DAVIDSON GETS WIN #1 IN ACE’S “REAL DEAL” FOCUS OPENER

Altamahaw, N.C………Nic Davidson of Greensboro, N.C. scored somewhat of a “hometown” victory Friday night at Ace Speedway in the 2012 USAC Midwest/Eastern Focus opener – the “Real Deal Salute to Shane Hmiel.” Davidson trailed Austin Prock in the early laps but led the last 20 to win the 25-lap race in his Radical Race Gear Hawk. Jared Irvan took second ahead of Bradley Riethmeyer, Prock and Cooper Clouse. Chris Lamb was the fastest qualifier.


USAC FOCUS MIDGET RACE RESULTS: March 30, 2012 – Altamahaw, NC – Ace Speedway - “The Real Deal” Salute to Shane Hmiel


QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chris Lamb, 911, Lamb-15.672; 2. Bradley Riethmeyer, 2, Trotter-15.675; 3. Jared Irvan, 28, Irvan-15.682; 4. Davey Hamilton Jr., 60, Hamilton-15.685; 5. Nic Davidson, 39, Radical-15.705; 6. Michael Fanelli, 19, Fanelli-15.732; 7. Ross Rankine, 9, Nine Racing-15.761; 8. Austin Prock, 98, Noffsinger/Brown-15.820; 9. Tyler Corriher, 12, Noffsinger/Brown-15.847; 10. Ryan Krachun, 29, Krachun-15.874; 11. Gage Walker, 7, Walker-15.875; 12. Joey Greening, 17G, Greening-15.886; 13. Cooper Clouse, 14, Clouse-15.892; 14. Sam McGhee, 11, McGhee-15.989; 15. Calvin Carroll, 24, Carroll-16.387; 16. Mikell McGee, 22, McGee-16.496; 17. Orry Hunte, 6, Brown/Noffsinger-NT.


FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Prock, 2. Clouse, 3. Davidson, 4. Lamb, 5. Irvan, 6. Walker, 7. Hunte. 2:06.08


SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hamilton, 2. Riethmeyer, 3. Greening, 4. Corriher, 5. McGhee, 6. Rankine. NT


THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Fanelli, 2. Krachun, 3. McGee, 4. Carroll. 2:07.26


FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Nic Davidson, 2. Jared Irvan, 3. Bradley Riethmeyer, 4. Austin Prock, 5. Cooper Clouse, 6. Ross Rankine, 7. Tyler Corriher, 8. Gage Walker, 9. Ryan Krachun, 10. Davey Hamilton Jr., 11. Mikel McGee, 12. Calvin Carroll, 13. Chris Lamb, 14. Sam McGhee, 15. Joey Greening, 16. Orry Hunte, 17. Michael Fanelli. NT


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**McGhee flipped in Heat 2.


FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Prock, Laps 6-25 Davidson.


NEW USAC MIDWEST FOCUS MIDGET POINTS: 1-Davidson-68, 2-Riethmeyer-66, 3-Irvan-65, 4-Prock-59, 5-Clouse-55, 6-Rankine-48, 7-Corriher-47, 8-Hamilton-44, 9-Krachun-43, 10-Walker-42.


NEW USAC EASTERN FOCUS MIDGET POINTS: 1-Davidson-68, 2-Riethmeyer-66, 3-Irvan-65, 4-Prock-59, 5-Clouse-55, 6-Rankine-48, 7-Corriher-47, 8-Hamilton-44, 9-Krachun-43, 10-Walker-42.


NEXT USAC MIDWEST/EASTERN FOCUS MIDGET RACE: March 31 – Altamahaw, NC – Ace Speedway