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2025 BC39

19TH TO 1ST! MCINTOSH’S DEEP DRIVE MAKES HIM BC39’S FIRST TWO-TIME WINNER

Josh James

By: Paul Kelly – Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Speedway, Indiana (July 2, 2025)………Cannon McIntosh took a long, tough route Wednesday night to become the first two-time winner of the BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

McIntosh, from Bixby, Oklahoma, repeated as the winner of the 39-lap USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship race after starting 19th in his Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/Mobil 1 – Toyota – Curb Records/LynK/Speedway Toyota machine in the 28-car field. He earned $20,039 for the win in the race honoring late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson.

“I’m speechless right now – this is amazing,” McIntosh said. “To do it in honor of Bryan Clauson here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway twice now, it’s just an honor. It’s all for him, and I’m sure he’s looking down, smiling and seeing another good race here.”

The Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian team swept the top three spots in the finishing order, as Gavin Miller placed second in the team’s No. 97 car and Jacob Denney third in the No. 67 entry.

McIntosh’s journey to victory lane for the second straight year at the 1/5th-mile dirt oval inside turn three at IMS was as improbable as it was dramatic. He ended up upside-down in a wild crash during a qualifying race earlier in the evening and had to drive his way into the field by winning the Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts semi feature.

That placed McIntosh 19th in the starting lineup. He wasn’t a factor in the first half of the race, which was dominated by pole sitter Justin Grant, who won the 30-lap feature Tuesday night.

But McIntosh began to charge through traffic and climbed to third by lap 30 behind Grant and Denney. Grant had led every lap to that point, expanding his gap to nearly a second midway through the race, but was being challenged by Denney as McIntosh drew closer.

Grant and Denney jousted in a spirited side-by-side duel for the lead from laps 30 to 35, with Grant holding off Denney’s repeated low slides for the top spot on both ends of the dirt oval.

On lap 36, Grant was running in the high groove exiting turn four and Denney low when the two drivers banged wheels heading for the flag stand. On the next lap, Grant dove low exiting turn two trying to pass Denney for the lead, but Grant’s right front wheel hit Denney’s left rear, momentarily launching Grant airborne and blunting his momentum.

That incident triggered a caution and flattened Grant’s front left tire and bent his left side nerf bar into his left rear tire, effectively ending his chances to sweep the event in the No. 87 CB Industries car. Meanwhile, McIntosh squeezed past Grant and took second place.

With two laps to go, Denney and McIntosh made hard contact while battling for the lead exiting turn two, with Denney taking the lead. Miller was closely pursuing, ready to pounce. Just two turns later, McIntosh slid under Denney in turn four for the lead with the white flag in the air while Miller and Denney made contact, all but ending their chances to win.

That bobble by his rivals let McIntosh pull away on the final lap for the victory.

“A lot of guys moved up to the top there, and it was hard to make moves,” McIntosh said. “When you throw a slide job, you lose so much momentum. So, to try and get your momentum back without getting slid was tough.

“Luckily, I was the guy coming from behind and putting those guys in bad positions and was able to get to the next guy before they could get back to me. Just kept making moves.”

McIntosh’s second USAC National Midget victory of the year was also the 11th of his career, which moves him to 67th place all-time alongside Kasey Kahne, Jimmy Knight, Bob McLean, Johnny Moorhouse, Bobby Santos and Brad Sweet.

In addition to winning the race, McIntosh also picked up Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors. Prior to Wednesday, the deepest in the field a BC39 winner had started was seventh by Brady Bacon during the inaugural edition of the event in 2018.

Entering this week’s BC39, it had been six years since Justin Peck last made a USAC National Midget feature start. On Wednesday, he scored a career best USAC finish of fifth in his BC39 debut, earning $700 and a steering wheel trophy as the Max Papis Innovations BC39 Rookie of the Race.

Steven Snyder Jr. had to eat some alphabet soup in his first BC39 run. After winning the C-Main, he started 14th in the semi-feature. On the last lap, last turn of the semi, he slid from eighth to sixth to grab the final transfer spot into the feature, which earned him Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night honors.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 2, 2025 – The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – 7th BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors

CAR IQ FIRST QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points) 1. Kyle Cummins (#3G Styres), 2. Logan Seavey (#57 Abacus), 3. Kale Drake (#97K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 4. Brandon Carr (#98K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 5. Josh Hodge (#5J Hodge), 6. Cord Kisthardt (#21 Kisthardt), 7. Colton Robinson (#67K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 8. Christopher Hartman (#35s Hodge), 9. Chris Baue (#36 Baue), 10. J.J. Yeley (#3J Petty). NT

