by Steve Williams

The ARDC Midgets are set for their annual invasion of Dixie this Friday when they travel south across the Mason Dixon line into North Carolina to Dixieland Speedway in Elizabeth City, NC.

The early August trip into Stock Car country has become a tradition in recent years as the drivers really enjoy showing the fans the Yankee style of open wheel wingless 3 wide racing.

The ARDC is coming off their Western Pennsylvania swing to Clinton County Raceway and Mercer Speedway Park. The Clinton County feature was stopped short due to a strict curfew and has been rescheduled for Labor Day weekend while Steve Buckwalter was able to score his seventh win of the season at Mercer in the Saturday event.

When ARDC was last seen at Dixieland, “Slick” Nick Wean was standing in victory lane. The Phillipsburg, NJ speedster defeated Pennsylvania’s Dusty Heistand and PJ Gargiulo. Frank Polimeda who went on to be the 2009 Club Champion finished fourth and Ryan Smith was fifth.

Of that group, only Ryan Smith of Kunkletown, PA has visited Victory Lane this year and he has done it at the shortest and longest speedways that ARDC visits. The quarter mile at Bridgeport, NJ and the famed half mile, Williams Grove Speedway.

Also looking to pickup his first win of the season is Drew Heistand of Wrightsville, PA. Heistand, who currently sits second in points had a fourth place finish Saturday night at Mercer.

The gates at Dixieland swing open at 5:00pm with qualifying slated to start at 7:00pm and racing at 8:00pm

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, August 06, 2010
Dixieland Speedway

Friday August 13, 2010
Accord Speedway

Tuesday, August 24, 2010
New Egypt Speedway

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
New Egypt Speedway (Rain Date)

Friday, September 3, 2010
Clinton County Raceway (Makeup)

Friday, September 3, 2010
Clinton County Raceway




PAST RESULTS

Sunday, March 28, 2010
Big Diamond Raceway
RAIN

Sunday, April 11, 2010
Susquehanna Speedway Park
Billy Pauch Jr


Candy Bowl Makeup
Steve Buckwalter

Friday, April 30, 2010
Williams Grove Speedway
Steve Buckwalter

Sunday, May 02, 2010
Big Diamond Raceway
RAIN


March 28th Makeup
RAIN

Saturday, May 08, 2010
Williams Grove Speedway
RAIN

Saturday, May 15, 2010
Grandview Speedway
Billy Pauch Jr

Friday, May 28, 2010
Penn Can Speedway
Steve Buckwalter

Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Grandview Speedway TOTH w/ USAC
Steve Buckwalter

Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Lincoln Speedway w/USAC
Eric Heydenreich

Sunday, June 13, 2010
Susquehanna Speedway
Steve Buckwalter

Saturday, June 19, 2010
Bridgeport Speedway (1/4 mile)
Ryan Smith

Friday, July 02, 2010
Central Pennsylvania Speedway
Steve Buckwalter

Sunday, July 04, 2010
Georgetown Speedway
POSTPONED

Saturday, July 10, 2010
Williams Grove Speedway
Bruce Buckwalter Jr.

Saturday, July 10, 2010
May 8th Makeup
Ryan Smith

Friday, July 16, 2010
Accord Speedway
RAIN

Friday, July 30, 2010
Clinton County Speedway
Completion TBA

Saturday, July 31, 2010
Mercer Raceway
Steve Buckwalter






UNOFFICIAL POINT TOTALS

CAR#
DRIVER

TOTAL POINTS

1
0
STEVE
BUCKWALTER
1354

2
12
DREW
HEISTAND
1307

3
34
RYAN
SMITH
1250

4
11
ERIC
HEYDENREICH
1168

5
44
FRANK
POLIMEDA
1144

6
83
BRUCE
BUCKWALTER JR
1064

7
77
ALEX
BRIGHT
1010

8
46
BRETT
ARNDT
962

9
9
STEVE
LENIG
926

10
78
NICK
WEAN
900

11
52
TIM
BUCKWALTER
893

12
51
PJ
GARGIULO
848

13
6
DUSTY
HEISTAND
828

14
16
DAVE
SHIRK
803

15
19
STEVEN
DREVICKI
793

16
2
TRACY
READINGER
749

16
49
TREVOR
KOBYLARZ
729

18
91
DONNIE
TRENT
644

19
26
STEPHANIE
STEVENS
640

20
75
RYAN
WATT
621

21
25
CHRIS
ZRINSKI
618

22
55
STEVE
CRAIG
616

23
54
BILLY
PAUCH JR.
491

24
20
CAREY
BECKER
468

25
17
DONNIE
HOFFMAN
454