PETERSON, EDWARDS SPLIT MADERA IGNITE GLORY

Madera, CA……..Garrett Peterson of West Sacramento, Calif. and Tyler Edwards of Ventura, Calif. earned USAC Western Ignite Midget feature victories during Saturday night’s “Gerhardt Classic” program at Madera Speedway. Peterson led all 30 laps of the first feature to beat Ricky Bowers, Davey Hamilton Jr., Edwards and Sheldon Didinger. In the nightcap, Edwards passed Bryant Dawson on lap five and led the final 26 laps to beat Dawson, Peterson, Hamilton and Didinger.

USAC WESTERN IGNITE FUELS MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 14, 2012 – Madera, California – Madera Speedway – “Gerhardt Classic”

QUALIFYING: 1. Garrett Peterson, 31, Peterson-14.477; 2. Ricky Bowers, 42, Sutton-14.518; 3. Davey Hamilton Jr., 40, Western Speed-14.547; 4. Tyler Edwards, 24, Sutton-14.588; 5. Sheldon Didinger, 3, Sutton-14.647; 6. Bryant Dawson, 99, Dawson-14.893; 7. Cole Glasson, 11, Sutton-15.040; 8. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-15.454; 9. Collin Milroy, 44, Sutton-NT.

FEATURE #1: (30 Laps) 1. Garrett Peterson, 2. Ricky Bowers, 3. Davey Hamilton Jr., 4. Tyler Edwards, 5. Sheldon Didinger, 6. Bryant Dawson, 7. Collin Milroy, 8. Cole Glasson, 9. J.R. Williams. NT

FEATURE #2: (30 Laps) 1. Tyler Edwards, 2. Bryant Dawson, 3. Garrett Peterson, 4. Davey Hamilton Jr., 5. Sheldon Didinger, 6. Ricky Bowers, 7. Collin Milroy, 8. Cole Glasson, 9. J.R. Williams. NT

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FEATURE #1 LAP LEADERS; Laps 1-30 Peterson.

FEATURE #2 LAP LEADERS; Laps 1-4 Dawson, Laps 5-30 Edwards.

NEW WESTERN IGNITE PAVEMENT MIDGET POINTS: 1-Peterson-618, 2-Bowers-556, 3-Edwards-552, 4-Didinger-518, 5-Dawson-472, 6-Molly Helmuth-406, 7-Winn Frazin-335, 8-Michael Fanelli-331, 9-Marina Turner-272, 10-George Blacker-268.

NEW WESTERN IGNITE NORTH MIDGET POINTS: 1-Peterson-618, 2-Bowers-556, 3-Edwards-552, 4-Didinger-518, 5-Molly Helmuth-406, 6-Milroy-177, 7-Glasson-159, 8-Williams-156, 9-Hamilton Jr.-109, 10-Dawson-103.

NEXT WESTERN IGNITE MIDGET RACE: July 28 – Bakersfield (CA) Speedway