USAC SPRINTS AT ELDORA MAY 6-7 FOR #LETSRACETWO; BACON ANNEXES MONTPELIER DEBUT
Chase Stockon remains atop the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car standings as the series gears up for back-to-back races Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio for the newly-christened “#LetsRaceTwo” event, which opens on Friday with the annual “Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic” and includes the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars.
Stockon finished fifth in last Saturday’s 30-lap feature in the series’ debut at Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway. He enters the Eldora “double” with a 25-point lead over Kyle Cummins, who was second at Montpelier.
Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. registered a record 94th USAC National Sprint Car victory Saturday for the Dynamics, Inc. team owned by the Hoffman family of Milford, Ohio with his victory Saturday. Bacon became the team’s all-time winningest driver in USAC National Sprint Car “points-paying” races, picking up his 14th feature win in the famed Hoffman 69. He caught Dave Darland on lap 12 and led the remaining 19 laps in the Mean Green/Lykins Oil Triple X/Williams Mopar to earn the victory. Cummins took the runner-up spot ahead of Darland, Shane Cottle and Stockon.
Heats went to A.J. Hopkins (Simpson Race Products), Robert Ballou (Competition Suspension) and C.J. Leary (Benic Enterprises). Jerry Coons, Jr. won the Indy Race Parts Semi. Leary came from the 15th position to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award after taking sixth in the feature.
Robert Ballou and Justin Grant captured last year’s back-to-back May Eldora races while Thomas Meseraull grabbed last September’s “4-Crown Nationals” feature on the Eldora high banks. Meseraull ranks fourth in series points, just four behind Bacon, who sits third.
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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE: Friday, May 6, 2016
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) – 1/2-mile, high-banked dirt oval
EVENT: “LetsRaceTwo” / “Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic” featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship and World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars
STARTING TIMES:
1:30pm: Ticket Sales Begin (Main Gate and Turn 4)
2:00pm: Turn 3 Pit Gate Opens
2:00pm: Spectator Gates Open
6:00pm: Hot Laps Begin
7:30pm: Racing Begins
TICKETS:
Ages 13 & up: $28 (General Admission), $32 (Reserved)
Ages 12 & under: Free (General Admission), $10 (Reserved)
TRACK ADDRESS: 13929 OH-118, New Weston, OH 45348
TRACK PHONE: (937) 338-3815
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.eldoraspeedway.com/
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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
DATE: Saturday, May 7, 2016
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) – 1/2-mile, high-banked dirt oval
EVENT: “LetsRaceTwo” featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship and World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars
STARTING TIMES:
1:30pm: Ticket Sales Begin (Main Gate and Turn 4)
2:00pm: Turn 3 Pit Gate Opens
2:00pm: Spectator Gates Open
6:00pm: Hot Laps Begin
7:30pm: Racing Begins
TICKETS:
Ages 13 & up: $28 (General Admission), $32 (Reserved)
Ages 12 & under: Free (General Admission), $10 (Reserved)
TRACK ADDRESS: 13929 OH-118, New Weston, OH 45348
TRACK PHONE: (937) 338-3815
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.eldoraspeedway.com/
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (476) Chase Stockon (Haubstadt, IN)
2. (451) Kyle Cummins (Princeton, IN)
3. (449) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
4. (445) Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA)
5. (409) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)
6. (398) Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA)
7. (370) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)
8. (367) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
9. (343) Max McGhee (Camby, IN)
10. (340) Chad Boespflug (Hanford, CA)
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (476) 32/TBI Racing #32
2. (451) Rock Steady Racing #3R
