BALLOU GOES FOR UNPRECEDENTED 3-IN-A-ROW SATURDAY IN 47TH HULMAN/SMITH CLASSIC
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Terre Haute, Indiana………Few races on the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car trail conjure up the history, the memorable moments and the prestige that the “Tony Hulman Classic” brings.
Since 1971, many of the sport’s best have added the traditional “Hulman” rifle to their trophy collection. Names like Bettenhausen, Pancho, Opperman, Hewitt, Shuman, Kalitta, Yeley and Kruseman are among the proud few who have graced victory lane in previous 46 runnings of the famed event at the Terre Haute Action Track half-mile.
However, no driver has ever won the “Hulman Classic” three years in a row. This Saturday night, October 14, one driver has an opportunity to add the unprecedented feat to his resume.
In the second half of the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car season, few drivers have run up front as consistently as Robert Ballou. Ballou has captured the last two “Hulman Classics,” both of which came in a fairly spectacular manner.
In 2015, Ballou ran down Chris Windom with just three laps remaining to earn one of his 13 wins on his way to a series title. Last season, Ballou swapped the lead with Thomas Meseraull numerous times with each exchanging sliders back-and-forth before Ballou surged ahead with eight laps left to score the victory and become just the third driver to win the race in consecutive years, joining Steve Butler in 1987 and 1988 as well as Levi Jones in 2008 and 2009.
However, Chris Windom has the hot-hand right now at Terre Haute. He’s attempting to become the first driver since Levi Jones in 2005 to win three USAC National Sprint Car features in a row at Terre Haute dating to last season.
In fact, Windom has won the last three USAC events of any kind at the Action Track in two different types of cars. In April, the versatile Canton, Illinois driver won the Silver Crown season-opening “Sumar Classic.” And, just a few weeks ago, Windom took his fourth career USAC National Sprint Car victory at Terre Haute, emerging with the win after a late-race restart with four laps to go, backing up his victory from last fall at the “Hurtubise Classic” where he outdueled Chad Boespflug, who’s finished second in the two most recent Terre Haute USAC Sprint stops behind Windom.
The final USAC National Sprint Car race in the Midwest will also be crucial toward the championship race as Windom trails season-long leader Justin Grant by a mere 45 points heading into this Saturday’s event.
Ballou and Windom are among five past winners expected to compete in Saturday night’s race. National Sprint Car Hall of Famer Dave Darland has the longest span between “Hulman Classic” victories, winning his first ever USAC feature there in 1993 before returning to glory 21 years later to get his second in 2014. The Lincoln, Indiana USAC Triple Crown champ has seen a resurgence in recent weeks, recording ProSource Fast Qualifying time and running consistently and knocking on the door of victory at both Montpelier and Lawrenceburg.
Jerry Coons, Jr. (2010 and 2013 winner) and Jon Stanbrough (2002 and 2007 winner) are two-time “Hulman” winners vying for their third in the event that also honors famed Terre Haute businessman Don Smith, a man vital to the success of the Terre Haute Action Track from its formation in the early 1950s through its first three decades.
Pit gates open for the “Hulman Classic at 2pm. A free, open pit party will take place from 3:30 to 5:30pm, allowing fans to walk through the pits, meet the driver, get autographs, take pictures and win prizes. Cars hit the track for hot laps at 6pm.
Adult grandstand admission is $25 while infield admission just $15. Children age 11 and under are free!
You can witness the 47th running of the “Tony Hulman Classic” on-demand with flag-to-flag coverage at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/.
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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, October 14, 2017
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Terre Haute Action Track (Terre Haute, Indiana) – 1/2-mile dirt oval
EVENT: “Jim Hurtubise Classic” featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship & Scott’s Custom Colors UMP Modifieds
STARTING TIMES: Pit gates open for the “Hulman Classic at 2pm. A free, open pit party will take place from 3:30 to 5:30pm, allowing fans to walk through the pits, meet the driver, get autographs, take pictures and win prizes. Cars hit the track for hot laps at 6pm.
TICKETS: Grandstand admission is $25, infield admission is $15, and children 11 and under are free.
