ABOLD STRIKES GOLD IN NORTHEAST FOCUS RACE IN MAINE

INDIANAPOLIS – Jeff Abold of Oswego, N.Y. won USAC’s first ever race in the
state of Maine, holding off 12 other competitors in Saturday’s 25-lap
Northeast Ford Focus Midget Car Series feature at Oxford Plains Speedway.

Abold, who won earlier this season at Seekonk Speedway in Massachusetts,
drove to his second career feature triumph, leading the final 17 laps. He
beat Dana Messier, Shawn Gosselin, Michael Sboro and Ginny Quinones to the
stripe.

Sboro’s fourth-place finish, coupled with a 13th-place result by Nick Wean,
opened up a 33-point advantage by Sboro heading into the next race Aug. 27
at Seekonk. Abold sits third, now two points behind Wean.


NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.	Michael Sboro	421
2.	Nick Wean		388
3.	Jeff Abold		386
4.	Stephanie Stevens	351
5.	Dana Messier	300
6.	Ryan Smith		287
7.	Jesse State		284
8.	Shawn Gosselin	279
9.	Ryan Osborne	273
10.	P.J. Stergios	210