A NEW USAC RECORD! 3-TIME USAC SPRINT WINNERS ABOUND IN JUNE
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Speedway, Indiana (June 26, 2023)………In its 68th year of competition, the 2023 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season has already produced an all-time record.
With Brady Bacon’s feature victory at Wisconsin’s Wilmot Raceway on June 24, the accomplishment set a new all-time mark as the earliest in a season in which four different drivers have accumulated at least three feature wins.
Entering this weekend’s series events on Friday-Saturday, June 30-July 1 at Putnamville, Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway, Brady Bacon, Kyle Cummins, Justin Grant and Jake Swanson have already reached the three-win mark.
Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.) has taken the top honors at Bubba Raceway Park, the Terre Haute Action Track, and most recently, Wilmot. Cummins (Princeton, Ind.) has produced a trio of victories at Bubba’s, Circle City Raceway and Action Track USA.
Meanwhile, Grant (Ione, Calif.), the reigning series champion, has saddled up to winner’s circle at Tri-State Speedway, and the half-miles of Eldora Speedway and Port Royal Speedway. Swanson (Anaheim, Calif.) has already outdone his total USAC National win title entering the season with scores at Circle City, Knoxville Raceway and Grandview Speedway, and that’s not even counting the non-points victory he earned this past February at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park.
The previous record for the earliest in a season in which four drivers had achieved their third USAC National Sprint Car feature win came in 2010 when Damion Gardner, Levi Jones, Bryan Clauson and Jon Stanbrough each reached a triple by July 16, a full 23 days later than the new record set this year.
Fascinatingly, two more drivers – C.J. Leary and Emerson Axsom – each enter this weekend’s races at Lincoln Park with two wins apiece in 2023 and could certainly find their way into the three-win club as well with another victory on the 5/16-mile dirt oval.
Interestingly, what makes this year’s record even more impressive is that, in 29 of those 68 seasons, there weren’t even four drivers to break three wins during the entirety of the season, occurring most recently a decade ago in 2013. And, this year, there are no drivers to this point that just have a single victory to their name.
The numbers this year are impressive, just as the wheelmen and teams who’ve made it happen. Perhaps in this weekend’s Bill Gardner Sprintacular, we’ll witness the first four-time winner of the season, maybe a first-time winner, or quite possibly, one of the two-time winners will propel themselves to the ranks of the three-timers.
Regardless of how this weekend transpires, even in June, this has already been a year for the record books. And we’ve still got a full four months of racing to go. How about that?
RACE DETAILS:
The 9th annual IndianaOpenWheel.com Bill Gardner Sprintacular awaits this weekend, Friday-Saturday, June 30-July 1 at Putnamville, Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway.
On Friday, the program consists of the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship co-sanctioned by the Midwest Sprint Car Series, plus 305 RaceSaver Sprint Cars and Modifieds.
Saturday’s event features the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship co-sanctioned by the Midwest Sprint Car Series, plus the Midwest Mini Sprint Association, Super Stocks and Bombers.
The MSCS format will be utilized throughout Friday’s $5,000-to-win 30-lap feature while USAC’s format will be used during Saturday’s program, which culminates with a $10,000-to-win 40-lap main event.
Pits open at 1pm Eastern with the front gates opening at 4:45pm and hot laps at 6pm with qualifying and racing immediately following.
General admission tickets are $30, kids 10 and under are free. Pit passes are $40 with kids 10 and under free.
