ELLIOTT NABS PLAZA PARK 30-LAP OPENER

Visalia, CA……..USAC California North Ignite Midget Champion Cory Elliott of Bakersfield, Calif. jumped into the 2013 USAC Western Ignite Midget point lead with Friday night’s victory in the series opener at Plaza Park Raceway. Elliott led the last 27 laps of the 30-lapper after passing Parker Colston on lap four. Fast qualifier Wally Pankratz finished second ahead of Colston, Clayton Ruston and Jarid Blondel.

USAC WESTERN IGNITE (DIRT) MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 19, 2013 – Visalia, California– Plaza Park Raceway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Wally Pankratz, 37., Pankratz-12.176; 2. Michael Steele, 92, Steele-12.254; 3. Jarid Blondel, 98, Blondel-12.321; 4. Cory Elliott, 1, Elliott-12.409; 5. Clayton Ruston, 55k, Custer-12.429; 6. Ariel Biggs, 11E, Biggs-12.445; 7. Ashley Hazelton, 59, Hazelton-12.659; 8. Parker Colston, 64, Colston-12.784; 9. Christine Breckenridge, 26, Breckenridge-12.898.

FIRST HEAT: (10 Laps) 1. Pankratz, 2. Ruston, 3. Blondel, 4. Breckenridge, 5. Hazelton. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 Laps) 1. Elliott, 2. Colston, 3. Biggs, 4. Steele. NT

FEATURE: (30 Laps) 1. Cory Elliott, 2. Wally Pankratz, 3. Parker Colston, 4. Clayton Ruston, 5. Jarid Blondel, 6. Ariel Biggs, 7. Ashley Hazelton, 8. Michael Steele, 9. Christine Breckenridge. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Colston, Laps 4-30 Elliott.

NEW WESTERN IGNITE (DIRT) MIDGET POINTS: 1-Elliott-71, 2-Pankratz-71, 3-Colston-61, 4-Ruston-60, 5-Blondel-58, 6-Biggs-52, 7-Hazelton-46, 8-Steele-49, 9-Breckenridge-41.

NEW WESTERN IGNITE MIDGET POINTS: 1-Blondel-188, 2-Breckenridge-154, 3-Bryant Dawson-147, 4-Michael Fanelli-131, 5-Shawn Buckley-117, 6-Biggs-99, 7-Marina Turner-92, 8-George Blacker-89, 9-Elliott-71, 10-Pankratz-71.

NEXT WESTERN IGNITE (DIRT) MIDGET RACE: April 20 – Bakersfield (CA) Speedway