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REBOUND AT THE BURG! GRANT’S LATE CHARGE NETS USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK SCORE

Ryan Sellers

 

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Lawrenceburg, Indiana (July 25, 2026)………One year ago during the USAC Indiana Sprint Week round at Lawrenceburg Speedway, Justin Grant left the track in an ambulance following a gnarly series of flips that resulted in a broken left foot.


 

On Sunday night, Grant (Ione, California) left the 3/8-mile dirt oval with the trophy after tracking down racelong leader Kyle Cummins, then slid past him in turn one with two laps remaining to become the first repeat winner of 2026 USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters.


 

For the most part, Lawrenceburg has been kind to Grant throughout his career. In fact, his eighth career USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship victory on Sunday made him the winningest driver in the series’ history at the track, surpassing Dave Darland.


 

Yet, for those last several laps, Grant took it up even another notch in pursuit of victory at a place where he has thousands of laps and has accrued so much success, which really says something.


 

“That was as hard as I've run around this place, I think, ever,” Grant revealed. “Especially when it’s slick to a big curb like that. Kyle and I were both pretty bailed out there trying to win the race.”


 

Despite how it all unfolded last year with the pain, the surgeries, the rehab, the toll, and everything else that came along as a result of the injury, Grant’s love for Lawrenceburg never wavered.


 

“Lawrenceburg Speedway has always been my friend. We just had a little spat here last year,” Grant said with a laugh. “I've always loved this place. I've loved racing here since I was driving the 40 car for Mark Hery and the 5 car for Ken Baldwin back in the day. I love Lawrenceburg. I even loved it the night I left in an ambulance. This place is awesome and it's a throttle smashers’ delight around here.”


 

It seemed fitting for Grant that his very first USAC national win in 2012 came during Indiana Sprint Week at Lawrenceburg, and so did his 101st. In an ironic twist of fate, in both cases, he led just the final two laps, then punctuated it by saluting the crowd with a “hat shake” by unstrapping his helmet and holding it above his head during the cool down lap.


 

“It was super special to win my first one here,” Grant reminisced 14 years later. “Against all odds, I’ve won 100 more, and to come back and win another one here at Lawrenceburg Speedway, it's super special. I couldn't do it with a better group of people. People who have been with me for a long time. I just really appreciate each and every one of them.”


 

Grant’s latest winning performance marked his 13th career Indiana Sprint Week victory, moving him into sole possession of third place all-time behind only Dave Darland (20) and Jon Stanbrough (16). Overall, it was his record extending 69th career USAC National Sprint Car triumph.


 

The non-stop green-to-checkered feature took just 7:39.455 to complete and earned Grant a $10,000 reward for his efforts aboard his TOPP Motorsports/NOS Energy Drink – TOPP Industries – LA Poly/Maxim/Stanton Chevy No. 4.


 

Starting third on the grid, Grant initially fell to fourth behind Cummins, Mitchel Moles, and C.J. Leary for the first three circuits of the 30-lap feature. By lap four, Grant had surpassed Leary through the middle of turns one and two. On the ninth lap, Grant had raced by Moles for second, then went to work on chasing down Cummins.


 

From that point onward, Cummins found himself in the midst of traffic. Just prior to the midway point, Grant had erased Cummins’ 1.5 second advantage and now sat just a handful of car lengths off his back bumper.


 

Standing five links back, Grant went for the slider entering turn three on the 18th lap, pulling himself even alongside Cummins, but was unable to stick the pass. That put Cummins on high alert, but at the same time, also spent one piece of valuable ammunition in Grant’s arsenal.


 

“Kyle and 3p made me work awfully hard for that one,” Grant explained. “I slid him, but I didn't want him to know I was there because I knew he had more in the tank. I thought I had enough to slide him and didn't get him cleared. Then, I'm like, ‘oh boy, you just made your life a lot harder now.’ So, I had to sit up in the seat.”


 

For the next 11 trips around The Burg, Grant shadowed Cummins lap after lap after lap. But on lap 29 of 30, Grant aimed toward the bottom of turn one and fired off an all or nothing slider. It stuck. Once Cummins checked up, Grant was able to escape with only the white flag and the checkered flag left in his sight.


 

“I was pretty much all or nothing from the time the green flag dropped,” Grant said. “I was hammering and really trying not to let him get away from me in lap traffic. He did a really, really good job and I caught a few breaks with lapped cars kind of peeling off after he went by them and I was able to close back to him. So, anything I caught wrong, I got given back to me when guys would peel down off the bottom. Then, I made a couple big moves across the middle. Fortunately, (crew chief) Jeff Walker and I have been working really hard on it, but it finally stuck across the middle and I could throw bombs from like from like the next town over.”


 

Grant took control from there, leading the final two laps and crossing the start/finish line 0.615 seconds ahead of Kyle Cummins with Jake Swanson third, Mitchel Moles fourth and Brady Bacon fifth.


 

After enduring a USAC National Sprint Car winless drought of 19 races without a series victory that spanned 2.5 months, Grant has now won two of the last four. Now, he feels like he’s right back on track.


 

“We've won a few races and we've been running okay, but tonight's the first time I got out of the race car and thought, ‘oh, that's our race car. We’ve got it back.’ I’m really, really happy for that,” Grant said.


 

Kyle Cummins was in full control of the feature for all but the final two laps. As the leader of the most laps (28 of 30), he was the honoree of the K & N Filters Clean Air award. Furthermore, for the third consecutive night, he turned the fastest lap of the feature. His time of 14.532 seconds on lap five earned him another bonus courtesy of Eclipse Claims Consulting.


 

Utilizing a "backup" car, Briggs Danner set fast time in LearnLab Qualifying for the sixth time during the 2026 USAC National Sprint Car season, and for the 10th time in his career, putting him 54th all-time alongside Sonny Ates, Jim Hurtubise, and Thomas Meseraull.


 

Hunter Schuerenberg advanced from his 24th starting position to finish 16th in the feature. His +8 performance netted him the Rod End Supply Hard Charger award. He began the night by qualifying 32nd out of the 44 cars on hand, but despite it all, he overcame it to race his way into the big show, which earned him recognition as the Hard Work award winner. He was also the lone driver outside of the inversion to transfer into the feature, racing his way from 12th to fourth in the semi to earn a feature starting spot. That got him his second Haymaker award of Indiana Sprint Week courtesy of The Hayloft.


 

James Turnbull II advanced 14th to 10th in the semi-feature, earning him a Heading Home 1st bonus from Vogel Real Estate as the driver advancing the furthest without making the feature event.


 

Jesse Vermillion came one spot shy of qualifying for his first USAC National Sprint Car feature in six years. He finished fifth in the semi and was the recipient of the Eclipse Claims First Semi Non-Transfer bonus.


 

One night after winning the Indiana Sprint Week at Kokomo Speedway, Kevin Thomas Jr.’s car suffered mechanical problems from qualifying on. He was unable to start his heat race, the semi-feature or the feature event. The issues ended his streak of 122 consecutive USAC National Sprint Car feature starts, which had been the 16th longest streak in series history.


 

The 44 USAC National Sprint Cars on hand were the most for a USAC Indiana Sprint Week event at Lawrenceburg since 2014.

 


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 26, 2026 – Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Indiana – 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 3/8-Mile Dirt Track


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-13.839; 2. Brady Bacon, 20, Dyson-13.850; 3. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-13.864; 4. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-13.917; 5. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-13.963; 6. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming Swanson-13.982; 7. C.J. Leary, 53, Fox-14.050; 8. Todd Hobson, 44, Soudrette-14.078; 9. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, BBI-14.097; 10. Jadon Rogers, 14, Rogers-14.151; 11. Gunnar Setser, G5, Setser-14.169; 12. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-14.188; 13. Chase Stockon, 92, Sertich-14.193; 14. Gavin Miller, 21AZ, Team AZ/Curb-Agajanian-14.210; 15. Austin Nigh, 97, Ninety Seven-14.230; 16. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-14.237; 17. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-14.240; 18. Dalton Stevens, 2B, 2B Racing-14.243; 19. Shawn Westerfeld, 4J, Fischesser/Owen-14.265; 20. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-14.344; 21. Wyatt Burks, 11w, Burks-14.346; 22. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-14.361; 23. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-14.362; 24. Garrett Abrams, 32, Abrams-14.368; 25. Jack Hoyer, 11, Hoyer-14.382; 26. Zack Pretorius, 9z, Pretorius-14.388; 27. Todd Moule, AU26, Moule-14.430; 28. Ryan Barr, 21B, Barr-14.466; 29. Dustin Webber, 9, Webber-14.500; 30. Jesse Vermillion, 5v, Vermillion-14.546; 31. Kobe Simpson, 21K, Simpson-14.555; 32. Hunter Schuerenberg, 3R, Rock Steady-14.566; 33. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-14.581; 34. Kole Kirkman, 18K, Dice-14.774; 35. Colin Parker, 16K, Knight-14.892; 36. James Turnbull II, 5, Baldwin/Fox-14.905; 37. Kyle Johnson, 99J, Johnson-14.921; 38. Dakota Earls, 15E, Earls-14.989; 39. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-15.072; 40. Travis Oldfield, 38, Oldfield-15.398; 41. Blake Vermillion, 73, Vermillion-15.726; 42. Brennon Marshall, 43, Miller-NT; 43. Nate Carle, 14c, Carle-NT; 44. R.J. Miller, 34m, Miller-NT.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Robert Ballou (2), 2. Gunnar Setser (4), 3. Briggs Danner (6), 4. Logan Seavey (3), 5. Jake Swanson (5), 6. Todd Moule (1), 7. Hunter Schuerenberg (7), 8. Kyle Johnson (8). 1:57.071


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cale Coons (2), 2. Hayden Reinbold (4), 3. Brady Bacon (6), 4. C.J. Leary (5), 5. Ryan Barr (1), 6. Ricky Lewis (3), 7. Dakota Earls (8), 8. Trey Osborne (7). 1:58.459


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mitchel Moles (6), 2. Garrett Abrams (2), 3. Dustin Webber (1), 4. Todd Hobson (5), 5. Chase Stockon (4), 6. Dalton Stevens (3), 7. Kole Kirkman (7), 8. Troy Carey (8). 1:59.176


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (6), 2. Jack Hoyer (2), 3. Gavin Miller (4), 4. Shawn Westerfeld (3), 5. Jesse Vermillion (1), 6. Colin Parker (7), 7. Travis Oldfield (8), 8. Kevin Thomas Jr. (5). 1:58.371


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIFTH HEAT: (8 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jadon Rogers (5), 2. Kyle Cummins (6), 3. Kobe Simpson (1), 4. Zack Pretorius (2), 5. Austin Nigh (4), 6. Brandon Mattox (3), 7. James Turnbull II (7), 8. Blake Vermillion (8). 2:00.568


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jake Swanson (1), 2. Chase Stockon (3), 3. Austin Nigh (4), 4. Hunter Schuerenberg (12), 5. Jesse Vermillion (6), 6. Ryan Barr (5), 7. Todd Moule (10), 8. Dalton Stevens (8), 9. Brandon Mattox (9), 10. James Turnbull II (14), 11. Colin Parker (11), 12. Kole Kirkman (13), 13. Dakota Earls (15), 14. Travis Oldfield (16), 15. Troy Carey (18), 16. Kyle Johnson (17), 17. Blake Vermillion (19), 18. Ricky Lewis (7), 19. Kevin Thomas Jr. (2). 2:58.619


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (3), 2. Kyle Cummins (2), 3. Jake Swanson (10), 4. Mitchel Moles (4), 5. Brady Bacon (5), 6. Briggs Danner (6), 7. Robert Ballou (8), 8. C.J. Leary (1), 9. Jadon Rogers (7), 10. Gunnar Setser (12), 11. Gavin Miller (14), 12. Hayden Reinbold (13), 13. Shawn Westerfeld (17), 14. Chase Stockon (18), 15. Logan Seavey (16), 16. Hunter Schuerenberg (24), 17. Garrett Abrams (19), 18. Kobe Simpson (23), 19. Zack Pretorius (21), 20. Todd Hobson (11), 21. Dustin Webber (22), 22. Jack Hoyer (20), 23. Austin Nigh (15), 24. Cale Coons (9), 25. Ricky Lewis (25-P). 7:39.455


 

(P) represents a provisional starter


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-28 Kyle Cummins, Laps 29-30 Justin Grant.


 

**Nate Carle flipped during hot laps. Wyatt Burks flipped during qualifying.

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-2086, 2-Mitchel Moles-1959, 3-Justin Grant-1959, 4-Briggs Danner-1801, 5-Jake Swanson-1721, 6-Chase Stockon-1655, 7-Logan Seavey-1641, 8-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1601, 9-Robert Ballou-1587, 10-C.J. Leary-1586.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PRESENTED BY K & N FILTERS POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-222, 2-Justin Grant-212, 3-Mitchel Moles-212, 4-Jake Swanson-201, 5-Brady Bacon-181, 6-Gavin Miller-180, 7-C.J. Leary-165, 8-Robert Ballou-164, 9-Briggs Danner-152, 10-Jadon Rogers-152.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-105, 2-Hayden Reinbold-103, 3-Robert Ballou-93, 4-Jacob Denney-84, 5-Justin Grant-75, 6-Cale Coons-75, 7-Chase Stockon-70, 8-Briggs Danner-65, 9-Gavin Miller-62, 10-Jake Swanson-54.


 

INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PARALLAX GROUP / PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hunter Schuerenberg-23, 2-Gavin Miller-22, 3-Jake Swanson-21, 4-Robert Ballou-20, 5-Chase Stockon-16, 6-Jesse Vermillion-16, 7-Mitchel Moles-15, 8-Jadon Rogers-15, 9-Todd Moule-15, 10-Dalton Stevens-15.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 27, 2026 – Circle City Raceway – Indianapolis, Indiana – 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 1/4-Mile Dirt Track

 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Kyle Cummins (13.863)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Briggs Danner (13.839)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Robert Ballou


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Cale Coons


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Mitchel Moles


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: Justin Grant


 

K1 RaceGear Fifth Heat Winner: Jadon Rogers


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Jake Swanson


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting First Semi Non-Transfer: Jesse Vermillion


 

Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award: James Turnbull II                                             


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Hunter Schuerenberg (24th to 16th)


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Kyle Cummins (28 laps led)


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Feature Lap: Kyle Cummins (14.532)


 

Hard Work Award: Hunter Schuerenberg


 

The Hayloft Haymaker Award: Hunter Schuerenberg

 

NEW RIDE FOR YANTIS, SAME WINNING FORMULA AT SANTA MARIA

 

julie Tanaka

Richie Murray - USAC Media


 

Nipomo, California (July 25, 2026)………Jett Yantis raced to his series leading fifth USAC Avanti Windows & Doors Western States Midget victory of the season on Saturday night at Nipomo, California’s Santa Maria Speedway.


 

Starting fourth, Yantis (Bakersfield, California) quickly made his way to the front, taking over the lead from C.J. Sarna on lap three, then led the remaining 28 circuits en route to victory in the 30-lap main event.


 

Earlier this week, Yantis joined Beilman Motorsports as its primary driver. Yantis had previously driven the Rusty Carlile No. 4 midget throughout the 2026 season.


 

Yantis was followed to the stripe by Broedy Graham, Woodland Auto Display Fast Qualifier Drake Cardey and Cole Wakim with C.J. Sarna rounding out the top-five after leading the opening two laps.


 

The triumph was Yantis’ seventh career USAC Western States Midget victory, tying him with Rick Hendrix, Chad Nichols, and Kody Swanson for 34th place all-time.


 

Heat races presented by Sexton Fire Protection and Roy Miller Freight Lines were won by Yantis and Graham.

 


 

USAC AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS WESTERN STATES MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 25, 2026 – Santa Maria Speedway – Nipomo, California


 

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Drake Cardey, 17, Dunkel-13.976; 2. Cole Wakim, 73, Ford-13.984; 3. Jett Yantis, 31, Beilman-14.002; 4. Broedy Graham, 66, BGR-14.053; 5. C.J. Sarna, 20, Sarna-14.280; 6. Hailey Lambert, 55, Lambert-14.675; 7. Adam Weisberg, 15, Weisberg-14.798; 8. Gary DeWitt, 29, DeWitt-15.098; 9. Grant Schaadt, 8x, DeWitt-15.366; 10. Kevin Mahoney, 11K, Kruseman-15.366; 11. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankaratz-15.366.


 

SEXTON FIRE PROTECTION FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Jett Yantis (4), 2. C.J. Sarna (3), 3. Drake Cardey (5), 4. Adam Weisberg (2), 5. Randi Pankratz (6), 6. Gary DeWitt (1). NT


 

ROY MILLER FREIGHT LINES SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Broedy Graham (3), 2. Cole Wakim (4), 3. Hailey Lambert (2), 4. Grant Schaadt (1), 5. Kevin Mahoney (5). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jett Yantis (4), 2. Broedy Graham (3), 3. Drake Cardey (6), 4. Cole Wakim (5), 5. C.J. Sarna (2), 6. Randi Pankratz (10), 7. Gary DeWitt (9), 8. Adam Weisberg (7), 9. Hailey Lambert (1), 10. Grant Schaadt (8). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 C.J. Sarna, Laps 3-30 Jett Yantis.


 

NEXT USAC AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS WESTERN STATES MIDGET RACE: September 12, 2026 – Ventura Raceway – Ventura, California

 

KTJ SHIFTS STREAMS, GETS FIRST USAC SPRINT WIN OF ’26 AT KOKOMO

Ryan Sellers

 

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Kokomo, Indiana (July 25, 2026)………Just about a month ago, Kevin Thomas Jr. switched streams and changed teams midway through the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season.


 

On Saturday night at Kokomo Speedway, he took BBI Motorsports to victory lane during round three of the 39th annual edition of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters.


 

At the same time, the Cullman, Alabama native drove himself to his long-awaited first win of the 2026 USAC National Sprint Car season.


 

In late June, Thomas parted ways with the Rock Steady Racing team to join BBI, with whom he had earned considerable success with in the southwest. This season alone, he had won in both USAC CRA and USAC Southwest Sprint Car competition for the team at Arizona’s Mohave Valley Raceway and Central Arizona Raceway.


 

On Saturday at Kokomo, for the first time, Thomas and BBI all visited USAC National Sprint Car victory lane together in just their fifth series appearance since putting this program together. This one meant the world to KTJ as he went wire-to-wire, leading all 30 laps at the wheel of his BBI Motorsports/Driven Racing Oil – Inland Rigging – Indy Metal Finishing/DRC/Moyle Chevy No. 15.


 

“I've done this a few times, just wanting to be on my own. I'm not on my own right now. I said that wrong, but I do get a lot of leash and I appreciate that,” Thomas explained. “I met Chris, Jennifer, Kaycee, and Jamesyn (Bonneau) a long time ago. I stayed at their house when their first daughter was born. So, I've known them for a long time, along with Michael (Bryan) and J.T. (Imperial), and all the people who are involved in this. The BBI stands for three last names. So, it's a family ordeal and I'm happy to drive it to victory lane.”


 

Thomas’ 49th career USAC National Sprint Car victory ranks as the fifth most all-time as he made his way to his eighth career Indiana Sprint Week score. Overall, his latest triumph was also his eighth career USAC National Sprint Car win at Kokomo’s 1/4-mile dirt oval. This one proved to be among the most rewarding of his career.


 

“Two weeks ago, I got back from Mid-America Midget Week, and we rebuilt this thing from the ground up in 10 days,” Thomas revealed. “For it to be rewarding right off the bat is pretty special.”


 

In what has been a trying season for Thomas, in all honesty, this was his first race day trip to victory lane during the 2026 USAC national season. He was declared a USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget winner in late June during the prelim night of the BC39. But that declaration came the next afternoon after original winner Drake Edwards’ car was deemed illegal.


 

So, in all reality, this was KTJ’s first feeling of triumphant satisfaction in USAC competition since capturing the second night of Sprint Car Smackdown at Kokomo in August 2025, a full 11 months ago, and 29 events into the 2026 campaign.


 

“Well, now we got the monkey off our back, so I feel like we can be comfortable and just go race,” Thomas stated. “I qualified eighth today. I was bitching and I was like, I just want to win a race. Like, I'm over it. These guys had my back and they said, ‘you're going to win.’ It's pretty cool and I do have a lot of pride in this and working on my own stuff. It's a lot of fun.”


 

With 55 drivers on hand, it was the largest Indiana Sprint Week car count at Kokomo since 2008, 18 years ago. Those 55 were pared down to a feature starting field of 24, where Thomas was slated to start from the outside of the front row. Thomas grabbed the early lead from pole sitter Briggs Danner and was never heavily challenged the remainder of the way.


 

Indiana Sprint Week point leader Kyle Cummins slipped under Danner off turn four on the second lap to slot into the runner-up spot. By lap six, Mitchel Moles had gained third from Danner as Gavin Miller passed Danner by on lap eight for fourth and Justin Grant for fifth on lap nine as Danner, the defending race winner, fell all the way to sixth in the blink of an eye.


 

Grant traveled topside to fourth by Miller on lap 12, then to third past Moles on lap 14 as he got the diamond line working in his favor, then ultimately, glided around Cummins in turn four for the second spot on lap 23, as Miller joined him in third one lap later.


 

While Grant and Miller duked it out for the “place” position, Thomas had run his lead out to roughly eight to 10 car lengths, mostly utilizing the lower portion of the racetrack for the majority of the distance.


 

“I was just watching where the crumbs were, and the lapped cars, and I felt good enough to where I could kind of focus on not necessarily hitting my marks,” Thomas said. “I had a great racecar, so I was able to search and look and see where I was gaining speed and I could really feel the car. I could feel whenever I was a little bit slower here, a little bit slower there, and faster.”


 

Thomas proved to be untouchable throughout the 30-lap distance as he crossed under the checkered flag 1.032 seconds ahead of Grant in the runner-up position. Miller earned his best career USAC National Sprint Car finish of third in just his eighth career series start. Cummins came home fourth and Jake Swanson rounded out the top five for the second consecutive night.


 

Thomas led from green to checker, and as the leader of the most laps, he earned the K & N Filters Clean Air award. Furthermore, by leading the 29th lap of the feature, he also picked up a bonus of $229 in memory of Tony Jarrett, who drove his own No. 29 to the 2000 Kokomo Speedway sprint car track championship.


 

Jake Swanson was the LearnLab Fast Qualifier with a lap of 12.570 seconds. His 15th career fast qualifying in USAC National Sprint Car competition tied him for 34th place all-time alongside Kenny Irwin Jr., Sammy Sessions and Brian Tyler.


 

Cummins recorded the fastest single lap of the feature. His time of 13.624 seconds on lap nine was the best of them all, earning himself the Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Feature Lap award.


 

Thomas Meseraull jumped into the Epperson Racing No. 2E and moved forward from 22nd to 15th in the feature. His plus-seven run made him the night’s Rod End Supply Hard Charger.


 

Michigander Keith Sheffer II was the Hard Work Award winner after overcoming a 39th place qualifying run by transferring through his heat race en route to a feature starting spot. Sheffer was also the lone driver from outside of the invert to qualify for the feature. Starting eighth in his heat, he raced to fourth and transferred his way in to grab The Hayloft Haymaker Award.


 

Braydon Cromwell turned in a perfectly cromulent performance in the semi-feature, but his fifth place result put him just one spot outside the final transfer spot. But he received a bonus for it courtesy of Eclipse Claims Consulting as the first Semi non-transfer.


 

Charles Davis Jr. advanced three spots from 11th to eighth in the semi-feature. That earned the Buckeye, Arizona veteran the Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award as the biggest mover in the last chance race.

