VENTURA RACEWAY WMR ACTION CLAIMED BY POINTS LEADER LOGAN MITCHELL
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA (August 31, 2025) – Logan Mitchell of Santa Cruz increased his 2025 win total in the Western Midget Racing series to six, storming to victory in Saturday’s 20-lap feature at Ventura Raceway in the penultimate round for the series
San Jose’s Ryan Carter jumped ahead of three-wide battling at the drop of the green flag to lead lap one. Mitchell steered high around Chase Wilson then dove inside Carter into turn three, taking the lead on lap two.
Mitchell dominated the rest of the way for the win, completing a sweep of all four races in the month of Augsut. Cody Gray of Auburn advanced to second position from sixth on the grid. 2025 opening night Ventura winner Anthony Bruno of San Jose finished third followed by Carter and Delano’s Terry Nichols. Gray and Nichols won the heat race action.
Western Midget Racing closes its 2025 campaign at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on Saturday October 25, in support of the NARC 410 Sprint Cars. The WMR/BCRA California Super Series for full midgets has three rounds remaining. Up next is the 14th annual Adobe Cup, in support of the Sprint Car Challenge Tour, racing at Petaluma Speedway on September 20th.
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RESULTS: Ventura Raceway August 30, 2025
A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 96X-Logan Mitchell[3]; 2. 11-Cody Gray[6]; 3. 9B-Anthony Bruno[7]; 4. 35-Ryan Carter[2]; 5. 2-Terry Nichols[5]; 6. 1P-CHASE WILSON[1]; 7. 10-Hailey Lambert[4]; 8. 25-Nathan Moore[8]; 9. (DNS) 9-Nick Leonard Jr
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Cody Gray[3]; 2. 10-Hailey Lambert[4]; 3. 35-Ryan Carter[2]; 4. 9B-Anthony Bruno[1]; 5. 9-Nick Leonard Jr[5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Terry Nichols[2]; 2. 96X-Logan Mitchell[3]; 3. 1P-CHASE WILSON[1]; 4. 25-Nathan Moore[4]
2025 Western Midget Racing Championship Schedule – Subject to Change
March 22 Ventura Raceway – WINNER: Anthony Bruno
April 25 Ocean Speedway – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
April 26 Petaluma Speedway – RAIN OUT
May 9 Ocean Speedway – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
June 6 Ocean Speedway – POSTPONED
August 2 Ocean Speedway – Johnny Key Classic with NARC – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
August 15 Ocean Speedway – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
August 16 Antioch Speedway – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
August 30 Ventura Raceway – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
October 25 Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway with NARC
2025 WMR/BCRA California Super Series Schedule – Subject to Change
April 5 Placerville Speedway – NorCal Challenge (Co-Sanction USAC) – WINNER: Shane Golobic
May 10 Antioch Speedway – Graunstadt Memorial with NARC – WINNER: Shane Golobic
June 7 Santa Maria Speedway – Central Coast Clash – WINNER: Caden Sarale
July 19 Ocean Speedway – 15th Kaeding Classic with NARC – WINNER: Tanner Carrick
Sept 20 Petaluma Speedway – 14th annual Adobe Cup with SCCT
October 11 Antioch Speedway – Open Wheel Oktoberfest (Co-Sanction USAC) with NARC
Nov 1 Stockton Dirt Track – 42nd Tribute to Gary Patterson with NARC
