INDIANA MIDGET WEEK HAS ARRIVED; SIX NIGHTS, SIX TRACKS, SIX RACES SET FOR JUNE 6-11
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
A glance at the calendar indicates that the month of June has arrived. The temps have begun to rise and the intensity has multiplied as the thick of the USAC racing schedule is upon us.
As the first of 16 scheduled USAC National events this month were completed last weekend, it’s crystal clear the urgency has increased. For this upcoming stretch of races can set the tone on a quest for a season championship. It can also break you when you’re least suspecting it.
Indiana Midget Week is one of those tests. It’s a test of endurance and a trial by fire. It’s what racers hunger for - the opportunity to overcome the most daunting of tasks by proving to others, and themselves, that they can achieve anything no matter how challenging the scenario.
USAC’s biggest week of midget racing arrives in the Hoosier state beginning this Tuesday night, June 6th with the first of six consecutive nights of the 13th annual edition of Indiana Midget Week.
Elk Grove, California’s Kyle Larson sure hasn’t forgotten his short track roots. The current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ standings second-place driver and two-time Cup winner won last year’s Indiana Midget Week opener at Montpelier. He plans to compete in the first two rounds of this year’s Indiana Midget Week - Tuesday at Montpelier and Wednesday at Gas City.
Rico Abreu of St. Helena, California, always brings the excitement when he gets behind the wheel of any type of racecar, but when he’s at the control of a USAC Midget, he becomes Superman. The two-time Midget Week champ in 2014 and 2015 won the finale a year ago at Kokomo and is back to compete in all six races of this year’s series.
Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports took all five rounds of Midget Week in 2016 with Spencer Bayston at Gas City, Tanner Thorson at Putnamville and Christopher Bell at Bloomington rounding out the remainder of KKM’s sweep. All but Bell will return for this year’s IMW.
But the team has been shut out of victory lane thus far in 2017 by Ione, California’s Justin Grant (5th in points), who seeks his first career Midget Week win, and point leader Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, who won his first career USAC feature as a 16-year-old in 2006 during Indiana Midget Week at Kokomo. Tucson, Arizona’s Jerry Coons, Jr. was a Midget Week champ in 2007, but the USAC Triple Crown champ, who stands fourth in series points, aims to earn his first win of any kind with the series since 2010!
Following Tuesday’s Montpelier round, Indiana Midget Week picks up Wednesday at Gas City (one of two remaining original Midget Week tracks from the series inception in 2005). Thursday takes you to Putnamville’s Lincoln Park Speedway while Friday brings the red clay of Bloomington Speedway. The penultimate round heads to the second of the originals, Lawrenceburg Speedway, on Saturday night. Sunday’s finale hits one of USAC’s most regularly-visited tracks in Kokomo Speedway.
As if a week straight of USAC midget racing isn’t enough of a mouthwatering enticement, all six nights will feature sprint car racing as an addition to each night’s festivities.
Wednesday’s round at Gas City and Sunday’s event at Kokomo will be streamed LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/. You can catch flag-to-flag coverage of each and every Indiana Midget Week event, plus much, much more, a day following the event, on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/!
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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Tuesday, June 6, 2017
SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship
TRACK: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, Indiana) – ¼-mile, slightly-banked clay oval
EVENT: “Indiana Midget Week” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship, Non-Wing Sprint Cars & UMP Modifieds
STARTING TIMES: Gates open at 3pm. Cars on track at 6pm.
TICKETS: General Admission: Adults $20. Kids 12 & Under: FREE (with paid adult). Pit pass $30.
TRACK ADDRESS: 700 S Jefferson St, Montpelier, IN 47359
TRACK PHONE: (765) 728-8210
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.montpeliermotorspeedway.com/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race one day later on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus available on the Race Monitor app.
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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Wednesday, June 7, 2017
SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship
TRACK: Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, Indiana) – ¼-mile, semi-banked clay oval
EVENT: “Indiana Midget Week” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship & Non-Wing Sprint Cars
STARTING TIMES: Grandstands open at 3pm. Pit gates open at 3pm. Cars on track at 6:30pm.
