EVERY POINT COUNTS: BACON & SEAVEY TAKE ISW TITLE BATTLE TO LINCOLN PARK
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Putnamville, Indiana (July 29, 2021)………Every point matters. Every position matters. In qualifying. In heat races. In the semi. In the feature. Every single point makes a difference in the end.
Only four points separate point leader Brady Bacon (305) and second-running Logan Seavey (301) in the race for the NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week By AMSOIL championship heading into round five of seven for the series on Thursday night, July 29, at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind.
Both drivers have taken slightly different routes in their pursuit of the ISW crown. Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.) has yet to win a feature throughout the week while Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) has won three consecutive feature events at Lawrenceburg, Gas City and Terre Haute.
Throughout the first four ISW events, in terms of qualifying points, it’s a push for Bacon and Seavey who’ve both earned 15 points apiece. In heat races, Bacon has the upper hand, gaining 24 total points whereas Seavey has 19 in the heats, plus four by virtue of a semi-feature win.
In feature points, Bacon holds a very slight advantage with 256 points to Seavey’s 253. Despite Seavey’s three feature wins providing him 70 points each, it’s the first ISW feature at Kokomo last Saturday that remains the difference with Seavey earning just 43 tallies for placing 10th in the A-Main that night. Meanwhile, Bacon has placed 4th, 2nd, 4th & 2nd in his four feature runs throughout ISW, never earning less than 61 feature points each night.
The top-two of Bacon and Seavey have gained a little bit of separation between themselves and the rest of the pack. Kokomo ISW winner Justin Grant (Ione, Calif.) is third, 27 points out of the lead. Kevin Thomas Jr. (Cullman, Ala.) runs fourth, 33 behind. Tanner Thorson (Minden, Nev.) holds the fifth spot, 36 points behind the leader.
But, as always, one “off night” and a subpar finish can make the ultimate difference. Every single time spent on track is of importance. It takes total focus, concentration and making your own luck along the way to be up front in the standings at the conclusion of the week. It’s especially the case in a tight points race, which you are witnessing right now. Strap in and enjoy the ride, folks.
Thursday’s NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week by AMSOIL features the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship competing for a $6,000 top prize. Super Stocks are also on the event card.
Pits open at 4:30pm EDT with grandstands opening at 4:30pm, drivers meeting at 6pm and hot laps at 6:30pm followed by qualifying & racing.
General admission grandstand tickets are $30. Kids 10 and under are free. Pit passes are $30 for members, $35 for non-members & free for kids 10 and under.
Every lap of all seven USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week by AMSOIL races will be aired live on FloRacing at https://bit.ly/2ZpafUr.
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2021 NOS ENERGY DRINK INDIANA SPRINT WEEK BY AMSOIL POINT STANDINGS:
After 4 of 7 Races
1. 305-Brady Bacon
2. 301-Logan Seavey
3. 278-Justin Grant
4. 272-Kevin Thomas Jr.
5. 269-Tanner Thorson
6. 249-Jake Swanson
7. 243-Kyle Cummins
8. 234-C.J. Leary
9. 212-Chris Windom
10. 201-Robert Ballou
11. 195-Jason McDougal
12. 163-Shane Cottle
13. 157-Chase Stockon
14. 148-Jadon Rogers
15. 139-Tye Mihocko
16. 136-Chase Johnson
17. 124-Cannon McIntosh
18. 121-Stevie Sussex
19. 107-Cole Bodine
20. 103-Thomas Meseraull
21. 100-Brandon Mattox
22. 82-Nick Bilbee
23. 79-Max Guilford
24. 75-Chase Jones & Charles Davis Jr.
26. 72-Scotty Weir
27. 69-Eddie Tafoya Jr.
28. 68-Braydon Cromwell
29. 60-Brent Beauchamp
30. 51-Shane Cockrum
31. 50-Sterling Cling & Chris Gansen
33. 45-Zack Pretorius
34. 41-Paul Nienhiser
35. 40-Brady Short, Alex Banales & Ryan Barr
38. 37-Tyler Kendall
39. 36-Brayden Fox
40. 34-Matt Westfall
41. 30-Ryan Bond, Harley Burns, Anthony D'Alessio, Kyle Edwards Matt Goodnight, Korbyn Hayslett, Jack James, Jordan Kinser & Evan Mosley
50. 26-Mario Clouser
51. 20-Brayden Clark, Dustin Clark, Gabriel Gilbert, Garrett Aitken, Matt McDonald, Ricky Lewis, Tayte Williamson & Tyler Hewitt
59. 10-Carson Short, Clinton Boyles, Cooper Welch, Critter Malone, Dan Clodfelter, David Hair, J.J. Hughes, Joss Moffatt, Mitchell Davis, Riley Kreisel & Saban Bibent
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2021 USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK INDIANA SPRINT WEEK SCHEDULE:
Saturday, July 24: Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo, IN | WINNER: Justin Grant
Sunday, July 25: Lawrenceburg Speedway | Lawrenceburg, IN | WINNER: Logan Seavey
Monday, July 26: Gas City I-69 Speedway | Gas City, IN | WINNER: Logan Seavey
Wednesday, July 28: Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, IN | WINNER: Logan Seavey
Thursday, July 29: Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, IN
Friday, July 30: Bloomington Speedway | Bloomington, IN
Saturday, July 31: Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, IN
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INDIANA SPRINT WEEK CHAMPIONS
1988: Randy Kinser/Bloomington, Ind.
1989: Chuck Amati/Freeman Spur, Ill.
1990: Chuck Amati/Freeman Spur, Ill. & Gary Trammell/Bloomington, Ind.
1991: Bob Kinser/Bloomington, Ind.
1992: Kevin Thomas/Danville, Ind.
1993: Kevin Thomas/Danville, Ind.
1994: Kelly Kinser/Bloomington, Ind.
1995: Kevin Thomas/Danville, Ind.
1996: Kevin Thomas/Danville, Ind.
1997: J.J. Yeley/Phoenix, Ariz.
1998: Dave Darland/Lincoln, Ind.
1999: Tony Elliott/Kokomo, Ind.
2000: Jay Drake/Val Verde, Calif.
2001: Dave Darland/Lincoln, Ind.
2002: Cory Kruseman/Ventura, Calif.
2003: J.J. Yeley/Phoenix, Ariz.
2004: Levi Jones/Olney, Ill.
2005: Cory Kruseman/Ventura, Calif.
2006: Jon Stanbrough/Avon, Ind.
2007: Dave Darland/Lincoln, Ind.
2008: Levi Jones/Olney, Ill.
2009: Levi Jones/Olney, Ill.
2010: Jon Stanbrough/Avon, Ind.
2011: Chris Windom/Canton, Ill.
2012: Levi Jones/Olney, Ill.
2013: Bryan Clauson/Noblesville, Ind.
2014: Bryan Clauson/Noblesville, Ind.
2015: Robert Ballou/Rocklin, Calif.
2016: Brady Bacon/Broken Arrow, Okla.
2017: Kevin Thomas, Jr./Cullman, Ala.
2018: Chris Windom/Canton, Ill.
2019: C.J. Leary/Greenfield, Ind.
2020: Chase Stockon/Fort Branch, Ind.