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Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. - No. 21 TSR/Chevrolet/Spike (USAC National Midget Car Series)

Fri., September 7 – Plymouth (Wis.) Dirt Track — (1/3-mile dirt oval)

• Stenhouse finished third in the 30-lap feature event.
• Event was co-sanctioned with the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association (BMARA) Series.
• Qualified sixth fastest of 23 cars.
• Finished third in the third heat race.

To date:

• Stenhouse has won two USAC Silver Crown Series event this season.
• He has won one USAC National Sprint Car Series feature event and five USAC National Midget Car Series features, making him the first driver to win in all three USAC National Series in 2007.
• Stenhouse is ranked fourth in the USAC Midget Series championship standings with 928 points.
• He is ranked fifth in the USAC Sprint Series title chase with 850 points.

HE SAID IT…

RICKY STENHOUSE ON FINISHING THIRD IN THE STAN FOX CLASSIC EVENT AT THE PLYMOUTH DIRT TRACK:

“We thought the track was going to be pretty good for the night, and it was during hot laps. We qualified sixth and after talking about the set-up, we figured out we probably had the wrong gear in the car for qualifying. With the invert taking eight for the feature, we started third and stayed near the front at the start of the race. I overdrove the car a little bit while trying to chase Levi (Jones, teammate) down and he pulled away from us. When we got into lapped traffic, Levi got around the first car pretty quickly and it messed me up a little bit. When we got to the next lapped car, I got hit in the left rear and Danny Stratton passed me for second. We were both running Levi down at the end but I overdrove the car and we ended up third. The Chevrolet engines are really running well right now. We’ve worked on them to improve the pick-up and they’re really moving on the starts now. I’m ready to head to Anderson this week to see if the same will hold true on the pavement.”

FAST FORWARD…

Sat., Sept. 15 – Anderson (Ind.) Speedway – (1/4-mile high-banked paved oval)

• Stenhouse will compete in a one-day event with the USAC National Midget Car Series.
• Anderson Speedway is a ¼-mile, high-banked paved oval.
• The event will be Stenhouse’s first appearance at the facility with the USAC Midget Series.
• The feature will be 30 laps in length.
• Grandstand gates will open at 5 p.m. EDT on September 15.
• Qualifying is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. EDT. Racing will begin at 8 p.m.
• The last USAC Midget Series event held at Anderson Speedway on Sept. 11, 2004, was won by David Gough.
• For more information regarding the event, race fans can call 765-642-0206, ext. 21.
• The official Web site of Anderson Speedway is www.andersonspeedway.com.

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