TICKETS: General Admission: Adults $20. Kids 10 and under FREE with paid adult. Pits: $30
TRACK ADDRESS: 5871 E 500 S, Gas City, IN 46933
TRACK PHONE: 765-667-1019
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.gascityi69speedway.com/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/. Watch the race one day later on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus available on the Race Monitor app.
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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Thursday, June 8, 2017
SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship
TRACK: Lincoln Park Speedway (Putnamville, Indiana) – 5/16-mile, high-banked dirt oval
EVENT: “Indiana Midget Week” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship, Non-Wing Sprint Cars & MMSA Mini Sprints
STARTING TIMES: Pit Gates open at 3pm, Main Gates open at 4:30pm, Cars on track at 6pm.
TICKETS: General Admission: Adults $25. Kids 10 and Under FREE! Pit Passes $30.
TRACK ADDRESS: 1051 W US Hwy 40, Greencastle, IN 46135
TRACK PHONE: (765) 653-3485
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.lincolnparkspeedway.com/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race one day later on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus available on the Race Monitor app.
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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Friday, June 9, 2017
SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship
TRACK: Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, Indiana) – ¼-mile, high-banked clay oval
EVENT: “Indiana Midget Week” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship, Non-Wing Sprint Cars & RaceSaver Wing Sprint Cars
STARTING TIMES: Pit gates open at 4pm. Spectator gates open at 5:30pm. Cars on track at 6:30pm.
TICKETS: General Admission: Adults $25. Kids 12 & under are admitted FREE with a paying adult. Pit Pass $30.
TRACK ADDRESS: 5185 S Fairfax Rd, Bloomington, IN 47401
TRACK PHONE: (812) 824-7400
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.bloomingtonspeedway.com/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race one day later on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus available on the Race Monitor app.
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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, June 10, 2017
SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship
TRACK: Lawrenceburg Speedway (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) – 3/8-mile, high-banked clay oval
EVENT: “Indiana Midget Week” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship, Non-Wing Sprint Cars & UMP Modifieds
STARTING TIMES: Pit gates open at 3pm. Spectator gates open at 5pm. Cars on track at 6pm.
TICKETS: Adults: $25. Kids 7-12: $7. Kids 6 & Under: FREE! Pit Pass: $30 (all ages)
TRACK ADDRESS: 351 E Eads Pkwy, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
TRACK PHONE: (812) 539-4700
TRACK WEBSITE: http://lawrenceburgspeedway.com/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race one day later on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus available on the Race Monitor app.
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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Sunday, June 11, 2017
SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship
TRACK: Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, Indiana) – ¼-mile, semi-banked dirt oval
EVENT: “Indiana Midget Week” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship & Non-Wing Sprint Cars
STARTING TIMES: Pit gates open at 3pm. Spectator gates open at 3pm.
TICKETS: General Admission: Adults $20. Kids 10 and under are FREE with paid adult. Pit Pass: $30.
TRACK ADDRESS: 2455 N Davis Rd, Kokomo, IN 46901
TRACK PHONE: (765) 459-3877
TRACK WEBSITE: http://kokomospeedway.net/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Watch the race LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/. Watch the race one day later on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus available on the Race Monitor app.