 


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 25, 2026 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana – 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 1/4-Mile Dirt Track


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming Swanson-12.570; 2. Brady Bacon, 20, Dyson-12.707; 3. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-12.739; 4. Gunnar Setser, G5, Setser-12.761; 5. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-12.815; 6. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-12.880; 7. Jack Hoyer, 11, Hoyer-12.944; 8. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, BBI-12.960; 9. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-12.967; 10. Gavin Miller, 21AZ, Team AZ/Curb-Agajanian-12.975; 11. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-12.977; 12. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-13.029; 13. C.J. Leary, 53, Fox-13.057; 14. Wyatt Burks, 11w, Burks-13.097; 15. Eli Wilhelmus, 55, Wilhelmus-13.112; 16. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-13.119; 17. Hunter Schuerenberg, 3R, Rock Steady-13.153; 18. Jadon Rogers, 14, Rogers-13.160; 19. Logan Prickett, 37, Prickett-13.173; 20. Braydon Cromwell, 4x, Cromwell/Boyd-13.175; 21. Beau Brandon, 21B, Brandon-13.180; 22. Todd Hobson, 77, Wingo/Bishop-13.222; 23. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-13.225; 24. Chase Stockon, 92, Sertich-13.261; 25. Logan Calderwood, 6, Calderwood-13.269; 26. Harley Burns, 16, Burns-13.292; 27. Zack Pretorius, 9z, Pretorius-13.332; 28. Kobe Simpson, 21K, Simpson-13.348; 29. David Gasper, 77s, Sturgeon-13.352; 30. Thomas Meseraull, 2E, Epperson-13.387; 31. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-13.387; 32. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-13.416; 33. Brayden Clark, 4c, Clark-13.421; 34. J.J. Yeley, 51, Wood-13.423; 35. Colin Parker, 16K, Knight-13.557; 36. Todd Moule, AU26, Moule-13.584; 37. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-13.609; 38. Jesse Vermillion, 5v, Vermillion-13.650; 39. Keith Sheffer II, 86, Sheffer-13.673; 40. James Turnbull II, 5, Baldwin/Fox-13.741; 41. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-13.774; 42. Dalton Stevens, 2B, 2B Racing-13.776; 43. R.J. Miller, 34m, Miller-13.835; 44. Matt Goodnight, 39G, Goodnight-13.841; 45. Dakota Earls, 15E, Earls-13.846; 46. Colten Cottle, 57H, Hazen-13.914; 47. Travis Oldfield, 38, Oldfield-13.918; 48. Parker Frederickson, 76s, Samson-14.012; 49. Brennon Marshall, 43, Miller-14.033; 50. Aidan Salisbury, 21s, Hajduk-14.078; 51. Devan Myers, 75, Myers-14.116; 52. Kyle Johnson, 99J, Johnson-14.209; 53. Austin Nigh, 97, Ninety Seven-14.192; 54. Blake Vermillion, 73, Vermillion-NT; 55. Rylan Gray, 1, Gray-NT.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Harley Burns (1), 2. Kyle Cummins (5), 3. Logan Seavey (3), 4. Robert Ballou (4), 5. Jake Swanson (6), 6. Cale Coons (7), 7. Beau Brandon (2), 8. Colten Cottle (10), 9. Brandon Mattox (9), 10. Todd Moule (8), 11. Devan Myers (11). NT


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Hayden Reinbold (4), 2. Brady Bacon (6), 3. Hunter Schuerenberg (3), 4. Zack Pretorius (1), 5. Jack Hoyer (5), 6. Charles Davis Jr. (8), 7. Austin Nigh (11), 8. Dalton Stevens (9), 9. Troy Carey (7), 10. Travis Oldfield (10). 2:14.234


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Trey Osborne (2), 2. C.J. Leary (4), 3. Mitchel Moles (6), 4. Kevin Thomas Jr. (5), 5. Jadon Rogers (3), 6. Kobe Simpson (1), 7. Brayden Clark (7), 8. Jesse Vermillion (8), 9. Kyle Johnson (11), 10. Parker Frederickson (10), 11. R.J. Miller (9). 2:11.794


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Chase Stockon (2), 2. David Gasper (1), 3. Briggs Danner (5), 4. Keith Sheffer II (8), 5. Logan Prickett (3), 6. Wyatt Burks (4), 7. Matt Goodnight (9), 8. Blake Vermillion (11), 9. Gunnar Setser (6), 10. Brennon Marshall (10), 11. J.J. Yeley (7). NT


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIFTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Gavin Miller (5), 2. Thomas Meseraull (1), 3. Eli Wilhelmus (4), 4. Justin Grant (6), 5. Braydon Cromwell (3), 6. Colin Parker (7), 7. Aidan Salisbury (10), 8. James Turnbull II (8), 9. Dakota Earls (9), 10. Logan Calderwood (2). NT


 

COOK OUT C-MAIN: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the semi, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jesse Vermillion (1), 2. Colten Cottle (4), 3. Troy Carey (6), 4. Brandon Mattox (7), 5. James Turnbull II (2), 6. Todd Moule (11), 7. Parker Frederickson (13), 8. Kyle Johnson (9), 9. Dakota Earls (8), 10. Blake Vermillion (5), 11. Devan Myers (16), 12. Travis Oldfield (12), 13. Brennon Marshall (14), 14. Dalton Stevens (3), 15. R.J. Miller (15), 16. Logan Calderwood (10). NT


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jake Swanson (1), 2. Gunnar Setser (2), 3. Jack Hoyer (3), 4. Jadon Rogers (4), 5. Braydon Cromwell (6), 6. Kobe Simpson (8), 7. Wyatt Burks (7), 8. Charles Davis Jr. (11), 9. Logan Prickett (5), 10. Beau Brandon (12), 11. Brayden Clark (13), 12. Aidan Salisbury (15), 13. Austin Nigh (16), 14. Matt Goodnight (14), 15. Jesse Vermillion (17), 16. Colin Parker (10), 17. Brandon Mattox (20), 18. Troy Carey (19), 19. Colten Cottle (18), 20. Cale Coons (9). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (2), 2. Justin Grant (4), 3. Gavin Miller (7), 4. Kyle Cummins (3), 5. Jake Swanson (11), 6. Brady Bacon (6), 7. Mitchel Moles (5), 8. Robert Ballou (14), 9. Briggs Danner (1), 10. Chase Stockon (9), 11. Gunnar Setser (12), 12. Harley Burns (10), 13. Jadon Rogers (19), 14. Hunter Schuerenberg (18), 15. Thomas Meseraull (22), 16. C.J. Leary (15), 17. Logan Seavey (17), 18. Hayden Reinbold (8), 19. Zack Pretorius (20), 20. Jack Hoyer (13), 21. Keith Sheffer II (23), 22. David Gasper (21), 23. Eli Wilhelmus (16), 24. Trey Osborne (24). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

**Dalton Stevens flipped during the C-Main.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-2010, 2-Mitchel Moles-1886, 3-Justin Grant-1878, 4-Briggs Danner-1734, 5-Jake Swanson-1656, 6-Chase Stockon-1620, 7-Logan Seavey-1603, 8-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1591, 9-C.J. Leary-1532, 10-Robert Ballou-1527.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PRESENTED BY K & N FILTERS POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-146, 2-Mitchel Moles-139, 3-Gavin Miller-133, 4-Jake Swanson-133, 5-Justin Grant-131, 6-Kevin Thomas Jr.-114, 7-Brady Bacon-112, 8-C.J. Leary-111, 9-Logan Seavey-106, 10-Robert Ballou-104.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-105, 2-Hayden Reinbold-102, 3-Robert Ballou-92, 4-Jacob Denney-84, 5-Cale Coons-75, 6-Justin Grant-73, 7-Chase Stockon-66, 8-Briggs Danner-65, 9-Gavin Miller-59, 10-Logan Seavey-51.


 

INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PARALLAX GROUP / PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Gavin Miller-18, 2-Robert Ballou-18, 3-Dalton Stevens-15, 4-Jesse Vermillion-15, 5-Jake Swanson-14, 6-Todd Moule-12, 7-Jadon Rogers-11, 8-Chase Stockon-11, 9-Shane Cottle-11, 10-Kyle Johnson-11.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 26, 2026 – Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Indiana – 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 3/8-Mile Dirt Track

 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Cale Coons (12.900)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Jake Swanson (12.570)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Harley Burns


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Hayden Reinbold


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Trey Osborne


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: Chase Stockon


 

K1 RaceGear Fifth Heat Winner: Gavin Miller


 

Cook Out C-Main Winner: Jesse Vermillion


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Jake Swanson


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting First Semi Non-Transfer: Braydon Cromwell


 

Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award: Charles Davis Jr.


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Thomas Meseraull (22nd to 15th)


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Kevin Thomas Jr. (30 laps led)


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Feature Lap: Kyle Cummins (13.624)


 

Hard Work Award: Keith Sheffer II


 

The Hayloft Haymaker Award: Keith Sheffer II


 

In Memory of Tony Jarrett Lap 29 Leader: Kevin Thomas Jr.

 

CUMMINS ROMPS, STOMPS USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK FIELD AT LINCOLN PARK

David Nearpass

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Putnamville, Indiana (July 24, 2026)………Kyle Cummins came into USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters on a tear.


 

The Princeton, Indiana native continued that tear on Friday night during round two of ISW at Putnamville’s Lincoln Park Speedway as he led the entire 30-lap distance in a thorough and decisive beatdown on the 5/16-mile dirt oval to earn the $10,000 check.


 

For the defending USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Champion, it’s been another banner year as he’s built up a substantial point lead in his bid to repeat, and he’s now accumulated a series best eight feature victories. But this one in particular hit a little differently.


 

“Normally, I don't get super, super excited; I'll be honest with you,” Cummins explained. “But I'm about as happy as I've been about a win in a long time.”


 

During his three summer USAC starts at Lincoln Park in 2025, Cummins possessed an average finish of 16th at the track. This summer has seen the reverse with Cummins sweeping to victory in both USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship visits to LPS within the past three weeks.


 

“This was my arch nemesis last year,” Cummins revealed. “Every time I came here, I felt like I either crashed or spun out or I was just overthinking it.”


 

Cummins also entered this week as the winningest Indiana Sprint Week driver without an ISW title. His latest tally was the ninth of his ISW career, tied for the fifth most in series history alongside Logan Seavey and J.J. Yeley.


 

He’s taken the first giant step in changing that statistic with his series-leading third wire-to-wire performance of the year at the controls of his Petty Performance Racing/Novix Outdoors – Avanti Windows & Doors – JUGO/Mach-1/Stanton Chevy No. 3p.


 

Now, Cummins owns four career USAC National Sprint Car victories at Lincoln Park, and two of those have occurred during Indiana Sprint Week in 2019 and 2026.


 

Greeting competitors was, perhaps, the largest crowd in the history of Lincoln Park Speedway along with the largest car count in Indiana Sprint Week’s 39-year history. The 71 drivers and cars on hand surpassed the former official ISW record of 68 entries set at Terre Haute in 1999 and Lawrenceburg in 2003.


 

It was also the third largest car count in USAC National Sprint Car history, trailing only the 138 at Eldora Speedway’s Mopar Million in 2003 and the 75 at Perris Auto Speedway’s Oval Nationals in 2006.


 

Cummins qualified seventh overall but hooked a spot on the outside of the front row for the feature after a couple of cars inside the top six inversion failed to transfer through their heat races. That all worked into Cummins’ favor.


 

“We qualified not so great and then had a couple guys not make it (through their heat races) and that put us on the front row,” Cummins explained. “I knew that by being on the front row, it was going to be good if I could get to the lead on the top. During the last time here, once I got to lapped cars, I kind of paced. This time, I felt like I was really pushing and then we didn't get in lapped traffic very much.”


 

In the previous evening’s race at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Cummins extended his top 10 finish streak to 26-in-a-row with a non-descript (for him) ninth place finish. The result was neither amazing nor horrific, but it did rattle him a bit.


 

“I feel like last night, I couldn't race hard,” Cummins explained. “I felt like I didn't want to tear the car up coming up on the week, and I felt like I was going to be dumb. I was back there in like ninth. There's no sense in tearing it up. I just felt like I lost a little confidence even though I knew I wasn't pushing it.”


 

His concern was short lived. Right from the get-go, Cummins left the field behind at Lincoln Park. By lap seven, his lead had ballooned to a solid three seconds as C.J. Leary, Briggs Danner, and Thomas Meseraull battled for second nearly a full straightaway behind Cummins.


 

After winning Lincoln Park’s USAC Sprintacular exactly three weeks earlier, Cummins requested that his team put the exact same touches on his car that that they did that night. As it turned out, it was the magic touch to attack the notorious Putnamville cushion.


 

“The curb is wild here,” Cummins exclaimed. “The way we set the car up is just to try to knead and be able to not have to kill the cushion, but rather, knead on the cushion a little bit. I wasn't sure how the track was going to work out. I put the exact same setup that we won with here last time, so I didn't have to overthink it. I said, ‘just put the same thing on it and we'll see what happens.’”


 

At the halfway point of the 30-lapper, Danner slipped sideways in turn two, then banged wheels with the surging Mitchel Moles. Meseraull took advantage and drove topside around both in a fifth to third swoop on the back straightaway. In the meantime, Cummins’ lead was more than four seconds.


 

On lap 23, Danner had gotten by Meseraull. However, on the very next lap, Meseraull drifted sideways off turn two directly into the path of Danner. The resulting collision between the two ended the night for both drivers with Danner finishing 20th and Meseraull 21st.


 

Over the course of the final seven laps, Cummins once again whipped the field, crossing under the checkered flag 2.425 seconds ahead of the competition en route to victory. Leary took second with Moles third, Logan Seavey fourth and Jake Swanson fifth. In fact, the top five positions were all occupied by past Lincoln Park Indiana Sprint Week feature winners.


 

On top of it all, Cummins turned the quickest lap of the main event with a time of 12.356 seconds on lap 13 to earn a bonus from Eclipse Claims Consulting. Furthermore, by leading all 30 laps, he also collected the K & N Filters Clean Air award.

To start the night, Moles absolutely obliterated the one-lap USAC National Sprint Car track record in LearnLab Qualifying. Entering the track 63rd in the qualifying line, Moles’ fast time run of 11.694 seconds surpassed the former record of 11.959 held by Seavey since 2024. Moles’ 35th career USAC National Sprint Car Fast Qualifying award tied Rich Vogler for the 11th most all-time.


 

Robert Ballou made the most of an 11th row starting position to finish the feature inside the top-10. His +12 run from 22nd to 10th earned him the Rod End Supply Hard Charger award.


 

Cale Coons overcame a 36th place qualifying run to make his way into the feature. He also charged from ninth to third in the semi-feature to put himself in the big show. That made him the Hard Work award winner. Furthermore, Coons was the lone driver to start outside of the heat race inversion to race his way into the feature, making him The Hayloft’s Haymaker Award winner.


 

Eli Wilhelmus finished one spot out of a transfer position in fifth during the semi-feature, which earned him a bonus from Eclipse Claims Consulting as the first non-transfer.


 

Shane Cottle advanced from 17th to sixth in the semi-feature. Despite coming up two spots shy of a feature starting spot, he did bank a bonus as the semi hard charger, picking up the Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award.


 

 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 24, 2026 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana – 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 5/16-Mile Dirt Track


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-11.694 (New Track Record); 2. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-12.045; 3. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-12.047; 4. Harley Burns, 16, Burns-12.055; 5. Thomas Meseraull, 24, Simon-12.065; 6. Logan Calderwood, 6, Calderwood-12.094; 7. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-12.109; 8. Zack Pretorius, 9z, Pretorius-12.149; 9. C.J. Leary, 53, Fox-12.180; 10. Brady Bacon, 20, Dyson-12.181; 11. Jack Hoyer, 11, Hoyer-12.190; 12. Gavin Miller, 21AZ, Team AZ/Curb-Agajanian-12.199; 13. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-12.218; 14. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-12.230; 15. Shane Cottle, 34, Olson-12.231; 16. Gunnar Setser, G5, Setser-12.250; 17. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, BBI-12.258; 18. Max Adams, 24p, Paul-12.259; 19. J.J. Yeley, 51, Wood-12.289; 20. Jadon Rogers, 14, Rogers-12.338; 21. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming Swanson-12.372; 22. Wyatt Burks, 11w, Burks-12.418; 23. Hunter Schuerenberg, 3R, Rock Steady-12.442; 24. Austin Cory, 49, Cory-12.450; 25. Chase Stockon, 92, Sertich-12.468; 26. Beau Brandon, 21B, Brandon-12.502; 27. Chance Crum, 83c, Crum-12.507; 28. Todd Hobson, 77, Wingo/Bishop-12.514; 29. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-12.529; 30. Todd Moule, 2E, Epperson-12.531; 31. Daylan Chambers, 4c, Chambers-12.566; 32. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-12.589; 33. Rylan Gray, 1, Gray-12.656; 34. Ivan Glotzbach, i1, Hayden-12.661; 35. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-12.664; 36. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-12.682; 37. Travis Oldfield, 38, Oldfield-12.711; 38. Austin Nigh, 97, Ninety Seven-12.712; 39. Eli Wilhelmus, 55, Wilhelmus-12.714; 40. Jake Scott, 33, Miller-12.736; 41. Hunter Maddox, 24m, Maddox-12.755; 42. R.J. Miller, 34m, Miller-12.831; 43. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-12.914; 44. Kyle Johnson, 99J, Johnson-12.917; 45. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-12.956; 46. Evan Mosley, 2, Barkdull-12.966; 47. Kobe Simpson, 21K, Simpson-12.967; 48. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-12.996; 49. Brandon Spencer, 22, Spencer-13.052; 50. David Gasper, 77s, Sturgeon-13.071; 51. Cody Trammell, 34T, Trammell-13.091; 52. Dalton Stevens, 2B, 2B Racing-13.133; 53. Logan Prickett, 37, Prickett-13.142; 54. Braydon Cromwell, 4x, Cromwell/Boyd-13.171; 55. Jesse Vermillion, 5v, Vermillion-13.252; 56. Dakota Earls, 15E, Earls-13.253; 57. Tony Helton, 87, Helton-13.270; 58. Blake Vermillion, 73, Vermillion-13.378; 59. Bryan Brewer, 8, Robertson-13.566; 60. Gabriel Gilbert, 10G, GGR-13.594; 61. Steve Justis, 12J, Justis-13.770; 62. Evan Parker, 17p, Parker-13.882; 63. Jim Tribby, 9, Tribby-14.228; 64. Michael Clark, 8x, Clark-14.271; 65. Jesse Miller, 33m, Miller-14.668; 66. Brennon Marshall, 43, Miller-14.699; 67. Daniel Clodfelter, 19c, Clodfelter-14.852; 68. Justin Meneely, 100, Meneely-14.898; 69. Colin Parker, 16K, Knight-NT; 70. Shey Owens, 11o, Algieo-NT; 71. Mike Larrison, 06, American Dream-NT.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jake Swanson (2), 2. Mitchel Moles (6), 3. Beau Brandon (1), 4. Gunnar Setser (3), 5. Jack Hoyer (4), 6. Cale Coons (8), 7. Evan Mosley (10), 8. Daylan Chambers (7), 9. Cody Trammell (11), 10. Logan Calderwood (5), 11. Steve Justis (13), 12. Brennon Marshall (14), 13. Dakota Earls (12), 14. Hunter Maddox (9). 2:09.808


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), 2. Kyle Cummins (5), 3. Gavin Miller (4), 4. Logan Seavey (6), 5. Wyatt Burks (2), 6. Chance Crum (1), 7. Kobe Simpson (10), 8. R.J. Miller (9), 9. Dalton Stevens (11), 10. Brandon Mattox (7), 11. Travis Oldfield (8), 12. Evan Parker (13), 13. Daniel Clodfelter (14), 14. Tony Helton (12). NT


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ricky Lewis (4), 2. Hunter Schuerenberg (2), 3. Briggs Danner (6), 4. Todd Hobson (1), 5. Zack Pretorius (5), 6. Max Adams (3), 7. Rylan Gray (7), 8. Charles Davis Jr (9), 9. Austin Nigh (8), 10. Logan Prickett (11), 11. Blake Vermillion (12), 12. Jim Tribby (13), 13. Trey Osborne (10), 14. Justin Meneely (14). NT


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (4), 2. Robert Ballou (1), 3. C.J. Leary (5), 4. J.J. Yeley (3), 5. Harley Burns (6), 6. Eli Wilhelmus (8), 7. Kyle Johnson (9), 8. Ivan Glotzbach (7), 9. Brandon Spencer (10), 10. Braydon Cromwell (11), 11. Michael Clark (13), 12. Bryan Brewer (12), 13. Austin Cory (2), 14. Mike Larrison (14). NT


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIFTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jadon Rogers (3), 2. Chase Stockon (2), 3. Brady Bacon (5), 4. Thomas Meseraull (6), 5. Todd Moule (1), 6. David Gasper (10), 7. Hayden Reinbold (7), 8. Shane Cottle (4), 9. Jesse Vermillion (11), 10. Troy Carey (9), 11. Gabriel Gilbert (12), 12. Jesse Miller (12). NT


 

PROSOURCE D-MAIN: (8 laps, top 2 transfer to the C-Main, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Blake Vermillion (2), 2. Travis Oldfield (1), 3. Michael Clark (5), 4. Steve Justis (4), 5. Dakota Earls (11), 6. Brennon Marshall (10), 7. Evan Parker (7), 8. Jesse Miller (9), 9. Justin Meneely (13), 10. Daniel Clodfelter (12), 11. Bryan Brewer (6), 12. Gabriel Gilbert (3), 13. Jim Tribby (8). NT


 

COOK OUT C-MAIN: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the semi, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Shane Cottle (1), 2. Daylan Chambers (2), 3. Dalton Stevens (9), 4. Jesse Vermillion (10), 5. Austin Nigh (6), 6. Brandon Mattox (11), 7. Ivan Glotzbach (3), 8. Brandon Spencer (7), 9. Braydon Cromwell (14), 10. Travis Oldfield (16), 11. R.J. Miller (4), 12. Troy Carey (12), 13. Cody Trammell (8), 14. Logan Prickett (13), 15. Blake Vermillion (15). NT


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Harley Burns (1), 2. Jack Hoyer (4), 3. Cale Coons (9), 4. Todd Moule (6), 5. Eli Wilhelmus (10), 6. Shane Cottle (17), 7. Zack Pretorius (3), 8. Kyle Johnson (14), 9. Chance Crum (8), 10. David Gasper (11), 11. Wyatt Burks (5), 12. Kobe Simpson (16), 13. Dalton Stevens (19), 14. Hayden Reinbold (13), 15. Jesse Vermillion (20), 16. Evan Mosley (15), 17. Max Adams (7), 18. Rylan Gray (12), 19. Daylan Chambers (18), 20. Logan Calderwood (2). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Cummins (2), 2. C.J. Leary (1), 3. Mitchel Moles (6), 4. Logan Seavey (5), 5. Jake Swanson (11), 6. Gavin Miller (15), 7. Jadon Rogers (10), 8. Justin Grant (8), 9. Chase Stockon (19), 10. Robert Ballou (22), 11. Jack Hoyer (14), 12. Brady Bacon (13), 13. J.J. Yeley (17), 14. Gunnar Setser (16), 15. Hunter Schuerenberg (18), 16. Kevin Thomas Jr. (9), 17. Beau Brandon (20), 18. Todd Moule (23), 19. Hayden Reinbold (25-P), 20. Briggs Danner (4), 21. Thomas Meseraull (3), 22. Todd Hobson (21), 23. Cale Coons (24), 24. Ricky Lewis (7), 25. Harley Burns (12). NT


 

(P) represents a provisional starter


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Kyle Cummins.


 

**Austin Cory flipped during the fourth heat. Max Adams flipped during the semi.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-1941, 2-Mitchel Moles-1824, 3-Justin Grant-1804, 4-Briggs Danner-1682, 5-Jake Swanson-1589, 6-Chase Stockon-1569, 7-Logan Seavey-1568, 8-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1516, 9-C.J. Leary-1494, 10-Robert Ballou-1473.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PRESENTED BY K & N FILTERS POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-77, 2-Mitchel Moles-77, 3-C.J. Leary-73, 4-Logan Seavey-71, 5-Jake Swanson-66, 6-Gavin Miller-61, 7-Jadon Rogers-60, 8-Justin Grant-57, 9-Chase Stockon-53, 10-Robert Ballou-50.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-104, 2-Hayden Reinbold-102, 3-Robert Ballou-86, 4-Jacob Denney-84, 5-Cale Coons-75, 6-Justin Grant-71, 7-Chase Stockon-66, 8-Briggs Danner-65, 9-Gavin Miller-55, 10-Logan Seavey-51.


 

INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PARALLAX GROUP / PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Dalton Stevens-14, 2-Jesse Vermillion-13, 3-Robert Ballou-12, 4-Shane Cottle-11, 5-Gavin Miller-10, 6-Chase Stockon-10, 7-Cale Coons-9, 8-Kyle Johnson-8, 9-Mitchel Moles-7, 10-Jake Swanson-7.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 25, 2026 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana – 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 1/4-Mile Dirt Track

 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Robert Ballou (12.270)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Mitchel Moles (11.694)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Jake Swanson


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Ricky Lewis


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: Justin Grant


 

K1 RaceGear Fifth Heat Winner: Jadon Rogers


 

ProSource D-Main Winner: Blake Vermillion


 

Cook Out C-Main Winner: Shane Cottle


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Harley Burns


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting First Semi Non-Transfer: Eli Wilhelmus


 

Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award: Shane Cottle


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Robert Ballou (22nd to 10th)


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Kyle Cummins (30 laps led)


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Feature Lap: Kyle Cummins (12.356)


 

Hard Work Award: Cale Coons


 

The Hayloft Haymaker Award: Cale Coons

 

GRANT GETS 100TH USAC NATIONAL WIN, HITS MILESTONE IN USAC ISW OPENER AT IMS

Ryan Sellers

 

 

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Speedway, Indiana (July 23, 2026)………A.J. Foyt, Rich Vogler, Mel Kenyon, Dave Darland, and Justin Grant.


 

Those five names occupy an elite group of drivers who’ve accumulated 100 or more USAC national feature victories in their career.


 

Grant became the fifth member of the club on Thursday night at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as he led early, lost the lead, then fought his way back to the front to win the opening night of the 39th annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters.


 

He’s a guy who came from humble beginnings in Ione, California, first hitting the racing map as a BCRA Midget champion before moving to the Midwest to chase his racing dreams. His first career USAC win of any kind came during an Indiana Sprint Week round at Lawrenceburg Speedway in 2012. Now, all these years later, he’s achieved something beyond even his wildest dreams.


