INDIANA MIDGETS TREK TO MONTPELIER THIS SATURDAY, RAY REIGNS AT DAUGHERTY; MACEDO TAKES OVER POINT LEAD

The USAC Indiana Midget Championship hits the final stretch of its 2016 calendar as the series prepares for this Saturday night’s event at Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway.

Carson Macedo of Lemoore, Calif. leads Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports teammates Tanner Thorson, Ryan Robinson and Spencer Bayston in the latest USAC Indiana Midget Series standings coming into this Saturday’s race.

Macedo’s lead over Thorson is only 23 points as the top six in the standings, including fifth-ranking Justin Peck and sixth-place Holly Shelton, are separated by just 52 points with a Montpelier victory worth 70.

Davey Ray of Davenport, Iowa thwarted the Kunz team’s efforts to win last Saturday night’s 25-lap Indiana Midget Series race at Daugherty Speedway in Boswell, Ind. He passed Thorson on lap 22 and motored away to beat Macedo, Tyler Courtney, Austin Prock and Peck.

Ray piloted the Team RAYPRO Spike RAYPRO Mopar to the win while Thorson needed to replace a tire before finishing 14th. The win was Ray’s first under USAC-sanction wince a 2011 D1 victory at Montpelier.

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UPCOMING USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Saturday, September 17, 2016

SERIES: USAC Indiana Midget Championship

TRACK: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, Indiana) – ¼-mile, slightly-banked clay oval

EVENT: USAC Indiana Midget Championship, UMP Modifieds, Super Streets and Thunder Cars

STARTING TIMES: Gates open at 3pm.  Hot laps 5pm.  Racing 6:30pm.

TICKETS: General Admission: Adults $17.  Kids 12 & Under: FREE (with paid adult).  Pit pass $30.

TRACK ADDRESS: 700 S Jefferson St, Montpelier, IN 47359

TRACK PHONE: (765) 728-8210

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.montpeliermotorspeedway.com/

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2016 USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.   (214) Carson Macedo (Lemoore, CA)

2.   (191) Tanner Thorson (Minden, NV)

3.   (189) Ryan Robinson (Foresthill, CA)

4.   (180) Spencer Bayston (Lebanon, IN)

5.   (160) Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN)

6.   (152) Holly Shelton (Sacramento, CA)

7.   (151) Gage Walker (Fairland, IN) &

8.   (146) Brayton Lynch (Springfield, IL

9.   (137) Davey Ray (Davenport, IA)

10. (118) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)

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2016 USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS

May 13: Plymouth, IN – Plymouth Speedway

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jun 29: Plymouth, IN – Plymouth Speedway

WINNER: Tanner Thorson

Sep 10: Boswell, IN - Daugherty Speedway

WINNER: Davey Ray

Sep 17: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

Sep 30: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway

Oct 14: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

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2016 USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:

1. (1) Bryan Clauson (Plymouth Speedway on May 13)

    (1) Davey Ray (Daugherty Speedway on Sept. 10)

    (1) Tanner Thorson (Plymouth Speedway on June 29)

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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS

1. [1 win] Bryan Clauson, Davey Ray & Tanner Thorson

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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONS

None – First Season