USAC Race Results & Press Releases

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SPRINTS RETURN TO MICHIGAN’S I-96 SPEEDWAY AUGUST 10

The USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series returns to Michigan August 10 for a race at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa. The race will be the first for the series on dirt in the Great Lakes State in 16 years!

The August 10 date is coupled with an already-announced August 11 race at Hartford Motor Speedway. Jay Drake won USAC’s last Sprint race at Hartford in 2000.

Mark Cassella won the last USAC Sprint race on the dirt in Michigan, a 30-lapper at I-96, which has hosted the series five times. Jack Hewitt won three of those and is one of only two drivers to record multiple USAC wins in Michigan in 25 previous appearances. The other is Eric Gordon, who also won three features.

Michigan has proven to be one of the most unpredictable states in USAC history. IN 25 races there, 21 different winners have emrged! Jud Larson won the inaugural at Berlin Raceway in 1959 and Clauson won the most recent, also at Berlin in 2010. In all classes, a total of exactly 100 different drivers have won USAC races in the state of Michigan.

"We are incredibly excited to bring these guys back to Michigan,” adds I-96 race organizer Mike Mouch. “We know it will be a spectacular night of dirt track racing! This weekend will be a big deal for Michigan racing!"

“We hope this starts a new era of USAC racing in the state,” says USAC’s Jason McCord, who has competed at the Lake Odessa oval. “

The 2012 AMSOIL National Srrint Car Series opens February 9-11 at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. and encompasses nearly 50 races across the country.

50th ANNIVERSARY OF USAC RACING TO BE CELEBRATED IN GRAND STYLE Minimum $10,000 Payday Awaits Victor of 50-Lap Main Event

ROSSBURG, OH (Feb. 3) – In celebration of the 50th anniversary of USAC (United States Auto Club) Sprint Car racing at Eldora Speedway, one giant night of racing, Saturday July 28, has been inked. It will live up to the traditional Eldora standards of greatness, complete with a 50-lap finale to honor the benchmark occasion. Completing the doubleheader program will be the winged National Racing Alliance Sprint Invaders, as announced this week by Eldora general manager Roger Slack.

“Fifty years of history, memories and traditions just can’t go unobserved – this calls for another fabled Eldora Experience,” stated Slack.

A whopping minimum $10,000 payday awaits the victor of the grueling chase around Eldora’s fabled high banks with $2,000 earmarked for a tenth place finish and a minimum of $1,000 to start the historic main event. In continuing with Eldora’s respected trend of putting showmanship and excitement to the forefront, a special event format is being developed and will be released soon.

“The partnership between Eldora and USAC has been magic; one that has produced multiple storylines since that initial April 1962 event won by Stan Bowman. Non-winged Sprint Car fans have been clamoring for more USAC Sprint racing at Eldora and this will certainly whet their appetite,” continued Slack in making the announcement.

Kevin Miller, CEO/President at USAC shared the excitement, "Eldora Speedway has seemed like home to USAC participants since its first USAC race in 1962," says Miller. "The history established there in the past 50 years is incredible and we certainly look forward to another 50 years of the same type of excitement the track has always generated. We salute Eldora for this initiative of honoring this rich tradition and expect a stellar field of drivers and cars for what will most certainly be one of the track's signature events."

Since Bowman took that checkered flag in April of 1962, another 180 USAC National Sprint Car races have been contested, with 70 different drivers tasting the flavor of an Eldora victory.

That win list is populated with many of the greatest names in open wheel, non-winged Sprint Car racing; including drivers that have gone from USAC events at Eldora to heralded National events such as the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500. Recognized names include Gary Bettenhausen, Mario Andretti, Roger McCluskey, Johnny Rutherford, Larry Dickson and of course, current Eldora Speedway owner and three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart.

Atop the list is a name even more common and recognizable to grassroots fans – Jack Hewitt from nearby Troy, Ohio. The colorful and outspoken Hewitt has amassed 13 USAC Sprint Car wins at Eldora, four more than his nearest rival, Larry Dickson.

Additional details and ticket information for the storied event will be released through the track’s website www.EldoraSpeedway.com. The targeted date for ticket sales is Monday, March 19; through the Eldora box office at (937) 338-3815 or online.

12-RACE USAC MOPAR D1/STARS MIDGET SKED RELEASED

Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Ill., the home of the STARS Midget Series, will serve as the “home” track for the 2012 USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series, with nine of the 12 scheduled events slated at the one-third mile paved oval.

The series which showcases stars of USAC and the STARS Midget organization (Short Track Auto Racing Stars), opens June 2 at the Morris oval and closes September 15 at Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway). In between, eight other events at Grundy County are on tap, along with an appearance at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway and one at Kalamazoo (Mich.) Speedway.

“We are excited about the continuing relationship with STARS and looking forward to the 2012 schedule, which should produce some exciting competition,” says USAC’s James Spink. “Grundy County was the site of one of USAC’s most exciting races in history, which Darren Hagen won last year. Fans in attendance are still talking about Hagen’s spectacular run from last position to the victory after he stalled on the front-stretch during the early laps.”

“By continuing our relationship with the USAC Mopar D1 series, it should make for some tight competition every Saturday Night at Grundy County Speedway,” offered STARS board member Mike Guglielmucci. “The year 2012 will be a season the fans and competitors will want to be a part of each and every week. Having our 2011 STARS champion Jimmy Anderson go against 2011 USAC champion Taylor Ferns, both Grundy favorites, will keep everyone on the edge of their seats.”

The 2012 USAC Mopar D1 Midget Schedule (Co-sanctioned by STARS)

June 2 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway June 9 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway June 30 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway July 14 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway July 28 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway August 4 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway August10 Plymouth, IN/Plymouth Speedway August 11 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway August 18 Kalamazoo, MI/Kalamazoo Motor Speedway August 25 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway September 1 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway September 15 Columbus, OH/Columbus Motor Speedway

DYNAMICS FIELDING OCALA SPRINTS FOR BACON & HAGEN; BENIC SELECTS EAST; WALKER & DARLAND TEAM FOR 2012 OPENERS

New driver/car combinations are expected to be highlights of next week’s 2012 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car openers at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla.

“Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” presented by eBay Motors will showcase USAC’s finest in three consecutive nights of racing on the one-third-mile dirt oval and a healthy list of entries has already revealed some new combinations.

Dynamics, Inc. of Milford, Ohio, the winningest team in USAC Sprint Car history, will seek wins #79, 80 or 81 and will field a pair of entries, driven by Oklahoma hot-shoe Brady Bacon and USAC Pavement Midget Champion Darren Hagen. Hagen has six career USAC Sprint wins and Bacon two.

Scott Benic of Fairmount, Ind., returns as a full-time car owner with driver Bobby East, whose 14 career wins include his first on dirt which came last year at Bechtelsville, Pa. Benic earned USAC’s “Chief Mechanic of the Year” honors in 2005 as he orchestrated the first of Levi Jones’ record five USAC titles.

Jeff Walker Racing of Noblesville, Ind. has selected Dave Darland to pilot its Ocala entry. Darland has 34 career USAC Sprint feature victories and won the series crown in 1999. Dave is one of only five USAC “Triple Crown Champions” who own championships in all three USAC National racing series.

Another newcomer to watch at Ocala will be C.J. Leary of Greenfield, Ind., the son of 1997 Hoosier Hundred winner Chuck Leary, who will make his series debut in a family-owned car.

“Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” presented by eBay Motors unfolds Thursday through Saturday (Feb. 9-11) following an open practice session at the track on Wednesday night and a special Wednesday pre-race party at the Ocala WingHouse restaurant.

LEVI JONES OPENS PURSUIT OF USAC TITLE #8 WITH A.J. FOYT’S ALL-TIME RECORD OF 11 THE TARGET

Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. appears ready to challenge one of USAC’s most revered all-time records. That pursuit begins February 9-11 when the AMSOIL National Sprint Cars open their 2012 campaign with ‘Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla.

The 2011 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Champion and Traxxas Silver Crown king now owns seven USAC National Championships and only one driver stands between him and the top of the pyramid – A.J. Foyt.

Driving for NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart, Jones has reeled off four titles in the past two years and is tied with Mel Kenyon and Rich Vogler with seven National crowns, four behind Foyt’s record of 11. Foyt owns seven National Championships in Indy cars, three in Stock Cars and one in Silver Crown. Jones has two Silver Crown titles in addition to his five in the Sprint cars.

Jones scored three victories on his way to the 2011 Sprint title and now has 27 career wins in USAC’s tough Sprint series. He has yet to win in the Sunshine State, however, finishing seventh and fifth in two 2010 races at East Bay Raceway Park and a fourth, ninth and third at Ocala last year.

“Just having a chance to challenge A.J. on the all-time list is something I never even dreamed about,” admits Levi. “I’m sure when he was winning all those races and championships back then he probably didn’t think much about all-time records either, so it’s not something I dwell on. I’ve had a great run the past couple of years but it’s hard to stay on top. The team Tony has assembled has sure made my job easier and it’s a pleasure to approach each race with a chance to win. Ocala offers a challenge unlike some other tracks we go to, with a different type surface which makes car set-up a primary objective. We’ve qualified well there but things seem to change by the time the feature rolls around. This year we have a different game plan so we’ll see how it works out.”

Levi has plenty of competition in the upcoming Ocala races, with drivers like USAC National Drivers Champion Bryan Clauson and Damion Gardner, the winners at Ocala last year, plus drivers like Tracy Hines, Jon Stanbrough, Dave Darland and others.

“Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” open the 2012 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car calendar, which spans nearly 50 events across America.

HINES, DARLAND RESUME “ACTIVE” VICTORY LEAD BATTLE IN “BUBBA’S WINTER DIRT GAMES” FEBRUARY 9-11 AT OCALA

Tracy Hines and Dave Darland will resume their battle for the all-time USAC National feature victory lead among “active” drivers when the 2012 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series opens February 9-11 at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla.

“Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” will feature three complete nights of sprint car action on the exciting 3/8-mile dirt oval. The races are the first of nearly 50 on the 2012 USAC AMSOIL calendar.

Hines sits atop the “active” lead with 77 total wins (41 in Sprints, 28 in Midgets and eight in Silver Crown). Darland is just one back with 76 (34 in Sprints, 28 in Midgets and 14 in Silver Crown). Hines ranks seventh on the all-time USAC list, while Darland is tied with Jack Hewitt for eighth. They are chasing Bob Wente’s total of 79, then will challenge Tom Bigelow’s total of 81 and Gary Bettenhausen’s total of 82. Mel Kenyon has 111, Rich Vogler 134 and A.J. Foyt 154.

Hines failed to crack the “top-10” in his three Ocala appearances last year. Darland likewise was unable to crack the “top-10” in his two 2011 Ocala starts.

Damion Gardner won twice at Ocala in 2011 and Bryan Clauson also was victorious. Both are expected to be in the field Hines and Darland will face.

Both Hines and Darland are former series champions (Hines in 2002 and Darland in 1999). Hines’ last USAC Sprint win came at Dodge City, Kans. Last August. Darland won at Gas City, Ind. last July.

Defending five-time AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Champion Levi Jones holds the 1-lap Ocala track qualifying record of 14.758 seconds set last year. He recorded a third, fourth and ninth in last year’s three Ocala events.

A practice session on Wednesday night, followed by a pre-race party for participants and fans at the Ocala WingHouse kick off the activities prior to the Florida openers.

20-RACE WESTERN MIDGET SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

Twenty races are listed on the preliminary 2012 USAC Mopar Western Midget Schedule, including three events currently under negotiation, with venues to be announced soon.

Tracks involved in the series incude Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., Madera Speedway, Bakersfield Speedway, Santa Maria Speedway, Kings Speedway in Hanford, Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calistoga Speedway, Toyota Speedway at Irwindale and the newly-added Chowchilla Motor Speedway.

The series is scheduled to run from mid-March through Thanksgiving Night, with the finale again offering USAC Mopar National Midget points.

Cory Kruseman of Ventura, Calif. captured last year’s title after a season-long duel with David Prickett, his first in the series after claiming the 2006 USAC/CRA Sprint Car crown.

The 2012 Mopar USAC Western Midget Schedule:

March 23 Chico, CA/Silver Dollar Speedway
March 24 Chico, CA/Silver Dollar Speedway
March 31 Madera, CA/Madera Speedway
April 7 Bakersfield, CA/Bakersfield Speedway
May 5 Madera, CA/Madera Speedway
May 12 Santa Maria, CA/Santa Maria Speedway
May 19 Hanford, CA/Kings Speedway
June 9 Madera, CA/Madera Speedway
July 6 Watsonville, CA/Ocean Speedway
July 14 Madera, CA/Madera Speedway
August 4 Santa Maria, CA/Santa Maria Speedway
August 18 TBA/TBA
September 1 Calistoga, CA/Calistoga Speedway
September 2 Calistoga, CA/Calistoga Speedway
September 6 Chico, CA/Silver Dollar Speedway
September 7 Chico, CA/Silver Dollar Speedway
September 15 Madera, CA/Madera Speedway
September 22 Bakersfield, CA/Bakersfield Speedway
October 27 Chowchilla, CA/Chowchilla Motor Speedway
November 22 @Irwindale, CA/Toyota Speedway at Irwindale

@=Also awards National Midget points.

“WESTERN AWARDS BANQUET” FEBRUARY 4 AT THUNDER VALLEY

The 2011 USAC Western States “Night of Champions” Awards Banquet is scheduled Saturday, February 4, at the Thunder Valley Casino and Resort in Lincoln, Calif., honoring champions of USAC’s 2012 Western racing series,

Top driver honorees include Tony Hunt (AMSOIL Western Sprints), Geoff Ensign (AMSOIL Western Classic Sprints), Cory Kruseman (Mopar Western Midgets) and Brodie Kostecki (Western Focus Midgets), while numerous others will be saluted for outstanding achievement, including sub-series championships. Primary Car Owner Championships in 2011 included Mike Phulps (AMSOIL Western Sprint), Ted Finkenbinder (AMSOIL Western Classic Sprint) and Kruseman Enterprises (Mopar Western Midgets).

The “top-10 drivers and car entrants in each series are slated for recognition, while champions in Northern California, Southern California, Pavement and Dirt classifications will also be toasted.

Tickets for the function at $55 per person are available and must be purchased in advance by contacting Jeanie Hunt at (916) 863-7223. Special room rates at two sites are also available. Please mention USAC when reserving rooms at the Staybridge Suites in Rocklin, Calif. ($99) or Thunder Valley Casino and Resort ($169-code # 120121-USAC). The Staybridge can be reached at (916) 781-7500, while the numbers at Thunder Valley are (916) 408-7777 or (877) 468-1777. The casino will provide shuttle service from the Staybridge to the Casino.

Bobby Gerould will serve as the emcee for the banquet, which begins with cocktails at 6 pm and a buffet dinner at 7. Numerous special awards will also be presented during the evening.

CAPTAINS NAMED FOR 15TH FUN AT FASTIMES MARCH 10

Team Captains have being announced for the 15th annual “Fun at Fastimes” 3-hour karting endurance race, scheduled March 10 at Fastimes Indoor Karting Indy on the northeast side of Indianapolis, Ind.

This year’s teams will be comprised of between five and eight members each, including the Team Captain. To make the event more competitive, a minimum of seven (7) pit stops must be made by each competing team, including a driver switch on each stop. All teams will have an additional mandatory stop at half-way for refueling.

USAC drivers Caleb Armstrong, Chase Barber, Patrick Bruns, Cole Carter, Daron Clayton, Tyler Cottongim, Logan Jarrett, Justin Marvel, Bobby Santos III and Jon Stanbrough will serve as Team Captains for the March 10 event.

Funds raised will help the USAC Benevolent Foundation, which has assisted USAC and IndyCar participants and their families in times of need during the past half-century.

Individual and team entries are still available by contacting Bill Marvel, event coordinator, at 606-787-0243 or 859-749-0646 or billmarvel@gmail.com. Entry fees are $90 per driver or a team (4-7 drivers) can be purchased for $630.

Entries will be available at the USAC offices in Speedway, Ind. and brochures are being mailed to over 200 potential participants. Entries may be mailed or hand delivered to the USAC Offices at Fun at Fastimes, c/o Bill Marvel, 4910 W. 16th Street, Speedway, IN 46224.

A drivers meeting and team pictures precede the 12:30 pm green flag on March 10. Registration is scheduled from 11 to 11:45 am and the mandatory drivers meeting is at 12 noon. The minimum age for competitors is 16 and drivers 16 and 17 must have liability waivers signed by parents to compete.

