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2025 BC39

DANNER DELIVERS SWEET REDEMPTION WITH BC39 VICTORY

Rich Forman

Briggs Danner earned $20,039 for his feature victory during Wednesday night's BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

By: Paul Kelly – Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Speedway, Indiana (July 1, 2026)………Briggs Danner provided redemption for himself and his team on Wednesday night with a drive to victory in the BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors.

Danner, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, earned his first career USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship victory at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in one of the most prestigious short-track races in the country.

He earned $20,039 for the victory at the wheel of the No. 40x Chase McDermand Racing/GR8 Company – McDermand Plumbing/Spike/Speedway Toyota in the 39-lap race, which continues to honor late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson.

“Between last night and tonight, we were good every time we hit the track,” Danner said. “There’s no feeling like this right now. I don’t even know what to say right now.”

Kevin Thomas Jr., the winner of the 30-lap Stoops Star Spangled Showdown on Tuesday at IMS, finished second in the No. 14 4 Kings Racing entry. Jacob Denney was third in the No. 67 Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports car.

Two-time reigning BC39 winner Cannon McIntosh fell short in his bid for a three-peat, finishing fourth in the No. 71K Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports entry. Kale Drake rounded out the top five in the No. 4 RMS Racing machine.

The victory erased a tough night for Danner and the McDermand team in Tuesday’s 30-lap feature. Danner was hit from behind by teammate Drake Edwards on lap six and struggled to finish 13th, also hurt by a deflating tire late in that race.

Edwards went on to win the race for the McDermand team but was disqualified after a technical violation was discovered in his engine in post-race inspection. Thomas, who crossed the line in second, was awarded the victory.

“We were really good last night,” Danner said. “There’s no better place to be than in victory lane. This crowd, this track inside IMS, there’s nothing like this. This is really cool, and it will take a little bit to set in.”

Said team owner Chase McDermand about the rebound from the disqualification: “We had our little moment when we were all kind of just moping around. Got everybody together in the lounge of the trailer, building everybody right back up. After that point, we all knew we had the cars to do it.”

Pole sitter Danner lost the lead to Drake immediately at the drop of the green flag in the BC39 feature. Danner immediately decided to run a higher line on the dirt oval, a strategy he maintained for nearly the entire race.

Danner made a rare low move to dip under Drake for the lead exiting turn four on lap nine before a three-car tangle unfurled the first caution flag of the night on lap 10.

On the restart, McIntosh passed Drake for second place and loomed behind Danner. Then, Danner and McIntosh produced 10 consecutive laps of magic, swapping the lead nearly every trip around the oval. The scintillating duel also included Danner keeping the lead despite bouncing off the turn four wall on lap 16, as repeated sliding through turn four created a banked cushion of dirt that caught some drivers off guard.

“It’s so tough, and it’s so slick, too,” Danner said of the changing conditions in turn four. “When it’s fluffy like that, it just kind of catches you instead of letting you drive off of it or just bounce off of it.”

The fight for the lead became a three-car joust when Thomas, who faithfully stuck to the low line for the entire feature, passed both Danner and McIntosh for the lead on lap 24.

But Danner regained the lead on the next lap while running the high line and began to pull away by a few car lengths. The final caution period on lap 30 bunched the field, but Danner rocketed away on the final restart.

“Thankfully, I didn’t have a rearview mirror because I’m sure it was getting pretty busy, but I just had to try to protect,” Danner said.

About the only adjustment Danner made in the closing laps was to drop his line slightly lower to avoid the bumps and the berm forming in turn four, creating a smooth ride to victory lane.

Danner led three different times for a total of 25 laps in the 39-lap feature. On what was a very lucrative night, not only did he win the BC39, but he also scored the K & N Filters Clean Air Award.

Justin Grant had to pass a lot of cars to get to a top 10 result. After starting 18th, an early race accident forced him to restart at the tail of the 28-car field. By the end, he had raced his way back to finish 10th and earn Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.

Jake Swanson finished 13th in the feature to earn BC39 Rookie of the Year honors, plus a $700 bonus, a steering wheel trophy, and a gift card to use toward racing gloves, all courtesy of Max Papis Innovations for his performance at the BC39.

