Dillon Welch Finishes On Podium at Toledo Speedway
Dillon Welch qualified a strong third in Nine Racing’s #9 Midget for Saturday, October 15’s Alex Pruett Memorial USAC Mopar D1 Midget race at Toledo Speedway, in Toledo, Ohio.
Photos courtesy of John Mahoney.
Dillon Welch battles for position with Kyle Hamilton’s #33 during Saturday’s USAC Mopar D1 Midget feature at Toledo Speedway.
Starting in third position for Saturday’s USAC Mopar D1 Midget feature at Toledo Speedway, Dillon Welch is seen here fighting for a position on the race track with the #67 of Kyle Larson. Dillon finished the race on the podium in third place.
Brownsburg, Indiana (October 18, 2011) — Dillon Welch, of Carmel, Indiana, claimed a podium finish in the Nine Racing midget and placed third in the Alex Pruett Memorial USAC Mopar D1 Midget finale at Toledo Speedway, in Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, October 15.
Dillon began the event strong as he qualified third fastest of the 11 drivers. He finished fourth in his eight-lap heat race.
For the 25-lap main event, Dillon started in fourth position and was able to move up one position to earn his third-place finish.
“Glenn Martin and Krieg Poland gave me an awesome car at Toledo,” said Dillon Welch. “Every time we were on the track our times improved. I wish I could have gotten off to a better start in the feature, because the car was very good.”
Dillon’s next appearance in the Nine Racing midget will be on November 24, at the 71st running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix, at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, in California.
Dillon Welch is sponsored by St. Vincent Sports Performance, Z-Line Designs, The Studio, BioStorage Technologies, CASE Remodeling, Validated Custom Solutions, Sullivan Hardware, Brownsburg Muffler, Average Joe's, Row Printing and Windsor Jewelers.
Nine Racing’s 2011 sponsor lineup includes K&N Engineering, Eibach Springs, Weld Racing, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Penske Racing Shocks, Performance Friction Brakes, ASE, Earl’s Performance Plumbing, SSi Decals, PJ1, and Hoosier Racing Tire.