K1 RACEGEAR SECOND QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points) 1. Gavin Miller (#97 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 2. Justin Grant (#87 CBI), 3. Zach Wigal (#8 Cornell), 4. Kaylee Bryson (#11 Abacus), 5. Chase Stockon (#7s Engler), 6. Trevor Cline (#55 Cline), 7. Mike Hess (#92 Fairfield), 8. Cody Weisensel (#20w Burrington), 9. Carter Jensrud (#c71 Jensrud), 10. Mack Leopard (#86x CBI). 2:10.020

USACGEAR.COM THIRD QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points) 1. Jacob Denney (#67 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 2. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#14 4 Kings), 3. Chase McDermand (#40 McDermand), 4. Zach Daum (#16 Minear), 5. Steven Snyder Jr. (#4 RMS), 6. Jakeb Boxell (#14JB 4 Kings Racing), 7. Lance Bennett (#91 Mason), 8. Dusty Young (#60 Chappue), 9. Cannon McIntosh (#71K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 10. Rylan Gray (#81G Gray). NT

COOK OUT FOURTH QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points) 1. Gunnar Setser (#43 Arnold), 2. Justin Peck (#3p Petty-Rossi), 3. Chelby Hinton (#4B Klatt), 4. Hayden Reinbold (#19AZ Reinbold-Underwood), 5. Brecken Reese (#00 Chandler), 6. Cooper Miller (#8J Miller), 7. Jeffrey Abbey (#8K Abbey), 8. Korbyn Hayslett (#71B Cummings), 9. Miles Doherty (#8D Doherty), 10. Bradley Cox (#45 Cox). NT

CAR IQ FIFTH QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points) 1. Thomas Meseraull (#7x Engler), 2. Drake Edwards (#83 CBI), 3. Jonathan Beason (#14B Hollan), 4. Kyle Jones (#27x Joyner), 5. Devon Dobie (#23 Dobie), 6. Chris Sheil (#91s Mason), 7. Dillon Welch (#60x LeVecque), 8. Billy Wease (#2 Poe), 9. P.J. Gargiulo (#5 Gargiulo), 10. Briggs Danner (#40x McDermand). 2:17.934

K1 RACEGEAR SIXTH QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points) 1. Mitchel Moles (#19 Reinbold-Underwood), 2. Ethan Mitchell (#19m Bundy Built), 3. Chris Andrews (#95 Miller), 4. Ricky Thornton Jr. (#19R Reinbold-Underwood), 5. Braxton Cummings (#17L Cummings), 6. Cole Parker (#17K Cummings), 7. Connor Wolf (#41 OMR-Rase), 8. Kevin Newton (#16TH 2nd Law), 9. Kade Morton (#8m Morton), 10. Austin Wood (#17H Wood). NT

FIRST HOOSIER TIRE C-MAIN: (12 laps, top-4 transfer to the semis) 1. Cooper Miller, 2. Devon Dobie, 3. Briggs Danner, 4. Lance Bennett, 5. Dillon Welch, 6. P.J. Gargiulo, 7. Cody Weisensel, 8. Korbyn Hayslett, 9. Miles Doherty, 10. Christopher Hartman, 11. Braxton Cummings, 12. Connor Wolf, 13. Kade Morton. NT

SECOND HOOSIER TIRE C-MAIN: (12 laps, top-4 transfer to the semis) 1. Steven Snyder Jr., 2. Colton Robinson, 3. Chris Sheil, 4. J.J. Yeley, 5. Jeffrey Abbey, 6. Mike Hess, 7. Cole Parker, 8. Mack Leopard, 9. Austin Wood, 10. Dusty Young, 11. Kevin Newton, 12. Carter Jensrud, 13. Cord Kisthardt, 14. Billy Wease. 2:46.211

ELLIOTT’S CUSTOM TRAILERS & CARTS SEMI: (15 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature) 1. Cannon McIntosh, 2. Jonathan Beason, 3. Zach Daum, 4. Kyle Jones, 5. Brecken Reese, 6. Steven Snyder Jr., 7. Jakeb Boxell, 8. Briggs Danner, 9. Kaylee Bryson, 10. Chase Stockon, 11. Devon Dobie, 12. Trevor Cline, 13. Colton Robinson, 14. Brandon Carr, 15. Lance Bennett, 16. Chris Sheil, 17. J.J. Yeley, 18. Cooper Miller, 19. Josh Hodge, 20. Chelby Hinton. NT

FEATURE: (39 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cannon McIntosh (19), 2. Gavin Miller (4), 3. Jacob Denney (9), 4. Zach Daum (21), 5. Justin Peck (8), 6. Ricky Thornton Jr. (17), 7. Drake Edwards (5), 8. Ethan Mitchell (11), 9. Logan Seavey (2), 10. Kevin Thomas Jr. (7), 11. Gunnar Setser (14), 12. Justin Grant (1), 13. Kale Drake (13), 14. Hayden Reinbold (12), 15. Chris Andrews (18), 16. Steven Snyder Jr. (24), 17. Colton Robinson (25-P), 18. Zach Wigal (15), 19. Brecken Reese (23), 20. Jonathan Beason (20), 21. Jakeb Boxell (26-P), 22. Chase McDermand (16), 23. Mitchel Moles (3), 24. Kyle Cummins (10), 25. Kaylee Bryson (27-I), 26. Thomas Meseraull (6), 27. Kyle Jones (22), 28. J.J. Yeley (28-I). NT

(P) represents a USAC provisional starter

(I) represents an Indianapolis Motor Speedway provisional starter

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-36 Justin Grant, Lap 37 Jacob Denney, Laps 38-39 Cannon McIntosh.

