TUCSON, Ariz. — Report by Race Chaser Online Managing Editor Jacob Seelman — USAC photo —
Ten different winners in 13 classes were crowned during the opening weekend of the season for the USAC Honda Quarter Midget National Championship at the Tucson Quarter Midget Association track in Arizona.
Three drivers managed to double up on A-main victories over the course of the weekend — Carson Hocevar swept the two primary heavy classes, winning Heavy Honda and Heavy 160 main events; Chase Randall took the Senior Honda and Light World Formula checkered flags and Gage Painter grabbed Senior Animal and Light AA class victories.
An additional seven drivers won individual features on the weekend, with one performance standing above the rest. Kaiden Clark drove through the Junior Honda B-Main to transfer to the main event, then went on to win the A-Main in the most impressive performance of the weekend.
Tanner Reif (Light 160), Tyler Reif (Junior Animal), Daytona Spicola (Heavy World Formula), Chase Spicola (Light Mod), T.J. Phillips (Red Rookie) and Gage McCoy (Blue Rookie) also won main events over the course of the three-day weekend.
The USAC Honda Quarter Midget National Championship returns to action April 17-19 for round two at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
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RESULTS: USAC Honda Quarter Midget National Championship; TQMA; Tucson, Ariz.; March 27-29, 2015
RED ROOKIE A-MAIN: 1. T.J. Philips; 2. Quinn Thurein; 3. Drew Sherman; 4. Tyler Taulman; 5. Tryston Meyer; 6. Quinn Forchione-Davis; 7. Ayden Collins; 8. Thomas Nanson.
BLUE ROOKIE A-MAIN: 1. Gage McCoy; 2. Garrett Soloman; 3. Nicholas Hille; 4. Brianna Felix.
JR. HONDA A-MAIN: 1. Kaiden Clark; 2. Cade Randall; 3. Brady Johnson; 4. Colby Sokol; 5. Justis Sokol; 6. Bryceton Meyer; 7. Reed Whitney; 8. Richie Reif; 9. Easton Combs; 10. Tyler Reif.
SR. HONDA A-MAIN: 1. Chase Randall; 2. Scotty Milan; 3. Chase Burda; 4. Evan Spaulding; 5. Tanner Reif; 6. Londyn Basham; 7. Chase Hyland; 8. Chase Spicola; 9. Brandon Sampson; 10. Gabby Valenzuela
HVY. HONDA A-MAIN: 1. Carson Hocevar; 2. George Kurtz; 3. Jennifer Hall; 4. Jaida Simental.
LT. 160 A-MAIN: 1. Tanner Reif; 2. Gage Painter; 3. Evan Spaulding; 4. Chase Randall; 5. Jake Garcia; 6. Chase Hyland; 7. Gage Bowers; 8. Brandon Sampson; 9. Colby Sokol; 10. Chase Spicola.
HVY. 160 A-MAIN: 1. Carson Hocevar; 2. Drew Simental; 3. George Kurtz; 4. Jennifer Hall; 5. Daytona Spicola.
SR. ANIMAL – A-MAIN: 1. Gage Painter; 2. Tanner Reif; 3. Jake Garcia; 4. Scotty Milan; 5. Gage Bowers; 6. Chase Burda; 7. Famous Rhodes; 8. Carson Hocevar; 9. Matthew Ferguson.
JR. ANIMAL A-MAIN: 1. Tyler Reif; 2. Brady Johnson; 3. Colby Sokol; 4. Bryceto Meyer; 5. Reed Whitney; 6. Richie Reif; 7. Justis Sokol; 8. Kaiden Clark; 9. Preston Lattomus; 10. Enzo Spicola (DNF).
LT. WORLD FORMULA A-MAIN: 1. Chase Randall; 2. Gage Painter; 3. Jaxon Bishop; 4. Jake Garcia; 5. Trent Beaver; 6. Scotty Milan; 7. Chase Hyland; 8. Famous Rhodes; 9. Evan Spaulding; 10. Gage Bowers (DNF).
HVY. WORLD FORMULA A-MAIN: 1. Daytona Spicola; 2. Carson Hocevar; 3. George Kurtz; 4. Jaida Simental; 5. Drew Simental (DQ).
LT. MOD A-MAIN: 1. Chase Spicola; 2. Famous Rhodes; 3. Matthew Ferguson; 4. Colby Sokol; 5. Holly Clark; 6. Chase Burda.
LT. AA A-MAIN: 1. Gage Painter; 2. Carson Hocevar (DNF); 3. Famous Rhodes (DNF); 4. George Kurtz (DNS).
