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The United States Auto Club (USAC) is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500. Today, USAC serves as the sanctioning body for a number of racing series, including the Silver Crown Series, National Sprint Cars, National Midgets, Speed2 Midget Series, .25 Midget Series, Stadium Super Trucks, and Pirelli World Challenge. Seven-time USAC champion Levi Jones is USAC's Competition Director.

Swanson Returns from Injury to Dominate Toledo USAC Silver Crown Opener

Jack Reitz

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Toledo, Ohio (April 20, 2024)………Four months ago, Kody Swanson saw his season and the future of his racing career hang in the balance.


 

A Christmas morning accident at his parents’ home resulted in a severely broken left foot. Multiple surgeries later, the Kingsburg, Calif. native was affixed with a walking boot and a pair of crutches. Throughout the arduous rehabilitation process, Swanson longed for the day that he could return to the USAC Silver Crown National Championship.


 

On Saturday afternoon at Ohio’s Toledo Speedway, that long awaited day had finally arrived.


 

Just six days following a runner-up finish with the 500 Sprint Tour in his first race back, Swanson one-upped himself during the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic Presented by Marco’s Pizza. He led off by taking the top time in practice, then laid down the fastest lap in qualifying and concluded with a masterpiece driving performance in which he led all 100 laps in succession.


 

Swanson’s 41 career Silver Crown victories are far and away above anyone else who’s ever handled a champ car. However, without question, this win had an even more significant sense of accomplishment, perhaps more than any of the previous 40 he’s earned during his illustrious career.


 

“I don’t want to keep talking about it, but I don’t want it to get lost on how important it is to me,” Swanson stated. “My foot was wrecked. But I had so many people who were a part of it and helped me recover – Dr. Tim Weber for patching me back together and everybody who’s been a part of it. That’s carried me through this winter to race like I did today and to have a chance to get back in a car. God blessed me and I’m extremely grateful.”


 

Swanson’s record shattering afternoon at the 1/2-mile paved oval came aboard his Doran-Binks Racing/Mission Foods – Wilke Orthodontics – Glenn Farms/Beast/Lanci Ford. When the question of “who’ll stop the reign” is posed regarding Swanson’s prowess at Toledo, as it turns out, nobody has been able to since 2017.


 

His eighth overall Silver Crown victory at Toledo (2011-15-18-19-21-22-23-24), tied him for the all-time record in terms of the most victories by any driver at a single track. He’s now equaled with Jack Hewitt and his eight wins at Eldora Speedway along with that of his younger brother, Tanner Swanson, who scored eight at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.


 

Furthermore, Kody’s sixth consecutive Silver Crown triumph at Toledo produced an all-time USAC record for the most consecutive wins at one single track. The previous standard had been held by, not surprisingly, himself, with five-in-a-row at Salem Speedway between 2016-20. Dave Steele also won five-straight at Phoenix International Raceway from 2002-06, a dominant stretch that has a highly personal significance to him.


 

“It’s incredibly special because Dave Steele had five and he dominated Phoenix and the Copper World,” Swanson recalled. “That was the season opener for many years, and it was the first Silver Crown race I ever got to see in person. I was just a fan, and when he won at Phoenix, that was one of those five.”


 

Even more, Swanson’s fifth career USAC Silver Crown season opening win also tied him for the all-time lead alongside Steele.


 

What’s interesting is that Swanson has achieved his six-race Toledo winning streak with three different teams over that time span: DePalma Motorsports (2018), Nolen Racing (2019) and Doran-Binks Racing (2021-22-23-24). 


 

Swanson, the only driver to have started all 11 Silver Crown events at Toledo, has now led 778 out of the 1200 laps ever run during the past 11 editions, which puts it at an astonishing clip of 64.8 percent.


 

On a chilly day in which temperatures hovered around the 50-degree mark at its peak, Swanson had the field covered, but not in a blanket. His qualifying lap at an average speed of 120.676 mph was the fastest a Silver Crown car had run at Toledo in five years. Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall, Swanson’s Toledo stranglehold seemingly never loosens its grip. Nonetheless, Swanson admitted that the cool temps bring out the best in him.


 

“I just feel like I get along with Toledo Speedway better when it’s cold,” Swanson explained. “I feel like, sometimes, I struggle here in August, and last year, I was behind. I felt like C.J. (Leary) had us but he had some misfortune on his part which allowed us to get back into it. To have a streak like this, you’re going to have to have a little good luck.”


 

Only one caution slowed the proceedings, that being a lap 32 spin off turn four by Rookie Jackson Macenko who was making his Silver Crown debut on this day. He ran as high as seventh and was running 12th at the time of the incident which involved no contact.


 

Swanson’s winning margin was 3.441 seconds with C.J. Leary taking second. Tyler Roahrig finished third while Justin Grant took fourth and Bobby Santos rounded out the top-five.


 

For the second straight season, C.J. Leary (Greenfield, Ind.) finished as the runner-up to Swanson at the finish line. With that said, this one came in a much more pleasant experience following last year’s disappointment when he led a race-high 77 laps before a tire bleeder issue dropped him to second near the end of the race. All in all, it was a solid start to the campaign for Leary and his Klatt Enterprises/Wilwood Disc Brakes – Brown & Miller Racing Solutions – Penske – Hoosier Tire/Beast/Ford.


 

“Second is definitely a lot easier to take this year than it was last year,” Leary admitted. “I felt like we just weren’t as good as Kody. On short run speed, we were pretty good, but we were pretty snug all day. We kept losing stagger and I don’t know if it was the cold temperatures or what. On a 10 or 12-lap run, I felt like we could keep pace with Kody, but after that, we would get tight. All in all, it was a good day. I’m not a pavement guy, but it’s a lot of fun coming out and racing with these guys.”


 

Tyler Roahrig (Plymouth, Ind.), a veteran of only six previous Silver Crown starts, entered this season with a brand-new team making its first ever series appearance on Saturday at Toledo. In the end, they couldn’t have asked for a much better start to their racing partnership. Roahrig began his race from the outside of the front row, then fell back to fourth by the opening lap before getting by Grant just five laps before midway to swipe the final spot on the podium in his Mike Newman/Firstline Systems, Inc. – Newman Racing – Drywall Distributors/Beast/Jackson Chevy. In seven career Silver Crown starts, Roahrig has now finished third or better in five of them.


 

“I could catch (Leary), but then he’d get away. I just didn’t have quite enough to pass him,” Roahrig acknowledged. “It was a great first outing for our 41 team. Mike Newman made this all possible for me. I didn’t really have a Silver Crown ride after last year. I’ve just got to thank everyone that’s a part of this team. It sure was a battle getting this thing done this week.”


 

Kaylee Bryson (Muskogee, Okla.) started 18th and advanced through the field to an 11th place finish, earning herself hard charger honors for the day, which came after her Sam Pierce owned team changed a right rear tire following qualifying.


 


 

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USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: April 20, 2024 – Toledo Speedway – Toledo, Ohio – 1/2-Mile Paved Oval – Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic Presented By Marco’s Pizza


 

HONEST ABE ROOFING QUALIFYING: 1. Kody Swanson, 77, Doran/Binks-14.916; 2. Tyler Roahrig, 41, Newman-15.147; 3. C.J. Leary, 6, Klatt-15.167; 4. Bobby Santos, 98, DJ-15.201; 5. Justin Grant, 91, Hemelgarn-15.203; 6. Logan Seavey, 22, Rice/Abacus-15.220; 7. Jackson Macenko, 124, Hayes/Bohanon-15.224; 8. Dakoda Armstrong, 5, C & A-15.274; 9. Mario Clouser, 92, Kazmark-15.354; 10. Derek Bischak, 131, Bischak-15.538; 11. Taylor Ferns, 555, Ferns-15.599; 12. Davey Hamilton Jr., 19, Legacy-15.740; 13. Trey Burke, 60, Legacy/Wilson-15.839; 14. Gregg Cory, 32, Williams/Cory-15.884; 15. Kyle Steffens, 08, Steffens-15.887; 16. Jerry Coons Jr., 24, Haggenbottom-15.896; 17. Kaylee Bryson, 26, Pierce-15.997; 18. Travis Welpott, 18, Welpott-16.107; 19. Dave Berkheimer, 31, Berkheimer-18.564; 20. Nathan Moore, 48, Thomas/Moore-20.083.


 

FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kody Swanson (1), 2. C.J. Leary (3), 3. Tyler Roahrig (2), 4. Justin Grant (5), 5. Bobby Santos (4), 6. Mario Clouser (9), 7. Logan Seavey (6), 8. Taylor Ferns (11), 9. Jerry Coons Jr. (14), 10. Davey Hamilton Jr. (10), 11. Kaylee Bryson (18), 12. Kyle Steffens (15), 13. Gregg Cory (12), 14. Jackson Macenko (7), 15. Travis Welpott (16), 16. Trey Burke (13), 17. Dakoda Armstrong (8), 18. Dave Berkheimer (17), 19. Nathan Moore (19). 28:00.63


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Kody Swanson.


 

USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kody Swanson-76, 2-C.J. Leary-67, 3-Tyler Roahrig-64, 4-Justin Grant-61, 5-Bobby Santos-58, 6-Mario Clouser-55, 7-Logan Seavey-52, 8-Taylor Ferns-49, 9-Jerry Coons Jr.-46, 10-Davey Hamilton Jr.-43.


 

OVERALL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Robert Ballou-37, 2-Tye Mihocko-32, 3-Joey Amantea-29, 4-Alex Bright-27, 5-Logan Seavey-21, 6-Kevin Thomas Jr.-21, 7-Mitchel Moles-21, 8-C.J. Leary-20, 9-Kyle Cummins-18, 10-Matt Westfall-15.


 

NEXT USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: May 5, 2024 – Winchester Speedway – Winchester, Indiana – 1/2-Mile Paved Oval – 33rd Rich Vogler Classic


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Practice Fastest Driver: Kody Swanson (15.042)


 

Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: Kody Swanson (14.916)


 

Hard Charger: Kaylee Bryson (18th to 11th)

 

Rock Solid: KTJ Gets USAC Sprint Win #40 at Burg’s Justin Owen Memorial

Indy Racing Images

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Lawrenceburg, Indiana (April 13, 2024)………It took Kevin Thomas Jr. just seven races into his new gig at Rock Steady Racing to return to winning form with the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship.


 

The Cullman, Ala. native, who was last a USAC victor nearly 19 months ago, put that long wait to rest during Saturday night’s inaugural Justin Owen Memorial at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway.


 

Thomas and his Inferno Armor – Eddie Gilstrap Motors – Creative Finishing/Mach-1/Stanton Chevy became the fourth and final different leader in the 30-lap main event at the 3/8-mile dirt oval, making the winning move on the bottom of turns one and two to get by Logan Seavey on a restart with 14 laps remaining.


 

“Man, we finally got one in the 3R; it’s about time,” Thomas exclaimed.  “I’m picky and it takes a lot for me to get comfortable, but they did it. I’m super proud of these guys and everybody that works hard and has to deal with me during the week asking them to change stuff. It means a lot. If you know me, you know I’m a lot to deal with. There’s a lot to be said about my wife and my team to put up with that just for the joy of winning. We’re finally winners here in 2024 and I couldn’t be happier.”


 

The win was a monumental one for Thomas as he notched his 40th career USAC National Sprint Car feature victory, equaling 1969 and 1971 series champion Gary Bettenhausen for 10th on the all-time list.


 

Furthermore, Thomas’ score was the sixth of his career in USAC National Sprint Car competition at Lawrenceburg, tied for second all-time behind only Dave Darland’s seven. Thomas also became the first driver to capture the annual springtime Burg USAC show twice, also doing so in 2013. Until Saturday night, there had been 10 different winners in 10 spring Lawrenceburg USAC events dating back to 2006, and right from the moment race day began, a good omen was at hand.


 

Rock Steady Racing crewman Brian Karraker woke up Saturday morning in Nostradamus mode. Karraker texted Thomas prior to leaving for the track that he had a dream in which they won the race after starting from the seventh starting spot. As it shook out, Thomas started seventh on the grid and immediately began to forge a path toward the front.


 

Nonetheless, outside front row starting C.J. Leary owned the early upper hand as he broke away to the lead.  However, the 2013 Lawrenceburg track champion’s run up front was short lived as he biked in turn four on the sixth lap. As he was making a miraculously recovery to gather control and avoid wall contact, he free-fell all the way back to fifth as pole sitter Kyle Cummins slipped underneath to grab the top spot.


 

At that moment, Seavey had his ride wound up on the topside, allowing him to track down Cummins on the 11th trip. There, in turn three, Seavey blitzed to the bottom and slid up across the nose of Cummins to put himself at the top of the pylon before opening a half-second lead as the race crossed the halfway point. Simultaneously, Thomas was digging on the bottom and swiftly edged ahead of Cummins at the exit of turn two on lap 16.


 

Moments later, the first red flag of the night was displayed when Robert Ballou and Daison Pursley touched wheels in the battle for eighth in turn four on the 17th lap. Ballou got the worst end of the deal as he elevated airborne, then dug in with the front bumper and rode out two turnovers before coming to a rest. Ballou was able to return to the race after repairs were made in the Indy Metal Finishing Work Area, but last week’s Lawrenceburg opening night winner was mired back in 19th at the finish line.


 

On the ensuing restart, Seavey led the field high and wide into turn one, four wheels over the cushion. Thomas proposed a different plan and steadily drove by Seavey on the bottom to take over the top spot by the time the pair reached turn two on the heavy and tricky surface that Thomas and crew figured out a way to master both high and low.


 

“You had to be in the right spots at the right time,” Thomas explained. “It was challenging to pass people, but we got lucky that we were really good around the bottom and could also run the top.”


 

One driver who found catastrophe was Justin Grant. Vying to become the first to win three consecutive USAC National Sprint Car features at Lawrenceburg, Grant biked on the entry to turn three on lap 19 while running sixth. As Grant hopped, Jake Swanson was unable to avoid contact and ramped over Grant’s left front wheel with his right rear, subsequently knocking out the front end on Grant’s ride. With his wheels pointing two different directions at once, Grant fought to wrangle control of his car until it suddenly veered right on him, sending him flipping three times. Grant was able to walk away from the wreckage.


 

Seavey sought to return the favor on the ensuing restart as he made his bid for the lead with 11 to go. Seavey dove underneath Thomas on the entry to turn three but skittered into the cushion as Thomas dipped back under off turn four to retain control. A half lap later, Bacon followed Thomas’ path on the bottom and wrestled his way past Seavey into second.


 

As the leaders navigated lapped traffic, Bacon was able to shave his way to within three car lengths of Thomas with two laps to go. However, that was as close as Bacon got as Thomas locked up the shop with his first checkered flag of the season by a 0.969 second margin. Bacon took second with Seavey third, Leary fourth and Swanson fifth.


 

The event featured one of the largest crowds for a USAC event at Lawrenceburg Speedway in recent memory and included a large throng of Justin Owen’s family and friends. The event was held in memory of Owen, the 2022 Lawrenceburg sprint car track champion who passed away from injuries sustained in a racing accident at the track on April 8, 2023. The occasion was certainly among the most meaningful victories of Thomas’ career.


 

“It means a lot,” Thomas stated. “Justin was a big staple down here at Lawrenceburg. He ran here a lot, and he was really fast. You hate to lose somebody that young, but he was doing what he loved to do. At the end of the day, if we could all go out doing the things that we love to do, it would probably be a little bit better of a place to live.”


 

After a tumultuous six-race Florida trip in February, Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.) was more than ready to hit the reset button on his season. On Saturday, Bacon finally found good fortune, finishing as the runner-up in his Dynamics, Inc./Bazell Race Fuels – Davis Brothers Trucking – Tel-Star/Triple X/Rider Chevy.


 

Contrary to Bacon, Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) was nearly immaculate in Florida, finishing inside the top-three in all six of his starts. The current series point leader kept the streak rolling and set a new record on Saturday by becoming the first driver to open a USAC National Sprint Car season with seven consecutive podium finishes, breaking the record held by Tracy Hines since 2002.


 

Several special bonuses were up for grabs throughout the night. Grant (Ione, Calif.) pocketed $800 for recording the second fastest time in both hot laps and qualifying. Mitchel Moles (Raisin City, Calif.) took home $400 for his hard charging effort from 18th to 9th in the feature. Meanwhile, 10th place runner Nick Bilbee (Indianapolis, Ind.) earned a hefty sum of $4,004 as the top-finishing Lawrenceburg Speedway regular in the feature.


 


 

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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: April 13, 2024 – Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Indiana – Justin Owen Memorial – 3/8-Mile Dirt Track


 

HONEST ABE ROOFING QUALIFYING: 1. Daison Pursley, 21AZ, Team AZ-14.026; 2. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-14.057; 3. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-14.065; 4. Jake Swanson, 2B, 2B Racing-14.219; 5. C.J. Leary, 15x, BGE Dougherty-14.310; 6. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-14.333; 7. Kevin Thomas Jr., 3R, Rock Steady-14.345; 8. Saban Bibent, 98, Wedgewood-14.413; 9. Nick Bilbee, 17, Bilbee-14.420; 10. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-14.495; 11. Chase Stockon, 5s, KO-14.515; 12. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-14.520; 13. Matt Westfall, 33m, Marshall-14.522; 14. Jadon Rogers, 17GP, Dutcher-14.549; 15. Shawn Westerfeld, 4J, Fischesser/Owen-14.565; 16. Garrett Abrams, 32, Abrams-14.625; 17. Carson Garrett, 15, BGE Dougherty-14.642; 18. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-14.653; 19. Joey Amantea, 88J, JPA-14.739; 20. Hunter Maddox, 24m, Maddox-14.920; 21. Kayla Roell, 5K, KO-14.973; 22. Ryan Barr, 21B, Barr-14.984; 23. Nate Carle, 14c, Carle-NT.


