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USAC: DeBeaumont Extends Western Lead with Stockton Victory

18 May 1999

MIDGET CARS, TQs SHARE SAN BERNARDINO "TWIN BILL" SATURDAY

Marc DeBeaumont of Clayton, Calif. extended his lead in the MCI WorldCom USAC Western Midget Car standings Saturday night, winning the 30-lap feature event at the Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway. He beat the series' winningest driver, Sleepy Tripp, to the checkered flag.

Tripp, making his first 1999 start in quest of a record 103rd series victory, led seven laps of the race before yielding to DeBeaumont's J & R Motorsports/Grapekist Stealth Gaerte on lap 21. Trailing the top-two at the finish were Billy Felts, Jr., Tom Messeraul and Chuck Gurney, Jr.

DeBeaumont, who was also the fastest qualifier at Stockton and won his heat race, leads Shane Scully by 30 points going into this Saturday night's MCI WorldCom "doubleheader" program at the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, Calif. A 20-lapper is scheduled for the MCI WorldCom TQ Midget Cars and a 30-lapper is on tap for the MCI WorldCom Midget Cars. Scully finished seventh at Stockton.

Series rookie Joshua Wise leads lady driver Randi Pankratz by eight points in the current MCI WorldCom TQ Midget Car standings.

MCI WORLDCOM WESTERN MIDGET CAR STANDINGS

1. Marc DeBeaumont 217 6. Clay Klepper 114
2. Shane Scully 187 7. John Starks 111
3. Wally Pankratz 148 8. Bobby Boone 106
4. Alex Harris 135 9. Rick Hendrix 99
5. Jason Leffler 133 10. Jay Drake 90

MCI WORLDCOM TQ MIDGET CAR STANDINGS

1. Joshua Wise 85 6. Todd Hunsaker 49
2. Randi Pankratz 77 7. Gene Godepski 48
3. Greg Edenholm 64 8. West Evans 43
4. Ron Wade 57 9. Ron Ahrendt 42
5. Walt Johnson 49 10. Kevin Wybenga 37

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