THREATENING WEATHER CLAIMS WESTERN HPD MIDGET OPENER
The USAC Western HPD Midget Championship season opener at The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, Calif. has been cancelled due to threatening weather.
USAC was to make its initial appearance on the dirt surface at Kern County this Friday night as the USAC Western HPD Midgets were scheduled to invade the one-third-mile oval.
The series competed on the Kern County quarter-mile pavement in 2014 and 2015, but Friday would have been the first event on the new dirt track. Jesse Love III from Menlo Park, Calif. was the 2014 winner on the pavement and Clovis, California’s Dylan Nobile won twice there last year.
Love III’s son, Jesse Love IV of Menlo Park, Calif., was last season’s USAC Western “Restricted” HPD Midget champion. Female competitors Antonia Bosacci of Mountain View, Calif. and 2014 Western Dirt HPD Midget champ Ashley Hazelton, Chatsworth, Calif. were also expected to compete.
Orange, California’s Wally Pankratz, the 2000 USAC Western Midget champion, and Daniel Anderson, who finished 5th in the series’ most recent visit to the city of Bakersfield (on the dirt at Bakersfield Speedway) were to battle it out on the clay.
The USAC Western HPD Midget Championship now shifts its focus to the pavement at Madera (Calif.) Speedway on Saturday, March 19. The Western Dirt HPD Midgets resume Saturday, April 16 at Lemoore (Calif.) Raceway.
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UPCOMING USAC HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT
DATE: Saturday, March 19, 2016
SERIES: USAC Western HPD Midget Championship
TRACK: Madera Speedway (Madera, California) -
EVENT: "The Smokey Classic" featuring the USAC Western HPD Midgets, MAVTV 75 Lap PCS Super Late Model Series, MAVTV Western Winged Super Sprints, Legends of the Pacific, Race #1 of the Twisted Tea Open Modified Series, 4-Bangers
TRACK ADDRESS: 1850 W Cleveland Ave, Madera, CA 93637
TRACK PHONE: (559) 673-7223
TRACK WEBSITE: http://racemadera.com/
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2016 USAC HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP 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
Apr 1: (E) Raleigh, NC - Wake County Speedway
Apr 2: (E) Swansboro, NC - Carteret County Speedway
Apr 2: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Apr 15: (E) Anderson, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
Apr 16: (E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
Apr 16: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
Apr 22: (E) Altamahaw, NC - Ace Speedway
Apr 23: (E) Asheboro, NC - Caraway Speedway
Apr 23: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Apr 30: (E) Ridgetop, TN - Highland Rim Speedway
May 7: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
May 13: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
May 14: (E) Shenandoah, VA - Shenandoah Speedway
May 20: (WD) Orland, CA - Sacramento Valley Speedway
May 21: (WD) Merced, CA - Merced Speedway
May 21: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Jun 4: (E) Robersonville, NC - East Carolina Motor Speedway
Jun 4: (WD) Dixon, CA - Dixon Speedway
Jun 11: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Jun 17: (E) Anderson, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
Jun 17: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
Jun 18: (E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
Jun 25: (WP) Anderson, CA - Shasta Speedway
Jun 25: (WP) Fountain, CO - Pikes Peak International Raceway
Jun 25: (WD) Orland, CA - Sacramento Valley Speedway
Jul 9: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Jul 16: (E) Spotsylvania, VA - Dominion Raceway
Jul 21: (WP) Meridian, ID - Meridian Speedway
Jul 22: (E) Raleigh, NC - Wake County Speedway
Jul 22: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
Jul 23: (E) Shenandoah, VA - Shenandoah Speedway
Jul 23: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
