7/25/2017
RacinBoys
USAC Sprints at Lakeside, Randolph County
By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Indianapolis, IN) -- As the sun sets on the month of July, through the smoke, the rain and the shine, the figurative flagman has displayed the crossed flags on another spectacular racing season.
Or perhaps, like Punxsutawney Phil, the flagman has seen his own shadow, indicating the season still has several weeks and months remaining until the winter doldrums set in.
PHOTO: Robert Ballou has won a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car race the last two years at Lakeside Speedway--CREDIT: Gene Crucean Photo
In either case, the view has become clearer and the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship picture has been framed with a group of contenders who have separated themselves from the rest of the field.
This coming weekend, those contenders rise to the forefront in a pair of races that can spring a team into harmony or find a team tumble into a sea of disarray.
After a flourishing July for some and a rough-and-tumble July for others, drivers and teams must pull out their compasses to either maintain their course or rediscover the correct path in order to get themselves back on track. Up, down, east or west, destiny lies ahead this weekend when USAC’s stars are put to the test.
Saturday night, July 29th, the USAC Sprints return for its now annual visit to Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The surfaces may have changed over the years from pavement to dirt, but the 4/10-mile oval has routinely provided its share of memorable moments.
Rocklin, California’s Robert Ballou lived up to his “Madman” moniker over the last couple of years, taking his first USAC National Sprint Car victory at the track in 2015 when he carved up the field like a Thanksgiving Day turkey above the cush on his way to one of his 13 wins that season and his first series title.
One year later, Ballou once again dominated to score the win on night one of the doubleheader. One night later, Thomas Meseraull’s car caught fire during a red flag period. T-Mez stayed in his machine and stayed on the throttle to extinguish eventual series champ Brady Bacon’s lead coming to the white flag and closing out his second and final win of 2016.
It’s been quite a long-time since the USAC National Sprint Cars have made the trek to Moberly, Missouri’s Randolph County Raceway, site of this Sunday night’s series return. 28 years to be exact! In the lone visit back in 1989, Rich Vogler and the Hoffman Auto Racing team pulled off a rarity with each winning their only career wing sprint car feature under the USAC banner. It was the Hoffman team’s first of four victories in the “Show-Me State” at four different tracks, a list that also includes I-70 Speedway, I-44 Speedway and Lake Ozark Speedway.
Current Hoffman shoe, Chad Boespflug, aims to be the one to get the fifth for the Hoffmans this Sunday. The Hanford, California native has one win this season and recently regained his racing mojo in the latter half of Indiana Sprint Week after a tumultuous June.
Only two drivers stand in front of Boespflug in the latest standings – Justin Grant and Chris Windom. Ione, California’s Grant leads St. Louis resident Windom by 23 points heading into this weekend’s pair of races. Grant’s season-long stranglehold on the point lead relented for a single race during “Indiana Sprint Week” following Bloomington, but Grant made a surge back to the front a night later at Tri-State where he maintains his advantage.
Following his capture of the ISW title, Cullman, Alabama’s Kevin Thomas, Jr. holds down the fourth spot while Indianapolis, Indiana’s Tyler Courtney secures fifth.
Saturday night at Lakeside, the pit gate opens at 4:30pm while spectator gates open at 5pm. Cars hit the track at 6:45pm. (Times Subject to Change). Adult general admission tickets are $20. Seniors (65+), Military, Seniors and Students with proper ID can get in for just $15 while Children (ages 12 & under) are FREE! Suite passes are $25 and pit passes are $30.
Sunday night at Randolph County, front gates open at 4pm with on-track activity set for 5pm. (Times Subject to Change). Adult general admission tickets are $25 (Buy one, get one FREE!). Teens 13-17 are $10 while kids 12 & under are FREE!
UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, July 29, 2017
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, Kansas) – 4/10-mile dirt oval
EVENT: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, USRA Stock Cars & Factory Stocks
STARTING TIMES: Pit Gate Opens 4:30pm. Front Gate Opens: 5pm. Hot Laps 6:45pm. Racing at 7:30pm.