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ALL-TIME “INDIANA MIDGET WEEK” CHAMPIONS:
2005: Shane Cottle, 2006: Shane Cottle, 2007: Jerry Coons Jr., 2008: Tracy Hines, 2009: Bryan Clauson, 2010: Tracy Hines/Brad Kuhn, 2011: Bryan Clauson, 2012: Darren Hagen, 2013: Christopher Bell, 2014: Rico Abreu, 2015: Rico Abreu, 2016: Bryan Clauson
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ALL-TIME “INDIANA MIDGET WEEK” WINS:
1. (9) Bryan Clauson
2. (5) Christopher Bell
3. (4) Kyle Larson
4. (3) Rico Abreu, Shane Cottle, Darren Hagen & Brad Kuhn
8. (2) Jerry Coons, Jr., Davey Ray, Brad Sweet & Tanner Thorson
12. (1) Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston, Steve Buckwalter, Dave Darland, Zach Daum, Jay Drake, Tracy Hines, Levi Jones, Michael Pickens, Johnny Rodriguez, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. & Kevin Swindell
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2017 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Mar 18: &&& Du Quoin, IL - Southern Illinois Center
WINNER: Justin Grant (Clauson-Marshall Racing #39BC)
Apr 7: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Brady Bacon (FMR Racing #76m)
Apr 8: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
WINNER: Brady Bacon (FMR Racing #76m)
May 19: Granite City, IL – Tri-City Speedway
WINNER: Rained Out
Jun 6: @@@ Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
Jun 7: @@@ Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
Jun 8: @@@ Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jun 9: @@@ Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
Jun 10: @@@ Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Jun 11: @@@ Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Jul 1: Macon, IL – Macon Speedway
Jul 2: Lincoln, IL – Lincoln Speedway
Jul 3: Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fairgrounds Multi-Purpose Arena
Jul 22: TBA – TBA
Aug 1: Fairbury, NE – Jefferson County Speedway
Aug 2: Beloit, KS - Solomon Valley Raceway
Aug 4: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks
Aug 5: Belleville, KS - Belleville High Banks
Aug 13: *** York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway
Aug 14: *** Spring Run, PA - Path Valley Speedway Park
Aug 15: *** Newmanstown, PA - Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway
Aug 17: *** Jonestown, PA – Linda’s Speedway
Sep 23: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
Oct 6: TBA – TBA
Oct 7: TBA – TBA
Oct 22: %%% Wayne City, IL - Wayne County Speedway
Nov 23: ### Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
------------------------ KEY DEFINITIONS -------------------------
Races noted with &&& represent an indoor race.
Races noted with @@@ represent Indiana Midget Week.
Races noted with *** represent a race with the USAC Eastern Midgets presented by ARDC.
Races noted with %%% represent a co-sanctioned race with POWRi.
Races noted with ### represent a Co-Sanctioned race with the USAC Western States Midget Championship.
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2017 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):
1. (216) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
2. (186) Spencer Bayston (Lebanon, IN)
3. (175) Tanner Thorson (Minden, NV)
4. (169) Jerry Coons, Jr. (Tucson, AZ)
5. (168) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
6. (151) Shane Golobic (Fremont, CA)
7. (125) Jake Neuman (R) (New Berlin, IL)
8. (120) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)