 

SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr., 2. Robert Ballou, 3. Daison Pursley, 4. Matt Westfall, 5. Jake Swanson, 6. Garrett Abrams, 7. Joey Amantea, 8. Ryan Barr. NT


 

ROD END SUPPLY SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Chase Stockon, 2. Carson Garrett, 3. Justin Grant, 4. Jadon Rogers, 5. C.J. Leary, 6. Saban Bibent, 7. Hunter Maddox. 2:00.68


 

T.J. FORGED/CAR IQ THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Brady Bacon, 2. Logan Seavey, 3. Shawn Westerfeld, 4. Mitchel Moles, 5. Kyle Cummins, 6. Nick Bilbee, 7. Kayla Roell. 2:01.64


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (7), 2. Brady Bacon (9), 3. Logan Seavey (4), 4. C.J. Leary (2), 5. Jake Swanson (3), 6. Daison Pursley (6), 7. Kyle Cummins (1), 8. Chase Stockon (8), 9. Mitchel Moles (18), 10. Nick Bilbee (11), 11. Jadon Rogers (14), 12. Carson Garrett (17), 13. Matt Westfall (13), 14. Joey Amantea (19), 15. Shawn Westerfeld (15), 16. Saban Bibent (10), 17. Ryan Barr (22), 18. Kayla Roell (21), 19. Robert Ballou (12), 20. Hunter Maddox (20), 21. Garrett Abrams (16), 22. Justin Grant (5). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 C.J. Leary, Laps 6-10 Kyle Cummins, Laps 11-17 Logan Seavey, Laps 18-30 Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

**Robert Ballou flipped on lap 17 of the feature. Justin Grant flipped on lap 19 of the feature.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Logan Seavey-537, 2-C.J. Leary-491, 3-Kevin Thomas Jr.-478, 4-Justin Grant-422, 5-Daison Pursley-398, 6-Chase Stockon-379, 7-Brady Bacon-364, 8-Kyle Cummins-361, 9-Mitchel Moles-346, 10-Robert Ballou-337.


 

OVERALL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Robert Ballou-37, 2-Tye Mihocko-32, 3-Joey Amantea-29, 4-Alex Bright-27, 5-Logan Seavey-21, 6-Kevin Thomas Jr.-21, 7-Mitchel Moles-21, 8-C.J. Leary-19, 9-Kyle Cummins-18, 10-Matt Westfall-15.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES: May 3-4, 2024 – Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – #LetsRaceTwo – 1/2-Mile Dirt Track


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:                                                       


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Daison Pursley (14.140)


 

A.J. Strasinger Trucking Second Fastest in Hot Laps: Justin Grant (14.278)


 

Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: Daison Pursley (14.026)


 

Ron’s Roost Second Fastest in Qualifying: Justin Grant (14.057)


 

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

Rod End Supply Second Heat Winner: Chase Stockon


 

T.J. Forged/Car IQ Third Heat Winner: Brady Bacon


 

Impressive Creations Hard Charger: Mitchel Moles (18th to 9th)


 

Justin Owen Family & Friends Top-Finishing Lawrenceburg Regular: Nick Bilbee (10th)

 

 

Kokomo Grand PrixView! USAC Midget Season Begins Sat-Sun

Brian Bouder

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Kokomo, Indiana (April 26, 2024)………It’s been 686 days since we’ve last witnessed a USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship event at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway.


 

Putting things in perspective, it’s been a mere 1092 days since we’ve last been able to enjoy a Kokomo Grand Prix feature race. It’s not like we’ve been counting the day or anything, right?


 

Well, we have. Withdrawals, sure. Anticipation, absolutely! We’ve all been waiting for this moment for a while, so when Mother Nature pushed this week’s schedule back a bit further, what’s another day of waiting when it comes to USAC Midget racing at Indiana’s Baddest Bullring?


 

The moment has finally arrived as this Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28, Kokomo Speedway welcomes the USAC National Midget season into its 69th campaign. Very nice.

Here are six storylines that we're watching this weekend.


 


 

LOGAN LOGGING RECORDS


 

How's Logan Seavey Racing doing? In his last 22 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature starts, he owns eight wins, 20 top-fives and 22 top-tens, a run which started in June of 2023.


 

A 23rd straight top-10 finish by Seavey on Saturday would break the series record set by Jason Leffler in 1997. Leffler rode that streak into a series title in 1997, then followed up the next year in 1998 by winning the championship again. It’s certainly a feat Seavey would like to repeat in the 2024 season.


 

Seavey, the defending USAC National Midget champion from Sutter, Calif., has made five previous Kokomo Grand Prix starts dating back to his Rookie season of 2018. Since then, he’s only finished outside of the top-eight once with a best result of sixth in 2019.


 


 

CANNON REMEMBERS THE DATE


 

It's been 84 years. Well, not quite, but it certainly feels as if it’s been that long since Kokomo Speedway hosted a USAC National Midget event.


 

The date was June 11, 2022, and it’s a time and place that Cannon McIntosh certainly remembers very well. That night, after a lengthy rain delay, McIntosh set the fastest qualifying time, then powered to the front within the first nine laps, then carried on to the win after starting back in the sixth position.


 

This year, McIntosh (Bixby, Okla.) returns to a new, but highly familiar setting. After running the full 2020 USAC season with Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports where he won twice and finished fifth in the standings, McIntosh has returned to the KKM team for 2024. McIntosh’s best Kokomo Grand Prix run to date was a second in 2021.

                                                                                                                                       


 

AXSOM BACK AT HIS BREAKTHROUGH TRACK


 

Due to the shift in the Kokomo schedule to a Saturday/Sunday program, that opened up the schedule for Emerson Axsom to take part in the event which holds a special meaning to him and his career.


 

On the opening night of the KGP in 2021, Axsom (Franklin, Ind.) went undaunted as he traversed the 30-lap distance with style to collect his first career USAC National Midget feature victory.


 

In 2023, Axsom recorded five runner-up finishes in USAC National Midget competition and led a total of 104 laps, but a victory eluded him. It could be a substantial week for Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports. Mike Curb is already the winningest entrant in the history of USAC national racing with 198. Two more triumphs this week would give the record company executive and former lieutenant governor of California 200 series wins.


 


 

KTJ A KGP HISTORY MAKER


 

The closest finish in the history of the Kokomo Grand Prix came via Kevin Thomas Jr. during the 2019 edition of the event.


 

After flipping while battling for the lead in the subsequent sprint car race held just before the midget A-Main, Thomas (Cullman, Ala.) took a wild ride down as he flipped down the back straightaway. Several moments later, back behind the wheel of a midget, KTJ laid it all on the line on the final corner to score with a slide job for the win.


 

Thomas is the only driver to start all 10 feature events in the history of the Kokomo Grand Prix dating back to 2014. In that span, Thomas has collected five top-fives and has only finished outside the top-10 once.


 


 

SPRINTING INTO MIDGET SUCCESS?


 

Between Justin Grant, Kyle Cummins and Logan Seavey, the trio possesses four Kokomo Speedway sprint car track championships, 15 career USAC National Sprint Car victories at Kokomo and a combined six USAC national driving titles. However, none of them have captured a USAC National Midget main event at Kokomo. Yet.


 

Grant (Ione, Calif.) is tied for the all-time lead in USAC National Sprint Car wins at Kokomo with nine. The 2017-19-21 Kokomo champ’s best Kokomo Grand Prix result to date came in a razor-thin margin second place run in 2019 to Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

Cummins (Princeton, Ind.) has scored five USAC Sprint Car wins over the years at Kokomo as well as the 2022 track title. He delivered a best Kokomo Grand Prix run of 10th back in 2021.


 

Seavey, meanwhile, grabbed his first and only career Kokomo USAC Sprint Car victory, to date, in 2019. Seavey’s Abacus Racing team is now eying its first Kokomo win together this weekend.


 


 

NEW YEAR, NEW ME


 

The first event of the season is always a thrilling time to get a firsthand account of all the new teams, driver combinations and color schemes. This season has its fair share from all three of those columns.


 

Zach Daum (Pocahontas, Ill.) is returning for his first full USAC season since 2014 for RAMCO Speed Group with whom he won at the Belleville (Kan.) Short Track in 2023. Kevin Thomas Jr. is the wheelman at the controls of the Mounce-Stout Motorsports ride with which he made nine USAC starts with a year ago. Two-time USAC National Midget winner Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.) has moved over to the CB Industries team for a full year of USAC duty.


 

4 Kings Racing is the newest team on the scene and will provide two full-time USAC entries for second year USAC national driver Jake Andreotti (Castro Valley, Calif.) and Matt Westfall (Pleasant Hill, Ohio), one of the founders of the team who is chasing USAC Midget points for the first time in his career which spans more than a quarter-century.


 

Kyle Jones (Kennedale, Texas) and Joyner Motorsports have teamed up for their first full-out USAC effort in 2024. Daniel Whitley (Ferndale, Calif.) will drive the Griffiths Motorsport No. 75 at Kokomo after spending last season with Abacus Racing.


 

USAC Rookie contenders Zach Wigal (CB Industries), plus Ashton Torgerson (Glendale, Ariz.) and Kale Drake (Collinsville, Okla.) from the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports who also find themselves in new territory.


 

On the flip side, in a continuation of last year, several more are returning to the teams they have familiarized themselves with in year’s past, including full-timers Justin Grant (RMS Racing), Jacob Denney (Tom Malloy), Ryan Timms (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports) and Gavin Miller (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports), plus Kokomo competitors Kyle Cummins (Glenn Styres Racing), Adam Taylor (Adam Taylor Motorsports), Ethan Mitchell (Bundy Built Motorsports), Justin Dickerson (Mick Dickerson) and Kenney Johnson (Jeff Johnson).


 


 

RACE DETAILS


 

The Kokomo Grand Prix will feature the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship and Kokomo Sprint Cars on each night at the 1/4-mile dirt oval. On both nights, the pits will open at 3pm Eastern with the grandstands opening at 3pm. The drivers meeting is set for 5:30pm with cars hitting the track at 6pm followed by hot laps, qualifying and racing.


 

Adult general admission tickets for each night of the Kokomo Grand Prix are $30 with kids age 12 and under free. Pit passes are $35 apiece each night.


 


 

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TRACK RECORDS FOR USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK NATIONAL MIDGETS AT KOKOMO SPEEDWAY:


 

1 Lap - 4/5/2019 - Dillon Welch - 12.665 - 71.062 mph


 

8 Laps - 6/20/2010 - Steve Buckwalter - 1:51.62 - 64.505 mph


 

10 Laps - 4/5/2019 - Tanner Carrick - 2:10.06 - 69.199 mph


 

12 Laps - 4/13/2018 - Holly Shelton - 2:46.01 - 65.056 mph


 


 

KOKOMO GRAND PRIX WINNERS:


 

2014: Rico Abreu (4/11) & Rico Abreu (4/12)


 

2015: Darren Hagen (4/11)


 

2016: Rained Out


 

2017: Brady Bacon (4/8) & Brady Bacon (4/9)


 

2018: Tyler Courtney (4/13)


 

2019: Tyler Courtney (4/5) & Kevin Thomas Jr. (4/6)


 

2020: Not Held


 

2021: Emerson Axsom (4/30) & Chris Windom (5/1)


 

2022: Rained Out


 

2023: Rained Out

 


 

KOKOMO GRAND PRIX WINS:


 

2-Rico Abreu, Brady Bacon & Tyler Courtney


 

1-Emerson Axsom, Darren Hagen, Kevin Thomas Jr. & Chris Windom


 


 

KOKOMO USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINS:


 

7-Rich Vogler


 

6-Mel Kenyon


 

3-Rico Abreu, Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Jimmy Davies, Bob Wente & Chris Windom


 

2-Chuck Arnold, Tyler Courtney, Bobby Grim, Page Jones, Mike McGreevy, Ken Schrader, Bob Tattersall & Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

1-Tommy Astone, Emerson Axsom, Spencer Bayston, Christopher Bell, Tom Bigelow, Bud Bogard, Frank Burany, Pancho Carter, Danny Caruthers, Jimmy Caruthers, Tommy Copp, Rex Easton, Tony Elliott, Billy Engelhart, Gene Force, Darren Hagen, Gene Hartley, Jack Hewitt, Tracy Hines, Brad Kuhn, Lee Kunzman, Kyle Larson, Critter Malone, Cannon McIntosh, Don Meacham, Jerry Nuckles, Forrest Parker, Michael Pickens, Ron Shuman, Graham Standring, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Mike Streicher, Dave Strickland, Len Sutton, Shorty Templeman, Tanner Thorson, Sleepy Tripp, Jerry Weeks & J.J. Yeley

 


 

KOKOMO USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINNERS:


 

1956: Forrest Parker (7/28)


 

1957: Len Sutton (6/23) & Rex Easton (8/17)


 

1958: Frank Burany (5/24)


 

1959: Gene Force (5/29) & Shorty Templeman (7/12)


 

1960: Jimmy Davies (5/29), Bod Bogard (6/25), Gene Hartley (7/24) & Bob Wente (8/13)


 

1961: Jimmy Davies (5/29) & Jimmy Davies (7/30)


 

1962: Tommy Copp (6/30) & Bob Tattersall (7/29)


 

1964: Bob Wente (7/11)


 

1965: Mel Kenyon (5/30), Bobby Grim (6/26) & Bobby Grim (7/24)


 

1966: Chuck Arnold (5/29) & Bob Tattersall (8/27)


 

1967: Mike McGreevy (5/29), Chuck Arnold (6/17) & Mike McGreevy (7/22)


 

1968: Bob Wente (6/30) & Don Meacham (7/21)


 

1969: Lee Kunzman (5/31)


 

1970: Dave Strickland (5/30) & Tom Bigelow (8/1)


 

1971: Danny Caruthers (7/16) & Jimmy Caruthers (8/7)


 

1972: Pancho Carter (8/26)


 

1973: Billy Engelhart (7/14)


 

1975: Sleepy Tripp (7/9)


 

1976: Tommy Astone (7/7)


 

1977: Mel Kenyon (7/13)


 

1978: Ron Shuman (8/23) & Jerry Weeks (8/23)


 

1979: Mel Kenyon (6/14) & Mel Kenyon (7/11)


 

1980: Rich Vogler (6/11) & Rich Vogler (7/10)


 

1981: Rich Vogler (6/10) & Ken Schrader (7/8)


 

1982: Ken Schrader (6/10) & Mel Kenyon (7/7)


 

1983: Rich Vogler (6/8) & Rich Vogler (7/13)


 

1984: Jerry Nuckles (6/6)


 

1985: Rich Vogler (6/29)


 

1987: Mel Kenyon (6/24)


 

1988: Mike Streicher (6/22) & Rich Vogler (8/17)


 

1990: Graham Standring (8/8)


 

1991: Jack Hewitt (8/7)


 

1992: Page Jones (8/19)


 

1993: Critter Malone (8/11)


 

1994: Page Jones (7/27)


 

1995: Tony Elliott (8/23)


 

2000: Tracy Hines (8/27)


 

2003: J.J. Yeley (6/15)


 

2006: Brady Bacon (8/20)


 

2007: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (8/12)


 

2008: Bryan Clauson (8/10)


 

2009: Bryan Clauson (6/14)


 

2010: Brad Kuhn (6/20)


 

2011: Michael Pickens (6/12)


 

2012: Kyle Larson (6/17)


 

2013: Christopher Bell (6/16)


 

2014: Rico Abreu (4/11), Rico Abreu (4/12) & Bryan Clauson (6/15)


 

2015: Darren Hagen (4/11)


 

2016: Rico Abreu (6/5)


 

2017: Brady Bacon (4/8), Brady Bacon (4/9) & Spencer Bayston (6/11)


 

2018: Tyler Courtney (4/13) & Kevin Thomas Jr. (6/3)


 

2019: Tyler Courtney (4/5) & Kevin Thomas Jr. (4/6)


 

2020: Tanner Thorson (6/21) & Chris Windom (9/26)


 

2021: Emerson Axsom (4/30), Chris Windom (5/1) & Chris Windom (6/12)


 

2022: Cannon McIntosh (6/11)


 


 

PAST KOKOMO GRAND PRIX RESULTS


 

2014 NIGHT #1 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Rico Abreu, 2. Dave Darland, 3. Christopher Bell, 4. Chris Windom, 5. Tracy Hines, 6. Kevin Thomas Jr., 7. Bryan Clauson, 8. Zach Daum, 9. Shane Hollingsworth, 10. Tanner Thorson, 11. Jerry Coons Jr., 12. Andrew Felker, 13. Parker Price-Miller, 14. Tyler Thomas, 15. Tyler Courtney, 16. Davey Ray, 17. Daniel Robinson, 18. Austin Brown, 19. Darren Hagen, 20. Shane Cottle, 21. Justin Peck, 22. Taylor Ferns, 23. Spencer Bayston, 24. Seth Motsinger, 25. Alex Bright, 26. Colten Cottle. NT


 

2014 NIGHT #2 FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Rico Abreu, 2. Tanner Thorson, 3. Christopher Bell, 4. Tracy Hines, 5. Tyler Thomas, 6. Kevin Thomas Jr., 7. Andrew Felker, 8. Zach Daum, 9. Parker Price-Miller, 10. Shane Hollingsworth, 11. Colten Cottle, 12. Tyler Courtney, 13. Seth Motsinger, 14. Davey Ray, 15. Chris Windom, 16. Bryan Clauson, 17. Michael Pickens, 18. Darren Hagen, 19. Alex Bright, 20. Steve Buckwalter, 21. Jake Blackhurst, 22. Dave Darland, 23. Austin Brown, 24. Caleb Armstrong, 25. Brady Bacon, 26. Spencer Bayston. NT


 

2015 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Darren Hagen, 2. Tracy Hines, 3. Tanner Thorson, 4. Steve Buckwalter, 5. Davey Ray, 6. Andrew Felker, 7. Dave Darland, 8. Tyler Thomas, 9. Jerry Coons Jr., 10. Tyler Courtney, 11. Shane Hollingsworth, 12. Gage Walker, 13. Zach Daum, 14. Isaac Chapple, 15. Spencer Bayston, 16. Justin Grant, 17. Jim Radney, 18. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 19. Ryan Greth, 20. Kevin Thomas Jr., 21. Alex Bright, 22. Justin Peck. NT


 

2017 NIGHT #1 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brady Bacon, 2. Spencer Bayston, 3. Tanner Thorson, 4. Kevin Thomas Jr., 5. Jerry Coons Jr., 6. Justin Grant, 7. Chris Windom, 8. Tyler Thomas, 9. Dave Darland, 10. Ryan Robinson, 11. Chad Boat, 12. Holly Shelton, 13. Gage Walker, 14. Alex Bright, 15. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 16. Jake Neuman, 17. Tanner Carrick, 18. Brayton Lynch, 19. Tyler Nelson, 20. Shane Golobic. NT


 

