EASTERN MIDGET TITLE RACE COMES DOWN TO SEASON FINALE AT KENLY ON SATURDAY
TONI BREIDINGER & LOVE TAKE LVMS HPDs; LAMB, ALLISON WIN AT DOMINION; LAMB TAKES POINT LEAD
Defending USAC Eastern Midget Champion Chris Lamb and Andrew Layser will square off for the 2016 title Saturday when the series concludes at Southern National Motorsports Park in Kenly, N.C.
Layser trails Lamb by 14 points entering the race while third-ranking Jessica Bean holds some hope that she can overcome her 47-point deficit behind Lamb.
Lamb, of Colfax, N.C., is back atop the USAC Eastern Midget series standings after winning the first of two 25-lappers at Dominion Raceway in Spotsylvania, Va. Saturday. He finished second to Nolan Allison of Greensboro, N.C. in race two.
Lamb trailed Layser for nine laps in the opener, then led the final 16 laps to beat Allison, Kyle Resco, Sam Hatfield and Layser.
In the closer, Allison led lap one, Layser led the next 11, then Allison recaptured the point on lap 13, leading the rest of the way to beat Lamb, Resco, Layser and Hatfield to the line.
Toni Breidinger of Hillsborough, Calif. continues to lead the USAC Western HPD Pavement standings after winning last Friday night at Las Vegas, Nev. and finishing second Saturday at the LVMS Bullring.
Breidinger tied Ashley Hazelton atop USAC’s all-time female feature winners list Friday night in the “Senator’s Cup Fall Classic” at the Bullring.
Toni passed sister Annie on lap seven and led the rest of the 30-lapper to beat Annie, Jagger Jones, Antonia Boscacci and Jesse Love IV.
Jesse Love IV of Menlo Park, Calif. led all 30 laps to win Saturday night’s “Senator’s Cup Fall Classic” USAC Western HPD Midget race at the Bullring. Toni Breidinger was second ahead of Annie Breidinger, Antonia Boscacci and Jeff Kelley.
Love is the USAC HPD Western overall point leader entering the final race at Las Vegas November 19.
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UPCOMING USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, October 29, 2016
SERIES: USAC Eastern Midget Championship
TRACK: Southern National Motorsports Park (Kenly, North Carolina) – 4/10-mile paved oval
TRACK ADDRESS: 8071 Newsome Mill Rd, Lucama, NC 27851
TRACK PHONE: (919) 284-1114
TRACK WEBSITE: http://snmpark.com/
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2016 USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (896) Chris Lamb (Colfax, NC)
2. (882) Andrew Layser (Collegeville, PA)
3. (849) Jessica Bean (Farmland, IN)
4. (828) Sam Hatfield (Mooresville, NC)
5. (793) Nolan Allison (Greensboro, NC)
6. (737) George Kurtz (Brighton, CO)
7. (654) Jake Nelke (Manahawkin, NJ)
8. (583) Famous Rhodes II (Parkland, FL)
9. (532) Jagger Parker (Bowling Green, KY)
10. (354) Kyle Resco (Raleigh, North Carolina)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP OVERALL POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (1823) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
2. (1543) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
3. (1266) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
4. (1088) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
5. (744) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)
6. (679) Tom Paterson (San Martin, CA)
7. (608) Blake Brannon (San Jose, CA)
8. (556) Cody Jessop (Los Banos, CA)
9. (391) David Prickett (Fresno, CA)
10. (347) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Boise, ID)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD DIRT MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (720) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
2. (579) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)
3. (516) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
4. (496) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
5. (331) David Prickett (Fresno, CA)
6. (284) Tom Paterson (San Martin, CA)
7. (283) Daniel Anderson (Venice, CA)
8. (240) Joel Rayborne (West Covina, CA)
9. (233) Randi Pankratz (Orange, CA)
10. (169) Mike Leach (Foothill Ranch, CA)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD PAVEMENT MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (991) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
2. (948) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
3. (892) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
4. (608) Blake Brannon (San Jose, CA)
5. (430) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
6. (487) Cody Jessop (Los Banos, CA)
7. (395) Tom Paterson (San Martin, CA)
8. (288) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Boise, ID)
9. (193) Jeff Kelley (Eden, UT)
10. (188) Jagger Jones (Scottsdale, AZ)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD RESTRICTED MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (76) Blake Brannon (San Jose, CA)
2. (71) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
3. (69) Adam Lemke (Hollister, CA)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP & EASTERN MIDGET SCHEDULE & RESULTS:
Mar 11: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
WINNER: Rained Out
Mar 19: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Davey Hamilton, Jr.
