WATSON GRABS MONTPELIER 20 LAPPER

Montpelier, IN……..Alex Watson of Columbus, Ohio won Saturday night’s USAC Midwest Thunder Midget race at Montpelier Motor Speedway. He trailed Gage Etgen for 17 laps, then led the final three laps for the win. Etgen took second ahead of Gunnar Lucius, Jacob Taylor and Corey Bedwell.

USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 7, 2016 – Montpelier, Indiana – Montpelier Motor Speedway

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Alex Watson (#41 Sexton), 2. Gage Etgen (#99 Etgen), 3. Gunnar Lucius (#22 Lucius), 4. Jacob Taylor (#11T Taylor), 5. Corey Bedwell (#11 Bedwell), 6. Blake Vermillion (#73 Vermillion), 7. Nick Corea (#38 Corea), 8. Tommy Bigelow (#2B Bigelow), 9. Tom Hunt (#12 Hunt), 10. Jesse Vermillion (#5V Vermillion). NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-17 Etgen, Laps 18-20 Watson.

NEW USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET POINTS: 1-Etgen-137, 2-Watson-131, 3-Lucius-131, 4-Bedwell-122, 5-Taylor-116, 6-Bigelow-107, 7-Hunt-56, 8-B.Vermillion-55, 9-Cory Guingrich and Corea-52.

NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET RACE: May 14 – Waynesfield, OH - Waynesfield Raceway Park