Previously, McDermand had been victorious as a driver during a 2024 BC39 prelim feature. With Wednesday’s triumph, McDermand became the first individual to win a BC39 main event as both a driver and car entrant.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 1, 2026 – The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Gunnar Setser (#43 Arnold) (3), 2. Daison Pursley (#86 CBI) (2), 3. Steven Snyder Jr. (#89 CBI) (4), 4. Ricky Thornton Jr. (#1R Rossi-Petty) (5), 5. Gavin Miller (#97 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (6), 6. Kyle Jones (#7TX Engler) (10), 7. Frank Flud (#81F Rosenboom) (7), 8. Tanner Thorson (#32J Tessier) (11), 9. Riley Kreisel (#19K Cox) (8), 10. Wout Hoffmans (#14J Rosenboom) (1), 11. Jake Robinson (#5u Trifecta) (9). 2:07.741

TJ FORGED SECOND QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Colton Robinson (#67K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (2), 2. Logan Seavey (#57 Abacus) (3), 3. Justin Peck (#3p Rossi-Petty) (5), 4. Bradley Cox (#45 Mason) (4), 5. Zach Wigal (#1 O’Dell) (6), 6. Alex Sewell (#32A Tessier) (7), 7. Cooper Miller (#8L Miller) (9), 8. Tyler Watkins (#7w Watkins) (10), 9. Josh Hodge (#35 Hodge) (8), 10. Cody Weisensel (#20w Burrington) (1). NT

K & N FILTERS THIRD QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Drake Edwards (#40D McDermand) (4), 2. Jakeb Boxell (#14K 4 Kings) (2), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#14 4 Kings) (6), 4. Joel Myers Jr. (#19H Hayward) (7), 5. Jonathan Beason (#36 Rosenboom) (3), 6. Hayden Reinbold (#19AZ Reinbold) (5), 7. Cameron Hagin (#33 RayPro) (9), 8. Cord Kisthardt (#21K Kisthardt) (8), 9. Kade Taylor (#T21 Mounce-Stout) (1), 10. Chris Hartman (#35s Hodge) (10). NT

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cannon McIntosh (#71K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (4), 2. Briggs Danner (#40x McDermand) (5), 3. J.J. Yeley (#3J Rossi-Petty) (3), 4. Rylan Gray (#22H Gray) (1), 5. Alex Midkiff (#05 Midkiff) (6), 6. Jeffrey Abbey (#8B Miller) (7), 7. Adyn Schmidt (#19x Cox) (2), 8. Christian Miller (#8XL Miller) (8), 9. Zach Daum (#5d Taylor) (9), 10. Austin Wood (#27 Horn) (10). NT

K1 RACEGEAR FIFTH QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kale Drake (#4 RMS) (5), 2. Brandon Carr (#98K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (8), 3. Ethan Mitchell (#19m Bundy Built) (1), 4. Kaylee Bryson (#11 Abacus) (3), 5. Jake Swanson (#54 4 Kings) (6), 6. Mack Leopard (#40L McDermand) (9), 7. Robert Carson (#99K Carson) (10), 8. Dodge Carlbert (#1m Montgomery) (7), 9. Cale Coons (#63 Dooling/Curb-Agajanian) (4), 10. Wesley Smith (#5p Rossi-Petty) (2). NT

TJ FORGED SIXTH QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Drew Sherman (#19 Reinbold-Underwood) (2), 2. Logan Julien (#3N O’Dell) (1), 3. Jacob Denney (#67 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (5), 4. Karter Sarff (#7u Trifecta) (7), 5. Kyle Cummins (#3G Styres) (4), 6. Brecken Reese (#20Q Reese) (3), 7. Justin Grant (#87 CBI) (6), 8. Adam Taylor (#7T ATM) (9), 9. Eric Heydenreich (#32 OMR-Rase) (8), 10. Beau Doyle (#19R Reinbold-Underwood) (10). NT

FIRST COOK OUT C-MAIN: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the semis, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Karter Sarff (1), 2. Alex Midkiff (3), 3. Jeffrey Abbey (5), 4. Mack Leopard (6), 5. Rylan Gray (2), 6. Wesley Smith (9), 7. Cooper Miller (7), 8. Adyn Schmidt (4), 9. Wout Hoffmans (10), 10. Kade Taylor (8), 11. Adam Taylor (12), 12. Beau Doyle (15), 13. Eric Heydenreich (11), 14. Robert Carson (14), 15. Jake Robinson (13). NT

SECOND COOK OUT C-MAIN: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the semis, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brecken Reese (1), 2. Cale Coons (2), 3. Riley Kreisel (9), 4. Alex Sewell (3), 5. Kyle Jones (5), 6. Frank Flud (4), 7. Cody Weisensel (10), 8. Cameron Hagin (8), 9. Dodge Carlbert (6), 10. Tanner Thorson (14), 11. Tyler Watkins (11), 12. Chris Hartman (13), 13. Christian Miller (12), 14. Cord Kisthardt (7). NT

