2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICAL REVIEW:

DRIVER CHAMPION: Ronnie Gardner

OWNER CHAMPION: Six8 Motorsports

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Courtney Crone

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2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS:

Mar 23: Placerville, CA - Placerville Speedway

WINNER: Ronnie Gardner

Apr 9: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: Rained Out

Apr 30: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway

WINNER: Ronnie Gardner

May 21: Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway

WINNER: Ronnie Gardner

Jun 4: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway

WINNER: Michael Faccinto

Jun 25: Hanford, CA - Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds

WINNER: Ronnie Gardner

Jul 16: Petaluma, CA - Petaluma Speedway

WINNER: Alex Schutte

Sep 3: Calistoga, CA - Calistoga Speedway

WINNER: Tanner Thorson

Sep 4: Calistoga, CA - Calistoga Speedway

WINNER: Michael Faccinto

Sep 8: Chico, CA - Silver Dollar Speedway

WINNER: Alex Schutte

Sep 17: Santa Maria, CA - Santa Maria Raceway

WINNER: Cody Swanson

Oct 8: Tulare, CA - Thunderbowl Raceway

WINNER: Ronnie Gardner

Oct 29: Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway

WINNER: Robby Josett

Nov 19: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway

WINNER: Ronnie Gardner

Nov 24: ### Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway

WINNER: Kyle Larson

**Races noted with ### represent a race with the USAC National Midget Series.

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2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:

1. (6) Ronnie Gardner (Placerville Speedway on March 23, Bakersfield Speedway on April 30, Ventura Raceway on May 21, Santa Maria Raceway on June 25, Thunderbowl Raceway on Oct. 8 and Bakersfield Speedway on Nov. 19)

2. (2) Michael Faccinto (Bakersfield Speedway on June 4 and Calistoga Speedway on Sept. 4)

    (2) Alex Schutte (Petaluma Speedway on July 16 and Silver Dollar Speedway on Sept. 8)

4. (1) Robby Josett (Ventura Raceway on Oct. 29)

    (1) Kyle Larson (Ventura Raceway on Nov. 24)

    (1) Cody Swanson (Santa Maria Raceway on Sept. 17)

    (1) Tanner Thorson (Calistoga Speedway on Sept. 3)

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FEATURE LAPS LED:

1. (116) Ronnie Gardner

2. (78) Kyle Larson

3. (67) Michael Faccinto

4. (56) Alex Schutte

5. (36) Frankie Guerrini & Tanner Thorson

7. (30) Robby Josett

8. (24) Cory Elliott

9. (20) Brady Bacon

10. (9) Shane Golobic

11. (8) Carson Macedo

12. (6) Cody Swanson

13. (2) Sean Dodenhoff

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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:

1. (12) Ronnie Gardner

2. (8) Michael Faccinto

3. (7) Cory Elliott

4. (6) Frankie Guerrini

5. (4) Courtney Crone & Cody Swanson

7. (3) Carson Macedo & Alex Schutte

9. (2) Brady Bacon, Robert Dolacki, Shane Golobic, Shannon McQueen & Tanner Thorson

14. (1) Rico Abreu, Spencer Bayston, Chad Boat, Greg Bragg, Maria Cofer, Sean Dodenhoff, Damion Gardner, Darren Hagen, Robby Josett, Kyle Larson, Terry Nichols, Troy Rutherford & Matt Streeter

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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:

1. (13) Ronnie Gardner

2. (12) Cory Elliott

3. (11) Michael Faccinto & Frankie Guerrini

5. (8) Courtney Crone

6. (7) Cody Swanson

7. (6) Tyler Dolacki & Randi Pankratz

9. (5) Robert Dalby

10. (4) Maria Cofer, Shannon McQueen & Alex Schutte

13. (3) Brady Bacon, Sean Dodenhoff, Shane Golobic, Robby Josett, Carson Macedo, Troy Rutherford & Tanner Thorson

20. (2) Spencer Bayston, Jerome Rodela, Holly Shelton, Taylor Simas & Jake Swanson

25. (1) Rico Abreu, Tim Barber, Chad Boat, Britton Bock, Greg Bragg, Danny Ebberts, Brian Gard, Damion Gardner, Darren Hagen, Jake Hagopian, Dylan Ito, Cory Kruseman, Josh Lakatos, Kyle Larson, Terry Nichols, Ryan Robinson, Matt Streeter & Richard Vander Weerd

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FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

1. (5) Ronnie Gardner

2. (2) Michael Faccinto

3. (1) Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston, Robert Dalby, Dustin Golobic, Alex Schutte & Jake Swanson

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HEAT RACE WINS:

1. (8) Ronnie Gardner

2. (4) Cory Elliott & Michael Faccinto

4. (2) Brady Bacon, Chad Boat, Sean Dodenhoff, Frankie Guerrini, Darren Hagen & Alex Schutte