TICKETS: Adult General Admission $20. Seniors (65+), Military, Seniors and Students with proper ID: $15; Children (ages 12 & under): FREE; Suites $25, Pit Pass: $30
TRACK ADDRESS: 5615 Wolcott Dr., Kansas City, KS 66109
TRACK PHONE: (913) 299-9206
TRACK WEBSITE: http://lakesidespeedway.net/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race one day later, on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/, https://twitter.com/USACNation/ and on the Race Monitor app.
UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Sunday, July 30, 2017
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Randolph County Raceway (Moberly, Missouri) – 1/2-mile dirt oval
EVENT: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, USRA Stock Cars & Factory Stocks
STARTING TIMES: Front Gate Opens: 4pm. Cars On Track: 5pm. (Times Subject to Change)
TICKETS: Adult General Admission: $25. Teens 13-17: $10. Kids 12 & Under: FREE!
TRACK ADDRESS: 4081 US-24, Moberly, MO 65270
TRACK PHONE: 660-833-1RCR (1727)
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.randolphcountyraceway.com
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race one day later, on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/, https://twitter.com/USACNation/ and on the Race Monitor app.
PAST LAKESIDE SPEEDWAY USAC SPRINT CAR WINNERS:
1963: Don Branson, 1965: Jud Larson, 1966: Arnie Knepper, 1967: Greg Weld, 1968: Carl Williams, 1978: Doug Wolfgang, 1981: Smokey Snellbaker, 1991: Jim Mahoney, 1992: Robbie Stanley, 1995: Kenny Irwin, Jr., 1996: Dave Steele, 1998: Brian Tyler, 2001: Tony Elliott & J.J. Yeley, 2015: Robert Ballou, 2016: Robert Ballou & Thomas Meseraull.
PAST RANDOLPH COUNTY RACEWAY USAC SPRINT CAR WINNERS:
1989: Rich Vogler
2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
(1360) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
(1337) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)
(1233) Chad Boespflug (Hanford, CA)
(1199) Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Cullman, AL)
(1168) Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN)
(1159) Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, IN)
(1018) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)
(937) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)
(932) Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA)
(913) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
(1360) Sam McGhee Motorsports #11
(1337) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5
(1233) Dynamics, Inc. #69
(1168) TOPP Motorsports #23c
(1159) 32 TBI Racing #32
(1018) Leary Racing #30
(1016) Pace Racing #44
(913) Dooling/Hayward Motorsports #63
(898) Phillips/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71p
(855) Andretti Autosport Short Track #18
2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS:
Feb 23: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Rained Out
Feb 24: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Justin Grant (McGhee #11)
Feb 25: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Hunter Schuerenberg (Motsinger #2)
Apr 1: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
WINNER: Chris Windom (Baldwin #5)
Apr 14: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
WINNER: Chad Boespflug (Dynamics #69)
Apr 15: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
WINNER: Chris Windom (Baldwin #5)
Apr 21: Plymouth, IN – Plymouth Speedway
WINNER: Justin Grant (McGhee #11)
Apr 22: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 12: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
WINNER: Justin Grant (McGhee #11)
May 13: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
WINNER: Robert Ballou (Ballou #12)
May 19: Granite City, IL – Tri-City Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 20: Pevely, MO – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55
WINNER: Rained Out
May 24: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
WINNER: Rained Out
Jun 2: Greenwood, NE – I-80 Speedway
WINNER: Tyler Courtney
Jun 3: Knoxville, IA – Knoxville Raceway
WINNER: Justin Grant
Jun 13: %%% Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway
WINNER: Brady Bacon
Jun 14: %%% Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway
WINNER: Thomas Meseraull
Jun 15: %%% Mechanicsburg, PA – Williams Grove Speedway
WINNER: Kevin Thomas, Jr.
Jun 17: %%% Port Royal, PA – Port Royal Speedway
WINNER: Chris Windom
Jun 18: %%% York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway
WINNER: Tyler Courtney
Jun 23: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
WINNER: Rained Out
Jun 30: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jul 7: *** Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jul 8: *** Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Thomas Meseraull
Jul 9: *** Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
WINNER: C.J. Leary
Jul 10: *** Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
WINNER: C.J. Leary
Jul 12: *** Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
WINNER: Rained Out
Jul 13: *** Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jul 14: *** Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
WINNER: Kevin Thomas, Jr.
Jul 15: *** Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
WINNER: Kyle Cummins
Jul 16: *** Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
WINNER: Kevin Thomas, Jr.
