BLOOMINGTON AND HAUBSTADT HOST AMSOIL SPRINTS APR. 15-16; DARLAND GETS #58 AT THE BURG
The USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship returns to action with two consecutive nights of action Friday, April 15 at Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway and Saturday, April 16 at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind.
The USAC National Sprints mark their 31st appearance at Bloomington and Bryan Clauson, who leads all drivers with four USAC Sprint victories at the track, grabbed the most recent victory in April of 2015.
Meanwhile, Tri-State Speedway will welcome the USAC National Sprints for the 33rd time for the “Spring Showdown” co-sanctioned by the Midwest Sprint Car Series. Daron Clayton has scored five USAC victories at the southern Indiana bullring, more than any other driver.
Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind. will try to improve on his 10th-place 2015 Bloomington finish. He won Saturday night’s Midwest opener at the Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway, recording the 58th win of his illustrious USAC Sprint Car career.
Darland, who extended his all-time streak of consecutive seasons with at least one USAC National feature victory to 24, led the final six laps at Lawrenceburg after Robert Ballou suffered tire woes after leading most of the race. C.J. Leary took second ahead of Scotty Weir, Chase Stockon and Max McGhee.
Darland’s victory in the Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Jam-It-In Storage/Hoosier Tire Maxim/Claxton gave car owner Mike Curb his 125th USAC National race victory as well, as he closes in on the record 136 wins posted by Wilke Racers and the 133 achieved by Steve Lewis.
Shawn Westerfeld led the first three laps before yielding to Ballou. Leary grabbed the ProSource fast qualifier award while Dallas Hewitt, who finished sixth, claimed the KSE “Hard Charger” award.
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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
DATE: April 15, 2016
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, Indiana) - ¼-Mile, High-Banked Clay Oval
EVENT: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, 305 RaceSaver Wing Sprints and MMSA Non-Wing Sprints
TRACK ADDRESS: 5185 S Fairfax Rd, Bloomington, IN 47401
TRACK PHONE: (812) 824-7400
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.bloomingtonspeedway.com/
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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
DATE: April 16, 2016
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, Indiana) – ¼-mile, high-banked dirt oval
EVENT: “Spring Showdown” featuring USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship (co-sanctioned by the Midwest Sprint Car Series) and Modifieds
STARTING TIMES: Qualifying starts at 6:30 PM with racing to start at 7:30 PM (CST)
TICKETS: Adults $25, Students (Age 13-18) $20, Children 12 & Under Free
TRACK ADDRESS: 10149 U.S. 41, Haubstadt, IN 47639
TRACK PHONE: (812) 768-5995
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.tristatespeedway.com/index.php
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (269) Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA)
2. (268) Kyle Cummins (Princeton, IN)
3. (253) Chase Stockon (Haubstadt, IN)
4. (240) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)
5. (240) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
6. (233) Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA)
7. (229) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
8. (228) Max McGhee (Camby, IN)
9. (209) Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN)
10. (208) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (269) Amati Racing #66
2. (268) Rock Steady Racing #3R
3. (253) 32/TBI Racing #32
4. (240) Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Racing #11
5. (240) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5
6. (233) Ballou Motorsports #1
7. (229) Dynamics, Inc. #69
8. (228) Sam McGhee Motorsports #17
9. (209) Dooling-Hayward #63
10. (203) Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17GP
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ALL-TIME BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINNERS
1. (4) Bryan Clauson
2. (2) Kevin Briscoe, Dave Darland & Tony Elliott
5. (1) A.J. Anderson, Jerry Coons, Jr., Jay Drake, Bobby East, Brad Fox, Jack Hewitt, Tracy Hines, Rick Hood, Bob Kinser, Sheldon Kinser, Cory Kruseman, Larry Martin, Hunter Schuerenberg, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough, Kevin Thomas, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Rich Vogler, Chris Windom & J.J. Yeley
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ALL-TIME TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINNERS
1. (5) Daron Clayton
2. (4) Cory Kruseman
3. (3) Rick Hood
4. (2) Hunter Schuerenberg, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
8. (1) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Steve Butler, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Blake Fitzpatrick, Damion Gardner, Tracy Hines, Kenny Jacobs, Levi Jones, Casey Riggs & J.J. Yeley
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Feb 18: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Bryan Clauson
Feb 19: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Robert Ballou
Feb 20: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Thomas Meseraull
Apr 2: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
WINNER: Dave Darland
Apr 15: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
Apr 16: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Apr 23: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
May 6: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
May 7: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
May 20: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
May 21: Brownstown, IN - Brownstown Speedway
May 25: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Jun 7: Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway
Jun 8: Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway
Jun 9: New Egypt, NJ - New Egypt Speedway
Jun 11: Port Royal, PA - Port Royal Speedway
Jun 12: York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway
Jun 23: Jackson, MN - Jackson Motorplex
Jun 24: Eagle, NE - Eagle Raceway
Jun 25: Kansas City, KS - Lakeside Speedway
Jun 26: Kansas City, KS - Lakeside Speedway
Jul 1: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 8: ***Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
Jul 9: ***Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Jul 10: ***Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Jul 13: ***Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Jul 14: ***Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 15: ***Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
Jul 16: ***Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Jul 29: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
Jul 30: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
Aug 20: (SE) Brandon, SD - Badlands Motor Speedway
Aug 21: (SE) Brandon, SD - Badlands Motor Speedway
Aug 24: (SE) Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 25: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 26: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 27: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Sep 16: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Sep 17: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Sep 24: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
Oct 1: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Oct 15: Flora, IL - Route 45 Raceway
Nov 4: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Nov 5: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Nov 10: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 11: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 12: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
-------- KEY DEFINITIONS --------
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.
