RIVER TOWN SHOWDOWN BORDER WAR BRINGS USAC TO ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
In 1804, Lewis and Clark departed from the eastern edge of the Mississippi River to begin their expedition of the newly-acquired land to the west.
Two-hundred and thirteen years later, names like Justin Grant, Chad Boespflug, Chris Windom and Robert Ballou depart their homelands to explore uncharted and long-lost lands with the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship while Tanner Thorson, Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston and Jerry Coons, Jr. navigate toward the Arch for their annual trek to the Illinois/Missouri state line for a USAC National Midget clash at the river.
The first stop of the “River Town Showdown” brings a USAC National Sprint Car and National Midget doubleheader to one track for one night for the first time since 2010 at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois.
Tri-City has become a traditional stop for the USAC National Midgets over the past several years. Even though Tanner Thorson claims Minden, Nevada as him hometown, he may as well have claimed a second permanent residence in Granite City, Illinois where he has spent his last five visits to the three-eighths-mile dirt oval in victory lane.
The last two seasons, Thorson swept every single night of the “Gold Crown Midget Nationals,” scoring in back-to-back fashion in 2015 and followed that up with a three-peat in 2016.
With one more victory at Tri-City, Thorson would tie a long-standing USAC Midget record of consecutive wins by a driver at a single track. Between 1983 and 1986, Vogler practically owned Indiana’s Terre Haute Action Track, winning six-straight on the half-mile.
Also on tap Friday night at Tri-City are the USAC National Sprint Cars, who make their first stop at the track since 2006. Last weekend, Justin Grant pocketed his third series victory of the year in a barnburner at Eldora to stay atop the standings.
Robert Ballou made his triumphant return to the cockpit last Friday and, one night later, was in victory lane after taking night two of #LetsRaceTwo at the “Big E.”
The second round of the border war crosses the river to Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri. It’s been five years since the USAC National Sprint Cars took on the Show-Me State and the first ever stop by USAC at I-55.
Robert Ballou is a previous USAC Sprint Car winner in the state of Missouri and will be aiming for victory number two this weekend, but at I-55, he’ll have to contend with the likes of local racing hero Hunter Schuerenberg. Hunter claimed February’s “Winter Dirt Games” finale in Ocala, Florida, but the Sikeston native, as well as Greenwood’s Clinton Boyles, are looking to break through as the first ever driver from Missouri to win a USAC Sprint feature in his homestate.
Adult General Admission tickets are just $25. Ages 13-18 get in for $15. Kids age 12 and Under are free. Both nights of the River Town Showdown push off at the same times. Gates open Friday at Tri-City and Saturday at I-55 at 4pm with cars set to hit the track at 6pm.
Attention college students! Show a college ID at the gate and get $10 off your general admission ticket. Order your “River Town Showdown” tickets now at https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2017-river-town-showdown-may-19--20 and receive a free event T-shirt!
If you’re stuck somewhere this weekend that isn’t Tri-City or I-55, don’t fret; http://www.SpeedShift.TV/ will be streaming both nights of racing live, flag-to-flag. Miss the live show or want to watch again? You’re in luck! Loudpedal.TV has you covered with on-demand coverage of all the night’s action.
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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE: Friday, May 19, 2017
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship & USAC Midget National Championship
TRACK: Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, Illinois) - ⅜-mile dirt oval
EVENT: “River Town Showdown”
STARTING TIMES: Pit Gate Open at 3pm. Gates Open at 4pm. Drivers Meeting at 5pm. Cars on Track at 6pm.
TICKETS: Adult General Admission: $25. Youth Ages 13-18: $15. Kids 12 and under: FREE! Anyone with an armband from the .25 race at Tri-City: $10. Pit Passes: USAC Members - $30, Non-Members: $35.
Advance tickets available at: https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2017-river-town-showdown-may-19--20
TRACK ADDRESS: 5100 Nameoki Rd, Granite City, IL 62040
TRACK PHONE: (618) 931-7836
TRACK WEBSITE:http://www.tricityspeedway.net/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/. Watch the race one day later on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation/, plus available on the Race Monitor app on your phone.
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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE: Saturday, May 20, 2017
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 (Pevely, MO) – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval
EVENT: “Rivertown Showdown” featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
STARTING TIMES: Pit Gate Open at 3pm. Gates Open at 4pm. Drivers Meeting at 5pm. Cars on Track at 6pm.
TICKETS: Adult General Admission: $25. Youth Ages 13-18: $15. Kids 12 and under: FREE! Pit Passes: USAC Members - $30, Non-Members: $35.
Advance tickets available at: https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2017-river-town-showdown-may-19--20
TRACK ADDRESS: 1540 Herky Horine Rd, Pevely, MO 63070
TRACK PHONE: (636) 479-3219
TRACK WEBSITE:https://federatedautopartsraceway.com/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/. Watch the race one day later on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation/, plus available on the Race Monitor app on your phone.
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TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY USAC SPRINT CAR WINNERS:
1967: Greg Weld & Ralph Liguori
1968: Greg Weld
1984: Rick Hood
1985: Randy Standridge
1988: Kelly Kinser
1989: Steve Butler
1990: Sammy Swindell & Jack Hewitt
1991: Danny Smith, Danny Smith, Doug Wolfgang, Doug Wolfgang & Jack Hewitt
1995: Tony Stewart
2000: Jay Drake
2003: Troy Rutherford (SE)
2005: Jay Drake
2006: Josh Wise
TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY USAC SPRINT CAR WINNERS:
2017 is the first event.
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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 (McGhee #11)
Feb 25: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Hunter Schuerenberg (Motsinger #2)
Apr 1: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
WINNER: Chris Windom (Baldwin #5)
Apr 14: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
WINNER: Chad Boespflug (Dynamics #69)
Apr 15: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
WINNER: Chris Windom (Baldwin #5)
Apr 21: Plymouth, IN – Plymouth Speedway
WINNER: Justin Grant (McGhee #11)
Apr 22: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 12: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
WINNER: Justin Grant (McGhee #11)
May 13: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
WINNER: Robert Ballou (Ballou #12)
May 19: Granite City, IL – Tri-City Speedway
May 20: Pevely, MO – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55
May 24: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Jun 2: Greenwood, NE – I-80 Speedway
Jun 3: Knoxville, IA – Knoxville Raceway
Jun 13: %%% Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway
Jun 14: %%% Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway
Jun 15: %%% Mechanicsburg, PA – Williams Grove Speedway
Jun 17: %%% Port Royal, PA – Port Royal Speedway
Jun 18: %%% York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway
Jun 30: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 7: *** Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
Jul 8: *** Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Jul 9: *** Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Jul 12: *** Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Jul 13: *** Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 14: *** Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
Jul 15: *** Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Jul 28: TBA - TBA
Jul 29: Kansas City, KS – Lakeside Speedway
Jul 30: Moberly, MO – Randolph County Raceway
Aug 23: (SE) Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 24: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 25: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 26: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Sep 15: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Sep 16: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Sep 23: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
Sep 30: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Oct 6: TBA – TBA
Oct 7: TBA – TBA
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 DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (594) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
2. (528) Chad Boespflug (Hanford, CA)
3. (508) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)
4. (497) Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, IN)
5. (399) Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN)
6. (338) Jarett Andretti (Mooresville, NC)
7. (332) Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Cullman, AL)
8. (331) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)
9. (317) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)
10. (292) Shane Cottle (Kokomo, IN)
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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (594) Sam McGhee Motorsports #11
2. (528) Dynamics, Inc. #69
3. (508) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5
4. (497) 32 TBI Racing #32
5. (415) Pace Racing #44
6. (399) TOPP Motorsports #23c
7. (338) Andretti Autosport Short Track #18
8. (331) Leary Racing #30
9. (317) Phillips/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71p
10. (289) Hodges Racing #74x
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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (189) Stevie Sussex (Tempe, AZ)
2. (59) Shawn Westerfeld (Guilford, IN)
3. (53) Clinton Boyles (Greenwood, MO)
4. (42) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL)
5. (40) Mario Clouser (Auburn, IL) & Aric Gentry (Robards, KY)
7. (34) Rob Caho, Jr. (Wyoming, MN)
8. (20) Robert Bell (Colfax, IA) & Cooper Clouse (Ohio City, OH)
10. (10) Kent Schmidt (Owensville, IN)
