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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

Hutch Treat! KTJ Gets First Career USAC Silver Crown Win at Salt City

Jack Reitz

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Hutchinson, Kansas (July 20, 2024)………After five career runner-up finishes in USAC Silver Crown competition, Kevin Thomas Jr. had no desire for any more “second” thoughts during Saturday night’s inaugural Murphy Tractor & Equipment Salt City 100 at Hutchinson, Kansas’ Salt City Speedway.


 

Thomas’ (Cullman, Ala.) quest for his initial series victory didn’t exactly occur in a straightforward manner. First, Thomas was brought to the Chris Dyson Racing/Concord American Flagpole – Macri Concrete – High Performance Lubricants/Maxim/Ott Chevy in a substitute role while the team’s regular driver, Brady Bacon, was competing in the Kings Royal at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway.


 

Secondly, in a late-race battle for the lead between Thomas and C.J. Leary, the two touched wheels, resulting in Leary toppling over while Thomas continued onward to victory, casting a bit of a pall over his long-awaited Silver Crown celebration.


 

“I’m going to start off by apologizing to C.J. and everybody over there on the Klatt Enterprises team,” Thomas stated. “C.J. and I have been friends for 10-plus years, and we’ve never touched. That was piss poor judgement on my end. He’s one of my better friends and that really sucks.”


 

Nonetheless, Thomas’ $10,000 victory extended a remarkable streak of first-time USAC Silver Crown winners. A brand-new first-time series victor has emerged in each of the past three events: Daison Pursley (Port Royal), Dakoda Armstrong (Madison) and now Kevin Thomas Jr. (Salt City).


 

That’s the first time there have been three consecutive first-time Silver Crown winners in as many races since 2010 when Tanner Swanson (Berlin), Kody Swanson (Du Quoin) and Bryan Clauson (Eldora) reeled off first-time series wins in succession.


 

Not to mention, all three dirt Silver Crown races held thus far in 2024 have resulted in first-time winners: Kaylee Bryson (Belleville), Pursley (Port Royal) and Thomas (Salt City). The last occurrence of three-straight first-time dirt winners also came in 2010 when Levi Jones (USA Raceway), Shane Hmiel (Indiana State Fairgrounds) and Kody Swanson (Du Quoin) each grabbed their firsts.


 

But for Thomas, the Silver Crown monkey on his back has finally been released. Entering Saturday night’s race, He held the dubious distinction of owning more runner-up finishes in series history among drivers who had not yet won a main event.


 

Thomas previously finished as the runner-up at Springfield (2018), Du Quoin (2018), Eldora (2018), Indiana State Fairgrounds (2019) and Eldora (2019). And for a time, it looked like it might happen again after he led the opening 68 circuits around the historic 1/2-mile Kansas State Fairgrounds dirt oval.


 

After winning the pole and establishing the Salt City USAC Silver Crown track record with a lap of 21.090 seconds in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying, Thomas started from the pole position and was in total control from the drop of the green flag until that very point when he encountered lapped traffic at just the wrong moment.


 

Thomas became hung up behind the car of six-time Hutchinson Grand Nationals Sprint Car champion and first-time Silver Crown competitor Danny Jennings in turns three and four. Leary took advantage of the opportune moment by darting to the inside in turn three before coming out of the other side of turn four with the lead in hand and just 31 laps remaining.


 

Throughout the ensuing 10 laps, Leary extended his lead over Thomas to nearly two seconds until a caution for fourth-running Justin Grant who slowed suddenly in turn four on lap 79. Grant continued toward the Indy Metal Finishing Work Area where the crew added fuel. However, fuel didn’t turn out to be the remedy. Soon after Grant pulled back onto the track, he was back in the infield, this time out of the race for good with a 13th place finish.


 

In time for the lap 83 resumption, Thomas was in full attack mode as he dove under Leary to swipe the lead in turns one and two. However, Leary countered the maneuver and raced back under Thomas on the back straightaway. By the time the pair reached turn one the next time around on lap 84, Thomas pulled a car length ahead of Leary.


 

However, by the time they reached turn two and Leary attempted to race around the outside of Thomas, the town proved to be not big enough for the both of them. Thomas’ right rear tire and Leary’s left rear tire collided, sending Leary flipping upside down multiple times. Leary walked away but his bid for his first Silver Crown win of 2024 was finished.


 

When action resumed, Thomas worked the low line in turns three and four while opting for the top side in turns one and two down the stretch.  Meanwhile, new second place runner Seavey made his pursuit while committed to the multi-layered cushion that had been built up around the top. At moments, only a couple car lengths separated the two with the lap count hurriedly rushing to 100.


 

However, in crunch time, Thomas hit all his marks and was able to steadily stretch his lead over the final five laps to cross the stripe 2.046 seconds ahead of Seavey. Trey Osborne’s see-saw battle with Chase Stockon saw the pair swap the third position three times over a four-lap span before Osborne made the decisive pass on the low side of turn one on lap 96. Stockon took fourth behind Osborne while USAC Silver Crown point leader Kody Swanson rounded out the top-five.


 

For Thomas, it had been four years since he last sat in the seat of the Chris Dyson Racing No. 9. In his triumphant return, Thomas led a race-high 85 of 100 laps to finally get the deed done and check off another feat on his lengthy list of USAC accomplishments.


 

“I’m really proud of my guys and I’m happy to get the call to come out here and race for these guys in a car that is as fast as it is,” Thomas praised. “To finally get my first win, it’s pretty special. It’s been a long two days, but it’s been well worth it. (Crew chief) Sean (Michael) and everybody on the team gave me a really good racecar. I felt like I made a couple of bad decisions right there in lapped traffic, but I had a good enough car to stay with the pace that C.J. was running and try to get back to him. Then, unfortunately, the contact happened. I feel like the fans don’t deserve something like that. They deserve to see us two race it out.”


 

Defending series champion Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) equaled his best finish of the season with a runner-up finish in his Rice Motorsports-Abacus Racing/DiaEdge Mitsubishi Materials – STIDA.com/DRC/Felker Chevy.


 

“With Justin (Grant) and I being on the hard tires and Kevin (Thomas Jr.) and C.J. (Leary) being on the softs, it played out to be a different kind of Silver Crown race than I think we were all expecting,” Seavey admitted. “We all kind of thought it was going to rubber, and tires were going to play a big factor, but it didn’t. This place built a huge curb, and we were up there smashing it pretty hard. I was actually more worried about fuel because, normally, we don’t run this hard on half-miles. Usually, you’re kind of pedaling around a bunch. That was like a sprint car race for 100 laps.”


 

Following a career-best fourth place finish in his most recent Silver Crown outing in June on the pavement at Wisconsin’s Madison International Speedway, Trey Osborne (Columbus, Ohio) one-upped himself with a career-first podium result on the dirt at Salt City, scoring third in his BCR Group/Flint Trucking & Truck Service – Duncan Oil – QS Components/Maxim/Kercher Chevy. He reached third in spectacular fashion in a battle with Stockon that lasted the duration of the final 10 laps.


 

“He raced me clean, but he made me work for it,” Osborne said of Stockon. “We were definitely going at it. This year has sucked, so to run third is great.”


 

Nathan Moore (Kaufman, Texas) earned his best career USAC Silver Crown finish at Salt City after starting 16th and finishing eighth in his Chip Thomas-Joe Moore/Abilene Powder Coating – Boxwell Heavy Haul/Maxim/Kercher Mopar. That earned the series Rookie the hard charger honor of the evening. Furthermore, his performance also netted him Inferno Armor’s Fire Move of the Night after overcoming a mid-race spin to collect his first Silver Crown top-10 result.


 


 

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USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRACTICE RESULTS: July 20, 2024 – Salt City Speedway – Hutchinson, Kansas – 1/2-Mile Dirt Oval – Murphy Tractor & Equipment Salt City 100


 

HONEST ABE ROOFING QUALIFYING: 1. Kevin Thomas Jr., 9, Dyson-21.090 (New Track Record); 2. C.J. Leary, 6, Klatt-21.204; 3. Justin Grant, 91, Hemelgarn-21.491; 4. Mario Clouser, 21, Team AZ-21.529; 5. Logan Seavey, 22, Rice/Abacus-21.536; 6. Trey Osborne, 81, BCR-21.558; 7. Chase Stockon, 69, Pink 69-21.596; 8. Kody Swanson, 77, Doran/Binks-21.673; 9. Kyle Steffens, 08, Steffens-21.831; 10. Trey Burke, 60, Legacy/Wilson-21.905; 11. Kaylee Bryson, 26, Pierce-22.001; 12. Kip Hughes, 160, Hughes-22.311; 13. Danny Jennings, 61, Grace-22.384; 14. Gregg Cory, 32, Williams/Cory-22.581; 15. Chris Fetter, 15, Fetter-22.634; 16. Nathan Moore, 48, Thomas/Moore-22.800; 17. Dave Berkheimer, 31, Berkheimer-23.450; 18. Steve Gennetten, 03, Gennetten-23.480; 19. Danny Long, 44, Long-24.578.


 

FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (1), 2. Logan Seavey (5), 3. Trey Osborne (6), 4. Chase Stockon (7), 5. Kody Swanson (8), 6. Kaylee Bryson (11), 7. Kyle Steffens (9), 8. Nathan Moore (16), 9. Danny Jennings (13), 10. Gregg Cory (14), 11. Mario Clouser (4), 12. C.J. Leary (2), 13. Justin Grant (3), 14. Chris Fetter (15), 15. Kip Hughes (12), 16. Trey Burke (10), 17. Dave Berkheimer (17), 18. Steve Gennetten (18), 19. Danny Long (19). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-68 Kevin Thomas Jr., Laps 69-83 C.J. Leary, Laps 84-100 Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

**C.J. Leary flipped on lap 84 of the feature.


 

USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kody Swanson-423, 2-Justin Grant-392, 3-Logan Seavey-373, 4-C.J. Leary-370, 5-Trey Osborne-261, 6-Kaylee Bryson-260, 7-Bobby Santos-250, 8-Kyle Steffens-245, 9-Taylor Ferns-235, 10-Gregg Cory-230.


 

USAC NATIONAL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-126, 2-Logan Seavey-115, 3-Robert Ballou-111, 4-C.J. Leary-96, 5-Justin Grant-93, 6-Joey Amantea-89, 7-Kyle Cummins-86, 8-Chase Stockon-73, 9-Carson Garrett-63, 10-Brady Bacon-62.


 

NEXT USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 10, 2024 – Jennerstown Speedway – Jennerstown, Pennsylvania – 1/2-Mile Paved Oval – Silver Crown Showdown


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Practice Fastest Driver: C.J. Leary (20.876)


 

Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: Kevin Thomas Jr. (21.090)


 

Hard Charger: Nathan Moore


 

Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Race: Nathan Moore (16th to 8th)

 

 

 

C.J. Fastest in Salt City USAC Silver Crown Friday Practice

Jack Reitz

C.J. Leary muscled his way to the top of the charts in the third and final session to become the fastest driver of Friday night’s USAC Silver Crown National Championship practice at Hutchinson, Kansas’ Salt City Speedway.

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Hutchinson, Kansas (July 19, 2024)………C.J. Leary muscled his way to the top of the charts in the third and final session to become the fastest driver of Friday night’s USAC Silver Crown National Championship practice at Hutchinson, Kansas’ Salt City Speedway.


 

The practice night was the final tune-up prior to Saturday night’s USAC Silver Crown Murphy Tractor & Equipment Salt City 100 on July 20, marking the series’ debut at the 1/2-mile dirt oval.


 

Leary (Greenfield, Ind.) powered to a time of 22.039 seconds in his Klatt Enterprises/Wilwood Disc Brakes – Brown & Miller Racing Solutions – Penske – Hoosier Tire/Beast/Ford, best in the field of 19 drivers and teams who took time. Twenty-three entries are expected to compete on Saturday night.


 

Leading USAC Silver Crown Rookie Trey Osborne (Columbus, Ohio) was impressive, topping the first of the three practice sessions and was second overall with a 22.347 second lap. Kevin Thomas Jr. (Cullman, Ala.) was the best in the second session and third overall at a 22.514. Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.) was fourth fastest overall while Kaylee Bryson (Muskogee, Okla.) rounded out the top-five at 22.658. Bryson won the most recent USAC Silver Crown event in Kansas this past May at the Belleville High Banks.


 

Only one minor incident occurred during the practice session when USAC Silver Crown newcomer Danny Jennings (Norman, Okla.) spun backwards in turn three. However, no contact was made, and the six-time Hutchinson Grand Nationals sprint car winner was able to continue on.


 


 

SATURDAY RACE DETAILS:


 

The Saturday, July 20, program will feature USAC Silver Crown practice, qualifying and racing, plus feature events for the URSS Sprint Cars and a complete program for the IMCA SportMods. General admission tickets are $31 and kids tickets are $14.50. Tickets can be purchased in advance at https://saltcityracingllc.com/ or at the gate on race day.


 

Saturday night’s program will feature full LIVE coverage on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/usac.


 

If needed, the rain date for the event is Sunday, July 21.


 


 

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USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRACTICE RESULTS: July 19, 2024 – Salt City Speedway – Hutchinson, Kansas – 1/2-Mile Dirt Oval – Murphy Tractor & Equipment Salt City 100


 

PRACTICE: 1. C.J. Leary, 6, Klatt-22.039; 2. Trey Osborne, 81, BCR-22.347; 3. Kevin Thomas Jr., 9, Dyson-22.514; 4. Justin Grant, 91, Hemelgarn-22.579; 5. Kaylee Bryson, 26, Pierce-22.658; 6. Mario Clouser, 21, Team AZ-22.663; 7. Kody Swanson, 77, Doran/Binks-22.705; 8. Chase Stockon, 69, Pink 69-22.768; 9. Chris Fetter, 15, Fetter-22.950; 10. Kyle Steffens, 08, Steffens-23.000; 11. Logan Seavey, 22, Rice/Abacus-23.259; 12. Trey Burke, 60, Legacy/Wilson-23.490; 13. Kip Hughes, 160, Hughes-23.611; 14. Steve Gennetten, 03, Gennetten-23.839; 15.Nathan Moore, 48, Thomas/Moore-24.081; 16. Danny Jennings, 61, Grace-24.175; 17. Gregg Cory, 32, Williams/Cory-24.359; 18. Danny Long, 44, Long-25.297; 19. Dave Berkheimer, 31, Berkheimer-25.389.

USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kody Swanson-365, 2-Justin Grant-355, 3-C.J. Leary-331, 4-Logan Seavey-306, 5-Bobby Santos-250, 6-Taylor Ferns-235, 7-Kaylee Bryson-205, 8-Trey Osborne-197, 9-Trey Burke-197, 10-Kyle Steffens-193.


 

USAC NATIONAL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-109, 2-Robert Ballou-103, 3-Logan Seavey-97, 4-Joey Amantea-86, 5-C.J. Leary-85, 6-Justin Grant-82, 7-Kyle Cummins-68, 8-Brady Bacon-60, 9-Matt Westfall-53, 10-Carson Garrett-52.


 

NEXT USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 20, 2024 – Salt City Speedway – Hutchinson, Kansas – 1/2-Mile Dirt Oval – Murphy Tra

 

 

 

Flyin’ Ryan! Timms’ Time Finally Comes with Victory at Jefferson County

Rich Forman

Ryan Timms (Oklahoma City, Okla.) celebrates his $10,000 USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship victory following Saturday night's Mid-America Midget Week finale at Fairbury, Nebraska's Jefferson County Speedway

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Fairbury, Nebraska (July 13, 2024)………Ryan Timms had found himself teetering on the brink of a USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature victory at Jefferson County Speedway just about every time he’s suited up for competition at the Fairbury, Nebraska 1/5-mile dirt oval in his career.


 

In his five most recent Jefferson County appearances entering Saturday night’s USAC Mid-America Midget Week finale, Timms (Oklahoma City, Okla.), had led a total of 45 laps and ran off a succession of starts that resulted in finishes of 2nd, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, and that doesn’t even include one race where he was leading on the final lap when a late yellow and an incident in turn two coming to the checkered flag erased his victory opportunity.


 

“A couple years ago, we were coming to the checkered and then a yellow came out,” Timms simultaneously recalled and foreshadowed. “I ended up losing, but then I told (team owner/CEO) Pete (Willoughby) that I was going to win him a $10 grand race here one of these days.”


 

The third-starting Timms stayed true to his promise by pouncing to the lead 15 circuits into the 40-lap main event as he seized an opportunity in lapped traffic to surpass his teammate Jade Avedisian, then was never headed throughout the remaining 26 trips en route to a $10,000 payday in the Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt's Sanitation.


 

Timms’ second USAC National Midget victory of the year in his Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/JBL Audio – IWX – Mobil 1/LynK/Speedway Toyota was also the seventh of his career, moving him into 98th place all-time alongside Tommy Astone, Jack Hewitt, Don Horvath, Page Jones, Cannon McIntosh, Kenneth Nichols, Larry Patton, Daison Pursley, Les Scott, Len Sutton and Johnnie Tolan.


 

Gavin Miller, who won the accompanying micro sprint feature prior to the midget main event, led the field to the green from his pole starting position. However, it was Avedisian who gained the upper hand initially from the outside of the front row, and subsequently, led the opening lap. However, the first yellow flag flew shortly thereafter on the second lap as Nebraskan Brian Schwabauer (23rd) stopped on the wrong side of the cushion in turns three and four.


 

On the ensuing restart, Timms used the reset to his advantage as he took to the topside to wheel his way around the outside of Miller for second at the stripe on lap three. Miller fought back to briefly retake the runner-up spot from Timms as he slid by in turn two on the fifth lap. Timms, however, kept his foot in it and replied by re-overtaking Miller for second in turn two a lap later.


 

By then, Avedisian carried a full second advantage over Timms, but by the time she reached the tail end of the field, that interval instantly shrunk. On the 14th lap, Avedisian found herself hung up on the high side of turn four behind the car of 19th running Knoxville Raceway Hall of Famer Don Droud Jr. Timms took advantage of the situation and dove to the low side of turn one to slot in between Droud and Avedisian.


 

Avedisian attempted to swipe the lead back for herself moments later in turn three, nestling in between Droud and Timms. With Avedisian sliding up to the top, thus scrubbing off momentum, Timms dipped low and drove past both at the exit of turn four to secure a spot at the front of the field. A half lap later in turn one, Droud’s car took one quick little bunny hop, and a blink of an eye later, Avedisian connected her front bumper to the rear chrome of Droud, sending Droud spinning into the path of Miller (3rd) and Friday night’s Jefferson County winner Justin Grant (5th). Droud, Miller and Grant all stopped to bring out the caution, yet all restarted their race from the tail with Grant taking 10th, Miller 11th and Droud 18th.


 

Thereafter, Avedisian kept Timms just within here reach. Nonetheless, slowly but surely, Timms steadily increased his lead to more than 1.5 seconds as he placed his car low, middle and high, all with the same rate of success.


 

“Being able to move around here is really important,” Timms explained. “The line changed quite a bit. There at the beginning, it was top-dominant, and once we got to lapped traffic and my car was good enough, I was able to move around and we moved past Jade. From there on, it was just about racing my own race and getting through lapped traffic as perfectly as possible.”


 

As it turned out, it was the lessons that Timms learned in his past experiences at the track that aided him in not following the path of others, but rather, forging his own path ahead based on his instincts.


 

“(Logan) Seavey showed me his nose down there once, and a couple years ago, he did the same thing. I moved down there, and it ended up not being faster to do that, so I moved down there for a lap, then thought better of that, then went back to what I was doing. I changed my line up in three and four to slide myself and it felt really good coming off the corner and getting into the corner, but the time between the center and the exit, it felt like I was sliding and wasting a lot of time. You can get the car so sideways here that you can actually look to your left and see the entrance of the corner to see how close guys are to you. I saw that I wasn’t having to worry too much.”


 

However, the field was bunched up once more following a spin by 20th running Kenney Johnson over the top of turn four banking with 14 laps remaining. With 12 laps left, the top-three were all in contention with Timms leading Avedisian by a car length on the high side while Seavey was nearly even on the bottom. However, Seavey clipped an infield tire off turn four which sent him sideways, and as he fought to wrestle back control, he dropped like a rock through the field, winding up a disappointing 16th in the final running order.


 

Meanwhile, Zach Daum worked along the bottom to gain second with four laps remaining after Avedisian tagged the front straightaway wall, which cost Avedisian a few spots down the stretch. Conversely, Timms had broken away from the competition up front as he cruised to a commanding 2.109 second victory over Daum, Cannon McIntosh and Jacob Denney while Avedisian wound up fifth in the final order.


 

Zach Daum (Pocahontas, Ill.) opened Mid-America Midget Week on Tuesday night at Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Raceway with a second-place finish and Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night honors. He finished Mid-America Midget Week in the very same manner on Saturday at Jefferson County. In yet another example of Zach Daum just doing Zach Daum things, he made his charge to the runner-up spot after starting 13th in his RAMCO Speed Group-Daum Motorsports/Kiwi Landscaping – 5d Speed Shop/King/Stanton SR-11x. After tumultuous times leading into the week, Daum unexpectedly wound up bringing his own car out to the Great Plains with basically a crew of one – himself.


 

“It wears on you,” Daum said of the challenge of being his own crew. “I didn’t practice Thursday because I just needed a day to recoup. It’s a lot of work. Some of these guys know what it takes, and some don’t, but it’s a lot of hours and a lot of work, especially when it’s as hot as it is here. It’s been fun though. I haven’t done this in a long time. I haven’t been out on the road racing by myself. It used to be my dad and I racing, but it’s basically just me right now. I had some good guys who came and helped me tonight and had some good help at a couple of the other races.”


 

In 10 career USAC National Midget starts at Jefferson County, Cannon McIntosh (Bixby, Okla.) has never once finished worse than 10th. This weekend, he never once finished worse than third, which is where he placed on Saturday night and was the only driver to finish on the podium in each of the last two nights aboard his Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/Gear Wrench – TRD – Mobil 1/LynK/Speedway Toyota.


 

“I knew there was a lot of grip on the bottom, so I tried to make that work early but guys could just carry momentum around me,” McIntosh explained. “By the time I got up there, I had fallen back a little bit. Then on that last restart, I could see Daison (Pursley) searching under yellow, and I knew he was going to go to the bottom, so I tried to circle the top there and go around him and lost like three or four spots, then Zach (Daum) went under me, so I just followed him to the front at the end.  I just got the bottom going and drove by all the guys who were still trying to make the top work. I wish we could’ve gotten a yellow there to see what we could’ve done. I think him and I had something for Ryan.”


 

The event also marked the USAC debut of late model racing superstar Ricky Thornton Jr. After the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event at Wheatland, Missouri’s Lucas Oil Speedway was rained out midday Saturday, Thornton hustled west for the five-hour trek to Fairbury, Nebraska to initially compete in just the micro sprint race. Soon after, though, Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports made an extra midget from their stable available for Thornton, a 19-time late model winner this year, to drive. Thornton, whose lone previous midget experience was exclusive to the Chili Bowl, started 20th and finished 17th in the feature, and was running as high as 13th just before the halfway point when he was involved in a tangle with Daniel Whitley.


 


 

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USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 13, 2024 – Jefferson County Speedway – Fairbury, Nebraska – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt's Sanitation / USAC Mid-America Midget Week


 

SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Jerry Coons Jr. (#85 Central), 2. Justin Grant (#2 RMS), 3. Zach Daum (#5d RAMCO-Daum), 4. Ryan Timms (#67 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 5. Ricky Lewis (#54 4 Kings), 6. Kale Drake (#97K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 7. Zack Merritt (#43 Oerter), 8. Don Droud Jr. (#22T Burch). NT


 

ROD END SUPPLY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Daison Pursley (#86 CBI), 2. Thomas Meseraull (#7x Engler), 3. Jake Andreotti (#14 4 Kings), 4. Jacob Denney (#25 Malloy), 5. Jade Avedisian (#71 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 6. Cannon McIntosh (#71K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 7. Lance Bennett (#91 Mason), 8. Kenney Johnson (#46 Johnson), 9. Curtis Spicer (#4s Spicer). 1:56.751


 

T.J. FORGED / CAR IQ THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Kyle Jones (#27x Joyner), 2. Zach Wigal (#89 CBI), 3. Gavin Miller (#97 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 4. Logan Seavey (#57 Abacus), 5. Mitchell Davis (#56 O’Dell), 6. Daniel Whitley (#60x LeVecque), 7. Trey Zorn (#00 Chandler), 8. Brian Schwabauer (#9B Schwabauer), 9. Ricky Thornton Jr. (#67K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian). 1:59.546


 

ALSO AT THE TRACK: John Klabunde (#77 Klabunde)


 

ELLIOTT’S CUSTOM TRAILERS & CARTS SEMI: (10 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Trey Zorn, 2. Ricky Thornton Jr., 3. Don Droud Jr., 4. Brian Schwabauer, 5. Kenney Johnson, 6. Curtis Spicer, 7. Zack Merritt, 8. Lance Bennett. 2:07.268


 

FEATURE: (40 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ryan Timms (3), 2. Zach Daum (13), 3. Cannon McIntosh (5), 4. Jacob Denney (14), 5. Jade Avedisian (2), 6. Daison Pursley (9), 7. Kale Drake (10), 8. Jerry Coons Jr. (7), 9. Kyle Jones (8), 10. Justin Grant (6), 11. Gavin Miller (1), 12. Mitchell Davis (12), 13. Zach Wigal (15), 14. Jake Andreotti (11), 15. Trey Zorn (19), 16. Logan Seavey (4), 17. Ricky Thornton Jr. (20), 18. Don Droud Jr. (21), 19. Brian Schwabauer (22), 20. Curtis Spicer (24), 21. Daniel Whitley (18), 22. Kenney Johnson (23), 23. Thomas Meseraull (16), 24. Ricky Lewis (17). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Jade Avedisian, Laps 15-40 Ryan Timms.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-839, 2-Cannon McIntosh-780, 3-Ryan Timms-744, 4-Zach Daum-709, 5-Logan Seavey-678, 6-Jacob Denney-662, 7-Justin Grant-661, 8-Gavin Miller-638, 9-Kale Drake-595, 10-Zach Wigal-538.


 

USAC NATIONAL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-126, 2-Logan Seavey-112, 3-Robert Ballou-111, 4-C.J. Leary-96, 5-Justin Grant-93, 6-Joey Amantea-89, 7-Kyle Cummins-86, 8-Chase Stockon-70, 9-Carson Garrett-63, 10-Brady Bacon-62.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES: September 1-2, 2024 – Angell Park Speedway – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin – 1/3-Mile Dirt Oval – 39th Firemen’s Nationals


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Ryan Timms (11.290)


 

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Jerry Coons Jr.