 

“My dream when I moved to Indiana was to get somebody to let me sit in a sprint car and to go race,” Grant reflected. “Then, my dream was just to win a USAC race. I thought, gosh, if I could just ever win a USAC National Sprint Car race, everything my parents put into it would all be worth it. I cannot believe that was 100 wins ago.”


 

Across his career, Grant has now racked up 68 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car wins, 23 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget victories, and nine USAC Silver Crown triumphs, while winning for the likes of Mark Hery, Sam McGhee Motorsports, TOPP Motorsports, Chris Carli, Ron Hemelgarn, Clauson Marshall Racing, RAMS Racing, RMS Racing, and CB Industries across the three disciplines.


 

“I've just been so fortunate to be blessed with so many great partners, so many great car owners along the way, and so many people who’ve helped me out,” Grant prided. “There are people who don't necessarily work for me or have anything to do with me but are just friends I've made along the way that that I can lean on when I need to who have helped me get into victory lane. If I had to write down every person who was responsible for me getting into 100 victory lanes, the list would be 500 people long, if not more.”


 

The majority of Grant’s 100 USAC national wins have come during his nine-year association with TOPP Motorsports. Together, they have achieved 60 USAC National Sprint Car victories, making them the winningest combination in series history.


 

“This TOPP Motorsports team with Jeff Walker, Nic Mansker, and Kevin Birchmeier, these guys have been there for the bulk of those 100 wins,” Grant noted. “You couldn't write a story any better to win the 100th here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with this team. I'm speechless.”


 

Grant’s latest milestone came after a quite lengthy sabbatical from victory lane with the series. It had been 111 days since the team last won a USAC National Sprint Car feature on April 3 of this year at Red Hill Raceway in Sumner, Illinois. It was just the third series win of the season for Grant and his TOPP Motorsports/NOS Energy Drink – TOPP Industries – LA Poly/Maxim/Stanton Chevy.


 

“This year, it's been a bit of a struggle for us,” Grant admitted. “We've been really consistent running up front but we’re just not getting the wins like we've become accustomed to. We've been spoiled, mind you, but it was starting to get a little rough there the last couple months.”


 

For Grant, it was nearly an identical repeat of his 2025 Indiana Sprint Week performance at IMS. One year ago, he set fast time and a new track record in qualifying, then ran second in his heat race to Jadon Rogers before going on to win the feature. This year, he set fast time and a new track record in qualifying, then ran second in his heat race to Jadon Rogers before going on to win the feature.


 

In the end, Grant added on to his record of being the winningest driver in the history of The Dirt Track at IMS. His latest was the fifth overall of his USAC career at the track – three in midgets and twice in sprint cars.


 

It was also a triumphant comeback for Grant who was absent for the final four rounds of Indiana Sprint Week in 2025 after breaking his left foot in an accident at Lawrenceburg Speedway. Grant’s 12th career Indiana Sprint Week also tied him with Cory Kruseman for third place on the all-time list.


 

Grant drew the pole position for the main event and subsequently led the initial three laps. Third starting Jake Swanson was strong early and muscled his way along the bottom of the 1/5-mile dirt oval to take over the lead in turns one and two on the fourth lap.


 

On the ninth go around, Swanson over rotated in turn two. As he fought to wrestle control, Grant used the high line to power by and reassume the lead. Meanwhile, the astute Swanson managed to stay right in the thick of the battle for the next several laps, but ultimately, Grant was able to stretch out his lead across the halfway point of the 35-lapper.


 

Slightly further back were Gavin Miller and Shane Cottle who started alongside one another in the sixth row but had utilized the low line to slot into third and fourth, respectively. Miller briefly snagged second from Swanson by lap 21, but Swanson stood up in the seat and retook the position on the high side on lap 22.


 

Cottle swiped third from Miller on lap 25 but relinquished the spot when he repeatedly nailed an infield tire with his own left front tire in turns two and four lap after lap, which ultimately dropped him to fifth in the running order as Logan Seavey and Briggs Danner surged into the top-five in the waning laps.


 

But all by his lonesome at the front of the field was Grant who put the race on ice with a 1.446 second margin of victory over Swanson, Seavey, Danner, and Cottle.


 

Grant led the most laps en route to victory (29). However, his leading role came in two stints. He led the first three, trailed for the next six, then raced his way back to the front. As the leader of the most laps, he was named the K & N Filters Clean Air award winner.


 

In addition to the win, Grant also turned the fastest single lap during the feature. On lap eight, he laid down a lap of 12.969 seconds to take the Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Lap award.


 

Cale Coons advanced 10 positions in the feature with an 18th to 8th run to earn Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.


 

Gunnar Setser overcame a 26th place qualifying effort to make his way into the feature. As the slowest qualifier to transfer into the feature, he earned accolades as the Hard Work award winner.


 

Hayden Reinbold gave it a good run but came up just one spot shy of transferring his way into the feature. But he did pick up a bonus from Eclipse Claims Consulting as the first semi-feature non-transfer.


 

J.J. Yeley made a valiant charge through the C-Main and the Semi-Feature. In the semi, he advanced 14th to eighth, but missed out on a transfer spot. That said, he was the hardest charging non-transferring driver out of the semi. That earned him the Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award.


 

Setser and Hunter Schuerenberg each received a Haymaker Award courtesy of The Hayloft after rising up from outside of the inversion to qualify for the feature starting lineup.

 


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 23, 2026 – The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana – 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 1/5-Mile Dirt Track


 

FIRST LEARNLAB QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming Swanson-12.152; 2. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, BBI-12.174; 3. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-12.206; 4. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-12.315; 5. Carson Garrett, 61m, Edwards-12.469; 6. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-12.574; 7. Hunter Schuerenberg, 3R, Rock Steady-12.604.


 

SECOND LEARNLAB QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-11.913 (New Track Record); 2. Jadon Rogers, 14, Rogers-12.221; 3. Thomas Meseraull, 24, Simon-12.269; 4. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-12.441; 5. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-12.443; 6. Hunter Maddox, 24m, Maddox-12.685; 7. Zack Pretorius, 9z, Pretorius-12.704; 8. Kobe Simpson, 21K, Simpson-NT.


 

THIRD LEARNLAB QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Chase Stockon, 92, Sertich-12.270; 2. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-12.417; 3. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-12.464; 4. Shane Cottle, 34, Olson-12.503; 5. Chance Crum, 83c, Crum-12.656; 6. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-12.805; 7. Logan Calderwood, 6, Calderwood-12.828; 8. Braydon Cromwell, 4x, Cromwell/Boyd-13.304.


 

FOURTH LEARNLAB QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-12.046; 2. Gavin Miller, 21AZ, Team AZ/Curb-Agajanian-12.381; 3. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-12.535; 4. J.J. Yeley, 51, Wood-12.600; 5. Harley Burns, 16, Burns-12.604; 6. Gunnar Setser, G5, Setser-12.605; 7. Todd Moule, 2E, Epperson-12.769.


 

FIFTH LEARNLAB QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-12.119; 2. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-12.153; 3. C.J. Leary, 53, Fox-12.449; 4. Todd Hobson, 77, Wingo/Bishop-12.488; 5. David Gasper, 77s, Sturgeon-12.785; 6. Rylan Gray, 1, Gray-12.963; 7. Aric Gentry, 10, Gentry-13.032.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top 3 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Charles Davis Jr. (1), 2. Jake Swanson (4), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), 4. Brandon Mattox (6), 5. Hunter Schuerenberg (7), 6. Cale Coons (2), 7. Carson Garrett (5). NT


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top 3 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jadon Rogers (3), 2. Justin Grant (4), 3. Trey Osborne (1), 4. Thomas Meseraull (2), 5. Hayden Reinbold (5), 6. Hunter Maddox (6), 7. Zack Pretorius (7), 8. Kobe Simpson (8). 2:05.739


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top 3 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Cummins (3), 2. Shane Cottle (1), 3. Chase Stockon (4), 4. Ricky Lewis (2), 5. Chance Crum (5), 6. Troy Carey (6), 7. Braydon Cromwell (8), 8. Logan Calderwood (7). 2:08.973


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 3 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Robert Ballou (4), 2. Gavin Miller (3), 3. Gunnar Setser (6), 4. Harley Burns (5), 5. Todd Moule (7), 6. Mitchel Moles (2), 7. J.J. Yeley (1). NT


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIFTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 3 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. C.J. Leary (2), 2. Logan Seavey (3), 3. Briggs Danner (4), 4. Todd Hobson (1), 5. Aric Gentry (7), 6. David Gasper (5), 7. Rylan Gray (7). NT


 

COOK OUT C-MAIN: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the semi, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mitchel Moles (2), 2. Cale Coons (1), 3. Carson Garrett (5), 4. J.J. Yeley (6), 5. Hunter Maddox (3), 6. Zack Pretorius (7), 7. Troy Carey (4), 8. Logan Calderwood (9), 9. Braydon Cromwell (8), 10. Kobe Simpson (12). 2:36.666 (New Track Record)


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (15 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Thomas Meseraull (1), 2. Mitchel Moles (11), 3. Cale Coons (12), 4. Hunter Schuerenberg (7), 5. Ricky Lewis (2), 6. Hayden Reinbold (6), 7. Chance Crum (8), 8. J.J. Yeley (14), 9. Carson Garrett (13), 10. Brandon Mattox (4), 11. Todd Hobson (3), 12. Aric Gentry (10), 13. Todd Moule (9), 14. Harley Burns (5). NT


 

FEATURE: (35 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (1), 2. Jake Swanson (3), 3. Logan Seavey (10), 4. Briggs Danner (4), 5. Shane Cottle (12), 6. Gavin Miller (11), 7. Robert Ballou (2), 8. Cale Coons (18), 9. Kyle Cummins (8), 10. Kevin Thomas Jr. (13), 11. C.J. Leary (9), 12. Charles Davis Jr. (7), 13. Gunnar Setser (15), 14. Mitchel Moles (17), 15. Chase Stockon (5), 16. Hunter Schuerenberg (19), 17. Jadon Rogers (6), 18. Trey Osborne (14), 19. Ricky Lewis (20), 20. Thomas Meseraull (16). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Justin Grant, Laps 4-9 Jake Swanson, Laps 10-35 Justin Grant.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-1864, 2-Mitchel Moles-1747, 3-Justin Grant-1747, 4-Briggs Danner-1649, 5-Jake Swanson-1523, 6-Chase Stockon-1516, 7-Logan Seavey-1497, 8-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1477, 9-Robert Ballou-1423, 10-C.J. Leary-1421.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-104, 2-Hayden Reinbold-102, 3-Jacob Denney-84, 4-Robert Ballou-74, 5-Cale Coons-74, 6-Justin Grant-71, 7-Briggs Danner-65, 8-Chase Stockon-56, 9-Logan Seavey-50, 10-Kyle Cummins-46.


 

INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PARALLAX GROUP / PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Cale Coons-19, 2-Mitchel Moles-13, 3-Logan Seavey-8, 4-Hunter Schuerenberg-8, 5-J.J. Yeley-8, 6-Shane Cottle-7, 7-Gavin Miller-6, 8-Carson Garrett-6, 9-Gunnar Setser-5, 10-Jake Swanson-3.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 24, 2026 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana – 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 5/16-Mile Dirt Track

 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Justin Grant (11.913)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Justin Grant (11.913)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Charles Davis Jr.


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Jadon Rogers


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Kyle Cummins


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: Robert Ballou


 

K1 RaceGear Fifth Heat Winner: C.J. Leary


 

Cook Out C-Main Winner: Mitchel Moles


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Thomas Meseraull


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting First Semi Non-Transfer: Hayden Reinbold


 

Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award: J.J. Yeley


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Cale Coons


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Justin Grant


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Feature Lap: Justin Grant (12.969)


 

Hard Work Award: Gunnar Setser


 

The Hayloft Haymaker Winners: Gunnar Setser & Hunter Schuerenberg

 

NO PRESSURE! DANNER THRIVES IN DRIVE AT WINCHESTER’S RICH VOGLER CLASSIC

David Nearpass

 

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Winchester, Indiana (July 19, 2026)………No pressure.


 

That’s pretty much the antithesis of how Briggs Danner truly felt entering Sunday afternoon’s 34th running of the Rich Vogler Classic at Indiana’s Winchester Speedway.


 

After all, Danner’s seat in the Doran-Swanson Racing No. 77 pavement car was formerly occupied by the ultimate USAC Silver Crown king, Kody Swanson.


 

When Swanson stepped away from the champ car cockpit to become the Series Director for the 2026 campaign, Danner was tabbed to take over. The ride had experienced its share of winning, especially on Winchester’s 37 degree high banks.


 

The stats that the Doran-Swanson combo posted at Winchester are simply mind boggling. Together, they had led the last 400 laps in a row between 2022-2025 at Winchester. They’d captured the pole position in all five series races run at the track since 2021, and in that same span, finished the main event 2nd-1st-1st-1st-1st.


 

Allentown, Pennsylvania’s Danner kept every single one of those stat categories intact on his Sunday drive aboard the Doran-Swanson Racing/E. Schneider & Sons – Fuel Mart – Sennebogen/Beast/Lanci Ford.


 

“When you look back at all the races that Kevin (Doran), Kody (Swanson), and they’ve all run here, and just the stats, the laps led, and quick times, it definitely is big shoes to fill,” Danner admitted. “I put a lot of pressure on myself just to be able to produce the same results. But after yesterday, I was a little nervous. I felt like I had a lot of learning to do, but yesterday’s practice helped me out a lot.”


 

After earning the first pole position of his USAC Silver Crown career at an average speed of 120.224 mph, Danner proceeded to lead all 100 laps, and despite a late challenge from Dakoda Armstrong, he held the field at bay to earn his first ever USAC Silver Crown pavement win in just his third pavement start with the series.


 

Well known for his prowess on dirt, Danner hasn’t run much pavement in his racing career, though it’s not completely foreign to him. He’d run a handful of times on the hard top, winning an American TQ Midget Racing Association feature at New Jersey’s Wall Stadium in 2021 during the Turkey Derby. This past winter on an indoor concrete floor surface, he scored a pair of Indoor Auto Racing Championship TQ Midget main events at Allentown’s PPL Center and again at Boardwalk Hall in New Jersey.


 

Interestingly, Danner’s second career USAC Silver Crown victory came exactly one year to the day of his first career series triumph, on July 19, 2025, on the dirt at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Furthermore, his latest win made him the first driver to win a main event in all three USAC national series in 2026.


 

Danner’s pavement USAC Silver Crown results of 10th and 17th this year were nowhere near how strong he’d actually been. He qualified and started third at both WWT Raceway and IRP and was running inside the top five both times when a mechanical failure ended his race early. There were no such qualms this time around.


 

“I feel like every time I get in this car, it has the ability to produce results. If it’s not up front, it’s probably my fault,” Danner remarked. “They probably worked a little bit harder than what they’re used to with Kody. It’s just a super cool deal and it’s cool for everybody involved to be able to pick this one off.”


 

For the first 91 laps, Danner was fully in control without a single threat being posed to his lead. For him, it was akin to a Sunday drive.


 

“I was just kind of saving. I knew I had a pretty good gap and Kevin was doing a good job on the radio just to help me run a smart race,” Danner explained. “I just felt like I got in such a good rhythm about three or four laps in, and as I just kept taking it easy on the car and the tires, I just kept pulling away. I just wanted to get in a rhythm there and finish that one off, but 100 laps around here goes by pretty quick, for sure.”


 

Lap after lap after lap after lap – you get the point – third running Armstrong looked high and low under the second place car of C.J. Leary. However, Armstrong could never quite get the run he needed whether it was running downhill off the banking or trying to stick the nose of his car under Leary on entry.


 

But on lap 92, Leary and Armstrong encountered the lapped car of Robert Tyler off turn four. Leary’s ride slipped sideways on exit as he approached Tyler and he subsequently dove low under Tyler on the front straightaway. Armstrong, meanwhile, had an unfettered full head of steam up top and rode the high line through turns one and two and right around the outside of Leary on the back straight to complete the pass for second.


 

At the same time, Danner was beginning to work his way back into traffic with Kaylee Bryson and Brian Tyler in his path. As he went to work on getting by those two USAC Silver Crown race winners with five laps remaining, Armstrong chopped Danner’s lead from a full two seconds to a half second, and the pressure on Danner began to build back up.


 

“Lapped traffic got a little dicey there, and I haven’t had any experience passing race cars (at Winchester), really,” Danner noted. “I just wanted to give myself enough of a gap to get to them and then be able to deal with them. Luckily, that went well.”


 

By the time Armstrong had cleared Bryson and Tyler with three circuits to go, Danner had already broken away with pretty much a clear track ahead of him and a checkered flag in wait.


 

Danner’s final margin of victory was 1.415 seconds over Armstrong with Leary taking third for his fifth podium result in five series races this season. Justin Grant grabbed fourth while Mario Clouser rounded out the top-five.


 

Danner hadn’t led a lap on pavement thus far in his USAC Silver Crown career. On this afternoon, he went ahead and led them all. For leading the most laps, he was the recipient of the K & N Filters Clean Air Award.


 

No driver has passed more cars in USAC Silver Crown racing history than Brian Tyler (843 positions advanced). He added to his total on Sunday with a run from 11th to sixth to earn Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.


 

The most serious incident of the day occurred on lap 48 when sixth running Nathan Byrd made hard contact with the outside wall in turn two, resulting in heavy damage to the right front of his car and ending his race. It was a bummer of a conclusion for Byrd and his special throwback scheme. The red No. 1 was a tribute to the midget driven by Vogler and owned by Nathan’s grandfather, Jonathan Byrd, during the late 1980s.

 


 

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 19, 2026 – Winchester Speedway – Winchester, Indiana – 1/2-Mile Paved Oval – 34th Rich Vogler Classic


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Briggs Danner, 77, Doran/Swanson-14.972; 2. C.J. Leary, 21, Team AZ/Petty/Rossi/Curb-Agajanian-15.123; 3. Dakoda Armstrong, 5, C & A-15.132; 4. Ryan Newman, 92, Kazmark-15.178; 5. Justin Grant, 91, Hemelgarn-15.185; 6. Mario Clouser, 20, Team AZ/Petty/Rossi/Curb-Agajanian-15.285; 7. Nathan Byrd, 1, Meyer/Byrd/Tosti-15.444; 8. Tyler Roahrig, 41, Newman-15.493; 9. Kyle Steffens, 8, Steffens-15.515; 10. Kaylee Bryson, 11, Abacus/Droplight-15.740; 11. Brian Tyler, 81, BCR-16.068; 12. Robert Tyler, 75, Tyler-16.548; 13. Gregg Cory, 32, Williams/Cory-17.710; 14. Dave Berkheimer, 31, Berkheimer-NT.


 

FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Briggs Danner (1), 2. Dakoda Armstrong (3), 3. C.J. Leary (2), 4. Justin Grant (5), 5. Mario Clouser (6), 6. Brian Tyler (11), 7. Tyler Roahrig (8), 8. Robert Tyler (12), 9. Kyle Steffens (9), 10. Kaylee Bryson (10), 11. Gregg Cory (13), 12. Nathan Byrd (7), 13. Ryan Newman (4), 14. Dave Berkheimer (14). 38:46.694


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Briggs Danner.


 

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-C.J. Leary-348, 2-Justin Grant-312, 3-Mario Clouser-285, 4-Briggs Danner-243, 5-Kyle Steffens-229, 6-Gregg Cory-208, 7-Dakoda Armstrong-186, 8-Dave Berkheimer-179, 9-Hayden Reinbold-147, 10-Kaylee Bryson-137.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hayden Reinbold-102, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-101, 3-Jacob Denney-84, 4-Robert Ballou-74, 5-Justin Grant-71, 6-Briggs Danner-65, 7-Cale Coons-64, 8-Chase Stockon-56, 9-Kyle Cummins-46, 10-Brady Bacon-44.


 

NEXT USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 8, 2026 – Iowa Speedway – Newton, Iowa – 7/8-Mile Paved Oval


 

 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Justin Grant (15.149)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Briggs Danner (14.972)


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Briggs Danner (100 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Brian Tyler (11th to 6th)

 

 

RICKY ROLLS! LEWIS FIGHTS WAY TO VICTORY AT VALLEY

John Lee

By: Ray Cunningham


 

Grain Valley, Missouri (July 11, 2026)………On Saturday night at Missouri’s Valley Speedway, Ricky Lewis stated during the redraw how much he loved racing in this area, and that Valley was one of his favorite tracks.


 

That definitely showed in the feature as the Oxnard, California racer seized every opportunity presented to him to advance from his fifth starting spot to the lead past Trey Osborne with 12 laps to go and to the win in the 25-lap main event on a track with a gnarly cushion in places.


 

In the end, Lewis rolled to a hard fought and well-earned victory in the Midsummer Madness Classic, and his second USAC Wholesale Batteries MRA Sprint Car victory of the season.


 

For Lewis, it was redemption after finishing second one night before at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. In that one, he fought his way back to second following a spin to avoid another competitor on the 10th lap of the 25-lapper.


 

Meanwhile, sixth starting Jack Wagner (Lone Jack, Missouri) put the pedal down hard in his steady Jesse Hockett/Wagner Boys Racing No. 77 to catch Lewis as the race neared its conclusion. Wagner, the winner the previous night at Lakeside, wanted another and gave everything he had as he wrestled his mount high and low, sometimes on the edge, especially between turns three and four before. Ultimately, Wagner came up 0.631 seconds short of Lewis.


 

Jack’s brother “The Hammer” Samuel Wagner (Lone Jack, Missouri), was the final car on the podium at Valley with a spectacular drive from 11th to third, while Trey Osborne (Columbus, Ohio) finished fourth, and “Cool Hand” Luke Howard ran fifth driving the Lewis Deuce.


 

Osborne looked like the man to beat for most of the evening as he set overall quick time, won his heat, and then led the first 13 laps of the feature in his own No. 6T. Unfortunately, during the feature, Osborne’s right side rear end suspension had suffered some damage, making his car a handful to drive, which led to him drilling the front straightaway wall. That allowed Lewis to roll by for first while Osborne faded to fourth at the finish.


 

Racing was just as hectic at the bottom half of the top 10 with Bryson Smith charging from the seventh row to finish sixth. Wyatt Burks executed a 360 degree spin on the front stretch while running third but kept his car rolling to rebound and finish seventh. Chad Goff was eighth, Dakota Earls ninth, and Tim Kent rounded out the top 10.


 

Oklahoma’s Kent finished 10th after starting last in the 22nd position before advancing 12 spots to win the Hard Charger Award. Chase Howard overturned his mount on the 10th lap, then went to the hot pit, restarted last, and worked his way back up to 11th.


 

Earlier in the evening on a hot steamy night in the Valley, Wyatt Burks and Wesley Smith joined Trey Osborne as heat race winners. With 23 cars traveling to Valley to race, which included Braydon Cromwell (second in series points entering the weekend), who unfortunately, blew a motor in the second heat race, thus0 ending his evening.


 

 

USAC WHOLESALE BATTERIES MRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 11, 2026 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri


 

FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-14.358; 2. Luke Howard, 2, Howard-14.939; 3. Jake Kouba, 6, Kouba-15.392; 4. Tyler Kent, 7, Kent-15.446; 5. Danny Billings, 11, Billings-15.687; 6. Junior Parkinson, 93, Weld-15.937; 7. Mark Lane, 33L, Lane-16.214; 8. Jared McCarty, 44m, McCarty-16.566.


 

SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Wyatt Burks, 11w, Burks-15.129; 2. Dakota Earls, 15E, Earls-15.312; 3. Samuel Wagner, 73, Wagner-15.409; 4. Chad Goff, 9, Goff-15.439; 5. Braydon Cromwell, 4, Cromwell/Boyd-15.582; 6. Justin Johnson, 27, Johnson-15.708; 7. Charlie Burton, 91, Burton-16.184; 8. Tim Kent, 79, Kent-16.278.


 

THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Chase Howard, 13, Howard-14.823; 2. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-15.077; 3. Jack Wagner, 77, Hockett/Wagner-15.183; 4. Wesley Smith, 44, Smith-15.597; 5. Bryson Smith, 33, Smith-16.000; 6. Tyler Burton, 03, Burton-16.021; 7. Chad Tye, 88, Tye-NT.


 

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Trey Osborne (4), 2. Luke Howard (3), 3. Jake Kouba (2), 4. Junior Parkinson (6), 5. Danny Billings (5), 6. Mark Lane (7), 7. Jared McCarty (8), 8. Tyler Kent (1). NT


 

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Wyatt Burks (4), 2. Chad Goff (1), 3. Justin Johnson (6), 4. Dakota Earls (3), 5. Samuel Wagner (2), 6. Charlie Burton (7), 7. Braydon Cromwell (5), 8. Tim Kent (8). NT


 

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Wesley Smith (1), 2. Jack Wagner (2), 3. Ricky Lewis (3), 4. Bryson Smith (5), 5. Chase Howard (4), 6. Tyler Burton (6), 7. Chad Tye (7). NT


 

FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ricky Lewis (5), 2. Jack Wagner (6), 3. Samuel Wagner (11), 4. Trey Osborne (1), 5. Luke Howard (2), 6. Bryson Smith (13), 7. Wyatt Burks (3), 8. Chad Goff (10), 9. Dakota Earls (8), 10. Tim Kent (22), 11. Chase Howard (7), 12. Tyler Kent (16), 13. Jake Kouba (9), 14. Danny Billings (14), 15. Tyler Burton (17), 16. Charlie Burton (18), 17. Jared McCarty (21), 18. Mark Lane (19), 19. Chad Tye (20), 20. Junior Parkinson (15), 21. Wesley Smith (4), 22. Justin Johnson (12), 23. Braydon Cromwell (23). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Trey Osborne, Laps 14-25 Ricky Lewis.


