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DENNEY’S 100TH USAC MIDGET START  NETS KOKOMO GRAND PRIX GLORY

 

Ryan Sellers

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Kokomo, Indiana (April 26, 2026)………Over the course of Jacob Denney’s past two USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature starts at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway, he passed a grand total of 32 cars.


 

There was his 17th to 1st performance in June of 2025, and another plus-16 run from 19th to 3rd during this past Saturday night’s series season opener.


 

However, during Sunday night’s 8th Kokomo Grand Prix finale, Denney’s outside front row starting position didn’t necessitate such hustle and bustle through traffic.


 

Instead, the Galloway, Ohio driver took over the lead on lap three and was never headed for the remaining 28 laps aboard his Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/JBL Audio – TRD – Mobil 1 – Curb/LynK/Speedway Toyota.


 

To top it all off, Denney’s latest victory came in his 100th career USAC National Midget feature start. Of his seven career series victories, three have now come at Kokomo’s 1/4-mile dirt oval within the past calendar year, his first of the batch coming 365 days ago on the dot.


 

“This one’s pretty special,” Denney beamed. “I knew we had the car yesterday to get it done but we had a tire blow in the heat race that set us back. It could’ve ended up way worse from where we started, but we made a lot of positions up, so I knew we had great car speed.”


 

Denney’s seventh career victory moved him inside the top-100 in terms of all-time career USAC National Midget feature wins. He now stands tied for 99th place alongside Tommy Astone, Jack Hewitt, Don Horvath, Page Jones, Kenneth Nichols, Larry Patton, Les Scott, Len Sutton, Ryan Timms, and Johnnie Tolan.


 

While Denney didn’t have to face the challenge of having to pass more than three quarters of the field in a 30-lap span on this night, he did have to use precision in every maneuver he made while contesting for the early lead and working through traffic throughout the rest of the feature.


 

Denney outlined the character of the track, which had snuck up and bit several drivers on a night when six different wheelmen got upside down: Thomas Meseraull, Colton Robinson, and Trevor Cline during qualifying, plus Tyler Watkins and Kyle Jones in their respective heat races as well as Drake Edwards in the feature.


 

“Tonight, I was trying to do something different and not blast through the holes until I really had to,” Denney explained. “Every lap here, it changes on the bottom. One lap, there was no hole, and then one lap later, I went down into one and about turned it over.”


 

Very nearly, Denney almost became a victim of the same circumstance as the others in the main event. But he had an altered plan of attack.


 

“Every time I found a hole, I tried moving up a little bit more, then came back across,” Denney shared. “I didn’t want to hit a hole, get tight and miss the bottom coming off of turn four because, unless you’re running the top or all the way down on the (infield) tires, there’s really nothing else to hit. I tried moving all around to miss the holes. I hit them sometimes, but I had a car to navigate really well and that’s what you’ve got to have on tracks like this.”


 

Denney’s teammate, Gavin Miller, led the opening pair of laps after starting on the pole position. That said, Denney had already made his presence felt just before he took over the lead. On lap two, Denney slid by Miller in turns three and four. Miller answered for the time being by slicing back under to reoccupy the spot. Moments later, Denney slipped his car under Miller’s entering turn one, then immediately ran off with the race, and the lead, in his hands.


 

Having the lead is certainly advantageous in most situations, but in this case, it had the double benefit of also allowing Denney to maneuver around and search the track surface on his own rather than being caught embedded in the pack.


 

“I about had (Miller) down the back straightaway, but then he washed up,” Denney recalled. “After that, I was trying to slide him to see if there was anything else out there because, on the first couple of laps, nobody really knows where to go. You’re always kind of guessing. I tried to see if those marbles were good down through there, if I had to keep racing them. But it just wasn’t very good and he got me back. Then I stuck with what got me there at the end.”


 

By the midway point, Denney was up on Miller by nearly a half-straightaway. But on lap 18, that’s when Denney did his best Major Taylor and Fausto Coppi impression, as he dug his right rear tire into an unfriendly portion of the surface, which sent him on “the bike” with only two of his four wheels remaining grounded. Denney, however, motored on after resuming on all four wheels, eventually.


 

Denney lost a chunk of his lead with the brief mishap, but just a few ticks later, Drake Edwards (8th) and Kale Drake (9th) hooked chrome entering turn three. Edwards subsequently spun sideways, then flipped upside down. Drake, meanwhile, continued on and finished the race sixth after starting 16th to pick up Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors. Edwards was able to restart at the tail, and went on to finish 14th.


 

During the second half, Denney was unflappable as he prevailed by a 1.127 second margin over Miller, while Kevin Thomas Jr. took third. Saturday night Kokomo Grand Prix winner Justin Grant crossed the line in fourth and Jakeb Boxell rounded out the top-five for the second consecutive evening.


 

Denney led all but the first two circuits of the 30-lap feature. By virtue of leading the most laps, he was named the recipient of the K & N Filters Clean Air Award.


 

4 Kings Racing swept LearnLab Qualifying during both nights of the Kokomo Grand Prix. On Saturday night, it was Kevin Thomas Jr. setting the pace. On Sunday, it was Jakeb Boxell’s turn as he recorded a time of 12.907 seconds to tally his first career USAC National Midget fast qualifier award.


 


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: April 26, 2026 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th Kokomo Grand Prix


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Jakeb Boxell, 54, 4 Kings-12.907; 2. Hayden Reinbold, 19AZ, Reinbold-Underwood-13.225; 3. Ethan Mitchell, 19m, Bundy Built-13.318; 4. Kevin Thomas Jr., 14, 4 Kings-13.320; 5. Jacob Denney, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.326; 6. Gavin Miller, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.326; 7. Mack Leopard, 14L, McDermand-13.331; 8. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-13.360; 9. Drake Edwards, 40D, McDermand-13.361; 10. Zach Wigal, 18, O'Dell-13.381; 11. Gunnar Setser, 43, Arnold-13.448; 12. Justin Grant, 87, CBI-13.451; 13. Colton Robinson, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.530; 14. Brecken Reese, 20Q, Reese-13.541; 15. Thomas Meseraull, 7x, Engler-13.547; 16. Kyle Jones, 7TX, Engler-13.558; 17. Rylan Gray, 81G, Gray-13.565; 18. Adam Taylor, 7T, ATM-13.595; 19. Brandon Carr, 98K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.627; 20. Trevor Cline, 55, Cline-13.627; 21. Kale Drake, 4, RMS-13.674; 22. Hayden Wise, 94, Ninety-Four-13.678; 23. Chelby Hinton, 4B, Klatt-13.693; 24. Tony Helton, 22H, Gray-14.588; 25. Bradley Cox, 45, Mason-NT; 26. Tyler Watkins, 7, Watkins-NT.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr (5), 2. Rylan Gray (1), 3. Jakeb Boxell (6), 4. Zach Wigal (3), 5. Colton Robinson (2), 6. Chelby Hinton (8), 7. Mack Leopard (4), 8. Tyler Watkins (9). NT


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jacob Denney (5), 2. Brecken Reese (2), 3. Gunnar Setser (3), 4. Kale Drake (7), 5. Hayden Reinbold (6), 6. Adam Taylor (1), 7. Tony Helton (8), 8. Logan Seavey (4). NT


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (3), 2. Drake Edwards (4), 3. Gavin Miller (5), 4. Brandon Carr (1), 5. Ethan Mitchell (6), 6. Hayden Wise (7), 7. Bradley Cox (8), 8. Kyle Jones (2). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jacob Denney (2), 2. Gavin Miller (1), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), 4. Justin Grant (7), 5. Jakeb Boxell (6), 6. Kale Drake (16), 7. Zach Wigal (9), 8. Hayden Reinbold (5), 9. Brecken Reese (12), 10. Gunnar Setser (10), 11. Colton Robinson (11), 12. Mack Leopard (19), 13. Kyle Jones (20), 14. Drake Edwards (8), 15. Brandon Carr (15), 16. Rylan Gray (13), 17. Hayden Wise (17), 18. Adam Taylor (14), 19. Chelby Hinton (18), 20. Tony Helton (21), 21. Ethan Mitchell (4), 22. Bradley Cox (22). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Gavin Miller, Laps 3-30 Jacob Denney.


 

**Thomas Meseraull flipped during qualifying. Colton Robinson flipped during qualifying. Trevor Cline flipped during qualifying. Tyler Watkins flipped during the first heat. Kyle Jones flipped during the third heat. Drake Edwards flipped on lap 18 of the feature.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Jacob Denney-150, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-149, 3-Justin Grant-147, 4-Jakeb Boxell-138, 5-Zach Wigal-131, 6-Gavin Miller-119, 7-Kale Drake-115, 8-Gunnar Setser-109, 9-Hayden Reinbold-95, 10-Colton Robinson-95.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Logan Calderwood-36, 2-Briggs Danner-28, 3-Cale Coons-28, 4-Robert Ballou-25, 5-Justin Grant-24, 6-Kevin Thomas Jr.-24, 7-Chelby Hinton-22, 8-Hayden Reinbold-20, 9-Chase Stockon-18, 10-Brady Bacon-18.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: June 9, 2026 – Circle City Raceway – Indianapolis, Indiana – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th Kokomo Grand Prix


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Jakeb Boxell (13.138)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Jakeb Boxell (12.907)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Jacob Denney


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Justin Grant


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Jacob Denney (28 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Kale Drake (16th to 6th)

 

 

DENNEY’S 100TH USAC MIDGET START  NETS KOKOMO GRAND PRIX GLORY

 

Ryan Sellers

 

Over the course of Jacob Denney’s past two USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature starts at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway, he passed a grand total of 32 cars.


 

There was his 17th to 1st performance in June of 2025, and another plus-16 run from 19th to 3rd during this past Saturday night’s series season opener.


 

However, during Sunday night’s 8th Kokomo Grand Prix finale, Denney’s outside front row starting position didn’t necessitate such hustle and bustle through traffic.


 

Instead, the Galloway, Ohio driver took over the lead on lap three and was never headed for the remaining 28 laps aboard his Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/JBL Audio – TRD – Mobil 1 – Curb/LynK/Speedway Toyota.