TRACK ADDRESS: 3901 South US Hwy 41, Terre Haute, IN 47807
TRACK PHONE: Track Enterprises: (217) 764-3200. Race Day: (812) 232-4040
TRACK WEBSITE: http://trackenterprises.com/ & http://terrehauteactiontrack.net/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race one day later, on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/, https://twitter.com/USACNation/ and on the Race Monitor app.
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ALL-TIME “TONY HULMAN CLASSIC” WINNERS:
1971: George Snider, 1972: Bruce Walkup, 1973: Joe Saldana, 1974: Gary Bettenhausen, 1975: Pancho Carter, 1976: Jan Opperman, 1977: James McElreath, 1978: Dick Tobias, 1979: Pancho Carter, 1980: Eddie Leavitt, 1981: Sheldon Kinser, 1982: Chet Johnson, 1983: Jack Hewitt, 1984: Rick Hood, 1985: Ron Shuman, 1986: Rich Vogler, 1987: Steve Butler, 1988: Steve Butler, 1989: Rich Vogler, 1990: Jeff Bloom, 1991: Eric Gordon, 1992: Cary Faas, 1993: Dave Darland, 1994: Cary Faas, 1995: Jack Hewitt, 1996: Doug Kalitta, 1997: J.J. Yeley, 1998: Cary Faas, 1999: Terry Pletch, 2000: Jay Drake, 2001: Tracy Hines, 2002: Jon Stanbrough, 2003: J.J. Yeley, 2004: Cory Kruseman, 2005: Levi Jones, 2006: Daron Clayton, 2007: Jon Stanbrough, 2008: Levi Jones, 2009: Levi Jones, 2010: Jerry Coons Jr., 2011: Chris Windom, 2012: Bud Kaeding, 2013: Jerry Coons Jr., 2014: Dave Darland, 2015: Robert Ballou, 2016: Robert Ballou
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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (1945) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
2. (1900) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)
3. (1809) Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Cullman, AL)
4. (1799) Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN)
5. (1691) Chad Boespflug (Hanford, CA)
6. (1669) Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, IN)
7. (1617) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)
8. (1471) Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA)
9. (1470) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
10. (1300) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)
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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (1945) Sam McGhee Motorsports #11
2. (1900) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5
3. (1799) TOPP Motorsports #23c
4. (1691) Dynamics, Inc. #69
5. (1669) 32 TBI Racing #32
6. (1617) Leary Racing #30
8. (1471) Robert Ballou Motorsports #12
7. (1470) Dooling/Hayward Motorsports #63
9. (1195) Andretti Autosport Short Track #18
10. (1108) Hodges Racing #74x
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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS:
Feb 23: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Rained Out
Feb 24: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Justin Grant (Sam McGhee Motorsports #11)
Feb 25: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Hunter Schuerenberg (Seth Motsinger Motorsports #2)
Apr 1: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
WINNER: Chris Windom (Baldwin Brothers Racing #5)
Apr 14: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
WINNER: Chad Boespflug (Dynamics, Inc. #69)
Apr 15: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
WINNER: Chris Windom (Baldwin Brothers Racing #5)
Apr 21: Plymouth, IN – Plymouth Speedway
WINNER: Justin Grant (Sam McGhee Motorsports #11)
Apr 22: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 12: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
WINNER: Justin Grant (Sam McGhee Motorsports #11)
May 13: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
WINNER: Robert Ballou (Robert Ballou Motorsports #12)
May 19: Granite City, IL – Tri-City Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 20: Pevely, MO – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55
WINNER: Rained Out
May 24: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
WINNER: Rained Out
Jun 2: Greenwood, NE – I-80 Speedway
WINNER: Tyler Courtney (TOPP Motorsports #23c)
Jun 3: Knoxville, IA – Knoxville Raceway
WINNER: Justin Grant (Sam McGhee Motorsports #11)
Jun 13: %%% Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway
WINNER: Brady Bacon (Dooling/Hayward Motorsports #63)
Jun 14: %%% Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway
WINNER: Thomas Meseraull (Heffner Racing/Gene Franckowiak #27)
Jun 15: %%% Mechanicsburg, PA – Williams Grove Speedway
WINNER: Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Pace Brothers Racing #44)
Jun 17: %%% Port Royal, PA – Port Royal Speedway
WINNER: Chris Windom (Baldwin Brothers Racing #5)
Jun 18: %%% York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway
WINNER: Tyler Courtney (TOPP Motorsports #23c)
Jun 23: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
WINNER: Rained Out
Jun 30: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jul 7: *** Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jul 8: *** Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Thomas Meseraull (Chase Briscoe Racing #5B)
Jul 9: *** Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
WINNER: C.J. Leary (Leary Racing #30)
Jul 10: *** Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
WINNER: C.J. Leary (Leary Racing #30)
Jul 12: *** Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
WINNER: Rained Out
Jul 13: *** Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jul 14: *** Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
WINNER: Kevin Thomas, Jr. (KT Motorsports #9K)
Jul 15: *** Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
WINNER: Kyle Cummins (Rock Steady Racing #3R)
Jul 16: *** Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
WINNER: Robert Ballou (Robert Ballou Motorsports #12)
Jul 29: Kansas City, KS – Lakeside Speedway
WINNER: Brady Bacon (Dooling/Hayward Motorsports #63)
Jul 30: Moberly, MO – Randolph County Raceway
WINNER: Tyler Courtney (TOPP Motorsports #23c)
Aug 23: (SE) Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Kevin Thomas, Jr. (KT Motorsports #9K)
Aug 24: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: C.J. Leary (Leary Racing #30)
Aug 25: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Tyler Courtney (TOPP Motorsports #23c)
Aug 26: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Tyler Courtney (TOPP Motorsports #23c)
Sep 15: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
WINNER: Chris Windom (Baldwin Brothers #5)
Sep 16: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
WINNER: Kevin Thomas, Jr. (KT Motorsports #9K)
Sep 23: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
WINNER: C.J. Leary (Leary Racing #30)
Sep 29: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
WINNER: C.J. Leary (Leary Racing #30)
Sep 30: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
WINNER: Kevin Thomas, Jr. (KT Motorsports #9K)
Oct 14: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Nov 3: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Nov 4: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Nov 9: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 10: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 11: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
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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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (344) Stevie Sussex (Tempe, AZ)
2. (182) Mario Clouser (Auburn, IL)
3. (155) Aric Gentry (Robards, KY)
4. (146) Robert Bell (Colfax, IA)
5. (134) Rob Caho, Jr. (Wyoming, MN)
6. (105) Shawn Westerfeld (Guilford, IN)
7. (73) Tom Harris (Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK)
8. (65) Cooper Clouse (Ohio City, OH)
9. (60) Tyler Clem (St. Petersburg, FL)
10. (53) Clinton Boyles (Greenwood, MO)
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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS:
FEATURE WINS:
1. (5) Tyler Courtney (Jun. 2 at I-80 Speedway, Jun. 18 at Susquehanna Speedway, Jul. 30 at Randolph County Raceway, Aug. 25 at Kokomo Speedway & Aug. 26 at Kokomo Speedway)
(5) C.J. Leary (Jul. 9 at Lawrenceburg Speedway, Jul. 10 Gas City I-69 Speedway, Aug. 24 at Kokomo Speedway, Sep. 23 at Eldora Speedway & Sep. 29 at Montpelier Motor Speedway)
3. (4) Justin Grant (Feb. 24 at Bubba Raceway Park, Apr. 21 at Plymouth Speedway, May 12 at Eldora Speedway & Jun. 3 at Knoxville Raceway)
