76TH TURKEY NIGHT RETURNS TO VENTURA NOVEMBER 24; THORSON TAKES OVER POINT LEAD
The 76th running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” is set for November 24 at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway and four drivers remain in the hunt for the 2016 UAC National Midget Championship.
Realistically, Tanner Thorson and Spencer Bayston are the primary combatants, separated by just nine points, although Chad Boat and Brady Bacon have mathematical opportunities, despite their 65-point deficit behind the leader.
Thorson finished second to Bacon in Friday night’s “Jason Leffler Memorial” at Wayne City, Ill. and jumped ahead of Bayston in the standings due to Bayston’s eighth-place finish.
Bacon took home the $20,000 winner’s share of Friday’s race at Wayne County Speedway, leading the final 33 of the 40 laps in his FMR Racing Beast/Toyota. Thorson, Carson Macedo, Chris Windom and Andrew Felker rounded out the “top-five” at the checkered flag. Pole starter Windom led the first seven laps. The race had been postponed one night by heavy Thursday rains.
The November 24 race will be the 13th for the USAC National Midgets at Ventura, but the first National Midget event at the seaside oval since 1997 – “Turkey Night’s” last appearance at Ventura – a race won by driver Billy Boat and car owner John Lawson, this year’s “Turkey Night” co-grand marshals.
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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Thursday, November 24, 2016
SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship/USAC Western States Midget Championship and USAC West Coast Sprint Car Championship
TRACK: Ventura Raceway (Ventura, California) – 1/5-mile, dirt oval
EVENT: 76th running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship & USAC Western States Midget Championship
STARTING TIMES: TBA
TICKETS: General Admission: $35. Reserved/Pre-Sale Seats: $45. Pit Passes: $50. Call (805) 648-RACE for reserved tickets!
TRACK ADDRESS: 10 West Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001
TRACK PHONE: (805) 648-RACE
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.venturaraceway.com/index.html
MEDIA COVERAGE: Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation and available on the Race Monitor app on your phone.
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PAST WINNERS OF THE “JASON LEFFLER MEMORIAL:”
2013: Zach Daum, 2014: Daryn Pittman, 2015: Bryan Clauson, 2016: Brady Bacon
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PAST WINNERS OF THE “TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX:”
1934: Bob Swanson, 1935: Ted Sizemore, 1936: Ronney Householder, 1937: Ronney Householder, 1938: Bob Swanson, 1939: Mel Hansen, 1940: Roy Russing, 1941: Roy Russing, 1945: Danny Oakes, 1946: Perry Grimm, 1947: Johnny McDowell, 1948: Bill Vukovich, 1949: Perry Grimm, 1950: Bill Zaring, 1955: Johnnie Parsons, 1956: Edgar Elder, 1957: George Amick, 1958: Joe Garson, 1959: Tony Bettenhausen, 1960: A.J. Foyt, 1961: A.J. Foyt, 1962: Billy Cantrell, 1963: Mel Kenyon, 1964: Parnelli Jones, 1965: Dick Atkins, 1966: Parnelli Jones, 1967: Gary Bettenhausen, 1968: Sam Sessions, 1969: George Benson, 1970: Gary Bettenhausen, 1971: Bill Engelhart, 1972: Tony Simon, 1973: Bill Engelhart, 1974: Danny McKnight, 1975: Mel Kenyon, 1976: Bubby Jones, 1977: Gary Patterson, 1978: Rick Goudy, 1979: Ron Shuman, 1980: Ron Shuman, 1981: Ron Shuman, 1982: Ron Shuman, 1983: Kevin Olson, 1984: Ron Shuman, 1985: Brent Kaeding, 1986: Warren Mockler, 1987: Ron Shuman, 1988: Chuck Gurney, 1989: Chuck Gurney, 1990: Stan Fox, 1991: Stan Fox, 1992: Ron Shuman, 1993: Ron Shuman, 1994: Jordan Hermansader, 1995: Billy Boat, 1996: Billy Boat, 1997: Billy Boat, 1998: Jay Drake, 1999: Jason Leffler, 2000: Tony Stewart, 2001: Dave Steele, 2002: Michael Lewis, 2003: Dave Steele, 2004: Bobby East, 2005: Jason Leffler, 2006: Billy Wease, 2007: Dave Darland, 2008: Bobby Santos, 2009: Bryan Clauson, 2010: Bryan Clauson, 2011: Caleb Armstrong, 2012: Kyle Larson, 2013: Dave Darland, 2014: Christopher Bell, 2015: Tanner Thorson
