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BANDFIELD WINS FIRST TQ MIDGET FEATURE
by Tim Kennedy

Oildale, CA., May 28 - Jody Bandfield, a veteran NMRA-TQ Midget Series
owner/driver, won the first TQ Midget main event of his career Saturday night in a 20-lapper at the third-mile, clay Bakersfield Speedway. His victory followed his third place in the April 30 main event at the banked Kern County track.

    Bandfield drove the No. 15 Robert & Cynthia Welcomer Johnson/Honda usually driven by chassis builder Walt Johnson. He took command on lap eight and led the final 13 laps. Bandfield jumped from third in NMRA driver points to become a first-time point leader by 15 points over 2002 NMRA champion Chuck West. Prior point leader Johnson, a two-time winner this season, was absent and dropped to fifth place. The Welcomer husband/wife team increased their car owner point lead from 21 to 43 points.

    West Evans, who was instrumental in the rebirth of the historic NMRA sanctioning body four years ago, led the first seven laps and finished second. Steve Lambert, the 2003-04 NMRA champion, earned third position. Bruce Hiroshima and Michael Bliffen were fourth and fifth respectively. Rob Hansen, Ron Ahrendt, West, Steve Parke and Linda Taylor completed the top ten in the ten-car field.

    Lambert and Evans won the two eight-lap heat races. Round five of the 14 race season will take place on Saturday, June 11 at the third-mile clay Santa Maria Speedway. The race has been named the "Ron Otto Memorial" in honor of the long-time NMRA officer and official who resided in Nipomo, CA just north of the Santa Maria track. Otto succumbed to a heart attack at age 74 on November 30.

    Summary: (pickup agate)

     Heat 1: Steve Lambert, Ron Ahrendt, Chuck West, Bruce Hiroshima, Linda Taylor.

    Heat 2: West Evans, Jody Bandfield, Steve Parke, Michael Bliffen, Rob Hansen.

    Main: Bandfield, Evans, Lambert, Hiroshima, Bliffen, Hansen, Ahrendt, West, Parke, Taylor.

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NMRA-TQ MIDGETS - POINT STANDINGS (as of May 29, 2005)

      Drivers                               Car Owners

 1 Jody Bandfield       224         1 Robert & Cynthia Welcomer # 15    267
 2 Chuck West           209         2 West Evans # 38                   224
 3 Bruce Hiroshima      207         3 Bruce Hiroshima # 70              222
 4 Steve Lambert        192         4 Dave Lambert # 55             207
 5 Walt Johnson     187         5 Michael Bliffen # 3                   202
 5 Michael Bliffen      187         6 West Evans # 36                   191
 7 West Evans           176         7 Judi Ahrendt # 87                 187    
 8 Ron Ahrendt          172         8 Steve parke # 59                  185
 9 Steve Parke          170         9 Jody Bandfield # 4                   
166
10 Kenny Wiley          112          10 Guy Barber # 18                 149

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