Medals will be awarded for championship performances and a special team award is also planned for the winning team. Entries officially close at noon on Wednesday, March 9, so those wishing to participate are urged to call the numbers listed here.

Former team captain or co-captain champions of this event include: Tracy Hines (1997, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2008), Ted Hines (1998, 2001, 2003 and 2004), Kent Christian (2004 and 2007), Kevin Besecker (1997), Tony Elliott (1998), Johnny Parsons III and Stevie Reeves (1999), Dave Darland (2000), Dickie Gaines and Bobby East (2002), J.T. Stapp (2005), Levi Jones (2006), and Billy Puterbaugh Jr. (2007). Jerry Coons Jr. and Shannon McIntosh (2010) and Bobby Santos III (2011). The event was not held in 2009.

Fun at Fastimes is located on the southeast corner of 96th Street and North Keystone Avenue in Indianapolis, Ind., one block north of the North Keystone exit from I-465, next to Woodland Bowl.

TRI-CITY SPRINT DATE MOVED TO AUGUST 31

The USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car date originally tentatively set for September 7 at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. has been moved one week to August 31 due to scheduling conflicts.

The date change sets up a back-to-back weekend of racing at Tri-City and the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track, which has the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Cars scheduled on September 1. The September 7 date will continue to be reserved for a possible event at another venue.

The 3/8-mile dirt Tri-City oval, which has hosted the USAC Gold Crown Midget Nationals since 2008, is no stranger to USAC Sprint Car racing. A total of 20 races have been held there since 1967, with Greg Weld and Ralph Liguori winning in 1967 and Weld again in 1968. Subsequent races have been won by Rick Hood (1984), Randy Standridge (1985), Kelly Kinser (1988), Steve Butler (1989), Sammy Swindell and Jack Hewitt (1990), Doug Wolfgang (3), Danny Smith (2) and Hewitt (1991), Tony Stewart (1995), Jay Drake (2000), Troy Rutherford (2003), Drake again in 2005 and most recently Josh Wise in 2006.

PRE-RACE PARTY AT OCALA’S WINGHOUSE KICK-STARTS USAC’S “BUBBA’s WINTER DIRT GAMES”

Only three weeks remain before USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series kicks off the 2012 racing season at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla.

Race fans attending the openers February 9-10-11 at the 3/8-mile dirt oval will be able to attend a special practice session on Wednesday night, February 8, then proceed to Ker’s famed WingHouse Bar & Grill, located at 2145 E. Silver Springs Blvd. in Ocala for a pre-race party. USAC Members will receive a 20% discount on all food and beverage purchases!

Founded by Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos alumni Crawford Ker, the WingHouse has expanded to 19 locations throughout the Sunshine State and feature award winning sauces, sandwich specialties and full-service bars, plus state-of-the-art TV packages for all the major sports events. The WingHouse Girls are legendary and excellent ambassadors for the restaurant, helping create quality and memorable experiences for every guest.

“Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” encompasses three consecutive nights of pulsating Sprint racing at one of America’s most exciting dirt tracks. Last year Damion Gardner raced to a pair of victories, while Bryan Clauson earned the first victory of what would become his second USAC National Drivers Championship season. Both drivers are expected to return for the February 9-10-11 races.

Other top drivers expected to compete in the 2012 openers include defending 5-time AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Champion Levi Jones, 2002 series Champion Tracy Hines, Indiana Sprint Week Champion Chris Windom, two-time Indiana Sprint Week Champion Jon Stanbrough, three-time USAC Silver Crown Champion Bud Kaeding, 14-time Sprint race winner Bobby East, and 2011 “Rookie of the Year” Coleman Gulick,

1 MONTH TO USAC’S 2012 DEBUT AT OCALA

The debut of the 2012 USAC racing season is only a month away and defending USAC National Drivers Champion Bryan Clauson and AMSOIL National Sprint Car Champion Levi Jones are ready for action.

“Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” presented by eBay Motors at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida is the venue for three nights of action-packed competition beginning on Thursday night, February 9 and concluding on Saturday night, February 11.

Clauson is aiming at a third consecutive NDC title, while Jones hopes to extend his record Sprint car championship success to a sixth crown. Clauson started the 2011 campaign with a win, a third and an 11th in the three Ocala races, while Jones had a third, fourth and ninth.

Damion Gardner won the Thursday and Saturday races at Ocala last season and was fourth on Friday. He’ll aim for a “clean sweep” this time around, having won four of the last five USAC Sprint features conducted in the state of Florida. His next win will make him the winningest USAC driver ever in the state, surpassing Andy Linden’s four Midget wins, a record which has endured since 1957.

“I can’t wait to get back to Ocala,” admits The Demon (Gardner). “It has that special event feeling and always gives the race fans a great show. As far as doing well in Florida I guess it relates to being hungry at the start of the season. After the layoff it’s always good to get re-charged and I’ve always seemed to do well right out of the box at new venues. Being quick out of the gate certainly puts us in the position of contending for the championship and with my team intact from last year I plan to make another run for it. I’ve heard there have been some track changes so that should make for some interesting racing.”

The Ocala races open an ambitious 45-race calendar for the AMSOIL Sprint Cars in 2012, appearing at 26 different tracks in 16 states. A special practice session and welcoming party are planned at Ocala on Wednesday night, February 8 and the Florida Mini Sprints will also compete all three nights on the 3/8-mile dirt oval.

USAC’s first-ever Sprint race occurred in Florida in 1956, with Bob Sweikert winning at Southland Speedway in West Palm Beach.

Tickets for “Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” are now available online at www.usacracing.com. Click on the “online store” and then click on “tickets” for a special $60 three-night pass.

16 EASTERN FOCUS DATES ANNOUNCED

The 2012 USAC Eastern Focus Midget schedule announced today lists 16 events at five different speedways, all on pavement.

Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. hosts the openers March 30 and 31 in conjunction with USAC Mopar National Midget events and the closer on September 3. A special three-race “Eastern Midget Week” which includes Concord (N.C.) Motorsports Park, Ace Speedway and Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway in early August highlights the 2012 calendar.

Concord will host a total of nine races between mid-May and early-August, while Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway and Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Ill. join Ace Speedway is hosting races awarding points toward both the Eastern and Midget championships.

Nick Drake of Mooresville, N.C. is the defending USAC Eastern Ford Focus Midget Champion and claimed his second USAC National Ford Focus title in 2011.

“Our Eastern series is shaping up for some really exciting events in 2012, starting with the big two-night event in March at Ace Speedway,” states USAC’s James Spink. “The return of the mid-week schedule at Concord has received positive feedback and we’re looking forward to that as well.”

2012 Eastern Focus Midget Series Schedule

March 30 @Altamahaw, NC/Ace Speedway
March 31 @Altamahaw, NC/Ace Speedway
May 17 Concord, NC/Concord Motorsports Park
May 30 Concord, NC/Concord Motorsports Park
June 6 Concord, NC/Concord Motorsports Park
June 13 Concord, NC/Concord Motorsports Park
June 20 Concord, NC/Concord Motorsports Park
June 27 Concord, NC/Concord Motorsports Park
July 11 Concord, NC/Concord Motorsports Park
July 18 Concord, NC/Concord Motorsports Park
August 1 #Concord, NC/Concord Motorsports Park
August 3 #Altamahaw, NC/Ace Speedway
August 4 #Hickory, NC/Hickory Motor Speedway
August 10 @Plymouth, IN/Plymouth Speedway
August 11 @Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway
September 3 Altamahaw, NC/Ace Speedway

@=Also award Midwest points
#=Eastern Midget Week

28-RACE MIDWEST FOCUS SLATE FOR 2012

A total of 28 races are listed on the preliminary 2012 USAC Midwest Focus Midget schedule announced today, which includes both dirt and paved races.

The series opens with events at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, NC which award points toward both the Midwest and Eastern championships. August 10 and 11 races at Plymouth, Ind. and Morris, Ill. also award points toward both series championships.

Two dirt and 10 paved ovals comprise the schedule, with new venues at Norton, Lorain and Painesville, Ohio and Springport, Mich.

Gas City and Montpelier, Ind. ovals return with dirt-track events, each hosting a half-dozen back-to-back races.

“We look forward to visiting some new tracks in Ohio in 2012,” states USAC’s James Spink. “Our dirt program has continued to grow for the Focus cars the last two seasons and we anticipate more of that this year.”

2012 Midwest Focus Midget Series Schedule

March 30 #Altamahaw, NC/Ace Speedway
March 31 #Altamahaw, NC/Ace Speedway
April 20 Gas City, IN/Gas City I-69 Speedway
April 21 Montpelier, IN/Montpelier Motor Speedway
May 12 Columbus, OH/Columbus Motor Speedway
June 1 Xenia, OH/Kil-Kare Speedway
June 2 South Amherst, OH/Lorain County Speedway
June 8 Gas City, IN/Gas City I-69 Speedway
June 9 Montpelier, IN/Montpelier Motor Speedway
June 22 Gas City, IN/Gas City I-69 Speedway
June 23 Montpelier, IN/Montpelier Motor Speedway
June 30 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway
July 1 Springport, MI/Springport Motor Speedway
July 6 Plymouth, IN/Plymouth Speedway
July 7 Plymouth, IN/Plymouth Speedway
July 13 Gas City, IN/Gas City I-69 Speedway
July 14 Montpelier, IN/Montpelier Motor Speedway
July 20 Norton, OH/Barberton Speedway
July 21 Painesville, OH/Lake County Speedway
August 10 #Plymouth, IN/Plymouth Speedway
August 11 #Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway
August 18 Kalamazoo, MI/Kalamazoo Speedway
August 25 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway‘
September 7 Gas City, IN/Gas City I-69 Speedway
September 8 Montpelier, IN/Montpelier Motor Speedway
September 15 Columbus, OH/Columbus Motor Speedway
September 28 Gas City, IN/Gas City I-69 Speedway
September 29 Montpelier, IN/Montpelier Motor Speedway

#=Also awards Eastern Focus points.

2012 USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR PREVIEW & SCHEDULE
by Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – DECEMBER 21, 2011... Series Promoter Chris Kearns has released the 2012 Schedule for the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars. The Central California based group is poised for seventeen nights of action, starting with their debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In addition to Tulare, Hanford, and Santa Maria, the series will return to Bakersfield and make their first "official" appearance at Peoria, Arizona's Canyon Speedway Park.

The "Sin City Showdown" at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway will kickoff the campaign on Thursday, March 8th. Held during NASCAR weekend and showcased with the famed World of Outlaw Sprint Cars, the non-point event opens a three race mini-series with the ASCS Canyon Sprints. Featuring a $2500-to-win and $300-to-start purse, the mini-series dates will be a "must see" for race fans. For more information on the Las Vegas race, visit lvms.com.

Steve Faria's Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare has four dates on the schedule. In addition to the March 17th show with the World of Outlaws, the non-wing 360s will share the spotlight with the King of the West Sprint Cars on April 14th and June 2nd. For details on the Tulare events, visit tularethunderbowl.com.

Scott Schweitzer's Bakersfield Speedway will feature the USAC West Coast 360s on March 24th. This will mark the group's first race at “The West’s Fastest 1/3-Mile High Banked Clay Oval" since June 19, 2010 when local favorite Ricky Kirkbride scored the win. For more information on the Bakersfield show, visit bakersfieldspeedway.com.

Starting on April 7th, Scott Woodhouse's Kings Speedway in Hanford has five shows on the calendar. The 3/8-mile facility will host the popular "Jim Evett Memorial" on July 14th with the winged 410 King of the West Sprint Cars. The "Jim Turner Memorial" is set for September 8th and the 27th Annual "Cotton Classic" will close out the schedule on October 13th. For more details on the Hanford events, visit giantchevroletspeedway.com.

Chris Kearns' Santa Maria Speedway will host five dates of the 2012 campaign. The $2500-to-win "War at the Shore" on July 7th will be the second co-sanctioned "challenge" with the ASCS Canyon Sprints. The "Billet Cup" on September 29th is a special non-point race that will add spice to the schedule. For information on the Santa Maria shows, visit racesantamariaspeedway.com.

Kevin Montgomery's Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Arizona will host their first "official" date for the USAC West Coast 360s on September 22nd. The non-point "Brawl for it All" closes out the mini-series with the ASCS Canyon Region and has a $2500-to-win and $300-to-start purse. The 3/8-mile facility is also home to the "Winter Challenge," a series starting on January 27th that showcases six races in nine days. For more details on the Canyon event and the "Winter Challenge" series, visit canyonspeedwaypark.com.

The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series would like to thank 2011 series sponsors Southwest Contractors, Hoosier Tire, Amsoil, BR Motorsports, ButlerBuilt, Competition Suspension Inc., Cory Kruseman's Sprint Car & Midget Driving School, Crow Enterprizes, DJ Safety, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Hinchman-Indy Racing Uniforms, Integra Shocks, Kaeding Performance, Keizer Wheels, King Racing Products, Port City Racing, Rod End Supply, Saferacer.com, Saldana Racing Products, and Sander Engineering for their support. If you or your company would like to become part of the series for the upcoming 2012 season, please email PR Director Lance Jennings at lwjennings@earthlink.net.

For more information on the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series, please visit westcoastsprintcars.com, usacracing.com, racesantamariaspeedway.com, or follow the series on facebook.
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2012 USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE

DATE - TRACK - LOCATION
March 8: *Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV (Non-Points)
March 17: Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA
March 24: Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA
April 7: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
April 14: Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA
April 21: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
May 5: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
May 12: Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA
June 2: Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA
June 23: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
July 7: *Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
July 14: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
August 4: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
September 8: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
September 22: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ (Non-Points)
September 29: Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA (Non-Points)
October 13: Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
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* = Co-Sanctioned Event With ASCS Canyon Region Sprints.
This schedule is subject to change.

Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series

2012 AMSOIL USAC/CRA PREVIEW & SCHEDULE
by Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA - DECEMBER 16, 2011... Amsoil USAC/CRA Series Director Chris Kearns has released the 2012 schedule. Showcasing twenty-two nights of action, the traditional 410 cubic-inch powered cars will open their campaign at Perris with the "Sokola Shootout" on February 25th. The group will also return to the clay ovals of Hanford, Santa Maria, Watsonville, Calistoga, Chico, and Peoria, Arizona's Canyon Speedway Park. In 2012, the series will make their debut at Yuma, Arizona's Cocopah Speedway.

Don Kazarian's Perris Auto Speedway will host eleven dates on the calendar. The "home track" for USAC/CRA will continue to feature special events like the "Salute To Indy" on May 26th and the "Firecracker 30" on July 4th. The "California Racers Hall of Fame Night" is July 28th, the "Glenn Howard Memorial" will be September 15th, and the two day Budweiser Oval Nationals will start November 2nd. For more information on the Perris shows, visit perrisautospeedway.com.

On May 19th, Scott Woodhouse's Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford will present the USAC/CRA 410 sprints. The Central California facility had a wild feature last May as Bud Kaeding scored the victory after restarting at the back. Nic Faas raced to second from nineteenth and Matt Mitchell finished third after starting thirteenth. For more details on the Hanford event, visit giantchevroletspeedway.com.

Yuma, Arizona's Cocopah Speedway will showcase the USAC/CRA series for the first time on June 2nd. Now owned by the Cocopah Indian Tribe, the fast 3/8-mile track last featured non-winged 410s on March 6, 1998 when "The Gasman" Richard Griffin won with SCRA. For more information on the Yuma race, visit cocopahspeedway.com.

John Prentice's Ocean Speedway in Watsonville will feature two dates on the schedule. The Friday night events on June 15th and August 10th are co-sanctioned with the USAC Western Classic Racing Series and will open a special doubleheader with Santa Maria. For more details on the Watsonville shows, visit oceanspeedway.com.

Chris Kearns' Santa Maria Speedway will showcase two events on the schedule, coming on June 16th and August 11th. Co-sanctioned with the USAC Western Classic Racing Series and the final rounds of a doubleheader with Watsonville, these races could play a key role in the series championship. For more information on the Santa Maria dates, visit racesantamariaspeedway.com.

Starting on September 1st, the scenic Calistoga Speedway will feature the two day Louie Vermeil Classic. Co-sanctioned with the USAC Western Classic Racing Series, the former "home track" of the Northern Auto Racing Club will host an autograph session, auctions, and wine tasting for fans to enjoy. For more details on the Calistoga shows, visit calistogaspeedway.org.

