ALEX WATSON TAKES MIDWEST THUNDER OPENER AT MONTPELIER

Montpelier, IN……..Alex Watson of Columbus, Ohio won Saturday night’s 30-lap USAC Speed2 Midwest Thunder Midget opener at Montpelier Motor Speedway. He passed Korbyn Hayslett on lap 11 and led the rest of the way for the win to beat Nick Corea, Corey Bedwell, Aaron Leffel and Hayslett.

USAC SPEED2 MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 15, 2017 – Montpelier, Indiana – Montpelier Motor Speedway

FEATURE: (30 Laps) 1. Alex Watson (#3w Watson), 2. Nick Corea (#38 Dori), 3. Corey Bedwell (#11 Bedwell), 4; Aaron Leffel (#11L Taylor), 5. Korbyn Hayslett (#1H Hayslett), 6. Ron Coleman (#44 Coleman), 7. Chris Whipple (#44w Whipple), 8. Thomas Bigelow (#2B Bigelow), 9. Jon Watson (#25 Watson), 10. Tom Hessel (#7T Hessel), 11. Stratton Briggs (#71 Briggs), 12. Chuck Taylor (#11T Taylor), 13. Mark Horning (#22H Horning), 14. Brent Fordyce (#4 Fordyce), 15. Bill Dunham (#84 Dunham), 16. Chris Bounds (#65 Bounds), 17. Nick Daugherty (#14 Coleman). NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Bedwell, Laps 4-10 Hayslett, Laps 11-30 Watson.

NEW USAC SPEED2 MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET POINTS: 1-A.Watson-70, 2-Corea-67, 3-Bedwell-64, 4-Leffel-61, 5-Hayslett-58, 6-Coleman-55, 7-Whipple-52, 8-Bigelow-49, 9-J.Watson-46, 10-Hessel-43.

NEXT USAC SPEED2 MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET RACE: May 6– Waynesfield (OH) Raceway Park (SE)