USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STAT UPDATE: 4/8/2019
Here’s a quick glance at the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car stat book as we head into a doubleheader weekend, Friday, April 12 at Indiana’s Bloomington Speedway and Saturday, April 13 at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt.
Three races have been held thus far with C.J. Leary of Greenfield, Ind. topping the standings following his February victory at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. Chris Windom and Justin Grant also took victories in Ocala.
2019 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS:
Feb 14: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Chris Windom (Goacher Racing #5G)
Feb 15: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Justin Grant (TOPP Motorsports #4)
Feb 16: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: C.J. Leary (Reinbold/Underwood Motorsports #19)
Apr 12: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
Apr 13: (M) Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Apr 20: Lawrenceburg, IN – Lawrenceburg Speedway
May 10: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
May 11: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
May 17: Granite City, IL – Tri-City Speedway
May 18: Pevely, MO – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55
May 22: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
May 31: Greenwood, NE – I-80 Speedway
Jun 1: Kansas City, KS – Lakeside Speedway
Jun 11: (E) Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway
Jun 12: (E) Swedesboro, NJ – Bridgeport Speedway
Jun 13: (E) York Haven, PA – BAPS Motor Speedway
Jun 15: (E) Port Royal, PA – Port Royal Speedway
Jun 16: (E) Weedsport, NY - Weedsport Speedway
Jun 22: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 5: Knoxville, IA – Knoxville Raceway
Jul 6: Knoxville, IA – Knoxville Raceway
Jul 18: (I) Gas City, IN – Gas City I-69 Speedway
Jul 19: (I) Plymouth, IN – Plymouth Speedway
Jul 20: (I) Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Jul 21: (I) Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Jul 24: (I) Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Jul 25: (I) Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 26: (I) Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
Jul 27: (I) Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Aug 21: (SE) Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 22: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 23: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 24: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Sep 13: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Sep 14: (M) Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Sep 26: Gas City, IN – Gas City I-69 Speedway
Sep 28: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
Oct 5: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Oct 11: Terre Haute, IN – Terre Haute Action Track
Nov 7: © Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 8: © Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 9: © Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 15: © San Tan Valley, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Nov 16: © San Tan Valley, AZ - Arizona Speedway
------------------------ KEY DEFINITIONS -------------------------
Races noted with (M) represent a race co-sanctioned by MSCS.
Races noted with (SE) represent a non-points-paying "Special Event"
Races noted with (E) represent Eastern Storm
Races noted with (I) represent Indiana Sprint Week
Races noted with © represent a race with the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series
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2019 FINAL USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (216) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)
2. (214) Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Cullman, AL)
3. (194) Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, IN)
4. (183) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
5. (181) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)
6. (174) Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN)
7. (171) Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA)
8. (158) Damion Gardner (Concord, CA)
9. (155) Timmy Buckwalter (Douglassville, PA)
10. (155) Carson Short (Marion, IL)
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2019 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (216) Reinbold/Underwood Motorsports #19AZ
2. (214) Hayward/Thomas Motorsports #19
3. (194) 32 TBI Racing #32
4. (183) TOPP Motorsports #4
5. (181) Goacher Racing #5G
6. (174) Clauson/Marshall/Newman Racing #7BC
7. (171) Robert Ballou Motorsports #12
8. (158) Chris Dyson Racing #20
9. (155) LNB Motorsports #7
10. (155) RCM Motorsports #21
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2019 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS:
1. (90) Stephen Schnapf (Evansville, IN)
2. (82) Kent Schmidt (Owensville, IN)
3. (46) Noah Gass (Mounds, OK)
4. (30) Ty Tilton (Lima, OH)
5. (30) Dustin Christie (Washington, IN)
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2019 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS:
FEATURE WINS:
1. (1) Justin Grant (Feb 15 at Bubba Raceway Park)
(1) C.J. Leary (Feb 16 at Bubba Raceway Park)
(1) Chris Windom (Feb 14 at Bubba Raceway Park)
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FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (38) C.J. Leary
2. (29) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
3. (11) Robert Ballou
4. (10) Chris Windom
5. (2) Justin Grant
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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (3) Kevin Thomas, Jr.