2017 NIGHT #2 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brady Bacon, 2. Tanner Thorson, 3. Tyler Courtney, 4. Rico Abreu, 5. Kevin Thomas Jr., 6. Spencer Bayston, 7. Dave Darland, 8. Shane Golobic, 9. Ryan Robinson, 10. Holly Shelton, 11. Davey Ray, 12. Jerry Coons Jr. 13. Alex Bright, 14. Tyler Thomas, 15. Tyler Nelson, 16. Jake Neuman, 17. Brayton Lynch, 18. Ryan Greth, 19. Chad Boat, 20. Justin Grant, 21. Chris Windom, 22. Chase Jones, 23. Tanner Carrick. NT


 

2018 FEATURE: (30 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Tyler Courtney (5), 2. Chad Boat (8), 3. Brady Bacon (7), 4. Spencer Bayston (3), 5. Justin Grant (6), 6. Zeb Wise (12), 7. Logan Seavey (2), 8. Thomas Meseraull (16), 9. Ryan Robinson (4), 10. Kevin Thomas Jr. (1), 11. Holly Shelton (9), 12. Tucker Klaasmeyer (13), 13. Dave Darland (20), 14. Andrew Felker (17), 15. Jerry Coons Jr. (18), 16. Brayton Lynch (15), 17. Tanner Carrick (10), 18. Kyle Craker (14), 19. Gage Walker (23). 20. Alex Bright (21), 21. Tyler Thomas (11), 22. Chase Jones (22), 23. Kyle Schuett (19), 24. Matt Moore (24). NT


 

2019 NIGHT #1 FEATURE: (30 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Tyler Courtney (6), 2. Jason McDougal (3), Chris Windom (4), 4. Zeb Wise (12), 5. Kevin Thomas Jr. (1), 6. Logan Seavey (8), 7. Thomas Meseraull (2), 8. Dillon Welch (7), 9. C.J. Leary (5), 10. Tanner Carrick (16), 11. Dave Darland (21), 12. Chad Boat (10), 13. Tyler Thomas (20), 14. Jesse Colwell (11), 15. Tucker Klaasmeyer (13), 16. Andrew Layser (15), 17. Holley Hollan (14), 18. Ethan Mitchell (24), 19. Cole Bodine (22), 20. Karsyn Elledge (23), 21. Zane Hendricks (18), 22. Jerry Coons Jr. (17), 23. Justin Peck (19), 24. Tony DiMattia (9). NT


 

2019 NIGHT #2 FEATURE: (30 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (4), 2. Justin Grant (3), 3. Zeb Wise (6), 4. Jason McDougal (2), 5. C.J. Leary (8), 6. Chris Windom (1), 7. Tucker Klaasmeyer (12), 8. Logan Seavey (13), 9. Tyler Courtney (5), 10. Thomas Meseraull (10), 11. Jesse Colwell (15), 12. Chad Boat (7), 13. Jake Neuman (16), 14. Ace McCarthy (14), 15. Dillon Welch (11), 16. Andrew Layser (22), 17. Holley Hollan (17), 18. Jerry Coons Jr. (20), 19. Zane Hendricks (19), 20. Cole Bodine (21), 21. Tanner Carrick (9), 22. Sterling Cling (24), 23. Dave Darland (18), 24. Ethan Mitchell (23). NT


 

2021 NIGHT #1 FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Emerson Axsom (2), 2. Cannon McIntosh (3), 3. Chris Windom (1), 4. Justin Grant (9), 5. Buddy Kofoid (8), 6. Daison Pursley (4), 7. Tanner Thorson (17), 8. Ethan Mitchell (12), 9. Kevin Thomas Jr. (13), 10. Thomas Meseraull (16), 11. Bryant Wiedeman (7), 12. Kyle Cummins (14), 13. Logan Seavey (10), 14. Clinton Boyles (15), 15. Hayden Reinbold (18), 16. Brandon Waelti (20), 17. Bryan Stanfill (19), 18. Chase Randall (5), 19. Brenham Crouch (6), 20. Jason McDougal (11). NT


 

2021 NIGHT #2 FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Chris Windom (1), 2. Buddy Kofoid (8), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (13), 4. Tanner Thorson (7), 5. Emerson Axsom (6), 6. Justin Grant (5), 7. Logan Seavey (9), 8. Thomas Meseraull (11), 9. Brenham Crouch (16), 10. Kyle Cummins (4), 11. Cannon McIntosh (12), 12. Chase Randall (2), 13. Bryant Wiedeman (14), 14. Clinton Boyles (18), 15. Jason McDougal (15), 16. Ethan Mitchell (10), 17. Hayden Reinbold (17), 18. Brandon Waelti (20), 19. Daison Pursley (3), 20. Bryan Stanfill (19). NT

 

 

Lincoln Park to Open USAC Indiana Sprint Week Schedule, Gas City Off

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Speedway, Indiana (April 25, 2024)………The 37th annual edition of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week’s schedule has been rearranged for late summer of 2024 due to the closure of Gas City I-69 Speedway.


 

The USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship ISW date on July 26 will not be held at Gas City as originally scheduled. The Lincoln Park Speedway ISW event, originally slated for July 25, has been moved to Friday, July 26, to replace the Gas City date. Lincoln Park will now serve as the opener for the seven-race series.


 

Lincoln Park Speedway will host the ISW opener for the first time since 2001 on July 26. From there, the tour travels to Kokomo Speedway on July 27, followed by dates at Lawrenceburg Speedway on July 28, Circle City Raceway on July 31, the Terre Haute Action Track on August 1, Bloomington Speedway on August 2 and Tri-State Speedway on August 3.


 

All USAC ISW feature events will pay $8,000-to-win. Plus, a $24,000 total point fund is up for grabs for the top-eight drivers in the 2024 USAC Indiana Sprint Week point standings. The breakdown of pay for the top-eight in the end-of-week standings is as follows: 1) $10,000, 2) $4,000, 3) $2,500, 4) $2,000, 5) $1,750, 6) $1,500, 7) $1,250, 8) $1,000.


 

Throughout ISW, the Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying Challenge will reward each fast qualifier with $200, plus an extra $200 for each additional fast time. For example, a driver would collect $200 for the first fast time, $400 for the second fast qualifying award, $600 for their third quick time of the week and so on.


 

Additionally, Lincoln Park Speedway will host an Indiana Sprint Week Eve party at Moose Lodge 212, located on West Franklin Street in Greencastle, Indiana on Thursday, July 25. Sales will stop once the capacity of the hosting venue is reached.  The party will be held in an air-conditioned facility featuring a cash bar, a free dinner that includes a salad bar provided by Lincoln Park Speedway, a band, a dance floor and door prizes. Shuttles will also be provided for campers from the track to the venue.


 

A ticket to the party is complimentary with an advanced ISW ticket purchase. When you check in at the party, you will be provided with your ISW band for the following day’s racing event.


 

An additional perk of an advanced ticket is that you will be able to enter the facility 30 minutes prior to scheduled gate opening time on race day. Furthermore, everyone who purchases an advanced ticket will have their name put into a drawing for two passes. Lincoln Park Speedway will purchase two pit passes in the winner’s name for all the other ISW events.


 

Call Lincoln Park Speedway at (765) 653-3485 and press option 3 for advanced ticket purchases.  Indiana Sprint Week tickets are $30 for general admission.


 

An additional announcement regarding the James Dean Classic event on September 19 will be announced as soon as possible.

 

USAC Midgets' Kokomo Grand Prix Shifts to Saturday-Sunday, April 27-28

David Nearpass

Kokomo, Indiana (April 25, 2024)………The dates for this weekend’s Kokomo Grand Prix have been shifted by one day and will now run on Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28.


 

With forecasts calling for rain on the originally scheduled date of Friday, the decision has been made to contest the complete event in full with two consecutive nights of full programs for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway.


 

The Kokomo Grand Prix will feature the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship and Kokomo Sprint Cars on each night at the 1/4-mile dirt oval. On both nights, the pits will open at 3pm Eastern with the grandstands opening at 3pm. The drivers meeting is set for 5:30pm with cars hitting the track at 6pm followed by hot laps, qualifying and racing.


 

Adult general admission tickets for each night of the Kokomo Grand Prix are $30 with kids age 12 and under free.  Pit passes are $35 apiece each night.


 

The field will feature the likes of 2019 Kokomo Grand Prix winner Kevin Thomas Jr. (Cullman, Ala.) and 2022 Kokomo Indiana Midget Week winner Cannon McIntosh (Bixby, Okla.), plus reigning series champion Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) as well as two-time and defending USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Champion Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.).


 

Kyle Cummins (Princeton, Ind.) will be among the USAC National Midget winners on hand this weekend along with Zach Daum (Pocahontas, Ill.), Jacob Denney (Galloway, Ohio), Ryan Timms (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.), Gavin Miller (Allentown, Pa.) and more.


 

Past Kokomo Grand Prix feature winners include Rico Abreu (2014 twice), Darren Hagen (2015), Brady Bacon (2017 twice), Tyler Courtney (2018-19), Kevin Thomas Jr. (2019), Emerson Axsom (2021) and Chris Windom (2021).

 

Meet The 2024 USAC National Midget Full-Timers!

Dave Dellinger

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Speedway, Indiana (April 23, 2024)………It’s that special time of year when both spring and the front wheels of USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets are in the air.


 

The 2024 season opens this Friday-Saturday, April 26-27 at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway with a lineup featuring 16 full-time championship takers who plan on contesting the entire 30-race schedule this coming year.


 

The list consists of USAC national champions, many time feature winners, those on the cusp of a breakthrough, longtime veterans and a stellar Rookie crop looking to ply their trade on the dirt tracks across the United States of America throughout the year.


 

Here’s the full list of the 16 USAC National Midget full-timers to keep your eyes affixed to in 2024!


 


 

LOGAN SEAVEY | ABACUS RACING #57


 

He was number one a year ago, and this year, he’s aiming for a repeat. Logan Seavey strung together one of the most magical USAC National Midget seasons in recent memory with eight wins and 21 top-fives in 27 starts, resulting in a second career series title after achieving the same in 2018.


 

Seavey could also set a record in his first outing of the season. He enters the year with 22 consecutive top-10 finishes, one shy of surpassing Jason Leffler’s 1997 series record. Leffler followed up his 1997 championship season with another in 1998, just what Seavey intends to do.


 

Seavey and Abacus Racing burst onto the scene in 2023 in what was their first full USAC National Midget season. Together, they’ve already won three of the first seven USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car races to start 2024 and are coming off a USAC Silver Crown championship in ’23.


 


 

JUSTIN GRANT | RMS RACING #2


 

A second consecutive runner-up finish in the 2023 USAC National Midget points didn’t appease Justin Grant all that much. It just made him that much hungrier entering 2024.


 

His RMS Racing team has pared down its stable to one full-time entry with the focus squarely set on Grant grabbing the championship. He’s won a USAC National Midget feature in each of the past seven years, tops in the series.


 

JG is coming off a season in which he scored a mega victory at the Driven2SaveLives BC39. A repeat IMS victory coupled with a championship would be even sweeter in 2024.


 


 

RYAN TIMMS | KEITH KUNZ/CURB-AGAJANIAN MOTORSPORTS #67


 

Ryan Timms’s 2023 USAC National Midget season was his busiest and most successful to date as he won three times at Belleville, Lawrenceburg and Angell Park en route to a fourth-place finish in the standings.


 

Still just 17 years old but entering his fourth year of USAC National Midget competition, the Oklahoma City native has posted feature victories in each season to date between 2021 and 2023.


 

Now Timms’ focus is set toward a USAC National Midget championship in his second full-time season at the wheel of the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports number 67.


 


 

DAISON PURSLEY | CB INDUSTRIES #86


 

Daison Pursley has found a new address for his 2024 USAC National Midget efforts aboard Chad Boat’s CB Industries number 86.


 

Thus far this year, Pursley has already taken a CBI midget on a fascinating alphabet soup run at the Chili Bowl where he advanced from the D to the A, then charged from 20th to fourth in the A-Main, advancing a total of 45 positions on the night.


 

Pursley, twice a winner in USAC National Midget competition for Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports in 2021, eyes a return to victory lane and contend for a title this year, a championship CBI previously experienced with Chris Windom in 2020.


 

 

JACOB DENNEY | TOM MALLOY #25


 

At this time a year ago, Jacob Denney was preparing for high school graduation. Now, he’s preparing for his second full-time season with Tom Malloy in the USAC National Midget ranks.


 

The two-time USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget champ turned heads in his debut USAC National Midget season in 2022. He was even better the following year in 2023, recording victories at Sweet Springs and Tri-State along with nine other top-fives to finish seventh in series points.


 

The Galloway, Ohio racer led the points for a while in the early going of 2023, but now has the ambition to keep it up top all year long in the coming year.

 


 

GAVIN MILLER | KEITH KUNZ/CURB-AGAJANIAN MOTORSPORTS #97


 

Pennsylvania has long been a hotbed for some of the finest open wheel dirt track racers in the United States of America. Gavin Miller of Allentown, Pa. is among the new breed who struck a chord on the USAC National Midget trail in 2023.


 

His efforts earned him Rookie of the Year honors for the famed Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports team. In doing so, he became just the third Keystone State native to receive the award following John Andretti in 1983 and Andrew Layser in 2019.


 

All told, Miller accumulated 56 laps led, five top-fives, an eighth place points finish and his first career victory during USAC Indiana Midget Week at Bloomington. Rest assured, he’ll have more highlights to come in the new year.


 


 

CANNON MCINTOSH | KEITH KUNZ/CURB-AGAJANIAN MOTORSPORTS #71K


 

It’s a homecoming for Cannon McIntosh coming into the 2024 USAC National Midget season. The Bixby, Oklahoma wheelman competed for Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports back in 2020 where he scored two wins and a career best fifth place finish in the standings.


 

At the helm of the Dave Mac-Dalby car ever since, along with a few starts for CB Industries, McIntosh has been a fixture in the series, accumulating more feature starts (124) than any other driver in the series in the decade of the 2020s.


 

He’s already won for KKM this year and aspires to become a USAC championship contender in 2024.

 


 

JAKE ANDREOTTI | 4 KINGS RACING #14


 

Jake Andreotti was a busy man throughout the 2023 USAC National Midget season, gathering 26 starts with a best finish of second in the season opener at Belleville during his Rookie campaign.


 

By season’s end, he and the Tom Malloy team had parted ways, leading the Castro Valley, California native to be tabbed as the new driver for the series’ newest full-time team – 4 Kings Racing.


 

The 2022 Don Basile Rookie of the Race at the Turkey Night Grand Prix picked off a pair of USAC Western States Midget main event wins a year ago and now is gunning to make his mark on the national scene.


 


 

MATT WESTFALL | 4 KINGS RACING #54


 

Andreotti’s teammate on the 4 Kings Racing team will be veteran racer Matt Westfall, who is also among the team’s co-founders.


 

Known primarily in recent years for his prowess in sprint cars, late models and modifieds, the Pleasant Hill, Ohio native has quite a track record in midgets as well. Back in 1998, Westfall earned the NAMARS Midget championship.


 

Back then, his car sported the number 54, and in 2024, it will be just the same as Westfall competes on the full USAC National Midget tour for the first time in his grand career.


 


 

HAYDEN REINBOLD | REINBOLD-UNDERWOOD MOTORSPORTS #19AZ


 

Perhaps no driver made larger strides from beginning to finish during the 2023 USAC National Midget season than Hayden Reinbold.


 

Hailing from Gilbert, Arizona, Reinbold put together a run of three top-10 finishes in the final quarter of the season at Eldora, the Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and out west in Bakersfield.


 

Driving the family owned Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports machine once again in 2024, the 20-year-old Reinbold is keen on becoming a regular front-running contender, where he’s turning top-tens into top-fives and top-fives into victories along the way.


 

 

KEVIN THOMAS JR. | MOUNCE-STOUT MOTORSPORTS #9


 

Kevin Thomas Jr. is back on the USAC National Midget trail in 2024 for Mounce-Stout Motorsports with whom he made nine starts with in part-time duty throughout 2023.


 

In 153 career USAC National Midget starts, Thomas has accrued six feature victories and was named series Rookie of the Year in 2014. Back in 2015, he led the points for a time before ultimately finishing a career-best third in the final standings.


 

One item he’s looking to add to his illustrious resume is a USAC National Midget driving title, and he believes he’s in the right spot to accomplish that goal.

 


 

ZACH DAUM | RAMCO SPEED GROUP #7P


 

Zach Daum is back to having fun again and it’s shown in recent times. This year, he plans to have a whole lot of it as he will complete full-time on the USAC National Midget circuit for the first time in a decade.


 

The 2014 season has been the Pocahontas, Illinois driver’s highwater mark with USAC to this point, finishing fifth in that year’s standings.  He’ll take on the full circuit with the RAMCO Speed Group team based out of Texas.


 

It was with RAMCO during May of 2023 in which Daum made a big return to victory lane as he picked up his first USAC triumph since 2014 at Belleville, the same place the veteran midget racing standout will launch his championship pursuit in 2024.


 


 

KYLE JONES | JOYNER MOTORSPORTS #27X


 

For Kyle Jones and Corey Joyner, it’s always been a dream to compete full-time with USAC’s National Midget division. Together, they’ll achieve that dream for the first time in 2024 with Jones driving the Joyner Motorsports’ number 27x on the complete 30-race slate.


 

The 30-year-old Jones from Kennedale, Texas is a veteran of 21 career series dating back to 2015 and has been a fixture in dirt open wheel circles throughout the past decade. In 2023, he even became the highest finishing Texan ever at the Chili Bowl.


 

Going all-in on their collaboration is Joyner, the youngest car owner in the series at 23, who has stepped out from behind the wheel to field a team of his own. This is where he wants to be for quite a while, and the first step begins this year.


 

 

ASHTON TORGERSON | KEITH KUNZ/CURB-AGAJANIAN MOTORSPORTS #67K


 

Rising star Ashton Torgerson has not yet stepped into the ring for a USAC National Midget event thus far. This year, the Arizonian takes on the quest as a series Rookie for the venerable Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports team.


 

The multi-time micro sprint champion has been a standout in all kinds of open wheel machinery. He picked up a Tulsa Shootout score during the winter and has recently been successful with the winged 360 sprint cars, winning multiple races along the west coast.


 

He’s already made a visit to victory lane this season at Farmer City with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget series and will also now attempt to double up the deed by becoming a USAC winner. This is definitely one Rookie to watch.