Dennis Gage's Silver Dollar Speedway will host a rare Wednesday night show for USAC/CRA on September 5th. The popular event during the "Gold Cup Race of Champions" will once again be co-sanctioned with the USAC Western Classic Racing Series. Last season's race saw Kyle Larson race to victory from fourteenth ahead of "The Wild Child" Jac Haudenschild. For more information on the Chico race, visit silverdollarspeedway.com.

Kevin Montgomery's Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Arizona will host the two day "Hall of Fame Classic" starting October 26th. Co-sanctioned with the USAC National Series, events at the 3/8-mile facility will showcase local "hot shoes" against the best from the Midwest, California, and New Mexico. For more details on the Canyon events, visit canyonspeedwaypark.com.

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank 2011 series sponsors Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Donovan Engineering, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Sander Engineering, and So-Cal Performance for their support. If you or your company would like to become part of the series for the upcoming 2012 season, please email PR Director Lance Jennings at lwjennings@earthlink.net.

For more information on the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, please visit usacracing.com or follow the series on facebook.
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2012 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE

DATE - TRACK - LOCATION
February 25: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
March 31: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
April 28: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
May 19: Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA
May 26: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
June 2: Cocopah Speedway - Yuma, AZ
June 15: **Ocean Speedway - Watsonville, CA
June 16: **Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
July 4: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
July 28: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
August 10: **Ocean Speedway - Watsonville, CA
August 11: **Santa Maria Speedway - Santa Maria, CA
August 18: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
September 1: **Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA
September 2: **Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, CA
September 5: **Silver Dollar Speedway - Chico, CA
September 15: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
October 6: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
October 26: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ
October 27: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ
November 2: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
November 3: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
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* = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC National Sprints.
** = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC Western Classic Racing Series.
This schedule is subject to change.

HO-HO-HO! KO-KO-MO TICKETS MAKE EXCELLENT XMAS GIFTS!

Santa Claus himself would even be glad to receive this as a Christmas present – tickets for the 2012 “Sprint Car Smackdown” at the Kokomo, Ind. Speedway!

Race fans should check out the Kokomo Speedway or USAC websites for the latest information about what will be a highly-anticipated three-night Sprint car spectacular at one of America’s finest short dirt tracks. Visit www.KokomoSpeedway.net or www.usacracing.com and order your tickets now for the August 23-24-25 “tripleheader.”

Advanced reserved three-night grandstand tickets are now on sale at $75 each for adults. Please contact the speedway via email at jillager@sbcglobal.net or call (765) 459-3877 to order your “Smackdown” tickets. A $5 handling fee per ticket is applicable for all advanced sales tickets.

Kokomo has long been a USAC mainstay, hosting races since USAC’s inaugural season in 1956. Rich Vogler won USAC’s first Sprint race at Kokomo in 1982 and the ensuing 30 years have produced 18 different winner, including this year’s first-time winner Hunter Schuerenberg.

Kokomo Speedway is also part of the 2012 USAC Indiana Midget Week and Indiana Sprint Week calendars. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness history in the making!

CLAUSON AGAIN HEADLINES LIST OF USAC CHAMPIONS
AT FRIDAY’S 56th “NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS” CELEBRATION

Friday night’s 56th USAC “Night of Champions” National Awards Dinner held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. sported a somewhat familiar theme to the previous year’s function. Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. once again headlined the list of award recipients after claiming his second consecutive USAC National Drivers Championship.
Clauson, of Noblesville, Ind., raked in a $40,000 year-end cash bonus, along with a $300,000 scholarship from INDYCAR.
Also accepting checks as members of the National Drivers Championship “top-10” were runner-up Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, Calif., Chris Windom of Canton, Ill., Levi Jones of Olney, Ill., Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind., Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind., Jerry Coons Jr. of Tucson, Ariz., Darren Hagen of Riverside, Calif., Hunter Schuerenberg of Sikeston, Mo. and Jon Stanbrough of Avon, Ind.
Clauson, as he did in 2010, also claimed the 2011 USAC Mopar National Midget title and was again the top USAC Midget driver on dirt.
Tony Stewart Racing teammate Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. repeated as the 2011 USAC Traxxas Silver Crown and AMSOIL National Sprint Car Champion. The Silver Crown title was Jones’ second, while his fifth Sprint car title broke the previous record of four set by Steve Butler.
Nick Drake of Mooresville, N.C. also claimed his second consecutive USAC National Ford Focus crown and will have his name again emblazoned on the permanent Henry Ford Sweepstakes Trophy, along with 2011 USAC National Focus Young Guns Champion Cole Custer of Kannapolis, N.C. Drake also claimed the Eastern Ford Focus title.
Champions of USAC’s 2011 The Off Road Championship (TORC) series honored Friday included Ricky Johnson of Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Pro 4x4), Bryce Menzies of Las Vegas, Nev. (Pro 2WD) and Andrew Caddell of Graham, Wash. (Pro Light 2WD).
Keys to the City of Indianapolis from Mayor Gregory A. Ballard were presented to Jones, Clauson and Drake in recognition of their 2011 National Championships.
Emcees Jim Tretow and Meghan Kolb (TORC) orchestrated the presentations, which included driver and car entrant champions, Rookies of the Year, Most Improved Drivers and special award recipients.
Among items presented to the 2011 champions were trophies, plaques, Oakley timepieces, Hoosier jackets, medallions and personalized remote-control TRAXXAS Trucks.
USAC President Kevin Miller and Famous Rhodes, Senior Director of eBay Motors, outlined special eBay Motors/Mopar PACE Awards presented to Famous Rhodes II, Taylor Ferns, Mitch Hoffses and R.J. Anderson, while Tommy McCarthy and Tyler Shullick received Arrive and Drive Awards.
Driving champions in addition to the aforementioned included Mike Spencer of Temecula, Calif. (AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprints), Tony Hunt of Lincoln, Calif. (AMSOIL Western Sprints and Western Classic Pavement Sprints), Geoff Ensign of Sebastopol, Calif. (Western Classic Sprints), Cory Kruseman of Ventura, Calif. (Mopar Western Midgets), Jim Waters of West Jordan, Utah (Rocky Mountain Sprint and Utah Ford Focus), Richard VanderWeerd of Visalia, Calif. (West Coast 360 Sprint), Taylor Ferns of Shelby Township, Mich. (Mopar D1 Midget), Joe Krawiec of Bristol, Conn. (DMA Midget), Ross Rankine of Willard, Ohio (Midwest Ford Focus), Brodie Kostecki of Roseville, Calif. (Western Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns), Jared Irvan of Midland, N.C. (Eastern Focus Young Guns) and Sam McGhee of Camby, Ind. (Midwest Focus Young Guns).
Lyn St. James, founder of the Women in the Winners Circle program joined 2004 USAC Speedrome Midget Champion Sondi Eden in celebrating along with newly-crowned USAC Mopar D1 Midget Champ Taylor Ferns. Ferns became USAC’s second female driving champion in 2011 while Jessica Clark claimed a pair of Western Ford Focus titles to expand the list of USAC female driving champs to three.
Darren Hagen of Riverside, Calif. was honored as the top USAC pavement Midget driver, while Bobby Santos of Franklin, Mass. was honored as the top pavement Sprint driver of 2011.
Honored as USAC .25 Midget National Champions as a result of their “Generation Next Tour” titles were Harrison Burton of Huntersville, NC (Light 160), Tyler Clem of St. Petersburg, FL (Junior Honda), Bryant Dawson of Phoenix, AZ (Mod and Heavy AA), Michael Fanelli of Rio Rancho, NM (Unrestricted Animal), Carson Hocevar of Portage, MI (Junior Stock and Junior Animal), Jared Irvan of Midland, NC (Senior Honda), Garrett Jones of West Palm Beach, FL (Light World Formula and Senior Animal) Ryan Krachun of Neshanic, NJ (B), Mark Miller of Mooresville, NC (Heavy 160), Wil Raber of Allegan, MI (Heavy Honda), Katlyn Stanley of Concord, NC (Heavy World Formula) and Gage Walker of Fairland, IN (Light AA).
Ford Racing was presented the Midget Engine Manufacturer of the Year award, while Mopar received the TORC Engine Manufacturer of the Year honors. B.F. Goodrich earned the TORC Tire Manufacturer of the Year award.
Andrew Caddell of Graham, Wash. accepted the TORC TRAXXAS MAXX Award for posting the most “fastest laps” during the 2011 Pro Light 2WD campaign.
R.J. Anderson of Riverside, Calif., also a Pro Light 2WD participant, was named TORC “Rookie of the Year,” and Mark Jenkins of Fairview, Texas, a Pro 4x4 participant, was named the “Most Improved” TORC driver.
Oakley Bomb awards went to Bryce Menzies (Pro 2WD) and Ricky Johnson (Pro 4x4).
The second annual “Jack Flannery Award” recognizing determination and perseverance went to Scott Taylor of Belvidere, Ill. The TORC “Crew Chief of the Year” honors went to Mike Krahling of Red Bull Team Menzies.
A special USAC “Spirit of Youth Award” was presented to Melissa Osborne of Winston Salem, N.C. for her many contributions to the sport of quarter-midget racing.
National car entrant champions included Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing of Brownsburg, Ind. (Silver Crown), Tony Stewart Racing (National Sprint Car) and Corey Tucker Racing/BCI/Curb-Agajanian of Noblesville, Ind. (National Midget).
USAC President Kevin Miller presented USAC Special Appreciation Awards to Traxxas (corporate) and Gary Reed of Toyota (individual) for their contributions and dedicated service to the racing community.
Randy Bernard, Chief Executive Officer for INDYCAR, was named as the recipient of USAC’s prestigious Roger McCluskey Award of Excellence, recognizing his commitment to USAC and its grass-roots racing endeavors.
USAC’s 2011 “Race Organizer of the Year” awards were presented to Bob Miller for the Sprint Eastern Storm series (National) and Dennis Gage of Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif. (Western).
Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, Calif. earned the 2011! USAC Silver Crown “Rookie of the Year” honors as well as the Bob Stroud Memorial National Midget “Rookie of the Year” Award. Coleman Gulick of Binghamton, N.Y. received the National Sprint Car “Rookie of the Year” honors.
Casey Riggs of Shelbyville, Ind. and Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Ill were named USAC “Most Improved” National Drivers of 2011.
The Jim Blunk Award for contributions to the sport of Midget racing went to three-time USAC National Midget Champion Jason Leffler in recognition of his commitment to the history of the sport of Midget auto racing.
USAC’s 2011 “Mechanical Achievement of the Year” awards went to Tony Stewart Racing’s John Sayne and Brad Mariscotti.
Second and third-place drivers and car entrants in USAC’s National racing series also received their year-end recognition and awards.
All USAC driving champions were also presented one-year memberships by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa.
Joe DeFabis of DeFabis Photography, USAC’s Official Portrait Studio, presented Championship Photos to the 2011 National driving champions.
Floral decorations were provided by Jockish Flowers of Indianapolis. Tim Spillman of Auto Racing Ministries delivered the invocation.

PRELIMINARY 2012 MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET SCHEDULE
SHOWCASES TRADITIONAL EVENTS

Twenty-four preliminary dates have been released for USAC’s 2012 Mopar National Midget Series, with “traditional events” spanning the calendar.

Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C., which hosted USAC Ford Focus events in 2011, joins the Mopar National Midget calendar in 2012, offering series openers in late-March, while the series concludes with the 72nd running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif. in November.

In between, highlights include the “Hut Hundred” at Haubstadt, Ind., the “Night Before the 500” in Indianapolis, Ind., Indiana Midget Week, the “4-Crown Nationals” at Rossburg, Ohio and the “Gold Crown Nationals” at Pontoon Beach, Ill.

New to the calendar is the two-night “Plymouth Palooza” at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway in July with the first night’s events on the track’s 1/3-mile paved oval and the following night’s races on a newly-constructed dirt oval inside the paved oval.

2012 USAC MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET SCHEDULE

Date Location/Track

March 30 Altamahaw, NC/Ace Speedway
March 31 Altamahaw, NC/Ace Speedway
May 4 Dodge City, KS/Dodge City Raceway Park
May 5 Dodge City, KS/Dodge City Raceway Park
May 26 Indianapolis, IN/Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
June 2 Haubstadt, IN/Tri-State Speedway
June 13 @Gas City, IN/Gas City I-69 Speedway
June 14 @Putnamville, IN/Lincoln Park Speedway
June 15 @Bloomington, IN/Bloomington Speedway
June 16 @Lawrenceburg, IN/Lawrenceburg Speedway
June 17 @Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Speedway
June 22 Newton, IA/Iowa Speedway
June 29 Toledo, OH/Toledo Speedway
June 30 Morris, IL/Grundy County Speedway
July 6 Plymouth, IN/Plymouth Speedway
July 7 Plymouth, IN/Plymouth Speedway
July 8 Sun Prairie, WI/Angell Park Speedway
July 27 Indianapolis, IN/Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
August 19 Sun Prairie, WI/Angell Park Speedway
September 22 Rossburg, OH/Eldora Speedway
October 4 Pontoon Beach, IL/Tri-City Speedway
October 5 Pontoon Beach, IL/Tri-City Speedway
October 6 Pontoon Beach, IL/Tri-City Speedway
November 22 Irwindale, CA/Toyota Speedway at Irwindale

@=Indiana Midget Week

45 PRELIMINARY DATES
SET FOR 2012 AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES

“Bubba’s Winter Dirt Games” at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla.in February kick off an ambitious 45-race 2012 calendar for USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Cars, with every race on the calendar offering a minimum of $5,000-to-win and $500-to-start and special events offering accelerated purses.

Major events will include the traditional “Budweiser Oval Nationals” at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway, which will conclude the campaign, plus the five-race “Eastern Storm” in June, a new three-night “Sprint Car Smackdown” at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway and a two-night “Ultimate Challenge” special event at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa which will wrap up a five-race mid-America swing in Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri.

Return engagements include the seven-race Indiana Sprint Week in July, Terre Haute’s “Tony Hulman Classic,” the “4-Crown Nationals” at Rossburg, Ohio, and September specials at Haubstadt and Lawrenceburg, Ind.

Additional new venues include Pontoon Beach, Ill., Cameron, Mo., Wilmot, Wisc., West Memphis, AR and Hartford, Mich. and return visits to tracks which had USAC debuts rained out in 2011 – Port Royal, Pa. and Eagle, Neb.

A two-night extravaganza at Dodge City (Kans.) Raceway Park concludes the Midwest and Central America part of the schedule in October.

2012 USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE

Date Location/Track

February 9 Ocala, FL/Bubba Raceway Park
February 10 Ocala, FL/Bubba Raceway Park
February 11 Ocala, FL/Bubba Raceway Park
April 14 Lawrenceburg, IN/Lawrenceburg Speedway
April 20 Gas City, IN/Gas City I-69 Speedway
April 21 Rossburg, OH/Eldora Speedway
April 28 Putnamville, IN/Lincoln Park Speedway
May 12 Haubstadt, IN/Tri-State Speedway
May 18 Bloomington, IN/Bloomington Speedway
May 24 Terre Haute, IN/Terre Haute Action Track
June 4 #Sarver, PA/Lernerville Speedway
June 5 #Bechtelsville, PA/Grandview Speedway
June 7 #New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt Speedway
June 8 #Minersville, PA/Big Diamond Speedway
June 9 #Port Royal, PA/Port Royal Speedway
June 23 Wilmot, WI/Wilmot Raceway
June 24 Sun Prairie, WI/Angell Park Speedway
July 13 @Gas City, IN/Gas City I-69 Speedway
July 14 @Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Speedway
July 15 @Lawrenceburg, IN/Lawrenceburg Speedway
July 18 @Terre Haute, IN/Terre Haute Action Track
July 19 @Putnamville, IN/Lincoln Park Speedway
July 20 @Bloomington, IN/Bloomington Speedway
July 21 @Haubstadt, IN/Tri-State Speedway
August 3 Eagle, NE/Eagle Raceway
August 4 Grain Valley, MO/Valley Speedway
August 5 Cameron, MO/US 36 Raceway
August 6 Oskaloosa, IA (SE)/Southern Iowa Speedway
August 7 Oskaloosa, IA (SE)/Southern Iowa Speedway
August 11 Hartford, MI/Hartford Motor Speedway
August 23 Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Speedway
August 24 Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Speedway
August 25 Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Speedway
September 1 Terre Haute, IN/Terre Haute Action Track
September 7 Pontoon Beach, IL (T)/Tri-City Speedway
September 8 West Memphis, AR/Riverside International Speedway
September 15 Haubstadt, IN/Tri-State Speedway
September 22 Rossburg, OH/Eldora Speedway
September 29 Lawrenceburg, IN/Lawrenceburg Speedway
October 19 Dodge City, KS/Dodge City Raceway Park
October 20 Dodge City, KS/Dodge City Raceway Park
October 26 Peoria, AZ/Canyon Speedway Park
October 27 Peoria, AZ/Canyon Speedway Park
November 2 Perris, CA/Perris Auto Speedway
November 3 Perris, CA/Perris Auto Speedway

#=Eastern Storm
@=Indiana Sprint Week

2012 TRAXXAS SILVER CROWN SERIES FEATURES ADDED “HALL OF FAME CLASSIC” AT IRP

Opening with a brand-new USAC “Hall of Fame” race at Indianapolis Raceway Park May 19, the 2012 Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Championship Series encompasses nine races, five on dirt and four on pavement.

