By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Lawrenceburg, Indiana (October 2, 2021)………Kevin Thomas Jr. knew it was coming. On the fly, he had to conjure up a plan on whether to fight the inevitable slide job on the final lap or just let it happen and prepare himself with a counter…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Terre Haute, Indiana (October 1, 2021)………Winning performances in USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car competition at the Terre Haute Action Track are reserved for greatness. None have been greater in this era at the western Indiana dirt oval than Chris Windom who engineered his eighth…
Nick Fillman – USAC East Coast Sprint Cars Georgetown, Delaware (October 1, 2021)………Utilizing a late race green-white-checkered finish to pass feature event leader Chris Allen Jr., Alex Bright of Collegeville, PA was able to secure the win in round number twenty-one of Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series…
McMAHILL TAKES IMRA TITLE, WINS FINALE IN EAST MOLINE East Moline, Illinois (September 26, 2021)………Mark McMahill finished off his 2021 USAC Engler IMRA SpeeD2 Midget campaign in grand style Sunday night in the season finale at East Moline Speedway in Illinois. McMahill (Peoria, Ill.) captured his series-leading fifth feature victory…
By: Ray Cunningham Grain Valley, Missouri (September 25, 2021)………Saturday night at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri, the stars and cars of the Wholesale Batteries USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association once again put on a great show in the final battle of 2021. When the dust settled, Wesley Smith won…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Rossburg, Ohio (September 25, 2021)………After finishing second in the first two legs of Saturday’s 39th running of the 4-Crown Nationals presented by NKT.TV at Rossburg, Ohio’s Eldora Speedway, Logan Seavey felt he had played second fiddle more than enough. When it came to the…
Meridian, Idaho (September 25, 2021)………Randy Schaaf earned his first career USAC Radical Focus Midget feature victory Saturday night at Idaho’s Meridian Speedway after originally finishing second. Schaaf (Fife, Wash.) led the initial 20 laps of the 30-lap feature before Casey Tillman passed him for the lead. Tillman (Kuna, Idaho) took…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Rossburg, Ohio (September 25, 2021)………Tyler Courtney had one goal and one goal only in mind coming into Saturday night’s 39th running of the 4-Crown Nationals presented by NKT.TV at Eldora Speedway – to win all four divisions. After running a distant fifth in the…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Rossburg, Ohio (September 25, 2021)………Chris Windom had already checked off a couple of the boxes at the 4-Crown Nationals in his illustrious USAC career. First, there was a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car win added to his resume in 2013 followed by victories in…
FIRST LADY: ROELL BECOMES MIDWEST THUNDER’S FIRST FEMALE WINNER AT U.S. 24 Logansport, Indiana (September 25, 2021)………Kayla Roell became the first female winner in USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget history with her victory Saturday night at U.S. 24 Speedway in Logansport, Ind. Polesitter Stratton Briggs (Anna, Ohio) opened up the…
By: Nick Fillman – USAC ECSC Swedesboro, New Jersey (September 25, 2021) ………After surviving a barrage of late cautions, balding tires, and a rapidly dissipating fuel supply, Alex Bright was able to make his car last and collect his tenth win of the 2021 Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint…
By: John DaDalt Bradford, Vermont (September 25, 2021)………Justin Phillips of West Suffield, Conn. Concluded the season with his third win of the season Saturday night at Bradford, Vermont’s Bear Ridge Speedway while the season concluded with Seth Carlson of Stafford, Conn. claiming his second straight USAC DMA Midget championship. The…
PERRIS, CA – SEPTEMBER 25, 2021… Starting on the pole position, “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr. (Buckeye, AZ) led all 30-laps to score the “Glenn Howard Memorial” victory at Perris Auto Speedway. Racing his #47 RSS Industries / MP Environmental Services RSS, Davis earned his first AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car win…
