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Founded in 1956, the United States Auto Club (USAC) has been a cornerstone of American motorsports for over six decades. As a premier motorsport sanctioning body, USAC is dedicated to fostering a vibrant community for racing enthusiasts, professional drivers, and teams across the United States. Our journey began with a commitment to promote fair competition, innovation, and excellence in motorsports, and these values continue to drive us today.

USAC MIDGETS’ NOV 19 PLAZA PARK DEBUT RAINED OUT, SERIES RESUMES NOV 21 AT TULARE

By: Richie Murray - USAC Media

Visalia, California (November 17, 2025)………Wednesday’s, November 19th USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship event at Visalia, California’s Plaza Park Raceway has been canceled due to saturated grounds.

Substantial rainfall in recent days at the 1/5-mile dirt oval has forced cancellation of the event, which was to be the debut of USAC National Midget racing at the track.

The Plaza Park event will not be rescheduled.

USAC’s National Midget Golden State Invasion of California resumes on Friday, November 21, at Tulare’s Thunderbowl Raceway. The series continues on Saturday, November 22, at Merced Speedway with the Chase Johnson Classic.

The final two races takes the series to Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway for the Jason Leffler Memorial on Tuesday, November 25. The season concludes on Saturday, November 29, with the 84th running of the ARP Turkey Night Grand Prix Presented by the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Daison Pursley captured victory on the opening night of USAC’s Golden State Invasion last Saturday at Placerville Speedway.

CHAOS IN HANGTOWN! PURSLEY PREVAILS FOR $20,000 PLACE

RVILLE PRIZE AFTER LATE-RACE TANGLE WITH LARSON

Matt Sublett

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Placerville, California (November 15, 2025)………About 99.8 percent of the time, taking the lead with five laps remaining en route to pocketing a $20,000 payday would be cause for a joyous occasion, a jubilant moment that would forever be one of the highlight moments of a season, and perhaps, even a career.

For Daison Pursley, Saturday night’s USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship Hangtown 100 victory at California’s Placerville Speedway was anything but.

On the 96th circuit of the 100-lap feature, Pursley (Locust Grove, Oklahoma) took his shot at Kyle Larson for the lead. However, as he dove low into turn one, Pursley appeared to clip the berm on the inside of the track with his left front tire. A split second later, Pursley was sliding up the racetrack until his right rear tire had a direct meeting with Larson’s left front tire.

The resulting contact launched Larson airborne over the cushion where his car helicoptered 3.5 times before landing on its side clear over in turn two. After Larson climbed out and saddled up to the edge of the track, he gave Pursley a sarcastic applause and a double thumbs up.

The chorus of boos and “birds” suddenly appearing from the frenzied crowd was unmistakable in the immediate aftermath and even included an item or two hurled over the front straightaway fence by spectators aimed in the direction of Pursley.

When Pursley crossed the finish line as the race winner, the umbrage was multiplied to a deafening roar from the throng of Larson supporters on hand at the 1/4-mile dirt oval, the racetrack where Larson cut his teeth as a teenage racer.

Now nursing a broken right shock as a result of the accident, Pursley finished the final five laps to earn his second consecutive series victory, and the 11th of his career, in his CB Industries/PristineAuction.com – NOS Energy Drink – TRD – Mobil 1/Spike/Speedway Toyota.

Forgoing the usual cage stand and fist pump reserved for such a special moment, Pursley was completely subdued, apologetic and remorseful at how the events transpired down the stretch.

“I just hit the grease; I felt like I had a run on him,” Pursley explained. “I don’t want to win the race like that. I apologize to Kyle and them. I know that’s not how I want to race and how he wants to be raced. It just sucks. I don’t even want to celebrate this. I don’t want to race like that at all.”

After starting fourth on the grid in the 25-car field, Pursley never strayed outside the top-four throughout the entire 100-lap distance. After moving up to second past Buddy Kofoid with 10 laps to go, Pursley did something nobody had done all night – stick with Larson.

Rounding the high side of turn four on lap 96, Pursley found himself right on the back of Larson’s bumper off turn four. Pursley’s one and only opportunity at the win may very well have been in this very moment, and Pursley shot his shot.

“I just hate it,” Pursley stated. “I felt like I was trying super hard. You only get a couple of times where you get to race and almost beat Kyle. I just messed up down there and hit the grease, pushed out a little bit and off he went over my right rear.”

As far as Larson, the recently crowned two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion took the lead before midway and led a race-high 52 laps. Seemingly, he was well on his way to an unprecedented third career Hangtown 100 victory, regularly pushing his lead out to 1.5 seconds during each green flag stint. That is, until it all crumpled into a heap just five laps from the finish line.

“He surprised me on entry into one and hit the grease and I kind of had nowhere to go,” Larson observed. “It’s a bummer, but I get it because my entry was closed off, so he was going to have to pull the trigger right there. ‘Oh well,’ I guess. I wish it wouldn’t have happened and I’m sure he wishes it wouldn’t have happened too.”

Pursley reiterated his point that in no way was it intentional by any means. Rather, it was a split decision from the cockpit that went askew and awry, and ultimately, resulted in major misfortune for Larson.

“I definitely want to go talk to Kyle,” Pursley stated. “I know he’s not going to be very appreciative of me right now and that’s absolutely understandable. I’ll go down there and take my ass chewing and continue on and try to get better as a racecar driver and everything. But like I said, and I’ll say it forever, I don’t want to race anybody like that.”

Aside from the late-race wildness, the entire Hangtown 100 weekend was under siege from Mother Nature. Nearly 3.5 inches of rain fell on Placerville Speedway on Friday, washing out the opening night of the event. A rearranged early afternoon start on Saturday was put into action due to the threat of more rain in the forecast for later that night, and then fell shortly after the checkered flag.

The other constant in the program was calamity. On the opening lap of the feature, Jacob Denney (5th) got sideways on in turn three, which triggered a chain reaction. In all, seven drivers were collected in the melee, including Denney, Kevin Thomas Jr., Justin Grant, Carson Macedo, Gavin Miller, Cannon McIntosh and Hayden Reinbold who was the lone driver in the fracas to flip upside down.

Denney was the only driver not to return. Meanwhile, Grant (5th), McIntosh (7th) and Thomas (9th) all restarted and managed to record top-10 finishes.

On lap 29, 2025 USAC Western States Midget champion Caden Sarale found trouble as he flipped in turn one on the 29th lap while running 20th. The incident happened just in front of the leaders, forcing evasive action by Corey Day (1st) and Larson (2nd) to successfully avoid contact.

Kale Drake (9th) was the next tumbler as he flipped in turn two on lap 38 after clipping the infield berm. He also went back to the tail of the field and returned to finish a solid 10th.

Buddy Kofoid led the initial 14 laps before pole sitter Day took over on the 15th lap. Soon, 11th place starting Larson was surging as he put four wheels above the cushion to ride his way into the lead on the 44th lap.

Day, who led 29 laps, remained nestled in the second position until lap 59 when he climbed the left rear tire of the lapped car of Gavin Miller on entry into turn three and began a series of nasty end-over-end flip from which he was able to walk away from.

The mandatory competition stoppage window, scheduled between laps 40-60, arrived following Day’s accident, allowing teams to make changes and refuel for the final 42-lap sprint. Soon after the restart, on lap 60, Kofoid surpassed Pursley for second and began trying to reel in Larson’s 1.5 second advantage. Kofoid was going to line up second on the restart with five laps remaining but pulled off due to a mechanical issue.

NTT IndyCar Series competitor Santino Ferrucci (15th) was among the eight drivers who got upside down on the night when he took a lengthy flip over the turn one cushion but was able to climb out and walk away.

