SPRINTS EYE GAS CITY, BROWNSTOWN THIS WEEKEND

Thomas Meseraull leads the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars to a pair of Indiana races this weekend. Friday night’s race is the “May Meltdown” at Gas City (I-69) Speedway while Saturday night, the series heads to Brownstown Speedway.

Meseraull has five “podium” finishes so far this season, including a pair of recent third-places at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. He also won at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. in February. He takes a slim five-point lead over Brady Bacon into this weekend’s events, while third-ranking Chase Stockon sits just 21 points behind the leader.

Casey Riggs won the most recent series race at Brownstown in 2011.  Gas City, on the other hand, has hosted 27 previous USAC Sprint races since 2002.

Meseraull will have his work cut out for him at Gas City, since his two closest point pursuers, Bacon and Stockon, took feature wins there in 2015.

Bryan Clauson is the only driver this season to repeat as a feature winner in the nine races contested so far. He has three victories, while the other winners have included Meseraull, defending series champion Robert Ballou, Dave Darland, Stockon, Bacon and Chad Boespflug.

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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Friday, May 20, 2016

SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

TRACK: Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, Indiana) – 1/4-mile, semi-banked dirt oval

EVENT: “May Meltdown” featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship & UMP Modifieds

STARTING TIMES: Grandstands open: 4pm.  Pit gates open: 4pm.  Engine Heat: 6pm with hot laps to follow.  Racing Begins at 7:30pm.

TICKETS: Adult general admission: $20.  Kids 10 & Under: Free with paid adult

TRACK ADDRESS: 5871 E. 500 S., Gas City, IN 46933

TRACK PHONE: 765-667-1019

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.gascityi69speedway.com/

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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Saturday, May 21, 2016

SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

TRACK: Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Indiana) – 1/4-mile, semi-banked dirt oval

EVENT: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, RaceSaver Sprints, MMSA Sprints & Indiana Pro Late Models

STARTING TIMES: Gates open: 3pm.  Hot laps: 6pm. 

TICKETS: Adult general admission: $20.  Kids 12 & Under: Free with paid adult.  Pit passes: $30 ($35 for non-USAC members)

TRACK ADDRESS: 476 E. County Rd. 100 S, Brownstown, IN 47220

TRACK PHONE: (812) 358-5332

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

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

1.   (590) Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA)

2.   (585) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)

3.   (569) Chase Stockon (Haubstadt, IN)

4.   (512) Kyle Cummins (Princeton, IN)

5.   (507) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)

6.   (506) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)

7.   (481) Chad Boespflug (Hanford, CA)

8.   (463) Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA)

9.   (428) Bryan Clauson (Camby, IN)

10. (416) Max McGhee (Camby, IN)

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP “ROOKIE” DRIVER POINT STANDINGS:

1.   (119) Isaac Chapple (Willow Branch, IN)

2.   (111) Kent Schmidt (Owensville, IN)

3.   (98) Cole Ketcham (Muncie, IN)

4.   (97) Matt Goodnight (Winchester, IN)

5.   (74) Aric Gentry (Robards, KY)

6.   (71) Tony DiMattia (Malvern, PA)

7.   (32) James Lyerla (Hillsboro, IL)

8.   (30) Robert Bell (Colfax, IA)

9.   (30) Tom Harris (Banbury, Oxfordshire, England)

10. (20) Lee Dakus (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

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

1.   (590) Amati Racing #66

2.   (585) Dynamics, Inc. #69

3.   (569) 32/TBI Racing #32

4.   (512) Rock Steady Racing #3R

5.   (507) Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Racing #11

6.   (501) Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17GP

7.   (481) NineEight Motorsports/EZR #98E

8.   (463) Ballou Motorsports #1

9.   (442) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5

10. (428) Dooling-Hayward #63

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ALL-TIME USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINNERS AT GAS CITY I-69 SPEEDWAY:

1. (6) Jon Stanbrough

2. (2) Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Tracy Hines, Cory Kruseman, Hunter Schuerenberg & J.J. Yeley

8. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Daron Clayton, Jay Drake, Tracy Hines, Levi Jones, Chase Stockon, Kevin Thomas, Jr. & Cole Whitt

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ALL-TIME USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINNERS AT BROWNSTOWN SPEEDWAY:

1. (1) Levi Jones, Casey Riggs & Brady Short

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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

WINNER: Brady Bacon

May 6: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

May 7: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

WINNER: Chad Boespflug

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. (3) Bryan Clauson (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 18, Bloomington Speedway on April 15 & Eldora Speedway on May 6)

2. (1) Brady Bacon (Montpelier Motor Speedway on Apr. 23)

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

    (1) Chad Boespflug (Eldora Speedway on May 7)

    (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 & Bryan Clauson

3.   (35) Brady Bacon

4.   (32) Chad Boespflug

5.   (26) Chase Stockon

6.   (24) C.J. Leary

7.   (17) Dave Darland

8.   (13) Thomas Meseraull

9.   (6) Max McGhee

10. (3) Dallas Hewitt & Shawn Westerfeld

12. (1) Justin Grant

 

TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:

1.   (5) Brady Bacon, Kyle Cummins, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon

5.   (4) Bryan Clauson & C.J. Leary

7.   (3) Chad Boespflug & Dave Darland

9.   (2) Robert Ballou & Max McGhee

11. (1) Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Justin Grant, Dallas Hewitt, Carson Short, Scotty Weir & Chris Windom

 

TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:

1.   (8) Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon

3.   (7) Brady Bacon & C.J. Leary

5.   (6) Bryan Clauson & Dave Darland

7.   (5) Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, Kyle Cummins & Justin Grant

11. (4) Carson Short

12. (3) Max McGhee

13. (2) Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Dallas Hewitt, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough, Kody Swanson, Scotty Weir & Chris Windom

21. (1) Jarett Andretti, Jerry Coons, Jr., Aaron Farney, Kent Schmidt & Hunter Schuerenberg

 

PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

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

3. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Kyle Cummins, Thomas Meseraull & Chris Windom

 

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

1. (4) Shane Cottle

2. (3) Robert Ballou & Chad Boespflug

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

9. (1) Jarett Andretti, Brent Beauchamp, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Cody Gardner, Justin Grant, Dallas Hewitt, A.J. Hopkins, C.J. Leary, Kent Schmidt, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough, Scotty Weir & Chris Windom

 

SEMI WINS:

1. (1) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Jerry Coons, Jr., Tyler Courtney, Max McGhee, Brady Short, Carson Short, Casey Shuman & Chris Windom

 

FEATURE STARTS:

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

11. (8) Shane Cottle, Aaron Farney, Justin Grant & Landon Simon

15. (7) Kody Swanson

15. (6) Jarett Andretti, Bryan Clauson & Jon Stanbrough

18. (5) Brady Short & Chris Windom

20. (3) Jerry Coons, Jr., Dallas Hewitt, Cole Ketcham, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Scotty Weir & Mitch Wissmiller

26. (2) Isaac Chapple, Tyler Courtney, Tony DiMattia, Matt Goodnight, Kent Schmidt & Casey Shuman

32. (1) Nevil Algieo, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland, Jr., Colten Cottle, Cody Gardner, Aric Gentry, A.J. Hopkins, Dakota Jackson, James Lyerla, Brandon Mattox, Bret Mellenberndt, Joss Moffatt, Brandon Morin, Hunter Schuerenberg, Brandon Spithaler, & Shawn Westerfeld, Matt Westfall & Brandon Whited

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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)

4/23: Montpelier Motor Speedway – C.J. Leary (9 positions)

5/6: Eldora Speedway – Bryan Clauson (5 positions)

5/7: Eldora Speedway – C.J. Leary (10 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] Bryan Clauson & Sheldon Kinser

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. [16 wins] Brady Bacon

30. [15 wins] 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, Chad Boespflug, 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

152. [1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, 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, 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