SIMPSON TAKES 20-LAP FOCUS FEATURE AT GRUNDY COUNTY

Morris, IL…….Jimmy Simpson of Indianapolis, Ind. led the final 15 laps of Wednesday night’s 20-lap USAC/UMARA Ford Focus feature at Grundy County Speedway in his Fat Tommy’s Restaurant Beast. The win left him 19 points behind Joe Liguori in the new series standings. Tyler Trainor finished second ahead of fast qualifier Liguori, Tanner Whitten and Tyler Cottongim.



USAC/UMARA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 1, 2009 – Morris, Illinois – Grundy County Speedway


 


QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Joe Liguori, 22, Givens-15.444; 2. Tanner Whitten, 85, Whitten-15.564; 3. Tyler Trainor, 25, Trainor-15.634; 4. Jimmy Simpson, 38, Simpson-15.749; 5. Tyler Cottongim, 28, Cottongim-15.852.


 


HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Simpson, 2. Trainor, 3. Whitten, 4. Cottongim, 5. Liguori. NT


 


FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Jimmy Simpson, 2. Tyler Trainor, 3. Joe Liguori, 4. Tanner Whitten, 5. Tyler Cottongim. NT


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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Cottongim, Laps 6-20 Simpson.


 


NEW USAC UMARA FORD FOCUS MIDGET POINTS: 1-Liguori-416; 2-Simpson-397; 3-Cottongim-375; 4-Trainor-335; 5-Whitten-305; 6-Kent Kriegbaum-210; 7-Michael May-128; 8-Zach Kanizer-98; 9-Bob Adams-89; 10-Adam Wilsdon-59.


 


NEXT USAC/UMARA FORD FOCUS MIDGET RACE: July 18 – Morris, IL – Grundy County Speedway