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Monday, 25 July 2016

DMA MIDGETS RETURN TO BEAR RIDGE SATURDAY; IMRA WINS TO BRUNS, DAVIS, GEHRKE; HEAT POSTPONES SPOON RIVER

Chett Gehrke, the Speed 2 “Summer Sizzle Series” point leader, won Saturday night's USAC IMRA Midget feature at 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa. Chett Gehrke, the Speed 2 “Summer Sizzle Series” point leader, won Saturday night's USAC IMRA Midget feature at 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa. Bill Miller Photo

DMA MIDGETS RETURN TO BEAR RIDGE SATURDAY; IMRA WINS TO BRUNS, DAVIS, GEHRKE; HEAT POSTPONES SPOON RIVER

Adam Pierson seeks a record sixth consecutive victory in the USAC DMA Midget Series this Saturday at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vt. He leads the standings by 18 points over Josh Sunn.

The last driver to score six consecutive wins in a USAC Midget Series was Michael Lang in the 1996 Indianapolis Speedrome series.

Chett Gehrke of Broken Arrow, Okla. leads the Speed 2 “Summer Sizzle Series” for the USAC IMRA Midgets after his victory in Saturday night’s race at 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa. Gehrke led all 15 laps; Hunter Lane finished second, ahead of Gedd Ross, Jeff Mallonee and Mitchell Davis.

Mitchell Davis of Auburn, Ill. won Friday night’s “D2 Midget Nationals” USAC IMRA Midget feature at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway, leading the final 13 laps to beat Gehrke, Mallonee, Hunter Lane and Aaron Schuck. Mallonee led the first four laps and Chase McDermand led the next three before Davis took over.

Patrick Bruns of Champaign, Ill. led all 20 laps to win Thursday night’s USAC IMRA “D2 Midget Nationals” opener at Farmer City Raceway. Davis took second ahead of Gehrke, Mallonee and Austin Archdale.

The four-race series concludes August 13 at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill. after extreme heat forced postponement of last Sunday’s scheduled finale.

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UPCOMING USAC SPEED2 MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Saturday, July 30, 2016

SERIES: USAC DMA Midget Championship

TRACK: Bear Ridge Speedway (Bradford, Vermont) – ¼-mile, dirt oval

EVENT:Dennis Preston Builder “David’s House Benefit night” featuring the USAC DMA Midgets, Kids Bike Races and 4/6 Cylinder Enduro

STARTING TIMES: Pit Gates Open: 3:00pm, Gates Open: 3:00pm, Racing Starts: 6:00pm

TICKETS: Adult GA Ticket: $10.  Students 12-17 GA Ticket: $8.  Seniors 62+ GA Ticket: $8.  Kids 11 & Under GA Ticket: $2.  Pit Pass: $25 or $35 Non Members

TRACK ADDRESS: Kidder Rd, Bradford, VT 05033

TRACK PHONE: (802) 222-4052

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.bearridgespeedway.com/

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2016 USAC DMA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.   (673) Adam Pierson (Bradford, VT)

2.   (655) Josh Sunn (White River Junction, VT)

3.   (581) Dean Christensen (Granby, CT)

4.   (543) Adam Whitney (Waitsfield, VT)

5.   (496) Ray Miller (East Granby, CT)

6.   (485) Jeff Champagne (Westfield, MA)

7.   (451) Robert Tucker (East Corinth, VT)

8.   (447) Jeff Horn (Ashland, MA)

9.   (431) Manny Dias (Attleboro, MA)

10. (403) Mark Cole

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2016 USAC IMRA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.   (1037) Jeff Mallonee (Ottumwa, IA)

2.   (814) Dillon Morley (Moline, IL)

3.   (809) Brent Burrows (Lewistown, IL)

4.   (790) Mitchell Davis (Auburn, IL)

5.   (778) Jake Sollenberger (Canton, IL)

6.   (577) Andy Baugh (Mason City, IL)

7.   (532) Travis Pence (Biggsville, IA)

8.   (523) Chase McDermand (Springfield, IL)

9.   (498) Hunter Lane (Milo, IA)

10. (497) Broc Hunnell (Eolia, MO)

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2016 USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.   (466) Gage Etgen (Celina, OH)

2.   (382) Corey Bedwell (Bluffton, IN)

3.   (375) Gunnar Lucius (Delphos, OH)

4.   (342) Alex Watson (Columbus, OH)

5.   (331) Tommy Bigelow (Winchester, IN)

6.   (298) Cory Guingrich (Celina, OH)

7.   (243) Jacob Taylor (Troy, OH)

8.   (198) Nick Corea (Crawfordsville, IN)

9.   (185) Jon Watson (Columbus, OH)

10. (169) Tom Hunt (Ithaca, MI)

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2016 USAC SPEED2 MIDGET SCHEDULE & RESULTS:

