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Ben Worth in victory lane at Ventura Raceway. (USAC photo)

Worth Leads Them All At Ventura

VENTURA, Calif. — Ben Worth led all 30 laps to win Saturday night’s USAC Western States Midget Series feature at Ventura Raceway.

Worth started third and grabbed the lead on the opening circuit and never looked back over the 30-lap contest.

A.J. Bender romped from seventh on the grid to finish second.

Michael Faccinto, Brody Fuson and Travis Buckley rounded out the top five.

The finish:

Feature (30 laps): 1. Ben Worth (3), 2. A.J. Bender (7), 3. Michael Faccinto (5), 4. Brody Fuson (8), 5. Travis Buckley (12), 6. Randi Pankratz (18), 7. Nathan Byrd (19), 8. Chase Johnson (6), 9. Zach Telford (17), 10. Jake Andreotti (13), 11. Billy Rayburn (23), 12. C.J. Sarna (9), 13. Gage Rucker (20), 14. Steve Paden (10), 15. Cade Lewis (4), 16. Jake Hodges (15), 17. Samuel May (11), 18. Tres Van Dyne (21), 19. Robby Josett (2), 20. Mike Leach Jr. (14), 21. Steve Hix (16), 22. Kevin Gray (22), 23. Jim Vanzant (24), 24. Cody Williams (1).