The “Sumar Classic” at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track returns as the season finale in October. The “Rollie Beale 150” at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway, the closing events the past two seasons, moves to its new June date in 2012.

“Traditional” races abound, including the “Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, the “Tony Bettenhausen 100” at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and the “Ted Horn 100” at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds.

Iowa Speedway again showcases USAC’s Traxxas Silver Crown cars on its spectacular 7/8-mile pavement in June and the “4-Crown Nationals” unfolds at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio in September.

Indianapolis Raceway Park becomes the first track to host two Traxxas Silver Crown races in the same season since 2003 when it hosts the “J.D. Byrider 100” in July. Ironically, IRP was also the host for the two 2003 races,

2012 USAC TRAXXAS SILVER CROWN SCHEDULE

Date Location/Track

May 19 Indianapolis, IN/Indianapolis Raceway Park May 25 Indianapolis, IN/Indiana State Fairgrounds June 22 Newton, IA/Iowa Speedway June 29 Toledo, OH/Toledo Speedway July 27 Indianapolis, IN/Indianapolis Raceway Park August 18 Springfield, IL/Illinois State Fairgrounds September 2 DuQuoin, IL/DuQuoin State Fairgrounds September 22 Rossburg, OH/Eldora Speedway October 13 Terre Haute, IN/Terre Haute Action Track

2011 AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR YEAR IN REVIEW
By Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – DECEMBER 6, 2011... For the fourth consecutive year, Temecula's Mike Spencer won the driver's championship with the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series. During the 2011 campaign, the traditional 410s showcased twenty-two events in California and Arizona with 150 different drivers taking the green flag. Twelve of those drivers scored feature wins as the group registered an average car count of thirty-two.

Piloting Ron Chaffin's famed red #50 Madera Produce / Grubstake Mini Storage Maxim, Spencer served early notice to the competition by winning the first three races of the year. After briefly losing the point lead to Matt Mitchell, the Bruce Bromme Jr. led team rebounded and scored three more victories, including the "Firecracker 30" at Perris and Calistoga's "Louie Vermeil Classic." In all, Mike led the series with six feature wins, five Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards (tied), four Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main wins, nineteen top-10 finishes, and 146 feature laps led. In addition to having seven heat race victories, Spencer won Santa Maria's Last Man Standing Dash on August 13th and the $10,000 "Legends of Ascot Match Race" at Perris on November 5th. For Chaffin, the 2011 USAC/CRA Championship is his fifth owner's title in the eight year history of the series.

Nic Faas of Huntington Beach finished second in the championship point chase. In his first year behind the wheel of Mark Alexander's silver #4 Scott Sales Company / VP Racing Fuels Spike, Faas won three features in a row at Perris, including the "Glenn Howard Memorial" and the first night of the Oval Nationals. The 2008 Rookie of the Year won two Last Man Standing Dashes, first coming at Santa Maria on June 18th, and the "Walt James Dash" at Perris on July 30th. Faas tied Spencer for the series lead with five Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards and set the 1-lap track records at Victorville and Peoria, AZ. Nic had seven heat race victories on the year with three Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards, seventeen top-10 finishes, and 64 feature laps led.

Yorba Linda's Matt Mitchell had a solid season and claimed third in the final point standings. The pilot of J.W. Mitchell Motorsports' #37 Mancha Realtors / Sierra Springs Maxim briefly led the points early in the year and claimed two feature wins at Perris, including the "Salute To Indy" on May 28th. The former USAC Western Midget Series Rookie of the Year led all drivers with nine heat race victories and four Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards on the season. In addition, the championship contender had seventeen top-10 finishes and 49 feature laps led in 2011.

Austin Williams of Yorba Linda placed fourth in the hunt for the championship. Driving Jack Jory's #2 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Viper, Williams won his first career USAC/CRA feature at Santa Maria on August 13th. The 2009 Rookie of the Year and son of Hall of Fame driver "The Ripper" Rip Williams closed out the season with three heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main win, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, ten top-10 finishes, and thirty feature laps led to his credit.

Scoring fifth in the final standings is Visalia's Greg Bragg. Piloting Tom and Laurie Sertich's #92 Huntington Beach Glass and Mirror / Pacific Business Machine Buckley, Bragg did not win a main event but was a factor in many of the races. The 3-Time California Lightning Sprint Champion had his best finish of the year with a second place run in the May 28th "Salute To Indy" at Perris. Greg and the Moose Racing Team ended their 2011 campaign with three heat race victories, two Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards, eleven top-10 finishes, and fourteen feature laps led.

"Cadillac" Cody Williams of Yorba Linda finished sixth in the championship points. The driver of Jack Jory's #44 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Viper did not win a feature, but raced towards the front on many occasions. Last season's Victorville Sprint Car Champion had his best finish of the year with a sixth place showing on July 30th at Perris Auto Speedway. The oldest son of Hall of Fame driver "The Ripper" Rip Williams recorded five heat race victories, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, and eight top-10 finishes in 2011.

Santa Maria's "Showtime" Danny Sheridan had a tough year and claimed seventh in the standings. Splitting time with the USAC West Coast 360s, the pilot of the Kittle Motorsports' #18 Pace Lighting / PIPE Sherman did not score a feature win with the club, but continued to live up to his nickname. The former Bandit Sprint Car Champion recorded two runner-up finishes in 2011, first at his hometown track on August 13th and at Calistoga on September 3rd. "Showtime" registered three heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main win, eight top-10 finishes, and fifteen feature laps led on the year.

"The Ripper" Rip Williams of Yorba Linda finished eighth in the point chase. Driving Jack Jory's famed black #3 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Viper, the 2004 USAC/CRA Champion did not win a main event but remained a force to be reckoned with in 2011. The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Driver placed second in the July 2nd "Firecracker 30" at Perris and continues to mentor sons Cody and Austin. "The Ripper" closed out his campaign with four heat race victories, six top-10 finishes, and six feature laps led.

Finishing ninth in the championship points is "Super" Rickie Gaunt of Torrance. Piloting David Miller's #66 Tom Roberts Design / Barnes Systems Inc. Eagle, Gaunt had a tough season and did not claim a feature win. Always running towards the front, the 2004 SCRA Champion's best finish of the year was second place run at Perris during the Southern California Fair on October 8th. The veteran driver had one heat race victory, two Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main wins, six top-10 finishes, and twenty-three feature laps led in 2011.

"The Demon" Damion Gardner of Concord finished tenth in USAC/CRA standings. Now racing primarily in the Midwest, the 2005 Champion made several guest appearances in Dwight Cheney's #42 machine and lost to Mike Spencer at the last corner of the March 12th Perris season opener. Racing his DG Racing #71 Pace Lighting Eagle, Gardner won his second Perris Oval Nationals on November 5th and had two Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards, one heat race victory, nine top-10 finishes, and sixty-three feature laps led on the year.

Bryan Clauson, "The Kruser" Cory Kruseman, Robert Ballou, Levi Jones, Bud Kaeding, Kyle Larson, and Chris Windom also scored feature wins in 2011. Clauson swept the October 28th & 29th "Hall of Fame Classic" at Peoria, Arizona's Canyon Speedway Park. Racing his CTR-BCI-Curb/Agajanian #7 Curb Records Spike, Clauson finished 20th in points. Kruseman won two co-sanctioned races with the new USAC Western Classic Racing Series, first at Watsonville on July 17th and the next night at Santa Maria. Splitting time between his #21K Lucas Oil Eagle and Mark Priestley's #7 Roy Miller Freightlines Maxim, the 2006 Champion claimed twelfth in points.

Ballou flew in from Indiana and won the "Louie Vermeil Classic" preliminary feature at Calistoga on September 3rd. Driving Keith Ford's #72 Berry Pack Ellis, "The Rocklin Rocket" finished 19th in series points. Levi Jones capped off his championship season with the USAC National Sprint Cars by winning "The Finals" at Hanford on November 12th. Piloting the Tony Stewart Racing #20 GM Performance Parts Eagle, Jones placed fourteenth in USAC/CRA points.

Kaeding won the shootout at Hanford on May 7th behind the wheel of Junior Bowman's #29 Buster & Ziggy Enterprises Maxim. The 3-time USAC Silver Crown Champion also drove his #29 BK Motorsports Maxim, set a new Hanford 1-lap record on November 12th, and tied for twenty-third in the point chase. Kyle Larson scored the September 8th "Tiner Family Classic" victory at Chico from fourteenth in Brent Kaeding's #99 Stadelhofer Construction Maxim. Larson also drove for Junior Bowman and claimed thirty-fourth in the final standings. Chris Windom won the "makeup" preliminary feature of the Oval Nationals at Perris on November 5th. Driving the Baldwin Brothers Racing #5X Fox Paving Maxim, Windom tied for seventeenth in USAC/CRA points.

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Donovan Engineering, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Sander Engineering, and So-Cal Performance for their support.

For more information on the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, please visit www.usacracing.com/cra or follow the series on facebook.
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2011 AMSOIL USAC/CRA FEATURE WINNERS:
March 12: Perris, CA - Mike Spencer
March 26: Victorville, CA - Mike Spencer
April 2: Perris, CA - Mike Spencer
May 7: Hanford, CA - Bud Kaeding
May 28: Perris, CA - Matt Mitchell
June 17**: Watsonville, CA - Cory Kruseman
June 18**: Santa Maria, CA - Cory Kruseman
July 2: Perris, CA - Mike Spencer
July 30: Perris, CA - Mike Spencer
August 13: Santa Maria, CA - Austin Williams
August 20: Perris, CA - Matt Mitchell
September 3**: Calistoga, CA - Robert Ballou
September 4**: Calistoga, CA - Mike Spencer
September 8**: Chico, CA - Kyle Larson
September 24: Perris, CA - Nic Faas
October 8: Perris, CA - Nic Faas
October 28*: Peoria, AZ - Bryan Clauson
October 29*: Peoria, AZ - Bryan Clauson
November 3*: Perris, CA - Nic Faas
November 4*': Perris, CA - Chris Windom
November 5*: Perris, CA - Damion Gardner
November 12*: Hanford, CA - Levi Jones
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* = Co-Sanctioned With Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series.
**= Co-Sanctioned With USAC Western Classic Racing Sprint Car Series.
' = Postponed to November 5th.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA POINT STANDINGS: (Final)
1. Mike Spencer 1253; 2. Nic Faas 1178; 3. Matt Mitchell 1073; 4. Austin Williams 741; 5. Greg Bragg 651; 6. Cody Williams 646; 7. Danny Sheridan 614; 8. Rip Williams 588; 9. Rickie Gaunt 520; 10. Damion Gardner 507; 11. Ronnie Gardner 484; 12. Cory Kruseman 467; 13. David Cardey 443; 14. Levi Jones 344; 15. Richard VanderWeerd 326; 16. David Bezio 309; 17. Keith Bloom Jr. 289; --. Chris Windom 289; 19. Robert Ballou 285; 20. Bryan Clauson 278.

USAC DMA Teammates Krawiec and Chaffee Compete for Driver of the Year Honors

BY MARK McKEON

Chester, VT – Joe Krawiec of Bristol, CT and Kevin Chaffee of Fairlee, VT spent the 2011 season as teammates on the Skip Matczak owned, Seals-It sponsored USAC DMA Midget team competing at Bear Ridge Speedway. They often battled for supremacy on the race track and now they’re competing for post season honors in the Vermont Motorsports Magazine Driver of the Year balloting. Race fans can vote on-line for either Krawiec or Chaffee at vtmotormag.com every day until December 16. "Vermont Motorsports Magazine has long strived to give local drivers the recognition they deserve and keeping fans informed and involved by providing the best coverage possible," said VMM Editor T.J. Ingerson. "These nominees represent the best of the best drivers for the 2011 season and provide the opportunity for the fans to give back to their favorite drivers and honor them for their seasons." With four wins to his credit, Krawiec won the inaugural season USAC DMA points championship. Chaffee, who raced a partial USAC DMA schedule finished third in points; he also has a DIRTcar Sportsman Modified win to his credit this year and finished third in SCoNE points. Krawiec and Chaffee are competing against each other in two categories, Bear Ridge Driver of the Year and Open Wheel Driver of the year. Chaffee is also competing for the overall title as Vermont Motorsports Magazine Driver of the Year. Plans are well underway for the 2012 season. The USAC DMA Midgets will once again make their home away from home at the Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, VT. For the latest news and updates, visit us at dmaracing.org.

INAUGURAL eBAY MOTORS/MOPAR PACE AWARDS TO BE REVEALED FRIDAY AT USAC’S “NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS”

Four young aspiring race drivers will be announced as the recipients of the inaugural eBay Motors/PACE Awards this Friday night as part of festivities at the 56th Annual USAC “Night of Champions Awards ceremonies.

Each of the drivers under the age of 20 will receive a distinctive award and the program offers more than $100,000 from eBay Motors which will apply toward their motorsports careers.

In conjunction with USAC sponsors Traxxas, AMSOIL, Mopar and Oakley, eBay Motors has partnered together with them to develop this new scholarship program to recognize emerging motorsports talent and foster their careers.

"eBay Motors is incredibly excited to partner with USAC to help support the racing community," said Famous Rhodes, senior director, eBay Motors. "With the millions of enthusiasts visiting eBay Motors each month, we wanted an opportunity to give back to the community, and the sponsorship with USAC is a great way to do so. As this year's racing season comes to a conclusion, we congratulate this year's top winners, and look forward to an exciting year ahead."

Two additional drivers will also be awarded special “arrive and drive” programs by eBay Motors and they will also be announced at Friday’s USAC function.

The PACE awards represent the Program for Acceleration of Championship Education and these awards are designed to become an annual vehicle for recognition of youthful motorsports talent.

More information regarding the eBay Motors/Mopar PACE Award program can be found on USAC’s website at http://www.usacracing.com/pace/.

ROOKIES LARSON & GULICK & MOST IMPROVEDS DAUM & RIGGS SHARE USAC SPOTLIGHT FRIDAY IN INDIANAPOLIS

Champions of USAC’s 2011 racing season will be honored on Friday night, December 9, at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. as the 56th “Night of Champions” coincides this year with the 3rd Annual International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS), being held at the nearby Indiana Convention Center.

USAC “Rookies of the Year” for 2012 include Kyle Larson (Traxxas Silver Crown and Mopar National Midget) and Coleman Gulick (AMSOIL National Sprint Car), while “Most Improved Drivers” for 2012 are Zach Daum and Casey Riggs. Larson, of Elk Grove, Calif., finished third in both the Silver Crown and Midget standings and Gulick, of Binghamton, N.Y., was 14th in the final Sprint standings. Larson won the “4-Crown Nationals” Silver Crown race and posted four Midget wins during the season. Gulick’s best finishes included a runner-up finish to Jon Stanbrough at Sarver, Pa. Daum, of Pocahontas, Ill. and Riggs, of Shelbyville, Ind., both USAC feature winners during 2012, were deemed to have exhibited the most improvement over previous USAC seasons. Daum won the prestigious “Hut Hundred” Midget race and Riggs scored a $10,000-to-win Sprint victory at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Inc.

In addition to the various series championship awards, numerous other performance awards are part of the ceremonies as well as special recognition awards.

USAC’s Traxxas Off-Road Truck Championships (TORC) will also be featured at the banquet, which gets under way with a cocktail hour at 6 pm and dinner to follow at 7.

USAC National Racing Champions to be honored include Bryan Clauson, the repeat winner of USAC’s National Drivers Championship and Mopar National Midget title. The National Drivers Championship again carries a $40,000 cash prize and a yet-to-be-announced 2012 scholarship from INDYCAR. Other National Champions are Levi Jones (Silver Crown and AMSOIL Sprint) and Nick Drake (Ford Focus) and Cole Custer (Focus Young Guns). Traxxas TORC Champions include Ricky Johnson (Pro 4x4), Bryce Menzies (Pro 2WD) and Andrew Caddell (Pro Light 2WD).

