USAC: MCI WorldCom Midget Cars, TQs Share Irwindale Spotlight

28 June 1999

Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway plays host to Saturday night's MCI WorldCom USAC Midget Car/TQ Midget Car "doubleheader" and series point leaders Marc DeBeaumont and Randi Pankratz are anxious to extend their respective leads.

DeBeaumont, of Clayton, Calif., has won twice this season, at Irwindale on April 17 and at Stockton, Calif. on May 15. Pankratz, bidding to become USAC's first female driving champion, has yet to taste victory despite "top-five" finishes in all six of her 1999 starts! Irwindale has produced three different feature winners in three 1999 races, so Saturday might be Randi's night.

A 20-lap TQ Midget Car and 30-lap Western Midget Car feature cap the complete program of MCI WorldCom racing on Irwindale's two ovals. The TQs will race on the 1/3-mile and the Midget Cars will take to the 1/2-mile.

MCI WORLDCOM WESTERN MIDGET CAR STANDINGS

1. Marc DeBeaumont 322 6. Steve Paden 141
2. Shane Scully 266 7. Jason Leffler 133
3. Alex Harris 252 8. Rick Hendrix 126
4. Wally Pankratz 173 9. Jimmy Sills 117
5. Bobby Boone 164 10. Billy Felts, Jr. 115

MCI WORLDCOM TQ MIDGET CAR STANDINGS

1. Randi Pankratz 142 6. Todd Hunsaker 85
2. Joshua Wise 118 7. Gene Godepski 83
3. Greg Edenholm 115 8. Tony Villelli 73
4. Walt Johnson 112 9. West Evans 66
5. Ron Wade 86 10. Kevin Wybenga 59

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