MALPOCKER WINS DuQUOIN'S SPEED 2 EXTRAVAGANZA

DuQuoin, IL........Andy Malpocker of St. Charles, Ill. led all 30 laps to win Saturday night's "Open Wheel Extravaganza" for USAC's Speed 2 Midwest Thunder and IMRA Midgets at the Southern Illinois Center. Andy Baugh took second ahead of Daniel Robinson, Ryan Fleming and Shane Morgan. The race was held as a "non-points" special event.

USAC SPEED 2 MIDWEST THUNDER/IMRA MIDGET SERIES SPECIAL EVENT (Non-Points) RACE RESULTS: February 18, 2017 – DuQuoin, Illinois – Southern Illinois Center – “Open Wheel Extravaganza”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Andy Malpocker (#22 Malpocker),  2. Gedd Ross (#51R Johnson), 3. Rod Henning (#10H Dorsett), 4. Daniel Robinson (#0 Robinson), 5. Chase McDermand (#40 McDermand), 6. Cody Beard (#7 Beard), 7. Aaron Leffel (#11T Taylor), 8. Josh Thomas (#43T Thomas). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. AJ Roosevans (#6A FRA Trust), 2. Andy Baugh (#6B Baugh), 3. Jim Picardi (15S Morgan), 4. Jeremy Hull (#24 Hull), 5. Drew Dorsett (#10D Dorsett). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tyler VanToll (#10C Wallace), 2. Ryan Fleming (#11L Taylor), 3. Mitchell Davis (#8 Mahan), 4. Ryan Probst (#99 Probst), 5. Dillon Morley (#69X Morley), 6. Broc Hunnell (#F5 Hunnell), 7. Luke Eastin (#01 Eastin), 8. Jeff Mallonee (#31 Mallonee). NT

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Shane Morgan (#15M Morgan), 2. Brent Burrows (#51 Myers), 3. Jacob Sollenberger (#5 Sollenberger), 4. Chris Baue (#2 Coomer), 5. John Watson (#29 Sexton), 6. Peter Palazzolo (#70 Palazzolo). NT

SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Hull, 2. Beard, 3. Hunnell, 4. Leffel, 5. Eastin, 6. Mallonee, 7. Dr. Dorsett, 8. Thomas, 9. Watson. NT

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Alex Watson (#3 Watson), Dave Dorsett (#15 Dorsett), Austin Archdale (#2A Sollenberger), Alfred Galedrige (#41 Sexton).

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Andy Malpocker, 2. Andy Baugh, 3. Daniel Robinson, 4. Ryan Fleming, 5. Shane Morgan, 6. Chase McDermand, 7. AJ Roosevans, 8. Mitchell Davis, 9. Jeremy Hull, 10. Rod Henning, 11. Dillon Morley, 12. Aaron Leffel, 13. Gedd Ross, 14. Jacob Sollenberger, 15. Jim Picardi, 16. Ryan Probst, 17. Broc Hunnell, 18. Tyler VanToll, 19. Cody Beard. NT

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**Ross flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Malpocker.

HARD CHARGER: Jeremy Hull (17th-9th)

NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET RACE: April 1 – Montpelier (IN) Motor Speedway

NEXT USAC IMRA MIDGET RACE: April 22 – Burlington, IA – 34 Raceway