 

USAC WHOLESALE BATTERIES MRA SPRINT CAR SERIES POINTS: 1-Jack Wagner-1024, 2-Chase Howard-959, 3-Wyatt Burks-941, 4-Braydon Cromwell-939, 5-Samuel Wagner-935, 6-Dakota Earls-897, 7-Luke Howard-879, 8-Jake Kouba-871, 9-Tyler Burton-861, 10-Justin Johnson-857.


 

NEXT USAC WHOLESALE BATTERIES MRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE: July 18, 2026 – I-35 Speedway – Winston, Missouri

LUNDY IS UNSTOPPED IN FIRST USAC CRA WIN AT PERRIS

Julie Tanaka

By: Lance Jennings


 

Perris, California (July 11, 2026)………Taking command on the fourth circuit, Connor Lundy of Peoria, Arizona sailed to his first victory with the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car Series at Perris Auto Speedway.


 

Lundy became the 89th winner in series history by 5.6 seconds over R.J. Johnson, Eddie Tafoya Jr., “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams, and “The Pineapple” Daylin Perreira.


 

Racing the Matt Lundy owned #97 Apache Transport / JUGO Superfoods Sherman, Lundy began the night by claiming the first Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award of his career. The 2025 Rookie of the Year became the 97th fast time driver in series history with a time of 16.944 seconds ahead of point leader R.J. Johnson, “The Pride of Garden Grove” Brody Roa, “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams, “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr., and the rest of the 15 cars in attendance. In addition, Connor earned an extra $100 bonus from David Siesser.


 

Lomita, California’s Verne Sweeney raced to victory in the 8-lap Sexton Fire Protection First Heat Race. Driving the Rachel Guerrero owned #98 DRC backed by Doug’s Auto Body and Bill’s Jerky, the veteran driver finished ahead of Connor Lundy, “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr., “The Pineapple” Daylin Perreira, Brecken Guerrero, Bryan Whitley, and Gary Marshall Jr.


 

The night’s 8-lap Roy Miller Freight Lines Second Heat Race was topped by Cole Wakim of Simi Valley, California. Piloting the Tom and Christy Dunkel owned #17X Inland Rigging / Maxima Racing Oils Triple X, Wakim took the checkered flags ahead of R.J. Johnson, “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams, Eddie Tafoya Jr., Dayton Shelton, Jeff Dyer, and Eric Englert, who returned to USAC CRA action after a long hiatus.


 

After starting sixth and winning the 30-lap feature, Connor Lundy also earned the night’s Hard Charger Award / “Best Passing Job” honors. In all, the young driver was one position from winning his heat race and sweeping the event at Perris Auto Speedway.


 

For the fifth time this season, “The Pineapple” Daylin Perreira of Hilo, Hawaii claimed the Rolls Scaffold 360 bonus. Using a 360 cubic inch engine, the owner / driver of the #21P DRC backed by JP1 Racing and Southwest Building Solutions leads the chase of Rookie of the Year honors.


 

The Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car Series will take a break before returning to action on Saturday, August 15th at Perris Auto Speedway. The sixteenth point race of the campaign will mark the 275th appearance for the series at the Lake Perris Fairgrounds. Presented by Heimark Distributing and Anheuser Busch, the event will also feature the PASSCAR Super, Street, and American Factory Stocks.


 

For more information on the series, visit www.usacracing.com and the social media for USAC Racing. You can also find exclusive content on the USAC CRA Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.


 

 

AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 11, 2026 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California


 

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY / DAVID SIESSER QUALIFYING: 1. Connor Lundy, 97, Lundy-16.944; 2. R.J. Johnson, 1p, Petty-16.965; 3. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.977; 4. Austin Williams, 17w, Dunkel-17.211; 5. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-17.224; 6. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-17.330; 7. Bryan Whitley, 22, Whitley-17.474; 8. Cole Wakim, 17x, Dunkel-17.476; 9. Daylin Perreira, 21p, Perreira-17.737; 10. Dayton Shelton, 4D, Shelton-17.926; 11. Verne Sweeney, 98, Guerrero-17.933; 12. Jeff Dyer, 39, Cal-Sun-18.026; 13. Brecken Guerrero, 98B, Guerrero-18.485; 14. Eric Englert, 35, Englert-18.831; 15. Gary Marshall Jr., 23, Bellegante-NT.


 

SEXTON FIRE PROTECTION FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Verne Sweeney, 2. Connor Lundy, 3. Charles Davis Jr., 4. Daylin Perreira, 5. Brecken Guerrero, 6. Bryan Whitley, 7. Gary Marshall Jr. 2:33.12


 

ROY MILLER FREIGHT LINES SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Cole Wakim, 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. Austin Williams, 4. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 5. Dayton Shelton, 6. Jeff Dyer, 7. Eric Englert. 2:34.50


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Connor Lundy (6), 2. R.J. Johnson (5), 3. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (2), 4. Austin Williams (4), 5. Daylin Perreira (9), 6. Jeff Dyer (11), 7. Bryan Whitley (8), 8. Verne Sweeney (7), 9. Cole Wakim (1), 10. Dayton Shelton (10), 11. Brecken Guerrero (12), 12. Eric Englert (13), 13. Charles Davis Jr. (3), 14. Gary Marshall Jr. (14). NT


 

**Charles Davis Jr. flipped on lap 2 of the feature.


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Cole Wakim, Laps 2-3 R.J. Johnson, Laps 4-30 Connor Lundy.


 

HARD CHARGER: Connor Lundy (6th to 1st)


 

ROLLS SCAFFOLD 360 BONUS: Daylin Perreira


 

AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES POINTS: 1-R.J. Johnson-1118, 2-Austin Williams-912, 3-Verne Sweeney-723, 4-Connor Lundy-721, 5-Ricky Lewis-708, 6-Brecken Guerrero-687, 7-Dayton Shelton-550, 8-Eddie Tafoya Jr.-528, 9-Daylin Perreira-500, 10-Charles Davis Jr.-496.


 

NEXT AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: August 15, 2026 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California

SUPER SPECIAL! DRAKE DIGS IN FOR $10,000 USAC MIDGET SCORE AT JEFF. CO.

Ray Hague

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Fairbury, Nebraska (July 11, 2026)………Throughout USAC Mid-America Midget Week, it suddenly became apparent that it was only a matter of time before Kale Drake and RMS Racing put it all together to become a winning combination on the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship trail.


 

That precise time arrived during Saturday night’s Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt’s Sanitation at Fairbury, Nebraska’s Jefferson County Speedway.


 

After he and the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports team parted ways at the conclusion of the 2025 campaign, Drake joined the RMS team for the full 2026 USAC tour.


 

Over Drake’s first eight USAC races with RMS this season, he accrued just one top five result. But over his past five outings, he’s strung together results of 5th, 4th, 3rd, and 5th, then culminated with a $10,000 reward at Jefferson County’s 1/5-mile dirt oval and his first USAC victory as the pilot of the RMS Racing/Response Management Services – EnviroFab/Spike/Speedway Toyota No. 4.


 

“I just lost a lot of confidence there at the end of the year last year,” Drake admitted. “We went through some rough times, and I think that's just part of racing – the hill you’ve got to climb and the willingness to get down in the nitty-gritty.”


 

Drake (Collinsville, Oklahoma) led early, and he led late in Saturday’s main. He paced the initial 13 laps from his outside front row starting position before yielding to Justin Grant who led the field for the next eight circuits. But on lap 22, Drake got by for good.


 

The victory was the fourth of Drake’s USAC National Midget career. Incredibly, it was RMS Racing’s first series win since just a day shy of exactly two years ago in 2024. That one also came at Jefferson County Speedway, but with Justin Grant at the wheel. As fate had it, it was Grant who Drake passed for the win on his super special night.


 

“It's super special,” Drake said. “To be able to hear all those fans makes it even more special. We stayed out a little bit later last night, which is something that's not like me. But we spent time with all the people that put all the hard work into making this event possible. Man, I wanted it bad. Phyl (Zubizareta) and I have been dreaming about this day, and my whole crew that's been behind me. There’s just so many people who have put so much effort into me.”


 

One night earlier at Jefferson County, Drake was buried deep in the field with a starting position of 19th. Still, he managed to pass 14 cars to notch an impressive fifth place finish. The charge proved to be crucial as Friday’s finishing order essentially set the starting lineups for Saturday’s program. With an inversion of six, that meant that if everything went to plan for Drake, he would have a front row starting spot for the feature. All of it provided him a blueprint for what it would take to win on championship night


 

“This track had a lot of different seams,” Drake noted. “But I went back and watched a lot of film and saw that Cannon (McIntosh) got it done on the bottom here last year. With how good we were down here yesterday, I just knew that I needed to hit my marks and it really just came down to that.”


 

While Drake led the opening lap, the second go around was marred by 19th place running Bradley Cox’s flip in between turns three and four, which prematurely ended his evening. After the stoppage, Drake stepped away from the field to build an eight car length lead while Grant led a train behind him with Gavin Miller and Jakeb Boxell close in tow in third and fourth.


 

Shortly following a lap 13 restart, with the gap between first and second shrunken, Grant capitalized on his new surroundings by sweeping underneath Drake in turns one and two to get the spot on the 14th lap.


 

But an interesting thing happened for the next eight laps. Drake never left Grant’s side, quite literally. For the next several trips around Jeff. Co., the two were attached at the hip, with just a wheel separating the two at the stripe for several consecutive laps.


 

Finally, on lap 22, Drake surged to the inside of Grant on the back straightaway to assume the lead. That said, Grant fired a couple of punches right into Drake’s gut, sliding past Drake in turn one on both lap 23 and 24, but to no avail. Each time, Drake absorbed the blow and turned his wheel back under to deny Grant from taking away his golden opportunity.


 

“When he got by me, I was able to search around and I stayed right on his bumper,” Drake explained. “That’s when I knew we were in good shape. This car was really good and super easy to drive. I just had to put it in the right places.”


 

Next, Drake has to contend with Jacob Denney, winner of each of the two most recent USAC National Midget events this week. From the sixth spot, Denney first went to the bottom past Miller for third on lap 28. The second spot went to Denney on lap 31 as he drove under Grant.


 

That said, Drake’s lead was a commanding 1.564 seconds at that moment, but that was quickly erased on the 33rd lap when the red flag was displayed for an incident involving Zach Daum (6th) who spun in between turns one and two, then slid up the racetrack directly into the path of Kyle Jones (11th) and Colton Robinson (13th). The resulting skirmish sandwiched Jones’ ride on its side in between the two other cars. All drivers were just fine.


 

While Drake mostly ran a differing line through the middle of turns three and four and on the bottom of one and two, Denney was committed to the very bottom. Although Denney was able to get within two car lengths or so at certain times, Drake always seemed to have just enough oomph off the exits of turns two and four to thwart any attempt by Denney.


 

When all was said and done, Drake crossed under the checkered flag 0.922 seconds ahead of Denney, while Grant took third and Miller fourth with Drake Edwards rounding out the top five after starting 11th.


 

By leading a race-high 32 of 40 laps, Drake not only won the race but was also the recipient of the K & N Filters Clean Air award.


 

Garrett Benson advanced 23rd to 11th to pick up Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors. In what was just his sixth career feature start with the series, he also equaled his best career USAC National Midget result to date.


 


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 11, 2026 – Jefferson County Speedway – Fairbury, Nebraska – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt’s Sanitation / Mid-America Midget Week


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST QUALIFIER: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Jones (#7TX Engler) (1), 2. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#14 4 Kings) (3), 3. Kale Drake (#4 RMS) (5), 4. Jacob Denney (#67 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (6), 5. Garrett Benson (#27B Bourke) (9), 6. Bradley Cox (#45 Mason) (2), 7. Cale Coons (#85 Central) (4), 8. Brandon Carr (#98K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (7), 9. Cole Vanderheiden (#15v Vanderheiden) (8), 10. Dylan Doyle (#37 Doyle) (10). 1:55.853


 

TJ FORGED SECOND QUALIFIER: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jakeb Boxell (#54 4 Kings) (6), 2. Haidyn Hansen (#27 Joyner) (2), 3. Adam Trimble (#5D Matejka/Heffner) (3), 4. Brecken Reese (#20Q Reese) (4), 5. Justin Grant (#87 CBI) (5), 6. Hank Soares (#22 Soares) (1), 7. Matt Sherrell (#21AJ Huddleston) (7), 8. Lance Bennett (#44x RKO) (8), 9. Sean Cleaveland (#84 Cleaveland) (10), 10. Shyla Ernst (#42 RKO) (9). 1:56.529


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD QUALIFIER: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Drew Sherman (#19 Reinbold-Underwood) (2), 2. Gavin Miller (#97 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (6), 3. Zach Daum (#14x Rosenboom) (5), 4. Ethan Mitchell (#19m Bundy Built) (4), 5. Mack Leopard (#40L McDermand) (3), 6. Trey Zorn (#00 Chandler) (1), 7. Wout Hoffmans (#81F Rosenboom) (10), 8. Colby Sokol (#71T Henry) (7), 9. John Klabunde (#77J Klabunde) (8), 10. Mikey Blackard (#71 Henry) (9). 1:56.618


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH QUALIFIER: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Gaige Weldon (#35L Ledger) (2), 2. Hayden Reinbold (#19AZ Reinbold-Underwood) (4), 3. Colton Robinson (#67K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (3), 4. Drake Edwards (#40D McDermand) (5), 5. Cannon McIntosh (#71K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (6), 6. Levi Hinck (#21H TKH) (7), 7. Zack Merritt (#43m, RKO) (1), 8. Blaze Bennett (#10B Bennett) (9), 9. Caiden Warren (#12w Warren) (8), 10. Shaun Shapel (#84s Shapel) (10). NT


 

COOK OUT C-MAIN: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the semi, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Colby Sokol (2), 2. Brandon Carr (1), 3. Cole Vanderheiden (5), 4. Lance Bennett (3), 5. John Klabunde (6), 6. Shaun Shapel (12), 7. Dylan Doyle (11), 8. Mikey Blackard (10), 9. Shyla Ernst (9). 1:59.865


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bradley Cox (2), 2. Trey Zorn (4), 3. Cale Coons (1), 4. Wout Hoffmans (8), 5. Hank Soares (3), 6. Colby Sokol (9), 7. Matt Sherrell (7), 8. Brandon Carr (10), 9. Levi Hinck (5), 10. Cole Vanderheiden (11), 11. Zack Merritt (6), 12. Lance Bennett (12). 2:25.301


 

FEATURE: (40 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kale Drake (2), 2. Jacob Denney (6), 3. Justin Grant (1), 4. Gavin Miller (4), 5. Drake Edwards (11), 6. Kevin Thomas Jr. (16), 7. Ethan Mitchell (14), 8. Jakeb Boxell (5), 9. Cannon McIntosh (3), 10. Brecken Reese (13), 11. Garrett Benson (23), 12. Hayden Reinbold (15), 13. Cale Coons (12), 14. Colton Robinson (19), 15. Haidyn Hansen (21), 16. Brandon Carr (25-P), 17. Mack Leopard (18), 18. Drew Sherman (7), 19. Adam Trimble (17), 20. Wout Hoffmans (24), 21. Trey Zorn (22), 22. Zach Daum (10), 23. Kyle Jones (9), 24. Gaige Weldon (8), 25. Bradley Cox (20). NT


 

(P) represents a provisional starter


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Kale Drake, Laps 14-21 Justin Grant, Laps 22-40 Kale Drake.


 

**Blaze Bennett flipped during the fourth qualifier. Bradley Cox flipped on lap 2 of the feature. Kyle Jones flipped on lap 33 of the feature.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Jacob Denney-842, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-774, 3-Kale Drake-767, 4-Justin Grant-762, 5-Gavin Miller-746, 6-Jakeb Boxell-726, 7-Cannon McIntosh-712, 8-Hayden Reinbold-585, 9-Brecken Reese-572, 10-Colton Robinson-522.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hayden Reinbold-102, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-101, 3-Jacob Denney-84, 4-Robert Ballou-74, 5-Justin Grant-70, 6-Briggs Danner-65, 7-Cale Coons-64, 8-Chase Stockon-56, 9-Kyle Cummins-46, 10-Brady Bacon-44.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 14-15, 2026 – Coles County Speedway – Mattoon, Illinois – 1/8-Mile Dirt Oval – Lake Land College King of Coles


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Hayden Reinbold (11.064)


 

K1 RaceGear First Qualifier Winner: Kyle Jones


 

TJ Forged Second Qualifier Winner: Jakeb Boxell


 

K & N Filters Third Qualifier Winner: Drew Sherman


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Qualifier Winner: Gaige Weldon


 

Cook Out Semi Winner: Colby Sokol


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Bradley Cox


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Kale Drake (32 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Garrett Benson (23rd to 11th)

 

DENNEY DOUBLES UP AT JEFFERSON COUNTY,WINS 2ND STRAIGHT USAC MIDGET RACE

 

Ray Hague

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Fairbury, Nebraska (July 10, 2026)………Jacob Denney has officially hit his stride in the month of July.


 

After a somewhat up and down month of June, the Galloway, Ohio driver collected his second consecutive USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship victory on Friday at Fairbury, Nebraska’s Jefferson County Speedway during the opening night of the Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt’s Sanitation.


 

So far through July, Denney hasn’t finished off the podium with a pair of third place results at IMS and Sweet Springs before winning at Mitchell County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, then pacing the final 29 circuits of the 30-lap main event at Jefferson County aboard his Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/JBL Audio – TRD – Mobil 1 – Curb/LynK/Speedway Toyota No. 67.


 

Denney’s third USAC National Midget triumph of 2026 has already equaled his previous winningest season with the series after also grabbing three wins in 2025, all of which have pushed him to a 56-point lead in the championship standings.


 

Furthermore, Denney’s ninth career USAC National Midget score pushed him up to 82nd place on the series’ all-time win list alongside Billy Boat, Chad Boat, Tony Elliott, and Chuck Gurney. Interestingly, of Denney’s nine wins, six of them have come in back-to-back fashion, and Friday night added another to the list.


 

For Denney and team, it feels like it’s all coming together during this Mid-America Midget Week.


 

“We struggled there a little bit during Indiana Midget Week and the BC39. You couldn't hide it,” Denney admitted. “So, we're kind of back to our normal stuff now, and it rolls around really good.  I got to thank Kaleb (Wyrick) for that. He's the brains behind it, and he gets this thing rolling around just the way I like it.”


 

Slated to start the feature third, the team encountered an issue just before the start, and thus, had to thrash to get the thing rectified for the 30-lap fight.


 

“We had a great car again tonight,” Denney praised. “(The crew) busted their tails before the feature. Our header was broken and we didn't see it until right before we rolled out. They busted their tails and got it done.”


 

Teammate Gavin Miller led the opening lap from the pole, edging a surging Denney by a half car length at the stripe. Denney was hustling along the bottom of the 1/5-mile, and at the start of the second lap, slid Miller in turn one to assume the point. Miller fought back under to retake the top spot briefly in turn three, but Denney was able to cut back under off turn four and lead lap two by a wheel over Miller.


 

Trading slide for slide, Miller repeated the same maneuver down the back straightaway and got back out in front of Denney in turn three. However, Miller hooked a rut and drifted up the racetrack, allowing Denney to get a run to the inside of Miller where he capitalized to lead at the line, once again, by the length of a wheel.

Moments later, the first stoppage of the night came when 24th running Zack Merritt flipped upside down in turn two on lap three of the feature. His ride was placed back on its wheels and pushed back to the pits, out of the race.


 

As for Denney, it was all elementary from that point forward. But the race behind him was up for grabs throughout the entire duration. Cannon McIntosh advanced fifth to third on an early race restart with a move on the bottom of turn four past Jakeb Boxell and Cale Coons. Boxell recovered to drive around McIntosh for third a lap later on the sixth go around.


 

Seemingly, several drivers inside the top five took their turn of making a run at one point or another. All the while, Boxell had shot up to second on lap 15 amid a three-driver fight for position between himself, Miller and McIntosh.


 

Zach Daum climbed up into fifth on lap seven as he utilized the bottom, then vaulted to fourth on lap 17 by McIntosh, but it proved to be brief as McIntosh took fourth back on lap 20 to take the upper hand in the high-low battle for position with now Justin Grant in the mix as well as Kale Drake who started all the way back on the inside of row 10 but was now in the tussle for the fifth position in the running order.


 

A trio of restarts hampered things a bit for Denney at the front, but outside of weighing the decision to slide himself or rip the top on said restarts, it was practically a comfort cruise from green to checkered.


 

“I could start a pace, kind of set it, and just maintain the whole time. I didn’t have to push it,” Denney explained. “I got through all the holes really nice and that's what you need on a track like this. It was really technical and you couldn't really push that hard. If you pushed too hard, you would make a mistake. So, it was nice just being able to run a solid pace all race long while trying to avoid as many mistakes as possible.”


 

The race was all Denney’s as he crossed under the checkered flag 1.744 seconds ahead of runner-up Boxell with Miller third, McIntosh fourth and Drake making a stellar run up to fifth.


 

Denney trailed only one lap en route to victory, taking over on lap two and leading the remaining 29 laps. By leading the race most often, he earned the K & N Filters Clean Air award.


 

Meanwhile, Kale Drake began his fifth career feature appearance at Jefferson County with his worst ever starting position at the track. In the end, he finished with his best result (5th). Starting 19th, he raced his way up +14 to earn Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.


 

Justin Grant was the first car on track for LearnLab Qualifying and was quick time the entire way with a lap of 11.122 seconds. The 14th fast qualifying time of his USAC National Midget career placed him 42nd on all-time list alongside past series champions Jerry Coons Jr., Dave Darland, Jeff Gordon, Kenny Irwin Jr., plus Bob McLean.


 


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 10, 2026 – Jefferson County Speedway – Fairbury, Nebraska – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt’s Sanitation / Mid-America Midget Week


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Justin Grant, 87, CBI-11.122; 2. Cannon McIntosh, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.166; 3. Jakeb Boxell, 54, 4 Kings-11.184; 4. Jacob Denney, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.192; 5. Cale Coons, 85, Central-11.215; 6. Gaige Weldon, 35L, Ledger-11.237; 7. Gavin Miller, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.258; 8. Garrett Benson, 27B, Bourke-11.308; 9. Adam Trimble, 5D, Matejka/Heffner-11.338; 10. Drake Edwards, 40D, McDermand-11.343; 11. Ethan Mitchell, 19m, Bundy Built-11.351; 12. Colton Robinson, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.356; 13. Hayden Reinbold, 19AZ, Reinbold-Underwood-11.422; 14. Haidyn Hansen, 27, Joyner-11.450; 15. Zach Daum, 14x, Rosenboom-11.455; 16. Hank Soares, 22, Soares-11.465; 17. Kale Drake, 4, RMS-11.473; 18. Drew Sherman, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-11.506; 19. Kevin Thomas Jr., 14, 4 Kings-11.529; 20. Mack Leopard, 40L, McDermand-11.562; 21. Brecken Reese, 20Q, Reese-11.581; 22. Trey Zorn, 00, Chandler-11.588; 23. Wout Hoffmans, 14J, Rosenboom-11.732; 24. Zack Merritt, 43m, RKO-11.780; 25. Kyle Jones, 27x, Joyner-11.784; 26. Gunnar Pike, 81F, Rosenboom-11.789; 27. Cole Vanderheiden, 15v, Vanderheiden-11.790; 28. Levi Hinck, 21H, TKH-11.830; 29. Blaze Bennett, 10B, Bennett-11.841; 30. Mikey Blackard, 71, Henry-11.961; 31. Lance Bennett, 44x, RKO-11.976; 32. Bradley Cox, 45, Mason-11.982; 33. Matt Sherrell, 21AJ, Huddleston-11.989; 34. Brandon Carr, 98K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-12.002; 35. Colby Sokol, 71T, Henry-12.029; 36. John Klabunde, 77J, Klabunde-12.252; 37. Caiden Warren, 12w, Warren-12.276; 38. Shyla Ernst, 42, RKO-12.307; 39. Dylan Doyle, 37, Doyle-12.825; 40. Sean Cleaveland, 84, Cleaveland-13.188.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brecken Reese (1), 2. Kale Drake (2), 3. Adam Trimble (4), 4. Justin Grant (6), 5. Cale Coons (5), 6. Hayden Reinbold (3), 7. Kyle Jones (7), 8. Caiden Warren (10), 9. Matt Sherrell (9), 10. Blaze Bennett (8). NT


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Trey Zorn (1), 2. Drake Edwards (4), 3. Drew Sherman (2), 4. Cannon McIntosh (6), 5. Haidyn Hansen (3), 6. Gaige Weldon (5), 7. Brandon Carr (9), 8. Gunnar Pike (7), 9. Mikey Blackard (8), 10. Shyla Ernst (10). 1:56.166


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Zach Daum (3), 2. Kevin Thomas Jr. (2), 3. Ethan Mitchell (4), 4. Gavin Miller (5), 5. Jakeb Boxell (6), 6. Lance Bennett (8), 7. Cole Vanderheiden (7), 8. Colby Sokol (9), 9. Dylan Doyle (10). 1:58.659


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mack Leopard (2), 2. Colton Robinson (4), 3. Hank Soares (3), 4. Jacob Denney (6), 5. Zack Merritt (1), 6. Bradley Cox (8), 7. Garrett Benson (5), 8. Levi Hinck (7), 9. John Klabunde (9), 10. Sean Cleaveland (10). 1:58.294


 

COOK OUT C-MAIN: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the semi, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Matt Sherrell (2), 2. Mikey Blackard (1), 3. John Klabunde (3), 4. Shyla Ernst (6), 5. Blaze Bennett (5), 6. Dylan Doyle (4), 7. Sean Cleaveland (7). NT


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Gaige Weldon (1), 2. Hayden Reinbold (3), 3. Bradley Cox (5), 4. Kyle Jones (6), 5. Brandon Carr (8), 6. Matt Sherrell (13), 7. Colby Sokol (11), 8. Levi Hinck (10), 9. Cole Vanderheiden (7), 10. Lance Bennett (4), 11. Gunnar Pike (9), 12. John Klabunde (15), 13. Caiden Warren (12), 14. Garrett Benson (2), 15. Shyla Ernst (16), 16. Mikey Blackard (14). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jacob Denney (3), 2. Jakeb Boxell (4), 3. Gavin Miller (1), 4. Cannon McIntosh (5), 5. Kale Drake (19), 6. Justin Grant (6), 7. Zach Daum (7), 8. Drake Edwards (13), 9. Cale Coons (2), 10. Brecken Reese (9), 11. Ethan Mitchell (14), 12. Hayden Reinbold (16), 13. Kevin Thomas Jr. (21), 14. Adam Trimble (12), 15. Mack Leopard (8), 16. Colton Robinson (15), 17. Bradley Cox (24), 18. Haidyn Hansen (17), 19. Drew Sherman (20), 20. Gaige Weldon (11), 21. Kyle Jones (23), 22. Hank Soares (18), 23. Trey Zorn (10), 24. Zack Merritt (22). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Gavin Miller, Laps 2-30 Jacob Denney.