 

To top it all off, Denney’s latest victory came in his 100th career USAC National Midget feature start. Of his seven career series victories, three have now come at Kokomo’s 1/4-mile dirt oval within the past calendar year, his first of the batch coming 365 days ago on the dot.


 

“This one’s pretty special,” Denney beamed. “I knew we had the car yesterday to get it done but we had a tire blow in the heat race that set us back. It could’ve ended up way worse from where we started, but we made a lot of positions up, so I knew we had great car speed.”


 

Denney’s seventh career victory moved him inside the top-100 in terms of all-time career USAC National Midget feature wins. He now stands tied for 99th place alongside Tommy Astone, Jack Hewitt, Don Horvath, Page Jones, Kenneth Nichols, Larry Patton, Les Scott, Len Sutton, Ryan Timms, and Johnnie Tolan.


 

While Denney didn’t have to face the challenge of having to pass more than three quarters of the field in a 30-lap span on this night, he did have to use precision in every maneuver he made while contesting for the early lead and working through traffic throughout the rest of the feature.


 

Denney outlined the character of the track, which had snuck up and bit several drivers on a night when six different wheelmen got upside down: Thomas Meseraull, Colton Robinson, and Trevor Cline during qualifying, plus Tyler Watkins and Kyle Jones in their respective heat races as well as Drake Edwards in the feature.


 

“Tonight, I was trying to do something different and not blast through the holes until I really had to,” Denney explained. “Every lap here, it changes on the bottom. One lap, there was no hole, and then one lap later, I went down into one and about turned it over.”


 

Very nearly, Denney almost became a victim of the same circumstance as the others in the main event. But he had an altered plan of attack.


 

“Every time I found a hole, I tried moving up a little bit more, then came back across,” Denney shared. “I didn’t want to hit a hole, get tight and miss the bottom coming off of turn four because, unless you’re running the top or all the way down on the (infield) tires, there’s really nothing else to hit. I tried moving all around to miss the holes. I hit them sometimes, but I had a car to navigate really well and that’s what you’ve got to have on tracks like this.”


 

Denney’s teammate, Gavin Miller, led the opening pair of laps after starting on the pole position. That said, Denney had already made his presence felt just before he took over the lead. On lap two, Denney slid by Miller in turns three and four. Miller answered for the time being by slicing back under to reoccupy the spot. Moments later, Denney slipped his car under Miller’s entering turn one, then immediately ran off with the race, and the lead, in his hands.


 

Having the lead is certainly advantageous in most situations, but in this case, it had the double benefit of also allowing Denney to maneuver around and search the track surface on his own rather than being caught embedded in the pack.


 

“I about had (Miller) down the back straightaway, but then he washed up,” Denney recalled. “After that, I was trying to slide him to see if there was anything else out there because, on the first couple of laps, nobody really knows where to go. You’re always kind of guessing. I tried to see if those marbles were good down through there, if I had to keep racing them. But it just wasn’t very good and he got me back. Then I stuck with what got me there at the end.”


 

By the midway point, Denney was up on Miller by nearly a half-straightaway. But on lap 18, that’s when Denney did his best Major Taylor and Fausto Coppi impression, as he dug his right rear tire into an unfriendly portion of the surface, which sent him on “the bike” with only two of his four wheels remaining grounded. Denney, however, motored on after resuming on all four wheels, eventually.


 

Denney lost a chunk of his lead with the brief mishap, but just a few ticks later, Drake Edwards (8th) and Kale Drake (9th) hooked chrome entering turn three. Edwards subsequently spun sideways, then flipped upside down. Drake, meanwhile, continued on and finished the race sixth after starting 16th to pick up Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors. Edwards was able to restart at the tail, and went on to finish 14th.


 

During the second half, Denney was unflappable as he prevailed by a 1.127 second margin over Miller, while Kevin Thomas Jr. took third. Saturday night Kokomo Grand Prix winner Justin Grant crossed the line in fourth and Jakeb Boxell rounded out the top-five for the second consecutive evening.


 

Denney led all but the first two circuits of the 30-lap feature. By virtue of leading the most laps, he was named the recipient of the K & N Filters Clean Air Award.


 

4 Kings Racing swept LearnLab Qualifying during both nights of the Kokomo Grand Prix. On Saturday night, it was Kevin Thomas Jr. setting the pace. On Sunday, it was Jakeb Boxell’s turn as he recorded a time of 12.907 seconds to tally his first career USAC National Midget fast qualifier award.


 


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: April 26, 2026 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th Kokomo Grand Prix


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Jakeb Boxell, 54, 4 Kings-12.907; 2. Hayden Reinbold, 19AZ, Reinbold-Underwood-13.225; 3. Ethan Mitchell, 19m, Bundy Built-13.318; 4. Kevin Thomas Jr., 14, 4 Kings-13.320; 5. Jacob Denney, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.326; 6. Gavin Miller, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.326; 7. Mack Leopard, 14L, McDermand-13.331; 8. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-13.360; 9. Drake Edwards, 40D, McDermand-13.361; 10. Zach Wigal, 18, O'Dell-13.381; 11. Gunnar Setser, 43, Arnold-13.448; 12. Justin Grant, 87, CBI-13.451; 13. Colton Robinson, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.530; 14. Brecken Reese, 20Q, Reese-13.541; 15. Thomas Meseraull, 7x, Engler-13.547; 16. Kyle Jones, 7TX, Engler-13.558; 17. Rylan Gray, 81G, Gray-13.565; 18. Adam Taylor, 7T, ATM-13.595; 19. Brandon Carr, 98K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.627; 20. Trevor Cline, 55, Cline-13.627; 21. Kale Drake, 4, RMS-13.674; 22. Hayden Wise, 94, Ninety-Four-13.678; 23. Chelby Hinton, 4B, Klatt-13.693; 24. Tony Helton, 22H, Gray-14.588; 25. Bradley Cox, 45, Mason-NT; 26. Tyler Watkins, 7, Watkins-NT.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr (5), 2. Rylan Gray (1), 3. Jakeb Boxell (6), 4. Zach Wigal (3), 5. Colton Robinson (2), 6. Chelby Hinton (8), 7. Mack Leopard (4), 8. Tyler Watkins (9). NT


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jacob Denney (5), 2. Brecken Reese (2), 3. Gunnar Setser (3), 4. Kale Drake (7), 5. Hayden Reinbold (6), 6. Adam Taylor (1), 7. Tony Helton (8), 8. Logan Seavey (4). NT


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (3), 2. Drake Edwards (4), 3. Gavin Miller (5), 4. Brandon Carr (1), 5. Ethan Mitchell (6), 6. Hayden Wise (7), 7. Bradley Cox (8), 8. Kyle Jones (2). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jacob Denney (2), 2. Gavin Miller (1), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), 4. Justin Grant (7), 5. Jakeb Boxell (6), 6. Kale Drake (16), 7. Zach Wigal (9), 8. Hayden Reinbold (5), 9. Brecken Reese (12), 10. Gunnar Setser (10), 11. Colton Robinson (11), 12. Mack Leopard (19), 13. Kyle Jones (20), 14. Drake Edwards (8), 15. Brandon Carr (15), 16. Rylan Gray (13), 17. Hayden Wise (17), 18. Adam Taylor (14), 19. Chelby Hinton (18), 20. Tony Helton (21), 21. Ethan Mitchell (4), 22. Bradley Cox (22). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Gavin Miller, Laps 3-30 Jacob Denney.


 

**Thomas Meseraull flipped during qualifying. Colton Robinson flipped during qualifying. Trevor Cline flipped during qualifying. Tyler Watkins flipped during the first heat. Kyle Jones flipped during the third heat. Drake Edwards flipped on lap 18 of the feature.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Jacob Denney-150, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-149, 3-Justin Grant-147, 4-Jakeb Boxell-138, 5-Zach Wigal-131, 6-Gavin Miller-119, 7-Kale Drake-115, 8-Gunnar Setser-109, 9-Hayden Reinbold-95, 10-Colton Robinson-95.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Logan Calderwood-36, 2-Briggs Danner-28, 3-Cale Coons-28, 4-Robert Ballou-25, 5-Justin Grant-24, 6-Kevin Thomas Jr.-24, 7-Chelby Hinton-22, 8-Hayden Reinbold-20, 9-Chase Stockon-18, 10-Brady Bacon-18.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: June 9, 2026 – Circle City Raceway – Indianapolis, Indiana – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th Kokomo Grand Prix


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Jakeb Boxell (13.138)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Jakeb Boxell (12.907)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Jacob Denney


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Justin Grant


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Jacob Denney (28 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Kale Drake (16th to 6th)

 

 

LUX LOOTS MONTPELIER TO WIN MONTPELIER USAC MIDWEST THUNDER OPENER

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Montpelier, Indiana (April 25, 2026)………Matt Lux found the lead early, lost it, then gained it back just before the midway point to capture the victory in Saturday night’s USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget season opener at Indiana’s Montpelier Speedway.


 

Lux (Manilla, Indiana) made a miraculous move along the bottom groove to matriculate himself from seventh to first on the opening lap of the 25-lap feature.


 

After leading the initial five circuits, Lux’s lead soon gave way to pole sitter Gunnar Lucius who stormed around the outside to take over up front on the sixth lap.


 

Finding a second wind, Lux kept on digging and drove by Lucius for the top spot on the 12th lap.


 

From there, Lux had to endure a one-lap dash to the finish line after a late-race caution on the final lap. However, Lux kept the field at bay to earn his fifth career series win, tying 2016 champion Gage Etgen for ninth place on the all-time list.


 

Lux was followed to the finish line by Kole Kirkman, who got by Lucius with three laps remaining. Lucius crossed the line in third with fast qualifier Drew Rader fourth and Bryce Massingill rounding out the top-five.


 

Heat race victories went to Lux, Massingill, Kirkman and reigning series champion Tyler Nelson. Parker Perry grabbed the semi-feature win, then went on to earn hard charger honors in the feature with a +14 run from 21st to seventh.


 


 

USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 25, 2026 – Springfield Raceway – Springfield, Missouri


 

JEFF HILL TRAILER SALES FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Matt Lux, 5, Wells-15.709; 2. Ian Creager, 40, Creager-16.154; 3. Landen Francis, 85L, Francis-16.167; 4. Parker Perry, 7G, Gresham-16.430; 5. Taten Long, 99L, Long-16.541; 6. Brayden Schwartz, 55s, Schwartz-16.883; 7. Chase Hodge, 7c, Hodge-NT.


