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USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SERIES: April 6, 2019 – Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, California

HEAT RACE LINEUPS

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 
71D Bryan Drollinger – 1P Terry Nichols
28 Alex Schutte – 5G Ben Worth
81 Austin Liggett – 71S Cody Swanson
33P Mike Leach Jr. – 78 Marvin Mitchell

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 
8 Randi Pankratz – 20 C.J. Sarna
11E Cory Elliott – 31K Kyle Beilman
4D Robert Dalby – 7 Shannon McQueen
07X Troy Morris III – 2 Jackson Dukes

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 
73 Dylan Ito – 28X David Prickett
5 Ricky Lewis – 57 Maria Cofer
31B Michael Faccinto – 73K Jake Swanson
1N Kyle Heckman

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Liggett, 2. C.Swanson, 3. Schutte, 4. Worth, 5. Nichols, 6. Leach, 7. Mitchell, 8. Drollinger. NT

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Cody Swanson, 71S, Campbell-12.972; 2. Shannon McQueen, 7, McQueen-12.996; 3. Jake Swanson, 73K, Ford-13.016; 4. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-13.077; 5. Robert Dalby, 4D, Dalby-13.134; 6. Michael Faccinto, 31B, Beilman-13.141; 7. Ben Worth, 5G, Alexander-13.200; 8. Kyle Beilman, 31K, Beilman-13.276; 9. Maria Cofer, 57, Cofer-13.311; 10. Alex Schutte, 28, Schutte/McElwee-13.327; 11. Cory Elliott, 11E, Elliott-13.379; 12. Ricky Lewis, 5, Van Dyne-13.466; 13. Terry Nichols, 1P, Nichols-13.603; 14. C.J. Sarna, 20, Sarna-13.643; 15. David Prickett, 28X, Schutte/McElwee-13.803; 16. Bryan Drollinger, 71D, Drollinger-13.923; 17. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-14.169; 18. Dylan Ito, 73, Ford-14.261; 19. Mike Leach Jr. 33P, Leach-14.466; 20. Troy Morris III, 07X, Trinity-NT; 21. Kyle Heckman, 1N, Nichols-NT; 22. Marvin Mitchell, 78, Mitchell-NT; 23. Jackson Dukes, 2, Dukes-NT.

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Elliott, 2. Sarna, 3. Dalby, 4. Pankratz, 5. Beilman, 6. McQueen. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Faccinto, 2. J.Swanson, 3. Prickett, 4. Lewis, 5. Heckman, 6. Cofer, 7. Ito. NT

FEATURE LINEUP: (30 laps)
5G Ben Worth – 31B Michael Faccinto
4D Robert Dalby – 83 Austin Liggett
73K Jake Swanson – 71S Cody Swanson
7 Shannon McQueen – 31K Kyle Beilman
57 Maria Cofer – 28 Alex Schutte
11E Cory Elliott – 5 Ricky Lewis
1P Terry Nichols – 20 C.J. Sarna
28X David Prickett – 71D Bryan Drollinger
8 Randi Pankratz – 73 Dylan Ito
33P Mike Leach Jr. – 1N Kyle Heckman
78 Marvin Mitchell

USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SERIES: April 6, 2019 – Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, California

