MIDGETS HEAD FOR ARKANSAS IN 2 WEEKS; CONSISTENCY NETS CLAUSON “INDIANA MIDGET WEEK” TITLE; 5-FOR-5 FOR KUNZ/CURB-AGAJANIAN WITH 5 DIFFERENT WINNERS!
Spencer Bayston of Lebanon, Ind. is the new USAC National Midget point leader after his team “swept” the five “Indiana Midget Week” features this past week. He takes a slim one-point lead over Bryan Clauson into a pair of Arkansas races June 17 and 18 at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis.
Clauson, of Noblesville, Ind., celebrated his third “Indiana Midget Week” championship after a trio of seconds, a third and a sixth. Clauson also won the title in 2009 and 2011.
The 12th “Indiana Midget Week” produced an unprecedented sweep for car owners Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, who captured all five feature wins using five different drivers!
Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, Calif. opened the action with his Tuesday victory at Montpelier Motor Speedway in the Parker Store/Target Bullet/Speedway Toyota. He led the final five laps after passing teammate Tanner Thorson on laps 26, then beat Clauson, Christopher Bell, Jerry Coons Jr. and Brady Bacon to the checkered flag.
Bayston earned his initial USAC National victory Wednesday at Gas City I-69 Speedway in the TRD/Mobil 1 Bullet/Speedway Toyota, leading all 30 laps to beat Clauson, Larson, Zach Daum and Bell.
Tanner Thorson of Minden, Nev. won Thursday’s race at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville in the TRD/JBL Audio Bullet/Speedway Toyota, leading the final 17 laps after passing teammate Ryan Robinson on lap 14. Clauson was second ahead of Tyler Thomas, Rico Abreu and Bayston.
On Friday, Bell, of Norman, Okla., passed Dave Darland on lap seven and led the rest of the way in his TRD/DC Solar Bullet/Speedway Toyota at Bloomington Speedway. Darland was second ahead of Clauson, Shane Golobic and Bayston.
Rico Abreu of St. Helena, Calif. took Sunday’s finale at Kokomo Speedway in the DC Solar/Abreu Vineyards Bullet/Speedway Toyota, passing Chad Boat on lap 22 and leading the final nine laps. Bayston was second ahead of Boat, Brady Bacon and Bell.
Saturday’s scheduled race at the Lawrenceburg Speedway was rained out.
KSE Racing Products/B & W Auto Mart Hard Chargers during the five-race swing were Darland, Golobic, Coons, Thomas and Dayne Kingshott. Drivers Bell (2), Abreu (2) and Bacon earned ProSource Fast Qualifier Awards.
USAC would also like to thank Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension, Benic Enterprises and Indy Race Parts for their continuing support as heat race sponsors.
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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Friday, June 17, 2016
SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship
TRACK: Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, AR) – ¼-mile, dirt oval
EVENT: USAC Midget National Championship, 360 Wing Sprints and Stocks
STARTING TIMES: TBA
TICKETS: TBA
TRACK ADDRESS: 151 Legion Rd, West Memphis, AR 72301
TRACK PHONE: (870) 735-8071
TRACK WEBSITE: https://www.riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
MEDIA COVERAGE:
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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, June 18, 2016
SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship
TRACK: Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, AR) – ¼-mile, dirt oval
EVENT: USAC Midget National Championship, 305 Wing Sprints and Stocks
STARTING TIMES: TBA
TICKETS: TBA
TRACK ADDRESS: 151 Legion Rd, West Memphis, AR 72301
TRACK PHONE: (870) 735-8071
TRACK WEBSITE: https://www.riversideinternationalspeedway.com/
MEDIA COVERAGE:
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PAST “INDIANA MIDGET WEEK” CHAMPIONS:
