LUTTMER LAUNCHES TO MAGIC VALLEY VICTORY IN IDAHO
Twin Falls, Idaho (September 9, 2023)………A.J. Luttmer raced to his third USAC Rocky Mountain Radical Focus Midget feature victory of the season on Saturday night at Twin Falls, Idaho’s Magic Valley Speedway.
River Merrill (Salt Lake City, Utah), who was contending for her second consecutive series win, led the opening 11 laps of the 25-lapper. Luttmer (West Jordan, Utah) tracked down Merrill by lap 12 to launch into the lead.
From there, Luttmer led the final 14 laps en route to victory over series point leader and runner-up finisher Devin Westover (Saratoga Springs, Utah) with River Merrill third, William Ginn (Twin Falls, Idaho) fourth, Aiden Parker (Salt Lake City, Utah) fifth and Cheyenne Merrill (Salt Lake City, Utah) sixth.
Westover maintains an 18-point lead in the season championship standings over Luttmer.
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USAC ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADICAL FOCUS MIDGET RESULTS: September 9, 2023 – Magic Valley Speedway – Twin Falls, Idaho
QUALIFYING: 1. A.J. Luttmer, 31, Groat-14.148; 2. Devin Westover, 13, Groat-14.304; 3. William Ginn, 14, Groat-14.380; 4. Aiden Parker, 30, Parker-14.512; 5. River Merrill, 9, Merrill-14.519; 6. Cheyenne Merrill, 8, Merrill-14.661.
HEAT: (7 laps) 1. A.J. Luttmer, 2. Devin Westover, 3. Aiden Parker, 4. William Ginn, 5. River Merrill, 6. Cheyenne Merrill. NT
FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. A.J. Luttmer, 2. Devin Westover, 3. River Merrill, 4. William Ginn, 5. Aiden Parker, 6. Cheyenne Merrill. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 River Merrill, Laps 12-25 A.J. Luttmer.
USAC ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADICAL FOCUS MIDGET POINTS: 1-Devin Westover-853, 2-A.J. Luttmer-835, 3-River Merrill-800, 4-Cheyenne Merrill-565, 5-Anthony Quintana-434, 6-Aiden Parker-302, 7-Nick Escobedo-262, 8-William Ginn-146, 9-Ashlyn Powell-135, 10-Keith Davidson-117.
NEXT USAC ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADICAL FOCUS MIDGET RACE: September 22-23, 2023 – Meridian Speedway – Meridian, Idaho
