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AT A GLANCE: KEITH KUNZ REACHES 134 USAC MIDGET VICTORIES

Keith Kunz collected his record-breaking 134th career USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature victory as a car entrant on Thursday during opening night of the Hangtown 100 Presented By Matt Wood Racing at Placerville (Calif.) Speedway. Keith Kunz collected his record-breaking 134th career USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature victory as a car entrant on Thursday during opening night of the Hangtown 100 Presented By Matt Wood Racing at Placerville (Calif.) Speedway. Dave Olson Photo

AT A GLANCE: KEITH KUNZ REACHES 134 USAC MIDGET VICTORIES

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Placerville, California (November 18, 2022)………Keith Kunz collected his record-breaking 134th career USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature victory as a car entrant on Thursday during opening night of the Hangtown 100 Presented By Matt Wood Racing at Placerville (Calif.) Speedway.

Kunz, president of the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports team operation, first fielded a team as an entrant in USAC National Midget competition in 1985 for driver Scott Weyant at Springfield (Ill.) Speedway.

The first career USAC National Midget victory for Kunz as an entrant came on August 19, 1992, at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway with Page Jones scoring in spectacular fashion.  Jones spun twice and restarted last each time yet came back to pass Tony Elliott on the final lap to win.

More than 30 years later, on November 17, 2022, at Placerville (Calif.) Speedway, Kunz broke Steve Lewis’ long held record of 133 wins as an entrant in USAC National Midget competition when Tanner Carrick raced to victory lane during the opening night of the Hangtown 100.

The venue that Keith Kunz Motorsports has succeeded at most often with the USAC National Midgets is Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois where the team has won an astonishing 11 times.

Christopher Bell is Kunz’s winningest driver, having captured 23 USAC National Midget victories in his career.

Please enjoy this introspective look at every feature win and every driver who has been behind the wheel of a Keith Kunz machine in USAC National Midget racing throughout his illustrious career.

 

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WIN # | DATE | LOCATION | TRACK | WINNING DRIVER

1) 8/19/1992: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway - Page Jones

2) 7/14/2000: Hartford, MI - Hartford Speedway Park - Jerry Coons Jr.

3) 8/3/2000: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks - Jay Drake

4) 9/2/2000: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway - Jay Drake

5) 11/18/2000: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway - Jay Drake

6) 6/22/2001: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway - Jay Drake

7) 9/21/2002: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway - Jay Drake

8) 7/30/2003: Anderson, IN - Anderson Speedway - Jay Drake

9) 9/25/2004: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway - Dave Darland

10) 8/18/2005: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Jay Drake

11) 8/19/2005: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway - Davey Ray

12) 10/8/2005: Columbus, OH - Columbus Motor Speedway - Bryan Clauson

13) 8/12/2006: Salem, IN - Salem Speedway - Bryan Clauson

14) 9/9/2006: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track - Darren Hagen

15) 6/16/2007: Clermont, IN - O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis - Bryan Clauson

16) 7/6/2007: Toledo, OH - Toledo Speedway - Bryan Clauson

17) 9/15/2007: Anderson, IN - Anderson Speedway - Bryan Clauson

18) 2/16/2008: Phoenix, AZ - Manzanita Speedway - Darren Hagen

19) 8/29/2008: Beaver Dam, WI - Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway - Cole Whitt

20) 10/4/2008: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track - Cole Whitt

21) 5/30/2009: Knoxville, IA - Knoxville Raceway - Kevin Swindell

22) 6/11/2010: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - Bryan Clauson

23) 6/26/2010: Burlington, IA - 34 Raceway - Bryan Clauson

24) 8/28/2010: Sun Prairie, WI - Angell Park Speedway - Bryan Clauson

25) 8/29/2010: Sun Prairie, WI - Angell Park Speedway - Bryan Clauson

26) 11/25/2010: Irwindale, CA - Toyota Speedway at Irwindale - Bryan Clauson

27) 6/10/2011: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway - Kyle Larson

28) 7/28/2011: Clermont, IN - Lucas Oil Raceway - Kyle Larson

29) 9/24/2011: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway - Kyle Larson