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (1194) Tanner Thorson (Minden, NV)
2. (1185) Spencer Bayston (Lebanon, IN)
3. (1129) Chad Boat (Phoenix, AZ)
4. (1129) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
5. (1058) (R) Carson Macedo (Lemoore, CA)
6. (872) (R) Ryan Robinson (Foresthill, CA)
7. (810) (R) Holly Shelton (Sacramento, CA)
8. (720) Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN)
9. (714) Tyler Thomas (Collinsville, OK)
10. (572) (R) Ryan Greth (New Cumberland, PA)
**(R) represents a USAC Midget National Championship Rookie Driver
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP “ROOKIE” DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (1058) Carson Macedo (Lemoore, CA)
2. (872) Ryan Robinson (Foresthill, CA)
3. (810) Holly Shelton (Sacramento, CA)
4. (572) Ryan Greth (New Cumberland, PA)
5. (491) Gage Walker (Fairland, IN)
6. (407) Shane Golobic (Fremont, CA)
7. (226) Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN)
8. (192) Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS)
9. (138) Dayne Kingshott (Eaton, W. Australia)
10. (134) David Budres (Beloit, WI)
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (1194) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian #67
2. (1185) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian #97
3. (1129) Tucker-Boat Motorsports #84
4. (1129) FMR Racing #76m
5. (1058) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71K
6. (872) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71
7. (810) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #67K
8. (791) Rusty Kunz Racing #1K
9. (714) Tyler Thomas Motorsports #91T
10. (572) Wayne Lesher #4
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Mar 19: &&& Du Quoin, IL - Southern Illinois Center
WINNER: Shane Golobic
Apr 8: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Apr 9: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 31: @@@ Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
WINNER: Kyle Larson
Jun 1: @@@ Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
WINNER: Spencer Bayston
Jun 2: @@@ Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
WINNER: Tanner Thorson
Jun 3: @@@ Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
WINNER: Christopher Bell
Jun 4: @@@ Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jun 5: @@@ Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Rico Abreu
Jun 17: West Memphis, AR - Riverside International Speedway
WINNER: Tanner Thorson
Jun 18: West Memphis, AR - Riverside International Speedway
WINNER: Bryan Clauson
Aug 2: Fairbury, NE – Jefferson County Speedway
WINNER: Chad Boat
Aug 3: Beloit, KS - Solomon Valley Raceway
WINNER: Bryan Clauson
Aug 5: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks
WINNER: Chad Boat
Aug 6: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks
WINNER: Chad Boat
Aug 14: *** York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Aug 15: *** Spring Run, PA - Path Valley Speedway Park
WINNER: Rained Out
Aug 16: *** Newmanstown, PA - Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway
WINNER: Tanner Thorson
Aug 17: *** Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Sep 24: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
WINNER: Rico Abreu
Oct 6: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
WINNER: Tanner Thorson
Oct 7: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
WINNER: Tanner Thorson
Oct 8: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
WINNER: Tanner Thorson
Oct 20: %%% Wayne City, IL - Wayne County Speedway
WINNER: Brady Bacon
Nov 24: ### Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
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Races noted with &&& represent an indoor race.
Races noted with @@@ represent Indiana Midget Week.
Races noted with *** represent a Co-Sanctioned race with ARDC.
Races noted with %%% represent a co-sanctioned race with POWRi.
Races noted with ### represent a Co-Sanctioned race with the USAC Western Midget Championship.
