Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind. “swept”
USAC PR, Phoenix, AZ, November 6, 2008 - Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind. “swept” Thursday night’s “Copper World Classic” presented by Fast Signs at Phoenix International Raceway, including a 25-mile victory in the USAC Mopar National/Western Midget Series. East won the pole and led all 25 laps in his Ford Racing/Club Sport Beast/Esslinger Ford. Brad Kuhn, Cole Carter, Kasey Kahne and Jason Leffler rounded out the “top-five” at the finish. National Midget point leader Tracy Hines finished 18th and retained a slim 17-point lead over Cole Whitt in the National standings going into the November 27 “Turkey Night Grand Prix” series finale at Irwindale, Calif. Whitt finished eighth in Thursday’s race. East concluded the “sweep” with a 100-mile victory in the K & N Silver Crown Championship Series.
USAC MOPAR NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 6, 2008 - Phoenix, Arizona - Phoenix International Raceway -33rd “Copper World Classic” Presented by FAST SIGNS
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Bobby East, 4, Klatt-26.274; 2. Chase Scott, 14, Real Race Cars-26.274; 3. Brian Olson, 77, Olson-26.427; 4. Dakoda Armstrong, 7a, C & A-26.442; 5. Darren Hagen, 9, Nine Racing-26.446; 6. Cole Carter, 7, Carter-26.499; 7. Brad Kuhn, 07, Mentgen-26.506; 8. Jason Leffler, 38, Leffler-26.530; 9. Kasey Kahne, 67x, Kahne-26.545; 10. Ricky Ehrgott, 8, Rev 1-26.572; 11. Chuck Gurney Jr., 151, Gurney-26.572; 12. Kody Swanson, 19, Nine Racing-26.578; 13. Dustin Morgan, 67k, Kunz-26.595; 14. Bobby Santos III, 45, Western Speed-26.598; 15. Shane Hmiel, 32, RFMS-26.619; 16. Cole Whitt, 71, Kunz-26.631; 17. Davey Hamilton, 8H, Rev 1-26.637; 18. Josh Wise, 75, Pedregon-26.650; 19. Chad Boat, 30, Boat-26.673; 20. Robby Josett, 99x, Josett-26.676; 21. Brad Loyet, 05s, Loyet-26.680; 22. Parker Klingerman, 44, Perona/Cunningham-26.699; 23. Chris Windom, 67, Kunz-26.740; 24. Mike Murgoitio, 10, Murgoitio-26.758; 25. Tracy Hines, 21, Stewart-26.775; 26. Dave Steele, 91, Nine Racing-26.782; 27. Billy Wease, 80, Western Speed-26.825; 28. Brad Sweet, 49, Kahne-26.827; 29. Brady Bacon, 99, Kahne-26.890; 30. Adam Kramer, 2, Kramer-26.901; 31. Caitlin Shaw, 89, Shaw-26.965; 32. Zach Schiff, 5, East-26.971; 33. David Byrne, 20D, Byrne-26.987; 34. Evan Margeson, 50, Margeson-27.001; 35. Paul Zimmerly, 60, Western Speed-27.009; 36. Scott Pierovich, 35, Pierovich-27.040; 37. Nic Faas, 40, Western Speed-27.070; 38. Ryan Newman, 39, Bertrand-27.160; 39. Bradley Galedrige, 29, Galedrige-27.164; 40. Dan Drinan, 33D, Daum-27.287; 41. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-27.350; 42. Mark Atkinson, 23, Atkinson-27.771; 43. C.J. Sarna, 20x, Sarna-27.968; 44. Thomas Meseraull, 38x, McGerigle-NT; 45. Jeremy Frankoski, 47, Bertrand-NT.
FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Bobby East, 2. Brad Kuhn, 3. Cole Carter, 4. Kasey Kahne, 5. Jason Leffler, 6. Chuck Gurney Jr., 7. Darren Hagen, 8. Cole Whitt, 9. Billy Wease, 10. Shane Hmiel, 11. Brian Olson, 12. Chad Boat, 13. Robby Josett, 14. David Byrne, 15. Brady Bacon, 16. Evan Margeson, 17. Paul Zimmerly, 18. Tracy Hines, 19. Mike Murgoitio, 20. Ricky Ehrgott, 21. Chris Windom, 22. Nic Faas, 23. Brad Loyet, 24. Caitlin Shaw, 25. Davey Hamilton, 26. Levi Jones, 27. Bobby Santos III, 28. Chase Scott, 29. Kody Swanson, 30. Scott Pierovich, 31. Parker Klingerman, 32. Zach Schiff, 33. Dakoda Armstrong, 34. C.J. Sarna, 35. Josh Wise, 36. Dustin Morgan, 37. Dave Steele, 38. Brad Sweet, 39. Adam Kramer. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 East.
NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Hines-1,182; 2-Whitt-1,165; 3-Sweet-1,068; 4-East-1,057; 5-Bacon-1,041; 6-Jones-1,018; 7-Hagen-961; 8-Jerry Coons JHr.-834; 9-Kuhn-803; 10-Dave Darland-773.
NEW WESTERN MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Faas-1,001; 2-Pierovich-868; 3-Josett-749; 4-Sarna-642; 5-Shannon McQueen-505; 6-Ernie Bartley III-471; 7-Zimmerly-459; 8-Randi Pankratz-408; 9-Daniel Bedford-377; 10-Steve Mathews-300.
