Wean Opens Northeast Focus Campaign With Win

Indianapolis, IN Milford, N.J. native Nick Wean opened USAC’s Northeast Ford Focus Midget Car Series 2006 season up with his second career victory Saturday at the Waterford (Conn.) Speedbowl.Wean, driving the family-owned No. 78 Johnny’s Truck Stop entry, led all 20 laps of the event, besting a field of 16 other cars. Trailing Wean – last year’s third-place points finisher – were Ryan Osborne, Ryan Smith, Sean Carman and Jesse State. Carman and Smith won eight-lap heat races.

Seventeen of the 18 cars that showed up started the feature, tying a mark set three times last season.

The next Northeast race is scheduled for May 13 at Oswego (N.Y.) Speedway.

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