SULYI WINS, TAKES OVER USAC EASTERN FOCUS MIDGET POINT LEAD

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October 1, 2023

Hudson, North Carolina (September 30, 2023)………Logan Sulyi had two reasons to be thrilled following Saturday’s USAC Eastern Focus Midget event at Hudson, North Carolina’s Tri-County Speedway.

First, the Raleigh, N.C. native scored his second series feature victory of the 2023 season. Secondly, his performance pushed him to the top of the championship point standings with one race remaining.

Throughout much of the 35-lap main event, the battle was between the top drivers in the series standings – Sulyi and fast qualifier J.T. Bierman (Bath, Pa.). Sulyi led the first 22 before Bierman took control on laps 23-30. With five laps to go, Bierman fell to the wayside, out of the race with an 8th place result.

Following Sulyi to the line were Keegan Walmer (Concord, N.C.), Chris Lamb (Colfax, N.C.) and Hunter Wise (Allentown, Pa.) while John Gauge Kimler (Greensboro, N.C.) rounded out the top-five.

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USAC EASTERN FOCUS MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 30, 2023 – Tri-County Speedway – Hudson, North Carolina

QUALIFYING: 1. J.T. Bierman, 5, Radical-15.423; 2. Keegan Walmer, 1, Radical-15.694; 3. Logan Sulyi, 19, Sulyi-15.734; 4. Hunter Wise, 47, Wise-15.775; 5. Chris Lamb, 9, Radical-15.804; 6. Caleb Edington, 74x, Edington-16.267; 7. John Gauge Kimler, 14, Leopard-16.675; 8. Mike Ward, 80, Ward-16.709.

FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Logan Sulyi, 2. Keegan Walmer, 3. Chris Lamb, 4. Hunter Wise, 5. John Gauge Kimler, 6. Mike Ward, 7. Caleb Edington, 8. J.T. Bierman. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-22 Logan Sulyi, Laps 23-30 J.T. Bierman, Laps 31-35 Logan Sulyi.

USAC EASTERN FOCUS MIDGET POINTS: 1-Logan Sulyi-604, 2-J.T. Bierman-600, 3-Hunter Wise-573, 4-Chris Lamb-495, 5-Brady Allum-386, 6-Dakoda Armstrong-264, 7-John Gauge Kimler-222, 8-Keegan Walmer-198, 9-Dillon Thomas-120, 10-Mack Leopard-117.

NEXT USAC EASTERN FOCUS MIDGET RACE: October 14, 2023 – Carteret County Speedway – Swansboro, North Carolina