RANKINE WINS DIRT OPENER AT MONTPELIER

Montpelier, IN……..Ross Rankine of Willard, Ohio led the final eight laps ton win Saturday night’s 20-lap USAC Midwest Focus race at Montpelier Motor Speedway. Rankine passed Sam McGhee after McGhee had led the first 12 laps. Josh Staten also got by McGhee for second, with McGhee third ahead of Tyler Shullick and Adam Thomason.


USAC MIDWEST FOCUS MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 21, 2012 – Montpelier, Indiana – Montpelier Motor Speedway


FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Cooper Clouse (#14 Clouse), 2. Sam McGhee (#11 McGhee), 3. Adam Thomason (#74 Thomason), 4. Toby Alfrey (#4 Alfrey). NT


SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ross Rankine (#39 Rankine), 2. Tyler Shullick (#61 Shullick), 3. Josh Staten (#26 Staten), 4. Kent Kriegbaum (#12 Kriegbaum), 5. Stratton Briggs (#38 Alfrey). NT


ALSO AT THE TRACK: Katylnn Leer (#12k Kruseman).


FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Ross Rankine, 2. Josh Staten, 3. Sam McGhee, 4. Tyler Shullick, 5. Adam Thomason, 6. Cooper Clouse, 7. Kent Kriegbaum, 8. Toby Alfrey, 9, Stratton Briggs. NT


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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 McGhee, Laps 13-20 Rankine.


NEW USAC MIDWEST FOCUS MIDGET POINTS: 1-Rankine-176, 2-Jared Irvan-138, 3-Bradley Riethmeyer-135, 4-Clouse-128, 5-McGhee-124, 6-Nic Davidson-121, 7-Tyler Corriher-100, 8-Austin Prock-99, 9-Davey Hamilton Jr.-90, 10-Chris Lamb-87.


NEW USAC MIDWEST FOCUS DIRT MIDGET POINTS: 1-Rankine-68, 2-Staten-63, 3-McGhee-61, 4-Shullick-58, 5-Thomason-54.


NEXT USAC MIDWEST FOCUS MIDGET RACE: May 12 – Columbus (OH) Motor Speedway