LOGAN MITCHELL WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE JOHNNY KEY CLASSIC WITH WMR AT OCEAN
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (August 3, 2025) – Santa Cruz’ Logan Mitchell won his second consecutive Johnny Key Classic with Western Midget Racing, winning Saturday’s feature at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville. The victory was Mitchell’s third of the year and increases his 2025 championship points lead as well.
Cody Gray of Auburn won the heat race with an outstanding performance in his Midget debut. Gray and Mitchell then lined up on the front row for the feature before a strong crowd.
Mitchell quickly drove past Gray as the field drove into turn one. Ventura winner Anthony Bruno of San Jose spun to a stop in turn two for a caution on lap seven. Gray then slowed from second on the restart.
The incidents thrust fifth-starting Terry Nichols of Delano into second. Mitchell and Nichols ran closely but Mitchell prevailed. Nichols, 15-year-old rookie Chevy Schroer of Orland, Bruno, and Santa Cruz’ Nathan Moore were the top-five finishers.
Western Midget Racing returns to action on August 15 at Ocean Speedway and August 16 at Antioch Speedway.
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RESULTS: Ocean Speedway August 2, 2025
A Feature 1 (15 Laps): 1. 96X-Logan Mitchell[2]; 2. 2ND-Terry Nichols[5]; 3. 9-Chevy Schroer[4]; 4. 09-Anthony Bruno[3]; 5. 25JR-Nathan Moore[6]; 6. 11-Cody Gray[1]; 7. (DNS) 35-Ryan Carter; 8. (DNS) 1P-Kelly Nichols
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Cody Gray[3]; 2. 96X-Logan Mitchell[5]; 3. 09-Anthony Bruno[1]; 4. 9-Chevy Schroer[2]; 5. 2ND-Terry Nichols[6]; 6. 25JR-Nathan Moore[8]; 7. 35-Ryan Carter[4]; 8. (DNS) 1P-Kelly Nichols
2025 Western Midget Racing Championship Schedule – Subject to Change
March 22 Ventura Raceway – WINNER: Anthony Bruno
April 25 Ocean Speedway – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
April 26 Petaluma Speedway – RAIN OUT
May 9 Ocean Speedway – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
June 6 Ocean Speedway – POSTPONED
August 2 Ocean Speedway – Johnny Key Classic with NARC – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
August 15 Ocean Speedway
August 16 Antioch Speedway
August 30 Ventura Raceway
October 25 Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway with NARC
2025 WMR/BCRA California Super Series Schedule – Subject to Change
April 5 Placerville Speedway – NorCal Challenge (Co-Sanction USAC) – WINNER: Shane Golobic
May 10 Antioch Speedway – Graunstadt Memorial with NARC – WINNER: Shane Golobic
June 7 Santa Maria Speedway – Central Coast Clash – WINNER: Caden Sarale
July 19 Ocean Speedway – 15th Kaeding Classic with NARC – WINNER: Tanner Carrick
Sept 20 Petaluma Speedway – 14th annual Adobe Cup with SCCT
October 11 Antioch Speedway – Open Wheel Oktoberfest (Co-Sanction USAC) with NARC
Nov 1 Stockton Dirt Track – 42nd Tribute to Gary Patterson with NARC