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USAC: MCI WorldCom Western TQ Midget Car Series Race Results, Bakersfield

5 September 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

MCI WORLDCOM USAC TQ MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 3, 2000 -- Bakersfield, California - Bakersfield Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Greg Edenholm, 2, Edenholm-14.753; 2. J.J. Ercse, 18, Barber-14.883; 3. Todd Hunsaker, 6, Hunsaker-15.010; 4. Ron Ahrendt, 87, Ahrendt-15.155; 5. Walt Johnson, 15, Welcomer-15.180; 6. Steve Davis, 77, Davis-15.206; 7. West Evans, 36, Evans-15.294; 8. Randi Pankratz, 11, Dranginis-15.340; 9. Josh Lakatos, 83, Lakatos-15.385; 10. Steve Parke, 59, Parke-15.521; 11. Linda Taylor, 75, Wood-16.133; 12. Jim Adams, 88, Wade-16.147; 13. Matt Sharon, 76, Sharon-16.246; 14. Heather Davis, 44, Davis-16.531; 15. Gene Godepski, 24, Godepski-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Lakatos, 2. Johnson, 3. Edenholm, 4. Evans, 5. Hunsaker, 6. Taylor, 7. Sharon. 1:58.76

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. S.Davis, 2. Parke, 3. Ercse, 4. Pankratz, 5. Ahrendt, 6. H.Davis, 7. Adams. 2:00.00

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Greg Edenholm, 2. J.J. Ercse, 3. Josh Lakatos, 4. Walt Johnson, 5. Todd Hunsaker, 6. West Evans, 7. Randi Pankratz, 8. Steve Parke, 9. Ron Ahrendt, 10. Jim Adams, 11. Linda Taylor, 12. Matt Sharon, 13. Steve Davis, 14. Heather Davis. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Johnson, Laps 7-20 Edenholm.

NEW MCI WORLDCOM TQ MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Ercse-590; 2-Johnson-548; 3-Edenholm-518; 4-Hunsaker-486; 5-Evans-469; 6-Ron Wade-392; 7-Parke-340; 8-Gene Godepski-316; 9-Ahrendt-310; 10-S.Davis-308.

NEXT MCI WORLDCOM TQ MIDGET CAR RACE: September 9 - Santa Maria (CA) Speedway

Text provided by Dick Jordan

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