10. (1) Spencer Bayston, Danny Carroll, Courtney Crone, Carson Macedo, Shannon McQueen, Taylor Simas, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Tanner Thorson & Richard Vander Weerd

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SEMI WINS:

(1) Tyler Dolacki, Frankie Guerrini & Robby Josett

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QUALIFYING RACE WINS:

(1) Ryan Bernal & Chad Boat

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FEATURE STARTS:

1. (14) Maria Cofer, Courtney Crone, Robert Dalby, Cory Elliott, Michael Faccinto, Ronnie Gardner & Randi Pankratz

8. (13) Frankie Guerrini

9. (10) Tyler Dolacki

10. (9) Cody Swanson

11. (8) Nate Wait

12. (7) Shannon McQueen

13. (5) Dylan Ito, Robby Josett, Terry Nichols & Alex Schutte

17. (4) Sean Dodenhoff, Shane Golobic, Darren Hagen, Ashley Hazelton, Taylor Simas & Jake Swanson

23. (3) Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston, Chad Boat, Britton Bock, Brian Gard, Dustin Golobic, Cory Kruseman, Carson Macedo, Ryan Robinson, Troy Rutherford, Holly Shelton & Tanner Thorson

35. (2) Floyd Alvis, Ryan Bernal, Charles Davis, Jr., Chris Dyson, Jeff Harrington, Ron Hazelton, Jerome Rodela, Brennan Rogers, Matt Streeter, Kevin Thomas, Jr., J.R. Williams & Bobby Wilson

47. (1) Rico Abreu, Tim Barber, Greg Bragg, Danny Carroll, Nick Chivello, Taylor Clark, Bryan Clauson, Rick Cook, Quintin Crye, Michelle Decker, Danny Ebberts, Nick Foster, Damion Gardner, Jake Hagopian, Sparky Howard, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Josh Lakatos, Kyle Larson, Bill Lindsey, Michael Pickens, David Prickett, Gio Scelzi, Tyler Seavey, Rick Shuman, Kyle Smith, Richard Vander Weerd, Gage Walker & Cody Williams

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HARD CHARGERS OF THE RACE:

Mar 23: Placerville Speedway: Tyler Dolacki (11 positions)

Apr 30: Bakersfield Speedway: Tyler Dolacki (9 positions)

May 21: Ventura Raceway: Troy Rutherford (10 positions)

Jun 4: Bakersfield Speedway: Courtney Crone (4 positions)

Jun 25: Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds: Courtney Crone (6 positions)

Jul 16: Petaluma Speedway: Bobby Wilson (12 positions)

Sep 3: Calistoga Speedway: Britton Bock (7 positions)

Sep 4: Calistoga Speedway: Ashley Hazelton (5 positions)

Sep 8: Silver Dollar Speedway: Ronnie Gardner (7 positions)

Sep 17: Santa Maria Raceway: Cody Swanson (3 positions)

Oct 8: Thunderbowl Raceway: Ronnie Gardner (6 positions)

Oct 29: Ventura Raceway: Tyler Dolacki (9 positions)

Nov 19: Bakersfield Speedway: Chad Boat (6 positions)

Nov 24: Ventura Raceway: Jake Swanson (9 positions)

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FINAL 2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS:

1. (1042) Ronnie Gardner (Corona, CA)

2. (875) Michael Faccinto (Hanford, CA)

3. (833) Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, CA)

4. (772) Frankie Guerrini (San Rafael, CA)

5. (713) Courtney Crone (Corona, CA)

6. (610) Maria Cofer (Macdoel, CA)

7. (609) Robert Dalby (Anaheim, CA)

8. (596) Randi Pankratz (Atascadero, CA)

9. (564) Cody Swanson (Norco, CA)

10. (498) Tyler Dolacki (Fresno, CA)

11. (356) Shannon McQueen (Bakersfield, CA)

12. (319) Alex Schutte (Redding, CA)

13. (272) Nate Wait (Lodi, CA)

14. (242) Sean Dodenhoff (Bakersfield, CA)

15. (238) Terry Nichols (Delano, CA)

16. (224) Robby Josett (Santa Clarita, CA)

17. (220) Shane Golobic (Fremont, CA)

18. (212) Carson Macedo (Lemoore, CA)

19. (211) Tanner Thorson (Minden, NV)

20. (210) Dylan Ito (Ventura, CA)

21. (208) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)

22. (195) Darren Hagen (Riverside, CA)

23. (178) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)

24. (177) Taylor Simas (Orland, CA)

25. (175) Troy Rutherford (Ojai, CA)

26. (160) Chad Boat (Phoenix, AZ)

27. (159) Spencer Bayston (Lebanon, IN)

28. (151) Britton Bock (Calistoga, CA)

29. (150) Holly Shelton (Sacramento, CA)