CAR #    DRIVER/HOMETOWN    ENTRANT/SPONSOR/CHASSIS/ENGINE
1N    KYLE HECKMAN/Bakersfield, CA    Kelly Nichols/NP Motorsports – Masters Design & Construction/Spike/Chevy
1P    TERRY NICHOLS/Delano, CA    Kelly Nichols/NP Motorsports – Masters Design & Construction/Spike/Fontana
2    ®JACKSON DUKES/Clovis, CA    Justin Dukes/Shenanigans Restaurant – Combat Cleaning Services/Spike/AMS Chevy
4D    ROBERT DALBY/Anaheim, CA    Ken Dalby/R-D Spring & Stamping – Monster Seal/Spike/Esslinger
5    ®RICKY LEWIS/Oxnard, CA    Tres Van Dyne/Van Dyne Engineering – LAT Synthetic Oil/Edmunds/Van Dyne
5G    ®BEN WORTH/Coalinga, CA    Dean Alexander/Walker Air Filtration – WFX/Spike/Esslinger
7    SHANNON McQUEEN/Bakesfield, CA    McQueen Racing/Simpson Race Products – Lucas Oil/Bullet/Esslinger
8    RANDI PANKRATZ/Atascadero, CA    Wally Pankratz/HASA Pool Products – Trench Shoring/Edmunds/Fontana
11E    CORY ELLIOTT/Bakersfield, CA    Mitch Elliott/Capital E Trucking – Nagel Earthworks/Spike/Esslinger
20    C.J. SARNA/Palm Desert, CA    C.J. Sarna/Cactus Jacks Bar & Grill – Final Final Clothing/Spike/Van Dyne Chevy
28    ALEX SCHUTTE/Redding, CA    Schutte & McElwee/Proficio– Aircraft Electrical Components/Spike/Toyota
28X    DAVID PRICKETT/Fresno, CA    Schutte & McElwee/Proficio– Aircraft Electrical Components/Spike/Esslinger
31B    MICHAEL FACCINTO/Hanford, CA    Bill Beilman/Dave.com – Six8 Motorsports/Spike/Esslinger
31K    KYLE BEILMAN/Mar Vista, CA    Bill Beilman/Dave.com – Six8 Motorsports/Spike/Esslinger
33P    ®MIKE LEACH JR./Orange, CA    Mike Leach Sr./Pancho’s Sports Bar & Grill – Edmunds Auto Research/Edmunds/Arias
57    MARIA COFER/Macdoel, CA    Johnny Cofer/Tule Vista Ranches – Bell Helmets/Spike/Esslinger
71D    BRYAN DROLLINGER/Lomita, CA    Drollinger Bros.Racing/Simpson Race Products – Walker Air Filtration/Stealth/Arias
71S    CODY SWANSON/Norco, CA    Marcie Campbell/Marcie Campbell Realtor – Rodela Fabrication/Spike/Stanton
73    DYLAN ITO/Ventura, CA    Keith Ford/Naturipe – King Racing Products/TCR/Esslinger
73K    JAKE SWANSON/Anaheim, CA    Keith Ford/Edgewater Construction – Sun Valley AG Transport/TCR/Esslinger
78    MARVIN MITCHELL/Madera, CA    Marvin Mitchell/TRC Transmission/Elite/Deppe
83    AUSTIN LIGGETT/Tracy, CA    Mona Liggett/Excel Environmental Services – Liggett Trucking/Spike/Stanton
07X    ®TROY MORRIS III/Bakersfield, CA    Trinity Motorsports/Advanced Sign Contractors – Troy Morris Trucking/Spike/Dodenhoff
® USAC Western States Midget Rookie of the Year Contender.

BAKERSFIELD USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET TRACK RECORD: 
Ricky Shelton - 12.339 (06/21/97)

RED. MAIN. LAP 10. 4D Dalby violent flip on front stretch (was 4th). DRIVER OK. Faccinto leads J.Swanson Liggett McQueen Elliott C.Swanson Worth Prickett

Ben Worth wins at Bakersfield Speedway!

BEN WORTH TOPS BAKERSFIELD WESTERN MIDGET SEASON OPENER

BAKERSFIELD, CA – APRIL 6, 2019… Making his first USAC Western States Midget start, Ben Worth (Coalinga, CA) reclaimed the lead from Jake Swanson on lap 22 and sailed to victory at Bakersfield Speedway. Starting on the pole position, the pilot of Dean Alexander’s #5G Walker Air Filtration / WFX Spike finished ahead of Swanson, Michael Faccinto, Austin Liggett, and hard charger David Prickett.

