WESTERN HPDs FACE MADERA DOUBLE, TWO ON TAP FOR EASTERN MIDGETS TOO
A pair of races are scheduled this week in both the USAC Eastern Midget and Western HPD Midget Series. Madera’s “Harvest Classic” includes races Friday and Saturday for the Western HPDs, while the Eastern Midgets visit Highland Rim Speedway in Ridgetop, Tenn. Saturday and Kentucky Motor Speedway in Whitesville Sunday.
Jesse Love IV leads both the Western HPD overall and dirt series standings, while Toni Breidinger is the Western HPD pavement leader. Andrew Layser’s Eastern Midget point lead over defending series champion Chris Lamb, who sits just 12 points back entering the weekend, while Jessica Bean is only 26 out of the lead.
Tristin Thomas and Daniel Anderson captured Western HPD dirt races last week. Anderson, of Venice, Calif., led all 20 laps to win Saturday night’s feature at Ventura Raceway. Randi Pankratz took second ahead of series point leader Jesse Love IV, fast qualifier Thomas and Jet Davison.
Thomas, of Burlington, Wash., led all but one lap of Friday night’s 20-lap USAC Western HPD Midget feature on the Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park. He passed Ashley Hazelton on lap two and led the remaining 19 laps to beat David Prickett, Terry Nichols, Annie Breidinger and Joel Rayborne.
The USAC Western HPD series returns to the dirt October 15 at Ventura Raceway.
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UPCOMING USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT:
DATE: Friday, September 16, 2016
SERIES: USAC Western HPD Midget Championship
TRACK: Madera Speedway (Madera, California) – 1/3-mile, slightly-banked asphalt oval
EVENT: 45th Annual “Harvest Classic” featuring the USAC Western HPD Midget Championship, Late Models, Hobby Stocks, 4-Bangers, MST, Toyota Sedans and Truck Pulls.
STARTING TIMES: Noon: Pit gates open. 1pm-4pm: Open Practice. 5pm: Practice. 6pm: Drivers Meeting. 6:30pm: Heat Races. 7pm: Opening Ceremonies/Main Events.
TICKETS: $5 Ticket Night!
TRACK ADDRESS: 1850 W Cleveland Ave, Madera, CA 93637
TRACK PHONE: (559) 673-7223
TRACK WEBSITE: http://racemadera.com/
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UPCOMING USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, September 17, 2016
SERIES: USAC Western HPD Midget Championship
TRACK: Madera Speedway (Madera, California) – 1/3-mile, slightly-banked asphalt oval
EVENT: 45th Annual “Harvest Classic” featuring the USAC Western HPD Midget Championship, MAVTV Madera Winged Super Sprint Series, BCRA Midgets, NCMA Sprints, Twisted Tea Modifeds, CSS/360 Super Modifieds and Vintage cars.
STARTING TIMES: 11pm: Pit gates open. 12:45-2:15pm: Practice (2 Sessions Each Class). 2:30pm: Qualifying. 4pm: Drivers Meeting. 4:30pm: Heat races. 6pm: Opening Ceremonies/Main Events.
TICKETS: Adult tickets are only $20, seniors & military are only $17, youth ages 6-12 are only $10, and kids five and under are free.
TRACK ADDRESS: 1850 W Cleveland Ave, Madera, CA 93637
TRACK PHONE: (559) 673-7223
TRACK WEBSITE: http://racemadera.com/
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UPCOMING USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, September 17, 2016
SERIES: USAC Eastern Midget Championship
TRACK: Highland Rim Speedway (Ridgetop, Tennessee) – 1/4-mile, slightly-banked asphalt oval
EVENT: “Pull A Part Night” featuring the USAC Eastern Midget Championship, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pro Trucks, Road Warriors and Legends
STARTING TIMES: Racing at 6pm.