Apr 1: (E) Raleigh, NC - Wake County Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Apr 2: (E) Swansboro, NC - Carteret County Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Apr 2: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Apr 15: (E) Williamston, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
WINNER: Jake Nelke
Apr 16: (E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Apr 16: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
WINNER: Ariel Biggs
Apr 23: (E) Altamahaw, NC - Ace Speedway (#1)
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Apr 23: (E) Altamahaw, NC - Ace Speedway (#2)
WINNER: Andrew Layser
Apr 23: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Apr 30: (E) Ridgetop, TN - Highland Rim Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 7: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
May 14: (E) Shenandoah, VA - Shenandoah Speedway
WINNER: Sam Hatfield
May 21: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Jun 3: (E) Raleigh, NC - Wake County Speedway
WINNER: Jake Nelke
Jun 4: (E) Robersonville, NC - East Carolina Motor Speedway
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Jun 4: (WD) Dixon, CA - Dixon Speedway
WINNER: Jesse Love IV
Jun 11: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Jun 17: (E) Williamston, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
WINNER: Andrew Layser
Jun 17: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
WINNER: Ashley Hazelton
Jun 18: (E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Jun 18: (WD) Dixon, CA - Dixon Speedway
WINNER: Ashley Hazelton
Jul 9: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Annie Breidinger
Jul 16: (E) Spotsylvania, VA - Dominion Raceway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jul 21: (WP) Meridian, ID - Meridian Speedway
WINNER: Michael Daniels
Jul 22: (E) Raleigh, NC - Wake County Speedway
WINNER: Jessica Bean
Jul 23: (E) Shenandoah, VA - Shenandoah Speedway
WINNER: Jake Nelke
Jul 23: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
WINNER: Ashley Hazelton
Aug 3: (WD) Ventura, CA – Ventura Raceway
WINNER: Daniel Anderson
Aug 6: (E) Swansboro, NC - Carteret County Speedway
WINNER: Jessica Bean
Aug 6: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
WINNER: David Prickett
Aug 13: (E) Kenly, NC - Southern National Motorsports Park
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Aug 13: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Aug 27: (E) Asheboro, NC - Caraway Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Sep 9: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
WINNER: Tristin Thomas
Sep 10: (WD) Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
WINNER: Daniel Anderson
Sep 16: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Annie Breidinger
Sep 17: (E) Ridgetop, TN - Highland Rim Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Sep 17: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Tom Paterson
Sep 18: (E) Whitesville, KY – Kentucky Motor Speedway
WINNER: Chris Lamb
Sep 24: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Oct 1: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
WINNER: Annie Breidinger
Oct. 8: (E) Kenly, NC - Southern National Motorsports Park
WINNER: Rained Out
Oct 15: (WD) Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
WINNER: Jesse Love IV
Oct 21: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
WINNER: Toni Breidinger
Oct 22: (E) Spotsylvania, VA - Dominion Raceway
WINNERS: Chris Lamb & Nolan Allison
Oct 22: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
WINNER: Jesse Love IV
Oct 29: (E) Kenly, NC - Southern National Motorsports Park
Nov 19: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
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(E) = USAC Eastern Midgets