**Colton Robinson flipped during the first qualifier. Mack Leopard flipped during the second qualifier. Rylan Gray flipped during the third qualifier. Cannon McIntosh flipped during the third qualifier. Bradley Cox flipped during the fourth qualifier. Connor Wolf flipped during the first C-Main. Steven Snyder Jr. & Jonathan Beason flipped on lap 22 of the feature. Mitchel Moles flipped on lap 25 of the feature.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Justin Grant-687, 2-Kale Drake-619, 3-Cannon McIntosh-612, 4-Jacob Denney-602, 5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-570, 6-Drake Edwards-550, 7-Gavin Miller-547, 8-Logan Seavey-536, 9-Steven Snyder Jr.-502, 10-Gunnar Setser-451.

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kale Drake-135, 2-Briggs Danner-95, 3-Kyle Cummins-78, 4-Gunnar Setser-75, 5-C.J. Leary-73, 6-Robert Ballou-66, 7-Justin Grant-63, 8-Chase Stockon-56, 9-Kevin Thomas Jr.-48, 10-Jacob Denney-41.

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 8, 2025 – 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: Mitchel Moles (12.398)

Car IQ First Qualifier Winner: Kyle Cummins

K1 RaceGear Second Qualifier Winner: Gavin Miller

USACgear.com Third Qualifier Winner: Jacob Denney

Cook Out Fourth Qualifier Winner: Gunnar Setser

Car IQ Fifth Qualifier Winner: Thomas Meseraull

K1 RaceGear Sixth Qualifier Winner: Mitchel Moles

First Hoosier Tire C-Main Winner: Cooper Miller

Second Hoosier Tire C-Main Winner: Steven Snyder Jr.

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Cannon McIntosh

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Cannon McIntosh (19th to 1st)

Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Steven Snyder Jr.

Max Papis Innovations Rookie of the Race: Justin Peck (5th)

GRANT HANGS ON TO WIN WILD BC39 OPENER AT IMS

Josh James

Justin Grant shows off the hardware with his CB Industries crew after winning Tuesday night's BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors prelim opener at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

By: Paul Kelly – Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Speedway, Indiana (July 1, 2025)………Justin Grant endured constant pressure from rivals, numerous caution flags and heavy traffic to win a wild USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature Tuesday night that opened the BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Ione, California’s Grant, who started second, used nearly every inch of the racetrack to earn $5,000 for his third career win at IMS in the CB Industries/NOS Energy Drink – PristineAuction.com – Mobil 1 – TRD/Spike/Speedway Toyota No. 87 owned by Chad Boat, the son of 1998 Indianapolis 500 pole sitter Billy Boat. Grant also won the BC39 main feature in 2023 on the 1/5th-mile dirt oval inside Turn 3 at IMS.

Gavin Miller finished second in the No. 97 Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports entry, and Kyle Cummins was third in the No. 3G Glenn Styres Racing car.

“It was a lot of fun,” Grant said. “I had no idea what to do. I felt like I could make better speed up top, but you could just get pocketed so easy by guys running the slider there.

“I almost felt like I slowed down. I felt like early I was able to run pretty good pace around the top, and it felt like as the pace of the race slowed down, I had to slow down and start doing things a little differently. I felt like I was almost running easier at the end than at the beginning but just trying to be fast in the spots where you can get past.”

The 30-lap feature looked anything but slow, especially over the frantic final 15 laps.

Grant drove under pole sitter Logan Seavey on Lap 3 and took the lead, which he held until a restart with 12 laps to go. Daison Pursley then drove his No. 86 CB Industries machine under Grant in Turns 3 and 4 for first place.

That pass started a ferocious duel between Pursley and Grant. The two drivers swapped the lead at least three times over the next five laps, using every available line on the clay oval.

With five laps to go, Pursley slid high in Turn 4 and banged wheels with Grant in the high groove while they dueled for the lead. That slight loss of momentum let Kale Drake squeeze past to take the lead in the No. 97K Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports car.

But Drake drifted high in Turn 1 on the very next lap and spun, collecting Pursley and Seavey while Grant drove low to avoid the snarl and take the lead as the caution flags flew.