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (15 laps, top 6 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Daison Pursley (2), 2. Drew Sherman (1), 3. Kyle Cummins (6), 4. Jakeb Boxell (4), 5. J.J. Yeley (3), 6. Kaylee Bryson (7), 7. Brandon Carr (5), 8. Logan Julien (9), 9. Ethan Mitchell (12), 10. Cale Coons (16), 11. Jonathan Beason (8), 12. Karter Sarff (13), 13. Zach Daum (11), 14. Riley Kreisel (18), 15. Brecken Reese (14), 16. Mack Leopard (19), 17. Alex Midkiff (15), 18. Joel Myers Jr. (10), 19. Jeffrey Abbey (17), 20. Alex Sewell (20). NT

FEATURE: (39 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Briggs Danner (1), 2. Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), 3. Jacob Denney (9), 4. Cannon McIntosh (4), 5. Kale Drake (2), 6. Gavin Miller (6), 7. Steven Snyder Jr. (12), 8. Brandon Carr (26-U), 9. Gunnar Setser (8), 10 Justin Grant (18), 11. Logan Seavey (14), 12. Daison Pursley (19), 13. Jake Swanson (13), 14. Ricky Thornton Jr. (11), 15. Hayden Reinbold (17), 16. Kyle Cummins (21), 17. Drew Sherman (20), 18. Kaylee Bryson (24), 19. Tanner Thorson (28-I), 20. Jakeb Boxell (22), 21. Cale Coons (27-I), 22. J.J. Yeley (23), 23. Justin Peck (7), 24. Brecken Reese (25-U), 25. Bradley Cox (15), 26. Drake Edwards (5), 27. Colton Robinson (16), 28. Zach Wigal (10). NT

(U) represents a USAC provisional starter.

(I) represents an Indianapolis Motor Speedway provisional starter.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Kale Drake, Laps 10-17 Briggs Danner, Laps 18-20 Cannon McIntosh, Laps 21-22 Briggs Danner, Lap 23 Cannon McIntosh, Lap 24 Kevin Thomas Jr., Laps 25-39 Briggs Danner.

**Brecken Reese flipped on lap 30 of the feature.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-552, 2-Jacob Denney-547, 3-Justin Grant-525, 4-Kale Drake-493, 5-Jakeb Boxell-490, 6-Zach Wigal-486, 7-Gavin Miller-480, 8-Gunnar Setser-454, 9-Logan Seavey-453, 10-Cannon McIntosh-444.

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hayden Reinbold-83, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-83, 3-Robert Ballou-70, 4-Justin Grant-65, 5-Jacob Denney-64, 6-Cale Coons-64, 7-Briggs Danner-61, 8-Chase Stockon-50, 9-Brady Bacon-44, 10-Kyle Cummins-42.

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 7, 2026 – Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex – Sweet Springs, Missouri – 1/6-Mile Dirt Oval – Mid-America Midget Week

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Briggs Danner (12.397)

K1 RaceGear First Qualifier Winner: Gunnar Setser

TJ Forged Second Qualifier Winner: Colton Robinson

K & N Filters Third Qualifier Winner: Drake Edwards

Indy Powersports Fourth Qualifier Winner: Cannon McIntosh

K1 RaceGear Fifth Qualifier Winner: Kale Drake

TJ Forged Sixth Qualifier Winner: Drew Sherman

First Cook Out C-Main Winner: Karter Sarff

Second Cook Out C-Main Winner: Brecken Reese

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Daison Pursley

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Briggs Danner (25 laps led)

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Justin Grant (18th to 10th)

Max Papis Innovations Rookie of the Race: Jake Swanson (13th)

eDWARDS TOPS STOOPS STAR SPANGLED SHOWDOWN ON BC39 OPENING NIGHT AT IMS

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By: Paul Kelly – Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Speedway, Indiana (June 30, 2026)………Checkout time came early Tuesday night for Drake Edwards at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Edwards drove from the fourth starting spot to the lead on lap 7 and never trailed thereafter to win the 30-lap Stoops Star Spangled Showdown feature in his No. 40D Chase McDermand Racing/GR8 Company – Rexroad Racing/Spike/Speedway Toyota machine. It was the second career USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship victory for Edwards, from Peoria, Arizona.

“It’s pretty surreal,” Edwards said. “Very cool to be standing here. I knew there was a shot coming to the smaller tracks, but I felt pretty solid all night long. So, I think it’s really cool.”

Kevin Thomas Jr. finished a distant second in the No. 14 4 Kings Racing car on the 1/5-mile dirt oval, followed by pole sitter Gavin Miller in the No. 97 Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports entry. Zach Wigal was fourth in the No. 1 Pat O’Dell car, with BC39 rookie Jake Swanson rounding out the top five in the No. 14K 4 Kings Racing entry.

