KTJ PASSES 34 AT TRI-STATE, VAULTS TO THE TOP OF ISW PASSING MASTER POINTS
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Haubstadt, Indiana (August 3, 2024)………Within a single highly eventful night of racing, Kevin Thomas Jr. worked himself all the way to the top of the USAC Indiana Sprint Week ProSource Passing Master standings entering the ISW series finale on Sunday, night August 4, 2024, at Bloomington Speedway.
On Saturday night alone, Thomas (Cullman, Ala.) passed a whopping 34 cars – 17 in the semi fand 17 in the feature. Entering the evening, Thomas had passed 18 cars throughout the first five events of ISW, placing him in 13th place among all drivers. Now he’s number one with 52 total positions gained and a single race remaining.
Thomas' on-track advancement at Tri-State came after his primary car was extensively injured during a qualifying accident. Thomas returned to the track in a Rock Steady Racing backup car which he utilized to charge from 20th to 3rd in the semi, then lined up 24th for the feature where he proceeded to drive it across the finish line to 7th.
Shane Cottle (Kansas, Ill.) had dominated the standings since the opening night. Now with 48 positions gained, he currently ranks second in the ISW Passing Master points behind Thomas. Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.) and Kyle Cummins (Princeton, Ind.) are each knotted up with 40 passes apiece. Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) is fifth best at the moment with 34 passes.
ProSource is rewarding the driver who advances the most total positions throughout NOS Energy Drink USAC Indiana Midget Week Presented By Honest Abe Roofing with a $500 bonus. The Passing Master points encompass all heat races, C-mains, semi-feature and feature events. Stevie Sussex (Tempe, Ariz.) was the champion in 2021 while Cottle captured the crown in both 2022 and 2023.
One event remains on the 2024 Indiana Sprint Week calendar with the finale at Bloomington Speedway set for Sunday night, August 4.
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2024 PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK POINTS
(After Round #6 of 7 entering Bloomington Speedway on Sunday, August 4)
PTS / DRIVER
52-Kevin Thomas Jr.
48-Shane Cottle
40-Brady Bacon & Kyle Cummins
34-Logan Seavey
31-Chase Stockon
29-Anton Hernandez
28-Ricky Lewis
26-Chance Crum, Daison Pursley & Kayla Roell
24-Mitchel Moles
23-Robert Ballou
22-Jadon Rogers
20-Carson Garrett, C.J. Leary & Brandon Mattox
18-Charles Davis Jr.
17-Briggs Danner, Rylan Gray & Evan Mosley
16-Max Adams
15-Justin Grant & Kyle Shipley
14-Donny Brackett
13-Harley Burns, Kale Drake, Geoff Ensign, Kobe Simpson & Matt Westfall
12-Carson Short
11-Sam Hinds & Kevin Newton
10-Ryan Barr & Nate Schank
9-Joey Amantea, Troy Carey & Jack Hoyer
8-Mario Clouser, Kyle Johnson, Trey Osborne, Zack Pretorius & Jake Swanson
7-Nathan Seale
6-Nick Bilbee & Frankie Guerrini
5-R.J. Johnson, Hunter Maddox, Jake Scott, Sam Scott & Scotty Weir
4-Brent Beauchamp, Xavier Doney & Brayden Fox
3-Austin Hawkins & Travis Thompson
2-James Boyd, Logan Calderwood, Matt Goodnight, Todd Hobson, Seth Parker & Brady Short
1-Stan Beadles, Dustin Beck, Colton Booten, Brayden Clark, Michael Daugherty, Aaron Davis, Aric Gentry, Colin Grissom, Tyler Hewitt, Stevie Sussex & Cody Williams
0-Collin Ambrose, Saban Bibent, Wyatt Burks, Daylan Chambers, Dan Clodfelter, Braydon Cromwell, Bryce Dues, Gabriel Gilbert, Ivan Glotzbach, Weston Gorham, J.J. Hughes, Justin Meneely, Andrew Prather, Kendall Ruble, Adyn Schmidt, Stephen Schnapf, Matt Thompson, Shawn Westerfeld, Daniel Whitley & Reed Whitney