Grant kept the lead on the restart and appeared to be headed to a smooth drive to victory when the No. 19M Bundy Built Motorsports entry driven by Ethan Mitchell stopped in Turn 4 with one lap to go, triggering a caution period and the first of two green-white-checkered restarts.

California native Grant hung on to the lead on both restarts and was never challenged to win by a 0.486 second margin.

The win was Grant’s 20th career feature triumph in USAC National Midget competition, tying for 35th place all-time alongside four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 1, 2025 – The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – 7th BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors

CAR IQ FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, passing points) 1. Justin Grant (#87 CBI), 2. Hayden Reinbold (#19AZ Reinbold-Underwood), 3. Mitchel Moles (#19 Reinbold-Underwood), 4. Brandon Carr (#98K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 5. Chris Andrews (#95 Miller), 6. Dusty Young (#60 Chappue), 7. Steven Snyder Jr. (#4 RMS), 8. Zach Daum (#16 Minear). NT

K1 RACEGEAR SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, passing points) 1. Zach Wigal (#8 Cornell), 2. Justin Peck (#3p Petty-Rossi), 3. Kale Drake (#97K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 4. P.J. Gargiulo (#5 Gargiulo), 5. Devon Dobie (#23 Dobie), 6. Chris Baue (#36 Baue), 7. Billy Wease (#2 Poe), 8. Austin Wood (#17H Wood). 1:46.465

USACGEAR.COM THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, passing points) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#14 4 Kings), 2. Colton Robinson (#67K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 3. Gavin Miller (#97 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 4. Chelby Hinton (#4B Klatt), 5. Mack Leopard (#86x CBI), 6. Mike Hess (#92 Fairfield), 7. Braxton Cummings (#71B Cummings), 8. Christopher Hartman (#35s Hodge). NT

COOK OUT FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points) 1. Daison Pursley (#86 CBI), 2. Jakeb Boxell (#14JB 4 Kings Racing), 3. Kade Morton (#8m Morton), 4. Dillon Welch (#60x LeVecque), 5. Lance Bennett (#91 Mason), 6. Cody Weisensel (#20w Burrington), 7. Kyle Jones (#27x Joyner), 8. Connor Wolf (#41 OMR-Rase). NT

CAR IQ FIFTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points) 1. Ethan Mitchell (#19m Bundy Built), 2. Cannon McIntosh (#71K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 3. Gunnar Setser (#43 Arnold), 4. Chase Stockon (#7s Engler), 5. Kaylee Bryson (#11 Abacus), 6. Korbyn Hayslett (#17L Cummings), 7. Bradley Cox (#45 Cox), 8. Lane Goodman (#11A Morton). NT

K1 RACEGEAR SIXTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points) 1. Drake Edwards (#83 CBI), 2. Briggs Danner (#40x McDermand), 3. Thomas Meseraull (#7x Engler), 4. Kyle Cummins (#3G Styres), 5. Chase McDermand (#40 McDermand), 6. Cooper Miller (#8J Miller), 7. Corbin Rueschenberg (#26 Rueschenberg), 8. Carter Jensrud (#c71 Jensrud), 9. Jeffrey Abbey (#8K Abbey). NT

USACGEAR.COM SEVENTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points) 1. Jacob Denney (#67 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 2. Trevor Cline (#55 Cline), 3. Ricky Thornton Jr. (#19R Reinbold-Underwood), 4. Chris Sheil (#91s Mason), 5. Rylan Gray (#81G Gray), 6. Cole Parker (#17K Cummings), 7. Cord Kisthardt (#21 Kisthardt), 8. Cale Coons (#63 Dooling). 1:45.827

COOK OUT EIGHTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points) 1. Brecken Reese (#00 Chandler), 2. Logan Seavey (#57 Abacus), 3. J.J. Yeley (#3J Petty), 4. Kevin Newton (#16TH 2nd Law), 5. Miles Doherty (#8D Doherty), 6. Josh Hodge (#5J Hodge), 7. Tyler Fitzpatrick (#57F Fitzpatrick), 8. Jonathan Beason (#14B Hollan), 9. Frankie Guerrini (#63G F & F). NT

C-MAIN: (10 laps, top-4 transfer to the semis) 1. Jonathan Beason, 2. Steven Snyder Jr., 3. Zach Daum, 4. Bradley Cox, 5. Corbin Rueschenberg, 6. Braxton Cummings, 7. Carter Jensrud, 8. Cord Kisthardt, 9. Jeffrey Abbey, 10. Connor Wolf, 11. Austin Wood, 12. Christopher Hartman, 13. Cale Coons, 14. Mike Hess, 15. Tyler Fitzpatrick. NT