Ultimately, Pursley crossed the finish line 0.257 seconds ahead of Steven Snyder Jr. who equaled his career best USAC finish of second. Shane Golobic took third while Landon Brooks picked up Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors with a 21st to fourth run. Justin Grant rounded out the top-five and closed up the USAC National Midget championship race to three points behind Cannon McIntosh who crossed the line in seventh.

Colby charged through the field not once, but twice during the feature. First, he advanced 18th to sixth in the first half of the race before suffering a flat tire. Restarting 22nd, he worked way back up to a sixth place result. That made him the recipient of the Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night.

To begin the night, Kyle Larson topped Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying. It was his 21st career USAC National Midget fast qualifying time, tying him for 22nd place all-time alongside Tony Stewart and Logan Seavey.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: November 15, 2025 – Placerville Speedway – Placerville, California – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – Hangtown 100 – Golden State Invasion

HONEST ABE ROOFING QUALIFYING: 1. Kyle Larson, 1K, Larson-11.487; 2. Drake Edwards, 83, CBI-11.527; 3. Kevin Thomas Jr., 14, 4 Kings-11.599; 4. Jacob Denney, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.622; 5. Daison Pursley, 86, CBI-11.653; 6. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-11.677; 7. Buddy Kofoid, 71, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.696; 8. Corey Day, 4K, Kahne-11.698; 9. Hayden Reinbold, 19AZ, Reinbold-Underwood-11.736; 10. Tanner Carrick, 98, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.763; 11. Steven Snyder Jr., 4, RMS-11.771; 12. Gavin Miller, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.773; 13. Carson Macedo, 99AU, Dyson-11.785; 14. Cannon McIntosh, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.802; 15. Jake Andreotti, 00, Davis-11.805; 16. Colby Copeland, 27w, Wood-11.833; 17. Shane Golobic, 17w, Wood-11.847; 18. Kale Drake, 97K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.868; 19. Santino Ferrucci, 16, Abacus-11.875; 20. Landon Brooks, 57w, Wood-11.878; 21. Caden Sarale, 32, Sarale-11.894; 22. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-11.918; 23. Michael Pickens, 31, Beilman-11.925; 24. Justin Grant, 87, CBI-11.934; 25. Michael Faccinto, 68, Six8-11.938; 26. Gunnar Setser, 43, Arnold-11.953; 27. Connor Speir, 14JR, Streeter/Graunstadt-11.993; 28. Jake Swanson, 31B, Beilman-12.121; 29. Jake Morgan, 45, Morgan-12.551; 30. Anthony Bruno, 9, Boscacci-12.745; 31. Dane Culver, 50, Knuckles Up-NT.

CAR IQ FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Shane Golobic, 2. Carson Macedo, 3. Caden Sarale, 4. Hayden Reinbold, 5. Daison Pursley, 6. Michael Faccinto, 7. Jake Morgan, 8. Kyle Larson. NT

K1 RACEGEAR SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Cale Coons, 2. Kale Drake, 3. Tanner Carrick, 4. Cannon McIntosh, 5. Logan Seavey, 6. Gunnar Setser, 7. Anthony Bruno, 8. Drake Edwards. NT

USAC GEAR THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Steven Snyder Jr., 2. Kevin Thomas Jr., 3. Buddy Kofoid, 4. Santino Ferrucci, 5. Jake Andreotti, 6. Dane Culver, 7. Connor Speir, 8. Michael Pickens. 2:00.741

COOK OUT FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Justin Grant, 2. Corey Day, 3. Jacob Denney, 4. Landon Brooks, 5. Gavin Miller, 6. Colby Copeland, 7. Jake Swanson. 2:02.039

ELLIOTT’S CUSTOM TRAILERS & CARTS SEMI: (12 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature) 1. Colby Copeland, 2. Gunnar Setser, 3. Kyle Larson, 4. Michael Faccinto, 5. Drake Edwards, 6. Connor Speir, 7. Jake Morgan, 8. Anthony Bruno, 9. Dane Culver. NT

FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Daison Pursley (4), 2. Steven Snyder Jr. (7), 3. Shane Golobic (8), 4. Landon Brooks (21), 5. Justin Grant (10), 6. Colby Copeland (18), 7. Cannon McIntosh (16), 8. Gunnar Setser (23), 9. Kevin Thomas Jr. (6), 10. Kale Drake (19), 11. Logan Seavey (3), 12. Jake Andreotti (17), 13. Cale Coons (9), 14. Tanner Carrick (13), 15. Kyle Larson (11), 16. Buddy Kofoid (2), 17. Gavin Miller (14), 18. Carson Macedo (15), 19. Michael Faccinto (22), 20. Santino Ferrucci (20), 21. Hayden Reinbold (12), 22. Corey Day (1), 23. Caden Sarale (25), 24. Drake Edwards (24-P), 25. Jacob Denney (5). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Buddy Kofoid, Laps 15-43 Corey Day, Laps 44-95 Kyle Larson, Laps 96-100 Daison Pursley.

**Drake Edwards flipped during the semi. Dane Culver flipped during the semi. Hayden Reinbold flipped on lap 1 of the feature. Caden Sarale flipped on lap 29 of the feature. Kale Drake flipped on lap 38 of the feature. Corey Day flipped on lap 59 of the feature. Santino Ferrucci flipped on lap 70 of the feature. Kyle Larson flipped on lap 96 of the feature.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Cannon McIntosh-1215, 2-Justin Grant-1212, 3-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1145, 4-Jacob Denney-1118, 5-Gavin Miller-1071, 6-Kale Drake-1040, 7-Steven Snyder Jr.-1015, 8-Drake Edwards-968, 9-Logan Seavey-954, 10-Hayden Reinbold-876.

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kale Drake-222, 2-Gunnar Setser-172, 3-Briggs Danner-151, 4-C.J. Leary-141, 5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-135, 6-Justin Grant-130, 7-Logan Seavey-126, 8-Hayden Reinbold-123, 9-Kyle Cummins-120, 10-Chase Stockon-119.

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: November 19, 2025 – Plaza Park Raceway – Visalia, California – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – Golden State Invasion

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Kevin Thomas Jr. (11.617)

Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: Kyle Larson (11.487)

Car IQ First Heat Winner: Shane Golobic

K1 RaceGear Second Heat Winner: Cale Coons

USAC Gear Third Heat Winner: Steven Snyder Jr.

Cook Out Fourth Heat Winner: Justin Grant

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Colby Copeland

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Landon Brooks (21st to 4th)

Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Colby Copeland

Friday’s Hangtown 100 Opener Rained Out, Saturday On as Scheduled at Placerville

Placerville, California (November 14, 2025)………Wet grounds and a forecast for more rain has forced cancellation of the Friday, November 14, Hangtown 100 opening night event at California’s Placerville Speedway.

Saturday night’s November 15 Hangtown 100 program is on as scheduled, featuring a 100-lap event for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, plus the BCRA Lightning Sprints.

Speedway officials are aware what the forecast and radar look like for Saturday’s event. An official decision will be made Saturday morning at 8am in regard to running that night’s program.

“The forecast has continued to change for both today and tomorrow, so we felt it was in the best interest to call off tonight’s race,” said Placerville Speedway Promoter Scott Russell. “We know how the forecast looks and are going to decide tomorrow morning if we will run on Saturday. With teams already here, we are going to still plan on tomorrow and cross our fingers that the forecast changes.”

On Saturday, the pit gate will open at Noon Pacific Time, with the front gate opening at 4pm. The drivers meeting will take place at 4pm with cars set to hit the track at 5pm.

Friday night ticket holders will receive refunds automatically through Event Sprout.