 

Rod End Supply Second Heat Winner: Daison Pursley


 

T.J. Forged / Car IQ Third Heat Winner: Kyle Jones


 

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Trey Zorn


 

Bennett Racing 4th Place Bonus: Jacob Denney


 

Hard Charger: Zach Daum (13th to 2nd)


 

Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Zach Daum

 

 

 

Victory Spells Relief: Grant Grabs First USAC Midget Win of ’24 at Jeff. Co.

 

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Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.) earned his first USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship victory of the year on Friday night at Fairbury, Nebraska's Jefferson County Speedway.

 

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Fairbury, Nebraska (July 12, 2024)………By the time Justin Grant reached the top of the leaderboard during Friday night’s USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature event at Fairbury, Nebraska’s Jefferson County Speedway, it had already been an oft-visited place for him in recent days.


 

The Ione, Calif. native had led each of the first two Mid-America Midget Week feature events – seven at Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Raceway on Tuesday and 11 more at Kansas’ Mitchell County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, to be precise. However, at the end of those two particular runs, Grant had to watch from afar as others were showered with the celebratory laurels.


 

Grant’s third race led of the week proved the be the charm as he capitalized on series Rookie Zach Wigal’s brief slip up, then led the final 12 laps en route to victory on the opening night of the Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt's Sanitation.


 

For Grant, it was his first USAC National Midget triumph since the September 2023 Driven2SaveLives BC39 at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Additionally, it’s Grant’s second career victory at the 1/5-mile dirt oval of Jefferson County after previously scoring in 2018.


 

Overall, it was the 17th career USAC National Midget feature victory for Grant, moving him into a tie for 42nd all-time alongside Jay Drake and J.J. Yeley. Furthermore, it extended Grant’s active streak of consecutive seasons with a USAC National Midget victory to eight as he became just the ninth driver to have collected a series win that many years in a row, joining Mel Kenyon (21), Rich Vogler (15), Bob Wente (14), Bryan Clauson (12), Bob Tattersall (11), Darren Hagen (10), Jay Drake (8) and Sleepy Tripp (8).


 

As Grant pulled into victory lane, it also notched his 80th overall USAC feature win, one of just 12 drivers to reach the mark along with Rich Vogler (171), A.J. Foyt (162), Sleepy Tripp (161), Mel Kenyon (131), Dave Darland (115), Bryan Clauson (112), Damion Gardner (106), Tracy Hines (98), Tom Bigelow (89), Gary Bettenhausen (82) and Brady Bacon (80).


 

Previously, Grant’s pursuit of a first USAC National Midget victory in 2024 came up short when he was passed for the lead with 12 laps remaining in Tuesday’s event at Red Dirt before crossing the line in third. The disappointment on Wednesday at Mitchell County was tenfold as Grant uncharacteristically over rotated his car with 10 laps to go while leading and glided to a stop, resulting in a distant 16th place result.


 

All of the aforementioned accolades suit Grant just fine, but more than anything, finally breaking through for a victory on Friday night brought a huge sense of relief for the driver of the RMS Racing/NOS Energy Drink – EnviroFab – MPV Express/Spike/Speedway Toyota.


 

“I feel like we’ve had a really good car all week after we really struggled to start the year,” Grant summed up. “On the first night (of Mid-America Midget Week), I feel like we had a really good car. I just didn’t get it tight enough for the feature. So, I knew what we needed to do going forward. Then, we went to Beloit, and I did all that, but I went ahead and stepped on it and killed the motor while leading. I finally have a lot of confidence in this car, and it feels great to be back in victory lane. I’d like to say I’m really excited, but honestly, I’m just relieved. It just feels good to be back up here.”


 

When all summed up, Grant’s winless streak in USAC national competition amounted to 21 races since his most recent triumph, a USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship triumph on May 31 at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway. But with car chief Lacey Doyle on the wrenches and additional assistance from 2019 Jefferson County winning driver Jason McDougal, Grant’s time had finally come.


 

“Lacey Doyle, it’s been just her and I out here for most of the trip and she’s been working her tail off,” Grant praised. “It’s hot, it’s rough and we’ve been fighting generator issues and everything else, and she’s been digging. She was the first one to tell me, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll go win another one’ after I stepped on it the other night.”


 

While Grant lined up from the pole position, it was outside front row starter Wigal who gained the initial edge as he shot around the outside of Grant to cement the early race lead while first-time Honest Abe Roofing fast qualifier Kyle Jones had used the high side to slot into third after starting sixth.


 

While Wigal established a full second lead throughout the first half of the 30-lap main event, third-running Jones’ heartwarming story ended abruptly on lap 12 when he wound up over the cushion in turns one and two, necessitating a yellow flag, kicking up dust as he performed a 360-degree spin. Jones was utilizing a borrowed engine from RMS Racing, which had been installed into a newly rebuilt Joyner Motorsports car during a midnight oil burning session held the night before following mechanical issues in their most recent start. Jones finished 15th but it was certainly not indicative of the speed they had shown before their misfortune.


 

Wigal’s first 18 circuits of the feature turned out to be the first 18 laps led of his USAC National Midget career. He remained in control with a six-car length lead entering lap 19 when a sudden glance of his right rear tire against the turn one cushion came to be highly detrimental. Wigal slipped over the edge, resulting in the entirety of the top-10 blowing by Wigal within the snap of a finger as he fought to climb his way back onto the track’s surface.


 

Among those drivers taking advantage of Wigal’s mishap was Grant who charged by to take over up front for the third consecutive race, but this time, he was determined to find a different result on a track surface that fit him to a T.


 

“I feel like, in the midgets, when the cushion slows down, I can kind of compete,” Grant explained. “These kids are really, really talented and they’re really, really good racecar drivers. They race micros so young and they’re on such big stages real young. They’re awesome racecar drivers, and when that cushion is fast, man, they can just hammer that thing. I don’t quite have that gear anymore. But when it slows down and gets a little technical, you’ve got to start picking and choosing and not just smash it. I can go make some money then.”


 

With that said, on a bullring such as Jefferson County, it’s often difficult to find room to work at times. Grant attempted to negotiate his way through traffic on the 24th lap but became hung up behind the car of Nebraskan Brian Schwabauer. That allowed Logan Seavey to close to within a car length of challenging Grant for the race lead.


 

However, just in the nick of time, sixth running Daison Pursley spun off course in turns one and two to bring out the caution, thus ending the equation of lapped traffic becoming a factor during the final stretch. With the incident, Pursley, utilizing a brand-new chassis for the evening, saw his bid for a fourth-straight series victory come to a close while winding up with his worst result of the season.


 

Upon the restart, Grant found himself in decent shape. However, Cannon McIntosh made a late surge to drive under Seavey for second with four laps to go, then quickly tracked down Grant to nearly pull even for the lead in turn two on the final lap. Yet, Grant’s momentum was just enough to shake off McIntosh as Grant crossed 0.427 seconds ahead at the finish line over McIntosh, Seavey, Ryan Timms and Jade Avedisian who advanced 15 spots to finish fifth after starting 20th, thus earning herself both hard charger honors and the Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night.


 

Cannon McIntosh (Bixby, Okla.) now owns nine top-10 finishes in each of his nine career USAC  National Midget feature starts at Jefferson County Speedway. He made a late-race charge to work his way up to a runner-up finish in the end, which also happened to be his best career result at the track in his Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/Gear Wrench – TRD – Mobil 1/LynK/Speedway Toyota.


 

“I think our car just came in good at the end there,” McIntosh said. “I just kind of struggled midway through the race trying to find my marks. I’d see guys peek to my inside, so for most of the race, I was kind of playing defense. On that last restart, I finally played some offense and figured out where to run. Then I just started figuring my marks out and I was able to run the same line two laps in a row.”


 

Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) had endured two-straight frustrating nights with a drivetrain issue and an accident that supplied him with finishes of 19th and 22nd.  On Friday, he returned to the podium with a third-place result and his third-straight top-three finish at Jefferson County aboard his Abacus Racing/CG CPAs – Indy Custom Stone – MPV Express/Spike/Stanton SR-11x.


 

“We’ve been super-fast but just can’t seem to finish the night,” Seavey explained. “My guys have been doing a good job and we’re running up front every night and racing for wins. Things weren’t going our way but that’s part of it sometimes. You’ve got to ride the highs when you’ve got them and keep digging when you’re struggling. I just made a few mistakes there on that last restart with my adjustments inside the car. I was really thinking I could’ve gotten up higher on the racetrack, but the bottom was really gripped up there at the end.  I think I was a little too patient with Justin there in the beginning when we were in second and third. I needed to get by him before he got to the lead, but he got to the lead and changed his line and that’s part of it. He’s a great racer and when guys like that get in front of you, they’re hard to pass.”


 

Jerry Coons Jr. (Tucson, Ariz.) also set a brand new eight-lap USAC National Midget track record at Jefferson County with a winning time of 1:30.403, which set the pace during the Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi-Feature.


 


 

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USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 12, 2024 – Jefferson County Speedway – Fairbury, Nebraska – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt's Sanitation / USAC Mid-America Midget Week


 

HONEST ABE ROOFING QUALIFYING: 1. Kyle Jones, 27x, Joyner-10.899; 2. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-10.939; 3. Kale Drake, 97K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-10.956; 4. Cannon McIntosh, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-10.956; 5. Zach Wigal, 89, CBI-10.956; 6. Justin Grant, 2, RMS-10.968; 7. Daison Pursley, 86, CBI-10.984; 8. Jacob Denney, 25, Malloy-11.027; 9. Gavin Miller, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.052; 10. Ricky Lewis, 54, 4 Kings-11.057; 11. Ryan Timms, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.059; 12. Thomas Meseraull, 7x, Engler-11.100; 13. Trey Zorn, 00, Chandler-11.126; 14. Jerry Coons Jr., 85, Central-11.129; 15. Jake Andreotti, 14, 4 Kings-11.161; 16. Mitchell Davis, 56, O'Dell-11.163; 17. Zach Daum, 5d, RAMCO/Daum-11.165; 18. Daniel Whitley, 60x, LeVecque-11.200; 19. Lance Bennett, 91, Mason-11.207; 20. Jade Avedisian, 71, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.212; 21. Don Droud Jr., 22T, Burch-11.225; 22. Brian Schwabauer, 9B, Murphy-11.560; 23. John Klabunde, 77, Klabunde-11.681; 24. Curtis Spicer, 4s, Spicer-11.795; 25. Zack Merritt, 43, Oerter-12.131; 26. Shaun Shapel, 84s, Shapel-13.884.


 

SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Daison Pursley, 2. Trey Zorn, 3. Kyle Jones, 4. Cannon McIntosh, 5. Ricky Lewis, 6. Mitchell Davis, 7. Brian Schwabauer, 8. Lance Bennett, 9. Zack Merritt. 1:54.684


 

ROD END SUPPLY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Ryan Timms, 2. Jacob Denney, 3. Logan Seavey, 4. Jade Avedisian, 5. Zach Wigal, 6. Zach Daum, 7. Jerry Coons Jr., 8. John Klabunde, 9. Shaun Shapel. NT


 

T.J. FORGED / CAR IQ THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Jake Andreotti, 2. Daniel Whitley, 3. Gavin Miller, 4. Thomas Meseraull, 5. Justin Grant, 6. Kale Drake, 7. Don Droud Jr., 8. Curtis Spicer. 1:55.134


 

ELLIOTT’S CUSTOM TRAILERS & CARTS SEMI: (8 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Jerry Coons Jr., 2. Don Droud Jr., 3. Lance Bennett, 4. Brian Schwabauer, 5. Zack Merritt, 6. Curtis Spicer, 7. John Klabunde, 8. Shaun Shapel. 1:30.403 (New Track Record)


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (1), 2. Cannon McIntosh (3), 3. Logan Seavey (5), 4. Ryan Timms (8), 5. Jade Avedisian (20), 6. Gavin Miller (11), 7. Kale Drake (4), 8. Jake Andreotti (9), 9. Mitchell Davis (16), 10. Zach Daum (17), 11. Jacob Denney (10), 12. Zach Wigal (2), 13. Jerry Coons Jr. (15), 14. Thomas Meseraull (13), 15. Kyle Jones (6), 16. Don Droud Jr. (21), 17. Daison Pursley (7), 18. Brian Schwabauer (22), 19. Ricky Lewis (12), 20. Lance Bennett (19), 21. Trey Zorn (14), 22. Zack Merritt (24), 23. Curtis Spicer (23), 24. Daniel Whitley (18). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-18 Zach Wigal, Laps 19-30 Justin Grant.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-784, 2-Cannon McIntosh-716, 3-Ryan Timms-674, 4-Logan Seavey-647, 5-Zach Daum-642, 6-Justin Grant-618, 7-Jacob Denney-601, 8-Gavin Miller-597, 9-Kale Drake-543, 10-Zach Wigal-501.


 

USAC NATIONAL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-123, 2-Logan Seavey-112, 3-Robert Ballou-111, 4-C.J. Leary-96, 5-Justin Grant-93, 6-Joey Amantea-89, 7-Kyle Cummins-86, 8-Chase Stockon-70, 9-Carson Garrett-63, 10-Brady Bacon-62.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 13, 2024 – Jefferson County Speedway – Fairbury, Nebraska – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt's Sanitation / USAC Mid-America Midget Week


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Jerry Coons Jr. (11.113)


 

Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: Kyle Jones (10.899)


 

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Daison Pursley


 

Rod End Supply Second Heat Winner: Ryan Timms


 

T.J. Forged / Car IQ Third Heat Winner: Jake Andreotti


 

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Jerry Coons Jr.


 

Hard Charger: Jade Avedisian (20th to 5th)


 

Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Jade Avedisian

 

 

Back 2 Back 2 Back: Pursley Surges to 3rd Straight USAC Midget Win in Beloit

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A jubilant Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.) celebrates his third consecutive USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature victory following Wednesday night's 13th Chad McDaniel Memorial at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds in Beloit, Kansas. Team Green

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Beloit, Kansas (July 10, 2024)………Mid-America Midget Week. Indiana Midget Week. Shark Week on Discovery Channel. Seemingly every week that Daison Pursley has faced this year in USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship competition, he has prevailed.


 

Well, maybe not Shark Week as of yet, but at this point, you probably couldn’t count him out of contention!


 

During Wednesday night’s 13th running of the Chad McDaniel Memorial at Beloit, Kansas’ Mitchell County Fairgrounds, the Locust Grove, Okla. native showcased his prowess of the 2024 season once again as he became the final leader in a 30-lap affair that featured five lead changes among four different drivers on the 1/4-mile dirt oval.


 

Leading the final 10 laps behind the wheel of his CB Industries/PristineAuction.com – NOS Energy Drink – TRD/Spike/Speedway Toyota, Pursley won his second series main event within a 24-hour span after scoring the night before at Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Raceway.


 

Dating back to the USAC Indiana Midget Week finale at Kokomo Speedway in June, Pursley has now reeled off three consecutive series victories to become the first driver to achieve that feat since Buddy Kofoid scored four-in-a-row during the 2022 season.


 

Additionally, with the win in Beloit, Pursley’s latest triumph tied an all-time series record for the quickest any driver has earned his fifth win of the USAC National Midget season. Victory number five for Pursley came in his 10th start of the 2024 campaign, equaling the mark that J.J. Yeley (2003) and Tyler Courtney (2019) established during both of their respective championship seasons.


 

Furthermore, Pursley provided team owner Chad Boat his 38th career win as an entrant with the USAC National Midget series, thus moving Boat into the top-10 all-time in that category alongside Corey Tucker, one of Boat’s former partners who he achieved a series title with in 2020 under the Tucker-Boat Motorsports banner.


 

Pursley also delivered Boat’s CB Industries outfit its second consecutive Chad McDaniel Memorial score after the team captured last year’s event with driver Bryant Wiedeman. In doing so, CBI became the first team to repeat in the event, which debuted back in 2010.


 

Although Pursley had won each of his past three USAC National Midget features after starting in the seventh position, he didn’t mind starting one row closer to the front at Mitchell County as he rolled off for the feature from the fifth slot. Early on, however, he had dropped back a spot to sixth while the likes of Justin Grant just drove by him, giving Pursley a bit of a Maalox Moment for the time being.


 

“I think the first handful of laps is really what kind of told the tale of how the race was going to end up,” Pursley explained. “When Justin got by me by cruising around the bottom, I thought it was going to be very hard to get by him and Logan (Seavey). Then the track kind of just threw everybody for a curveball. The cushion got over the edge during the heat races and it allowed the bottom and the middle to come back into play. I think that’s what you were able to see here tonight. It was another great racetrack for us to race on and move around on, and it kept us guessing.”


 

At the front, it was pole sitter Kyle Jones muscling his way into the lead on the opening circuit as he led his first career lap in USAC National Midget competition. That proved to be short lived, nonetheless, as Meseraull fought back from his outside front row starting spot to grab the lead on lap two.


 

As Meseraull jetted out to a half-second lead by lap 10, behind him, Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier Zach Wigal got sideways through the middle of turns one and two while tussling for third with Justin Grant and promptly spun to a stop. Without suffering any contact, Wigal restarted his race at the tail of the field but managed to drive himself back to eighth at the finish line.


 

More trouble hit one of the premier frontrunners on the 11th lap restart as defending USAC National Midget champion and second running Logan Seavey clipped the turn three infield berm with his left front tire, briefly upsetting the car. As he bounced sideways, third running Justin Grant tapped Seavey’s back bumper, sending Seavey completely askew before sliding to a stop right in the path of eighth running Kale Drake whose right rear tire caught Seavey's left rear, resulting in a flat tire and damaged wheel for Seavey. Seavey restarted, but ultimately came home 19th in the final rundown.


 

On the ensuing restart, Grant advanced into the lead as he charged under Meseraull in turns one and two. Pursley came along in short order as he dipped underneath Meseraull in turn four to overtake second. Pursley then went to work on tracking down Grant, sliding him for the top spot in turn one on lap 15. It was only for a brief moment though as Grant cut back under and beat Pursley back to turn three to reassume the position at the top of the leaderboard.


 

Pursley refused to go astray as he slid his way back past Grant in turn three on the 18th lap, beating Grant back to the stripe by a wheel. Grant carried the edge back into turn one moments later and swiped the lead right back from Pursley and proceeded to stretch his lead out as Pursley now had to contend with the resurgent Meseraull for the runner-up spot.


 

A yellow flag on lap 20 halted the fight after fifth running Jones slowed suddenly in turn while running fifth, the victim of an engine issue. However, one lap following the restart, more misfortune befell a driver at the front. That happened to be race leader Grant whose car over rotated and glided to a stop in turn two on the 21st circuit, ending his bid for a first USAC Midget win in 2024. He managed to restart but finished a distant 16th.


 

“I think it was going to be one heck of a race between Justin and I with how the track was developing,” Pursley noted. “Then T-Mez looked like he was just hammering the top in T-Mez fashion.”


 

But without Grant in the picture, Pursley went away scot-free for the final 10 laps, although Meseraull made it tight on the final two laps as he zipped around the outside of Jerry Coons Jr. in turn four with the white flag in sight, then advanced to within five car lengths of Pursley at the finish line with Pursley officially winning by a 0.408 second margin over Meseraull, Coons and Jacob Denney as Zach Daum rounded out the top-five.


 

Pursley’s seventh career victory moved him into the top-100 all-time in terms of USAC National Midget feature wins, coming in at number 97 alongside Tommy Astone, Jack Hewitt, Don Horvath, Page Jones, Cannon McIntosh, Kenneth Nichols, Larry Patton, Les Scott, Len Sutton and Johnnie Tolan.


 

Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, Calif.), in just his second USAC start after breaking his collarbone three-and-a-half months earlier in a racing accident, led nine laps and finished second in his Tim Engler/Engler Machine & Tool – T-Mez TV – Indy Performance Composites/MF1/EA Stealth, earning the Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night for his performance.


 

“I just want to thank Tim back home,” Meseraull praised. “Tim has given me everything I need to be up here on the podium. Daison has been the guy to beat so I feel like what we have is pretty close. I was reeling him in at the end there, but we couldn’t get it done so I’ll be more than happy with a second-place finish. I felt like we did a really good job. My boss built this midget motor to compete against the Toyotas and here we are.”


 

Jerry Coons Jr. (Tucson, Ariz.) earned his best USAC National Midget finish since his Mid-America Midget Week trip to Nebraska’s Jefferson County Speedway in 2022. On this night, he scored a third in his Central Motorsports/Schmidt’s Inc. – Gateway Paintball – Paintball Dave/Spike/Stanton SR-11x.


 

“We started a little further forward tonight and being able to win that heat race probably saved the night,” Coons stated, referencing his 21st to 8th run in the feature one night earlier at Red Dirt Raceway. “We were good early, but it definitely slicked off. I was good there for a while, but I kept making adjustments under the yellows trying to keep up with it. I felt like I was pretty good in three and four for a long time, then the exit of four just blew off. I was having to get in lower and lower and finally I was running my left front through the drainage or something over there. It was upsetting the car, and I just really lost a lot of forward drive off four because you had to keep it down so low. It was just a matter of keeping up with the car a little bit with the shocks and some adjustments in there.”


 

Gavin Miller (Allentown, Pa.) earned hard charger honors after picking his way through the field from his 16th starting position to a fifth-place finish in his Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/Sound Gear – TRD – Mobil 1/LynK/Speedway Toyota. It's the Keystone State native’s third seventh place finish in his past four USAC National Midget starts.


 


 

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USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 10, 2024 – Mitchell County Fairgrounds – Beloit, Kansas – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – 13th Chad McDaniel Memorial / USAC Mid-America Midget Week


 

HONEST ABE ROOFING QUALIFYING: 1. Zach Wigal, 89, CBI-12.311; 2. Daison Pursley, 86, CBI-12.339; 3. Zach Daum, 5d, RAMCO/Daum-12.373; 4. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-12.385; 5. Thomas Meseraull, 7x, Engler-12.419; 6. Kyle Jones, 27x, Joyner-12.437; 7. Kale Drake, 97K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-12.446; 8. Jade Avedisian, 71, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-12.461; 9. Daniel Whitley, 60x, LeVecque-12.471; 10. Justin Grant, 2, RMS-12.519; 11. Cannon McIntosh, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-12.525; 12. Jake Andreotti, 14, 4 Kings-12.552; 13. Ryan Timms, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-12.555; 14. Gavin Miller, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-12.558; 15. Jacob Denney, 25, Malloy-12.635; 16. Ricky Lewis, 54, 4 Kings-12.687; 17. Jerry Coons Jr., 85, Central-12.799; 18. Jeff Stasa, 91, SBR-12.830; 19. Trey Zorn, 00, Chandler-12.877; 20. Zack Merritt, 43, Oerter-13.416; 21. Ashley Oerter, 44, Oerter-14.179; 22. Curtis Spicer, 4s, Spicer-NT.


 

SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Justin Grant, 2. Ryan Timms, 3. Ricky Lewis, 4. Zach Wigal, 5. Kale Drake, 6. Logan Seavey, 7. Trey Zorn, 8. Curtis Spicer. NT


 

ROD END SUPPLY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Jerry Coons Jr., 2. Gavin Miller, 3. Cannon McIntosh, 4. Daison Pursley, 5. Thomas Meseraull, 6. Jade Avedisian, 7. Zack Merritt. 2:11.11


 

T.J. FORGED / CAR IQ THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Jacob Denney, 2. Kyle Jones, 3. Jake Andreotti, 4. Daniel Whitley, 5. Zach Daum, 6. Jeff Stasa, 7. Ashley Oerter. 2:10.88


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Daison Pursley (5), 2. Thomas Meseraull (2), 3. Jerry Coons Jr. (9), 4. Jacob Denney (8), 5. Zach Daum (4), 6. Cannon McIntosh (13), 7. Gavin Miller (16), 8. Zach Wigal (6), 9. Ryan Timms (15), 10. Jade Avedisian (11), 11. Ricky Lewis (17), 12. Jake Andreotti (14), 13. Daniel Whitley (12), 14. Jeff Stasa (18), 15. Trey Zorn (19), 16. Justin Grant (7), 17. Curtis Spicer (22), 18. Kyle Jones (1), 19. Logan Seavey (3), 20. Kale Drake (10), 21. Zack Merritt (20), 22. Ashley Oerter (21). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Kyle Jones, Laps 2-10 Thomas Meseraull, Laps 11-17 Justin Grant, Lap 18 Daison Pursley, Laps 19-20 Justin Grant, Laps 21-30 Daison Pursley.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-747, 2-Cannon McIntosh-641, 3-Ryan Timms-605, 4-Zach Daum-595, 5-Logan Seavey-572, 6-Jacob Denney-553, 7-Justin Grant-543, 8-Gavin Miller-536, 9-Kale Drake-483, 10-Zach Wigal-456.


 

USAC NATIONAL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-123, 2-Robert Ballou-111, 3-Logan Seavey-110, 4-C.J. Leary-96, 5-Justin Grant-93, 6-Joey Amantea-89, 7-Kyle Cummins-86, 8-Chase Stockon-70, 9-Carson Garrett-63, 10-Brady Bacon-62.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES: July 12-13, 2024 – Jefferson County Speedway – Fairbury, Nebraska – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – Midwest Midget Championship / USAC Mid-America Midget Week


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Daison Pursley (12.253)


 

Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: Zach Wigal (12.311)


 

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Justin Grant


 

Rod End Supply Second Heat Winner: Jerry Coons Jr.


 

T.J. Forged / Car IQ Third Heat Winner: Jacob Denney


 

Hard Charger: Gavin Miller (16th to 7th)


 

Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Thomas Meseraull

 

Undefeated at Red Dirt: Pursley Powers to Mid-America Midget Week Opener Win

Jeramiah Green  Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.) pumps his fist after winning USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Tuesday Night Thunder at Meeker, Oklahoma's Red Dirt Raceway, the opening night of Mid-America Midget Week. Jeramiah Green

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Meeker, Oklahoma (July 9, 2024)………Daison Pursley’s most recent visit to Meeker, Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Raceway came three years earlier when he was an upstart, fresh-faced youngster just looking to break in and make his name in USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship competition.


 

That 2021 night marked his first career series victory. Now, three years later, the Locust Grove, Okla. racer is a bonafide USAC national championship contender, reiterating that fact once more at the latest edition of Tuesday Night Thunder on the 1/4-mile dirt oval during the Mid-America Midget Week opener.


 

Staring seventh, Pursley raced his way into the lead past Justin Grant on a restart with 12 laps remaining, then fended off all other contenders down the stretch to earn his fourth USAC National Midget victory of the year in his CB Industries/PristineAuction.com – NOS Energy Drink – TRD/Spike/Speedway Toyota.


 

The number seven has been good fortune for Pursley who has won each of his past three USAC National Midget main events this season after starting seventh: June 7 at Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway, June 9 at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway and on July 9 at Red Dirt Raceway in front of his home state fans in the Sooner State.