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THE DATE IN WHICH A 4TH DIFFERENT DRIVER BECAME A 3-TIME WINNER ON THE USAC SPRINT CAR SEASON:
2002: July 20
1977: July 23
2022: July 25
1998: July 26
2018: July 28
2021: July 29
2003: August 10
2016: August 27
1970: August 29
1999: September 11
2019: September 13
2017: September 16
2014: September 18
2020: September 18
1975: September 21
1965: October 3
1997: October 4
1969: October 5
1974: October 13
1956: October 14
1973: October 14
1979: October 14
1972: October 15
1978: October 15
1960: October 16
1971: October 17
1957: October 20
2001: October 20
2011: October 29
2007: November 1
2006: November 4
2005: November 5
2004: November 6
1963: November 9
1976: November 14
2015: November 21
None: 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2012 & 2013
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2023 USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STAT LEADERS
Driver Point Leader: Emerson Axsom
Entrant Point Leader: Clauson Marshall Newman Racing #47BC
Most Feature Wins: 3-Brady Bacon, Kyle Cummins, Justin Grant & Jake Swanson
Top Rookie in Points: 8th-Daison Pursley
Most Laps Led: 101-Brady Bacon
Most Top-Fives: 11-Emerson Axsom
Most Top-Tens: 15-Emerson Axsom
Most Fast Qualifying Times: 3-Justin Grant
Most Heat Race Wins: 7-Robert Ballou
Most Feature Starts: 16-Emerson Axsom, Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Kyle Cummins, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Mitchel Moles, Daison Pursley, Chase Stockon, Jake Swanson & Matt Westfall
Biggest Charge of the Year: May 6: Eldora Speedway – Carson Garrett (20th to 6th)
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2023 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS: (TOP-10)
POS. PTS. DRIVER, HOMETOWN
1 1055 Emerson Axsom, Franklin, Ind.
2 1022 Jake Swanson, Anaheim, Calif.
3 986 Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, Okla.
4 976 Justin Grant, Ione, Calif.
5 970 Kyle Cummins, Princeton, Ind.
6 931 C.J. Leary, Greenfield, Ind.
7 888 Mitchel Moles, Raisin City, Calif.
8 846 Daison Pursley (R), Locust Grove, Okla.
9 840 Chase Stockon, Fort Branch, Ind.
10 798 Robert Ballou, Rocklin, Calif.
(R) represents a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Rookie
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2023 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANT POINT STANDINGS: (TOP-10)
POS. PTS. ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION
1 1055 Clauson Marshall Racing, Fishers, Ind. (#47BC)
2 1022 Team AZ Racing, Brownsburg, Ind. (#21AZ)
3 986 Dynamics, Inc., Milford, Ohio (#69)
4 976 TOPP Motorsports, Rochester, Ind. (#4)
5 970 Rock Steady Racing, Dupont, Ind. (#3R)
6 931 BGE Dougherty Motorsports, Evansville, Ind. (#15x)
7 888 Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports, Gilbert, Ariz. (#19AZ)
8 846 KO Motorsports, Owensville, Ind. (#5p)
9 840 KO Motorsports, Owensville, Ind. (#5s)
10 798 Ballou Motorsports, Tipton, Ind. (#12)
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2023 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS: (TOP-10)
POS. PTS. DRIVER, HOMETOWN
1 846 Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, Okla.
2 174 Joey Amantea, Mount Pocono, Pa.
3 143 Tom Harris, Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK
4 99 Dalton Stevens, Scurry, Texas
5 79 Rylan Gray, Greenfield, Ind.
6 72 Ivan Glotzbach, Fillmore, Ind.
7 50 Kevin Newton, Farmersburg, Ind.
8 37 Zack Pretorius, Yorktown, Ind.
9 30 Ryan Barr, Piqua, Ohio
10 30 Kayla Roell, Dillsboro, Ind.