2. (2) Tyler Courtney, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Chase Stockon & Chris Windom
7. (1) Robert Ballou & Chad Boespflug
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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (3) C.J. Leary, Chase Stockon & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
4. (2) Robert Ballou, Timmy Buckwalter, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Damion Gardner, Justin Grant, Carson Short & Chris Windom
13. (1) Brady Bacon, Chad Boespflug & Jason McDougal
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FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (2) Carson Short
2. (1) Timmy Buckwalter
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HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), AutoMeter & Indy Race Parts):
1. (3) Justin Grant
2. (2) Robert Ballou & C.J. Leary
4. (1) Chad Boespflug, Dakota Jackson, Damion Gardner & Matt Goodnight
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SEMI WINS:
1. (1) Timmy Buckwalter, Tyler Courtney & Dakota Jackson
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FEATURE STARTS:
1. (3) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Joey Biasi, Chad Boespflug, Timmy Buckwalter, Isaac Chapple, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Damion Gardner, Matt Goodnight, Justin Grant, Dakota Jackson, C.J. Leary, Jason McDougal, Kent Schmidt, Stephen Schnapf, Carson Short, Chase Stockon, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Matt Westfall & Chris Windom
23. (1) Noah Gass & Travis Hery
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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:
2/14: Bubba Raceway Park – Chad Boespflug (22nd to 12th)
2/15: Bubba Raceway Park – Tyler Courtney (22nd to 3rd)
2/16: Bubba Raceway Park – Tyler Courtney (9th to 3rd)
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WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHERS:
2/14: Bubba Raceway Park – Dakota Jackson
2/15: Bubba Raceway Park – Robert Ballou
2/16: Bubba Raceway Park – Chad Boespflug
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ROGER & BARB TAPY 13TH FASTEST QUALIFIER:
2/14: Bubba Raceway Park – Travis Hery
2/15: Bubba Raceway Park – Dakota Jackson
2/16: Bubba Raceway Park – Joey Biasi
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SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS FIRST NON-TRANSFER:
2/14: Bubba Raceway Park – Matt Westfall
2/15: Bubba Raceway Park – Travis Hery
2/16: Bubba Raceway Park – Ty Tilton
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS:
1. [62 wins] Dave Darland
2. [52 wins] Tom Bigelow
3. [47 wins] Tracy Hines
4. [46 wins] Jack Hewitt
5. [45 wins] Larry Dickson
6. [42 wins] Pancho Carter
7. [41 wins] Bryan Clauson
8. [40 wins] Gary Bettenhausen
9. [37 wins] Sheldon Kinser
10. [35 wins] Jon Stanbrough & Rich Vogler
12. [32 wins] Rollie Beale
13. [29 wins] Robert Ballou
14. [28 wins] Levi Jones & J.J. Yeley
16. [26 wins] Tony Elliott & Dave Steele
18. [25 wins] Steve Butler, Jay Drake & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
21. [23 wins] Brady Bacon, A.J. Foyt & Roger McCluskey
24. [22 wins] Rick Hood, Bubby Jones, Sam Sessions & Chris Windom
28. [21 wins] Greg Weld
29. [17 wins] Jerry Coons, Jr., Tyler Courtney, Parnelli Jones & Bud Kaeding
33. [16 wins] Damion Gardner
34. [15 wins] Bobby East, Cory Kruseman, Jud Larson & Brian Tyler
38. [14 wins] Billy Cassella, Justin Grant, Jim Hurtubise, Lee Kunzman & Bruce Walkup
43. [13 wins] Don Branson & Steve Chassey
45. [12 wins] Eric Gordon
46. [11 wins] Daron Clayton, Greg Leffler & Chase Stockon
49. [10 wins] Tony Stewart
