By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Terre Haute, Indiana (July 29, 2020)………“I just ran every lap harder than the last one. I figured if I didn’t get it done on the last one, I must need to run this thing harder. Finally, I worked my courage up to run it…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Lawrenceburg, Indiana (July 26, 2020)………Entering 2020 NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week, it had been three years since a driver had gone “back-to-back” with consecutive victories in the annual tour of the Hoosier state. The very same driver who achieved the aforementioned feat in…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Kokomo, Indiana (July 25, 2020)………In most aspects of life, an individual creates their own luck by being in the right place at the right time all while performing to their maximum capabilities. However, on occasion, sometimes a stroke of luck is what it takes…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Gas City, Indiana (July 24, 2020)………Friday night’s introduction to the 2020 edition of NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week at Gas City I-69 Speedway produced one of the wildest finishes in the 33-year history of the series, punctuated by a memorable duel between Logan…
By: Nicholas Fillman/USAC ECSC Georgetown, Delaware (July 24, 2020)………Ryan Watt of Boyertown, PA entered the evening at the Georgetown Speedway as rookie when it came to the wild world of non-wing sprint car racing. But by the time the checkered flags fell on the nights feature event, Watt came out…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Meeker, Oklahoma (July 21, 2020)………Two nights earlier, Tanner Thorson faced a strikingly similar scenario as he did during Tuesday Night Thunder at Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Raceway. On Sunday at Caney Valley Speedway in Kansas, a caution with four laps remaining saw Tyler Courtney positioned…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Caney, Kansas (July 19, 2020)………When it rains, it pours. Sometimes that old idiom may involve negative characteristics, but there’s also the positive side of the phrase that Tyler Courtney has experienced of late, a far cry from the former which consumed him prior to…
PETALUMA, CA – JULY 18, 2020… After a hard fought battle with Austin Liggett, Alex Schutte (Redding, CA) sailed to the USAC Western States and BCRA Midget victory at Petaluma Speedway. Piloting the Schutte / McElwee #28 Proficio / Aircraft Electrical Components Spike, Schutte claimed the non-point “West Coast Stock…
USAC WINGLESS SPRINTS OKLAHOMA RACE RESULTS: July 18, 2020 – Salina Highbanks Speedway – Salina, Oklahoma DASH: (6 laps, starting positions in brackets) 1. 53-Brett Wilson [6]; 2. 6x-Cameron Hagin [5]; 3. 21-Harlan Hulsey [1]; 4. 24c-Craig Carroll [3]; 5. 6-Alison Slaton [2]; 6. 24H-Ty Hulsey [4]. FIRST HEAT: (6…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Fairbury, Nebraska (July 18, 2020)………After 21st and 22nd place finishes in his two most recent USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget outings, Tyler Courtney simply wasn’t going to be stopped Saturday night at Jefferson County Speedway. Literally, he was unable to stop as he…
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 18, 2020 – U.S. 24 Speedway – Logansport, Indiana PERFORMANCE POWDER COATING FIRST HEAT WINNER: Cory Guingrich (#42 Guingrich) K & M TOOL & DIE SECOND HEAT WINNER: Chett Gehrke (#93c Gehrke) LINCOLN SQUARE FAMILY RESTAURANT THIRD HEAT WINNER: Gunnar Lucius…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Fairbury, Nebraska (July 17, 2020)………Chris Windom withstood Buddy Kofoid’s repeated, relentless challenges down the stretch, including during a hellacious final four lap trophy dash to the finish, to capture his third USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature victory of the season in Friday…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Knoxville, Iowa (July 11, 2020)………A three-and-a-half hour rain delay and an engine swap just prior to the feature couldn’t deny Brady Bacon from Brandt Corn Belt Nationals domination for the second consecutive year in the second annual event that concluded in the wee hours…
USAC EASTERN SPEED2 MIDGET SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: July 11, 2020 – Anderson Speedway – Anderson, Indiana – Don & Mel Kenyon Classic – Co-Sanctioned by the Day Transportation Mel Kenyon Midget Series QUALIFYING: 1. 5-Jessica Bean-12.144; 2. 9-Chris Lamb-12.185; 3. 31-Sam Mazzo-12.365; 4. 20-Kameron Gladish-12.493; 5. 22-Ben Varner-12.558; 6….
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Knoxville, Iowa (July 10, 2020)………In essence, it didn’t take long for Tyler Courtney to get to the front of the field in Friday night’s Brandt Corn Belt Nationals opener at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway. In another sense, however, the wait was more than long enough….
By: Linda Mansfield Gas City, Indiana (July 10, 2020)………The 25-lap USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 midget feature got off to a rough start when Cory Guingrich of Celina, Ohio flipped hard on the backstretch on the initial start while several other drivers spun elsewhere. Luckily Guingrich climbed out of his car…
USAC EASTERN SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 4 – Florence Motor Speedway – Timmonsville, South Carolina QUALIFYING: 1. Jessica Bean-17.864; 2. Hunter Wise-17.891; 3. Chris Lamb-17.899; 4. John Inman-18.019; 5. Scott Hunter-18.063, 6. Sam Mazzo-18.167, 7. Mike Ward-NT. FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Chris Lamb, 2. Jessica Bean, 3. Hunter Wise,…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Putnamville, Indiana (July 4, 2020)………Brady Bacon’s run of misfortune over the past three USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car races had run the gamut, beginning with a crash not of his own doing one week prior, followed by mag issue after mag issue after mag…
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 4, 2020 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Jacob Denney, 2. Adam Taylor, 3. Gunnar Lucius, 4. Abby Hohlbein, 5. Jon Steed, 6. Zack Gingerich, 7. Tommy Kouns, 8. Mark Nieft Jr., 9. Ian Creager, 10. Cory…
USAC MIDWEST REGIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 4, 2020 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. 15-Emerson Axsom, 2. 36B-Chris Baue, 3. 20-Kameron Gladish, 4. 22-Gunnar Lucius, 5. 11H-Abby Hohlbein, 6. 20N-Mark Nieft Jr., 7. 11c-Glenn Waterland, 8. 10B-Zane Briggs, 9. 8z-Zack Gingerich. SECOND HEAT:…
By: Nick Fillman Minersville, Pennsylvania (July 3, 2020)………Nearly 24 hours after cruising to the season opening victory at the Orange County Fair Speedway, Steven Drevicki continued on with his winning ways collecting yet another Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series victory at the Big Diamond Speedway. After a…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Putnamville, Indiana (July 3, 2020)………It all started with a late-night phone call on Thursday night to Shane Cottle from Hodges Motorsports asking if his plans were open for Friday night. Just about 24 hours later, Cottle was celebrating in victory lane following Friday’s opening…
USAC MIDWEST WINGLESS RACING ASSOCIATION SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 3, 2020 – U.S. 36 Raceway – Cameron, Missouri FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in brackets) 1. 4-Braydon Cromwell [2]; 2. 9-Chad Goff [3]; 3. 88-Chad Tye [1]; 4. 77-Jack Wagner [7]; 5. 89-Todd McVay [5]; 6. 82-Christie Thomason…
By: Nick Fillman Middletown, New York (July 2, 2020)………After what would feel like an eternity, and after months of prep work and waiting, the Rapid Tire, USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series were finally able to start the 2020 season off at the Orange County Fair Speedway on Thursday night….
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Terre Haute, Indiana (July 1, 2020)………Nine years after first holding the coveted rifle as a first-time Tony Hulman Classic winner, Chris Windom joined the ranks of multi-time winners of the event following his wire-to-wire performance Wednesday night at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track…