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2023 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Feb 13: (SE) Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL
WINNER: Jake Swanson (Team AZ Racing #21AZ)
Feb 14: (SE) Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL
WINNER: Daison Pursley (KO Motorsports #5p)
Feb 16: Bubba Raceway Park - Ocala, FL
WINNER: Brady Bacon (Dynamics, Inc. #69)
Feb 18: Bubba Raceway Park - Ocala, FL
WINNER: Kyle Cummins (Rock Steady Racing #3R)
Apr 14: Bloomington Speedway- Bloomington, IN
WINNER: C.J. Leary (BGE Dougherty Motorsports #15x)
Apr 15: (MS) Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, IN
WINNER: Justin Grant (TOPP Motorsports #4)
May 5: Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, OH
WINNER: Justin Grant (TOPP Motorsports #4)
May 6: Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, OH
WINNER: C.J. Leary (BGE Dougherty Motorsports #15x)
May 23: Terre Haute Action Track - Terre Haute, IN
WINNER: Brady Bacon (Dynamics, Inc. #69)
May 24: Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, IN
WINNER: Jake Swanson (Team AZ Racing #21AZ)
May 25: Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, IN
WINNER: Kyle Cummins (Rock Steady Racing #3R)
Jun 3: (MW) Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, IA
WINNER: Jake Swanson (Team AZ Racing #21AZ)
Jun 13: (E) Grandview Speedway - Bechtelsville, PA
WINNER: Jake Swanson (Team AZ Racing #21AZ)
Jun 15: (E) Big Diamond Speedway - Pottsville, PA
WINNER: Emerson Axsom (Clauson Marshall Newman Racing #47BC)
Jun 16: (E) Williams Grove Speedway - Mechanicsburg, PA
WINNER: Emerson Axsom (Clauson Marshall Newman Racing #47BC)
Jun 17: (E) Port Royal Speedway - Port Royal, PA
WINNER: Justin Grant (TOPP Motorsports #4)
Jun 18: (E) (A) Action Track USA - Kutztown, PA
WINNER: Kyle Cummins (Rock Steady Racing #3R)
Jun 24: Wilmot Raceway - Wilmot, WI
WINNER: Brady Bacon (Dynamics, Inc. #69)
Jun 30: (A) (MS) Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, IN
Jul 1: (MS) Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, IN
Jul 7: (A) Macon Speedway - Macon, IL
Jul 8: (A) Macon Speedway - Macon, IL
Jul 21: (I) Gas City I-69 Speedway - Gas City, IN
Jul 22: (I) Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN
Jul 23: (I) Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, IN
Jul 24: (I) Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, IN
Jul 26: (I) Terre Haute Action Track - Terre Haute, IN
Jul 27: (I) Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, IN
Jul 28: (I) Bloomington Speedway - Bloomington, IN
Jul 29: (I) Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, IN
Aug 24: Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN
Aug 25: Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN
Aug 26: Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN
Sep 7: Devil’s Bowl Speedway – Mesquite, TX
Sep 8: Texarkana 67 Speedway – Texarkana, AR
Sep 9: Texarkana 67 Speedway – Texarkana, AR
Sep 15: Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, IN
Sep 16: (MS) Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, IN
Sep 21: Gas City I-69 Speedway - Gas City, IN
Sep 23: Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, OH
Oct 7: Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, IN
Oct 27: (AE) Red Dirt Raceway - Meeker, OK
Oct 28: (AE) Red Dirt Raceway - Meeker, OK
------------------ KEY DEFINITIONS ------------------
(SE) represents a non-points, special event
(P) represents a program featuring practice only
(F) represents an event awarding feature points only
(MS) represents an event co-sanctioned by the Midwest Sprint Car Series
(AE) represents an event co-sanctioned by ASCS Elite Non-Wing
(MW) represents an event with the USAC Wholesale Batteries Midwest Wingless Association Sprint Cars
(E) represents an Eastern Storm event
(A) represents an event awarding appearance points only
(I) represents an Indiana Sprint Week event
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2023 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS
3-Brady Bacon (Feb 16 at Bubba Raceway Park, May 23 at the Terre Haute Action Track & Jun 24 at Wilmot Raceway)
3-Kyle Cummins (Feb 18 at Bubba Raceway Park, May 25 at Circle City Raceway & Jun 18 at Action Track USA)
3-Justin Grant (Apr 15 at Tri-State Speedway, May 5 at Eldora Speedway & Jun 17 at Port Royal Speedway)
3-Jake Swanson (May 24 at Circle City Raceway, Jun 3 at Knoxville Raceway & Jun 13 at Grandview Speedway)
2-C.J. Leary (Apr 14 at Bloomington Speedway & May 6 at Eldora Speedway)
2-Emerson Axsom (Jun 15 at Big Diamond Speedway & Jun 16 at Williams Grove Speedway)
NON-POINTS SPECIAL EVENT WINS:
1-Daison Pursley (Feb 14 at Volusia Speedway Park)
1-Jake Swanson (Feb 13 at Volusia Speedway Park)
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FEATURE LAPS LED
95-Emerson Axsom
72-Kyle Cummins
71- C.J. Leary
60-Jake Swanson
54-Justin Grant
16-Robert Ballou & Timmy Buckwalter
15-Thomas Meseraull
10-Jadon Rogers
5-Max Adams
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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES
11-Emerson Axsom
10-Brady Bacon Kyle Cummins & Justin Grant
8-Jake Swanson
7-C.J. Leary
4-Robert Ballou
3-Mitchel Moles
2-Timmy Buckwalter, Thomas Meseraull, Daison Pursley, Logan Seavey Chase Stockon & Kevin Thomas Jr.
