CHEYENNE MERRILL GETS FIRST WIN AT MERIDIAN

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June 20, 2023

Meridian, Idaho (June 17, 2023)………Cheyenne Merrill scored her first career USAC Rocky Mountain Radical Focus Midget feature victory on Saturday at Idaho’s Meridian Speedway.

Merrill (Salt Lake City, Utah) led all 25 laps from start to finish to capture her initial series win on the 1/4-mile paved oval.

Series point leader and fast qualifier Devin Westover (Saratoga Springs, Utah) finished second with A.J. Luttmer (West Jordan, Utah) third, River Merrill (Salt Lake City, Utah) fourth while Nick Escobedo (Kuna, Idaho) rounded out the top-five.

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USAC ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADICAL FOCUS MIDGET RESULTS: June 17, 2023 – Meridian Speedway – Meridian, Idaho

QUALIFYING: 1. Devin Westover, 13, Groat-13.321; 2. A.J. Luttmer, 31, Groat-13.371; 3. Anthony Quintana, 02, Waters-13.445; 4. River Merrill, 9, Merrill-13.478; 5. Cheyenne Merrill, 8, Merrill-13.499; 6. Nick Escobedo, 05y, Escobedo-13.623; 7. Keith Davidson, 52, Davidson-13.899.

FIRST HEAT: (7 laps) 1. Anthony Quintana, 2. Devin Westover, 3. Cheyenne Merrill, 4. Keith Davidson. NT

SECOND HEAT: (7 laps) 1. Nick Escobedo, 2. River Merrill, 3. A.J. Luttmer. NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Cheyenne Merrill, 2. Devin Westover, 3. A.J. Luttmer, 4. River Merrill, 5. Nick Escobedo, 6. Keith Davidson, 7. Anthony Quintana. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Cheyenne Merrill.

USAC ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADICAL FOCUS MIDGET POINTS: 1-Devin Westover-624, 2-A.J. Luttmer-596, 3-River Merrill-572, 4-Anthony Quintana-434, 5-Cheyenne Merrill-419, 6-Nick Escobedo-247, 7-Ashlyn Powell-135, 8-Keith Davidson-117, 9-Aiden Parker-108, 10-Monty Bergener-58.

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