KAHNE SWEEPS IRWINDALE SPRINTS

KAHNE SWEEPS IRWINDALE SPRINTS, MIDGETS
TQ FINALE PRECEDES MIDGETS SATURDAY AT BAKERSFIELD

    Kasey Kahne of Enumclaw, Wash. swept to victories in Saturday night's USAC
WorldCom Western Midget Car and Western Sprint Car feature events at the
Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. It marked only the 14th "sweep" in 123 USAC
Sprint/Midget "doubleheaders since 1956.
    USAC participants are gearing for another "doubleheader" this weekend, 
when
the WorldCom Western Midget Cars and TQ Midget Cars compete at the 1/3-mile
dirt Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway. A 20-lap TQ and 30-lap Midget Car
feature are planned.
    Kahne caught Michael Lewis on the 12th lap of the Irwindale Midget Car 
race
and led the rest of the way to win the 30-lapper in the Steve Lewis
Ford/Beast/Performance Racing Industry Pink Ford/Beast. Dave Steele finished
second ahead of Lewis, fast qualifier Travis Miniea and Aaron Fike.
    In the 35-lap Sprint car feature, Kahne trailed Bobby McMahan for the 
first
14 laps, then led the rest of the way in his Consani Construction
Chevy/Beast. Troy Cline finished second ahead of fast qualifier Tony Hunt,
McMahan and Jeff Gardner.
    Danny Ebberts of Canyon Lake, Calif. continues to lead the WorldCom 
Western
Midget Car standings going into this Saturday night's Bakersfield race. He
finished 17th at Irwindale, his point lead over Alex Harris slipping to 36
points in the process. Harris was seventh in the Irwindale feature.
    Hunt, of Fair Oaks, Calif., extended his Western Sprint Car point lead 
over
Jeff Gardner to 14 points going into a November 17 race at Tucson, Ariz.
        Walt Johnson of Sun Valley, Calif. hopes to lock up his first USAC
driving title at Bakersfield. He leads WorldCom TQ Midget runner-up Steve
Lambert by 49 points going into the series finale.
    Jay Drake, of Val Verde, Calif., who was released from Indianapolis
Methodist Hospital Saturday and is recuperating at home from injuries
suffered in an October 20 Midget car accident at Terre Haute, Ind., is the
only other driver to record a "doubleheader" sweep this year. He scored
Sprint and Midget victories at Rossburg, Ohio June 22.

USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1. Tony Hunt 799
2. Jeff Gardner 785
3. Ryan Flynn 642
4. Bryan Bullard 631
5. Troy Cline 598
6. Damion Gardner 538
7. Bobby McMahan 534
8. Kevin Kierce 447
9. Scott Hansen 424
10. Shauna Hogg 413

USAC WORLDCOM WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1. Danny Ebberts 955
2. Alex Harris 919
3. Josh Wise 844
4. Wally Pankratz 749
5. Thomas Meseraull 693
6. Shane Scully 683
7. Matt Streeter 600
8. Robby Flock 591
9. John Sarale 370
10. Danny Stratton 357

USAC WORLDCOM TQ MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1. Walt Johnson 373
2. Steve Lambert 324
3. Todd Hunsaker 295
4. Ron Ahrendt 267
5. Steve Davis 263
6. Jim Adams 239
7. West Evans 237
8. Greg Edenholm 231
9. Chris Hedge 179
10. James Styer 179