EUREKA, CALIFORNIA (September 14, 2010) – Despite moving up to the USAC Ford Focus Midget division, 13 year-old Brandon White has not lost sight of his early season goal of winning the USAC Western Pavement Young Guns Midget championship.
The Eureka, Calif. Member of the Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle program drove the Northcoast Lighting & Electric, Inc. Midget to a USAC Young Guns Midget Series pole and trophy dash win on Saturday night at Stockton 99 Speedway.
White’s fast-time in qualifying was his fourth of the 2010 campaign to go along with many Trophy Dash, heat race and main event wins. The driver’s resume in the Young Guns division this season was enough to boost him into the full USAC Ford Focus Midgets in July, making him one of the youngest drivers in that series in the entire country.
In Young Guns time trials, White ran a 14.189 second lap around the historic quarter-mile asphalt oval in Stockton, Calif. After finishing second in the heat race, White turned his attention to the trophy dash. In one of the most competitive races in recent memory, White fought off teammate Keegan Walmer in a thrilling duel.
White led all four laps for the victory but by just .091 seconds. In the 20 lap USAC Young Guns main event, White started fourth and ran well in the tightly bunched field. A fourth place finish kept White in the points lead in both the USAC NorCal Young Guns Midget Series and also the USAC Western Pavement Young Guns championship.
Not only did White participate in the Young Guns activities but he also competed in the USAC Ford Focus Midget Series twin 40s presented by Star Racing Supply. White recorded the best qualifying effort of his career with a fifth place run at 13.732 seconds, just missing the Trophy dash by just .001 of a second. In fact, only .004 separated qualifiers two through five.
White competed in just the first 40 on the card, but made the most of it by running as high as fourth before taking home a solid sixth place finish.
“This was a critical weekend for Brandon in his championship run,” Team Manager Randy Chastain said. “Brandon ran a brilliant qualifying lap in the Young Guns Midget but also showed his speed in the Ford Focus Midget.”
Brandon White Racing will run the October 9th race at Orange Show Speedway before the huge USAC Ford Focus Midget Nationals at the Las Vegas Bullring, on November 6th. Drivers will be jockeying for their place on the Henry Ford Sweepstakes trophy and the National Championship crown.
Brandon White Racing and Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle thank partners: Northcoast Lighting & Electric Inc., K&N Filters, Scribner Plastics, Allstar Performance, Sunoco Race Fuels and Star Racing Supply.
Brandon White Racing is online at www.brandonwhiteracing.net
For more information on Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle, log on to www.winners-circle-racing.com
About Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle:
Ron Sutton's Winner's Circle is an established talent scout and development program, providing long term, comprehensive racing and career development for up and coming drivers focused on NASCAR careers. RSWC drivers are raced, coached, groomed, trained and molded, within a professional racing environment, into what top NASCAR teams look for when hiring drivers. Drivers involved in the program race in a variety of cars, including USAC Young Guns Focus Midgets, USAC Ford Focus Midgets, NASCAR Grand American Modifieds, NASCAR Late Model stock cars and NASCAR Grand National stock cars.
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