HAZELTON BECOMES USAC’S WINNINGEST FEMALE DRIVER; WESTERN HPD TWO-STEP AT VENTURA & LEMOORE AUG. 3 & 6; EASTERN MIDGETS CARRY ON TO CARTERET AUG. 6
Ashley Hazelton of Chatsworth, Calif. recorded her ninth career victory in Saturday night’s 15-lap USAC Western HPD Midget dirt race at Lemoore (Calif.) Raceway, surpassing Taylor Ferns to become the United States Auto Club’s winningest female driver!
Hazelton took the lead from Tom Paterson on lap three and led the rest of the way to beat Paterson, Jesse Love IV, John Gerber and Antonia Boscacci.
Michael Daniels of West Valley City, Utah won Thursday night’s 25-lap “Pink Lady Classic” USAC Western HPD Midget pavement feature at Meridian (Idaho) Speedway. Paterson led the first seven laps before Daniels took over, beating Paterson, Love, Boscacci and Toni Breidinger to the line for the win.
Jesse Love IV leads both the overall and dirt USAC Western HPD Midget standings, while Toni Breidinger continues to lead the pavement points. The dirt series resumes August 3 at the Ventura (Calif.) Fair, while the pavement resumes August 13 at Madera (Calif.) Speedway.
Andrew Layser sits atop the USAC Eastern Midget Series standings entering an August 6 race at Carteret County Speedway in Swansboro, N.C. He scored a third and a fourth in a pair of races last weekend and emerged with a 45-point lead over Jake Nelke.
Jessica Bean of Farmland, Ind. led all 35 laps to win Friday night’s USAC Eastern Midget race at Wake County Speedway in Raleigh, N.C. Sam Hatfield finished second ahead of fast qualifier George Kurtz, Layser and Chris Lamb.
Nelke, of Manahawkin, N.J., led all 35 laps to win Saturday night’s 35-lap USAC Eastern Midget race on “Boy Scouts of America Night at the Races” at Shenandoah (Va.) Speedway. Bean took second ahead of Layser, Nolan Allison and Kyle Resco.
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UPCOMING USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT:
DATE: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
SERIES: USAC Western HPD Midget Championship
TRACK: Ventura Raceway (Ventura, California) – 1/5-mile, high-banked dirt oval
EVENT: Ventura County Fair featuring the USAC Western HPD Midget Championship
STARTING TIMES: TBA
TICKETS: TBA
TRACK ADDRESS: 10 W Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA 93001
TRACK PHONE: (805) 985-5433
TRACK WEBSITE: http://venturaraceway.com/
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UPCOMING USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT
DATE: Saturday, August 6, 2016
SERIES: USAC Eastern Midget Championship
TRACK: Carteret County Speedway (Swansboro, North Carolina) – 4/10-mile paved oval
EVENT: USAC Eastern Midget Championship, Mini-Stock, Legend Cars, Street Stock, Late Model and U-CAR
STARTING TIMES: Pit gates open at 10am. Practice starts at 3pm. Spectator gates open at 5pm. Qualifying at 6pm. Racing at 7pm.
TICKETS: Adults … $15.00. Kids five and under … $5.00. Boy Scouts in Uniform … $10.00. Pit Passes … $25.00.