3. (449) Dynamics, Inc. #69
4. (445) Amati Racing #66
5. (409) Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Racing #11
6. (398) Ballou Motorsports #1
7. (367) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5
8. (365) Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17GP
9. (343) Sam McGhee Motorsports #17
10. (340) NineEight Motorsports/EZR #98E
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ALL-TIME “#LETSRACETWO” / “MOTHER OF ALL SPRINT CAR WEEKENDS” WINNERS AT ELDORA SPEEDWAY
5/8/2015: Robert Ballou
5/9/2015: Justin Grant
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Feb 18: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Bryan Clauson
Feb 19: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Robert Ballou
Feb 20: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Thomas Meseraull
Apr 2: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
WINNER: Dave Darland
Apr 15: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
WINNER: Bryan Clauson
Apr 16: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
WINNER: Chase Stockon
Apr 23: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
WINNER: Brady Bacon
May 6: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
May 7: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
May 20: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
May 21: Brownstown, IN - Brownstown Speedway
May 25: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Jun 7: Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway
Jun 8: Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway
Jun 9: New Egypt, NJ - New Egypt Speedway
Jun 11: Port Royal, PA - Port Royal Speedway
Jun 12: York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway
Jun 23: Jackson, MN - Jackson Motorplex
Jun 24: Eagle, NE - Eagle Raceway
Jun 25: Kansas City, KS - Lakeside Speedway
Jun 26: Kansas City, KS - Lakeside Speedway
Jul 1: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 8: ***Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway
Jul 9: ***Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Jul 10: ***Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Jul 13: ***Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Jul 14: ***Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 15: ***Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway
Jul 16: ***Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Jul 29: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
Jul 30: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway
Aug 20: (SE) Brandon, SD - Badlands Motor Speedway
Aug 21: (SE) Brandon, SD - Badlands Motor Speedway
Aug 24: (SE) Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 25: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 26: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Aug 27: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Sep 16: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track
Sep 17: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway
Sep 24: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
Oct 1: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Oct 15: Flora, IL - Route 45 Raceway
Nov 4: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Nov 5: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway
Nov 10: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 11: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 12: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway
Races noted with (SE) represent a non-points-paying "Special Event"
Races noted with %%% represent Eastern Storm
Races noted with @@@ represent California Sprint Week.
Races noted with *** represent Indiana Sprint Week
Races noted with ### represent a race with the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series.
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS
FEATURE WINS:
1. (2) Bryan Clauson (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 18 & Bloomington Speedway on April 15)
2. (1) Brady Bacon (Montpelier Motor Speedway on Apr. 23)
(1) Robert Ballou (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 19)
(1) Dave Darland (Lawrenceburg Speedway on Apr. 2)
(1) Thomas Meseraull (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 20)
(1) Chase Stockon (Tri-State Speedway on Apr. 16)
FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (55) Robert Ballou
2. (51) Bryan Clauson
3. (35) Brady Bacon
4. (26) Chase Stockon
5. (17) Dave Darland
6. (13) Thomas Meseraull
7. (6) Max McGhee
8. (3) Shawn Westerfeld
9. (2) Chad Boespflug
10. (1) Justin Grant & C.J. Leary
TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (5) Kyle Cummins & Chase Stockon
3. (3) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, & Thomas Meseraull
7. (2) Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, C.J. Leary & Max McGhee
11. (1) Shane Cottle, Justin Grant, Carson Short, Scotty Weir & Chris Windom
TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (7) Chase Stockon
2. (6) Thomas Meseraull
3. (5) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Justin Grant & C.J. Leary
9. (4) Bryan Clauson
10. (3) Chad Boespflug, Max McGhee & Carson Short
13. (2) Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough & Chris Windom
16. (1) Jarett Andretti, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Cottle, Aaron Farney, Dallas Hewitt, Kent Schmidt, Hunter Schuerenberg, & Scotty Weir
PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (2) C.J. Leary & Max McGhee
3. (1) Brady Bacon, Kyle Cummins & Thomas Meseraull
HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Benic Enterprises & Indy Race Parts):
1. (3) Chad Boespflug
2. (2) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Bryan Clauson, Shane Cottle, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon
9. (1) Jarett Andretti, Brent Beauchamp, Kyle Cummins, Justin Grant, A.J. Hopkins, C.J. Leary, Kent Schmidt, Brady Short & Jon Stanbrough
SEMI WINS:
1. (1) Robert Ballou, Jerry Coons, Jr., Max McGhee, Brady Short, Carson Short, Casey Shuman & Chris Windom
FEATURE STARTS:
1. (7) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull, Carson Short, Landon Simon & Chase Stockon
13. (6) Shane Cottle, Aaron Farney & Jon Stanbrough
16. (5) Jarett Andretti, Brady Short & Kody Swanson
19. (4) Bryan Clauson
20. (3) Chris Windom & Mitch Wissmiller
22. (2) Isaac Chapple, Jerry Coons, Jr., Matt Goodnight, Cole Ketcham, Kent Schmidt, Casey Shuman & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
29. (1) Nevil Algieo, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland, Jr., Colten Cottle, Aric Gentry, Dallas Hewitt, A.J. Hopkins, Dakota Jackson, James Lyerla, Brandon Mattox, Bret Mellenberndt, Joss Moffatt, Brandon Morin, Hunter Schuerenberg, Brandon Spithaler, Scotty Weir & Shawn Westerfeld
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KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE
2/18: Bubba Raceway Park - Brady Short (7 positions)
2/19: Bubba Raceway Park – Bryan Clauson (13 positions)
2/20: Bubba Raceway Park – Jon Stanbrough (13 positions)
4/2: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Dallas Hewitt (15 positions)
4/15: Bloomington Speedway - Bryan Clauson (10 positions)
4/16: Tri-State Speedway – Robert Ballou (9 positions)
4/23: Montpelier Motor Speedway – C.J. Leary (9 positions)
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS
1. [58 wins] Dave Darland
2. [52 wins] Tom Bigelow
3. [47 wins] Tracy Hines
4. [46 wins] Jack Hewitt
5. [45 wins] Larry Dickson
6. [42 wins] Pancho Carter
7. [40 wins] Gary Bettenhausen
8. [37 wins] Sheldon Kinser
9. [36 wins] Bryan Clauson
10. [35 wins] Jon Stanbrough & Rich Vogler
12. [32 wins] Rollie Beale
13. [28 wins] Levi Jones & J.J. Yeley
15. [26 wins] Tony Elliott & Dave Steele
17. [25 wins] Steve Butler & Jay Drake
19. [23 wins] Robert Ballou, A.J. Foyt & Roger McCluskey
22. [22 wins] Rick Hood, Bubby Jones & Sam Sessions
25. [21 wins] Greg Weld
26. [17 wins] Jerry Coons, Jr., Parnelli Jones & Bud Kaeding
29. [16 wins] Brady Bacon
30. [15 wins] Bobby East, Damion Gardner, Cory Kruseman, Jud Larson & Brian Tyler
35. [14 wins] Billy Cassella, Jim Hurtubise, Lee Kunzman & Bruce Walkup
39. [13 wins] Don Branson & Steve Chassey
41. [12 wins] Eric Gordon
42. [11 wins] Daron Clayton & Greg Leffler
44. [10 wins] Tony Stewart & Chris Windom
46. [9 wins] Mario Andretti, Robbie Stanley & Kevin Thomas Jr.
49. [8 wins] Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, Johnny Rutherford, Joe Saldana & Hunter Schuerenberg
