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BILL GARDNER SPRINTACULAR AT LINCOLN PARK FRIDAY; FOUR SCORE IN MID-AMERICA SWING

BILL GARDNER SPRINTACULAR AT LINCOLN PARK FRIDAY; BOESPFLUG, BACON, BALLOU, MESERAULL SCORE IN MID-AMERICA SWING

This Friday night’s 2nd Annual “Bill Gardner Sprintacular” at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind. featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship celebrates the memory of the founder of the popular Indiana Open Wheel.com Forum which has served the racing community for many years.

Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Okla. enters Friday night’s race with a 59-point lead in the latest series standings. Bacon registered the 100th USAC Sprint Car victory for his team, Dynamics, Inc. last Thursday at the Jackson (Minn.) Motorplex (95 National, 2 Midwest and 3 Special Event).

Bacon caught Dave Darland on lap 15 Thursday night at Jackson (Minn.) Motorplex and led the rest of the way in his Mean Green/Lykins Oil Triple X/Williams Mopar. Robert Ballou took second ahead of Chase Stockon, C.J. Leary and Darland.

Chad Boespflug of Hanford, Calif. led all but the first lap of Friday’s “Rumble in the Bullring” at Eagle (Neb.) Raceway in his NineEight Motorsports/EZR Creative Finishing/Midwest Shades Maxim/Clayton. Bacon was second ahead of Darland, Thomas Meseraull and Robert Ballou.

Ballou, of Rocklin, Calif., led all 30 laps of Saturday’s race at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kans. in his Blakesley Auto/Rossie Feed & Grain Maxim/Ott. Bacon was again second ahead of Darland, Meseraull and Windom.

Meseraull, of San Jose, Calif., caught Bacon heading to the white-flag Sunday at Lakeside and ended up in victory lane in his Marion Underground Construction/Zeller Construction DRC/Dynotech. Trailing the runner-up Bacon were Windom, Stockon and Boespflug.

Winners of ProSource Fast Qualifier Awards were Stockon (2), Leary and Meseraull. KSE Hard Chargers this past week included Chapple, Meseraull, Darland and Bret Mellenberndt. Boespflug earned the Weld Racing $1000 bonus at Lakeside Sunday.

USAC continues to thank the following for their support as heat race sponsors: Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension, Benic Enterprises and Indy Race Parts.

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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Friday, July 1, 2016

SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

TRACK: Lincoln Park Speedway (Putnamville, Indiana) – 5/16-mile dirt oval

EVENT: 2nd Annual “Bill Gardner Sprintacular” featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, Modifieds, Super Stocks and Bombers

STARTING TIMES: Pit Gates Open at 4pm.  Main Gates Open at 4:30pm.  Hot Laps at 6pm.  Racing Starts at 7pm.

TICKETS: Adult General Admission $25.00.  Pit Passes $30.00.  Kids 10 and Under FREE!

TRACK ADDRESS: 1051 W US Hwy 40, Greencastle, IN 46135

TRACK PHONE: Track Phone: 765-653-3485. Office:765-653-1512

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.lincolnparkspeedway.com/

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“BILL GARDNER SPRINTACULAR” USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR WINNERS:

7/4/2015: Jerry Coons, Jr.

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.   (1417) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)

2.   (1358) Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA)

3.   (1277) Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, IN)

4.   (1252) Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA)

5.   (1224) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)

6.   (1174) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)

7.   (1116) Chad Boespflug (Hanford, CA)

8.   (1014) Max McGhee (Camby, IN)

9.   (978) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)

10. (845) Aaron Farney (Brookston, IN)

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP “ROOKIE” DRIVER POINT STANDINGS:

1.   (490) Isaac Chapple (Willow Branch, IN)

2.   (241) Tony DiMattia (Malvern, PA)

3.   (148) Cole Ketcham (Muncie, IN)

4.   (143) Matt Goodnight (Winchester, IN)

5.   (131) Kent Schmidt (Owensville, IN)

6.   (127) Carmen Perigo (Stoystown, PA)

7.   (98) Tom Harris (Banbury, Oxfordshire, England)

8.   (84) Aric Gentry (Robards, KY)

9.   (53) Robert Bell (Colfax, IA)

10. (50) Dick Mahoney (East Gwillumbury, Ontario)

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.   (1417) Dynamics, Inc. #69

2.   (1358) Amati Racing #66

3.   (1277) 32/TBI Racing #32

4.   (1252) Ballou Motorsports #1

5.   (1224) Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Racing #11

6.   (1169) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5 & Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17GP

8.   (1116) NineEight Motorsports/EZR #98E

9.   (1014) Sam McGhee Motorsports #17

10. (845) Farney Motorsports #15F

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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

WINNER: Scotty Weir

May 21: Brownstown, IN - Brownstown Speedway

WINNER: Kevin Thomas, Jr.

