RANKIN TAKES “HARVEST CLASSIC” OPENER AT MADERA

Madera, CA……..Elvis Rankin of Evergreen, Colo. won Friday night’s “Harvest Classic” USAC Western Speed2 Midget race at Madera Speedway. He passed Johnny Nichols on lap five and led the rest of the way for the 25-lap win. Adam Lemke finished second ahead of Toni Breidinger, Joey Iest and Austin Carter.

USAC SPEED2 WESTERN MIDGET PAVEMENT RACE RESULTS: September 14, 2018 – Madera, California – Madera Speedway – 46th Annual “Harvest Classic”

HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Adam Lemke (#98 Lemke), 2. Joey Iest (#17 Iest), 3. Elvis Rankin (#54 Rankin), 4. Austin Carter (#00 Jessop), 5. Toni Breidinger (#26 Breidinger), 6. George Tuttle (#98x Tuttla), 7. Johnny Nichols (#14 Nichols). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Elvis Rankin, 2. Adam Lemke, 3. Toni Breidinger, 4. Joey Iest, 5. Austin Carter, 6. Johnny Nichols. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Nichols, Laps 5-25 Rankin.

NEW USAC SPEED2 WESTERN OVERALL MIDGET STANDINGS: 1-Lemke-1,009, 2-Iest-739, 3-Blake Brannon-509, 4-Nichols-410, 5-Tyler Slay-369, 6-Cody Jessop-219, 7-Ashley Hazelton-Heredia-146, 8-Breidinger-140, 9-Keoni Texeira-137, 10-Ariel Biggs-82.

NEW USAC SPEED2 WESTERN PAVEMENT MIDGET STANDINGS: 1-Lemke-650, 2-Iest-467, 3-Blake Brannon-439, 4-Nichols-410, 5-Cody Jessop-219, 6-Breidinger-140, 7-Ethan Lesser-68, 8-Bryant Bell-65, 9-Carter-63, 10-Tuttle-13.

NEXT USAC SPEED2 WESTERN MIDGET RACE: September 15 – Madera (CA) Speedway - 46th Annual “Harvest Classic”