The 30-lap feature was the climax of the opening night of the two-night BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors, which will culminate in a 39-lap feature paying $20,039 to win Wednesday night on the track inside turn three of the storied IMS asphalt oval.

There were only two suspenseful moments for Edwards, 23, the 2024 USAC Western States Midget Rookie of the Year.

The first came on lap six when Edwards, charging toward the front, drove into the rear of teammate Briggs Danner in the No. 40x Chase McDermand Racing car in a duel for second place behind Miller. Edwards continued, but Danner spun and triggered a caution period.

“First and foremost, I want to apologize to Briggs,” Edwards said.

On the lap seven restart, Edwards drove under Miller in turns three and four to take a lead he never surrendered despite multiple caution periods.

Edwards stretched the lead to 4.2 seconds over Thomas – a huge gap on a short track – by lap 22 as he could place his car on any spot of the dirt oval and find speed almost at will.

“I was just watching him up there,” Thomas said of Edwards. “Honestly, I was enjoying the show. I know he’s pretty talented, but I was like, ‘There ain’t no way he makes 30 laps without a crash.’ It’s pretty remarkable, and they had a great race car. He did a phenomenal job.”

Leading by approximately four seconds, Edwards rocketed around thick lapped traffic on the high line of the oval in the last 10 laps. But Thomas’ prediction of possible calamity for Edwards almost came true with three laps to go in the second dramatic moment on his drive to victory lane.

Edwards approached a lapped car that changed lines in turn three and four, and he had to slow quickly to avoid a collision. But Edwards safely avoided that near-miss and cruised to the victory in a car owned by McDermand, who picked up his only career USAC National Midget win during a 2024 BC39 preliminary feature, but cruelly lost a BC39 championship night victory with less than two laps remaining that same weekend when his car got hung up in ruts in turn four while leading.

“I didn’t know where to go half the time,” Edwards said. “But luckily, we made it through there pretty good, and I felt like I got through them all right.”

Edwards took over the lead from Miller with a turn three slider on lap seven, and it was all Edwards from there as he led the final 24 circuits of the 30-lap feature to earn the K & N Filters Clean Air award.

It's been quite some time since you could last call Jake Swanson a Rookie. But tonight, in his first career BC39 appearance, he raced to a superb fifth place result, making him the Max Papis Innovations Rookie of the Race.

Gunnar Setser made the biggest move of the night in the feature. Starting 21st, the Columbus, Indiana racer advanced 10 spots to finish 11th and earn Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 30, 2026 – The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors / Stoops Star Spangled Showdown

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#14 4 Kings) (3), 2. Drake Edwards (#40D McDermand) (6), 3. Ethan Mitchell (#19m Bundy Built) (1), 4. Kaylee Bryson (#11 Abacus) (5), 5. Alex Midkiff (#05 Midkiff) (4), 6. Joel Myers Jr. (#19H Hayward) (7), 7. Adam Taylor (#7T ATM) (2). NT

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jacob Denney (#67 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (1), 2. Justin Grant (#87 CBI) (6), 3. Hayden Reinbold (#19AZ Reinbold-Underwood) (7), 4. Logan Julien (#3N O’Dell) (4), 5. Alex Sewell (#32A Tessier) (5), 6. Jake Robinson (#5u Trifecta) (2), 7. Devon Dobie (#23 Dobie) (3), 8. Austin Wood (#27 Horn) (8). NT

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kale Drake (#4 RMS) (2), 2. Gavin Miller (#97 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (8), 3. Brecken Reese (#20Q Reese) (1), 4. Drew Sherman (#19 Reinbold-Underwood) (3), 5. Frank Flud (#81F Rosenboom) (5), 6. Jeffrey Abbey (#8B Miller) (6), 7. Cameron Hagin (#33 RayPro) (4), 8. Jason Tessier (#32J Tessier) (7). 1:42.351

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bradley Cox (#45 Mason) (3), 2. Briggs Danner (#40x McDermand) (7), 3. Wesley Smith (#5p Rossi-Petty) (1), 4. Adyn Schmidt (#19x Cox) (5), 5. Gunnar Setser (#43 Arnold) (8), 6. Karter Sarff (#7u Trifecta) (4), 7. Brandon Carr (#98K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (6), 8. Matt Lux (#5L Lunsford-Lux) (2). 1:43.029