 

“This thing is absolutely phenomenal right now,” Pursley exclaimed after capturing his second USAC win in as many tries at Red Dirt. “But for some reason, every time we start seventh, we end up here in victory lane. Maybe if we always start seventh, we’ll be all right.”


 

In doing so, Pursley increased his point lead in the USAC National Midget championship race to 87 markers as he became the first repeat USAC winner at Red Dirt after Christopher Bell (2018), Logan Seavey (2019), Tanner Thorson (2020), himself (2021), Ryan Timms (2022) and Mother Nature (2023) had all taken their turn at the front during the first five editions.


 

Red Dirt is just a tick under two hours from Pursley’s homeland of Locust Grove, and the place served as a home away from home for Pursley in his formative racing years in more ways than one. A former weekly competitor at Red Dirt, Pursley captured five NOW600 National Micro Sprint feature wins at the place between 2017-2021.


 

“It was another great racetrack by Red Dirt Raceway,” Pursley praised. “I really love coming back here; it’s such a fun racetrack. I grew up racing here on Friday nights in the micro. To come back here and race in front of all these fans, and especially to win at this place, it’s really cool.”


 

Defending USAC National Midget champion Logan Seavey began the 30-lap main event by working the topside from his outside front row starting spot, gaining the lead from pole starter Jade Avedisian by the time the two reached turn three. But Seavey’s pursuit of another Red Dirt victory was short-lived as he suddenly slowed on the eighth lap with a mechanical issue that knocked him out of the race, forcing them to settle for a 22nd place result.


 

Grant, who had surged from fourth to second with one big move in turn one on lap three, was suddenly thrust into the spotlight as the race leader on lap eight. However, fourth running Pursley instantly became the one to watch one lap after the restart. On lap nine, Pursley first charged around the outside of Zach Daum in turn two, then pointed himself to the bottom of turn three where he glided past Avedisian to snare the runner-up spot but remained a full second behind Grant.


 

Grant worked lapped traffic through the middle stages and managed to grow his lead to a full second. Nonetheless, Pursley decidedly chipped away little by little to close himself to within four tenths of a second of Grant by lap 19 when misfortune befell one of the frontrunners.


 

As Zach Wigal tussled to-and-fro with Daum for the fourth position, Wigal spun sideways to a stop at the exit of turn and was hit squarely on the left side of his car by 10th place driver Jacob Denney. Kyle Jones (12th) also tried to avoid the melee but came up snake eyes as he slid over the cushion to a stop. All drivers managed to return to the lineup with Jones (9th) and Wigal (10th) each managing to race their way back into the top-10 by race’s end.


 

On the ensuing lap 19 restart, at first, it appeared that Avedisian was the one making a surge to the front as she dug in on the bottom to move past Pursley momentarily in turns one and two. However, Pursley, who had just fallen back to third, was simply busy gathering momentum as he shot around Avedisian at the exit of turn two, then subsequently powered underneath Grant in turn three to overtake the top spot once and for all.


 

On the 21st lap, Daum took hold of the bottom line to advance from fourth to second in one fell swoop while Grant and Avedisian banged wheels in a fierce tussle for position. While that was occurring, Pursley precisely ran his lead up to more than four seconds with three laps to go when Kale Drake (6th) spun to a stop on the back straight, then was nailed by Andrew Deal (13th) who collided with the stopped Drake, resulting in Deal flipping over on his side.


 

Once more, Pursley went unheeded from the lap 28 restart onward and seemed destined to cruise to victory as he rounded turns three and four on the 30th lap. However, the rug was pulled out from Pursley after Gavin Miller (6th) got hung up on the turn two cushion, resulting in Denney (7th) colliding with Miller before spinning backwards.  Thomas Meseraull (10th), making his first USAC start of the year after returning from a late-March broken collarbone, also plowed in and stopped.


 

With the yellow forcing the field to finish the deal once more, the green-white-checkered restart went as smooth as butter for Pursley who escaped away from the pack to close out his victory by a 0.586 second margin at the finish line over Daum, Grant, Timms and Miller.


 

“I really wish Logan didn’t have the malfunction he had,” Pursley stated of Seavey’s early race misfortune. “I felt like it was shaping up to be a really good race with Logan, Justin and me. But this has been a dream come true kind of year. Now I’m just looking forward to hopefully continuing that success and it seems like this 86 car doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. I’m just very fortunate to race with three very good teams and hopefully we can keep it going.”


 

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Zach Daum’s regular ride in the RAMCO Speed Group No. 7p did not make the trip to compete at Mid-America Midget Week. In its stead, Daum (Pocahontas, Ill.) pulled out the No. 5d from his shop after his prospects to compete in the event remained up in the air. He sought an engine and found one after Illinois car owner Wayne Durbin stepped up to help by providing Daum a powerplant to install under the hood in the 11th hour. Once he arrived at the track, Daum did his part by earning his best finish of the USAC season with a second in his RAMCO Speed Group-Daum Motorsports/Kiwi Landscaping – 5d Speed Shop/King/Stanton SR-11x.


 

“Just being here a couple different times, normally, it gets a little blacker than that and the cushion gets a little bit bigger, so the bottom becomes really a lot more relevant,” Daum explained of Red Dirt’s characteristics. “We just weren’t as good as we needed to be on the bottom there late. For putting this deal together in about 72 hours, I’m not going to complain too much about it.”


 

Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.) led a total of 11 laps throughout the middle portion of the race before dropping back to third in the final tally aboard his RMS Racing/NOS Energy Drink – EnviroFab – MPV Express/Spike/Speedway Toyota. When all was said and done, he’d earned his third consecutive podium result at Red Dirt following a pair of runner-up finishes in 2021 and 2022.


 

“We were fading pretty hard right as that caution came out and I figured we were probably in trouble there,” Grant noted. “We were a little too good too early. We were fast all night and really, really good for the first half of the feature there. We were just a little free coming in. At least we’re back on the right track, it seems like. We’ve done a lot of work since USAC Indiana Midget Week. We’ve been trying to find speed and I think we found it tonight. We just needed some minor adjustments and we would’ve been in the hunt at the end.”


 

Jerry Coons Jr.’s crew tightened up his Central Motorsports/Schmidt’s Inc. – Gateway Paintball – Paintball Dave/Spike/Stanton SR-11x up after the prelims and it made all the difference. Coons (Tucson, Ariz.) responded by making his way from his 21st starting position to finish eighth and earn hard charger honors for the night. In six career Red Dirt USAC National Midget starts, Coons has now notched finishes of 4th-4th-3rd-7th-7th-8th.


 

Ryan Timms (Oklahoma City, Okla.) experienced quite the adventure on his Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying run. On the first go-around, he set a new one-lap USAC National Midget track record at Red Dirt of 13.032 seconds, surpassing the former mark of 13.108 set by Tyler Courtney in 2020. However, on lap two, Timms went for an absolute ride in turn two, flipping over six times. The 2022 Red Dirt USAC National Midget winner recovered nicely thereafter, utilizing the same car to finish fourth in the night’s feature.


 


 

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USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 9, 2024 – Red Dirt Raceway – Meeker, Oklahoma – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – Tuesday Night Thunder / USAC Mid-America Midget Week


 

HONEST ABE ROOFING QUALIFYING: 1. Ryan Timms, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.032 (New Track Record); 2. Kale Drake, 97K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.081; 3. Justin Grant, 2, RMS-13.172; 4. Zach Daum, 5d, RAMCO/Daum-13.176; 5. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-13.183; 6. Jade Avedisian, 71, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.184; 7. Jake Andreotti, 14, 4 Kings-13.190; 8. Cannon McIntosh, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.239; 9. Daison Pursley, 86, CBI-13.269; 10. Zach Wigal, 89, CBI-13.378; 11. Gavin Miller, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.379; 12. Jacob Denney, 25, Malloy-13.398; 13. Kyle Jones, 27x, Joyner-13.422; 14. Andrew Felker, 11A, Felker-13.457; 15. Ricky Lewis, 54, 4 Kings-13.497; 16. Thomas Meseraull, 7x, Engler-13.543; 17. Bradley Fezard, 938, V & H-13.548; 18. Hank Davis, 00, Chandler-13.555; 19. Andrew Deal, 15D, Deal-13.766; 20. Trey Zorn, 00z, Chandler-13.831; 21. Jerry Coons Jr., 85, Central-13.881; 22. Zack Merritt, 43, Oerter-14.504; 23. Curtis Spicer, 4s, Spicer-14.591; 24. Ashley Oerter, 44, Oerter-15.398; 25. Shaun Shapel, 84s, Shapel-NT.


 

SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Zach Daum, 2. Zach Wigal, 3. Kyle Jones, 4. Ryan Timms, 5. Thomas Meseraull, 6. Jake Andreotti, 7. Andrew Deal, 8. Zack Merritt.


 

ROD END SUPPLY SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Gavin Miller, 2. Logan Seavey, 3. Cannon McIntosh, 4. Kale Drake, 5. Bradley Fezard, 6. Trey Zorn, 7. Curtis Spicer, 8. Andrew Felker.


 

T.J. FORGED / CAR IQ THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Daison Pursley, 2. Ricky Lewis, 3. Jacob Denney, 4. Jade Avedisian, 5. Hank Davis, 6. Justin Grant, 7. Jerry Coons Jr., 8. Ashley Oerter.


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Daison Pursley (7), 2. Zach Daum (3), 3. Justin Grant (4), 4. Ryan Timms (6), 5. Gavin Miller (8), 6. Jade Avedisian (1), 7. Cannon McIntosh (10), 8. Jerry Coons Jr. (21), 9. Kyle Jones (13), 10. Zach Wigal (11), 11. Kale Drake (5), 12. Jacob Denney (12), 13. Jake Andreotti (9), 14. Trey Zorn (18), 15. Curtis Spicer (23), 16. Thomas Meseraull (14), 17. Andrew Deal (19), 18. Zack Merritt (20), 19. Bradley Fezard (17), 20. Ricky Lewis (15), 21. Hank Davis (16), 22. Logan Seavey (2), 23. Ashley Oerter (22), 24. Shaun Shapel (24). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Logan Seavey, Laps 8-18 Justin Grant, Laps 19-30 Daison Pursley.


 

**Ryan Timms flipped during qualifying. Andrew Deal flipped on lap 28 of the feature.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-667, 2-Cannon McIntosh-580, 3-Ryan Timms-552, 4-Logan Seavey-541, 5-Zach Daum-529, 6-Justin Grant-504, 7-Jacob Denney-484, 8-Gavin Miller-477, 9-Kale Drake-456, 10-Kyle Jones-404.


 

USAC NATIONAL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-119, 2-Robert Ballou-111, 3-Logan Seavey-110, 4-C.J. Leary-96, 5-Justin Grant-93, 6-Joey Amantea-89, 7-Kyle Cummins-86, 8-Chase Stockon-70, 9-Carson Garrett-63, 10-Brady Bacon-62.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 10, 2024 – Mitchell County Fairgrounds – Beloit, Kansas – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – 13th Chad McDaniel Memorial / USAC Mid-America Midget Week


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Ryan Timms (12.775)


 

Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: Ryan Timms (13.032)


 

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Zach Daum


 

Rod End Supply Second Heat Winner: Gavin Miller


 

T.J. Forged / Car IQ Third Heat Winner: Daison Pursley


 

Hard Charger: Jerry Coons (21st to 8th)


 

Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Zach Daum

 

 

Sprintacular Sweep! Seavey Hits USAC Sprint Win #10 at Lincoln Park

.Rich Forman

Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) celebrates his victory following Saturday night's 10th Annual Bill Gardner Sprintacular at Putnamville, Indiana's Lincoln Park Speedway

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Putnamville, Indiana (July 6, 2024)………Logan Seavey has made quite an impression pretty much everywhere he’s gone on the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship tour in 2024.


 

You can now add the 10th Annual Bill Gardner Sprintacular at Putnamville, Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway to his ever-growing accomplishment season checklist.


 

One night after the Sutter, California racer captured his initial Lincoln Park USAC win, on Saturday, he became the first driver to sweep to feature victories on both nights in the decade long history of the Sprintacular event, pocketing $10,000 for his efforts in the 40-lap finale at the 5/16-mile dirt oval.


 

With the triumph, the USAC National Sprint Car point leader earned his 10th victory of the series season, all of which have come in a span of 24 starts. In that same timeframe, he doubled his career output to 20 wins after tallying 10 across his first 146 starts between his 2018 debut and the opening two events of the 2024 campaign.


 

“I feel like I’ve been doing it a long time but really it’s only been a handful of years,” Seavey said. “Twenty is kind of crazy to believe since we just had 10 a few months ago. It took a big effort to build this race team and to come out of the gate like this is amazing.”


 

Seavey began his quest from the fourth spot aboard his Abacus Racing/MPV Express – CG CPAs – Indy Custom Stone/DRC/Stanton Chevy. Yet it was defending Sprintacular victor Brady Bacon who stepped out to the opening lap lead from his outside front row position.


 

On lap four, trouble ensued for a pair of Keystone State racers. Briggs Danner (11th) and Joey Amantea (15th) collided in turn two, resulting in Amantea flipping over. Both drivers’ nights were abruptly ended in the incident. Danner endured an interesting past 24 hours after his primary ride in the Hogue Racing Enterprises No. 39 experienced an engine issue on the opening lap of Friday night’s feature. Out of commission, Danner found work in a backup car for KO Motorsports on Saturday night with both team’s crews pitching in on the effort.


 

When action resumed, the battle at the front became three-pronged as the trio of Bacon, C.J. Leary and Seavey engaged in a three-wide battle for position. On lap seven, Seavey, the third driver in the triumvirate took his game to the topside where he flashed around Leary for second off turn four, then came up a wheel short of Bacon at the line for the race lead. Seavey kept digging, and by the time the pair reached turn three on the eighth circuit, Seavey dove low under Bacon to swipe the top spot.


 

The high line had worked for Seavey all weekend long and he seemingly remained committed to it. Nonetheless, Bacon quickly made up ground on the bottom groove and managed to pull even with Seavey. Thus, Seavey adjusted his tactics and stepped down from the top shelf to defy Bacon’s pursuit.


 

By lap 15, lapped traffic had forced the hand of the leaders to make a choice based on the line the car in front of them was operating with cars at the tail end of the field scattered both high and low. But all that was put to the wayside for the moment as fifth running Robert Ballou slowed with a flat right rear tire on lap 17, forcing him to the Indy Metal Finishing Work Area for fresh rubber. He’d ultimately return to finish 15th.


 

The second red flag of the feature was displayed on lap 19 when the third-place car driven Leary bounced atop the turn four cushion. With seemingly no place to go, fourth running Moles was unable to avoid the melee and collided with Leary, sending Moles toppling over. Subsequently, Jake Swanson (5th) collided with the flipping Moles, but was able to continue on. Moles returned to the field at the tail, driving back to 14th, ending a run of eight consecutive top-six finishes.


 

Daison Pursley, who had worked his way from 25th to 12th before the incident, also collided with Swanson and stopped. It had already been a turbulent evening for Pursley who set fast time in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying, then was involved in a nasty crash during a last lap battle for a heat race win with Ballou. After stepping into a Team AZ Racing backup car, Pursley made his way into the feature via a provisional. Starting from the 13th and final row, he made two separate charges through the field. When all was said and done, he’d come back to finish 13th.


 

With eight laps to go, Bacon had closed up the interval on Seavey’s lead to just a couple car lengths. Drawing nearer, Seavey made his escape in turn three as he split between the high/low duo of Ivan Glotzbach and Nate Schank. As Schank shook loose on the cushion, just behind him was Bacon, who momentarily became stifled as he avoided contact with the 2022 USAC CRA Sprint Car Rookie of the Year who was making his first USAC national start, which allowed Seavey to double his lead from six tenths to 1.2 seconds, though he still remained mired in the thick of gridlock.


 

“I was just trying to change stuff up and try to see where I felt better,” Seavey explained. “Then we get to traffic, and it seemed like every time I got to a car, they’d come from the bottom and go to the top. I don’t know if they were trying to get out of the way and they were putting themselves in the way but that’s part of racing and you’ve got to figure out how to get through it and I almost gave one up there.”


 

As Seavey maneuvered to the bottom to put Zack Pretorius a lap down, Bacon quickly made up ground, and with four laps remaining, drag raced past Seavey for the lead entering turn three. As Bacon slid up, Seavey slid under and was able to gain back a half car length advantage over Bacon at the stripe on lap 37. Bacon set up for another opportunity in turn one on lap 38, but snagged the cushion, then was hit in the rear bumper by Pretorius, once again allowing Seavey to break free, this time for good.


 

“This place was changing a lot there and I knew that being the leader early isn’t the best,” Seavey remarked. “It really makes you use everything you’ve got in your toolbox to figure out what to do. You go into one so slow and I’m just listening, thinking I can hear him running the top. I kept seeing his nose getting into three, so I knew I was losing a lot getting into one. I knew I was struggling to go by them guys. I couldn’t run the bottom as good as I needed to since they were all lined up on the cushion. So, I really didn’t have much place to go and Brady made a big move.”


 

Seavey held off one more furious charge from Bacon on the final go around to score a 0.665 second margin of victory. Leary brought it home third with Kevin Thomas Jr. fourth and Justin Grant fifth as the entire top-five consisted of past Sprintacular winners.


 

Overall, it’s Seavey’s third consecutive USAC National Sprint Car victory after notching one last Saturday at Macon (Ill.) Speedway before doubling up at Lincoln Park this weekend, thus making him the first driver to win three-in-a-row with the series since Justin Grant swept all three nights of Sprint Car Smackdown weekend at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway in August of 2023.


 

Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.) led the opening seven laps of the feature en route to his seventh runner-up finish of the USAC Sprint season in his Dynamics, Inc./Next Level Metal – Davis Brothers Trucking – Hutson John Deere/Triple X/Rider Chevy.


 

C.J. Leary (Greenfield, Ind.) posted a third-place result to capture his ninth straight top-10 finish Sprintacular feature events dating back to 2020 at the wheel of his BGE Dougherty Motorsports/Altoz – Valvoline – Hornbeck Concrete/DRC/1-Way Chevy.


 

Meanwhile, Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, Ind.) went +12 in the main event, starting 23rd and advancing his way up to an 11th place finish. Ricky Lewis (Camarillo, Calif.) became the first driver to earn a second Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night award in 2024 after executing a late-race pass to snag the final transfer spot in his heat race before collecting his second straight sixth place finish in as many nights. Sixteenth place finisher Tye Mihocko (Peoria, Aria.) was the recipient of a $550 bonus as the top weekly Lincoln Park Speedway racer in the feature.


 


 

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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 6, 2024 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana – 5/16-Mile Dirt Oval – 10th Annual IndianaOpenWheel.com Bill Gardner Sprintacular


 

HONEST ABE ROOFING QUALIFYING: 1. Daison Pursley, 21AZ, Team AZ-12.050; 2. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-12.131; 3. Ricky Lewis, 41, Stensland-12.399; 4. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-12.446; 5. Jake Swanson, 24, Simon-12.472; 6. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-12.478; 7. C.J. Leary, 15x, BGE Dougherty-12.547; 8. Rylan Gray, 06, Gray-12.603; 9. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-12.624; 10. Kevin Thomas Jr., 3R, Rock Steady-12.656; 11. Shane Cottle, 2E, Epperson-12.665; 12. Zack Pretorius, 9z, Pretorius-12.675; 13. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-12.703; 14. Briggs Danner, 5D, KO-12.706; 15. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-12.833; 16. Brent Beauchamp, 11, Beauchamp-12.844; 17. Geoff Ensign, 17, On The Gass-12.852; 18. Chance Crum, 26, Crum-12.875; 19. Matt Westfall, 33m, Marshall-12.930; 20. Ivan Glotzbach, 2H, Hayden-12.930; 21. Nate Schank, 1, Schank-12.931; 22. Wesley Smith, 2B, 2B Racing-12.943; 23. Joey Amantea, 88J, JPA-12.959; 24. Carson Garrett, 15, BGE Dougherty-12.967; 25. Tye Mihocko, 24p, Paul-12.986; 26. Chase Stockon, 5s, KO-12.997; 27. Anton Hernandez, 5, Baldwin/Fox-13.030; 28. Todd Hobson, 04, Burton-13.089; 29. Travis Thompson, 7, Thompson-13.093; 30. Kyle Johnson, 99J, Johnson-13.106; 31. Logan Calderwood, 73, Ford-13.166; 32. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-13.203; 33. Kayla Roell, 5K, KO-13.248; 34. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-13.262; 35. Daylan Chambers, 4c, Chambers-13.347; 36. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-13.348; 37. Hunter Maddox, 36, Maddox-13.424; 38. Nate Ervin, 11E, Algieo-13.567; 39. James Boyd, 16B, Boyd-13.703; 40. Sam Hinds, 71H, Hinds-13.893; 41. Tom Eller, 29OG, Eller-13.986; 42. Mike Larrison, 06L, American Dream-13.996; 43. Will Barnett, 88, Barnett-14.695; 44. Donny Brackett, 4B, Brackett-NT; 45. Harley Burns, 16, Britt Aero-NT.


 

SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Robert Ballou, 2. Kyle Cummins, 3. Geoff Ensign, 4. Tye Mihocko, 5. Jake Swanson, 6. Nate Schank, 7. Kayla Roell, 8. Travis Thompson, 9. Tom Eller, 10. Hunter Maddox, 11. Daison Pursley. NT


 

ROD END SUPPLY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr., 2. Mitchel Moles, 3. Brady Bacon, 4. Briggs Danner, 5. Chance Crum, 6. Wesley Smith, 7. Chase Stockon, 8. Brandon Mattox, 9. Kyle Johnson, 10. Mike Larrison, 11. Nate Ervin. 2:12.55


 

T.J. FORGED THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Justin Grant, 2. C.J. Leary, 3. Shane Cottle, 4. Joey Amantea, 5. Ricky Lewis, 6. Anton Hernandez, 7. Matt Westfall, 8. Logan Calderwood, 9. James Boyd, 10. Will Barnett, 11. Daylan Chambers. 2:12.30


 

CAR IQ FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Logan Seavey, 2. Carson Garrett, 3. Rylan Gray, 4. Ivan Glotzbach, 5. Brent Beauchamp, 6. Zack Pretorius, 7. Todd Hobson, 8. Trey Osborne, 9. Troy Carey, 10. Sam Hinds. 2:15.00


 

TRAILER ALARMS C-MAIN: (10 laps, top-4 transfer to the semi) 1. Hunter Maddox, 2. Kyle Johnson, 3. Sam Hinds, 4. Troy Carey, 5. Mike Larrison, 6. James Boyd, 7. Tom Eller, 8. Will Barnett, 9. Nate Ervin. NT


 

ELLIOTT’S CUSTOM TRAILERS & CARTS SEMI: (12 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature) 1. Nate Schank, 2. Zack Pretorius, 3. Anton Hernandez, 4. Chase Stockon, 5. Wesley Smith, 6. Matt Westfall, 7. Daison Pursley, 8. Todd Hobson, 9. Logan Calderwood, 10. Brandon Mattox, 11. Kayla Roell, 12. Kyle Johnson, 13. Sam Hinds, 14. Trey Osborne, 15. Hunter Maddox, 16. Travis Thompson, 17. Troy Carey. 2:50.47


 

FEATURE: (40 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Logan Seavey (4), 2. Brady Bacon (2), 3. C.J. Leary (1), 4. Kevin Thomas Jr. (7), 5. Justin Grant (9), 6. Ricky Lewis (5), 7. Shane Cottle (12), 8. Jake Swanson (3), 9. Kyle Cummins (11), 10. Carson Garrett (21), 11. Chase Stockon (23), 12. Anton Hernandez (24), 13. Daison Pursley (25-P), 14. Mitchel Moles (6), 15. Robert Ballou (8), 16. Tye Mihocko (22), 17. Chance Crum (17), 18. Brent Beauchamp (15), 19. Ivan Glotzbach (18), 20. Nate Schank (19), 21. Zack Pretorius (13), 22. Matt Westfall (26-P), 23. Rylan Gray (10), 24. Geoff Ensign (16), 25. Briggs Danner (14), 26. Joey Amantea (20). NT


 

(P) represents a provisional starter


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Brady Bacon, Laps 8-40 Logan Seavey.


 

**Daison Pursley flipped during the first heat. Joey Amantea flipped on lap 4 of the feature. Mitchel Moles flipped on lap 19 of the feature.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Logan Seavey-1713, 2-Brady Bacon-1651, 3-C.J. Leary-1628, 4-Daison Pursley-1580, 5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1548, 6-Mitchel Moles-1479, 7-Robert Ballou-1452, 8-Justin Grant-1438, 9-Kyle Cummins-1361, 10-Jake Swanson-1271.


 

USAC NATIONAL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-113, 2-Robert Ballou-111, 3-Logan Seavey-110, 4-C.J. Leary-96, 5-Justin Grant-92, 6-Joey Amantea-89, 7-Kyle Cummins-86, 8-Chase Stockon-70, 9-Carson Garrett-63, 10-Brady Bacon-62.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 26, 2024 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana – 5/16-Mile Dirt Oval – 37th Annual NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented By Honest Abe Roofing


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Justin Grant (12.319)


 

Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: Daison Pursley (12.050)


 

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Robert Ballou


 

Rod End Supply Second Heat Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

T.J. Forged Third Heat Winner: Justin Grant


 

Car IQ Fourth Heat Winner: Logan Seavey


 

Trailer Alarms C-Main Winner: Hunter Maddox


 

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Nate Schank


 

Hard Charger: Chase Stockon (23rd to 11th)


 

Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Ricky Lewis


 

Indiana Open Wheel Highest Finishing Weekly Driver: Tye Mihocko (16th)


 

The Frolic Bar & Grill Second Highest Finishing Weekly Driver: Ivan Glotzbach (19th)

 

Seavey Avoids Catastrophe to Win Sprintacular Opener at Lincoln Park

David Nearpass

Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) avoided catastrophe to win Friday night's 10th Annual Bill Gardner Sprintacular at Putnamville, Indiana's Lincoln Park Speedway.

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Putnamville, Indiana (July 5, 2024)………There was a point in time in which Logan Seavey thought his race was over during Friday night’s 10th Annual Bill Gardner Sprintacular opener at Putnamville, Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway.


 

While leading 13 laps into the 30-lap main event, Seavey attempted to avoid a pair of spinning cars just in front of him. Despite fairly significant contact with one of the two machines, Seavey pushed through quite literally and figuratively to claim his ninth victory of the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season.


 

Just as he did in his most recent series outing at Macon (Ill.) Speedway six nights earlier, Seavey set the tone for the night by setting fast qualifying time in his Abacus Racing/MPV Express – CG CPAs – Indy Custom Stone/DRC/Stanton Chevy, then proceeded to march his way to victory lane during the feature event.