TICKETS: TBA
TRACK ADDRESS: 6801 Kelly Willis Rd, Greenbrier, TN 37073
TRACK PHONE: (615) 643-8725
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.highlandrim.com/
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UPCOMING USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE: Sunday, September 18, 2016
SERIES: USAC Eastern Midget Championship
TRACK: Kentucky Motor Speedway (Whitesville, Kentucky) – 3/8-mile paved oval
EVENT: USAC Eastern Midget Championship, Street Stocks, Sportsman, Mini Stock, Mini Stock Figure-8, Legends and Scrapper
STARTING TIMES: Gates open at 1:00, Practice 2:00pm, Qualifying 4:00pm, Races start 5:00PM
TICKETS: TBA
TRACK ADDRESS: 8135 Haynes Station Rd, Whitesville, KY 42378
TRACK PHONE: (270) 302-6057
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.kentuckymotorspeedway.us/
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2016 USAC EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (693) Andrew Layser (Collegeville, PA)
2. (681) Chris Lamb (Colfax, NC)
3. (667) Jessica Bean (Farmland, IN)
4. (654) Jake Nelke (Manahawkin, NJ)
5. (645) Sam Hatfield (Mooresville, NC)
6. (618) George Kurtz (Brighton, CO)
7. (596) Nolan Allison (Greensboro, NC)
8. (536) Famous Rhodes II (Parkland, FL)
9. (480) Jagger Parker (Bowling Green, KY)
10. (294) Scott Hunter (Milford, MI)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP OVERALL POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (1281) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
2. (1031) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
3. (823) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
4. (800) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
5. (672) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)
6. (503) Blake Brannon (San Jose, CA)
7. (462) Tom Paterson (San Martin, CA)
8. (391) David Prickett (Fresno, CA)
9. (347) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Boise, ID)
10. (332) Cody Jessop (Los Banos, CA)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD DIRT MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (639) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
2. (507) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)
3. (454) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
4. (443) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
5. (331) David Prickett (Fresno, CA)
6. (284) Tom Paterson (San Martin, CA)
7. (283) Daniel Anderson (Venice, CA)
8. (170) Joel Rayborne (West Covina, CA)
9. (156) Randi Pankratz (Orange, CA)
10. (152) Tristin Thomas (Burlington, WA)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD PAVEMENT MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (687) Toni Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
2. (643) Jesse Love IV (Menlo Park, CA)
3. (588) Annie Breidinger (Hillsborough, CA)
4. (503) Blake Brannon (San Jose, CA)
5. (369) Antonia Boscacci (Mountain View, CA)
6. (288) Davey Hamilton, Jr. (Boise, ID)
7. (263) Cody Jessop (Los Banos, CA)
8. (178) Tom Paterson (San Martin, CA)
9. (172) Adam Lemke (Hollister, CA)
10. (165) Ashley Hazelton (Chatsworth, CA)
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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
Sep 17: (E) Ridgetop, TN - Highland Rim Speedway
Sep 17: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Sep 18: (E) Whitesville, KY – Kentucky Motor Speedway
Sep 24: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Oct 1: (WP) Madera, CA - Madera Speedway
Oct 7: (SE-E) Williamston, SC - Anderson Motor Speedway
Oct 8: (SE-E) Hickory, NC - Hickory Motor Speedway
Oct 15: (WD) Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
Oct 21: (WP) Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring
Oct 22: (E) Spotsylvania, VA - Dominion Raceway
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 EASTERN MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (5) 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)
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) Sam Hatfield (Shenandoah Speedway on May 14)
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2016 USAC WESTERN HPD MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (5) 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)
2. (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. (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)
5. (1) Annie Breidinger (Madera Speedway on Jul. 9)
(1) Michael Daniels (Meridian Speedway on Jul. 21)
(1) Jesse Love IV (Dixon Speedway on Jun. 4)
(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. [36 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] Cole Custer, Nic Davidson, A.J. Davis, Blaine Leydig, Aron Oakley, Ross Rankine, Michael Sboro & Mike Ward
32. [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, 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] Ashley Hazelton
12. [8 wins] Alex Harris, Brodie Kostecki & Wally Pankratz
15. [7 wins] Toni Breidinger, 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] Jarid Blondel, Tyler Dolacki, Nick Drake, J.J. Ercse, Michael Fanelli, Gregg Fuette, Chuck Groat, Davey Hamilton Jr., Ryan Kaplan, Brendan Langlois, Jace Meier, Thomas Meseraull, Ian Miille, Benny Moon, Tom Paterson, Ross Rankine, Cody Swanson, Tristin Thomas, Cameron Veach & Jim Waters
59. [2 wins] Daniel Anderson, 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
77. [1 win] Daniel Adler, Ariel Biggs, Ricky Bowers, Garratt Boyden, Greg Bragg, Annie Breidinger, 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, Jesse Love IV, 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)