TRACK ADDRESS: 501 Whitehouse Fork Rd, Swansboro, NC 28584
TRACK PHONE: (252) 436-7223
TRACK WEBSITE: http://carteretspeedway.com/
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UPCOMING USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT
DATE: Saturday, August 6, 2016
SERIES: USAC Western HPD Midget Championship
TRACK: Lemoore Raceway (Lemoore, California) – 1/5-mile, dirt oval
EVENT: USAC Western HPD Midget Championship and Micro Sprints
STARTING TIMES: TBA
TICKETS: TBA
TRACK ADDRESS: 1750 CA-41, Lemoore, CA 93245
TRACK PHONE: (559) 924-2536
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.t-zonepromotionslre.com/
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2016 USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (755) Andrew Layser (Collegeville, PA)
2. (710) Jake Nelke (Manahawkin, NJ)
3. (691) Jessica Bean (Farmland, IN)
4. (688) Sam Hatfield (Mooresville, NC)
5. (648) George Kurtz (Brighton, CO)
6. (607) Chris Lamb (Colfax, NC)
7. (492) Nolan Allison (Greensboro, NC)
8. (490) Jagger Parker (Bowling Green, KY)
9. (436) Famous Rhodes II (Parkland, FL)
10. (294) Scott Hunter (Milford, MI)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP OVERALL POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (953) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
2. (774) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
3. (716) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
4. (630) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
5. (488) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)
6. (436) Blake Brannon (San Jose, CA)
7. (288) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Boise, ID)
8. (257) Tom Paterson (San Martin, CA)
9. (212) Cody Jessop (Los Banos, CA)
10. (172) Adam Lemke (Hollister, CA)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD DIRT MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (382) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
2. (326) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
3. (323) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)
4. (261) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
5. (159) Tom Paterson (San Martin, CA)
6. (145) Wally Pankratz (Orange, CA)
7. (113) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
8. (84) Ariel Biggs (Hoquiam, WA)
9. (74) Jesse Love III (Menlo Park, CA)
10. (68) David Prickett (Fresno, CA)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD PAVEMENT MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (603) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
2. (581) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
3. (513) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
4. (436) Blake Brannon (San Jose, CA)
5. (304) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
6. (288) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Boise, ID)
7. (212) Cody Jessop (Los Banos, CA)
8. (172) Adam Lemke (Hollister, CA)
9. (165) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)
10. (156) Michael Daniels (West Valley City, UT)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD RESTRICTED MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (76) Blake Brannon (San Jose, CA)
2. (71) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
3. (69) Adam Lemke (Hollister, CA)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP & EASTERN MIDGET SCHEDULE & RESULTS:
Mar 11: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
WINNER: Rained Out
Mar 19: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Davey Hamilton, Jr.
Apr 1: (E) Raleigh, NC - Wake County Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Apr 2: (E) Swansboro, NC - Carteret County Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Apr 2: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Apr 15: (E) Williamston, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
WINNER: Jake Nelke
Apr 16: (E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Apr 16: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
WINNER: Ariel Biggs
Apr 23: (E) Altamahaw, NC - Ace Speedway (#1)
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Apr 23: (E) Altamahaw, NC - Ace Speedway (#2)
WINNER: Andrew Layser
Apr 23: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Apr 30: (E) Ridgetop, TN - Highland Rim Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 7: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 14: (E) Shenandoah, VA - Shenandoah Speedway
WINNER: Sam Hatfield
May 21: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Jun 3: (E) Raleigh, NC - Wake County Speedway
WINNER: Jake Nelke
Jun 4: (E) Robersonville, NC - East Carolina Motor Speedway
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Jun 4: (WD) Dixon, CA - Dixon Speedway