Prickett claimed the night’s hard charger award / best passing job honors with a fifteenth to fifth place run. Veteran driver Marvin Mitchell scored the Wilwood Disc Brakes “Lucky 13 Award” with a thirteenth place finish in the main event.

Cody Swanson earned the Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award over the 23-car roster by posting a time of 12.972.

Liggett took the checkered flags in the Extreme Mufflers Heat Race #1. 2015 Rookie of the Year Cory Elliott and defending champion Faccinto claimed their 10-lap heat races.

The next event for the USAC Western States Midget Series will be on April 20th at Merced Speedway.

The USAC Western States Midget Series thanks AMSOIL, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Competition Suspension Incorporated, Extreme Mufflers, Five Star Grafix, Hoosier Racing Tire, Loudpedal Productions, Pyrotect Racing Cells, Saldana Racing Products, Ultra Shield Race Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Woodland Auto Display for their support. 

For more information on the series, visit www.usacracing.com and the social media for USAC Racing. You can also find exclusive content on the USAC Western States Midget Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.

USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS: April 6, 2019 – Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, California

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Cody Swanson, 71S, Campbell-12.972; 2. Shannon McQueen, 7, McQueen-12.996; 3. Jake Swanson, 73K, Ford-13.016; 4. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-13.077; 5. Robert Dalby, 4D, Dalby-13.134; 6. Michael Faccinto, 31B, Beilman-13.141; 7. Ben Worth, 5G, Alexander-13.200; 8. Kyle Beilman, 31K, Beilman-13.276; 9. Maria Cofer, 57, Cofer-13.311; 10. Alex Schutte, 28, Schutte/McElwee-13.327; 11. Cory Elliott, 11E, Elliott-13.379; 12. Ricky Lewis, 5, Van Dyne-13.466; 13. Terry Nichols, 1P, Nichols-13.603; 14. C.J. Sarna, 20, Sarna-13.643; 15. David Prickett, 28X, Schutte/McElwee-13.803; 16. Bryan Drollinger, 71D, Drollinger-13.923; 17. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-14.169; 18. Dylan Ito, 73, Ford-14.261; 19. Mike Leach Jr. 33P, Leach-14.466; 20. Troy Morris III, 07X, Trinity-NT; 21. Kyle Heckman, 1N, Nichols-NT; 22. Marvin Mitchell, 78, Mitchell-NT; 23. Jackson Dukes, 2, Dukes-NT.

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Liggett, 2. C.Swanson, 3. Schutte, 4. Worth, 5. Nichols, 6. Leach, 7. Mitchell, 8. Drollinger. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Elliott, 2. Sarna, 3. Dalby, 4. Pankratz, 5. Beilman, 6. McQueen. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Faccinto, 2. J.Swanson, 3. Prickett, 4. Lewis, 5. Heckman, 6. Cofer, 7. Ito. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parenthesis) 1. Ben Worth (1), 2. Jake Swanson (5), 3. Michael Faccinto (2), 4. Austin Liggett (4), 5. David Prickett (15), 6. Cory Elliott (11), 7. Alex Schutte (10), 8. Shannon McQueen (7), 9. C.J. Sarna (14), 10. Kyle Beilman (8), 11. Dylan Ito (18), 12. Ricky Lewis (12), 13. Marvin Mitchell (21), 14. Bryan Drollinger (16), 15. Randi Pankratz (17), 16. Cody Swanson (6), 17. Terry Nichols (13), 18. Mike Leach Jr. (19), 19. Robert Dalby (3), 20. Kyle Heckman (20). NT
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**Morris flipped during qualifying. Dalby and Leach flipped on lap 10 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Worth, Laps 9-20 Faccinto, Lap 21 Swanson, Laps 22-30 Worth.
HARD CHARGER:  David Prickett (15th to 5th)
WILWOOD DISC BRAKES LUCKY 13 AWARD: Marvin Mitchell

NEW USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET POINTS: 1-J.Swanson-78, 2-Worth-75, 3-Faccinto-73, 4-Liggett-72, 5-Prickett-64, 6-Elliott-63, 7-Schutte-58, 8-McQueen-57, 9-Sarna-53, 10-Beilman-47.
 