Aug 3: (WD) Ventura, CA – Ventura Raceway
Aug 6: (E) Swansboro, NC - Carteret County Speedway
Aug 6: (WD) Lemoore, CA - Lemoore Raceway
Aug 6: (WP) Stockton, CA - Stockton 99 Speedway
Aug 13: (E) Kenly, NC - Southern National Motorsports Park
Aug 13: (WD) Merced, CA - Merced Speedway
Aug 13: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Aug 27: (E) Asheboro, NC - Caraway Speedway
Sep 9: (WD) Bakersfield, CA - The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park
Sep 10: (WD) Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
Sep 16: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Sep 17: (E) Ridgetop, TN - Highland Rim Speedway
Sep 17: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Sep 24: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Oct 1: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Oct 7: (SE-E) Anderson, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
Oct 8: (SE-E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
Oct 15: (WD) Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
Oct 16: (WP) Lake Havasu, AZ - Havasu 95 Speedway
Oct 21: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Oct 22: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
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 HPD Midgets
(WD) = USAC Western Dirt HPD Midgets
(WP) = USAC Western Pavement HPD Midgets
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ALL-TIME USAC EASTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER FEATURE WINS
1. [31 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, Mark Burt, Eric Coomes & Matt Lundstrom,
12. [4 wins] Rick Fedrizzi, Ryan Krachun, Michael Mohelski & Tanner Swanson
16. [3 wins] Jessica Bean, Tyler Corriher, Marc Dailey, Wil Raber, Robbie Ray & James Robertson
22. [2 wins] Cole Custer, Nic Davidson, A.J. Davis, Blaine Leydig, Aron Oakley, Ross Rankine, Michael Sboro & Mike Ward
30. [1 win] Cody Acton, Toby Alfrey, Nolan Allison, 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, Justin Hommel, Steven Intravaia, Josh Lakatos, Andrew Layser, Joe Liguori, Brad Loyet & Jake Nelke.
NON-POINTS USAC EASTERN HPD 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. [8 wins] Alex Harris, Brodie Kostecki & Wally Pankratz
14. [7 wins] Parker Colston, Nic Faas & Jake Swanson
17. [6 wins] Chase Barber, Shawn Buckley, Michael Daniels, Jet Davison, Bradley Galedrige, Ashley Hazelton, Todd Hunsaker & Andrew Mulhearn
25. [5 wins] Michael Faccinto, Cody Gerhardt, Michael J. Lewis, Audra Sasselli & Keegan Walmer
30. [4 wins] Sean Dodenhoff, Garrett Hansen, Cody Jessop, Robby Josett, Chris Lamb, Bobby McGowan, Jeff Oleen, & Robbie Whitchurch
38. [3 wins] Jarid Blondel, Tyler Dolacki, Nick Drake, J.J. Ercse, Michael Fanelli, Gregg Fuette, Chuck Groat, Ryan Kaplan, Brendan Langlois, Jace Meier, Thomas Meseraull, Ian Miille, Benny Moon, Tom Paterson, Ross Rankine, Cody Swanson, Cameron Veach & Jim Waters
56. [2 wins] Dustin Ash, Jake Blackhurst, Toni Breidinger, Henry Clarke, Beau DeBard, Tom Dyer, Phil Goodwine, Darren Hagen, Justin Hommel, Dennis Howell, Austin Luttmer, Mike Maier, Nik Romano, Bobby Runyan, Eli Schrock, Tristin Thomas, Cody Thompson & Chris Veach
74. [1 win] Daniel Adler, 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, Davey Hamilton Jr., 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, David Prickett, Luis Ramos III, Brody Roa, Zach Stout, Ashley Swanson, Tanner Swanson, Mark Triplett, Sean Watts, Dezel West & Jon Wilcox
NON-POINTS USAC WESTERN HPD SPECIAL EVENT FEATURE WINS
1. [1 win] Alex Bowman, Cody Jessop & Jesse Love III
"RESTRICTED" USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET FEATURE VICTORIES:
1. [3 wins] Jesse Love IV
2. [2 wins] Tommy McCarthy & Joel Rayborne
4. [1 win] Courtney Burks, Cody Jessop & Ethan Lesser
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ALL-TIME USAC EASTERN HPD 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)