 

**Caiden Warren flipped during the semi. Zack Merritt flipped on lap 3 of the feature.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Jacob Denney-775, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-719, 3-Justin Grant-698, 4-Kale Drake-697, 5-Gavin Miller-685, 6-Jakeb Boxell-677, 7-Cannon McIntosh-666, 8-Hayden Reinbold-546, 9-Brecken Reese-529, 10-Colton Robinson-487.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hayden Reinbold-99, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-91, 3-Jacob Denney-80, 4-Robert Ballou-74, 5-Justin Grant-70, 6-Briggs Danner-65, 7-Cale Coons-64, 8-Chase Stockon-56, 9-Kyle Cummins-46, 10-Brady Bacon-44.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 11, 2026 – Jefferson County Speedway – Fairbury, Nebraska – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt’s Sanitation / Mid-America Midget Week


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Brecken Reese (11.166)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Justin Grant (11.122)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Brecken Reese


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Trey Zorn


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Zach Daum


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: Mack Leopard


 

Cook Out C-Main Winner: Matt Sherrell


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Gaige Weldon


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Jacob Denney (29 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Kale Drake (19th to 5th)

 

 

USAC MRA SPRINT HIGH VOLTAGE HUSTLE GOES TO WAGNER AT LAKESIDE

 

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Kansas City, Kansas (July 10, 2026)………Jack Wagner reigned victorious in the first ever High Voltage Hustle for the USAC Wholesale Batteries MRA Sprint Cars on Friday night at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.


 

The Lone Jack, Missouri racer, driving the Jesse Hockett-Wagner Boys Racing No. 77, passed Xavier Doney with five laps to go following a restart to finish 2.073 seconds ahead.


 

For Wagner, it was his third series win of the season as he collected $6,000 for the victory. Ricky Lewis (Oxnard, California) finished as the runner-up with Xavier Doney (Odessa, Missouri) third, Trey Osborne (Columbus, Ohio) fourth, and Wyatt Burks (Topeka, Kansas) fifth.


 

Lewis’s second place finish came after running second in the early going before having to spin to avoid another car 10 laps into the 25-lap feature. From there, Lewis marched his way back toward the front, passing Doney for second before the race came to its conclusion. The runner-up results spoiled Lewis’ shot at a third straight win after victories at Kokomo and Terre Haute last weekend.


 

Doney, known as the X-Man, was the fastest in time trials, and in the feature, led the first 20 laps before winding up third. His night was made more impressive after converting his winged sprint car into a non-winged car during the morning before driving his Doney-Lawson machine to the podium.


 

Samuel Wagner (Lone Jack, Missouri), Dakota Earls (Independence, Missouri) Chase Howard (Nesbit, Mississippi), Braydon Cromwell (Lone Jack, Missouri), and Chad Goff (Spring Hill, Kansas) rounded out the top 10.


 

Early in the evening before a packed house at Lakeside Speedway, Jack Wagner, Ricky Lewis, and Braydon Cromwell took heat race wins on a beautifully prepared racetrack.


 


 

USAC WHOLESALE BATTERIES MRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 10, 2026 – Lakeside Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas


 

FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Jack Wagner, 77, Hockett/Wagner-17.005; 2. Dakota Earls, 15E, Earls-17.141; 3. Tom Curran, 11x, Curran-17.566; 4. Jake Kouba, 6, Kouba-17.987; 5. Justin Johnson, 27, Johnson-18.041; 6. Kyle Lewis, 2K, Lewis-18.560; 7. Charlie Burton, 91, Burton-18.568.


 

SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Xaiver Doney, 74x, Doney/Lawson-16.587; 2. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-17.104; 3. Samuel Wagner, 73, Wagner-17.394; 4. Wyatt Burks, 11w, Burks-17.459; 5. Luke Howard, 2, Howard-18.492; 6. Junior Parkinson, 93, Weld-18.716; 7. Mark Lane, 33L, Lane-19.476.


 

THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-17.052; 2. Braydon Cromwell, 4, Cromwell/Boyd-17.884; 3. Chase Howard, 13, Howard-17.885; 4. Chad Goff, 9, Goff-18.248; 5. Tyler Burton, 03, Burton-18.350; 6. Jared McCarty, 44m, McCarty-19.137; 7. Kyle Gorham, 18K, Gorham-20.222.


 

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Jack Wagner (4), 2. Dakota Earls (3), 3. Jake Kouba (1), 4. Kyle Lewis (6), 5. Justin Johnson (5), 6. Charlie Burton (7), 7. Tom Curran (2). NT


 

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Ricky Lewis (3), 2. Xaiver Doney (4), 3. Wyatt Burks (1), 4. Samuel Wagner (2), 5. Luke Howard (5), 6. Junior Parkinson (6), 7. Mark Lane (7). NT


 

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Braydon Cromwell (3), 2. Trey Osborne (4), 3. Chad Goff (1), 4. Chase Howard (2), 5. Tyler Burton (5), 6. Kyle Gorham (7), 7. Jared McCarty (6). NT


 

FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jack Wagner (3), 2. Ricky Lewis (4), 3. Xaiver Doney (2), 4. Trey Osborne (5), 5. Wyatt Burks (8), 6. Samuel Wagner (7), 7. Dakota Earls (6), 8. Chase Howard (9), 9. Braydon Cromwell (1), 10. Chad Goff (11), 11. Jake Kouba (10), 12. Justin Johnson (12), 13. Junior Parkinson (16), 14. Tyler Burton (13), 15. Charlie Burton (17), 16. Mark Lane (20), 17. Jared McCarty (18), 18. Kyle Lewis (15), 19. Luke Howard (14), 20. Kyle Gorham (19), 21. Tom Curran (21). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-19 Xavier Doney, Lap 20 Jack Wagner, Lap 21, Xavier Doney, Laps 22-25 Jack Wagner.


 

NEXT USAC WHOLESALE BATTERIES MRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE: July 11, 2026 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri

CREAGER COLLECTS FIRST USAC MTM WIN IN 5 YEARS AT BLOOMINGTON

 

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By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Bloomington, Indiana (July 10, 2026)………It’s been a long five year wait for Ian Creager to return to USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget victory lane.


 

But on Friday night at Indiana’s Bloomington Speedway, it was finally his turn to get back to the top for the first time since July 2021.


 

Creager’s third career series victory came after charging from the seventh starting position, then taking over the lead late in the going of the 20-lap feature.


 

Fellow fourth row starter Bryce Massingill finished second with Kole Kirkman third, Zach Wigal fourth and Trisdon Brown rounding out the top five.


 

Jon Watson led early before Kole Kirkman and Trisdon Brown traded the lead throughout the bulk of the race. Creager then took control and finished his first victory in a long while. His two previous scores came at Peru, Indiana’s Circus City Speedway in 2020 and Ohio’s Waynesfield Raceway Park in 2021.


 

Heat races presented by Jeff Hill Trailer Sales, Stiefel’s Home & Auto, Hoosier Auto Racing Fans and Performance Electronics were won by Tyler Nelson, Trisdon Brown, Zach Wigal, and Ian Creager who charged from sixth to the win. The semi-feature was won by Luke Lemons.


 

 

USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 10, 2026 – Bloomington Speedway – Bloomington, Indiana


 

JEFF HILL TRAILER SALES FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Tyler Nelson (#91N Nelson) (2), 2. Bryce Massingill (#35 Massingill) (3), 3. Parker Leek (#7x Middleton) (6), 4. Jace Sparks (#21J Fedorczyk) (8), 5. Jonathon Decker (#5D Decker) (4), 6. Luke Lemons (#33L Lemons) (1), 7. Derrick Noffsinger (#18N Noffsinger) (7), 8. Josh Hodge (#35s Hodge) (5). NT


 

STIEFEL’S HOME & AUTO SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Trisdon Brown (#2 Briggs) (1), 2. Matt Lux (#5 Wells) (5), 3. Noah Whitehouse (#77 Holderfield) (2), 4. Ashley Schloss (#11s Schloss) (7), 5. Brayden Schwartz (#55s Schwartz) (3), 6. Chase Hodge (#7c Hodge) (4), 7. Elijah Knoke (#4K Roell) (6), 8. Taten Long (#99L Long) (8). NT


 

HOOSIER AUTO RACING FANS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Zach Wigal (#18 Wigal) (3), 2. Kole Kirkman (#5m Magic) (5), 3. Dylan Trost (#21 Trost) (4), 4. Parker Perry (#7G Gresham) (7), 5. Carl Peterson (#49 Peterson) (6), 6. Troy Borsos (#21T Borsos) (8). NT


 

PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ian Creager (#36 Creager) (6), 2. Jon Watson (#2w Watson) (1), 3. Buddy Hollmeyer (#11 Taylor) (2), 4. Jalen Cox (#11x Cox) (4), 5. Stratton Briggs (#71 Briggs) (5), 6. Tyler Watkins (#67 Watkins) (3), 7. Cole Morgan (#7m Morgan) (7). NT


 

ALSO AT THE TRACK: John Ralsten (#2R Ralsten) & Landen Francis (#85L Francis).


 

SEMI: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Luke Lemons (1), 2. Elijah Knoke (6), 3. Chase Hodge (2), 4. Tyler Watkins (4), 5. Cole Morgan (8), 6. Taten Long (10), 7. Derrick Noffsinger (5), 8. Troy Borsos (3). NT


 

JEFF HILL TRAILER SALES FEATURE: (20 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ian Creager (7), 2. Bryce Massingill (8), 3. Kole Kirkman (2), 4. Zach Wigal (6), 5. Trisdon Brown (3), 6. Matt Lux (5), 7. Stratton Briggs (20), 8. Tyler Nelson (4), 9. Buddy Hollmeyer (12), 10. Parker Leek (9), 11. Carl Peterson (19), 12. Parker Perry (15), 13. Dylan Trost (11), 14. Jace Sparks (13), 15. Jalen Cox (16), 16. Luke Lemons (21), 17. Tyler Watkins (24), 18. Noah Whitehouse (10), 19. Jonathon Decker (17), 20. Ashley Schloss (14), 21. Brayden Schwartz (18), 22. Elijah Knoke (22), 23. Chase Hodge (23), 24. Jon Watson (1). NT


 

NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: July 11, 2026 – Paragon Speedway – Paragon, Indiana

 


 

‍CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Jeff Hill Trailer Sales First Heat Winner: Tyler Nelson


 

Stiefel’s Home & Auto Second Heat Winner: Trisdon Brown


 

Hoosier Auto Racing Fans Third Heat Winner: Zach Wigal                                   


 

Performance Electronics Fourth Heat Winner: Ian Creager


 

Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Stratton Briggs (20th to 7th)


 

LynK Chassis 10th Place Finisher: Parker Leek

 

dENNEY DOMINANT,WINS 15TH CHAD MCDANIEL MEMORIAL AT BELOIT

 

Ray Hague

 

Jacob Denney scored the victory in Wednesday night's 15th running of the Chad McDaniel Memorial at Mitchell County Fairgrounds Raceway in Beloit, Kansas.

 

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Beloit, Kansas (July 8, 2026)………Jacob Denney was more than ready for a change of pace entering Wednesday night’s 15th running of the Chad McDaniel Memorial at Mitchell County Fairgrounds Raceway in Beloit, Kansas.


 

Throughout the initial 10 events of the 2026 USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, the Galloway, Ohio native had accumulated an average feature starting position of 12.8. Despite that fact, he’s managed to tally an average finishing position of sixth!


 

In fact, only once this season had Denney started better than eighth, and he just so happened to win that particular one at Kokomo back in April.


 

This time around, however, he put a complete night together from start to finish by qualifying fourth before scoring second in his heat race, then advancing from third to first in the feature to earn his second series victory of the year at round two of USAC Mid-America Midget Week.


 

Needless to say, it was a welcome change for the current series point leader who’s in pursuit of his first career USAC National Midget driving title.


 

“It's really nice,” Denney stated. “I've been starting like 15th or worse every night. So, I've had to pass a lot of cars. To actually qualify good for once, it's nice. It makes your race a lot easier. You can pace yourself and try some different things. When you have a good enough car to move around like that, it makes it a lot nicer too.”


 

Denney’s eighth career USAC National Midget triumph moved him into 86th place on the all-time series win list alongside Brady Bacon, Merle Bettenhausen, Tony Bettenhausen, Hank Butcher, Kevin Doty, Dan Drinan, Ronnie Duman, Brian Gerster, Kenny Irwin Jr., Eddie Johnson, Michael Lewis, Andy Michner, and Josh Wise.


 

Initially, Denney fell back to fourth in the opening laps of the 30-lap feature, but soon, he had his Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/JBL Audio – TRD – Mobil 1 – Curb/LynK/Speedway Toyota rolling.


 

Denney traveled topside around teammate Cannon McIntosh in the fourth turn on lap six to slot into third. On the 11th lap, he slid Brecken Reese for the runner-up spot in the third turn, then went to work on tracking down leader Kale Drake who had paced the first half of the event.


 

Quickly erasing a half second deficit, Denney swept past Drake for the lead on the back straightaway on lap 16 and then nipped Drake at the stripe by a single car length. Drake fought back with a turn one slide job on lap 17 that allowed him to lead down the back stretch and into turn three. But Denney remained patient, opting to roll the bottom through turns three and four rather than firing off a slider across the nose of Drake. It worked.


 

After completing the pass for the lead on laps 16 and 17, Denney had to endure three separate restarts down the stretch due to cautions for stoppages by Gaige Weldon (19th), Kyle Jones (13th), and Drew Sherman (19th). Each time, Denney was able to pick up where he left off, despite not feeling the most comfortable at times but acclimating himself on the fly.


 

“I didn't feel very good anywhere, but I started doing some different stuff and I could make more speed down the straightaways. I just kept changing some stuff up, changing my restarts up, and kept telling myself to shut up under caution because you start getting in your own head.”


 

McIntosh posed a bit of a challenge down the stretch as he got to second underneath Drake in turns three and four on lap 22 to get the spot, then was set up behind Denney for multiple restarts late in the going.


 

On the final lap, the battle for third got serious, and nearly wound up downright catastrophic for Justin Grant. With Drake inside and Grant to his outside, the two collided on the front straightaway, just underneath the flag stand, which levitated Grant a bit airborne before landing on all fours and continuing on.


 

All the while, Denney had things under control up front and put a wrap on the victory by a 1.118 second margin, which helped extend his USAC National Midget point lead to 22. McIntosh took second for the second night in a row with Drake third, Grant fourth and Jakeb Boxell working up from his 11th starting spot to finish fifth.


 

After trailing for the first 15 laps of the feature, Denney led the final 15 circuits and never relented the rest of the way. For his second half domination, he earned the K & N Filters Clean Air Award.


 

It had been 14 years since Matt Sherrell last made a feature start at the Chad McDaniel Memorial. On this night, however, he made a solid return, advancing 20th to 10th in the feature. His +10 performance netted him the Rod End Supply Hard Charger award.


 

Justin Grant set a new eight-lap USAC National Midget track record in winning the third heat race of the evening. His winning time of 1:43.367 surpassed the former record of 1:45.394 set by Kale Drake in 2025.


 

For the second consecutive night, Drake Edwards was the LearnLab Fast Qualifier. He set fast time on Tuesday night at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex, then did it again on Wednesday with a top lap of 12.238 seconds. It marked the third fast time of his USAC National Midget career, and his second in the last two days.


 


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 8, 2026 – Mitchell County Fairgrounds Raceway – Beloit, Kansas – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – 15th Chad McDaniel Memorial / Mid-America Midget Week


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Drake Edwards, 40D, McDermand-12.238; 2. Kevin Thomas Jr., 14, 4 Kings-12.239; 3. Brecken Reese, 20Q, Reese-12.364; 4. Jacob Denney, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-12.414; 5. Kale Drake, 4, RMS-12.453; 6. Cannon McIntosh, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-12.522; 7. Hayden Reinbold, 19AZ, Reinbold-Underwood-12.534; 8. Gavin Miller, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-12.564; 9. Jakeb Boxell, 54, 4 Kings-12.591; 10. Mack Leopard, 40L, McDermand-12.614; 11. Cale Coons, 85, Central-12.646; 12. Colton Robinson, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-12.683; 13. Drew Sherman, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-12.684; 14. Kyle Jones, 27x, Joyner-12.690; 15. Justin Grant, 87, CBI-12.726; 16. Garrett Benson, 27B, Bourke-12.762; 17. Bradley Cox, 45, Mason-12.766; 18. Ethan Mitchell, 19m, Bundy Built-12.848; 19. Gaige Weldon, 35L, Ledger-12.865; 20. Matt Sherrell, 21AJ, Huddleston-12.890; 21. Adam Trimble, 5D, Matejka/Heffner-12.959; 22. Jeff Stasa, 91, Stasa-12.984; 23. Trey Zorn, 00, Chandler-12.999; 24. Zack Merritt, 43m, RKO-13.050; 25. Shyla Ernst, 42, RKO-13.259; 26. Brandon Carr, 98K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.425; 27. Mikey Blackard, 71, Henry/Hamilton-13.450; 28. Blaze Bennett, 10B, Bennett-13.612; 29. Lance Bennett, 44x, RKO-14.132; 30. Dylan Doyle, 37, Doyle-14.348; 31. Caiden Warren, 12w, Warren-NT.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kale Drake (5), 2. Bradley Cox (2), 3. Jakeb Boxell (4), 4. Drake Edwards (6), 5. Adam Trimble (1), 6. Drew Sherman (3), 7. Lance Bennett (8), 8. Shyla Ernst (7). 1:44.862


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ethan Mitchell (2), 2. Mack Leopard (4), 3. Cannon McIntosh (5), 4. Kyle Jones (3), 5. Kevin Thomas Jr. (6), 6. Brandon Carr (7), 7. Jeff Stasa (1), 8. Dylan Doyle (8). 1:45.603


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (3), 2. Hayden Reinbold (5), 3. Cale Coons (4), 4. Brecken Reese (6), 5. Trey Zorn (1), 6. Gaige Weldon (2), 7. Caiden Warren (8), 8. Mikey Blackard (7). 1:43.367 (New Track Record)


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Gavin Miller (5), 2. Jacob Denney (6), 3. Garrett Benson (3), 4. Matt Sherrell (2), 5. Colton Robinson (4), 6. Zack Merritt (1), 7. Blaze Bennett (7). 1:46.211


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brandon Carr (4), 2. Drew Sherman (1), 3. Gaige Weldon (2), 4. Zack Merritt (3), 5. Jeff Stasa (5), 6. Caiden Warren (8), 7. Lance Bennett (7), 8. Mikey Blackard (10), 9. Blaze Bennett (6), 10. Dylan Doyle (11), 11. Shyla Ernst (9). 2:42.162


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jacob Denney (3), 2. Cannon McIntosh (1), 3. Kale Drake (2), 4. Justin Grant (8), 5. Jakeb Boxell (11), 6. Brecken Reese (4), 7. Kevin Thomas Jr. (5), 8. Hayden Reinbold (10), 9. Gavin Miller (7), 10. Matt Sherrell (20), 11. Garrett Benson (17), 12. Colton Robinson (14), 13. Drake Edwards (6), 14. Ethan Mitchell (9), 15. Bradley Cox (18), 16. Mack Leopard (12), 17. Cale Coons (13), 18. Brandon Carr (24), 19. Trey Zorn (22), 20. Kyle Jones (16), 21. Gaige Weldon (19), 22. Drew Sherman (15), 23. Adam Trimble (21), 24. Zack Merritt (23). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-15 Kale Drake, Laps 16-30 Jacob Denney.


 

**Caiden Warren flipped during qualifying.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Jacob Denney-697, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-675, 3-Justin Grant-632, 4-Kale Drake-632, 5-Gavin Miller-616, 6-Jakeb Boxell-602, 7-Cannon McIntosh-595, 8-Hayden Reinbold-505, 9-Zach Wigal-486, 10-Brecken Reese-478.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hayden Reinbold-95, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-83, 3-Jacob Denney-78, 4-Robert Ballou-74, 5-Justin Grant-70, 6-Briggs Danner-65, 7-Cale Coons-64, 8-Chase Stockon-56, 9-Kyle Cummins-46, 10-Brady Bacon-44.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES: July 10-11, 2026 – Jefferson County Speedway – Fairbury, Nebraska – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt’s Sanitation / Mid-America Midget Week


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Kale Drake (12.265)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Drake Edwards (12.238)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Kale Drake


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Ethan Mitchell


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Justin Grant


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: Gavin Miller


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Brandon Carr


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Jacob Denney (15 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Matt Sherrell (20th to 10th)

DANNER SPURS THE FIELD TO WINIRON COWBOY CLASSIC AT ACTION TRACK USA

 

Steve Koletar

By: Kurt Bettler


 

Kutztown, Pennsylvania (July 8, 2026)………Briggs Danner etched his name into Action Track USA history by capturing an August win in 2022 it was his first USAC Sanctioned win at the 1/4 mile dirt oval.


 

Fast forward to 2026, and the Allentown, Pennsylvania native has built an impressive record that includes a victory in the BC39 Midget event just last week, several USAC national feature wins nationwide, a Silver Crown triumph, and starts in national winged sprint car competition.


 

Yet, the “Baddest Bullring” that helped launch Danner’s career continues to feel like home.


 

On Wednesday night, Danner returned to Action Track USA and gave the packed grandstands another memorable performance.


 

Nineteen USAC East Coast Sprint Cars presented by Baer Den Farms signed in on a midweek work night. Joe Kata and Chris Allen Jr. each claimed heat race victories before the redraw placed returning veteran Bruce Buckwalter Jr. on the pole alongside Allen for the start of the 30-lap E. Schneider & Sons Iron Cowboy Classic.


 

As the field took the green beneath Action Track USA’s signature pyrotechnic display, Buckwalter led into turn one before his No. 83 developed a severe hop. Kyle Spence and Allen quickly raced by, but the opening start was waved off after an incident involving Joey Crilly.


 

On the complete restart, Allen established himself as the early leader while Kyle Spence and Steven Drevicki stayed within striking distance. Starting fifth, Danner patiently worked his way forward, slipping past Drevicki by lap eight before setting his sights on the lead battle as Spence and Allen exchanged thrilling sliders for the top spot.


 

Spence finally completed the pass on Lap 15, driving around Allen off turn four to take command.


 

A caution for Greg Shepis with 15 laps remaining reset the field and set up a dash to the finish.


 

When racing resumed, Spence led Danner and Allen into turn one. A lap later, Danner made his move, throwing a perfectly timed slider underneath Spence’s Fraker No. 42 to seize the lead as lap 16 was completed.


 

From there, Danner was untouchable, expertly navigating the cushion around the outside while the battle for second intensified behind him. Spence and Allen traded positions and raced side-by-side all the way to the checkered flag.