9. (113) Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN)
10. (113) Ryan Robinson (Foresthill, CA)
**(R) represents a USAC Midget National Championship Rookie Driver
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2017 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (216) FMR Racing #76m
2. (186) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #97
3. (175) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #67
4. (169) Petry-Goff Motorsports #25
5. (168) Clauson-Marshall Racing #39BC
6. (151) Clauson-Marshall Racing/Matt Wood Racing #17w
7. (125) Jim Neuman #3N
8. (120) Gray Auto #11
9. (113) Clauson-Marshall Racing #7BC
10. (113) Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports #71
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2017 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS
1. (125) Jake Neuman (New Berlin, IL)
2. (96) Tanner Carrick (Lincoln, CA)
3. (66) Brayton Lynch (Springfield, IL)
4. (33) Kyle Schuett (Philo, IL)
5. (20) Tony DiMattia (Malvern, PA) & Bear Wood (New Madison, OH)
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2017 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS
FEATURE WINS:
1. (2) Brady Bacon (Kokomo Speedway on Apr. 8 & Kokomo Speedway on Apr. 9)
2. (1) Justin Grant (Southern Illinois Center on Mar. 18)
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FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (37) Brady Bacon
2. (32) Christopher Bell
3. (18) Justin Grant
4. (11) Spencer Bayston
5. (6) Chad Boat & Tanner Thorson
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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (3) Brady Bacon
2. (2) Jerry Coons, Jr., Kevin Thomas, Jr. & Tanner Thorson
5. (1) Rico Abreu, Spencer Bayston, Brent Beauchamp, Tyler Courtney, Shane Golobic & Justin Grant
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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (3) Brady Bacon
2. (2) Spencer Bayston, Jerry Coons, Jr., Dave Darland, Shane Golobic, Justin Grant, Ryan Robinson, Kevin Thomas, Jr. & Tanner Thorson
10. (1) Rico Abreu, Brent Beauchamp, Christopher Bell, Tyler Courtney, Josh Most, Jake Neuman, Tony Roney, Holly Shelton, Tyler Thomas, Billy Wease & Chris Windom
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HEAT RACE WINS: (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension, Inc., Chalk Stix & Indy Race Parts)
1. (3) Tyler Thomas
2. (2) Justin Grant
3. (1) Spencer Bayston, Alex Bright, Tanner Carrick, Jerry Coons, Jr., Colten Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Jake Neuman, Tony Roney & Matt Veatch
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QUALIFYING RACE WINS:
1. (1) Brent Beauchamp, Christopher Bell, Justin Grant & Billy Wease
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C-MAIN WINS:
1. (1) Tyler Courtney
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SEMI WINS:
1. (1) Brady Bacon, Shane Golobic, Holly Shelton & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
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FEATURE STARTS:
1. (3) Brady Bacon, Spencer Bayston, Chad Boat, Tanner Carrick, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Golobic, Justin Grant, Jake Neuman & Tanner Thorson
10. (2) Alex Bright, Tyler Courtney, Dave Darland, Ryan Greth, Brayton Lynch, Tyler Nelson, Davey Ray, Ryan Robinson, Holly Shelton, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Tyler Thomas, Gage Walker & Chris Windom
