Bright Night at Big Diamond

Pottsville, Pa. (May 19, 2018) – Alex Bright of Collegeville, Pa. won Friday night’s 20-lap USAC Eastern Midget race at Big Diamond Speedway, leading the final three laps after passing Brett Arndt on lap 18. Arndt finished second ahead of Steve Buckwalter, Adam Pierson and Ryan Greth.

 

USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: May 18, 2018 – Pottsville, Pennsylvania – Big Diamond Speedway – “Red, White & Blue Autos Night”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Steve Buckwalter (#0 Buckwalter), 2. Shawn Jackson (#7 Jackson), 3. Ryan Greth (#4 Lesher), 4. Kenny Miller (#23 Miller), 5. Andrew Layser (#35 Bright), 6. Brett Conkling (#0nj Conkling). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Timmy Buckwalter (#29 Seymour), 2. Adam Pierson (#74m Mancini), 3. Alex Bright (#77 Bright), 4. Brett Arndt (#12 Heckman), 5. Mike Meyers (#10 Myers), 6. Johnny Smith (#4s Smith), 7. John Andenka (#96 Andenka). NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Alex Bright, 2. Brett Arndt, 3. Steve Buckwalter, 4. Adam Pierson, 5. Ryan Greth, 6. Shawn Jackson, 7. Andrew Layser, 8. Johnny Smith, 9. Mike Meyers, 10. Brett Conkling, 11. Tim Buckwalter, 12. John Andenka, 13. Kenny Miller. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Arndt, Laps 3-15 T. Buckwalter, Laps 16-17 Arndt, Laps 18-20 Bright.

NEW USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Jackson-350, 2-Layser-305, 3-Meyers-303, 4-Greth-300, 4-Pierson-288, 6-A.Bright-275, 7-Tommy Kunsman Jr,-267, 8-Miller-233, 9-Smith-191, 10-Conkling-153.

NEXT USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: June 8 – Bedford, PA – Bedford Speedway