K1 RACEGEAR FIFTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Steven Snyder Jr. (#89 CBI) (2), 2. Jake Swanson (#14K 4 Kings) (5), 3. J.J. Yeley (#3J Rossi-Petty) (3), 4. Colton Robinson (#67K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (6), 5. Jonathan Beason (#36 Rosenboom) (8), 6. Josh Hodge (#35 Hodge) (7), 7. Tyler Watkins (#7w Watkins) (1), 8. Mack Leopard (#40L McDermand) (4). 1:44.058

TJ FORGED SIXTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cannon McIntosh (#71K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (1), 2. Ricky Thornton Jr. (#1R Rossi-Petty) (8), 3. Kade Taylor (#T21 Mounce-Stout) (2), 4. Daison Pursley (#86 CBI) (6), 5. Cody Weisensel (#20w Burrington) (7), 6. Eric Heydenreich (#32 OMR-Rase) (5), 7. Christian Miller (#8XL Miller) (4), 8. Robert Carson (#99K Carson) (3). NT

K & N FILTERS SEVENTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cale Coons (#63 Dooling/Curb-Agajanian) (2), 2. Jakeb Boxell (#54 4 Kings) (3), 3. Kyle Cummins (#3G Styres) (6), 4. Logan Seavey (#57 Abacus) (8), 5. Rylan Gray (#22H Gray) (7), 6. Riley Kreisel (#19K Cox) (5), 7. Cooper Miller (#8L Miller) (4), 8. Kyle Jones (#7TX Engler) (1). 1:44.150

INDY POWERSPORTS EIGHTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Peck (#3p Rossi-Petty) (2), 2. Zach Wigal (#1 O’Dell) (6), 3. Zach Daum (#5D Taylor) (5), 4. Wout Hoffmans (#14J Rosenboom) (3), 5. Dodge Carlbert (#1m Montgomery) (4), 6. Cord Kisthardt (#21K Kisthardt) (7), 7. Chris Hartman (#35s Hodge) (1). 1:46.835

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Mitchel Moles (#19R Reinbold-Underwood)

C-MAIN: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the semis, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brandon Carr (1), 2. Cooper Miller (4), 3. Mack Leopard (9), 4. Kyle Jones (11), 5. Adam Taylor (5), 6. Cameron Hagin (2), 7. Christian Miller (3), 8. Tyler Watkins (7), 9. Jason Tessier (6), 10. Chris Hartman (8), 11. Matt Lux (10), 12 Austin Wood (12). 2:10.762

FIRST FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. J.J. Yeley (5), 2. Kyle Cummins (1), 3. Gunnar Setser (4), 4. Kaylee Bryson (6), 5. Drew Sherman (10), 6. Colton Robinson (3), 7. Karter Sarff (16), 8. Brandon Carr (17), 9. Wesley Smith (8), 10. Alex Sewell (11), 11. Joel Myers Jr. (13), 12. Alex Midkiff (12), 13. Mack Leopard (18), 14. Rylan Gray (9), 15. Ethan Mitchell (7), 16. Eric Heydenreich (15), 17. Cord Kisthardt (14), 18. Jakeb Boxell (2). NT

SECOND FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Zach Daum (2), 2. Jonathan Beason (4), 3. Logan Seavey (1), 4. Brecken Reese (7), 5. Daison Pursley (3), 6. Wout Hoffmans (10), 7. Adyn Schmidt (6), 8. Frank Flud (11), 9. Riley Kreisel (15), 10. Kyle Jones (18), 11. Cody Weisensel (8), 12. Logan Julien (9), 13. Dodge Carlbert (12), 14. Kade Taylor (5), 15. Cooper Miller (17), 16. Jeffrey Abbey (14), 17. Josh Hodge (13), 18. Jake Robinson (16). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Drake Edwards (4), 2. Kevin Thomas Jr. (7), 3. Gavin Miller (1), 4. Zach Wigal (6), 5. Jake Swanson (9), 6. Justin Peck (14), 7. Hayden Reinbold (10), 8. Cannon McIntosh (16), 9. Zach Daum (18), 10. Jacob Denney (15), 11. Gunnar Setser (21), 12. Justin Grant (5), 13. Kale Drake (11), 14. Briggs Danner (3), 15. Jonathan Beason (20), 16. Steven Snyder Jr. (12), 17. Kaylee Bryson (23), 18. Colton Robinson (26-P), 19. J.J. Yeley (17), 20. Brecken Reese (24), 21. Cale Coons (13), 22. Jakeb Boxell (25-P), 23. Bradley Cox (8), 24. Ricky Thornton Jr. (2), 25. Logan Seavey (22), 26. Kyle Cummins (19). NT

(P) represents a provisional starter.