 

In doing so, Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) became the first driver to simultaneously score back-to-back fast qualifying times and feature wins with the series in nearly a decade. Bryan Clauson was the most recent driver to achieve the feat late during the 2013 season at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway and Arizona’s Canyon Speedway Park.


 

Overall, Seavey’s victory was the 19th of his USAC National Sprint Car career, moving him past Kyle Cummins and into sole possession of 34th place on the all-time list. This time, he won one at the 5/16-mile dirt oval that he has long considered one of his ultimate favorites.


 

“When I first started coming out here, this became one of my favorite tracks in Indiana,” Seavey exclaimed. “It’s beaten me up for a lot of years, so it’s cool to get one here at Putnamville and get these guys back in victory lane.”


 

Not only did Seavey kick off the night by besting the 47-car field on his time trial run, he did so by obliterating the previous USAC track record at Lincoln Park. His time of 11.959 seconds in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying was the first ever official 11-second bracket lap turned at LPS, erasing the former record of 12.276 seconds set by Brady Bacon in 2018.


 

Slated to start sixth on the grid for the feature event, Seavey and Abacus first had to perform a bit of preventative maintenance beforehand. It was a certain facet that stole victory away from the team during a USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Midget event at Circle City Raceway in 2023, making it of utmost importance to correct before the main event got underway.


 

“We had a wire break, actually a kill switch, which is something that has cost us a race in the past,” Seavey explained. “So, we were being extra careful just to make sure this thing was hitting on all eight cylinders and just firing in general. It’s these things that our guys are getting really good at.  Avoiding issues like that is what allows you to contend for championships.”


 

Seavey, who has led the USAC National Sprint Car standings since mid-February, quickly hustled his way up to third on the opening lap, slotting in behind the duo of front row occupants Mitchel Moles and Robert Ballou who diced things up for the first trio of laps with Moles leading the way each time.


 

However, Seavey was superb in ringing the cushion as he zipped by Ballou for second off the exit of turn four on lap three. Mere moments later, Seavey blasted around Moles on the high side of turns one and two to escape with the lead. By the time the frontrunners reached turn four on lap four, Ballou had slipped under Moles for the runner-up spot.


 

At this juncture, seemingly the only thing that could stifle Seavey is getting tripped up in traffic, and that nearly came to fruition. As Seavey reached the tail end of the field on the 13th lap, the car of Harley Burns sat idly in the middle of turn three. By this point, Seavey had committed to the high side for his escape plan. However, the car directly in front of Seavey, driven by Rylan Gray, smashed into the side of Burns, sending Gray spinning backwards straight into the path of Seavey. Seavey’s left front wheel wound up clipping the back end of Gray’s machine, but Seavey managed to continue onward.


 

“I thought I broke my front end, and I thought my race might be over,” Seavey revealed. “My steering wheel was all crooked and I had to readjust some things in the car. It kept feeling like it was getting worse and worse. I thought I was folding up a draglink. I could feel something going away in my front end. Luckily, this thing held together and (crewmen) Ronnie (Gardner) and Kirk (Simpson) gave me a great racecar like they always do.”


 

Meanwhile, second running Ballou also executed a narrow escape much similar to Seavey as he attempted to dodge catastrophe, hitting the tail tank of Burns who was rolling down toward the inside of the track right into the path of Ballou. Despite the contact, Ballou also managed to keep himself going by escaping and racing on.


 

On the ensuing restart, sixth running Justin Grant saw his bid for a solid finish go by the wayside when the car of Carson Garrett (4th) slid sideways in turn one. As a result, Grant got into the left side of Garrett’s car, then Bacon (7th) subsequently plowed into Grant, flattening Grant's left rear tire. Grant restarted after being escorted to the Indy Metal Finishing Work Area but ended up 17th at the finish.


 

Ballou made a run at Seavey for the lead just before the halfway mark and was able to pull even briefly before Seavey swapped over to the low line, stealing away Ballou’s groove, and from there, was able to break away and put a lock down on the race for the lead.


 

“My car was really good on the cushion early, so it was hard to give that up,” Seavey said. “You know it always goes away here, especially when the bottom is that good. It was getting slick on the exit out of two, so I knew it was time to get down. Lapped traffic was on the bottom, so I knew that would give me a little bit more time to figure it out.”


 

Once Seavey did figure it out, he was able to secure his position up front just as he’s done already eight times before with the series in 2024.


 

“It’s so hard to change lines when you’re leading,” Seavey stated. “You see it all the time where second has a little bit of an advantage. It’s tricky and I’m not really known for running the bottom. I was doing big ol’ wheelies down the back stretch because you’re going so slow, and there’s so much grip, you just drag the tail tank all the way down the back stretch, which makes it hard to get into turn three. There were lots of adjustments I was doing to make myself better once I did move down, I didn’t really know whether to blow through the middle or really get down by the tires, but it seemed like whenever I did, my car went through there very nicely and I could just cruise around there.”


 

When all was said and done, Seavey took his first Lincoln Park Speedway USAC victory, crossing the stripe 0.806 seconds ahead of Ballou with Moles third, Bacon fourth and Garrett fifth.


 

For the second straight race, Robert Ballou (Rocklin, Calif.) earned a podium finish, taking second on this night in his Ballou Motorsports/Suburban Subaru – Deaton’s Waterfront Services/DRC/Ott Chevy.


 

Mitchel Moles (Raisin City, Calif.) led the opening three laps and finished inside the top-six for the eighth straight event in his Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports/AME Electrical – Mesilla Valley Transportation/Spike/Stanton Chevy.


 

Kevin Thomas Jr. (Cullman, Ala.) worked his way into the top-10 after being mired all the way back on the outside of row nine. In the end, KTJ advanced from 18th to 10th to collect hard charger honors for the night's feature.


 

Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, Ind.) made a valiant comeback late in the going during the Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi-Feature. Starting ninth, he worked his way up to the fourth and final transfer spot to earn his way into the night's feature. He was rewarded as the recipient of the Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night.


 

In the third heat race of the night, Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.) established a new 10-lap USAC National Sprint Car track record at Lincoln Park Speedway. His time of 2:08.53 surpassed the former record of 2:09.325 held by Kyle Cummins since July of 2021.


 


 

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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 5, 2024 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana – 5/16-Mile Dirt Oval – 10th Annual Bill Gardner Sprintacular


 

HONEST ABE ROOFING QUALIFYING: 1. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-11.959 (New Track Record); 2. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-12.026; 3. Carson Garrett, 15, BGE Dougherty-12.068; 4. Jadon Rogers, 17GP, Dutcher-12.086; 5. Ricky Lewis, 41, Stensland-12.114; 6. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-12.138; 7. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-12.140; 8. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-12.184; 9. Kyle Shipley, 4u, AJR-12.190; 10. Daison Pursley, 21AZ, Team AZ-12.230; 11. C.J. Leary, 15x, BGE Dougherty-12.239; 12. Shane Cottle, 2E, Epperson-12.244; 13. Chance Crum, 26, Crum-12.245; 14. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-12.252; 15. Kevin Thomas Jr., 3R, Rock Steady-12.272; 16. Jake Swanson, 24, Simon-12.278; 17. Joey Amantea, 88J, JPA-12.298; 18. Logan Calderwood, 73, Ford-12.343; 19. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-12.395; 20. Ivan Glotzbach, 2H, Hayden-12.402; 21. Wesley Smith, 2B, 2B Racing-12.418; 22. Nate Schank, 1, Schank-12.471; 23. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-12.502; 24. Tye Mihocko, 24p, Paul-12.520; 25. Harley Burns, 16, Britt Aero-12.528; 26. Brayden Fox, 53, Fox-12.536; 27. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-12.546; 28. Matt Westfall, 33m, Marshall-12.550; 29. Todd Hobson, 04, Burton-12.604; 30. Geoff Ensign, 17, On The Gass-12.613; 31. Kayla Roell, 5K, KO-12.637; 32. Chase Stockon, 5s, KO-12.648; 33. Brent Beauchamp, 11, Beauchamp-12.735; 34. Rylan Gray, 06, Gray-12.735; 35. Zack Pretorius, 9z, Pretorius-12.743; 36. Seth Parker, 38p, Parker-12.770; 37. Hunter Maddox, 36, Maddox-12.958; 38. Sam Hinds, 71H, Hinds-13.064; 39. Gabriel Gilbert, 10G, GGR-13.073; 40. James Boyd, 16B, Boyd-13.247; 41. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-13.284; 42. Nathan Seale, 1s, Seale-13.522; 43. Cody Williams, 26w, Williams-13.704; 44. Tom Eller, 29OG, Eller-13.908; 45. Nate Ervin, 11E, Algieo-14.685; 46. Anton Hernandez, 5, Baldwin/Fox-NT; 47. Kyle Johnson, 99J, Johnson-NT (Time of 12.374 disallowed due to illegal left rear tire).


 

SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Wesley Smith, 2. Ricky Lewis, 3. Logan Seavey, 4. Joey Amantea, 5. Chance Crum, 6. Brent Beauchamp, 7. Harley Burns, 8. Kyle Shipley, 9. Hunter Maddox, 10. Nate Ervin, 11. Troy Carey, 12. Todd Hobson. NT


 

ROD END SUPPLY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Daison Pursley, 2. Kyle Cummins, 3. Robert Ballou, 4. Brady Bacon, 5. Rylan Gray, 6. Nate Schank, 7. Geoff Ensign, 8. Logan Calderwood, 9. Nathan Seale, 10. Brayden Fox, 11. Kyle Johnson, 12. Sam Hinds. NT


 

T.J. FORGED THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Justin Grant, 2. C.J. Leary, 3. Mitchel Moles, 4. Kevin Thomas Jr., 5. Carson Garrett, 6. Brandon Mattox, 7. Zack Pretorius, 8. Trey Osborne, 9. Kayla Roell, 10. Gabriel Gilbert, 11. Cody Williams. 2:08.53 (New Track Record)


 

CAR IQ FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Tye Mihocko, 2. Briggs Danner, 3. Shane Cottle, 4. Jake Swanson, 5. Matt Westfall, 6. Seth Parker, 7. Chase Stockon, 8. Ivan Glotzbach, 9. James Boyd, 10. Tom Eller, 11. Jadon Rogers. 2:11.52


 

TRAILER ALARMS C-MAIN: (10 laps, top-4 transfer to the semi) 1. Hunter Maddox, 2. Kayla Roell, 3. Kyle Johnson, 4. Todd Hobson, 5. Sam Hinds, 6. Nathan Seale, 7. Nate Ervin, 8. James Boyd, 9. Tom Eller, 10. Cody Williams, 11. Troy Carey. 2:20.10


 

ELLIOTT’S CUSTOM TRAILERS & CARTS SEMI: (12 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature) 1. Kyle Shipley, 2. Harley Burns, 3. Jadon Rogers, 4. Chase Stockon, 5. Brandon Mattox, 6. Nate Schank, 7. Logan Calderwood, 8. Seth Parker, 9. Geoff Ensign, 10. Kayla Roell, 11. Hunter Maddox, 12. Ivan Glotzbach, 13. Todd Hobson, 14. Kyle Johnson, 15. Zack Pretorius, 16. Brent Beauchamp, 17. Trey Osborne. NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Logan Seavey (6), 2. Robert Ballou (2), 3. Mitchel Moles (1), 4. Brady Bacon (5), 5. Carson Garrett (4), 6. Ricky Lewis (3), 7. Daison Pursley (7), 8. Shane Cottle (15), 9. C.J. Leary (14), 10. Kevin Thomas Jr. (18), 11. Tye Mihocko (10), 12. Jake Swanson (19), 13. Wesley Smith (9), 14. Kyle Cummins (17), 15. Kyle Shipley (13), 16. Chase Stockon (23), 17. Justin Grant (8), 18. Matt Westfall (22), 19. Rylan Gray (24), 20. Chance Crum (16), 21. Jadon Rogers (11), 22. Joey Amantea (20), 23. Harley Burns (21), 24. Briggs Danner (12). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Mitchel Moles, Laps 4-30 Logan Seavey.


 

**Kayla Roell & Gabriel Gilbert flipped during the third heat.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Logan Seavey-1632, 2-Brady Bacon-1577, 3-C.J. Leary-1557, 4-Daison Pursley-1537, 5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1479, 6-Mitchel Moles-1432, 7-Robert Ballou-1411, 8-Justin Grant-1372, 9-Kyle Cummins-1308, 10-Jake Swanson-1216.


 

USAC NATIONAL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-113, 2-Robert Ballou-111, 3-Logan Seavey-107, 4-C.J. Leary-96, 5-Joey Amantea-89, 6-Justin Grant-88, 7-Kyle Cummins-84, 8-Brady Bacon-62, 9-Matt Westfall-61, 10-Kevin Thomas Jr.-58.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 6, 2024 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana – 5/16-Mile Dirt Oval – 10th Annual Bill Gardner Sprintacular


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Robert Ballou (11.942)


 

Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: Logan Seavey (11.959)


 

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Wesley Smith


 

Rod End Supply Second Heat Winner: Daison Pursley


 

T.J. Forged Third Heat Winner: Justin Grant


 

Car IQ Fourth Heat Winner: Tye Mihocko


 

Trailer Alarms C-Main Winner: Hunter Maddox


 

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Kyle Shipley


 

Hard Charger: Kevin Thomas Jr. (18th to 10th)


 

Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Chase Stockon

 

Silver Crown Sumar Classic at Terre Haute Rained Out, Rescheduled for October 6

Terre Haute, Indiana (July 4, 2024)………Heavy morning showers and a forecast of thunderstorms to continue through midday have forced postponement of the Thursday night, July 4, Sumar Classic featuring the USAC Silver Crown National Championship at Indiana’s Terre Haute Action Track.


 

The 20th running of the 100-lap Sumar Classic will now take place at Terre Haute’s 1/2-mile dirt oval on Sunday, October 6.


 

General admission tickets for the October 6 reschedule date at Terre Haute are $31 for ages 11 & up and free for kids age 10 & under. Infield tickets are $26 for ages 11 & up and free for kids age 10 & under. Pit Passes are $40. Ages 10 & under are $15.


 

The Sumar Classic on Sunday, October 6 will now serve as the final dirt race of the 2024 USAC Silver Crown season and the penultimate round of the championship. The USAC Silver Crown campaign now resumes on July 19-20 with the inaugural running of the Salt City 100 at Salt City Speedway’s 1/2-mile dirt oval in Hutchinson, Kansas.


 

The USAC national season continues this weekend with a pair of USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship events on Friday-Saturday night, July 5-6, during the IndianaOpenWheel.com Bill Gardner Sprintacular at Putnamville, Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway.

 

 

Red Hill’s Salute to Levi Jones USAC Sprint Race Rained Out, Rescheduled for August 15

Sumner, Illinois (July 3, 2024)………Morning showers and a forecast calling for incoming heavy thunderstorms has forced postponement of the Wednesday, July 3, Salute to Levi Jones program featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship at Red Hill Raceway in Sumner, Illinois.


 

The $10,000-to-winevent will now take place at Red Hill Raceway on Thursday night, August 15, at the 3/8-mile dirt oval in southeastern Illinois.


 

The series’ first visit to Red Hill in 26 years marks the inaugural edition of the Salute to Levi Jones, honoring the seven-time USAC national driving champion and series official who was recently announced as an inductee to the USAC Hall of Fame. Jones, who was born and raised in nearby Olney, Ill., made his first career USAC National Sprint Car start at Red Hill in 1998.


 

Two previous USAC National Sprint Car events have been run at Red Hill with Billy Puterbaugh Jr. winning in 1996 and Derek Davidson scoring the victory in 1998.


 

Grandstand tickets for the August 15 event at Red Hill are $30 for ages 13 and up. General admission tickets for ages 6-12 are $5. General admission tickets for ages 5 and under are free. Pit passes are $40 apiece.


 

Pits open at 3pm Central and the grandstands open at 5:30pm. Hot laps are set for 7pm. Modifieds will also be on the event card.


 

The addition of Red Hill on Thursday, August 15, kicks off a three-race weekend for USAC across Illinois. The USAC Silver Crown National Championship will be in action the following two nights on Friday night, August 16, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. before traveling to the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ill. on Saturday, August 17.


 

The USAC national season continues this week with the Sumar Classic featuring the Silver Crown series on Thursday night, July 4, at Indiana’s Terre Haute Action Track. The USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season resumes this Friday-Saturday, July 5-6, with the Bill Gardner Sprintacular at Putnamville, Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway.

 

 

 

Moles-Mentum: Moles Repeats at Macon for First USAC Sprint Win of ‘24

Jack Reitz Photo

 FRIDAY JUNE 28TH... Mitchel Moles (Raisin City, Calif.) celebrates his first win of the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season on Friday night at Illinois' Macon Speedway

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Macon, Illinois (June 28, 2024)………Mitchel Moles’ first USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship feature victory in 37 races came at the same exact place he captured his most recent series win nearly a full season ago.


 

One year after becoming the first ever USAC National Sprint Car winner at Illinois’ Macon Speedway, the Raisin City, California native became the first ever repeat series winner at the 1/5-mile dirt oval during Friday night’s Top Gun Weekend opener.


 

In his first start since racing to a USAC Eastern Storm championship earlier this month, Moles continued his roll into Macon, leading all 40 laps from his outside front row starting position aboard the Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports/AME Electrical – Mesilla Valley Transportation/Spike/Stanton Chevy.


 

After notching a single top-five result in his first 17 series starts of 2024, Moles has now responded with six consecutive top-five performances, which includes his fourth career triumph on Friday night at Macon.


 

“It’s just more momentum than anything,” Moles explained. “It’s no secret in this deal that when you get beat down, it’s hard to overcome that. But when you have good people around you, you keep telling yourself that you’ll get it, and you’ll figure it out.”


 

Whereas Moles’ winning performance at Macon in 2023 came in dramatic fashion via a pass for the lead with two laps remaining and a photo finish victory by a mere 0.093 seconds, there were no such theatrics this time around. Moles sprinted away and was never seriously threatened from the get-go.


 

Despite Moles’ dominance, there were a share of movers and shakers in the field making hay when the opportunities presented themselves. Fourth starting Brady Bacon advanced to third, driving under Carson Garrett in turn three for the spot on the lap six restart following a spin and stop on the front straightaway by 17th running Joey Amantea.


 

The second of two cautions occurred when 20th running Hayden Harvey tagged the back straightaway wall with a wallop on the eighth lap, prematurely ending his first career USAC start.


 

On the ensuing restart, Bacon stepped up to second place as he scootered under Leary for the runner-up spot to slot in behind race leader Moles. Now, the only two drivers to win a USAC National Sprint Car race at Macon Speedway were running one-two at the front of the field.


 

Nonetheless, Moles still maintained a six car length edge, which translated to a 1.6 second interval by the halfway mark on lap 20. By lap 24, Justin Grant surged to third after Garrett’s car became tight between turns one and two. Grant slipped under Garrett, then instigated his pursuit of Bacon for second.


 

On lap 29, Grant took over the runner-up spot when Bacon ramped over the right rear tire of the lapped car of Brandon Mattox in turn one, opening the door for Grant to shuffle onward via the low side. All the jockeying from second on back certainly helped appease any sort of pressure on Moles who extended his lead to a full straightaway more than 3.5 seconds ahead using the high line.


 

“It was cowboy up there,” Moles exclaimed. “I don’t know how far of a lead I had there, but I feel like I was getting through traffic pretty good. (The crew) made some swings there at the end and (crewman) Dylan (Cook) gave me a little pep talk before we went out, which sealed the deal for me.”


 

However, at the head of the field, Moles was head of the class as he sheared his way through every piece of traffic to put his stamp on a long-awaited USAC victory by a 2.253 second margin with Justin Grant, Brady Bacon, Carson Garrett and Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier Daison Pursley rounding out the top-five.


 

Interestingly enough, Macon served as Moles’ most recent USAC victory 37 races ago. It was a 34-race winless streak that Moles ended one year ago at Macon. Furthermore, with his Macon victory, he became the first driver ever to win his first start after scoring the USAC Eastern Storm title, which dates back to 2007.


 

Following a tumultuous first two appearances with the USAC Sprint Cars at Macon in 2023, Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.) returned by advancing six positions to a fine second place performance in his TOPP Motorsports/NOS Energy Drink – Bow Foundation – TOPP Industries/Maxim/Kistler Chevy. For Grant, it was his sixth consecutive series finish inside the top-eight.


 

In his first Macon start since winning one year ago, Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.) posted a third-place result in his Dynamics, Inc./Next Level Metal – Davis Bros. Trucking – Hutson John Deere/Triple X/Rider Chevy. In his past 12 series starts this year, Bacon has now finished on the podium on nine occasions.


 

Kyle Cummins (Princeton, Ind.) was forced to go to a backup car after a crash in his heat race broke the frame of his chassis. With the backup, which had formerly been his primary machine, by rule, Cummins was forced to start at the tail of the field in the 22nd position. From there, he picked off seven to finish 15th, thus earning hard charger honors for the evening.


 

Over the past week, Jake Swanson (Anaheim, Calif.) was busy putting the Daming-Swanson Motorsports team together after he and the 2B Racing team parted ways. Joe Daming, who passed away this past February at the age of 47, had owned Swanson’s local Indiana sprint car, winning 17 times together between 2021-23. On Friday at Macon, Swanson delivered a solid performance with the No. 5T, winning his heat race and finishing ninth in the feature. That earned him the Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night.


 


 

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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 28, 2024 – Macon Speedway – Macon, Illinois – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – Top Gun Weekend


 

HONEST ABE ROOFING QUALIFYING: 1. Daison Pursley, 21AZ, Team AZ-10.335; 2. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-10.388; 3. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-10.389; 4. Carson Garrett, 15, BGE Dougherty-10.431; 5. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-10.482; 6. Nic Harris, N2, Harris-10.483; 7. C.J. Leary, 15x, BGE Dougherty-10.497; 8. Wesley Smith, 2B, 2B Racing-10.580; 9. Anton Hernandez, 5, Baldwin/Fox-10.600; 10. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming/Swanson-10.640; 11. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-10.686; 12. Kevin Thomas Jr., 3R, Rock Steady-10.758; 13. Shane Cottle, 2E, Epperson-10.812; 14. Mario Clouser, 6, Clouser-10.842; 15. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-10.870; 16. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-10.884; 17. Matt Westfall, 33m, Marshall-10.936; 18. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-10.954; 19. Harley Burns, 16, Burns-10.970; 20. Hunter Maddox, 24m, Maddox-11.004; 21. Jadon Rogers, 17GP, Dutcher-11.072; 22. Joey Amantea, 88J, JPA-11.398; 23. Hayden Harvey, 8, Smith/Robertson-11.425; 24. Colten Cottle, 8D, KCBJ-11.470.


 

SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Jake Swanson, 2. Shane Cottle, 3. Daison Pursley, 4. C.J. Leary, 5. Joey Amantea, 6. Carson Garrett, 7. Harley Burns, 8. Kyle Cummins. NT


 

ROD END SUPPLY SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Justin Grant, 2. Logan Seavey, 3. Mario Clouser, 4. Mitchel Moles, 5. Matt Westfall, 6. Wesley Smith, 7. Hayden Harvey, 8. Hunter Maddox.


 

T.J. FORGED / CAR IQ THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Robert Ballou, 2. Brandon Mattox, 3. Brady Bacon, 4. Jadon Rogers, 5. Colten Cottle, 6. Kevin Thomas Jr., 7. Nic Harris, 8. Anton Hernandez. NT


 

FEATURE: (40 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mitchel Moles (2), 2. Justin Grant (8), 3. Brady Bacon (4), 4. Carson Garrett (3), 5. Daison Pursley (6), 6. Robert Ballou (9), 7. Logan Seavey (5), 8. C.J. Leary (1), 9. Jake Swanson (7), 10. Wesley Smith (10), 11. Kevin Thomas Jr. (11), 12. Mario Clouser (15), 13. Nic Harris (13), 14. Jadon Rogers (16), 15. Kyle Cummins (22), 16. Matt Westfall (17), 17. Joey Amantea (18), 18. Hunter Maddox (14), 19. Shane Cottle (12), 20. Brandon Mattox (19), 21. Harley Burns (20), 22. Colten Cottle (21), 23. Hayden Harvey (23). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-40 Mitchel Moles.


 

**Anton Hernandez flipped during the third heat.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Logan Seavey-1470, 2-C.J. Leary-1439, 3-Brady Bacon-1435, 4-Daison Pursley-1399, 5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1398, 6-Mitchel Moles-1302, 7-Justin Grant-1296, 8-Robert Ballou-1265, 9-Kyle Cummins-1207, 10-Jake Swanson-1119.


 

USAC NATIONAL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-110, 2-Robert Ballou-106, 3-Logan Seavey-97, 4-Justin Grant-88, 5-Joey Amantea-87, 6-C.J. Leary-85, 7-Kyle Cummins-75, 8-Brady Bacon-61, 9-Matt Westfall-54, 10-Carson Garrett-52.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: June 29, 2024 – Macon Speedway – Macon, Illinois – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – Top Gun Weekend


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: C.J. Leary (10.448)


 

Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: Daison Pursley (10.335)


 

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Jake Swanson


 

Rod End Supply Second Heat Winner: Justin Grant


 

T.J. Forged / Car IQ Third Heat Winner: Robert Ballou


 

Irvin King Hard Charger: Kyle Cummins (22nd to 15th)


 

Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Jake Swanson

 

 

Indiana Summer! USAC Sprints Face 37th Indiana Sprint Week July 26-Aug 3

Josh James

The 37th annual edition of NOS Energy Drink USAC Indiana Sprint Week Presented By Honest Abe Roofing consists of seven USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship events at seven different tracks across nine nights in the Hoosier State July 26-August 3.

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Speedway, Indiana (July 24, 2024)………Since 1988, midsummer in the Hoosier State has been the focal point for drivers, teams and the throngs of race fans from around the world who converge on Indiana for a weeklong extravaganza of sprint car racing unlike any other.


 

For the 37th straight season, and the 29th under USAC sanction, NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented By Honest Abe Roofing provides a sensational slate of dirt tracks and drivers from across the nation vying to become the next to conquer one of the most grueling, yet rewarding adventures of the year.


 

Lincoln Park Speedway will host the ISW opener for the first time since 2001 on Friday, 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 the finale at Tri-State Speedway on August 3.


 

Seven events across nine nights await for one of the most anticipated events on the annual motorsports calendar. And here are six storylines to keep yourself affixed to!


 


 

CHOCK FULL OF CHAMPS


 

Six past USAC Indiana Sprint Week champions are vying for another title in 2024: Brady Bacon, Justin Grant, Kevin Thomas Jr., Chase Stockon, C.J. Leary and Robert Ballou.


 

Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.) enters this week as the defending ISW champion, after also winning in 2016, and is shooting to become the first back-to-back ISW titlist since Bryan Clauson in 2013-14.


 

Grant (Ione, Calif.) collected the ISW title in 2022 and has finished inside the top-five of the ISW points in each of the past five seasons since 2019.


