GAS CITY, ANDERSON (SC), VISALIA, KENLY & MADERA HPDs;

RANKINE TRIUMPHS AT TOLEDO, GOETZ WINS AT ELMA

Participants in USAC’s Midwest, Eastern and Western HPD Midget series will compete this week, with five races on tap in four states.

Patrick Bruns leads the Midwest contingent to Friday’s race at Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway, while Scott Hunter is the “hunted” point leader going into races at Anderson (S.C.) Motor Speedway Friday and Southern National Motorsports in Kenly, N.C. Saturday. Cory Elliott leads the Western Dirt series into Friday’s race at Plaza Park Raceway in Visalia, Calif. and Shawn Buckley is the lead in the Western Pavement series going into Saturday’s “Gerhardt Classic” race at Madera (Calif.) Speedway.

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.

USAC HPD Washington Midget point leader Chase Goetz of Snohomish, Wash. scored his fifth feature victory of the season Saturday night at Grays Harbor Raceway. He led all 25 laps to beat Dougie James, Garrett Thomas, Chance Crum and Jeremy Miller. Award winners included Crum (High Performance Award), Goetz (JOES Racing Move of the Night), Johanson (K & N Sportsman Award), Thomas (Elma Auto Racing Hall of Fame Fast Time and SpeedMart Hard Charger) and Hartman, (Elma Lanes Pill Pick).