WINNER: Jesse Love IV
Jun 11: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Jun 17: (E) Williamston, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
WINNER: Andrew Layser
Jun 17: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
WINNER: Ashley Hazelton
Jun 18: (E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Jun 18: (WD) Dixon, CA - Dixon Speedway
WINNER: Ashley Hazelton
Jul 9: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Annie Breidinger
Jul 16: (E) Spotsylvania, VA - Dominion Raceway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jul 21: (WP) Meridian, ID - Meridian Speedway
WINNER: Michael Daniels
Jul 22: (E) Raleigh, NC - Wake County Speedway
WINNER: Jessica Bean
Jul 23: (E) Shenandoah, VA - Shenandoah Speedway
WINNER: Jake Nelke
Jul 23: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
WINNER: Ashley Hazelton
Aug 3: (WD) Ventura, CA – Ventura Raceway
Aug 6: (E) Swansboro, NC - Carteret County Speedway
Aug 6: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
Aug 13: (E) Kenly, NC - Southern National Motorsports Park
Aug 13: (WD) Merced, CA - Merced Speedway
Aug 13: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Aug 27: (E) Asheboro, NC - Caraway Speedway
Sep 9: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
Sep 10: (WD) Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
Sep 16: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Sep 17: (E) Ridgetop, TN - Highland Rim Speedway
Sep 17: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Sep 18: (E) Whitesville, KY – Kentucky Motor Speedway
Sep 24: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Oct 1: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Oct 7: (SE-E) Williamston, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
Oct 8: (SE-E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
Oct 15: (WD) Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
Oct 21: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Oct 22: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Oct 29: (E) Kenly, NC - Southern National Motorsports Park
Nov 19: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
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(E) = USAC Eastern Midgets
(WD) = USAC Western Dirt HPD Midgets
(WP) = USAC Western Pavement HPD Midgets
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2016 USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (4) Chris Lamb (Hickory Motor Speedway on Apr. 16, Ace Motor Speedway on Apr. 23, East Carolina Motor Speedway on Jun. 4 & Hickory Motor Speedway on Jun. 18)
2.(3) Jake Nelke (Anderson Motor Speedway on Apr. 15, Wake County Speedway on Jun. 3 & Shenandoah Speedway on Jul. 23)
3. (2) Andrew Layser (Ace Motor Speedway on Apr. 23 & Anderson Motor Speedway on Jun. 17)
4. (1) Jessica Bean (Wake County Speedway on Jul. 22)
(1) Sam Hatfield (Shenandoah Speedway on May 14)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (4) Toni Breidinger (Madera Speedway on Apr. 2, The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Apr. 23, The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on May 21 & Madera Speedway on Jun. 11)
2. (3) Ashley Hazelton (The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park on Jun. 17, Dixon Speedway on Jun. 18 & Lemoore Raceway on Jul. 23)
3. (2) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Madera Speedway on Mar. 19 & Madera Speedway on May 7)
4. (1) Annie Breidinger (Madera Speedway on Jul. 9)
(1) Michael Daniels (Meridian Speedway on Jul. 21)
(1) Jesse Love IV (Dixon Speedway on Jun. 4)
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2016 USAC WESTERN “RESTRICTED” HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (1) Blake Brannon
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ALL-TIME USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:
1. [35 wins] Chris Lamb
2. [18 wins] Scott Hunter & Chase Scott
4. [9 wins] Nick Drake & Bradley Riethmeyer
6. [8 wins] Jared Irvan
7. [6 wins] Jeremy Frankoski
8. [5 wins] Jarett Andretti, Mark Burt, Eric Coomes & Matt Lundstrom
12. [4 wins] Jessica Bean, Rick Fedrizzi, Ryan Krachun, Michael Mohelski, Jake Nelke & Tanner Swanson
18. [3 wins] Tyler Corriher, Marc Dailey, Andrew Layser, Wil Raber, Robbie Ray & James Robertson
24. [2 wins] Cole Custer, Nic Davidson, A.J. Davis, Blaine Leydig, Aron Oakley, Ross Rankine, Michael Sboro & Mike Ward
32. [1 win] Cody Acton, Toby Alfrey, Nolan Allison, Brit Andersen, Christopher Bell, Jake Blackhurst, Kyle Bonsignore, Calvin Carroll, Adam Clarke, Josh Clemons, Kevin Conway, Tyler Cottongim, Derek Fisher, Bradley Galedrige, Terry Hall, Brandon Hartsell, Sam Hatfield, Justin Hommel, Steven Intravaia, Josh Lakatos, Joe Liguori & Brad Loyet.