 


 

ZACH WIGAL | CB INDUSTRIES #89


 

Fresh off a USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget championship a year ago, Zach Wigal will take the next step in his young racing career by competing full-time as a Rookie of the Year candidate on the 2024 USAC National Midget tour for CB Industries.


 

This won’t be Wigal’s first venture with CB Industries. Over the past two seasons, he’s competed in the team’s micro sprint quite frequently and already possesses a familiarity with the crew going into year three with the team.


 

The Belpre, Ohio competitor has been dreaming about this moment for as long as he can remember, and now, that dream has become a reality.


 


 

HANK DAVIS | CORNELL RACING STABLES #8


 

Cornell Racing Stables will return to the USAC National Midget trail in 2024 with Rookie of the Year contender Hank Davis as their wheelman in the team’s trademark gold leaf number 8.


 

The Sand Springs, Okla. product captured the racing world’s attention when he scored an A-Main victory on a preliminary night during the 2023 Chili Bowl.


 

The iconic Cornell team accrued nine career USAC victories in its heyday between 1967 and 1979 with drivers such as Bob Hare, Roger West, Gary Ponzini and Rich Vogler. Hank Davis has plans on being the next.

 

Lawrenceburg Replaces Gas City on 2024 USAC Indiana Midget Week Slate

Jack Reitz

Speedway, Indiana (April 24, 2024)………The 20th annual edition of USAC Indiana Midget Week will now feature a visit to Lawrenceburg Speedway on Wednesday night, June 5.


 

The USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship’s IMW date, originally scheduled at Gas City for June 5, will not be held due to the closure of the track, making the move to Lawrenceburg necessary. Lawrenceburg will now serve as the host of the second round of the six-race series in early June.


 

USAC Indiana Midget Week celebrates its 20th year in 2024 with another fine slate across six consecutive evenings in the Hoosier state. For the first time in its young history, Circle City Raceway in Indianapolis launches the frenzied week of racing on June 4. Lawrenceburg follows up on June 5 with Lincoln Park Speedway (June 6), Bloomington Speedway (June 7), Tri-State Speedway (June 8) and Kokomo Speedway (June 9) rounding out the busy week.


 

Lawrenceburg Speedway is one of the originals of Indiana Midget Week. The venue hosted the very first IMW event in 2005, and since then, has hosted a total of 17 IMW events, more than any other track.


 

A $15,000 total point fund has been posted for the top-five drivers in the final 2024 USAC Indiana Midget Week point standings. The breakdown of pay for the top-five in the end-of-week standings is as follows: 1) 6,000, 2) $3,000, 3) $2,500, 4) $2,000, 5) $1,500.


 

Additional announcements regarding the USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week event on July 26 and the James Dean Classic event on September 19 will be announced as soon as possible.

 

 

Open the Gates! USAC Silver Crown Season Fires Off Saturday in Toledo

Chris Pedersen

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Toledo, Ohio (April 20, 2024)………The new USAC Silver Crown season brings new life, new machinery, new driver/team combinations and a breath of fresh air spiked with methanol. Just the way we like it.


 

With 23 entries set for this Saturday’s 11th running of the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic Fueled by Marco’s Pizza on April 20 at Ohio’s Toledo Speedway, it’s what we’ve waited these past six months for.


 

While we’ve waited patiently since last October, the half-mile of Ohio’s Toledo Speedway has been lying in wait just the same, ready to spring into action the only way we know how – for 100 laps at more than 120 miles per hour.


 

Here’s eight storylines to watch coming up this weekend at Toledo!


 


 

WHO’LL STOP THE REIGN OF KODY?


 

With inspiration from Creedence Clearwater Revival, the first thought that comes to mind is, “And I wonder, still I wonder, who’ll stop the reign (of Kody Swanson)?”


 

Swanson (Kingsburg, Calif.) has raced to seven overall USAC Silver Crown victories at Toledo in 2011-15-18-19-21-22-23. That number is just one shy of the most victories by any driver at a single track in USAC Silver Crown history. Jack Hewitt owns eight victories at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway while Kody’s brother, Tanner Swanson, has scored eight at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.


 

Kody’s current run of five consecutive Silver Crown wins at Toledo also has him on the verge of another record. He currently stands in a three-way tie for the lead in that particular department. Dave Steele won five-in-a-row at the Phoenix International Raceway from 2002-06 while Kody also won five-straight at Salem Speedway between 2016-20.


 

As the owner of seven poles and seven victories in Silver Crown competition at Toledo, Swanson is the winningest USAC driver in the history of the track. He’s also the only driver to have started all 10 previous USAC Silver Crown events contested at Toledo dating back to 2010 and has now led 678 of the 1,100 total laps ever run in Silver Crown competition at Toledo for a percentage of 61.6%.


 

The seven-time USAC Silver Crown champion, however, is returning from a broken left foot suffered in the offseason. A victory on Saturday in just his second race back from injury would undoubtedly be one of the most special of his career.


 


 

REDEMPTION TIME FOR LEARY


 

C.J. Leary seemingly has a score to settle after a magnificent run during his most recent outing at Toledo in 2023.


 

That day, Leary took over the lead from Kody Swanson on lap two and proceeded to lead a race-high 77 laps in succession. The hellacious battle between the two came to a head on lap 78 when Swanson was able to get a nose under Leary’s car in turns three and four to take command.


 

The runner-up result proved to be Leary’s best finish of the 2023 season. Now the Greenfield, Ind. racer possesses the hunger to revisit USAC Silver Crown victory lane for the first time since June of 2022 at Wisconsin’s Madison International Speedway, 18 races ago. That night also served as the lone pavement victory of his USAC career.


 


 

FIRST THINGS FIRST FOR SANTOS


 

When it comes to USAC Silver Crown season openers on pavement, no driver has won more often than Bobby Santos. Santos has captured the pavement opener on six occasions in his career in 2012-13-17-18-22-23, including each of the last two years.


 

Back in 2017, Santos (Franklin, Mass.) raced around Kody Swanson just before the midway point to score one in the win column for himself and the DJ Racing team at Toledo Speedway. He’s also the only driver to win at Toledo in a USAC Sprint, Midget and Silver Crown car in his career in addition to collecting a King of the Wing Sprint Car victory there in 2017.


 

In six of his eight career Silver Crown starts at Toledo, Santos has placed on the podium, and he’s also taken the runner-up position four times in 2018-19-21-22.


 


 

USAC TRIPLE CROWN CHAMP IN THE HOUSE


 

Speaking of former Toledo Speedway winners such as Kody Swanson and Bobby Santos, there’s also another former winner who’s making a rare pavement start of late. That’s 2008 USAC Silver Crown champion Jerry Coons Jr.


 

In fact, all 10 past Silver Crown wins at Toledo Speedway will be represented in the field between Swanson’s seven, Santos’ one and Coons’ two, which came in the inaugural champ car event at the track in 2010 before scoring again in 2012, a race in which his 100-lap track record of 27:07.40 still stands.


 

Coons (Tucson, Ariz.) has only made one pavement Silver Crown start dating back to 2019, but this weekend, the veteran of 184 career series starts (4th all-time) will take the reins of John Haggenbottom’s No. 24 at Toledo.


 

 

SEAVEY BEGINS HIS TITLE DEFENSE


 

Logan Seavey has a second consecutive USAC Silver Crown championship on his mind coming into Toledo after basking in the glow of his 2023 series title with Rice Motorsports-Abacus Racing. After two years of doing the chasing, now the shoe is on the other foot with everybody attempting to hunt Seavey down.


 

The Sutter, California racer’s defense begins on the pavement of Toledo where he’s held serve by finishing fourth and fifth over the past two seasons in 2022-23, respectively. Although all eight of his Silver Crown wins thus far have come on dirt, arguably, you could say that he won the championship by virtue of his pavement performances.


 

Seavey finished as high as second on the pavement at Winchester (Ind.) Speedway in 2023. Now, after making continuous strides over the past few seasons, Seavey and the team are prepared to stride all the way to the top of the pylon as a first-time pavement winner.


 

 

UPCOMING ATTRACTIONS


 

Can anyone break into the Swanson-Coons-Santos triumvirate on Saturday? There are more than a few who’ve had solid showings in the past and could very well edge their way to the front of the field.


 

Aside from the aforementioned Leary and Seavey, 2020 Silver Crown champ Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.) has previously captured the pole at Toledo in 2018 and grabbed a best of third in 2022 along with a fourth in 2019 and 2023. Derek Bischak (Angola, Ind.) was a beast in his podium run a year ago at Toledo when he equaled his career-best of third.


 

Meanwhile, Davey Hamilton Jr. (Boise, Idaho) charged from 14th to fifth in 2021 and also became a first-time winner with the series in 2023. Six-time Silver Crown victor Russ Gamester (Peru, Ind.) had a fine run to fifth during the 2022 race at Toledo.


 

Also securing top-10 Silver Crown finishes over the years at Toledo are Goodyear, Arizona’s Nathan Byrd (6th in 2021), Muskogee, Oklahoma’s Kaylee Bryson (6th in 2023), Auburn, Illinois’ Mario Clouser (7th in 2023), Shelby Township, Michigan’s Taylor Ferns (8th in 2023), Pendleton, Indiana’s Travis Welpott (9th in 2019) and New Castle, Indiana’s Dakoda Armstrong (10th in 2023), all of whom are seeking their first career Silver Crown wins this Saturday.


 


 

NEW FACES, NEW PLACES


 

New combos and new drivers will also find themselves in the mix on Saturday at Toledo. Legacy Autosport is providing three cars for Davey Hamilton Jr., Nathan Byrd and Trey Burke (Alvin, Texas). Burke’s ride is teamed in conjunction with Robert Wilson Racing. Hamilton and Burke will be chasing the full series schedule for their respective teams.


 

Two-time Little 500 winner Tyler Roahrig (Plymouth, Ind.) has been spectacular in limited Silver Crown starts, finishing on the podium in four of his six career appearances! This year, he’ll tackle the pavement for Washington’s Michael Newman.


 

Three Silver Crown Rookies will be on hand at Toledo, all of whom are making their Toledo Speedway debuts with the Silver Crown series: Columbus, Ohio’s Trey Osborne (BCR Group), Kaufman, Texas’ Nathan Moore (Chip Thomas) and Cincinnati, Ohio’s Jackson Macenko (Brad Hayes Racing-Nick Bohanon Racing).


 

They’ll join a group of series veterans returning to their familiar rides: Saint Charles, Missouri’s Kyle Steffens (Steffens Motorsports), Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania’s Dave Berkheimer (Berkheimer Racing) and Shelbyville, Indiana’s Gregg Cory (Williams Racing), the 2022 Silver Crown Rookie of the Year.


 

 

BEALE STREET IN TOLEDO


 

Saturday’s event marks the 51st USAC National racing event held in the city of Toledo, Ohio since the Stock Cars made their debut at the nearby Toledo Raceway Park in 1956, won by the aptly named Bud Moneymaker. USAC made its first visit to the new Toledo Speedway with the sprint cars in 1969, won by Bruce Walkup.


 

The event also honors legendary Toledo native, 1973 USAC Sprint Car champion driver and longtime USAC official Rollie Beale.  Beale scored 32 race victories during his illustrious career and was one of the most respected drivers in USAC history. He retired in 1977 and joined the USAC officiating crew, eventually becoming chief steward for both the Silver Crown and National Sprint Car series for many years.


 

In 1991, Beale was awarded USAC’s Ross Hadley award for dedication to the sport.  He was also enshrined in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996 and captured a monumental victory in the Little 500 at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway in 1966.  He passed away at the age of 84 in February of 2014.


 


 

RACE DETAILS


 

An open practice session will be held at Toledo Speedway on Friday, April 19. Pits open at 2pm Eastern with practice on track from 4-8pm. The first hour will consist of USAC Silver Crown practice only. Pit passes are $20 and rigs can stay parked in the pits overnight.


 

Saturday’s Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic Fueled by Marco’s Pizza race day features the USAC Silver Crown National Championship plus the ARCA Salenbien Excavating Late Model Sportsman & the Safety Kleen ARCA Factory Stocks.


 

The USAC pit gate opens at 10am Eastern when rigs can begin parking on parking pads 1-30. The track ticket office and spectator gates open at 12:30pm. USAC Silver Crown practice will take place from 12:30-1:15pm. USAC Silver Crown Qualifying begins at 1:45pm. Parade laps for the vintage cars are set for 2:35pm. Pre-race ceremonies will commence at 2:50pm. Racing action starts at 3pm followed by driver introductions and the Rollie Beale Classic 100-lap feature.


 

General admission tickets are $25 apiece. Kids age 6-12 are $5. Ages 5 & under are free. Add $1 per ticket for advance online ticket purchases at http://www.toledospeedway.com/.


 

Tickets are $25, kids 6-12 are $5, while ages 5 and under are free. Add $1 per ticket for online ticket purchases at http://www.toledospeedway.com/. Online ticket sales end at 9pm Eastern on Friday, August 4.


 


 

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2024 ROLLIE BEALE CLASSIC ENTRY LIST:


 

08 KYLE STEFFENS/St. Charles, MO (Gordon Steffens)


 

5 DAKODA ARMSTRONG/New Castle, IN (C & A Motorsports)


 

6 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN (Klatt Enterprises)


 

18 TRAVIS WELPOTT/Pendleton, IN (Welpott Racing)


 

19 DAVEY HAMILTON JR./Boise, ID (Legacy Autosport)


 

22 LOGAN SEAVEY/Sutter, CA (Rice Motorsports-Abacus Racing)


 

24 JERRY COONS JR./Tucson, AZ (John Haggenbottom)


 

26 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Sam Pierce)


 

31 DAVE BERKHEIMER/Mechanicsburg, PA (Berkheimer Racing)


 

32 GREGG CORY/Shelbyville, IN (Williams Racing)


 

40 NATHAN BYRD/Goodyear, AZ (Legacy Autosport)


 

41 TYLER ROAHRIG/Plymouth, IN (Michael Newman)


 

48 (R) NATHAN MOORE/Kaufman, TX (Chip Thomas)


 

51 RUSS GAMESTER/Peru, IN (Gamester Racing)


 

60 TREY BURKE/Alvin, TX (Robert Wilson Racing)


 

77 KODY SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA (Doran-Binks Racing)


 

81 (R) TREY OSBORNE/Columbus, OH (BCR Group)


 

91 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (Hemelgarn Racing)


 

92 MARIO CLOUSER/Auburn, IL (Kazmark Motorsports)


 

98 BOBBY SANTOS/Franklin, MA (DJ Racing)


 

124 (R) JACKSON MACENKO/Cincinnati, OH (Brad Hayes Racing-Nick Bohanon Racing)


 

131 DEREK BISCHAK/Angola, IN (Derek Bischak)


 

555 TAYLOR FERNS/Shelby Township, MI (Taylor Ferns Racing)


 

(R) represents a USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year contender


 


 

TRACK RECORDS FOR USAC SILVER CROWN AT TOLEDO SPEEDWAY:


 

1 Lap - 10/15/2011 - Kody Swanson - 14.809 - 121.548 mph


 

100 Laps - 6/29/2012 - Jerry Coons Jr. - 27:07.40 - 110.606 mph


 


 

TOLEDO USAC SILVER CROWN WINS:


 

7-Kody Swanson


 

2-Jerry Coons Jr.


 

1-Bobby Santos


 


 

TOLEDO USAC SILVER CROWN WINNERS:


 

2010: Jerry Coons Jr. (10/16)


 

2011: Kody Swanson (10/15)


 

2012: Jerry Coons Jr. (6/29)


 

2015: Kody Swanson (5/1)


 

2017: Bobby Santos (7/28)


 

2018: Kody Swanson (5/4)


 

2019: Kody Swanson (4/28)


 

2021: Kody Swanson (10/10)


 

2022: Kody Swanson (8/6)


 

2023: Kody Swanson (8/5)


 


 

PAST USAC SILVER CROWN RESULTS AT TOLEDO SPEEDWAY:


 

2010 FEATURE: (150 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jerry Coons Jr. (1), 2. Kody Swanson (5), 3. Bobby East (6), 4. Bryan Clauson (10), 5. A.J. Fike (8), 6. Brian Tyler (11), 7. Levi Jones (4), 8. Bud Kaeding (3), 9. Justin Carver (15), 10. Zach Daum (14), 11. Dave Darland (19), 12. Russ Gamester (12), 13. Derek Hagar (18), 14. Zach Martini (20), 15. Tanner Swanson (9), 16. Tracy Hines (7), 17. Shane Hollingsworth (13), 18. Jeff Swindell (16), 19. Troy DeCaire (17), 20. Jacob Wilson (2). NT


 

2011 FEATURE: (150 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kody Swanson (1), 2. Bryan Clauson (6), 3. Bobby East (3), 4. Jerry Coons Jr. (2), 5. Darren Hagen (7), 6. Brian Tyler (10), 7. Levi Jones (11), 8. Kyle Hamilton (12), 9. Shane Hollingsworth (13), 10. Eric Gordon (4), 11. Tracy Hines (9), 12. David Byrne (14), 13. Kyle Larson (15), 14. Derek Hagar (16), 15. A.J. Fike (18), 16. Russ Gamester (8), 17. Jimmy Kite (19), 18. Tanner Swanson (5), 19. Doug Berryman (17). 45:54.90


 

2012 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jerry Coons Jr. (8), 2. Bobby East (1), 3. Bobby Santos (3), 4. Kody Swanson (2), 5. Tracy Hines (4), 6. Kyle Hamilton (5), 7. Tanner Swanson (6), 8. A.J. Fike (10), 9. Levi Jones (14), 10. Jacob Wilson (11), 11. Bud Kaeding (9), 12. Eric Gordon (13), 13. Brian Tyler (12), 14. Doug Berryman (15), 15. Taylor Ferns (7). 27:07.40


 

2015 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kody Swanson (1), 2. Jacob Wilson (3), 3. A.J. Fike (17), 4. Jerry Coons Jr. (7), 5. Aaron Pierce (5), 6. David Byrne (16), 7. Austin Nemire (15), 8. Dave Baumgartner (11), 9. Tracy Hines (4), 10. Rex Norris III (10), 11. C.J. Leary (13), 12. Tim Barber (14), 13. Jarett Andretti (9), 14. Jimmy McCune (12), 15. Tanner Swanson (2), 16. Bobby Santos (8), 17. Kyle Hamilton (6), 18. Patrick Lawson (18). NT


 