2005: Shane Cottle, 2006: Shane Cottle, 2007: Jerry Coons Jr., 2008: Tracy Hines, 2009: Bryan Clauson, 2010: Tracy Hines/Brad Kuhn, 2011: Bryan Clauson, 2012: Darren Hagen, 2013: Christopher Bell, 2014: Rico Abreu, 2015: Rico Abreu, 2016: Bryan Clauson
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (386) Spencer Bayston (Lebanon, IN)
2. (385) Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN)
3. (356) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
4. (311) Chad Boat (Phoenix, AZ)
5. (310) Tanner Thorson (Minden, NV)
6. (291) Shane Golobic (R) (Fremont, CA)
7. (275) Tyler Thomas (Collinsville, OK)
8. (248) Zach Daum (Pocahontas, IL)
9. (236) Carson Macedo (Lemoore, CA)
10. (221) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)
**(R) represents a USAC Midget National Championship Rookie Driver
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP “ROOKIE” DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (291) Shane Golobic (Fremont, CA)
2. (236) Carson Macedo (Lemoore, CA)
3. (209) Ryan Robinson (Foresthill, CA)
4. (199) Gage Walker (Fairland, IN)
5. (187) Holly Shelton (Sacramento, CA)
6. (179) Ryan Greth (New Cumberland, PA)
7. (138) Dayne Kingshott (Eaton, W. Australia)
8. (134) David Budres (Beloit, WI)
9. (125) Chase Johnson (Penngrove, CA),
10. (115) Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN)
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (386) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian #97
2. (385) Rusty Kunz/Dooling Racing #63
3. (356) FMR Racing #76m
4. (322) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #97K
5. (311) Tucker-Boat Motorsports #84
6. (310) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian #67
7. (291) Matt Wood Racing #17w
8. (288) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71w
9. (275) Tyler Thomas Motorsports #91T
10. (271) 5IVE-6IX, Inc. #56
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Mar 19: &&& Du Quoin, IL - Southern Illinois Center
WINNER: Shane Golobic
Apr 8: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Apr 9: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 31: @@@ Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
WINNER: Kyle Larson
Jun 1: @@@ Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
WINNER: Spencer Bayston
Jun 2: @@@ Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
WINNER: Tanner Thorson
Jun 3: @@@ Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
WINNER: Christopher Bell
Jun 4: @@@ Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jun 5: @@@ Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Rico Abreu
Jun 17: West Memphis, AR - Riverside International Speedway
Jun 18: West Memphis, AR - Riverside International Speedway
Aug 2: Fairbury, NE – Jefferson County Speedway
Aug 3: Beloit, KS - Solomon Valley Raceway
Aug 5: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks
Aug 6: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks
Aug 14: *** York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway
Aug 15: *** Spring Run, PA - Path Valley Speedway Park
Aug 16: *** Newmanstown, PA - Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway
Aug 17: *** Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway
Sep 24: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
Oct 6: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
Oct 7: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
Oct 8: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
Oct 21: %%% Wayne City, IL - Wayne County Speedway
Nov 24: ### Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
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Races noted with &&& represent an indoor race.
Races noted with @@@ represent Indiana Midget Week.
Races noted with *** represent a Co-Sanctioned race with ARDC.
Races noted with %%% represent a co-sanctioned race with POWRi.
Races noted with ### represent a Co-Sanctioned race with the USAC Western Midget Championship.