Moles Goes Back to Back with USAC CRA at Perris

By: Lance Jennings

Perris, California (November 8, 2025)………After collecting the first Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car win of his career last weekend at southern California’s Perris Auto Speedway, Mitchel Moles returned and topped Saturday night’s season finale.

Driving the Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #19AZ Spike, the Raisin City, California driver slipped by Ricky Lewis on the twenty-eighth circuit and took the checkered flag over Lewis, A.J. Bender (from tenth), Jake Swanson, and “KTJ” Kevin Thomas Jr. in fifth. For his efforts, Moles also claimed an extra $500 bonus from series title sponsor, Avanti Windows & Doors.

Moles’ teammate, Hayden Reinbold started on the pole position and led the opening fourteen laps at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds. Ricky Lewis took advantage of a restart to grab the top spot from Reinbold and set after scoring his ninth series triumph of the campaign. Charging from sixth, Moles had other plans and won the last USAC CRA event of 2025.

Like last weekend, Moles began the night by earning the Woodland Auto Display / WC Friend Company Access Systems Fast Time Award with a time of 16.335 seconds over “KTJ” Kevin Thomas Jr., two-time series champion R.J. Johnson, “The Bull” Tye Mihocko, Ricky Lewis and the rest of the 23-car roster.

After limited Perris starts, Gilbert, Arizona’s Hayden Reinbold stormed to his first career USAC CRA heat victory in the 10-lap In Honor of Wiley Miler Sr. & Wiley Miller II / Sexton Fire Protection First Heat Race driving the Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #19 Spike. Like Reinbold, rookie contender Brecken Guerrero of Westminster, California scored his first career heat race win in the Silbermann Solar / Factory Wraps Second Heat Race aboard the Rachel Guerrero #98 DRC. Tommy “Thunder” Malcolm of Yucaipa, California raced the Dino Napier #5X Maxim to his fourth heat victory of the year in the WC Friend Company Access Systems / In Memory of Jim & Chet Gardner Third Heat Race.

Starting twenty-second after fuel system issues cancelled his qualifying effort, Blake Bower of Brentwood, California earned his series leading third In Memory of Jim and Chet Gardner Hard Charger Award / “Best Passing Job” honors. Driving the Tom and Christy Dunkel #17 DRC, Bower charged to an eleventh place finish at Perris Auto Speedway.

Peoria, Arizona’s Connor Lundy secured Rookie of the Year honors before starting the main event. Unfortunately, the pilot of the family owned #97 Sherman was involved in an early tangle resulted in a twenty-first place finish.

A few days ago, Series Director Tony Jones announced that the Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 24th at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California. Tickets for the adults only event are $70 and RSVPs can be made by contacting Tony at tonyjonesracing@gmail.com before December 24th.

For more series information, visit usacracing.com and the social media for USAC Racing. You can also find exclusive content on the USAC CRA Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.

AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: November 8, 2025 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY / WC FRIEND COMPANY ACCESS SYSTEMS QUALIFYING: 1. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-16.335; 2. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, Bonneau-16.374; 3. R.J. Johnson, 33p, Petty-16.466; 4. Tye Mihocko, 5, Mihocko-16.583; 5. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-16.605; 6. Jake Swanson, 17x, Dunkel-16.616; 7. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-16.625; 8. Austin Williams, 17w, Dunkel-16.682; 9. Tommy Malcolm, 5x, Napier-16.688; 10. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-16.728; 11. Connor Lundy, 97, Lundy-16.769; 12. David Gasper, 18, Kittle/Gasper-16.783; 13. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.838; 14. Blake Hendricks, 14, Hendricks-16.908; 15. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-17.180; 16. Connor Speir, 57, Speir-17.221; 17. Brecken Guerrero, 98B, Guerrero-17.274; 18. Verne Sweeney, 98, Guerrero-17.709; 19. Lonnie Hochstetler, 31H, Hochstetler-17.814; 20. Elexa Herrera, 5E, Herrera-17.936; 21. Gary Marshall Jr., 23, Bellegante-18.128; 22. Shane Sexton, 74, Sexton-18.152; 23. Blake Bower, 17, Dunkel-NT.

IN HONOR OF WILEY MILLER SR. & WILEY MILLER II / SEXTON FIRE PROTECTION FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Hayden Reinbold, 2. Brody Roa, 3. Mitchel Moles, 4. A.J. Bender, 5. Tye Mihocko, 6. Connor Speir, 7. Lonnie Hochstetler, 8. Shane Sexton. 2:48.81

SILBERMANN SOLAR / FACTORY WRAPS SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Brecken Guerrero, 2. Kevin Thomas Jr., 3. Ricky Lewis, 4. Austin Williams, 5. Blake Bower, 6. Connor Lundy, 7. Elexa Herrera, 8. Blake Hendricks. 2:55.23

WC FRIEND COMPANY ACCESS SYSTEMS / IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Tommy Malcolm, 2. David Gasper, 3. R.J. Johnson, 4. Jake Swanson, 5. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 6. Verne Sweeney, 7. Gary Marshall Jr. 2:53.77

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mitchel Moles (6), 2. Ricky Lewis (3), 3. A.J. Bender (10), 4. Jake Swanson (2), 5. Kevin Thomas Jr. (5), 6. Austin Williams (8), 7. Brody Roa (13), 8. Tommy Malcolm (9), 9. Tye Mihocko (7), 10. R.J. Johnson (4), 11. Blake Bower (22), 12. Connor Speir (16), 13. Brecken Guerrero (17), 14. Elexa Herrera (20), 15. Shane Sexton (21), 16. Lonnie Hochstetler (19), 17. Hayden Reinbold (1), 18. David Gasper (12), 19. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (15), 20. Verne Sweeney (18), 21. Connor Lundy (11), 22. Blake Hendricks (14). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Hayden Reinbold, Laps 15-27 Ricky Lewis, Laps 28-30 Mitchel Moles.

IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER HARD CHARGER: Blake Bower (22nd to 11th)

DANNER REIGNS AT BRIDGEPORT, DREVICKI IS USAC EAST COAST KING

Steve Koletar

By: Kurt Bettler

Swedesboro, New Jersey (November 1, 2025)………Briggs Danner once again proved why he’s among the best by driving the Hogue Racing Enterprises Boulevard Truck Repair No. 39 to victory in Saturday’s USAC IMT East Coast Sprint Cars Presented by Baer Den Farms season finale at New Jersey’s Bridgeport Motorsports Park.

Meanwhile, with his third place finish in the feature, Steven Drevicki capped his season as the USAC East Coast Sprint Car driving champion for the fifth time in his career following previous titles in 2018-2019-2020-2024.

It’s been a banner 2025 season for Danner with USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship wins at Kokomo twice, Eldora, Big Diamond and Tri-City, plus a pair of USAC East Coast scores at Big Diamond and now Bridgeport — the perfect capstone to a dominant year.

A cool, breezy, sunny afternoon reminded fans that the season’s end — and winter’s doorstep — had arrived in the northeast. Twenty Innovative Machining Technology Wingless Sprints made the haul for the season finale.

Heat race victories went to Briggs Danner and Ronald Helmick.

The 25-lap feature saw Jason Cherry and Helmick on the front row. Helmick came out swinging, holding off fierce challenges from fourth-starting Danner and sixth-starting Kenny Miller III. The trio went three-wide at the end of lap three before the red flag waved for Christian Bruno, who caught the fence in turn three and took a wild ride. Bruno’s No. 17B was heavily damaged, but Bruno walked away uninjured, although the crash prematurely ended a strong season for the Deptford, New Jersey driver.

On the restart, Danner rocketed around the top at the exit of turn two to take command, with Miller quickly sliding past Helmick for second. While Danner opened up a lead, Miller refused to let him get far ahead.