2017 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bobby Santos (2), 2. Kody Swanson (1), 3. Chris Windom (4), 4. Jerry Coons Jr. (6), 5. Joe Liguori (8), 6. Davey Hamilton (9), 7. Joe Axsom (11), 8. David Byrne (5), 9. Annie Breidinger (12), 10. Justin Grant (7), 11. Troy Thompson (14), 12. Aaron Pierce (3), 13. Joss Moffatt (15), 14. Damion Gardner (10), 15. Matt Goodnight (13). 28:48.17


 

2018 FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Kody Swanson (9), 2. Bobby Santos (4), 3. David Byrne (7), 4. Eric Gordon (16), 5. Aaron Pierce (6), 6. Austin Nemire (8), 7. Cody Gerhardt (15), 8. Matt Goodnight (10), 9. Travis Welpott (11), 10. Justin Grant (1), 11. Kyle Robbins (12, 12. Toni Breidinger (14), 13. Jerry Coons Jr. (2), 14. Kyle Hamilton (3), 15. Chris Windom (5), 16. Dave Darland (13). NT


 

2019 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Kody Swanson (1), 2. Bobby Santos (11), 3. Aaron Pierce (3), 4. Justin Grant (6), 5. Chris Windom (10), 6. Kyle Hamilton (2), 7. Austin Nemire (20), 8. Derek Bischak (12), 9. Joey Schmidt (13), 10. Brian Gerster (19), 11. Russ Gamester (16), 12. Mike Haggenbottom (22), 13. Cody Gerhardt (21), 14. Kyle Robbins (17), 15. Cody Gallogly (18), 16. Chris Dyson (14), 17. Matt Goodnight (15), 18. Eric Gordon (4), 19. David Byrne (7), 20. Jason Conn (9), 21. C.J. Leary (5), 22. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (8). NT


 

2021 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kody Swanson (1), 2. Bobby Santos (4), 3. Brian Tyler (7), 4. David Byrne (3), 5. Davey Hamilton Jr. (14), 6. Nathan Byrd (10), 7. Kyle O'Gara (6), 8. Austin Nemire (15), 9. Taylor Ferns (5), 10. Logan Seavey (12), 11. Mike Haggenbottom (19), 12. Jake Day (21), 13. Tyler Roahrig (8), 14. Annie Breidinger (20), 15. Russ Gamester (11), 16. Mike McVetta (17), 17. Justin Grant (2), 18. Jim Anderson (13), 19. Travis Welpott (18), 20. Aaron Pierce (16), 21. Kyle Robbins (9), 22. Dave Berkheimer (22). NT


 

2022 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kody Swanson (1), 2. Bobby Santos (4), 3. Justin Grant (3), 4. Logan Seavey (5), 5. Russ Gamester (7), 6. Derek Bischak (19), 7. Kyle Robbins (6), 8. Brian Tyler (10), 9. Mario Clouser (9), 10. Nick Hamilton (8), 11. C.J. Leary (20), 12. Mike McVetta (11), 13. Kaylee Bryson (15), 14. Kyle O’Gara (12), 15. Mike Haggenbottom (17), 16. Gregg Cory (16), 17. Taylor Ferns (2), 18. Travis Welpott (14), 19. Jake Day (21), 20. Austin Nemire (13), 21. Tom Paterson (18), 22. Dave Berkheimer (22). 1:05:57.617


 

2023 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kody Swanson (1), 2. C.J. Leary (2), 3. Derek Bischak (5), 4. Justin Grant (3), 5. Logan Seavey (7), 6. Kaylee Bryson (10), 7. Mario Clouser (9), 8. Taylor Ferns (17), 9. Russ Gamester (8), 10. Dakoda Armstrong (6), 11. Bobby Santos (20), 12. Billy Wease (11), 13. Kyle Robbins (14), 14. Kyle O'Gara (12), 15. Matt Westfall (15), 16. Nathan Byrd (13), 17. Trey Burke (18), 18. Mike McVetta (19), 19. Travis Welpott (16), 20. Davey Hamilton Jr. (4), 21. Tom Paterson (22), 22. Dave Berkheimer (21). 28:35.61

 

 

Meet the 15 USAC Silver Crown Full-Timers for 2024!

  Brendon Bauman

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Speedway, Indiana (April 16, 2024)………It’s go time as the USAC Silver Crown National Championship gears up for the 2024 campaign with one of its largest crops of USAC Silver Crown full-time competitors and teams ever.


 

The field of 15 full-time drivers and teams includes its fair share of champions, veterans and newcomers all looking to gain glory on the most diverse schedule of oval racing on the planet.


 

The 14-race slate begins with the running of the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic at the paved half-mile of Ohio’s Toledo Speedway on Saturday, April 20.


 

Here’s the full list of the 15 USAC Silver Crown full-timers to watch in 2024!


 


 

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KYLE STEFFENS | GORDON STEFFENS #08


 

Kyle Steffens’ resume is chockfull of a diverse array of competition encompassing countless types of machinery, from open wheel to fenders, namely in modified competition.


 

Now the Saint Charles, Mo. racer, whose Silver Crown career dates back to 2001, will take on the diverse schedule of the USAC Silver Crown series full-time in 2024 with an eye on competing on both the dirt and pavement in the coming year.


 

In 2023, he tackled his largest Silver Crown schedule to date with six starts, including a best of 10th at Du Quoin while making his initial three pavement starts with the series, and aims to build upon that experience in the coming year.


 


 

C.J. LEARY | KLATT ENTERPRISES #6


 

C.J. Leary enters the 2024 season following one of his finest overall campaigns in 2023. Returning for his third season aboard the Klatt Enterprises No. 6, the Greenfield, Ind. racer accumulated four top-fives en route to a fourth-place finish in the standings a year ago.


 

After posting a pair of runner-up finishes in 2023, Leary is eager to return to his winning ways. In 2022, Leary delivered a pavement victory for the team at Wisconsin’s Madison International Speedway, displaying his well-roundedness on both surfaces.


 

Over the years, he’s routinely shined on the dirt with victories at Terre Haute and Eldora. Versatility is key in a Silver Crown title pursuit, and with the diverse slate, Leary proves to be a prime candidate to break through in ‘24.


 


 

TRAVIS WELPOTT | WELPOTT RACING #18


 

Travis Welpott is one of the longtime stalwarts of USAC competition, having competed for more than three decades. Entering his seventh season of Silver Crown racing, the middle school Industrial Technology teacher and wrestling coach has garnered 48 career starts.


 

Welpott will once again compete in his own highly visible and instantly recognizable orange and white No. 18, which has been his mainstay design and number for a quarter century. He used that color and number scheme to finish 11th in the 2023 standings.


 

He’s twice finished a best of sixth in his Silver Crown career at Winchester (2021) and Du Quoin (2022), and is a veteran of all three USAC National series in his career, garnering 1998 USAC National Midget Most Improved Driver honors.


 


 

DAVEY HAMILTON JR. | LEGACY AUTOSPORT #19


 

Nearly all of Davey Hamilton Jr.’s racing exploits throughout his career have come on pavement. Now, the Boise, Idaho native is adding dirt to the mix as he takes on the full 2024 USAC Silver Crown schedule for the first time.


 

The third-generation racer will wheel the Legacy Autosport No. 19 in all 14 events on the schedule. Last year, Hamilton Jr. collected his first career Silver Crown win at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill.


 

That race came on pavement, but the dirt is a new world to Hamilton Jr. who comes from a long lineage of terrific pavement racers. He’s the grandson of National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Ken Hamilton and son of 11-time Indianapolis 500 starter Davey Hamilton.


 


 

LOGAN SEAVEY | RICE MOTORSPORTS-ABACUS RACING #22


 

Logan Seavey enters the 2024 USAC Silver Crown season with a new badge of honor in front of his name – champion. After two years of chasing Kody Swanson to the wire for the driving title, the Sutter, Calif. native broke through in a big way to earn his first series championship.


 

For the fourth consecutive year, Seavey will be at the controls of the Rice Motorsports-Abacus Racing No. 22. Last year, Seavey grabbed three dirt wins. Overall, in five dirt starts, he never once finished outside the top-five.


 

However, the pavement is truly where the tale was told in ’23 as he posted four top-fives on the asphalt. It will once again more than likely be the difference in deciding the 2024 title between Seavey and his competition once more in ’24.


 


 

KAYLEE BRYSON | SAM PIERCE #26


 

Throughout the 2023 season, Kaylee Bryson ascended to heights never before reached in USAC’s 68-year history. With the Silver Crown division, she became the first woman to finish inside the top-five of the standings in a USAC National series and is the first woman to earn USAC National Rookie of the Year honors.


 

Bryson posted six top-tens in 2023, five of them on the pavement, and finished fifth in series points. In 2022, the Muskogee, Okla. native became the first woman to receive USAC National Most Improved Driver accolades after leading 72 laps at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.


 

Once more, she’ll tackle the full Silver Crown schedule in 2024 aboard the Sam Pierce owned No. 26, her third year with the team.


 


 

DAVE BERKHEIMER | BERKHEIMER RACING #31


 

The longtime veteran of winged sprint car and super sportsman competition out on the east coast has made a home in the USAC Silver Crown series for much of the past decade.


 

Since his Silver Crown debut in 2016, the Mechanicsburg, Pa. pilot has accrued 39 career series starts and has been a fixture on both the dirt and pavement tracks in that span.


 

In 2023, he earned the Engler Machine & Tool Silver Crown Fast Pass Award for his performance and will once again take on the full season in his own Berkheimer Racing No. 31.

 


 

GREGG CORY | WILLIAMS RACING #32


 

Gregg Cory isn’t your average USAC Silver Crown racer.  The Shelbyville (Ind.) High School Engineering & Technology teacher has a long track record of success in TQs, Midgets, Sprints, Thunder Roadsters and Modifieds throughout his three-decade career.


 

Cory appeared at all 11 Silver Crown events in 2022 and raced his way to a ninth place points finish to earn Rookie of the Year honors, and in 2006, earned the Paragon (Ind.) Speedway sprint car track championship. Mechanical setbacks plagued Cory in 2023, limiting him to just six starts, but in 2024, he returns for a full season run in his Williams Racing No. 32.


 

 

NATHAN MOORE | CHIP THOMAS #48

Although Nathan Moore has been in competition with the USAC Silver Crown series for the past three seasons, he’s retained his status as a series Rookie for the 2024 season.


 

The Kaufman, Texas racer, who also serves as the owner and operator of the ASCS Elite Non-Wing Sprint Car series, has made sporadic dirt and pavement appearances between 2021-23, but will combine them together for his first full go with the series to date.


 

In his lone appearance of 2024, he took on the 1.25-mile paved oval of World Wide Technology Raceway where he finished 13th. Moore’s car will be fielded by team owner Chip Thomas, a veteran USAC driver who competed in the 1980s-90s.


 


 

TREY BURKE | LEGACY AUTOSPORT/ROBERT WILSON RACING #60


 

A fourth-generation driver and a fourth-generation team have joined together for the 2024 USAC Silver Crown season.


 

Trey Burke (Alvin, Texas) has raced on dirt and asphalt, on ovals, road and street courses as well as in rear engine and front engine machinery. This coming season, he takes on his second full year of Silver Crown competition after finishing 10th in the 2023 standings. But this time, it’s with a new team.


 

Trey, hailing from the successful Burke Racing family in Texas, will drive one of three entries out of the Legacy Autosport stable in a team co-owned by Robert Wilson Racing. Legacy’s Louis Michael Meyer is the great grandson of Louis Meyer, the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.


 


 

KODY SWANSON | DORAN RACING #77


 

Kody Swanson has racked up seven driving titles and 40 victories on his illustrious USAC Silver Crown resume, both all-time records. However, the 2024 season has presented him with an unanticipated obstacle unlike any other he’s ever faced.


 

The Kingsburg, Calif. driver is coming off a major foot injury and multiple surgeries during an offseason accident away from the racetrack. His return thus far has been so far, so good. In a 500 Sprint Car Tour race last Sunday at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway, Swanson finished second.


 

He’s back with the Doran-Binks Racing team in 2024 with whom he collected three wins and six poles a year ago en route to a runner-up points finish.


 


 

TREY OSBORNE | BCR GROUP #81


 

Similarly to Kody Swanson’s predicament, Trey Osborne has, likewise, had to overcome hardship to begin the 2024 season. In February, a USAC Sprint Car crash in Florida damaged four of his vertebrae, requiring more than a month of time off in order to heal.


 

He has since added a few sprint car races under his belt, but he goes into the 2024 USAC Silver Crown season looking for a refresh. After adding a pair of starts on the dirt at Eldora and on the pavement of IRP a year ago, the 6’8” tall Columbus, Ohio native is now eying USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year honors.


 

In a continuation of last year’s program, Osborne will have the wheel of the BCR Group No. 81, a two-time series winning team.

 


 

JUSTIN GRANT | HEMELGARN RACING #91


 

Justin Grant is one of the most prolific and successful USAC Silver Crown competitors of this era, and late last year, he hit his stride with six consecutive top-six results to close out the year.


 

It’s all about stability for the Ione, Calif. native and his Hemelgarn Racing team who have been partnered up since 2017. Entering their eighth year together, they have never once finished outside the top-five in the final standings.


 

The 2020 USAC Silver Crown champion added a fifth career series victory on the Du Quoin (Ill.) dirt mile in 2023, all five of which have come with Hemelgarn.


 

 

MARIO CLOUSER | KAZMARK MOTORSPORTS #92


 

Mario Clouser’s stride from year one to year two in the USAC Silver Crown ranks between 2022-23 saw him find increases across the board in all season-long categories.


 

Seven top-10 results in 11 starts saw him bolster his standing in the final points to sixth for 2023 while scoring a top-finish of fourth on the pavement at Wisconsin’s Madison International Speedway.


 

The veteran-savvy Kazmark Motorsports team has been a frequent frontrunner with the series and is now seeking its first win since Chris Windom grabbed the Terre Haute opener in 2017. They’re confident that Clouser can be the one to get them back to the top.

 


 

TAYLOR FERNS | TAYLOR FERNS RACING #555


 

Taylor Ferns’ name is all over the USAC Silver Crown record books and she is the first woman to finish on the podium of a USAC Silver Crown event, doing so twice in 2022 at IRP and Winchester.


 

In fact, Ferns holds the distinction of having the best ever Silver Crown finish by a woman on both pavement and dirt with a fourth place finish at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway in 2013.


 

A year ago, the full-time law student returned to full-time USAC Silver Crown status and finished a career best seventh in the standings to go along with a best finish of fifth at IRP. This year, she returns to her own Taylor Ferns Racing No. 555.

 

Reset Button: Osborne Starts a New Beginning with USAC Silver Crown at Toledo

Chris Pedersen

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Speedway, Indiana (April 16, 2024)………At the beginning of 2024, all of Trey Osborne’s plans for the season were seemingly laid out with full-time rides in both the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car and Silver Crown divisions.


 

However, by mid-February, he practically had to restart much of it all from scratch.


 

Osborne was injured during a flip over the turn three wall during a USAC Sprint Car feature event at Florida’s Ocala Speedway, which resulted in its share of pain and physical damage. After inventory was taken, it was discovered that Osborne had broken one vertebra in his back, endured a compression fracture in two more vertebrae and knocked the top off a fourth vertebra.


 

After having his back brace removed shortly thereafter, Osborne was advised to lay low for the next month with his trips mainly consisting of checkups, X-rays and MRIs. In the meantime, Osborne and Baldwin-Fox Racing mutually agreed to part ways with each other and pursue other opportunities. A month later, toward the latter part of March, Osborne was back in the seat of a sprint car in local Indiana competition, splitting time between his own No. 6 and Jerry Burton’s No. 04.


 

“Luckily, I really didn’t miss that much racing because it was kind of the off month for everyone,” Osborne said of the month of March. “None of my own stuff was really together or ready. On the first lap, first corner, I got about 20 feet in the air and slammed down on the wheels to check my back out, and it checked out okay. I’m pretty thankful to be back in a racecar. I’ve just got to get comfortable again, and it’s definitely a little bit different now. But I’m right on the edge of being right back where I need to be.”


 

Duane Harris from Industrial Hydraulics, Inc. in Indianapolis, Ind. has sponsored Osborne’s sprint car for the past two seasons, and since February, has offered Osborne both a place to live and work. It’s been a rough-and-tumble, whirlwind couple of months for the 21-year-old Columbus, Ohio racer, but the 2023 Non-Wing Sprint Car Rookie of the Year by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame is cognizant of the up-and-down nature of the sport.


 

“It’s just the way stuff goes sometimes,” Osborne admitted. “Last year, everything went just about perfectly. This year has started out a little rough.”


 

Osborne has bounced back before, and in a roundabout way, the injuries he suffered as a child built the foundation for his love of sprint car racing. At 10 years of age, a quarter midget accident at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus produced a broken arm in several places, plus a punctured kidney and spleen. In the aftermath, a required stay in the hospital altered his racing future.


 

“The way I learned what a sprint car was came about because of (USAC CEO) Kevin Miller,” Osborne revealed. “Kevin sent me a USAC hat that I still have and then he sent me a bunch of DVDs of USAC races, which we played in the hospital. At the time, all I ever really wanted to do was just be like a pavement NASCAR tour modified driver. That was my goal. Then I learned what non-wing sprint cars were while I was lying in a hospital bed, so that was actually what got me interested in this whole deal. I remember that vividly because that whole time sucked except for those videos.”


 

His USAC Silver Crown plans for 2024 remain unchanged as he pursues Rookie of the Year honors with the series in the BCR Group No. 81. Toward the end of 2023, Osborne got his feet wet with a pair of starts on the dirt at Eldora Speedway and on the pavement of Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.


 

This weekend, he’ll take on Ohio’s Toledo Speedway for the first time in the USAC Silver Crown season opener. It’s an experience Osborne has been highly anticipating in more ways than one.


 

“(Car owner) Malcolm (Lovelace) has been awesome through this whole process,” the 6’8” Osborne stated. “He changed a few things around on his racecars so I can fit in them a little better. I should be even better now since being comfortable in the longer races is very important. I like that they’re longer races and it’s a little different. I’m really, really looking forward to it.”


 

Although Osborne possesses just one previous pavement start in the champ cars, he does own quite a bit with the USSA Kenyon Midget series where he captured its championship in 2018. His lone pavement Silver Crown effort thus far produced hard charger honors last October at IRP where he started 19th and finished 12th. After a somewhat tentative beginning, Osborne is prepared to build upon that foundation this coming weekend.


