ENTRY LIST CONTINUES TO SOAR FOR SATURDAY'S "JUNIOR KNEPPER 55" MIDGET RACE IN DuQUOIN
The entry list for the inaugural "Junior Knepper 55" at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, Illinois continues to grow as the USAC Midgets approach the event to be held Saturday, December 19.
Sixty-five cars and drivers have already pre-entered for Saturday's event. The last USAC Midget event with at least 65 entries was the 2007 "Turkey Night Grand Prix" at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. Thus far, 14 states are represented (AZ, CA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MO, MS, NY, KS, OH, OK, PA, TX) as well a representative of Canada.
Pit gates open at 8am while spectator gates open at 5pm. Hot laps start at 6pm with heat races scheduled to begin at 7pm.
TheCushion.com will broadcast the event live on Saturday, December 19 and can be purchased for $22.99 ($20.50 for Premium and VIP Members).
CAR # / DRIVER / HOMETOWN
ENTRANT / SPONSOR / CHASSIS / ENGINE
0 JOHNNY MURDOCK/Dallas, TX
Zero Motorsports/Zero Motorsports/Zero/Chevy
0A BOBBY JACKSON/Detroit, MI
Zero Motorsports/Zero Motorsports/Zero/Chevy
0c COLIN PARKER/Martinsville, IN
Zero Motorsports/Zero Motorsports/Zero/Chevy
0D SKYLAR HUNTER/Afton, IA
Zero Motorsports/Dairy Queen of Salem, Illinois - Farm Air/Zero/Chevy
0H HUNTER LANE/Milo, IA
Zero Motorsports/Zero Motorsports/Zero/Chevy
05 BRAD LOYET/Sunset Hills, MO
Loyet Motorsports/Vacuworx – Loyet Landscape/Spike/Esslinger
1T TONY RONEY/Herculaneum, MO
Rich Roney/High Caliber Graphics & Signs – Denco Powder Coating/Stealth/Fontana
3B JOE B. MILLER/Millersville, MO
Jim Neuman/Brandt Professional Agriculture – Ealey Transportation/Spike/Stanton Fontana
3N JAKE NEUMAN/New Berlin, IL
Jim Neuman/Brandt Professional Agriculture – FK Midwest/Spike/Stanton SR-11
3s BRIAN SHIRLEY/Chatham, IL
Jim Neuman/Brandt Professional Agriculture – Axalta/Spike/Stanton Fontana
4 DAMION GARDNER/Corona, CA
Klatt Enterprises/Klatt Motorsports – East Enterprises/Beast/Stanton
4G RYAN GRETH/New Cumberland, PA
Wayne Lesher/Hyper Racing – Liverpool Community Bank/Hyper/Fontana
5c COLTEN COTTLE/Kansas, IL
Rick Cottle/J.C. Auto & Truck Parts – Cottle Flooring/DRC/Esslinger
5H MATT PONDER/Festus, MO
Dennis Hoppe/Carstar Auto Body – Frankie Gianino’s Grill & Bar/Spike/Esslinger
5x JUSTIN PECK/Monrovia, IN
Peck Motorsports/Duracoat Products – Lucas Oil Products/DRC/Esslinger
6K JOSH LAKATOS/Pasadena, CA
Ralph Potter-Kruseman Enterprises/Potter Muffler – BMRS/Spike/Mopar
6R JAKE GRIFFIN/Quincy, IL
Jody Rosenboom/Vatterott College – People Against Distracted Driving (PADD)/Boss/Fontana
7 GAGE WALKER/Indianapolis, IN
Brian Walker/Spike Chassis – Impact/Spike/Esslinger
7JA JUSTIN ALLGAIER/Riverton, IL
Motorsports Marketing/RaceTires.com – Bergfield Farms/Spike/Esslinger
7K TYLER COURTNEY/Indianapolis, IN
Kenny & Reva Irwin/Kenny & Reva Irwin/K & R Racing/Spike/Esslinger
9p PARKER PRICE-MILLER/Kokomo, IN
Scott Ronk/Keizer Wheels – Indy Race Parts/Spike/Esslinger
11 TRAVIS YOUNG/Franklin, IN
Travis Young/3 Wide Life – BG Products/Beast/Esslinger
11A ANDREW FELKER/Carl Junction, MO
Felker Racing/66 Truck & Foreign Salvage – MelMark/Boss/Stanton SR-11
11AG DAVE DARLAND/Lincoln, IN
Brandon & Brad Gray/Gray Auto/Beast/Esslinger
11H CHASE HILL/Truckee, CA
Felker Racing/I-80 Forklift – Auto Xpress/Boss/Stanton SR-11
11K GAVIN HARLIEN/Mesa, AZ
Kruseman Enterprises/Kruseman Driving School – Mickey Thompson/Bullet/Shark Chevrolet
14R JODY ROSENBOOM/Rock Rapids, IA
Jody Rosenboom/Rosy’s Raceland – Simpson Racing Products/Boss/Fontana
14w MATT WESTFALL/Ludlow Falls, OH
Steve Bordner/Bordner Welding – Lake City Bowl/DRC/Fontana