(4) Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Jun. 15 at Williams Grove Speedway, Jul. 14 at Bloomington Speedway & Sept. 16, Tri-State Speedway & Sep. 30 at Lawrenceburg Speedway)
(4) Chris Windom (Apr. 1 at Lawrenceburg Speedway, Apr. 15 at Tri-State Speedway, Jun. 17 at Port Royal Speedway & Sept. 15 at the Terre Haute Action Track)
6. (2) Brady Bacon (Jun. 13 at Grandview Speedway & Jul. 29 at Lakeside Speedway)
(2) Robert Ballou (May 13 at Eldora Speedway & Jul. 16 at Lincoln Park Speedway)
(2) Thomas Meseraull (Jun. 14 at Lincoln (PA) Speedway & Jul. 8 at Kokomo Speedway)
9. (1) Chad Boespflug (Apr. 14 at Bloomington Speedway)
(1) Kyle Cummins (Jul. 15 at Tri-State Speedway)
(1) Hunter Schuerenberg (Feb. 25 at Bubba Raceway Park)
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FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (187) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
2. (157) Chris Windom
3. (120) C.J. Leary
4. (103) Justin Grant
5. (84) Thomas Meseraull
6. (74) Tyler Courtney
7. (73) Robert Ballou
8. (46) Brady Bacon
9. (38) Tyler Thomas
10. (32) Chad Boespflug
11. (15) Hunter Schuerenberg
12. (11) Dave Darland
13. (8) Carson Short
14. (5) Jarett Andretti
15. (4) Kyle Cummins
16. (2) Shane Cottle
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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (20) Justin Grant
2. (17) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
3. (15) Brady Bacon & Tyler Courtney
5. (13) Robert Ballou & Chris Windom
7. (12) Chad Boespflug
8. (9) C.J. Leary
9. (8) Thomas Meseraull
10. (6) Chase Stockon
11. (4) Dave Darland
12. (3) Kyle Cummins, Hunter Schuerenberg & Tyler Thomas
15. (2) Brady Short & Carson Short
17. (1) Jarett Andretti, Aaron Farney, Dallas Hewitt, Brody Roa, Landon Simon, Jon Stanbrough, Stevie Sussex, & Lee Underwood, Scotty Weir & Chet Williams
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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (27) Chris Windom
2. (25) Justin Grant
3. (24) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
4. (20) Brady Bacon & Tyler Courtney
6. (19) Robert Ballou & Chase Stockon
8. (18) Chad Boespflug
9. (17) C.J. Leary
10. (15) Thomas Meseraull
11. (11) Jarett Andretti
12. (10) Dave Darland & Josh Hodges
14. (7) Kyle Cummins
15. (6) Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Cottle & Brady Short
18. (5) Aaron Farney & Scotty Weir
20. (4) Shane Golobic, Hunter Schuerenberg & Carson Short
23. (3) Jon Stanbrough, Stevie Sussex & Tyler Thomas
26. (2) Jeff Bland, Jr. & Brody Roa
28. (1) Brent Beauchamp, Ryan Bernal, Nick Bilbee, Colten Cottle, Dallas Hewitt, Riley Kreisel, Max McGhee, Carmen Perigo, Kyle Robbins, Landon Simon, Kody Swanson, Lee Underwood & Shawn Westerfeld, Matt Westfall & Chet Williams
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PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (7) Justin Grant
2. (5) Chase Stockon
3. (3) Brady Bacon, Dave Darland & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
6. (2) Carson Short
7. (1) Jarett Andretti, Robert Ballou, Kyle Cummins, C.J. Leary, Stevie Sussex, Tyler Thomas & Chris Windom
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HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Chalk Stix & Indy Race Parts):
1. (11) Chris Windom
2. (9) Chase Stockon
3. (7) Robert Ballou, Tyler Courtney & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
6. (6) Chad Boespflug & Josh Hodges
8. (5) Brady Bacon, Aaron Farney & Justin Grant
11. (4) Jarett Andretti, Dave Darland & C.J. Leary
14. (3) Thomas Meseraull
15. (2) Isaac Chapple, Shane Cottle, Kyle Cummins, Shane Golobic, Carson Short, Kody Swanson & Scotty Weir
22. (1) Brent Beauchamp, Joey Biasi, Nick Bilbee, Jeff Bland, Jr., Colten Cottle, Danny Dietrich, Tom Harris, Trevor Kobylarz, Max McGhee, Brody Roa, Landon Simon, Mark Smith, Tyler Thomas & Chet Williams
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SEMI WINS:
1. (3) Dave Darland & Chase Stockon
3. (2) C.J. Leary, Max McGhee & Thomas Meseraull
6. (1) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Ryan Bernal, Chad Boespflug, Isaac Chapple, Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Aaron Farney, Justin Grant, Gary Rooke, Stevie Sussex, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Tyler Thomas & Scotty Weir
