Cody Swanson Scores at Santa Maria

SANTA MARIA, Cal. (September 17, 2016) – Cody Swanson of Corona, Calif. won Saturday night’s 30-lap USAC Western States Midget race at Santa Maria Raceway, leading the final six laps after passing Cory Elliott on lap 25. Series point leader Ronnie Gardner took second ahead of Elliott, Frankie Guerrini and Shannon McQueen. Swanson piloted the Marcie Campbell Realtor/Advanced Racing Suspensions Spike/Van Dyne.

USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 17, 2016 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Raceway

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ronnie Gardner, 68, Six8-14.322; 2. Michael Faccinto, 35F, MF-14.474; 3. Maria Cofer, 57, Cofer-14.533; 4. Shannon McQueen, 7, McQueen-14.587; 5. Courtney Crone, 25, Rodela-14.842; 6, Cory Elliott, 11E, Elliott-14.881; 7. Frankie Guerrini, 63, Guerrini-14.883; 8. Cody Swanson, 71S, Swanson-14.943; 9. Dylan Ito, 73, Ford-15.358; 10. Tyler Dolacki, 18, Dolacki-15.522; 11. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-18.774; 12. Robert Dalby, 4D, Dalby-NT

EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. Guerrini, 3. Cofer, 4. Crone, 5. Pankratz, 6. Ito. NT

DJ SAFETY SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Elliott, 2. Swanson, 3. McQueen, 4. Faccinto, 5. Dolacki, 6. Dalby. NT

LIGHT UP THE WORLD BEVERAGES FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Cody Swanson, 2. Ronnie Gardner, 3. Cory Elliott, 4. Frankie Guerrini, 5. Shannon McQueen, 6. Michael Faccinto, 7. Tyler Dolacki, 8. Courtney Crone, 9. Maria Cofer, 10. Randi Pankratz, 11. Dylan Ito, 12. Robert Dalby. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-.24 Elliott, Laps 25-30 Swanson.

KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS/ROD END SUPPLY HARD CHARGER: Cody Swanson (4th to 1st)

NEW USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET POINTS: 1-Gardner-763, 2-Faccinto-681, 3-Guerrini-589, 4-Elliott-578, 5-Crone-493, 6-Pankratz-433, 7-Swanson-431, 8-Dalby-427, 9-Cofer-418, 10-Dolacki-335.

NEXT USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET RACES: October 8 – Tulare, CA – Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Speedway – “KRC Safety Fall Shootout”