50. [9 wins] Mario Andretti, Thomas Meseraull, Hunter Schuerenberg & Robbie Stanley
54. [8 wins] Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, C.J. Leary, Johnny Rutherford & Joe Saldana
59. [7 wins] Kevin Doty, Darren Hagen, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Doug Kalitta, Jim Keeker, Bobby Santos, Brady Short, Kevin Thomas, Bobby Unser & Josh Wise
69. [6 wins] Chad Boespflug, Kevin Briscoe, Jac Haudenschild, Jason McCord, Jan Opperman, Tom Sneva, George Snider & Dick Tobias
77. [5 wins] Larry Cannon, Dana Carter, Derek Davidson, Gene Lee Gibson, Jeff Gordon, Chuck Gurney, Shane Hmiel, Kevin Huntley, Frankie Kerr, Kelly Kinser, Eddie Leavitt, Jim Mahoney, Andy Michner, Johnny Parsons, Bill Puterbaugh & Cole Whitt
93. [4 wins] Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith
104. [3 wins] Chuck Amati, Sonny Ates, Jeff Bloom, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Kyle Cummins, Jerry Daniels, Bob East, Bob Frey, Dickie Gaines, Wayne Hammond, Tray House, Kenny Jacobs, Tony Jones, Kyle Larson, Ralph Liguori, Charlie Masters, Mike Mosley, Larry Rice, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith & Doug Wolfgang
126. [2 wins] Chad Boat, Marvin Carman, Ed Carpenter, Brad Doty, Nic Faas, Cy Fairchild, Brad Fox, Arnie Knepper, Danny Lasoski, Mack McClellan, James McElreath, Lealand McSpadden, Danny Milburn, Mat Neely, Ryan Newman, Jerry Poland, Casey Riggs, Bill Rose, Mickey Shaw, Terry Shepherd, Dean Shirley, Brad Sweet, Kevin Swindell, Sammy Swindell, Mike Spencer, Bud Tingelstad, Billy Vukovich, Mike Ward & Carl Williams
155. [1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland Jr., Stan Bowman, Alan Brown, Karl Busson, Johnny Capels, David Cardey, Bob Cicconi, Henry Clarke, Troy Cline, Duke Cook, Mel Cornett, Allen Crowe, Bill Engelhart, Cotton Farmer, Aaron Farney, Gary Fedewa, Blake Fitzpatrick, Joe Gaerte, Russ Gamester, Rickie Gaunt, Elmer George, Brian Gerster, Todd Gibson, Ron Gregory, Richard Griffin, Garrett Hansen, Jerry Hansen, Jim Hemmings, Josh Hodges, Bob Hogle, Jackie Howerton, Chuck Hulse, Logan Jarrett, Marc Jessup, Gordon Johncock, Chet Johnson, Page Jones, Bob Kinser, Mike Kirby, Fred Linder, Steve Long, Hank Lower, Brett Mann, Bobby Marshman, Larry Martin, Mike Martin, Brad Marvel, Justin Marvel, Rusty McClure, Bob McCoy, Jason McDougal, Jim McElreath, Bobby Olivero, Gary Patterson, Billy Pauch, Dave Peperak, Jiggs Peters, Aaron Pierce, Paul Pitzer, Terry Pletch, Billy Puterbaugh Jr., Bud Randall, Byron Reed, Boston Reid, Rodney Ritter, Jr., Brody Roa, David Roahrig, Carson Short, Billy Shuman, Jimmy Sills, Smokey Snellbaker, Wib Spalding, Greg Staab, Randy Standridge, Ron Standridge, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kody Swanson, Tanner Swanson, Mike Sweeney, Jeff Swindell, Clark Templeman, Tyler Thomas, Bill Tyler, Rick Ungar, Lennie Waldo, Tyler Walker, Scotty Weir, Kenny Weld, Bob Wente, Matt Westfall, Johnny White, Rip Williams, Jacob Wilson & Eddie Wirth
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ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT CAR DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
1956: Pat O'Connor (Midwest) & Tommy Hinnershitz (Eastern), 1957: Elmer George (Midwest) & Bill Randall (Eastern), 1958: Eddie Sachs (Midwest) & Johnny Thomson (Eastern), 1959: Don Branson (Midwest) & Tommy Hinnershitz (Eastern), 1960: Parnelli Jones (Midwest) & A.J. Foyt (Eastern), 1961: Parnelli Jones, 1962: Parnelli Jones, 1963: Roger McCluskey, 1964: Don Branson, 1965: Johnny Rutherford, 1966: Roger McCluskey, 1967: Greg Weld, 1968: Larry Dickson, 1969: Gary Bettenhausen, 1970: Larry Dickson, 1971: Gary Bettenhausen, 1972: Sam Sessions, 1973: Rollie