The Indiana Roof Ballroom is located at 140 W. Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis.

DRAKE, KOSTECKI & CLARK EARN FORD FOCUS CHAMPIONSHIPS; RANKINE 10TH DIFFERENT “TURKEY NIGHT” FORD FOCUS WINNER

Nick Drake, Brodie Kostecki and Jessica Clark left Toyota Speedway at Irwndale, Calif.; Thursday night with 2011 USAC Ford Focus championships.

Drake, of Mooresville, N.C., finalized his second consecutive USAC National Ford Focus title with a second-place finish in the 40-lap Western finale which was held as part of the track’s “Turkey Night Grand Prix” events. Kostecki, of Roseville, Calif., grabbed the Western Ford Focus title with his fifth-place Irwindale finish.

Clark, of Westlake Village, Calif., became USAC’s third female driving champion in history, walking off with both the Western Pavement and Southern California titles after her 13th-place finish in the 40-lap finale.

Ross Rankine of Willard, Ohio passed Kostecki on lap 20 and led the final 21 laps to win Thursday night’s race at Irwindale. Rankine piloted the National Pride Beast/Ford Focus to the win over Drake, Garett Peterson, Jim Waters and Kostecki. Rankine ended up as the 10th different winner of the “Turkey Night” Ford Focus race in its 10 runnings.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-720; 2-Ross Rankine-708; 3-Brodie Kostecki-702; 4-Garett Peterson-687; 5-Jarett Andretti-687; 6-Keegan Walmer-681; 7-Chris Lamb-678; 8-Wally Pankratz-678; 9-Jim Waters-675; 10-Scott Hunter-672.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-826; 2-Jim Waters-807; 3-Garett Peterson-769; 4-Wally Pankratz-768; 5-Chuck Groat-760; 6-Keegan Walmer-752; 7-Jessica Clark-747; 8-Tyler Dolacki-721; 9-Jarid Blondel-709; 10-Austin Luttmer-708.

HUNT, ENSIGN CROWNED CHAMPIONS; “TURKEY NIGHT” SPRINT GOES TO TANNER SWANSON

Tony Hunt and Geoff Ensign claimed USAC Western Sprint Car Championships Thursday night by virtue of their finishes in USAC’s 2011 series finale at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale. Calif.

Hunt, of Lincoln, Calif., came from behind to win the 2011 AMSOIL USAC Western title and also claimed the Western Classic Pavement crown after finishing fifth in the 40-lap Sprint race held as part of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix.” Ensign was eighth at Irwindale and earned his first USAC driving title in the Western Classic Sprint Series.

Hunt’s titles are the seventh and eighth in his illustrious USAC career. He emerged with the championship after title contenders Audra Sasselli (the leader entering the race) and Cody Gerhardt were involved in a crash at the start which ended with both cars upside down. Gerhardt was taken to a local hospital for treatment of an arm injury and a concussion.

Car owner champions crowned Thursday included Mike Phulps (Western) and Ted Finkenbinder (Western Classic).

Tanner Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif. and his brother Kody were involved in first-lap spins but recovered to finish 1-2 in Thursday night’s race at Irwindale. Tanner eventually led all 40 laps in his Lyons Transportation/Wawona Packing & Frozen Foods Wysong/Losorwith Brodix to beat Kody Swanson, Mike Murgoitio, Scott Pierovich and Hunt.

FINAL USAC AMSOIL WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Tony Hunt-668; 2-Audra Sasselli-653; 3-Tim Skoglund-651; 4-Cody Gerhardt-612; 5-Luis Ramos III-555; 6-Scott Pierovich-492; 7-Geoff Ensign-390; 8-Tim Barber-362; 9-Johnny Geisler-340; 10-Shauna Hogg-304.

FINAL USAC AMSOIL WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Geoff Ensign-887; 2-Tony Hunt-878; 3-Scott Pierovich-807; 4-Tim Barber-670; 5-Shauna Hogg-655; 6-Jerry Kobza-211.

CLAUSON, KRUSEMAN, HAGEN CLAIM MIDGET TITLES; CALEB ARMSTRONG WINS TURKEY NIGHT #71

Bryan Clauson and Cory Kruseman put the finishing touches on 2011 USAC Mopar Midget driving championships Thursday night as the season concluded in the 71st “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif.

Clauson, of Noblesville, Ind., repeated as USAC’s Mopar National Midget titlist, while Kruseman, of Ventura, Calif., earned his initial USAC Mopar Western Midget crown. Clauson finished third in the 98-lap race while Kruseman struggled to a 21st-place finish in the 35-car field.

Car owner championships respectively went to Tucker Racing /BCI/Curb-Agajanian (National) and Neverlift Motorsports (Western).

Darren Hagen, who was second at Irwindale, emerged as the 2011 USAC Mopar National Pavement Midget Champion.

Caleb Armstrong of New Castle, Ind. led the final 81 laps to win Thursday night’s “Turkey night Grand Prix,” He passed Kody Swanson on lap 18 and held off repeated challenges from several challengers in the final laps for the win in his Ferrell Gas/Syngenta Seeds Beast/Toyota. Hagen, Clauson, Kyle Larson and Kody Swanson rounded out the “top-five” at the checkered flag. Alex Bowman led the first three laps and pole starter Kody Swanson led the next 14 before yielding to Armstrong. Larson won the Don Basile “Rookie of the Race” award for finishing fourth.

FINAL USAC MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Bryan Clauson-1,164; 2-Darren Hagen-1,148; 3-Kyle Larson-1,082; 4-Tracy Hines-954; 5-Bobby East-867; 6-Brad Kuhn-811; 7-Zach Daum-787; 8-Caleb Armstrong-737; 9-Jerry Coons Jr.-701; 10-Tanner Swanson-630.

FINAL USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Cory Kruseman-599; 2-David Prickett-562; 3-Johnathon Henry-518; 4-Cody Swanson-479; 5-Jake Swanson-421; 6-Scott Pierovich-313; 7-Connor Kassik-292; 8-Chris Ennis-240; 9-Randi Pankratz-215; 10-Austin Smith-192.

LARSON VAULTS TO 2ND IN FINAL NDC POINTS

Kyle Larson’s fourth-place finish in Thursday night’s “Turkey Night Grand Prix” vaulted him from fourth to second in the final 2011 USAC National Drivers Championship and the $20,000 cash prize the position affords. Prizes will be distributed at the USAC “Night of Champions” Awards Banquet in Indianapolis, Ind. December 9.

Bryan Clauson finish third in Thursday’s USAC’s National eason finale at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, Calif., completing his drive to his second USAC National Drivers Championship. He will receive his $40,000 cash prize and a yet-to-be announced scholarship from INDYCAR at the December 9 “Night of Champions.”

Drivers finishing third through 10th in the final standings and also earning year-end cash bonuses included Chris Windom (3rd), Levi Jones (4th), Tracy Hines (5th), Bobby East (6th), Jerry Coons Jr. (7th), Darren Hagen (8th), Hunter Schuerenberg (9th) and Jon Stanbrough (10th).

USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS AND YEAR-END PAYOUT

1-Bryan Clauson-1,062 ($40,000); 2-Kyle Larson-1,028 ($20,000); 3-Chris Windom-1,026 ($15,000); 4-Levi Jones-1,022 ($12,500); 5-Tracy Hines-991 ($10,000); 6-Bobby East-942 ($7,500); 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921 ($5,000); 8-Darren Hagen-866; ($3,000); 9-Hunter Schuerenberg-864 ($2,000); 10-Jon Stanbrough-854 ($1,000).

SWANSON SNARES USAC SPRINT TURKEY NIGHT, HUNT AND ENSIGN CHAMPIONS

IRWINDALE, CALIFORNIA (November 25, 2011) – Kingsburg’s Tanner Swanson added yet another major event victory to his growing resume as the 20 year-old former USAC Western Sprint Car champion won the sprint car portion of the 71st “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at TOYOTA Speedway on Thursday night.

On the championship front, Tony Hunt claimed his seventh and eighth career USAC titles by winning the USAC Western Sprint Car championship and USAC Western Classic pavement title, while the inaugural USAC Western Classic Racing Series overall championship went to 21 year-old rookie Geoff Ensign of Sebastopol.

A wild start to the 40 lap feature punctuated the Western Sprint Car championship race, as both Tanner and Kody Swanson spun coming to the green flag sparking a wild crash. 18 year-old rookie Cody Gerhardt ended up on his lid along with incoming Western Sprint Car points leader Audra Sasselli, while popular national standout Tracy Hines had the “Tamale Wagon” wedged up against the wall and fast-time qualifier JoJo Helberg was also heavily damaged.

The Swansons were able to continue but the other four drivers involved were eliminated from the race. Gerhardt was transported to a local hospital for a brief observation but returned to the speedway in time to watch the 98 lap Midget feature later in the evening. With Sasselli out of the race, Hunt was able to overtake her for the USAC Western Sprint Car championship but the Classic title was still yet to be decided.

Because he stalled, Kody Swanson restarted at the rear of the now 21 car field for a second try at a start. Tanner Swanson swept past Meridian, ID’s Mike Murgoitio on the outside to lead lap one. The feature went caution-free with Kody Swanson pedaling hard to the front of the pack. Originally slated to start seventh, Hunt restarted third but fell out of the top-five early on.

Tanner Swanson drove away to a comfortable lead while Kody Swanson marched his way up to second place Mike Murgoitio by lap 23. Swanson and Murogitio engaged in a back-and-forth battle for the second position much to the pleasure of an announced crowd of 3,000 fans.

Kody Swanson finally cleared Murgoitio for good on lap 37 and younger brother Tanner brought home a commanding 3.2 second victory. Scott Pierovich was fourth with Hunt defending Aaron Pierce for a hard-earned fifth place finish. Ensign, who started 17th, passed Western regulars such as Shauna Hogg and Luis Ramos in the late stages of the feature for a strong eighth place finish to seal the USAC Western Classic championship.

Ensign was the highest finishing Western Classic car in six of the eight dirt races this year, but the asphalt rookie also managed to finish in the top-five in three of the eight pavement events held. Ensign defeated Hunt by nine points despite giving up nearly 100 points during the pavement portion of the schedule. Pierovich overcame terrible luck throughout the middle of the season to rally for a third place finish in the Western Classic overall points.

On the USAC Western Sprint Car side, Hunt won four times over the 12 race campaign including sweeping all three Madera races. Hunt topped Sasselli by a scant 15 points despite Sasselli going winless on the year. Western Speed teammates Tim Skoglund and Gerhardt finished the season third and fourth respectively with Ramos fifth.

Information on the 2011 banquet and the 2012 schedule will be announced at a later date. The United States Auto Club would like to thank all of the competitors, sponsors, fans, and tracks for their support of the inaugural 16 round USAC Western Classic Racing Series and plans are already being made for a great 2012.

More information on the USAC Western Classic Racing Series is available on Facebook at keywords “USAC Western Classic Racing Series”. The United States Auto Club is online at www.usacracing.com

USAC MOPAR NATIONAL/WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

November 24, 2011 – Irwindale, California – Toyota Speedway at Irwindale – 71st “Turkey Night Grand Prix”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kody Swanson, 11, Wilke-Pak-16.386; 2. Alex Bowman, 55, Cline-16.424; 3. Bobby Santos III, 20, Stewart-16.442; 4. Brad Kuhn, 17B, RW-16.526; 5. Evan Margeson, 50, Beal-16.552; 6. Kyle Larson, 67, Kunz-16.596; 7. Caleb Armstrong, 7c, C & A-16.597; 8. Robby Josett, 2x, Josett-16.660; 9. Tanner Swanson, 3F, RFMS-16.660; 10. Chris Windom, 56, RW-16.683; 11. Billy Wease, 25, Rodela-16.688; 12. Adam Kramer, 2, Kramer-16.732; 13. Bryan Clauson, 39, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-16.742; 14. Darren Hagen, 3, RFMS-16.743; 15. Chad Nichols, 17x, Nichols-16.750; 16. Mario Clouser, 06, MCM-16.760; 17. Dalton Armstrong, 7A, C & A-16.782; 18. Bobby East, 4, Klatt-16.785; 19. Taylor Ferns, 55F, Ferns-16.795; 20. Dillon Welch, 9, Nine Racing-16.806; 21. Kyle Hamilton, 33, Spike-16.829; 22. Tracy Hines, 24, Parker-16.833; 23. Levi Roberts, 91, Nine Racing-16.838; 24. Jason Leffler, 71, Kunz-16.850; 25. Dakoda Armstrong, 7D, C & A-16.868; 26. Troy DeCaire, 2B, Benic-16.909; 27. David Byrne, 20D, Byrne-17.126; 28. Scott Pierovich, 35, Pierovich-17.134; 29. Nick Chivello, 27B, Blackwell-17.247; 30. Ben Petter, 21, Petter-17.254; 31. Travis Berryhill, 10c, Eskesen-17.344; 32. Shannon McQueen, 10, Cook-17.366; 33. David Prickett, 15, Neverlift-17.410; 34. David Goodwill, 88x, Arata-17.804; 35. Cory Kruseman, 21k, Kruseman-17.871.

FEATURE: (98 laps) 1. Caleb Armstrong, 2. Darren Hagen, 3. Bryan Clauson, 4. Kyle Larson, 5. Kody Swanson, 6. Brad Kuhn, 7. Chris Windom, 8. Dillon Welch, 9. Evan Margeson, 10. Levi Roberts, 11. Kyle Hamilton, 12. Mario Clouser, 13. Bobby East, 14. Billy Wease, 15. Robby Josett, 16. Taylor Ferns, 17. David Prickett, 18. David Byrne, 19. Dakoda Armstrong, 20. David Goodwill, 21. Cory Kruseman, 22. Troy DeCaire, 23. Dalton Armstrong, 24. Tracy Hines, 25. Bobby Santos III, 26. Tanner Swanson, 27. Alex Bowman, 28. Jason Leffler, 29. Shannon McQueen, 30. Chad Nichols, 31. Scott Pierovich, 32. Nick Chivello, 33. Adam Kramer, 34. Ben Petter, 35. Travis Berryhill. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Bowman, Laps 4-17 K.Swanson, Laps 18-98 C.Armstrong.

FINAL MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET POINTS: 1-Clauson-1,164; 2-Hagen-1,148; 3-Larson-1,082; 4-Hines-954; 5-East-867; 6-Kuhn-811; 7-Zach Daum-787; 8-C.Armstrong-737; 9-Jerry Coons Jr.-701; 10-T.Swanson-630. FINAL MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Kruseman-599; 2-Prickett-562; 3-Johnathon Henry-518; 4-Cody Swanson-479; 5-Jake Swanson-421; 6-Pierovich-313; 7-Connor Kassik-292; 8-Chris Ennis-240; 9-Randi Pankratz-215; 10-Austin Smith-192. FINAL MOPAR PAVEMENT MIDGET POINTS: 1-Hagen-421; 2-Larson-395; 3-C.Arsmtrong-359; 4-Clauson-304; 5-T.Swanson-280; 6-Hines-271; 7-Clouser-261; 8-Kramer-236; 9-East-222; 10-Byrne-217. FINAL USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Clauson-1,062; 2-Larson-1,028; 3-Windom-1,026; 4-Levi Jones-1,022; 5-Hines-991; 6-East-942; 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921; 8-Hagen-866; 9-Hunter Schuerenberg-864; 10-Jon Stanbrough-854.

USAC WESTERN/PAVEMENT/CALIFORNIA NORTH & SOUTH FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

November 24, 2011 – Irwindale, California - Toyota Speedway at Irwindale – 71st “Turkey Night Grand Prix”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Nick Drake, 55, Cline-14.264; 2. Ricky Bowers, 9, Sutton-14.268; 3. Ross Rankine, 9L, Nine Racing-14.269; 4. Paul Graham, 24, Sutton-14.269; 5. Brodie Kostecki, 40, Western Speed-14.309; 6. Sheldon Didinger, 3, Sutton-14.344; 7. Garett Peterson, 31, Peterson-14.367; 8. Jarid Blondel, 98, Blondel-14.392; 9. Jessica Clark, 44, Clark-14.402; 10. Jim Waters, 28, Walton-14.525; 11.Cole Custer, 55k, Cline-14.525; 12. Brandon White, 60, Western Speed-14.578; 13. Kyle Edwards, 26, Breckenridge-14.665; 14. Austin Luttmer, 49, Burdett-14.685; 15. Shawn Buckley, 7, Buckley-14.702; 15. Daniel Williams, 98x, Blondel-14.740; 16. Winn Frazin, 59, Frazin-14.752; 17. Randi Pankratz, 32, Pankratz-14.888; 18. Michael Schuller, 25, Maier-14.900; 19. Ron Duncombe, 4, Walton-15.020; 20. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-15.417; 21. Michael Steele, 92, Steele-15.532; 22. Cordy Horn, 14, Horn-15.969; 23. #11, Sutton-NT; 24. # 42, Sutton-NT.