 

STIEFELS HOME & AUTO SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Bryce Massingill, 35, Massingill-15.437; 2. Dylan Trost, 21, Trost-15.972; 3. Tyler Watkins, 7T, Watkins-16.784; 4. Seth Crandall, 91c, Crandall-16.883; 5. Cody Dye, 4T, Dye-17.413; 6. Chris Hartman, 35s, Hartman-17.529; 7. Troy Borsos, 21T, Borson-17.777.


 

HOOSIER AUTO RACING FANS CLUB THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Drew Rader, 74H, Heitmeyer-14.977; 2. Stratton Briggs, 71, Briggs-15.191; 3. Luke Hall, 74, Heitmeyer-15.473; 4. Kole Kirkman, 5m, Magic-15.557; 5. Buddy Hollmeyer, 11, Taylor-16.241; 6. Jason Shaffer, 40J, Shaffer-17.778; 7. Bryce Dues, 0H, Sniper-NT.


 

JEFF HILL TRAILER SALES FOURTH QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Michael Magic, 7x, Magic-15.768; 2. Jalen Cox, 11x, Taylor-16.153; 3. Gunnar Lucius, 22, Lucius-16.391; 4. Tyler Nelson, 91, Nelson-16.438; 5. Trisdon Brown, 2, Brown-16.840; 6. Derrick Noffsinger, 18N, Noffsinger-17.251; 7. Ashley Schloss, 11s, Schloss-19.527.


 

JEFF HILL TRAILER SALES FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Matt Lux (4), 2. Landen Francis (2), 3. Taten Long (5), 4. Brayden Schwartz (6), 5. Parker Perry (1), 6. Ian Creager (3), 7. Chase Hodge (7). NT


 

STIEFELS HOME & AUTO SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bryce Massingill (4), 2. Dylan Trost (3), 3. Cody Dye (1), 4. Troy Borsos (7), 5. Chris Hartman (5), 6. Seth Crandall (2), 7. Tyler Watkins (6). NT


 

HOOSIER AUTO RACING FANS CLUB THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Kole Kirkman (1), 2. Luke Hall (2), 3. Drew Rader (4), 4. Stratton Briggs (3), 5. Buddy Hollmeyer (5), 6. Bryce Dues (7), 7. Jason Shaffer (6). NT


 

JEFF HILL TRAILER SALES FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tyler Nelson (2), 2. Gunnar Lucius (1), 3. Michael Magic (4), 4. Jalen Cox (3), 5. Trisdon Brown (5), 6. Derrick Noffsinger (6), 7. Ashley Schloss (7). NT


 

SEMI: (12 laps): 1. Parker Perry (1), 2. Chase Hodge (5), 3. Bryce Dues (3), 4. Derrick Noffsinger (4), 5. Tyler Watkins (6), 6. Seth Crandall (2), 7. Ashley Schloss (8), 8. Jason Shaffer (7). NT


 

JEFF HILL TRAILER SALES FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Matt Lux (7), 2. Kole Kirkman (6), 3. Gunnar Lucius (1), 4. Drew Rader (11), 5. Bryce Massingill (4), 6. Luke Hall (3), 7. Parker Perry (21), 8. Tyler Nelson (5), 9. Jalen Cox (16), 10. Chase Hodge (22), 11. Stratton Briggs (15), 12. Dylan Trost (2), 13. Trisdon Brown (20), 14. Cody Dye (10), 15. Ian Creager (17), 16. Derrick Noffsinger (24), 17. Buddy Hollmeyer (19), 18. Taten Long (9), 19. Brayden Schwartz (13), 20. Landen Francis (8), 21. Chris Hartman (18), 22. Bryce Dues (23), 23. Troy Borsos (14), 24. Michael Magic (12). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Matt Lux, Laps 6-11 Gunnar Lucius, Laps 12-25 Matt Lux.


 

NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET RACE: May 2, 2026 – Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – Non-Points Special Event


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Fast Qualifier: Drew Rader (14.977)


 

First Heat Winner: Matt Lux


 

Second Heat Winner: Bryce Massingill


 

Third Heat Winner: Kole Kirkman


 

Fourth Heat Winner: Tyler Nelson


 

Hard Charger: Parker Perry (21st to 7th)


 

LynK Chassis 10th Place Finisher: Chase Hodge

 

GRANT LIFTS THE LID,

OPENS USAC MIDGET SEASON WITH KOKOMO GP WIN

David Nearpass

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Kokomo, Indiana (April 25, 2026)………“I love Kokomo Speedway, and I love winning here even more.”


 

Justin Grant has done plenty of that in his career at the Indiana 1/4-mile dirt bullring, notching a total of 14 USAC national victories over the years, the majority of them in a sprint car.


 

But after finally tallying his first ever Kokomo USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship triumph one year ago, the Ione, California native repeated the feat once more during Saturday night’s Kokomo Grand Prix.


 

This time around, the fourth starting Grant raced his way into the lead past Zach Wigal on the 13th circuit of the 30-lap main event, then led the remaining 18 trips to put his CB Industries/NOS Energy Drink/Spike/Speedway Toyota into victory lane once again.


 

Grant’s latest triumph tied an all-time record for season opening USAC National Midget feature wins with his third on Saturday night at Kokomo. Grant had previously won the series season opener in 2017 at the Southern Illinois Center and again in 2022 at Florida’s Ocala Speedway.


 

Only three other drivers own three career USAC National Midget season opening victories: Steve Lotshaw, Tony Stewart and Rich Vogler. Each of those three can also count themselves as USAC National Midget champions, a group that Grant wants to accompany in 2026. After coming out swinging right out of the gate, Grant is certainly right on track.


 

“It’s awesome to get the first one and to get the first one of the season out of the way,” Grant exhaled. “We had a good year last year with (car owner) Chad (Boat) and this 87, and felt really good again tonight. I’m really excited, not only here, but for the whole midget schedule.”


 

Grant’s 97th career USAC national feature win was also the 21st of his USAC National Midget career. He surpassed A.J. Foyt on the all-time midget win list to move into a five-way tie for 31st place all-time alongside Steve Cannon, Jimmy Caruthers, Rex Easton and Ken Schrader.


 

Furthermore, Grant’s Kokomo score was the 600th midget feature win for the Toyota engine across several series, dating back to its very first win, the 2006 USAC Copper World Classic at Arizona’s Phoenix International Raceway, won by driver Dave Steele and car owner Steve Lewis.


 

Initially, pole starter Wigal darted out to the lead, narrowly nipping Jakeb Boxell at the stripe to pace the first lap. Meanwhile, Grant was hustling from his outside row two starting position, sliding by Boxell on the bottom of turn one on the eighth lap.


 

Over the next five laps, Grant steadily mowed down Wigal’s path as the front two plunged into lapped traffic. On lap 13, as Wigal approached the rear bumper of USAC debut-er Todd Kluever, Wigal’s momentum was snaggled. Simultaneously, Grant sprung to the outside of both Wigal and Kluever off the exit of turn four to assume his role as the new leader.


 

Grant, who stands at the top of the leaderboard in terms of all-time USAC National Sprint Car wins at Kokomo with 12, thoroughly demonstrated the fact that, in a midget, you can make maneuvers that might not necessarily be viable in a sprint car, such as the one that granted him the race lead on this night.


 

“Midgets are fun and they take a little bit of a different discipline,” Grant explained. “You can squeeze them into smaller holes and make things happen. Then, they are harder to finish on the other end because the motor bogs down and the guy will drive back by you. They’re easier to get yourself in and get by the guy, but they’re harder to keep them behind you. So, you’ve got to play things a little differently than you would in a sprint car. To find the last few percent, it’s quite a bit different from sprint car to midget, especially at places you’re familiar with. I’ve got so many sprint car habits here, I find myself having to be conscious of that and be conscious of breaking those habits when I get in the midget.”


 

In the meantime, Grant opened up a 10 car length lead over Wigal. Behind the top-two, it was a constant mad scramble for position between Boxell and his 4 Kings Racing teammate, Kevin Thomas Jr., as well as series Rookie Trevor Cline, all of whom exchanged spots a handful of times between them in the latter half of the race.


 

For Grant, it was practically a Carnival cruise during the final laps, although things got a bit too close for comfort with three laps to go. On lap 28, as Grant diamonded from the top of turn three to the bottom of turn four, the 20th place car of Rylan Gray suddenly closed up shop and headed for the infield, directly in front of Grant. Grant took evasive action by splitting to the right between Gray and 21st running Brandon Carr. It was no harm, no foul for Grant, as it turned out.


 

Down the stretch, nothing stopped the train that Grant kept a rollin’ as he crossed the finish line 2.796 seconds ahead of runner-up Zach Wigal, while Jacob Denney scurried from the inside of row 10 to round out the podium in third place. Kevin Thomas Jr. took fourth while Boxell tallied fifth.


 

Grant also led the most laps in the feature (18) to earn the K & N Filters Clean Air Award.


 

Meanwhile, Denney has passed an astounding 32 cars in his past two USAC National Midget feature starts at Kokomo. He advanced 16 positions on Saturday from his 19th starting spot to finish third and earn Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors. Last June, he also passed 16, going 17th to first.


 

Kevin Thomas Jr. set a new all-time USAC National Midget record in LearnLab Qualifying. His lap of 13.074 seconds at Kokomo provided him his fifth career opening night fast qualifying time with the series. That broke a record he had previously held along with the incomparable Mel Kenyon. Interestingly, of KTJ’s 11 career fast qualifying times with the series, five have come on opening night.