30. (142) Brian Gard (Kelseyville, CA)

31. (122) Jerome Rodela (El Monte, CA)

32. (117) Cory Kruseman (Ventura, CA)

33. (116) Ryan Robinson (Foresthill, CA)

34. (106) Matt Streeter (Galt, CA)

35. (101) Dustin Golobic (Fremont, CA)

36. (88) Jeff Harrington (Bakersfield, CA)

37. (64) Steve Davis (Downey, CA)

38. (59) Brennan Rogers (Camarillo, CA)

39. (58) Chris Dyson (Pleasant Valley, NY)

40. (57) Richard Vander Weerd (Visalia, CA)

41. (55) Tim Barber (San Francisco, CA)

42. (41) Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Cullman, AL)

43. (38) Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN)

44. (36) Gio Scelzi (Fresno, CA)

45. (35) Rick Shuman (Phoenix, AZ)

46. (31) Danny Carroll (Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia)

47. (30) Austen Figueroa (El Segundo, CA)

48. (29) Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS)

49. (28) Cody Williams (Corona, CA)

50. (25) Michelle Decker (Guthrie, OK)

51. (23) Gage Walker (Fairland, IN)

52. (10) Danny Faria, Jr. (Tipton, CA), Tyler Nelson (Kansas City, KS) & Ryan Greth (Newport, PA)

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FINAL 2016 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS:

1. (1042) Six8 Motorsports #68 (Burbank, CA)

2. (875) MF Racing #35F (Hanford, CA)

3. (833) Cory Elliott #11E (Bakersfield, CA)

4. (724) Frankie Guerrini #63 (San Rafael, CA)

5. (713) Jerome Rodela #25 (El Monte, CA)

6. (610) Cofer Racing #57 (Macdoel, CA)

7. (609) Robert Dalby #4D (Anaheim, CA)

8. (596) Wally Pankratz #8 (Orange, CA)

9. (564) Kirk Swanson #71s (Norco, CA)

10. (498) Robert Dolacki #18 (Fresno, CA)

11. (434) Keith Ford #73 (Oxnard, CA)

12. (356) Shannon McQueen #7 (Bakersfield, CA)

13. (319) Schutte/McElwee #28 (Redding, CA)

14. (242) Sean Dodenhoff #9D (Bakersfield, CA)

15. (239) Ron Hazelton #15 (Chatsworth, CA)

16. (238) Terry Nichols #1p (Delano, CA)

17. (233) MF Racing #35w (Hanford, CA)

18. (224) Ron Josett #2 (Santa Clarita, CA)

19. (215) Bock Racing #62 (Angwin, CA)

20. (212) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71K (Columbus, IN)

21. (211) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #67x (Columbus, IN)

22. (205) Keith Ford #73x (Oxnard, CA)

23. (198) Bock Racing #26 (Angwin, CA)

24. (184) Arata Racing #88 (Napa, CA)

25. (160) Tucker/Boat Motorsports #84 (Mooresville, NC) & Jerome Rodela #25K (El Monte, CA)

27. (159) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #97 (Columbus, IN)

28. (150) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #67K (Columbus, IN)

29. (116) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71 (Columbus, IN)

30. (113) Bock Racing #67 (Calistoga, CA)

31. (105) Kruseman Enterprises  #12K (Ventura, CA)

32. (104) Sean Dodenhoff #9E (Bakersfield, CA)

33. (98) Six8 Motorsports #68w (Burbank, CA)

34. (96) Sala Racing #19s (Oakdale, CA)

35. (94) Van Dyne Racing #5 (Huntington Beach, CA)

36. (75) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71w (Columbus, IN)

37. (68) Bock Racing #25G (Angwin, CA)

38. (64) Steve Davis #2D (Norco, CA)

39. (58) Kruseman Enterprises #16K (Ventura, CA)

40. (56) MF Racing #35s (Hanford, CA)

41. (50) Dodenhoff Racing #9H (Bakersfield, CA)

42. (30) Ron Bach #49R (Santa Paula, CA)

43. (25) Shannon McQueen #7x (Bakersfield, CA)

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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:

1. [104 wins] Sleepy Tripp

2. [52 wins] Robby Flock

3. [41 wins] Billy Boat

4. [19 wins] Ronnie Gardner & Wally Pankratz

6. [18 wins] Page Jones

7. [16 wins] P.J. Jones, Jason Leffler & Rusty Rasmussen

10. [14 wins] Garrett Hansen

11. [13 wins] Jimmy Sills & Tony Stewart

13. [12 wins] Jay Drake & Tommy White

15. [11 wins] Josh Wise

16. [10 wins] Johnny Cofer, Jerry Coons, Jr., Dave Darland, Cory Kruseman & Ron Shuman

21. [9 wins] Bobby East, Tracy Hines, Kasey Kahne & Rich Vogler

25. [8 wins] Stan Fox, Michael Lewis, Steve Paden, Dave Steele & Danny Stratton

30. [7 wins] Rick Hendrix, Chad Nichols & Kody Swanson

33. [6 wins] Rico Abreu, Bryan Clauson, Johnathon Henry, Ken Nichols, Brad Noffsinger & Dave Strickland Jr.

