By Dick Jordan
DuQUOIN, IL - Brad Loyet of St. Louis, Mo. won Saturday's 40-lap USAC Ford Focus Midget race at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, Ill. and emerged as the champion of the Pepsi "Mid America Ford Focus Midget Championships."
Loyet grabbed the lead from Jasiel Randolph on lap two and led the rest of the way but had to fight off a determined bid from runner-up Dustin Morgan of Collinsville, Okla.
Morgan actually led through turn two of lap 31, then regained the lead from Loyet coming through turn four on the final lap but Loyet shot underneath him to take the race at the wire!
Trailing Loyet and his Loyet Motorsports/Durst Motorsports Beast were Morgan, Randolph, Robbie Ray and Stephanie Mockler.
Josh Clemons, Dave Darland and Morgan won eight-lap heats but Darland was forced out of the feature after just one lap after a turn-two tangle.
The next USAC Ford Focus Midget race is March 12 at Bakersfield, Calif.
RESULTS
USAC FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR RACE RESULTS: February 19, 2005 – DuQuoin, Illinois – Southern Illinois Center – Pepsi Mid America Ford Focus Midget Championships
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Josh Clemons (#71 Clemons), 2. Jasiel Randolph (#22J Randolph), 3. Kevin Studley (#57 Studley), 4. Robbie Ray (#3 Ray), 5. Adam Kramer (#32 Kramer), 6. Brandon Hartsell (#11 Hartsell). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dave Darland (#28 3-K), 2. Matt Johnson (#85 Johnson), 3. Jimmy Light (#22 Gibens), 4. Nick Daugherty (#14 Daugherty), 5. Tony Main (#03 Main), 6. Ryan Litt (#41 Griffith). 1:28.28
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dustin Morgan (#93 Morgan), 2. Brad Loyet (#5 Loyet), 3. Stephanie Mockler (#16 Frew), 4. Jim Mills (#45 Mills), 5. Ginny Quinones (#00 Quinones). 1:27.16
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Brad Loyet, 2. Dustin Morgan, 3. Jasiel Randolph, 4. Robbie Ray, 5. Stephanie Mockler, 6. Ginny Quinones, 7. Matt Johnson, 8. Tony Main, 9. Brandon Hartsell, 10. Jim Mills, 11. Joshua Clemons, 12. Adam Kramer, 13. Dave Darland, 14. Jimmy Light, 15. Nick Daugherty, 16. Kevin Studley. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Randolph, Laps 2-40 Loyet.
FINAL PEPSI MID AMERICA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1-Loyet-132; 2-Ray-123; 3-Mockler-116.
NEXT USAC FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR RACE: March 12 – Bakersfield (CA) Speedway
DuQUOIN, IL - Brad Loyet of St. Louis, Mo. won Saturday's 40-lap USAC Ford Focus Midget race at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, Ill. and emerged as the champion of the Pepsi "Mid America Ford Focus Midget Championships."
Loyet grabbed the lead from Jasiel Randolph on lap two and led the rest of the way but had to fight off a determined bid from runner-up Dustin Morgan of Collinsville, Okla.
Morgan actually led through turn two of lap 31, then regained the lead from Loyet coming through turn four on the final lap but Loyet shot underneath him to take the race at the wire!
Trailing Loyet and his Loyet Motorsports/Durst Motorsports Beast were Morgan, Randolph, Robbie Ray and Stephanie Mockler.
Josh Clemons, Dave Darland and Morgan won eight-lap heats but Darland was forced out of the feature after just one lap after a turn-two tangle.
The next USAC Ford Focus Midget race is March 12 at Bakersfield, Calif.
RESULTS
USAC FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR RACE RESULTS: February 19, 2005 – DuQuoin, Illinois – Southern Illinois Center – Pepsi Mid America Ford Focus Midget Championships
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Josh Clemons (#71 Clemons), 2. Jasiel Randolph (#22J Randolph), 3. Kevin Studley (#57 Studley), 4. Robbie Ray (#3 Ray), 5. Adam Kramer (#32 Kramer), 6. Brandon Hartsell (#11 Hartsell). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dave Darland (#28 3-K), 2. Matt Johnson (#85 Johnson), 3. Jimmy Light (#22 Gibens), 4. Nick Daugherty (#14 Daugherty), 5. Tony Main (#03 Main), 6. Ryan Litt (#41 Griffith). 1:28.28
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dustin Morgan (#93 Morgan), 2. Brad Loyet (#5 Loyet), 3. Stephanie Mockler (#16 Frew), 4. Jim Mills (#45 Mills), 5. Ginny Quinones (#00 Quinones). 1:27.16
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Brad Loyet, 2. Dustin Morgan, 3. Jasiel Randolph, 4. Robbie Ray, 5. Stephanie Mockler, 6. Ginny Quinones, 7. Matt Johnson, 8. Tony Main, 9. Brandon Hartsell, 10. Jim Mills, 11. Joshua Clemons, 12. Adam Kramer, 13. Dave Darland, 14. Jimmy Light, 15. Nick Daugherty, 16. Kevin Studley. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Randolph, Laps 2-40 Loyet.
FINAL PEPSI MID AMERICA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1-Loyet-132; 2-Ray-123; 3-Mockler-116.
NEXT USAC FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR RACE: March 12 – Bakersfield (CA) Speedway