 


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: April 25, 2026 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th Kokomo Grand Prix


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Kevin Thomas Jr., 14, 4 Kings-13.074; 2. Colton Robinson, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.176; 3. Jacob Denney, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.176; 4. Justin Grant, 87, CBI-13.230; 5. Jakeb Boxell, 54, 4 Kings-13.233; 6. Trevor Cline, 55, Cline-13.311; 7. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-13.331; 8. Zach Wigal, 18, O'Dell-13.331; 9. Hayden Wise, 94, Ninety-Four-13.361; 10. Gunnar Setser, 43, Arnold-13.415; 11. Brecken Reese, 20Q, Reese-13.425; 12. Ethan Mitchell, 19m, Bundy Built-13.436; 13. Rylan Gray, 81G, Gray-13.449; 14. Mack Leopard, 14L, McDermand-13.464; 15. Thomas Meseraull, 7x, Engler-13.473; 16. Kale Drake, 4, RMS-13.475; 17. Chelby Hinton, 4B, Klatt-13.551; 18. Gavin Miller, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.581; 19. Hayden Reinbold, 19AZ, Reinbold-Underwood-13.637; 20. Kyle Jones, 7TX, Engler-13.652; 21. Brandon Carr, 98K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.777; 22. Bradley Cox, 45, Mason-13.892; 23. Todd Kluever, 55K, TK2-13.908; 24. Adam Taylor, 7T, ATM-14.143; 25. Robert Carson, 99K, Carson-14.998.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Gunnar Setser (3), 2. Kevin Thomas Jr. (6), 3. Kale Drake (1), 4. Justin Grant (5), 5. Hayden Reinbold (7), 6. Rylan Gray (2), 7. Robert Carson (9), 8. Bradley Cox (8), 9. Logan Seavey (4). NT


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jakeb Boxell (5), 2. Zach Wigal (4), 3. Chelby Hinton (1), 4. Brecken Reese (3), 5. Colton Robinson (6), 6. Kyle Jones (7), 7. Todd Kluever (8), 8. Mack Leopard (2). NT


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ethan Mitchell (3), 2. Thomas Meseraull (2), 3. Gavin Miller (1), 4. Trevor Cline (5), 5. Hayden Wise (4), 6. Brandon Carr (7), 7. Jacob Denney (6), 8. Adam Taylor (8). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (4), 2. Zach Wigal (1), 3. Jacob Denney (19), 4. Kevin Thomas Jr. (6), 5. Jakeb Boxell (3), 6. Trevor Cline (2), 7. Gunnar Setser (7), 8. Kale Drake (13), 9. Chelby Hinton (14), 10. Ethan Mitchell (8), 11. Colton Robinson (5), 12. Gavin Miller (15), 13. Thomas Meseraull (12), 14. Logan Seavey (20), 15. Hayden Reinbold (16), 16. Brecken Reese (10), 17. Hayden Wise (9), 18. Kyle Jones (17), 19. Bradley Cox (24), 20. Mack Leopard (23), 21. Brandon Carr (18), 22. Adam Taylor (25), 23. Todd Kluever (21), 24. Rylan Gray (11), 25. Robert Carson (22). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 Zach Wigal, Laps 13-30 Justin Grant.


 

**Mack Leopard flipped during the second heat.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Justin Grant-78, 2-Zach Wigal-74, 3-Kevin Thomas Jr.-74, 4-Jacob Denney-70, 5-Jakeb Boxell-68, 6-Trevor Cline-61, 7-Gunnar Setser-60, 8-Kale Drake-55, 9-Chelby Hinton-52, 10-Ethan Mitchell-51.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Logan Calderwood-36, 2-Briggs Danner-28, 3-Cale Coons-28, 4-Robert Ballou-25, 5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-24, 6-Chelby Hinton-22, 7-Justin Grant-21, 8-Hayden Reinbold-20, 9-Chase Stockon-18, 10-Brady Bacon-18.


 

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: April 26, 2026 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – 8th Kokomo Grand Prix


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Kevin Thomas Jr. (13.154)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Kevin Thomas Jr. (13.074)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Gunnar Setser


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Jakeb Boxell


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Ethan Mitchell


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Justin Grant (18 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Jacob Denney (19th to 3rd)

 

14TH TO 1ST! LEWIS STEALS USAC MRA SPRINT OPENER WITH LAST LAP PASS AT SPRINGFIELD

John Lee

Springfield, Missouri (April 25, 2026)………Ricky Lewis’ last lap pass netted him the victory in a spectacular USAC MRA Sprint Car season opener on Saturday night at Missouri’s Springfield Raceway.


 

Twenty-seven cars had checked into the pits at Springfield with drivers hailing from eight different states to compete in the inaugural Aubren Dudley Memorial, paying $4,000 to win and $400 to start.


 

Wesley Smith from nearby Nixa, Missouri took quick time in hot laps/time trials, turning in a run of 12.157 seconds. Interestingly enough, Oxnard, California’s Lewis was not able to take a time, setting the stage for his wild drive in the 25-lap feature, coming from 14th on the grid to the eventual win.


 

Racing in the four heats was fast and furious as Lone Jack, Missouri’s Jack Wagner took the first heat in the JHR 77. Luke Howard, from Overland Park, Kansas, came home first in the second heat, driving the Lewis 2. Lewis, after posting no time, had to start scratch in heat race number three, but charged from seventh to first for the victory. Chris Parkinson of Gladstone, Missouri raced to the win in the fourth and final heat.


 

With a storm blowing in on the radar, a quick decision was made by track officials to scrap intermission, and subsequently the semi-feature for USAC MRA, which meant that all cars were now eligible to run the main event.


 

Twenty-six of the 27 cars in attendance made the call for the feature sponsored by All Metal Recycling. With $4,000 on the line for first place, and the bragging rights that come with winning the first ever USAC MRA feature and the first ever Aubren Dudley Memorial, the racing was truly spectacular. And it wasn’t just for the win, but throughout the 26-car starting lineup as several drivers looking like they had a legitimate shot at victory.


 

Early on, positions were swapped at an amazing rate at the head of the pack, while Lewis steadily worked his way to the front, eventually taking the lead. But the old adage, “it ain’t over till it’s over,” certainly applied to this one!


 

After a late race caution, Lewis was penalized two spots for taking off too early on the restart and was docked two positions. This moved Wesley Smith to the lead and Cromwell to second place. Smith took off like a man possessed, but coming out of turn four, he slipped off the cushion, giving the lead to Cromwell, which also moved Lewis up to second. As they came down for the white flag, Cromwell was in first, Lewis second, and Smith third.


 

But Lewis was gaining, and then pulled off a massive slide job going into turn three that stuck. Lewis beat Cromwell to the line by about a car length, with Smith in third, Wyatt Burks in fourth, and Jack Wagner fighting his way up to fifth following a right rear tire going down earlier in the feature, which sent him to the back for the restart that followed.


 

Chase Howard, Bryson Smith, Kobe Simpson, Chris Parkinson, and Justin Johnson completed the top 10 finishers in that order.


 


 

USAC WHOLESALE BATTERIES MIDWEST RACING ASSOCIATION SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: April 25, 2026 – Springfield Raceway – Springfield, Missouri – Aubren Dudley Memorial


 

FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Wesley Smith, 44, Smith-12.157; 2. Jack Wagner, 77, Hockett-12.422; 3. Justin Johnson, 27, Johnson-12.521; 4. Tyler Kent, 7, Kent-13.358; 5. Junior Parkinson, 93, Weld-13.482; 6. Mark Lane, 33L, Lane-NT; 7. Samuel Wagner, 73, Wagner-NT.


 

SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Bryson Smith, 33, Smith-12.548; 2. Luke Howard, 2, Howard-12.656; 3. Blake Bowers, 52, Bowers-12.704; 4. Dakota Earls, 15E, Earls-12.778; 5. Ronny Howard, 44H, Howard-13.704; 6. Kyle Gorham, 18K, Gorham-14.219; 7. Lance Silvers, 7x, Silvers-14.321.


 

THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Wyatt Burks, 11w, Burks-12.317; 2. Tom Curran, 11x, Curran-12.661; 3. Tyler Burton, 03, Burton-12.999; 4. James Turnbull, 11T, Turnbull-13.980; 5. Jared McCarty, 44m, McCarty-15.262; 6. Kobe Simpson, 21K, Simpson-NT; 7. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-NT.


 

FOURTH QUALIFYING GROUP: 1. Chase Howard, 13, Howard-12.387; 2. Braydon Cromwell, 4, Cromwell-12.605; 3. Chris Parkinson, 65, Parkinson-12.737; 4. Jake Kouba, 6, Kouba-12.926; 5. Tim Kent, 79, Kent-13.301; 6. Jesse Bebee, 45, Bebee-14.138.


 

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jack Wagner (3), 2. Wesley Smith (4), 3. Samuel Wagner (7), 4. Justin Johnson (2), 5. Tyler Kent (1), 6. Junior Parkinson (5), 7. Mark Lane. NT


 

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Luke Howard (4), 2. Bryson Smith (3), 3. Dakota Earls (1), 4. Blake Bowers (2), 5. Ronny Howard (5), 6. Lance Silvers (7), 7. Kyle Gorham (6). NT


 

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ricky Lewis (7), 2. Wyatt Burks (4), 3. Kobe Simpson (6), 4. Tyler Burton (2), 5. James Turnbull (1), 6. Jared McCarty (5), 7. Tom Curran (3). NT


 

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Chris Parkinson (2), 2. Chase Howard (4), 3. Braydon Cromwell (3), 4. Jake Kouba (1), 5. Tim Kent (5), 6. Jesse Bebee (6). NT


 

FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ricky Lewis (14), 2. Braydon Cromwell (8), 3. Wesley Smith (1), 4. Wyatt Burks (6), 5. Jack Wagner (5), 6. Chase Howard (3), 7. Bryson Smith (4), 8. Kobe Simpson (19), 9. Justin Johnson (9), 10. Chris Parkinson (7), 11. Samuel Wagner (18), 12. Tyler Burton (12), 13. Jake Kouba (13), 14. Tim Kent (20), 15. Blake Bowers (10), 16. Jared McCarty (23), 17. Tyler Kent (16), 18. Junior Parkinson (22), 19. Lance Silvers (25), 20. Mark Lane (27), 21. Kyle Gorham (26), 22. Luke Howard (2), 23. Dakota Earls (11), 24. Ronny Howard (21), 25. Jesse Bebee (24), 26. James Turnbull (17), 27. Tom Curran. NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Wesley Smith, Laps 2-3 Luke Howard, Laps 4-13 Jack Wagner, Laps 14-17 Ricky Lewis, Laps 18-19 Wesley Smith, Laps 20-24 Braydon Cromwell, Lap 25 Ricky Lewis.


