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USAC: Sprint/TQ Midget Car Double Header at Irwindale Saturday

2 June 1999

MCI WORLDCOM MIDGET CARS AT BAKERSFIELD SATURDAY USAC's three "Western" racing series resume action this weekend after a week's hiatus. The Sprint Cars and MCI WorldCom TQ Midget Cars compete in a "doubleheader" at the Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway, while the MCI WorldCom Midget Cars visit the Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway, all on Saturday night.

A 30-lap Sprint and 20-lap TQ Midget Car feature are planned at the multi-purpose Irwindale facility. The Sprints race on Irwindale's 1/2-mile paved oval, while the TQs compete on the 1/3-mile oval. A 30-lapper also awaits the Midget Cars on Bakersfield's action-packed 1/3-mile dirt oval.

Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. (Sprints), Marc DeBeaumont of Clayton, Calif. (Midget Cars) and Joshua Wise of Riverside, Calif. (TQ Midget Cars) are the respective series point leaders entering the three weekend events.

MCI WORLDCOM WESTERN MIDGET CAR STANDINGS

1. Marc DeBeaumont 241 6. Rick Hendrix 126
2. Shane Scully 197 7. Bobby Boone 116
3. Wally Pankratz 171 8. Billy Felts, Jr. 115
4. Alex Harris 162 9. Clay Klepper 114
5. Jason Leffler 133 10. John Starks 111

MCI WORLDCOM TQ MIDGET CAR STANDINGS

1. Joshua Wise 118 6. Todd Hunsaker 70
2. Randi Pankratz 108 7. Gene Godepski 63
3. Ron Wade 86 8. West Evans 57
4. Greg Edenholm 81 9. Tony Villelli 56
5. Walt Johnson 80 10. Ron Ahrendt 52

WESTERN SPRINT CAR STANDINGS

1. Bud Kaeding 265 6. Dave Fitzgerald 172
2. Bobby McMahan 237 7. Billy Felts, Jr. 158
3. Jeff Gardner 234 8. Mike Boat 157
4. Rick Williams 213 9. Curtis Brown 141
5. Rick Hendrix 182 10. Kevin Urton 133

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