IMPERIAL, Calif. — It had been nearly 18 seasons since C.J. Sarna last celebrated a feature victory with the USAC Avanti Windows & Doors Western States Midget series.
On Saturday night on the dirt at California’s Imperial Valley Raceway, exactly 6,447 days after his most recent series victory, the Palm Desert, California found glory once again.
Sarna led the entire 25-lap distance from his outside front row starting position, pacing the way to his first series triumph since scoring a win on the pavement of California’s Altamont Motorsports Park in July 2008.
Sarna set a series record for the longest duration between two victories.
Drake Cardey took over as the new series point leader with a runner-up result. Connor Lundy crossed the stripe in third while Connor Speir took fourth and Dane Culver rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Feature (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. C.J. Sarna (2), 2. Drake Cardey (4), 3. Connor Lundy (5), 4. Connor Speir (1), 5. Dane Culver (7), 6. Broedy Graham (6), 7. Hailey Lambert (8), 8. Adam Weisberg (9), 9. Elijah Loper (11), 10. Marvin Mitchell (10), 11. R.J. Johnson (3).