1-Shane Cottle, Briggs Danner, Jason McDougal, Jadon Rogers & Matt Westfall
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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES
15-Emerson Axsom
13-Jake Swanson
12-Chase Stockon & C.J. Leary
11-Brady Bacon, Kyle Cummins & Justin Grant
10-Mitchel Moles
9-Robert Ballou & Daison Pursley
7-Matt Westfall
6-Logan Seavey
5-Thomas Meseraull & Kevin Thomas Jr.
3-Briggs Danner & Carson Garrett
2-Max Adams, Alex Bright, Timmy Buckwalter & Shane Cottle
1-Steven Drevicki, Anton Hernandez, Chase Johnson, Riley Kreisel, Jason McDougal, Jadon Rogers, Brady Short, Kody Swanson, Scotty Weir & Justin Zimmerman
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FAST QUALIFYING TIMES
3-Justin Grant
2-Kyle Cummins, Daison Pursley & Jake Swanson
1-Brady Bacon, Jason McDougal, Thomas Meseraull, Mitchel Moles, Chase Stockon, Kevin Thomas Jr. & Matt Westfall
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HEAT RACE / QUALIFYING RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Rod End Supply, T.J. Forged & Car IQ)
7-Robert Ballou
5-Kyle Cummins, C.J. Leary, Mitchel Moles & Matt Westfall
4-Emerson Axsom
3-Brady Bacon & Justin Grant
2-Charles Davis Jr., Steven Drevicki, Carson Garrett, Chase Stockon & Jake Swanson
1-Mario Clouser, Shane Cottle, Geoff Ensign, Anton Hernandez, Dallas Hewitt, Thomas Meseraull, Jadon Rogers, Brady Short, Wesley Smith & Kevin Thomas Jr.
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SEMI WINS
3-Daison Pursley
2-Chase Stockon & Kevin Thomas Jr.
1-Brady Bacon, Carson Garrett, C.J. Leary, Mitchel Moles, Zack Pretorius, Jadon Rogers & J.J. Yeley
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FEATURE STARTS
16-Emerson Axsom, Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Kyle Cummins, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Mitchel Moles, Daison Pursley, Chase Stockon, Jake Swanson & Matt Westfall
15-Logan Seavey
13-Carson Garrett
11-Kevin Thomas Jr.
9-Max Adams & Jadon Rogers
8-Charles Davis Jr.
7-Briggs Danner & Thomas Meseraull
5-Alex Bright & Brandon Mattox
4-Joey Amantea, Timmy Buckwalter & Brady Short
3-Mario Clouser, Shane Cottle, Steven Drevicki, Geoff Ensign, Tom Harris, Matt Mitchell, Dalton Stevens, Eddie Tafoya Jr. & Scotty Weir
2-Sterling Cling, Tim Creech, Rylan Gray, Anton Hernandez, Dallas Hewitt, Preston Lattomus, Hunter Maddox, Tye Mihocko, Carmen Perigo & Kody Swanson
1-Ed Aikin, Greg Alt, Brent Beauchamp, Dustin Beck, Donny Brackett, Harley Burns, Bobby Butler, Logan Calderwood, Dave Darland, Austin DeBlauw, Aric Gentry, Ivan Glotzbach, Kurt Gross, Allen Hafford, Tyler Hewitt, J.J. Hughes, Steve Irwin, Chase Johnson, Jordan Kinser, Riley Kreisel, Ricky Lewis, Jason McDougal, Kyle Moody, Billy Pauch Jr., Zack Pretorius, Clayton Rossman, Kendall Ruble, Jake Scott, Sam Scott, Keith Sheffer II, Cameron Smith, Wesley Smith, Travis Thompson, Matt VanderVere, Dan Wade, J.J. Yeley & Justin Zimmerman
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2023 USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR FAST QUALIFIERS
Feb 16: Bubba Raceway Park – Jason McDougal
Feb 18: Bubba Raceway Park – Chase Stockon
Apr 14: Bloomington Speedway – Kevin Thomas Jr.