23. (1) Rico Abreu, Daniel Adler, Chris Andrews, Brent Beauchamp, Christopher Bell, Mark Chisholm, Colten Cottle, Chase Jones, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Joe B. Miller, Josh Most, Justin Peck, Tony Roney, Kyle Schuett, Billy Wease & Korey Weyant
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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE
Mar 18: Southern Illinois Center - Shane Golobic (14th to 2nd)
Apr. 8: Kokomo Speedway - Tyler Thomas (20th to 8th)
Apr. 9: Kokomo Speedway - Rico Abreu (22nd to 4th)
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WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHERS:
Mar 18: Southern Illinois Center – Gage Walker
Apr. 8: Kokomo Speedway – Gage Walker
Apr. 9: Kokomo Speedway – Alex Bright
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ALL-TIME USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS
1. [111 wins] Mel Kenyon
2. [95 wins] Rich Vogler
3. [78 wins] Bob Wente
4. [63 wins] Bob Tattersall
5. [59 wins] Sleepy Tripp
6. [48 wins] Jimmy Davies
7. [38 wins] Bryan Clauson
8. [35 wins] Tracy Hines
9. [31 wins] Gene Hartley & Chuck Rodee
11. [30 wins] Dave Darland, Mike McGreevy & Johnny Parsons
14. [27 wins] Gary Bettenhausen & Tony Stewart
16. [25 wins] Darren Hagen, Parnelli Jones & Dave Strickland
19. [24 wins] Bill Engelhart
20. [23 wins] Tom Bigelow, Pancho Carter, Tommy Copp, Kevin Olson & Billy Vukovich
25. [22 wins] Bobby East & Shorty Templeman
27. [21 wins] Steve Cannon, Jimmy Caruthers, Rex Easton & Ken Schrader
31. [20 wins] A.J. Foyt
32. [19 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Stan Fox & Jason Leffler
35. [18 wins] Dave Steele
36. [17 wins] Christopher Bell, Jay Drake & J.J. Yeley
39. [16 wins] George Amick, Billy Cantrell, Lee Kunzman, Bobby Olivero & Henry Pens
44. [15 wins] Rico Abreu, Don Branson & Larry Rice
47. [14 wins] Chuck Arnold, Kyle Larson, Jack Turner & Leroy Warriner
51. [13 wins] Steve Knepper, Don Meacham, Ryan Newman & Stevie Reeves
55. [12 wins] Danny Caruthers, Gene Force, Russ Gamester, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Grim, & Ron Shuman
61. [11 wins] Kasey Kahne, Jimmy Knight, Bob McLean, Johnny Moorhouse, Bobby Santos & Brad Sweet
67. [10 wins] Allen Heath, Doug Kalitta, Brad Kuhn, Steve Lotshaw, Jerry McClung, Tanner Thorson & Chuck Weyant
74. [9 wins] Billy Boat, Tony Elliott & Chuck Gurney
77. [8 wins] Merle Bettenhausen, Tony Bettenhausen, Hank Butcher, Kevin Doty, Dan Drinan, Ronnie Duman, Brian Gerster, Kenny Irwin Jr, Eddie Johnson, Michael Lewis, Andy Michner & Josh Wise
89. [7 wins] Tommy Astone, Jack Hewitt, Don Horvath, Page Jones, Kenneth Nichols, Larry Patton, Les Scott, Len Sutton, & Johnnie Tolan
98. [6 wins] Donnie Beechler, George Benson, Dana Carter, Bob Cicconi, Robby Flock, Nick Fornoro Jr., Arnie Knepper, Ricky Shelton, Mike Streicher, Dave Strickland, Jr., & Roger West
109. [5 wins] Brady Bacon, Mike Bliss, Lonnie Caruthers, Larry Dickson, Mike Fedorcak, Burt Foland, Mack McClellan, Danny McKnight, Cliff Spalding, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. & Jerry Weeks
120. [4 wins] Caleb Armstrong, Teddy Beach, Johnny Boyd, Frank Burany, Russ Congdon, Ray Elliott, Aaron Fike, Danny Frye, Billy Garrett, Mike Gregg, Jim Hettinger, John Heydenreich, Bubby Jones, Levi Jones, Andy Linden, Bobby Marshman, Roger McCluskey, Billy Mehner, Ken Nichols, Jeff Nuckles, Jan Opperman, Gary Ponzini, Davey Ray, Eddie Sachs, Don Schilling, Sam Sessions, George Snider, Dale Swaim, Kevin Swindell, & Rodger Ward