Beale, 1974: Pancho Carter, 1975: Larry Dickson, 1976: Pancho Carter, 1977: Sheldon Kinser, 1978: Tom Bigelow, 1979: Greg Leffler, 1980: Rich Vogler, 1981: Sheldon Kinser, 1982: Sheldon Kinser, 1983: Ken Schrader, 1984: Rick Hood, 1985: Rick Hood, 1986: Steve Butler, 1987: Steve Butler, 1988: Steve Butler, 1989: Rich Vogler, 1990: Steve Butler, 1991: Robbie Stanley, 1992: Robbie Stanley, 1993: Robbie Stanley, 1994: Doug Kalitta, 1995: Tony Stewart, 1996: Brian Tyler, 1997: Brian Tyler, 1998: Tony Elliott, 1999: Dave Darland, 2000: Tony Elliott, 2001: J.J. Yeley, 2002: Tracy Hines, 2003: J.J. Yeley, 2004: Jay Drake, 2005: Levi Jones, 2006: Josh Wise, 2007: Levi Jones, 2008: Jerry Coons, Jr., 2009: Levi Jones, 2010: Levi Jones (Dirt) & Shane Hmiel (Pavement), 2011: Levi Jones (Dirt) & Bobby Santos (Pavement), 2012: Bryan Clauson, 2013: Bryan Clauson, 2014: Brady Bacon, 2015: Robert Ballou, 2016: Brady Bacon, 2017: Chris Windom, 2018: Tyler Courtney
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ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT CAR OWNER CHAMPIONS:
1961: Sterling Plumbing & Heating, 1962: Bruce Homeyer, 1963: Bruce Homeyer, 1964: Jud Phillips, 1965: Jack Colvin, 1966: Anderson Products, 1967: Rufus Gray, 1968: Ray Smith, 1969: Willie Davis, 1970: Kenny Lay, 1971: Willie Davis, 1972: Mauri Amerling, 1973: R-B Racing Associates, 1974: Conger & Stapp Racing, 1975: Ernie Ensign, 1976: Steve Stapp Racing, 1977: Sherman Armstrong, 1978: Sherman Armstrong, 1979: Lloyd Weaver, 1980: Gohr Distributing Co., 1981: Ben Leyba, 1982: Ben Leyba, 1983: Damon Fortune, 1984: Damon Fortune, 1985: Damon Fortune, 1986: Phil Poor, 1987: Jeff Stoops, 1988: Jeff Stoops, 1989: Dynamics, Inc., 1990: Johnny Vance Racing Team, Inc., 1991: Ron Stanley, 1992: Dynamics, Inc., 1993: Dynamics, Inc., 1994: Utopia Services, Inc., 1995: Niebel Engines, Inc., 1996: Dynamics, Inc., 1997: Dynamics, Inc., 1998: Vance/Walker Racing, 1999: Dynamics, Inc., 2000: Walker/Lamers Racing, 2001: Walker/Gratton Racing, 2002: Dynamics, Inc., 2003: Tony Stewart Racing, 2004: Dynamics, Inc., 2005: 2B Racing, 2006: Tony Stewart Racing, 2007: Tony Stewart Racing, 2008: Dynamics, Inc., 2009: Tony Stewart Racing, 2010: Tony Stewart Racing, 2011: Tony Stewart Racing, 2012: CTR/BCI/Curb-Agajanian, 2013: Tony Stewart Racing/Curb-Agajanian, 2014: Dynamics, Inc., 2015: Robert Ballou, 2016: Dynamics, Inc., 2017: Baldwin Brothers Racing, 2018: Clauson Marshall Newman Racing
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ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT CAR ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
1971: Darl Harrison, 1972: Billy Cassella, 1973: Rich Leavell, 1974: Lee Osborne, 1975: Marvin Carman, 1976: Roger Rager, 1977: Eddie Leavitt, 1978: Tim Richmond, 1979: Jerry Carman, 1980: Frank Riddle, 1981: Steve Long & Johnny Coogan, 1982: Danny Milburn, 1983: Dean Shirley, 1984: Jerry Russell, 1985: Terry Shepherd, 1986: Kenny Jacobs, 1987: Rick Ungar, 1988: Dean Jacobs, 1989: Eric Gordon, 1990: Rick Howerton, 1991: Tony Stewart, 1992: Gary Cameron II, 1993: Kenny Irwin, Jr., 1994: Bobby Smith, 1995: Mark Cassella, 1996: Gus Wasson, 1997: J.J. Yeley, 1998: Tracy Hines, 1999: Ryan Newman, 2000: Bud Kaeding, 2001: Ed Carpenter, 2002: Boston Reid, 2003: Michael Lewis & Mat Neely, 2004: Josh Ford & Josh Wise, 2005: Darren Hagen, 2006: Scotty Weir, 2007: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 2008: Chad Boat, 2009: Henry Clarke, 2010: Justin Grant, 2011: Coleman Gulick, 2012: C.J. Leary, 2013: Tyler Courtney, 2014: Jarett Andretti, 2015: Aaron Farney, 2016: Isaac Chapple, 2017: Stevie Sussex, 2018: Timmy Buckwalter & Logan Seavey