Jul 29: Kansas City, KS – Lakeside Speedway
Jul 30: Moberly, MO – Randolph County Raceway
Aug 23: (SE) Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 24: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 25: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 26: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Sep 15: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Sep 16: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Sep 23: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
Sep 29: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
Sep 30: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Oct 14: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Nov 3: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Nov 4: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Nov 9: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 10: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 11: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Races noted with (SE) represent a non-points-paying "Special Event"
Races noted with %%% represent Eastern Storm
Races noted with @@@ represent California Sprint Week.
Races noted with *** represent Indiana Sprint Week
Races noted with ### represent a race with the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series.
2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
(344) Stevie Sussex (Tempe, AZ)
(79) Shawn Westerfeld (Guilford, IN)
(78) Mario Clouser (Auburn, IL)
(60) Tyler Clem (St. Petersburg, FL)
(54) Rob Caho, Jr. (Wyoming, MN)
(53) Clinton Boyles (Greenwood, MO)
(50) Aric Gentry (Robards, KY)
(42) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL)
(40) Robert Bell (Colfax, IA),
(20) Cooper Clouse (Ohio City, OH), Tom Harris (Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK) & Kent Schmidt (Owensville, IN)
2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS:
FEATURE WINS:
(4) Justin Grant (Feb. 24 at Bubba Raceway Park, Apr. 21 at Plymouth Speedway, May 12 at Eldora Speedway & Jun. 3 at Knoxville Raceway)
(3) Chris Windom (Apr. 1 at Lawrenceburg Speedway, Apr. 15 at Tri-State Speedway & Jun. 17 at Port Royal Speedway)
(2) Robert Ballou (May 13 at Eldora Speedway & Jul. 16 at Lincoln Park Speedway)
(2) Tyler Courtney (Jun. 2 at I-80 Speedway & Jun. 18 at Susquehanna Speedway)
(2) C.J. Leary (Jul. 9 at Lawrenceburg Speedway & Jul. 10 Gas City I-69 Speedway)
(2) Thomas Meseraull (Jun. 14 at Lincoln (PA) Speedway & Jul. 8 at Kokomo Speedway)
(2) Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Jun. 15 at Williams Grove Speedway & Jul. 14 at Bloomington Speedway)
(1) Brady Bacon (Jun. 13 at Grandview Speedway)
(1) Chad Boespflug (Apr. 14 at Bloomington Speedway)
(1) Kyle Cummins (Jul. 15 at Tri-State Speedway)
(1) Hunter Schuerenberg (Feb. 25 at Bubba Raceway Park)
FEATURE LAPS LED:
(126) Chris Windom
(102) Justin Grant
(95) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
(84) Thomas Meseraull
(73) Robert Ballou
(59) C.J. Leary
(32) Chad Boespflug
(21) Tyler Courtney
(16) Brady Bacon
(9) Dave Darland
(8) Carson Short
(7) Hunter Schuerenberg
(5) Jarett Andretti
(2) Shane Cottle
(1) Kyle Cummins
TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
(15) Justin Grant
(11) Chad Boespflug
(10) Brady Bacon, Kevin Thomas, Jr. & Chris Windom
(8) Tyler Courtney
(7) Robert Ballou & Thomas Meseraull
(5) C.J. Leary & Chase Stockon
(2) Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Brady Short & Carson Short
(1) Jarett Andretti, Dallas Hewitt, Brody Roa, Hunter Schuerenberg, Landon Simon, Jon Stanbrough, Stevie Sussex, Tyler Thomas & Lee Underwood
TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
(19) Chris Windom
(17) Justin Grant
(16) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
(13) Brady Bacon, Chad Boespflug & Chase Stockon
(12) Tyler Courtney & Thomas Meseraull
(11) Robert Ballou
(9) C.J. Leary
(8) Jarett Andretti
(7) Dave Darland
(6) Shane Cottle
(5) Jerry Coons, Jr., Josh Hodges & Brady Short
(4) Kyle Cummins, Aaron Farney, Shane Golobic & Carson Short
(3) Stevie Sussex
(2) Jeff Bland, Jr., Brody Roa, Hunter Schuerenberg & Jon Stanbrough
(1) Brent Beauchamp, Ryan Bernal, Nick Bilbee, Dallas Hewitt, Max McGhee, Carmen Perigo, Kyle Robbins, Landon Simon, Tyler Thomas, Lee Underwood, Scotty Weir & Shawn Westerfeld
PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
(5) Justin Grant
(4) Chase Stockon
(3) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
(2) Brady Bacon & Carson Short
(1) Jarett Andretti, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Stevie Sussex & Chris Windom
HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Chalk Stix & Indy Race Parts):
(8) Chris Windom
(6) Chase Stockon
(5) Robert Ballou, Tyler Courtney & Josh Hodges
(4) Chad Boespflug, Aaron Farney & C.J. Leary
(3) Brady Bacon & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
(2) Jarett Andretti, Dave Darland, Shane Golobic, Carson Short, Kody Swanson & Scotty Weir
(1) Brent Beauchamp, Joey Biasi, Nick Bilbee, Jeff Bland, Jr., Isaac Chapple, Shane Cottle, Kyle Cummins, Danny Dietrich, Justin Grant, Trevor Kobylarz, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull, Brody Roa, Landon Simon, Mark Smith & Tyler Thomas
SEMI WINS:
(3) Dave Darland & Chase Stockon
(2) C.J. Leary, Max McGhee & Thomas Meseraull
(1) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Ryan Bernal, Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Gary Rooke & Stevie Sussex
FEATURE STARTS:
(21) Chad Boespflug, Tyler Courtney, Dave Darland, Justin Grant, Chase Stockon & Chris Windom
(20) C.J. Leary
(19) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
(18) Jarett Andretti
(17) Isaac Chapple & Aaron Farney
(15) Josh Hodges & Thomas Meseraull
(14) Brady Bacon & Robert Ballou
(10) Shane Cottle & Hunter Schuerenberg
(9) Jerry Coons, Jr., Kyle Cummins, Brady Short & Carson Short
(8) Landon Simon
(7) Brody Roa, Kyle Robbins & Jon Stanbrough
(6) Ryan Bernal, Max McGhee, Stevie Sussex & Kody Swanson
(5) Jeff Bland, Jr. & Tyler Thomas
(4) Nick Bilbee, Alex Bright, Shane Golobic, Trevor Kobylarz, Kyle Moody & Corey Smith
(3) Brent Beauchamp, Tony DiMattia, Dallas Hewitt, Dakota Jackson, Carmen Perigo & Dustin Smith
(2) Joey Biasi, Clinton Boyles, Donny Brackett, Mario Clouser, Danny Dietrich, Tyler Hewitt, A.J. Hopkins, Scotty Weir & Matt Westfall
(1) Toby Alfrey, Wyatt Burks, Rob Caho, Jr., Colten Cottle, Aric Gentry, Matt Goodnight, R.J. Johnson, Warren Johnson, Brian Karraker, Ryan Kitchen, Chandler Leiby, Joe Liguori, Nate McMillin, Brandon Morin, Aaron Pierce, Terry Richards, Gary Rooke, Stephen Schnapf, Kyle Simon, Mark Smith, Josh Spencer, Bruce St. James, Lee Underwood, Shawn Westerfeld, Chet Williams & Chad Wilson
KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:
2/24: Bubba Raceway Park – Brady Bacon (16th to 4th)
2/25: Bubba Raceway Park – Brady Bacon (13th to 5th)
4/1: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Shane Cottle (21st to 10th)
4/14: Bloomington Speedway – Kevin Thomas, Jr. (20th to 5th)
4/15: Tri-State Speedway – Brady Short (20th to 4th)
4/21: Plymouth Speedway – Tyler Courtney (18th to 2nd)
5/12: Eldora Speedway – Chase Stockon (21st to 4th)
5/13: Eldora Speedway – Justin Grant (11th to 4th)
6/2: I-80 Speedway – Robert Ballou (12th to 4th)
6/3: Knoxville Raceway – Chris Windom (18th to 6th)
6/13: Grandview Speedway – Chris Windom (15th to 3rd)
6/14: Lincoln (PA) Speedway – Alex Bright (22nd to 11th)
6/15: Williams Grove Speedway – Carmen Perigo (20th to 10th)
6/17: Port Royal Speedway – Tyler Courtney (15th to 4th)
6/18: Susquehanna Speedway – Kyle Moody (20th to 15th)
7/8: Kokomo Speedway – Robert Ballou (22nd to 10th)
7/9: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Kevin Thomas, Jr. (9th to 3rd)
7/10: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Tyler Courtney (18th to 11th)
7/14: Bloomington Speedway – Brady Short (22nd to 10th)
7/15: Tri-State Speedway – Carson Short (16th to 10th)
7/16: Lincoln Park Speedway – Josh Hodges (14th to 10th)
WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHERS:
2/24: Bubba Raceway Park – Tyler Courtney
2/25: Bubba Raceway Park – Tyler Courtney
4/1: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Tyler Thomas
4/14: Bloomington Speedway – C.J. Leary
4/15: Tri-State Speedway – Tyler Courtney
4/21: Plymouth Speedway – Landon Simon
5/12: Eldora Speedway – C.J. Leary
5/13: Eldora Speedway – Kevin Thomas, Jr.
