HEATED BATTLE FOR USAC DIRT DRAFT HOT LAP TITLES RAGE INTO OCTOBER
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Speedway, Indiana (October 4, 2022)………Mitchel Moles’ Rookie season in the USAC national ranks has been impressive with him displaying an enormous amount of speed and success as a multi-time feature winner in both the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Midget Championship and the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship.
And, as it turns out, he has a prowess for going fast in hot laps too!
The Raisin City, Calif. native has recorded a series high seven Dirt Draft fastest hot lap times throughout the USAC national season entering the month of October.
However, instead of overall, it’s the top driver in each of USAC’s three national divisions who earns the year-end bonus.
When broken down by series, Moles shares the number one spot atop the USAC National Sprint Car sector of the Dirt Draft points with five fastest hot lap times alongside Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, Ind.). Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, Calif.) leads all USAC Silver Crown drivers with five. Meanwhile, Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.) and Cannon McIntosh (Bixby, Okla.) are knotted up in the USAC National Midgets with three apiece.
Next up on the USAC calendar are a pair of National Midget outings this weekend, Friday, October 7, in the 9th running of the Peoples National Bank Jason Leffler Memorial at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Ill. and on Saturday, October 8, in the Harvest Cup at Haubstadt, Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway.
Friday at Wayne City, the grandstands open at 5pm Central with the drivers meeting at 6pm and hot laps at 6:30pm with racing immediately following. Adult general admission tickets are $30. Kids 12 & under are free. Pit passes are $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Non-Wing Outlaw Micros, Restrictors and Junior Sprints will also be on hand.
Saturday at Tri-State, pits open at 3pm Central with grandstands opening at 4pm, the drivers meeting at 4:30pm and hot laps at 5:30pm with qualifying and racing immediately following. Adult general admission tickets are $25, students aged 13-18 are $20 and kids aged 12 & under are free. Pit passes are $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Also racing at the Harvest Cup are the Midwest Sprint Car Series and the Midwest Mini Sprint Association.
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USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DIRT DRAFT FASTEST IN PRACTICE:
May 1: Terre Haute Action Track – Justin Grant
May 27: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park – Bobby Santos
Jun 18: Port Royal Speedway – Shane Cockrum
Jun 24: Madison International Speedway – C.J. Leary
Jul 21: Winchester Speedway – Kody Swanson
Aug 6: Toledo Speedway – Kody Swanson
Aug 19: World Wide Technology Raceway – Kody Swanson
Sep 5: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds – Shane Cockrum
Sep 24: Eldora Speedway – Kody Swanson & Kody Swanson
USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DIRT DRAFT FASTEST IN PRACTICE STANDINGS:
(As of October 4, 2022)
5-Kody Swanson
2-Shane Cockrum
1-Justin Grant, C.J. Leary & Bobby Santos
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DIRT DRAFT FASTEST IN HOT LAPS:
2/17: Bubba Raceway Park – Buddy Kofoid
2/18: Bubba Raceway Park – Jason McDougal
2/19: Bubba Raceway Park – Buddy Kofoid
4/16: Atomic Speedway – Justin Grant
4/29: Bloomington Speedway – Brady Bacon
5/12: Lakeside Speedway – Robert Ballou
5/14: I-70 Motorsports Park – Justin Grant
5/20: Terre Haute Action Track – Shane Cottle
5/22: Terre Haute Action Track – Mitchel Moles
6/14: Grandview Speedway – Chase Stockon
6/15: Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Logan Seavey
6/17: Williams Grove Speedway – Briggs Danner
6/18: Port Royal Speedway – C.J. Leary
6/19: Bloomsburg Fair Raceway – Brady Bacon
6/26: Angell Park Speedway – Matt Westfall
7/1: Lincoln Park Speedway – Ryan Thomas
7/2: Lincoln Park Speedway – Sterling Cling
7/8: Huset’s Speedway – Mitchel Moles
7/9: Huset’s Speedway – Jadon Rogers
7/10: Huset’s Speedway – Brady Bacon
7/22: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Kevin Thomas Jr.
7/24: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Logan Seavey
7/25: Circle City Raceway – Chase Stockon
7/26: Kokomo Speedway – C.J. Leary
7/28: Lincoln Park Speedway – Chase Stockon
7/29: Bloomington Speedway – C.J. Leary
7/30: Tri-State Speedway – Thomas Meseraull
8/25: Kokomo Speedway – Mitchel Moles
8/26: Kokomo Speedway – Mitchel Moles
8/27: Kokomo Speedway – C.J. Leary
9/16: Circle City Raceway – Emerson Axsom
9/17: Tri-State Speedway – Chase Stockon
9/22: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Anton Hernandez
9/24: Eldora Speedway – Brady Bacon
9/30: Kokomo Speedway – Chase Stockon
10/1: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Mitchel Moles
USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DIRT DRAFT FASTEST IN PRACTICE STANDINGS:
5-Mitchel Moles & Chase Stockon
4-Brady Bacon & C.J. Leary
2-Buddy Kofoid, Justin Grant & Logan Seavey
1-Emerson Axsom, Robert Ballou, Sterling Cling, Shane Cottle, Briggs Danner, Anton Hernandez, Jason McDougal & Thomas Meseraull, Jadon Rogers, Kevin Thomas Jr., Matt Westfall & Ryan Thomas
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USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DIRT DRAFT FASTEST IN HOT LAPS:
Feb 11: Bubba Raceway Park – Cannon McIntosh
Feb 12: Bubba Raceway Park – Justin Grant
Apr 22: Port City Raceway – Tanner Berryhill
Apr 23: Port City Raceway – Ethan Mitchell
Jun 2: Tri-City Speedway – Justin Grant
Jun 3: Bloomington Speedway – Buddy Kofoid
Jun 4: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Buddy Kofoid
Jun 5: Tri-State Speedway – Jade Avedisian
Jun 9: Lincoln Park Speedway – Ethan Mitchell
Jun 10: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Mitchel Moles
Jun 11: Kokomo Speedway – Justin Grant
Jul 8: Huset's Speedway – Brady Bacon
Jul 9: Huset's Speedway – Cannon McIntosh
Jul 10: Huset's Speedway – Brady Bacon
Jul 12: Red Dirt Raceway – Jonathan Beason
Jul 13: Solomon Valley Raceway – Mitchel Moles
Jul 15: Jefferson County Speedway – Cade Lewis
Jul 16: Jefferson County Speedway – Ryan Timms
Aug 4: The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Cannon McIntosh & Michael Pickens
Sep 9: Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex – Zach Daum
Sep 10: Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex – Chase McDermand
Sep 22: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Kaylee Bryson
Sep 23: Eldora Speedway – Jacob Denney
Sep 24: Eldora Speedway – Chris Windom
USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DIRT DRAFT FASTEST IN HOT LAPS STANDINGS:
3-Justin Grant & Cannon McIntosh
2- Jade Avedisian, Brady Bacon, Buddy Kofoid, Ethan Mitchell & Mitchel Moles
1-Jonathan Beason, Tanner Berryhill, Kaylee Bryson, Zach Daum, Jacob Denney, Cade Lewis & Chase McDermand, Michael Pickens, Ryan Timms & Chris Windom