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS
FEATURE WINS:
1. (6) Tanner Thorson (Lincoln Park Speedway on June 2, Riverside International Speedway on June 17, Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway on Aug. 16, Tri-City Speedway on Oct. 6, Tri-City Speedway on Oct. 7 & Tri-City Speedway on Oct. 8)
2. (3) Chad Boat (Jefferson County Speedway on Aug. 2, Belleville High Banks on Aug. 5 & Belleville High Banks on Aug. 6)
3. (2) Rico Abreu (Kokomo Speedway on June 5 & Eldora Speedway on Sept. 24)
(2) Bryan Clauson (Riverside International Speedway on June 18 & Solomon Valley Raceway on Aug. 3)
5. (1) Brady Bacon (Wayne County Speedway on Oct. 21)
(1) Spencer Bayston (Gas City I-69 Speedway on June 1)
(1) Christopher Bell (Bloomington Speedway on June 3)
(1) Shane Golobic (Southern Illinois Center on March 19)
(1) Kyle Larson (Montpelier Motor Speedway on May 31)
FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (180) Tanner Thorson
2. (91) Chad Boat
3. (69) Spencer Bayston
4. (56) Brady Bacon
5. (33) Rico Abreu
6. (29) Bryan Clauson
7. (28) Shane Cottle
8. (25) Carson Macedo
9. (24) Christopher Bell
10. (17) Alex Bright & Shane Golobic
12. (13) Ryan Robinson
13. (7) Chris Windom
14. (6) Dave Darland & Kyle Larson
16. (4) Holly Shelton
TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (13) Spencer Bayston
2. (10) Brady Bacon, Chad Boat & Tanner Thorson
5. (9) Carson Macedo
6. (7) Bryan Clauson
7. (4) Christopher Bell
8. (3) Rico Abreu, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Golobic, Ryan Robinson & Tyler Thomas
13. (2) Zach Daum & Kyle Larson
15. (1) Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Andrew Felker, Thomas Meseraull, Jim Radney, Tony Roney, Holly Shelton & Chris Windom
TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (16) Spencer Bayston
2. (15) Brady Bacon, Chad Boat, Carson Macedo & Tanner Thorson
6. (12) Ryan Robinson
7. (9) Jerry Coons, Jr.,
8. (8) Bryan Clauson, Holly Shelton & Tyler Thomas
11. (6) Dave Darland
12. (5) Rico Abreu, Zach Daum & Shane Golobic
15. (4) Christopher Bell
16. (2) Alex Bright, Ryan Greth, Kyle Jones, Kyle Larson, Davey Ray & Chris Windom
22. (1) Travis Berryhill, Brenden Bright, Steve Buckwalter, David Budres, Isaac Chapple, Shane Cottle, Andrew Felker, Chett Gehrke, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Tommy Kunsman, Brad Loyet, Thomas Meseraull, Jake Neuman, Justin Peck, Jimi Quin, Jim Radney, Tony Roney, Holly Shelton, Jeff Stasa, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Gage Walker
PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (3) Rico Abreu, Brady Bacon & Tanner Thorson
4. (2) Christopher Bell
5. (1) Spencer Bayston & Carson Macedo
HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Benic Enterprises & Indy Race Parts):
1. (8) Tanner Thorson
2. (7) Chad Boat & Carson Macedo
4. (4) Rico Abreu, Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston, Bryan Clauson & Ryan Greth
9. (3) Tucker Klaasmeyer & Tyler Thomas
11. (2) Ryan Robinson
12. (1) Jonathan Beason, Christopher Bell, Alex Bright, Chase Briscoe, Austin Brown, Steve Buckwalter, Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Zach Daum, Shane Golobic, Dereck King, Trevor Kobylarz, Kyle Larson, Brad Loyet, Jake Neuman, Justin Peck, Keith Rauch, Davey Ray, & Gage Walker & Chris Windom
SEMI WINS:
1. (2) Christopher Bell & Holly Shelton