 

USAC WHOLESALE BATTERIES MIDWEST RACING ASSOCIATION SPRINT CAR SERIES POINTS: 1-Ricky Lewis-150, 2-Braydon Cromwell-145, 3-Wesley Smith-143, 4-Wyatt Burks-141, 5-Jack Wagner-139, 6-Chase Howard-137, 7-Bryson Smith-135, 8-Kobe Simpson-133, 9-Justin Johnson-131, 10-Chris Parkinson-129.


 

NEXT USAC WHOLESALE BATTERIES MIDWEST RACING ASSOCIATION SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE: May 9, 2026 – Red Hill Raceway – Sumner, Illinois – Non-Points Special Event

 

 

Friday Rained Out, USAC Midget Kokomo GP Shifts to Sat-Sun, April 25-26

 

 

By: Richie Murray - USAC Media


 

Kokomo, Indiana (April 24, 2026)………The dates for this weekend’s Kokomo Grand Prix have been shifted by one day and will now run on Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26.


 

With a rain out on the originally scheduled date of Friday, April 24, the decision has been made to contest the complete event over the weekened with two consecutive nights of full programs for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway.


 

The Kokomo Grand Prix will feature the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship and Kokomo Sprint Cars on each night at the 1/4-mile dirt oval.


 

On both nights, the pits will open at 3pm Eastern with the grandstands opening at 3pm. The drivers meeting is set for 5:30pm with cars hitting the track at 6pm followed by hot laps, qualifying and racing.


 

Adult general admission tickets for each night of the Kokomo Grand Prix are $30 with kids age 12 and under free. Pit passes are $40 for all ages each night.


 

The field will feature past Kokomo Grand Prix winners Kevin Thomas Jr. (Cullman, Alabama), Justin Grant (Ione, California) and Jacob Denney (Galloway, Ohio), plus two-time series champion Logan Seavey (Sutter, California) and many more.


 

Past Kokomo Grand Prix feature winners include Rico Abreu (2014 twice), Darren Hagen (2015), Brady Bacon (2017 twice), Tyler Courtney (2018-19), Kevin Thomas Jr. (2019), Emerson Axsom (2021), Chris Windom (2021), Jacob Denney (2025) and Justin Grant (2025).


 

Both nights of the event can also be watched LIVE on FloRacing at https://flosports.link/usac2026.

 

 

LEWIS SCORES FIRST USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT WIN AT CENTRAL AZ

Black Flagged Productions

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Casa Grande, Arizona (April 18, 2026)………Ricky Lewis has won his share of USAC races out west in his career. On Saturday night, he added a first to his ever-growing list at Casa Grande’s Central Arizona Raceway.


 

Starting sixth in the field, the Oxnard, California racer charged up through the field, and with five laps remaining, made the winning move to earn his first career USAC Avanti Windows & Doors Southwest Sprint Car feature victory.


 

Meanwhile, Lewis became the second different driver to wheel the Bonneau Motorsports No. 78 into USAC Southwest Sprint Car victory lane in 2026 at Central Arizona’s 3/8-mile dirt oval. Kevin Thomas Jr. also won in the car back on March 1.


 

Dayton Shelton led early from the pole position, pacing the initial four laps. However, Shelton soon gave way to the series’ all-time winningest driver, R.J. Johnson, on lap five, and from there, Johnson assumed control for the bulk of the race.


 

Although, on lap 21, Lewis beat Johnson into turn three to take the spot at the front the field as the leaders worked through lapped traffic.


 

A yellow flag a lap later for a turn four spin by B.J. Hernandez halted the race on lap 22, thus setting up a four-lap trophy dash between Lewis and Johnson.


 

On the final lap, Johnson was able to edge ahead of Lewis on the bottom of turn two. As they nearly touched wheels midway down the back straightaway, Lewis closed the door on Johnson entering turn three. Lewis then led Johnson to the stripe to grab the win by roughly two car lengths.


 

Behind Lewis, Johnson finished as the runner-up, while point leader Bruce St. James slotted into third. Charles Davis Jr. took fourth as Daylin Perreira rounded out the top-five.


 

The three heat races were won by Johnson, Lewis, and St. James.


 


 

USAC AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: April 18, 2026 – Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, Arizona


 

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. R.J. Johnson (#33p Petty) (1), 2. Stevie Sussex (#2y Yeley) (5), 3. Koen Crawford (#48 Crawford) (3), 4. James Webster (#5AZ Webster) (6), 5. Eugene Thomas (#10 Thomas) (7), 6. Jake Austin (#15 Austin) (8), 7. Mike Waddle (#25w Waddle) (4), 8. Bryan Ledbetter Jr. (#7OH Ledbetter) (2). NT


 

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ricky Lewis (#78 Bonneau) (6), 2. Dayton Shelton (#4D Shelton) (1), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (#11c Turner-Wheeler) (3), 4. A.J. Hernandez (#72 Hernandez) (4), 5. Troy DeGaton (#39T DeGaton) (7), 6. Jordan Stetson (#8AZ Stetson) (5), 7. George Zills (#10x Powers) (2). NT


 

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bruce St. James (#1AZ St. James) (3), 2. Mickey Gile (#23AZ Gile) (1), 3. Daylin Perreira (#21p Perreira) (5), 4. B.J. Fernandez (#87 Fernandez) (6), 5. Leland Fuller (#3 Fuller) (4), 6. 30K-Dan Klinder (2), 7. 01-Kyle Huttenhow (7). NT


 

FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Ricky Lewis (6), 2. R.J. Johnson (3), 3. Bruce St James (5), 4. Charles Davis Jr (11), 5. Daylin Perreira (2), 6. Stevie Sussex (4), 7. Koen Crawford (10), 8. Mickey Gile (7), 9. A.J. Hernandez (14), 10. Jordan Stetson (17), 11. Troy DeGaton (13), 12. Leland Fuller (15), 13. James Webster (8), 14. Eugene Thomas (12), 15. Dan Klinder (18), 16. Kyle Huttenhow (22), 17. Mike Waddle (19), 18. B.J. Fernandez III (9), 19. Jake Austin (16), 20. Dayton Shelton (1). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Dayton Shelton, Laps 5-20 R.J. Johnson, Laps 21-25 Ricky Lewis.


 

USAC AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Bruce St. James-353, 2-Charles Davis Jr.-340, 3-R.J. Johnson-333, 4-Stevie Sussex-312, 5-Daylin Perreira-293, 6-Dayton Shelton-262, 7-Jordan Stetson-257, 8-A.J. Hernandez-250, 9-Koen Crawford-244, 10-Connor Lundy-208.


 

NEXT USAC AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE: May 16, 2026 – Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, Arizona

 

DANNER SLIDES WAY TO VICTORY IN BRIDGEPORT USAC EAST COAST OPENER

Steve Koletar

By: Kurt Bettler


 

Swedesboro, New Jersey (April 18, 2026)………Allentown, Pennsylvania’s Briggs Danner rolled into New Jersey’s Bridgeport Motorsports Park with one goal – win.


 

He got it, but not without a full-throttle fight from start to finish.


 

Jonathan Swanson led the field to green in the 2026 USAC East Coast opener presented by Baer Den Farms, pacing the first seven circuits of the 25-lapper. But the early spotlight didn’t stay there long. The “Thriller” Kenny Miller III wasted no time slicing forward from fourth to grab the lead on lap eight.


 

Behind him, the pressure was building. Danner was on the move from eighth, while defending series champ Steven Drevicki charged from sixth – two heavy hitters zeroing in fast.


 

A lap 12 caution for Jason Cherry reset the field, but by lap 16, traffic turned the race into a chess match at full speed. Danner and Miller went to war, threading through lapped cars with precision and aggression as Danner rose to the lead on lap 16.


 

Drevicki stayed glued to the fight, keeping the leaders honest and ready to capitalize. Further back, Olivia Thayer turned heads with a charge from 22nd after transferring through the semi, and Bruce Buckwalter Jr. stayed steady inside the top 10 despite a tough redraw.


 

But up front, it was Danner’s moment.


 

Through traffic, with Miller throwing everything he had at him, Danner made the decisive moves when it mattered most, sliding, gripping, and powering his way to victory lane in the Hogue Enterprises No. 39 backed by E. Schneider & Sons and Aw Shucks Roasted Corn.


 

Miller crossed in second, strong but hungry for more. Drevicki showed championship form in third, keeping the pressure on throughout. Brendan Hires finished fourth, marking his best career run with USAC, and Christian Bruno impressed in his new 3BC ride, charging to fifth.


 


 

USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CARS PRESENTED BY BAER DEN FARMS RACE RESULTS: April 18, 2026 – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey


 

BDB GRAPHICS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, top 5 transfer to the feature) 1. Kenny Miller III (#23m Miller) (4), 2. Briggs Danner (#39 Hogue) (7), 3. Joe Kata (#10 Kata) (1), 4. Tommy Kunsman (#21K Kunsman) (6), 5. Ed Aikin (#7 Butler-Aikin) (5), 6. Jake Galloway (#27G Galloway) (8), 7. Frank Frasco (#186 Frasco) (2), 8. Patrick Chilmonik (#1 Chilmonik) (3). NT


 

E. SCHNEIDER & SONS SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, top 5 transfer to the feature) 1. Bruce Buckwalter Jr. (#83 Buckwalter) (5), 2. Richy Carnathan (#64 Carnathan) (1), 3. David Swanson (#117 Swanson) (3), 4. Jared Kreider (#24 Kreider) (7), 5. Dan Malley (#H20 Malley) (2), 6. Jason Cherry (#67 Cherry) (4), 7. Dirk Rimrott (#4 Rimrott) (6), 8. Ryan Roulette (#67R Roulette) (8). NT


 

BOULEVARD TRUCK REPAIR THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, top 5 transfer to the feature) 1. Steven Drevicki (#19 Drevicki) (6), 2. Brendan Hires (#2 Danner) (2), 3. Ronald Helmick (#22R Helmick) (5), 4. Matthew Swift (#03 Swift) (1), 5. J.R. Fulper (#67 Fulper) (7), 6. Larry McVay (#51 Kelly) (4), 7. Olivia Thayer (#39T Thayer) (3), 8. Shane Braxton (#35 Braxton) (8). NT