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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS:
FEATURE WINS:
1. (3) Justin Grant (Feb. 24 at Bubba Raceway Park, Apr. 21 at Plymouth Speedway & May 12 at Eldora Speedway)
2. (2) Chris Windom (Apr. 1 at Lawrenceburg Speedway & Apr. 15 at Tri-State Speedway)
3. (1) Robert Ballou (May 13 at Eldora Speedway)
(1) Chad Boespflug (Apr. 14 at Bloomington Speedway)
(1) Hunter Schuerenberg (Feb. 25 at Bubba Raceway Park)
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FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (102) Chris Windom
2. (72) Justin Grant
3. (26) Chad Boespflug
4. (13) Robert Ballou
5. (9) Dave Darland & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
7. (7) Hunter Schuerenberg
8. (2) Thomas Meseraull
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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (8) Justin Grant
2. (6) Chad Boespflug
3. (4) Chris Windom
4. (3) Brady Bacon, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon
7. (2) Tyler Courtney & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
9. (1) Robert Ballou, Dallas Hewitt, C.J. Leary, Hunter Schuerenberg, Brady Short, Carson Short, Landon Simon, Jon Stanbrough & Stevie Sussex
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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (8) Justin Grant
2. (7) Chris Windom
3. (6) Chad Boespflug & Chase Stockon
5. (5) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
6. (4) Brady Bacon & Thomas Meseraull
8. (3) Jarett Andretti, Shane Cottle & Tyler Courtney
11. (2) Robert Ballou, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Aaron Farney, Josh Hodges, C.J. Leary, Hunter Schuerenberg, Brady Short, Carson Short, Jon Stanbrough & Stevie Sussex
22. (1) Brent Beauchamp, Nick Bilbee, Jeff Bland, Jr., Jerry Coons, Jr., Dallas Hewitt, Max McGhee, Landon Simon, Scotty Weir & Shawn Westerfeld
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PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (2) Brady Bacon & Justin Grant
2. (1) Jarett Andretti, C.J. Leary, Carson Short & Chase Stockon
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HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Chalk Stix & Indy Race Parts):
1. (6) Chase Stockon
2. (2) Chad Boespflug, Tyler Courtney, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Scotty Weir & Chris Windom
7. (1) Brent Beauchamp, Nick Bilbee, Jeff Bland, Jr., Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Aaron Farney, Josh Hodges, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Landon Simon, Carson Short & Tyler Thomas
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SEMI WINS:
1. (1) Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Chase Stockon & Stevie Sussex
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FEATURE STARTS:
1. (8) Chad Boespflug, Isaac Chapple, Tyler Courtney, Dave Darland, Justin Grant, Landon Simon, Chase Stockon & Chris Windom
9. (7) Jarett Andretti, Josh Hodges & C.J. Leary
12. (6) Shane Cottle, Aaron Farney & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
15. (5) Max McGhee & Hunter Schuerenberg
17. (4) Brady Bacon, Jeff Bland, Jr., Kyle Cummins, Thomas Meseraull & Carson Short
22. (3) Nick Bilbee, Jerry Coons, Jr., Dallas Hewitt, Brady Short, Corey Smith, Jon Stanbrough & Stevie Sussex
29. (2) Robert Ballou, Clinton Boyles, Tyler Hewitt, Tyler Thomas & Scotty Weir
34. (1) Toby Alfrey, Brent Beauchamp, Donny Brackett, Rob Caho, Jr., Mario Clouser, Colten Cottle, Aric Gentry, Matt Goodnight, Dakota Jackson, Joe Liguori, Brandon Morin, Aaron Pierce, Kyle Robbins, Kyle Simon, Dustin Smith, Josh Spencer, Kody Swanson, Shawn Westerfeld, Chet Williams & 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)
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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.
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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] Levi Jones & J.J. Yeley
15. [27 wins] Robert Ballou
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. [17 wins] Brady Bacon, Jerry Coons, Jr., Parnelli Jones & Bud Kaeding
30. [16 wins] Damion Gardner & Chris Windom
32. [15 wins] Bobby East, Cory Kruseman, Jud Larson & Brian Tyler
36. [14 wins] Billy Cassella, Jim Hurtubise, Lee Kunzman & Bruce Walkup
40. [13 wins] Don Branson & Steve Chassey
42. [12 wins] Eric Gordon & Kevin Thomas Jr.
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, Johnny Rutherford, Joe Saldana, & Chase Stockon
55. [7 wins] Kevin Doty, Justin Grant, 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, Jac Haudenschild, Jason McCord, Jan Opperman, Tom Sneva, George Snider & Dick Tobias
74. [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
90. [4 wins] Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Thomas Meseraull, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith
102. [3 wins] Chuck Amati, Sonny Ates, Jeff Bloom, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, 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
123. [2 wins] Chad Boat, Marvin Carman, Ed Carpenter, Kyle Cummins, 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
153. [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, Tyler Courtney, 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, C.J. Leary, 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