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2016 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS
FEATURE WINS:
1. (1) Rico Abreu (Kokomo Speedway on June 5)
(1) Spencer Bayston (Gas City I-69 Speedway on June 1)
(1) Christopher Bell (Bloomington Speedway on June 3)
(1) Shane Golobic (Southern Illinois Center on March 19)
(1) Kyle Larson (Montpelier Motor Speedway on May 31)
(1) Tanner Thorson (Lincoln Park Speedway on June 2)
FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (41) Tanner Thorson
2. (30) Spencer Bayston
3. (28) Shane Cottle
4. (24) Christopher Bell
5. (21) Chad Boat
6. (17) Shane Golobic
7. (13) Ryan Robinson
8. (9) Rico Abreu
9. (6) Dave Darland & Kyle Larson
11. (5) Bryan Clauson
TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (4) Spencer Bayston, Christopher Bell & Bryan Clauson
4. (3) Brady Bacon
5. (2) Rico Abreu, Shane Golobic & Kyle Larson
8. (1) Chad Boat, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Zach Daum, Thomas Meseraull, Tony Roney, Tyler Thomas & Tanner Thorson
TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (5) Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston & Bryan Clauson
4. (4) Rico Abreu, Christopher Bell & Chad Boat
7. (3) Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Golobic, Carson Macedo, Tyler Thomas & Tanner Thorson
12. (2) Dave Darland, Zach Daum, Kyle Larson & Ryan Robinson
16. (1) Travis Berryhill, Steve Buckwalter, David Budres, Shane Cottle, Thomas Meseraull, Justin Peck, Jimi Quin, Davey Ray, Tony Roney & Chris Windom
PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (2) Rico Abreu & Christopher Bell
3. (1) Brady Bacon
HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Benic Enterprises & Indy Race Parts):
1. (3) Rico Abreu, Carson Macedo & Tanner Thorson
4. (2) Bryan Clauson & Ryan Greth
6. (1) Brady Bacon, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Austin Brown, Steve Buckwalter, Shane Cottle, Zach Daum, Shane Golobic, Dereck King, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Kyle Larson, Jake Neuman, Davey Ray & Tyler Thomas
SEMI WINS:
1. (2) Christopher Bell
2. (1) Spencer Bayston, Travis Berryhill, Thomas Meseraull, Holly Shelton & Tyler Thomas
QUALIFYING RACE WINS:
1. (1) Chad Boat, David Budres, Bryan Clauson & Shane Cottle
C-MAIN WINS:
1. (1) Chris Andrews, Chad Boat, Dave Darland, Jake Neuman & Davey Ray
FEATURE STARTS:
1. (6) Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston, Chad Boat, Bryan Clauson, Zach Daum, Shane Golobic, Holly Shelton, Tyler Thomas, Tanner Thorson & Gage Walker
11. (5) Rico Abreu, Dave Darland & Jimi Quin
14. (4) Christopher Bell, Steve Buckwalter, David Budres, Jerry Coons, Jr., Ryan Greth, Dayne Kingshott, Carson Macedo & Ryan Robinson
22. (3) Chase Johnson & Justin Peck
24. (2) Tony DiMattia, Kyle Larson, Tyler Nelson, Davey Ray & Chris Windom
29. (1) Garrett Aitken, Terry Babb, Travis Berryhill, Austin Brown, Shane Cottle, Michelle Decker, Andrew Felker, Justin Grant, Anton Hernandez, Dereck King, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Logan Jarrett, Thomas Meseraull, Jake Neuman, Daniel Robinson, Tony Roney & Kyle Schuett
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KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE
1. Mar 19: Southern Illinois Center: Tanner Thorson (12 positions)
2. May 31: Montpelier Motor Speedway:Dave Darland (15 positions)
3. Jun 1: Gas City I-69 Speedway: Shane Golobic (9 positions)