**Devon Dobie flipped during the second heat. Mack Leopard flipped during the fifth heat. Jakeb Boxell flipped during the first semi.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Gavin Miller, Laps 7-30 Drake Edwards.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-482, 2-Justin Grant-480, 3-Jacob Denney-480, 4-Jakeb Boxell-467, 5-Zach Wigal-460, 6-Kale Drake-433, 7-Gavin Miller-422, 8-Logan Seavey-412, 9-Gunnar Setser-406, 10-Hayden Reinbold-384.

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-81, 2-Hayden Reinbold-80, 3-Robert Ballou-70, 4-Cale Coons-64, 5-Briggs Danner-61, 6-Justin Grant-57, 7-Jacob Denney-57, 8-Chase Stockon-50, 9-Brady Bacon-44, 10-Logan Seavey-39.

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 1, 2026 – The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Steven Snyder Jr. (12.565)

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Jacob Denney

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Kale Drake

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: Bradley Cox

K1 RaceGear Fifth Heat Winner: Steven Snyder Jr.

TJ Forged Sixth Heat Winner: Cannon McIntosh

K & N Filters Seventh Heat Winner: Cale Coons

Indy Powersports Eighth Heat Winner: Justin Peck

Cook Out C-Main Winner: Brandon Carr

First Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: J.J. Yeley

Second Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Zach Daum

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Drake Edwards (24 laps led)

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Gunnar Setser (21st to 11th)

Max Papis Innovations Rookie of the Race: Jake Swanson (5th)

BC39 Field is Set! 68 Drivers Ready for June 30-July 1 USAC Midget Races at IMS

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By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Speedway, Indiana (June 29, 2026)………The field is set with 68 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget drivers and teams pre-entered for the eighth running of the BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors on June 30 and July 1, 2026, at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

A pair of BC39 champions are entered for the event, including Cannon McIntosh (2024-2025) who is aiming for his third consecutive victory in the event. Justin Grant (2023), who came close to capturing his second event victory in 2025, will be chasing after the $20,039 top prize on the IMS 1/5-mile dirt oval.

Kale Drake, a 2024 BC39 preliminary feature winner, is entered for the event as are USAC Triple Crown champions Logan Seavey and J.J. Yeley, plus 2024 USAC National Midget champion Daison Pursley and 2025 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car champion Kyle Cummins.

The 2026 USAC Indiana Midget Week champion, Karter Sarff, is entered along with current USAC National Midget point leader Jakeb Boxell, and late model star Ricky Thornton Jr.

USAC national feature winners are in abundance throughout the field, including Kaylee Bryson, Kevin Thomas Jr., Mitchel Moles, Briggs Danner, Jake Swanson, Jacob Denney, Zach Daum, Gavin Miller, Hayden Reinbold, Zach Wigal, and Drake Edwards. All have previous BC39 experience except for Swanson.

The field also currently contains 21 BC39 Rookies, competing for the award sponsored by Max Papis Innovations: Jake Swanson, Frank Flud, Alex Midkiff, Dodge Carlbert, Logan Julien, Wesley Smith, Jake Robinson, Tyler Watkins, Christian Miller, Wout Hoffmans, Drew Sherman, Adyn Schmidt, Kade Taylor, Tony Helton, Eric Heydenreich, Alex Sewell, Jason Tessier, Cameron Hagin, Hayden Wise and Bradley Fezard.

Representing the field are 18 different United States: Indiana (12), Oklahoma (9), California (7), Texas (6), Arizona (5), Ohio (4), Pennsylvania (4), Illinois (3), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Missouri (2), North Carolina (2), Wisconsin (2), Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), Iowa (1), Maryland (1), and Tennessee (1).

Furthermore, four different countries are represented in the field: United States (65), The Netherlands (1 – Wout Hoffmans), England (1 – Brandon Carr), and Australia (1 – Jake Robinson).

The event on the quarter-mile dirt oval inside turn three at IMS will continue to honor late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson.

Past championship night winners of the BC39 include Brady Bacon (2018), Zeb Wise (2019), Kyle Larson (2021), Buddy Kofoid (2022), Justin Grant (2023), and Cannon McIntosh (2024 & 2025).

The BC39 officially gets underway on Monday, June 29, with team parking from 1-4pm Eastern followed by the Prelude to the BC39 party at 6pm at Prime 47 in downtown Indianapolis.

On track action begins at IMS with The Stoops Star Spangled Showdown on Tuesday, June 30, with a full program of events for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship. Registration and the pit area open at 10am while the public gates open at 4pm. The drivers meeting / heat race draft is set for 5pm at the BMW Building with engine heat at 6pm and hot laps at 6:30pm followed by opening ceremonies at 7pm, and racing immediately, consisting of heat races, C-Main, Semi-Features, and concluding with a 30-lap feature event. After the feature, fans are invited onto the dirt track to talk with drivers and see the racecars up close.