30) 10/7/2011: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - Kyle Larson

31) 5/4/2012: Dodge City, KS - Dodge City Raceway Park - Kyle Larson

32) 6/14/2012: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway - Bryan Clauson

33) 6/17/2012: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway - Kyle Larson

34) 7/8/2012: Sun Prairie, WI - Angell Park Speedway - Bryan Clauson

35) 9/22/2012: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway - Kyle Larson

36) 10/6/2012: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - Kyle Larson

37) 10/10/2012: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park - Kyle Larson

38) 11/22/2012: Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway - Kyle Larson

39) 6/12/2013: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway

40) 6/13/2013: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway - Christopher Bell

41) 6/16/2013: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway - Christopher Bell

42) 6/23/2013: Sun Prairie, WI - Angell Park Speedway - Rico Abreu

43) 7/30/2013: Beloit, KS - Solomon Valley Raceway - Christopher Bell

44) 8/1/2013: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks - Rico Abreu

45) 8/3/2013: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks - Christopher Bell

46) 8/9/2013: Schererville, IN - Illiana Motor Speedway - Christopher Bell

47) 9/21/2013: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway - Rico Abreu

48) 10/3/2013: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - Rico Abreu

49) 10/6/2013: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - Christopher Bell

50) 11/14/2013: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park - Christopher Bell

51) 4/11/2014: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway - Rico Abreu

52) 4/12/2014: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway - Rico Abreu

53) 5/10/2014: Belleville, IL - Belle-Clair Speedway - Christopher Bell

54) 6/13/2014: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway - Christopher Bell

55) 6/14/2014: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Rico Abreu

56) 7/5/2014: Sun Prairie, WI - Angell Park Speedway - Christopher Bell

57) 7/6/2014: Sun Prairie, WI - Angell Park Speedway - Christopher Bell

58) 8/2/2014: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks - Rico Abreu

59) 8/17/2014: Sun Prairie, WI - Angell Park Speedway - Christopher Bell

60) 11/21/2014: Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park - Christopher Bell

61) 11/27/2014: Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway - Christopher Bell

62) 5/29/2015: Plymouth, IN - Plymouth Speedway - Kevin Thomas Jr.

63) 6/10/2015: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway - Tanner Thorson

64) 6/12/2015: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway - Christopher Bell

65) 6/13/2015: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Rico Abreu

66) 7/5/2015: Sun Prairie, WI - Angell Park Speedway - Rico Abreu

67) 7/28/2015: Beloit, KS - Solomon Valley Raceway - Kevin Thomas Jr.

68) 7/30/2015: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks - Rico Abreu

69) 8/18/2015: Spring Run, PA - Path Valley Speedway Park - Rico Abreu

70) 8/19/2015: Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway - Rico Abreu

71) 9/4/2015: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - Tanner Thorson

72) 9/5/2015: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - Tanner Thorson

73) 9/26/2015: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway - Christopher Bell

74) 11/26/2015: Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway - Tanner Thorson

75) 5/31/2016: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway - Kyle Larson

76) 6/1/2016: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway - Spencer Bayston

77) 6/2/2016: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway - Tanner Thorson

78) 6/3/2016: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway - Christopher Bell

79) 6/5/2016: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway - Rico Abreu

80) 6/17/2016: West Memphis, AR - Riverside International Speedway - Tanner Thorson

81) 8/16/2016: Newmanstown, PA - Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway - Tanner Thorson

82) 9/24/2016: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway - Rico Abreu

83) 10/6/2016: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - Tanner Thorson

84) 10/7/2016: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - Tanner Thorson

85) 10/8/2016: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - Tanner Thorson

86) 11/24/2016: Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway - Kyle Larson

87) 6/10/2017: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Rico Abreu

88) 6/11/2017: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway - Spencer Bayston

89) 7/1/2017: Macon, IL - Macon Speedway - Christopher Bell

90) 7/2/2017: Lincoln, IL - Lincoln Speedway - Christopher Bell

91) 8/1/2017: Fairbury, NE - Jefferson County Speedway - Tanner Thorson

92) 8/2/2017: Beloit, KS - Solomon Valley Speedway - Christopher Bell

93) 8/5/2017: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks - Spencer Bayston