54. [7 wins] Kevin Doty, Darren Hagen, Kenny Irwin Jr., Doug Kalitta, Jim Keeker, Bobby Santos, Chase Stockon, Kevin Thomas, Bobby Unser & Josh Wise
64. [6 wins] Kevin Briscoe, Jac Haudenschild, Jason McCord, Jan Opperman, Brady Short, Tom Sneva, George Snider & Dick Tobias
72. [5 wins] Larry Cannon, Dana Carter, Derek Davidson, Gene Lee Gibson, Jeff Gordon, Chuck Gurney, Shane Hmiel, Kevin Huntley, Frankie Kerr, Kelly Kinser, Eddie Leavitt, Jim Mahoney, Andy Michner, Johnny Parsons, Bill Puterbaugh & Cole Whitt
88. [4 wins] Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith
99. [3 wins] Chuck Amati, Sonny Ates, Jeff Bloom, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Jerry Daniels, Bob East, Bob Frey, Dickie Gaines, Justin Grant, Wayne Hammond, Tray House, Kenny Jacobs, Tony Jones, Kyle Larson, Ralph Liguori, Charlie Masters, Thomas Meseraull, Mike Mosley, Larry Rice, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith & Doug Wolfgang
122. [2 wins] Chad Boat, Marvin Carman, Ed Carpenter, Brad Doty, Nic Faas, Cy Fairchild, Brad Fox, Arnie Knepper, Danny Lasoski, Mack McClellan, James McElreath, Lealand McSpadden, Danny Milburn, Mat Neely, Ryan Newman, Jerry Poland, Casey Riggs, Bill Rose, Mickey Shaw, Terry Shepherd, Dean Shirley, Brad Sweet, Kevin Swindell, Sammy Swindell, Mike Spencer, Bud Tingelstad, Billy Vukovich, Mike Ward & Carl Williams
151. [1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, Jeff Bland Jr., Chad Boespflug, Stan Bowman, Alan Brown, Karl Busson, Johnny Capels, David Cardey, Bob Cicconi, Henry Clarke, Troy Cline, Duke Cook, Mel Cornett, Allen Crowe, Bill Engelhart, Cotton Farmer, Aaron Farney, Gary Fedewa, Blake Fitzpatrick, Joe Gaerte, Russ Gamester, Rickie Gaunt, Elmer George, Brian Gerster, Todd Gibson, Ron Gregory, Richard Griffin, Garrett Hansen, Jerry Hansen, Jim Hemmings, Bob Hogle, Jackie Howerton, Chuck Hulse, Logan Jarrett, Marc Jessup, Gordon Johncock, Chet Johnson, Page Jones, Bob Kinser, Mike Kirby, Fred Linder, Steve Long, Hank Lower, Brett Mann, Bobby Marshman, Larry Martin, Mike Martin, Brad Marvel, Justin Marvel, Rusty McClure, Bob McCoy, Jim McElreath, Bobby Olivero, Gary Patterson, Billy Pauch, Dave Peperak, Jiggs Peters, Aaron Pierce, Paul Pitzer, Terry Pletch, Billy Puterbaugh Jr., Bud Randall, Byron Reed, Boston Reid, Rodney Ritter, Jr., David Roahrig, Billy Shuman, Jimmy Sills, Smokey Snellbaker, Wib Spalding, Greg Staab, Randy Standridge, Ron Standridge, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kody Swanson, Tanner Swanson, Mike Sweeney, Jeff Swindell, Clark Templeman, Bill Tyler, Rick Ungar, Lennie Waldo, Tyler Walker, Kenny Weld, Bob Wente, Matt Westfall, Johnny White, Rip Williams, Jacob Wilson & Eddie Wirth
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ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT CAR DRIVER CHAMPIONS
1956: Pat O'Connor (Midwest) & Tommy Hinnershitz (Eastern); 1957: Elmer George (Midwest) & Bill Randall (Eastern); 1958: Eddie Sachs (Midwest) & Johnny Thomson (Eastern); 1959: Don Branson (Midwest) & Tommy Hinnershitz (Eastern); 1960: Parnelli Jones (Midwest) & A.J. Foyt (Eastern); 1961: Parnelli Jones; 1962: Parnelli Jones; 1963: Roger McCluskey; 1964: Don Branson; 1965: Johnny Rutherford; 1966: Roger McCluskey; 1967: Greg Weld; 1968: Larry Dickson; 1969: Gary Bettenhausen; 1970: Larry Dickson; 1971: Gary Bettenhausen; 1972: Sam Sessions; 1973: Rollie Beale; 1974: Pancho Carter; 1975: Larry Dickson; 1976: Pancho Carter; 1977: Sheldon Kinser; 1978: Tom Bigelow; 1979: Greg Leffler; 1980: Rich Vogler; 1981: Sheldon Kinser; 1982: Sheldon Kinser; 1983: Ken Schrader; 1984: Rick Hood; 1985: Rick Hood; 1986: Steve Butler; 1987: Steve Butler; 1988: Steve Butler; 1989: Rich Vogler; 1990: Steve Butler; 1991: Robbie Stanley; 1992: Robbie Stanley; 1993: Robbie Stanley; 1994: Doug Kalitta; 1995: Tony Stewart; 1996: Brian Tyler; 1997: Brian Tyler; 1998: Tony Elliott; 1999: Dave Darland; 2000: Tony Elliott; 2001: J.J. Yeley; 2002: Tracy Hines; 2003: J.J. Yeley; 2004: Jay Drake; 2005: Levi Jones; 2006: Josh Wise; 2007: Levi Jones; 2008: Jerry Coons, Jr.; 2009: Levi Jones; 2010: Levi Jones (Dirt) & Shane Hmiel (Pavement); 2011: Levi Jones (Dirt) & Bobby Santos (Pavement); 2012: Bryan Clauson; 2013: Bryan Clauson; 2014: Brady Bacon; 2015: Robert Ballou