 

CAN-AM FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, top 5 transfer to the feature) 1. Jonathan Swanson (#17 Swanson) (1), 2. Christian Bruno (#3BC Franckowiak) (5), 3. Stan Ploski III (#27 Ploski) (4), 4. Kyle Spence (#42 Fraker) (8), 5. Anthony Foscone Jr. (#14 Foscone) (6), 6. Heidi Hedin (#3H Hedin) (2), 7. Greg Shepsis (#75 Shepsis) (7), 8. Joey Crilly (#22 Crilly) (3). NT


 

BOULEVARD TRUCK REPAIR SEMI: (8 laps, starting positions in parentheses, top 4 transfer to the feature) 1. Jason Cherry (2), 2. Olivia Thayer (7), 3. Shane Braxton (11), 4. Jake Galloway (1), 5. Joey Crilly (12), 6. Heidi Hedin (4), 7. Ryan Roulette (10), 8. Greg Shepsis (8), 9. Larry McVay (3), 10. Dirk Rimrott (6). NT


 

BAER DEN FARMS FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Briggs Danner (8), 2. Kenny Miller III (4), 3. Steven Drevicki (6), 4. Brendan Hires (2), 5. Christian Bruno (7), 6. Jonathan Swanson (1), 7. Joe Kata (9), 8. Tommy Kunsman (13), 9. Bruce Buckwalter Jr. (5), 10. Kyle Spence (16), 11. Stan Ploski III (12), 12. J.R. Fulper (19), 13. Olivia Thayer (22), 14. Jared Kreider (14), 15. Jake Galloway (24), 16. Matthew Swift (15), 17. Dan Malley (18), 18. Richy Carnathan (3), 19. Jason Cherry (21), 20. Ed Aikin (17), 21. Shane Braxton (23), 22. Ronald Helmick (11), 23. David Swanson (10), 24. Anthony Foscone Jr. (20). NT


 

**Patrick Chilmonik flipped during the first heat. Greg Shepsis flipped during the semi.


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Jonathan Swanson, Laps 8-15 Kenny Miller III, Laps 16-25 Briggs Danner.


 

USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CARS PRESENTED BY BAER DEN FARMS POINTS: 1-Briggs Danner-77, 2-Kenny Miller III-75, 3-Steven Drevicki-72, 4-Brendan Hires-68, 5-Christian Bruno-65, 6-Jonathan Swanson-63, 7-Joe Kata-58, 8-Tommy Kunsman-54, 9-Bruce Buckwalter Jr.-54, 10-Kyle Spence-48.


 

NEXT USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CARS PRESENTED BY BAER DEN FARMS RACE: April 24, 2026 – Bedford Speedway – Bedford, Pennsylvania


 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Hoosier Tire Winner: J.R. Fulper


 

Fast Time of the Night Presented by Bitner Auto: Briggs Danner


 

Hot Lap Fast Time Presented by Radical: Steven Drevicki


 

C & C Landscape Hard Charger: Olivia Thayer


 

J & W Custom Homes Best 305 or Crate: Stan Ploski III


 

JPA Hard Luck Award: David Swanson
 

 

KTJ GOES WEST, WINS USAC CRA SPRINTS AT CASA GRANDE

Black Flagged Productions

By: Lance Jennings


 

Casa Grande, Arizona (April 18, 2026)………Kevin Thomas Jr. capitalized on Ricky Lewis’ misfortune, then led the remaining 13 laps to capture Saturday night’s Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car main event at Central Arizona Raceway.


 

Driving the Petty Performance Racing #33p Avanti Windows & Doors Sherman, the Cullman, Alabama driver assumed the lead after a flat front tire sent Ricky Lewis to the work area on lap 17, going on to score his second win of the season and earned $5,000 for his efforts.


 

Lewis rebounded to claim second while point leader and Friday night winner R.J. Johnson came home third. Fast qualifier Cale Coons finished fourth and Eddie Tafoya Jr. placed fifth at the Pinal County Fairgrounds oval.


 

Greencastle, Indiana’s Coons began the show posting the first Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award of his career. Racing the Dooling Autosports / Curb-Agajanian #63 Curb Records DRC, Coons turned the fastest lap with a time of 15.264 seconds over Thomas, Lewis, Braden Chiaramonte, Johnson, and the rest of the 19 drivers in attendance.


 

After becoming the 95th fast time driver with USAC CRA, Coons took the win in the night’s 10-lap Sexton Fire Protection First Heat Race. The USAC National Series rookie contender finished ahead of Chiaramonte, Tafoya, Wayne Siddle, Connor Lundy, Brecken Guerrero, and Zate Legend.


 

The 10-lap Roy Miller Freight Lines Second Heat Race victory went to “Chargin” Charles Davis Jr. of Buckeye, Arizona. The owner/driver of the MP Environmental Services #47 DRC was followed by Thomas, Johnson, Verne Sweeney, Joshua Shipley, and “The Pineapple” Daylin Perreira.


 

The night’s third and final heat race sponsored by Rescue Mission Alliance was taken by “The Radio Flyer” Bruce St. James of Apache Junction, Arizona. The owner/driver of the #1AZ Central Arizona Raceway Maxim, with a 360 engine, took the checkered flags over “The Big Game Hunter” Austin Williams, Lewis, A.J. Bender, Dayton Shelton, and Stevie Sussex.


 

After racing from fifteenth to tenth, Surprise, Arizona’s Joshua Shipley earned the night’s Hard Charger Award / “Best Passing Job” honors at Central Arizona Raceway. The owner / driver of the Advanced Machine Works #2x DRC took home an extra $450 courtesy of Avanti Windows & Doors, photographer Steve Lafond, and Checkered Flag Promotions.


 

The Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car Series will return to action on Saturday, May 2nd at Ventura Raceway. The action packed showcase will also feature the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC Western States Midgets. 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, X and Instagram pages.


 


 

AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: April 18, 2026 – Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, Arizona


 

WOODLAND AUTO DISPLAY QUALIFYING: 1. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-15.264; 2. Kevin Thomas Jr., 33p, Petty-15.379; 3. Ricky Lewis, 15, Bonneau-15.410; 4. Braden Chiaramonte, 73B, Chiaramonte-15.489; 5. R.J. Johnson, 1p, Petty-15.497; 6. Austin Williams, 17w, Dunkel-15.582; 7. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 51T, Tafoya-15.728; 8. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-15.749; 9. Dayton Shelton, 4D, Shelton-15.814; 10. Brecken Guerrero, 98B, Guerrero-15.815; 11. Daylin Perreira, 21p, Perreira-15.946; 12. A.J. Bender, 21, Bender-15.969; 13. Connor Lundy, 97, Lundy-15.994; 14. Joshua Shipley, 2x, Shipley-16.039; 15. Bruce St. James, 1AZ, St. James-16.041; 16. Wayne Siddle, 007, Siddle-16.101; 17. Verne Sweeney, 98, Guerrero-16.468; 18. Stevie Sussex, 2, Yeley-NT; 19. Zate Legend, Z8, Legend-NT.


 

SEXTON FIRE PROTECTION FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Cale Coons, 2. Braden Chiaramonte, 3. Eddie Tafoya Jr., 4. Wayne Siddle, 5. Connor Lundy, 6. Brecken Guerrero, 7. Zate Legend. NT


 

ROY MILLER FREIGHT LINES SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Charles Davis Jr., 2. Kevin Thomas Jr., 3. R.J. Johnson, 4. Verne Sweeney, 5. Joshua Shipley, 6. Daylin Perreira. NT


 

RESCUE MISSION ALLIANCE THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Bruce St. James, 2. Austin Williams, 3. Ricky Lewis, 4. A.J. Bender, 5. Dayton Shelton, 6. Stevie Sussex. NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (5), 2. Ricky Lewis (4), 3. R.J. Johnson (2), 4. Cale Coons (6), 5. Eddie Tafoya Jr. (9), 6. Austin Williams (1), 7. Bruce St. James (8), 8. Braden Chiaramonte (3), 9. A.J. Bender (13), 10. Joshua Shipley (15), 11. Dayton Shelton (10), 12. Charles Davis Jr. (7), 13. Brecken Guerrero (11), 14. Wayne Siddle (16), 15. Verne Sweeney (17), 16. Daylin Perreira (12), 17. Connor Lundy (14), 18. Zate Legend (19), 19. Stevie Sussex (18). NT


 

**Connor Lundy flipped on lap 17 of the feature.


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 R.J. Johnson, Laps 2-17 Ricky Lewis, Laps 18-30 Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS / STEVE LAFOND PHOTOS / CHECKERED FLAG PROMOTIONS HARD CHARGER: Joshua Shipley (15th to 10th)


 

NEW AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-R.J. Johnson-517, 2-Ricky Lewis-461, 3-Austin Williams-429, 4-A.J. Bender-411, 5-Connor Lundy-393, 6-Charles Davis Jr.-343, 7-Verne Sweeney-329, 8-Dayton Shelton-312, 9-Brecken Guerrero-311, 10-Braden Chiaramonte-267.


 

NEXT AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: May 2, 2026 – Ventura Raceway – Ventura, California

 

 

CHECKED OFF! CUMMINS COLLECTS FIRST TERRE HAUTE USAC WIN AT JIM HURTUBISE CLASSIC

 

David Nearpas

 

 

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Terre Haute, Indiana (April 12, 2026)………Kyle Cummins has accomplished a great deal of notable achievements in his USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship career, chiefly speaking of the 31 career feature victories as well as his series driving championship one year ago.


 

That said, one feat that had forever eluded the Princeton, Indiana racer was a USAC National Sprint Car win at Indiana’s Terre Haute Action Track.


 

That is, until Sunday night at the 23rd running of the Jim Hurtubise Classic.


 

Starting fifth, Cummins roared to the lead past Mitchel Moles just five laps into the 30-lap feature to break through for his first USAC National Sprint Car win at the famed 1/2-mile dirt oval in his 16th career series start at the track dating back to 2009.


 

For Cummins, there’s not really anything he could place into the same realm as the feat he was able to pull off at the Action Track in his Petty Performance Racing/Avanti Windows & Doors – JUGO Superfoods/Mach-1/Stanton Chevy No. 3p.


