BEST OF THE WESTOVER, NATIVE UTAHN WINS AT MAGIC VALLEY

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July 9, 2023

Twin Falls, Idaho (July 8, 2023)………Devin Westover showed championship-caliber form en route to winning Saturday’s USAC Rocky Mountain Radical Focus Midget feature at Twin Falls, Idaho’s Magic Valley Speedway.

The series point leader from Saratoga Springs, Utah trailed River Merrill for the first 14 circuits of the 25-lap main event before making the winning move, overtaking Merrill for the top spot on the 15th go-around.

Westover then drove away from the pack to a 2.922 second triumph, leading the final 11 laps to score his fourth series win of the year. River Merrill (Salt Lake City, Utah) grabbed a distant second with A.J. Luttmer (West Jordan, Utah) third, Chuck Groat (West Valley City, Utah) fourth and Cheyenne Merrill (Salt Lake City, Utah) fifth while Aiden Parker (Salt Lake City, Utah) took sixth.

By virtue of his victory, Westover bumped his series point lead up to 34 points over Luttmer.

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USAC ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADICAL FOCUS MIDGET RESULTS: July 8, 2023 – Magic Valley Speedway – Twin Falls, Idaho

QUALIFYING: 1. A.J. Luttmer, 31, Groat-14.272; 2. Devin Westover, 13, Groat-14.301; 3. Chuck Groat, 14, Groat-14.309; 4. Cheyenne Merrill, 8, Merrill-14.506; 5. River Merrill, 9, Merrill-14.628; 6. Aiden Parker, 30, Parker-15.033.

FIRST HEAT: (7 laps) 1. Cheyenne Merrill, 2. River Merrill, 3. Devin Westover, 4. A.J. Luttmer, 5. Chuck Groat, 6. Aiden Parker. NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Devin Westover, 2. River Merrill, 3. A.J. Luttmer, 4. Chuck Groat, 5. Cheyenne Merrill, 6. Aiden Parker. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 River Merrill, Laps 15-25 Devin Westover.

USAC ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADICAL FOCUS MIDGET POINTS: 1-Devin Westover-705, 2-A.J. Luttmer-671, 3-River Merrill-648, 4-Cheyenne Merrill-488, 5-Anthony Quintana-434, 6-Nick Escobedo-247, 7-Aiden Parker-167, 8-Ashlyn Powell-135, 9-Keith Davidson-117, 10-Chuck Groat-69.

NEXT USAC ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADICAL FOCUS MIDGET RACE: August 12, 2023 – Magic Valley Speedway – Twin Falls, Idaho