 

Further back, Christian Bruno quietly put together one of the drives of the night, carving through the field from 13th to finish fourth. Kenny Miller III, who suffered a spectacular heat race crash after a stuck throttle, rebounded from the 19th starting position. Despite getting caught up in another incident with 11 laps remaining, Miller fought back to finish eighth.


 

At the checkered flag, Danner returned to USAC East Coast victory lane, scoring another Iron Cowboy Classic triumph. Kyle Spence turned in his strongest run of the season with a hard-earned second-place finish, while Chris Allen Jr. impressed in his first series start of the year by completing the podium in third. Christian Bruno’s charge from 13th earned him a fourth place result, and Steven Drevicki added yet another consistent top five finish.


 

 

USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CARS PRESENTED BY BAER DEN FARMS RACE RESULTS: July 8, 2026 – Action Track USA – Kutztown, Pennsylvania – E. Schneider & Sons Iron Cowboy Classic


 

E. SCHNEIDER & SONS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Joe Kata (#10 Kata), 2. Steven Drevicki (#19 Drevicki), 3. Olivia Thayer (#39T Thayer), 4. Ed Aikin (#7 Aikin), 5. Joey Crilly (#51 Kelly), 6. Ronald Helmick (#22R Helmick), 7. Christian Bruno (#3BC JMO), 8. Heidi Hedin (#3H Hedin), 9. Dan Malley (#H20 Malley), 10. Greg Shepsis (#75 Shepsis). NT


 

BDB GRAPHICS SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Chris Allen Jr. (#71 Allen), 2. Briggs Danner (#39 Hogue), 3. Bruce Buckwalter Jr. (#83 Buckwalter), 4. Kyle Spence (#42 Fraker), 5. Jakob Stitzel (#2x Stitzel), 6. Brendan Hires (#2 Danner), 7. Dirk Rimrott (#4 Rimrott), 8. Kenny Miller III (#23m Miller), 9. Blaine Emery (#12 Emery).


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Briggs Danner (5), 2. Kyle Spence (4), 3. Chris Allen Jr. (2), 4. Christian Bruno (13), 5. Steven Drevicki (6), 6. Ronald Helmick (11), 7. Ed Aikin (8), 8. Kenny Miller III (19), 9. Olivia Thayer (3), 10. Joey Crilly (9), 11. Blaine Emery (18), 12. Heidi Hedin (15), 13. Dan Malley (16), 14. Joe Kata (7), 15. Jakob Stitzel (10), 16. Greg Shepsis (17), 17. Dirk Rimrott (14), 18. Bruce Buckwalter Jr. (1), 19. Brendan Hires (18). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Chris Allen Jr., Laps 14-16 Kyle Spence, Laps 17-30 Briggs Danner.


 

NEXT USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CARS PRESENTED BY BAER DEN FARMS RACE: July 17, 2026 – Clinton County Speedway – Mill Hall, Pennsylvania

 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

RAD Race Design Hot Lap Hero: Steven Drevicki


 

Bitner Automotive Fast Time of the Night: 11.332 in the first heat race


 

Hoosier Tire Draw Pill: Blaine Emery


 

C & C Landscape Hard Charger: Kenny Miller III (19th to 8th)


 

JPA Hard Luck Award: Bruce Buckwalter Jr.


 

J & W Home Improvement Highest Finishing Crate or 305: Greg Shepsis

 

 

SEND IT! MILLER DELIVERS DRAMATIC LAST LAP VICTORY AT SWEET SPRINGS

Ray Hague

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Sweet Springs, Missouri (July 7, 2026)………In the span of a little more than a half lap, Gavin Miller rifled through nearly the entire gamut of emotions during Tuesday night's USAC Mid-America Midget Week opener at Missouri’s Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex.


 

Clearly, the Allentown, Pennsylvania didn’t go through the acceptance stage.


 

Running the low line around the 1/6-mile dirt oval, Miller first saw teammate Cannon McIntosh go around him on the outside of turn two on the final lap. McIntosh then attempted to close the door on Miller by driving down to the bottom of turn three to steal Miller’s line away and seal the deal.


 

Miller subsequently arrived at the same exact spot as McIntosh, resulting in Miller’s right front wheel and McIntosh’s left side nerf bar colliding. The contact uprooted McIntosh, and as he slid up the racetrack, Miller broke on through to the other side to pass him back and pass the finish line first.


 

“You’ve got to do what you’ve got to do,” Miller bluntly stated after driving his Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/SoundGear – Toyota – Mobil 1/LynK/Speedway Toyota to its first victory of the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship season. “I knew we were going to be very close there with him having a similar car to me.”


 

In fact, the entire podium had quite a similar backstory with all of them being Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports entries, thus completing a sweep of the top three positions with Miller being followed to the stripe by McIntosh with Jacob Denney coming home third.


 

Miller’s triumph was the fifth of his USAC National Midget career, tying him for 123rd place on the list alongside Mike Bliss, Lonnie Caruthers, Larry Dickson, Mike Fedorcak, Burt Foland, Mack McClellan, Danny McKnight, Cliff Spalding, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Jerry Weeks.


 

Starting sixth on the grid for the 40-lap feature, Miller initially fell backwards to seventh at the drop of the green flag before steadily marching his way forward. Ethan Mitchell, meanwhile, started form the pole and paced the first three laps before McIntosh rocketed to the lead at the exit of turn four on the fourth circuit.


 

Being the winningest USAC National Midget driver of all-time at Sweet Springs with three victories may have led one to believe that this one might be over with early as McIntosh held a command post up front. Not so fast, my friend.


 

Another KKM teammate, Colton Robinson, sliced through the middle of the racetrack to glide into the lead past McIntosh in turn two on the 15th lap. However, McIntosh got back up on the horse and tracked down Robinson three laps later, then slid him for the top spot on lap 18, all while taking evasive action to avoid the slowing car of 22nd running Adyn Schmidt.


 

Just after halfway, Miller joined the fray as KKM cars ran three-wide for the lead. First, Miller took second from Robinson on the bottom of turn four on the 24th lap. Moments later, Miller crawled the bottom line to the lead past McIntosh in turns three and four on the 25th circuit.


 

With less than five to go, lapped traffic was here, there, and everywhere for the leaders. Miller patrolled the low line while McIntosh was hustling the top. Coming out of turn four with four laps remaining, McIntosh got under Miller and the two touched wheels, but Miller was unrattled and kept himself at the front.


 

The classic high/low battle was halted by the first and only caution of the feature as the leaders were just about to take the white flag. Justin Grant, running seventh, was embroiled with the lapped car of Alex Midkiff at the moment of the yellow flag, which found Grant stopped sideways in turn one. Thus, a green-white-checkered finish was afoot for Miller, McIntosh et al.


 

“I knew we were good on the long run, and I was just trying not to make the same mistake that I made there on the start,” Miller iterated.


 

For the final restart, Miller held serve along the bottom while McIntosh ripped the top. Miller maintained control to the tune of a couple car lengths’ advantage over McIntosh until turn two of the final lap. There, McIntosh surged ahead, and once clear of Miller, decided to maneuver to the bottom of turn three in an attempt to steal Miller’s line away.


 

Undaunted, Miller kept on keeping on entering turn three when the two cars touched. McIntosh drifted up a car width as a result of the contact, while Miller stuck to the plan, glued to the bottom the whole while, and raced on to a dramatic victory by a 0.487 second margin over McIntosh, Denney, Kale Drake, and Mitchell.


 

“Going through one and two, there was a little bit of a hole, and I got tight and I kind of got stuck down there for a second,” Miller recalled of the 40th and final lap of the race. “So, I didn't even realize he was on the outside of me for a minute until he came down. Then, as I was going for the lead, I knew I had to do something.”


 

McIntosh led 18 of the 40 laps in the feature and led a portion of the final lap before finishing second. His 18 laps led topped all drivers in the field, thus earning him the K & N Filters Clean Air Award.


 

Denney moved up +12 in the feature to earn Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors. In 10 series starts this year, he's been the hard charger in four of them.


 

Drake Edwards recorded his second career USAC National Midget LearnLab Fast Qualifier award. His top lap of 11.499 seconds gave the Arizonan his first quick time with the series since the Kokomo Grand Prix round of 2025. Adding on to that, Edwards also set a new 12-lap USAC National Midget track record at Sweet Springs, winning the Five Star Bodies Semi-Feature in a time of 2:27.976, surpassing the former record of 2:35.70 held by Jace Park since 2022.


 


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: RACE: July 7, 2026 – Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex – Sweet Springs, Missouri – 1/6-Mile Dirt Oval – Mid-America Midget Week


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Drake Edwards, 40D, McDermand-11.499, 2. Gavin Miller, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.640, 3. Kevin Thomas Jr., 14, 4 Kings-11.702, 4. Colton Robinson, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.711, 5. Cannon McIntosh, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.724, 6. Hayden Reinbold, 19AZ, Reinbold-Underwood-11.732, 7. Ethan Mitchell, 19m, Bundy Built-11.746, 8. Justin Grant, 87, CBI-11.793, 9. Garrett Benson, 27B, Bourke-11.801, 10. Brandon Carr, 98K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.830, 11. Kale Drake, 4, RMS-11.850, 12. Jacob Denney, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.852, 13. Mack Leopard, 40L, McDermand-11.856, 14. Adyn Schmidt, 19x, Cox-11.878, 15. Riley Kreisel, 19K, Cox-11.908, 16. Brecken Reese, 20Q, Reese-11.911, 17. Bradley Cox, 45, Mason-11.942, 18. Kyle Jones, 27x, Joyner-11.944, 19. Andrew Felker, 11A, Felker-11.957, 20. Jakeb Boxell, 54, 4 Kings-11.962, 21. Matt Sherrell, 21AJ, Huddleston-11.991, 22. Drew Sherman, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-12.021, 23. Zack Merritt, 43m, RKO-12.076, 24. Caiden Warren, 12w, Warren-12.168, 25. Branigan Roark, 44, Roark-12.279, 26. Todd McVay, 89, McVay-12.285, 27. Alex Midkiff, 05, Midkiff-12.291, 28. Blake Spicer, 4s, Spicer-12.489, 29. Lance Bennett, 44x, RKO-12.624, 30. Levi Hinck, 21H, TKH-NT, 31. Shyla Ernst, 42, RKO-NT (time of 12.800 disallowed due to car not meeting maximum width requirements)


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cannon McIntosh (5), 2. Bradley Cox (2), 3. Garrett Benson (4), 4. Matt Sherrell (1), 5. Branigan Roark (7), 6. Drake Edwards (6), 7. Lance Bennett (8), 8. Mack Leopard (3). NT


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Jones (2), 2. Gavin Miller (6), 3. Adyn Schmidt (3), 4. Hayden Reinbold (5), 5. Todd McVay (7), 6. Brandon Carr (4), 7. Levi Hinck (7). NT


K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Riley Kreisel (3), 2. Andrew Felker (2), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (6), 4. Ethan Mitchell (5), 5. Kale Drake (4), 6. Alex Midkiff (7), 7. Shyla Ernst (8), 8. Zack Merritt (1). NT


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brecken Reese (3), 2. Jakeb Boxell (2), 3. Jacob Denney (4), 4. Justin Grant (5), 5. Colton Robinson (6), 6. Caiden Warren (1), 7. Blake Spicer (7). 2:02.940


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Drake Edwards (1), 2. Alex Midkiff (3), 3. Mack Leopard (10), 4. Brandon Carr (9), 5. Caiden Warren (2), 6. Zack Merritt (8), 7. Shyla Ernst (7), 8. Lance Bennett (5), 9. Blake Spicer (4), 10. Levi Hinck. 2:27.976 (New Track Record)


 

FEATURE: (40 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Gavin Miller (6), 2. Cannon McIntosh (3), 3. Jacob Denney (15), 4. Kale Drake (14), 5. Ethan Mitchell (1), 6. Colton Robinson (4), 7. Kevin Thomas Jr. (5), 8. Drake Edwards (10), 9. Riley Kreisel (7), 10. Brecken Reese (8), 11. Jakeb Boxell (20), 12. Kyle Jones (9), 13. Mack Leopard (16), 14. Matt Sherrell (21), 15. Justin Grant (11), 16. Andrew Felker (19), 17. Garrett Benson (12), 18. Brandon Carr (13), 19. Alex Midkiff (24), 20. Adyn Schmidt (17), 21. Branigan Roark (22), 22. Todd McVay (23), 23. Hayden Reinbold (2), 24. Bradley Cox (18). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Ethan Mitchell, Laps 4-14 Cannon McIntosh, Laps 15-17 Colton Robinson, Laps 18-24 Cannon McIntosh, Laps 25-40 Gavin Miller.


 

**Mack Leopard flipped during the first heat. Kale Drake flipped during the third heat.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Jacob Denney-617, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-614, 3-Justin Grant-563, 4-Gavin Miller-562, 5-Kale Drake-558, 6-Jakeb Boxell-538, 7-Cannon McIntosh-521, 8-Zach Wigal-486, 9-Gunnar Setser-454, 10-Logan Seavey-453.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hayden Reinbold-93, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-83, 3-Jacob Denney-76, 4-Robert Ballou-74, 5-Justin Grant-66, 6-Briggs Danner-65, 7-Cale Coons-64, 8-Chase Stockon-56, 9-Kyle Cummins-46, 10-Brady Bacon-44.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 8, 2026 – Mitchell County Fairgrounds Raceway – Beloit, Kansas – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – 15th Chad McDaniel Memorial / Mid-America Midget Week


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Hayden Reinbold (11.619)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Drake Edwards (11.499)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Cannon McIntosh


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Kyle Jones


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Riley Kreisel


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Brecken Reese


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Cannon McIntosh (18 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Jacob Denney (15th to 3rd)

 

 

 

MOLES WINS REINBOLD-UNDERWOOD TERRE HAUTE DUEL IN 500TH USAC SILVER CROWN RACE

David nerpass

 

Terre Haute, Indiana (July 5, 2026)………Mitchel Moles practically had a perfect night from start to finish throughout Sunday’s 22nd running of the Sumar Classic at Indiana’s Terre Haute Action Track.


 

After capturing the pole position in LearnLab Qualifying, the Raisin City, California racer paced the field for the first 92 circuits of the 100-lapper, briefly giving up the lead for a single blip of time before gaining it back on lap 94, then going on to victory in what was the milestone 500th event in the history of the USAC Silver Crown Championship.


 

Making it all the more intriguing for the final 25 laps was that the battle at the front involved a pair of Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports teammates in Moles and series newcomer Hayden Reinbold, who surged from his 11th starting spot to lead briefly on the 93rd lap on the legendary 1/2-mile dirt oval.


 

With Moles leading Reinbold across the line for the victory, their resulting one-two finish made Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports the first team to occupy the top two spots in the finishing order of a USAC Silver Crown race in 16 years. Back in 2010, Levi Jones outdueled fellow Tony Stewart Racing teammate Bryan Clauson for the win at, of all places, the Terre Haute Action Track.


 

Going back even further, Moles became the first driver since Donnie Beechler in 1996-1997 to win the pole for the Sumar Classic in consecutive years. And just like Beechler, Moles was victorious in the same race he achieved the second of his two pole positions. Furthermore, Moles became the first driver to win the Sumar Classic after starting from the pole since Dave Darland 18 years ago in 2008.


 

For Moles, it was his second ride into victory lane at the Terre Haute Action Track in 2026. He also captured the Tony Hulman Classic with the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship back in May.


 

To top it off, Reinbold-Underwood extended its undefeated run on the dirt portion of the USAC Silver Crown trail this season. Reinbold won in his very first career series start at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in May. Now, it was Moles’ turn at Terre Haute, and of all people he had to beat for the top prize, it was his teammate, Hayden.


 

“(Car owners) Andy and Tammy (Reinbold) have been huge supporters of my career, so I’m happy for them and I’m happy for Hayden. He already won one this year, so I feel like I deserved one,” Moles said with a wry smile after earning his second career USAC Silver Crown triumph aboard his Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports/AME Electrical – RDI Development – MVT/DRC/Stanton Chevy.


 

For most of the night, Moles held a commanding lead as a pair of drivers traded barbs in the second position – Justin Grant early and then Jake Swanson – throughout the first three-quarters of the race.


 

The most substantial incident of the evening occurred on lap five when Patrick Bruns’ ride suddenly darted right on his entry into turn one and smashed into the outside guardrail before digging in nose first and flipping over after major airtime which saw his car rise above the top of the guardrail. Fortunately, he was able to climb out and walk away.


 

By lap 57, Reinbold had moved his way into the top five as he blasted past C.J. Leary on the back straightaway, then advanced another spot in the running order to fourth when Shane Cottle slowed on the lap 65 restart. Reinbold surged past Kyle Cummins for third on the bottom of turn three on the 70th lap, then made a beeline past Swanson for the runner-up slot on the back straight on another restart on the 76th lap.


 

At the time, Moles was in full command. But the margin kept getting slimmer and slimmer as Reinbold drew nearer, all while using a lower line than Moles toward the middle/bottom portion of the racetrack. Reinbold’s surge was so sudden, it caught Moles by surprise.


 

“The whole time, (crew chief) Dylan (Cook) is telling me, ‘you’re good. You’re good. You’re good.’ Then, all of a sudden, he said, ‘a tenth back,’ I'm like, ‘Uh, who is it?’ And he said, ‘Hayden.’ I'm like, ‘Oh my goodness.’ Luckily, I just kept doing what I was doing and then took his line away a couple times. I got him moving around more than anything.’


 

After Reinbold was able to gain an edge off turns two and four to pull ahead briefly, Moles was able to dig in and find his way back to edge ahead of Reinbold lap after lap between laps 80-84. With 15 laps remaining, Moles stole Reinbold’s line away, and the two swapped methods with Reinbold now running a step higher than Moles.


 

On the 93rd lap, Reinbold went topside and drove around Moles to edge him at the stripe by mere inches to tally his one and only lap as the leader. Moments later, Moles tossed his car sideways under Reinbold entering turn one. At the same time, Reinbold’s car skated ever so slightly straight up the racetrack, stifling his momentum and allowing Moles to regain the upper hand at the exit of turn two.


 

From there on, Moles was able to extend his lead and keep Reinbold at bay once and for all to win again at the legendary Terre Haute Action Track. Reinbold finished second 2.177 seconds behind, while series point leader C.J. Leary grabbed third with Grant fourth and Swanson fifth.


 

By leading 99 of the 100 laps, Moles was also the recipient of the K & N Filters Clean Air award. Meanwhile, Reinbold was the top Rookie finisher for the second straight dirt race and gave Moles everything he had for the final quarter of the race.


 

“We always said, ‘if he could get in a Silver Crown car, I think he'd be good at it’ just because he's so patient,” Moles said of Reinbold. “He does such a good job when it's like that around the bottom. Man, he made me work for it. I didn't want to work that hard.”


 

The race occurred after a copious amount of rainfall doused the Terre Haute Action Track overnight, leading to pretty heavy track conditions early, which led to some prognostications from the Reinbold-Underwood teammates beforehand.


 

“I saw all the water piled up there early in the day, and Hayden kept asking me if I thought it was going to come in,” Moles recalled. “I'm like, ‘man, I don't think so,’ but apparently, I was wrong. Terre Haute loves the top. I love the top. To get another one here at Terre Haute is huge. Andy and I love this place, and it didn't love me for the longest time. So, I’m happy to have some success here.”


 

Veteran racer Bill Rose started 18th and finished sixth in an impressive +12 run, which made him the night’s Rod End Supply Hard Charger. The night also marked 30 years since his first career Sumar Classic start in 1996, and equaled his best career Sumar Classic result of sixth in 2022.

 


 

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 5, 2026 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – 1/2-Mile Dirt Oval – 22nd Sumar Classic


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Mitchel Moles, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-20.627; 2. Justin Grant, 91, Hemelgarn-20.953; 3. Jake Swanson, 6, Klatt-20.981; 4. Kyle Cummins, 33, Team AZ/Petty/Rossi/Curb-Agajanian-21.026; 5. Shane Cottle, 77, Doran/Swanson-21.050; 6. Mario Clouser, 20, Team AZ/Petty/Rossi/Curb-Agajanian-21.171; 7. Darin Naida, 26, Pierce-21.196; 8. Bret Tripplett, 65, SV-21.202; 9. Chase Stockon, 69, Pink 69-21.283; 10. C.J. Leary, 21, Team AZ/Petty/Rossi/Curb-Agajanian-21.364; 11. Hayden Reinbold, 119, Reinbold/Underwood-21.398; 12. Briggs Danner, 10, DMW-21.403; 13. Patrick Bruns, 95, Full Throttle-21.548; 14. Kyle Steffens, 8, Steffens-21.564; 15. Jerry Coons Jr., 24, Haggenbottom-21.585; 16. Robert Ballou, 27, Wood-21.625; 17. Steve Gennetten, 64, GGR-21.635; 18. Bill Rose, 66, Rose-22.246; 19. Gregg Cory, 32, Williams/Cory-22.859; 20. Korey Weyant, 99, Weyant-23.398; 21. Dave Berkheimer, 31, Berkheimer-23.489; 22. Dave Peperak, 777, Peperak-NT; 23. Kenny Gentry, 18, Gentry-NT.


 

FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mitchel Moles (1), 2. Hayden Reinbold (11), 3. C.J. Leary (10), 4. Justin Grant (2), 5. Jake Swanson (3), 6. Bill Rose (18), 7. Steve Gennetten (17), 8. Mario Clouser (6), 9. Gregg Cory (19), 10. Kyle Cummins (4), 11. Jerry Coons Jr. (15), 12. Dave Berkheimer (21), 13. Korey Weyant (20), 14. Shane Cottle (5), 15. Briggs Danner (12), 16. Kyle Steffens (14), 17. Robert Ballou (16), 18. Chase Stockon (9), 19. Darin Naida (7), 20. Bret Tripplett (8), 21. Patrick Bruns (13), 22. Kenny Gentry (23), 23. Dave Peperak (22). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-92 Mitchel Moles, Lap 93 Hayden Reinbold, Laps 94-100 Mitchel Moles.


 

**Patrick Bruns flipped on lap 5 of the feature.


 

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-C.J. Leary-284, 2-Justin Grant-251, 3-Mario Clouser-227, 4-Kyle Steffens-183, 5-Briggs Danner-167, 6-Gregg Cory-167, 7-Hayden Reinbold-147, 8-Dave Berkheimer-144, 9-Bobby Santos-122, 10-Mitchel Moles-121.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hayden Reinbold-93, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-83, 3-Robert Ballou-74, 4-Justin Grant-66, 5-Briggs Danner-65, 6-Jacob Denney-64, 7-Cale Coons-64, 8-Chase Stockon-56, 9-Kyle Cummins-46, 10-Brady Bacon-44.


 

NEXT USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 19, 2026 – Winchester Speedway – Winchester, Indiana – 1/2-Mile Paved Oval – 35th Rich Vogler Classic

 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Justin Grant (20.462)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Mitchel Moles (20.627)


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Mitchel Moles (99 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Bill Rose (18th to 6th)

 

 

MONTGOMERY MAKES IT 3 AT SANTA MARIA

A.J. Johnson

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Nipomo, California (July 4, 2026)………Of Kaleb Montgomery’s three career Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car wins, all three have now come at Nipomo, California’s Santa Maria Speedway.


 

Starting fourth, the Templeton, California racer took over the lead on lap six, then led the remaining 25 laps to capture his second USAC CRA victory at Santa Maria in a four-week span during Saturday night’s Doug Fort Memorial.


 

Cole Wakim led the initial four laps from the pole position before fifth starting Connor Lundy surged to the lead on lap five. Montgomery took over one lap later, which proved to be the winning move.


 

Montgomery was followed to the line by Lundy, Wakim, Woodland Auto Display Fast Qualifier R.J. Johnson and Daylin Perreira.


 

Heat races presented by Sexton Fire Protection, Roy Miller Freight Lines and Rescue Mission Alliance were won by Wakim, Ryan Timmons and Connor Lundy.


 

The most serious accident occurred on lap five of the second heat when Danny Faria Jr. got upside down and was transported to a local hospital for observation. Three other drivers flipped during the night’s heat race action. Grant Sexton flipped on lap eight of the second heat. Austin Williams and Bryan Whitley flipped on lap two of the third heat.

 


 

AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 4, 2026 – Santa Maria Speedway – Nipomo, California – Doug Fort Memorial


 

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. R.J. Johnson, 1p, Petty-13.788; 2. Danny Faria Jr., 17v, Faria-14.188; 3. Connor Lundy, 97, Lundy-14.248; 4. Kaleb Montgomery, 3, Montgomery-14.420; 5. Ryan Timmons, 29T, Timmons-14.455; 6. Austin Williams, 17w, Dunkel-14.601; 7. Cole Wakim, 17x, Dunkel-14.708; 8. Grant Sexton, 3x, Sexton-14.777; 9. Bryan Whitley, 22, Whitley-14.864; 10. Brandon Wiley, 33B, Smith-14.897; 11. Brecken Guerrero, 98B, Guerrero-14.950; 12. Daylin Perreira, 21p, Perreira-14.989; 13. Brent Sexton, 44, Sexton-15.366; 14. Verne Sweeney, 98, Guerrero-15.510; 15. Mark Henry Jr., 39R, Henry-15.524; 16. Camie Bell, 29c, Bell-15.670; 17. Jeff Dyer, 39, Cal-Sun-15.786.