 

Like Bacon, Thomas (Cullman, Ala.) also comes in as a two-time ISW champion in 2017 and 2021. And like Grant, Thomas also scored his very first career USAC National Sprint Car feature win during Indiana Sprint Week back in 2012.


 

Stockon (Fort Branch, Ind.) has captured victories in both the opening and closing races of ISW during his career. He locked down an ISW championship in 2020 with KO Motorsports just after joining the team.


 

Leary (Greenfield, Ind.) tripled up in 2019 with an Eastern Storm crown followed by an Indiana Sprint Week title and the USAC National Sprint Car championship all in a single season.


 

In 2015, Ballou (Rocklin, Calif.) experienced one of the most masterful seasons of all-time in USAC National Sprint Car competition, winning 13 times while also grabbing an Indiana Sprint Week title en route to the season championship.


 


 

SEASON ON THE BRINK


 

However, there are several drivers in wait who are seeking to earn their first USAC Indiana Sprint Week championship, four of whom currently reside inside the top-10 of the USAC National Sprint Car points.


 

USAC point leader Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) has won each of his past three USAC National Sprint Car starts, and now eyes his fourth-in-a-row this Friday at Lincoln Park. Rick Hood was the most recent driver to win four-in-a-row with the series back in 1985. Seavey has already won 10 features this season, and in 2021, won three-in-a-row during ISW to finish a career best third in the standings.


 

Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.) looks to join the ranks of first-time Indiana Sprint Week winners after capturing his first USAC National Sprint Car points-paying victory earlier this season at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway.


 

Mitchel Moles (Raisin City, Calif.) corralled a feature victory in his debut ISW run in 2022 at Lincoln Park and is coming off a recent championship during USAC’s Eastern Storm tour through Pennsylvania and New Jersey.


 

Kyle Cummins (Princeton, Ind.) ranks sixth all-time in Indiana Sprint Week feature wins with seven, but now turns his focus toward an ISW title after tying a career-best points finish of fourth in 2023.


 


 

HOOSIER HYSTERIA HOPEFULS


 

Like Pursley, a number of others are zeroed in on breaking through for a first career USAC Indiana Sprint Week feature triumph this week after notching at least one previous USAC National Sprint Car score.


 

Pursley ran through his first ISW experience in 2023, finishing 14th in the standings. His new ride for 2024, the Team AZ Racing No. 21AZ, put a “w” on the board as a first-time ISW winner at Lincoln Park in 2023 with Jake Swanson as their driver.


 

Briggs Danner (Allentown, Pa.), a stalwart of the USAC East Coast circuit, has been superb in 2024 on the USAC national trail. In June, he earned his first career USAC National Sprint Car win in his home state at Grandview Speedway. He led the initial 14 laps and finished second a year ago during the ISW round at Bloomington.


 

Matt Westfall (Pleasant Hill, Ohio) has participated in Indiana Sprint Week for more than two decades. A victory would mean the world to the veteran racer who’s won in a wide variety of racecars, and twice with the USAC National Sprints, including last September in Arkansas.


 


 

MAKING THE FIRST ONE A BIG ONE


 

Twenty drivers have won their first career USAC National Sprint Car feature during Indiana Sprint Week.


 

It’s a list that includes the likes of Brad Marvel, Brad Fox, Bill Rose, Derek Davidson, Terry Pletch, Cory Kruseman, Bud Kaeding, A.J. Anderson, Brady Short, Jeff Bland Jr., Hunter Schuerenberg, Blake Fitzpatrick, Casey Riggs, Justin Grant, Kevin Thomas Jr., Aaron Farney, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Brent Beauchamp and Carson Short.


 

It’s an occasion that hasn’t occurred in more than eight years, since the 2016 season, but could become a forefront storyline throughout the week if one of these names were to pop up at the top of the running order.


 

Ricky Lewis (Camarillo, Calif.) has twice garnered fourth place finishes with USAC this season, and four finishes inside the top-six, all of which have occurred on Indiana soil. He’s already won eight sprint car races in Indiana outside of USAC competition, five of which include three different tracks on the ISW schedule: Lincoln Park, Lawrenceburg and Circle City.


 

Carson Garrett (Littleton, Colo.) has come within a whisker of winning his first career USAC National Sprint Car feature, and recently just notched a top-five result with USAC at Lincoln Park to start off the month of July.


 

Anton Hernandez (Arlington, Texas) has won on the local level in Indiana and will be behind the wheel of the orange No. 5 owned by the Baldwin-Fox Racing team which won the 2011 and 2018 ISW titles with driver Chris Windom. Joey Amantea (Mount Pocono, Pa.) has led laps in USAC competition this year and will even have a Jeff Gordon throwback scheme to mark his second career ISW experience.


 

Making not only his Indiana Sprint Week debut, but also his USAC National Sprint Car debut is Kale Drake (Collinsville, Okla.). The 2024 Chili Bowl Rookie of the Year has been among the top Rookies with the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship this season, ranking ninth in points with a pair of top-fives. Drake will drive the 2B Racing No. 2B, which Levi Jones drove to the 2004 ISW title.


 


 

MIND ON THE POINTS & POINTS ON THE MIND


 

Unquestionably, Logan Seavey has been on a tear of late, and thus, leads the USAC National Sprint Car standings by a 62-point margin, and has held the top position since February.


 

With seven races across nine nights during ISW, things can turn on a dime with one bad night here or there, or conversely, stringing together consistent fine runs throughout the week.


 

Now Seavey is laser-focused on emerging from the week unscathed and coming out of the other side of ISW with a firmer grip on the season long title.


 

In 14 of the 28 Indiana Sprint Weeks held under USAC sanction since 1996, one driver has entered ISW as the USAC National Sprint Car point leader, left ISW as the point leader and wound up as the champion at year’s end: Brian Tyler (1996 & 1997), Dave Darland (1999), Tony Elliott (2000), Tracy Hines (2002), J.J. Yeley (2003), Jay Drake (2004), Levi Jones (2009-2010-2011), Brady Bacon (2016 & 2021), C.J. Leary (2019) and Justin Grant (2022).


 

On six other occasions, a driver entered and exited ISW as the USAC National Sprint Car point leader but wound up short of the USAC national title at the close of the season: Kevin Thomas (1998), Dave Darland (2001), Levi Jones (2008), Jon Stanbrough (2012) and Justin Grant (2017 & 2020).


 

Five other times, a driver entered ISW as the point leader, but left the week trailing the USAC season championship standings, and ultimately, missed out on the year-end USAC crown: Jay Drake (2005), Darren Hagen (2007), Dave Darland (2013), Chase Stockon (2015) and Jake Swanson (2023).


 

There have been three moments in which a driver entered ISW as the point leader, lost it by the end of ISW, but then regained it in time to score the USAC National Sprint Car title at the end of the campaign: Josh Wise (2006), Brady Bacon (2014) and Tyler Courtney (2018).


 


 

BREAKING IT ALL DOWN


 

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.


 

J & J Trucking has added a $200 hard charger bonus at each feature throughout Indiana Sprint Week. ProSource will present a $500 reward to the Passing Master – the driver advancing the most positions throughout each Indiana Sprint Week event. Additionally, ProSource will reward the slowest qualifying driver who advances to the feature with a $100 Hard Work bonus.


 

Semi-Feature transfer money has been upped for the non-transfer finishing positions of 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th. Fifth will receive $300; sixth $275; seventh $250; eighth $225. All other non-transfers will receive $200.


 

Furthermore, as has been a tradition since 2010, the Indiana Sprint Week champion car owner will receive a custom, handcrafted Bridgeport Rocker courtesy of John Youngs from Vincennes, Ind.


 


 

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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Logan Seavey-1713, 2-Brady Bacon-1651, 3-C.J. Leary-1628, 4-Daison Pursley-1580, 5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1548, 6-Mitchel Moles-1479, 7-Robert Ballou-1452, 8-Justin Grant-1438, 9-Kyle Cummins-1361, 10-Jake Swanson-1271.


 


 

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INDIANA SPRINT WEEK STATS: (1988-2023)

 


 

INDIANA SPRINT WEEK CHAMPIONS


 

1988: Randy Kinser (Bloomington, Ind.)


 

1989: Chuck Amati (Freeman Spur, Ill.)


 

1990: Chuck Amati (Freeman Spur, Ill.) & Gary Trammell (Bloomington, Ind.)


 

1991: Bob Kinser (Bloomington, Ind.)


 

1992: Kevin Thomas (Danville, Ind.)


 

1993: Kevin Thomas (Danville, Ind.)


 

1994: Kelly Kinser (Bloomington, Ind.)


 

1995: Kevin Thomas (Danville, Ind.)


 

1996: Kevin Thomas (Danville, Ind.)


 

1997: J.J. Yeley (Phoenix, Ariz.)


 

1998: Dave Darland (Lincoln, Ind.)


 

1999: Tony Elliott (Kokomo, Ind.)


 

2000: Jay Drake (Val Verde, Calif.)


 

2001: Dave Darland (Lincoln, Ind.)


 

2002: Cory Kruseman (Ventura, Calif.)


 

2003: J.J. Yeley (Phoenix, Ariz.)


 

2004: Levi Jones (Olney, Ill.)


 

2005: Cory Kruseman (Ventura, Calif.)


 

2006: Jon Stanbrough (Avon, Ind.)


 

2007: Dave Darland (Lincoln, Ind.)


 

2008: Levi Jones (Olney, Ill.)


 

2009: Levi Jones (Olney, Ill.)


 

2010: Jon Stanbrough (Avon, Ind.)


 

2011: Chris Windom (Canton, Ill.)


 

2012: Levi Jones (Olney, Ill.)


 

2013: Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, Ind.)


 

2014: Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, Ind.)


 

2015: Robert Ballou (Rocklin, Calif.)


 

2016: Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.)


 

2017: Kevin Thomas Jr. (Cullman, Ala.)


 

2018: Chris Windom (Canton, Ill.)


 

2019: C.J. Leary (Greenfield, Ind.)


 

2020: Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, Ind.)


 

2021: Kevin Thomas Jr. (Cullman, Ala.)


 

2022: Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.)


 

2023: Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.)


 


 

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ALL-TIME INDIANA SPRINT WEEK WINS:


 

20-Dave Darland


 

16-Jon Stanbrough


 

12-Cory Kruseman


 

9-Justin Grant & J.J. Yeley


 

7-Bryan Clauson, Kyle Cummins & C.J. Leary


 

6-Jay Drake, Danny Smith & Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

5-Robert Ballou, Kevin Briscoe, Tyler Courtney, Tony Elliott, Brady Short & Kevin Thomas


 

4-Brady Bacon, Jack Hewitt, Levi Jones, Kelly Kinser & Logan Seavey


 

3-Daron Clayton, Jerry Coons Jr., Tracy Hines & Hunter Schuerenberg


 

2-Chuck Amati, Shane Cottle, Kevin Doty, Tim Gee, Rick Hood, Bud Kaeding, Thomas Meseraull, Chase Stockon & Chris Windom


 

1-A.J. Anderson, Emerson Axsom, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland Jr., Chad Boat, Derek Davidson, Cary Faas, Aaron Farney, Blake Fitzpatrick, Brad Fox, Dickie Gaines, Damion Gardner, Tray House, Bob Kinser, Mike Mann, Brad Marvel, Mitchel Moles, Mat Neely, Terry Pletch, Casey Riggs, Bill Rose, Carson Short, Mickey Smith, Jake Swanson, Brad Sweet, Tanner Thorson, Brian Tyler & Cole Whitt


 


 

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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK LAPS LED (USAC ERA 1996-2023)


 

431-Dave Darland


 

413-Jon Stanbrough


 

276-Cory Kruseman


 

217-Brady Bacon


 

216-Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

205-Robert Ballou & Justin Grant


 

187-J.J. Yeley


 

184-C.J. Leary


 

176-Jay Drake


 

173-Bryan Clauson


 

148-Chris Windom


 

124-Levi Jones


 

121-Tracy Hines


 

103-Kyle Cummins & Hunter Schuerenberg


 

101-Tyler Courtney


 

98-Kevin Briscoe


 

97-Brady Short


 

94-Jerry Coons Jr. & Logan Seavey


 

82-Jack Hewitt


 

80-Chase Stockon


 

76-Tony Elliott


 

68-Daron Clayton & Thomas Meseraull


 

63-Jake Swanson


 

57-Bud Kaeding


 

52-Brad Sweet


 

50-Shane Cottle & Derek Davidson


 

43-Cole Whitt


 

42-Chad Boespflug


 

38-Carson Short


 

36-Damion Gardner


 

35-Aaron Farney & Dickie Gaines


 

33-Josh Wise


 

30-Chad Boat & Brad Marvel


 

29-Mitchel Moles & Bill Rose


 

26-Robbie Rice, Stephen Schnapf & Scotty Weir


 

25-Brad Fox


 

24-John Memmer


 

23-Cary Faas & Brandon Petty


 

22-Darren Hagen, & Brian Tyler


 

21-A.J. Anderson, Brent Beauchamp, Briggs Danner & Eric Shively


 

20-Kevin Doty


 

18-Boston Reid


 

17-Xavier Doney


 

16-Emerson Axsom, Justin Marvel & Casey Riggs


 

14-Mike Mann & Wes McIntyre


 

13-Jeff Bland Jr.


 

12-Christopher Bell


 

11-Bobby Stines


 

10-Brian Hayden & Jason McDougal


 

9-Kevin Thomas


 

8-Carson Garrett, Mat Neely & Jimmy Sills


 

6-Jarett Andretti, Cole Bodine, Terry Pletch & Dustin Smith


 

5-John Wolfe


 

4-Kent Christian, Blake Fitzpatrick & Derek Scheffel


 

3-Keith Bloom Jr., Rickie Gaunt & Tanner Thorson


 

1-Jesse Hockett, Logan Jarrett, Rusty McClure, Dustin Morgan, Jadon Rogers, Jeremy Sherman & Jonathan Vennard


 


 

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ALL-TIME INDIANA SPRINT WEEK TOP-FIVE FINISHES (1988-2023)


 

66-Dave Darland


 

51-Jon Stanbrough


 

45-Levi Jones


 

42-Brady Bacon


 

33-Tony Elliott & Chris Windom


 

32-Justin Grant


 

31-J.J. Yeley


 

29-Bryan Clauson


 

28-Robert Ballou & Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

27-Kevin Thomas


 

25-Shane Cottle & Cory Kruseman


 

24-C.J. Leary & Chase Stockon


 

20-Jerry Coons Jr.


 

19-Jay Drake & Tracy Hines


 

18-Kyle Cummins


 

15-Brady Short


 

14-Kevin Briscoe, Bill Rose & Hunter Schuerenberg


 

13-Tyler Courtney & Bud Kaeding


 

10-Jack Hewitt & Randy Kinser


 

9-Derek Davidson & Danny Smith


 

8-Damion Gardner, Brian Hayden, Bob Kinser, Kelly Kinser, Thomas Meseraull & Logan Seavey


 

7-Kevin Doty, Tim Gee, Darren Hagen, Tray House, Jason McDougal, Terry Pletch & Josh Wise


 

6-Chuck Amati, Chad Boespflug, Daron Clayton, Dickie Gaines, Mat Neely, Terry Shepherd, Brian Tyler, Scotty Weir & Cole Whitt


 

5-A.J. Anderson, Chad Boat & Joe Roush


 

4-Emerson Axsom, Mike Mann, Carson Short, Jake Swanson, Brad Sweet & Tanner Thorson


 

3-Jeff Bland Jr., Bobby East, Aaron Farney, Jesse Hockett, Rick Hood, Kevin Huntley, Tony Jarrett, Mitchel Moles, Dustin Morgan, Robbie Rice, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Gary Trammell & Jeff Walker


 

2-Brent Beauchamp, Christopher Bell, Larry Bland, Tom Chalk, Blake Fitzpatrick, Brad Fox, Jeff Gordon, Coleman Gulick, Kurt Hawkins, Justin Marvel, Rusty McClure, Dave Peperak, Boston Reid, Casey Riggs, Jon Sciscoe, John Scott, Jeremy Sherman, Eric Shively, Casey Shuman & Mike Spencer


 

1-Garrett Aitken, Jarett Andretti, Chris Beaver, Ryan Bernal, Keith Bloom Jr., Mike Bowling, Kent Christian, Hud Cone, Troy Cline, Briggs Danner, Xavier Doney, Mike English, Cary Faas, Gary Fisher, Josh Ford, Russ Gamester, Carson Garrett, Dink Glidden, Eric Gordon, Richard Griffin, Jonathan Hendrick, Josh Hodges, Blake Hollingsworth, Shane Hollingsworth, Danny Holtsclaw, A.J. Hopkins, Kasey Kahne, Doug Kalitta, Todd Kane, Todd Kelley, Mike Kirby, Frankie Kerr, Chris LaFollette, Troy Link, Brad Marvel, Brandon Mattox, Wes McIntyre, Joe Miller, Brandon Petty, Daison Pursley, Jadon Rogers, Joey Saldana, Derek Scheffel, Stephen Schnapf, Todd Shields, Jimmy Sills, Mickey Smith, Greg Staab, Steve Surniak, Tyler Thomas, Lee Underwood, Rick Ungar, Jonathan Vennard, Mike Ward, Matt Westfall, Rip Williams & Greg Wilson


 


 

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INDIANA SPRINT WEEK TOP-10 FINISHES (USAC ERA 1996-2023)


 

98-Dave Darland


 

74-Jon Stanbrough


 

66-Levi Jones


 

64-Brady Bacon


 

59-Robert Ballou & Chris Windom


 

53-Shane Cottle & Justin Grant


 

48-Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

47-Chase Stockon


 

46-Jerry Coons Jr.


 

45-Bryan Clauson


 

43-Cory Kruseman & C.J. Leary


 

42-Tracy Hines


 

40-J.J. Yeley


 

39-Tony Elliott


 

34-Kyle Cummins


 

31-Jay Drake


 

30-Brady Short


 

24-Hunter Schuerenberg


 

21-Tyler Courtney, Damion Gardner, Bud Kaeding & Bill Rose


 

20-Kevin Thomas


 

19-Chad Boespflug


 

17-Kevin Briscoe & Scotty Weir


 

16-Derek Davidson, Darren Hagen & Brian Hayden


 

15-Thomas Meseraull & Logan Seavey


 

14-Dickie Gaines


 

13-Daron Clayton, Carson Short & Josh Wise


 

12-Kevin Doty & Jason McDougal


 

11-Mat Neely, Terry Pletch, Brad Sweet & Cole Whitt


 

10-Jake Swanson


 

9-A.J. Anderson, Emerson Axsom, Jack Hewitt, Josh Hodges & Jadon Rogers


 

8-Jarett Andretti & Jeff Bland Jr.


 

7-Brent Beauchamp, Chad Boat, Bobby East, Blake Fitzpatrick, Coleman Gulick, Todd Kane, Justin Marvel, Mitchel Moles, Boston Reid, Casey Shuman & Brian Tyler


 

6-Kent Christian, Troy Cline, Eric Shively, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. & Matt Westfall


 

5-Christopher Bell, Shane Hollingsworth, Tony Jarrett, Critter Malone, Dustin Morgan, Jeremy Sherman & Mike Spencer


 

4-Hud Cone, Charles Davis Jr., Aaron Farney, Jesse Hockett, A.J. Hopkins, Wes McIntyre, Brandon Petty, Robbie Rice, Brody Roa, Jimmy Sills, & John Wolfe


 

3-A.J. Anderson, Briggs Danner, Josh Ford, Brad Fox, Carson Garrett, Eric Gordon, Richard Griffin, Jonathan Hendrick, Dakota Jackson, Rusty McClure, Casey Riggs, Derek Scheffel, Jon Sciscoe, Neil Shepherd, Steve Surniak & Ryan Timms


 

2-Ryan Bernal, Eric Burns, Kenny Carmichael, Henry Clarke, Xavier Doney, Mike English, Danny Holtsclaw, Kasey Kahne, Mike Kirby, Jason Knoke, Chris LaFollette, Mike Mann, Brad Marvel, Brandon Mattox, Max McGhee, Tye Mihocko, Kevin Miller, Tim Montgomery, Billy Puterbaugh Jr., Kendall Ruble, Stephen Schnapf, John Scott, Tim Spindler, Kevin Swindell, Tyler Thomas, Richard Vander Weerd & Jeff Wilson


 

1-Max Adams, Garrett Aitken, Joey Amantea, Chris Beaver, Kevin Besecker, Keith Bloom Jr., Timmy Buckwalter, Brett Burdette, Mark Cassella, Mark Clark, Shane Cockrum, Chris Coers, Colten Cottle, Tim Cox, Zach Daum, Cary Faas, Nic Faas, Russ Gamester, Kurt Gross, Tom Hessert III, Tray House, J.J. Hughes, Kevin Huntley, Logan Jarrett, Marc Jessup, Chase Johnson, Doug Kalitta, Joey Kerr, Jimmy Light, Jason McCord, Matt Mitchell, Vince Osman, Richard Ott, Dave Peperak, Daison Pursley, Davey Ray, Jason Robbins, Kyle Robbins, Eric Roberts, Joe Roush, Alex Shanks, Corey Smith, Dustin Smith, Stevie Sussex, Tanner Thorson, Lee Underwood, Jonathan Vennard, Danny Williams Jr., Rip Williams, Greg Wilson & Kyle Wissmiller


 


 

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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK FAST QUALIFYING TIMES (USAC ERA 1996-2023)


 

12-Dave Darland


 

11-Brady Bacon


 

9-Justin Grant


 

8-Levi Jones


 

7-Tracy Hines, C.J. Leary, Jon Stanbrough, Kevin Thomas Jr. & J.J. Yeley


 

6-Daron Clayton & Richard Griffin


 

5-Bryan Clauson, Jerry Coons Jr., Tony Elliott, Mitchel Moles & Hunter Schuerenberg


 

4-Tyler Courtney & Jay Drake


 

3-Robert Ballou, Cory Kruseman, Carson Short, Chase Stockon, Brad Sweet & Josh Wise


 

2-Brent Beauchamp, Chad Boat, Chad Boespflug, Brayden Fox, Justin Marvel, Kevin Miller, Brandon Petty, Boston Reid, Logan Seavey, Tanner Thorson & Scotty Weir


 

1-Nick Bilbee, Keith Bloom Jr., Kevin Briscoe, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Kyle Cummins, Derek Davidson, Kevin Doty, Bobby East, Nic Faas, Blake Fitzpatrick, Jared Fox, Damion Gardner, Rickie Gaunt, Darren Hagen, Jonathan Hendrick, Josh Hodges, Ray Kenens, Dustin Morgan, Mat Neely, Ande Possman, Jadon Rogers, Bill Rose, Neil Shepherd, Jeremy Sherman, Jimmy Sills, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kevin Thomas, Shawn Westerfeld, Rip Williams, Chris Windom, Mitch Wissmiller & John Wolfe


 


 

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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK HEAT RACE WINS (USAC ERA 1996-2023)


 

32-Dave Darland


 

30-Jon Stanbrough


 

31-Robert Ballou


 

26-Shane Cottle


 

20-Brady Bacon


 

19-Cory Kruseman & C.J. Leary


 

18-Chris Windom


 

17-Brady Short


 

15-Chase Stockon


 

14-Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

13-Jerry Coons Jr., Kyle Cummins & Thomas Meseraull


 

12-Tyler Courtney, Tony Elliott, Justin Grant & Tracy Hines


 

11-Chad Boespflug, Levi Jones & J.J. Yeley


 

10-Bryan Clauson


 

9-Hunter Schuerenberg


 

8-Kent Christian, Jay Drake, Carson Short & Kevin Thomas


 

7-Kenny Carmichael, Damion Gardner & Terry Pletch


 

6-Kevin Briscoe, Dickie Gaines, Darren Hagen & Scotty Weir


 

5-Blake Fitzpatrick, Josh Hodges, Shane Hollingsworth, Bud Kaeding, Mat Neely, Brandon Petty, Bill Rose, Eric Shively, Mike Spencer, Brian Tyler & Matt Westfall


 

4-Emerson Axsom, Daron Clayton, Hud Cone, Charles Davis Jr., Brian Hayden, Danny Holtsclaw, Logan Jarrett, Brandon Mattox, Jason McDougal, Mitchel Moles, Corey Smith, Cole Whitt & Mitch Wissmiller


 

3-A.J. Anderson, Jarett Andretti, Brad Fox, Carson Garrett, Jack Hewitt, Mike Kirby, Justin Marvel, Wes McIntyre, Boston Reid, Jadon Rogers, Derek Scheffel, John Scott, Logan Seavey, Casey Shuman, Dustin Smith, Brad Sweet & Tanner Thorson


 

2-Brent Beauchamp, Nick Bilbee, Jeff Bland Jr., Troy Cline, Tim Cox, Derek Davidson, Kris Deckard, Bobby East, Aaron Farney, Josh Ford, Richard Griffin, Coleman Gulick, A.J. Hopkins, Tray House, Dakota Jackson, Todd Kane, Mike Mann, Bret Mellenberndt, Tye Mihocko, Dustin Morgan, Casey Riggs, Brody Roa, Stephen Schnapf, Alex Shanks, Jake Swanson, Kody Swanson, Greg Wilson, Josh Wise & Kyle Wissmiller


 

1-Max Adams, Rodney Argo, Chris Beaver, Ryan Bernal, Keith Bloom Jr., Cole Bodine, Eric Burns, Josh Burton, Mark Cassella, Isaac Chapple, Roger Chaudion, Dustin Clark, Henry Clarke, Colten Cottle, Anthony D’Alessio, Briggs Danner, Ron Dennis, Kevin Doty, Cary Faas, Brayden, Jared Fox, Brian Gerster, Travis Gregg, Bart Grider, Kurt Gross, Chris Gurley, Chayse Hayhurst, Tom Hessert III, Jesse Hockett, J.J. Hughes, Marc Jessup, Chase Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Joey Kerr, Larry Kingseed Jr., Jordan Kinser, Jason Knoke, Critter Malone, Brad Marvel, Rusty McClure, Max McGhee, John Memmer, Jerry Miller Jr., Kevin Miller, Jim Moughan, Derek O'Dell, Ande Possman, Michael Pickens, Robbie Rice, Kyle Robbins, Joe Roush, Bryan Ruble, Jon Sciscoe, Jason Setser, Neil Shepherd, Jimmy Sills, Landon Simon, Tim Spindler, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Greg Stephens, Dalton Stevens, Gary Taylor, Tyler Thomas, Ryan Timms, Michael Trimble, Richard Vander Weerd, Jonathan Vennard, Ricky Williams & John Wolfe


 


 

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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK FEATURE STARTS (USAC ERA 1996-2023)


 

158-Dave Darland


 

119-Jon Stanbrough


 

98-Robert Ballou & Shane Cottle


 

96-Jerry Coons Jr.