(WD) = USAC Western Dirt HPD Midgets
(WP) = USAC Western Pavement HPD Midgets
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2016 USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (7) Chris Lamb (Hickory Motor Speedway on Apr. 16, Ace Motor Speedway on Apr. 23, East Carolina Motor Speedway on Jun. 4, Hickory Motor Speedway on Jun. 18, Southern National Motorsports Park on Aug. 13, Kentucky Motor Speedway on Sept. 18 & Dominion Raceway on Oct. 22)
2. (3) Jake Nelke (Anderson Motor Speedway on Apr. 15, Wake County Speedway on Jun. 3 & Shenandoah Speedway on Jul. 23)
3. (2) Jessica Bean (Wake County Speedway on Jul. 22 & Carteret County Speedway on Aug. 6)
(2) Andrew Layser (Ace Motor Speedway on Apr. 23 & Anderson Motor Speedway on Jun. 17)
5. (1) Nolan Allison (Dominion Raceway on Oct. 22)
(1) Sam Hatfield (Shenandoah Speedway on May 14)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (7) Toni Breidinger (Madera Speedway on Apr. 2, The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Apr. 23, The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on May 21, Madera Speedway on Jun. 11, Madera Speedway on Aug. 13, The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sept. 24 and The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 21)
2. (3) Annie Breidinger (Madera Speedway on Jul. 9 & Madera Speedway on Sept. 16)
(3) Ashley Hazelton (The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park on Jun. 17, Dixon Speedway on Jun. 18 & Lemoore Raceway on Jul. 23)
(3) Jesse Love IV (Dixon Speedway on Jun. 4, Ventura Raceway on Oct. 15 and The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 22)
5. (2) Daniel Anderson (Ventura Raceway on Aug. 3 & Ventura Raceway on Sept. 10)
(2) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Madera Speedway on Mar. 19 & Madera Speedway on May 7)
7. (1) Michael Daniels (Meridian Speedway on Jul. 21)
(1) Tom Paterson (Madera Speedway on Sept. 17)
(1) David Prickett (Lemoore Raceway on Aug. 6)
(1) Tristin Thomas (The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park on Sept. 9)
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2016 USAC WESTERN “RESTRICTED” HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (1) Blake Brannon
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ALL-TIME USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:
1. [38 wins] Chris Lamb
2. [18 wins] Scott Hunter & Chase Scott
4. [9 wins] Nick Drake & Bradley Riethmeyer
6. [8 wins] Jared Irvan
7. [6 wins] Jeremy Frankoski
8. [5 wins] Jarett Andretti, Jessica Bean, Mark Burt, Eric Coomes & Matt Lundstrom
13. [4 wins] Rick Fedrizzi, Ryan Krachun, Michael Mohelski, Jake Nelke & Tanner Swanson
18. [3 wins] Tyler Corriher, Marc Dailey, Andrew Layser, Wil Raber, Robbie Ray & James Robertson
24. [2 wins] Nolan Allison, Cole Custer, Nic Davidson, A.J. Davis, Blaine Leydig, Aron Oakley, Ross Rankine, Michael Sboro & Mike Ward
33. [1 win] Cody Acton, Toby Alfrey, Brit Andersen, Christopher Bell, Jake Blackhurst, Kyle Bonsignore, Calvin Carroll, Adam Clarke, Josh Clemons, Kevin Conway, Tyler Cottongim, Derek Fisher, Bradley Galedrige, Terry Hall, Brandon Hartsell, Sam Hatfield, Justin Hommel, Steven Intravaia, Josh Lakatos, Joe Liguori & Brad Loyet.
ALL-TIME NON-POINTS USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL EVENT FEATURE WINS:
1. [3 wins] Chris Lamb
2. [1 win] Nikki Carroll, Scott Hunter, Tate Martz, Jon Seaman & Mike Ward
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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS:
1. [23 wins] Garett Peterson
2. [18 wins] Nick Carlson
3. [16 wins] Dylan Nobile
4. [12 wins] Alex Bowman, Bryant Dawson, Chris Rahe & Tim Skoglund
8. [11 wins] Josh Lakatos & Bobby Michnowicz