4. Jun 2: Lincoln Park Speedway: Jerry Coons, Jr. (14 positions)
5. Jun 3: Bloomington Speedway: Tyler Thomas (12 positions)
6. Jun 5: Kokomo Speedway: Dayne Kingshott (7 positions)
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ALL-TIME USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS
1. [111 wins] Mel Kenyon
2. [95 wins] Rich Vogler
3. [78 wins] Bob Wente
4. [63 wins] Bob Tattersall
5. [59 wins] Sleepy Tripp
6. [48 wins] Jimmy Davies
7. [36 wins] Bryan Clauson
8. [35 wins] Tracy Hines
9. [31 wins] Gene Hartley & Chuck Rodee
11. [30 wins] Dave Darland, Mike McGreevy & Johnny Parsons
14. [27 wins] Gary Bettenhausen & Tony Stewart
16. [25 wins] Darren Hagen, Parnelli Jones & Dave Strickland
19. [24 wins] Bill Engelhart
20. [23 wins] Tom Bigelow, Pancho Carter, Tommy Copp, Kevin Olson & Billy Vukovich
25. [22 wins] Bobby East & Shorty Templeman
27. [21 wins] Steve Cannon, Jimmy Caruthers, Rex Easton & Ken Schrader
31. [20 wins] A.J. Foyt
32. [19 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Stan Fox & Jason Leffler
35. [18 wins] Dave Steele
36. [17 wins] Christopher Bell, Jay Drake & J.J. Yeley
39. [16 wins] George Amick, Billy Cantrell, Lee Kunzman, Bobby Olivero & Henry Pens
44. [15 wins] Don Branson & Larry Rice
46. [14 wins] Rico Abreu, Chuck Arnold, Jack Turner & Leroy Warriner
50. [13 wins] Steve Knepper, Kyle Larson, Don Meacham, Ryan Newman & Stevie Reeves
55. [12 wins] Danny Caruthers, Gene Force, Russ Gamester, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Grim, & Ron Shuman
61. [11 wins] Kasey Kahne, Jimmy Knight, Bob McLean, Johnny Moorhouse, Bobby Santos & Brad Sweet
67. [10 wins] Allen Heath, Doug Kalitta, Brad Kuhn, Steve Lotshaw, Jerry McClung & Chuck Weyant
73. [9 wins] Billy Boat, Tony Elliott & Chuck Gurney
76. [8 wins] Merle Bettenhausen, Tony Bettenhausen, Hank Butcher, Kevin Doty, Dan Drinan, Ronnie Duman, Brian Gerster, Kenny Irwin Jr, Eddie Johnson, Michael Lewis, Andy Michner & Josh Wise
88. [7 wins] Tommy Astone, Jack Hewitt, Don Horvath, Page Jones, Kenneth Nichols, Larry Patton, Les Scott, Len Sutton & Johnnie Tolan
97. [6 wins] Donnie Beechler, George Benson, Dana Carter, Bob Cicconi, Robby Flock, Nick Fornoro Jr., Arnie Knepper, Ricky Shelton, Mike Streicher, Dave Strickland, Jr., & Roger West
108. [5 wins] Mike Bliss, Lonnie Caruthers, Larry Dickson, Mike Fedorcak, Burt Foland, Mack McClellan, Danny McKnight, Cliff Spalding, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Tanner Thorson & Jerry Weeks
119. [4 wins] Caleb Armstrong, Teddy Beach, Johnny Boyd, Frank Burany, Russ Congdon, Ray Elliott, Aaron Fike, Danny Frye, Billy Garrett, Mike Gregg, Jim Hettinger, John Heydenreich, Bubby Jones, Levi Jones, Andy Linden, Bobby Marshman, Roger McCluskey, Billy Mehner, Ken Nichols, Jeff Nuckles, Jan Opperman, Gary Ponzini, Davey Ray, Eddie Sachs, Don Schilling, Sam Sessions, George Snider, Dale Swaim, Kevin Swindell, & Rodger Ward
149. [3 wins] John Batts, Gays Biro, Shane Cottle, Allen Crowe, Zach Daum, Bruce Field, A.J. Fike, Drew Fornoro, Gene Gennetten, Rick Goudy, Bob Hare, Bob Hauck, Jeff Heywood, Bill Homeier, Sam Isenhower, Jim Keeker, Jim McClean, Warren Mockler, Dave Moses, Earl Motter, Jerry Nuckles, Danny Oakes, Johnnie Parsons, Porky Rachwitz, Johnny Riva, Johnny Roberts, Lowell Sachs, Billy Shuman, Tom Steiner, Bobby Unser & Billy Wease