 

“At the halfway point of the IRP race, we were really fast for a 25-lap stint,” Osborne recalled. “During qualifying on pavement, I overthought the cold tires thing. Right afterwards, I was like, ‘you know what you used to do when you qualified the midget, you just drove the ---- out of it, and it still stuck, so just do that.’  I feel I’ve got my head in the right place now as far as the pavement stuff goes, which I probably didn’t have at IRP. We’re going to test at Toledo on Friday and get some more notes. I’m going to put everything I have into it and hopefully come away with a really good finish on Saturday.”


 


 

RACE DETAILS


 

An open practice session will be held at Toledo Speedway on Friday, April 19. Pits open at 2pm Eastern with practice on track from 4-8pm. The first hour will consist of USAC Silver Crown practice only. Pit passes are $20 and rigs can stay parked in the pits overnight.


 

Saturday’s Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic Fueled by Marco’s Pizza race day features the USAC Silver Crown National Championship plus the ARCA Salenbien Excavating Late Model Sportsman & the Safety Kleen ARCA Factory Stocks.


 

The USAC pit gate opens at 10am Eastern when rigs can begin parking on parking pads 1-30. The track ticket office and spectator gates open at 12:30pm. USAC Silver Crown practice will take place from 12:30-1:15pm. USAC Silver Crown Qualifying begins at 1:45pm. Parade laps for the vintage cars are set for 2:35pm. Pre-race ceremonies will commence at 2:50pm. Racing action starts at 3pm followed by driver introductions and the Rollie Beale Classic 100-lap feature.


 

General admission tickets are $25 apiece. Kids age 6-12 are $5. Ages 5 & under are free. Add $1 per ticket for advance online ticket purchases at http://www.toledospeedway.com/.

 

 

Entry List: 23 USAC Silver Crown Teams Take on Toledo for 100 Laps on Saturday

Chris Pedersen

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Toledo, Ohio (April 15, 2024)………Twenty-three USAC Silver Crown drivers and teams are entered for the running of the Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic Fueled by Marco’s Pizza on Saturday, April 20, at Ohio’s Toledo Speedway.


 

All three past USAC Silver Crown winners at Toledo will be in the field for Saturday’s season opener for the champ cars at the half-mile paved oval.


 

Seven-time USAC Silver Crown champion Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, Calif.) has undoubtedly been the master of the race, starting from the pole six times and winning five in a row and six overall, including the 2011-15-18-19-21-22 editions. The driver of the Doran Racing No. 77 stands as the all-time winningest USAC driver at Toledo.


 

Jerry Coons Jr. (Tucson, Ariz.) captured a pair of Rollie Beale Classic Silver Crown victories in both 2010 and 2012. The 2008 Silver Crown champ also scored the pole position at Toledo in 2010. One of seven members of USAC’s career Triple Crown Club, Coons will wheel the No. 24 entry owned by Haggenbottom Racing.


 

Bobby Santos (Franklin, Mass.) possesses victories in USAC’s Silver Crown, National Sprint Car and National Midget divisions at Toledo in his fantastic career. Back in 2017, the past NASCAR Modified champion took top honors in the 100-lap Silver Crown affair at Toledo and will be driving his familiar No. 98 for the DJ Racing team.


 

Those three past winners are joined by past USAC Silver Crown champions by the likes of Sutter, California’s Logan Seavey (2023), Ione, California’s Justin Grant (2020) and Peru, Indiana’s Russ Gamester, the 1989 USAC National Midget driving titlist.


 

An array of Silver Crown veterans in the Toledo field include Kyle Steffens (St. Charles, Mo.), Dakoda Armstrong (New Castle, Ind.), C.J. Leary (Greenfield, Ind.), Travis Welpott (Pendleton, Ind.), Davey Hamilton Jr. (Boise, Idaho), Kaylee Bryson (Muskogee, Okla.), Dave Berkheimer (Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Gregg Cory (Shelbyville, Ind.), Nathan Byrd (Goodyear, Ariz.), Tyler Roahrig (Plymouth, Ind.), Trey Burke (Alvin, Texas), Mario Clouser (Auburn, Ill.), Derek Bischak (Angola, Ind.) and Taylor Ferns (Shelby Township, Mich.).


 

Three USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year contenders are in the lineup for their first go at Toledo. The class consists of Nathan Moore (Kaufman, Texas), Trey Osborne (Columbus, Ohio) and Jackson Macenko (Cincinnati, Ohio).


 

Saturday’s event honors legendary Toledo native, 1973 USAC Sprint Car champion driver and longtime USAC official Rollie Beale.  Beale scored 32 race victories during his illustrious career and was one of the most respected drivers in USAC history. He retired in 1977 and joined the USAC officiating crew, eventually becoming chief steward for both the Silver Crown and National Sprint Car series for many years.


 

In 1991, Beale was awarded USAC’s Ross Hadley award for dedication to the sport.  He was also enshrined in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1996 and captured a monumental victory in the Little 500 at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway in 1966.  He passed away at the age of 84 in February of 2014.


 

An open practice session will be held at Toledo Speedway on Friday, April 19. Pits open at 2pm Eastern with practice on track from 4-8pm. The first hour will consist of USAC Silver Crown practice only. Pit passes are $20 and rigs can stay parked in the pits overnight.


 

Saturday’s Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic Fueled by Marco’s Pizza race day features the USAC Silver Crown National Championship plus the ARCA Salenbien Excavating Late Model Sportsman & the Safety Kleen ARCA Factory Stocks.


 

The USAC pit gate opens at 10am Eastern when rigs can begin parking on parking pads 1-30. The track ticket office and spectator gates open at 12:30pm. USAC Silver Crown practice will take place from 12:30-1:15pm. USAC Silver Crown Qualifying begins at 1:45pm. Parade laps for the vintage cars are set for 2:35pm. Pre-race ceremonies will commence at 2:50pm. Racing action starts at 3pm followed by driver introductions and the Rollie Beale Classic 100-lap feature.


 

General admission tickets are $25 apiece. Kids age 6-12 are $5. Ages 5 & under are free. Add $1 per ticket for advance online ticket purchases at http://www.toledospeedway.com/.


 


 

ENTRY LIST:


 

08 KYLE STEFFENS/St. Charles, MO (Gordon Steffens)


 

5 DAKODA ARMSTRONG/New Castle, IN (C & A Motorsports)


 

6 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN (Klatt Enterprises)


 

18 TRAVIS WELPOTT/Pendleton, IN (Welpott Racing)


 

19 DAVEY HAMILTON JR./Boise, ID (Legacy Autosport)


 

22 LOGAN SEAVEY/Sutter, CA (Rice Motorsports-Abacus Racing)


 

24 JERRY COONS JR./Tucson, AZ (John Haggenbottom)


 

26 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Sam Pierce)


 

31 DAVE BERKHEIMER/Mechanicsburg, PA (Berkheimer Racing)


 

32 GREGG CORY/Shelbyville, IN (Williams Racing)


 

40 NATHAN BYRD/Goodyear, AZ (Legacy Autosport)


 

41 TYLER ROAHRIG/Plymouth, IN (Michael Newman)


 

48 (R) NATHAN MOORE/Kaufman, TX (Chip Thomas)


 

51 RUSS GAMESTER/Peru, IN (Gamester Racing)


 

60 TREY BURKE/Alvin, TX (Robert Wilson Racing)


 

77 KODY SWANSON/Kingsburg, CA (Doran-Binks Racing)


 

81 (R) TREY OSBORNE/Columbus, OH (BCR Group)


 

91 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (Hemelgarn Racing)


 

92 MARIO CLOUSER/Auburn, IL (Kazmark Motorsports)


 

98 BOBBY SANTOS/Franklin, MA (DJ Racing)


 

124 (R) JACKSON MACENKO/Cincinnati, OH (Brad Hayes Racing-Nick Bohanon Racing)


 

131 DEREK BISCHAK/Angola, IN (Derek Bischak)


 

555 TAYLOR FERNS/Shelby Township, MI (Taylor Ferns Racing)


 

® USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series Rookie of the Year contender
 

 

The Long Road Back: Kody Swanson Returns from Injury to Race Again

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By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Speedway, Indiana (April 12, 2024)………For any racer with the level of accomplishments Kody Swanson has accrued throughout his career, there are always obstacles to overcome and hills to climb en route to a successful season.


 

Swanson knows this all too well, and to prove it, he’s racked up seven driving titles and 40 victories on his illustrious USAC Silver Crown resume. However, the 2024 season has presented him with an unanticipated obstacle unlike any other he’s ever faced.


 

On Christmas morning roughly three-and-a-half months ago, Swanson’s season and the future of his racing career instantly came into question in a split second. An accident at his parents’ house in Kingsburg, Calif. resulted in a severely broken left foot. Swanson was ultimately rushed into surgery that same day.


 

After returning to his parents’ home, he remained there until after the new year until he was cleared to fly back home to his Brownsburg, Ind. residence. Fitted with an external fixator designed to keep his fractured bones stabilized and aligned, Swanson arrived home and made an appointment with Dr. Timothy Weber and his team at OrthoIndy, which has been the location of many racecar driver restorations over the years.


 

An MRI was followed by a CT scan to see the lay of the land, so to speak, and on January 12, Swanson underwent a second surgery to install plates and screws into his foot. The physical anguish in the aftermath of the accident goes without speaking, but the mental agony that goes along with it can prove to be just as painful.


 

“At the beginning, it was really hard to know what the status was,” Swanson began. “My first thought was, ‘well, I’m going to miss the Chili Bowl.’ At surgery that first night, I found out what they’d seen after they’d gotten inside and saw what kind of damage was really done. The numbers they threw out ended with six months, and you think, ‘wow, am I really going to be out through the month of May and through June?’ Then it’s, ‘what’s the recovery going to be like after something this big?’”


 

Among the individuals who have been key in Swanson’s recovery is USAC Triple Crown champion Tracy Hines. Hines can relate to Swanson’s predicament. In 2007, Hines suffered a fractured pelvis, a broken left femur and a dislocated right knee, among injuries, in an off-road dirt bike crash. Hines encouraged Swanson to keep his mind on the task at hand and laid out the stark realities of the situation and the expectations of what’s in store in the days, weeks and months ahead.


 

“Tracy is someone that I’ve leaned on pretty heavily, especially at the beginning, in knowing what to expect, making sure I ask the right questions and what I need to be aware of on my end so I can try to help the healing process as much as I can,” Swanson explained. “Justin Grant is another one who encouraged me to get into OrthoIndy where they have such a great group who’ve seen things like this before. Just like you want the right people working on your racecar, you also want the right people patching you back together. I’ve been really fortunate that on every step along the way, I’ve had great help.”


 

However, from the start, Swanson wasn’t keen on the idea of an agonizing six-month wait to get back to work.


 

“Pushing forward, it’s like, ‘okay, that’s our official timeline,’” Swanson remarked. “If I do my job all the way right, maybe it’ll heal quicker. So far, I’ve been fortunate that that’s what’s happening, and it’s been healing really well. I had regained my stability and was able to begin walking ahead of schedule. I was able to put weight on it and do all those things to try and regain the mobility and strength that I had lost over that time.”


 

Through rigorous rehabilitation sessions and physical therapy, Swanson began to see the improvements as well as the figurative light at the end of the tunnel. He took on the anti-gravity treadmill at 35% weight starting February 13, and from that point forward, made regular visits to the gym at PitFit, despite still utilizing crutches.


 

“They brought me a chair and allowed me to sit down,” Swanson recalled. “I could do some upper body work and do whatever I could to try and keep my cardio and my body strength up in order to recover as quickly as I could to be ready for that first opportunity.”


 

A major milestone was reached on March 4 when Swanson took his first steps without the aid of crutches by walking across a parking lot with full weight. Throughout the three-month process, Swanson spoke of how he made it a priority to take advantage of the forced slow down.


 

“I feel like if God wanted me to see something through this to make sure I didn’t miss it, it’s that there are so many things in this fast-paced life that we take for granted. I have an even greater appreciation for it now and enjoy the little things so much more.”


 

In a sense, this isn’t completely new territory for Swanson. During the 2011 USAC National Midget Hut 100 at Haubstadt, Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway, a turn three ramp over another driver’s wheel sent Swanson into a series of flips that resulted in a broken skull and pelvis (in two places) as well as a fractured collarbone. However, the difference in this recent incident is that the bones needed to be reset in his foot. It’s a surgery and recovery that Swanson admitted was “a different experience.”


 

With that said, Swanson’s mindset was also set on getting back behind the wheel of a racecar. After all, a mere eight weeks after the 2011 accident, he was back in victory lane at Indianapolis Raceway Park with the USAC Silver Crown series.


 

On April 4, Swanson’s X-Rays allowed the surgeons to give him the blessing to get back on track. On April 9, he returned to the seat of the Doran Racing sprint car for a practice session at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway where all went well. Now the focus is set to “race mode” for the USAC Silver Crown opener on Saturday, April 20, at Ohio’s Toledo Speedway.


 

“As you recover, you just focus on the next one – the next opportunity and the next race – and it’s the same way I’ve approached it before,” Swanson revealed. “It would be great to kick off the comeback with a win, but at the same time, the series is as competitive as it gets, and there are a lot of guys wanting to win all the same. For me, it’s just about focusing on trying to be as ready as I can be for it.”


 

Swanson is thankful for all the support he’s had along the way from the people who’ve helped directly, to the people who’ve called, and especially his wife, Jordan.  As Kody puts it, she’s had to help patch him back together twice now in addition to keeping the household going with two young sons to care for.


 

He’s mentally and physically preparing for the demanding 100-lap, 50-mile test on the half-mile paved oval of Toledo, and as everyone has become undeniably aware of by this point, Swanson won’t allow himself to be outworked and he won’t miss any details along the way. Even an unintended pun couldn’t slip by Swanson without a laugh.


 

“Time will tell to see how good it goes, but I’m going to put one good foot forward to try and be as ready as I can be.”

 

4JO: Burg Presents USAC Sprint Midwest Opener on Saturday

Steve Koletar

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Lawrenceburg, Indiana (April 11, 2024)………4JO.


 

The USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship and Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway race on in the memory of the 2022 track champion this Saturday night, April 13, with the inaugural running of the Justin Owen Memorial.


 

As we race on with the thoughts of Justin on our minds, we race on at a place that was a like a second home to him, where he made himself a fan favorite and where we created a lasting legacy that continues on inside the heart and soul of racers, crew members, track workers and fans alike this weekend.


 


 

A PERFECT 10!


 

Ten Spring dates. Ten Spring winners.


 

That’s the lay of the land for the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship as the series arrives at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway this Saturday night for the series’ Midwest season opener.


 

In the time Lawrenceburg has greeted USAC with an April date since 2006, the result has seen 10 races and 10 different winning drivers emerge: Jon Stanbrough (2006), Levi Jones (2007), Josh Wise (2009), Jerry Coons Jr. (2010), Kevin Thomas Jr. (2013), Justin Grant (2014), Logan Jarrett (2015), Dave Darland (2016), Chris Windom (2017) and Brady Bacon (2021).


 

At least three of those drivers will attempt to become the breakthrough artist this Saturday night as they try to chip through the stranglehold that has seen nary a repeat victor throughout all these years: Kevin Thomas Jr., Justin Grant and Brady Bacon.

 


 

JG FOR THREE!


 

Plenty of drivers have captured two consecutive USAC National Sprint Car feature wins at Lawrenceburg over the years. Rick Hood was the first to do so in 1985-86, and in the following years, Brian Tyler (1997), Dave Darland (1998), Jon Stanbrough (2003-04), Kevin Thomas Jr. (2013), Brady Bacon (2020-21) and Justin Grant (2018-19 & 2023) have followed suit.


 

However, no driver has won three-in-a-row at Lawrenceburg. Grant (Ione, Calif.) is gunning to become the first to do so this Saturday night after sweeping a pair of victories at the track in 2023.


 

Furthermore, one more victory this weekend would equal Grant as the winningest USAC Sprint Car driver in the history of Lawrenceburg Speedway alongside Dave Darland, who accumulated seven between 1998-2016.


 

To add to that, Grant has already earned three USAC National Sprint Car wins throughout the first six races of the 2024 season. Only five previous drivers have scored at least four wins in their first seven starts, a mark Grant looks to equal on Saturday: Don Branson (1959), Jim Hurtubise (1962), Jud Larson (1965), Larry Dickson (1968 & 70) and Damion Gardner (2010).


 


 

SEAVEY’S HISTORICAL PODIUM RUN


 

Throughout the first six events in 2024, no driver has been as consistent as Logan Seavey with nary a finish outside the top-three! His results of 3rd, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 2nd and 2nd have him squarely positioned in the number one spot of the series point standings.


 

Tracy Hines (2002) is the only other driver to start off his season with six-straight top-three results in USAC National Sprint Car competition. However, no driver has ever reached seven top threes to start a new season.


 

Seavey will aim for a brand-new record this Saturday night after having previously scored a USAC Sprint Car victory in July of 2021 at Lawrenceburg. Surprisingly, Saturday’s race will mark Seavey’s debut springtime appearance at the track.


 


 

BALLOU A BURG WINNER ALREADY


 

Robert Ballou is the lone driver in the field who has reached Lawrenceburg Speedway victory lane in 2024. Just last Saturday night, the 2015 USAC National Sprint Car champion captured the track’s season opening sprint car feature event.


 

Ballou (Rocklin, Calif.) won a USAC National Sprint Car feature at Lawrenceburg all the way back in 2011, and he’s eager to grab another one come Saturday night.


 

The winningest driver/owner in series history with 32 career victories in in his own Ballou Motorsports No. 12 last scored a USAC triumph in November of 2022 at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway.


 


 

LEARY’S ON THE BEAT


 

Of late, no one has been more solid than C.J. Leary who’s already won three sprint car features throughout the early going of the season.


 

The 2019 USAC Sprint titlist won the most recent series feature earlier this February at Florida’s Ocala Speedway. On the last weekend of March, he reeled off two consecutive “local” Indiana victories in as many nights, first during the No Way Out 40 at Paragon Speedway and again 24 hours later at Brownstown Speedway.


 

His USAC track record thus far in 2024 has been stellar as well, stringing together results of 2nd, 4th, 4th, 3rd, 9th and 1st in six series starts, which has him second in the standings entering Lawrenceburg.


