GOETZ STAYS UNBEATEN IN WASHINGTON – BARELY!

Elma, WA……..Chase Goetz remains undefeated in the 2013 USAC Washington Ignite Dirt Midget Series, but just barely! He trailed Garrett Thomas for 24 laps Saturday night at Grays Harbor Raceway, then beat Thomas to the finish line by inches to win the 25-lap feature. Robby Vaughn was third, Jeremy Miller fourth and Elma Auto Racing Hall of Fame fast qualifier Dougie James fifth.

USAC WASHINGTON IGNITE DIRT MIDGET RACE RESULTS: May 4, 2013 – Elma, Washington – Grays Harbor Raceway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dougie James, 29, James-16.944; 2. Chase Goetz, 91, Goetz-17.035; 3. Robby Vaughn, 3s, Stewart-17.068; 4. Garrett Thomas, 14, Thomas-17.070; 5. Ariel Biggs, 11e, Emery-17.152; 6. Todd Hartman, 21, Hartman-17.294; 7. Jeremy Miller, 44, Miller-17.336; 8. Chance Crum, 91s, Stewart-17.394; 9. Lee St. Paul, 2, Debakker-17.955; 10. Annika Johanson, 27, Johanson-18.498.

FIRST HEAT: (10 Laps) 1. Biggs, 2. Vaughn, 3. Miller, 4. James, 5. St. Paull. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 Laps) 1. Goetz, 2. Hartman, 3. Crum, 4. Johanson, 5. Thomas. NT

FEATURE: (30 Laps) 1. Chase Goetz, 2. Garrett Thomas, 3. Robby Vaughn, 4. Jeremy Miller, 5. Dougie James, 6. Todd Hartman, 7. Chance Crum, 8. Annika Johanson, 9. Ariel Biggs, 10. Lee St. Paul. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-24 Thomas, Lap 25 Goetz.

NEW WASHINGTON IGNITE DIRT MIDGET POINTS: 1-Goetz-138, 2-Vaughn-119, 3-Miller-118, 4-James-114, 5-Thomas-109, 6-Crum-101, 7-Hartman-53, 8-Biggs-46, 9-Renee Angel-45, 10-Johanson-44.

NEXT WASHINGTON IGNITE DIRT MIDGET RACE: May 11 – Alger, WA – Skagit Speedway