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FEATURE STARTS:
1. (31) Chad Boespflug, Tyler Courtney, Justin Grant, Chase Stockon & Chris Windom
6. (30) C.J. Leary
7. (29) Dave Darland & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
9. (25) Jarett Andretti & Josh Hodges
11. (24) Robert Ballou & Isaac Chapple
13. (23) Brady Bacon
14. (21) Aaron Farney
15. (18) Thomas Meseraull
16. (17) Shane Cottle
17. (14) Kyle Cummins
18. (13) Hunter Schuerenberg
19. (12) Brady Short
20. (11) Carson Short & Jon Stanbrough
22. (10) Jerry Coons, Jr., Kyle Robbins & Kody Swanson
25. (9) Tyler Thomas & Scotty Weir
27. (8) Landon Simon
28. (7) Brody Roa
29. (6) Ryan Bernal, Nick Bilbee, Max McGhee & Stevie Sussex
33. (5) Jeff Bland, Jr., Mario Clouser, Aric Gentry & Tyler Hewitt
37. (4) Alex Bright, Shane Golobic, Dallas Hewitt, Dakota Jackson, Trevor Kobylarz, Kyle Moody, Corey Smith & Matt Westfall
45. (3) Brent Beauchamp, Donny Brackett, Rob Caho, Jr., Tony DiMattia, Carmen Perigo & Dustin Smith
51. (2) Robert Bell, Joey Biasi, Clinton Boyles, Patrick Budde, Wyatt Burks, Colten Cottle, Danny Dietrich, A.J. Hopkins, J.J. Hughes, Warren Johnson, Brian Karraker, Ryan Kitchen, Riley Kreisel, Terry Richards, Shawn Westerfeld & Chet Williams
67. (1) Garrett Abrams, Toby Alfrey, Cooper Clouse, Matt Goodnight, Tom Harris, R.J. Johnson, Michael Koontz, Katlynn Leer, Chandler Leiby, Joe Liguori, Brandon Mattox, Nate McMillin, Tony McVey, Joss Moffatt, Michael Moore, Brandon Morin, Aaron Pierce, Gary Rooke, Bill Rose, Kendall Ruble, Stephen Schnapf, Kyle Simon, Mark Smith, Mike Sosebee, Josh Spencer, Bruce St. James, Brandon Stevenson, Steve Thomas, Lee Underwood & Chad Wilson
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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:
2/24: Bubba Raceway Park – Brady Bacon (16th to 4th)
2/25: Bubba Raceway Park – Brady Bacon (13th to 5th)
4/1: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Shane Cottle (21st to 10th)
4/14: Bloomington Speedway – Kevin Thomas, Jr. (20th to 5th)
4/15: Tri-State Speedway – Brady Short (20th to 4th)
4/21: Plymouth Speedway – Tyler Courtney (18th to 2nd)
5/12: Eldora Speedway – Chase Stockon (21st to 4th)
5/13: Eldora Speedway – Justin Grant (11th to 4th)
6/2: I-80 Speedway – Robert Ballou (12th to 4th)
6/3: Knoxville Raceway – Chris Windom (18th to 6th)
6/13: Grandview Speedway – Chris Windom (15th to 3rd)
6/14: Lincoln (PA) Speedway – Alex Bright (22nd to 11th)
6/15: Williams Grove Speedway – Carmen Perigo (20th to 10th)
6/17: Port Royal Speedway – Tyler Courtney (15th to 4th)
6/18: Susquehanna Speedway – Kyle Moody (20th to 15th)
7/8: Kokomo Speedway – Robert Ballou (22nd to 10th)
7/9: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Kevin Thomas, Jr. (9th to 3rd)
7/10: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Tyler Courtney (18th to 11th)
7/14: Bloomington Speedway – Brady Short (22nd to 10th)
7/15: Tri-State Speedway – Carson Short (16th to 10th)
7/16: Lincoln Park Speedway – Josh Hodges (14th to 10th)
7/29: Lakeside Speedway – Chris Windom (9th to 3rd)
7/30: Randolph County Raceway – Riley Kreisel (15th to 9th)
8/24: Kokomo Speedway – Brady Short (20th to 12th)
8/25: Kokomo Speedway – Brady Bacon (18th to 2nd)
8/26: Kokomo Speedway – Dave Darland (15th to 5th)
9/15: Terre Haute Action Track – Brady Bacon (22nd to 7th)
9/16: Tri-State Speedway – Brady Short (21st to 7th)
9/23: Eldora Speedway – Matt Westfall (21st to 10th)
9/29: Montpelier Motor Speedway – Colten Cottle (20th to 10th)
9/30: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Tyler Courtney (16th to 5th)
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WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHERS:
2/24: Bubba Raceway Park – Tyler Courtney
2/25: Bubba Raceway Park – Tyler Courtney
4/1: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Tyler Thomas
4/14: Bloomington Speedway – C.J. Leary
4/15: Tri-State Speedway – Tyler Courtney
4/21: Plymouth Speedway – Landon Simon
5/12: Eldora Speedway – C.J. Leary
5/13: Eldora Speedway – Kevin Thomas, Jr.