94) 8/15/2017: Newmanstown, PA - Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway - Tanner Thorson

95) 9/23/2017: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway - Spencer Bayston

96) 11/23/2017: Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway - Christopher Bell

97) 3/10/2018: Du Quoin, IL - Southern Illinois Center - Logan Seavey                                     

98) 5/29/2018: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway - Kyle Larson

99) 6/2/2018: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Spencer Bayston

100) 7/10/2018: Meeker, OK - Red Dirt Raceway - Christopher Bell

101) 7/15/2018: Sweet Springs, MO - Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex - Logan Seavey

102) 11/17/2018: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway - Logan Seavey

103) 11/22/2018: Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway - Christopher Bell

104) 6/4/2019: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway - Logan Seavey

105) 6/6/2019: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway - Tanner Thorson

106) 6/29/2019: Joliet, IL - Dirt Oval at Route 66 - Kyle Larson

107) 7/9/2019: Meeker, OK - Red Dirt Raceway - Logan Seavey

108) 7/14/2019: Sweet Springs, MO - Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex - Tanner Carrick

109) 8/3/2019: Newmanstown, PA - Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway - Logan Seavey

110) 9/4/2020: Sweet Springs, MO - Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex - Cannon McIntosh

111) 9/5/2020: Sweet Springs, MO - Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex - Buddy Kofoid

112) 9/25/2020: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway - Cannon McIntosh

113) 11/14/2020: San Tan Valley, AZ - Arizona Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

114) 11/17/2020: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

115) 2/5/2021: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park - Buddy Kofoid

116) 4/10/2021: Tulsa, OK - Port City Raceway - Buddy Kofoid

117) 6/4/2021: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

118) 6/11/2021: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

119) 7/13/2021: Meeker, OK - Red Dirt Raceway - Daison Pursley

120) 8/4/2021: Kutztown, PA - Action Track USA - Daison Pursley

121) 11/16/2021: Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

122) 11/24/2022: Merced, CA - Merced Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

123) 4/23/2022: Tulsa, OK - Port City Raceway - Buddy Kofoid

124) 6/2/2022: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

125) 6/3/2022: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

126) 6/4/2022: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

127) 7/8/2022: Brandon, SD - Huset's Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

128) 7/9/2022: Brandon, SD - Huset's Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

129) 7/12/2022: Meeker, OK - Red Dirt Raceway - Ryan Timms

130) 7/16/2022: Fairbury, NE - Jefferson County Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

131) 8/4/2022: Speedway, IN - The Dirt Track at IMS - Buddy Kofoid

132) 9/10/2022: Sweet Springs, MO - Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex - Buddy Kofoid

133) 9/22/2022: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway - Buddy Kofoid

134) 11/17/2022: Placerville, CA – Placerville Speedway – Tanner Carrick

 

KEITH KUNZ USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINS (BY DRIVER):

23-Christopher Bell

19-Buddy Kofoid

16-Rico Abreu

15-Kyle Larson

13-Tanner Thorson

12-Bryan Clauson

7-Jay Drake

6-Logan Seavey

5-Spencer Bayston

2-Tanner Carrick, Darren Hagen, Cannon McIntosh, Daison Pursley, Kevin Thomas Jr. & Cole Whitt

1-Jerry Coons Jr., Dave Darland, Page Jones, Davey Ray, Kevin Swindell & Ryan Timms

 

KEITH KUNZ USAC NATIONAL MIDGET DRIVERS BY YEAR: (1985-2022)

1985: Jerry Russell, Scott Weyant, Bill Mehner, Roger Branson, Johnny Parsons, Alan Brown & Dean Franklin

1986: Bill Kojis & Keith Kunz

1987: Kevin Doty

1988: Donnie Lehmann

1989: Donnie Lehmann

1990: Rich Vogler, Mack McClellan, Kevin Doty, Donnie Beechler, Johnny Parsons & Steve Knepper

