TIGHT USAC MIDGET POINT RACE ENTERS ELDORA FOR SATURDAY’S 4-CROWN NATIONALS
A four-man race atop the USAC Midget National Championship standings makes its next stop to Rossburg, Ohio’s Eldora Speedway Saturday night, September 24 for the 35th running of the “4-Crown Nationals.”
Spencer Bayston leads a fast bunch that includes Chad Boat, Brady Bacon and Tanner Thorson who are all separated by just 71 points coming into Saturday night’s 25-lap event.
Bayston enters the race with a 56-point advantage over Chad Boat, while Brady Bacon is just 66 back of the leader in third and Tanner Thorson is 71 behind in fourth. A maximum of 84 points are available for a driver to earn at Eldora.
Bayston’s five podium finishes so far include a victory at Gas City in June. Boat, winner of the recent “Belleville Midget Nationals” in Kansas, has three wins in his last five starts. Bacon has 11 top-10 finishes in 13 series starts this year, but is still seeking his first 2016 win. Thorson has a trio of wins this year and a pair of seconds.
Veterans Dave Darland and Jerry Coons, Jr. are past “4-Crown” Midget feature winners expected to enter Saturday night’s event. Lincoln, Indiana’s Darland is a two-time victor in 1999 and 2004 while Coons, of Tucson, Ariz., drove to victory lane in 2010.
The race is round five of seven in the Jonathan Byrd’s Indy Challenge. Rico Abreu won round one at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway in June while Boat won twice at the Belleville (Kans.) High Banks in August. Michael Faccinto won Calistoga (Calif.) Speedway’s “Louie Vermiel Classic” earlier this month during round four.
The only driver eligible to win one of the prizes offered in the challenge is Phoenix, Arizona’s Boat. If he wins Saturday’s “4-Crown” Midget feature, the final night at the “Gold Crown Nationals” in Granite City, Ill. on Oct. 8 and the 76th running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway on Nov. 24, he will earn an Indy Lights ride in the 2017 “Freedom 100” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Spectator gates open at noon Saturday, while hot laps are set to begin at 4:30pm with qualifications and racing to immediately follow.
Saturday night’s card at Eldora also features the USAC Silver Crown Championship, the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship and the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions.
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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, September 24, 2016
SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship
TRACK: Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) – 1/2-mile, dirt oval
EVENT: 35th “4-Crown Nationals” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship, USAC Silver Crown Championship, USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship and the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions.
STARTING TIMES: 11:30 AM: Turn 3 Race Registration opens (pit passes & media credential sign-in), 11:30 AM: Main Gate Ticket Office opens (tickets, pit passes, & will call), 11:30 AM: Turn 4 Ticket Office opens (tickets & pit passes), 11:30 AM: Gates Cleared to prepare for Opening, 12:00 PM: Spectator Gates open. 4:30 PM: Hot Laps begin, 8:00 PM: Racing begins.
TICKETS: (General Admission) Ages 13 & up: $30, Ages 12 & under: FREE! (Reserved) Ages 13 & up: $34, Ages 12 & under: $14.