150. [3 wins] John Batts, Gays Biro, Chad Boat, Shane Cottle, Allen Crowe, Zach Daum, Bruce Field, A.J. Fike, Drew Fornoro, Gene Gennetten, Rick Goudy, Bob Hare, Bob Hauck, Jeff Heywood, Bill Homeier, Sam Isenhower, Jim Keeker, Jim McClean, Warren Mockler, Dave Moses, Earl Motter, Jerry Nuckles, Danny Oakes, Johnnie Parsons, Porky Rachwitz, Johnny Riva, Johnny Roberts, Lowell Sachs, Billy Shuman, Tom Steiner, Bobby Unser & Billy Wease
182. [2 wins] Al Alpern, Sonny Ates, Johnny Baldwin, Jim Beckley, Dean Billings, Alan Brown, Jack Calabrase, Johnny Cofer, Mel Cornett, Cotton Farmer, Terry Farrar, Joe Garson, Chuck Gurney, Jr., Kyle Hamilton, Bob Hogle, Rick Hood, P.J. Jones, Critter Malone, Jimmy McCune, Michael Pickens, Aaron Pollock, Barry Reed, Lloyd Ruby, Joe Saldana, Tom Sellberg, Tony Simon, Danny Stratton, Kody Swanson, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Steve Troxell, Don Vogler, Bruce Walkup, Terry Wente, Johnny White, Tommy White & Cole Whitt
218. [1 win] John Andretti, Mario Andretti, Mike Appio, Dick Atkins, Paul Bates, Spencer Bayston, Harry Beck, Bud Bogard, Tony Bonadies, Dan Boorse, Don Boorse, Dwight Brown, Steve Buckwalter, Barry Butterworth, Gary Byers, Larry Cannon, Tyce Carlson, Ed Carpenter, Dane Carter, Billy Cassella, Bill Chennault, Bill Clemons, Roy Cook, Jr., Ryan Durst, Edgar Elder, Todd Forbes, Joe Gaerte, Bradley Galedrige, Steve Gennetten, Elmer George, Potsy Goacher, Shane Golobic, David Gough, Justin Grant, Ron Gregory, Norm Hall, Bob Harkey, Vern Harriman, Scott Hatton, Al Herman, Jordan Hermansader, Mike Hess, Jim Hines, Ted Hines, Shane Hmiel, Dean Holden, Blake Hollingsworth, Chuck Hulse, Buddy Irwin, Eddie Jackson, Van Johnson, Brent Kaeding, Bud Kaeding, Jimmy Kirk, Kevin Koch, Randy Koch, Bill Kollman, Cory Kruseman, Michael Lang, Greg Leffler, Larry McCloskey, Jim McElreath, Mel McGaughy, John Meyers, J.R. Miller, Travis Miniea, Russ Moynagh, Richard Myhre, Dick Northam, Hank Nykaza, Brian Olson, Danny O'Neill, Jim Packard, Wally Pankratz, Forrest Parker, Gene Pastor, Gary Patterson, Danny Pens, Jiggs Peters, Dick Pole, Richard Powell, Buddy Rackley, Keith Rauch, Dave Ray, Jimmy Reece, Bob Richards, Bruce Robey, Johnny Rodriguez, Gene Roehl, Jack Runyon, Sam Sauer, Dutch Schaefer, Ryan Scott, Frank Secrist, Jimmy Sills, Jigger Sirois, Lee Smith, Ron Smoker, Ned Spath, J.P. Standley, Graham Standring, Jerry Stone, Tanner Swanson, Buddy Taylor, Randy Tolsma, Leo Tucker, Bob Veith, Joe Walter, Eric Wilkins, Mauri Wilson, Doug Wolfgang & Billy Wood
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS
1956: Shorty Templeman; 1957: Shorty Templeman; 1958: Shorty Templeman; 1959: Gene Hartley; 1960: Jimmy Davies; 1961: Jimmy Davies; 1962: Jimmy Davies; 1963: Bob Wente; 1964: Mel Kenyon; 1965: Mike McGreevy; 1966: Mike McGreevy; 1967: Mel Kenyon; 1968: Mel Kenyon; 1969: Bob Tattersall; 1970: Jimmy Caruthers; 1971: Danny Caruthers; 1972: Pancho Carter; 1973: Larry Rice; 1974: Mel Kenyon; 1975: Sleepy Tripp; 1976: Sleepy Tripp; 1977: Mel Kenyon; 1978: Rich Vogler; 1979: Steve Lotshaw; 1980: Rich Vogler; 1981: Mel Kenyon; 1982: Kevin Olson; 1983: Rich Vogler; 1984: Tom Bigelow; 1985: Mel Kenyon; 1986: Rich Vogler; 1987: Kevin Olson; 1988: Rich Vogler; 1989: Russ Gamester; 1990: Jeff Gordon; 1991: Mike