NELKE TAKES S.C. EASTERN MIDGET OPENER

Williamston, S.C………Jake Nelke of Manahawkin, N.J. captured Friday night’s 2016 USAC Eastern Midget opener at Anderson Motor Speedway. He passed defending series champion Chris Lamb on lap 23 and led the final 13 laps for the victory, beating Andrew Layser, Scott Hunter, Lamb and Sam Hatfield. The series continues Saturday night at Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway.

USAC EASTERN MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 15, 2016 – Williamston, South Carolina – Anderson Motor Speedway

QUALIFYING: 1. Andrew Layser, 35, Layser-15.411; 2. Sam Hatfield, 8, Hatfield-15.510; 3. Scott Hunter, 14, Brown/Noffsinger-15.541; 4. Chris Lamb, 9, Lamb-15.549; 5. Jake Nelke, 00, Nelke-15.608; 6. Jessica Bean, 6, Radical-15.639; 7. Nolan Allison, 16, Allison-15.788; 8. Eric Lewis, 21, Leydig-15.824; 9. George Kurtz, 4, Kurtz-15.885; 10. Famous Rhodes II, 7, Radical-15.954; 11. Jagger Parker, 20, Parker-16.182.

FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Jake Nelke, 2. Andrew Layser, 3. Scott Hunter, 4. Chris Lamb, 5. Sam Hatfield, 6. Jessica Bean, 7. Nolan Allison, 8. Famous Rhodes II, 9. George Kurtz, 10. Eric Lewis, 11. Jagger Parker. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-22 Lamb, Laps 23-35 Nelke.

NEW USAC EASTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Layser-73, 2-Nelke-72, 3-Hunter-68, 4-Lamb-64, 5-Hatfield-63, 6-Bean-56, 7-Allison-52, 8-Rhodes-49, 9-Kurtz-46, 10-Lewis-43.

NEXT USAC EASTERN MIDGET RACE: April 16 – Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway