WHPDs AT MADERA, EASTERN MIDGETS AT KENLY; ANDERSON, PRICKETT #1 IN WEST HPDs; BEAN TOPS AT CARTERET COUNTY
Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, N.C. hosts the USAC Eastern Midgets this Saturday night, while USAC Western HPD racing invades Madera (Calif.) Speedway.
Andrew Layser continues to lead the USAC Eastern Midget standings by 46 points over Jessica Bean. Bean led all 35 laps to win last Saturday night’s race at Carteret County Speedway in Swansboro, N.C. George Kurtz was second ahead of Chris Lamb, Nolan Allison and Famous Rhodes II. Layser was seventh.
Daniel Anderson of Venice, Calif. and David Prickett of Fresno, Calif. emerged victorious in a pair of dirt-track Western HPD Midget races last week. Anderson paced all 25 laps to win Wednesday night’s feature at the Ventura (Calif.) County Fair, beating fast qualifier Randi Pankratz, Ashley Hazelton, Hobie Conway and Antonia Boscacci.
Prickett passed Jesse Love IV on lap 15 and ended up the winner of Saturday’s 17-lap race Lemoore (Calif.) Raceway. Love took second ahead of Cody Jessop, Daniel Anderson and Tom Paterson.
It’s been two years since USAC’s last Eastern outing at Kenly, Chris Lamb won that 2014 race.
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UPCOMING USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, August 13, 2016
SERIES: USAC Western HPD Midget Championship
TRACK: Madera Speedway (Madera, California) – 1/3-mile, slightly-banked asphalt oval
EVENT: USAC Western HPD Midget Championship, MAVTV PCS Super Late Model Series (Pacific Challenge Series), Northern Modified Tour , CSS/360 Super Modfieds, MST, Toyota Sedans and 4-Bangers
STARTING TIMES: 12pm: Pit gates open. 1:45-3:45pm: Practice (2 Sessions Each Class). 3:45pm: Qualifying. 5:45pm: Heat races. 6:30pm: Opening Ceremonies/Main Events.
TICKETS: Adult tickets are only $20, seniors & military are only $17, youth ages 6-12 are only $10, and kids five and under are free.
TRACK ADDRESS: 1850 W Cleveland Ave, Madera, CA 93637
TRACK PHONE: (559) 673-7223
TRACK WEBSITE: http://racemadera.com/
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UPCOMING USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT
DATE: Saturday, August 13, 2016
SERIES: USAC Eastern Midget Championship
TRACK: Southern National Motorsports Park (Kenly, North Carolina) – 4/10-mile paved oval
EVENT: USAC Eastern Midget Championship, Legend Cars and Monster Trucks
STARTING TIMES: Grandstands Open at 5:00 P.M. Driver Autograph Session from 5:00 P.M. – 6:45 P.M. Ride Along Truck Rides Start at 5:00 P.M. Show Starts at 7:00 P.M.
TICKETS: Adults – $20, Youth (6-12) – $10, Kids (5 and under) – FREE
TRACK ADDRESS: 8071 Newsome Mill Rd, Lucama, NC 27851
TRACK PHONE: (919) 284-1114
TRACK WEBSITE: http://snmpark.com/
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2016 USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (755) Andrew Layser (Collegeville, PA)
2. (710) Jake Nelke (Manahawkin, NJ)
3. (691) Jessica Bean (Farmland, IN)
4. (688) Sam Hatfield (Mooresville, NC)
5. (648) George Kurtz (Brighton, CO)
6. (607) Chris Lamb (Colfax, NC)
7. (492) Nolan Allison (Greensboro, NC)
8. (490) Jagger Parker (Bowling Green, KY)
9. (436) Famous Rhodes II (Parkland, FL)
10. (294) Scott Hunter (Milford, MI)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP OVERALL POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (1087) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
2. (890) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
3. (716) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
4. (693) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
5. (562) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)
6. (436) Blake Brannon (San Jose, CA)
7. (347) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Boise, ID)
8. (327) Tom Paterson (San Martin, CA)
9. (281) Cody Jessop (Los Banos, CA)
10. (193) David Prickett (Fresno, CA)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD DIRT MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (506) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
2. (397) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)
3. (389) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
4. (377) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
5. (229) Tom Paterson (San Martin, CA)
6. (193) David Prickett (Fresno, CA)
7. (154) Daniel Anderson (Venice, CA)
8. (145) Wally Pankratz (Orange, CA)
9. (113) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
10. (111) Mike Leach (Foothill Ranch, CA)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD PAVEMENT MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (603) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
2. (581) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
3. (513) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
4. (436) Blake Brannon (San Jose, CA)
5. (304) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
6. (288) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Boise, ID)
7. (212) Cody Jessop (Los Banos, CA)
8. (172) Adam Lemke (Hollister, CA)
9. (165) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)
10. (156) Michael Daniels (West Valley City, UT)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD RESTRICTED MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (76) Blake Brannon (San Jose, CA)
2. (71) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
3. (69) Adam Lemke (Hollister, CA)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP & EASTERN MIDGET SCHEDULE & RESULTS:
Mar 11: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
WINNER: Rained Out
Mar 19: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Davey Hamilton, Jr.
Apr 1: (E) Raleigh, NC - Wake County Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Apr 2: (E) Swansboro, NC - Carteret County Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Apr 2: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Apr 15: (E) Williamston, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
WINNER: Jake Nelke
Apr 16: (E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Apr 16: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
WINNER: Ariel Biggs
Apr 23: (E) Altamahaw, NC - Ace Speedway (#1)
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Apr 23: (E) Altamahaw, NC - Ace Speedway (#2)
WINNER: Andrew Layser
Apr 23: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Apr 30: (E) Ridgetop, TN - Highland Rim Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 7: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 14: (E) Shenandoah, VA - Shenandoah Speedway
WINNER: Sam Hatfield
May 21: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Jun 3: (E) Raleigh, NC - Wake County Speedway
WINNER: Jake Nelke
Jun 4: (E) Robersonville, NC - East Carolina Motor Speedway
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Jun 4: (WD) Dixon, CA - Dixon Speedway
WINNER: Jesse Love IV
Jun 11: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Jun 17: (E) Williamston, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
WINNER: Andrew Layser
Jun 17: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
WINNER: Ashley Hazelton
Jun 18: (E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Jun 18: (WD) Dixon, CA - Dixon Speedway
WINNER: Ashley Hazelton
Jul 9: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Annie Breidinger
Jul 16: (E) Spotsylvania, VA - Dominion Raceway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jul 21: (WP) Meridian, ID - Meridian Speedway
WINNER: Michael Daniels
Jul 22: (E) Raleigh, NC - Wake County Speedway
WINNER: Jessica Bean
Jul 23: (E) Shenandoah, VA - Shenandoah Speedway
WINNER: Jake Nelke
Jul 23: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
WINNER: Ashley Hazelton
Aug 3: (WD) Ventura, CA – Ventura Raceway
WINNER: Daniel Anderson
Aug 6: (E) Swansboro, NC - Carteret County Speedway
WINNER: Jessica Bean
Aug 6: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
WINNER: David Prickett
Aug 13: (E) Kenly, NC - Southern National Motorsports Park
Aug 13: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Aug 27: (E) Asheboro, NC - Caraway Speedway
Sep 9: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
Sep 10: (WD) Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
Sep 16: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Sep 17: (E) Ridgetop, TN - Highland Rim Speedway
Sep 17: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Sep 18: (E) Whitesville, KY – Kentucky Motor Speedway
Sep 24: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Oct 1: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Oct 7: (SE-E) Williamston, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
Oct 8: (SE-E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
Oct 15: (WD) Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
Oct 21: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Oct 22: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Oct 29: (E) Kenly, NC - Southern National Motorsports Park
Nov 19: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
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(E) = USAC Eastern Midgets
(WD) = USAC Western Dirt HPD Midgets
(WP) = USAC Western Pavement HPD Midgets
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2016 USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (4) Chris Lamb (Hickory Motor Speedway on Apr. 16, Ace Motor Speedway on Apr. 23, East Carolina Motor Speedway on Jun. 4 & Hickory Motor Speedway on Jun. 18)
2.(3) Jake Nelke (Anderson Motor Speedway on Apr. 15, Wake County Speedway on Jun. 3 & Shenandoah Speedway on Jul. 23)
3. (2) Jessica Bean (Wake County Speedway on Jul. 22 & Carteret County Speedway on Aug. 6)
(2) Andrew Layser (Ace Motor Speedway on Apr. 23 & Anderson Motor Speedway on Jun. 17)
5. (1) Sam Hatfield (Shenandoah Speedway on May 14)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (4) Toni Breidinger (Madera Speedway on Apr. 2, The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Apr. 23, The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on May 21 & Madera Speedway on Jun. 11)
2. (3) Ashley Hazelton (The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park on Jun. 17, Dixon Speedway on Jun. 18 & Lemoore Raceway on Jul. 23)
3. (2) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Madera Speedway on Mar. 19 & Madera Speedway on May 7)
4. (1) Daniel Anderson (Ventura Raceway on Aug. 3)
(1) Annie Breidinger (Madera Speedway on Jul. 9)
(1) Michael Daniels (Meridian Speedway on Jul. 21)
(1) Jesse Love IV (Dixon Speedway on Jun. 4)
(1) David Prickett (Lemoore Raceway on Aug. 6)
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2016 USAC WESTERN “RESTRICTED” HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (1) Blake Brannon
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ALL-TIME USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:
1. [35 wins] Chris Lamb
2. [18 wins] Scott Hunter & Chase Scott
4. [9 wins] Nick Drake & Bradley Riethmeyer
6. [8 wins] Jared Irvan
7. [6 wins] Jeremy Frankoski
8. [5 wins] Jarett Andretti, Jessica Bean, Mark Burt, Eric Coomes & Matt Lundstrom
13. [4 wins] Rick Fedrizzi, Ryan Krachun, Michael Mohelski, Jake Nelke & Tanner Swanson
18. [3 wins] Tyler Corriher, Marc Dailey, Andrew Layser, Wil Raber, Robbie Ray & James Robertson
24. [2 wins] Cole Custer, Nic Davidson, A.J. Davis, Blaine Leydig, Aron Oakley, Ross Rankine, Michael Sboro & Mike Ward
32. [1 win] Cody Acton, Toby Alfrey, Nolan Allison, Brit Andersen, Christopher Bell, Jake Blackhurst, Kyle Bonsignore, Calvin Carroll, Adam Clarke, Josh Clemons, Kevin Conway, Tyler Cottongim, Derek Fisher, Bradley Galedrige, Terry Hall, Brandon Hartsell, Sam Hatfield, Justin Hommel, Steven Intravaia, Josh Lakatos, Joe Liguori & Brad Loyet.
ALL-TIME NON-POINTS USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL EVENT FEATURE WINS:
1. [3 wins] Chris Lamb
2. [1 win] Nikki Carroll, Scott Hunter, Tate Martz, Jon Seaman & Mike Ward
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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:
1. [23 wins] Garett Peterson
2. [18 wins] Nick Carlson
3. [16 wins] Dylan Nobile
4. [12 wins] Alex Bowman, Bryant Dawson, Chris Rahe & Tim Skoglund
8. [11 wins] Josh Lakatos & Bobby Michnowicz
10. [10 wins] Cory Elliott
11. [9 wins] Ashley Hazelton
12. [8 wins] Alex Harris, Brodie Kostecki & Wally Pankratz
15. [7 wins] Parker Colston, Michael Daniels, Nic Faas & Jake Swanson
19. [6 wins] Chase Barber, Toni Breidinger, Shawn Buckley, Jet Davison, Bradley Galedrige, Todd Hunsaker & Andrew Mulhearn