FIRST ELLIOTT’S CUSTOM TRAILERS & CARTS SEMI: (12 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature) 1. Ricky Thornton Jr., 2. Kyle Cummins, 3. Gunnar Setser, 4. Chase Stockon, 5. Trevor Cline, 6. Chelby Hinton, 7. Jonathan Beason, 8. Kaylee Bryson, 9. Kade Morton, 10. Zach Daum, 11. Cooper Miller, 12. Kevin Newton, 13. Miles Doherty, 14. Mack Leopard, 15. Korbyn Hayslett, 16. Chris Andrews, 17. Cole Parker, 18. Cody Weisensel. 2:45.076

SECOND ELLIOTT’S CUSTOM TRAILERS & CARTS SEMI: (12 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature) 1. Colton Robinson, 2. Briggs Danner, 3. J.J. Yeley, 4. Jakeb Boxell, 5. Chase McDermand, 6. Dillon Welch, 7. Chris Sheil, 8. Steven Snyder Jr., 9. Brandon Carr, 10. Bradley Cox, 11. Billy Wease, 12. Josh Hodge, 13. Lance Bennett, 14. P.J. Gargiulo, 15. Dusty Young, 16. Chris Baue, 17. Devon Dobie. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (2), 2. Gavin Miller (9), 3. Kyle Cummins (19), 4. Zach Wigal (14), 5. Drake Edwards (6), 6. Briggs Danner (20), 7. Brecken Reese (16), 8. Kevin Thomas Jr. (10), 9. Justin Peck (11), 10. Thomas Meseraull (12), 11. Kyle Jones (26-P), 12. Hayden Reinbold (5), 13. Gunnar Setser (21), 14. Steven Snyder Jr. (25-P), 15. Colton Robinson (18), 16. Ricky Thornton Jr. (17), 17. Chase Stockon (23), 18. Daison Pursley (4), 19. Kale Drake (8), 20. Jakeb Boxell (24), 21. Cannon McIntosh (3), 22. Ethan Mitchell (13), 23. Logan Seavey (1), 24. J.J. Yeley (22), 25. Mitchel Moles (7), 26. Jacob Denney (15). NT

(P) represents a provisional starter

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Logan Seavey, Laps 3-18 Justin Grant, Laps 19-20 Daison Pursley, Lap 21 Justin Grant, Laps 22-23 Daison Pursley, Laps 24-25 Justin Grant, Lap 26 Kale Drake, Laps 27-31 Justin Grant.

**Zach Daum flipped during the first heat. Steven Snyder Jr. flipped during the first heat. Cale Coons flipped during the seventh heat. Tyler Fitzpatrick flipped during the C-Main. Jacob Denney flipped on lap 1 of the feature. Mitchel Moles flipped on lap 18 of the feature.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Justin Grant-648, 2-Kale Drake-582, 3-Cannon McIntosh-542, 4-Jacob Denney-538, 5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-527, 6-Drake Edwards-498, 7-Logan Seavey-490, 8-Gavin Miller-480, 9-Steven Snyder Jr.-471, 10-Gunnar Setser-410.

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kale Drake-135, 2-Briggs Danner-95, 3-Kyle Cummins-78, 4-C.J. Leary-73, 5-Gunnar Setser-72, 6-Robert Ballou-66, 7-Justin Grant-63, 8-Chase Stockon-56, 9-Kevin Thomas Jr.-48, 10-Jacob Denney-35.

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 2, 2025 – The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – 7th BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Daison Pursley (12.362)

Car IQ First Heat Winner: Justin Grant

K1 RaceGear Second Heat Winner: Zach Wigal

USACgear.com Third Heat Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.

Cook Out Fourth Heat Winner: Daison Pursley

Car IQ Fifth Heat Winner: Ethan Mitchell

K1 RaceGear Sixth Heat Winner: Drake Edwards

USACgear.com Seventh Heat Winner: Jacob Denney

Cook Out Eighth Heat Winner: Brecken Reese

Hoosier Tire C-Main Winner: Jonathan Beason

First Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Ricky Thornton Jr.

Second Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Colton Robinson

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Kyle Cummins (19th to 3rd)

Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Jonathan Beason

Max Papis Innovations Rookie of the Race: Brecken Reese (7th)

Set to Go! 67 USAC Midgets Eye BC39 Prize July 1-2 at IMS

Jack Reitz

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Speedway, Indiana (June 30, 2025)……… The time has come for one of the crown jewels in all of USAC NOS Energy National Midget racing to commence – the seventh running of the BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors on Tuesday-Wednesday, July 1-2, 2025, at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

An entry list of 67 drivers and cars representing 19 different United States and two different countries (USA & England) will be vying for the $20,039-to-win championship night prize this week.

Both nights present a full slate of racing, leading into a 30-lap main on Tuesday and the 39-lap championship night finale on Wednesday at the 1/5-mile dirt oval located inside of turn three at IMS, honoring the late, great USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson.