3. (1) Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston, Travis Berryhill, Bryan Clauson, Thomas Meseraull, Justin Peck, Casey Shuman & Tyler Thomas
DASH WINS:
1. (1) Chad Boat & Bryan Clauson
QUALIFYING RACE WINS:
1. (3) Chad Boat
2. (2) Carson Macedo, Ryan Robinson & Tanner Thorson
5. (1) Brady Bacon, David Budres, Bryan Clauson, Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Kyle Jones, Holly Shelton & Tyler Thomas
C-MAIN WINS:
1. (1) Chris Andrews, Chad Boat, Dave Darland, Justin Grant, Jake Neuman & Davey Ray
FEATURE STARTS:
1. (18) Brady Bacon, Chad Boat, Spencer Bayston, Holly Shelton & Tanner Thorson
6. (16) Carson Macedo & Ryan Robinson
8. (14) Ryan Greth & Tyler Thomas
10. (13) Gage Walker
11. (12) Bryan Clauson & Dave Darland
13. (11) Jerry Coons, Jr. & Zach Daum
15. (8) Shane Golobic
16. (7) Rico Abreu & Steve Buckwalter
18. (6) Brayton Lynch, Jake Neuman, Justin Peck & Davey Ray
22. (5) Alex Bright, Chett Gehrke, Kyle Jones & Jimi Quin
26. (4) Christopher Bell, David Budres, Terry Goodwin, Dayne Kingshott, Tucker Klaasmeyer & Jeff Stasa
32. (3) Cody Brewer, Isaac Chapple, Tony DiMattia, Andrew Felker, Anton Hernandez, Chase Johnson, Tyler Roth, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. & Chris Windom
41. (2) Nick Bailey, Shane Cottle, Phillip Davis, Michelle Decker, Justin Grant, Bob Harr, Scott Hatton, Garett Hood, Kyle Larson, Brad Loyet, Andy Malpocker, Chase McDermand, Johnny Murdock, Tyler Nelson, Keith Rauch, Matt Sherrell, Travis Scott & Curtis Spicer
59. (1) Garrett Aitken, Brett Arndt, Terry Babb, Jonathan Beason, Robert Bell, Lance Bennett, Travis Berryhill, Jake Blackhurst, Brenden Bright, Austin Brown, Grady Chandler, Colten Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Michelle Decker, Tyler Dunkle, Chad Frewaldt, Morgan Frewaldt, Damion Gardner, Gary Gipson, Justin Grosz, Josh Heckman, Eric Hein, Eric Heydenreich, Broc Hunnell, Logan Jarrett, Kenney Johnson, Matt Johnson, Warren Johnson, Dereck King, John Klabunde, Trevor Kobylarz, Riley Kreisel, Tommy Kunsman, Jason McDougal, Thomas Meseraull, Ryan Oerter, Jim Radney, Joey Rinne, Daniel Robinson, Tony Roney, Kyle Schuett, Casey Shuman, Brett Wanner, Nick Wean, Dustin Weland & Bear Wood
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KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE
Mar 19: Southern Illinois Center: Tanner Thorson (12 positions)
May 31: Montpelier Motor Speedway:Dave Darland (15 positions)
Jun 1: Gas City I-69 Speedway: Shane Golobic (9 positions)
Jun 2: Lincoln Park Speedway: Jerry Coons, Jr. (14 positions)
Jun 3: Bloomington Speedway: Tyler Thomas (12 positions)
Jun 5: Kokomo Speedway: Dayne Kingshott (7 positions)
Jun 17: Riverside International Speedway: Shane Golobic (9 positions)
Jun 18: Riverside International Speedway: Bryan Clauson (8 positions)
Aug. 2: Jefferson County Speedway: Bryan Clauson (9 positions)
Aug. 3: Solomon Valley Raceway: Tanner Thorson (15 positions)
Aug. 5: Belleville High Banks: Travis Scott (10 positions)
Aug. 6: Belleville High Banks: Curtis Spicer (8 positions)
Aug. 16: Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway: Brenden Bright (12 positions)
Sept. 24: Eldora Speedway: Carson Macedo (16 positions)
Oct. 6: Tri-City Speedway: Gage Walker (8 positions)
Oct. 7: Tri-City Speedway: Alex Bright (10 positions)
Oct. 8: Tri-City Speedway: Jake Neuman (14 positions)
