Cling-68, 39. Holly Shelton-64, 40. Sam Johnson-63, 41. Ariel Biggs-56, 42. Zeb Wise-53, 43. Ryan Robinson-48, 44. Matt Mitchell-43, 45. C.J. Leary-33, 46. Britton Bock-26, 47. Koen Shaw-23.
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FINAL 2018 ENTRANT POINT STANDINGS: 1. Sean Dodenhoff #9D-753, -. Schutte/McElwee Racing #28-753, 3. Robert Dalby #4D-613, 4. Sarna Racing #20- 538, 5. Neverlift Motorsports #24X-509, 6. Robby Josett #2-506, 7. Shannon McQueen #7-437, 8. Keith Ford Motorsports #73X-431, 9. Kyle Beilman #31-398, 10. Keith Ford Motorsports #73-371, 11. Randi Pankratz #8-368, 12. Cofer Racing #57-326, 13. CR Racing #7R-310, 14. Marcie Campbell #71S-296, 15. Frankie Guerrini #63-272, 16. Ron Hazelton #15-266, 17. Marvin Mitchell #78-262, 18. Ted Finkenbinder #3F-237, 19. Bryan Drollinger #71-168, 20. Cory Elliott #11E-146, 21. Tucker/Boat Motorsports #84-137, 22. Tri-C Motorsports #3C-125, 23. Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #71K-119, 24. FMR Racing #76M-110, 25. Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #67X-108, 26. Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #27-106, 27. Petry/Goff Motorsports #15X-96, --. Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #97-96, 29. Neverlift Motorsports #2D-93, 30. Petry/Goff Motorsports #25-92, 31. Clauson Marshall Racing #7BC-89, 32. Clauson Marshall Racing/Matt Wood #17BC-80, 33. FMR Racing #76E-73, 34. Robert Dalby #14D-64, --. Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #67K-64, 36. Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #72-63, 37. Sala Racing #19-60, 38. Petry/Goff Motorsports #35-55, 39. Clauson Marshall Racing #39BC-53, 40. Britton Bock #67-49, 41. Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #71x-48, 42. Wiley Miller #75-43.
