Manteca’s Marco DeGeorge toppled a stellar BCRA Midget field on Saturday evening, March 28th at the beautiful 3/8-mile Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Ca, wheeling the #78 Mark DeGeorge Beast/Esslinger, earning his third career BCRA feature victory.
Following the BCRA sophomore DeGeorge checkers was reigning BCRA champion “Young Lion” Nick Foster, Jr. aboard Jim Fowler’s #1 Zero-Zero Motorsports Beast/Gaerte, Sacramento's Ralphie “The Racer” Cortez aboard the #31 Shores-Cortez Beast/Sesco-Mopar, fast-timer David Prickett aboard the #15 Neverlift Motorsports Hawk/Van Dyne and Danny Parker aboard the Roza Motorsports #20 Team F.A.S.T. (Fighting Against Steroids Together) Beast/Esslinger.
Following the Lead five to the checkers was former BCRA car owner champion Bill Lindsey aboard Stu Donaldon’s #8x Stealth/Pontiac and Vacaville’s Rick Holbrook, making his first-ever Midget start aboard Parker’s #38 Stewart/Esslinger rounding out the finishing order.
Midget newcomer Alex Shutte, of Redding, brought out the first caution of the 30-lap feature on Lap 11 aboard Corey Kruseman’s #12k Beast/Esslinger, exiting with mechanical woes.
Just one lap later, 17-year-old BCRA sophomore Kyle Dickerson spun the Harold Dickerson #11k Beast/Ed Pink Ford on Lap 12, collecting Shasta Raceway Park modified champion Guy Young aboard Rick Faeth’s SRP #3 Stealth/Chevy V4, dropping both from the field.
Former Midget Lite chauffer and 2008 BCRA Midget pavement champion and Rookie-of-the-Year “Nitro” Nick Chivello took the winner’s laurels in the “A” Trophy Dash aboard Daniel Chivello’s #27b Beast/Esslinger over Prickett, Schutte and Foster.
Cortez claimed the “B-Dash” over Parker, Lindsey and Holbrook.
Fresno’s David “Love Cricket” Prickett outpaced the stellar field of BCRA Midgets in qualifying, setting fast time at 15.085, his first career fast-time.
DeGeorge claimed Heat 1 over Parker, Cortez, Lindsey and Holbrook.
Foster claimed Heat 2 over Chivello, Schutte, Young and Prickett.
7-time BCRA champion “Ageless Wonder” Floyd Alvis scratched after hot laps in his #18 Champion Automotive Stealth/Van Dyne after experiencing oil pump issues.
The BCRA Midget Series continues on Saturday, April 4 at the speedy 1/3-mile Madera Speedway, then ventures to dirt, powering into the Sierra Nevada foothills for the first of three races at John Padjen’s beautiful ¼-mile Placerville Speedway at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds on April 11th.
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| 1. DeGeorge, 2. Foster, Jr., 3. Cortez, 4. Prickett, 5. Parker, 6. Lindsey, 7. Holbrook, 8. Chivello, 9. Young, 10. Schutte NT Lap Leaders: 1-30 DeGeorge Trophy Dash B: 1. Cortez, 2. Parker, 3. Lindsey, 4. Holbrook Time: 1.03.09 Trophy Dash A: 1. Chivello, 2. Prickett, 3. Schutte, 4. Foster Time: 1.01.56 Qualifying 1. #15 David Prickett, Fresno 15.085 2. #12k Alex Schutte, Redding 15.155 3. #1 Nick Foster, Jr., San Jose 15.351 4. #27b Nick Chivello, Manteca 15.386 5 #3 Guy Young, Redding 15.636 6. #78 Marco DeGeorge, Manteca 15.695 7. #20 Danny Parker, Oakdale 15.702 8. #31 Ralph Cortez, Sacramento 15.907 9. #8x Bill Lindsey, San Carlos 16.544 10. #38 Rick Holbrook, Vacaville 17.248 11. #18 Floyd Alvis, San Carlos Scratch Heat 1: 1. DeGeorge, 2. Parker, 3. Cortez, 4. Lindsey, 5. Holbrook NT Heat 2: 1. Foster, Jr., 2. Chivello, 3. Schutte, 4. Young, 5. Prickett NT 2009 BCRA Midget Points: POS. DRIVER PTS. CAR OWNER PTS. 1. Nick Foster Jr. 102 1 Jim Fowler 107 2 Marco DeGeorge 99 78 Marco DeGeorge 104 3. David Prickett 99 15 Neverlift Mtr Spts 104 4. Ralph Cortez 95 20 Bob Roza 97 5. Danny Parker 92 31 Ralph Cortze 95 6. Nick Chivello 90 27b Dan Chivello 95 7. Bill Lindsey 87 8x Stu Donaldson 92 8. Rick Holbrook 80 38 Dan Parker 85 9. Floyd Alvis 30 3 Rick Faeth 81 10. 18 Floyd Alvis 30 |