15 TIM SINER/Dupo, IL
Siner-Cyliax Motorsports/Siner Transport Co. – Roof Bolt Xpress/Spike/Esslinger
15m SHANE MORGAN/Morton, IL
Zero Motorsports/Shives, Inc. – La Gondola Spaghetti House/Zero/Ecotec
16K CHRIS DYSON/Pleasant Valley, NY
Kruseman Enterprises/Kruseman Driving School - Smokey Mountain/Spike/Esslinger
17 RICKY STENHOUSE, JR./Olive Branch, MS
Bryan Clauson Racing/Priority Aviation – Buffalo Wild Wings/Spike/Esslinger
17x JOEY SALDANA/Brownsburg, IN
Joey Saldana/Dissolvalloy – Beltline Body Shop/Spike/Esslinger
18 TONY BRUCE, JR./Liberal, KS
Team OneEight/Wheeler Metals – Lincoln Electric/Spike/Esslinger
19 JOHN CAMPBELL/Belleville, IL
William Campbell/William Campbell Racing/DRC/Fontana by Retter
19p ALEX HILL/Six Nations, Ont. Canada
Scott Ronk/PPM Titanium Products – IPC/Spike/Stanton Toyota
21K CORY KRUSEMAN/Ventura, CA
Kruseman Enterprises/Lucas Oil – MAVTV/Spike/Esslinger
27 KYLE O’GARA/Beech Grove, IN
SFHR Development/Indy Trading Post – Jockish Flowers/Spike/Mopar
29 DAVID HAIR/Camby, IN
Ed Hair/A Pallet Company – Rose & Walker Supply/Caruthers/Ford Pinto
29J LOGAN JARRETT/Kokomo, IN
Jarrett Racing/J&J Racing – Doak Trucking/DRC/Chevrolet
33D CHASE BRISCOE/Mitchell, IN
Jeff & Jill Davis/Quick Racing Products – UltiMed Plus/Triple X/Honda
35T TYLER ROBBINS/Collinsville, IL
Scott Robbins/Purpose Wrecker – McLanahan Towing/Bullet/Fontana
37 ANTON HERNANDEZ/Arlington, TX
A.J. Felker/FSC Chassis – A.J. Felker Racing/FSC/Esslinger
39 SPENCER BAYSTON/Lebanon, IN
Bryan Clauson Racing/Priority Aviation Services/Spike/Esslinger
39c PAYTON PIERCE/Bridgeport, TX
Bryan Clauson Racing/Priority Aviation Services/Spike/Esslinger
41 ALEX WATSON/Columbus, OH
3W Racing Team/Hinchman Racing Uniforms – Heads First/Stealth/Ford Focus
50 DANIEL ADLER/St. Louis, MO
Mike Adler/Hormann Quality Garage Doors – Quick Racing/Triple X/Esslinger
50LP MIKE SOSEBEE/Lenexa, KS
Sosebee Motorsports/The Mower Mechanic – Lynn Porter/Spike/MPE Ford
51J RYAN JAMISON/Mediapolis, IA
Ryan Jamison/Fastway Fabrication – Roederer’s Pit Stop/Stealth/Brayton
52 ISAAC CHAPPLE/Willow Branch, IN
Isaac Chapple Racing/CFH Enterprises – Browns Roofing/Spike/Esslinger
55 HUNTER SCHUERENBERG/Sikeston, MO
Steve Knepper/K&K Garage – Illinois Furniture Refinishing/Spike/Esslinger
56 SHELDON HAUDENSCHILD/Wooster, OH
5IVE-6IX, Inc./Shane’s S.P.A.R.K. – Great Clips/Triple X/Esslinger
57 DANIEL ROBINSON/Wayne City, IL
McCreery Motorsports/McCreery Motorsports – Felker Engineering/FSC/Esslinger
57K KEVIN STUDLEY/Plainfield, IN
Kevin Studley/Racers Storage – Competition Suspension/Stealth/Ford
63 BRYAN CLAUSON/Noblesville, IN
RKR-Dooling Racing/Jonathan Byrd’s Racing – B&H Contractors/Spike/Stanton SR-11
66 SHANE COCKRUM/Benton, IL
Amati Racing/Marion Underground Construction – CSI/DRC/Esslinger
71 ROBERT BELL/Colfax, IA
Robert Bell Motorsports/Bell Trucking – 212 Bar & Grill/Zero/Ecotec
71x SHANE COTTLE/Kokomo, IN
Kenneth Love/RDL Holding – Simpson Race Products/Spike/Mopar
77u CHRIS URISH/Elkhart, IL
Tom Casson/Casson Construction – Elkhart Fertilizer/Stealth/Chevy
88 TYLER NELSON/Olathe, KS
Tyler Nelson Racing/Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City – Extreme Friction Fighter/Stealth/Fontana
88D RUSTY DUKES/Fair Grove, MO
Jon Sawyer/Sprint Lawn Care – Graceland Kennels/Stealth/Chevy
88w CHAD WHEELER/Muskogee, OK
Chad Wheeler/Lincoln Electric – Wheeler Metals/Spike/Esslinger
91 DERECK KING/Vienna, IL
Jack Harris/ARS – Gary’s Auto Body/Spike/Fontana
91T TYLER THOMAS/Collinsville, OK
Brian Thomas/American Racing Custom Wheels – BT Machine/Spike/Esslinger
99p DILLON WELCH/Carmel, IN
Scott Ronk/Safety Kleen – PROtential/Spike/Esslinger