SARALE AND MITCHELL TOP SUPER SERIES MIDGETS AGAINST LARGE FIELD AT MERCED SPEEDWAY

By Steven Blakesley | May 17, 2026

MERCED, CALIFORNIA (May 16, 2026) – Stockton’s Caden Sarale won his second consecutive BCRA/WMR Super Series Midgets feature on Saturday night, with the 2025 champion leading the way against a large field at Merced Speedway. Logan Mitchell of Santa Cruz was the top Western Midget Racing finisher yet again, his third consecutive run at the front for the WMR win. 20 Midgets filled the pit area in search of the $1,500 prize in the third round of the 2026 Super Series. Photo by Matt Sublett

Drake Edwards of Surprise, Ariz. led Quick Change Liquid Energy time trials while heat races went to Bakersfield’s Broedy Graham and Sarale.

WMR rookie Nicholas Leonard, Jr. and multiple-time USAC Western States Midgets feature winner Jett Yantis of Bakersfield shared the front row for the 30-lap contest. Sarale quickly worked from fifth on the grid, seizing the lead on lap 16 and leading the final 14 circuits. Placerville Super Series winner Preston Norbury brought his No. 77AZ to second position followed by 14th-starting Connor Speir in car 14. Yantis was fourth ahead of Graham in fifth. Mitchell finished seventh to lead the WMR contingent ahead of Leonard in ninth and Isak Johnson in 11th.

Speir won the $100 Hard Charger presented by West Evans Motorsports and BR Motorsports.

The WMR / BCRA California Super Series races to Antioch Speedway on June 6 for the 2nd annual Graundstadt Memorial. Western Midget Racing competes next on Friday May 29 during the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series action at Watsonville Speedway. For more information, visit www.BCRARacing.com www.WesternMidgetRacing.com or follow each series on social media.

RESULTS: Merced Speedway May 16, 2026

A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 32-Caden Sarale[5]; 2. 77AZ-Preston Norbury[3]; 3. 14-Connor Speir[14]; 4. 4-Jett Yantis[2]; 5. 66-Broedy Graham[4]; 6. 77-Drake Edwards[6]; 7. 96X-Logan Mitchell[7]**; 8. 65-Ben Covich[10]; 9. 09-Nicholas Leonard Jr[1]**; 10. 13-Danika Jo Faccinto[11]; 11. 4R-Isak Johnson[9]**; 12. 7-Dalton Wright[19]**; 13. 5-Cody Gray[18]**; 14. 50-Dane Culver[13]; 15. 68-Marvin Mitchell[16]**; 16. 5R-Chris Rahe[8]**; 17. 1K-Terry Nichols[17]**; 18. (DNF) 18-Floyd Alvis[15]; 19. (DNS) 19-Anthony Bruno

** indicates WMR points paying car

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 66-Broedy Graham[5]; 2. 4-Jett Yantis[4]; 3. 50-Dane Culver[8]; 4. 96X-Logan Mitchell[2]; 5. 77-Drake Edwards[6]; 6. 13-Danika Jo Faccinto[7]; 7. 4R-Isak Johnson[1]; 8. 1K-Terry Nichols[10]; 9. 5-Cody Gray[3]; 10. (DNS) 18-Floyd Alvis

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 32-Caden Sarale[6]; 2. 65-Ben Covich[1]; 3. 14-Connor Speir[8]; 4. 77AZ-Preston Norbury[5]; 5. 5R-Chris Rahe[2]; 6. 09-Nicholas Leonard Jr[3]; 7. 68-Marvin Mitchell[9]; 8. 7-Dalton Wright[10]; 9. 19S-Michael Faccinto[4]; 10. (DNS) 19-Anthony Bruno

Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 77-Drake Edwards[1]; 2. 32-Caden Sarale[7]; 3. 66-Broedy Graham[17]; 4. 77AZ-Preston Norbury[16]; 5. 4-Jett Yantis[12]; 6. 19S-Michael Faccinto[4]; 7. 5-Cody Gray[9]; 8. 09-Nicholas Leonard Jr[3]; 9. 96X-Logan Mitchell[6]; 10. 5R-Chris Rahe[15]; 11. 4R-Isak Johnson[11]; 12. 65-Ben Covich[5]; 13. 13-Danika Jo Faccinto[18]; 14. 19-Anthony Bruno[10]; 15. 50-Dane Culver[14]; 16. 14-Connor Speir[13]; 17. 7-Dalton Wright[20]; 18. 18-Floyd Alvis[2]; 19. 68-Marvin Mitchell[19]; 20. (DNS) 1K-Terry Nichols

2026 WESTERN MIDGET RACING SCHEDULE – Subject to Change

March 20 Watsonville Speedway WINNER: Cody Gray

April 4 Antioch Speedway WINNER: Cody Gray

April 18 Placerville Speedway – Super Series Winner: Preston Norbury; WMR Winner: Logan Mitchell

May 2 Marysville Raceway – Super Series Winner: Caden Sarale; WMR Winner: Logan Mitchell

May 16 Merced Speedway – Super Series Winner: Caden Sarale; WMR Winner: Logan Mitchell

May 29 Watsonville Speedway – w/ NARC

June 6 Antioch Speedway – 2nd annual Graunstadt Memorial

June 20 Watsonville Speedway – 66th Johnny Key Classic

July 18 Watsonville Speedway – 16th annual Howard Kaeding Classic

July 25 Antioch Speedway

August 8 Petaluma Speedway – Tom Manning Memorial

August 15 Antioch Speedway – Contra Costa County Clash

October 3 Antioch Speedway – w/ USCS Sprint Cars

September 18-19 Stockton Dirt Track w/ World of Outlaws

October 23-24 Delta Speedway – Turkey Bowl XXVII

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