10. [10 wins] Cory Elliott
11. [9 wins] Toni Breidinger & Ashley Hazelton
13. [8 wins] Alex Harris, Brodie Kostecki & Wally Pankratz
16. [7 wins] Parker Colston, Michael Daniels, Nic Faas & Jake Swanson
20. [6 wins] Chase Barber, Shawn Buckley, Jet Davison, Bradley Galedrige, Todd Hunsaker & Andrew Mulhearn
26. [5 wins] Michael Faccinto, Cody Gerhardt, Michael J. Lewis, Audra Sasselli & Keegan Walmer
31. [4 wins] Sean Dodenhoff, Garrett Hansen, Cody Jessop, Robby Josett, Chris Lamb, Bobby McGowan, Jeff Oleen & Robbie Whitchurch
39. [3 wins] Daniel Anderson, Jarid Blondel, Annie Breidinger, Tyler Dolacki, Nick Drake, J.J. Ercse, Michael Fanelli, Gregg Fuette, Chuck Groat, Davey Hamilton Jr., Ryan Kaplan, Brendan Langlois, Jesse Love IV, Jace Meier, Thomas Meseraull, Ian Miille, Benny Moon, Tom Paterson, Ross Rankine, Cody Swanson, Tristin Thomas, Cameron Veach & Jim Waters
62. [2 wins] Dustin Ash, Jake Blackhurst, Henry Clarke, Beau DeBard, Tom Dyer, Phil Goodwine, Darren Hagen, Justin Hommel, Dennis Howell, Austin Luttmer, Mike Maier, David Prickett, Nik Romano, Bobby Runyan, Eli Schrock, Cody Thompson & Chris Veach
79. [1 win] Daniel Adler, Ariel Biggs, Ricky Bowers, Garratt Boyden, Greg Bragg, Bob Brewer, Jessica Clark, Quintin Crye, Jet Davison, Gordy Edwards, Tyler Edwards, Nick Evans, Austin Farley, Thomas Gray, Eric Gunderson, Laura Hayes, Rick Hendrix, Keith Janca, Connor Kassik, Jeff Kelley, Davey Key, Katlynn Leer, Tommy McCarthy, Jeremy McKenna, Brennan Newberry, Ryan Pace, Randi Pankratz, Kipp Posey, Luis Ramos III, Brody Roa, Zach Stout, Ashley Swanson, Tanner Swanson, Mark Triplett, Sean Watts, Dezel West & Jon Wilcox
ALL-TIME NON-POINTS USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL EVENT FEATURE WINS:
1. [1 win] Alex Bowman, Cody Jessop & Jesse Love III
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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN HPD "RESTRICTED" MIDGET FEATURE WINS:
1. [3 wins] Jesse Love IV
2. [2 wins] Tommy McCarthy & Joel Rayborne
4. [1 win] Blake Brannon, Courtney Burks, Cody Jessop & Ethan Lesser
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ALL-TIME USAC EASTERN MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
2004: Chase Scott, 2005: Chase Scott, 2006: Chase Scott, 2007: Tanner Swanson, 2008: Bradley Riethmeyer, 2009: Jeremy Frankoski, 2010: Scott Hunter (Eastern) & Scott Hunter (Carolina), 2011: Nick Drake (Eastern), Scott Hunter (Dirt) & Jarett Andretti (Pavement), 2012: Jared Irvan, 2013: Chris Lamb, 2014: Scott Hunter, 2015: Chris Lamb
*From 2004-2006 the series was named Carolina/Virginia HPD Midget Series.
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ALL-TIME USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
2002: Todd Hunsaker; 2003: Todd Hunsaker (CA South) & Josh Lakatos (CA North), 2004: Chris Rahe (CA South) & Bradley Galedrige (CA North), 2005: Chase Barber (Dirt) & Alex Harris (Pavement), 2006: Bobby Michnowicz (Dirt) & Tim Skoglund (Pavement), 2007: Nic Faas (Dirt) & Tim Skoglund (Pavement), 2008: Alex Bowman (Dirt) & Ian Miille (Pavement), 2009: Brody Roa (Dirt) & Nik Romano (Pavement), 2010: Nick Carlson (Overall), Nick Carlson (Dirt), Cody Gerhardt (Pavement), Cody Gerhardt (CA North) & Cody Gerhardt (CA South), 2011: Brodie Kostecki (Overall), Tyler Dolacki (Dirt), Jessica Clark (Pavement), Garett Peterson (CA North) & Jessica Clark (CA South), 2012: Cory Elliott (Dirt), Bryant Dawson (Las Vegas) & Garett Peterson (CA North), 2013: Jarid Blondel (Overall), Cory Elliott (Dirt) & Bryant Dawson (Pavement), 2014: Shawn Buckley (Overall), Ashley Hazelton (Dirt) & Shawn Buckley (Pavement), 2015: Cody Jessop (Overall), Shawn Buckley (Dirt), Dylan Nobile (Pavement) & Jesse Love IV (Restricted), 2016: Jesse Love IV (Dirt)