Let’s meet the field!

THE WINNERS

Six years. Six winners. The BC39 has seen a new champion emerge in each and every year of its existence dating back to its inaugural edition in 2018.

In this year’s field, there are two drivers facing the opportunity to change that narrative. Justin Grant and Cannon McIntosh.

Grant won a barnburner back in 2023 while Cannon McIntosh took top honors in 2024 with a stunning last lap score for the win. Grant also picked off a prelim night win that same year in 2023.

Additionally, three more drivers have captured IMS wins during prelim nights, and are aiming to translate their experiences to a championship night victory. Thomas Meseraull got it done in 2023, while Chase McDermand and Kale Drake both became first time USAC National Midget winners in each of the two prelims a year ago.

Following last year’s win, Drake has become one of the series’ premier drivers, having come off a USAC Indiana Midget Week title in early June of this year. For McDermand, a final night victory would be so meaningful after the devastating heartbreak that consumed last year’s finale when he led until the white flag.

THE ROOKIES

A staggering 31 of the 67 drivers are BC39 Rookies, having never turned a lap in competition at the event in any previous year.

Among the names in the BC39 Rookie camp are late model superstar Ricky Thornton Jr., 14-time USAC National Sprint Car winner Chase Stockon and winged sprint car racer Justin Peck, who possesses extensive midget racing experience from earlier in his career.

Cale Coons, the son of USAC Triple Crown winner Jerry Coons Jr., is entered for his first BC39 run as is 2025 top USAC National Midget Rookie of the Year contender Steven Snyder Jr., plus Jakeb Boxell and Corbin Rueschenberg, who turned heads with quality performances during the recent Indiana Midget Week series as well as Mike Hess, a USAC Midget winner in his own right who nowadays is the race director for High Limit Racing.

Also joining the Rookie crew for the 2025 BC39 are Brecken Reese, Kyle Simon, P.J. Gargiulo, Miles Doherty, Cooper Miller, Jeffrey Abbey, Kade Morton, Lane Goodman, Austin Wood, Cole Parker, Korbyn Hayslett, Cord Kisthardt, Christopher Hartman, Bradley Cox, Tyler Fitzpatrick, Dusty Young, Chris Sheil, Colton Robinson, Braxton Cummings, Carter Jensrud, Mack Leopard, Chris Andrews and Brandon Carr.

The BC39 Rookie of the Year will receive gift cards and a $700 bonus courtesy of Max Papis Innovations. Furthermore, the top finishing Rookie on Tuesday will receive a steering wheel trophy, while Wednesday’s top Rookie will be rewarded with an even larger steering wheel trophy from MPI.

THE VETERANS

Returning BC39 veterans in this year’s lineup include Kevin Thomas Jr. (2nd in 2024 prelim), as well as Logan Seavey (3rd in 2023 finale), Daison Pursley (3rd in 2024 prelim), Jacob Denney (4th in 2023 & 2024 prelim), Gavin Miller (5th in 2024 prelim) and Zach Daum (6th in 2022 finale), Kyle Cummins (9th in 2024 prelim), Zach Wigal (10th in 2024 prelim), Mitchel Moles (11th in 2023 prelim) and J.J. Yeley (13th in 2024 prelim), all of whom have previously captured USAC National Midget feature victories.

Kaylee Bryson (7th in 2022 finale) is the lone woman in this year’s BC39 field. She’s joined by veterans Ethan Mitchell (7th in 2024 prelim), Briggs Danner (7th in 2024 prelim), Hayden Reinbold (10th in 2023 prelim), Dillon Welch (11th in 2019 finale), Kevin Newton (12th in 2024 prelim), Drake Edwards (14th in 2024 prelim), Chelby Hinton (16th in 2023 prelim), Clinton Boyles (16th in 2023 prelim), Gunnar Setser (16th in 2024 prelim), Frankie Guerrini (17th in 2024 prelim), Trevor Cline (17th in 2023 & 2024 prelim), Kyle Jones (17th in 2023 prelim) and Chris Baue (20th in 2024 prelim).

The list of veteran BC39 drivers who have previously competed at IMS but are vying for their first career feature starts at IMS consists of Josh Hodge, Jonathan Beason, Cody Weisensel, Devon Dobie, Connor Wolf, Rylan Gray and Lance Bennett.

THE POINTS

Interestingly, the top-three in the current USAC National Midget standings have all previously won BC39 feature events at IMS.

Justin Grant, a prelim and championship night winner in 2023, leads the standings by a 21-point margin over Kale Drake, a 2024 prelim night victor. Cannon McIntosh, last year’s championship night winner, stands third in the standings, 59 back from Grant.

As opposed to most traditional USAC National Midget events throughout the 2025 season, the BC39 will offer a different point structure due to the altered format. Feature points only will be offered toward the championship standings on each night of competition. All non-transfers will receive 10 points.