Oct. 21: Wayne County Speedway: Alex Bright (10 positions)
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ALL-TIME USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS
1. [111 wins] Mel Kenyon
2. [95 wins] Rich Vogler
3. [78 wins] Bob Wente
4. [63 wins] Bob Tattersall
5. [59 wins] Sleepy Tripp
6. [48 wins] Jimmy Davies
7. [38 wins] Bryan Clauson
8. [35 wins] Tracy Hines
9. [31 wins] Gene Hartley & Chuck Rodee
11. [30 wins] Dave Darland, Mike McGreevy & Johnny Parsons
14. [27 wins] Gary Bettenhausen & Tony Stewart
16. [25 wins] Darren Hagen, Parnelli Jones & Dave Strickland
19. [24 wins] Bill Engelhart
20. [23 wins] Tom Bigelow, Pancho Carter, Tommy Copp, Kevin Olson & Billy Vukovich
25. [22 wins] Bobby East & Shorty Templeman
27. [21 wins] Steve Cannon, Jimmy Caruthers, Rex Easton & Ken Schrader
31. [20 wins] A.J. Foyt
32. [19 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Stan Fox & Jason Leffler
35. [18 wins] Dave Steele
36. [17 wins] Christopher Bell, Jay Drake & J.J. Yeley
39. [16 wins] George Amick, Billy Cantrell, Lee Kunzman, Bobby Olivero & Henry Pens
44. [15 wins] Rico Abreu, Don Branson & Larry Rice
47. [14 wins] Chuck Arnold, Jack Turner & Leroy Warriner
50. [13 wins] Steve Knepper, Kyle Larson, Don Meacham, Ryan Newman & Stevie Reeves
55. [12 wins] Danny Caruthers, Gene Force, Russ Gamester, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Grim, & Ron Shuman
61. [11 wins] Kasey Kahne, Jimmy Knight, Bob McLean, Johnny Moorhouse, Bobby Santos & Brad Sweet
67. [10 wins] Allen Heath, Doug Kalitta, Brad Kuhn, Steve Lotshaw, Jerry McClung, Tanner Thorson & Chuck Weyant
74. [9 wins] Billy Boat, Tony Elliott & Chuck Gurney
77. [8 wins] Merle Bettenhausen, Tony Bettenhausen, Hank Butcher, Kevin Doty, Dan Drinan, Ronnie Duman, Brian Gerster, Kenny Irwin Jr, Eddie Johnson, Michael Lewis, Andy Michner & Josh Wise
89. [7 wins] Tommy Astone, Jack Hewitt, Don Horvath, Page Jones, Kenneth Nichols, Larry Patton, Les Scott, Len Sutton, & Johnnie Tolan
98. [6 wins] Donnie Beechler, George Benson, Dana Carter, Bob Cicconi, Robby Flock, Nick Fornoro Jr., Arnie Knepper, Ricky Shelton, Mike Streicher, Dave Strickland, Jr., & Roger West
109. [5 wins] Mike Bliss, Lonnie Caruthers, Larry Dickson, Mike Fedorcak, Burt Foland, Mack McClellan, Danny McKnight, Cliff Spalding, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. & Jerry Weeks
119. [4 wins] Caleb Armstrong, Teddy Beach, Johnny Boyd, Frank Burany, Russ Congdon, Ray Elliott, Aaron Fike, Danny Frye, Billy Garrett, Mike Gregg, Jim Hettinger, John Heydenreich, Bubby Jones, Levi Jones, Andy Linden, Bobby Marshman, Roger McCluskey, Billy Mehner, Ken Nichols, Jeff Nuckles, Jan Opperman, Gary Ponzini, Davey Ray, Eddie Sachs, Don Schilling, Sam Sessions, George Snider, Dale Swaim, Kevin Swindell, & Rodger Ward
149. [3 wins] Brady Bacon, John Batts, Gays Biro, Chad Boat, Shane Cottle, Allen Crowe, Zach Daum, Bruce Field, A.J. Fike, Drew Fornoro, Gene Gennetten, Rick Goudy, Bob Hare, Bob Hauck, Jeff Heywood, Bill Homeier, Sam Isenhower, Jim Keeker, Jim McClean, Warren Mockler, Dave Moses, Earl Motter, Jerry Nuckles, Danny Oakes, Johnnie Parsons, Porky Rachwitz, Johnny Riva, Johnny Roberts, Lowell Sachs, Billy Shuman, Tom Steiner, Bobby Unser & Billy Wease