Streicher; 1992: Stevie Reeves; 1993: Stevie Reeves; 1994: Tony Stewart; 1995: Tony Stewart; 1996: Kenny Irwin Jr.; 1997: Jason Leffler; 1998: Jason Leffler; 1999: Jason Leffler; 2000: Kasey Kahne; 2001: Dave Darland; 2002: Dave Darland; 2003: J.J. Yeley; 2004: Bobby East; 2005: Josh Wise; 2006: Jerry Coons, Jr.; 2007: Jerry Coons, Jr.; 2008: Cole Whitt; 2009: Brad Kuhn; 2010: Bryan Clauson (Overall) & Darren Hagen (Pavement); 2011: Bryan Clauson (Overall) & Darren Hagen (Pavement); 2012: Darren Hagen (Overall), Darren Hagen (Pavement) & Darren Hagen (Dirt); 2013: Darren Hagen (Pavement) & Christopher Bell (Dirt); 2014: Rico Abreu; 2015: Tracy Hines; 2016: Tanner Thorson
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL MIDGET OWNER CHAMPIONS
1956: Ashley Wright, 1957: Lloyd Rahn, 1958: Lloyd Rahn, 1959: Ray Bolander, 1960: Jimmy Davies, 1961: Howard Linne, 1962: Jimmy Davies, 1963: Robert Shadday, 1964: Willard Coil, 1965: Mel & Don Kenyon, 1966: Don Kenyon, 1967: Mel & Don Kenyon, 1968: Mel & Don Kenyon, 1969: Jack Stroud, 1970: Doug Caruthers, 1971: Doug Caruthers, 1972: Shannon Buick Company, 1973: Doug Caruthers, 1974: Don Kenyon, 1975: Ron Tripp, 1976: Ron Tripp, 1977: Sherman Armstrong, 1978: Doug & Dana Caruthers, 1979: 3-K Racing Enterprises, 1980: Don Kenyon, 1981: 3-K Racing Enterprises, 1982: Nick Gojmeric, 1983: Streicher Racing, 1984: Wilke Racing, 1985: 3-K Racing Enterprises, 1986: Jonathan Byrd, 1987: Jonathan Byrd, 1988: Wilke Racers, 1989: George & Gary Gamester, 1990: Streicher Racing, 1991: Streicher Racing, 1992: Ralph Potter, 1993: Steve Lewis, 1994: Ralph Potter, 1995: Steve Lewis, 1996: Steve Lewis, 1997: Pete Willoughby, 1998: Steve Lewis, 1999: Steve Lewis, 2000: Steve Lewis, 2001: Steve Lewis, 2002: Steve Lewis, 2003: Steve Lewis, 2004: Steve Lewis, 2005: Wilke-Pak Racers, 2006: Keith Kunz Motorsports, 2007: Wilke-Pak Racers, 2008: Keith Kunz Motorsports, 2009: RW Motorsports, 2010: Corey Tucker Racing/Keith Kunz Motorsports/BCI, 2011: Corey Tucker Racing/BCI/Curb-Agajanian, 2012: Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, 2013: (Dirt) Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, 2013: (Pavement) RFMS Racing, 2014: Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, 2015: Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, 2016: Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL MIDGET ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
1969: Bill Engelhart, 1970: Danny Brown, 1971: Danny Caruthers, 1972: Tommy Astone, 1973: Mike Gregg, 1974: Richard Powell, 1975: Larry Patton, 1976: James McElreath, 1977: Lonnie Caruthers, 1978: Tommy Thomas, 1979: Barry Butterworth, 1980: Trevor Boys, 1981: Sherman Armstrong, 1982: Chris Maxson, 1983: John Andretti, 1984: Russ Gamester, 1985: Bobby Allen, 1986: Steve Enlow, 1987: John Meyers, 1988: Jim Keeker, 1989: Jeff Gordon, 1990: Dan Ford, 1991: Doug Kalitta, 1992: Brian Gerster, 1993: Chuck Leary, 1994: David Bridges, 1995: Ryan Newman, 1996: Carl Olsen, 1997: Nick Lundgreen, 1998: Michael Lewis, 1999: A.J. Fike, 2000: Aaron Fike, 2001: Bobby East, 2002: Teddy Beach & Ron Gregory, 2003: Ryan Durst, 2004: Todd Beach, 2005: Darren Hagen, 2006: Bryan Clauson, 2007: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 2008: Chad Boat, 2009: Zach Daum, 2010: Daniel Bedford, 2011: Kyle Larson, 2012: Rico Abreu, 2013: Christopher Bell, 2014: Kevin Thomas, Jr., 2015: Spencer Bayston, 2016: Carson Macedo
