FF: MW: Kokomo preview

MIDWEST FOCUS MIDGETS MAKE WAY TO KOKOMO SUNDAY NIGHT

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car Series, fresh off its first weekend break from action since mid-June, continues competition Sunday with a 30-lap race on the quarter-mile Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind.

It will be the first visit by the Midwest Ford Focus Midgets to the revamped dirt track, which features increased banking and a wider racing surface.

Defending Midwest champion Tate Martz of Rushville, Ind. continues to dominate the series as the points leader and winningest driver. He leads Stephanie Mockler by 101 points with seven races remaining.

Leon Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. won Thursday's special non-points 50-lapper at the Belleville High Banks quarter-mile, leading all but the first two tours in the No. 2B Tel-Star Communications CKC/Ford Focus.

<pre> MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS 1. Tate Martz 775 2. Stephanie Mockler 674 3. Josh Clemons 546 4. James Robertson 537 5. Jimmy Light 536 6. Brandon Wagner 482 7. Kyle Robbins 474 8. Ronnie Wuerdeman 470 9. Derek Fisher 422 10. Adam Kramer 396

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