 

SEXTON FIRE PROTECTION FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Cole Wakim, 2. Kaleb Montgomery, 3. R.J. Johnson, 4. Brandon Wiley, 5. Brent Sexton, 6. Camie Bell. NT


 

ROY MILLER FREIGHT LINES SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Ryan Timmons, 2. Brecken Guerrero, 3. Verne Sweeney, 4. Grant Sexton, 5. Danny Faria Jr., 6. Jeff Dyer. NT


 

RESCUE MISSION ALLIANCE THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Connor Lundy, 2. Daylin Perreira, 3. Mark Henry Jr., 4. Bryan Whitley, 5. Austin Williams. NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kaleb Montgomery (4), 2. Connor Lundy (5), 3. Cole Wakim (2), 4. R.J. Johnson (6), 5. Daylin Perriera (9), 6. Ryan Timmons (3), 7. Grant Sexton (8), 8. Jeff Dyer (14), 9. Brent Sexton (10), 10. Brecken Guerrero (1), 11. Mark Henry Jr. (12), 12. Verne Sweeney (11), 13. Camie Bell (13), 14. Austin Williams (7). NT


 

**Danny Faria Jr. flipped on lap 5 of the second heat and transported to a local hospital for observation. Grant Sexton flipped on lap 8 of the second heat. Austin Williams & Bryan Whitley flipped on lap 2 of the third heat.


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Cole Wakim, Lap 5 Connor Lundy, Laps 6-30 Kaleb Montgomery


 

STEVE LAFOND PHOTOS HARD CHARGER: Jeff Dyer (14 to 8th)


 

NEXT AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: July 11, 2026 – Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, California

 

 

GRAHAM GOES BACK-TO-BACK AT SANTA MARIA

Richie Murray - USAC Media


 

Nipomo, California (July 4, 2026)………One week after scoring his first career USAC Avanti Windows & Doors Western States Midget feature victory, Broedy Graham struck gold again on Saturday night’s Doug Fort Memorial at Nipomo, California’s Santa Maria Speedway.


 

C.J. Sarna led the opening lap from the outside of the front row, but Graham (Bakersfield, California) charged up to the front by lap two after starting in the fourth spot.


 

From there, Graham took care of business, leading the final 24 circuits of the 25-lap feature for his second career series victory in as many weeks.


 

Graham was followed to the stripe by Sarna, Drake Cardey, Shannon McQueen and series newcomer Braydin Collie.


 

Jett Yantis was the night’s Woodland Auto Display Fast Qualifier with a time of 13.785 seconds.


 

Heat races presented by Sexton Fire Protection and Roy Miller Freight Lines were won by Graham and McQueen.

 


 

USAC AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS WESTERN STATES MIDGET RACE RESULTS: July 4, 2026 – Santa Maria Speedway – Nipomo, California


 

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Jett Yantis, 4, Carlile-13.785; 2. Shannon McQueen, 7, McQueen-14.060; 3. Broedy Graham, 66, BGR-14.150; 4. Drake Cardey, 17, Dunkel-14.565; 5. C.J. Sarna, 20, Sarna-14.984; 6. Adam Weisberg, 15x, Weisberg-15.035; 7. Gary DeWitt, 29A, DeWitt-15.213; 8. Braydin Collie, 14JR, Streeter/Graunstadt-15.423; 9. Hailey Lambert, 55, Lambert-15.571; 10. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-15.734; 11. Ron Hazelton, 15, Hazelton-16.044.


 

SEXTON FIRE PROTECTION FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Broedy Graham (5), 2. Jett Yantis (6), 3. C.J. Sarna (4), 4. Ron Hazelton (1), 5. Gary DeWitt (3), 6. Hailey Lambert (2). NT


 

ROY MILLER FREIGHT LINES SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, starting positions in parentheses, all transfer to the feature) 1. Shannon McQueen (5), 2. Drake Cardey (4), 3. Braydin Collie (2), 4. Adam Weisberg (3), 5. Randi Pankratz (1). NT


 

FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Broedy Graham (4), 2. C.J. Sarna (2), 3. Drake Cardey (3), 4. Shannon McQueen (5), 5. Braydin Collie (1), 6. Adam Weisberg (7), 7. Randi Pankratz (10), 8. Jett Yantis (6), 9. Ron Hazelton (11), 10. Hailey Lambert (9), 11. Gary DeWitt (8). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 C.J. Sarna, Laps 2-25 Broedy Graham.


 

NEXT USAC AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS WESTERN STATES MIDGET RACE: July 25, 2026 – Santa Maria Speedway – Nipomo, California

 

 

CUMMINS STARTS SPRINTACULAR WEEKEND WITH VICTORY AT LINCOLN PARK.

 

David Nearpass

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Putnamville, Indiana (July 3, 2026)………Oftentimes, you’d rather be lucky than good. Kyle Cummins just so happened to possess both of those attributes during Friday night’s Sprintacular opener at Putnamville, Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway.


 

Starting fifth on the grid, the Princeton, Indiana racer plucked his way through the field, grabbed the lead on the 10th lap, then withstood a throng of lapped traffic and constant pressure from the likes of Justin Grant and Jadon Rogers down the stretch to lead the remaining 21 circuits en route to victory at the wheel of his Petty Performance Racing/Avanti Windows & Doors – JUGO Superfoods/Mach-1/Stanton Chevy.


 

Cummins’ latest triumph was his second consecutive, and his series leading seventh of the year. Furthermore, his 37th career USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship win moved him up to 13th place on the all-time list alongside 1977-1981-1982 series titlist Sheldon Kinser.


 

The luck that Cummins mentioned came in the form of flat right rear tires befalling a couple of frontrunners in Thomas Meseraull, who led the initial six laps, as well as top five occupant Mitchel Moles, who battled with Cummins for position during the early stages of the race.


 

That’s not to say Cummins wouldn’t have eventually gotten to the front, but for him, it certainly cracked the door open a bit further for him to make a run to earn his first Sprintacular weekend victory since 2019. Both Meseraull and Moles returned to the fold, and Meseraull was even part of the traffic that Cummins had to navigate towards the conclusion of the 30-lap main event.


 

“It's good luck on my part that we didn't have a flat tire,” Cummins admitted. “T-Mez was a lapped car, and he was faster than I was for a little bit. If he hadn’t had a flat tire, he'd have been tough to beat, and he probably would have won. We got some luck and then Mitchel had a flat tire too. So, the flat tires moved me up a couple positions and that was pretty good luck there.”


 

Lincoln Park is legendary for its curb. That said, it’s not necessarily Cummins’ forte. But on this particular occasion, he took a liking to it out of necessity.


 

“We threw everything we knew at it and tried to get a little different feel,” Cummins explained. “Normally, I like a cushion, but when it's this curbed up, I'm terrible. I kind of just sailed out and said I'm going to run the top the entire way. I wasn't very good on the bottom, but the first couple of laps, I was able to get a couple guys there. You can be all right and then you can get some luck.”


 

Speaking of misfortune, Gunnar Setser was slated to start from the outside of the front row. However, when trying to push his car off, his mount failed to fire, forcing him to the sidelines prior to the green flag. Meseraull, whose last USAC National Sprint Car victory came seven years ago in 2019, was strong early until 18th place running Kyle Johnson’s turn four flip on lap six.


 

During the ensuing red flag, both Meseraull’s and Moles’ right rear tires were down, forcing both back to the Indy Metal Finishing Work Area. Restarting at the tail, Meseraull crossed the line 13th while Moles worked back to 11th.


 

Grant held the lead for the lap seven resumption, but it was Cummins who was making all the noise. Restarting third, Cummins wound it up on the top side to race by Kevin Thomas Jr. on the back straightaway on lap eight to slot into second. By lap 10, Cummins had tracked down Grant and charged past him for the lead on the front straight, where he remained for good.


 

Meanwhile, Rogers endured a roller coaster of a night. After qualifying second overall, he flipped wildly in his heat race but bounced back to capture victory in the Five Star Bodies Semi-Feature. Starting 10th in the feature, by mid-race, he was up to fourth as he rocketed around the outside of Robert Ballou in turn two on lap 15, then repeated the same maneuver on Thomas Jr. for third on lap 17.


 

When Cummins caught traffic with 12 laps remaining, Grant and Rogers were able to close the gap considerably on the leader to where they were a car length off from being nose-to-tail as they ran one-two-three on the cushion with lapped cars running both high and low out in front of them, including Meseraull on the top, and the leaders deciding which way to go.


 

“If a lapped car was beside me, I was like, ‘okay, I'm okay,’” Cummins reassured himself. “Surely, he wasn’t going to drive around me on the bottom. So, I was just making good laps, and then if T-Mez pulled away from me a little bit, I could see the cushion again, so I could get back on it. I just wanted to make sure I didn’t hit the cushion and get over the top of it and then lose everything. When it's curbed up like this, it's pretty, pretty important to get to the front and stay in the front, and it makes it to where you can't see as good. For him to pull off a slider, it made it a little more difficult. I don't know if our car was better, but if he was right there on me, he would’ve had a good car too.”


 

It wasn’t good enough to rip away a victory from Cummins’ grasp, however. Coming to the white flag, Grant got himself as close as a car length and a half from Cummins’ tail tank in turn two. But a brief hiccup from Grant allowed Cummins to break away to his third career Lincoln Park USAC National Sprint Car win by a 0.434 second margin over Grant, Rogers, Ballou and Thomas Jr.


 

Cummins also added the K & N Filters Clean Air award to his accolades for the second straight event after leading the most laps in the Lincoln Park feature (21).


 

Jake Swanson raced his way up from his 18th starting spot to finish eighth in the feature. His +10 performance earned him Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.

 


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 3, 2026 – Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana – 12th Annual Sprintacular – 5/16-Mile Dirt Track


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-12.291; 2. Jadon Rogers, 14, Rogers-12.365; 3. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-12.450; 4. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, BBI-12.562; 5. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-12.584; 6. Gunnar Setser, G5, Setser-12.595; 7. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-12.614; 8. Tony Helton, 87, Helton-12.621; 9. Thomas Meseraull, 24, Simon-12.632; 10. Harley Burns, 3R, Rock Steady-12.653; 11. Chance Crum, 83c, Crum-12.756; 12. Chase Stockon, 92, Sertich-12.827; 13. Austin Nigh, 97, Nigh-12.842; 14. Daylan Chambers, 4c, Chambers-12.849; 15. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-12.882; 16. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming Swanson-12.901; 17. Wyatt Burks, 11w, Burks-12.911; 18. Austin Cory, 49, Cory-12.913; 19. Wesley Smith, 44, Smith-12.922; 20. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-12.970; 21. Gavin Miller, 21AZ, Team AZ/Curb-Agajanian-12.971; 22. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-13.036; 23. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-13.042; 24. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-13.069; 25. C.J. Leary, 53, Fox-13.083; 26. Colin Parker, 16K, Knight-13.085; 27. Ivan Glotzbach, i1, Hayden-13.190; 28. Kyle Johnson, 99J, Johnson-13.228; 29. Max Adams, 24p, Paul-13.281; 30. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-13.373; 31. Aric Gentry, 10, Gentry-13.465; 32. Tom Eller, 29OG, Eller-14.186; 33. Hilton Rowett, s46, Rowett-14.567; 34. Keivan Clodfelter, 79, Clodfelter-14.628.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Gavin Miller (1), 2. Thomas Meseraull (4), 3. Mitchel Moles (6), 4. Wyatt Burks (2), 5. Justin Grant (5), 6. C.J. Leary (7), 7. Max Adams (8), 8. Austin Nigh (3), 9. Hilton Rowett (9). 2:11.049


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cale Coons (1), 2. Gunnar Setser (5), 3. Harley Burns (4), 4. Daylan Chambers (3), 5. Austin Cory (2), 6. Troy Carey (8), 7. Keivan Clodfelter (9), 8. Colin Parker (7), 9. Jadon Rogers (6). NT


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Logan Seavey (3), 2. Brandon Mattox (1), 3. Kyle Cummins (6), 4. Wesley Smith (2), 5. Chance Crum (4), 6. Ivan Glotzbach (7), 7. Briggs Danner (5), 8. Aric Gentry (8). NT


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Robert Ballou (2), 2. Jake Swanson (3), 3. Chase Stockon (4), 4. Kevin Thomas Jr. (6), 5. Kyle Johnson (7), 6. Tony Helton (5), 7. Hayden Reinbold (1), 8. Tom Eller (8). 2:10.525


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jadon Rogers (1), 2. Briggs Danner (2), 3. C.J. Leary (4), 4. Tony Helton (3), 5. Hayden Reinbold (7), 6. Max Adams (8), 7. Aric Gentry (10), 8. Ivan Glotzbach (5), 9. Austin Nigh (9), 10. Troy Carey (6), 11. Hilton Rowett (12), 12. Tom Eller (11). 2:40.165


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Cummins (5), 2. Justin Grant (3), 3. Jadon Rogers (10), 4. Robert Ballou (8), 5. Kevin Thomas Jr. (4), 6. Logan Seavey (7), 7. Briggs Danner (11), 8. Jake Swanson (18), 9. Gavin Miller (13), 10. Chase Stockon (16), 11. Mitchel Moles (6), 12. Harley Burns (14), 13. Thomas Meseraull (1), 14. Cale Coons (9), 15. Wesley Smith (21), 16. Hayden Reinbold (25-P), 17. C.J. Leary (23), 18. Chance Crum (15), 19. Tony Helton (12), 20. Austin Cory (20), 21. Wyatt Burks (19), 22. Daylan Chambers (17), 23. Kyle Johnson (24), 24. Brandon Mattox (22), 25. Gunnar Setser (2). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Thomas Meseraull, Laps 7-9 Justin Grant, Laps 10-30 Kyle Cummins.


 

**Jadon Rogers flipped during the second heat. Kyle Johnson flipped on lap 6 of the feature.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-1804, 2-Mitchel Moles-1687, 3-Justin Grant-1687, 4-Briggs Danner-1589, 5-Jake Swanson-1463, 6-Chase Stockon-1456, 7-Logan Seavey-1437, 8-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1417, 9-Robert Ballou-1363, 10-C.J. Leary-1361.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-83, 2-Hayden Reinbold-83, 3-Robert Ballou-74, 4-Justin Grant-66, 5-Briggs Danner-65, 6-Cale Coons-64, 7-Jacob Denney-64, 8-Chase Stockon-56, 9-Kyle Cummins-46, 10-Brady Bacon-44.


 

SPRINTACULAR PARALLAX GROUP PASSING

 

DANNER DELIVERS SWEET REDEMPTION WITH BC39 VICTORY

 

Rich Forman

 

Briggs Danner earned $20,039 for his feature victory during Wednesday night's BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

By: Paul Kelly – Indianapolis Motor Speedway


 

Speedway, Indiana (July 1, 2026)………Briggs Danner provided redemption for himself and his team on Wednesday night with a drive to victory in the BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors.


 

Danner, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, earned his first career USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship victory at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in one of the most prestigious short-track races in the country.


 

He earned $20,039 for the victory at the wheel of the No. 40x Chase McDermand Racing/GR8 Company – McDermand Plumbing/Spike/Speedway Toyota in the 39-lap race, which continues to honor late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson.


 

“Between last night and tonight, we were good every time we hit the track,” Danner said. “There’s no feeling like this right now. I don’t even know what to say right now.”


 

Kevin Thomas Jr., the winner of the 30-lap Stoops Star Spangled Showdown on Tuesday at IMS, finished second in the No. 14 4 Kings Racing entry. Jacob Denney was third in the No. 67 Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports car.


 

Two-time reigning BC39 winner Cannon McIntosh fell short in his bid for a three-peat, finishing fourth in the No. 71K Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports entry. Kale Drake rounded out the top five in the No. 4 RMS Racing machine.


 

The victory erased a tough night for Danner and the McDermand team in Tuesday’s 30-lap feature. Danner was hit from behind by teammate Drake Edwards on lap six and struggled to finish 13th, also hurt by a deflating tire late in that race.


 

Edwards went on to win the race for the McDermand team but was disqualified after a technical violation was discovered in his engine in post-race inspection. Thomas, who crossed the line in second, was awarded the victory.


 

“We were really good last night,” Danner said. “There’s no better place to be than in victory lane. This crowd, this track inside IMS, there’s nothing like this. This is really cool, and it will take a little bit to set in.”


 

Said team owner Chase McDermand about the rebound from the disqualification: “We had our little moment when we were all kind of just moping around. Got everybody together in the lounge of the trailer, building everybody right back up. After that point, we all knew we had the cars to do it.”


 

Pole sitter Danner lost the lead to Drake immediately at the drop of the green flag in the BC39 feature. Danner immediately decided to run a higher line on the dirt oval, a strategy he maintained for nearly the entire race.


 

Danner made a rare low move to dip under Drake for the lead exiting turn four on lap nine before a three-car tangle unfurled the first caution flag of the night on lap 10.


 

On the restart, McIntosh passed Drake for second place and loomed behind Danner. Then, Danner and McIntosh produced 10 consecutive laps of magic, swapping the lead nearly every trip around the oval. The scintillating duel also included Danner keeping the lead despite bouncing off the turn four wall on lap 16, as repeated sliding through turn four created a banked cushion of dirt that caught some drivers off guard.


 

“It’s so tough, and it’s so slick, too,” Danner said of the changing conditions in turn four. “When it’s fluffy like that, it just kind of catches you instead of letting you drive off of it or just bounce off of it.”


 

The fight for the lead became a three-car joust when Thomas, who faithfully stuck to the low line for the entire feature, passed both Danner and McIntosh for the lead on lap 24.


 

But Danner regained the lead on the next lap while running the high line and began to pull away by a few car lengths. The final caution period on lap 30 bunched the field, but Danner rocketed away on the final restart.


 

“Thankfully, I didn’t have a rearview mirror because I’m sure it was getting pretty busy, but I just had to try to protect,” Danner said.


 

About the only adjustment Danner made in the closing laps was to drop his line slightly lower to avoid the bumps and the berm forming in turn four, creating a smooth ride to victory lane.


 

Danner led three different times for a total of 25 laps in the 39-lap feature. On what was a very lucrative night, not only did he win the BC39, but he also scored the K & N Filters Clean Air Award.


 

Justin Grant had to pass a lot of cars to get to a top 10 result. After starting 18th, an early race accident forced him to restart at the tail of the 28-car field. By the end, he had raced his way back to finish 10th and earn Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.


 

Jake Swanson finished 13th in the feature to earn BC39 Rookie of the Year honors, plus a $700 bonus, a steering wheel trophy, and a gift card to use toward racing gloves, all courtesy of Max Papis Innovations for his performance at the BC39.


 

Previously, McDermand had been victorious as a driver during a 2024 BC39 prelim feature. With Wednesday’s triumph, McDermand became the first individual to win a BC39 main event as both a driver and car entrant.


 


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 1, 2026 – The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Gunnar Setser (#43 Arnold) (3), 2. Daison Pursley (#86 CBI) (2), 3. Steven Snyder Jr. (#89 CBI) (4), 4. Ricky Thornton Jr. (#1R Rossi-Petty) (5), 5. Gavin Miller (#97 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (6), 6. Kyle Jones (#7TX Engler) (10), 7. Frank Flud (#81F Rosenboom) (7), 8. Tanner Thorson (#32J Tessier) (11), 9. Riley Kreisel (#19K Cox) (8), 10. Wout Hoffmans (#14J Rosenboom) (1), 11. Jake Robinson (#5u Trifecta) (9). 2:07.741


 

TJ FORGED SECOND QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Colton Robinson (#67K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (2), 2. Logan Seavey (#57 Abacus) (3), 3. Justin Peck (#3p Rossi-Petty) (5), 4. Bradley Cox (#45 Mason) (4), 5. Zach Wigal (#1 O’Dell) (6), 6. Alex Sewell (#32A Tessier) (7), 7. Cooper Miller (#8L Miller) (9), 8. Tyler Watkins (#7w Watkins) (10), 9. Josh Hodge (#35 Hodge) (8), 10. Cody Weisensel (#20w Burrington) (1). NT


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Drake Edwards (#40D McDermand) (4), 2. Jakeb Boxell (#14K 4 Kings) (2), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#14 4 Kings) (6), 4. Joel Myers Jr. (#19H Hayward) (7), 5. Jonathan Beason (#36 Rosenboom) (3), 6. Hayden Reinbold (#19AZ Reinbold) (5), 7. Cameron Hagin (#33 RayPro) (9), 8. Cord Kisthardt (#21K Kisthardt) (8), 9. Kade Taylor (#T21 Mounce-Stout) (1), 10. Chris Hartman (#35s Hodge) (10). NT


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cannon McIntosh (#71K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (4), 2. Briggs Danner (#40x McDermand) (5), 3. J.J. Yeley (#3J Rossi-Petty) (3), 4. Rylan Gray (#22H Gray) (1), 5. Alex Midkiff (#05 Midkiff) (6), 6. Jeffrey Abbey (#8B Miller)  (7), 7. Adyn Schmidt (#19x Cox) (2), 8. Christian Miller (#8XL Miller) (8), 9. Zach Daum (#5d Taylor) (9), 10. Austin Wood (#27 Horn) (10). NT


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIFTH QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kale Drake (#4 RMS) (5), 2. Brandon Carr (#98K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (8), 3. Ethan Mitchell (#19m Bundy Built) (1), 4. Kaylee Bryson (#11 Abacus) (3), 5. Jake Swanson (#54 4 Kings) (6), 6. Mack Leopard (#40L McDermand) (9), 7. Robert Carson (#99K Carson) (10), 8. Dodge Carlbert (#1m Montgomery) (7), 9. Cale Coons (#63 Dooling/Curb-Agajanian) (4), 10. Wesley Smith (#5p Rossi-Petty) (2). NT


 

TJ FORGED SIXTH QUALIFIER: (10 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Drew Sherman (#19 Reinbold-Underwood) (2), 2. Logan Julien (#3N O’Dell) (1), 3. Jacob Denney (#67 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (5), 4. Karter Sarff (#7u Trifecta) (7), 5. Kyle Cummins (#3G Styres) (4), 6. Brecken Reese (#20Q Reese) (3), 7. Justin Grant (#87 CBI) (6), 8. Adam Taylor (#7T ATM) (9), 9. Eric Heydenreich (#32 OMR-Rase) (8), 10. Beau Doyle (#19R Reinbold-Underwood) (10). NT


 

FIRST COOK OUT C-MAIN: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the semis, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Karter Sarff (1), 2. Alex Midkiff (3), 3. Jeffrey Abbey (5), 4. Mack Leopard (6), 5. Rylan Gray (2), 6. Wesley Smith (9), 7. Cooper Miller (7), 8. Adyn Schmidt (4), 9. Wout Hoffmans (10), 10. Kade Taylor (8), 11. Adam Taylor (12), 12. Beau Doyle (15), 13. Eric Heydenreich (11), 14. Robert Carson (14), 15. Jake Robinson (13). NT


 

SECOND COOK OUT C-MAIN: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the semis, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brecken Reese (1), 2. Cale Coons (2), 3. Riley Kreisel (9), 4. Alex Sewell (3), 5. Kyle Jones (5), 6. Frank Flud (4), 7. Cody Weisensel (10), 8. Cameron Hagin (8), 9. Dodge Carlbert (6), 10. Tanner Thorson (14), 11. Tyler Watkins (11), 12. Chris Hartman (13), 13. Christian Miller (12), 14. Cord Kisthardt (7). NT


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (15 laps, top 6 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Daison Pursley (2), 2. Drew Sherman (1), 3. Kyle Cummins (6), 4. Jakeb Boxell (4), 5. J.J. Yeley (3), 6. Kaylee Bryson (7), 7. Brandon Carr (5), 8. Logan Julien (9), 9. Ethan Mitchell (12), 10. Cale Coons (16), 11. Jonathan Beason (8), 12. Karter Sarff (13), 13. Zach Daum (11), 14. Riley Kreisel (18), 15. Brecken Reese (14), 16. Mack Leopard (19), 17. Alex Midkiff (15), 18. Joel Myers Jr. (10), 19. Jeffrey Abbey (17), 20. Alex Sewell (20). NT


 

FEATURE: (39 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Briggs Danner (1), 2. Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), 3. Jacob Denney (9), 4. Cannon McIntosh (4), 5. Kale Drake (2), 6. Gavin Miller (6), 7. Steven Snyder Jr. (12), 8. Brandon Carr (26-U), 9. Gunnar Setser (8), 10 Justin Grant (18), 11. Logan Seavey (14), 12. Daison Pursley (19), 13. Jake Swanson (13), 14. Ricky Thornton Jr. (11), 15. Hayden Reinbold (17), 16. Kyle Cummins (21), 17. Drew Sherman (20), 18. Kaylee Bryson (24), 19. Tanner Thorson (28-I), 20. Jakeb Boxell (22), 21. Cale Coons (27-I), 22. J.J. Yeley (23), 23. Justin Peck (7), 24. Brecken Reese (25-U), 25. Bradley Cox (15), 26. Drake Edwards (5), 27. Colton Robinson (16), 28. Zach Wigal (10). NT


 

(U) represents a USAC provisional starter.