 

“Nothing else,” when asked if anything could compare to taming the Terre Haute Action Track in USAC competition. “There through the middle of the race, I might not have been as good. Then, towards the end, I got mad and just freaking drove it. It was either going to blow up or win. It didn’t matter.”


 

While Cummins actually owns a previous triumph at Terre Haute with the Midwest Sprint Car Series in 2021, this moment stood as one of his proudest moments. Take into consideration that his first career USAC National Sprint Car appearance came at the Terre Haute Action Track as a 16-year-old newcomer in 2003. The end result saw Cummins transported to the hospital after vaulting over the turn three wall during a heat race.


 

Furthermore, Cummins’ latest score was his first USAC National Sprint Car win of the season following six consecutive top-five results on the series trail, including a second place finish 24 hours earlier at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway after leading the initial 12 laps before being overtaken for the number one spot.


 

“It hasn’t been a rough year, but we just hadn’t won any races,” Cummins acknowledged. “I really felt good about last night but I was disappointed. I’ll take second there last night if it meant winning tonight.”


 

In his first race as the series point leader in 2026, the defending champ notched his 31st career USAC National Sprint Car victory, tying him with Tyler Courtney for 18th place on the all-time list.


 

Cummins hustled his way into the prime position on Sunday night as he delivered a slide job on Moles in turn one on the fifth lap. By lap 10, he had worked his way into traffic, first by Australian Troy Carey and then by Illinoisan James Lyerla. However, Cummins’ lead over Moles had shrunk in half from 1.6 seconds down to 0.9 just prior to the halfway mark.


 

Logan Seavey, who had muscled into third and was posing a challenge to Moles for second, stopped atop turn four with a flat right rear tire on the 15th lap, which sent him to the Indy Metal Finishing Work Area for fresh rubber. Restarting at the tail of the field, he rushed back to ninth. A solid result, all things considered.


 

Soon, 2019 Hurtubise Classic winner Justin Grant came into range as he charged under Moles for the second position in the third turn on the 19th go around. Moles performed a half-spin in the process, but motored on, albeit now in third.


 

The red flag was displayed on lap 20 when Cannon McIntosh and Ricky Lewis tangled in turn four amid a battle for the 11th position. McIntosh wound up with the short end of the stick in the deal as he flipped upside down. Lewis continued on to finish seventh.


 

A wild scramble on the ensuing lap 21 restart saw both Moles and Jake Swanson drift past Grant in turn three, sending Moles back to second and Swanson to third while Grant fell down the running order to fourth. At the same time, 2015 Hurtubise Classic victor Robert Ballou stopped at the bottom of turns three and four with a downed left rear tire while running seventh. He returned to the tail of the field with a new tire, and crossed under the checkered flag 11th in the final tally.


 

Following one last final restart on lap 22, Cummins separated himself from Moles by a handful of car lengths initially. With five to go, Moles dug into the cushion in turns three and four and lost valuable ground as Cummins spurted away to freedom. Cummins began to mathematically equate the laps down the stretch. He didn’t want to let this opportunity slip from his grip.


 

“We got behind the first couple of laps there, but we made same good moves and got to the lead,” Cummins recounted. “It’s a long time around Terre Haute. Thirty laps just feels likes it’s forever and ever. I thought surely we’ve got to be getting close, and they’re like ‘ah, 21 laps.’ I was hoping it was a 25-lapper!”


 

Nonetheless, whether the main event distance was 25 or 30 laps, Cummins had the field covered as he crossed the stripe 1.597 seconds ahead of Mitchel Moles. Justin Grant took third with Jake Swanson fourth and C.J. Leary rounding out the top-five.


 

Cummins had plenty of clean air this evening after taking the lead on lap five. He led the remaining 26 laps to get the win as well as the K & N Filters Clean Air award.


 

Meanwhile, Briggs Danner followed up the previous night’s win with another solid performance at Terre Haute. He raced from 14th to sixth in the feature to earn Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors. The sixth is his best career USAC National Sprint Car finish to date at Terre Haute.


 

It was a first for Justin Grant in LearnLab Qualifying. Never before had he been a USAC National Sprint Car Fast Qualifier at the Terre Haute Action Track. On Sunday, he finally got it done with a top lap of 21.267 seconds. His 42nd career quick time with the series tied him with Kevin Thomas Jr. for sixth place all-time.


 

Rusty McClure, who captured the one and only USAC National Sprint Car win of his career during the 1992 Jim Hurtubise Classic, was on hand for the evening’s event and served as grand marshal.


 

 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: April 12, 2026 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – 23rd Jim Hurtubise Classic – 1/2-Mile Dirt Track


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-21.267; 2. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-21.460; 3. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-21.632; 4. Kevin Thomas Jr., 3R, Rock Steady-21.709; 5. C.J. Leary, 53, Fox-21.817; 6. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-21.838; 7. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming Swanson-21.943; 8. Cannon McIntosh, 5G, KO-22.046; 9. Chase Stockon, 92, Sertich-22.072; 10. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-22.175; 11. Logan Calderwood, 6, Calderwood-22.266; 12. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-22.323; 13. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-22.363; 14. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-22.486; 15. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-22.818; 16. David Gasper, 77s, Sturgeon-22.973; 17. Aric Gentry, 10, Gentry-23.334; 18. James Lyerla, 11, JL-23.458; 19. Adam Taylor, 8T, Doherty-23.530; 20. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-23.642; 21. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-23.774; 22. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-24.082.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jake Swanson (4), 2. Trey Osborne (2), 3. Justin Grant (6), 4. Kevin Thomas Jr. (5), 5. David Gasper (1), 6. Cale Coons (3), 7. Troy Carey (8), 8. Adam Taylor (7). 2:51.123


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Cummins (6), 2. Robert Ballou (2), 3. C.J. Leary (5), 4. Cannon McIntosh (4), 5. Brandon Mattox (7), 6. Aric Gentry (1), 7. Logan Calderwood (3). 2:49.720


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mitchel Moles (5), 2. Briggs Danner (2), 3. Chase Stockon (4), 4. Logan Seavey (6), 5. Ricky Lewis (3), 6. Hayden Reinbold (7), 7. James Lyerla (1). 2:53.875


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Cummins (5), 2. Mitchel Moles (1), 3. Justin Grant (6), 4. Jake Swanson (7), 5. C.J. Leary (2), 6. Briggs Danner (14), 7. Ricky Lewis (11), 8. Cale Coons (10), 9. Logan Seavey (4), 10. Chase Stockon (9), 11. Robert Ballou (13), 12. Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), 13. Trey Osborne (12), 14. Logan Calderwood (19), 15. Brandon Mattox (17), 16. Hayden Reinbold (18), 17. David Gasper (15), 18. Adam Taylor (22), 19. James Lyerla (20), 20. Troy Carey (21), 21. Cannon McIntosh (8), 22. Aric Gentry (16). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Mitchel Moles, Laps 5-30 Kyle Cummins.                                                                                                                                                                            

**Cannon McIntosh flipped on lap 20 of the feature.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-610, 2-Justin Grant-587, 3-Jake Swanson-570, 4-Mitchel Moles-562, 5-Logan Seavey-551, 6-Briggs Danner-531, 7-Chase Stockon-518, 8-Kevin Thomas Jr.-500, 9-C.J. Leary-472, 10-Trey Osborne-443.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Logan Calderwood-36, 2-Briggs Danner-28, 3-Cale Coons-28, 4-Robert Ballou-25, 5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-22, 6-Hayden Reinbold-19, 7-Justin Grant-18, 8-Chase Stockon-18, 9-Brady Bacon-18, 10-Chelby Hinton-17.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: May 1, 2026 – Bloomington Speedway – Bloomington, Indiana – 19th Larry Rice Classic – 1/4-Mile Dirt Track

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CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Justin Grant (21.015)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Justin Grant (21.267)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Jake Swanson


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Kyle Cummins


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Mitchel Moles


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Kyle Cummins (26 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Briggs Danner (14th to 6th)

 

 

 

BRIGGS BURG!

DANNER RIM RIDES TO JUSTIN OWEN MEMORIAL SCORE

Rich Forman

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Lawrenceburg, Indiana (April 11, 2026)………Briggs Danner rode the rim of Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway to perfection during Saturday night’s third annual Justin Owen Memorial Presented by Tempstar.


 

The Allentown, Pennsylvania native raced from his fifth place starting spot and into the lead just before the midway point of the 30-lap feature, then fended off Kyle Cummins on multiple restarts down the stretch to capture his first USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship win of the 2026 season.


 

Danner’s second USAC National Sprint Car triumph at Lawrenceburg’s 3/8-mile dirt oval was the eighth overall of his career, tying him with Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, Johnny Rutherford, Joe Saldana and Jake Swanson for 62nd place on the all-time list.


 

The race was held in memory of Justin Owen, the 2022 sprint car track champion at Lawrenceburg who lost his life in a racing accident at the track in 2023. For Danner, it was certainly special to add his name alongside Kevin Thomas Jr. (2024) and Justin Grant (2025) as winners of the event.


 

“I feel like this is what it’s all about – for Justin,” Danner stated. “This is a really cool deal to be able to come out and be a part of it.”


 

Danner had an inkling the track was going to be to his liking. For him, it was just a matter of the high line giving him what he needed after being a bit thinner early on. In the end, Danner had his Hogue Racing Enterprises/E. Schneider & Sons – Keystone Cap/DRC/Rider Chevy dialed in.


 

“What a car this was to drive tonight,” Danner exclaimed. “It was making my job very easy, for sure. This was a helluva night and if we can keep them going this way, we’ll be okay.”


 

In a span of about a half lap on the third circuit of the feature, Danner picked off two off the top of turn four, eking around the outside of Jake Swanson for fourth, then nipping Mitchel Moles at the stripe in the blink of an eye later for third. Danner kept on pedaling near the outside wall, and blitzed his way by Justin Grant for second off the turn two top rope.


 

Cummins, meanwhile, had led from the outset. But soon, he reached the tail end of the field and Danner snipped the interval rather quickly, matching each and every one of Cummins’ needle-threading maneuvers along the way on the high banks.


 

By lap 13, Danner was right on Cummins’ rear bumper. Changing course, however, when Danner saw daylight on the bottom of turn three under Cummins, he left the top and went on the attack down low. Danner dove to the bottom of the track, then slid up in front of Cummins as he rose up the turn four banking, clearing the way to take over up front with authority.


