CHUCK WEST WINS 3RD 2011 NMRA-TQ MIDGET MAIN JULY 2011
By noderel:
Bakersfield, Ca. July 2, 2011 - Three-time series champion Chuck West, from Clovis, won for the third time in five NMRA-TQ Midget events this season on Saturday night at the third-mile Bakersfield Speedway. The 2002-06-08 TQ driving champion started third and ;drove the No. 38 Stealth/750cc Suzuki owned by his first cousin, West Evans. The winner led all but the first of 20 laps. He passed pole starter Ron Ahrendt on the second lap and pulled away from runner-up/fifth starter Brian Baker, who retained the series point lead by ten points (298-288) over West.
West Evans, from fourth, Ahrendt, hometown driver Dakota Schweitzer, Dave Lambert and Adam Baker followed in a seven-car field, lowest of the year. All six cars racing at the conclusion ran 20 laps. A. Baker completed 14 laps. West started fourth and won the only eight-lap heat race over second year driver B. Baker, the 2010 NMRA rookie of the year. All seven drivers completed eight laps. The next NMRA race will be Saturday, July 23 in the sixth consecutive NMRA event at the series home track in north Bakersfield on North Chester Avenue.
Summary:
Heat race, 8 laps: Chuck West, Brian Baker, West Evans, Ron Ahrendt, Dakota Schweitzer, Adam Baker, Dave Lambert.
Main, 20 laps: West, B. Baker, Evans, Ahrendt, Schweitzer, Lambert, A. Baker.
POINT STANDINGS:
Driver | Car Owner | ||
1 Brian Baker 2 Chuck West 3 West Evans 4 Dakota Schweitzer 5 Ron Ahrendt 6 Adam Baker 7 Dave Lambert 8 Scott Dobson 9 Anthony Lopiccolo 10 Michael Black |
298 |
1 No. 6 Brian Baker 2 No. 36 West Evans 3 No. 38 West Evans 4 No. 59 Steve Parke 5 No. 87 Ron Ahrendt 6 No. 17 Adam Baker 7 No. 55 Dave Lambert 8 No. 18 Scott Dobson 9 No. 21 Paul Lopiccolo 10 No. 14 Michael Black |
313 |