4 MORE FOCUS RACES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 9, 2007
Contact: DICK JORDAN 07-166
TRACY, PLYMOUTH, MORRIS, BELMAR NEXT FOR FOCUSES;
WINS GO TO SKOGLUND, GEHRKE, CLOUSER (2), ABOLD (2)
USAC Ford Focus competition takes place at four venues this week, while a fifth event, originally slated at Sun Prairie, Wisc. Sunday, has been canceled.
Nic Faas leads the California Pavement Series to Altamont Motorsports Park in Tracy, Calif. Saturday. Tim Skoglund of Fresno, Calif. won last Saturday's 30-lap race for California Pavement and Utah Focuses at the Madera (Calif.) Speedway. He led all but the first lap in his Western Speed & Fuel/Ranchos Auto Repair Gerhardt to beat Faas, Tom Dyer, who led the first lap, Daniel Adler and Beau DeBard. Defending National Ford Focus Champion Michael Faccinto of Hanford, Calif. won Tuesday's 30-lap race at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway Bullring in his Scelzi Motorsports K & N Engineering Beast. He led the final 26 laps after passing Faas on lap five. Fast qualifier Tom Dyer finished second ahead of Faas, Robby Josett and Beau DeBard.
Mario Clouser of Auburn, Ill. continues to lead the USAC/UMARA standings into races at Plymouth, IN Wednesday and Morris, Ill. Saturday. Clouser won Wednesday's 20-lapper at Grundy County Speedway in Morris, leading the final five of 12 laps in his Illinois Corn Marketing Board Beast to beat Mark Wachter, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto and Justin Plunkett. On Saturday, Clouser led all 20 laps at Grundy County to beat Bill Griffith, Brad Greenup, Wachter and Sara Hyslop. Wachter led the first seven laps on Wednesday.
Jeff Abold of Pennellville, N.Y. leads the Northeast Series to Wall Township Speedway in Belmar, N.J. Saturday after sweeping races at Williamson and Oswego, N.Y. Friday and Saturday in his A & P Automotive/Team Abold Racing Hawk. Abold led the final eight laps at Spencer Speedway in Williamson Friday to beat Jon Seaman, Ryan Osborne, P.J. Stergios and Rick Fedrizzi. He then led the last 22 laps at Oswego Speedway Saturday to beat Jesse State, Steven Intravaia, Stergios and Shane MacMillan. State led the first five laps at Williamson, Abold led the next nine and Seaman led the next eight before Abold returned to the point. On Saturday, Stergios paced the first 13 laps before yielding to the winner.
Chett Gehrke of Broken Arrow, Okla. leads the Midwest and Indiana series standings, with the Midwest and Indiana Focuses slated Wednesday at Plymouth, Ind. and the Midwest and UMARA Focuses Saturday at Morris, Ill. Gehrke won Sunday night's 20-lap Midwest race at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Ind., leading the final nine laps after passing Ronnie Wuerdeman on lap 12. Trailing Gehrke's Indy Performance Composites/Scooer Ellis Rentals Beast at the checkered flag were Wuerdeman, Yasuhosihi Yamamoto, Craig Haack and Jordan Pennington.
USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS
1.
Chett Gehrke
576
6.
Bill Griffith
404
2.
James Robertson
522
7.
Bill Kriegbaum
257
3.
Jordan Pennington
480
8.
Robby Parish
255
4.
Tyler Irwin
450
9.
Andy Nock
217
5.
Craig Haack
419
10.
Caitlin Shaw
185
USAC NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS
1.
Jeff Abold
396
6.
Steven Intravaia
270
2.
P.J. Stergios
355
7.
Shaun Gosselin
230
3.
Jon Seaman
315
8.
Nick Ribbe
225
4.
Ryan Osborne
301
9.
Sean Carman
223
5.
Jesse State
272
10.
Ginny Quinones
210
USAC INDIANA FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS
1.
Chett Gehrke
539
6.
Alison MacLeod
354
2.
Eric Fehrman
517
7.
Bill Kriegbaum
336
3.
Tyler Irwin
503
8.
J.T. Hiltibran
247
4.
Robby Parish
499
9.
Andy Nock
226
5.
Craig Haack
404
10.
Steven Mathews
221
USAC CAROLINA RICHARD PETTY DRIVING EXPERIENCE FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS
1.
Michael Sboro
270
6.
Michael Mohelski
224
2.
Tanner Swanson
257
7.
Scott Hunter
188
3.
Andre Villareal
248
8.
Shane MacMillan
184
4.
Rick Fedrizzi
241
9.
Bradley Riethmeyer
168
5.
Mark Burt
224
10.
Caitlin Shaw
93
USAC CALIFORNIA DIRT FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS
1.
Nic Faas
390
6.
Jet Davison
252
2.
Walt Johnson
332
7.
J.R. Williams
230
3.
Ricky Kirkbride
324
8.
Robby Josett
195
4.
Nick Carlson
323
9.
Scott Oliver
165
5.
Dennis Howell
300
10.
Austin Williams
135
USAC CALIFORNIA PAVED FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS
1.
Nic Faas
494
6.
Mark Atkinson
384
2.
Tom Dyer
488
7.
Ian Miille
339
3.
Tim Skoglund
479
8.
Caitlin Shaw
263
4.
Beau DeBard
425
9.
Justin Hommel
249
5.
Daniel Adler
408
10.
Robby Josett
227
AUTO TRADER USAC UTAH DEVELOPMENTAL FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS
1.
Tim Savage
432
6.
Kipp Posey
277
2.
Billy Cox
395
7.
Bob Brewer
270
3.
Jeff Kelley
360
8.
Trevor Miran
204
4.
Chuck Groat
308
9.
Caitlin Shaw
195
5.
James Powell
297
10.
Jamie Wysong
162
USAC/UMARA FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS
1.
Mario Clouser
403
6.
Chett Gehrke
120
2.
Mark Wacher
325
7.
James Robertson
119
3.
Sara Hyslop
222
8.
Tyler Irwin
113
4.
Bill Griffith
213
9.
Jordan Pennington
105
5.
Caitlin Shaw
168
10.
Craig Haack
95
