Lewis takes pole position, finishes 5th

MADERA “” Laguna Beach resident Michael Lewis captured the United States Auto Club California Pavement Ford Focus pole position Saturday at the Madera Speedway, driving the No. 60 Western Speed Focus Midget care with a lap of 14.482 seconds.

Lewis finished the 25-lap main event in fifth after two on-track incidents, putting him to the back of the pack each time.

“We definitely had the speed, but it was a wild night out there and I just got caught up in a couple of racing incidents,” Lewis said in a press release.

“We were fortunate to salvage a fifth-place finish.”

Lewis has missed three USAC California Pavement Ford Focus events, but he is still fifth in points. Western Speed Racing teammate Cody Gerhardt is third.

Lewis’ next race will be Saturday at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring.

“” From staff reports