MARTZ EXTENDS MIDWEST FOCUS LEAD WITH KALAMAZOO VICTORY; LAKEVILLE RAINED OUT

Tate Martz of Rushville, Ind. padded his USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car
Series points lead Saturday with a victory at the 3/8-mile Kalamazoo
Speedway in Kalamazoo, Mich. The previous evening’s scheduled event at
Lakeville Speedway in Lakeville, Ohio was rained out.

Martz, driving the No. 1 Lafayette Emergency Medicine Physicians Beast/Ford
Focus, led the final 25 laps of the 30-lapper for his third feature victory
in six attempts this season. Early leader Ricky Ehrgott, Stephanie Mockler,
Brandon Wagner and Derek Fisher trailed Martz at the checkered flag. Martz
qualified at 101.7 mph – the fastest qualifying lap in a Ford Focus car
ever – while Brandon Hartsell and Ronnie Wuerdeman won eight-lap heats.

With the win, Martz’s points lead over Mockler improved slightly, now
standing at 27. Martz will look to add to his advantage in the series’ next
event, scheduled for June 24 at Kil-Kare Speedway in Xenia, Ohio.

MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.	Tate Martz		390
2.	Stephanie Mockler	363
3.	Jimmy Light		273
4.	Brandon Wagner	246
5.	Josh Clemons	241
6.	Ronnie Wuerdeman	239
7.	James Robertson	235
8.	Kyle Robbins	227
9.	Nick Wagner		215
10.	Adam Kramer		207