 

Leary (Greenfield, Ind.) owns two USAC Sprint wins at Lawrenceburg in 2017 and 2020 as well as the 2013 track title. On three occasions, he’s finished as the runner-up at Lawrenceburg’s spring USAC show in 2015, 2016 and 2021.


 


 

BONUSES ABOUND


 

Saturday’s inaugural Justin Owen Memorial is a special one, honoring the life and memory of the driver who passed away in a qualifying crash during the April 2023 USAC event at Lawrenceburg.


 

The 26-year-old Owen was the 2022 sprint car track champion at Lawrenceburg, scoring

two feature wins en route to the title at the 3/8-mile dirt oval in southeastern Indiana where he’d long been a regular competitor for the past several seasons.


 

Among his greatest achievements were a victory in the season-closing Dick Gaines Memorial at Lawrenceburg in 2022. With USAC, Owen made two feature starts, both at Lawrenceburg in 2019 and 2021.


 

For Saturday, a $400 bonus will be awarded to the driver with the second fastest hot lap time, as well as the second fastest qualifier and the hard charger.


 

Additionally, a special award for the highest finishing 2023 Lawrenceburg Speedway top-10 points driver will also be up for grabs. This award will be based on Justin Owen Memorial T-Shirt sales, with the prize being a minimum of $2500 and a maximum of $4000. The eligible drivers for this award include Nick Bilbee, Joss Moffatt, Garrett Abrams, Noah Whitehouse, Ryan Barr, Nathan Carle, Sterling Cling, Saban Bibent, Dustin Webber and Braxton Cummings.


 


 

RACE DETAILS


 

No less than eight past USAC National Sprint Car winners at Lawrenceburg are expected to be on hand for Saturday’s event which culminates with a $5,400-to-win 30-lap feature. Past Lawrenceburg USAC National Sprint Car winners in the field include Justin Grant (6), Kevin Thomas Jr. (5), Brady Bacon (3), C.J. Leary (2), Robert Ballou (1), Kyle Cummins (1), Logan Seavey (1) and Chase Stockon (1).


 

This Saturday, April 13, marks the first Midwest appearance of the season for the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship at new promoter Shane McHenry’s Lawrenceburg Speedway. The event also presents the KFI Modifieds and Impact Sports Pure Stocks.


 

Pits open at 3pm Eastern, with the front gates opening at 4:30pm and hot laps at 6pm with qualifying and racing to follow. Grandstand admission for ages 13 and up is $25 while kids age 7-12 are $8 and children age 6 & under are free. Pit passes are $35 apiece.


 

If you’re unable to make it to the track, you may also watch this Saturday’s Lawrenceburg event LIVE on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/usac.


 


 

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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Logan Seavey-462, 2-C.J. Leary-424, 3-Kevin Thomas Jr.-400, 4-Justin Grant-388, 5-Daison Pursley-331, 6-Chase Stockon-322, 7-Briggs Danner-309, 8-Robert Ballou-305, 9-Kyle Cummins-304, 10-Mitchel Moles-295.


 


 

TRACK RECORDS FOR USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CARS AT LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY:


 

1 Lap - 7/9/2008 - Levi Jones - 12.926 - 104.441 mph


 

8 Laps - 9/28/2013 - Tracy Hines - 1:51.91 - 96.506 mph


 

10 Laps - 7/10/2008 - Cole Whitt - 2:18.19 - 97.692 mph


 

12 Laps - 10/1/2016 - Stevie Sussex - 2:51.39 - 94.521 mph


 

30 Laps - 10/1/2016 - Josh Hodges - 7:21.09 - 91.818 mph


 


 

USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR WINS AT LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY:


 

7-Dave Darland


 

6-Justin Grant


 

5-Jon Stanbrough & Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

4-Jack Hewitt


 

3-Brady Bacon, Kevin Briscoe, Bryan Clauson & Rick Hood


 

2-Tony Elliott, Levi Jones, C.J. Leary, Danny Milburn & Brian Tyler


 

1-Robert Ballou, Jeff Bland Jr., Mark Cassella, Jerry Coons Jr., Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Kevin Doty, Jay Drake, Dickie Gaines, Damion Gardner, Josh Hodges, Logan Jarrett, Thomas Meseraull, Rodney Ritter Jr., Logan Seavey, Brady Short, Chase Stockon, Kevin Thomas, Chris Windom, Josh Wise & J.J. Yeley


 


 

USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR WINNERS AT LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY:


 

1983: Danny Milburn (9/18)


 

1984: Rick Hood (6/9) & Danny Milburn (9/16)


 

1985: Rick Hood (6/8)


 

1986: Rick Hood (6/7)


 

1988: Jack Hewitt (6/4)


 

1989: Rodney Ritter Jr. (7/1)


 

1992: Kevin Thomas (8/8)


 

1993: Jack Hewitt (7/10)


 

1994: Jon Stanbrough (6/18)


 

1995: Jack Hewitt (7/1)


 

1996: Mark Cassella (8/31)


 

1997: Brian Tyler (7/19) & Brian Tyler (8/30)


 

1998: Kevin Doty (5/30), Dave Darland (7/18) & Dave Darland (8/29)


 

1999: Kevin Briscoe (6/5), Jack Hewitt (7/22) & Tony Elliott (8/28)


 

2000: Kevin Briscoe (7/22) & Tony Elliott (8/26)


 

2001: Dave Darland (7/26)


 

2002: Kevin Briscoe (7/25)


 

2003: J.J. Yeley (5/31), Jay Drake (6/1) & Jon Stanbrough (7/24)


 

2004: Jon Stanbrough (7/22)


 

2005: Dickie Gaines (7/21)


 

2006: Jon Stanbrough (4/22)


 

2007: Levi Jones (4/21), Jon Stanbrough (7/11) & Dave Darland (7/12)


 

2008: Jeff Bland Jr. (7/9) & Brady Short (7/10)


 

2009: Josh Wise (4/18), Dave Darland (7/10), Jerry Coons Jr. (8/22 Special Event) & Damion Gardner (10/2)


 

2010: Jerry Coons Jr. (4/17) & Dave Darland (7/9)


 

2011: Robert Ballou (7/10), Levi Jones (10/1)


 

2012: Justin Grant (7/15) & Chase Stockon (9/29)


 

2013: Kevin Thomas Jr. (4/6), Kevin Thomas Jr. (7/14) & Bryan Clauson (9/28)


 

2014: Justin Grant (4/5) & Bryan Clauson (9/27)


 

2015: Logan Jarrett (4/4), Brady Bacon (7/12) & Thomas Meseraull (10/3)


 

2016: Dave Darland (4/2), Bryan Clauson (7/10) & Josh Hodges (10/1)


 

2017: Chris Windom (4/1), C.J. Leary (7/9) & Kevin Thomas Jr. (9/30)


 

2018: Tyler Courtney (7/22) & Justin Grant (9/29)


 

2019: Justin Grant (7/21) & Kevin Thomas Jr. (10/5)


 

2020: C.J. Leary (7/26) & Brady Bacon (10/3)


 

2021: Brady Bacon (4/3), Logan Seavey (7/25) & Kevin Thomas Jr. (10/2)


 

2022: Kyle Cummins (10/1)


 

2023: Justin Grant (7/24) & Justin Grant (10/7)


 


 

PAST APRIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR FEATURE RESULTS AT LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY:


 

APRIL 2006 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jon Stanbrough, 2. Bud Kaeding, 3. Shane Cottle, 4. Jay Drake, 5. Mat Neely, 6. Josh Wise, 7. Scotty Weir, 8. Dickie Gaines, 9. Levi Jones, 10. Matt Westfall, 11. Derek O’Dell, 12. Jason Knoke, 13. Brady Short, 14. John Wolfe, 15. Daron Clayton, 16. Bryan Clauson, 17. Cory Kruseman, 18. Justin Marvel, 19. Brandon Petty, 20. Ted Hines, 21. Dave Darland, 22. Jerry Coons Jr. NT


 

APRIL 2007 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Levi Jones, 2. Brady Bacon, 3. Kevin Swindell, 4. Robert Ballou, 5. Josh Wise, 6. Brett Burdette, 7. Jesse Hockett, 8. Dave Darland, 9. Shane Hollingsworth, 10. Jon Stanbrough, 11. Darren Hagen, 12. Shane Cottle, 13. Tracy Hines, 14. Daron Clayton, 15. Chris Windom, 16. Damion Gardner, 17. Mat Neely, 18. Jimmy Light, 19. Brady Short, 20. Chad Boespflug, 21. Jerry Coons Jr., 22. Dustin Morgan, 23. Matt Westfall. NT


 

APRIL 2009 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Josh Wise, 2. Levi Jones, 3. Brad Sweet, 4. Chad Boat, 5. Dave Darland, 6. Damion Gardner, 7. Jesse Hockett, 8. Cole Whitt, 9. Brady Short, 10. Jon Stanbrough, 11. Brett Burdette, 12. Tracy Hines, 13. Chad Boespflug, 14. Chris Windom, 15. Jerry Coons Jr., 16. Robert Ballou, 17. Jonathan Hendrick, 18. Jimmy Light, 19. Bryan Clauson, 20. Nic Faas, 21. Jeff Bland Jr., 22. Shane Cottle, 23. Hunter Schuerenberg. NT


 

APRIL 2010 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jerry Coons Jr., 2. Chris Windom, 3. Jon Stanbrough, 4. Brady Short, 5. Robert Ballou, 6. Shane Cottle, 7. Levi Jones, 8. Damion Gardner, 9. Justin Grant, 10. Hunter Schuerenberg, 11. Bryan Clauson, 12. Darren Hagen, 13. Blake Fitzpatrick, 14. Shane Hmiel, 15. Tracy Hines, 16. Jonathan Hendrick, 17. Ricky Williams, 18. Brett Burdette, 19. Kyle Cummins, 20. Henry Clarke, 21. Dave Darland, 22. John Memmer. NT


 

APRIL 2013 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr., 2. Chase Stockon, 3. Brady Bacon, 4. Hunter Schuerenberg, 5. Bryan Clauson, 6. Coleman Gulick, 7. Thomas Meseraull, 8. Shane Cottle, 9. Landon Simon, 10. Jerry Coons Jr., 11. Dave Darland, 12. Tracy Hines, 13. Justin Grant, 14. Tyler Courtney, 15. Logan Hupp, 16. Ted Hines, 17. Nick Drake, 18. Kyle Robbins, 19. Christopher Bell, 20. Robert Ballou, 21. C.J. Leary, 22. Matt Westfall, 23. Chris Windom. NT


 

APRIL 2014 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Justin Grant, 2. Dave Darland, 3. Jerry Coons Jr., 4. Brady Bacon, 5. Jon Stanbrough, 6. Chase Stockon, 7. Scotty Weir, 8. Hunter Schuerenberg, 9. Bryan Clauson, 10. Logan Jarrett, 11. Robert Ballou, 12. Kody Swanson, 13. Chris Windom, 14. Travis Hery, 15. Jarett Andretti, 16. Shane Cockrum, 17. Parker Price-Miller, 18. C.J. Leary, 19. Tracy Hines, 20. Chris Gurley, 21. Kevin Thomas Jr., 22. Thomas Meseraull. NT


 

APRIL 2015 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Logan Jarrett, 2. C.J. Leary, 3. Robert Ballou, 4. Dave Darland, 5. Jon Stanbrough, 6. Chase Stockon, 7. Brady Bacon, 8. Tracy Hines, 9. Justin Grant, 10. Jerry Coons Jr., 11. Kyle Cummins, 12. Aaron Farney, 13. Jarett Andretti, 14. Tyler Courtney, 15. Chad Boespflug, 16. Kyle Robbins, 17. Landon Simon, 18. Daron Clayton, 19. Travis Hery, 20. Logan Hupp, 21. Bryan Clauson, 22. Chris Windom, 23. Casey Shuman, 24. Kevin Thomas Jr. NT


 

APRIL 2016 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Dave Darland, 2. C.J. Leary, 3. Scotty Weir, 4. Chase Stockon, 5. Max McGhee, 6. Dallas Hewitt, 7. Thomas Meseraull, 8. Robert Ballou, 9. Justin Grant, 10. Aaron Farney, 11. Jerry Coons Jr., 12. Brady Bacon, 13. Jarett Andretti, 14. Kyle Cummins, 15. Kevin Thomas Jr., 16. Landon Simon, 17. Carson Short, 18. Cole Ketcham, 19. Shawn Westerfeld, 20. Chad Boespflug, 21. Shane Cottle, 22. Jon Stanbrough, 23. Joss Moffatt. NT


 

APRIL 2017 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Chris Windom, 2. Chad Boespflug, 3. Justin Grant, 4. Jon Stanbrough, 5. Landon Simon, 6. Josh Hodges, 7. Shawn Westerfeld, 8. Kevin Thomas Jr., 9. Jarett Andretti, 10. Shane Cottle, 11. Dallas Hewitt, 12. Tyler Courtney, 13. Tyler Thomas, 14. Corey Smith, 15. Isaac Chapple, 16. Jeff Bland Jr., 17. Max McGhee, 18. Kody Swanson, 19. Nick Bilbee, 20. Hunter Schuerenberg, 21. Carson Short, 22. Dave Darland, 23. Chase Stockon. NT


 

APRIL 2021 FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brady Bacon (6), 2. C.J. Leary (2), 3. Chris Windom (10), 4. Justin Grant (1), 5. Thomas Meseraull (9), 6. Jadon Rogers (11), 7. Paul Nienhiser (5), 8. Cole Bodine (3), 9. Robert Ballou (22), 10. Stevie Sussex (4), 11. Sterling Cling (7), 12. Nick Bilbee (14), 13. Tanner Thorson (13), 14. Jake Swanson (16), 15. Max Adams (20), 16. Dave Darland (8), 17. Scotty Weir (19), 18. Matt Westfall (12), 19. Kevin Thomas Jr. (17), 20. J.J. Hughes (15), 21. Kyle Cummins (18), 22. Brandon Mattox (P) (24), 23. Garrett Abrams (21), 24. Chase Stockon (P) (23). NT

Jason Smith Appointed as President of USAC Racing

 

Speedway, IN (April 9, 2024) - USAC Racing, the esteemed governing body overseeing various competition divisions within the United States Auto Club, proudly announces the appointment of Jason Smith as its new President.


 

This significant leadership change reflects USAC’s remarkable growth over the past decade, marked by its expansion into off-road, powersports, and road racing.


 

With over 20 years at USAC in various competition positions, Jason Smith brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in motorsports leadership to his new role. With a deep understanding of the industry and a passion for advancing racing at all levels, Smith is poised to lead USAC Racing into its next chapter of success.


 

The newly formed President position of USAC Racing will report to the United States Auto Club’s CEO Kevin Miller, and work alongside the executive team reporting to the USAC Board of Directors.


 

“USAC Racing has undergone tremendous growth and transformation over the past 15 years,” remarked Kevin Miller, CEO of the United States Auto Club. “Jason’s appointment as President of our Competition Division signifies our commitment to further expanding our presence in the racing world while upholding the values and standards that have defined USAC for decades. I am honored to have worked with him since my first day at USAC in 2007.”


 

In his new capacity, Jason Smith will oversee the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of USAC Racing, working closely with stakeholders to ensure the continued success and growth of the organization. His vision for USAC includes enhancing the fan experience, fostering innovation in racing technology, and cultivating a diverse and inclusive racing community.


 

“I am honored to lead USAC Racing at such an exciting time in its history,” said Jason Smith. “The past decade has seen remarkable expansion and diversification within our organization, and I am committed to building upon this foundation to further elevate USAC’S position as a leader in motorsports”


 

Under Jason Smith’s leadership, USAC Racing will continue to support and promote a wide range of racing disciplines, including sprint cars, midgets, Silver Crown, off-road, powersports and road racing. With a focus on innovation, inclusivity, and excellence, USAC Racing remains dedicated to pushing the boundaries of motorsports and providing thrilling experiences for fans and participants alike.

usAC's Hall of Fame Class of 2024 Revealed

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Speedway, Indiana (April 3, 2024)………The USAC Hall of Fame 2024 class of inductees for 2024 has been revealed.


 

USAC’s 11th hall of fame class includes photographers Gene Crucean and John Mahoney; car owners The Hoffman Family; champion drivers Rickey Hood and Levi Jones, plus promoter Tom Marchese and mechanic/car owner Jud Phillips.


 

The official 2024 USAC Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place at USAC headquarters in Speedway, Indiana on Friday afternoon, September 27, 2024, during the Driven2SaveLives BC39 weekend for the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Championship at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.


 


 

MEET THE NEW USAC HALL OF FAME CLASS:

 


 

GENE CRUCEAN


 

Born on February 16, 1943, in Hammond, Indiana, Gene Crucean’s lifelong racing adventure took him to several facets of the sport. While attending events as a child with his father at the northern Indiana/Chicago area racetracks, Crucean began his collection of racing photography.


 

In time, his world revolved around the sport, and he was crafty in how he officially began his involvement in an official capacity starting in 1965 at the Terre Haute Action Track, armed with a camera and a USAC credential via the fictitious Northwest News. Since that point, Crucean has captured a plethora of iconic USAC moments.


 

As an Indiana University freshman in 1962, Crucean met fellow photographer John Mahoney. A lifelong friendship was forged and the most dynamic of duos was born. In 1968, Crucean/Mahoney founded Sprint Car Pictorial magazine, and in 1976, they leased the Indianapolis Speedrome to promote a USAC Midget event won by Bruce Robey.


 

Soon after, Crucean purchased a midget from Robin Miller and became a team owner. With Roy Caruthers as his driver, the team annually appeared in the series standings between 1983-92, finishing fifth in 1990. In 1988, Crucean and Caruthers scored a monumental victory at the Hoosier Dome Invitational.


 


 

HOFFMAN FAMILY


 

In the annals of USAC racing, nobody has accrued as much success as the Hoffman family. Since USAC’s formation in 1956, the Ohio-based outfit has won 146 feature events across the board in sprint car, midget and Silver Crown competition.


 

August “Gus” Hoffman founded the team in 1929 after discovering a car in a field and began contesting events in the Ohio/Kentucky area. For the next quarter-century, Hoffman’s team competed regularly in sprint car races. By 1956, Gus’ midget was a winner in USAC’s inaugural season at Ohio’s Dayton Speedway with driver Eddie Sachs.


 

Gus entered USAC’s Sprint ranks in 1957, and with Don Branson behind the wheel at Ohio’s New Bremen Speedway, scored the first of the team’s 135 USAC National Sprint Car wins to date. Gus’ son, Richard, joined the team as an owner in 1964, and in time, Richard’s son Rob became a mainstay on the team, making it a three-generation effort.


