CARLSON, BLONDEL WIN FOCUS FEATURES AT VENTURA

Ventura, CA…….Nick Carlson of Norwalk, Calif. and Jarid Blondel of Orange, Calif. earned USAC Ford Focus victories Saturday night at the Ventura Raceway. Carlson passed Andrew Mulhearn on lap 12 and led the final nine laps of the 20-lap Western Ford Focus race, while Blondel led all 20 laps of the accompanying Western Young Guns main event. Carlson was followed by Mulhearn, Zach Stout, Wally Pankratz and Jet Davison. In the Young Guns, Jake Blackhurst was second ahead of Casey Martinez, Tanner Kershaw and Daniel Williams.



USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS DIRT SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 22, 2010 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway


 


HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Nick Carlson (#19 Carlson), 2. Jet Davison (#59 Davison), 3. Zach Stout (#95 Stout), 4. Andrew Mulhearn (#14 Mulhearn), 5. Kyle Edwards (#39 Edwards), 6. Jake Blackhurst (#14k Kruseman), 7. Tony Cinque (#8 Pankratz), 8. Kalvin Douglas (#31 Douglas). NT


 


FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Nick Carlson, 2. Andrew Mulhearn, 3. Zach Stout, 4. Wally Pankratz (#37 Pankratz), 5. Jet Davison, 6. Jake Blackhurst, 7. Kyle Edwards, 8. Kalvin Douglas, 9. Tony Cinque. NT


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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Mulhearn, Laps 12-20 Carlson.


 


NEW WESTERN FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Kassik-416; 2-Kyle Edwards-400; 3-Bobby Runyan-365; 4-Cody Gerhardt-348; 5-Daniels-269; 6-Williams-230; 7-Garrett Peterson-211; 8-Nick Carlson-201; 9-Eli Shrock-187; 10-Andrew Mulhearn-182.


NEW WESTERN FORD FOCUS DIRT SERIES POINTS: 1-Carlson-201; 2-Mulhearn-182; 3-Edwards-165; 4-Davison-163; 5-Blackhurst-151; 6-Douglas-125; 7-Pankratz-102; 8-Connor Kassik-79; 9-Stout-60; 10-Andrew Murray-53.


 


NEXT WESTERN FORD FOCUS RACE: May 29 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway


 


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USAC WESTERN YOUNG GUNS DIRT SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 22, 2010 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway


 


HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Daniel Williams (#25 Williams), 2. Collin Henry (#12c Henry), 3. Tanner Kershaw (#81 Kershaw), 4. Jared Blondel (#98 Blondel), 5. Casey Martinez (#94 Martinez), 6. Logan Williams (#37 Pankratz), 7. Alex Jacobsen (#12k Kruseman), 8. Jake Blackhurst (#14k Kruseman). NT


 


FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Jarid Blondel, 2. Jake Blackhurst, 3. Casey Martinez, 4. Tanner Kershaw, 5. Daniel Williams, 6. Alex Jacobsen, 7. Logan Williams, 8. Collin Henry. NT


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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Blondel.


 


NEW WESTERN YOUNG GUNS SERIES POINTS: 1-Blondel-285; 2-Brandon White-266; 3-Martinez-188; 4-Jacobsen-180; 5-Kershaw-156; 6-Keegan Walmer-149; 7-Courtney Atkinson-135; 8-Henry-135; 9-Cody Thompson-133; 10-Austin Farley-130.


NEW WESTERN YOUNG GUNS DIRT SERIES POINTS: 1-Martinez-188; 2-Jacobsen-180; 3-Blondel-168; 4-Kershaw-156; 5-Henry-135; 6-D.Williams-120; 7-Bradley Morris-93; 8-Al Simpson-87; 9-L.Williams-81; 10-Winn Frazin-58.


 


NEXT WESTERN YOUNG GUNS RACE: May 29 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway