HUBERT HAULS BCRA CARSON CITY MIDGET CHALLENGE

CARSON CITY, NV., MAY 28: Third generation driver Michael Hubert III scored his first feature win of the season, taking the 50-lap Bay Cities Racing Association "Salute to Indy" event at the Champion Speedway in Carson City, Nevada.

Hubert drove the Judy Hubert Gaerte Chevy powered Beast to the win, taking the lead on the seventh lap to lead Robby Flock, Garratt Boyden and Thomas Meseraull across the finish line.

Boyden led off from the pole aboard the Gary Boyden Esslinger/Beast to pace the 18-car starting field. Hubert, from fourth, immediately pulled in behind the leader with visiting AMRA rookie of the year Lynsey Tilton in third over a charging Flock, aboard the Bob Rosen "Mr. Espresso Coffee" Esslinger/Beast.

Flock displaced the teenaged Tilton on the second round for third with Eric Mostin up to fifth over John Sarale and Scott Walker in the tightly-bunched pack.

Pete Davis and defending BCRA champion and point leader Thomas Meseraull worked their way up to seventh and eighth by the fifth circuit on the fast quarter-mile paved oval.

Entering turn-three on the seventh lap Hubert took the outside route around Boyden. At the same time Flock dove under the leader as the top-runners navigated the turn three-abreast. Boyden was forced to back off the throttle, giving Hubert the opportunity to swoop down into the lead as Boyden held off Flock. On the next lap Flock managed to out-duel Boyden for the number-two spot as Meseraull moved by Davis with Gard now up to eighth.
On the tenth lap Davis brought out the caution flag as he limped to a stop at the end of turn-two with mechanical problems.

Following the green flag, as the pack exited turn-four, Meseraull tucked in behind Mostin. Gard had no room and made contact, running up and over the Bill Ferrari Esslinger/Beast, resulting in an aerial spin and glancing blow off the front straight wall. Gard's Borghsani Gaerte Chevy/Beast received severe suspension damage. During the yellow flag period fast qualifier Ryan Kaplan retired.

Hubert continued his lead with Meseraull displacing Tilton for fourth on the 14th lap and Sarale's Chevy/Beast moving by the young female driver one lap later. Bobby Dalton displaced Tilton for sixth and she dropped one more position to Chris Schmelzle on the 24th circuit.

Scott Pierovich brought out the final caution flag on the 25th lap when his Wirth Mopar/Beast stalled entering the first turn.

Meseraull challenged Boyden to take over third as they exited the fourth turn on the 26th round. Sarale and Dalton continued in fifth and sixth with Schmelzle and Walker following.

Hubert managed to pull away from Flock at the exit of the turns to remain in control as Boyden fought to regain third form Meseraull. Tilton pitted on the 40th marker as the Meseraull/Boyden battle continued. Boyden made good his efforts on the 46th circuit to secure third. Two laps later Walker retired.

At the finish Hubert took the checkered flag over Flock, Boyden, Meseraull Sarale, Dalton, Schmelzle and Shannon McQueen on the leader's lap.

Ryan Kaplan established a new midget qualifying record at 12.18, erasing John Stark's mark of 12.31.
Scott Pierovich was victorious in the special six-car, six-lap "Dash for Cash" over Dalton and Kaplan.
Eddie Abrew took the first 10-lap heat race over Hubert and Boyden. Flock won the second heat over Gard and Schmelzle.

BCRA's vintage division ran nine cars in demonstration races.
The BCRA midgets make their first of three appearances at the Lakeport Speedway on June 4 then return to Santa Maria on June 11.

SUMMARY: QUAL.: 1. Ryan Kaplan, #21Kaplan 12.18 (Record); 2.
Scott Pierovich, #35 Pierovich 12.21; 3. John Sarale, #32 Sarale 12.26; 4. Bobby Dalton, #36 Dalton 12.35; 5. Thomas Meseraull, #69 Ferrari 12.41; 6. Chris Schmelzle, #62 Barnett 12.43; 7. Scot Walker,
#34 Walker 12.49; 8. Brian Gard, #57 Borghesani 12.50; 9. Robby Flock, #4 Rosen 12.53; 10. Pete Davis, #00 Davis 12.57; 11. Michael Hubert III, #56 Hubert 12.60; 12. Eric Mostin, #12 Mostin 12.63; 13.
Lynsey Tilton, #18 Tilton 12.68; 14. Garratt Boyden, #42 Boyden 12.69; 15. Shannon McQueen, #7 McQueen 12.77; 16. Eddie Abrew, #25 Abrew 12.80; 17. Gary Dickenson, #8 Dickenson 12.84; 18. Joe Lindsey, #23X Lindsey 13.01.

DASH FOR CASH: Pierovich, Dalton, Kaplan, Meseraull, Sarale, Schmelzle.
HEAT-1: Abrew, Hubert, Boyden, McQueen, Tilton, Davis, Mostin, Lindsey, Dickenson.
HEAT-2: Flock, Gard, Schmelzle, Walker, Sarale, Dalton, Kaplan, Pierovich, Meseraull. 2:03.15.
MAIN: 1. Michael Hubert III, 2. Robby Flock, 3. Garratt Boyden, 4. Thomas Meseaull, 5. John Sarale, 6. Bobby Dalton, 7. Chris Schmelzle, 8. Shannon McQueen, 9. Eric Mostin, 10. Eddie Abrew, 11.
Scott Walker, 12. Joe Lindsey, 13. Lynsey Tilton, 14. Scott Pierovich, 15. Brian Gard, 16. Ryan Kaplan, 17. Pete Davis, 18. Gary Dickenson.

NOTES:
This marked the first time at a solo BCRA sanctioned race that two female drivers competed.
Garratt "Santa Cruz Surfer" Boyden had missed several races while in Hawaii surfing for a month. He returned the Thursday before Carson City.

This marked the final race for BCRA at Carson City. The property has been sold for development next year.
Former BCRA referee Rick Eisenbeis and wife Dorsi drove up from Las Vegas and former BCRA starter George Sowle was in attendance.