 

After a decade-plus of Indy Car racing, the Hoffman team hit its stride starting in 1989 with the first of its record 13 USAC National Sprint Car entrant titles with drivers Rich Vogler, Steve Butler, Dave Darland, Tracy Hines, Jerry Coons Jr. and Brady Bacon.

 


 

RICKEY HOOD


 

Perhaps the most significant testament to an individual’s skill is how quickly adaptable one is to their surroundings and how resilient they are to sudden obstacles.


 

Rickey Hood showcased these skills in spades throughout his illustrious racing career. In fact, no driver has become a winner in all three of USAC’s national divisions quicker than Hood with a victory in his Silver Crown debut as well as triumphs in his second starts with both the sprints and midgets – a total of five appearances.


 

Born into the ultra-competitive Memphis racing scene on July 15, 1952, as the son of National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Clarence “Hooker” Hood, Rickey cemented his own status as USAC star in 1984 by virtue of his first career USAC National Sprint Car driving title. At the conclusion of the season, however, a freak accident occurred when an errant sprint car hit Rickey in the pits, breaking both of his legs.


 

In his comeback season of 1985, once again teamed with car owner Damon “Blackie” Fortune, Rickey performed even better by becoming the first driver to capture both the USAC National Sprint Car and Silver Crown titles in the same season, thus earning the Jimmy Caruthers Memorial Award for Spirit and Determination.

 


 

LEVI JONES


 

From the time he set off rolling down the road with his dad and their family-run racing operation, Levi Jones was determined to become a champion.


 

Originating from humble beginnings, Jones, born on June 10, 1982, wasn’t afraid to test his abilities against USAC’s best from the outset. From the time he turned 16, the Olney, Illinois native learned the ropes, the trials and the tribulations. After nearly seven seasons of USAC competition, he broke through for his first USAC Sprint Car win in 2004 on the dirt in Charlotte, North Carolina.


 

From that point forward, no driver was as consistently successful as Levi. He earned his first USAC Sprint crown in 2005 for 2B Racing before joining Tony Stewart Racing’s stable where he reeled off successive championships in 2007-09-10-11. To boot, he added back-to-back USAC Silver Crown titles in 2010-11 for TSR for a total of seven USAC national points championship in his masterful career.


 

In 2015, he hung up his helmet and joined USAC as its national series director and was ultimately named Vice President of Competition for the club’s Circle Track Division through 2021. Jones was also instrumental in establishing many new foundational events for USAC, most notably the BC39 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.


 


 

JOHN MAHONEY


 

Few, if any, individuals have witnessed more USAC events through a camera’s viewfinder, and perhaps nobody has been more adept at snapping an action or candid shot and transforming it into an art form more exquisitely than John Mahoney.


 

Born in Indianapolis on August 18, 1943, Mahoney was raised in the center of the racing universe, and it wasn’t long before he was hooked.  Mahoney’s earliest racing memories recount visits to the Indianapolis 500 and the Hoosier Hundred during the mid-1950s. However, it was a USAC Sprint Car race at Terre Haute which laid the foundation for a lifelong addiction to the sport.


 

Early on, Mahoney took his store-bought box camera into the pits after the races. With the assistance of his brother, Steve, Mahoney developed the photos for posterity. At Indiana University, Mahoney met fellow student Gene Crucean, and the instant bond between them forged a lifelong friendship.


 

The Crucean/Mahoney partnership led to the creation of Sprint Car Pictorial, race promotion and even the ownership of a USAC Midget team. From 1984-85, Mahoney served as USAC’s Assistant Director of the USAC News Bureau as well as the Silver Crown Series Coordinator. In 2019, Mahoney was the inaugural recipient of the Dick Jordan Award of Excellence.


 


 

TOM MARCHESE


 

One of the most prevalent promoters in both AAA and USAC history, Tom Marchese’s stewardship at Wisconsin State Fair Park’s Milwaukee Mile ranks among the longest and most successful tenures in motorsports history.


 

Born in Sicily in 1899, Tom immigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin at a young age and forged his own path forward in the burgeoning automobile industry. As a teenager, he began working as a mechanic at the Holmes Motor Company’s Ford dealership. In the years to come, Tom turned the wrenches for his brother, driver Carl Marchese, and together in 1929, they paired up to finish fourth at the Indianapolis 500.


 

Later in 1929, Tom was approached with the opportunity to promote a race at Milwaukee. He obliged, and kickstarted a career which turned out to be the first of a long and successful tenure as a race organizer, annually hosting a smorgasbord of AAA, and later, USAC events which offered a hefty purse and a packed house.


 

In all, Tom promoted 80 USAC events between 1956-68, and under his watch, Milwaukee hosted more National Championship and Stock Car races than any other venue. Tom was prominent in the formation of USAC and was among the first appointees to USAC’s Board of Directors. Tom passed away on March 6, 1990, at the age of 90.


 


 

JUD PHILLIPS


 

A mechanical magician throughout multiple generations of open wheel racing, Jud “Christin” Phillips was a master of his craft on champ cars and sprint cars in a career that spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s.


 

Born on April 20, 1927, in Vancouver, Wash., Phillips first gained fame for his work on the wrenches for car owner Bob Estes, earning the 1956 USAC Midwest Sprint Car title with driver Pat O’Connor. In 1959, Phillips served as the crew chief for Don Branson’s USAC Midwest Sprint Car crown. With Branson in 1964, Phillips, now as a car owner, earned the USAC National Sprint Car entrant title.


 

Phillips constructed Bruce Homeyer’s Konstant Hot Specials, which scored back-to-back USAC National Sprint championships in 1962-63, namely with Roger McCluskey at the wheel. The same Phillips-built machine corralled the series title again in 1966, this time with Clarence “Mutt” Anderson as the car owner and McCluskey the wheelman.


 

In his Indy Car career, Phillips oversaw the transition from front engine cars to rear engines, from roadsters to wings and ground effects, and he found success in all. Overall, Phillips orchestrated 18 victories for drivers Branson, Mike Mosely, Billy Vukovich, Tom Sneva, and his headline win with Bobby Unser at the 1968 Indianapolis 500. Phillips passed away in January of 1997.


 


 

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USAC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES:


 

2012: J.C. Agajanian, Mario Andretti, Gary Bettenhausen, Tom Binford, Jimmy Bryan, Duane Carter, A.J. Foyt, Tony Hulman, Parnelli Jones, Mel Kenyon, Roger McCluskey & Rich Vogler


 

2013: Earl Baltes, Henry Banks, Tony Bettenhausen, Tom Bigelow, Pancho Carter, Jack Hewitt, Johnny Rutherford, Al Unser, Bobby Unser, A.J. Watson, Don White & Bob Wilke


 

2014: Rollie Beale, George Bignotti, Don Branson, Larry Dickson, Gus Hoffman, Jud Larson, Norm Nelson, Eddie Sachs, Don Smith, Bob Stroud, Rodger Ward & Bob Wente


 

2015: Clint Brawner, Jimmy Caruthers, Butch Hartman, Lindsey Hopkins, Jim Hurtubise, Don Kenyon, Sheldon Kinser, Fred Lorenzen, Roger Penske, Larry Rice, Shorty Templeman & Sleepy Tripp


 

2016: Steve Butler, Russ Clendenen, Jimmy Davies, Willie Davis, Bob Higman, Tommy Hinnershitz, Dick King, Rick Mears, Pat O’Connor, Kevin Olson, Tony Stewart & Bob Tattersall


 

2017: Donald Davidson, Frankie DelRoy, Bob East, Chuck Gurney, Gene Hartley, Steve Lewis, Howard Linne, Lloyd Ruby, Ken Schrader, Robbie Stanley, Steve Stapp & Johnny Thomson


 

2018: Mike Devin, Tony Elliott, Paul Goldsmith, Jason Leffler, Bill Lipkey, Troy Ruttman, Bob/Gene Shannon & Jimmy Sills


 

2019: Bryan Clauson, Johnny Capels, Dick Jordan & Dave Steele


 

2020: None


 

2021: None


 

2022: Doug Caruthers, Jay Drake, Galen Fox, Jeff Gordon, Dan Gurney, Ray Nichels, Johnny Vance & Joe Shaheen


 

2023: Bobby East, Ted Halibrand, Tracy Hines, Terry Lingner, Bill Marvel & The Wilke Family


 

2024: Gene Crucean, The Hoffman Family, Rickey Hood, Levi Jones, John Mahoney, Tom Marchese & Jud Phillips

 

Friday’s Terre Haute USAC Sprint Race Canceled

Tuesday April 2nd…Saturated grounds and a forecast consisting of frigid temperatures have forced cancellation of the 23rd running of the Jim Hurtubise Classic on Friday night, April 5, at Indiana’s Terre Haute Action Track

rigid temperatures have forced cancellation of the 23rd running of the Jim Hurtubise Classic on Friday night, April 5, at Indiana’s Terre Haute Action Track.


 

The half-mile dirt was to feature the Midwest season debut of the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship. The series now turns its focus toward the Salute to Levi Jones on Saturday night, April 6, at Red Hill Raceway in Sumner, Illinois.


 

USAC National Sprint Cars will return to Terre Haute for the 54th annual Tony Hulman Classic on May 21 followed by the Don Smith Classic during the 37th edition of Indiana Sprint Week on August 1.


 

The USAC Silver Crown National Championship will also make a visit to Terre Haute in 2024 on July 4 for the 20th running of the Sumar Classic.
 
 

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2024 USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE


 

Apr 20: (P) Toledo Speedway | Toledo, OH | Rollie Beale Classic | $8,000


 

May 5: (P) Winchester Speedway | Winchester, IN | Rich Vogler Classic | $8,000


 

May 17-18: (D) Belleville High Banks | Belleville, KS | Huncovsky Classic | $8,000


 

May 24: (P) Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Brownsburg, IN | Hoosier Hundred | $25,000


 

Jun 15: (D) Port Royal Speedway | Port Royal, PA | Open Wheel Madness | $8,000


 

Jun 21: (P) Madison International Speedway | Oregon, WI | Bytec Dairyland 100 | $8,000


 

Jul 4: (D) Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, IN | Sumar Classic | $8,000


 

Jul 20: TBA


 

Aug 10: (P) Jennerstown Speedway | Jennerstown, PA | Silver Crown Showdown | $10,000


 

Aug 16: TBA


 

Aug 17: (D) Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, IL | Bettenhausen 100 | $10,000


 

Aug 31: (D) Du Quoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, IL | Ted Horn 100 | $10,000


 

Sep 20-21: (D) Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | 4-Crown Nationals | $15,000


 

Oct 19: (P) Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Brownsburg, IN | Championship Saturday | $10,000


 

(P) represents a pavement track event


 

(D) represents a dirt track event

 

 

 

2024 USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP


 

Apr 26: Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo, IN | Kokomo Grand Prix | $4,000


 

Apr 27: Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo, IN | Kokomo Grand Prix | $5,000


 

May 17: Belleville Short Track | Belleville, KS | $4,000


 

May 18: Belleville Short Track | Belleville, KS | $6,000


 

May 19: Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex | Sweet Springs, MO | John Hinck Championship | $6,000


 

Jun 4: Circle City Raceway | Indianapolis, IN | Indiana Midget Week | $4,000


 

Jun 5: Gas City I-69 Speedway | Gas City, IN | Indiana Midget Week | $4,000


 

Jun 6: Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, IN | Indiana Midget Week | $4,000


 

Jun 7: Bloomington Speedway | Bloomington, IN | Indiana Midget Week | $5,000


 

Jun 8: Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, IN | Indiana Midget Week | $5,000


 

Jun 9: Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo, IN | Indiana Midget Week | $5,000


 

Jul 9: Red Dirt Raceway Meeker, OK | Tuesday Night Thunder | $4,000


 

Jul 10: Mitchell County Fairgrounds | Beloit, KS | Chad McDaniel Memorial | $4,000


 

Jul 12: Jefferson County Speedway | Fairbury, NE | Midwest Midget Championship | $4,000


 

Jul 13: Jefferson County Speedway | Fairbury, NE | Midwest Midget Championship | $10,000


 

Sep 1: Angell Park Speedway | Sun Prairie, WI | Firemen's Nationals | $5,000


 

Sep 2: Angell Park Speedway | Sun Prairie, WI | Firemen’s Nationals | $5,000


 

Sep 19: Gas City I-69 Speedway | Gas City, IN | James Dean Classic | $4,000


 

Sep 20: Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | BeFour The Crowns | $5,000


 

Sep 21: Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | 4-Crown Nationals | $15,000


 

Nov 15: Placerville Speedway | Placerville, CA | Hangtown 100 | $5,000


 

Nov 16: Placerville Speedway | Placerville, CA | Hangtown 100 | TBA


 

Nov 20: Thunderbowl Raceway | Tulare, CA | TBA


 

Nov 22: Merced Speedway | Merced, CA | Midget Madness | $5,000


 

Nov 23: Merced Speedway | Merced, CA | Midget Madness | $5,000


 

Nov 26: Bakersfield Speedway | Bakersfield, CA | November Classic | $5,000


 

Nov 30: Ventura Raceway | Ventura, CA | Turkey Night Grand Prix | $15,000


 

TBA: The Dirt Track at IMS | Speedway, IN | BC39 | $5,000


 

TBA: The Dirt Track at IMS | Speedway, IN | BC39 | $5,000


 

TBA: The Dirt Track at IMS | Speedway, IN | BC39 | $20,039

 

 

2024 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE


 

Feb 9: Bubba Raceway Park | Ocala, FL | Winter Dirt Games | $6,000


 

Feb 10: Bubba Raceway Park | Ocala, FL | Winter Dirt Games | $7,500


 

Feb 12: Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL | Winter Dirt Games | $6,000


 

Feb 13: Volusia Speedway Park | Barberville, FL | Winter Dirt Games | $10,000


 

Feb 15: Bubba Raceway Park | Ocala, FL | Winter Dirt Games | $6,000


 

Feb 16: Bubba Raceway Park | Ocala, FL | Winter Dirt Games | $6,000


 

Feb 17: Bubba Raceway Park | Ocala, FL | Winter Dirt Games | $10,000


 

Apr 5: Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, IN | Jim Hurtubise Classic | $6,000


 

Apr 6: Red Hill Raceway Sumner, IL | Salute to Levi Jones | $10,000


 

Apr 12: TBA


 

Apr 13: Lawrenceburg Speedway | Lawrenceburg, IN | $6,000


 

May 3: Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | #LetsRaceTwo | $10,000


 

May 4: Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | #LetsRaceTwo | $10,000


 

May 10: Bloomington Speedway | Bloomington, IN | Larry Rice Classic | $5,000


 

May 11: Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, IN | Spring Showdown | $5,000


 

May 21: Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, IN | Tony Hulman Classic | $10,000


 

May 22: Circle City Raceway | Indianapolis, IN | Circle City Salute | $5,000


 

May 23: Circle City Raceway | Indianapolis, IN | Circle City Salute | $10,000


 

May 31: Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA | Corn Belt Clash | TBA


 

Jun 1: Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA | Corn Belt Clash | TBA


 

June 11: Grandview Speedway | Terre Haute, IN | Eastern Storm | $6,000


 

June 12: Bridgeport Motorsports Park | Swedesboro, NJ | Eastern Storm | $6,000


 

Jun 13: Big Diamond Speedway | Pottsville, PA | Eastern Storm | $6,000


 

Jun 14: Williams Grove Speedway | Mechanicsburg, PA | Eastern Storm | $6,000


 

Jun 15: Port Royal Speedway | Port Royal, PA | Eastern Storm | $6,000


 

Jun 16: Action Track USA | Kutztown, PA | Eastern Storm | $6,000


 

Jun 22: Wilmot Raceway | Wilmot, WI | $6,000


 

Jun 23: Angell Park Speedway | Sun Prairie, WI | $6,000


 

Jun 28: Macon Speedway | Macon, IL | Top Gun Weekend | $6,000


 

Jun 29: Macon Speedway | Macon, IL | Top Gun Weekend | $10,000


 

Jul 5: Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, IN | Bill Gardner Sprintacular | $5,000


 

Jul 6: Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, IN | Bill Gardner Sprintacular | $10,000


 

Jul 17: TBA


 

Jul 25: Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, IN | Indiana Sprint Week | $8,000


 

Jul 26: Gas City I-69 Speedway | Gas City, IN | Indiana Sprint Week | $8,000


 

Jul 27: Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo, IN | Indiana Sprint Week | $8,000


 

Jul 28: Lawrenceburg Speedway | Lawrenceburg, IN | Indiana Sprint Week | $8,000


 

Jul 31: Circle City Raceway | Indianapolis, IN | Indiana Sprint Week | $8,000


 

Aug 1: Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, IN | Indiana Sprint Week / Don Smith Classic | $8,000


 

Aug 2: Bloomington Speedway | Bloomington, IN | Indiana Sprint Week / Sheldon Kinser Memorial | $8,000


 

Aug 3: Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, IN | Indiana Sprint Week | $8,000


 

Aug 22: Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo, IN | Sprint Car Smackdown | $6,000


 

Aug 23: Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo, IN | Sprint Car Smackdown | $6,000


 

Aug 24: Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo, IN | Sprint Car Smackdown | $30,000


 

Sep 5: (E) RPM Speedway | Crandall, TX | $6,000


 

Sep 6: (E) Texarkana 67 Speedway | Texarkana, AR | Wingless Short Track Nationals | $6,000


 

Sep 7: (E) Texarkana 67 Speedway | Texarkana, AR | Wingless Short Track Nationals | $10,000


 

Sep 13: Circle City Raceway | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000


 

Sep 14: Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, IN | Haubstadt Hustler | $20,000


 

Sep 19: Gas City I-69 Speedway | Gas City, IN | James Dean Classic | $5,000


 

Sep 21: Eldora Speedway | Rossburg, OH | 4-Crown Nationals | $15,000


 

Oct 11: Lawrenceburg Speedway | Lawrenceburg, IN | Fall Nationals | $6,000


 

Oct 12: Lawrenceburg Speedway | Lawrenceburg, IN | Fall Nationals | $20,000


 

Oct 25: (E) Red Dirt Raceway | Meeker, OK | $6,000


 

Oct 26: (E) Red Dirt Raceway | Meeker, OK | $10,000


 

(E) represents an event co-sanctioned by ASCS Elite Non-Wing

 
 

 

     

 

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