 

After Austin Nigh (19th) spun to a stop in between turns three and four on the 19th lap, Danner’s 2.320 second lead over Cummins was erased. Cummins, with a new lease on his feature life, took instant capitalization of his reprieve to make a bid for the lead on the lap 19 restart. As Cummins drifted ahead of Danner in turn one, Danner quickly flicked the steering wheel and charged back under Cummins to re-secure the one spot.


 

But just when Danner thought he was back in the clear, Trey Osborne (11th) spun on the infield berm in turns three and four, which collected Cannon McIntosh (12th), grinding both to a halt. For McIntosh, the 2025 USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Champion, it was his first USAC National Sprint Car start in nearly five years. Earlier in the night, McIntosh captured a heat race win in his first run for KO Motorsports.


 

In turn, it set up another restart for Danner to go face-to-face with, and with Cummins hot on his trail.


 

“That was probably the longest 20 laps of my life, just waiting for the checker to fall,” Danner admitted. “I didn’t want to see those restarts come because I felt like I was in a rhythm and doing a good job on my part. To fend off Kyle on restarts is tough. He’ll be aggressive and he’s very calculating. He knows what he’s doing.”


 

This time, however, Cummins didn’t have a move on Danner in turn one. Danner was simply in another zip code as he muscled away once more, and “Danner” was all she wrote.


 

Danner defeated Cummins to the finish line by a 1.382 second margin with Justin Grant rounding out the podium in third. Robert Ballou made a late rally on the bottom to finish fourth while C.J. Leary rounded out the top-five.


 

Earning the $100 K & N Filters Clean Air award was Danner who led a race-high 18 laps en route to victory. Danner also added $400 to the bank for qualifying second quickest. The extra cash was one of the many rewards issued throughout the evening as part of the Justin Owen Memorial.


 

C.J. Leary lined his wallet with $150 for grabbing LearnLab Fast Qualifying honors, which provided the famed Fox No. 53 its first fast time award at Lawrenceburg since 2010 with Jon Stanbrough behind the wheel. For Leary, it was the 58th fast time of his USAC National Sprint Car career, just two behind Tracy Hines for third place all-time. Leary also bagged an extra $400 for laying down the second fastest time during hot laps.


 

USAC National Sprint Car Rookie David Gasper had a quite lucrative Lawrenceburg debut. The young Californian’s 23rd to 14th run in the feature netted him the Hard Charger award for the night. He collected $1,000 in Justin Owen Memorial cash for his efforts, plus $150 more from Rod End Supply.


 

Ryan Barr came up one spot short of the feature, but still came home with some extra money as the first non-transfer of the semi-feature. He was the recipient of the $264 Justin Owen Memorial bonus, plus the standard $200 USAC non-transfer money.


 

Four drivers earned bonuses by finishing fourth in their respective heat races in honor of Justin Owen's car number #4J. They were C.J. Leary, Logan Calderwood, Jadon Rogers and Cale Coons.

 


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: April 11, 2026 – Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Indiana – 3rd Annual Justin Owen Memorial Presented by Tempstar – 3/8-Mile Dirt Track


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. C.J. Leary, 53, Fox-14.210; 2. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-14.223; 3. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-14.313; 4. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-14.420; 5. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-14.434; 6. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming Swanson-14.514; 7. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-14.514; 8. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-14.531; 9. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-14.537; 10. Austin Nigh, 97, Nigh-14.616; 11. Jadon Rogers, 14, Rogers-14.634; 12. Shawn Westerfeld, 4J, Fischesser/Owen-14.674; 13. Kevin Thomas Jr., 3R, Rock Steady-14.742; 14. Nate Carle, 14c, Carle-14.757; 15. Cannon McIntosh, 5G, KO-14.760; 16. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-14.771; 17. Chase Stockon, 92, Sertich-14.812; 18. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-14.967; 19. Kyle Shipley, 0G, Black Gold-15.024; 20. Zack Pretorius, 9z, Pretorius-15.063; 21. Chelby Hinton, 2B, 2B Racing-15.090; 22. Logan Calderwood, 6, Calderwood-15.129; 23. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-15.162; 24. Ryan Barr, 21B, Barr-15.216; 25. Braxton Cummings, 71B, Cummings-15.260; 26. David Gasper, 77s, Sturgeon-15.521; 27. Dustin Webber, 9, Webber-15.802; 28. Zach Lamb, 73, Lamb-16.216; 29. Evan Mosley, 2, Barkdull-16.331; 30. Aric Gentry, 10, Gentry-16.646; 31. Colin Parker, 16K, Knight-NT.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Chase Stockon (2), 2. Robert Ballou (4), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), 4. C.J. Leary (6), 5. Kyle Cummins (5), 6. Chelby Hinton (1), 7. Braxton Cummings (7), 8. Evan Mosley (8). NT


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Briggs Danner (6), 2. Trey Osborne (2), 3. Jake Swanson (5), 4. Logan Calderwood (1), 5. David Gasper (7), 6. Aric Gentry (8), 7. Nate Carle (3), 8. Austin Nigh (4). NT


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cannon McIntosh (3), 2. Hayden Reinbold (1), 3. Justin Grant (6), 4. Jadon Rogers (4), 5. Logan Seavey (5), 6. Kyle Shipley (2), 7. Dustin Webber (7). NT


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mitchel Moles (6), 2. Ricky Lewis (3), 3. Zack Pretorius (2), 4. Cale Coons (5), 5. Shawn Westerfeld (4), 6. Ryan Barr (1). NT


 

FIVE STAR RACE CAR BODIES SEMI: (10 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Aric Gentry (6), 2. Nate Carle (2), 3. Austin Nigh (1), 4. Braxton Cummings (7), 5. Ryan Barr (5), 6. Evan Mosley (9), 7. Kyle Shipley (3), 8. Chelby Hinton (4), 9. Dustin Webber. NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Briggs Danner (5), 2. Kyle Cummins (2), 3. Justin Grant (4), 4. Robert Ballou (11), 5. C.J. Leary (6), 6. Jake Swanson (1), 7. Mitchel Moles (3), 8. Cale Coons (10), 9. Kevin Thomas Jr. (15), 10. Jadon Rogers (13), 11. Chase Stockon (8), 12. Trey Osborne (18), 13. Hayden Reinbold (21), 14. David Gasper (23), 15. Logan Seavey (9), 16. Zack Pretorius (19), 17. Ricky Lewis (17), 18. Logan Calderwood (20), 19. Chelby Hinton (25-P), 20. Shawn Westerfeld (14), 21. Nate Carle (16), 22. Austin Nigh (12), 23. Cannon McIntosh (7), 24. Braxton Cummings (22), 25. Aric Gentry (24). NT


 

(P) represents a provisional starter.


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 Kyle Cummins, Laps 13-30 Briggs Danner.


 

**Kyle Shipley flipped during the semi.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-527, 2-Justin Grant-511, 3-Jake Swanson-501, 4-Logan Seavey-496, 5-Mitchel Moles-486, 6-Chase Stockon-469, 7-Briggs Danner-469, 8-Kevin Thomas Jr.-453, 9-C.J. Leary-406, 10-Brady Bacon-402.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Logan Calderwood-31, 2-Cale Coons-26, 3-Robert Ballou-23, 4-Kevin Thomas Jr.-22, 5-Briggs Danner-20, 6-Chase Stockon-18, 7-Brady Bacon-18, 8-Chelby Hinton-17, 9-Hayden Reinbold-17, 10-Justin Grant-15.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: April 12, 2026 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – 23rd Jim Hurtubise Classic – 1/2-Mile Dirt Track


 

‍CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Justin Grant (14.317)


 

Second Fastest in Hot Laps: C.J. Leary (14.425)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: C.J. Leary (14.210)


 

Second Fastest Qualifier: Briggs Danner (14.223)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Chase Stockon


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Briggs Danner


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Cannon McIntosh


 

USAC Gear Fourth Heat Winner: Mitchel Moles


 

4th Place Heat Race Finishers: C.J. Leary, Logan Calderwood, Jadon Rogers & Cale Coons


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Aric Gentry


 

First Semi Non-Transfer: Ryan Barr


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Briggs Danner (18 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply / Justin Owen Memorial Hard Charger: David Gasper (23rd to 14th)

 

 

 

SATURDAY’S PARAGON USAC SPRINT CAR CHUCK AMATI CLASSIC RAINED OUT

 

Paragon, Indiana (April 4, 2026)………This Saturday’s April 4 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship event at Indiana’s Paragon Speedway has been rained out.


 

The 16th running of the Chuck Amati Classic will be rescheduled at a later date under the sanctioning of the Midwest Thunder 410 Sprint Car Series.


 

USAC racing returns to Paragon Speedway with the 22nd annual USAC Indiana Midget Week featuring the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship on Wednesday night, June 10.


 

USAC National Sprint Car racing resumes at Paragon in 2026 with the 39th edition of NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters on Wednesday night, July 29.


 

The USAC National Sprint Car season continues with a pair of Indiana events next weekend. The third annual Justin Owen Memorial begins the slate on Saturday night, April 11, at Lawrenceburg Speedway. The 23rd Jim Hurtubise Classic rounds out the weekend on Sunday night, April 12, at the Terre Haute Action Track.

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Paragon, Indiana (April 4, 2026)………This Saturday’s April 4 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship event at Indiana’s Paragon Speedway has been rained out.


 

The 16th running of the Chuck Amati Classic will be rescheduled at a later date under the sanctioning of the Midwest Thunder 410 Sprint Car Series.


 

USAC racing returns to Paragon Speedway with the 22nd annual USAC Indiana Midget Week featuring the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship on Wednesday night, June 10.


 

USAC National Sprint Car racing resumes at Paragon in 2026 with the 39th edition of NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters on Wednesday night, July 29.


 

The USAC National Sprint Car season continues with a pair of Indiana events next weekend. The third annual Justin Owen Memorial begins the slate on Saturday night, April 11, at Lawrenceburg Speedway. The 23rd Jim Hurtubise Classic rounds out the weekend on Sunday night, April 12, at the Terre Haute Action Track.

 

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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