6/2: I-80 Speedway – Isaac Chapple
6/3: Knoxville Raceway – Stevie Sussex
6/13: Grandview Speedway – Thomas Meseraull
6/14: Lincoln (PA) Speedway – Robert Ballou
6/15: Williams Grove Speedway – Danny Dietrich
6/17: Port Royal Speedway – Alex Bright
6/18: Susquehanna Speedway – Dave Darland
7/8: Kokomo Speedway – Chase Stockon
7/9: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Ryan Bernal
7/10: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Jarett Andretti
7/14: Bloomington Speedway – Josh Hodges
7/15: Tri-State Speedway – Brady Short
7/16: Lincoln Park Speedway – Ryan Bernal
7/29: Lakeside Speedway – Patrick Budde
7/30: Randolph County Raceway – Rob Caho, Jr.
8/24: Kokomo Speedway – Aaron Farney
8/25: Kokomo Speedway – Josh Hodges
8/26: Kokomo Speedway – Kody Swanson
9/15: Terre Haute Action Track – Jarett Andretti
9/16: Tri-State Speedway – Dave Darland
9/23: Eldora Speedway – Nick Bilbee
9/29: Montpelier Motor Speedway – Isaac Chapple
9/30: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Joss Moffatt
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS:
1. [59 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. [41 wins] Bryan Clauson
8. [40 wins] Gary Bettenhausen
9. [37 wins] Sheldon Kinser
10. [35 wins] Jon Stanbrough & Rich Vogler
12. [32 wins] Rollie Beale
13. [28 wins] Robert Ballou, Levi Jones & J.J. Yeley
16. [26 wins] Tony Elliott & Dave Steele
18. [25 wins] Steve Butler & Jay Drake
20. [23 wins] A.J. Foyt & Roger McCluskey
22. [22 wins] Rick Hood, Bubby Jones & Sam Sessions
25. [21 wins] Greg Weld
26. [19 wins] Brady Bacon
27. [18 wins] Chris Windom
28. [17 wins] Jerry Coons, Jr., Parnelli Jones & Bud Kaeding
31. [16 wins] Damion Gardner & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
33. [15 wins] Bobby East, Cory Kruseman, Jud Larson & Brian Tyler
37. [14 wins] Billy Cassella, Jim Hurtubise, Lee Kunzman, & Bruce Walkup
41. [13 wins] Don Branson & Steve Chassey
43. [12 wins] Eric Gordon
44. [11 wins] Daron Clayton & Greg Leffler
46. [10 wins] Tony Stewart
47. [9 wins] Mario Andretti, Hunter Schuerenberg & Robbie Stanley
50. [8 wins] Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, Justin Grant, Johnny Rutherford, Joe Saldana & Chase Stockon
56. [7 wins] Kevin Doty, Darren Hagen, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Doug Kalitta, Jim Keeker, Bobby Santos, Brady Short, Kevin Thomas, Bobby Unser & Josh Wise
66. [6 wins] Chad Boespflug, Kevin Briscoe, Tyler Courtney, Jac Haudenschild, C.J. Leary, Jason McCord, Thomas Meseraull, Jan Opperman, Tom Sneva, George Snider & Dick Tobias
77. [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
93. [4 wins] Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith
104. [3 wins] Chuck Amati, Sonny Ates, Jeff Bloom, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Kyle Cummins, Jerry Daniels, Bob East, Bob Frey, Dickie Gaines, Wayne Hammond, Tray House, Kenny Jacobs, Tony Jones, Kyle Larson, Ralph Liguori, Charlie Masters, Mike Mosley, Larry Rice, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith & Doug Wolfgang