39. [5 wins] Tommy Astone, Christopher Bell, Bob Davison, Ronnie Day, Robert Dolacki, Davey Hamilton, Tony Hunt, Brad Kuhn, Alex Schutte & J.J. Yeley

49. [4 wins] Tyler Brown, Hank Butcher, Nick Chivello, Marc DeBeaumont, Nic Faas, Michael Faccinto, Josh Ford, Chuck Gurney, Darren Hagen, Jordan Hermansader, Robby Josett, Ryan Kaplan, Thomas Meseraull, Frank Pedregon, Chris Rahe, Keith Rauch, Jerome Rodela, Johnny Rodriguez, Shane Scully, Ricky Shelton, Tanner Swanson, Brad Sweet & Billy Wease

72. [3 wins] Ryan Bernal, Bobby Boone, Mario Bringetto, Jr., Danny Ebberts, Shane Golobic, Jeff Gordon, Scott Hansen, Alex Harris, Kyle Larson, Trey Marcham, Danny McKnight, Ryan Newman, Johnny Parsons, Scott Pierovich, Troy Rutherford & Chuck West

87. [2 wins] Floyd Alvis, Alex Bowman, Rick Bussell, Tony Elliott, Terry Farrar, Mike Figliomeni, Bobby Grewohl, Darryl Haugh, Dennis Hart, Jeff Heywood, Gary Howard, R.J. Johnson, Josh Lakatos, Evan Margeson, Matt Mitchell, Rory Price, Stevie Reeves, Bobby Santos, Darin Snider, Michael Snider, Bryan Stanfill, Cody Swanson & Tanner Thorson

111. [1 win] Mike Appio, Caleb Armstrong, Brady Bacon, Donnie Beechler, Wayne Bennet, Pat Bliss, Garratt Boyden, Greg Bragg, Larry Brown, Keith Chrisco, Michelle Decker, Larry Derwin, Kevin Doty, Dan Drinan, Dale Durbin Jr., Cory Elliott, Bob Ellis, Tommie Estes Jr., Duane Feduska, Billy Felts Jr., A.J. Fike, Joe Gaerte, Russ Gamester, Brian Gard, Damion Gardner, Cody Gerhardt, Rick Gerhardt, Frankie Guerrini, Jac Haudenschild, Lloyd Hemman, Nathan High, Rick Hood, Kenny Irwin Jr., A.J. Johnson, Jim Keene, Steve Knepper, Brad Loyet, Dallen McKenney, Shannon McQueen, Lealand McSpadden, Jeff Meyer, Andy Michner, Kevin Olson, Aaron Pollock, David Prickett, Davey Ray, C.J. Sarna, Zach Schiff, Ryan Scott, Jeremy Sherman, Graham Standring, John Starks, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chase Stockon, Matt Streeter, Jake Swanson, Sammy Swindell, Richard Vander Weerd, Eric Wilkins, Rip Williams & Paul Zimmerly

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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET CHAMPIONS

1982: **Jeff Heywood; 1983: Sleepy Tripp; 1984: Tommy White; 1985: Sleepy Tripp; 1986: Robby Flock; 1987: Sleepy Tripp; 1988: Sleepy Tripp; 1989: Robby Flock; 1990: Sleepy Tripp; 1991: Sleepy Tripp; 1992: Sleepy Tripp; 1993: Robby Flock; 1994: Johnny Cofer; 1995: Billy Boat; 1996: Jay Drake; 1997: Ricky Shelton; 1998: Rick Hendrix; 1999: Marc DeBeaumont; 2000: Wally Pankratz; 2001: Danny Ebberts; 2002: Robby Flock; 2003: Steve Paden; 2004: Johnny Rodriguez; 2005: Jerome Rodela; 2006: Jerome Rodela; 2007: Johnny Rodriguez; 2008: Nic Faas; 2009: Garrett Hansen; 2010: Alex Schutte; 2011: Cory Kruseman; 2012: Shannon McQueen (Overall), Chad Nichols (Pave) & David Prickett (Dirt); 2013: Ronnie Gardner (Overall), Chad Nichols (Pave) & Ronnie Gardner (Dirt); 2014: Ronnie Gardner (Overall), Chad Nichols (Pavement), Ronnie Gardner (Dirt); 2015: Ronnie Gardner; 2016: Ronnie Gardner

**The 1982 Western Midget championship was derived from finishes posted in a number of “west coast” races held under National sanction. These events were NOT promoted, recognized or reported as “western” races and no series standings were generated.