TRACK ADDRESS: 13929 Ohio 118, New Weston, OH 45348
TRACK PHONE: (937) 338-3815
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.eldoraspeedway.com/
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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET FEATURE WINNERS AT THE “4-CROWN NATIONALS:”
1981: Ken Schrader, 1982: Rich Vogler, 1983: Johnny Parsons, 1985: Rich Vogler, 1986: Rich Vogler, 1987: Jack Hewitt, 1988: Rich Vogler, 1989: Robby Flock, 1990: Stan Fox, 1991: Jeff Gordon, 1992: Johnny Parsons, 1993: Jack Hewitt, 1994: Steve Knepper, 1995: Tony Stewart, 1996: Tracy Hines, 1997: Jay Drake, 1998: Jack Hewitt, 1999: Dave Darland, 2000: Kasey Kahne, 2001: J.J. Yeley, 2002: Jay Drake, 2004: Dave Darland, 2005: Danny Stratton, 2006: Tracy Hines, 2007: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 2008: J.J. Yeley, 2009: Brad Sweet, 2010: Jerry Coons Jr., 2011: Kyle Larson, 2012: Kyle Larson, 2013: Rico Abreu, 2014: Bryan Clauson, 2015: Christopher Bell
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (911) Spencer Bayston (Lebanon, IN)
2. (855) Chad Boat (Phoenix, AZ)
3. (845) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
4. (840) Tanner Thorson (Minden, NV)
5. (747) (R) Carson Macedo (Lemoore, CA)
6. (720) Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN)
7. (639) (R) Ryan Robinson (Foresthill, CA)
8. (589) Tyler Thomas (Collinsville, OK)
9. (577) (R) Holly Shelton (Sacramento, CA)
10. (467) (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. (747) Carson Macedo (Lemoore, CA)
2. (639) Ryan Robinson (Foresthill, CA)
3. (577) Holly Shelton (Sacramento, CA)
4. (467) Ryan Greth (New Cumberland, PA)
5. (407) Shane Golobic (Fremont, CA)
6. (361) Gage Walker (Fairland, IN)
7. (165) Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS)
8. (138) Dayne Kingshott (Eaton, W. Australia)
9. (134) David Budres (Beloit, WI)
10. (125) Chase Johnson (Penngrove, CA)
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (911) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian #97
2. (855) Tucker-Boat Motorsports #84
3. (845) FMR Racing #76m
4. (840) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian #67
5. (747) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71K
6. (700) Rusty Kunz Racing #1K
7. (639) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71
8. (589) Tyler Thomas Motorsports #91T
9. (577) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #67K
10. (467) 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
Oct 6: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
Oct 7: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
Oct 8: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
Oct 21: %%% Wayne City, IL - Wayne County Speedway
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. (3) Chad Boat (Jefferson County Speedway on Aug. 2, Belleville High Banks on Aug. 5 & Belleville High Banks on Aug. 6)
(3) Tanner Thorson (Lincoln Park Speedway on June 2, Riverside International Speedway on June 17 & Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway on Aug. 16)
3. (2) Bryan Clauson (Riverside International Speedway on June 18 & Solomon Valley Raceway on Aug. 3)
4. (1) Rico Abreu (Kokomo Speedway on June 5)
(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. (99) Tanner Thorson
2. (83) Chad Boat
3. (69) Spencer Bayston
4. (29) Bryan Clauson
5. (28) Shane Cottle
6. (25) Carson Macedo
7. (24) Christopher Bell
8. (17) Alex Bright & Shane Golobic
10. (13) Ryan Robinson
11. (9) Rico Abreu
12. (6) Brady Bacon, Dave Darland & Kyle Larson
15. (4) Holly Shelton
TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (10) Spencer Bayston
2. (7) Brady Bacon, Chad Boat & Bryan Clauson
5. (5) Carson Macedo & Tanner Thorson
7. (4) Christopher Bell
8. (3) Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Golobic & Tyler Thomas
11. (2) Rico Abreu & Kyle Larson
13. (1) Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Zach Daum, Thomas Meseraull, Jim Radney, Ryan Robinson & Tony Roney
TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (12) Spencer Bayston
2. (11) Brady Bacon & Chad Boat
4. (10) Carson Macedo & Tanner Thorson
6. (9) Ryan Robinson
7. (8) Bryan Clauson
8. (7) Tyler Thomas
9. (5) Jerry Coons, Jr. & Shane Golobic
11. (4) Rico Abreu, Christopher Bell & Holly Shelton
14. (3) Dave Darland & Zach Daum
16. (2) Ryan Greth & Kyle Larson
18. (1) Travis Berryhill, Brenden Bright, Steve Buckwalter, David Budres, Isaac Chapple, Shane Cottle, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Tommy Kunsman, Thomas Meseraull, Justin Peck, Jimi Quin, Jim Radney, Davey Ray, Tony Roney, Holly Shelton, Jeff Stasa, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Gage Walker & Chris Windom
PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (3) Brady Bacon & Tanner Thorson
3. (2) Rico Abreu & 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. (6) Carson Macedo & Tanner Thorson
3. (5) Chad Boat
4. (4) Bryan Clauson & Ryan Greth
6. (3) Rico Abreu
7. (2) Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston, Tucker Klaasmeyer & Tyler Thomas
11. (1) Christopher Bell, Alex Bright, Chase Briscoe, Austin Brown, Steve Buckwalter, Shane Cottle, Zach Daum, Shane Golobic, Dereck King, Trevor Kobylarz, Kyle Larson, Jake Neuman, Keith Rauch, Davey Ray, Ryan Robinson & Gage Walker
SEMI WINS:
1. (2) Christopher Bell & Holly Shelton
3. (1) Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston, Travis Berryhill, Bryan Clauson, Thomas Meseraull, Casey Shuman & Tyler Thomas
DASH WINS:
1. (1) Chad Boat & Bryan Clauson
QUALIFYING RACE WINS:
1. (1) Chad Boat, David Budres, Bryan Clauson & Shane Cottle
C-MAIN WINS:
1. (1) Chris Andrews, Chad Boat, Dave Darland, Jake Neuman & Davey Ray
FEATURE STARTS:
1. (13) Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston, Chad Boat, Holly Shelton & Tanner Thorson
6. (12) Bryan Clauson
7. (11) Carson Macedo, Ryan Robinson & Tyler Thomas
10. (10) Ryan Greth
11. (9) Gage Walker
12. (8) Zach Daum & Shane Golobic
14. (7) Dave Darland
15. (6) Jerry Coons, Jr.
16. (5) Rico Abreu, Steve Buckwalter & Jimi Quin
19. (4) Christopher Bell, David Budres, Chett Gehrke, Terry Goodwin, Dayne Kingshott & Jeff Stasa
25. (3) Cody Brewer, Tony DiMattia, Anton Hernandez, Chase Johnson, Tucker Klaasmeyer & Justin Peck
31. (2) Nick Bailey, Isaac Chapple, Phillip Davis, Michelle Decker, Bob Harr, Scott Hatton, Garett Hood, Kyle Jones, Kyle Larson, Brayton Lynch, Chase McDermand, Tyler Nelson, Keith Rauch, Davey Ray, Matt Sherrell, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Travis Scott, Curtis Spicer & Chris Windom
50. (1) Garrett Aitken, Brett Arndt, Terry Babb, Lance Bennett, Travis Berryhill, Alex Bright, Brenden Bright, Austin Brown, Shane Cottle, Michelle Decker, Tyler Dunkle, Andrew Felker, Chad Frewaldt, Morgan Frewaldt, Justin Grant, Justin Grosz, Josh Heckman, Eric Heydenreich, Logan Jarrett, Kenney Johnson, Matt Johnson, Warren Johnson, Dereck King, John Klabunde, Trevor Kobylarz, Tommy Kunsman, Thomas Meseraull, Jake Neuman, Ryan Oerter, Jim Radney, Daniel Robinson, Tony Roney, Kyle Schuett, Casey Shuman, Brett Wanner, Nick Wean & Dustin Weland
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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 (12 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] Don Branson & Larry Rice
46. [14 wins] Rico Abreu, 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 & Chuck Weyant
73. [9 wins] Billy Boat, Tony Elliott & Chuck Gurney
76. [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
88. [7 wins] Tommy Astone, Jack Hewitt, Don Horvath, Page Jones, Kenneth Nichols, Larry Patton, Les Scott, Len Sutton, Tanner Thorson & 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] 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
181. [2 wins] Al Alpern, Sonny Ates, Brady Bacon, 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