Meanwhile, Goshen, New York’s Joe Kata was putting on a show after a flat tire in his heat, storming from 20th to break into the top 10. Ed Aikin also charged forward into the mix from 14th.

As the laps wound down, lapped traffic brought Miller back into striking distance of Danner. Series champion Steven Drevicki found late-race speed, muscling past Helmick for third.

When the checkers fell, it was Danner taking his second East Coast Series win of the season, followed by a determined Kenny Miller III while Drevicki, the season-long Strange Engineering Oval Torsion Bars Passing Master, rounded out the podium. Helmick capped a career night with his first heat win and a fourth-place finish, earning him Rookie of the Year honors, while Chase Moran impressed with a top-five in his first start of the season.

Bridgeport hosted three IMT USAC East Coast events in 2025, all won by current or former USAC National Sprint Car driver: Joey Amantea, Alex Bright and Danner, proving once again that the cream rises to the top on Doug Rose’s thrilling 4/10-mile oval.

USAC IMT EAST COAST SPRINT CARS PRESENTED BY BAER DEN FARMS RACE RESULTS: November 1, 2025 – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey

BDB GRAPHICS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Briggs Danner (#39 Hogue) (5), 2. Kenny Miller III (#23m Miller) (4), 3. Christian Bruno (#17B Bruno) (6), 4. Steven Drevicki (#19 Drevicki) (10), 5. J.R. Fulper (#67 Fulper) (3), 6. Greg Shepsis (#75 Shepsis) (2), 7. Dale Schweikart (#78 Auto Barn) (7), 8. Heidi Hedin (#3H Hedin) (8), 9. Dirk Rimrott (#27 Rimrott) (9), 10. Olivia Thayer (#39T Thayer) (1). 2:11.611

E. SCHNEIDER & SONS SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ronald Helmick (#22R Helmick) (1), 2. Patrick Chilmonik (#1 Chilmonik) (3), 3. Chase Moran (#4p Moran) (2), 4. Jason Cherry (#67 Cherry) (4), 5. David Swanson (#117 Swanson) (8), 6. Ed Aikin (#7 Aikin) (10), 7. Mike Haggenbottom (#51 Kelly) (6), 8. Lee Kauffman (#96 Kauffman) (5), 9. Richy Carnathan (#64 Carnathan) (9), 10. Joe Kata (#10 Kata) (7). NT

BOULEVARD TRUCK REPAIR FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Briggs Danner (4), 2. Kenny Miller III (6), 3. Steven Drevicki (5), 4. Ronald Helmick (2), 5. Chase Moran (7), 6. Ed Aikin (12), 7. David Swanson (10), 8. Joe Kata (20), 9. J.R. Fulper (9), 10. Patrick Chilmonik (3), 11. Mike Haggenbottom (14), 12. Heidi Hedin (15), 13. Jason Cherry (1), 14. Greg Shepsis (11), 15. Lee Kauffman (16), 16. Dale Schweikart (13), 17. Dirk Rimrott (17), 18. Christian Bruno (8), 19. Richy Carnathan (18), 20. Olivia Thayer (19). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Ronald Helmick, Laps 4-25 Briggs Danner.

USAC IMT EAST COAST SPRINT CARS PRESENTED BY BAER DEN FARMS POINTS: 1-Steven Drevicki-819, 2-Ed Aikin-738, 3-Kenny Miller III-592, 4-Ronald Helmick-544, 5-Chris Allen Jr.-579, 6-Bobby Butler-530, 7-Jason Cherry-474, 8-Christian Bruno-477, 9-Mike Haggenbottom-393, 10-Bruce Buckwalter Jr.-417.

CONTINGENCY AWARDS:

Bitner Automotive Fast Time Award: Briggs Danner

JPA Racing Products Hard Luck: Christian Bruno

C & C Landscaping Hard Charger: Joe Kata (20th to 8th)

Hoosier Tire Poker Chip: Richy Carnathan

Strange Engineering Torsion Bars Winner: Olivia Thayer

J & W Homes Best 305 or Crate: J.R. Fulper (9th)

MOLES POSTS FIRST USAC CRA WIN AT PERRIS, JOHNSON CLINCHES TITLE

Doug Allen

By: Lance Jennings

Perris, California (November 1, 2025)………Mitchel Moles took command from “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams on the third lap, then led the rest of the way to score the first Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car win of his career on Saturday night at California’s Perris Auto Speedway.

Driving the Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #19AZ Spike, the Raisin City, California driver finished ahead of Williams, hard charger R.J. Johnson, Hayden Reinbold (from tenth), and “The Pride of Garden Grove” Brody Roa.

For his efforts, Mitchel also scored an extra $500 bonus from series title sponsor, Avanti Windows & Doors.

Meanwhile, 12th starting R.J. Johnson earned his second In Memory of Jim and Chet Gardner Hard Charger Award / “Best Passing Job” honors of the season with a third place run. With his third place result, Johnson clinched his second consecutive USAC CRA Sprint Car driving championship.

Furthermore, Johnson’s Petty Performance Racing team earned its first USAC CRA entrant title. In doing so, PPR became the first team to achieve both the USAC National and USAC CRA Sprint Car championship in the same season.

For the majority of the 30-lap main event, Moles, who primarily races with the USAC national series, had to fend off Williams as both drivers raced multiple laps side-by-side on a two groove surface and around slower traffic. When the checkered flag waved, the night belonged to Moles, who became the 88th winning driver with USAC CRA dating back to 2004.

Moles began the evening by posting his fourth career Woodland Auto Display / WC Friend Company Access Systems Fast Time Award with a time of 16.328 seconds over David Gasper, “KTJ” Kevin Thomas Jr., “The Bull” Tye Mihocko, Roa, and the rest of the 20-car roster.

Buckeye, Arizona’s “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr. roared to the 10-lap WC Friend Company Access Systems / In Honor of Wiley Miler Sr. & Wiley Miller II / Silbermann Solar First Heat Race triumph aboard his #47 DRC. Newly crowned two-time USAC CRA Champion, R.J. Johnson of Laveen, Arizona piloted the Petty Performance Racing #33P Sherman to the In Memory of Jim & Chet Gardner / Sexton Fire Protection / Factory Wraps Second Heat Race victory. For Davis, it was his sixth heat race win and the series leading ninth heat triumph for Johnson.

Next Saturday, November 8th, the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car Series will return to Perris Auto Speedway for their last race of the season. For more details on the event, visit www.perrisautospeedway.com and for series information, visit www.usacracing.com and the social media for USAC Racing. You can also find exclusive content on the USAC CRA Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.

AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 1, 2025 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY / WC FRIEND COMPANY ACCESS SYSTEMS QUALIFYING: 1. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-16.328; 2. David Gasper, 18, Kittle/Gasper-16.553; 3. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, Bonneau-16.624; 4. Tye Mihocko, 5, Mihocko-16.676; 5. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.687; 6. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-16.711; 7. Blake Bower, 17, Dunkel-16.716; 8. Austin Williams, 17w, Dunkel-17.774; 9. Jake Swanson, 17x, Dunkel-16.779; 10. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-16.827; 11. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-16.831; 12. R.J. Johnson, 33p, Petty-16.841; 13. Tommy Malcolm, 5x, Napier-16.852; 14. Connor Lundy, 97, Lundy-16.897; 15. Matt Westfall, 11c, Turner/Wheeler-17.025; 16. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-17.161; 17. Verne Sweeney, 98, Guerrero-17.520; 18. Brecken Guerrero, 98B, Guerrero-17.656; 19. Elexa Herrera, 5E, Herrera-17.822; 20. Lonnie Oliver, 22AZ, Oliver-17.874.

