CHUCK WEST WINS BAKERSFIELD TQ MIDGET MAIN July 29, 2012
By noderel:
Bakersfield, CA. - Chuck West started seventh and led the final four laps of a 20-lap NMRA-TQ Midget feature Saturday at the third-mile Bakersfield Speedway. It was his second victory of 2012 in the fourth race of the season—all at the TQ series home track in Bakersfield. He also won the March 24 season opener in the West Evans Motorsports Stealth/750cc Suzuki. Scott Dobson started first, led the first 16 laps and finished second in his Stewart/Honda.
West Evans started fifth and finished third in his Spike/Bob Wirth 750cc Suzuki. Kenny Wiley startedA sixth and finished fourth. Ron Ahrendt started second and finished fifth. Rookie Don Kiefer started third and placed sixth and was the last driver to complete all 20 laps. Dave Lambert started last (9th) and finished seventh in his own Jimmy May-prepared Ellis, a new TQ that formally was the JFM midget reconfigured to TQ midget specifications. Mike Black lost a motor and placed eighth after cutting a tire at the straightaway wall and was the final finisher. Adam Baker started fourth and dropped out on lap 5.
Heat race winners Dobson and Ahrendt won the two eight lap heat races from their pole starting positions. West increased his point lead from 4 to 13 points over Wiley and Evans. The Evans No. 38 car now leads in car owner points by 13 digits over Wiley's No. 96 car. The next TQ races will be August 4 and 19 at Bakersfield Speedway.
Summary:
Heat 1 – Scott Dobson, Adam Baker, Kenny Wiley, Don Kiefer, Dave Lambert.
Heat 2 – Ron Ahrendt, West Evans, Chuck West, Mike Black.
Main – West, Dobson, Evans, Wiley, Ahrendt, Kiefer, Lambert, Black, Baker.
POINT STANDINGS:
Drivers 1 Chuck West 247 2 Kenny Wiley 234 2 West Evans 234 4 Adam Baker 189 5 Mike Black 177 5 Don Kiefer 177 7 Anthony Lopiccolo 175 8 Scott Dobson 139 9 Ron Ahrendt 133 10 Bruce Hiroshima 101 |
Car Owners 1 No. 38 West Evans 259 2 No. 96 Kenny Wiley 246 2 No. 36 West Evans 246 4 No. 17 Brian Baker 201 5 No. 14 Brian Baker 189 5 No. 9 Don Kiefer 189 7 No. 21 Paul Lopiccolo 184 8 No. 18 Scott Dobson 148 9 No. 87 Ron Ahrendt 142 10 No. 20 Bruce Hiroshima 107 |
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