PIERSON LAST TO 1ST TO TIE BOAT’S 11 STRAIGHT!
Bradford, VT……..Adam Pierson of Bradford, Vt. earned his third consecutive USAC DMA Midget title Saturday night in record style, tying Billy Boat’s all-time USAC single-season, single-series victory streak with his 11th straight DMA win! He started dead last, 11th, and passed Adam Whitney on lap 12, then led the final 19 laps for the win over Whitney, John Heydenreich, Jeff Horn and Dean Christensen. Boat won 11 straight USAC Western States Midget wins in 1995.
USAC DMA MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 24, 2016 – Bradford, Vermont – Bear Ridge Speedway
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Adam Pierson, 76, Manafort-13.857, 2. Dean Christensen, 69, Miller-14.059, 3. John Heydenreich, 22, Givens-14.146, 4. Robert Tucker, 17, Donnelly-14.325, 5. Jeff Champagne, 15, Manafort-14.516, 6. Jeff Horn, A1, Mossman-14.542, 7. Adam Whitney, 12, Whitney-14.743, 8. Jim Santa Maria, 5, Matczak-14.850, 9. Ray Miller, 1w, Miller-14.883, 10. Seth Carlson, 2, Matczak-14.931, 11. Kelly Arrison, 10, Arrison-15.260.
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Adam Pierson, 2, Adam Whitney, 3. John Heydenreich, 4. Jeff Horn, 5. Dean Christensen, 6. Jim Santa Maria, 7. Robert Tucker, 8. Jeff Champagne, 9. Ray Miller, 10. Kelly Arrison, 11. Seth Carlson. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Horn, Laps 2-11 Whitney, Laps 12-30 Pierson.
FINAL USAC DMA MIDGET POINTS: 1-Pierson-1,217, 2-Whitney-1,011, 3-Christensen-1004, 4-Tucker-929, 5-Josh Sunn-884, 6-Champagne-864, 7-Miller-785, 8-Manny Dias-690, 9-Horn-684, 10-Mark Cole-583.