 

88-Chris Windom


 

86-Tracy Hines


 

84-Levi Jones


 

83-Brady Bacon


 

82-Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

79-Chase Stockon


 

75-Justin Grant


 

74-C.J. Leary


 

65-Cory Kruseman


 

62-Hunter Schuerenberg


 

61-Kyle Cummins


 

60-Brady Short


 

58-Tony Elliott


 

56-Bryan Clauson & Thomas Meseraull


 

54-Chad Boespflug


 

53-Damion Gardner


 

50-Scotty Weir & J.J. Yeley


 

47-Jay Drake


 

41-Darren Hagen


 

40-Tyler Courtney


 

39-Bill Rose


 

37-Bud Kaeding


 

36-Daron Clayton


 

34-Derek Davidson


 

33-Jarett Andretti


 

32-Kevin Briscoe


 

31-Brian Hayden & Matt Westfall


 

30-A.J. Anderson & Carson Short


 

29-Brent Beauchamp


 

28-Kent Christian, Dickie Gaines & Justin Marvel


 

27-Josh Hodges, Brandon Mattox & Kevin Thomas


 

25-Mat Neely, Brandon Petty & Logan Seavey


 

24-Josh Wise


 

23-Jason McDougal, Terry Pletch & Casey Shuman


 

22-Jeff Bland Jr., Jake Swanson & Brian Tyler


 

21-Isaac Chapple, Jack Hewitt, Mike Spencer & Brad Sweet


 

19-Brody Roa, Derek Scheffel & Cole Whitt


 

18-Blake Fitzpatrick & Jadon Rogers


 

17-Kevin Doty, Aaron Farney & Critter Malone


 

16-Hud Cone, Bobby East, Shane Hollingsworth & Dustin Morgan


 

15-Dustin Smith & Tyler Thomas


 

14-Henry Clarke, Charles Davis Jr., Jesse Hockett, A.J. Hopkins, Dakota Jackson, Wes McIntyre & Eric Shively


 

13-Max Adams, Emerson Axsom, Chad Boat, Troy Cline, Coleman Gulick, Mitchel Moles & Richard Vander Weerd


 

12-Logan Jarrett, Robbie Rice & Jonathan Vennard


 

11-Ryan Bernal, Josh Ford, Eric Gordon, Tony Jarrett, Todd Kane, Mike Mann & Corey Smith


 

10-Eric Burns, Kenny Carmichael, Jonathan Hendrick, Boston Reid, Kyle Robbins, John Scott, Tim Spindler, Kyle Wissmiller & John Wolfe


 

9-Shane Cockrum, Briggs Danner, Tom Hessert III, Danny Holtsclaw, Tye Mihocko, Kevin Miller, Matt Mitchell, Steve Surniak & Kody Swanson


 

8-Cole Bodine, Carson Garrett, Richard Griffin, J.J. Hughes, Chase Johnson, Mike Kirby, Jimmy Laser, Dave Peperak, Billy Puterbaugh Jr., Casey Riggs, Jeremy Sherman, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Stevie Sussex & Kevin Swindell


 

7-Timmy Buckwalter, Tim Cox, Andrew Elson, Brad Fox, Jordan Kinser, Jason Knoke, Rusty McClure, Max McGhee, Joe Roush, Neil Shepherd, Josh Spencer, Tanner Thorson, Jace Vander Weerd & Mitch Wissmiller


 

6-Christopher Bell, Tony DiMattia, Jared Fox, Marc Jessup, Ryan Pace, Daison Pursley, Jason Robbins, Troy Rutherford, Jimmy Sills, Eddie Tafoya Jr. & Michael Trimble


 

5-Keith Bloom Jr., Clinton Boyles, Mario Clouser, Cary Faas, Chris Gurley, Shane Hmiel, Jon Sciscoe, Brian VanMeveren & Ricky Williams


 

4-Caleb Armstrong, Nick Bilbee, Dustin Clark, Braxton Cummings, Xavier Doney, Rickie Gaunt, Bart Grider, Ted Hines, Aaron Mosley, Kendall Ruble, Kent Schmidt, Stephen Schnapf, Landon Simon, Mark Smith, Gus Wasson & Greg Wilson


 

3-Joey Amantea, Chris Beaver, Mike Boat, Donny Brackett, Chase Briscoe, Brett Burdette, Michael Burthay, Sterling Cling, Zach Daum, Mike English, Geoff Ensign, A.J. Fike, Kurt Gross, Kasey Kahne, Brad Kuhn, Brad Marvel, Jason McCord, Cannon McIntosh, Nate McMillin, Bret Mellenberndt, John Memmer, Jeff O’Banion, Richard Ott, Ande Possman, Davey Ray, Alex Shanks, Gary Taylor, Ryan Timms, Danny Williams Jr., Rip Williams & Jeff Wilson


 

2-Rodney Argo, Koby Barksdale, Ethan Barrow, Donnie Beechler, Robert Bell, Kevin Besecker, Greg Bragg, Alex Bright, Mark Cassella, Roger Chaudion, Mark Clark, Colten Cottle, Braydon Cromwell, Kris Deckard, Ty Deckard, Ron Dennis, Gregg Dillion, Nic Faas, Brayden Fox, Russ Gamester, Chris Gansen, Aric Gentry, Travis Gregg, Max Guilford, Tom Harris, Rick Hayden, Tray House, Jack Hoyer, Kevin Huntley, Cole Ketcham, Sheldon Kinser Jr., Chris LaFollette, Jimmy Light, Zach Martini, Joss Moffatt, Tim Montgomery, Derek O’Dell, Scott Orr, Tony Ploughe, Davey Pombo, Zack Pretorius, Terry Richards, Eric Roberts, Bryan Ruble, Bryan Stanfill, Dave Steele, Greg Stephens, Dalton Stevens, Leon Thickstun, & Shawn Westerfeld


 

1-Garrett Abrams, Nick Adams, Garrett Aitken, Marc Arnold, Chris Babcock, Dustin Beck, Dean Billings, J.C. Bland, Steve Buckwalter, Wyatt Burks, Josh Burton, Cole Carter, Kevin Chambers, Rob Chaney, Chris Coers, Jesse Cramer, Buddy Cunningham, Anthony D’Alessio, Eric Davis, Mitchell Davis, J.R. Douglas, Nick Drake, Brian Gerster, Dennis Gile, Matt Goodnight, Russ Harper, Jared Harris, Ed Hassler, Kurt Hawkins, Chayse Hayhurst, Zane Hendricks, Jordan Hermansader, Gary Howard, Chris Hoyer, Logan Hupp, Sammy Imel, Dustin Ingle, R.J. Johnson, Chase Jones, Tony Jones, Doug Kalitta, Ryan Kaplan, Brian Karraker, Tyler Kendall, Ray Kenens, Joey Kerr, Larry Kingseed Jr., Riley Kreisel, Ricky Lewis, Hunter Maddox, David McCreary, Matt McDonald, Austin Mero, Travis Millar, Jerry Miller Jr., Ray Morgan, Brandon Morin, Jim Moughan, Nick Naber, Wil Newlin, Paul Nienhiser, Trey Osborne, Vince Osman, Steve Ott, Seth Parker, Mark Perry III, Chris Phillips, Michael Pickens, Bart Pletch, Brett Pool, Travis Rilat, Charlie Sarver, Jason Setser, Danny Sheridan, Kyle Shipley, Jake Simmons, Bobby Smith, Eric Smith, Brandon Spencer, J.T. Stapp, Bobby Stines, Joe Stornetta, Lee Underwood, Chris Urish, Chet Williams, Rick Ziehl & Justin Zimmerman


 


 

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INDIANA SPRINT WEEK FEATURE WINNERS


 

1988

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 27, 1988 | Avilla Speedway | Rick Hood | Campbell #1N | Wing

July 28, 1988 | Paragon Speedway | Rick Hood | Campbell #1N | Wing

July 29, 1988 | Bloomington Speedway | Kelly Kinser | Kinser #4K | Wing

July 31, 1988 | Kokomo Speedway | Tim Gee | Gee #88 | Wing

Aug 6, 1988 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Tim Gee | Gee #88 | Wing


 

1989

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 26, 1989 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Danny Smith | Gohr #56 | Wing

July 28, 1989 | Bloomington Speedway | Chuck Amati | Tate #66 | Wing

July 29, 1989 | Paragon Speedway | Mickey Smith | Smith #14 | Wing

July 30, 1989 | Kokomo Speedway | Danny Smith | Gohr #56 | Wing


 

1990

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 25, 1990 | Paragon Speedway | Danny Smith | Gohr #56 | Wing

July 27, 1990 | Bloomington Speedway | Kevin Briscoe | Briscoe #5 | Wing

July 28, 1990 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Dave Darland | Darland #36D | Non-Wing

Aug 5, 1990 | Kokomo Speedway | Chuck Amati | Tate #66 | Non-Wing


 

1991

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 25, 1991 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Jack Hewitt | Hampshire #63 | Non-Wing

July 26, 1991 | Bloomington Speedway | Danny Smith | Gohr #56 | Wing

July 27, 1991 | Paragon Speedway | Danny Smith | Gohr #56 | Wing

July 28, 1991 | Kokomo Speedway | Dave Darland | Darland #36D | Non-Wing


 

1992

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 31, 1992 | Bloomington Speedway | Bob Kinser | Bayless #17B | Wing

Aug 1, 1992 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Kevin Thomas | Hazen #57 | Non-Wing

Aug 9, 1992 | Kokomo Speedway | Tony Elliott | Newkirk #17 | Non-Wing


 

1993

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 15, 1993 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | Dave Darland | Earlywine #36D | Non-Wing

July 16, 1993 | Bloomington Speedway | Cary Faas | Faas #37 | Non-Wing

Aug 1, 1993 | Kokomo Speedway | Kevin Thomas | Black #2B | Non-Wing

Aug 6, 1993 | Paragon Speedway | Tray House | Frampton #95 | Non-Wing


 

1994

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 14, 1994 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | Kelly Kinser | Kinser #4K | Wing

July 15, 1994 | Bloomington Speedway | Kelly Kinser | Kinser #4K | Wing

July 16, 1994 | Paragon Speedway | Danny Smith | Bodkins #00 | Wing

July 17, 1994 | Kokomo Speedway | Kelly Kinser | Kinser #4K | Wing


 

1995

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

Jun 15, 1995 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | Tony Elliott | Hazen/Walker #57 | Non-Wing

Jun 16, 1995 | Bloomington Speedway | Kevin Thomas | Applebee #3 | Non-Wing

Jun 17, 1995 | Paragon Speedway | Kevin Thomas | Applebee #3 | Non-Wing

Jun 18, 1995 | Kokomo Speedway | Mike Mann | Mann #37m | Non-Wing


 

1996

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 26, 1996 | Bloomington Speedway | Kevin Thomas | Applebee #3 | USAC

July 27, 1996 | Paragon Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Law #77 | USAC

July 28, 1996 | Kokomo Speedway | Brad Marvel | Black #2m | USAC


 

1997

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 19, 1997 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Brian Tyler | Contos #4c | USAC

July 20, 1997 | Kokomo Speedway | J.J. Yeley | Yeley #4J | USAC

July 23, 1997 | Terre Haute Action Track | J.J. Yeley | Yeley #4J | USAC

July 24, 1997 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | Kevin Doty | Chrisman #25 | USAC

July 25, 1997 | Bloomington Speedway | Brad Fox | Fox #53 | USAC

July 26, 1997 | Paragon Speedway | Bill Rose | Gardner #96 | USAC

July 27, 1997 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Jack Hewitt | Hampshire #63 | USAC


 

1998

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 18, 1998 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Dave Darland | Dynamics #69 | USAC

July 19, 1998 | Evans Kokomo Speedway | Tony Elliott | Vance/Walker #2 | USAC

July 23, 1998 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | Kevin Doty | Chrisman #25 | USAC

July 24, 1998 | Bloomington Speedway | Tony Elliott | Vance/Walker #2 | USAC

July 25, 1998 | Paragon Speedway | Derek Davidson | BWB #62 | USAC

July 26, 1998 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Dave Darland | Dynamics #69 | USAC


 

1999

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 21, 1999 | Terre Haute Action Track | Terry Pletch | Pletch #29 | USAC

July 22, 1999 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Jack Hewitt | Newkirk #17 | USAC

July 23, 1999 | Bloomington Speedway | Cory Kruseman | Ellis #21 | USAC

July 24, 1999 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Dave Darland | Dynamics #69 | USAC

July 25, 1999 | Kokomo Speedway | Cory Kruseman | Ellis #21 | USAC

July 28, 1999 | Eldora Speedway | Tracy Hines | Willoughby #97 | USAC


 

2000

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 20, 2000 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | Bud Kaeding | BK #129 | USAC

July 21, 2000 | Bloomington Speedway | Jay Drake | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 22, 2000 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Kevin Briscoe | Briscoe #5 | USAC

July 23, 2000 | Kokomo Speedway | Jay Drake | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 28, 2000 | Terre Haute Action Track | Jay Drake | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 29, 2000 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Jay Drake | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 30, 2000 | Tri-State Speedway | Cory Kruseman | Potter #3p | USAC


 

2001

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 21, 2001 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Hazen #57H | USAC

July 22, 2001 | Tri-State Speedway | Jay Drake | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 24, 2001 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | Jack Hewitt | Kaser #31 | USAC

July 26, 2001 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Dave Darland | DeSalle #3AC | USAC

July 27, 2001 | Bloomington Speedway | A.J. Anderson | Edison #10 | USAC

July 29, 2001 | Kokomo Speedway | Tony Elliott | Walker/Gratton #66 | USAC


 

2002

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 19, 2002 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Cory Kruseman | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 20, 2002 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Cory Kruseman | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 21, 2002 | Tri-State Speedway | Cory Kruseman | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 22, 2002 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | J.J. Yeley | GT Racing #76 | USAC

July 25, 2002 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Kevin Briscoe | Briscoe #5 | USAC

July 26, 2002 | Bloomington Speedway | Kevin Briscoe | Briscoe #5 | USAC

July 27, 2002 | Terre Haute Action Track | Cory Kruseman | Kunz #67 | USAC


 

2003

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 17, 2003 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | J.J. Yeley | Stewart #20 | USAC

July 18, 2003 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | J.J. Yeley | Stewart #20 | USAC

July 19, 2003 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Jay Drake | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 20, 2003 | Tri-State Speedway | J.J. Yeley | Stewart #20 | USAC

July 23, 2003 | Kokomo Speedway | Bud Kaeding | BK #29 | USAC

July 24, 2003 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Hazen #57 | USAC

July 25, 2003 | Bloomington Speedway | J.J. Yeley | Stewart #20 | USAC

July 26, 2003 | Terre Haute Action Track | Tracy Hines | Dynamics #69 | USAC


 

2004

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 15, 2004 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | J.J. Yeley | Stanton #75 | USAC

July 17, 2004 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Cory Kruseman | Stewart #21 | USAC

July 18, 2004 | Tri-State Speedway | Cory Kruseman | Stewart #21 | USAC

July 22, 2004 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Dynamics #69 | USAC

July 23, 2004 | Bloomington Speedway | Kevin Briscoe | Briscoe #5 | USAC

July 24, 2004 | Terre Haute Action Track | J.J. Yeley | Stanton #75 | USAC


 

2005

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 14, 2005 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | Cory Kruseman | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 15, 2005 | Bloomington Speedway | Tracy Hines | Dynamics #69 | USAC

July 17, 2005 | Tri-State Speedway | Cory Kruseman | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 19, 2005 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Dave Darland | Walker/Guiducci #11 | USAC

July 20, 2005 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Cory Kruseman | Kunz #67 | USAC

July 21, 2005 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Dickie Gaines | Roberts #21x | USAC

July 22, 2005 | Terre Haute Action Track | Levi Jones | 2B Racing #2B | USAC


 

2006

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 13, 2006 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | Mat Neely | 2B Racing #2B | USAC

July 14, 2006 | Bloomington Speedway | Brady Short | Short #36 | USAC

July 15, 2006 | Tri-State Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Fox #53 | USAC

July 16, 2006 | Kokomo Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Fox #53 | USAC

July 19, 2006 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Fox #53 | USAC


 

2007

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 11, 2007 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Fox #53 | USAC

July 12, 2007 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Dave Darland | Pace #44 | USAC

July 13, 2007 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Daron Clayton | Dynamics #69 | USAC

July 14, 2007 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Fox #53 | USAC

July 15, 2007 | Kokomo Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Fox #53 | USAC

July 19, 2007 | Kamp Motor Speedway | Jerry Coons Jr. | Dynamics #69 | USAC

July 20, 2007 | Bloomington Speedway | Dave Darland | Pace #44 | USAC

July 21, 2007 | Tri-State Speedway | Daron Clayton | Walker/Guiducci #11D | USAC


 

2008

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 9, 2008 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Jeff Bland Jr. | Bland #21s | USAC

July 10, 2008 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Brady Short | Short #36 | USAC

July 11, 2008 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Cole Whitt | Kunz #67K | USAC

July 13, 2008 | Kokomo Speedway | Dave Darland | 2B Racing #2B | USAC

July 17, 2008 | Kamp Motor Speedway | Jerry Coons Jr. | Dynamics #69 | USAC

July 18, 2008 | Bloomington Speedway | Jerry Coons Jr. | Dynamics #69 | USAC

July 19, 2008 | Tri-State Speedway | Hunter Schuerenberg | Walker/Guiducci #11 | USAC


 

2009

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 10, 2009 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Dave Darland | RWB #2B | USAC

July 11, 2009 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Levi Jones | Stewart #20 | USAC

July 12, 2009 | Kokomo Speedway | Chad Boat | Boat #30 | USAC

July 15, 2009 | Terre Haute Action Track | Brad Sweet | Kahne/Curb #9 | USAC

July 16, 2009 | Kamp Motor Speedway | Dave Darland | RWB #2B | USAC

July 17, 2009 | Bloomington Speedway | Bryan Clauson | Tucker #7 | USAC

July 18, 2009 | Tri-State Speedway | Levi Jones | Stewart #20 | USAC


 

2010

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 9, 2010 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Dave Darland | Goodnight #39 | USAC

July 10, 2010 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Fox #53 | USAC

July 11, 2010 | Kokomo Speedway | Levi Jones | Stewart #20 | USAC

July 14, 2010 | Terre Haute Action Track | Jon Stanbrough | Fox #53 | USAC

July 15, 2010 | Brownstown Speedway | Brady Short | Short #36 | USAC

July 16, 2010 | Bloomington Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Fox #53 | USAC

July 17, 2010 | Tri-State Speedway | Blake Fitzpatrick | Fitzpatrick #10F | USAC


 

2011

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 8, 2011 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Dave Darland | Roberts/Tate #21x | USAC

July 9, 2011 | Kokomo Speedway | Hunter Schuerenberg | Byram #35 | USAC

July 10, 2011 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Robert Ballou | MPHG #81 | USAC

July 13, 2011 | Terre Haute Action Track | Chris Windom | Baldwin #5x | USAC

July 14, 2011 | Brownstown Speedway | Casey Riggs | Indiana Underground #37 | USAC

July 15, 2011 | Bloomington Speedway | Hunter Schuerenberg | Byram #35 | USAC

July 16, 2011 | Tri-State Speedway | Damion Gardner | DG #71 | USAC


 

2012

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 13, 2012 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Bryan Clauson | Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian #7 | USAC

July 15, 2012 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Justin Grant | Hery #40 | USAC

July 16, 2012 | Kokomo Speedway | Dave Darland | Walker #11 | USAC

July 18, 2012 | Terre Haute Action Track | Daron Clayton | Clayton #92 | USAC

July 20, 2012 | Bloomington Speedway | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Black Jack #9K | USAC

July 21, 2012 | Tri-State Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Roberts/Tate #21x | USAC

July 22, 2012 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Dave Darland | Walker #11 | USAC


 

2013

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 12, 2013 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Wade #66 | USAC

July 13, 2013 | Kokomo Speedway | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Dutcher/RW/Tri-Star #17RW | USAC

July 14, 2013 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Dutcher/RW/Tri-Star #17RW | USAC

July 17, 2013 | Terre Haute Action Track | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Dutcher/RW/Tri-Star #17RW | USAC

July 18, 2013 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Bryan Clauson | Stewart/Curb-Agajanian #20 | USAC

July 19, 2013 | Bloomington Speedway | Bryan Clauson | Stewart/Curb-Agajanian #20 | USAC


 

2014

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 11, 2014 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Jon Stanbrough | Dutcher #37RW | USAC

July 12, 2014 | Kokomo Speedway | Dave Darland | Phillips #71p | USAC

July 16, 2014 | Terre Haute Action Track | Bryan Clauson | Stewart/Curb-Agajanian #20 | USAC

July 17, 2014 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Robert Ballou | Ballou #12x | USAC

July 18, 2014 | Bloomington Speedway | Bryan Clauson | Stewart/Curb-Agajanian #20 | USAC

July 19, 2014 | Tri-State Speedway | Robert Ballou | Ballou #12x | USAC


 

2015

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 10, 2015 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Chase Stockon | 32 TBI #32 | USAC

July 12, 2015 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Brady Bacon | Dynamics #69 | USAC

July 15, 2015 | Terre Haute Action Track | Aaron Farney | Farney #15F | USAC

July 16, 2015 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Brady Bacon | Dynamics #69 | USAC

July 18, 2015 | Tri-State Speedway | Brady Short | Pottorff #11p | USAC


 

2016

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 8, 2016 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Tyler Courtney | TOPP #23c | USAC

July 9, 2016 | Kokomo Speedway | Kyle Cummins | Rock Steady #3R | USAC

July 10, 2016 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Bryan Clauson | Dooling/Hayward #63 | USAC

July 14, 2016 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Brady Short | Pottorff #11p | USAC

July 15, 2016 | Bloomington Speedway | Brent Beauchamp | Olson #34 | USAC

July 16, 2016 | Tri-State Speedway | Carson Short | Short #21 | USAC

July 17, 2016 | Terre Haute Action Track | Chase Stockon | 32 TBI #32 | USAC


 

2017

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 8, 2017 | Kokomo Speedway | Thomas Meseraull | Briscoe #5B | USAC

July 9, 2017 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | C.J. Leary | Leary #30 | USAC

July 10, 2017 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | C.J. Leary | Leary #30 | USAC

July 14, 2017 | Bloomington Speedway | Kevin Thomas Jr. | KT #9K | USAC

July 15, 2017 | Tri-State Speedway | Kyle Cummins | Rock Steady #3R | USAC

July 16, 2017 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Robert Ballou | Ballou #12 | USAC


 

2018

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 20, 2018 | Plymouth Speedway | Brady Bacon | Bacon #99 | USAC

July 22, 2018 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Tyler Courtney | Clauson Marshall Newman #7BC | USAC

July 24, 2018 | Kokomo Speedway | Thomas Meseraull | Briscoe #5B | USAC

July 25, 2018 | Terre Haute Action Track | Tyler Courtney | Clauson Marshall Newman #7BC | USAC

July 26, 2018 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Dave Darland | Goodnight/Curb-Agajanian #36D | USAC

July 27, 2018 | Bloomington Speedway | C.J. Leary | Leary #30 | USAC

July 28, 2018 | Tri-State Speedway | Dave Darland | Goodnight/Curb-Agajanian #36D | USAC


 

2019

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 18, 2019 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Shane Cottle | Epperson Racing #2E | USAC

July 19, 2019 | Plymouth Speedway | Tyler Courtney | Clauson/Marshall/Newman Racing #7BC | USAC

July 20, 2019 | Kokomo Speedway | Chris Windom | Parallax Group/Goacher Racing #5G | USAC

July 21, 2019 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Justin Grant | TOPP Motorsports #4 | USAC

July 24, 2019 | Terre Haute Action Track | Tyler Courtney | Clauson/Marshall/Newman Racing #7BC | USAC

July 25, 2019 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Kyle Cummins | Rock Steady Racing #3R       | USAC

July 26, 2019 | Bloomington Speedway | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Hayward/Thomas Motorsports #19 | USAC

July 27, 2019 | Tri-State Speedway | Kyle Cummins | Rock Steady Racing #3R | USAC


 

2020

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 24, 2020 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Logan Seavey | Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #19AZ | USAC

July 25, 2020 | Kokomo Speedway | C.J. Leary | Leary Racing #30 | USAC

July 26, 2020 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | C.J. Leary | Leary Racing #30 | USAC

July 29, 2020 | Terre Haute Action Track | Justin Grant | TOPP Motorsports #4 | USAC

Aug 2, 2020 | Tri-State Speedway | Kyle Cummins | Rock Steady Racing #3R | USAC


 

2021

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 24, 2021 | Kokomo Speedway | Justin Grant | TOPP Motorsports #4 | USAC

July 25, 2021 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Logan Seavey | Baldwin-Fox Racing #5 | USAC

July 26, 2021 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Logan Seavey | Baldwin-Fox Racing #5 | USAC

July 28, 2021 | Terre Haute Action Track | Logan Seavey | Baldwin-Fox Racing #5 | USAC

July 29, 2021 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Tanner Thorson | Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #19AZ | USAC

July 30, 2021 | Bloomington Speedway | Brady Bacon | Dynamics, Inc. #69 | USAC

July 31, 2021 | Tri-State Speedway | Justin Grant | TOPP Motorsports #4 | USAC


 

2022

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 22, 2022 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Shane Cottle | Hodges Motorsports #74x | USAC

July 25, 2022 | Circle City Raceway | C.J. Leary | Michael Motorsports #77m | USAC

July 26, 2022 | Kokomo Speedway | Justin Grant | TOPP Motorsports #4 | USAC

July 28, 2022 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Mitchel Moles | Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #19AZ | USAC

July 29, 2022 | Bloomington Speedway | Kyle Cummins | Rock Steady Racing #3R | USAC

July 30, 2022 | Tri-State Speedway | Robert Ballou | Ballou Motorsports #12 | USAC


 

2023

DATE | TRACK | DRIVER | CAR | TYPE

July 21, 2023 | Gas City I-69 Speedway | Justin Grant | TOPP Motorsports #4 | USAC

July 22, 2023 | Kokomo Speedway | C.J. Leary | BGE Dougherty Motorsports #15x | USAC

July 23, 2023 | Lawrenceburg Speedway | Justin Grant | TOPP Motorsports #4 | USAC

July 24, 2023 | Circle City Raceway | Kyle Cummins | Rock Steady Racing #3R | USAC

July 26, 2023 | Terre Haute Action Track | Justin Grant | TOPP Motorsports #4 | USAC

July 27, 2023 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Jake Swanson | Team AZ Racing #21AZ | USAC

July 28, 2023 | Bloomington Speedway | Emerson Axsom | Clauson Marshall Newman Racing #47BC | USAC

 

 

 

Keys & Hutch: 7 Storylines for USAC Silver Crown’s Salt City 100

Chris Pedersen

The USAC Silver Crown National Championship takes on the inaugural Murphy Tractor & Equipment Salt City 100 at Hutchinson, Kansas’ Salt City Speedway on Friday-Saturday night, July 19-20.