Apr 2: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Rained Out

Apr 9: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

WINNER: Rained Out

Apr 16: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Patrick Bruns

Apr 16: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Gage Etgen

Apr 23: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Andy Baugh

Apr 30: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

WINNER: Rained Out

May 7: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

WINNER: Josh Sunn

May 7: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Jeff Mallonee

May 7: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Alex Watson

May 14: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

WINNER: Rained Out

May 14: (MTM) Waynesfield, OH - Waynesfield Raceway Park

WINNER: Rained Out

May 21: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

WINNER: Josh Sunn

May 21: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Andy Baugh

May 21: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Gage Etgen

May 28: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

WINNER: Andy Baugh

May 29: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Patrick Bruns

Jun 4: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

WINNER: Adam Pierson

Jun 4: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Andy Baugh

Jun 4: (MTM) Waynesfield, OH - Waynesfield Raceway Park

WINNER: Rained Out

Jun 10: (DMA) Albany-Saratoga Speedway – Malta, NY

WINNER: Adam Pierson

Jun 11: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

WINNER: Jeff Mallonee

Jun 18: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

WINNER: Adam Pierson

Jun 18: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Mitchell Davis

Jun 18: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Gage Etgen

Jun 25: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

WINNER: Jeff Mallonee

Jun 25: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Gage Etgen

Jul 2: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

WINNER: Adam Pierson

Jul 2: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Mitchell Davis

Jul 9: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

WINNER: Chase McDermand

Jul 9: (MTM) Waynesfield, OH - Waynesfield Raceway Park

WINNER: Kobe Allison

Jul 16: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

WINNER: Adam Pierson

Jul 16: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

WINNER: Andy Baugh

Jul 16: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Gage Etgen

Jul 21: (IMRA) Farmer City, IL - Farmer City Raceway

WINNER: Patrick Bruns

Jul 22: (IMRA) Farmer City, IL - Farmer City Raceway

WINNER: Mitchell Davis

Jul 23: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

WINNER: Chett Gehrke

Jul 30: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Aug 5: (DMA) Malta, NY - Albany-Saratoga Speedway

Aug 6: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

Aug 6: (MTM) Waynesfield, OH - Waynesfield Raceway Park

Aug 12: (DMA) Rumney, NH – Legion Speedway

Aug 13: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Aug 13: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Aug 20: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Aug 20: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

Aug 26: (DMA) Rumney, NH – Legion Speedway

Aug 27: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Aug 27: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

Sep 3: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

Sep 10: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

Sep 17: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Sep 17: (IMRA) Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway

Sep 17: (MTM) Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

Sep 24: (DMA) Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT

Sep 24: (IMRA) Canton, IL - Spoon River Speedway

**(KEY DEFINITIONS)**

**DMA = USAC Dirt Midget Association Championship

**IMRA = USAC IMRA Midget Championshp

**MTM = USAC Midwest Thunder Midget Championship

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2016 USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:

1. (5) Gage Etgen (Montpelier Motor Speedway on Apr. 16, Montpelier Motor Speedway on May 21, Montpelier Motor Speedway on June 18, Montpelier Motor Speedway on June 25 & Montpelier Motor Speedway on July 16)

2. (1) Kobe Allison (Waynesfield Raceway Park on July 9)

    (1) Alex Watson (Montpelier Motor Speedway on May 7)

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2016 USAC IMRA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:

1. (5) Andy Baugh (Spoon River Speedway on Apr. 23, Spoon River Speedway on May 21, 34 Raceway on May 28, Spoon River Speedway on Jun. 4 & Spoon River Speedway on Jul. 16)

2. (3) Patrick Bruns (Spoon River Speedway on Apr. 16, Spoon River Speedway on May 29 & Farmer City Raceway on Jul. 21)

    (3) Mitchell Davis (Spoon River Speedway on Jun. 18, Spoon River Speedway on Jul. 2 & Farmer City Raceway on Jul. 22)

    (3) Jeff Mallonee (Spoon River Speedway on May 7, 34 Raceway on Jun. 11 & 34 Raceway on Jun. 25)

5. (1) Chett Gehrke (34 Raceway on Jul. 23)

     (1) Chase McDermand (34 Raceway on Jul. 9)

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2016 USAC DMA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:

1. (5) Adam Pierson (Bear Ridge Speedway on June 4, Albany-Saratoga Speedway on June 11, Bear Ridge Speedway on June 18, Bear Ridge Speedway on July 2 & Bear Ridge Speedway on July 16)

2. (2) Josh Sunn (Bear Ridge Speedway on May 7 & Bear Ridge Speedway on May 21)

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ALL-TIME USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:

1. [5 wins] Gage Etgen

2. [1 win] Kobe Allison & Alex Watson

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ALL-TIME USAC IMRA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:

1. [5 wins] Andy Baugh

2. [3 wins] Patrick Bruns, Mitchell Davis & Jeff Mallonee

5. [1 win] Chett Gehrke & Chase McDermand

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ALL-TIME USAC DMA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:

1. [26 wins] Adam Pierson

2. [7 wins] Joe Krawiec

3. [6 wins] Josh Sunn

4. [5 wins] Scott Holcomb

5. [4 wins] Kevin Chaffee

6. [3 wins] Jeff Champagne & Scott Viets

8. [1 win] Mike Chaffee, Dean Christensen, Dylan Duhaime, Kenney Johnson, Ray Miller & Dana Shaw

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ALL-TIME USAC MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:

None – First Season

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ALL-TIME USAC IMRA MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:

None – First Season

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ALL-TIME USAC DMA MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:

2011: Joe Krawiec, 2012: Kevin Chaffee, 2013: Joe Krawiec, 2014: Adam Pierson, 2015: Adam Pierson