6/2: I-80 Speedway – Isaac Chapple
6/3: Knoxville Raceway – Stevie Sussex
6/13: Grandview Speedway – Thomas Meseraull
6/14: Lincoln (PA) Speedway – Robert Ballou
6/15: Williams Grove Speedway – Danny Dietrich
6/17: Port Royal Speedway – Alex Bright
6/18: Susquehanna Speedway – Dave Darland
7/8: Kokomo Speedway – Chase Stockon
7/9: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Ryan Bernal
7/10: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Jarett Andretti
7/14: Bloomington Speedway – Josh Hodges
7/15: Tri-State Speedway – Brady Short
7/16: Lincoln Park Speedway – Ryan Bernal
ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS:
[59 wins] Dave Darland
[52 wins] Tom Bigelow
[47 wins] Tracy Hines
[46 wins] Jack Hewitt
[45 wins] Larry Dickson
[42 wins] Pancho Carter
[41 wins] Bryan Clauson
[40 wins] Gary Bettenhausen
[37 wins] Sheldon Kinser
[35 wins] Jon Stanbrough & Rich Vogler
[32 wins] Rollie Beale
[28 wins] Robert Ballou, Levi Jones & J.J. Yeley
[26 wins] Tony Elliott & Dave Steele
[25 wins] Steve Butler & Jay Drake
[23 wins] A.J. Foyt & Roger McCluskey
[22 wins] Rick Hood, Bubby Jones & Sam Sessions
[21 wins] Greg Weld
[18 wins] Brady Bacon
[17 wins] Jerry Coons, Jr., Parnelli Jones, Bud Kaeding & Chris Windom
[16 wins] Damion Gardner
[15 wins] Bobby East, Cory Kruseman, Jud Larson & Brian Tyler
[14 wins] Billy Cassella, Jim Hurtubise, Lee Kunzman, Kevin Thomas, Jr. & Bruce Walkup
[13 wins] Don Branson & Steve Chassey
[12 wins] Eric Gordon
[11 wins] Daron Clayton & Greg Leffler
[10 wins] Tony Stewart
[9 wins] Mario Andretti, Hunter Schuerenberg & Robbie Stanley
[8 wins] Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, Justin Grant, Johnny Rutherford, Joe Saldana & Chase Stockon
[7 wins] Kevin Doty, Darren Hagen, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Doug Kalitta, Jim Keeker, Bobby Santos, Brady Short, Kevin Thomas, Bobby Unser & Josh Wise
[6 wins] Chad Boespflug, Kevin Briscoe, Jac Haudenschild, Jason McCord, Thomas Meseraull, Jan Opperman, Tom Sneva, George Snider & Dick Tobias
[5 wins] Larry Cannon, Dana Carter, Derek Davidson, Gene Lee Gibson, Jeff Gordon, Chuck Gurney, Shane Hmiel, Kevin Huntley, Frankie Kerr, Kelly Kinser, Eddie Leavitt, Jim Mahoney, Andy Michner, Johnny Parsons, Bill Puterbaugh & Cole Whitt
[4 wins] Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith
[3 wins] Chuck Amati, Sonny Ates, Jeff Bloom, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Jerry Daniels, Bob East, Bob Frey, Dickie Gaines, Wayne Hammond, Tray House, Kenny Jacobs, Tony Jones, Kyle Larson, C.J. Leary, Ralph Liguori, Charlie Masters, Mike Mosley, Larry Rice, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith & Doug Wolfgang
