REGIONAL MIDGETS IN MICHIGAN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                      SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

Contact: DICK JORDAN                                                                                                                                     07-238

 

 

ROBERTSON LEADS REGIONAL MIDGETS TO BERLIN;

SERIES RUNNER-UP PRUETT FOUND DEAD IN HIS ARIZONA HOME

 

 

            James Roberson of Indianapolis, Ind. leads the 2007 USAC Regional Midget Series standings going into Saturday's race at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich. A 30-lap feature is on tap at the .438-mile paved oval.

 

            Saturday's race will be the 32nd for USAC at Berlin Raceway but only the second USAC Midget appearance there in 39 years. Bobby East won the last USAC full Midget race there in 2002.

 

            Regional series participants were saddened to learn of the untimely death of Carefree, Arizona driver Alex Pruett, who passed away at his Arizona home Friday night. The 20-year-old Pruett earned USAC feature victories at Mansfield, Ohio (Aug. 10) and New Castle, Ind. (Aug. 26) and ranked second in the 2007 Regional standings.

 

 

USAC REGIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

 

      1.
     James Robertson
     1,170
      
     6.
     Robby Parish
     812
     
      2.
     Alex Pruett
     1,079
      
     7.
     Zach Schiff
     662
     
      3.
     Travis Young
     964
      
     8.
     Dave Fuhrman
     516
     
      4.
     Brent Beauchamp
     902
      
     9.
     Slade Miller
     433
     
      5.
     Ricky Ehrgott
     840
      
     10.
     Dakoda Armstrong
     365