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Ross Rankine, 2. Nick Drake, 3. Garett Peterson, 4. Jim Waters, 5. Brodie Kostecki, 6. Kyle Edwards, 7. Winn Frazin, 8. Sheldon Didinger, 9. Brandon White, 10. Ron Duncombe, 11. Paul Graham, 12. Austin Luttmer, 13. Jessica Clark, 14. Shawn Buckley, 15. Michael Schuller, 16. Randi Pankratz, 17. Daniel Williams, 18. Cordy Horn, 19. Michael Steele, 20. J.R. Williams, 21. Jarid Blondel, 22. Ricky Bowers,23. Cole Custer. NT ---------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-19 Drake, Laps 20-40 Rankine.

FINAL NATIONAL FORD FOCUS SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Drake-720; 2-Rankine-708; 3-Kostecki-702; 4-Peterson-687; 5-Jarett Andretti-687; 6-Keegan Walmer-681; 7-Chris Lamb-678; 8-Wally Pankratz-678; 9-Waters-675; 10-Scott Hunter-672. FINAL WESTERN FORD FOCUS SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Kostecki-826; 2-Waters-807; 3-Peterson-769; 4-Wally Pankratz-768; 5-Chuck Groat-760; 6-Keegan Walmer-752; 7-Clark-747; 8-Tyler Dolacki-721; 9-Blondel-709; 10-Luttmer-708. FINAL WESTERN PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Clark-1,249; 2-Kostecki-1,088; 3-Peterson-967; 4-Keegan Walmer-902; 5-James Edens-731; 6-Tanner Long-730; 7-White-717; 8-Graham-692; 9-J.R> Williams-500; 10-Waters-441. FINAL CALIFORNIA SOUTH FORD FOCUS SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Clark-761; 2-White-717; 3-Graham-692; 4-Kostecki-584; 5-Peterson-398; 6-Bowers-358; 7-Keegan Walmer-356; 8-Waters-304; 9-James Edens-279; 10-Tanner Long-257.

AMSOIL USAC WESTERN/WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

November 24, 2011 – Irwindale, California – Toyota Speedway at Irwindale – 71st “Turkey Night Grand Prix”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. JoJo Helberg, 7, Helberg-16.163; 2. Tracy Hines, 27, Morales-16.303; 3. Kyle Larson, 67, Kunz-16.325; 4. Kody Swanson, 75, TK-16.363; 5. Tanner Swanson, 17, TK-16.409; 6. Mike Murgoitio, 80, Murgoitio-16.498; 7. Tony Hunt, 56, Phulps-16.502; 8. Audra Sasselli, 77, Sasselli-16.539; 9. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-16.596; 10. Cody Gerhardt, 40, Western Speed-16.627; 11. Tim Skoglund, 60, Western Speed-16.649; 12. Scott Pierovich, 14, Pierson-16.708; 13. Bobby East, 50, Phulps-16.794; 14. Gordon Rodgers, 94, Dusin-16.838; 15. Luis Ramos III, 21, Kaplan/Gennuso-16.840; 16. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-16.845; 17. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-16.878; 18. Jim Waters, 24, Ault-16.952; 19. Tim Barber, 3T, Finkenbinder-17.027; 20. Michhael Maier, 22, Maier-17.179; 21. Ryan Burdett, 36, Burdett-17.181; 22. Mike Spencer, 97, Hendrix-17.217; 23. Matt Mansell, 14m, Rendle-17.406; 24. Bill Logan, 98, Logan-18.793; 25. Marvin Mitchell, 68, Mitchell- 19.632; 26. Howard Holden, 86, Mitchell-22.998.

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Tanner Swanson, 2. Kody Swanson, 3. Mike Murgoitio, 4. Scott Pierovich, 5. Tony Hunt, 6. Aaron Pierce, 7. Tim Skoglund, 8. Geoff Ensign, 9. Tim Barber, 10. Shauna Hogg, 11. Luis Ramos III, 12. Ryan Burdett, 13. Jim Waters, 14. Gordon Rodgers, 15. Mike Spencer, 16. Matt Mansell, 17. Michael Maier, 18. Marvin Mitchell, 19. Kyle Larson, 20. Howard Holden, 21. Bill Logan, 22. Tracy Hines, 23. JoJo Helberg, 24. Audra Sasselli, 25. Cody Gerhardt, 26. Bobby East. 11:17.93 -------------------------------------- **Gerhardt, Sasselli flipped at the start of the feature. Gerhardt transported to Arcadia Methodist Hospital for observation.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-40 T.Swanson.

FINAL USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Hunt-668; 2-Sasselli-653; 3-Skoglund-651; 4-Gerhardt-612; 5-Ramos-555; 6-Pierovich-492; 7-Ensign-390; 8-Barber-362; 9-Johnny Geisler-340; 10-Hogg-304. FINAL USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Ensign-884; 2-Hunt-878; 3-Pierovich-807; 4-Barber-670; 5-Hogg-655; 6-Jerry Kobza-211. FINAL USAC WESTERN CLASSIC PAVEMENT SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Hunt-491; 2-Sasselli-455; 3-Pierovich-443; 4-Skoglung-413; 5-Gerhardt-393; 6-Ensign-390; 7-Barber-362; 8-Ramos-328; 9-Hogg-304; 10-Rodgers-260.

ENGISN AND SASSELLI TRY TO HOLD OFF HUNT FOR 2011 USAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (November 18, 2011) – The battle for the 2011 USAC Western Sprint Car Series and USAC Western Classic Racing Series championships will come to a head on Thursday night as Audra Sasselli and Geoff Ensign try to fend off Tony Hunt for their respective titles in the prestigious “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at TOYOTA Speedway in Irwindale, Calif.

The points battles between Sasselli, Ensign, and Hunt will be just one part of the show on Thursday night as a star-studded field that could number as many as 30 cars is expected to vie for the $16,000 purse. $2,500 will be awarded to the race winner in the 40 lap under card for the USAC National & Western Midgets 98 lap feature on the half-mile pavement oval.

Hunt, the six-time USAC champion, finds himself in an unfamiliar position of trying to play catch up against two drivers trying to earn their first career USAC championships. Fresno’s Sasselli leads the title despite not winning a single feature all season in the pavement only USAC Western Sprint Car Series. Sasselli finished second in all three events at Madera Speedway and benefited from Hunt’s DNF at Shasta to pick up a 20 point advantage in the series.

On the USAC Western Classic side, Hunt leads the pavement points but Sebastopol’s Ensign leads the points by 18 markers on the strength of the 2011 USAC Western Classic Racing Series dirt championship. Ensign was the highest finishing Western Classic car in six of the eight races held, only loosing at Santa Maria and the “Mini Gold Cup” at Chico where he failed to finish both times.

Ensign’s most memorable start on pavement came against Hunt at Madera on September 17 in the “Harvest Classic” when he went toe-to-toe with the champion before finishing fourth. The USAC rookie leads Hunt by 18 points going into the Turkey Night looking for his second USAC crown of the season.

Joining them on Thursday night will be most of the USAC Western Sprint Car regulars including the Western Speed team of rookie 18 year-old Cody Gerhardt and Tim Skoglund both of Fresno. Ensign’s Ted Finkenbinder Motorsports teammate Tim Barber of San Franscisco is expected along with Fair Oaks’ Shauna Hogg, Clovis’ Luis Ramos III, Santa Rosa’s Brian McClish, Marvin Mitchell, and Bill Logan.

The USAC Rocky Mountain series will be well represented with at least Jim Waters and Ryan Burdett expected, while Meridian Speedway regulars Mike Murgoitio and Robert Beck have entered. Californians Mike Meier, Rick Hendrix, and Nick Rescino, Jr. are all expected to return to the series.

Former USAC Western Sprint Car Series standouts Kody Swanson (2010 Turkey Night winner), Tanner Swanson, and JoJo Helberg are all expected and will be joined by USAC National stars such as Tracy Hines and Aaron Pierce. 2010 King of California Kyle Larson will try to add to his record-breaking 2011 season as he will come to TOYOTA Speedway with 21 wins on the year across all disciplines of open-wheel racing in North America.

Activities get underway on Wednesday night with practice held from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. On Thanksgiving Day, activities will get underway early with the pit gate opening at 10 a.m. and the drivers meeting at 11 a.m. Practices begin at 12 p.m. followed by qualifying at 3:30 p.m., an autograph session at 5:15 p.m. on the front stretch, with racing to follow.

Ticket information at is available at www.toyotaspeedwayatirwindale.com with presale tickets available online.

More information on the USAC Western Classic Racing Series is available on Facebook at keywords “USAC Western Classic Racing Series”. The United States Auto Club is online at www.usacracing.com

CLAUSON, JONES, JOHNSON, MENZIES & CADDELL TOP HONOREES AT DECEMBER 9 USAC AWARDS BANQUET IN INDIANAPOLIS

The 2011 “Night of Champions” USAC National Awards Dinner is scheduled for Friday night, December 9, at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. Champions of USAC’s 2011 racing series will be honored during the gala evening.

Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. locked up his second consecutive USAC National Drivers Championship last month in California. Among his championship awards are a $40,000 cash bonus and a yet-to-be-announced scholarship from INDYCAR. Clauson also leads the Mopar National Midget standings entering this Thursday night’s finale at Irwindale, Calif.

Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. will again be celebrated as USAC’s Traxxas Silver Crown and AMSOIL National Sprint Car Champion. It’s the second consecutive year he has swept both titles.

Ricky Johnson of Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Bryce Menzies of Las Vegas, Nev. and Andrew Caddell of Graham, Wash. will also be honored as 2011 USAC TORC Off-Road Truck Champions. Johnson claimed the Pro 4x4 title, while Menzies won the Pro 2WD crown and Caddell is the Pro Light 2WD titlist.

The affair will be held again this year in conjunction with the International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS), which will be held December 8-10 at the Indiana Convention Center, located just one block south of the banquet facility.

In addition to the various series championship awards, numerous other performance awards are part of the ceremonies as well as special recognition awards.

USAC’s Mopar .25 Midget “Generation Next” Champions will also be featured at the banquet, which gets under way with a cocktail hour at 6:30 pm and dinner to follow at 7.

Reservations for this special evening are being accepted until November 30 by Nikki Wilke at the USAC headquarters at nikki@usacracing.com or by calling 317-247-5151 (Ext. 214). Tickets for the banquet are priced at $60 each. Discounted hotel reservations are available through the IMIS website at www.imis-indy.com or by contacting the housing bureau at 317-684-2573 and mentioning IMIS.

Emcees for the affair are renowned broadcasters Jim Tretow, Robin Miller and Meghan Kolb.

The Indiana Roof Ballroom is located at 140 W. Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis.

FOCUSES JOIN MIDGETS, SPRINTS AT IRWINDALE “TURKEY NIGHT” MULHEARN, KOSTECKI EARN “BATTLE AT THE BEACH” FOCUS WINS

Thursday’s 71st “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif. showcases the USAC Western Ford Focuses, along with the USAC Mopar National/Western Midgets and the AMSOIL USAC Western/Western Classic Sprints. The Focuses, unlike the Midgets and Sprints, compete on Irwindale’s third-mile pavement.

No driver has been able to repeat as a winner in the nine previous “Turkey Night” Ford Focus races. This year, one driver could be looking at an impressive 23rd USAC feature victory this year!

Brodie Kostecki of Roseville, Calif. scored his 22nd USAC feature win of the season Saturday night in the 20-lap Focus Young Guns “Battle at the Beach: main event at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway. Only J.J. Yeley won more USAC features in a single season (26 in 2003).

Andrew Mulhearn of Whittier, Calif. and Kostecki scored feature victories in USAC Ford Focus action at Saturday night’s “Battle at the Beach” at Ventura Raceway. Mulhearn caught Collin Henry on lap 5 and led the final 16 laps to win the 20-lap Western Ford Focus main event, then Kostecki passed Parker Colston on lap four and led the final 17 laps to win the 20-lap Western Focus Young Guns feature. Tyler Dolacki, who finished sixth in the Ford Focus feature, edged Wally Pankratz, who was third Saturday, by 10 points for the Western Dirt Ford Focus title. Trailing Mulhearn, Henry and Pankratz in the 20-lap Ford Focus race were Casey Martinez and Kostecki. Kostecki beat Colston, Katlynn Leer, Brennan Rogers and Christine Breckenridge to the flag in the 20-lap Focus Young Guns race. Kostecki is the Western Focus Young Guns Champ, while Parker Colston is the Western Dirt Focus Young Guns titlist and Cole Custer ended up as the 2011 National Focus Young Guns titlist.

Nick Drake has already claimed the 2011 USAC National Ford Focus title, his second in a row. Jessica Clark has a 53-point lead in her bid to add the Southern California Ford Focus title to her Western Paved Ford Focus title.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-720; 2-Ross Rankine-705; 3-Brodie Kostecki-702; 4-Garett Peterson-687; 5-Jarett Andretti-687; 6-Keegan Walmer-681; 7-Chris Lamb-678; 8-Wally Pankratz-678; 9-Jim Waters-675; 10-Scott Hunter-672.

FINAL USAC NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Cole Custer-480; 2-Brody Kostecki-480; 3-Sam McGhee-477; 4-Trevor Hunt-477; 5-Jared Irvan-465; 6-Cooper Clouse-465; 7-Parker Colston-462; 8-Stevie Kuhn-453; 9-Mikell McGee-441; 10-James Edens-432.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-826;.2-Jim Waters-807; 3-Garett Peterson-769; 4-Wally Pankratz-768; 5-Chuck Groat-760;. 6-Keegan Walmer-752; 7-Jessica Clark-747; 8-Tyler Dolacki-721; 9-Jarid Blondel-709; 10-Austin Luttmer-708.

FINAL USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brody Kostecki-580; 2-Trevor Hunt-574; 3-Cole Custer-535; 4-Parker Colston-521; 5-James Edens-489; 6-Katlynn Leer-477; 7-Christine Breckenridge-453; 8-Keegan Walmer-428; 9-Ricky Bowers-361; 10-Marina Turner-310.

SASSELLI USAC’S 3RD FEMALE CHAMPION IN 2011? WE’LL FIND OUT THURSDAY IN IRWINDALE’S SPRINT

Audra Sasselli of Visalia, Calif. hopes to become the fourth female driver ever to win a USAC driving championship this Thursday night when the AMSOIL USAC Western/Western Classic Sprint cars compete as part of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” program at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif.

Sasselli leads four-time Western Sprint series champion Tony Hunt by 20 points entering Thursday’s event. A championship would put her in select company with Sondi Eden (2004 Regional Midget champ), Taylor Ferns (2011 Mopar D1 Midget Champ) and possibly Jessica Clark (2011 USAC Western Pavement Ford Focus Champ).

Hunt leads Sasselli by a single point in the Western Classic Sprint Pavement standings but trails Geoff Ensign by 18 points in the overall Western Classic standings. A total of 66 points are available Thursday toward each title.

Thursday’s race, on the Irwindale half-mile pavement, will be joined by the 98-lap Mopar USAC National/Western Midget finale and a USAC Western Ford Focus race on the Irwindale third-mile.

Tim Skoglund and Cody Gerhardt also have mathematical chances of catching the leaders in the AMSOIL Western Sprint points. Skoglund trails Sasselli by 31 points, while Gerhardt is 10 behind Skoglund.

USAC AMSOIL WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Audra Sasselli-640; 2-Tony Hunt-620; 3-Tim Skoglund-609; 4-Cody Gerhardt-599; 5-Luis Ramos III-524; 6-Scott Pierovich-441; 7-Geoff Ensign-351; 8-Johnny Geisler-340; 9-Tim Barber-326; 10-Shaunna Hogg-271.

USAC AMSOIL WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Geoff Ensign-848; 2-Tony Hunt-830; 3-Scott Pierovich-756; 4-Tim Barber-634; 5-Shauna Hogg-622; 6-Jerry Kobza-211.