WC FRIEND COMPANY ACCESS SYSTEMS / IN HONOR OF WILEY MILLER SR. & WILEY MILLER II / SILBERMANN SOLAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Charles Davis Jr., 2. Brody Roa, 3. Mitchel Moles, 4. Kevin Thomas Jr., 5. Jake Swanson, 6. Tommy Malcolm, 7. Blake Bower, 8. Matt Westfall, 9. Elexa Herrera, 10. Verne Sweeney. 2:50.25

IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER / SEXTON FIRE PROTECTION / FACTORY WRAPS SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. R.J. Johnson, 2. Hayden Reinbold, 3. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 4. Austin Williams, 5. David Gasper, 6. Tye Mihocko, 7. Connor Lundy, 8. A.J. Bender, 9. Lonnie Oliver, 10. Brecken Guerrero. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mitchel Moles (6), 2. Austin Williams (1), 3. R.J. Johnson (12), 4. Hayden Reinbold (10), 5. Brody Roa (3), 6. Matt Westfall (15), 7. Tommy Malcolm (13), 8. A.J. Bender (16), 9. David Gasper (5), 10. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (2), 11. Charles Davis Jr. (11), 12. Tye Mihocko (7), 13. Verne Sweeney (17), 14. Lonnie Oliver (20), 15. Elexa Herrera (19), 16. Blake Bower (8), 17. Kevin Thomas Jr. (4), 18. Connor Lundy (14), 19. Jake Swanson (9), 20. Brecken Guerrero (18). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Austin Williams, Laps 3-30 Mitchel Moles.

IN MEMORY OF JIM & CHET GARDNER HARD CHARGER: R.J. Johnson (12th to 3rd)

NEW AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-R.J. Johnson-1457, 2-Ricky Lewis-1305, 3-Austin Williams-1197, 4-A.J. Bender-1147, 5-Tommy Malcolm-1046, 6-Charles Davis Jr.-1011, 7-Blake Bower-987, 8-David Gasper-948, 9-Connor Lundy-834, 10-Eddie Tafoya Jr.-751.

NEXT AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: November 8 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California

MERCED INCREASED TO 2 NIGHTS OF USAC MIDGETS NOV 21-22, TULARE CANCELED

Merced, California (November 18, 2025)………A second night of USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship racing at Merced Speedway has been added to this weekend’s Golden State Invasion schedule on Friday, November 21.

The series will now compete at Merced, California’s 1/4-mile, high-banked dirt oval with complete programs on Friday along with the originally scheduled date on Saturday night, November 22.

The addition of another date at Merced comes after the subtraction of Tulare’s Thunderbowl Raceway from the schedule. This Friday’s Tulare event is canceled due to saturated grounds following recent heavy rainfall across the Central Valley.

This Friday at Merced, it’s a USAC National Midget only program. Pits open at 4pm Pacific with front gates opening at 5pm, the drivers meeting at 5:30pm and cars on track at 6pm followed by qualifying and racing. General admission tickets are $25 for ages 16 and up. Ages 5-15 are $10. Ages 4 and under are free. Pit passes are $45 apiece.

Saturday’s Chase Johnson Classic at Merced is on as scheduled for the USAC National Midgets and Winged 360 Sprint Cars. Pits open at 1pm Pacific with the grandstands opening at 4pm, the drivers meeting at 4:30pm and hot laps at 5pm followed by qualifying and racing. General admission tickets are $30 for ages 16 and up. Ages 5-15 are $15. Ages 4 and under are free. Pit passes are $45 apiece.

Tickets are on sale now at www.mercedspeedway.net.

Gunslinger! Setser Secures Closest Ever USAC Sprint Car Rookie Battle in 2025

Josh James

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Speedway, Indiana (November 11, 2025)………In what was the closest first year driver battle in USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship history, Gunnar Setser prevailed by a mere four points to earn Max Papis Innovations Rookie of the Year honors in 2025.

The Columbus, Indiana native put together a solid first year with the series, which included a pair of top-five finishes and a best result of fifth at both Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway and Indiana’s Circle City Raceway to finish 10th in the overall standings.

At 16 years old, and just a few days before his 17th birthday, Setser became the third youngest Rookie of the Year in the history of USAC National Sprint Car racing. Only Chad Boat (2008) and C.J. Leary (2012) were younger.

Furthermore, Setser became the second KO Motorsports driver in the past three seasons to score USAC National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year along with Daison Pursley in 2023.

Racing was ever-present in Gunnar’s upbringing. His father, Jason Setser, was the 2016 UMRA King of the TQs midget champion. Jason also raced midgets, stock cars and late models, and was also proficient in sprint cars, capturing the 2000 Lawrenceburg Speedway track title.

Gunnar, himself, cut his teeth in the micro sprint ranks at such Indiana dirt tracks as Logansport’s U.S. 24 Speedway and Peru’s Circus City Speedway where winning was a frequent occurrence, including a staggering 16 in his first year of competition.

Lately, Gunnar has been racking up the Rookie of the Year accolades everywhere he turns, earning the same award at the 2025 Chili Bowl Nationals, as well as with the POWRi Midgets in 2024 and the Hoosier Auto Racing Fans in 2024.

Throughout the 49-race series schedule in 2025, Setser and Hayden Reinbold traded barbs back-and-forth, exchanging the Rookie point lead seven different times. On several occasions, the two drivers finished within a spot of each other in the feature results. To be precise, that occurred eight different times!

It seemed everywhere you looked on any given night, Setser’s No. 5G and Reinbold’s No. 19 were battling for position.

“It seemed like one of us would do better one night, and then the other would do better the next night,” Setser said of the see-saw points battle with Reinbold. “It was always pretty close, but during the last few races, we went ahead a little bit and that gave us a little bit of breathing room. We were just going at it back and forth the whole time. It never ended. It was very close, and it was a good fight.”

In fact, the “breathing room” was fairly air-tight. Entering the final weekend of the season at Central Arizona Raceway in late October, Setser’s lead over Reinbold stood at 14 points. It grew to 31 entering the final night, and pretty much required Setser to finish mid-pack or better in order to clinch. However, things didn’t turn out to be so straightforward.

“We were just trying to do our thing, but over the last two nights, I really started to feel the pressure,” Setser admitted. “We knew we had a pretty good lead going in, and we knew we had to finish the races to be able to do that.”

While running 12th with six laps remaining in the feature, Setser’s right rear tire shredded. Restarting at the tail with fresh rubber, Setser managed to muster a 19th. Meanwhile, Reinbold had carved his way up from his 18th starting spot to finish seventh. The final tally showed that Setser took the Rookie title by a mere two on track positions.

A proud moment for sure, but the result in the finale was certainly not indicative of the kind of season Setser put together in what was one of the finest USAC National Sprint Car Rookie runs in recent memory. He led 17 feature laps and garnered 13 heat race wins while starting 48 of the 49 feature events, all without the aid of a provisional.

Over the past 18 seasons, Setser is just the third Rookie driver to finish inside the top-10 of the USAC National Sprint Car standings, joining Tyler Courtney (9th in 2013), Tanner Thorson (4th in 2021) and Emerson Axsom (5th in 2022). Now, he joins the list of those who’ve achieved the ultimate reward for freshman success in USAC National Sprint Car racing.

“It means a lot,” Setser stated. “It was definitely a tough season with a lot of ups and downs with all the new tracks I got to run and the tough competition we faced.”

Setser’s biggest learning curve with the series went right along that line at a variety of venues ranging from flat bullrings to half-mile high banked dirt ovals.

“Learning how to run the cushion was probably the biggest one for me,” Setser recollected. “I figured it out fairly quickly, but it’s different at every track you go to. Also, it’s hard to qualify well all the time. There would be a couple nights where we’re hard charging and getting up through the field, then something would happen. I’d prefer to start up front as it usually gets you a better finishing spot, but once you get near the top-five, it’s really hard to get past those guys. They’re a really tough group and everybody’s pretty even up there.”