[2 wins] Chad Boat, Marvin Carman, Ed Carpenter, Brad Doty, Nic Faas, Cy Fairchild, Brad Fox, Arnie Knepper, Danny Lasoski, Mack McClellan, James McElreath, Lealand McSpadden, Danny Milburn, Mat Neely, Ryan Newman, Jerry Poland, Casey Riggs, Bill Rose, Mickey Shaw, Terry Shepherd, Dean Shirley, Brad Sweet, Kevin Swindell, Sammy Swindell, Mike Spencer, Bud Tingelstad, Billy Vukovich, Mike Ward & Carl Williams
[1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland Jr., Stan Bowman, Alan Brown, Karl Busson, Johnny Capels, David Cardey, Bob Cicconi, Henry Clarke, Troy Cline, Duke Cook, Mel Cornett, Allen Crowe, Bill Engelhart, Cotton Farmer, Aaron Farney, Gary Fedewa, Blake Fitzpatrick, Joe Gaerte, Russ Gamester, Rickie Gaunt, Elmer George, Brian Gerster, Todd Gibson, Ron Gregory, Richard Griffin, Garrett Hansen, Jerry Hansen, Jim Hemmings, Josh Hodges, Bob Hogle, Jackie Howerton, Chuck Hulse, Logan Jarrett, Marc Jessup, Gordon Johncock, Chet Johnson, Page Jones, Bob Kinser, Mike Kirby, Fred Linder, Steve Long, Hank Lower, Brett Mann, Bobby Marshman, Larry Martin, Mike Martin, Brad Marvel, Justin Marvel, Rusty McClure, Bob McCoy, Jim McElreath, Bobby Olivero, Gary Patterson, Billy Pauch, Dave Peperak, Jiggs Peters, Aaron Pierce, Paul Pitzer, Terry Pletch, Billy Puterbaugh Jr., Bud Randall, Byron Reed, Boston Reid, Rodney Ritter, Jr., David Roahrig, Carson Short, Billy Shuman, Jimmy Sills, Smokey Snellbaker, Wib Spalding, Greg Staab, Randy Standridge, Ron Standridge, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kody Swanson, Tanner Swanson, Mike Sweeney, Jeff Swindell, Clark Templeman, Bill Tyler, Rick Ungar, Lennie Waldo, Tyler Walker, Scotty Weir, Kenny Weld, Bob Wente, Matt Westfall, Johnny White, Rip Williams, Jacob Wilson & Eddie Wirth
ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT CAR DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
1956: Pat O'Connor (Midwest) & Tommy Hinnershitz (Eastern); 1957: Elmer George (Midwest) & Bill Randall (Eastern); 1958: Eddie Sachs (Midwest) & Johnny Thomson (Eastern); 1959: Don Branson (Midwest) & Tommy Hinnershitz (Eastern); 1960: Parnelli Jones (Midwest) & A.J. Foyt (Eastern); 1961: Parnelli Jones; 1962: Parnelli Jones; 1963: Roger McCluskey; 1964: Don Branson; 1965: Johnny Rutherford; 1966: Roger McCluskey; 1967: Greg Weld; 1968: Larry Dickson; 1969: Gary Bettenhausen; 1970: Larry Dickson; 1971: Gary Bettenhausen; 1972: Sam Sessions; 1973: Rollie Beale; 1974: Pancho Carter; 1975: Larry Dickson; 1976: Pancho Carter; 1977: Sheldon Kinser; 1978: Tom Bigelow; 1979: Greg Leffler; 1980: Rich Vogler; 1981: Sheldon Kinser; 1982: Sheldon Kinser; 1983: Ken Schrader; 1984: Rick Hood; 1985: Rick Hood; 1986: Steve Butler; 1987: Steve Butler; 1988: Steve Butler; 1989: Rich Vogler; 1990: Steve Butler; 1991: Robbie Stanley; 1992: Robbie Stanley; 1993: Robbie Stanley; 1994: Doug Kalitta; 1995: Tony Stewart; 1996: Brian Tyler; 1997: Brian Tyler; 1998: Tony Elliott; 1999: Dave Darland; 2000: Tony Elliott; 2001: J.J. Yeley; 2002: Tracy Hines; 2003: J.J. Yeley; 2004: Jay Drake; 2005: Levi Jones; 2006: Josh Wise; 2007: Levi Jones; 2008: Jerry Coons, Jr.; 2009: Levi Jones; 2010: Levi Jones (Dirt) & Shane Hmiel (Pavement); 2011: Levi Jones (Dirt) & Bobby Santos (Pavement); 2012: Bryan Clauson; 2013: Bryan Clauson; 2014: Brady Bacon; 2015: Robert Ballou; 2016: Brady Bacon
ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT CAR OWNER CHAMPIONS:
1961: Sterling Plumbing & Heating, 1962: Bruce Homeyer, 1963: Bruce Homeyer, 1964: Jud Phillips, 1965: Jack Colvin, 1966: Anderson Products, 1967: Rufus Gray, 1968: Ray Smith, 1969: Willie Davis, 1970: Kenny Lay, 1971: Willie Davis, 1972: Mauri Amerling, 1973: R-B Racing Associates, 1974: Conger & Stapp Racing, 1975: Ernie Ensign, 1976: Steve Stapp Racing, 1977: Sherman Armstrong, 1978: Sherman Armstrong, 1979: Lloyd Weaver, 1980: Gohr Distributing Co., 1981: Ben Leyba, 1982: Ben Leyba, 1983: Damon Fortune, 1984: Damon Fortune, 1985: Damon Fortune, 1986: Phil Poor, 1987: Jeff Stoops, 1988: Jeff Stoops, 1989: Dynamics, Inc., 1990: Johnny Vance Racing Team, Inc., 1991: Ron Stanley, 1992: Dynamics, Inc., 1993: Dynamics, Inc., 1994: Utopia Services, Inc., 1995: Niebel Engines, Inc., 1996: Dynamics, Inc., 1997: Dynamics, Inc., 1998: Vance/Walker Racing, 1999: Dynamics, Inc., 2000: Walker/Lamers Racing, 2001: Walker/Gratton Racing, 2002: Dynamics, Inc., 2003: Tony Stewart Racing, 2004: Dynamics, Inc., 2005: 2B Racing, 2006: Tony Stewart Racing, 2007: Tony Stewart Racing, 2008: Dynamics, Inc., 2009: Tony Stewart Racing, 2010: Tony Stewart Racing, 2011: Tony Stewart Racing, 2012: CTR/BCI/Curb-Agajanian, 2013: Tony Stewart Racing/Curb-Agajanian, 2014: Dynamics, Inc., 2015: Robert Ballou, 2016: Dynamics, Inc.
ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT CAR ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
1971: Darl Harrison, 1972: Billy Cassella, 1973: Rich Leavell, 1974: Lee Osborne, 1975: Marvin Carman, 1976: Roger Rager, 1977: Eddie Leavitt, 1978: Tim Richmond, 1979: Jerry Carman, 1980: Frank Riddle, 1981: Steve Long & Johnny Coogan, 1982: Danny Milburn, 1983: Dean Shirley, 1984: Jerry Russell, 1985: Terry Shepherd, 1986: Kenny Jacobs, 1987: Rick Ungar, 1988: Dean Jacobs, 1989: Eric Gordon, 1990: Rick Howerton, 1991: Tony Stewart, 1992: Gary Cameron II, 1993: Kenny Irwin, Jr., 1994: Bobby Smith, 1995: Mark Cassella, 1996: Gus Wasson, 1997: J.J. Yeley, 1998: Tracy Hines, 1999: Ryan Newman, 2000: Bud Kaeding, 2001: Ed Carpenter, 2002: Boston Reid, 2003: Michael Lewis & Mat Neely, 2004: Josh Ford & Josh Wise, 2005: Darren Hagen, 2006: Scotty Weir, 2007: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 2008: Chad Boat, 2009: Henry Clarke, 2010: Justin Grant, 2011: Coleman Gulick, 2012: C.J. Leary, 2013: Tyler Courtney, 2014: Jarett Andretti, 2015: Aaron Farney, 2016: Isaac Chapple
Submitted By: Kirk Elliott
