KAEDING COLLECTS OVAL NATS PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER AWARD
Perris, California (November 9, 2019)………Bud Kaeding passed a total of 17 cars throughout the three nights of the Budweiser Oval Nationals presented by All Coast Construction. By virtue, the three-time Oval Nationals winner earned the ProSource Passing Master Award for the event.
Kaeding, the 2006-07-09 USAC Silver Crown champion from Campbell, Calif. clinched the honor with a 17th to 10th run during Saturday night’s finale feature event at California’s Perris Auto Speedway.
Seven of the top-eight drivers who passed the most cars hail from the Golden State of California. Austin Williams (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Cullman, Ala.) each passed 15 cars throughout the three nights while Damion Gardner (Concord, Calif.), Richard Vander Weerd (Visalia, Calif.) and Jake Swanson (Anaheim, Calif.) got 14.
Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.), Brody Roa (Garden Grove, Calif.) and Chris Bonneau (Peoria, Ariz.) each passed 13 apiece.
OVAL NATIONALS PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS
1. (17) Bud Kaeding
2. (15) Austin Williams & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
4. (14) Damion Gardner, Richard Vander Weerd & Jake Swanson
7. (13) Justin Grant, Brody Roa & Chris Bonneau
10. (12) Chris Windom, Hunter Schuerenberg & Logan Seavey
13. (11) Austin Liggett, Cody Williams & Tommy Malcolm
16. (9) Tyler Courtney, Thomas Meseraull & Charles Davis, Jr.
19. (8) C.J. Leary, Stevie Sussex, Josh Hodges & R.J. Johnson
23. (7) Brady Bacon & Chase Stockon
25. (5) Max Adams
26. (3) Jace Vander Weerd & Matt McCarthy
28. (2) Bill Rose, Chris Gansen, Jeremy Ellertson, Sterling Cling & Steve Hix
33. (1) Frank Rodgers III, Joel Rayborne, Will Perkins, Dennis Gile & Verne Sweeney
38. (0) Eddie Tafoya, Jr., Chase Johnson, Don Gansen, Jason McDougal & Tye Mihocko