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Hutchinson, Kansas (July 17, 2024)………When’s the last time you did something for the first time?


 

That’s what USAC Silver Crown competitors face this weekend during the inaugural Murphy Tractor & Equipment Salt City 100 at Hutchinson, Kansas’ Salt City Speedway on Friday-Saturday night, July 19-20.


 

As one of the most historic racetracks in the United States of America, the half-mile dirt oval first contested automobile races in 1910 when Glenn M. Breed wheeled his Buick Model 16 to victory, and it’s been active ever since except for its shutdown during World War II.


 

Now, a field of 24 USAC Silver Crown drivers are vying to become the first USAC winner in Hutchinson. A practice night for USAC Silver Crown division will begin the festivities on Friday. Practice, qualifying and racing will commence on Saturday, culminating in a 100-lap main event.


 

It’s a racetrack with a beacon of stories paired with a series oozing its own share of racing history. This weekend’s inaugural meeting between the two is certain to be a historic occasion. Now let’s make some history after we read these seven storylines!


 


 

ONE-TWO-THREE GREEN LIGHT!


 

With the season reaching midsummer, it’s a fine time to look at the USAC Silver Crown championship standings. Entering Salt City, the top-three in the USAC Silver Crown standings is separated by a mere 34 points.


 

Seven-time series champ Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, Calif.) leads Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.) by 10 while C.J. Leary (Greenfield, Ind.) remains 34 points out of the lead.


 

All three drivers have previously captured USAC Silver Crown victories on half-mile dirt track, the same distance as Salt City Speedway. Swanson has won three, Grant two and Leary two too. All have been strong on the 1/2-mile dirt ovals in 2024 as well with Leary finishing as the runner-up at the Belleville (Kan.) High Banks, Grant second at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway and Swanson fifth at Port Royal.


 


 

1/2 FAST


 

However, none have been more masterful on the dirt 1/2-miles in Silver Crown action of late than defending champion Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.). Overall, he’s won six 1/2-mile dirt Silver Crown races in his career, second only to Jack Hewitt’s nine.


 

Seavey’s results thus far this year have not been indicative of that fact, though, with finishes of 16th at Belleville and 10th at Port Royal. At Belleville, he suffered mechanical issues, then at Port Royal, he was running third when he pulled off due to a fuel leak.


 

However, in his 11 half-mile dirt track Silver Crown starts between 2020-2023, Seavey earned six wins, eight top-fives and 10 top-tens. He’s fourth in the standings, 59 points out of the lead and a win would go a long way toward putting him back into the championship discussion.


 


 

THE KANSAS SEVEN


 

In the seven USAC Silver Crown races ever held in the state of Kansas, there have been seven different winners: Brady Bacon, Kaylee Bryson, Tracy Hines, Aaron Pierce, Kody Swanson, Chris Windom and J.J. Yeley.


 

Interestingly, both the first and the most recent of those events involve a current team. In 2006, with the so-called “new generation” Silver Crown cars, Aaron Pierce won on the 1.5-mile paved oval of Kansas Speedway. Back in May of this year, Kaylee Bryson (Muskogee, Okla.) made history as the first woman ever to win a USAC national event, and she achieved the feat in an AP (Aaron Pierce) Driver Development car.


 

Bryson eyes history once again as she now eyes another “first” in becoming the first two-time USAC Silver Crown winner in Kansas.


 


 

SHUFFLED DECK


 

Due to various reasons, there has been a bit of ride shuffling this week among a handful of the top rides in the sport.


 

Kevin Thomas Jr. (Cullman, Ala.) will return to the seat of the Chris Dyson Racing No. 9, a car with which he made four Silver Crown starts between 2019-20, including a second-place result at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway. The team’s regular driver, Brady Bacon, is taking in the sprint car festivities this weekend at Eldora.


 

Mario Clouser (Auburn, Ill.) will make his first appearance aboard the Team AZ Racing #21, which is the same ride that captured the victory in the most recent dirt USAC Silver Crown race at Port Royal with Daison Pursley. Like Bacon, Pursley also is partaking in Eldora duties this weekend.


 

Furthermore, Shane Cockrum (Benton, Ill.) will pilot John Haggenbottom’s No. 24 at Salt City. Jerry Coons Jr. and Alex Bright have both driven the car to top-10 results this year with the series. Cockrum, a five-time series winner, has scored twice on dirt 1/2-miles in his Silver Crown career at Terre Haute and Williams Grove.


 


 

THREE-IN-A-ROW FOR A FIRST-TIMER?


 

Each of the first two USAC Silver Crown races on dirt in 2024 has featured a first-time series winner: Kaylee Bryson at Belleville and Daison Pursley at Port Royal.

It’s been 14 years since three consecutive first-time dirt USAC Silver Crown winners have emerged. In 2010, Levi Jones (USA Raceway), Shane Hmiel (Indiana State Fairgrounds) and Kody Swanson (Du Quoin) each grabbed their firsts in the initial three dirt races to be held that season.


 

Overall, each of the past two USAC Silver Crown races in 2024 have been captured by first-time winners: Pursley at Port Royal and Dakoda Armstrong on the pavement at Madison. The most recent such instance of three-time winners of any sort with the series also came in 2010 when Tanner Swanson (Berlin), Kody Swanson (Du Quoin) and Bryan Clauson (Eldora) reeled off first-time series wins in succession.


 

The question of who could be next involves many names from top to bottom, including the aforementioned Kevin Thomas Jr. and Mario Clouser, plus you can mix in Robert Ballou (Rocklin, Calif.), Matt Westfall (Pleasant Hill, Ohio), Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, Ind.) and Briggs Danner (Allentown, Pa.), all of whom have previously achieved their share of victories in USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car competition, just to name a few.


 


 

VETERAN ROOKIES!


 

Three more drivers will be making their USAC Silver Crown debuts this weekend. However, all of them are longtime veterans of the sport: Steve Gennetten, Kip Hughes and Danny Jennings.


 

Gennetten (Gravois Mills, Mo.) made his most recent USAC national start with the midgets 33 years ago all the way back in 1991! He scored a USAC National Midget feature win at Missouri’s Moberly Motorsports Complex in 1989.  Hughes (North Enid, Okla.), meanwhile, owns over 100 wins in Modifieds, Late Models, Super Stocks, Sport Mods and Midgets.


 

Jennings (Norman, Okla.) is a six-time Hutchinson Grand Nationals sprint car winner in 1996-2010-2017-2018-2019-2020. Danny's Grandfather Earnest, Father Rickey, Uncle Bruce and Great Uncle Darrell have all made previous USAC Silver Crown appearances, all between 1983-1986 at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds.


 


 

99TH DIRT 1/2-MILE, BUT THE HUTCH AIN’T BEEN ONE


 

Saturday’s race marks the 99th 1/2-mile dirt track race held in USAC Silver Crown history, which dates back to 1971. While this occasion marks the debut of USAC at Hutchinson, it is not the first foray for champ cars at the 1/2-mile.


 

Longtime fans will remember that, from 1982-1987, several 100-inch NCRA Champ Car races were held at the Hutchinson oval, won by the likes of Herb Copeland, Jerry Stone, Harold Leep, Bob Ewell, Garry Lee Maier, Shane Carson, Tony Armstrong and Mike Peters.


 

The NCRA machines were quite similar to their Silver Crown counterparts, but featured a tad bit more horsepower, had a slightly longer wheelbase at 100 inches, a differing engine setback rule and the cars also sported wings!


 


 

RACE DETAILS:


 

The Friday, July 19, program will feature USAC Silver Crown practice only, plus URSS Sprint Car heat races as well as complete shows for the IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Modifieds and Super Stocks. General admission tickets are $21 and kids tickets are $10.


 

The Saturday, July 20, program will feature USAC Silver Crown practice, qualifying and racing, plus feature events for the URSS Sprint Cars and a complete program for the IMCA SportMods. General admission tickets are $31 and kids tickets are $14.50.


 

One and two-day tickets packages are on sale now in advance at https://saltcityracingllc.com/. Two-day ticket packages are $50 while kids are just $24.


 

Saturday night’s program will feature full LIVE coverage on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/usac.

If needed, the rain date for the event is Sunday, July 21.


 


 

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USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kody Swanson-365, 2-Justin Grant-355, 3-C.J. Leary-331, 4-Logan Seavey-306, 5-Bobby Santos-250, 6-Taylor Ferns-235, 7-Kaylee Bryson-205, 8-Trey Osborne-197, 9-Trey Burke-197, 10-Kyle Steffens-193.


 


 

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ENTRY LIST: MURPHY TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT SALT CITY 100 (24)


 

03 (R) STEVE GENNETTEN/Gravois Mills, MO (Steve Gennetten)


 

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


 

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


 

9 KEVIN THOMAS JR./Cullman, AL (Chris Dyson)


 

10 (R) BRIGGS DANNER/Allentown, PA (DMW Motorsports)


 

15 CHRIS FETTER/Troy, MO (Chris Fetter)


 

21 MARIO CLOUSER/Auburn, IL (Team AZ Racing)


 

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


 

24 SHANE COCKRUM/Benton, IL (John Haggenbottom)


 

26 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Sam Pierce)


 

31 DAVE BERKHEIMER/Mechanicsburg, PA (Berkheimer Racing)


 

32 GREGG CORY/Shelbyville, IN (Williams-Cory Racing)


 

44 DANNY LONG/Bonne Terre, MO (Danny Long)


 

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


 

54 MATT WESTFALL/Pleasant Hill, OH (Westfall Racing)


 

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


 

61 (R) DANNY JENNINGS/Norman, OK (David Grace Motorsports)


 

69 CHASE STOCKON/Fort Branch, IN (Pink 69 Racing)


 

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


 

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


 

91 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (Hemelgarn Racing)


 

97 ROBERT BALLOU/Rocklin, CA (Hans Lein)


 

160 (R) KIP HUGHES/North Enid, OK (Kip Hughes)


 

777 (R) DAVE PEPERAK/Clinton, IN (Dave Peperak Motorsports)


 


 

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USAC SILVER CROWN WINS IN KANSAS


 

1-Brady Bacon, Kaylee Bryson, Tracy Hines, Aaron Pierce, Kody Swanson, Chris Windom & J.J. Yeley

 

 

24 Entries for Inaugural Salt City 100 USAC Silver Crown Show July 19-20

Chris Pedersen

USAC Silver Crown champions #91 Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.) and #77 Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, Calif.) will debut at Hutchinson, Kansas' Salt City Speedway this Friday-Saturday, July 19-20. Chris Pedersen

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Hutchinson, Kansas (July 16, 2024)………A field of 24 USAC Silver Crown drivers and cars is set to make its debut appearance at the grand ol’ Salt City Speedway in Hutchinson, Kansas this weekend, Friday-Saturday night, July 19-20.


 

A practice night for USAC Silver Crown teams is set at the 1/2-mile dirt oval for Friday night with three separate sessions taking place. On Saturday night, the action begins with USAC Silver Crown practice, followed by Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying and the 100-lap main event.


 

The field consists of three past USAC Silver Crown titlists, including reigning series king Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.), seven-time champion Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, Calif.) and Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.), plus past USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car champions C.J. Leary (Greenfield, Ind.) and Robert Ballou (Rocklin, Calif.).


 

In May, Kaylee Bryson (Muskogee, Okla.) made history by becoming the first woman to score a USAC national main event victory. To boot, she accomplished the feat on Kansas soil at the Belleville High Banks. She’s entered for her first appearance at Hutchinson along with fellow Silver Crown winner Shane Cockrum (Benton, Ill.) who will make his season debut with the series.


 

Kevin Thomas Jr. (Cullman, Ala.), Briggs Danner (Allentown, Pa.), Matt Westfall (Pleasant Hill, Ohio) and Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, Ind.) have all previously won in the USAC National Sprint Car series but will be vying for their first career Silver Crown score this weekend at Salt City.


 

Leading USAC Silver Crown Rookie Trey Osborne (Columbus, Ohio) will make his way to “Hutch” this weekend as will Mario Clouser (Auburn, Ill.) who has stepped into the seat of the Team AZ Racing No. 21 for a one-race deal. Meanwhile, three drivers will be making their USAC Silver Crown debuts this weekend: Steve Gennetten, Kip Hughes and Danny Jennings.


 

Gennetten (Gravois Mills, Mo.) made his most recent USAC national start with the midgets in 1991. He scored a USAC National Midget feature win at Missouri’s Moberly Motorsports Complex in 1989.  Hughes (North Enid, Okla.) owns over 100 wins in Modifieds, Late Models, Super Stocks, Sport Mods and Midgets.


 

Jennings (Norman, Okla.) is a six-time Hutchinson Grand Nationals winner in 1996-2010-2017-2018-2019-2020. Danny's Grandfather Earnest, Father Rickey, Uncle Bruce and Great Uncle Darrell have all made previous USAC Silver Crown appearances, all between 1983-1986 at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds.


 

They’ll be joined by Trey Burke (Alvin, Texas), who currently stands ninth in USAC Silver Crown points, plus Kyle Steffens (St. Charles, Mo.), Chris Fetter (Troy, Mo.), Dave Berkheimer (Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Gregg Cory (Shelbyville, Ind.), Danny Long (Bonne Terre, Mo.), Nathan Moore (Kaufman, Texas) and Dave Peperak (Clinton, Ind.), also a past USAC National Sprint Car feature winner.


 


 

TIRE UPDATE:


 

Right rear tire options for this weekend’s Salt City event are RD20 & D25 & F85.


 


 

RACE DETAILS:


 

The Friday, July 19, program will feature USAC Silver Crown practice only, plus URSS Sprint Car heat races as well as complete shows for the IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA Modifieds and Super Stocks. General admission tickets are $21 and kids tickets are $10.


 

The Saturday, July 20, program will feature USAC Silver Crown practice, qualifying and racing, plus feature events for the URSS Sprint Cars and a complete program for the IMCA SportMods. General admission tickets are $31 and kids tickets are $14.50.


 

One and two-day tickets packages are on sale now in advance at https://saltcityracingllc.com/. Two-day ticket packages are $50 while kids are just $24.


 

Saturday night’s program will feature full LIVE coverage on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/usac.


 


 

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ENTRY LIST: MURPHY TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT SALT CITY 100 (24)


 

03 (R) STEVE GENNETTEN/Gravois Mills, MO (Steve Gennetten)


 

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


 

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


 

9 KEVIN THOMAS JR./Cullman, AL (Chris Dyson)


 

10 (R) BRIGGS DANNER/Allentown, PA (DMW Motorsports)


 

15 CHRIS FETTER/Troy, MO (Chris Fetter)


 

21 MARIO CLOUSER/Auburn, IL (Team AZ Racing)


 

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


 

24 SHANE COCKRUM/Benton, IL (John Haggenbottom)


 

26 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Sam Pierce)


 

31 DAVE BERKHEIMER/Mechanicsburg, PA (Berkheimer Racing)


 

32 GREGG CORY/Shelbyville, IN (Williams-Cory Racing)


 

44 DANNY LONG/Bonne Terre, MO (Danny Long)


 

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


 

54 MATT WESTFALL/Pleasant Hill, OH (Westfall Racing)


 

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


 

61 (R) DANNY JENNINGS/Norman, OK (David Grace Motorsports)


 

69 CHASE STOCKON/Fort Branch, IN (Pink 69 Racing)


 

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


 

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


 

91 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (Hemelgarn Racing)


 

97 ROBERT BALLOU/Rocklin, CA (Hans Lein)


 

160 (R) KIP HUGHES/North Enid, OK (Kip Hughes)


 

777 (R) DAVE PEPERAK/Clinton, IN (Dave Peperak Motorsports)


 

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

 

 

A Mid-America Night’s Dream! USAC Midgets Head to the Great Plains July 9-13

Jack Reitz

USAC Mid-America Midget Week presents Great Plains bullring USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget action between July 9-13 across three states with four events in a span of five nights across Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Speedway, Indiana (July 8, 2024)………For the first time in exactly in one month, the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship season roars its engines once more.


 

USAC Mid-America Midget Week presents Great Plains bullring USAC action between July 9-13 across three states with four events in a span of five nights across Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.


 

Starting at the southernmost point of the week is Tuesday Night Thunder on July 9 at Meeker, Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Raceway. Then, we point north up to Beloit, Kansas for the 13th running of the Chad McDaniel Memorial at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, July 10.


 

Closing out the Mid-America adventure is Fairbury, Nebraska’s Jefferson County Speedway for two consecutive evenings on Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, for the Midwest Midget Championship, culminating with a 40-lap feature paying $10,000-to-win on the final night.


 

An entire weeks’ worth of excitement awaits a trio of racy bullrings. And we’re ready for it! So, here’s six storylines that should have your attention heading into Mid-America Midget Week 2024.


 


 

PURSLEY IN THE GROOVE


 

Mid-America Midget Week is where Daison Pursley first burst onto the scene of USAC National Midget racing, winning the 2021 opener at Red Dirt Raceway in his home state of Oklahoma, the same place which opens up this year’s MAMW slate.


 

Daison Pursley’s stand out season has been highlighted by the fact that he became the first driver to win in all three USAC national divisions in 2024: Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint and NOS Energy Drink National Midget.


 

Chief among his accolades this year have been three USAC National Midget feature wins in his CB Industries No. 86 at the Belleville (Kan.) Short Track, Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway and Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway, plus a USAC Indiana Midget Week title.


 

Now Pursley’s pursuit involves putting the grip on his USAC National Midget point lead which stands at 67 after winning the most recent series round at Kokomo on June 9. Each of the last three Indiana Midget Week titlists went on to win the USAC National Midget crown later that same year. Pursley intends to become the next.


 


 

MESERAULL ABOARD!


 

Finally, Thomas Meseraull is returning to USAC National Midget action this week following a broken collarbone he suffered in a sprint car accident on March 29 during the No Way Out 40 at Paragon (Ind.) Speedway.


 

Meseraull (San Jose, Calif.) has been back behind the wheel in recent weeks in a various array of racecars, and just this past weekend, swept both nights of POWRi Midget racing at Missouri’s Lake Ozark Speedway.


 

A veteran of 186 career USAC National Midget starts and 10 series victories since his 1999 debut, Meseraull will be at the controls of Tim Engler’s #7x. His Mid-America Midget Week experience includes a 2022 victory at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds where he started fourth before making his winning move on lap 10, then proceeded to lead the final 21 circuits.


 


 

THE SEAVEY RECORD WATCH IS ON


 

Logan Seavey has been on a tear in 2024 with his run through the USAC National Sprint Car schedule which shows a striking resemblance to his dominance of the 2023 USAC National Midget season.


 

In the midget this year, he’s won twice at Missouri’s Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex and Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway, which has him ranked third in the current USAC national championship standings.


 

He’s found his share of success during MAMW throughout his career, winning at Red Dirt in 2019 and at Jefferson County in 2023. Additionally, he owns the one-lap track record at Jefferson County of 10.685 seconds, also set in 2019.


 

With a pair of midget wins and 10 in the sprint car thus far in 2024, it’s almost time to put the official “watch” on Seavey to see if he can track down J.J. Yeley’s record of 23 USAC national wins, which was set in 2003. By this point in the year in 2003, Yeley had accrued 14 victories. But there’s an entire half-year of racing left to go, and Seavey is vying to rewrite the record books.


 


 

TEAM OKLAHOMA


 

At the moment, Oklahomans occupy three of the top-four spots in the USAC National Midget point standings with Daison Pursley (Locust Grove) first, Cannon McIntosh (Bixby) second and Ryan Timms (Oklahoma City) fourth.


 

All three have already graced victory lane with the series this year. Timms was the best back in June during the Indiana Midget Week opener at Lawrenceburg Speedway and McIntosh topped the field in the season opener at Kansas’ Belleville Short Track in May.


 

Timms’ first USAC start with Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports produced a Mid-America Midget Week victory on his home state track of Red Dirt back in 2022.


 

Meanwhile, McIntosh’s first career USAC National Midget start came at Red Dirt in 2018. He’s led at all three venues in his career, but this week, he vies for his first Mid-America Midget Week feature score.


 


 

THE FIFTH DIMENSION OF THE 5d


 

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Zach Daum’s RAMCO Speed Group No. 7p will not be making the trip to compete at Mid-America Midget Week.


 

In its stead this week, Daum will drive his own No. 5d, which has not competed in USAC National Midget competition since June of 2020. In fact, Daum’s first three USAC National Midget victories all came in his own No. 5d between 2011-14.


 

Daum’s prospects for racing at Mid-America Midget Week were up in the air until recently as he sought an engine to rent or another car to drive. With time winding down, Illinois’ Wayne Durbin stepped up to help the situation by providing his Stanton SR-11x for Daum to install under the hood of his King Chassis.


 

He’s been a staple on the podium during his Mid-America Midget Week career, finishing as the runner-up four times between 2010-2014 at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds, plus a 3rd at Red Dirt in 2021 and a 3rd at Jefferson County in 2022.  In 2024, Daum seeks his first MAMW win.


 


 

JERRY SPRINGS INTO ACTION


 

Jerry Coons Jr. is one of the undisputed legends of USAC racing.


 

The USAC Triple Crown champion from Tucson, Ariz. ranks fifth all-time in USAC National Midget starts with 423 dating back to 1987. That ranks behind only Mel Kenyon (925), Bob Wente (757), Bob Tattersall (481) and Tracy Hines (452).


 

Coons runs an abbreviated racing schedule these days as he keeps a watchful and supportive eye over the burgeoning career of his son, Cale Coons. Nonetheless, when Jerry gets behind the wheel, he’s always a contender.


 

The 2006-07 USAC National Midget champ will be in action at all four nights of this year’s Mid-America Midget Week, where he’s been all over the podium, and has been on the cusp of victory many a time in recent summers.


 

At Red Dirt, he finished a best of 3rd in 2020, and was a 3rd place finisher as well at the Mitchell County Fairgrounds in 2013. In 2022 at Jefferson County, he landed on the podium both nights, scoring a 3rd on night one and took a narrow 2nd in the finale.


 

One more victory would push Coons into the land of the few as he aims to join Bobby Unser as the only driver to win a USAC-sanctioned feature event in five different decades. He’s already one of 13 to have won a USAC main event in four decades along with Unser, Hank Butcher, A.J. Foyt, Russ Gamester, Mel Kenyon, Ralph Liguori, Wally Pankratz, Johnny Parsons, George Snider, Bryan Stanfill, Brian Tyler and Bob Wente.


 


 

RACE DETAILS:


 

For Tuesday Night Thunder on July 9 at Meeker, Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Raceway, the program features the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, plus NOW600 Non-Wing Micros. Pits open at 5pm Central with the grandstands opening at 6pm, the drivers meeting at 6pm and cars on track at 6:30pm with qualifying and racing to follow. General admission tickets are $25.  High school students and younger are $5.  Tickets are available online at www.reddirtraceway.com under the “Buy Tickets” tab and will be sold the day of the show as well. All access passes (pit access & general admission seating) are available for $40 and available at the pit gate on the day of the show only.  Pit passes for ages 5 and under are $10. The tailgate area is $120 per carload (up to 8 people per car).


 

On Wednesday night, July 10, it’s the 13th running of the Chad McDaniel Memorial at Beloit, Kansas’ Mitchell County Fairgrounds featuring the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, plus the NOW600/Jayhusker Non-Wing Micro Sprints. Front gates open at 5pm Central with the drivers meeting at 6pm and hot laps at 6:30pm followed by qualifying and racing. General admission tickets are $25 with high school students and younger just $5.  All access passes are available as well for $40 and will be available at the pit and main grandstand gate on the day of the show only.


 

To close out Mid-America Midget Week on Friday and Saturday, July 12-13, it’s on to Fairbury, Nebraska’s Jefferson County Speedway for two-straight nights of the Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship presented by Westin Packaged Meats and Schmidt’s Sanitation featuring the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, plus the NOW 600/Jayhusker Non-Wing Micro Sprints. Gates open at 5pm Central with qualifying at 6:30pm followed by racing. General admission tickets are $20 on Friday and $30 on Saturday with high school students and younger just $5. Reserved seating is $60 for a two-day pass and is available online only at www.JeffersonCountySpeedway.com under the “Buy Tickets” tab. All access passes are available as well for $40 ($10 for kids 5 and under) and available at the pit gate on the day of the show only. A free concert will be held after the races both nights at the beer garden.

Practice will be held from 5-7pm Central on Thursday, July 11 at Jefferson County. Pit passes are $20 and grandstands are free. There will be a free Shrimp Boil/BBQ at the track campground at 8pm after practice for all drivers, race teams, fans, etc.


 

All four races of Mid-America Midget Week can be watched LIVE on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/usac.


 


 

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USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-589, 2-Cannon McIntosh-522, 3-Logan Seavey-509, 4-Ryan Timms-480, 5-Zach Daum-451, 6-Jacob Denney-439, 7-Justin Grant-433, 8-Gavin Miller-411, 9-Kale Drake-405, 10-Kyle Jones-352.


 


 

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RED DIRT RACEWAY USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINNERS:


 

2018: Christopher Bell (7/10)


 

2019: Logan Seavey (7/9)


 

2020: Tanner Thorson (7/21)


 

2021: Daison Pursley (7/13)


 

2022: Ryan Timms (7/12)


 


 

RED DIRT RACEWAY USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TRACK RECORDS:


 

1 Lap - 7/21/2020 - Tyler Courtney - 13.108 - 68.660 mph       


 

8 Laps - 7/13/2021 - Cannon McIntosh - 1:49.120 - 65.982 mph


 

10 Laps - 7/10/2018 - Tyler Thomas - 2:24.03 - 62.487 mph


 


 

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MITCHELL COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINNERS:


 

2013: Christopher Bell (7/30)


 

2014: Bryan Clauson (7/29)


 

2015: Kevin Thomas Jr. (7/28)


 

2016: Bryan Clauson (8/3)


 

2017: Christopher Bell (8/2)


 

2018: Kevin Thomas Jr. (7/11)


 

2021: Tanner Thorson (7/15)


 

2022: Thomas Meseraull (7/13)


 

2023: Bryant Wiedeman (7/12)


 


 

MITCHELL COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TRACK RECORDS:


 

1 Lap - 7/11/2018 - Holly Shelton - 11.944 - 75.352 mph


 

10 Laps - 8/3/2016 - Ryan Greth - 2:02.67 - 73.368 mph


 

12 Laps - 7/15/2021 - Daison Pursley - 2:32.00 - 71.053 mph


 


 

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JEFFERSON COUNTY SPEEDWAY USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINNERS:


 

2016: Chad Boat (8/2)


 

2017: Tanner Thorson (8/1)


 

2018: Justin Grant (7/14)


 

2019: Jason McDougal (7/12)


 

2019: Tyler Courtney (7/13)


 

2020: Chris Windom (7/17) & Tyler Courtney (7/18)


 

2021: Tanner Thorson (7/16) & Emerson Axsom (7/17)


 

2022: Mitchel Moles (7/15) & Buddy Kofoid (7/16)


 

2023: Logan Seavey (7/14) & Tanner Thorson (7/15)


 


 

JEFFERSON COUNTY SPEEDWAY USAC NATIONAL MIDGET TRACK RECORDS:


 

1 Lap - 7/12/2019 - Logan Seavey - 10.685 - 67.384 mph


 

10 Laps - 7/16/2021 - Justin Grant - 1:50.360 - 65.241 mph


 

12 Laps - 7/17/2020 - Sam Johnson - 2:24.855 - 59.646 mph

 

 

Weekend on Tap for USAC Sprints July 5-6 at Lincoln Park

Jack Reitz

Two-straight USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship events await on Friday-Saturday night, July 5-6, at Putnamville, Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway.