THE FORMAT

All USAC National Midget licensed drivers and entrants will receive feature points only on Tuesday based on their finishing position.

On Tuesday, heat race positions will be selected via draft at 4:30pm EDT. 8 heat races will be held with starting positions based on their selections during the heat race draft. Points for heat races will be accumulated by finishing position and total number of positions advanced. Heat race winners plus the top-8 in overall points will be locked into Tuesday’s feature. Those 16 drivers will start straight-up based on overall points in the first 16 positions of the feature. The top-4 finishers from each of the two 12-lap semi-features will transfer into the feature. The semi-feature transfers will line up in positions 17-24 of the feature lineup based on their finishing order in the semi. The 30-lap feature will pay $5,000-to-win.

On Wednesday, six 10-lap qualifying races will be held and will be lined up based on Tuesday’s heat race points. The top-6 (36 total) in heat race points will start inverted in each of their respective qualifying races. Points for the qualifying races will be accumulated by finishing position and total number of positions advanced. Drivers ranking 1-18 in overall points following the qualifying races will lock into Wednesday’s feature and will start the feature straight-up based off overall points. Drivers ranking 19-30 in overall points following the qualifying races will compete in a semi-feature event. Drivers ranking 30th on back in overall points following the qualifying races will compete in one of two C-Main events. The top-4 finishers from each of the two 10-lap C-Mains will transfer into the semi-feature and will start at the tail of the field according to their C-Main finishing order. The top-6 finishers from the 15-lap semi-feature will transfer to the feature and will start in positions 19-24, rows 10-11-12. The 39-lap feature will pay $20,039-to-win.

THE ACTIVITIES

Several fun activities have been arranged for race fans to take part in throughout the BC39.

After the conclusion of Tuesday night’s BC39 preliminary feature, the gates will be opened and the crowd will be allowed to experience the racetrack from inside the walls. Fans will be invited onto the track to meet USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship drivers, while getting a unique opportunity to walk around the track and see the cars up close.

Prior to the start of the BC39 on Wednesday, a driver meet & greet and autograph session will be held from 4-5pm for all race fans to partake in at the merchandise area inside the gates. BC39 posters will be handed to fans. After the meet & greet, all fans are welcome to attend the public drivers meeting.

A helmet will be signed by all participating BC39 drivers, which will then be auctioned off. You can bid on the helmet, as well as race-used victory lane boards and banners used during this year’s BC39, at the USAC merchandise trailer on one of the two BC39 race days.‍ All proceeds will directly benefit USAC RaceAid, which provides financial aid to the families of auto racing participants with ties to USAC who have been injured and/or need assistance.

JUNIOR SPRINTS ADDED TO THE CARD

Eighteen Junior Sprint drivers will compete on The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time on July 1-2.

The invitational Stoops Buick GMC Junior Sprint event will take place in conjunction with the BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship events at IMS.

Among the drivers in the field will be Owen Larson and Audrey Larson, the 9-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter, respectively, of 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion and 2024 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Kyle Larson.

A complete show for the Junior Sprint drivers will take place each night on the quarter-mile dirt oval inside turn three. The format consists of group qualifying, three heat races and a 20-lap feature.

RACE DETAILS

The July 1-2 event on the 1/5-mile dirt oval inside turn three at IMS continues 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).

The BC39 officially gets underway on Monday, June 30, with team parking from Noon-5pm Eastern followed by the Prelude to the BC39 party at 6pm at Prime 47 in downtown Indianapolis.

On track action begins at IMS on Tuesday, July 1, with a full program of events for both the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship and the Stoops Junior Sprint Invitational. Registration and the pit area open at 9am while the public gates open at 4pm. The drivers meeting is set for 4pm and hot laps are slated to begin 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 2, will consist of full programs for both the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship and the Stoops Junior Sprint Invitational. Registration and the pit area open at 9am while the public gates open at 4pm. A driver autograph session is slated for 4:30pm and a public drivers meeting will be held at 5pm, while hot laps are set to begin 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.

Both nights of the BC39 will be aired live on FloRacing.

2025 BC39 PRESENTED BY AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS ENTRIES

00 (R) BRECKEN REESE/Canyon, TX (Chandler Grand Prix)

2 (R) KYLE SIMON/Covington, OH (Nick Poe)

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

3J J.J. YELEY/Phoenix, AZ (Petty Performance Racing)

3p (R) JUSTIN PECK/Monrovia, IN (Team Petty-Rossi Racing)

4 (R) STEVEN SNYDER JR./Rising Sun, MD (RMS Racing)

4B CHELBY HINTON/Dubberly, LA (Klatt Enterprises)

5 (R) P.J. GARGIULO/Morton, PA (P.J. Gargiulo)

5J JOSH HODGE/Brownsburg, IN (Josh Hodge)