Championship night of the BC39 on Wednesday, July 1, will consist of a full program for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship. Registration and the pit area open at 10am while the public gates open at 4pm. A driver autograph session is slated for 4pm and a public drivers meeting will be held in the fan zone at 5pm, while engine heat is set to begin at 6pm with hot laps at 6:30pm. Opening ceremonies commence at 7pm with racing action immediately following featuring qualifying races, C-Mains, Semi-Features, and the 39-lap feature event, paying $20,039-to-win.

2026 BC39 PRESENTED BY AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS PRE-ENTRIES

(68 drivers & teams)

Car Number / Driver Name / Entrant Name

05 (R) ALEX MIDKIFF/Belleville, IL (Tobias Midkiff)

1 ZACH WIGAL/Belpre, OH (Pat O'Dell)

1m (R) DODGE CARLBERT/Palmetto, FL (Shea Montgomery)

1R RICKY THORNTON JR./Chandler, AZ (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)

3G KYLE CUMMINS/Princeton, IN (Glenn Styres Racing)

3J J.J. YELEY/Phoenix, AZ (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)

3N (R) LOGAN JULIEN/Oconomowoc, WI (Pat O'Dell)

3p JUSTIN PECK/Monrovia, IN (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)

4 KALE DRAKE/Collinsville, OK (RMS Racing)

4AU (R) SHELDON MALES/Elk Grove, CA (Scott Males)

5D ZACH DAUM/Pocahontas, IL (Jeff Taylor)

5L MATT LUX/Manilla, IN (Lunsford-Lux Motorsports)

5p (R) WESLEY SMITH/Nixa, MO (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)

5u (R) JAKE ROBINSON/Perth, WAU (Trifecta Motorsports)

7T ADAM TAYLOR/Wheatfield, IN (Adam Taylor Motorsports)

7TX KYLE JONES/Kennedale, TX (Tim & Tammy Engler)

7u KARTER SARFF/Mason City, IL (Trifecta Motorsports)

7w (R) TYLER WATKINS/Marion, IN (Tyler Watkins)

8B JEFFREY ABBEY/Rhome, TX (Christian Miller)

8D MILES DOHERTY/Delmar, IA (Miles Doherty Racing)

8L COOPER MILLER/Graham, TX (Cooper Miller)

8XL (R) CHRISTIAN MILLER/Hudson Oaks, TX (Christian Miller)

11 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Abacus Racing)

14 KEVIN THOMAS JR./Cullman, AL (4 Kings Racing)

14J (R) WOUT HOFFMANS/Boxmeer, NB (Jody Rosenboom)

14K (R) JAKE SWANSON/Anaheim, CA (4 Kings Racing)

19 (R) DREW SHERMAN/Phoenix, AZ (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports)

19AZ HAYDEN REINBOLD/Gilbert, AZ (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports)

19H JOEL MYERS JR./Santa Rosa, CA (Hayward Motorsports)

19K RILEY KREISEL/Warsaw, MO (Ron Cox)

19m ETHAN MITCHELL/Mooresville, NC (Bundy Built Motorsports)

19T MITCHEL MOLES/Raisin City, CA (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports)

19x (R) ADYN SCHMIDT/Haubstadt, IN (Ron Cox)

20Q BRECKEN REESE/Canyon, TX (Jeff Reese)

20w CODY WEISENSEL/Sun Prairie, WI (Bill Burrington)

21K CORD KISTHARDT/Hershey, PA (Cord Kisthardt)

T21 (R) KADE TAYLOR/Kilgore, TX (Mounce-Stout Motorsports)

22H (R) TONY HELTON/Cloverdale, IN (Gray Motorsports)

23 DEVON DOBIE/Wapakoneta, OH (Dennis Dobie)

27 AUSTIN WOOD/Germantown, TN (Rick Horn)

32 (R) ERIC HEYDENREICH/Bloomsburg, PA (OMR-Rase Motorsports)

32A (R) ALEX SEWELL/Broken Arrow, OK (Jason Tessier)

32J (R) JASON TESSIER/Broken Arrow, OK (Jason Tessier)

33 (R) CAMERON HAGIN/Broken Arrow, OK (Cameron Hagin)

35 JOSH HODGE/Brownsburg, IN (Josh Hodge)

35s CHRIS HARTMAN/Boulder, CO (Josh Hodge)

36 JONATHAN BEASON/Broken Arrow, OK (Jody Rosenboom)

40D DRAKE EDWARDS/Peoria, AZ (Chase McDermand Racing)