NEXT MOPAR NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR RACE: November 27 - Toyota Speedway at Irwindale - Irwindlae, CA - “Turkey Night Grand Prix
USAC PR, Phoenix, AZ, November 6, 2008 - Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind. “swept” Thursday night’s “Copper World Classic” presented by Fast Signs at Phoenix International Raceway, including a 25-mile victory in the USAC Mopar National/Western Midget Series. East won the pole and led all 25 laps in his Ford Racing/Club Sport Beast/Esslinger Ford. Brad Kuhn, Cole Carter, Kasey Kahne and Jason Leffler rounded out the “top-five” at the finish. National Midget point leader Tracy Hines finished 18th and retained a slim 17-point lead over Cole Whitt in the National standings going into the November 27 “Turkey Night Grand Prix” series finale at Irwindale, Calif. Whitt finished eighth in Thursday’s race. East concluded the “sweep” with a 100-mile victory in the K & N Silver Crown Championship Series.
USAC MOPAR NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 6, 2008 - Phoenix, Arizona - Phoenix International Raceway -33rd “Copper World Classic” Presented by FAST SIGNS
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Bobby East, 4, Klatt-26.274; 2. Chase Scott, 14, Real Race Cars-26.274; 3. Brian Olson, 77, Olson-26.427; 4. Dakoda Armstrong, 7a, C & A-26.442; 5. Darren Hagen, 9, Nine Racing-26.446; 6. Cole Carter, 7, Carter-26.499; 7. Brad Kuhn, 07, Mentgen-26.506; 8. Jason Leffler, 38, Leffler-26.530; 9. Kasey Kahne, 67x, Kahne-26.545; 10. Ricky Ehrgott, 8, Rev 1-26.572; 11. Chuck Gurney Jr., 151, Gurney-26.572; 12. Kody Swanson, 19, Nine Racing-26.578; 13. Dustin Morgan, 67k, Kunz-26.595; 14. Bobby Santos III, 45, Western Speed-26.598; 15. Shane Hmiel, 32, RFMS-26.619; 16. Cole Whitt, 71, Kunz-26.631; 17. Davey Hamilton, 8H, Rev 1-26.637; 18. Josh Wise, 75, Pedregon-26.650; 19. Chad Boat, 30, Boat-26.673; 20. Robby Josett, 99x, Josett-26.676; 21. Brad Loyet, 05s, Loyet-26.680; 22. Parker Klingerman, 44, Perona/Cunningham-26.699; 23. Chris Windom, 67, Kunz-26.740; 24. Mike Murgoitio, 10, Murgoitio-26.758; 25. Tracy Hines, 21, Stewart-26.775; 26. Dave Steele, 91, Nine Racing-26.782; 27. Billy Wease, 80, Western Speed-26.825; 28. Brad Sweet, 49, Kahne-26.827; 29. Brady Bacon, 99, Kahne-26.890; 30. Adam Kramer, 2, Kramer-26.901; 31. Caitlin Shaw, 89, Shaw-26.965; 32. Zach Schiff, 5, East-26.971; 33. David Byrne, 20D, Byrne-26.987; 34. Evan Margeson, 50, Margeson-27.001; 35. Paul Zimmerly, 60, Western Speed-27.009; 36. Scott Pierovich, 35, Pierovich-27.040; 37. Nic Faas, 40, Western Speed-27.070; 38. Ryan Newman, 39, Bertrand-27.160; 39. Bradley Galedrige, 29, Galedrige-27.164; 40. Dan Drinan, 33D, Daum-27.287; 41. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-27.350; 42. Mark Atkinson, 23, Atkinson-27.771; 43. C.J. Sarna, 20x, Sarna-27.968; 44. Thomas Meseraull, 38x, McGerigle-NT; 45. Jeremy Frankoski, 47, Bertrand-NT.
FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Bobby East, 2. Brad Kuhn, 3. Cole Carter, 4. Kasey Kahne, 5. Jason Leffler, 6. Chuck Gurney Jr., 7. Darren Hagen, 8. Cole Whitt, 9. Billy Wease, 10. Shane Hmiel, 11. Brian Olson, 12. Chad Boat, 13. Robby Josett, 14. David Byrne, 15. Brady Bacon, 16. Evan Margeson, 17. Paul Zimmerly, 18. Tracy Hines, 19. Mike Murgoitio, 20. Ricky Ehrgott, 21. Chris Windom, 22. Nic Faas, 23. Brad Loyet, 24. Caitlin Shaw, 25. Davey Hamilton, 26. Levi Jones, 27. Bobby Santos III, 28. Chase Scott, 29. Kody Swanson, 30. Scott Pierovich, 31. Parker Klingerman, 32. Zach Schiff, 33. Dakoda Armstrong, 34. C.J. Sarna, 35. Josh Wise, 36. Dustin Morgan, 37. Dave Steele, 38. Brad Sweet, 39. Adam Kramer. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 East.
NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Hines-1,182; 2-Whitt-1,165; 3-Sweet-1,068; 4-East-1,057; 5-Bacon-1,041; 6-Jones-1,018; 7-Hagen-961; 8-Jerry Coons JHr.-834; 9-Kuhn-803; 10-Dave Darland-773.
NEW WESTERN MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Faas-1,001; 2-Pierovich-868; 3-Josett-749; 4-Sarna-642; 5-Shannon McQueen-505; 6-Ernie Bartley III-471; 7-Zimmerly-459; 8-Randi Pankratz-408; 9-Daniel Bedford-377; 10-Steve Mathews-300.
NEXT MOPAR NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR RACE: November 27 - Toyota Speedway at Irwindale - Irwindlae, CA - “Turkey Night Grand Prix