7s (R) CHASE STOCKON/Fort Branch, IN (Tim Engler)

7x THOMAS MESERAULL/San Jose, CA (Tim Engler)

8 ZACH WIGAL/Belpre, OH (Cornell Racing Stables)

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

8J (R) COOPER MILLER/Graham, TX (Cooper Miller)

8K (R) JEFFREY ABBEY/Rhome, TX (Jeffrey Abbey)

8m (R) KADE MORTON/Coweta, OK (Blane Morton)

11 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Abacus Racing)

11A (R) LANE GOODMAN/Broken Arrow, OK (Blane Morton)

11B CLINTON BOYLES/Greenwood, MO (Scott Beierle)

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

14B JONATHAN BEASON/Broken Arrow, OK (Holley Hollan)

14JB (R) JAKEB BOXELL/Zanesville, IN (4 Kings Racing)

16 ZACH DAUM/Pocahontas, IL (Dan Minear)

16TH KEVIN NEWTON/Farmersburg, IN (2nd Law Motorsports)

17H (R) AUSTIN WOOD/Germantown, TN (Austin Wood)

17K (R) COLE PARKER/Coal City, IN (Robert Cummings)

17L (R) KORBYN HAYSLETT/Troy, OH (Robert Cummings)

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

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

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

19R (R) RICKY THORNTON JR./Chandler, AZ (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports)

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

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

23 DEVON DOBIE/Wapakoneta, OH (Dennis Dobie)

26 (R) CORBIN RUESCHENBERG/Mesa, AZ (Scott Rueschenberg)

27x KYLE JONES/Kennedale, TX (Joyner Motorsports)

35s (R) CHRISTOPHER HARTMAN/Boulder, CO (Josh Hodge)

36 CHRIS BAUE/Indianapolis, IN (Bill Baue)

40 CHASE McDERMAND/Springfield, IL (Chase McDermand Racing)

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

41 CONNOR WOLF/Lafayette, IN (OMR / Rase Motorsports)

43 GUNNAR SETSER/Columbus, IN (Kevin Arnold)

45 (R) BRADLEY COX/Burkburnett, TX (Lonnie Cox)

55 TREVOR CLINE/Mooresville, NC (Troy Cline)

57 LOGAN SEAVEY/Sutter, CA (Abacus Racing)

57F (R) TYLER FITZPATRICK/Columbia City, IN (Tyler Fitzpatrick)

60 (R) DUSTY YOUNG/Benton, AR (Chappue Motorsports)

60x DILLON WELCH/Carmel, IN (John LeVecque)

61 (R) CHRIS SHEIL/Aurora, CO (Cappy Mason)

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

63G FRANKIE GUERRINI/San Rafael, CA (Frankie Guerrini)

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

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

71B (R) BRAXTON CUMMINGS/Bedford, IN (Robert Cummings)

C71 (R) CARTER JENSRUD/River Falls, WI (Carter Jensrud)

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

81G RYLAN GRAY/Greenfield, IN (Gray Brothers Racing)

83 DRAKE EDWARDS/Peoria, AZ (CB Industries)

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

86x (R) MACK LEOPARD/Beavercreek, OH (CB Industries)

87 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (CB Industries)

91 LANCE BENNETT/Aurora, CO (Cappy Mason)

92 (R) MIKE HESS/Petersburg, IL (Stephen Fairfield)

95 (R) CHRIS ANDREWS/Tulsa, OK (Jim Miller)

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

97K KALE DRAKE/Collinsville, OK (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)

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

**(R) Represents a BC39 Rookie

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Justin Grant-578, 2-Kale Drake-557, 3-Cannon McIntosh-519, 4-Jacob Denney-515, 5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-478, 6-Logan Seavey-467, 7-Drake Edwards-440, 8-Steven Snyder Jr.-436, 9-Gavin Miller-413, 10-Gunnar Setser-373.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK RECORDS AT THE DIRT TRACK AT IMS:

8 Laps - 9/29/2023 - Justin Grant - 1:37.26

10 Laps - 8/19/2021 - Emerson Axsom - 2:04.91

12 Laps - 9/30/2023 - Jacob Denney - 2:32.80

BC39 CHAMPIONS:

2018: Brady Bacon (FMR Racing #76m)

2019: Zeb Wise (Clauson Marshall Racing #39BC)

2020: Not Held

2021: Kyle Larson (CB Industries #86)

2022: Buddy Kofoid (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #67)

2023: Justin Grant (RMS Racing #2)

2024: Cannon McIntosh (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71K)

BC39 PRELIMINARY NIGHT FEATURE WINNERS:

2023: Thomas Meseraull (RMS Racing #7x)

2023: Justin Grant (RMS Racing #2)

2024: Chase McDermand (Chase McDermand #40) & Kale Drake (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #97)

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