DOWN TO THE WIRE: USAC IMW POINTS RACE COMES DOWN TO KOKOMO FINALE

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Kokomo, Indiana (June 12, 2021)………Seven drivers remain mathematically eligible to win the 2021 edition of USAC Indiana Midget Week when the series rolls into Kokomo Speedway on Saturday night, June 12, for the IMW finale.

Buddy Kofoid (Penngrove, Calif.) is the leader on the strength of two wins at both Bloomington and Gas City.  Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.) hasn’t won yet, but he’s just three points out of the spot behind Kofoid.  Lawrenceburg winner and 2019 Indiana Midget Week champ Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) is third, 12 points back.

The three-point difference between Kofoid and Pursley is the third closest separation between first and second in the standings entering the final USAC Indiana Midget Week event in the mini-series’ 17-year history.  One point was the margin between Michael Pickens and Shane Golobic in 2017 while two points separated Shane Cottle and Jerry Coons Jr. in 2006.

Behind those tightly-bunched top-three, but still IMW championship eligible are Franklin, Indiana’s Emerson Axsom (-43), Canton, Illinois’ Chris Windom (-48), Cullman, Alabama’s Kevin Thomas Jr. (-49) and Circle City victor Corey Day of Clovis, Calif. (-63).

Saturday’s Indiana Midget Week round at Kokomo Speedway will feature the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship and the Kokomo Sprint Cars.

You can save $5 with purchase of advance tickets at www.TracPass.com.  Tickets and pit passes will also be sold at the gate where general admission tickets are $30, kids aged 12 and under are free.  Pit passes are $35.

Pits open at 3pm EDT with grandstands opening at 3pm, drivers meeting at 6pm and hot laps at 6:30pm.

Every Indiana Midget Week event will be streamed LIVE on FloRacing at https://bit.ly/3dgONXz.

2021 INDIANA MIDGET WEEK POINTS (After Round 7 of 8):

1. 446-Buddy Kofoid

2. 443-Daison Pursley

3. 434-Logan Seavey

4. 403-Emerson Axsom

5. 398-Chris Windom

6. 397-Kevin Thomas Jr.

7. 383-Corey Day

8. 348-Thomas Meseraull

9. 347-Cannon McIntosh

10. 345-Tanner Thorson

11. 338-Justin Grant

12. 313-Jason McDougal

13. 306-Kyle Cummins

14. 292-Brenham Crouch

15. 250-Bryant Wiedeman

16. 232-Kaylee Bryson

17. 223-Hayden Williams

18. 213-Trey Gropp

19. 185-Brady Bacon

20. 172-Cole Bodine

21. 171-Brian Carber

22. 169-Chase Randall

23. 152-Ethan Mitchell

24. 144-Chance Crum

25. 112-Jerry Coons Jr.

26. 105-Ryan Timms

27. 100-Sam Johnson

28. 90-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

29. 83-Hayden Reinbold

30. 70-Blake Brannon

31. 55-Taylor Reimer

32. 50-Travis Buckley

33. 40-Bryan Stanfill

34. 40-Max Guilford

35. 36-Stephen Schnapf

36. 30-Oliver Akard, Austin Barnhill, Chett Gehrke, Tyler Nelson & Jonathan Shafer

41. 20-Michael Clark

42. 10-Jarett Andretti, Aiden Purdue, Kendall Ruble, Tommy Thompson & Glenn Waterland

2021 INDIANA MIDGET WEEK SCHEDULE:

Jun 3: Paragon Speedway – Paragon, IN

                WINNER: Thomas Meseraull (RMS Racing #7x)

Jun 4: Bloomington Speedway – Bloomington, IN

                WINNER: Buddy Kofoid (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #67)

Jun 5: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, IN

                WINNER: Logan Seavey (Tom Malloy #25)

Jun 6: Tri-State Speedway – Haubstadt, IN

                WINNER: Kyle Cummins (Glenn Styres Racing #3G)

Jun 9: Circle City Raceway – Indianapolis, IN

                WINNER: Corey Day (Clauson Marshall Racing #47BC)

Jun 10: Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, IN

                WINNER: Tanner Thorson (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #19T)

Jun 11: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Gas City, IN

                WINNER: Buddy Kofoid (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #67)

Jun 12: Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, IN