CLAUSON GOES FOR “TURKEY NIGHT” 3-PEAT THURSDAY; KUHN TAKES VENTURA’S “BATTLE AT THE BEACH”

Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. will try to join Ron Shuman and Billy Boat as the only drivers to win three straight “Turkey Night Grand Prix” Midget races when the 71st running of one of America’s most revered short-track events unfolds this Thursday night at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif. Shuman actually won four straight from 1979-1982, while Boat won three straight at three different tracks from 1995-1997.

Clauson, the 2009 and 2010 race winner, will also try to nail down his second consecutive USAC Mopar National Midget series championship. He enters the 98-lap contest with a 19-point lead over runner-up Darren Hagen. Hagen holds a 21-point lead over Kyle Larson in his bid to claim his second straight USAC National Midget Pavement title. A total of 66 points are available Thursday.

Cory Kruseman of Ventura, Calif. will also try to claim his first USAC Mopar Western Midget title, holding a 43-point lead over David Prickett going into Thursday’s race. Kruseman previously won the 2006 USAC/CRA Sprint Car championship.

Brad Kuhn of Avon, Ind. won Saturday night’s 30-lap “Battle at the Beach” USAC Mopar Western Midget race at Ventura Raceway. He passed Austin Smith on lap 11 and never looked back, piloting the Rotondo Weirich/Champion Brands Beast/Fontana to the victory over Clauson, Brent Camarillo, Smith and Kruseman. Prickett finished eighth at Ventura.

Thursday’s “Turkey Night Grand Prix” concludes with a 98-lap Midget race, continuing a tradition begun back in 1934. The AMSOIL USAC Western/Western Classic Sprint cars also compete on the Irwindale half-mile paved oval, while the USAC Western Ford Focuses compete on the Irwindale third-mile.

USAC MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Bryan Clauson-1,110; 2-Darren Hagen-1,091; 3-Kyle Larson-1,030; 4-Tracy Hines-941; 5-Bobby East-840; 6-Zach Daum-787; 7-Brad Kuhn-763; 8-Jerry Coons Jr.-701; 9-Caleb Armstrong-677; 10-Tanner Swanson-617.

USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Cory Kruseman-586; 2-David Prickett-543; 3-Johnathon Henry-518; 4-Cody Swanson-479; 5-Jake Swanson-421; 6-Scott Pierovich-300; 7-Connor Kassik-292; 8-Chris Ennis-240; 9-Randi Pankratz-215; 10-Austin Smith-192.

MOPAR USAC WESTERN MIDGET RACE RESULTS:

November 19, 2011 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway - “Battle at the Beach”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Johnathon Henry (#88 Graunstadt), 2. Chris Ennis (#97 Martens), 3. Josh Lakatos (#4x Lakatos), 4. Jake Swanson (#05 Swanson), 5. Sean Dodenhoff (#9D Dodenhoff), 6. Bryan Deegan (#21x Kruseman), 7. Garrett Gilkey (#72 Wadsworth), 8. Bruce Hiroshima (#5 Hiroshima). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Shannon McQueen (#7 McQueen), 2. Danny Ebberts (#5x VanDyne), 3. Robby Josett (#2 Josett), 4. Brian Camarillo (#22 CamLand), 5. Kyle Smith (#55 Smith), 6. Evan Margeson (#50 Margeson), 7. Richard VanderWeerd (#8x VanderWeerd), 8. Greg Edenholm (#73x Ford). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Cody Swanson (#71 Swanson), 2. Austin Smith (#33 Smith), 3. David Prickett (#15 Neverlift), 4. Randi Pankratz (#8 Pankratz), 5. Connor Kassik (#15N Neverlift), 6. Kody Swanson (#25 Rodela), 7. Patrick Clark (#17k Kruseman), 8. Steve Stasa (#22s Stasa). NT

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brad Kuhn (#17B RW), 2. Bryan Clauson (#81 CamLand), 3. Brent Camarillo (#51 CamLand), 4. Cory Kruseman (#21k Kruseman), 5. Bruce Douglas (#31 Douglas), 6. Wink Schweitzer (#60 Schweitzer), 7. Kyle Edwards (#39 Edwards), 8. Jimmy Voitel (#21 Voitel). NT

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Troy Rutherford (#87jr Rutherford).

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Margeson, 22. Kassik, 3. Douglas, 4. K.Swanson, 5. Schweitzer, 6. K/Smith, 7. Dodenhoff, 8. Gilkey, 9. Clark, 10. Voitel, 11. Hiroshima, 12. Edenholm, 13. Edwards, 14. Brian Camarillo, 15. VanderWeerd, 16. Deegan. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brad Kuhn, 2. Bryan Clauson, 3. Brent Camarillo, 4. Austin Smith, 5. Cory Kruseman, 6. Cody Swanson, 7. Evan Margeson, 8. David Prickett, 9. Brian Camarillo, 10. Kody Swanson, 11. Chris Ennis, 12. Connor Kassik, 13. Randi Pankratz, 14. Johnathon Henry, 15. Robby Josett, 16. Danny Ebberts, 17. Bruce Douglas, 18. Shannon McQueen, 19. Josh Lakatos, 20. Jake Swanson. NT ---------------------------------- **VanderWeerd flipped during the semi. Ennis, Henry and McQueen all flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Smith, Laps 12-30 Kuhn.

NEW MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Kruseman-586; 2-Prickett-543; 3-Henry-518; 4-C.Swanson-479; 5-J.Swanson-421; 6-Scott Pierovich-300; 7-Kassik-292; 8-Ennis-240; 9-R.Pankratz-215; 10-Smith-192.

NEXT MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET RACE: November 24 – Irwindale, CA – Toyota Speedway at Irwindale – 71st “Turkey Night Grand Prix”

USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE RESULTS:

November 19, 2011 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway - “Battle at the Beach”

HEAT RACE: (7 laps ) 1. Zach Bogner (#18k Kruseman), 2. Katlynn Leer (#12k Kruseman), 3. Parker Colston (#64 Colston), 4. Brennan Rogers (#20 Rogers), 5. Christine Breckenridge (#26 Breckenridge). NT

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Cole Custer (#55k Kruseman).

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Brodie Kostecki (#40 Western Speed), 2. Parker Colston, 3. Katlynn Leer, 4. Brennan Rogers, 5. Christine Breckenridge, 6. Zach Bogner. NT

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Colston, Laps 4-20 Kostecki.

FINAL WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-580; 2-Trevor Hunt-574; 3-Custer-535; 4-Colston-521; 5-James Edens-489; 6-Leer-477; 7-Breckenridge-453; 8-Keegan Walmer-428; 9-Ricky Bowers-361; 10-Marina Turner-310. FINAL WESTERN DIRT FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Colston-876; 2-Custer-661; 3-Leer-621; 4-Breckenridge-587; 5-Trevor Hunt-449; 6-Kostecki-446; 7-Austin Blair-245; 8-Bogner-224; 9-Rogers-111- 10Logan Williams-105. FINAL NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Custer-480; 2-Kostecki-480; 3-Sam McGhee-477; 4-Trevor Hunt-477; 5-Jared Irvan-465; 6-Cooper Clouse-465; 7-Colston-462; 8-Stevie Kuhn-453; 9-Mikell McGee-441; 10-James Edens-432.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS DIRT RACE RESULTS:

November 19, 2011 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway – “Battle at the Beach”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Wally Pankratz (#37 Pankratz), 2. Nick Drake (#55 Cline), 3. Collin Henry (#12c Henry), 4. Gaylon Stewart (#3s Stewart), 5. Jarid Blondel (#98 Blondel), 6. Robert Dolacki (#17 Dolacki), 7. Trey Gostin (#4k Kruseman), 8. Tanner Kershaw (#26 Kershaw), 9. Nick Carlson (#19 Carlson). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brodie Kostecki (#40 Western Speed), 2. Tyler Dolacki (#18 Dolacki), 3. Andrew Mulhearn (#14 Mulhearn), 4. Casey Martinez (#94 Martinez), 5. Randi Pankratz (#8 Pankratz), 6. Garrett Johnson (#3G Stewart), 7. Parker Colston (#64 Colston), 8. Christine Breckenridge (#26x Breckenridge), 9. Cole Custer (#55k Kruseman), 10. Daniel Williams (#25 Williams), 11. Michael Millard (#23 Millard). NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Andrew Mulhearn, 2. Collin Henry, 3. Wally Pankratz, 4. Casey Martinez, 5. Brodie Kostecki, 6. Tyler Dolacki, 7. Gaylon Stewart, 8. Jarid Blondel, 9. Randi Pankratz, 10. Nick Drake, 11. Michael Millard, 12. Parker Colston, 13. Daniel Williams, 14. Garrett Johnson, 15. Katlynn Leer (#12k Kruseman), 16. Robert Dolacki, 17. Trey Gostin, 18. Cole Custer. NT ------------------------------------------------ **Kershaw and Carlson flip[ped during the first heat. Carlson suffered two broken vertebrae.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Henry, Laps 15-20 Mulhearn.

NEW WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-826; 2-Jim Waters-807; 3-Garett Peterson-769; 4-W.Pankratz-768; 5-Chuck Grost-760; 6-Keegan Walmer-752; 7-Jessica Clark-747; 8-T.Dolacki-721; 9-Blondel-709; 10-Austin Luttmer-708. NEW NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Drake-720; 2-Ross Rankine-705; 3-Kostecki-702; 4-Garett Peterson-687; 5-Jarett Andretti-687; 6-Keegan Walmer-681; 7-Chris Lamb-678; 8-W.Pankratz-678; 9-Jim Waters-675; 10-Scott Hunter-672. FINAL WESTERN DIRT FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-T.Dolacki-868; 2-W.Pankratz-858; 3-Williams-771; 4-Blondel-760; 5-Jet Davison-639; 6-Henry-351; 6-Kostecki-350; 8-Martinez-309; 9-R.Pankratz-307; 10-R.Dolacki-304.

NEXT WESTERN FORD FOCUS RACE: November 24 – Irwindale, CA – Toyota Speedway at Irwindale – “Turkey Night Grand Prix”

71ST “TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX” AFFECTS 11 USAC STANDINGS; MIDGETS, SPRINTS, FORD FOCUS COMBINE AT IRWINDALE

Next Thursday night’s 71st Annual “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif. will conclude USAC’s 2011 racing season but not without an impact on eleven (11) different USAC championships!

The National Drivers Championship, Mopar National Midget, Mopar Western Midget, National Midget Pavement, AMSOIL Western Sprint, Western Classic Sprint, Western Classic Pavement, National Ford Focus, Western Ford Focus, Western Pavement Ford Focus and Southern California Ford Focus standings will all be affected by the outcome of the three races which comprise Thursday’s program at the complex featuring both half and third-mile paved ovals.

One of America’s most revered events, “Turkey Night” has been conducted since 1934, with brief intermissions (no races from 1942-1944 or 1951-1954) and has found a home at Irwindale since 1999. Eight other tracks hosted the race before it landed at its current location. They were Gilmore Stadium, Gardena Stadium, Ascot Park, Speedway 605 (in Irwindale), Saugus Speedway, Bakersfield Speedway, Perris Auto Speedway and Ventura Raceway.

A 98-lap race on the half-mile for the Mopar USAC National and Western Midgets caps the program, saluting the #98 made famous by race organizer J.C. Agajanian, whose sons now organize the event. The AMSOIL USAC Western and Western Classic Sprint cars race for 40 laps, also on the big half-mile, while the Western Ford Focuses compete in a 30-lapper on the third-mile oval.

Of the eleven championships to be impacted Thursday, only three have been resolved entering a Western Midget/Ford Focus/Focus Young Guns “tripleheader” tomorrow night (Nov. 19) at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway. No less than six driving championships will be up for grabs at Irwindale, depending on the Ventura results.

At least five former champions of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” Midget race are expected to be in competition Thursday, namely defending two-time champ Bryan Clauson, two-time champ Jason Leffler, Billy Wease, Bobby East and Bobby Santos III. Former winners of the “Turkey Night” Sprint race expected to compete are two-time champ Tony Hunt, Tracy Hines and Kody Swanson.

USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS 1-Bryan Clauson-1,056, 2-Chris Windom-1,024, 3-Levi Jones-1,022, 4-Kyle Larson-1,016, 5-Tracy Hines-991.

USAC MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET POINT STANDINGS 1-Bryan Clauson-1,110, 2-Darren hagen-1,091, 3-Kyle Larson-1,030, 4-Tracy Hines-941, 5-Bobby East-840.

USAC MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET PAVEMENT POINT STANDINGS 1-Darren Hagen-364, 2-Kyle Larson-343, 3-Caleb Armstrong-299, 4-Tanner Sasnson-267, 5-Tracy Hines-258.

USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINT STANDINGS (Prior to Ventura 11/19) 1-Cory Kruseman-533, 2-David Prickett-498, 3-Johnathon Henry-485, 4-Cody Swanson-426, 5-Jake Swanson-403.

USAC AMSOIL WESTERN SPRINT POINT STANDINGS 1-Audra Sasselli-640, 2-Tony Hunt-620, 3-Tim Skoglund-609, 4-Cody Gerhardt-599, 5-Luis Ramos III-524.

USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT POINT STANDINGS 1-Geoff Ensign-848, 2-Tony Hunt-830, 3-Scott Pierovich-756, 4-Tim Barber-634, 5-Shauna Hogg-622.

USAC WESTERN SPRINT CLASSIC PAVEMENT POINT STANDINGS 1-Tony Hunt-443, 2-Audra Sasselli-442, 3-Scott Pierovich-392, 4-Cody Gerhardt-382, 5-Tim Skoglund-371.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS (Prior to Ventura 11/19) 1-Nick Drake-720, 2-Ross Rankine-705, 3-Brodie Kostecki-702, 4-Garett Peterson-687, 5-Jarett Andretti-687.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS (Prior to Ventura 11/19) 1-Brodie Kostecki-826,.2-Jim Waters-807, 3-Garett Peterson-769, 4-Chuck Groat-760, 5-Wally Pankratz-754.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT POINT STANDINGS 1-Jessica Clark-1,222, 2-Brodie Kostecki-1,038, 3-Garett Peterson-913, 4-Keegan Walmer-902, 5-James Edens-731.

USAC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS 1-Jessica Clark-734, 2-Brandon White-681, 3-Paul Graham-658, 4-Brodie Kostecki-534, 5-Keegan Walmer-356.

2012 “INDIANA MIDGET WEEK” DATES SET

Preliminary 2012 scheduling for USAC’s racing series continues with schedules expected to be released in early-December.

Already solidified are the dates for the 2012 “Indiana Midget Week,” which has proven to be one of America’s most popular traditional events since its inception in 2005.

The 2012 calendar mimics the 2011 slate, with Gas City I-69 Speedway hosting the opener on Wednesday night, June 13. Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville is the Thursday, June 14 venue, while Bloomington Speedway plays host to the Friday night event. Saturday’s race (June 16) is at the Lawrenceburg Speedway and the finale again unfolds at Kokomo Speedway on Sunday night, June 17.

Victories at Putnamville and Lawrenceburg propelled Bryan Clauson to the 2011 title by just six points over “rookie” Kyle Larson, who scored his first USAC National victory at Bloomington,

Darren Hagen won the 2011 Gas City opener and Australian Michael Pickens scored a sensational upset win in the Kokomo finale.

Clauson is one of three two-time “Indiana Midget Champs” expected to return for the 2012 “Indiana Midget Week” events. He also took the 2009 title. Shane Cottle won the first two crowns in 2005 and 2006 and Tracy Hines was the 2008 king before sharing the title in a dead heat with Brad Kuhn in 2010. Jerry Coons Jr. won the 2007 championship.

The 2011 Mopar USAC National Midget Series concludes November 24 with the 71st running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif. and Clauson has a 19-point lead over Hagen in search of his second consecutive series championship.

Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series

START TO FINISH, LEVI JONES WINS "THE FINALS" AT HANFORD

By Lance Jennings

HANFORD, CA – NOVEMBER 13, 2011… After rain bombarded Scott Woodhouse's Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway the previous night, the weather cooperated on race day and Levi Jones of Olney, Illinois led all 30-laps to score "The Finals" main event win. Sprint Car history was made at the Hanford, California facility as Jones earned his fifth career USAC National Championship and Mike Spencer secured his fourth straight Amsoil USAC/CRA title.