Apr 15: Tri-State Speedway – Justin Grant
May 5: Eldora Speedway – Brady Bacon
May 6: Eldora Speedway – Matt Westfall
May 23: Terre Haute Action Track – Mitchel Moles
May 24: Circle City Raceway – Justin Grant
May 25: Circle City Raceway – Justin Grant
Jun 3: Knoxville Raceway – Jake Swanson
Jun 13: Grandview Speedway – Kyle Cummins
Jun 15: Big Diamond Speedway – Daison Pursley
Jun 16: Williams Grove Speedway – Thomas Meseraull
Jun 17: Port Royal Speedway – Daison Pursley
Jun 18: Action Track USA – Kyle Cummins
Jun 24: Wilmot Raceway – Jake Swanson
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HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE
Feb 16: Bubba Raceway Park – Robert Ballou (22nd to 10th)
Feb 18: Bubba Raceway Park – Kevin Thomas Jr. (16th to 9th)
Apr 14: Bloomington Speedway – Jordan Kinser (20th to 12th)
Apr 15: Tri-State Speedway – Carson Garrett (16th to 7th)
May 5: Eldora Speedway – Kody Swanson (17th to 8th)
May 6: Eldora Speedway – Carson Garrett (20th to 6th)
May 23: Terre Haute Action Track – C.J. Leary (13th to 5th)
May 24: Circle City Raceway – Daison Pursley (16th to 9th)
May 25: Circle City Raceway – Chase Stockon (18th to 7th)
Jun 3: Knoxville Raceway – Chase Johnson (19th to 7th)
Jun 13: Grandview Speedway – Alex Bright (22nd to 10th)
Jun 15: Big Diamond Speedway – Robert Ballou (14th to 7th)
Jun 16: Williams Grove Speedway – Daison Pursley (14th to 2nd)
Jun 17: Port Royal Speedway – Daison Pursley (10th to 3rd)
Jun 18: Action Track USA – Brady Bacon (16th to 9th)
Jun 24: Wilmot Raceway – Brady Bacon (5th to 1st)
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DIRT DRAFT FASTEST HOT LAPS DRIVER
Feb 16: Bubba Raceway Park – Kyle Cummins
Feb 18: Bubba Raceway Park – Chase Stockon
Apr 8: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Mitchel Moles
Apr 14: Bloomington Speedway – Jake Swanson
Apr 15: Tri-State Speedway – Jadon Rogers
May 5: Eldora Speedway – Brady Bacon
May 6: Eldora Speedway – Matt Westfall
May 23: Terre Haute Action Track – Kevin Thomas Jr.
May 24: Circle City Raceway – Justin Grant
May 25: Circle City Raceway – Kevin Thomas Jr.
Jun 3: Knoxville Raceway – Emerson Axsom
Jun 13: Grandview Speedway – Thomas Meseraull
Jun 15: Big Diamond Speedway – Daison Pursley
Jun 16: Williams Grove Speedway – Mitchel Moles
Jun 17: Port Royal Speedway – Mitchel Moles
Jun 18: Action Track USA – N/A
Jun 24: Wilmot Raceway – Brady Bacon
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STATS
ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS
1. [62 wins] Dave Darland
2. [52 wins] Tom Bigelow
3. [49 wins] Brady Bacon
4. [47 wins] Tracy Hines
5. [46 wins] Jack Hewitt
6. [45 wins] Larry Dickson
7. [42 wins] Pancho Carter
8. [41 wins] Bryan Clauson
9. [40 wins] Gary Bettenhausen
10. [39 wins] Kevin Thomas Jr.
