THE “DEMON” TAKES THE “BUD STANFIELD MEMORIAL” MIDGET

Santa Maria, CA……..Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. won Saturday night’s 30-lap “Bud Stanfield Memorial” USAC Light Up The World Western States Midget race at Santa Maria Raceway. The fastest qualifier led the final 24 laps after passing Maria Cofer on lap seven. Robert Dalby, Ryan Bernal, Cofer and Michael Faccinto rounded out the “top-five” at the finish.

LIGHT UP THE WORLD USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SERIES PRESENTED BY CBD LIVING WATER RACE RESULTS: August 11, 2018 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Raceway – “32nd Annual Bud Stanfield Memorial”

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Damion Gardner, 25, Rodela-13.713; 2. Alex Schutte, 28, Schutte/McElwee-13.822; 3. Tanner Thorson, 3C, Lamar-13.868; 4. Michael Faccinto, 9D, Dodenhoff-13.983; 5. Shannon McQueen, 7, McQueen-14.064; 6. Robby Josett, 2, Josett-14.068; 7. Frankie Guerrini, 63, Guerrini-14.117; 8. David Prickett, 24X, Neverlift-14.122; 9. Ryan Bernal, 73X, Ford-14.132; 10. Robert Dalby, 4D, Dalby-14.153; 11. Clayton Ruston, 7R, CR-14.194; 12. Maria Cofer, 57, Cofer-14.280; 13. Daniel Anderson, 77, Anderson-14.371; 14. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-14.391; 15. C.J. Sarna, 20, Sarna-14.595; 16. Kyle Beilman, 31, Beilman-14.703; 17. Dylan Ito, 73, Ford-15.343; 18. Cody Swanson, 71S, Campbell-NT; 19. Ron Hazelton, 15, Hazelton-NT.

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Gardner, 2, Dalby, 3. Faccinto, 4. Guerrini, 5. Beilman, 6. Anderson. NT

KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS / ROD END SUPPLY SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Schutte, 2. McQueen, 3. Ruston, 4. Pankratz, 5. Ito, 6. Prickett. NT

COMPETITION SUSPENSION INCORPORATED/ROD END SUPPLY THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bernal, 2. Cofer, 3. Thorson, 4. Josett, 5. Sarna, 6. Hazelton. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Damion Gardner, 2. Robert Dalby, 3. Ryan Bernal, 4. Maria Cofer, 5. Michael Faccinto, 6. Robby Josett, 7. Clayton Ruston, 8. Daniel Anderson, 9. C.J. Sarna, 10. Randi Pankratz, 11. Tanner Thorson, 12. Alex Schutte, 13. David Prickett, 14. Shannon McQueen, 15. Frankie Guerrini, 16. Kyle Beilman, 17. Dylan Ito. NT

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**Ito, Beilman, and Guerrini flipped on lap 1 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Cofer, Laps 7-30 Gardner

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS/RACING OPTICS HARD CHARGER: Daniel Anderson (16th to 8th)

NEW LIGHT UP THE WORLD USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET PRESENTED BY CBD LIVING WATER POINTS: 1-Schutte-352, 2-Faccinto-334, 3-Josett-303, 4-Dalby-285, 5-Guerrini-272, 6-McQueen-269, 7-Ruston-262, 8-Prickett-248, 9-Sarna-243, 10-Cofer-233.

NEXT LIGHT UP THE WORLD USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET PRESENTED BY CBD LIVING WATER RACES:  September 1&2 – Calistoga (CA) Speedway – “11th Annual Louie Vermeil Classic”