By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Plymouth, Indiana (June 26, 2020)………Following Friday night’s USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory at Plymouth Speedway, we can just about officially classify Justin Grant as “red hot.” No, we’re not talking about the massive sunburn the Ione, Calif. driver was sporting following a recent…
USAC MIDWEST WINGLESS RACING ASSOCIATION SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: June 26, 2020 – Lakeside Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, starting positions in brackets) 1. 15B-Quinton Benson [3]; 2. 89-Todd McVay [6]; 3. 18-Terry Richards [5]; 4. 65-Chris Parkinson [7]; 5. 37-Brian Beebe [4]; 6. 11wx-Danny Billings…
USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 21, 2020 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – Indiana Midget Week FATHEADZ EYEWEAR QUALIFYING: 1. Kyle Larson, 86, Tucker/Boat-13.027; 2. Daison Pursley, 9, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.224; 3. Tyler Courtney, 7BC, Clauson/Marshall-13.226; 4. Cannon McIntosh, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.232; 5….
Park City, Kansas (June 20, 2020)………Wyatt Burks led the final 16 circuits of Saturday night’s combined USAC Wingless Sprints Oklahoma and USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association Sprint Car feature to collect the victory at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kans. Burks (Topeka, Kans.) trailed early leaders Brett Wilson (Coweta, Okla.)…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Lawrenceburg, Indiana (June 20, 2020)………A one-race “losing” streak was more than enough for Kyle Larson to endure as he got back on the winning track and returned to victory lane Saturday night in the penultimate round of Indiana Midget Week at Lawrenceburg Speedway. The…
Park City, Kansas (June 20, 2020)………Wyatt Burks led the final 16 circuits of Saturday night’s combined USAC Wingless Sprints Oklahoma and USAC Midwest Wingless Racing Association Sprint Car feature to collect the victory at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kans. Burks (Topeka, Kans.) trailed early leaders Brett Wilson (Coweta, Okla.)…
Putnamville, Indiana (June 19, 2020)………On a night where a throng of watchful eyes were affixed on whether Kyle Larson could continue his unbeaten streak at Indiana Midget Week, it wound up as the continuation of another ongoing streak – the dominance of Tucker-Boat Motorsports, as Chris Windom captured the team’s…
USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 19, 2020 – Gas City, Indiana – Gas City I-69 Speedway FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Aaron Leffel (#11L Taylor), 2. Adam Taylor (#7 Taylor), 3. Chett Gehrke (#93c Gehrke), 4. Gunnar Lucius (#22 Lucius), 5. Alex Watson (#41 Watson), 6….
Putnamville, Indiana (June 18, 2020)………Just when a little doubt crept in that maybe a 15th place starting spot just might be too much to overcome, Kyle Larson was there to prove that notion wrong. Again. The Elk Grove, Calif. native is now 3-for-3 at Indiana Midget Week following Thursday night’s…
Gas City, Indiana (June 17, 2020)………Wednesday morning began with a bounty being placed upon Kyle Larson’s head. At the end of the day, he remained elusive to all his challengers vying to catch him. Larson took over the lead with 13 laps remaining after charging from the 14th starting position…
Paragon, Indiana (June 16, 2020)………When you’re hot, you’re hot, and Kyle Larson is absolutely untouchable at the moment. Larson (Elk Grove, Calif.) won Tuesday’s opening round of the 16th annual Indiana Midget Week at Paragon Speedway with a late-race pass of Tanner Thorson four laps from the finish to claim…
Haubstadt, Indiana (June 14, 2020)………Stephen Schnapf knew he had the speed at Tri-State Speedway. He just had to finish that final third. After last year’s oh-so-close second-place finish in midsummer to Kyle Cummins in which Schnapf led all but the final four laps, the Evansville, Ind. native felt a victory…
BEAN WINS EASTERN SPEED2 MIDGET OPENER AT ORANGE COUNTY Rougemont, North Carolina (June 13, 2020)………Three-time and defending champion Jessica Bean captured the victory in the 2020 USAC Eastern SpeeD2 Midget season opener Saturday night at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, N.C. The win was the Farmland, Ind. native’s fourth-straight in…
Pevely, Missouri (June 7, 2020)………Less than 24 hours after driving to his first USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory of the season, Justin Grant did the deed again, sweeping the weekend capper Sunday night at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri. Grant led wire-to-wire on Saturday night…
Ada, Oklahoma (June 6, 2020)………Two-time and defending USAC Wingless Sprints Oklahoma champion Brett Wilson raced to victory lane Saturday night at Oklahoma Sports Park in Ada. Wilson, of Coweta, Okla., sped to the lead on the opening lap despite starting fourth. From there, he led all 20 laps for his…
West Burlington, Iowa (June 6, 2020)………The return to racing has been very kind to Justin Grant over the past two weeks. With a pair of midget wins in recent weeks, a USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory was next on the serving tray Saturday night at 34 Raceway in West…
Donnellson, Iowa (May 23, 2020)………Two-time and defending USAC Engler IMRA SpeeD2 Midget champion Andy Baugh returned to victory lane with the series in its first race in nearly three months on Saturday night at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, Iowa. Mason City, Ill. native Baugh, who also won in 2019…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Tulsa, Oklahoma (May 23, 2020)………In any instance, you take inspiration from anywhere you can gather it up. For Justin Grant, it was he who channeled his inner Jeff Spicoli from the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High to score Saturday night’s USAC NOS Energy…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Tulsa, Oklahoma (May 22, 2020)………It’s been quite awhile since Tyler Courtney and the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship were last in competition – 76 nights to be exact. A little rust here and a few cobwebs to knock out there, the quarantine…
PEORIA, AZ – MARCH 7 2020… After battling “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams, C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN) topped Saturday’s finale of the “Spring Showcase” at Canyon Speedway Park. Piloting Bill Michael’s #77M Kodiak Products / Beal’s Auto Body Sherman, Leary backed up yesterday’s win and took the $3,000 AMSOIL…
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Du Quoin, Ill. (March 7, 2020)………As Tanner Thorson recollected over his first three starts of the 2020 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget season, one of his first thoughts was, “we should be three for three.” Instead, the 2016 series champ has had to…
PEORIA, AZ – MARCH 7 2020… After battling “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams, C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN) topped Saturday’s finale of the “Spring Showcase” at Canyon Speedway Park. Piloting Bill Michael’s #77M Kodiak Products / Beal’s Auto Body Sherman, Leary backed up yesterday’s win and took the $3,000 AMSOIL…
PEORIA, AZ – MARCH 6, 2020… Powering past “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr. on the second lap, C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN) earned the Friday night AMSOIL USAC/CRA & Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Car win at Canyon Speedway Park. Driving Bill Michael’s #77M Kodiak Products / Beal’s Auto Body Sherman, the…
PEORIA, AZ – MARCH 6, 2020… Powering past “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr. on the second lap, C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN) earned the Friday night AMSOIL USAC/CRA & Sands Chevrolet USAC SouthWest Sprint Car win at Canyon Speedway Park. Driving Bill Michael’s #77M Kodiak Products / Beal’s Auto Body Sherman, the…
Du Quoin, Illinois (February 29, 2020)………For the second consecutive night, Aaron Lefflel of Springfield, Ohio dominated the USAC Midwest Thunder/Engler IMRA SpeeD2 Midwest Winter Nationals, leading all 20 laps of Saturday’s feature event at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin. Leffel, the three-time Midwest Thunder champion, started the feature…