AMSOIL SPRINTS MAKE MONTPELIER DEBUT SATURDAY; CLAUSON, STOCKON LOG BLOOMINGTON, HAUBSTADT WINS

The USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series makes its Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway debut this Saturday and Chase Stockon is back atop the standings after winning last Saturday’s “Spring Showdown” at Tri-State Speedway in the city of his current residence: Haubstadt, Ind.

Stockon takes a 14-point lead over Thomas Meseraull into Saturday’s race. Meseraull finished ninth in the Haubstadt race, which was co-sanctioned by MSCS.

Meseraull led 10 laps of the Haubstadt race after passing C.J. Leary on lap two, but relinquished the lead on lap 12 to eventual winner Stockon. Trailing Stockon’s Superior Tank & Trailer/Crescent Electric Supply DRC/Fisher were Kyle Cummins, Carson Short, Chad Boespflug and Leary.

Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. won Friday night’s 30-lap race at Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway in his B & H Contractors/Cancer Treatment Centers of America Spike/Stanton Mopar. He started 11th and caught Brady Bacon on lap 19, then led the final 12 laps to beat Bacon, Meseraull, Stockon and Robert Ballou.

Clauson earned Friday’s KSE Racing Products/B & W Auto Mart “Hard Charger,” while Saturday’s award went to Robert Ballou. ProSource Fast Qualifiers were and Leary (Friday) and Cummins (Saturday).

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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS

DATE: Saturday, April 23, 2016

SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

TRACK: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, Indiana) – ¼-mile, semi-banked clay oval

EVENT: USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars, UMP Modifieds, Super Streets & Thunder Cars

STARTING TIMES: Gates Open: 3:00pm.  Hot Laps: 5:00pm.  Racing: 6:30pm.

TICKETS: General Admission: $20.  Kids (12 and Under): Free with paid adult.  Pit Pass: $30

TRACK ADDRESS: 700 S Jefferson St, Montpelier, IN 47359

TRACK PHONE: (765) 728-8210

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.montpeliermotorspeedway.com/

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)

1.   (407) Chase Stockon (Haubstadt, IN)

2.   (393) Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA)

3.   (378) Kyle Cummins (Princeton, IN)

4.   (368) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)

5.   (351) Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA)

6.   (339) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)

7.   (317) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)

8.   (307) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)

9.   (306) Max McGhee (Camby, IN)

10. (297) Chad Boespflug (Hanford, CA)

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)

1.   (407) 32/TBI Racing #32

2.   (393) Amati Racing #66

3.   (378) Rock Steady Racing #3R

4.   (368) Dynamics, Inc. #69

5.   (351) Ballou Motorsports #1

6.   (339) Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Racing #11

7.   (317) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5

8.   (306) Sam McGhee Motorsports #17

9.   (302) Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17GP

10. (297) NineEight Motorsports/EZR #98E

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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINNERS AT MONTPELIER MOTOR SPEEDWAY

First ever series race at Montpelier Motor Speedway

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS

Feb 18: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Feb 19: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park

WINNER: Robert Ballou

Feb 20: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park

WINNER: Thomas Meseraull

Apr 2: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway

WINNER: Dave Darland

Apr 15: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Apr 16: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway

WINNER: Chase Stockon

Apr 23: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

May 6: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

May 7: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

May 20: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway

May 21: Brownstown, IN - Brownstown Speedway

May 25: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track

Jun 7: Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway

Jun 8: Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway

Jun 9: New Egypt, NJ - New Egypt Speedway

Jun 11: Port Royal, PA - Port Royal Speedway

Jun 12: York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway

Jun 23: Jackson, MN - Jackson Motorplex

Jun 24: Eagle, NE - Eagle Raceway

Jun 25: Kansas City, KS - Lakeside Speedway

Jun 26: Kansas City, KS - Lakeside Speedway

Jul 1: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway

Jul 8: ***Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway

Jul 9: ***Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Jul 10: ***Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway

Jul 13: ***Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track

Jul 14: ***Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway

Jul 15: ***Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway

Jul 16: ***Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway

Jul 29: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway

Jul 30: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway

Aug 20: (SE) Brandon, SD - Badlands Motor Speedway

Aug 21: (SE) Brandon, SD - Badlands Motor Speedway

Aug 24: (SE) Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Aug 25: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Aug 26: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Aug 27: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Sep 16: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track

Sep 17: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway

Sep 24: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

Oct 1: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway

Oct 15: Flora, IL - Route 45 Raceway

Nov 4: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

Nov 5: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

Nov 10: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway

Nov 11: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway

Nov 12: ### 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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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS

FEATURE WINS:

1. (2) Bryan Clauson (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 18 & Bloomington Speedway on April 15)

2. (1) Robert Ballou (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 19)

     (1) Dave Darland (Lawrenceburg Speedway on Apr. 2)

     (1) Thomas Meseraull (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 20)

     (1) Chase Stockon (Tri-State Speedway on Apr. 16)

 

FEATURE LAPS LED:

1.   (55) Robert Ballou

2.   (51) Bryan Clauson

3.   (26) Chase Stockon

4.   (16) Brady Bacon

5.   (13) Thomas Meseraull

6.   (6) Dave Darland & Max McGhee

8.   (3) Shawn Westerfeld

9.   (2) Chad Boespflug

10. (1) Justin Grant & C.J. Leary

 

TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:

1.   (4) Kyle Cummins & Chase Stockon

3.   (3) Bryan Clauson & Thomas Meseraull

5.   (2) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary & Max McGhee

11. (1) Justin Grant, Carson Short, Scotty Weir & Chris Windom

 

TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:

1.   (6) Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon

3.   (5) Robert Ballou

4.   (4) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Justin Grant & C.J. Leary

10. (3) Chad Boespflug & Max McGhee

12. (2) Brady Short, Carson Short & Chris Windom

15. (1) Jarett Andretti, Aaron Farney, Dallas Hewitt, Kent Schmidt, Hunter Schuerenberg, Jon Stanbrough & Scotty Weir

 

PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

1. (2) C.J. Leary & Max McGhee

3. (1) Kyle Cummins & Thomas Meseraull

 

HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Benic Enterprises & Indy Race Parts):

1. (3) Chad Boespflug

2. (2) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Shane Cottle, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon

8. (1) Jarett Andretti, Robert Ballou, Brent Beauchamp, Kyle Cummins, Justin Grant, Kent Schmidt, Brady Short & Jon Stanbrough

 

SEMI WINS:

1. (1) Robert Ballou, Max McGhee, Brady Short, Carson Short, Casey Shuman & Chris Windom

 

FEATURE STARTS:

1.  (6) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull, Carson Short, Landon Simon & Chase Stockon

13. (5) Jarett Andretti, Shane Cottle, Aaron Farney, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough & Kody Swanson

19. (4) Bryan Clauson

20. (3) Chris Windom & Mitch Wissmiller

22. (2) Kent Schmidt, Casey Shuman & Kevin Thomas, Jr.

25. (1) Nevil Algieo, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland, Jr., Isaac Chapple, Jerry Coons, Jr., Aric Gentry, Matt Goodnight, Dallas Hewitt, Dakota Jackson, Cole Ketcham, James Lyerla, Brandon Mattox, Joss Moffatt, Brandon Morin, Hunter Schuerenberg, Brandon Spithaler, Scotty Weir & Shawn Westerfeld

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KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE

2/18: Bubba Raceway Park - Brady Short (7 positions)

2/19: Bubba Raceway Park – Bryan Clauson (13 positions)

2/20: Bubba Raceway Park – Jon Stanbrough (13 positions)

4/2: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Dallas Hewitt (15 positions)

4/15: Bloomington Speedway - Bryan Clauson (10 positions)

4/16: Tri-State Speedway – Robert Ballou (9 positions)

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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS

1. [58 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. [40 wins] Gary Bettenhausen

8. [37 wins] Sheldon Kinser

9. [36 wins] Bryan Clauson

10. [35 wins] Jon Stanbrough & Rich Vogler

12. [32 wins] Rollie Beale

13. [28 wins] Levi Jones & J.J. Yeley

15. [26 wins] Tony Elliott & Dave Steele

17. [25 wins] Steve Butler & Jay Drake

19. [23 wins] Robert Ballou, A.J. Foyt & Roger McCluskey

22. [22 wins] Rick Hood, Bubby Jones & Sam Sessions

25. [21 wins] Greg Weld

26. [17 wins] Jerry Coons, Jr., Parnelli Jones & Bud Kaeding

29. [15 wins] Brady Bacon, Bobby East, Damion Gardner, Cory Kruseman, Jud Larson & Brian Tyler

35. [14 wins] Billy Cassella, Jim Hurtubise, Lee Kunzman & Bruce Walkup

39. [13 wins] Don Branson & Steve Chassey

41. [12 wins] Eric Gordon

42. [11 wins] Daron Clayton & Greg Leffler

44. [10 wins] Tony Stewart & Chris Windom

46. [9 wins] Mario Andretti, Robbie Stanley & Kevin Thomas Jr.

49. [8 wins] Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, Johnny Rutherford, Joe Saldana & Hunter Schuerenberg

54. [7 wins] Kevin Doty, Darren Hagen, Kenny Irwin Jr., Doug Kalitta, Jim Keeker, Bobby Santos, Chase Stockon, Kevin Thomas, Bobby Unser & Josh Wise

64. [6 wins] Kevin Briscoe, Jac Haudenschild, Jason McCord, Jan Opperman, Brady Short, Tom Sneva, George Snider & Dick Tobias

72. [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

88. [4 wins] Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith

99. [3 wins] Chuck Amati, Sonny Ates, Jeff Bloom, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Jerry Daniels, Bob East, Bob Frey, Dickie Gaines, Justin Grant, Wayne Hammond, Tray House, Kenny Jacobs, Tony Jones, Kyle Larson, Ralph Liguori, Charlie Masters, Thomas Meseraull, Mike Mosley, Larry Rice, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith & Doug Wolfgang

122. [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

151. [1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, Jeff Bland Jr., Chad Boespflug, 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, 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, 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, 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