40L MACK LEOPARD/Beavercreek, OH (Chase McDermand Racing)

40x BRIGGS DANNER/Allentown, PA (Chase McDermand Racing)

43 GUNNAR SETSER/Columbus, IN (Kevin Arnold)

45 BRADLEY COX/Black Forest, CO (Cappy Mason)

54 JAKEB BOXELL/Zanesville, IN (4 Kings Racing)

57 LOGAN SEAVEY/Sutter, CA (Abacus Racing)

63 CALE COONS/Greencastle, IN (Dooling Autosports-Curb-Agajanian)

67 JACOB DENNEY/Galloway, OH (Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

67K COLTON ROBINSON/Titusville, FL (Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

71K (W) CANNON MCINTOSH/Bixby, OK (Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

81 (R) FRANK FLUD/Pryor, OK (Jody Rosenboom)

81G RYLAN GRAY/Greenfield, IN (Gray Motorsports)

86 DAISON PURSLEY/Locust Grove, OK (CB Industries)

87 (W) JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (CB Industries)

89 STEVEN SNYDER JR./Rising Sun, MD (CB Industries)

94 (R) HAYDEN WISE/Huntersville, NC (Ninety-Four Racing)

97 GAVIN MILLER/Allentown, PA (Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

98K BRANDON CARR/Sheffield, UK (Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

99K ROBERT CARSON/Concord, CA (Robert Carson)

938 (R) BRADLEY FEZARD/Bonnerdale, AR (Vince Rosa)

(W) represents a BC39 Champion

(R) represents a BC39 Rookie

FIRST BC39 ENTRIES ARRIVE FOR JUNE 30-JULY 1 USAC MIDGET RACES AT IMS

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Speedway, Indiana (June 18, 2026)………The first several entries have arrived for the eighth running of the BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors on June 30 and July 1, 2026, at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The field has reached 28 drivers and cars thus far as part of the rapidly growing USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship entry list on the 1/5-mile dirt oval.

So far, the entry list includes the likes of USAC Triple Crown champion, Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 veteran J.J. Yeley, plus recent USAC Indiana Midget Week champion Karter Sarff, current USAC National Midget point leader Jakeb Boxell as well as late model star Ricky Thornton Jr.

Several USAC national feature winners are among the early entries, including Kevin Thomas Jr., Mitchel Moles, Briggs Danner, Jake Swanson, Hayden Reinbold, Zach Wigal and Drake Edwards.

2026 BC39 Driver Registration Is Open

Driver registration is now open for the eighth running of the BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on June 30-July 1, 2026.

Teams can file their entry for the event at https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2026-bc39, where they may also purchase grandstand tickets, pit and parking passes for the event.

The event on the quarter-mile dirt oval inside turn three at IMS will continue to honor late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson.

Past championship night winners of the BC39 include Brady Bacon (2018), Zeb Wise (2019), Kyle Larson (2021), Buddy Kofoid (2022), Justin Grant (2023), and Cannon McIntosh (2024 & 2025).

The BC39 officially gets underway on Monday, June 29, with team parking from 1-4pm Eastern followed by the Prelude to the BC39 party at 6pm at Prime 47 in downtown Indianapolis.

On track action begins at IMS with The Stoops Star Spangled Showdown on Tuesday, June 30, with a full program of events for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship.

Registration and the pit area open at 9am while the public gates open at 4pm. The drivers meeting is set for 5pm with engine heat at 6pm and hot laps at 6pm followed by opening ceremonies at 7pm and racing immediately following, concluding with a 30-lap feature event for the midgets. After the feature, fans are invited onto the dirt track to talk with drivers and see the racecars up close.

Championship night of the BC39 on Wednesday, July 1, will consist of a full program for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship. Registration and the pit area open at 9am while the public gates open at 4pm. A driver autograph session is slated for 4pm and a public drivers meeting will be held at 5pm, while engine is set to begin at 5:30pm with hot laps at 6pm. Opening ceremonies commence at 7pm with racing action immediately following with the main events, followed by a semi-feature and the 39-lap feature event for the midgets, paying $20,039-to-win.

2026 BC39 PRESENTED BY AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS ENTRIES

(28 cars as of June 18, 2026)

1 Zach Wigal (Pat O'Dell)

1R Ricky Thornton Jr. (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)

3J J.J. Yeley (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)

3N Logan Julien (Pat O'Dell)

3p Justin Peck (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)

5p Wesley Smith (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)

5u Jake Robinson (Trifecta Motorsports)

7u Karter Sarff (Trifecta Motorsports)

8B Jeffrey Abbey (Christian Miller)

8XL Christian Miller (Christian Miller)