11. [37 wins] Robert Ballou, Justin Grant & Sheldon Kinser
14. [35 wins] Jon Stanbrough & Rich Vogler
16. [32 wins] Rollie Beale
17. [31 wins] Tyler Courtney
18. [30 wins] Chris Windom
19. [28 wins] Don Branson, A.J. Foyt, Levi Jones & J.J. Yeley
23. [26 wins] Tony Elliott & Dave Steele
25. [25 wins] Steve Butler, Jay Drake & Parnelli Jones
28. [23 wins] Roger McCluskey
29. [22 wins] Rick Hood, Bubby Jones & Sammy Sessions
32. [21 wins] C.J. Leary & Greg Weld
34. [17 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Kyle Cummins, Jim Hurtubise & Bud Kaeding
38. [16 wins] Damion Gardner & Jud Larson
40. [15 wins] Bobby East, Cory Kruseman & Brian Tyler
43. [14 wins] Billy Cassella, Lee Kunzman, Chase Stockon & Bruce Walkup
47. [13 wins] Steve Chassey
48. [12 wins] Eric Gordon
49. [11 wins] Daron Clayton, Elmer George, Tommy Hinnershitz & Greg Leffler
53. [10 wins] Thomas Meseraull, Eddie Sachs, Tony Stewart & Johnny Thomson
57. [9 wins] Mario Andretti, Pat O'Connor, Hunter Schuerenberg & Robbie Stanley
61. [8 wins] Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, Johnny Rutherford, Joe Saldana & Logan Seavey
66. [7 wins] Kevin Doty, Darren Hagen, Kenny Irwin Jr., Doug Kalitta, Jim Keeker, Bobby Santos, Brady Short, Kevin Thomas, Bobby Unser & Josh Wise
76. [6 wins] Chad Boespflug, Kevin Briscoe, Shane Cottle, Jac Haudenschild, Jason McCord, Jan Opperman, Tom Sneva, George Snider & Dick Tobias
85. [5 wins] Emerson Axsom, 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, Jake Swanson, Tanner Thorson & Cole Whitt
104. [4 wins] Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Van Johnson, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Ralph Liguori, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith
117. [3 wins] Chuck Amati, Sonny Ates, Joe Barzda, Jeff Bloom, Mark Cassella, Jerry “Scratch” Daniels, Bob East, Bob Frey, Dickie Gaines, Wayne Hammond, Tray House, Kenny Jacobs, Tony Jones, Kyle Larson, Andy Linden, Charlie Masters, Mike Mosley, Larry Rice, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith & Doug Wolfgang
138. [2 wins] Chad Boat, Marvin Carman, Ed Carpenter, Brad Doty, Ed Elisian, Nic Faas, Cy Fairchild, Brad Fox, Arnie Knepper, Danny Lasoski, Mack McClellan, Jason McDougal, James McElreath, Lealand McSpadden, Jim McWithey, Danny Milburn, Mitchel Moles, Mat Neely, Ryan Newman, Fred “Jiggs” Peters, Jerry Poland, Casey Riggs, Bill Rose, Mickey Shaw, Terry Shepherd, Dean Shirley, Brad Sweet, Bob Sweikert, Kevin Swindell, Sammy Swindell, Mike Spencer, Bud Tingelstad, Billy Vukovich, Mike Ward & Carl Williams
173. [1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, Brent Beauchamp, Ryan Bernal, 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, Billy Engelhart, Cotton Farmer, Aaron Farney, Gary Fedewa, Blake Fitzpatrick, Pat Flaherty, Joe Gaerte, Russ Gamester, Rickie Gaunt, 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, Jim McElreath, Charlie Musselman, Bobby Olivero, Jim Packard, Gary Patterson, Billy Pauch, Dave Peperak, Aaron Pierce, Paul Pitzer, Terry Pletch, Billy Puterbaugh Jr., Bud Randall, Byron Reed, Boston Reid, Rodney Ritter Jr., Brody Roa, David Roahrig, Jadon Rogers, Stephen Schnapf, 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, Chuck Weyant, Johnny White, Rip Williams, Jacob Wilson & Eddie Wirth
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR FAST QUALIFYING TIMES (1956-PRESENT)
1. (65) Tom Bigelow
2. (62) Dave Darland
3. (60) Tracy Hines
4. (45) Brady Bacon
5. (41) C.J. Leary
6. (39) Levi Jones
7. (37) Larry Dickson
8. (36) Bryan Clauson & Kevin Thomas Jr.