180. [2 wins] Al Alpern, Sonny Ates, Brady Bacon, Johnny Baldwin, Jim Beckley, Dean Billings, Alan Brown, Jack Calabrase, Johnny Cofer, Mel Cornett, Cotton Farmer, Terry Farrar, Joe Garson, Chuck Gurney, Jr., Kyle Hamilton, Bob Hogle, Rick Hood, P.J. Jones, Critter Malone, Jimmy McCune, Michael Pickens, Aaron Pollock, Barry Reed, Lloyd Ruby, Joe Saldana, Tom Sellberg, Tony Simon, Danny Stratton, Kody Swanson, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Steve Troxell, Don Vogler, Bruce Walkup, Terry Wente, Johnny White, Tommy White & Cole Whitt
217. [1 win] John Andretti, Mario Andretti, Mike Appio, Dick Atkins, Paul Bates, Spencer Bayston, Harry Beck, Bud Bogard, Tony Bonadies, Dan Boorse, Don Boorse, Dwight Brown, Steve Buckwalter, Barry Butterworth, Gary Byers, Larry Cannon, Tyce Carlson, Ed Carpenter, Dane Carter, Billy Cassella, Bill Chennault, Bill Clemons, Roy Cook, Jr., Ryan Durst, Edgar Elder, Todd Forbes, Joe Gaerte, Bradley Galedrige, Steve Gennetten, Elmer George, Potsy Goacher, Shane Golobic, David Gough, Ron Gregory, Norm Hall, Bob Harkey, Vern Harriman, Scott Hatton, Al Herman, Jordan Hermansader, Mike Hess, Jim Hines, Ted Hines, Shane Hmiel, Dean Holden, Blake Hollingsworth, Chuck Hulse, Buddy Irwin, Eddie Jackson, Van Johnson, Brent Kaeding, Bud Kaeding, Jimmy Kirk, Kevin Koch, Randy Koch, Bill Kollman, Cory Kruseman, Michael Lang, Greg Leffler, Larry McCloskey, Jim McElreath, Mel McGaughy, John Meyers, J.R. Miller, Travis Miniea, Russ Moynagh, Richard Myhre, Dick Northam, Hank Nykaza, Brian Olson, Danny O'Neill, Jim Packard, Wally Pankratz, Forrest Parker, Gene Pastor, Gary Patterson, Danny Pens, Jiggs Peters, Dick Pole, Richard Powell, Buddy Rackley, Keith Rauch, Dave Ray, Jimmy Reece, Bob Richards, Bruce Robey, Johnny Rodriguez, Gene Roehl, Jack Runyon, Sam Sauer, Dutch Schaefer, Ryan Scott, Frank Secrist, Jimmy Sills, Jigger Sirois, Lee Smith, Ron Smoker, Ned Spath, J.P. Standley, Graham Standring, Jerry Stone, Tanner Swanson, Buddy Taylor, Randy Tolsma, Leo Tucker, Bob Veith, Joe Walter, Eric Wilkins, Mauri Wilson, Doug Wolfgang & Billy Wood
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CHAMPIONS
1956: Shorty Templeman; 1957: Shorty Templeman; 1958: Shorty Templeman; 1959: Gene Hartley; 1960: Jimmy Davies; 1961: Jimmy Davies; 1962: Jimmy Davies; 1963: Bob Wente; 1964: Mel Kenyon; 1965: Mike McGreevy; 1966: Mike McGreevy; 1967: Mel Kenyon; 1968: Mel Kenyon; 1969: Bob Tattersall; 1970: Jimmy Caruthers; 1971: Danny Caruthers; 1972: Pancho Carter; 1973: Larry Rice; 1974: Mel Kenyon; 1975: Sleepy Tripp; 1976: Sleepy Tripp; 1977: Mel Kenyon; 1978: Rich Vogler; 1979: Steve Lotshaw; 1980: Rich Vogler; 1981: Mel Kenyon; 1982: Kevin Olson; 1983: Rich Vogler; 1984: Tom Bigelow; 1985: Mel Kenyon; 1986: Rich Vogler; 1987: Kevin Olson; 1988: Rich Vogler; 1989: Russ Gamester; 1990: Jeff Gordon; 1991: Mike Streicher; 1992: Stevie Reeves; 1993: Stevie Reeves; 1994: Tony Stewart; 1995: Tony Stewart; 1996: Kenny Irwin Jr.; 1997: Jason Leffler; 1998: Jason Leffler; 1999: Jason Leffler; 2000: Kasey Kahne; 2001: Dave Darland; 2002: Dave Darland; 2003: J.J. Yeley; 2004: Bobby East; 2005: Josh Wise; 2006: Jerry Coons, Jr.; 2007: Jerry Coons, Jr.; 2008: Cole Whitt; 2009: Brad Kuhn; 2010: Bryan Clauson (Overall) & Darren Hagen (Pavement); 2011: Bryan Clauson (Overall) & Darren Hagen (Pavement); 2012: Darren Hagen (Overall), Darren Hagen (Pavement) & Darren Hagen (Dirt); 2013: Darren Hagen (Pavement) & Christopher Bell (Dirt); 2014: Rico Abreu; 2015: Tracy Hines