SPRINTS EYE GAS CITY, BROWNSTOWN MAY 20-21; CLAUSON, BOESPFLUG TAKE ELDORA VICTORIES
The USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars take this week off as they gear up for a pair of Indiana races May 20-21. Gas City I-69 Speedway is the venue for Friday, May 20th’s “May Meltdown,” a race won by Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon one year ago. Brownstown Speedway is the series’ host on Saturday, May 21 for the first time since Casey Riggs picked up his first career series victory in July of 2011.
Thomas Meseraull emerged as the new point leader after Saturday night’s race at Rossburg, Ohio where he overcame a heat race flip to take third in the 30-lap feature in his backup car! He will enter the race at Gas City with a five-point lead over Bacon and a 21-point cushion over third-ranking Stockon.
Bryan Clauson and Chad Boespflug captured #LetsRaceTwo feature wins in Friday and Saturday night action at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.
Clauson caught C.J. Leary on lap 27 and paced the final four laps of Friday’s Eldora race, also christened the “Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic,” in his B & H Contractors/Cancer Treatment Centers of America Spike/Stanton Mopar. Leary hung on for second ahead of Meseraull, Dallas Hewitt and Bacon. The win completed a successful night for Clauson, who also earned ProSource Fast Qualifier and KSE Hard Charger honors.
Boespflug earned his second USAC National feature win in Saturday’s 30-lapper, nearly three years after his first series victory at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind. on July 4, 2013. Saturday night, he led all 30 laps in his Creative Finishing/Midwest Shades Maxim/Claxton to hold off challenger Bacon, third-place Meseraull, Leary and Tyler Courtney. Leary earned the KSE Hard Charger and Chris Windom was ProSource Fast Qualifier.
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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE: Friday, May 20, 2016
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, Indiana) – 1/4-mile, semi-banked dirt oval
EVENT: “May Meltdown” featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship & UMP Modifieds
STARTING TIMES: 6:30pm: Hot Laps Begin; 8:00pm: Racing Begins
TICKETS: Kids 10 & Under Free with Paid Adult
TRACK ADDRESS: 5871 E. 500 S., Gas City, IN 46933
TRACK PHONE: 765-667-1019
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.gascityi69speedway.com/
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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
DATE: Saturday, May 21, 2016
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Indiana) – 1/4-mile, semi-banked dirt oval
EVENT: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, RaceSaver Sprints, MMSA Sprints & Indiana Pro Late Models
STARTING TIMES: TBA
TICKETS: TBA
TRACK ADDRESS: 476 E. County Rd. 100 S, Brownstown, IN 47220
TRACK PHONE: (812) 358-5332
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.brownstownspeedway.com/
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (590) Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA)
2. (585) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
3. (569) Chase Stockon (Haubstadt, IN)
4. (512) Kyle Cummins (Princeton, IN)
5. (507) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)
6. (506) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)
7. (481) Chad Boespflug (Hanford, CA)
8. (463) Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA)
9. (428) Bryan Clauson (Camby, IN)
10. (416) Max McGhee (Camby, IN)
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (590) Amati Racing #66
2. (585) Dynamics, Inc. #69
3. (569) 32/TBI Racing #32
4. (512) Rock Steady Racing #3R
5. (507) Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Racing #11
6. (501) Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17GP
7. (481) NineEight Motorsports/EZR #98E
8. (463) Ballou Motorsports #1
9. (442) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5
10. (428) Dooling-Hayward #63
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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
5/6/2016: Bryan Clauson
5/7/2016: Chad Boespflug
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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
WINNER: Bryan Clauson
May 7: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
WINNER: Chad Boespflug
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. (3) Bryan Clauson (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 18, Bloomington Speedway on April 15 & Eldora Speedway on May 6)
2. (1) Brady Bacon (Montpelier Motor Speedway on Apr. 23)
(1) Robert Ballou (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 19)
(1) Chad Boespflug (Eldora Speedway on May 7)
(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 & Bryan Clauson
3. (35) Brady Bacon
4. (32) Chad Boespflug
5. (26) Chase Stockon
6. (24) C.J. Leary
7. (17) Dave Darland
8. (13) Thomas Meseraull
9. (6) Max McGhee
10. (3) Dallas Hewitt & Shawn Westerfeld
12. (1) Justin Grant
TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (5) Brady Bacon, Kyle Cummins, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon
5. (4) Bryan Clauson & C.J. Leary
7. (3) Chad Boespflug & Dave Darland
9. (2) Robert Ballou & Max McGhee
11. (1) Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Justin Grant, Dallas Hewitt, Carson Short, Scotty Weir & Chris Windom
TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (8) Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon
3. (7) Brady Bacon & C.J. Leary
5. (6) Bryan Clauson & Dave Darland
7. (5) Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, Kyle Cummins & Justin Grant
11. (4) Carson Short
12. (3) Max McGhee
13. (2) Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Dallas Hewitt, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough, Kody Swanson, Scotty Weir & Chris Windom
21. (1) Jarett Andretti, Jerry Coons, Jr., Aaron Farney, Kent Schmidt & Hunter Schuerenberg
PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (2) C.J. Leary & Max McGhee
3. (1) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Kyle Cummins, Thomas Meseraull & Chris Windom
HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Benic Enterprises & Indy Race Parts):
1. (4) Shane Cottle
2. (3) Robert Ballou & Chad Boespflug
4. (2) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon
9. (1) Jarett Andretti, Brent Beauchamp, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Cody Gardner, Justin Grant, Dallas Hewitt, A.J. Hopkins, C.J. Leary, Kent Schmidt, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough, Scotty Weir & Chris Windom
SEMI WINS:
1. (1) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Jerry Coons, Jr., Tyler Courtney, Max McGhee, Brady Short, Carson Short, Casey Shuman & Chris Windom
FEATURE STARTS:
1. (9) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull, Carson Short & Chase Stockon
11. (8) Shane Cottle, Aaron Farney, Justin Grant & Landon Simon
15. (7) Kody Swanson
15. (6) Jarett Andretti, Bryan Clauson & Jon Stanbrough
18. (5) Brady Short & Chris Windom
20. (3) Jerry Coons, Jr., Dallas Hewitt, Cole Ketcham, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Scotty Weir & Mitch Wissmiller
26. (2) Isaac Chapple, Tyler Courtney, Tony DiMattia, Matt Goodnight, Kent Schmidt & Casey Shuman
32. (1) Nevil Algieo, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland, Jr., Colten Cottle, Cody Gardner, Aric Gentry, A.J. Hopkins, Dakota Jackson, James Lyerla, Brandon Mattox, Bret Mellenberndt, Joss Moffatt, Brandon Morin, Hunter Schuerenberg, Brandon Spithaler, & Shawn Westerfeld, Matt Westfall & Brandon Whited
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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)
5/6: Eldora Speedway – Bryan Clauson (5 positions)
5/7: Eldora Speedway – C.J. Leary (10 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] Bryan Clauson & Sheldon Kinser
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, Chad Boespflug, 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
152. [1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, Jeff Bland Jr., 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
