RANKINE NETS 1ST HONDA HPD MIDGET FEATURE

Toledo, OH……..Ross Rankine of Avon, Ind. recorded the first USAC HPD Midget feature victory for the new Honda engine Wednesday night at Toledo Speedway. He took the lead from Tate Martz on the fourth lap and led the last 37 laps to win the 40-lapper over fast qualifier Austin Nemire, Martz, Anthony McCune and Adam Thomason.

HPD USAC MIDWEST PAVEMENT MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 2, 2014 – Toledo, Ohio – Toldeo Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Austin Nemire, 91, Nemire/Yager-10.353; 2. Tate Martz, 1, Steele-10.581; 3. Ross Rankine, 9, USAC-10.590; 4. Adam Thomason, 74, Thomason-10.902; 5. Steve Myers, 88, Myers-11.227; 6. Jack Cross, 17c, Griffith-NT; 7. Anthony McCune, 9H, Nemire-NT.

HEAT RACE: (8 Laps) 1. Nemire, 2. Rankine, 3. Martz, 4. Thomason, 5. Cross, 6. McCune, 7. Myers. NT

FEATURE: (40 Laps) 1. Ross Rankine, 2. Austin Nemire, 3. Tate Martz, 4. Anthony McCune, 5. Adam Thomason, 6. Jack Cross, 7. Steve Myers. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Martz, Laps 4-40 Rankine.

NEW HPD USAC MIDWEST PAVEMENT MIDGET POINTS: 1-Nemire-498, 2-Thomason-352, 3-Calvin Carroll-300, 4-Nikki Carroll-273, 5-Myers-236, 6-Jacob Stickle-220, 7-Cross-208, 8-Blaine Leydig-131, 9-Martz-128, 10-Rankine-71

NEXT HPD USAC MIDWEST PAVEMENT MIDGET RACE: August 16 – Kalamazoo (MI) Speedway