TWO EASTERN MIDGET RACES IN THE CAROLINAS; WESTERN HPD MIDGETS AT LEMOORE THIS WEEKEND
The USAC Eastern Midget Series resumes with a pair of races in the Carolinas this weekend, while the Western HPD Midgets make their 2016 dirt-track debut at Lemoore (Calif.) Raceway Saturday.
Chris Lamb is the defending champion of the Eastern Midget Series, which encountered weather problems forcing cancellation of a recent pair of North Carolina races at Wake County Speedway in Raleigh and Carteret County Speedway in Swansboro.
Friday’s series opener unfolds at Anderson Motor Speedway in Williamston, S.C. and Saturday’s race is at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Lamb captured last year’s Anderson opener while Lamb and Matt Lundstrom were Hickory winners a year ago.
Lemoore hosted three races in 2015 and three different winners emerged. One was 2015 Western HPD Dirt Midget champion Shawn Buckley, while the others were Cody Jessop and Tristin Thomas.
Toni Breidinger, who picked up a recent victory at Madera (Calif.) Speedway, tops the current Western HPD Midget overall standings entering the Lemoore race.
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UPCOMING USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT
DATE: Friday, April 15, 2016
SERIES: USAC Eastern Midget Championship
TRACK: Anderson Motor Speedway (Williamston, South Carolina) – 3/8-mile, paved oval
EVENT: USAC Eastern Midget Championship, Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series, Four Wheel Drives & U.S. Legends
TICKETS: General Admission-Adults: $15. Kids 12 and Under: $5. Pit Pass: $35
TRACK ADDRESS: 313 Irby Rd, Williamston, SC 29697
TRACK PHONE: (864) 226-5481
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.andersonmotorspeedway.com/
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UPCOMING USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT
DATE: Saturday, April 16, 2016
SERIES: USAC Eastern Midget Championship
TRACK: Hickory Motor Speedway (Hickory, North Carolina) – 3/8-mile, paved oval
EVENT: USAC Eastern Midget Championship, Must See Racing Xtreme Sprint Series, Renegades, Sportsman & Carolina Vintage Racers
TICKETS: General Admission-Adults: $15. Kids 12 and Under: $5. Pit Pass: $35
TRACK ADDRESS: 3130 20th Ave SE, Newton, NC 28658
TRACK PHONE: (828) 464-3655
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.hickorymotorspeedway.com/
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UPCOMING USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT
DATE: Saturday, April 16, 2016
SERIES: USAC Western HPD Midget Championship
TRACK: Lemoore Raceway (Lemoore, California) – 1/5-mile, dirt oval
EVENT: USAC Western HPD Midget Championship and Micro Sprints
TRACK ADDRESS: 1750 CA-41, Lemoore, CA 93245
TRACK PHONE: (559) 924-2536
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.t-zonepromotionslre.com/
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP OVERALL POINTS STANDINGS
1. (161) Toni Breidinger
2. (155) Jesse Love IV
3. (132) Blake Brannon
4. (128) Ethan Lesser
5. (117) Antonia Boscacci
6. (83) Davey Hamilton, Jr.
7. (77) Annie Breidinger
8. (71) Austin Mero
9. (54) Adam Lemke
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP PAVEMENT POINTS STANDINGS
1. (161) Toni Breidinger
2. (155) Jesse Love IV
3. (132) Blake Brannon
4. (128) Ethan Lesser
5. (117) Antonia Boscacci
6. (83) Davey Hamilton, Jr.
7. (77) Annie Breidinger
8. (71) Austin Mero
9. (54) Adam Lemke
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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) 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 Midgets
(WD) = USAC Western Dirt HPD Midgets
(WP) = USAC Western Pavement HPD Midgets
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS
FEATURE WINS:
1. (1) Toni Breidinger (Madera Speedway on April 2)
(1) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Madera Speedway on March 19)
FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (26) Jesse Love IV
2. (23) Davey Hamilton, Jr.
3. (11) Toni Breidinger
TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (2) Blake Brannon, Toni Breidinger & Jesse Love IV
4. (1) Annie Breidinger, Davey Hamilton, Jr., Ethan Lesser and Austin Mero
TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (2) Antonia Boscacci, Blake Brannon, Toni Breidinger, Ethan Lesser and Jesse Love IV
6. (1) Annie Breidinger, Davey Hamilton, Jr., Adam Lemke and Austin Mero
FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (1) Toni Breidinger & Jesse Love IV
HEAT RACE WINS:
1. (1) Annie Breidinger, Toni Breidinger & Davey Hamilton, Jr.
FEATURE STARTS:
1. (2) Antonia Boscacci, Blake Brannon, Toni Breidinger, Ethan Lesser & Jesse Love IV
6. (1) Annie Breidinger, Davey Hamilton, Jr., Adam Lemke and Austin Mero
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2016 USAC WESTERN “RESTRICTED” HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS
FEATURE WINS:
1. (1) Blake Brannon
FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (1) Antonia Boscacci
FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (30) Blake Brannon
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ALL-TIME USAC EASTERN 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.
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. [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, Toni Breidinger, 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
57. [2 wins] Dustin Ash, Jake Blackhurst, Henry Clarke, Beau DeBard, Tom Dyer, Phil Goodwine, Darren Hagen, Davey Hamilton Jr., Justin Hommel, Dennis Howell, Austin Luttmer, Mike Maier, Nik Romano, Bobby Runyan, Eli Schrock, Tristin Thomas, Cody Thompson & Chris Veach
75. [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, 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
ALL-TIME NON-POINTS USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SPECIAL EVENT FEATURE WINS
1. [1 win] Alex Bowman, Cody Jessop & Jesse Love III
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)