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS
FEATURE WINS:
1. (1) Robert Ballou (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 19)
(1) Bryan Clauson (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 18)
(1) Dave Darland (Lawrenceburg Speedway on Apr. 2)
(1) Thomas Meseraull (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 20)
FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (55) Robert Ballou
2. (39) Bryan Clauson
3. (7) Chase Stockon
4. (6) Dave Darland & Max McGhee
6. (3) Thomas Meseraull & Shawn Westerfeld
8. (1) Justin Grant
TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (3) Kyle Cummins
2. (2) Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon
7. (1) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Scotty Weir & Chris Windom
TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (4) Justin Grant, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon
4. (3) Robert Ballou, Bryan Clauson, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland & C.J. Leary
9. (2) Brady Bacon, Chad Boespflug, Max McGhee & Chris Windom
13. (1) Aaron Farney, Dallas Hewitt, Carson Short, Jon Stanbrough & Scotty Weir
PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (2) Max McGhee
2. (1) C.J. Leary & Thomas Meseraull
HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Benic Enterprises & Indy Race Parts):
1. (2) Brady Bacon, Chad Boespflug & Shane Cottle
4. (1) Jarett Andretti, Robert Ballou, Bryan Clauson, Kyle Cummins, Justin Grant, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough & Chase Stockon
SEMI WINS:
1. (1) Max McGhee, Carson Short, Casey Shuman & Chris Windom
FEATURE STARTS:
1. (4) Jarett Andretti, Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, Shane Cottle, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull, Carson Short, Landon Simon, Jon Stanbrough & Chase Stockon
16. (3) Bryan Clauson, Aaron Farney, Brady Short, Kody Swanson, Chris Windom & Mitch Wissmiller
22. (2) Casey Shuman
23. (1) Jerry Coons, Jr., Aric Gentry, Dallas Hewitt, Cole Ketcham, Joss Moffatt, Kent Schmidt, Brandon Spithaler, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Scotty Weir & Shawn Westerfeld
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KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE
2/18: Bubba Raceway Park - Brady Short (7 positions)
2/19: Bubba Raceway Park – Bryan Clauson (13 positions)
2/20: Bubba Raceway Park – Jon Stanbrough (13 positions)
4/2: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Dallas Hewitt (15 positions)
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS
1. [58 wins] Dave Darland
2. [52 wins] Tom Bigelow
3. [47 wins] Tracy Hines
4. [46 wins] Jack Hewitt
5. [45 wins] Larry Dickson
6. [42 wins] Pancho Carter
7. [40 wins] Gary Bettenhausen
8. [37 wins] Sheldon Kinser
9. [35 wins] Bryan Clauson, Jon Stanbrough & Rich Vogler
12. [32 wins] Rollie Beale
13. [28 wins] Levi Jones & J.J. Yeley
15. [26 wins] Tony Elliott & Dave Steele
17. [25 wins] Steve Butler & Jay Drake
19. [23 wins] Robert Ballou, A.J. Foyt & Roger McCluskey
22. [22 wins] Rick Hood, Bubby Jones & Sam Sessions
25. [21 wins] Greg Weld
26. [17 wins] Jerry Coons, Jr., Parnelli Jones & Bud Kaeding
29. [15 wins] Brady Bacon, Bobby East, Damion Gardner, Cory Kruseman, Jud Larson & Brian Tyler
35. [14 wins] Billy Cassella, Jim Hurtubise, Lee Kunzman & Bruce Walkup
39. [13 wins] Don Branson & Steve Chassey
41. [12 wins] Eric Gordon
42. [11 wins] Daron Clayton & Greg Leffler
44. [10 wins] Tony Stewart & Chris Windom
46. [9 wins] Mario Andretti, Robbie Stanley & Kevin Thomas Jr.
49. [8 wins] Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, Johnny Rutherford, Joe Saldana & Hunter Schuerenberg
54. [7 wins] Kevin Doty, Darren Hagen, Kenny Irwin Jr., Doug Kalitta, Jim Keeker, Bobby Santos, Kevin Thomas, Bobby Unser & Josh Wise
63. [6 wins] Kevin Briscoe, Jac Haudenschild, Jason McCord, Jan Opperman, Brady Short, Tom Sneva, George Snider, Chase Stockon & Dick Tobias
72. [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
88. [4 wins] Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith
99. [3 wins] Chuck Amati, Sonny Ates, Jeff Bloom, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Jerry Daniels, Bob East, Bob Frey, Dickie Gaines, Justin Grant, Wayne Hammond, Tray House, Kenny Jacobs, Tony Jones, Kyle Larson, Ralph Liguori, Charlie Masters, Thomas Meseraull, Mike Mosley, Larry Rice, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith & Doug Wolfgang
122. [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
151. [1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, Jeff Bland Jr., Chad Boespflug, 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, 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, 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, Kenny Weld, Bob Wente, Matt Westfall, Johnny White, Rip Williams, Jacob Wilson & Eddie Wirth
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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