 

(I) represents an Indianapolis Motor Speedway provisional starter.


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Kale Drake, Laps 10-17 Briggs Danner, Laps 18-20 Cannon McIntosh, Laps 21-22 Briggs Danner, Lap 23 Cannon McIntosh, Lap 24 Kevin Thomas Jr., Laps 25-39 Briggs Danner.


 

**Brecken Reese flipped on lap 30 of the feature.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-552, 2-Jacob Denney-547, 3-Justin Grant-525, 4-Kale Drake-493, 5-Jakeb Boxell-490, 6-Zach Wigal-486, 7-Gavin Miller-480, 8-Gunnar Setser-454, 9-Logan Seavey-453, 10-Cannon McIntosh-444.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hayden Reinbold-83, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-83, 3-Robert Ballou-70, 4-Justin Grant-65, 5-Jacob Denney-64, 6-Cale Coons-64, 7-Briggs Danner-61, 8-Chase Stockon-50, 9-Brady Bacon-44, 10-Kyle Cummins-42.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 7, 2026 – Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex – Sweet Springs, Missouri – 1/6-Mile Dirt Oval – Mid-America Midget Week


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Briggs Danner (12.397)


 

K1 RaceGear First Qualifier Winner: Gunnar Setser


 

TJ Forged Second Qualifier Winner: Colton Robinson


 

K & N Filters Third Qualifier Winner: Drake Edwards


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Qualifier Winner: Cannon McIntosh


 

K1 RaceGear Fifth Qualifier Winner: Kale Drake


 

TJ Forged Sixth Qualifier Winner: Drew Sherman


 

First Cook Out C-Main Winner: Karter Sarff


 

Second Cook Out C-Main Winner: Brecken Reese


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Daison Pursley


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Briggs Danner (25 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Justin Grant (18th to 10th)


 

Max Papis Innovations Rookie of the Race: Jake Swanson (13th)

 

eDWARDS TOPS STOOPS STAR SPANGLED SHOWDOWN ON BC39 OPENING NIGHT AT IMS

josh james

By: Paul Kelly – Indianapolis Motor Speedway


 

Speedway, Indiana (June 30, 2026)………Checkout time came early Tuesday night for Drake Edwards at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.


 

Edwards drove from the fourth starting spot to the lead on lap 7 and never trailed thereafter to win the 30-lap Stoops Star Spangled Showdown feature in his No. 40D Chase McDermand Racing/GR8 Company – Rexroad Racing/Spike/Speedway Toyota machine. It was the second career USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship victory for Edwards, from Peoria, Arizona.


 

“It’s pretty surreal,” Edwards said. “Very cool to be standing here. I knew there was a shot coming to the smaller tracks, but I felt pretty solid all night long. So, I think it’s really cool.”


 

Kevin Thomas Jr. finished a distant second in the No. 14 4 Kings Racing car on the 1/5-mile dirt oval, followed by pole sitter Gavin Miller in the No. 97 Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports entry. Zach Wigal was fourth in the No. 1 Pat O’Dell car, with BC39 rookie Jake Swanson rounding out the top five in the No. 14K 4 Kings Racing entry.


 

The 30-lap feature was the climax of the opening night of the two-night BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors, which will culminate in a 39-lap feature paying $20,039 to win Wednesday night on the track inside turn three of the storied IMS asphalt oval.


 

There were only two suspenseful moments for Edwards, 23, the 2024 USAC Western States Midget Rookie of the Year.


 

The first came on lap six when Edwards, charging toward the front, drove into the rear of teammate Briggs Danner in the No. 40x Chase McDermand Racing car in a duel for second place behind Miller. Edwards continued, but Danner spun and triggered a caution period.


 

“First and foremost, I want to apologize to Briggs,” Edwards said.


 

On the lap seven restart, Edwards drove under Miller in turns three and four to take a lead he never surrendered despite multiple caution periods.


 

Edwards stretched the lead to 4.2 seconds over Thomas – a huge gap on a short track – by lap 22 as he could place his car on any spot of the dirt oval and find speed almost at will.


 

“I was just watching him up there,” Thomas said of Edwards. “Honestly, I was enjoying the show. I know he’s pretty talented, but I was like, ‘There ain’t no way he makes 30 laps without a crash.’ It’s pretty remarkable, and they had a great race car. He did a phenomenal job.”


 

Leading by approximately four seconds, Edwards rocketed around thick lapped traffic on the high line of the oval in the last 10 laps. But Thomas’ prediction of possible calamity for Edwards almost came true with three laps to go in the second dramatic moment on his drive to victory lane.


 

Edwards approached a lapped car that changed lines in turn three and four, and he had to slow quickly to avoid a collision. But Edwards safely avoided that near-miss and cruised to the victory in a car owned by McDermand, who picked up his only career USAC National Midget win during a 2024 BC39 preliminary feature, but cruelly lost a BC39 championship night victory with less than two laps remaining that same weekend when his car got hung up in ruts in turn four while leading.


 

“I didn’t know where to go half the time,” Edwards said. “But luckily, we made it through there pretty good, and I felt like I got through them all right.”


 

Edwards took over the lead from Miller with a turn three slider on lap seven, and it was all Edwards from there as he led the final 24 circuits of the 30-lap feature to earn the K & N Filters Clean Air award.


 

It's been quite some time since you could last call Jake Swanson a Rookie. But tonight, in his first career BC39 appearance, he raced to a superb fifth place result, making him the Max Papis Innovations Rookie of the Race.


 

Gunnar Setser made the biggest move of the night in the feature. Starting 21st, the Columbus, Indiana racer advanced 10 spots to finish 11th and earn Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.


 


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 30, 2026 – The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors / Stoops Star Spangled Showdown


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#14 4 Kings) (3), 2. Drake Edwards (#40D McDermand) (6), 3. Ethan Mitchell (#19m Bundy Built) (1), 4. Kaylee Bryson (#11 Abacus) (5), 5. Alex Midkiff (#05 Midkiff) (4), 6. Joel Myers Jr. (#19H Hayward) (7), 7. Adam Taylor (#7T ATM) (2). NT


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jacob Denney (#67 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (1), 2. Justin Grant (#87 CBI) (6), 3. Hayden Reinbold (#19AZ Reinbold-Underwood) (7), 4. Logan Julien (#3N O’Dell) (4), 5. Alex Sewell (#32A Tessier) (5), 6. Jake Robinson (#5u Trifecta) (2), 7. Devon Dobie (#23 Dobie) (3), 8. Austin Wood (#27 Horn) (8). NT


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kale Drake (#4 RMS) (2), 2. Gavin Miller (#97 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (8), 3. Brecken Reese (#20Q Reese) (1), 4. Drew Sherman (#19 Reinbold-Underwood) (3), 5. Frank Flud (#81F Rosenboom) (5), 6. Jeffrey Abbey (#8B Miller) (6), 7. Cameron Hagin (#33 RayPro) (4), 8. Jason Tessier (#32J Tessier) (7). 1:42.351


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bradley Cox (#45 Mason) (3), 2. Briggs Danner (#40x McDermand) (7), 3. Wesley Smith (#5p Rossi-Petty) (1), 4. Adyn Schmidt (#19x Cox) (5), 5. Gunnar Setser (#43 Arnold) (8), 6. Karter Sarff (#7u Trifecta) (4), 7. Brandon Carr (#98K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (6), 8. Matt Lux (#5L Lunsford-Lux) (2). 1:43.029


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIFTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Steven Snyder Jr. (#89 CBI) (2), 2. Jake Swanson (#14K 4 Kings) (5), 3. J.J. Yeley (#3J Rossi-Petty) (3), 4. Colton Robinson (#67K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (6), 5. Jonathan Beason (#36 Rosenboom) (8), 6. Josh Hodge (#35 Hodge) (7), 7. Tyler Watkins (#7w Watkins) (1), 8. Mack Leopard (#40L McDermand) (4). 1:44.058


 

TJ FORGED SIXTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cannon McIntosh (#71K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian) (1), 2. Ricky Thornton Jr. (#1R Rossi-Petty) (8), 3. Kade Taylor (#T21 Mounce-Stout) (2), 4. Daison Pursley (#86 CBI) (6), 5. Cody Weisensel (#20w Burrington) (7), 6. Eric Heydenreich (#32 OMR-Rase) (5), 7. Christian Miller (#8XL Miller) (4), 8. Robert Carson (#99K Carson) (3). NT


 

K & N FILTERS SEVENTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cale Coons (#63 Dooling/Curb-Agajanian) (2), 2. Jakeb Boxell (#54 4 Kings) (3), 3. Kyle Cummins (#3G Styres) (6), 4. Logan Seavey (#57 Abacus) (8), 5. Rylan Gray (#22H Gray) (7), 6. Riley Kreisel (#19K Cox) (5), 7. Cooper Miller (#8L Miller) (4), 8. Kyle Jones (#7TX Engler) (1). 1:44.150


 

INDY POWERSPORTS EIGHTH HEAT: (8 laps, passing points, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Peck (#3p Rossi-Petty) (2), 2. Zach Wigal (#1 O’Dell) (6), 3. Zach Daum (#5D Taylor) (5), 4. Wout Hoffmans (#14J Rosenboom) (3), 5. Dodge Carlbert (#1m Montgomery) (4), 6. Cord Kisthardt (#21K Kisthardt) (7), 7. Chris Hartman (#35s Hodge) (1). 1:46.835


 

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Mitchel Moles (#19R Reinbold-Underwood)


 

C-MAIN: (10 laps, top 4 transfer to the semis, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brandon Carr (1), 2. Cooper Miller (4), 3. Mack Leopard (9), 4. Kyle Jones (11), 5. Adam Taylor (5), 6. Cameron Hagin (2), 7. Christian Miller (3), 8. Tyler Watkins (7), 9. Jason Tessier (6), 10. Chris Hartman (8), 11. Matt Lux (10), 12 Austin Wood (12). 2:10.762


 

FIRST FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. J.J. Yeley (5), 2. Kyle Cummins (1), 3. Gunnar Setser (4), 4. Kaylee Bryson (6), 5. Drew Sherman (10), 6. Colton Robinson (3), 7. Karter Sarff (16), 8. Brandon Carr (17), 9. Wesley Smith (8), 10. Alex Sewell (11), 11. Joel Myers Jr. (13), 12. Alex Midkiff (12), 13. Mack Leopard (18), 14. Rylan Gray (9), 15. Ethan Mitchell (7), 16. Eric Heydenreich (15), 17. Cord Kisthardt (14), 18. Jakeb Boxell (2). NT


 

SECOND FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Zach Daum (2), 2. Jonathan Beason (4), 3. Logan Seavey (1), 4. Brecken Reese (7), 5. Daison Pursley (3), 6. Wout Hoffmans (10), 7. Adyn Schmidt (6), 8. Frank Flud (11), 9. Riley Kreisel (15), 10. Kyle Jones (18), 11. Cody Weisensel (8), 12. Logan Julien (9), 13. Dodge Carlbert (12), 14. Kade Taylor (5), 15. Cooper Miller (17), 16. Jeffrey Abbey (14), 17. Josh Hodge (13), 18. Jake Robinson (16). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Drake Edwards (4), 2. Kevin Thomas Jr. (7), 3. Gavin Miller (1), 4. Zach Wigal (6), 5. Jake Swanson (9), 6. Justin Peck (14), 7. Hayden Reinbold (10), 8. Cannon McIntosh (16), 9. Zach Daum (18), 10. Jacob Denney (15), 11. Gunnar Setser (21), 12. Justin Grant (5), 13. Kale Drake (11), 14. Briggs Danner (3), 15. Jonathan Beason (20), 16. Steven Snyder Jr. (12), 17. Kaylee Bryson (23), 18. Colton Robinson (26-P), 19. J.J. Yeley (17), 20. Brecken Reese (24), 21. Cale Coons (13), 22. Jakeb Boxell (25-P), 23. Bradley Cox (8), 24. Ricky Thornton Jr. (2), 25. Logan Seavey (22), 26. Kyle Cummins (19). NT


 

(P) represents a provisional starter.


 

**Devon Dobie flipped during the second heat. Mack Leopard flipped during the fifth heat. Jakeb Boxell flipped during the first semi.


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Gavin Miller, Laps 7-30 Drake Edwards.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-482, 2-Justin Grant-480, 3-Jacob Denney-480, 4-Jakeb Boxell-467, 5-Zach Wigal-460, 6-Kale Drake-433, 7-Gavin Miller-422, 8-Logan Seavey-412, 9-Gunnar Setser-406, 10-Hayden Reinbold-384.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-81, 2-Hayden Reinbold-80, 3-Robert Ballou-70, 4-Cale Coons-64, 5-Briggs Danner-61, 6-Justin Grant-57, 7-Jacob Denney-57, 8-Chase Stockon-50, 9-Brady Bacon-44, 10-Logan Seavey-39.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 1, 2026 – The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana – 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th BC39 Presented by Avanti Windows & Doors


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Steven Snyder Jr. (12.565)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Jacob Denney


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Kale Drake


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: Bradley Cox


 

K1 RaceGear Fifth Heat Winner: Steven Snyder Jr.


 

TJ Forged Sixth Heat Winner: Cannon McIntosh


 

K & N Filters Seventh Heat Winner: Cale Coons


 

Indy Powersports Eighth Heat Winner: Justin Peck


 

Cook Out C-Main Winner: Brandon Carr


 

First Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: J.J. Yeley


 

Second Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Zach Daum


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Drake Edwards (24 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Gunnar Setser (21st to 11th)


 

Max Papis Innovations Rookie of the Race: Jake Swanson (5th)

 

 

2026 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE


 

Feb 9 - Volusia Speedway Park - Barberville, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 1/2 M


 

Feb 10 - Volusia Speedway Park - Barberville, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 1/2 M


 

Feb 11 - Ocala Speedway - Ocala, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 3/8 M


 

Feb 12 - Ocala Speedway - Ocala, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 3/8 M


 

Feb 13 - Ocala Speedway - Ocala, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 3/8 M


 

Feb 14 - Ocala Speedway - Ocala, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 3/8 M


 

Apr 3 - Red Hill Raceway - Sumner, Illinois - 3/8 M


 

Apr 4 - Paragon Speedway - Paragon, Indiana - Chuck Amati Classic - 3/8 M


 

Apr 11 - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana - Justin Owen Memorial - 3/8 M


 

Apr 12 - Terre Haute Action Track - Terre Haute, Indiana - Jim Hurtubise Classic - 1/2 M


 

May 1 - Bloomington Speedway - Bloomington, Indiana - Larry Rice Classic - 1/4 M


 

May 2 - Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, Indiana - Spring Showdown - 1/4 M


 

May 15 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - #LetsRaceTwo - 1/2 M


 

May 16 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - #LetsRaceTwo - 1/2 M


 

May 20 - Terre Haute Action Track - Terre Haute, Indiana - Tony Hulman Classic - 1/2 M


 

May 21 - Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, Indiana - Circle City Salute - 1/4 M


 

May 29 - Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, Iowa - Corn Belt Clash - 1/2 M


 

May 30 - Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, Iowa - Corn Belt Clash - 1/2 M


 

Jun 5 - Red Hill Raceway - Sumner, Illinois - 3/8 M


 

Jun 6 - Red Hill Raceway - Sumner, Illinois - 3/8 M


 

Jun 16 - Grandview Speedway - Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania - Eastern Storm / Jesse Hockett Classic - 1/3 M


 

Jun 17 - Bridgeport Speedway - Swedesboro, New Jersey - Eastern Storm - 4/10 M


 

Jun 18 - Big Diamond Speedway - Pottsville, Pennsylvania - Eastern Storm - 3/8 M


 

Jun 19 - Williams Grove Speedway - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania - Eastern Storm - 1/2 M


 

Jun 20 - Port Royal Speedway - Port Royal, Pennsylvania - Eastern Storm - 1/2 M


 

Jun 21 - Action Track USA - Kutztown, Pennsylvania - Eastern Storm - 1/5 M


 

Jun 26 - TBA


 

Jun 27 - Butler Motor Speedway - Quincy, Michigan - 3/8 M


 

Jun 28 - TBA


 

Jul 3 - Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, Indiana - Sprintacular - 5/16 M


 

Jul 4 - Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, Indiana - Sprintacular - 5/16 M


 

Jul 23 - The Dirt Track at IMS - Speedway, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 1/5 M


 

Jul 24 - Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 5/16 M


 

Jul 25 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 1/4 M


 

Jul 26 - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 3/8 M


 

Jul 27 - Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 1/4 M


 

Jul 29 - Paragon Speedway - Paragon, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 3/8 M


 

Jul 30 - Terre Haute Action Track - Terre Haute, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week / Don Smith Classic - 1/2 M


 

Jul 31 - Bloomington Speedway - Bloomington, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week / Sheldon Kinser Memorial - 1/4 M


 

Aug 1 - Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 1/4 M


 

Aug 27 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana - Sprint Car Smackdown - 1/4 M


 

Aug 28 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana - Sprint Car Smackdown - 1/4 M


 

Aug 29 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana - Sprint Car Smackdown - 1/4 M


 

Sep 11 - Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, Pennsylvania - Commonwealth Clash - 4/10 M


 

Sep 12 - Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, Pennsylvania - Commonwealth Clash - 4/10 M


 

Sep 18 - Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, Indiana - 1/4 M


 

Sep 19 - Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, Indiana - Haubstadt Hustler - 1/4 M


 

Sep 24 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - 4-Crown Nationals - 1/2 M


 

Sep 26 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - 4-Crown Nationals - 1/2 M


 

Oct 9 - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana - Greg Staab Memorial - 3/8 M


 

Oct 10 - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana - Fall Nationals - 3/8 M


 

Oct 16 - Dodge City Raceway Park - Dodge City, Kansas - 3/8 M


 

Oct 17 - Route 66 Motor Speedway - Amarillo, Texas - 3/8 M


 

Oct 23 - Central Arizona Raceway - Casa Grande, Arizona - Western World Championships - 3/8 M


 

Oct 24 - Central Arizona Raceway - Casa Grande, Arizona - Western World Championships - 3/8 M

USAC East Coast Sprint Car Schedule 2026


 

Apr 18: (Sat) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey


 

Apr 24: (Fri) – Bedford Speedway – Bedford, Pennsylvania


 

Apr 25: (Sat) – Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, Pennsylvania


 

May 9: (Sat) – TBA


 

May 22: (Fri) – Big Diamond Speedway – Pottsville, Pennsylvania


 

May 23: (Sat) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey


 

May 30: (Sat) – Selinsgrove Speedway – Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania


 

Jun 5: (Fri) – Selinsgrove Speedway – Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania


 

Jun 27: (Sat) – Selinsgrove Speedway – Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania


 

Jul 3: (Fri) – Penn-Can Speedway – Susquehanna, Pennsylvania


 

Jul 8: (Wed) – Action Track USA – Kutztown, Pennsylvania


 

Jul 11: (Sat) – TBA


 

Jul 17: (Fri) – Clinton County Speedway – Mill Hall, Pennsylvania


 

Jul 25: (Sat) – Grandview Speedway - Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania


 

Aug 1: (Sat) – Selinsgrove Speedway – Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania


 

Aug 7: (Fri) – Big Diamond Speedway – Pottsville, Pennsylvania


 

Aug 15: (Sat) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey


 

Aug 16: (Sun) – Action Track USA – Kutztown, Pennsylvania (Rain Date 8/30)


 

Sep 5: (Sat) – Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, Pennsylvania


 

Sep 19: (Sat) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey


 

Oct 30: (Fri) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey (Practice & Non-Winners Race)


 

Oct 31: (Sat) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey

 

 

2026 USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE


 

May 8-9 - (D) Kansas State Fairgrounds - Hutchinson, Kansas - Salt City 100 - 1/2 M


 

May 22 - (P) Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park - Brownsburg, Indiana - Hoosier Hundred - .686 M


 

Jun 7 - (P) World Wide Technology Raceway - Madison, Illinois - Route 66 Classic - 1.25 M


 

Jun 20 - (D) Port Royal Speedway - Port Royal, Pennsylvania - USAC Eastern Blast - 1/2 M


 

Jul 5 - (D) Terre Haute Action Track - Terre Haute, Indiana - Sumar Classic - 1/2 M


 

Jul 19 - (P) Winchester Speedway - Winchester, Indiana - Rich Vogler Classic - 1/2 M


 

Aug 8 - (P) Iowa Speedway - Newton, Iowa - TBA - 7/8 M


 

Aug 22 - (D) Illinois State Fairgrounds - Springfield, Illinois - Bettenhausen 100 - 1 M


 

Sep 5 - (D) Du Quoin State Fairgrounds - Du Quoin, Illinois - Ted Horn 100 - 1 M


 

Sep 13 - (P) TBA


 

Sep 25-26 - (D) Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - 4-Crown Nationals - 1/2 M


 

Oct 3 - (P) Toledo Speedway - Toledo, Ohio - Rollie Beale Classic - 1/2 M


 

(P) represents a pavement event


 

(D) represents a dirt event

 

 

 

2026 USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE


 

Apr 24 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Grand Prix - 1/4 M


 

Apr 25 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Grand Prix - 1/4 M


 

Jun 9 - Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 1/4 M


 

Jun 10 - Paragon Speedway - Paragon, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 3/8 M


 

Jun 11 - Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 5/16 M


 

Jun 12 - Bloomington Speedway - Bloomington, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 1/4 M


 

Jun 13 - Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 1/4 M


 

Jun 14 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 1/4 M


 

Jun 30 - The Dirt Track at IMS - Speedway, IN - BC39 - 1/5 M


 

Jul 1 - The Dirt Track at IMS - Speedway, IN - BC39 - 1/5 M


 

Jul 7 - TBA


 

Jul 8 - Mitchell County Fairgrounds - Beloit, KS - Chad McDaniel Memorial - 1/4 M


 

Jul 10 - Jefferson County Speedway - Fairbury, NE - Midwest Midget Championship - 1/5 M


 

Jul 11 - Jefferson County Speedway - Fairbury, NE - Midwest Midget Championship - 1/5 M


 

Aug 14 - Coles County Speedway - Mattoon, IL - King of Coles - 1/8 M


 

Aug 15 - Coles County Speedway - Mattoon, IL - King of Coles - 1/8 M


 

Aug 16 - Jacksonville Speedway - Jacksonville, IL - 1/4 M


 

Sep 4 - TBA


 

Sep 6 - Angell Park Speedway - Sun Prairie, WI - Firemen's Nationals - 1/3 M


 

Sep 7 - TBA


 

Sep 24 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, OH - 4-Crown Nationals - 1/2 M


 

Sep 26 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, OH - 4-Crown Nationals - 1/2 M


 

Nov 13 - Placerville Speedway - Placerville, CA - Hangtown 100 - 1/4 M


 

Nov 14 - Placerville Speedway - Placerville, CA - Hangtown 100 - 1/4 M


 

Nov 18 - Plaza Park Raceway - Visalia, CA - 1/5 M


 

Nov 20 - Merced Speedway - Merced, CA - Chase Johnson Classic - 1/4 M


 

Nov 21 - Merced Speedway - Merced, CA - Chase Johnson Classic - 1/4 M


 

Nov 24 - Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway - Bakersfield, CA - Jason Leffler Memorial - 1/3 M


 

Nov 28 - Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA - Turkey Night Grand Prix - 1/5 M

 

 

2026 USAC MIDWEST RACING ASSOCIATION SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE


 

Apr 11 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri


 

Apr 25 – Springfield Raceway – Springfield, Missouri


 

May 15 – Electric City Speedway – Butler, Missouri


 

May 23 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri


 

May 29 – Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa


 

May 30 – Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa


 

Jun 13 – I-35 Speedway – Winston, Missouri


 

Jun 20 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri


 

Jul 11 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri


 

Jul 18 – I-35 Speedway – Winston, Missouri


 

Jul 31 – Electric City Speedway – Butler, Missouri


 

Aug 28 – Lakeside Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas


 

Aug 29 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri


 

Sep 26 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri

2026 AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE


 

February 14: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Winner: R.J. Johnson)


 

February 28: Mohave Valley Raceway – Mohave Valley, AZ


 

March 13: Imperial Valley Raceway – Imperial, CA (California Mid-Winter Fair)


 

March 14: Imperial Valley Raceway – Imperial, CA (California Mid-Winter Fair)


 

March 21: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

April 11: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

April 17: Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ


 

April 18: Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ


 

May 2: Ventura Raceway – Ventura, CA


 

May 15: Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ


 

May 16: Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ


 

May 23: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Salute to Indy)


 

June 6: Santa Maria Speedway – Nipomo, CA


 

June 20: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

July 4: Santa Maria Speedway – Nipomo, CA (Doug Fort Memorial)


 

July 11: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

August 15: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

September 5: Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic)


 

September 6: Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic)


 

September 19: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

September 26: Santa Maria Speedway – Nipomo, CA


 

October 3: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

October 10: Mohave Valley Raceway – Mohave Valley, AZ


 

October 23: *Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ (Western World Championships)


 

October 24: * Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ (Western World Championships)


 

November 7: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

* = Co-Sanctioned Event with USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars.


 

This schedule is subject to change.

 

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