Across the board, Setser was quick to point out his biggest thrill of the year, which occurred during September’s 4-Crown Nationals at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway where he suffered a flat left rear tire while running eight in the feature at the midway point of the 30-lap feature. Restarting 23rd, Setser surged back through the field to an eighth place finish in just 15 laps.

“I feel like that was probably the most fun for me,” Setser noted. “We were just ripping there!”

Setser wishes to recognize those who made this opportunity possible, including his parents, Kent Schmidt, Brian Davis and D.J. Ott of KO Motorsports as well as Rick Russell of Midwest Tube Mills.

USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR ROOKIES OF THE YEAR:

1971: Darl Harrison, Tiffin, Ohio

1972: Billy Cassella, Weirton, West Virginia

1973: Rich Leavell, Elwood, Indiana

1974: Lee Osborne, Lebanon, Pennsylvania

1975: Marvin Carman, Union City, Michigan

1976: Roger Rager, Mound, Minnesota

1977: Eddie Leavitt, Kearney, Missouri

1978: Tim Richmond, Ashland, Ohio

1979: Jerry Carman, Burlington, Michigan

1980: Frank Riddle, Tampa, Florida

1981: Steve Long, Indianapolis, Indiana (co)

1981: Johnny Coogan, Alexandria, Indiana (co)

1982: Danny Milburn, Indianapolis, Indiana

1983: Dean Shirley, Middletown, Illinois

1984: Jerry Russell, Springfield, Illinois

1985: Terry Shepherd, Warsaw, Indiana

1986: Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, Ohio

1987: Rick Ungar, Garrettsville, Ohio

1988: Dean Jacobs, Fredericksburg, Ohio

1989: Eric Gordon, Greenfield, Indiana

1990: Rick Howerton, Indianapolis, Indiana

1991: Tony Stewart, Columbus, Indiana

1992: Gary Cameron II, Tulsa, Oklahoma

1993: Kenny Irwin Jr., Indianapolis, Indiana

1994: Bobby Smith, Martinsville, Indiana

1995: Mark Cassella, Weirton, West Virginia

1996: Gus Wasson, Bloomdale, Ohio

1997: J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, Arizona

1998: Tracy Hines, New Castle, Indiana

1999: Ryan Newman, South Bend, Indiana

2000: Bud Kaeding, Campbell, California

2001: Ed Carpenter, Indianapolis, Indiana

2002: Boston Reid, Logansport, Indiana

2003: Michael Lewis, Noblesville, Indiana (co)

2003: Mat Neely, Robinson, Illinois (co)

2004: Josh Ford, Camarillo, California (co)

2004: Josh Wise, Riverside, California (co)

2005: Darren Hagen, Riverside, California

2006: Scotty Weir, Marion, Indiana

2007: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, Mississippi

2008: Chad Boat, Phoenix, Arizona

2009: Henry Clarke, Villa Park, California

2010: Justin Grant, Ione, California

2011: Coleman Gulick, Binghamton, New York

2012: C.J. Leary, Greenfield, Indiana

2013: Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, Indiana

2014: Jarett Andretti, Mooresville, North Carolina

2015: Aaron Farney, Brookston, Indiana

2016: Isaac Chapple, Willow Branch, Indiana

2017: Stevie Sussex, Tempe, Arizona

2018: Timmy Buckwalter, Douglassville, Pennsylvania (co)

2018: Logan Seavey, Sutter, California (co)

2019: Dustin Clark, Washington, Indiana

2020: Jadon Rogers, Worthington, Indiana

2021: Tanner Thorson, Minden, Nevada

2022: Emerson Axsom, Franklin, Indiana

2023: Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, Oklahoma

2024: Hunter Maddox, Bedford, Indiana

2025: Gunnar Setser, Columbus, Indiana

Hangtown 100 Opens USAC Midget Golden State Invasion at Placerville Nov 14-15

Jack Reitz

By: Gary Thomas

Placerville, California (November 10, 2025)………The USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets and BCRA Lightning Sprints are primed to take on California’s Placerville Speedway this Friday and Saturday, November 14-15, 2025, for the annual running of the Hangtown 100.

Elk Grove, California’s Kyle Larson claimed his second Hangtown 100 title in the most recent edition of the Hangtown 100 in 2023. In fact, he won both night’s features. Larson, the now two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, also scooped up the inaugural running of the event in 2019.

As previously stated, Larson won’t just be co-promoter of the Hangtown 100, he will also be competing in the race once again, searching for a third career win at the event.

Larson is one of four Hangtown 100 feature winners set to compete in this year’s event. Justin Grant won the 100-lap finale in 2021 as did Buddy Kofoid in 2022. Tanner Carrick captured a prelim victory back in 2022.

The USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets are set for a busy California swing that gets underway at Placerville Speedway on Friday.

“The Hangtown 100 has become a marquee event to close out the season at Placerville Speedway,” commented track Promoter Scott Russell. “The USAC National Midgets have put on some breathtaking shows here the last several years and we expect more of the same this weekend. Hopefully, the fans will come out and support two great nights of racing this Friday and Saturday.”

Bixby, Oklahoma’s Cannon McIntosh brings the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget point lead into the Golden State Swing. California native Justin Grant, Kevin Thomas Jr., Jacob Denney and Gavin Miller round out the top five in the championship standings.

A mix of California favorites, who have gone on to the national stage looking to bring home the top prize will include:

-World of Outlaws runner up and 2022 Hangtown 100 winner Buddy Kofoid.

-Former Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial winner and now three-time Gold Cup victor Corey Day.

-2021 Hangtown 100 champion and USAC Triple Crown winner Logan Seavey.

-Lemoore’s Carson Macedo, who locked up third in WOO points with 12 triumphs this year.

Placerville Speedway hosted a pair of Avanti Windows & Doors USAC Western States Midget events this year, with wins going to Fremont’s Shane Golobic and Lincoln’s Tanner Carrick respectively. Stockton’s Caden Sarale earned the season long championship.

As is tradition, Saturday night’s main event will feature a 100-lap conclusion for the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets.

Wingless BCRA Lightning Sprints will complement the event each night. The division has provided entertaining racing during the Hangtown 100 over the last few years. Langley, BC driver Levi Klatt brought home the big win during the 2023 finale.

Livermore’s Greg Dennett claimed the BCRA Lightning Sprint title with six victories this season.

Placerville Speedway is aware of the current forecast but is fully pushing forward with the event. If Friday happens to rain out, refunds will be initiated to ticket holders. With seating being reserved, however, tickets will not roll over into Saturday (if you only had a Friday ticket).

Race fans and teams are encouraged to monitor our social media channels for any updates regarding the show.

Two-night ticket packages and single night tickets are available by visiting https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr111425 or by purchasing at the gate on race day. Plenty of pit passes will also be available to take advantage of the extra seating in the pit area.

The event puts a wrap on the 60th anniversary season at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds based venue.

TICKETS AND DETAILS

Two-night ticket packages, along with single night tickets for the Hangtown 100 on November 14th and 15th can be purchased at https://www.eventsprout.com/event/psr111425.

The pit gate will open at Noon Pacific Time, with the front gate opening at 4pm. The drivers meeting will take place at 4pm with cars set to hit the track at 5pm.

Hirst Home Team Happy Hour is offered until 6pm in the grandstands featuring live music with discounted Coors Light and Coors Original at the beer booth.

The Placerville Speedway is located on the beautiful El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville, California. Take Hwy US-50 to Forni Road/Placerville Drive exit. Then go north on Placerville Drive to the Fairgrounds. The physical address is 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667. For more information log onto http://www.placervillespeedway.com.