ALL-TIME NON-POINTS USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL EVENT FEATURE WINS:
1. [3 wins] Chris Lamb
2. [1 win] Nikki Carroll, Scott Hunter, Tate Martz, Jon Seaman & Mike Ward
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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:
1. [23 wins] Garett Peterson
2. [18 wins] Nick Carlson
3. [16 wins] Dylan Nobile
4. [12 wins] Alex Bowman, Bryant Dawson, Chris Rahe & Tim Skoglund
8. [11 wins] Josh Lakatos & Bobby Michnowicz
10. [10 wins] Cory Elliott
11. [9 wins] Ashley Hazelton
12. [8 wins] Alex Harris, Brodie Kostecki & Wally Pankratz
15. [7 wins] Parker Colston, Michael Daniels, Nic Faas & Jake Swanson
19. [6 wins] Chase Barber, Toni Breidinger, Shawn Buckley, Jet Davison, Bradley Galedrige, Todd Hunsaker & Andrew Mulhearn
26. [5 wins] Michael Faccinto, Cody Gerhardt, Michael J. Lewis, Audra Sasselli & Keegan Walmer
31. [4 wins] Sean Dodenhoff, Garrett Hansen, Cody Jessop, Robby Josett, Chris Lamb, Bobby McGowan, Jeff Oleen & Robbie Whitchurch
39. [3 wins] Jarid Blondel, Tyler Dolacki, Nick Drake, J.J. Ercse, Michael Fanelli, Gregg Fuette, Chuck Groat, Davey Hamilton Jr., Ryan Kaplan, Brendan Langlois, Jace Meier, Thomas Meseraull, Ian Miille, Benny Moon, Tom Paterson, Ross Rankine, Cody Swanson, Cameron Veach & Jim Waters
58. [2 wins] Dustin Ash, Jake Blackhurst, Henry Clarke, Beau DeBard, Tom Dyer, Phil Goodwine, Darren Hagen, Justin Hommel, Dennis Howell, Austin Luttmer, Mike Maier, Nik Romano, Bobby Runyan, Eli Schrock, Tristin Thomas, Cody Thompson & Chris Veach
75. [1 win] Daniel Adler, Ariel Biggs, Ricky Bowers, Garratt Boyden, Greg Bragg, Annie Breidinger, Bob Brewer, Jessica Clark, Quintin Crye, Jet Davison, Gordy Edwards, Tyler Edwards, Nick Evans, Austin Farley, Thomas Gray, Eric Gunderson, Laura Hayes, Rick Hendrix, Keith Janca, Connor Kassik, Jeff Kelley, Davey Key, Katlynn Leer, Jesse Love IV, Tommy McCarthy, Jeremy McKenna, Brennan Newberry, Ryan Pace, Randi Pankratz, Kipp Posey, David Prickett, Luis Ramos III, Brody Roa, Zach Stout, Ashley Swanson, Tanner Swanson, Mark Triplett, Sean Watts, Dezel West & Jon Wilcox
ALL-TIME NON-POINTS USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL EVENT FEATURE WINS:
1. [1 win] Alex Bowman, Cody Jessop & Jesse Love III
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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN HPD "RESTRICTED" MIDGET FEATURE WINS:
1. [3 wins] Jesse Love IV
2. [2 wins] Tommy McCarthy & Joel Rayborne
4. [1 win] Blake Brannon, Courtney Burks, Cody Jessop & Ethan Lesser
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ALL-TIME USAC EASTERN MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
2004: Chase Scott, 2005: Chase Scott, 2006: Chase Scott, 2007: Tanner Swanson, 2008: Bradley Riethmeyer, 2009: Jeremy Frankoski, 2010: Scott Hunter (Eastern) & Scott Hunter (Carolina), 2011: Nick Drake (Eastern), Scott Hunter (Dirt) & Jarett Andretti (Pavement), 2012: Jared Irvan, 2013: Chris Lamb, 2014: Scott Hunter, 2015: Chris Lamb
*From 2004-2006 the series was named Carolina/Virginia HPD Midget Series.
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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
2002: Todd Hunsaker; 2003: Todd Hunsaker (CA South) & Josh Lakatos (CA North), 2004: Chris Rahe (CA South) & Bradley Galedrige (CA North), 2005: Chase Barber (Dirt) & Alex Harris (Pavement), 2006: Bobby Michnowicz (Dirt) & Tim Skoglund (Pavement), 2007: Nic Faas (Dirt) & Tim Skoglund (Pavement), 2008: Alex Bowman (Dirt) & Ian Miille (Pavement), 2009: Brody Roa (Dirt) & Nik Romano (Pavement), 2010: Nick Carlson (Overall), Nick Carlson (Dirt), Cody Gerhardt (Pavement), Cody Gerhardt (CA North) & Cody Gerhardt (CA South), 2011: Brodie Kostecki (Overall), Tyler Dolacki (Dirt), Jessica Clark (Pavement), Garett Peterson (CA North) & Jessica Clark (CA South), 2012: Cory Elliott (Dirt), Bryant Dawson (Las Vegas) & Garett Peterson (CA North), 2013: Jarid Blondel (Overall), Cory Elliott (Dirt) & Bryant Dawson (Pavement), 2014: Shawn Buckley (Overall), Ashley Hazelton (Dirt) & Shawn Buckley (Pavement), 2015: Cody Jessop (Overall), Shawn Buckley (Dirt), Dylan Nobile (Pavement) & Jesse Love IV (Restricted)
