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USAC Midgets: Leffler, Drake Battle for Midget Point Lead at Winchester

20 October 1998

Jason Leffler of Long Beach, Calif., fresh from capturing the 1998 USAC Silver Crown Championship, looks to bolster his bid to repeat as USAC's National Midget Champion with a top finish in Sunday's 25th "Sammy Sessions Memorial" at the Winchester (Ind.) Speedway.

Leffler leads Jay Drake of Canyon Country, Calif. by just 19 points, with 52 available Sunday. Drake finished third in the April USAC Midget race at Winchester, while Leffler was seventh.

Sunday's "doubleheader" also features the Stoops Freightliner Sprint Cars and both series have a 33-lap feature slated. Practice starts at 11:30 a.m., qualifying begins at 1 p.m. and racing gets under way at 2.

National Midget Standings: 1-Jason Leffler-843; 2-Jay Drake-824; 3-Ricky Shelton-748; 4-Jerry Coons, Jr.-597; 5-Tracy Hines-552; 6-Jimmy McCune-517; 7-Ronnie Johncox-321; 8-Travis Welpott-315; 9-Michael Lewis-264; 10-Sarah McCune-246.