The quarter-mile clay oval is operated by Russell Motorsports Incorporated, which can be reached at the track business office at 530-344-7592. Contact Kami Arnold or Scott Russell directly for sponsorship opportunities at the office.

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EXPECTED 2025 HANGTOWN 100 ENTRIES:

00 Jake Andreotti

1K Kyle Larson

4 Steven Snyder Jr.

4K Corey Day

14 Kevin Thomas Jr.

14JB Jakeb Boxell

14JR Connor Speir

17A Drake Cardey

17w Shane Golobic

19AZ Hayden Reinbold

27w Colby Copeland

31 Jake Swanson

31 Michael Pickens

32 Caden Sarale

43 Gunnar Setser

45 Jake Morgan

50 Dane Culver

57 Logan Seavey

57w Landon Brooks

63 Cale Coons

66 Broedy Graham

67 Jacob Denney

67K Colton Robinson

68 Michael Faccinto

71 Buddy Kofoid

71K Cannon McIntosh

83 Drake Edwards

86 Daison Pursley

87 Justin Grant

97 Gavin Miller

97K Kale Drake

98 Tanner Carrick

99AU Carson Macedo

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Cannon McIntosh-1158, 2-Justin Grant-1146, 3-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1088, 4-Jacob Denney-1086, 5-Gavin Miller-1038, 6-Kale Drake-990, 7-Drake Edwards-940, 8-Steven Snyder Jr.-940, 9-Logan Seavey-908, 10-Hayden Reinbold-848.

TRACK RECORDS FOR USAC NATIONAL MIDGETS AT PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY:

1 Lap - 11/18/2021 - Tanner Thorson - 11.397

10 Laps - 11/19/2021 - Brenham Crouch - 1:56.949

12 Laps - 11/18/2021 - Tanner Thorson - 2:25.95

30 Laps - 11/18/2021 - Ryan Timms - 6:07.97

HANGTOWN 100 USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINS AT PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY:

4-Kyle Larson

2-Buddy Kofoid

1-Tanner Carrick, Justin Grant, Gio Scelzi & Ryan Timms

HANGTOWN 100 USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINNERS AT PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY:

2019: Gio Scelzi (11/19) & Kyle Larson (11/20)

2021: Ryan Timms (11/18), Kyle Larson (11/19) & Justin Grant (11/20)

2022: Tanner Carrick (11/17), Buddy Kofoid (11/18) & Buddy Kofoid (11/19)

2023: Kyle Larson (11/17) & Kyle Larson (11/19)

HANGTOWN 100 FEATURE RESULTS AT PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY:

2019 NIGHT ONE FEATURE: (30 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Gio Scelzi (2), 2. Logan Seavey (8), 3. Jesse Colwell (1), 4. Kyle Larson (23), 5. Shane Golobic (3), 6. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (5), 7. Spencer Bayston (11), 8. Tanner Carrick (6), 9. Jason McDougal (7), 10. Aaron Reutzel (17), 11. Dillon Welch (12), 12. Jerry Coons, Jr. (18), 13. Brady Bacon (10), 14. Thomas Meseraull (13), 15. Christopher Bell (15), 16. Ryan Bernal (24), 17. Rico Abreu (16), 18. Dave Darland (25), 19. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (9), 20. Jake Swanson (19), 21. Robert Dalby (14), 22. Colby Copeland (20), 23. Brad Sweet (21), 24. Michael Pickens (4), 25. Justin Grant (26), 26. Cannon McIntosh (22). NT

2019 NIGHT TWO FEATURE: (100 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Kyle Larson (10), 2. Christopher Bell (13), 3. Tanner Carrick (6), 4. Ryan Bernal (19), 5. Jerry Coons, Jr. (14), 6. Dillon Welch (2), 7. Gio Scelzi (11), 8. Tyler Courtney (24), 9. Spencer Bayston (9), 10. Michael Pickens (16), 11. Logan Seavey (12), 12. Aaron Reutzel (4), 13. Chris Windom (23), 14. Colby Copeland (20), 15. Jason McDougal (3), 16. Brady Bacon (1), 17. Thomas Meseraull (17), 18. Buddy Kofoid (28), 19. Jake Swanson (22), 20. Justin Grant (27), 21. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (15), 22. Jesse Colwell (8), 23. Shane Golobic (7), 24. Zeb Wise (25), 25. Brad Sweet (21), 26. Rico Abreu (18), 27. Tucker Klaasmeyer (26), 28. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (5). NT

2021 NIGHT ONE FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ryan Timms (2), 2. Cannon McIntosh (5), 3. Justin Grant (6), 4. Shane Golobic (8), 5. Emerson Axsom (3), 6. Kyle Larson (12), 7. Chris Windom (10), 8. Zeb Wise (4), 9. Thomas Meseraull (17), 10. Logan Seavey (11), 11. Brenham Crouch (9), 12. Kaylee Bryson (14), 13. Tanner Carrick (18), 14. Buddy Kofoid (22), 15. Bryant Wiedeman (1), 16. Tanner Thorson (20), 17. Taylor Reimer (16), 18. Kevin Thomas Jr. (19), 19. Chase Randall (7), 20. Colby Copeland (13), 21. Michael Faccinto (21), 22. Colby Johnson (15), 23. Carson Macedo (23), 24. Hayden Reinbold (25-P), 25. Cory Eliason (26-P), 26. Ryan Bernal (24). 6:07.97 (New Track Record)

2021 NIGHT TWO FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Larson (7), 2. Emerson Axsom (6), 3. Bryant Wiedeman (4), 4. Jason McDougal (8), 5. Buddy Kofoid (9), 6. Carson Macedo (3), 7. Zeb Wise (1), 8. Logan Seavey (11), 9. Taylor Reimer (12), 10. Kevin Thomas Jr. (16), 11. Justin Grant (24), 12. Ethan Mitchell (5), 13. Brenham Crouch (17), 14. Maria Cofer (10), 15. Chris Windom (2), 16. Colby Copeland (13), 17. Ryan Timms (20), 18. Tanner Carrick (25-P), 19. Shane Golobic (19), 20. Tanner Thorson (22), 21. Chase Johnson (15), 22. Michael Faccinto (14), 23. Cory Eliason (23), 24. Cannon McIntosh (26-P), 25. Caden Sarale (18), 26. Thomas Meseraull (21). NT

2021 NIGHT THREE FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (7), 2. Buddy Kofoid (6), 3. Logan Seavey (11), 4. Chris Windom (3), 5. Carson Macedo (13), 6. Tanner Thorson (14), 7. Cory Eliason (25-P), 8. Emerson Axsom (10), 9. Tanner Carrick (22), 10. Shane Golobic (9), 11. Kevin Thomas Jr. (16), 12. Thomas Meseraull (23), 13. Colby Copeland (15), 14. Kaylee Bryson (24), 15. Bryant Wiedeman (4), 16. Taylor Reimer (1), 17. Zeb Wise (2), 18. Kyle Larson (12), 19. Cannon McIntosh (17), 20. Chase Elliott (28-O), 21. Jade Avedisian (27-O), 22. Ethan Mitchell (19), 23. Michael Faccinto (21), 24. Ryan Timms (8), 25. Jason McDougal (18), 26. Maria Cofer (20), 27. Carson Sousa (26-P), 28. Brenham Crouch (5). NT

2022 NIGHT ONE FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Tanner Carrick (2), 2. Michael Pickens (1), 3. Buddy Kofoid (9), 4. Kevin Thomas Jr. (6), 5. Spencer Bayston (8), 6. Cannon McIntosh (12), 7. Shane Golobic (10), 8. Chris Windom (4), 9. Colby Copeland (5), 10. Jason McDougal (3), 11. Bryant Wiedeman (14), 12. Mitchel Moles (22), 13. Thomas Meseraull (21), 14. Justin Grant (16), 15. Dominic Gorden (13), 16. Tanner Thorson (19), 17. Alex Bright (18), 18. Daison Pursley (24), 19. Emerson Axsom (11), 20. Taylor Reimer (26-P), 21. Kaylee Bryson (25-P), 22. Carson Macedo (7), 23. Jade Avedisian (20), 24. Daniel Whitley (23), 25. Jake Andreotti (15), 26. Logan Seavey (17).