 

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Putnamville, Indiana (July 4, 2024)………It’s the most Sprintacular time of the year!


 

The post-Independence Day boom takes us to not one, but two-straight USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship events on Friday-Saturday night, July 5-6, at Putnamville, Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway.


 

The 5/16-mile dirt oval they call The Capital of the Cushion is the playground for the 10th annual IndianaOpenWheel.com Bill Gardner Sprintacular, honoring the life and memory of Bill Gardner, who passed away in July of 2014.


 

Gardner was born and raised in Putnam County, Indiana, and practically grew up at Lincoln Park Speedway. Gardner co-owned a sign and graphics business, was a crewman for driver Brian Hayden and was the founder of www.indianaopenwheel.com.


 

The event culminates with a 30-lap, $5,000-to-win feature on Friday followed by a $10,000 winner’s share for Saturday’s 40-lap grand finale.


 

Seven past Sprintacular winners are expected to compete in this weekend’s event: Rocklin, California’s Robert Ballou (2015 & 2016); Cullman, Alabama’s Kevin Thomas Jr. (2017 & 2021); Ione, California’s Justin Grant (2018 & 2022); Princeton, Indiana’s Kyle Cummins (2019); Kansas, Illinois’ Shane Cottle (2020); Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon (2020 & 2023) and Greenfield, Indiana’s C.J. Leary (2021 & 2022).


 

Several more top star drivers will be vying for a first career Sprintacular victory, including USAC National Sprint Car point leader Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.), Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.), Mitchel Moles (Raisin City, Calif.) and Jake Swanson (Anaheim, Calif.), all of whom reside in the top-10 of the series standings.


 

With the Sprintacular reaching its 10th annual running, let’s rewind and take a look back over the first decade of the event dating back to the inaugural edition in 2015!


 


 

2015 SPRINTACULAR


 

Robert Ballou opened up the festivities in the Midwest Sprint Car Series portion of the event by capturing the victory in his own Ballou Motorsports No. 12, chalking up another win among his record-setting 2015 season. The following night, Jerry Coons, Jr. returned to right where he spent Independence Day the year before by parking it in victory lane, this time as the winner of the finale of the inaugural Bill Gardner Sprintacular.  The former series champion’s 17th and most recent career series victory came in wire-to-wire fashion as he was flawless in the Edison Motorsports No. 10E.


 


 

2016 SPRINTACULAR


 

Lincoln Park Speedway continued to be very kind to Robert Ballou in the following year’s edition of the event as well.   Ballou once again took his own team to USAC victory lane at the track, holding off a late charge by Chad Boespflug to take the second annual Bill Gardner Sprintacular, this time in the Ballou Motorsports No. 1, signifying his reign as the previous year’s USAC National Sprint Car champion. One night later, Thomas Meseraull, abord the Amati Racing No. 66, captured night two under the MSCS banner over Jeff Bland Jr. and Ballou.


 


 

2017 SPRINTACULAR


 

Kevin Thomas Jr. took his KT Motorsports No. 9K to the promised land during the MSCS portion of the event in 2017, fending off the challenges of Thomas Meseraull and Ryan Bernal to capture the victory during the third edition of the Bill Gardner Sprintacular. The USAC sanctioned evening scheduled for one night later was doused by rain, forcing cancellation of the event.


 


 

2018 SPRINTACULAR


 

The roots of Tyler Courtney’s association with Lincoln Park Speedway run deep. In fact, his grandparents, Mike and Verla Farrar, owned and operated the joint between 1981 and 1996. Courtney didn’t get to experience much of his family’s era at the helm since he was a little tyke at the time. But in 2018, he was able to experience what it was like to own victory lane at Lincoln Park, leading the final eight laps in his Clauson Marshall Newman Racing No. 7BC, and taking advantage of late-race misfortune that befell race leader Kevin Thomas. Jr., to win the 4th annual Bill Gardner Sprintacular.


 

Justin Grant followed up with his first score in the event at the wheel of the TOPP Motorsports No. 4 one night later, preventing Kevin Thomas Jr. from winning the event for the second year in a row.


 


 

2019 SPRINTACULAR


 

Kyle Cummins captured the Midwest Sprint Car Series victory in an abbreviated Bill Gardner Sprintacular weekend in 2019. Aboard his Rock Steady Racing No. 3R, Cummins defeated Shane Cottle, Jordan Kinser, Brady Short and Thomas Meseraull to pick up the one and only night of Sprintacular weekend in 2019. The next night’s USAC sanctioned show was canceled due to rain.


 


 

2020 SPRINTACULAR


 

It all started with a late-night phone call from Hodges Motorsports on Thursday night at 10:30pm asking Shane Cottle if his plans were open for Friday night. Just about 24 hours later, Cottle was celebrating in victory lane following the opening night of the Sprintacular. The last-minute deal in the No. 74x came together as the team’s original plan was to sit out the weekend and focus on upcoming events.


 

Meanwhile, Brady Bacon’s run of misfortune over his past three USAC National Sprint Car races had run the gamut, beginning with a crash not of his own doing one week prior, followed by repeated mag issues. The tide turned during Saturday’s Sprintacular finale as he stormed to the lead midway through the 30-lap feature after starting 8th. Soon after, that old notion of “if it wasn’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all” seemed to rear its ugly presence as his right rear tire began to deflate. However, the tire stayed intact until the checkered flag with the tire completely going down as he rolled into victory lane in his Dynamics, Inc. No. 69.


 

In a change from previous years, both nights of the event were co-sanctioned by both USAC and MSCS.


 


 

2021 SPRINTACULAR


 

Twenty-four hours after winning a USAC National Sprint Car feature up the road at Indiana’s Plymouth Speedway, C.J. Leary traveled south to Lincoln Park Speedway where he tracked down Jake Swanson and slid by for the lead just three laps from the finish to earn his second win in as many nights, this one after starting 11th in the field, during the Sprintacular opener aboard his Michael Motorsports No. 77m.


 

On the two prior occasions in 2021 in which Kevin Thomas Jr. began his feature race from the back half of the field, the final result was about as satisfying as a room temperature soda on a hot summer day. However, after starting 14th in the field on night two of the Sprintacular, KTJ and his KT Motorsports No. 9K rapidly ascended through the field, securing the lead just six laps from the finish of the 40-lap event to take the win from deep in the seventh row.


 


 

2022 SPRINTACULAR


 

For the second consecutive year, C.J. Leary refused to stand pat in the Sprintacular opener. Following a mid-race caution, he made an in-car adjustment and a race-changing under the helmet adjustment, ultimately deciding on a new plan of attack which took him from the bottom of the 5/16-mile dirt oval to the top where he darted straight to the high line and glided around Kevin Thomas Jr. and Robert Ballou within a lap, which made all the difference and set Leary forth to his second consecutive Sprintacular opener victory in his Michael Motorsports No. 77m. The 58 cars on hand were the most for a USAC National Sprint Car event in nearly 14 years!


 

Justin Grant wasn’t asking for much during Saturday night’s Sprintacular finale. Twenty-four hours earlier, Grant had qualified fantastically, but his feature result of eighth hadn’t come close to fulfilling his wishes, dreams and desires.  After qualifying a personally unsatisfying 16th on Saturday night, all the Ione, Calif. racer sought was a complete reversal of his fortunes from the night before. Mired back in eighth for the start, Grant marched his way forward to the point on the 17th lap as he whistled past Kyle Cummins on the inside of turn three to assume the lead and carried onward to a $10,000 victory in his TOPP Motorsports No. 4.


 


 

2023 SPRINTACULAR


 

Only a select few individuals have been fortunate enough to win a USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship feature event in their career. Just two previous drivers had accomplished the feat Brady Bacon achieved on a rare Monday night affair: Tom Bigelow and Dave Darland.


 

It was a race that seemingly didn’t want to happen, at least initially. The first three attempts at putting the Sprintacular into the books were interrupted by a power outage on Friday due to storms on Thursday, followed by more weather-plaguing issues on Saturday and Sunday. Ultimately, the one to seemingly put an end to the event just as soon as it finally got going on Monday was the Macho Man himself, Brady Bacon, ultimately making the fourth day the charm.


 

On this night, Bacon earned his 50th career USAC National Sprint Car feature victory, leading the entire 40-lap distance from the pole. Tom Bigelow was the first to reach win number 50 at Winchester (Ind.) Speedway in 1980. Prior to Bacon, Dave Darland was the most recent to hit 50 at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track in 2014.


 


 

RACE DETAILS


 

The 10th annual IndianaOpenWheel.com Bill Gardner Sprintacular awaits this weekend, Friday-Saturday, July 5-6 at Putnamville, Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway.


 

On Friday, the program consists of the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, plus 305 RaceSaver Sprint Cars and Modifieds. Pits open at 4pm Eastern with the front gates opening at 5pm, the drivers meeting at 5:15 and cars on track at 6:15pm. General admission tickets are $35, kids 10 and under are free. Pit passes are $45 with kids 10 and under free.


 

On Saturday, the program consists of the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, plus Street Stocks and Bombers. Pits open at 3pm Eastern with the front gates opening at 5pm, the drivers meeting at 5:15 and cars on track at 6:15pm. General admission tickets are $35, kids 10 and under are free. Pit passes are $45 with kids 10 and under free.


 

Both nights of the event can be watched LIVE on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/usac.


 


 

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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Logan Seavey-1550, 2-Brady Bacon-1506, 3-C.J. Leary-1504, 4-Daison Pursley-1477, 5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1431, 6-Mitchel Moles-1362, 7-Robert Ballou-1337, 8-Justin Grant-1335, 9-Kyle Cummins-1266, 10-Jake Swanson-1172.


 


 

TRACK RECORDS FOR USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CARS AT LINCOLN PARK SPEEDWAY:


 

1 Lap - 7/26/2018 - Brady Bacon - 12.276 - 91.642 mph


 

6 Laps - 8/23/1997 - Bill Rose - 1:22.90 - 81.423 mph


 

8 Laps - 7/29/2001 - Bryon Walters - 1:46.75 - 84.309 mph


 

10 Laps - 7/29/2021 - Kyle Cummins - 2:09.325 - 86.990 mph


 

12 Laps - 7/14/2014 - Jon Stanbrough - 2:40.15 - 84.296 mph


 


 

ALL-TIME BILL GARDNER SPRINTACULAR USAC SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINS


 

2-Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary & Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

1-Jerry Coons Jr., Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, & Thomas Meseraull

 


 

ALL-TIME BILL GARDNER SPRINTACULAR USAC SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINNERS


 

2015: Jerry Coons Jr. (7/4) & Robert Ballou (7/5)


 

2016: Robert Ballou (7/1) & Thomas Meseraull (7/2)


 

2017: Kevin Thomas Jr. (7/1)


 

2018: Tyler Courtney (7/6) & Justin Grant (7/7)


 

2019: Kyle Cummins (7/3)


 

2020: Shane Cottle (7/3) & Brady Bacon (7/4)


 

2021: C.J. Leary (7/2) & Kevin Thomas Jr. (7/3)


 

2022: C.J. Leary (7/1) & Justin Grant (7/2)


 

2023: Brady Bacon (7/3)


 


 

ALL-TIME LINCOLN PARK SPEEDWAY USAC SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINS


 

6-Dave Darland


 

5-Sheldon Kinser


 

4-Brady Bacon


 

3-Robert Ballou


 

2-Steve Butler, Jerry Coons Jr., Jay Drake, Cory Kruseman C.J. Leary & Jon Stanbrough


 

1-Chuck Amati, Chad Boespflug, Bryan Clauson, Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Brad Fox, Dickie Gaines, Justin Grant, Jack Hewitt, Kelly Kinser, Mitchel Moles, Brady Short, Chase Stockon, Jake Swanson, Kevin Thomas Jr. & Tanner Thorson


 


 

ALL-TIME LINCOLN PARK SPEEDWAY USAC SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINNERS


 

1981: Sheldon Kinser (9/16)


 

1983: Kelly Kinser (5/25) & Sheldon Kinser (8/24)


 

1984: Chuck Amati (5/23) & Sheldon Kinser (7/18)


 

1985: Sheldon Kinser (5/4) & Steve Butler (9/7)


 

1986: Steve Butler (5/17) & Sheldon Kinser (8/23)


 

1997: Jack Hewitt (7/27) & Dave Darland (8/23)


 

1998: Dave Darland (7/26) & Brad Fox (8/15)


 

1999: Dave Darland (7/24)


 

2000: Jay Drake (7/29)


 

2001: Jon Stanbrough (7/21)


 

2002: Cory Kruseman (7/20)


 

2003: Jay Drake (7/19)


 

2004: Cory Kruseman (7/17)


 

2005: Dave Darland (7/19)


 

2010: Dickie Gaines (7/24) & Jon Stanbrough (9/10)


 

2012: Dave Darland (7/22)


 

2013: Chad Boespflug (7/4) & Bryan Clauson (7/18)


 

2014: Jerry Coons Jr. (7/4) & Robert Ballou (7/17)


 

2015: Jerry Coons Jr. (7/4) & Brady Bacon (7/16)


 

2016: Robert Ballou (7/1) & Brady Short (7/14)


 

2017: Robert Ballou (7/16)


 

2018: Tyler Courtney (7/6) & Dave Darland (7/26)


 

2019: Kyle Cummins (7/25)


 

2020: Shane Cottle (7/3), Brady Bacon (7/4), Chase Stockon (9/12) & Brady Bacon (9/12)


 

2021: C.J. Leary (7/2), Kevin Thomas Jr. (7/3) & Tanner Thorson


 

2022: C.J. Leary (7/1), Justin Grant (7/2) & Mitchel Moles (7/28)


 

2023: Brady Bacon (7/3) & Jake Swanson (7/27)


 


 

PAST BILL GARDNER SPRINTACULAR RESULTS:


 

2015 USAC FEATURE RESULTS: (30 laps) 1. Jerry Coons Jr., 2. Kyle Cummins, 3. Chase Stockon, 4. Chad Boespflug, 5. Jon Stanbrough, 6. Tyler Courtney, 7. Casey Shuman, 8. Dave Darland, 9. Shane Cottle, 10. Tracy Hines, 11. Kevin Thomas Jr., 12. Josh Hodges, 13. C.J. Leary, 14. Cole Smith, 15. Max McGhee, 16. Carson Short, 17. Brady Bacon, 18. Chris Babcock, 19. Brandon Mattox, 20. Brent Beauchamp, 21. Landon Simon, 22. Hunter Schuerenberg, 23. Robert Ballou, 24. Aaron Farney. NT


 

2015 MSCS FEATURE RESULTS: 1. Robert Ballou, 2. Kevin Thomas Jr., 3. Dave Darland, 4. Jon Stanbrough, 5. Shane Cottle, 6. Chad Boespflug, 7. C.J. Leary, 8. Jerry Coons Jr., 9. Tyler Courtney, 10. Aaron Farney, 11. Brady Bacon, 12. Max McGhee, 13. Carson Short, 14. Mike Gass, 15. A.J. Hopkins, 16. Josh Spencer, 17. Kyle Cummins, 18. Kurt Gross, 19. Donny Brackett, 20. Mitch Wissmiller, 21. Hunter Schuerenberg. NT


 

2016 USAC FEATURE RESULTS: (30 laps) 1. Robert Ballou, 2. Chad Boespflug, 3. Brady Bacon, 4. Shane Cottle, 5. Dave Darland, 6. Chase Stockon, 7. Josh Hodges, 8. Hunter Schuerenberg, 9. Max McGhee, 10. Chris Windom, 11. Kevin Thomas Jr., 12. C.J. Leary, 13. Jerry Coons Jr., 14. Jon Stanbrough, 15. Jarett Andretti, 16. Cole Ketcham, 17. Casey Shuman, 18. Brent Beauchamp, 19. Shane Cockrum, 20. Aaron Farney, 21. Bret Mellenberndt, 22. Thomas Meseraull, 23. Logan Jarrett, 24. Landon Simon. NT


 

2016 MSCS FEATURE RESULTS: 1. Thomas Meseraull, 2. Jeff Bland Jr., 3. Robert Ballou, 4. Dave Darland, 5. Brent Beauchamp, 6. C.J. Leary, 7. Shane Cottle, 8. Chase Stockon, 9. Dickie Gaines, 10. Brady Short, 11. A.J. Hopkins, 12. Josh Hodges, 13. Jon Stanbrough, 14. Carson Short, 15. Tyler Thomas, 16. Brandon Morin, 17. Kevin Thomas Jr., 18. Colten Cottle, 19. Chad Boespflug, 20. Tyler Hewitt, 21. Jarett Andretti.


 

2017 MSCS FEATURE RESULTS: 1. Kevin Thomas Jr., 2. Thomas Meseraull, 3. Ryan Bernal, 4. Kody Swanson, 5. Jon Stanbrough, 6. A.J. Hopkins, 7. Carson Short, 8. Shane Cottle, 9. Brady Short, 10. Chase Stockon, 11. Robert Ballou, 12. Garrett Aitken, 13. Hunter Schuerenberg, 14. Isaac Chapple, 15. Jarett Andretti, 16. Brent Beauchamp, 17. Kent Schmidt, 18. Matt Westfall, 19. Matt McDonald, 20. C.J. Leary, 21. Tyler Hewitt. NT


 

2018 USAC FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Tyler Courtney (5), 2. A.J. Hopkins (4), 3. Jason McDougal (22), 4. Chris Windom (21), 5. Jordan Kinser (1), 6. Thomas Meseraull (13), 7. Dave Darland (20), 8. Brandon Mattox (12), 9. Robert Ballou (17), 10. Josh Hodges (9), 11. Brady Bacon (6), 12. C.J. Leary (10), 13. Carson Short (7), 14. Kody Swanson (8), 15. Chase Stockon (11), 16. Kevin Thomas Jr. (2), 17. Isaac Chapple (23), 18. Mario Clouser (19), 19. Justin Grant (15), 20. Tony DiMattia (3), 21. Tim Creech (14), 22. Brent Beauchamp (16), 23. Colten Cottle (18). NT


 

2018 MSCS FEATURE: 1. Justin Grant, 2. Kevin Thomas Jr., 3. Carson Short, 4. Brent Beauchamp, 5. Thomas Meseraull, 6. Chad Boespflug, 7. Isaac Chapple, 8. Brandon Mattox, 9. Shane Cockrum, 10. A.J. Hopkins, 11. Colten Cottle, 12. Shane Cottle, 13. Jeff Bland Jr., 14. Stephen Schnapf, 15. Donny Brackett, 16. Joe Stornetta, 17. Kody Swanson, 18. Kent Schmidt, 19. Kyle Cummins, 20. Robert Ballou, 21. Jason McDougal.


 

2019 MSCS FEATURE: 1. Kyle Cummins, 2. Shane Cottle, 3. Jordan Kinser, 4. Brady Short, 5. Thomas Meseraull, 6. Dakota Jackson, 7. Max Adams, 8. Bill Rose, 9. Shane Cockrum, 10. Koby Barksdale, 11. Garrett Aitken, 12. Hunter O'Neal, 13. Clinton Boyles, 14. Stephen Schnapf, 15. Donny Brackett, 16. Travis Berryhill, 17. Harley Burns, 18. Sterling Cling, 19. Blake Vermillion, 20. A.J. Hopkins. NT


 

2020 USAC/MSCS NIGHT #1 FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Shane Cottle (6), 2. Justin Grant (2), 3. Chris Windom (7), 4. C.J. Leary (5), 5. Chase Stockon (11), 6. A.J. Hopkins (1), 7. Brent Beauchamp (8), 8. Kevin Thomas Jr. (9), 9. Dakota Jackson (15), 10. Kyle Cummins (17), 11. Tanner Thorson (18), 12. Dave Darland (4), 13. Garrett Aitken (19), 14. Mario Clouser (13), 15. Jadon Rogers (23), 16. Carson Short (3), 17. Brayden Fox (14), 18. Dustin Smith (12), 19. Brandon Mattox (16), 20. Jake Bland (10), 21. Aric Gentry (22), 22. Anton Hernandez (21), 23. Dickie Gaines (20), 24. Brady Bacon (24). NT


 

2020 USAC/MSCS NIGHT #2 FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brady Bacon (8), 2. C.J. Leary (5), 3. Justin Grant (1), 4. Chase Stockon (7), 5. Tanner Thorson (2), 6. Brent Beauchamp (6), 7. Dave Darland (10), 8. Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), 9. Brandon Mattox (11), 10. Carson Short (9), 11. Chris Windom (16), 12. Kyle Cummins (14), 13. Jordan Kinser (13), 14. Jonathan Vennard (17), 15. Mario Clouser (20), 16. Jadon Rogers (24), 17. Dakota Jackson (23), 18. Travis Berryhill (18), 19. Garrett Aitken (19), 20. Jake Swanson (21), 21. Max Adams (4), 22. Aric Gentry (22), 23. Stephen Schnapf (15), 24. Thomas Meseraull (12). NT


 

2021 USAC/MSCS NIGHT #1 FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. C.J. Leary (11), 2. Jake Swanson (3), 3. Shane Cottle (6), 4. Kevin Thomas Jr. (8), 5. Brady Bacon (2), 6. Chris Windom (4), 7. Justin Grant (10), 8. Cannon McIntosh (20), 9. Zach Daum (1), 10. Chase Stockon (12), 11. Paul Nienhiser (21), 12. Robert Ballou (13), 13. Mario Clouser (19), 14. Riley Kreisel (15), 15. Kyle Cummins (5), 16. Alec Sipes (17), 17. Carson Garrett (23-P), 18. Carson Short (9), 19. Harley Burns (14), 20. Cole Bodine (18), 21. Tanner Thorson (7), 22. Thomas Meseraull (22), 23. Ryan Thomas (16). NT


 

2021 USAC/MSCS NIGHT #2 FEATURE: (40 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (14), 2. Justin Grant (2), 3. Brady Bacon (3), 4. C.J. Leary (4), 5. Shane Cottle (6), 6. Jake Swanson (7), 7. Tanner Thorson (5), 8. Kyle Cummins (18), 9. Riley Kreisel (1), 10. Cannon McIntosh (12), 11. Chase Stockon (16), 12. Cole Bodine (8), 13. Carson Short (19), 14. Carson Garrett (10), 15. Paul Nienhiser (13), 16. Brayden Fox (11), 17. Robert Ballou (20), 18. Chris Windom (15), 19. Mario Clouser (9), 20. Stephen Schnapf (21), 21. Collin Ambrose (22), 22. Harley Burns (17). NT


 

2022 USAC/MSCS NIGHT #1 FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. C.J. Leary (3), 2. Brady Bacon (6), 3. Kyle Cummins (9), 4. Chase Stockon (4), 5. Shane Cottle (12), 6. Tye Mihocko (10), 7. Jake Swanson (18), 8. Justin Grant (16), 9. Logan Seavey (7), 10. Jadon Rogers (14), 11. Matt Westfall (8), 12. Emerson Axsom (21), 13. Sterling Cling (17), 14. Brandon Mattox (20), 15. Mitchel Moles (19), 16. Dave Darland (11), 17. Brayden Fox (2), 18. Robert Ballou (5), 19. Kevin Thomas Jr. (1), 20. Collin Ambrose (23-P), 21. Carson Garrett (15), 22. Jason McDougal (13), 23. Koby Barksdale (22). NT


 

2022 USAC/MSCS NIGHT #2 FEATURE: (40 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (8), 2. Emerson Axsom (9), 3. Logan Seavey (11), 4. Jason McDougal (12), 5. Kyle Cummins (4), 6. Shane Cottle (14), 7. Robert Ballou (5), 8. Mitchel Moles (3), 9. Jake Swanson (7), 10. C.J. Leary (1), 11. Brady Bacon (15), 12. Brian Hayden (2), 13. Tye Mihocko (18), 14. Jadon Rogers (23-U), 15. Cole Bodine (19), 16. Kevin Thomas Jr. (13), 17. Brent Beauchamp (22), 18. Jake Scott (16), 19. Zack Pretorius (17), 20. Austin Graby (26-U), 21. Carson Garrett (24-M), 22. Harley Burns (21), 23. Dave Darland (10), 24. Brandon Mattox (20), 25. Chase Stockon (6), 26. Aric Gentry (25-M). NT


 

2023 USAC/MSCS FEATURE: (40 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brady Bacon (1), 2. Justin Grant (3), 3. Jake Swanson (6), 4. C.J. Leary (5), 5. Kyle Cummins (7), 6. Kevin Thomas Jr. (2), 7. Chase Stockon (14), 8. Robert Ballou (17), 9. Brent Beauchamp (9), 10. Logan Seavey (10), 11. Mitchel Moles (11), 12. Daison Pursley (12), 13. Max Adams (18), 14. Brayden Fox (15), 15. Emerson Axsom (16), 16. Geoff Ensign (22), 17. Carson Garrett (4), 18. Tye Mihocko (21), 19. Kayla Roell (24-P), 20. Brian Hayden (20), 21. Brandon Mattox (19), 22. Matt Westfall (13), 23. Aric Gentry (23-P), 24. Thomas Meseraull (8). NT

  

 Momentum sprint car series

  

Momentum SPTINT CAR SERIES  that runs asphalt non-wing sprint cars in the high plains states

 

 

 

buckeye outlaw sprint series 

 

www.buckeyesprints.com 

Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series Profile and History The Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series is excited to announce the 2017 tour dates for the "Last True Outlaws" of auto racing. The upcoming season will mark the sixth full seasonal tour for the Ohio based traditional wingless sprint tour that was established and opened in 2011.

 

 
 

 UNITED sprint  LEAGUE

 

 

 
 

midwest sprint car series 

   

www.mscssprints.com

Midwest Sprint Car Series is an auto racing sanctioning body for 410 non-wing sprint cars. The series races in Indiana and adjoining states

 

 

united states auto club buckeye outlaw sprint series  midwest sprint car seriesMomentum sprint car series

UNITED sprint  LEAGUE

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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