1991: Kevin Olson, Dean Billings, Steve Gennetten, Wes Hardin & Donnie Lehmann

1992: Steve Butler, Page Jones, Chuck Gurney & Jimmy Sills

1993: Page Jones

1994: Dan Boorse & Chuck Gurney

2000: Ricky Shelton, Brian Gerster, Kevin Thomas, Jerry Coons Jr., Kevin Doty & Jay Drake

2001: Jay Drake & Sarah McCune

2002: Jason Leffler, Jay Drake & Tony Stewart

2003: Jay Drake, Tony Stewart, Dave Darland, Jerry Coons Jr. & Boston Reid

2004: Bud Kaeding, Jay Drake & Dave Darland

2005: Jay Drake, Bobby Grewohl, Darren Hagen, Davey Ray, Brian Gerster, Levi Jones & Bryan Clauson

2006: Jay Drake, Darren Hagen, Bryan Clauson, Brad Mosen, Brian Gerster, Brady Bacon & Kyle Nicholas

2007: Donnie Ray Crawford, Matt Mitchell, Marc Jessup, Damion Gardner, Shane Cottle, Bryan Clauson, Brad Mosen, Casey Shuman, Brad Sweet, Cameron Dodson, Bubba Altig, Cole Whitt, Rob Chaney & Ryan Newman

2008: Darren Hagen, Cole Whitt, Matt Mitchell, Dakoda Armstrong, Bryan Clauson, Dustin Morgan, Troy Jordan, Chris Windom, Dave Darland & Henry Clarke

2009: Cole Whitt, Kevin Swindell, Cale Conley, Henry Clarke, Shane Hmiel & Josh Wise

2010: Dave Darland, Henry Clarke, Bryan Clauson, Levi Jones & Cole Whitt

2011: Kyle Larson, Dalton Armstrong, Caleb Armstrong & Jason Leffler

2012: Kyle Larson, Bryan Clauson, Rico Abreu, Ryan Bernal, Shane Cottle, Dillon Welch, Tanner Swanson & Hunter Schuerenberg

2013: Christopher Bell, Tanner Swanson, Riley Emmel, Kyle Larson, Rico Abreu & Tanner Thorson

2014: Christopher Bell, Rico Abreu, Tanner Thorson & Kyle Larson

2015: Kevin Thomas Jr., Tanner Thorson, Rico Abreu, Christopher Bell, Ryan Robinson & Kyle Larson

2016: Kyle Larson, Tanner Thorson, Holly Shelton, Ryan Robinson, Carson Macedo, Christopher Bell, Spencer Bayston & Rico Abreu

2017: Christopher Bell, Spencer Bayston, Tanner Carrick, Tanner Thorson, Kyle Larson, Rico Abreu, Ryan Robinson, Matt Crafton & Holly Shelton

2018: Harli White, Sam Johnson, Ryan Robinson, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Logan Seavey, Tanner Carrick, Spencer Bayston, Holly Shelton, Kyle Larson, Rico Abreu, Christopher Bell, Holley Hollan, Maria Cofer & Jesse Colwell

2019: Rico Abreu, Christopher Bell, Tanner Carrick, Jesse Colwell, Holley Hollan, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Buddy Kofoid, Kyle Larson, Daison Pursley, Logan Seavey & Tanner Thorson

2020: Rico Abreu, Kaylee Bryson, Tanner Carrick, Brenham Crouch, Buddy Kofoid, Kyle Larson, Jesse Love, Cannon McIntosh, Max McLaughlin, Daison Pursley, Presley Truedson, Bryant Wiedeman, Zeb Wise

2021: Kaylee Bryson, Tanner Carrick, Brenham Crouch, Mariah Ede, Buddy Kofoid, Daison Pursley, Taylor Reimer, Jonathan Shafer & Bryant Wiedeman

2022: Kaidon Brown, Kaylee Bryson, Tanner Carrick, Brenham Crouch, Mariah Ede, Dominic Gorden, Buddy Kofoid, Cade Lewis, Gavin Miller, Daison Pursley, Taylor Reimer, Ben Rhodes, Ryan Timms & Bryant Wiedeman