MESERAULL SCORES ROUND ONE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP

Bay Cities Racing Association, Washington Midget Racing Association and the Idaho Midget Racing Association ran race 1 of 3 of the Pacific Northwest Midget Championship Series on Saturday May 14, 2005 at Redwood Acres Raceway in Eureka CA. With 26 midgets signed in from 3 different states and British Columbia. The stage was set for a great evening of racing, with Washington’s Spence Gatrell posting fast time of 14.995

All 26 cars started the 35 lap main event with Washington’s Scott Walker on the pole in his Stealth Gaerte/Ford powered midget, along side of Scott was Idaho’s Steve Spoor making up the front row. With the drop of the green flag Walker jumped out into the lead holding off S. Spoor and Brian Gard for 17 laps until Eric Mostin spun in turn 4 bringing out the second of 3 yellow flags. The first yellow came when K. Ferris lost power coming to a stop on the infield. With the race resuming Walker still held off Gard, and the every quick Thomas Meseraull moving up from his 12th starting position to now take over 3rd position from Spoor. Walker continued to hold off now 2nd place Meseraull until lap 19 when the final yellow came out when Skeeter Flake lost his brakes and coasted to a stop on the back straight away. With Meseraull in 2nd place Walker continued to hold the lead until lap 32 when he got trapped in slower traffic. Both Meseraull and Gard slipped by with Measurall in the lead and taking the checkered flag, followed by B. Gard, S. Walker, J. Sarale and G. Dennett rounding out the top 5.
Meseraull also took the “B” Dash with Chris Schmelzle winning the “A” dash.

Matt Stone won the first heat; Meseraull won the second heat with Brian Gard winning the third and final heat of the night.

SUMMARY:
QUAL.:
1. Spence Gatrell, #8x Gatrell 14.995; 2. John Sarale, #32 Sarale 15.051; 3. Chris Schmelzle, #62 Barnett 15.060; 4. Greg Dennett, #47 3D Racing 15.143; 5. Ken Ferris, #28 Ferris 15.172; 6. Rob Lindsey, #23 Lindsey 15.182; 7. Brian Gard, #57 Borghesani 15.187; 8. Tony Seidelman, #44 Seidelman 15.210; 9. Steve Spoor, #23I Spoor 15.246; 10. Evan Mageson, #11 Mageson 15.247; 11. Scott Walker, #34 Walker 15.258; 12. Rick Moss, #50 Moss 15.271; 13. Dallas Melby, #9 15.276; 14. Thomas Meseraull, #69 Ferrari 15.277; 15. Eric Mostin, #12 Mostin 15.278; 16. Stuart Brikenbine, #02 Brikenbine 15.290; 17. Michael Hubert III, #56 Hubert 15.332; 18. Skeeter Flake, #17 Flake 15.335; 19. Pete Davis, #00 Davis 15.447; 20. Breanna Lopez, #25x Lopez 15.472; 21. Matt Stone, #10 Stone 15.608; 22. Gary Dickenson, #8 Dickenson 15.972; 23. Nick Seidelman, #44 Seidelman 15.994; 24. Eddie Abrew, #25 Abrew 16.116; 25. Joe Lindsey, #23x Lindsey 16.293; 26. Alan Norton, #69w Norton 18.749

A DASH; Schmelzle, Sarale, Dennett, Gatrel
B DASH; Meseraull, Hubert, Mostin, Brikenbine

HEAT 1; Stone, Davis, Dickenson, Lopez, J. Lindsey, N. Seidelman, Abrew, Norton
HEAT 2; Meseraull, Hubert, Flake, Brikenbine, Mostin, Moss, Mageson, Walker, Melby (DNS)
HEAT 3; Gard, Spoor, Ferris, Sarale, T. Seidelman, Gatrell, R. Lindsey, Dennett, Schmelzle

MAIN; 1. Thomas Meseraull, 2. Brian Gard, 3. Scott Walker, 4. John Sarale, 5. Greg Dennett, 6. Michael Hubert III, 7. Rick Moss, 8. Steve Spoor, 9.Rob Lindsey, 10. Spence Gatrell, 11. Chris Schmelzle, 12. Breanna Lopez, 13. Evan Mageson, 14. Pete Davis, 15. Dallas Melby, 16. Eric Mostin, 17. Nick Seidelman, 18. Joe Lindsey, 19. Tony Seidelman, 20. Skeeter Flake, 21. Stuart Brikenbine, 22. Eddie Abrew, 23. Matt Stone, 24. Gary Dickenson, 25. Ken Ferris, 26. Alan Norton.

LAP LEADERS: 1-28 Scott Walker 29-35 Thomas Meseraull