USAC RADICAL FOCUS SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 24, 2021 – Meridian Speedway – Meridian, Idaho QUALIFYING: 1. Jessica Bean, 5, Groat-13.312; 2. Casey Tillman, 89, Creevan-13.488; 3. Sid McElreath, 11, Waters-13.562; 4. Trevor Miran, 81, Miran-13.584; 5. Nathan Byrd, 88, Creevan-13.717; 6. Rebel Jackson Jr., 12J, 13.810; 7. Ashlyn…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Rossburg, Ohio (September 24, 2021)………Prior to Tyler Courtney, no driver had ever won five consecutive USAC National Sprint Car races at Eldora Speedway. Prior to Tyler Courtney, no driver had ever won three-straight USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget races at Eldora Speedway. The…
CHASE JOHNSON DOUBLES UP AT KERN COUNTY BAKERSFIELD, CA – SEPTEMBER 19, 2021… After winning the previous night at Bakersfield Speedway, Chase Johnson (Penngrove, CA) topped the USAC West Coast Sprint Car debut at The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park (Bakersfield, CA). Driving the potent May Motorsports’ #8M…
BEAN BAGS FOURTH WIN OF EASTERN MIDGET SEASON AT TRI-COUNTY Hudson, North Carolina (September 18, 2021)………Jessica Bean extended her series point lead with her fourth victory of the 2021 USAC Eastern SpeeD2 Midget season on Saturday night at Tri-County Motor Speedway in Hudson, North Carolina. The four-time series champ from…
CHASE JOHNSON GOES FROM LAST TO FIRST AT BAKERSFIELD BAKERSFIELD CA – SEPTEMBER 18, 2021… After arriving from a flight in time for his heat race, Chase Johnson (Penngrove, CA) started fourteenth and won the main event at Bakersfield Speedway. Driving the potent May Motorsports’ #8M Fastenal / Coopers Propane…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Haubstadt, Indiana (September 18, 2021)………It wasn’t all that long ago that Kevin Thomas Jr. considered himself lapped traffic at Tri-State Speedway. Three years removed from his last moment of exuberance at the Haubstadt, Indiana quarter mile, the all-time leader in Haubstadt Hustler victories was…
BURROWS BURIES IMRA FIELD AT SPOON RIVER Canton, Illinois (September 18, 2021)………Brent Burrows buried the field all night long during Saturday night’s USAC Engler IMRA SpeeD2 Midget event at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill. Burrows (Lewistown, Ill.) went undefeated throughout the evening, winning both his heat race and the…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Indianapolis, Indiana (September 17, 2021)………No driver has won more often during the 2021 USAC National season than Tanner Thorson. Likewise, no driver has been victorious more often under the Friday night lights this season than he. The Minden, Nevada driver added another one to…
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: September 17, 2021 – Circle City Raceway – Indianapolis, Indiana FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Chett Gehrke, 93c, Gehrke-14.058, 2. Alex Watson, 20x, Watson-14.303, 3. Kyle Dager, 2, Briggs-14.401, 4. Taylor Nibert, 11L, Taylor-14.411, 5. Cody Dye, 4T, Dye-14.538, 6. Jody Paul, 5, Paul-15.930….
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Brandon, South Dakota (September 12, 2021)………When C.J. Leary gets on a roll, he’s routinely displayed his ability to ride that hot streak as long as he possibly can. In fact, since 2016, no driver has won two-in-a-row more often in USAC AMSOIL National Sprint…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Brandon, South Dakota (September 12, 2021)………In a race where multiple leaders fell by the wayside, Chris Windom found himself in a seemingly envious position with 15 laps to go in Sunday night’s $20,000-to-win, 100-lap USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature at the…
HAYDEN WILLIAMS GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE AT VENTURA VENTURA, CA – SEPTEMBER 11, 2021… Making his first start with the USAC Western States Midget Series, Hayden Williams (Auckland, NZ) led all 30-laps to win at Ventura Raceway. Driving Bill Buckley’s #1NZ Esslinger Engineering / Lucas Oil Bullet, Williams started on the outside…