RACING 101: LEWIS SCHOOLS THE FIELD IN USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGETS AT VENTURA
Ventura, California (June 1, 2024)………Cade Lewis maintained his prowess in USAC Western States Midget competition by capturing Saturday night’s feature victory at California’s Ventura Raceway.
Lewis (Bakersfield, Calif.) leads the series’ championship standings and also led all 30 laps of the main event after starting from the pole position in Dean Alexander’s No. 101.
Caden Sarale (Stockton, Calif.) grabbed second while Drake Edwards (Peoria, Ariz.) took third. C.J. Sarna (Palm Desert, Calif.) crossed the stripe fourth while Dane Culver (Riverside, Calif.) rounded out the top-five.
For Lewis, it’s his third career USAC Western States Midget victory, and his first at the 1/5-mile dirt oval at Ventura.
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USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 1, 2024 – Ventura Raceway – Ventura, California
WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Dalten Gabbard, 77, Gabbard-12.147; 2. Drake Edwards, 3p, Petty-12.330; 3. K.J. Snow, 68, Six8-12.385; 4. Caden Sarale, 32, Sarale-12.396; 5. Robby Josett, 31B, Beilman-12.426; 6. C.J. Sarna, 20, Sarna-12.472; 7. Cade Lewis, 101, Alexander-12.508; 8. Jett Yantis, 51, Carlile-12.585; 9. Garrett Twitty, 4, Twitty-12.607; 10. Cole Wakim, 55, Lambert-12.699; 11. Brandt Twitty, 4B, Twitty-12.728; 12. Terry Nichols, 1p, Nichols/Peckfelder-12.819; 13. Brandon Wiley, 14, Graunstadt-12.840; 14. Bryan Drollinger, 71B, Drollinger-13.089; 15. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-14.149; 16. Ben Covich, 65NZ, Covich-15.114; 17. Daniel Anderson, 1T, Nichols/Peckfelder-NT; 18. Dane Culver, 50, Knuckles Up-NT; 19. Keoni Texeira, 50x, Texeira-NT; 20. Jimmy Voitel, 1K, Nichols/Peckfelder-NT; 21. Marvin Mitchell, 78, Mitchell-NT.
CAL WEST WELDING FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Garrett Twitty (2), 2. Robby Josett (4), 3. Cade Lewis (3), 4. K.J. Snow (5), 5. Brandt Twitty (1), 6. Brandon Wiley (7), 7. Dalten Gabbard (6), 8. Randi Pankratz (8). NT
HOT HEAD COMPETITION ENGINE HEATERS SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Caden Sarale (5), 2. Jett Yantis (3), 3. Drake Edwards (6), 4. Cole Wakim (2), 5. C.J. Sarna (4), 6. Dane Culver (8), 7. Terry Nichols (1), 8. Bryan Drollinger (7), 9. Jimmy Voitel (9). NT
FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cade Lewis (1), 2. Caden Sarale (4), 3. Drake Edwards (6), 4. C.J. Sarna (2), 5. Dane Culver (17), 6. Brandt Twitty (11), 7. K.J. Snow (5), 8. Garrett Twitty (7), 9. Dalten Gabbard (8), 10. Jett Yantis (9), 11. Ben Covich (16), 12. Jimmy Voitel (19), 13. Keoni Texeira (18), 14. Randi Pankratz (15), 15. Brandon Wiley (13), 16. Robby Josett (3), 17. Cole Wakim (10), 18. Terry Nichols (12), 19. Bryan Drollinger (14). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Cade Lewis.
USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET POINTS: 1-Cade Lewis-192, 2-Caden Sarale-185, 3-Drake Edwards-175, 4-Brandt Twitty-144, 5-Garrett Twitty-141, 6-C.J. Sarna-136, 7-Dane Culver-136, 8-Randi Pankratz-121, 9-Ben Covich-115, 10-Cole Wakim-108.
NEXT USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET RACE: June 15, 2024 – Santa Maria Raceway – Nipomo, California