126. [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
155. [1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland Jr., 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, Josh Hodges, 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, Carson Short, 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, Scotty Weir, 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; 2016: Brady Bacon
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ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT CAR OWNER CHAMPIONS:
1961: Sterling Plumbing & Heating, 1962: Bruce Homeyer, 1963: Bruce Homeyer, 1964: Jud Phillips, 1965: Jack Colvin, 1966: Anderson Products, 1967: Rufus Gray, 1968: Ray Smith, 1969: Willie Davis, 1970: Kenny Lay, 1971: Willie Davis, 1972: Mauri Amerling, 1973: R-B Racing Associates, 1974: Conger & Stapp Racing, 1975: Ernie Ensign, 1976: Steve Stapp Racing, 1977: Sherman Armstrong, 1978: Sherman Armstrong, 1979: Lloyd Weaver, 1980: Gohr Distributing Co., 1981: Ben Leyba, 1982: Ben Leyba, 1983: Damon Fortune, 1984: Damon Fortune, 1985: Damon Fortune, 1986: Phil Poor, 1987: Jeff Stoops, 1988: Jeff Stoops, 1989: Dynamics, Inc., 1990: Johnny Vance Racing Team, Inc., 1991: Ron Stanley, 1992: Dynamics, Inc., 1993: Dynamics, Inc., 1994: Utopia Services, Inc., 1995: Niebel Engines, Inc., 1996: Dynamics, Inc., 1997: Dynamics, Inc., 1998: Vance/Walker Racing, 1999: Dynamics, Inc., 2000: Walker/Lamers Racing, 2001: Walker/Gratton Racing, 2002: Dynamics, Inc., 2003: Tony Stewart Racing, 2004: Dynamics, Inc., 2005: 2B Racing, 2006: Tony Stewart Racing, 2007: Tony Stewart Racing, 2008: Dynamics, Inc., 2009: Tony Stewart Racing, 2010: Tony Stewart Racing, 2011: Tony Stewart Racing, 2012: CTR/BCI/Curb-Agajanian, 2013: Tony Stewart Racing/Curb-Agajanian, 2014: Dynamics, Inc., 2015: Robert Ballou, 2016: Dynamics, Inc.
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ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT CAR ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
1971: Darl Harrison, 1972: Billy Cassella, 1973: Rich Leavell, 1974: Lee Osborne, 1975: Marvin Carman, 1976: Roger Rager, 1977: Eddie Leavitt, 1978: Tim Richmond, 1979: Jerry Carman, 1980: Frank Riddle, 1981: Steve Long & Johnny Coogan, 1982: Danny Milburn, 1983: Dean Shirley, 1984: Jerry Russell, 1985: Terry Shepherd, 1986: Kenny Jacobs, 1987: Rick Ungar, 1988: Dean Jacobs, 1989: Eric Gordon, 1990: Rick Howerton, 1991: Tony Stewart, 1992: Gary Cameron II, 1993: Kenny Irwin, Jr., 1994: Bobby Smith, 1995: Mark Cassella, 1996: Gus Wasson, 1997: J.J. Yeley, 1998: Tracy Hines, 1999: Ryan Newman, 2000: Bud Kaeding, 2001: Ed Carpenter, 2002: Boston Reid, 2003: Michael Lewis & Mat Neely, 2004: Josh Ford & Josh Wise, 2005: Darren Hagen, 2006: Scotty Weir, 2007: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 2008: Chad Boat, 2009: Henry Clarke, 2010: Justin Grant, 2011: Coleman Gulick, 2012: C.J. Leary, 2013: Tyler Courtney, 2014: Jarett Andretti, 2015: Aaron Farney, 2016: Isaac Chapple
