RAY TARGETS THIRD STRAIGHT CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS WIN THURSDAY AFTER ANOTHER SERIES VICTORY

It took nearly 20 races for Robbie Ray of Davenport, Iowa to win his first
USAC Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car Series feature, and now the
Iowan is eyeing his third straight following Saturday’s victory at East
Lincoln Speedway in Stanley, N.C.

Driving the No. 11 Calico Coatings/Simpson Beast/Ford Focus, Ray drove to
his second straight victory, leading the final 17 laps of Saturday’s
25-lapper at the 3/8-mile dirt track. Trailing Ray were Mike Ward, Terry
Hall and Sam Beam – all who took turns at the top spot – and fifth-place
Ginny Quinones.

The victory moved Ray to within six points of series leader Chase Scott
heading into this Thursday’s event at Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory,
N.C. Scott, who has improved drastically on dirt this season, won his heat
race at Stanley, started eighth in the feature and was up to third before
wall contact – following a tangle with another car – sidelined him for the
remainder of the event. He finished sixth.

Scott, who owns 11 career series victories, is the only driver in series
history to win three straight features. Ray’s win Saturday makes him only
the second driver with more than one win in the region’s two-year history.

CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.	Chase Scott		274
2.	Robbie Ray		268
3.	Aron Oakley		222
4.	Nick Wean		181
5.	Gary Winters	168
6.	Michael Sboro	166
7.	Stephanie Stevens	165
8.	Ginny Quinones	163
9.	Lindsey Trausch	160
10.	Chris Meadows	155