WALLY PANKRATZ TOPS SANTA MARIA IGNITES!

Santa Maria, CA……..Wally Pankratz extended his lead in the USAC Western Ignine Dirt standings Saturday night, winning the 20-lap feature at Santa Maria Speedway. He passed his daughter Randi on lap three and led the rest of the way to beat Cory Elliott, Randi, Jarid Blondel and fast qualifier Parker Colston.

USAC WESTERN IGNITE (DIRT) MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 11, 2013 – Santa Maria, California– Santa Maria Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Parker Colston, 64, Colston-16.073; 2. Christine Breckenridge, 26, Breckenridge-16.223; 3. Cory Elliott, 11E, Elliott-16.264; 4. Jarid Blondel, 98, Blondel-16.321; 5. Clayton Ruston, 55k, Custer-16.454; 6. Wally Pankratz, 37, Pankratz-16.556; 7. Randi Pankratz, 32, Pankratz-16.685; 8. George Blacker, 88, Blacker-18.172.

FIRST HEAT: (8 Laps) 1. Blondel, 2. Elliott, 3. R.Pankratz, 4. Colston. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 Laps) 1. Ruston, 2. W.Pankratz, 3. Breckenridge, 4. Blacker. NT

FEATURE: (20 Laps) 1. Wally Pankratz, 2. Cory Elliott, 3. Randi Pankratz, 4. Jarid Blondel, 5. Parker Colston, 6. Clayton Ruston, 7. Christine Breckenridge, 8. George Blacker. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 R.Pankratz, Laps 3-20 W.Pankratz.

NEW WESTERN IGNITE (DIRT) MIDGET POINTS: 1-W.Pankratz-201, 2-Elliott-198, 3-Colston-188, 4-Blondel-175, 5-Ruston-159, 6-Breckenridge-131, 7-Ariel Biggs-112, 8-Michael Steele-100, 9-Ashley Hazelton-95, 10-R.Pankratz-60.

NEW WESTERN IGNITE MIDGET POINTS: 1-Blondel-305, 2-Breckenridge-244, 3-W.Pankratz-201, 4-Elliott-198, 5-Colston-188, 6-Ariel Biggs-159, 7-Ruston-159, 8-Bryant Dawson-147, 9-Blacker-133, 10-Michael Fanelli-131.

NEXT WESTERN IGNITE (DIRT) MIDGET RACE: June 1 – Bakersfield (CA) Speedway

NEXT WESTERN IGNITE (PAVEMENT) MIDGET RACE: May 18 – Las Vegas (NV) Motor Speedway Bullring