NEXT USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET RACE: April 20– Merced Speedway – Merced, California

The USAC Western States Midget Series thanks AMSOIL, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Competition Suspension Incorporated, Extreme Mufflers, Five Star Grafix, Hoosier Racing Tire, Loudpedal Productions, Pyrotect Racing Cells, Saldana Racing Products, Ultra Shield Race Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes, and Woodland Auto Display for their support.

For more information on the series, visit www.usacracing.com and the social media for USAC Racing. You can also find exclusive content on the USAC Western States Midget Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.

USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS: April 6, 2019 – Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, California

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Cody Swanson, 71S, Campbell-12.972; 2. Shannon McQueen, 7, McQueen-12.996; 3. Jake Swanson, 73K, Ford-13.016; 4. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-13.077; 5. Robert Dalby, 4D, Dalby-13.134; 6. Michael Faccinto, 31B, Beilman-13.141; 7. Ben Worth, 5G, Alexander-13.200; 8. Kyle Beilman, 31K, Beilman-13.276; 9. Maria Cofer, 57, Cofer-13.311; 10. Alex Schutte, 28, Schutte/McElwee-13.327; 11. Cory Elliott, 11E, Elliott-13.379; 12. Ricky Lewis, 5, Van Dyne-13.466; 13. Terry Nichols, 1P, Nichols-13.603; 14. C.J. Sarna, 20, Sarna-13.643; 15. David Prickett, 28X, Schutte/McElwee-13.803; 16. Bryan Drollinger, 71D, Drollinger-13.923; 17. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-14.169; 18. Dylan Ito, 73, Ford-14.261; 19. Mike Leach Jr. 33P, Leach-14.466; 20. Troy Morris III, 07X, Trinity-NT; 21. Kyle Heckman, 1N, Nichols-NT; 22. Marvin Mitchell, 78, Mitchell-NT; 23. Jackson Dukes, 2, Dukes-NT.

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Liggett, 2. C.Swanson, 3. Schutte, 4. Worth, 5. Nichols, 6. Leach, 7. Mitchell, 8. Drollinger. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Elliott, 2. Sarna, 3. Dalby, 4. Pankratz, 5. Beilman, 6. McQueen. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Faccinto, 2. J.Swanson, 3. Prickett, 4. Lewis, 5. Heckman, 6. Cofer, 7. Ito. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parenthesis) 1. Ben Worth (1), 2. Jake Swanson (5), 3. Michael Faccinto (2), 4. Austin Liggett (4), 5. David Prickett (15), 6. Cory Elliott (11), 7. Alex Schutte (10), 8. Shannon McQueen (7), 9. C.J. Sarna (14), 10. Kyle Beilman (8), 11. Dylan Ito (18), 12. Ricky Lewis (12), 13. Marvin Mitchell (21), 14. Bryan Drollinger (16), 15. Randi Pankratz (17), 16. Cody Swanson (6), 17. Terry Nichols (13), 18. Mike Leach Jr. (19), 19. Robert Dalby (3), 20. Kyle Heckman (20). NT

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**Morris flipped during qualifying. Dalby and Leach flipped on lap 10 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Worth, Laps 9-20 Faccinto, Lap 21 Swanson, Laps 22-30 Worth.

HARD CHARGER:  David Prickett (15th to 5th)

WILWOOD DISC BRAKES LUCKY 13 AWARD: Marvin Mitchell

NEW USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET POINTS: 1-J.Swanson-78, 2-Worth-75, 3-Faccinto-73, 4-Liggett-72, 5-Prickett-64, 6-Elliott-63, 7-Schutte-58, 8-McQueen-57, 9-Sarna-53, 10-Beilman-47.

NEXT USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET RACE: April 20– Merced Speedway – Merced, California