TRACY, Calif. — Paul Zimmerly took the lead on lap 16 and was never headed as he and his Western Speed Racing team gave Toyota its first USAC Western Midget Car Series victory Saturday night at Altamont Motorsports Park.
The victory also is the first Western Midget Series triumph for the 20-year-old Zimmerly. The Ridgefield, Wash., native qualified eighth, worked forward and took the lead from Evan Margeson on lap 16.
From there he set the pace on the quarter-mile asphalt oval, with Michael Faccinto finishing second in the event that was checkered flagged because of an accident after 23 of the scheduled 25 laps.
Daniel Bedford, Levi Roberts and Steven Mathews filled the top five.
The finish:
Paul Zimmerly, Michael Faccinto, Daniel Bedford, Levi Roberts, Steven Mathews, Mark Atkinson, Viktor Sinzig, Evan Margeson, C.J. Sarna, Kerstin Smutry, Nic Faas, Garrett Hansen, Alfred Galedrige, Jr., Tony Hunt, Robby Josett, Marco DeGeorge, Shannon McQueen, Ricky Ehrgott, Chad Nichols, Scott Pierovich.