182. [2 wins] Al Alpern, Sonny Ates, Johnny Baldwin, Jim Beckley, Dean Billings, Alan Brown, Jack Calabrase, Johnny Cofer, Mel Cornett, Cotton Farmer, Terry Farrar, Joe Garson, Chuck Gurney, Jr., Kyle Hamilton, Bob Hogle, Rick Hood, P.J. Jones, Critter Malone, Jimmy McCune, Michael Pickens, Aaron Pollock, Barry Reed, Lloyd Ruby, Joe Saldana, Tom Sellberg, Tony Simon, Danny Stratton, Kody Swanson, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Steve Troxell, Don Vogler, Bruce Walkup, Terry Wente, Johnny White, Tommy White & Cole Whitt
218. [1 win] John Andretti, Mario Andretti, Mike Appio, Dick Atkins, Paul Bates, Spencer Bayston, Harry Beck, Bud Bogard, Tony Bonadies, Dan Boorse, Don Boorse, Dwight Brown, Steve Buckwalter, Barry Butterworth, Gary Byers, Larry Cannon, Tyce Carlson, Ed Carpenter, Dane Carter, Billy Cassella, Bill Chennault, Bill Clemons, Roy Cook, Jr., Ryan Durst, Edgar Elder, Todd Forbes, Joe Gaerte, Bradley Galedrige, Steve Gennetten, Elmer George, Potsy Goacher, Shane Golobic, David Gough, Ron Gregory, Norm Hall, Bob Harkey, Vern Harriman, Scott Hatton, Al Herman, Jordan Hermansader, Mike Hess, Jim Hines, Ted Hines, Shane Hmiel, Dean Holden, Blake Hollingsworth, Chuck Hulse, Buddy Irwin, Eddie Jackson, Van Johnson, Brent Kaeding, Bud Kaeding, Jimmy Kirk, Kevin Koch, Randy Koch, Bill Kollman, Cory Kruseman, Michael Lang, Greg Leffler, Larry McCloskey, Jim McElreath, Mel McGaughy, John Meyers, J.R. Miller, Travis Miniea, Russ Moynagh, Richard Myhre, Dick Northam, Hank Nykaza, Brian Olson, Danny O'Neill, Jim Packard, Wally Pankratz, Forrest Parker, Gene Pastor, Gary Patterson, Danny Pens, Jiggs Peters, Dick Pole, Richard Powell, Buddy Rackley, Keith Rauch, Dave Ray, Jimmy Reece, Bob Richards, Bruce Robey, Johnny Rodriguez, Gene Roehl, Jack Runyon, Sam Sauer, Dutch Schaefer, Ryan Scott, Frank Secrist, Jimmy Sills, Jigger Sirois, Lee Smith, Ron Smoker, Ned Spath, J.P. Standley, Graham Standring, Jerry Stone, Tanner Swanson, Buddy Taylor, Randy Tolsma, Leo Tucker, Bob Veith, Joe Walter, Eric Wilkins, Mauri Wilson, Doug Wolfgang & Billy Wood
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CHAMPIONS
1956: Shorty Templeman; 1957: Shorty Templeman; 1958: Shorty Templeman; 1959: Gene Hartley; 1960: Jimmy Davies; 1961: Jimmy Davies; 1962: Jimmy Davies; 1963: Bob Wente; 1964: Mel Kenyon; 1965: Mike McGreevy; 1966: Mike McGreevy; 1967: Mel Kenyon; 1968: Mel Kenyon; 1969: Bob Tattersall; 1970: Jimmy Caruthers; 1971: Danny Caruthers; 1972: Pancho Carter; 1973: Larry Rice; 1974: Mel Kenyon; 1975: Sleepy Tripp; 1976: Sleepy Tripp; 1977: Mel Kenyon; 1978: Rich Vogler; 1979: Steve Lotshaw; 1980: Rich Vogler; 1981: Mel Kenyon; 1982: Kevin Olson; 1983: Rich Vogler; 1984: Tom Bigelow; 1985: Mel Kenyon; 1986: Rich Vogler; 1987: Kevin Olson; 1988: Rich Vogler; 1989: Russ Gamester; 1990: Jeff Gordon; 1991: Mike Streicher; 1992: Stevie Reeves; 1993: Stevie Reeves; 1994: Tony Stewart; 1995: Tony Stewart; 1996: Kenny Irwin Jr.; 1997: Jason Leffler; 1998: Jason Leffler; 1999: Jason Leffler; 2000: Kasey Kahne; 2001: Dave Darland; 2002: Dave Darland; 2003: J.J. Yeley; 2004: Bobby East; 2005: Josh Wise; 2006: Jerry Coons, Jr.; 2007: Jerry Coons, Jr.; 2008: Cole Whitt; 2009: Brad Kuhn; 2010: Bryan Clauson (Overall) & Darren Hagen (Pavement); 2011: Bryan Clauson (Overall) & Darren Hagen (Pavement); 2012: Darren Hagen (Overall), Darren Hagen (Pavement) & Darren Hagen (Dirt); 2013: Darren Hagen (Pavement) & Christopher Bell (Dirt); 2014: Rico Abreu; 2015: Tracy Hines