ASHLEY HAZELTON WINS SHORTENED BAKERSFIELD HPD FEATURE

Bakersfield, CA……..Defending USAC Western HPD Dirt Champion Ashley Hazelton of Chatsworth, Calif. won Saturday night’s accident-shortened feature at Bakersfield Speedway. She led all 16 laps before a tangle and ensuing fire forced suspension and completion of the race. Mike Leach took second ahead of Tom Paterson, Jesse Love IV and Daniel Anderson.

USAC HPD WESTERN MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 26, 2015 – Bakersfield, California – Bakersfield Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ashley Hazelton (#5 Hazelton), 2. Shawn Buckley (#7 Buckley), 3. Jet Davison (#59 Davison), 4. Wally Pankratz (#98 Pankratz), 5. Cody Jessop (#00 Jessop), 6. Jesse Love IV (#38L Love). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ariel Biggs (#11e Elliott), 2. Robert Dalby (#4D Dalby), 3. Tom Paterson (#9 Paterson), 4. Mike Leach (#37 Pankratz). 5. Daniel Anderson (#88 Schankerman). 6. Jesse Love III (#44 Love). NT

FEATURE: (16 laps – Halted due to accident) 1. Ashley Hazelton, 2. Mike Leach, 3. Tom Paterson, 4. Jesse Love IV, 5. Daniel Anderson, 6. Shawn Buckley, 7. Cody Jessop (#44), 8. Robert Dalby, 9. Jet Davison, 10. Ariel Biggs, 11. Wally Pankratz, 12. Jesse Love III (#00). NT

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**Davison flipped on lap 17 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-16 Hazelton.

NEW USAC HPD WESTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Jessop-1,314, 2-Dylan Nobile-1,071, 3-A.Hazelton-1,059, 4-Toni Breidinger-972, 5-Love IV-944, 6-Paterson-848, 7-Annie Breidinger-823, 8-Buckley-537, 9-Dezel West-425, 10-Dalby-386.

NEW USAC HPD WESTERN MIDGET DIRT POINTS: 1-Buckley-504, 2-A.Hazelton-419, 3-Jessop-414, 4-Dalby-386, 5-Love IV-364, 6-Ron Hazelton-330, 7-Paterson-287, 8-Davison-265, 9-Love III-167, 10-Joel Rayborne-155.

NEXT USAC HPD WESTERN MIDGET RACE: October 2 – Lemoore (CA) Raceway