May 25: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track

WINNER: Robert Ballou

Jun 7: Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jun 8: Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jun 9: New Egypt, NJ - New Egypt Speedway

WINNER: Chad Boespflug

Jun 11: Port Royal, PA - Port Royal Speedway

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Jun 12: York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway

WINNER: Chris Windom

Jun 23: Jackson, MN - Jackson Motorplex

WINNER: Brady Bacon

Jun 24: Eagle, NE - Eagle Raceway

WINNER: Chad Boespflug

Jun 25: Kansas City, KS - Lakeside Speedway

WINNER: Robert Ballou

Jun 26: Kansas City, KS - Lakeside Speedway

WINNER: Thomas Meseraull

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. (6) Bryan Clauson (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 18, Bloomington Speedway on April 15, Eldora Speedway on May 6, Grandview Speedway on June 7, Lincoln Speedway on June 8 & Port Royal Speedway on June 11)

2. (3) Robert Ballou (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 19, Terre Haute Action Track on May 25 & Lakeside Speedway on June 25)

    (3) Chad Boespflug (Eldora Speedway on May 7, New Egypt Speedway on June 9 & Eagle Raceway on June 24)

4. (2) Brady Bacon (Montpelier Motor Speedway on Apr. 23 & Jackson Motorplex on June 23)

    (2) Thomas Meseraull (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 20 & Lakeside Speedway on June 26)

6. (1) Dave Darland (Lawrenceburg Speedway on Apr. 2)   

    (1) Chase Stockon (Tri-State Speedway on Apr. 16)

    (1) Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Brownstown Speedway on May 21)

    (1) Scotty Weir (Gas City I-69 Speedway on May 20)

    (1) Chris Windom (Susquehanna Speedway on June 12)

 

FEATURE LAPS LED:

1.   (104) Brady Bacon

2.   (101) Robert Ballou

3.   (87) Chad Boespflug

4.   (85) Bryan Clauson

5.   (47) Dave Darland

6.   (45) Chase Stockon

7.   (42) Kevin Thomas, Jr.

8.   (35) Thomas Meseraull

9.   (30) Chris Windom

10. (28) C.J. Leary

11. (6) Jarett Andretti, Max McGhee & Scotty Weir

14. (5) Tony DiMattia & Shane Golobic

16. (3) Dallas Hewitt & Shawn Westerfeld

18. (1) Isaac Chapple & Justin Grant

 

TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:

1.   (11) Brady Bacon

2.   (10) Thomas Meseraull

3.   (8) Bryan Clauson

4.   (7) C.J. Leary & Chase Stockon

6.   (5) Robert Ballou, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland & Chris Windom

10. (4) Chad Boespflug & Max McGhee

12. (3) Kevin Thomas, Jr.

13. (2) Tyler Courtney & Scotty Weir

15. (1) Jarett Andretti, Shane Cottle, Shane Golobic, Justin Grant, Dallas Hewitt, Carson Short & Jon Stanbrough

 

TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:

1.   (18) Brady Bacon & Thomas Meseraull

3.   (17) Dave Darland

4.   (15) Robert Ballou, C.J. Leary & Chase Stockon

7.   (12) Chris Windom

8.   (11) Chad Boespflug

9.   (10) Bryan Clauson

10. (9) Max McGhee

11. (7) Kyle Cummins

12. (6) Aaron Farney & Justin Grant

14. (5) Jerry Coons Jr.

15. (4) Tyler Courtney, Carson Short & Kevin Thomas, Jr.

