GRANT LEADS THE MIKE CURB USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP INTO AUGUST
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Speedway, Indiana (August 8, 2023)………Justin Grant has assumed control of the Mike Curb USAC National Drivers Championship standings entering mid-August as he looks to become the third driver ever to win the award for a third consecutive season.
Grant (Ione, Calif.) has accumulated a total of 2,542 points combined throughout the USAC Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint Car and NOS Energy Drink National Midget season. That leads his closest competition, Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.), by 245 markers.
Emerson Axsom (Franklin, Ind.) runs third in the standings with 2,129 with Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.) fourth at 1,922 and 2016 Mike Curb USAC National Drivers Champion Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.) fifth at 1,895.
Only J.J. Yeley (2001-02-03) and Bryan Clauson (2010-11-12) have previously won the award in three consecutive seasons. Grant, who has won the title in 2017-21-22 is also gunning to become just the second four-time winner, joining Tracy Hines (2000-08-13-14).
The Mike Curb USAC National Drivers Championship pays out a $10,000 reward going to the driver who accrues the most combined points throughout the USAC National season.
The Mike Curb USAC National Drivers Championship celebrates its 25th consecutive year in 2023. The honor encompasses attaining points throughout each and every point paying USAC Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint Car and NOS Energy Drink National Midget series event during the 2023 campaign.
Previous champions include Dave Darland (1999 & 2015), Tracy Hines (2000-08-13-14), J.J. Yeley (2001-02-03), Jay Drake (2004), Josh Wise (2005 & 2006), Jerry Coons Jr. (2007), Cole Whitt (2009), Bryan Clauson (2010-11-12), Brady Bacon (2016), Justin Grant (2017-21-22), Tyler Courtney (2018 & 2019), Chris Windom (2020).
The new Mike Curb USAC National Drivers Champion will be honored at USAC’s Night of Champions in December of 2023.
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2023 MIKE CURB USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
(As of August 8, 2023)
1. 2542-Justin Grant
2. 2297-Logan Seavey
3. 2129-Emerson Axsom
4. 1922-Daison Pursley
5. 1895-Brady Bacon
6. 1716-C.J. Leary
7. 1635-Kyle Cummins
8. 1598-Jake Swanson
9. 1539-Mitchel Moles
10. 1535-Kevin Thomas Jr.
11. 1430-Chase Stockon
12. 1396-Matt Westfall
13. 1372-Robert Ballou
14. 1032-Carson Garrett
15. 994-Thomas Meseraull
16. 717-Shane Cottle
17. 704-Jacob Denney
18. 676-Bryant Wiedeman
19. 647-Jade Avedisian
20. 638-Ryan Timms
21. 622-Cannon McIntosh
22. 572-Max Adams
23. 529-Taylor Reimer
24. 527-Chase McDermand
25. 523-Gavin Miller
26. 500-Brandon Mattox
27. 497-Jake Andreotti
28. 491-Briggs Danner
29. 489-Mario Clouser
30. 487-Charles Davis Jr.
31. 474-Kody Swanson
32. 444-Jadon Rogers
33. 387-Hayden Reinbold
34. 374-Tanner Thorson
35. 366-Chance Crum
36. 339-Joey Amantea
37. 312-Jesse Love
38. 272-Brent Beauchamp
39. 265-Kaylee Bryson
40. 261-Jerry Coons Jr.
41. 248-Bobby Santos
42. 240-Taylor Ferns
43. 232-Ethan Mitchell
44. 230-Eddie Tafoya Jr.
45. 224-Sterling Cling
46. 212-Derek Bischak
47. 194-Travis Welpott
48. 186-Daniel Whitley
49. 179-Trey Burke
50. 171-Brady Short
51. 169-Dalton Stevens
52. 164-Xavier Doney
53. 155-Tyler Roahrig
54. 151-Kyle O'Gara
55. 143-Tom Harris & Wayne Johnson
57. 142-Gregg Cory
58. 139-Mariah Ede
59. 137-Billy Wease
60. 136-Russ Gamester & Mike McVetta
62. 130-Steve Buckwalter
63. 119-Rylan Gray
64. 115-Dave Berkheimer
65. 108-Nathan Byrd
66. 99-Bryan Gossel
67. 95-Jason McDougal & Travis Millar
69. 94-Davey Hamilton Jr.
70. 92-Ivan Glotzbach
71. 89-Ava Gropp
72. 88-Dallas Hewitt
73. 86-Dakoda Armstrong
74. 85-Zack Pretorius & Kyle Robbins
76. 79-Brenham Crouch
77. 67-Chase Dietz
78. 64-Tom Paterson
79. 61-Carmen Perigo
80. 60-Ryan Barr, Kevin Newton & Curtis Spicer
83. 55-Shane Cockrum
84. 52-Kyle Steffens & Tanner Swanson
86. 50-Corey Joyner & Kayla Roell
88. 49-Caleb Armstrong
89. 44-Brian Hayden
90. 38-J.J. Hughes
91. 37-Alex Bright & Casey Buckman
93. 31-Patrick Bruns
94. 30-Oliver Akard, Saban Bibent, Laike Imm & Cody Jessop
98. 29-Chris Fetter & Mark Smith
100. 27-Aaron Pierce
101. 23-Matt Goodnight & Ryan Thomas
103. 22-Mark Bitner
104. 21-Patrick Lawson
105. 20-Cole Bodine, Danny Long, Devan Myers & Scout Spraggins
109. 17-Brent Yarnal
110. 10-Critter Malone, Jace Park, Tim Simmons & Adam Taylor
