BACK-TO-BACK: CARLSON CAPTURES 2ND STRAIGHT USAC DMA TITLE
Speedway, Indiana (October 14, 2021)………Seth Carlson did it for the first time in 2020. For an encore performance in 2021, he did one even better.
The Stafford, Conn. native raced to his second consecutive USAC Dirt Midget Association (DMA) driving championship during the 2021 season on the strength of three victories, all of which came at the series’ home track of Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vt.
Fellow Connecticut racer, Justin Phillips of West Suffield, Conn., scored three times during the season, notching two at Bear Ridge and the only to be held outside of Vermont, at Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, New York, all of which were his first three career DMA wins.
Two-time series champ Joe Krawiec (Granby, Conn.) won twice while 2019 champ Will Hull (Plainfield, Vt.) won once, and Justin Sheridan (Suffield, Conn.) captured the first of his career.
Five drivers started all 10 feature events during the season: Carlson, Krawiec, Phillips, Sheridan, and Brandon Piastka (West Suffield, Conn.). Carlson led all drivers with eight top-fives while only Krawiec and Sheridan went 10-for-10 by finishing in the top-10 in all 10 features.
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2021 USAC DMA DRIVER POINT STANDINGS:
POS. PTS. DRIVER, HOMETOWN
1 726 Seth Carlson, Stafford, Conn.
2 688 Joe Krawiec, Granby, Conn.
3 685 Justin Sheridan, Suffield, Conn.
4 673 Justin Phillips, West Suffield, Conn.
5 658 Manny Dias, Danielson, Conn.
6 643 Brandon Piastka, West Suffield, Conn.
7 633 Josh Sunn, Plainville, Conn.
8 512 Will Hull, Plainfield, Vt.
9 336 Jeff Horn, Ashland, Mass.
10 291 Wayne Koehler, Jewett, N.Y.
11 286 Adrian Tetreault (R), Rumney, N.H.
12 184 Kelly Ferrell (R), Bradford, Vt.
13 145 Dylan Campbell, Southborough, Mass.
14 144 Tim West, Vernon, Conn.
15 66 Dan Lang (R), Alton Bay, N.H.
16 64 Wayne Stearns, Bradford, Vt.
(R) = Series Rookie
2021 USAC DMA FEATURE WINNERS:
May 8: Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT
WINNER: Will Hull
May 22: Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT
WINNER: Joe Krawiec
Jun 5: Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT
WINNER: Justin Phillips
Jun 12: Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT
WINNER: Seth Carlson
Jun 18: Albany-Saratoga Speedway – Malta, NY
WINNER: Justin Phillips
Jul 31: Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT
WINNER: Justin Sheridan
Aug 7: Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT
WINNER: Joe Krawiec
Aug 28: Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT
WINNER: Seth Carlson
Sep 11: Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT
WINNER: Seth Carlson
Sep 25: Bear Ridge Speedway – Bradford, VT
WINNER: Justin Phillips
2021 USAC DMA FEATURE WINS:
3-Seth Carlson & Justin Phillips
2-Joe Krawiec
1-Will Hull & Justin Sheridan
2021 USAC DMA TOP-5 FEATURE FINISHES:
8-Seth Carlson
7-Joe Krawiec & Justin Sheridan
6-Justin Phillips, Brandon Piastka & Josh Sunn
5-Will Hull
3-Manny Dias
1-Mike Chaffee & Jason Goff
2021 USAC DMA TOP-10 FEATURE FINISHES:
10-Joe Krawiec & Justin Sheridan
9-Seth Carlson, Manny Dias, Justin Phillips, Brandon Piastka & Josh Sunn
6-Jeff Horn & Will Hull
4-Wayne Koehler
3-Kelly Ferrell & Daniel Piastka
2-Dylan Campbell & Mike Chaffee
1-Floyd Billington, Jason Goff, Dan Lang, Derrick O'Hearn, Tyler Stark, Wayne Stearns, Adrian Tetreault, Jake Trainor & Tim West
2021 USAC DMA TOP-10 FEATURE STARTS:
10-Seth Carlson, Joe Krawiec, Justin Phillips, Brandon Piastka & Justin Sheridan
9-Manny Dias & Josh Sunn
8-Will Hull
6-Mike Chaffee, Jeff Horn, Wayne Koehler & Adrian Tetreault
4-Kelly Ferrell & Daniel Piastka
3-Dylan Campbell & Tom Chaffee
2-Tyler Stark & Tim West
1-Floyd Billington, Joe Chick, Jason Goff, Tim Iulg, Dan Lang, Derrick McGrew Jr., Derrick O'Hearn, Wayne Stearns & Jake Trainor
ALL-TIME USAC DMA FEATURE WINS:
33-Adam Pierson
17-Will Hull
16-Joe Krawiec
15-Seth Carlson
6-Josh Sunn
5-Scott Holcomb
4-Jeff Champagne, Dean Christensen & Jason Goff
3-Kevin Chaffee, Justin Phillips & Scott Viets
2-Mike Chaffee, Derek O’Hearn & Adam Whitney
1-Dylan Duhaime, Kenney Johnson, Ray Miller, Dana Shaw & Justin Sheridan
NON-POINTS SPECIAL EVENT WINS:
1-Kevin Chaffee & Scott Holcomb
USAC DMA DRIVER CHAMPIONS:
2011: Joe Krawiec
2012: Kevin Chaffee
2013: Joe Krawiec
2014: Adam Pierson
2015: Adam Pierson
2016: Adam Pierson
2017: Dean Christensen
2018: Jason Goff
2019: Will Hull
2020: Seth Carlson
2021: Seth Carlson