Ventura Midgets Saturday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                   MAY 15, 2006

Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER                                                                                                         06-90

 

 

BROWN LEADS MIDGETS TO VENTURA SATURDAY

HUNT WINS ALTAMONT 30-LAPPER

 

 

            Tyler Brown of Norco, Calif. is the new leader in USAC's Western Midget Car Series, which heads to the Ventura (Calif.) Raceway this Saturday night. A 30-lap feature is scheduled on the 1/5-mile dirt oval.

 

            Brown leads Matt Mitchell by a single point in the new standings. Mitchell was seventh in last Saturday night's 30-lap race at Altamont Motorsports Park in Tracy, Calif., which was won by Tony Hunt. Brown was 13th at Tracy.

 

            Hunt, of Fair Oaks, Calif., passed defending series champion Jerome Rodela on the 15th lap around the 1/2-mile paved Tracy oval and led the rest of the way in his Mr. Espresso Beast/Fontana. Rodela finished second ahead of Ryan Kaplan, Evan Margeson and Ben Petter.

 

            Brown, Rodela and Kaplan all recorded USAC Midget victories at Ventura last year, while Garrett Hansen won there last month.

 

 

USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

 

      1.
     Tyler Brown
     190
      
     6.
     Shannon McQueen
     151
     
      2.
     Matt Mitchell
     189
      
     7.
     Ryan Kaplan
     128
     
      3.
     Michael Lewis
     183
      
     8.
     Chase Barber
     115
     
      4.
     Jerome Rodela
     181
      
     9.
     Scott Pierovich
     114
     
      5.
     Garratt Boyden
     160
      
     10.
     Billy Wease
     112