10. (35) Rich Vogler
11. (33) Justin Grant
12. (32) Chase Stockon
13. (31) Sheldon Kinser
14. (30) Pancho Carter
15. (29) Don Branson
16. (27) Dave Steele
17. (26) Jay Drake
18. (24) Gary Bettenhausen & J.J. Yeley
20. (23) Jon Stanbrough
21. (22) Steve Butler
22. (21) A.J. Foyt
23. (20) Jerry Coons Jr., Tony Elliott & Roger McCluskey
26. (19) Greg Weld
27. (18) Parnelli Jones
28. (16) Rollie Beale, Jack Hewitt & Doug Kalitta
31. (15) Kenny Irwin Jr., Sammy Sessions & Brian Tyler
34. (14) Billy Cassella, Tyler Courtney & Damion Gardner
37. (13) Bobby East & Bruce Walkup
39. (12) Steve Chassey, Kyle Cummins, Elmer George, Rick Hood, Jud Larson, Bill Puterbaugh, Joe Saldana & Chris Windom
47. (11) Jim McWithey & George Snider
49. (10) Sonny Ates, Jim Hurtubise & Thomas Meseraull
52. (9) Robert Ballou, Eddie Leavitt, Mitchel Moles, Johnny Rutherford, Jake Swanson & Josh Wise
58. (8) Bubby Jones, Kelly Kinser, Pat O’Connor & Hunter Schuerenberg
62. (7) Marvin Carman, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Cary Faas, Bud Kaeding, Jim Keeker, Cory Kruseman, Lee Kunzman, Johnny Parsons, Larry Rice, Eddie Sachs, Carson Short, Mike Spencer, Johnny Thomson, Tanner Thorson, Bud Tingelstad & Bobby Unser
79. (6) Mike Bliss, Daron Clayton, Derek Davidson, Eric Gordon, Richard Griffin, Jac Haudenschild, Tray House, James McElreath, Ken Schrader & Logan Seavey
89. (5) Chad Boespflug, Cy Fairchild, Blake Fitzpatrick, Bob Frey, Tommy Hinnershitz, Andy Michner, Jan Opperman, Boston Reid, Tom Sneva, Robbie Stanley & Kevin Thomas
100. (4) Jeff Bloom, Kevin Briscoe, Timmy Buckwalter, Billy Engelhart, Chet Fillip, Darren Hagen, Chuck Hulse, Kenny Jacobs, Van Johnson, Ralph Liguori, Jim McElreath, Don Nordhorn, Dave Peperak, Billy Puterbaugh Jr., Joey Saldana, Terry Shepherd, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith, Brad Sweet & Bob Wente
120. (3) Tommy Astone, Emerson Axsom, Brent Beauchamp, Dave Blaney, Karl Busson, Kevin Doty, Brian Gerster, Todd Gibson, Jeff Gordon, Gary Gray, John Heydenreich, Gordon Johncock, Greg Leffler, Andy Linden, Steve Long, Larry Martin, Justin Marvel, Jason McCord, Larry Moore, Mat Neely, Ryan Newman, Lee Osborne, Brandon Petty, Jerry Poland, Bob Pratt, Jadon Rogers, Brady Short, Danny Smith, Tony Stewart, Dean Thompson, Dick Tobias, Scotty Weir, Cole Whitt & John Wolfe
154. (2) Jarett Andretti, Mario Andretti, Chad Boat, Keith Bloom Jr., Chuck Booth, Don Brown, Duke Cook, Allen Crowe, Nic Faas, Larry Gates, Gene Lee Gibson, Bobby Grim, Coleman Gulick, Dave Hanna, Darl Harrison, Shane Hmiel, Josh Hodges, Marc Jessup, Brad Marvel, Jason McDougal, Max McGhee, Kevin Miller, Dustin Morgan, Charlie Musselman, Brad Noffsinger, Gary Patterson, Fred “Jiggs” Peters, Daison Pursley, Byron Reed, Jerry Richert, Dave Roahrig, Jimmy Sills, Al Smith, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Greg Stephens, Stevie Sussex, Kody Swanson, Tanner Swanson, Tyler Thomas, Bob Veith, Jerry Weeks, Johnny White, Carl Williams & Jacob Wilson