26. [5 wins] Michael Faccinto, Cody Gerhardt, Michael J. Lewis, Audra Sasselli & Keegan Walmer
31. [4 wins] Sean Dodenhoff, Garrett Hansen, Cody Jessop, Robby Josett, Chris Lamb, Bobby McGowan, Jeff Oleen & Robbie Whitchurch
39. [3 wins] Jarid Blondel, Tyler Dolacki, Nick Drake, J.J. Ercse, Michael Fanelli, Gregg Fuette, Chuck Groat, Davey Hamilton Jr., Ryan Kaplan, Brendan Langlois, Jace Meier, Thomas Meseraull, Ian Miille, Benny Moon, Tom Paterson, Ross Rankine, Cody Swanson, Cameron Veach & Jim Waters
58. [2 wins] Dustin Ash, Jake Blackhurst, Henry Clarke, Beau DeBard, Tom Dyer, Phil Goodwine, Darren Hagen, Justin Hommel, Dennis Howell, Austin Luttmer, Mike Maier, David Prickett, Nik Romano, Bobby Runyan, Eli Schrock, Tristin Thomas, Cody Thompson & Chris Veach
75. [1 win] Daniel Adler, Daniel Anderson, Ariel Biggs, Ricky Bowers, Garratt Boyden, Greg Bragg, Annie Breidinger, Bob Brewer, Jessica Clark, Quintin Crye, Jet Davison, Gordy Edwards, Tyler Edwards, Nick Evans, Austin Farley, Thomas Gray, Eric Gunderson, Laura Hayes, Rick Hendrix, Keith Janca, Connor Kassik, Jeff Kelley, Davey Key, Katlynn Leer, Jesse Love IV, Tommy McCarthy, Jeremy McKenna, Brennan Newberry, Ryan Pace, Randi Pankratz, Kipp Posey, Luis Ramos III, Brody Roa, Zach Stout, Ashley Swanson, Tanner Swanson, Mark Triplett, Sean Watts, Dezel West & Jon Wilcox
ALL-TIME NON-POINTS USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL EVENT FEATURE WINS:
1. [1 win] Alex Bowman, Cody Jessop & Jesse Love III
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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN HPD "RESTRICTED" MIDGET FEATURE WINS:
1. [3 wins] Jesse Love IV
2. [2 wins] Tommy McCarthy & Joel Rayborne
4. [1 win] Blake Brannon, Courtney Burks, Cody Jessop & Ethan Lesser
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ALL-TIME USAC EASTERN MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
2004: Chase Scott, 2005: Chase Scott, 2006: Chase Scott, 2007: Tanner Swanson, 2008: Bradley Riethmeyer, 2009: Jeremy Frankoski, 2010: Scott Hunter (Eastern) & Scott Hunter (Carolina), 2011: Nick Drake (Eastern), Scott Hunter (Dirt) & Jarett Andretti (Pavement), 2012: Jared Irvan, 2013: Chris Lamb, 2014: Scott Hunter, 2015: Chris Lamb
*From 2004-2006 the series was named Carolina/Virginia HPD Midget Series.
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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
2002: Todd Hunsaker; 2003: Todd Hunsaker (CA South) & Josh Lakatos (CA North), 2004: Chris Rahe (CA South) & Bradley Galedrige (CA North), 2005: Chase Barber (Dirt) & Alex Harris (Pavement), 2006: Bobby Michnowicz (Dirt) & Tim Skoglund (Pavement), 2007: Nic Faas (Dirt) & Tim Skoglund (Pavement), 2008: Alex Bowman (Dirt) & Ian Miille (Pavement), 2009: Brody Roa (Dirt) & Nik Romano (Pavement), 2010: Nick Carlson (Overall), Nick Carlson (Dirt), Cody Gerhardt (Pavement), Cody Gerhardt (CA North) & Cody Gerhardt (CA South), 2011: Brodie Kostecki (Overall), Tyler Dolacki (Dirt), Jessica Clark (Pavement), Garett Peterson (CA North) & Jessica Clark (CA South), 2012: Cory Elliott (Dirt), Bryant Dawson (Las Vegas) & Garett Peterson (CA North), 2013: Jarid Blondel (Overall), Cory Elliott (Dirt) & Bryant Dawson (Pavement), 2014: Shawn Buckley (Overall), Ashley Hazelton (Dirt) & Shawn Buckley (Pavement), 2015: Cody Jessop (Overall), Shawn Buckley (Dirt), Dylan Nobile (Pavement) & Jesse Love IV (Restricted)