18. (3) Shane Cottle, Shane Golobic, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough & Scotty Weir

23. (2) Jarett Andretti, Isaac Chapple, Dallas Hewitt, Landon Simon & Kody Swanson

28. (1) Joe Bares, Joey Biasi, Rob Caho Jr., Colten Cottle, Tony DiMattia, Ryan Kitchen, Carmen Perigo, Kent Schmidt, & Hunter Schuerenberg

 

PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

1. (4) Bryan Clauson, C.J. Leary & Chase Stockon

4. (3) Thomas Meseraull

5. (2) Brady Bacon & Max McGhee

7. (1) Kyle Cummins & Chris Windom

 

HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Benic Enterprises & Indy Race Parts):

1.   (9) Robert Ballou

2.   (6) Chad Boespflug & Chris Windom

4.   (5) Brady Bacon, Shane Cottle & Chase Stockon

7.   (4) Thomas Meseraull

8.   (3) Dave Darland, C.J. Leary & Max McGhee

11. (2) Bryan Clauson, Aaron Farney & Jon Stanbrough

14. (1) Jarett Andretti, Brent Beauchamp, Jerry Coons, Jr., Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Cody Gardner, Justin Grant, Dallas Hewitt, A.J. Hopkins, Ryan Kitchen, Carmen Perigo, Kent Schmidt, Brady Short, Carson Short, Mark Smith & Scotty Weir

 

SEMI WINS:

1. (2) Brady Bacon

2. (1) Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, Bryan Clauson, Jerry Coons, Jr., Tyler Courtney, Dave Darland, Aaron Farney, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Landon Simon, Brady Short, Carson Short, Casey Shuman, Chase Stockon & Chris Windom

 

C-MAIN WINS:

1. (1) Travis Hery

 

FEATURE STARTS:

1.   (21) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon

9.   (20) Aaron Farney & Landon Simon

11. (17) Chris Windom

12. (13) Shane Cottle

13. (12) Kyle Cummins

14. (11) Isaac Chapple & Bryan Clauson

16. (10) Jarett Andretti, Jerry Coons, Jr., Justin Grant, Carson Short & Jon Stanbrough

21. (9) Bret Mellenberndt & Kevin Thomas, Jr.

23. (7) Kody Swanson

24. (6) Tony DiMattia & Brady Short

26. (5) Shane Golobic & Mark Smith

28. (4) Rob Caho Jr., Tyler Courtney, Dallas Hewitt, Cole Ketcham, Kyle Moody, Scotty Weir & Mitch Wissmiller

35. (3) Joey Biasi, Clinton Boyles, Matt Goodnight, Carmen Perigo & Dustin Smith

40. (2) Joe Bares, Colten Cottle, Dakota Jackson, Riley Kreisel, Brandon Mattox, Chris Parkinson, Kenny Potter, Terry Richards, Kent Schmidt, Alex Schriever, Casey Shuman, Brandon Stevenson & Warren Johnson

53. (1) Nevil Algieo, Brent Beauchamp, Robert Bell, Jeff Bland, Jr., Clinton Bruns, Wyatt Burks, Mike Ell, Cody Gardner, Aric Gentry, Brandon Halverson, Tom Harris, A.J. Hopkins, J.J. Hughes, Jordan Kinser, Ryan Kitchen, Harris Kohen, James Lyerla, Joss Moffatt, Brandon Morin, Bill Rose, Hunter Schuerenberg, Kyle Simon, Brandon Spithaler, Danny Thoman, 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)

5/20: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Kevin Thomas, Jr. (11 positions)

5/21: Brownstown Speedway – Robert Ballou (8 positions)

5/25: Terre Haute Action Track – Chris Windom (15 positions)

6/7: Grandview Speedway – Chris Windom (11 positions)

6/8: Lincoln Speedway – Thomas Meseraull (7 positions)

6/9: New Egypt Speedway – Jerry Coons, Jr. (7 positions)

6/11: Port Royal Speedway – Shane Golobic (14 positions)

6/12: Susquehanna Speedway – C.J. Leary (10 positions)

6/23: Jackson Motorplex – Thomas Mesearull (5 positions)

6/24: Eagle Raceway – Dave Darland (10 positions)

6/25: Lakeside Speedway – Bret Mellenberndt (7 positions)

6/26: Lakeside Speedway – Isaac Chapple (15 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 & Bryan Clauson

9. [37 wins] 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] Robert Ballou, Steve Butler & Jay Drake

20. [23 wins] A.J. Foyt & Roger McCluskey

22. [22 wins] Rick Hood, Bubby Jones & Sam Sessions

25. [21 wins] Greg Weld

26. [17 wins] Brady Bacon, Jerry Coons, Jr., Parnelli Jones & Bud Kaeding

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 & Chris Windom

45. [10 wins] Tony Stewart & Kevin Thomas Jr.

47. [9 wins] Mario Andretti & Robbie Stanley

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] Chad Boespflug, Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Thomas Meseraull, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith

101. [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, Mike Mosley, Larry Rice, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith & Doug Wolfgang

123. [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

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, Scotty Weir, 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