KOKOMO KLASH HOSTS FRIDAY’S USAC INDIANA MIDGET SEASON FINALE
This Friday night, October 14, Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway serves as the backdrop for Friday night’s “Kokomo Klash X” where the 2016 USAC Indiana Midget Championship is on the line in the series finale and eight drivers remain mathematically eligible for the title.
However, they will have to contend with series point leader Carson Macedo of California who tops the standings by 23 over the red hot Tanner Thorson out of Nevada who, just last weekend, swept the “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” in Granite City, Illinois. Defending “Kokomo Klash” Midget winner, Indiana’s Spencer Bayston, holds down 4th in the points.
Macedo has a pair of seconds and a fourth in the three races contested so far, while Thorson ranks second on the strength of a victory and a second. Robinson is third with a fourth and a pair of sixths, while Bayston, fourth in the standings, has a pair of thirds.
The night’s card also features the Kokomo Speedway Sprint Cars in one of the most anticipated events on the Hoosier racing calendar before the unwelcome sight of winter arrives.
Pits open at 3pm, front gates at 4 with hot laps set for 6 and racing scheduled to get underway at 7. Adult general admission tickets are just $20
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UPCOMING USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Friday, October 14, 2016
SERIES: USAC Indiana Midget Championship
TRACK: Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, Indiana) – ¼-mile dirt oval
EVENT: USAC Indiana Midget Championship, Sprint Cars, 600 Mini Sprints and Thunder Cars
STARTING TIMES: Pits open at 3pm. Front gates open at 4pm. Draw Closes/Drivers Meeting at 5:30. Hot laps at 6. Racing at 7.
TICKETS: Adult General Admission: Adults $20. Pit Passes: $35.
TRACK ADDRESS: 2455 N. Davis Rd., Kokomo, IN 46901
TRACK PHONE: (765) 459-3877
TRACK WEBSITE: http://kokomospeedway.net/
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2016 USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (214) Carson Macedo (Lemoore, CA)
2. (191) Tanner Thorson (Minden, NV)
3. (189) Ryan Robinson (Foresthill, CA)
4. (180) Spencer Bayston (Lebanon, IN)
5. (160) Justin Peck (Monrovia, IN)
6. (152) Holly Shelton (Sacramento, CA)
7. (151) Gage Walker (Fairland, IN)
8. (146) Brayton Lynch (Springfield, IL)
9. (137) Davey Ray (Davenport, IA)
10. (118) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)
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2016 USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS
May 13: Plymouth, IN – Plymouth Speedway
WINNER: Bryan Clauson
Jun 29: Plymouth, IN – Plymouth Speedway
WINNER: Tanner Thorson
Sep 10: Boswell, IN - Daugherty Speedway
WINNER: Davey Ray
Sep 17: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Sep 30: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Oct 14: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
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2016 USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS:
1. (1) Bryan Clauson (Plymouth Speedway on May 13)
(1) Davey Ray (Daugherty Speedway on Sept. 10)
(1) Tanner Thorson (Plymouth Speedway on June 29)
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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS
1. [1 win] Bryan Clauson, Davey Ray & Tanner Thorson
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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA MIDGET CHAMPIONS
None – First Season