2022 NIGHT TWO FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Buddy Kofoid (5), 2. Cannon McIntosh (9), 3. Tanner Thorson (4), 4. Tanner Carrick (12), 5. Chris Windom (13), 6. Logan Seavey (19), 7. Spencer Bayston (15), 8. Bryant Wiedeman (3), 9. Shane Golobic (16), 10. Carson Macedo (22), 11. Jake Andreotti (10), 12. Corey Day (21), 13. Justin Grant (18), 14. Mitchel Moles (23), 15. Chance Crum (6), 16. Jason McDougal (17), 17. Jacob Denney (14), 18. Michael Pickens (8), 19. Ryan Bernal (20), 20. Ryan Timms (2), 21. Colby Copeland (24), 22. Kaylee Bryson (11), 23. Thomas Meseraull (1), 24. Jade Avedisian (7). NT

2022 NIGHT THREE FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Buddy Kofoid (2), 2. Chance Crum (21), 3. Justin Grant (11), 4. Carson Macedo (14), 5. Tanner Thorson (8), 6. Spencer Bayston (5), 7. Cannon McIntosh (1), 8. Shane Golobic (4), 9. Tanner Carrick (3), 10. Bryant Wiedeman (7), 11. Thomas Meseraull (17), 12. Kevin Thomas Jr. (15), 13. Chris Windom (6), 14. Mitchel Moles (12), 15. Ryan Timms (22), 16. Jake Andreotti (18), 17. Kaylee Bryson (25-U), 18. Jade Avedisian (28-P), 19. Michael Pickens (9), 20. Michael Faccinto (27-P), 21. Emerson Axsom (19), 22. Tony Gomes (23), 23. Corey Day (20), 24. Brenham Crouch (26-U), 25. Colby Copeland (13), 26. Jason McDougal (10), 27. Logan Seavey (16), 28. Daniel Whitley (24). NT

2023 NIGHT ONE FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Larson (6), 2. Logan Seavey (1), 3. Buddy Kofoid (4), 4. Jade Avedisian (12), 5. Taylor Reimer (2), 6. Gavin Miller (3), 7. Jacob Denney (8), 8. Justin Grant (5), 9. Tanner Carrick (7), 10. Spencer Bayston (14), 11. Shane Golobic (18), 12. Cannon McIntosh (13), 13. Ryan Timms (16), 14. Emerson Axsom (11), 15. Mitchel Moles (10), 16. Tanner Thorson (17), 17. Carson Macedo (23), 18. Brody Fuson (24), 19. Daison Pursley (15), 20. Jake Andreotti (22), 21. Corey Day (21), 22. Braden Chiaramonte (20), 23. Hayden Reinbold (19), 24. Thomas Meseraull (9). 6:14.69

2023 NIGHT TWO FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Larson (16), 2. Logan Seavey (14), 3. Shane Golobic (3), 4. Justin Grant (8), 5. Carson Macedo (21), 6. Emerson Axsom (5), 7. Buddy Kofoid (13), 8. Mitchel Moles (4), 9. Daison Pursley (19), 10. Jacob Denney (15), 11. Hayden Reinbold (28-P), 12. Landon Brooks (24), 13. Jade Avedisian (10), 14. Spencer Bayston (7), 15. Tanner Thorson (18), 16. Tanner Carrick (9), 17. Ryan Timms (2), 18. Chris Windom (22), 19. Gavin Miller (12), 20. Bryant Wiedeman (25-P), 21. Brody Fuson (17), 22. Cannon McIntosh (6), 23. Taylor Reimer (11), 24. Chase Johnson (26-P), 25. Corey Day (1), 26. Chance Crum (27-P), 27. Thomas Meseraull (20), 28. Jesse Love (23). NT

Kaeding & Schroeder Named Co-Grand Marshals for 2025 Turkey Night Grand Prix

Ventura, California (November 4, 2025)………Motorsports legends Brent Kaeding and Gary Schroeder have been named co-grand marshals of the 84th running of the ARP Turkey Night Grand Prix Presented by the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame at California’s Ventura Raceway on Saturday night, November 29.

BRENT KAEDING

Brent Kaeding came into racing naturally, watching his father, Howard, tear up the California tracks while winning numerous championships. The first of many wins for Brent came at the age of 20 at Santa Maria Speedway where he was named Rookie of the Year. His first win at Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway with NARC in 1981 was also significant. He went on to become the leading feature winner not only in Chico, but in Tulare, Watsonville, Antioch and Hanford as well.

In 1981, at the age of 25, he captured the first of 13 NARC titles, which ranks as the most all-time. In 1985, he showed his diversity by winning the Turkey Night Grand Prix USAC National Midget race at the legendary Ascot Park.

He scored three Dirt Cup titles at Skagit Speedway in Washington. He also had wins in Australia and New Zealand as well as Arizona, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Wisconsin. He beat the World of Outlaws for the first time in 1989 in San Jose. Overall, he finished the 1989 season with 28 wins.

Thirteen Golden State Challenge titles belong to Kaeding as well as four Trophy Cups. Track championships have come at Calistoga, Hanford and Watsonville and tallied five NARC California Speedweek titles.

Brent, who is still known to get behind the wheel on occasion, was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2008 and owns and operates Kaeding Performance in California. His sons, Tim and Brandon “Bud” Kaeding, are still winning as well.

GARY SCHROEDER

Gary Schroeder was born into a racing family in Burbank, California in 1954. Soon, Gary was at the shop after school and during the summers. After graduating from Hollywood High School in 1972, Gary became a full-time worker at the shop doing machine work and building Schroeder steering boxes.

In time, Schroeder decided to get involved in TQ Midget, and with the help of Bill Floyd and Jim Naylor, was able to organize enough parts to build a car and go racing. Schroeder was successful, winning a pair of Ventura championships as well as with the NMRA and Civil War series. He was invited to race in New Zealand where he captured the 1993-1994 TQ Midget World Derby at Ruapuna Park Speedway in Christchurch.

In 1981, when he was helping Bob Meli build a TQ, it was noted that, due to the narrower track of a TQ, a shorter front torsion bar was needed. In time, the bar was raised, and soon enough, Schroeder Torsion Bars were being used by USAC champions, Knoxville Nationals winners, World of Outlaws winners. Schroeder Sway Bars even won the Daytona 500 and NASCAR Winston Cup championships.

With USAC’s TQ Midget division, Schroeder collected 17 career series victories between 1987-1995, third most in series history. Four of 17 career victories came at Ventura Raceway. He finished as the runner-up in the series standings in both 1988 and 1991.

RACE DETAILS

Agajanian Promotions presents the 2025 Turkey Night Grand Prix at California’s Ventura Raceway, which begins on Friday, November 28, with midget practice, plus USCS Sprint Car racing.

On Saturday, November 29, the Turkey Night Grand Prix final night consists of midget hot laps, qualifying, last chance qualifiers, semis and the 98-lap feature, plus sprint car semis and main events.

Advance tickets can be purchased at www.venturaraceway.com. Additional information is available at 805-648-7223.

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