198. (1) Pat Abold, Donnie Adams, Bobby Adamson, Mark Alderson, Chuck Amati, Chuck Arnold, Dick Atkins, Terry Babb, Joe Barzda, Ryan Bernal, Nick Bilbee, Lee Brewer Jr., Bill Brown, Dale Burton, Gary Cameron, Larry Cannon, Billy Cantrell, Dana Carter, Rob Chaney, Bob Cicconi, Bob Cleberg, Leon Clum, Peter Cozzolino, Briggs Danner, Don Davis, Doc Dawson, Brad Doty, Steven Drevicki, Rex Easton, Al “Cotton” Farmer, Dave Feese, Braylon Fitzpatrick, Brad Fox, Brayden Fox, Jared Fox, Joe Gaerte, Harry Garrett, Rickie Gaunt, Chuck Gurney, Norm Hall, Jerry Hansen, Brian Hayden, Jonathan Hendrick, Hank Henry, Tyler Hewitt, Ted Hines, Jesse Hockett, Bob Hogle, Danny Holtsclaw, Kevin Huntley, Gary Irvin, Mike Johnson, Dee Jones, Page Jones, Todd Kane, Ray Kenens Jr., Joey Kerr, Russ Klar, Buddy Kofoid, Rich Leavell, Jason Leffler, Michael Lewis, John Logan, Ed Lynch Jr., Critter Malone, Louie Mann, Mike Mann, Charlie Masters, Rusty McClure, Nick McCormick, Wes McIntyre, Bob McLean, Blake Miller, Jerry Miller Jr., Ron Milton, Hal Minyard, Matt Mitchell, Warren Mockler, Mike Mosley, Mike Murgoitio, Aaron Pierce, Paul Pitzer, Gary Ponzini, Ande Possman, Roger Rager, Davey Ray, Rex Records, Jerry Richert Jr., Red Riegel, Travis Rilat, Manny Rockhold, Hank Rogers, Bill Rose, Joe Roush, Jerry Russell, Bobby Santos, Don Schilling, John Sernett, Neil Shepherd, Jeremy Sherman, Dean Shirley, Eric Shively, Randy Smith, Wib Spalding, Ned Spath, Greg Staab, Steve Stapp, Richard Summers, Bob Sweikert, Jeff Swindell, Kevin Swindell, Sammy Swindell, Tom Tepe, Leon Thickstun, Ryan Thomas, Richard Vander Weerd, Jonathan Vennard, Billy Vukovich, Billy Vukovich III, Lennie Waldo, Buster Warke, Gus Wasson, Shawn Westerfeld, Matt Westfall, Chuck Weyant, Tony Weyant, Austin Williams, Rip Williams, Eddie Wirth & Mitch Wissmiller
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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: Sammy 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, 2019: C.J. Leary, 2020: Brady Bacon, 2021: Brady Bacon, 2022: Justin Grant
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ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT ENTRANT 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, 2019: Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports, 2020: Dynamics, Inc., 2021: Dynamics, Inc., 2022: TOPP Motorsports
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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, 2019: Dustin Clark, 2020: Jadon Rogers, 2021: Tanner Thorson, 2022: Emerson Axsom
