POINT LEADER LIGUORI WINS AT NORTH VERNON

North Vernon, IN…….Joe Liguori of Tampa, Fla. continues to lead the USAC Midwest Ford Focus series standings after winning Tuesday night’s 15-lap feature event at Twin Cities Raceway Park. Liguori trailed Tyler Cottongim for the first four laps, then led the final 11 laps in his C & R Racing Beast. Ronnie Wuerdeman finished second ahead of Jimmy Simpson, Cottongim and Kent Kriegbaum.



USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 14, 2009 – North Vernon, Indiana – Twin Cities Raceway Park


 


QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Joe Liguori, 22, Givens-17.177; 2. Ronnie Wuerdeman, 33, Wuerdeman-17.423; 3. Jimmy Simpson, 38, Simpson-17.548; 4. Tyler Cottongim, 28, Cottongim-17.767; 5. Kent Kriegbaum, 12, Kriegbaum-18.124; 6. Paul Crafton, 51, Midwest Ventures-18.700.


 


HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Liguori, 2. Simpson, 3. Wuerdeman. 4. Cottongim, 5. Kriegbaum, 6. Crafton. 3:05.44


 


FEATURE: (15 laps) 1. Joe Liguori, 2. Ronnie Wuerdeman, 3. Jimmy Simpson, 4. Tyler Cottongim, 5. Kent Kriegbaum, 6. Paul Crafton. 4:08.53


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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Cottongim, Laps 5-15 Liguori.


 


NEW USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Liguori-955; 2-Simpson-873; 3-Cottongim-845; 4-K.Kriegbaum-569; 5-Michael May-345; 6-Tyler Trainor-296; 7-Zach Kanizer-259; 8-Tanner Whitten-240; 9-Adam Wilsdon-235; 10-Chris Lamb-206.


 


NEXT USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS RACE: July 17 – Xenia, OH - Kil-Kare Speedway