After two feature starts were erased for flips by Cody Williams and Nic Faas, Levi Jones took command from his outside front row starting spot. The heavy surface produced some of the fastest lap times of the season as Jones stretched his advantage over Jon Stanbrough, Bryan Clauson, Tracy Hines, and Ryan Bernal. As the leader reached slower traffic, Stanbrough and Hines closed the gap looking to apply pressure when a red flag was displayed for new track record holder Bud Kaeding on lap fifteen.

The USAC National Champion had an excellent restart as Keith Bloom Jr. and Ryan Bernal surged forward on the Hanford clay oval. Stanbrough, who was running second, could not keep pace with Jones as his machine began to smoke. On the twenty-fourth lap, Bloom dropped Stanbrough to third as Bernal gave chase. Bernal powered to third on the next circuit, but the young drivers could not catch Levi on this night. Jones took the victory, followed by Bloom, Bernal, Stanbrough, and Hines.

Piloting the Tony Stewart Racing #20 GM Performance Parts Eagle, Levi Jones scored the $6000 victory and clinched his third straight national sprint car title. Jones, who qualified ninth and scored third in his heat race, finished fourteenth in USAC/CRA points with five top-10 finishes and thirty feature laps led to his credit.

Keith Bloom Jr. of Anderson, California charged to second after falling back to sixth in the main event. Driving the Abreu Racing #27 Abreu Vineyards Spike, Bloom was third fast on the night and placed fourth in his heat race. The young driver finishes the season eleventh in USAC National points and seventeenth in the USAC/CRA standings. In USAC/CRA competition, Keith has one Sander Engineering Fast Time Award and five top-10 finishes on the year.

Hollister, California's Ryan Bernal raced to third after starting fifth on the lightning fast surface. Piloting Danny Olmstead's #11D S&S Automotive / Moeller Bros. Maxim, Bernal timed in second quick and claimed third in his heat race. The 2011 USAC West Coast 360 Rookie of the Year had one Sander Engineering Fast Time Award, one Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main win, three top-10 finishes, and four feature laps led in USAC/CRA competition.

Jon Stanbrough of Avon, Indiana came home fourth aboard the Hoffman Dynamics Inc. #69 Mean Green / Mopar Chalk. The veteran driver qualified fifth quick on the night and placed fourth in his heat race. Stanbrough finishes the season third in the USAC National chase and thirtieth in USAC/CRA points. Jon has one heat race victory, one Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main win, and two top-10 finishes with USAC/CRA.

New Castle, Indiana's Tracy Hines scored fifth at the checkered flags in his #4 MP Environmental Services DRC. Earlier in the program, Hines was eighth fast on the night and claimed fourth in his heat race. The veteran driver closes out the campaign fifth in USAC National standings and tied for twenty-third in USAC/CRA points. Tracy has one heat race victory and three top-10 finishes with USAC/CRA in 2011.

Bud Kaeding of Campbell, California started off the night's action in time trials by shattering Damion Gardner's six year old track record. Piloting the #29 Buster & Ziggy Enterprises / BK Motorsports Maxim, Kaeding was one of the last cars to qualify on the tacky clay and earned his first Sander Engineering Fast Time Award of the year. The 3-time USAC Silver Crown Champion placed seventh in his heat race, won the 12-lap Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main, and scored nineteenth in the feature after a flip ended his night. The third generation driver finishes twenty-first in USAC National points and tied for twenty-third in the USAC/CRA chase. In USAC/CRA competition, Bud has one feature win, four top-10 finishes, and four feature laps led on the year.

Santa Maria, California's "Showtime" Danny Sheridan won the night's Extreme Mufflers / Huntington Beach Glass and Mirror Heat Race #1. Driving the Kittle Motorsports' #18 Pace Lighting / PIPE Sherman, Sheridan qualified seventeenth quick and placed ninth in the main event after starting fifteenth. Danny finishes the year seventh in USAC/CRA points with three heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main win, eight top-10 finishes, and fifteen feature laps led on the season.

Mike Spencer of Temecula, California raced to victory in the Saldana Racing Products / Circle Track Performance Heat Race #2 aboard Ron Chaffin's #50 Madera Produce / Grubstake Mini Storage Maxim. The newly crowned 4-time USAC/CRA Champion was eighteenth fast on the night and claimed tenth in the feature after starting sixteenth. Spencer led USAC/CRA with six main event wins, five Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards (tied), four Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main wins, nineteen top-10 finishes, and 146 feature laps led. In addition, Mike has seven heat race victories to his credit in 2011.

Sebastopol, California's "Human Highlight Reel" Geoff Ensign claimed the DJ Safety Heat Race #3 triumph in Ted Finkenbinder's #3F Western Industrial X-Ray Eagle. The USAC Western Classic Racing Dirt Series Champion qualified nineteenth fast on the night and scored eighteenth in the 30-lap feature. In USAC/CRA competition, Ensign has one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, three top-10 finishes, and four feature laps led on the year.

"The NorCal Ninja" Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, California won the Electro Tech Powder Coating / Rod End Supply Heat Race #4. Piloting Junior Bowman's #1L Buster & Ziggy Enterprises / Kaeding Performance Bullet, Larson was twelfth fast in time trials and scored twenty-first in the feature after an early exit. The young driver finishes the year twentieth in USAC National points and thirty-fourth in USAC/CRA standings. Kyle has one feature win, two heat race victories, two Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards, one top-10 finish, and eight feature laps led with USAC/CRA in 2011.

Brownsburg, Indiana's Bobby East earned the night's Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award with a thirteenth place run after starting twenty-first. Driving the Klatt Enterprises' #5 Klatt Motorsports Classic Car Sales / East Enterprises Beast, East qualified twenty-third quick and finished second in his heat race. The second generation driver ends the campaign tenth in USAC National standings and twenty-seventh in USAC/CRA points. Bobby recorded two top-10 finishes in USAC/CRA competition.

Buena Park's Brody Roa won the "$2000 Wagscash Race within a Race" behind the wheel of the family owned #91R HD Industries / Harbor Diesel and Equipment Stinger with 360 power. The 2010 VRA Rookie of the Year qualified twenty-second quick, placed second in his heat race, and finished sixteenth in the main event. Roa ends the year twenty-sixth in USAC/CRA points with one Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, and one top-10 finish.

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Donovan Engineering, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Sander Engineering, and So-Cal Performance for their support. For more information, visit www.usacracing.com/cra or follow the series on facebook. -------------------------------------------------------- AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL & USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE RESULTS: November 12, 2011 – Hanford, California – Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway – “The Finals”

SANDER ENGINEERING TIME TRIALS: 1. Bud Kaeding, 29, Buster & Ziggy-14.793 (New Track Record); 2. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-15.065; 3. Keith Bloom Jr., 27, Abreu-15.126; 4. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-15.173; 5. Jon Stanbrough, 69, Dynamics-15.250; 6. Danny Faria Jr., 2B, Bowman-15.325; 7. Chris Windom, 5x, Baldwin-15.326; 8. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-15.377; 9. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-15.408; 10. Bryan Clauson, 7, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-15.492; 11. Nic Faas, 4x, Alexander-15.565; 12. Kyle Larson, 1L, Buster & Ziggy-15.585 ;13. Troy Rutherford, 11, Rutherford-15.588; 14. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-15.626; 15. Peter Murphy, 21, Tarlton-15.635; 16. Robert Ballou, 73, Ford-15.647; 17. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-15.681; 18. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-15.681; 19. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-15.716; 20. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-15.786; 21. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-15.791; 22. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-15.812; 23. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-16.015; 24. Marty Hawkins, 3m, Hawkins-16.127; 25. Cory Kruseman, 7H,Priestley-16.177; 26. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-16.190; 27. Daniel Hood, 33, Hood-16.198; 28. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-16.202; 29. Corey Ballard, 20x, Ballard-16.593; 30. Cal Smith, 39, CalSun-16.611; 31. Rodney Argo, 19, Argo-16.822; 32. Jerry Welton, 62jr, Welton-18.130; 33. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-NT.

EXTREME MUFFLERS / HUNTINGTON BEACH GLASS & MIRROR HEAT RACE 1: (8 laps) 1. Danny Sheridan, 2. Rip Williams, 3. Levi Jones, 4. Jon Stanbrough, 5. Troy Rutherford, 6. Cory Kruseman, 7. Bud Kaeding, 8. Corey Ballard. NT.

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE 2: (8 laps) 1. Mike Spencer, 2. Brody Roa, 3. Ryan Bernal, 4. Bryan Clauson, 5. Danny Faria Jr., 6. Richard VanderWeerd, 7. Greg Bragg, 8. Cal Smith. NT

DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE 3: (8 laps) 1. Geoff Ensign, 2. Bobby East, 3. Nic Faas, 4. Keith Bloom Jr., 5. Peter Murphy, 6. Daniel Hood, 7. Rodney Argo, 8. Chris Windom. NT.

ELECTRO TECH POWDER COATING / ROD END SUPPLY HEAT RACE 4: (8 laps) 1. Kyle Larson, 2. Hunter Schuerenberg, 3. Robert Ballou, 4. Tracy Hines, 5. Cody Williams, 6. Marty Hawkins, 7. Damion Gardner, 8. Jerry Welton. NT.

COMPETITION SUSPENSION INC. SEMI-MAIN: (12 laps) 1. Bud Kaeding, 2. Damion Gardner, 3. Danny Faria Jr., 4. Peter Murphy, 5. Troy Rutherford, 6. Greg Bragg, 7. Daniel Hood, 8. Richard VanderWeerd, 9. Cody Williams, 10. Corey Ballard, 11. Jerry Welton, 12. Cal Smith. NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps - With Starting Positions) 1. Levi Jones (2nd), 2. Keith Bloom Jr. (5th), 3. Ryan Bernal (6th), 4. Jon Stanbrough (4th), 5. Tracy Hines (3rd), 6. Bryan Clauson (1st), 7. Damion Gardner (8th), 8. Peter Murphy (13th), 9. Danny Sheridan (15th), 10. Mike Spencer (16th), 11. Danny Faria Jr. (9th), 12. Rip Williams (19th), 13. Bobby East (21st), 14. Robert Ballou (14th), 15. Hunter Schuerenberg (18th), 16. Brody Roa (20th), 17. Greg Bragg (22nd), 18. Geoff Ensign (17th), 19. Bud Kaeding (7th), 20. Richard VanderWeerd (23rd), 21. Kyle Larson (11th), 22. Nic Faas (10th), 23. Troy Rutherford (12th), 24. Cody Williams (24th). NT. -------------------------------------------------------- **Cory Kruseman flipped during the first heat. **Chris Windom flipped during the third heat. **Cody Williams flipped at the start of the feature. **Nic Faas flipped on lap 1 of the feature. **Bud Kaeding flipped on lap 15 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Levi Jones.

KEIZER WHEELS HARD CHARGER: Bobby East (21st to 13th)

FINAL AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-Mike Spencer-1,253; 2-Nic Faas-1,178; 3-Matt Mitchell-1,073; 4-Austin Williams-741; 5-Greg Bragg-651; 6-Cody Williams-646; 7-Danny Sheridan-614; 8-Rip Williams-588; 9-Rickie Gaunt-520; 10-Damion Gardner-507.

FINAL AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Levi Jones-1,668; 2-Chris Windom-1,569; 3-Jon Stanbrough-1,434; 4-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,408; 5-Tracy Hines-1,303; 6-Damion Gardner-1,296; 7-Robert Ballou-1,269; 8-Bryan Clauson-1,237; 9-Dave Darland-1,119; 10-Bobby East-1,028.

NEW USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Bryan Clauson-1,056, 2-Chris Windom-1,024; 3-Levi Jones-1,022; 4-Kyle Larson-1,016; 5-Tracy Hines-991; 6-Bobby East-942; 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921; 8-Hunter Schuerenberg-864; 9-Jon Stanbrough-854; 10-Darren Hagen-824.

BATTLE FOR 2ND IN NDC HEADED FOR IRWINDALE; CLAUSON MATHEMATICALLY LOCKS UP 2ND TITLE

Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. mathematically locked up his second consecutive USAC National Drivers Championship Saturday night, finishing sixth in the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint car finale at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. The final event in the 2011 NDC is the November 24 “Turkey Night Grand Prix” Midget race at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif.

Drivers Chris Windom, Levi Jones and Kyle Larson enter the finale separated by just eight points for the runner-up spot in the final standings. Jones bolted past Larson to third in the points after winning Saturday’s race at Hanford.

Windom’s worst of his 25 top finishes this year is an eighth, while Jones’ worst of 25 is a sixth and Larson’s worst is a 10th, so a Larson victory at Irwindale could be huge, since a driver’s best 25 finishes count toward the final tally.

Year-end prizes for the USAC National Drivers Championship will be distributed at the December 9 “Night of Champions” USAC National Awards Banquet in Indianapolis, Ind.

USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AND PROJECTED PAYOUT, BASED ON CURRENT STANDING:

1-Bryan Clauson-1,056 ($40,000); 2-Chris Windom-1,024 ($20,000); 3-Levi Jones-1,022 ($15,000); 4-Kyle Larson-1,016 ($12,500); 5-Tracy Hines-991 ($10,000); 6-Bobby East-942 ($7,500); 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921 ($5,000); 8-Hunter Schuerenberg-864 ($3,000); 9-Jon Stanbrough-854 ($2,000); 10-Darren Hagen-824 ($1,000).

FORD FOCUS, FOCUS YOUNG GUNS PART OF SATURDAY’S “BATTLE AT THE BEACH” AT VENTURA RACEWAY

One USAC Ford Focus Focus Series ends Saturday at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway, while another conducts its penultimate race. The “Battle at the Beach” includes the USAC Western Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns along with the Mopar USAC Western Midgets.

The Focus Young Guns end their 2011 racing campaign at Ventura, while the Western Ford Focuses wind up the 2011 campaign as part of the November 24 “Turkey Night Grand Prix” events at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif.

The best point battle at Ventura involves Tyler Dolacki, who has a 20-point lead over Wally Pankratz in the Western Ford Focus Dirt standings. That champion will be crowned at Ventura.

Brodie Kostecki is the leader in the Western Ford Focus and Western Focus Young Guns points, while Parker Colston has already locked up the Western Young Guns Dirt title.

Nick Drake and Cole Custer have already stamped their names in the record books as the 2011 USAC National Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns Champions.

Feature winners at Ventura so far this year include Custer (2), Colston and Bradley Morris (Focus Young Guns) and Nic Carlson (2), Pankratz and Andrew Mulhearn (Ford Focus).

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-720; 2-Ross Rankine-705; 3-Brodie Kostecki-702; 4-Garett Peterson-687; 5-Jarett Andretti-687; 6-Keegan Walmer-681; 7-Chris Lamb-678; 8-Jim Waters-675; 9-Scott Hunter-672; 10-Wally Pankratz-669.

USAC NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Cole Custer-480; 2-Brody Kostecki-480; 3-Sam McGhee-477; 4-Trevor Hunt-477; 5-Jared Irvan-465; 6-Cooper Clouse-465; 7-Parker Colston-459; 8-Stevie Kuhn-453; 9-Mikell McGee-441; 10-James Edens-432.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-826;.2-Jim Waters-807; 3-Garett Peterson-769; 4-Chuck Groat-760;. 5-Wally Pankratz-754; 6-Keegan Walmer-752; 7-Jessica Clark-747; 8-Tyler Dolacki-721; 9-Jarid Blondel-709; 10-Austin Luttmer-708.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brody Kostecki-580; 2-Trevor Hunt-574; 3-Cole Custer-535; 4-Parker Colston-520; 5-James Edens-489; 6-Katlynn Leer-467; 7-Christine Breckenridge-453; 8-Keegan Walmer-428; 9-Ricky Bowers-361; 10-Marina Turner-310.

KRUSEMAN EYES “HOME-TRACK” ADVANTAGE AT VENTURA IN SEARCH OF 1ST USAC DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP

Cory Kruseman of Ventura, Calif. hopes to lock up his first USAC driving championship Saturday night when the Mopar USAC Western Midgets compete at Ventura Raceway in the “Battle at the Beach.”

Kruseman enters Saturday’s race with a 35-point lead over David Prickett and a 48-point lead over third-ranking Jonathon Henry. Kruseman won the first of four 2011 USAC Midget races at the Ventura oval, but Henry has won the last two. Josh Lakatos was the other feature winner.

Saturday night’s program also includes the USAC Western Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns.

Kruseman lost the 2010 Western Midget title to Alex Schutte by 37 points but has six podium finishes in nine series starts this time around. Prickett has a victory and a second, a fourth and two fifths, while Henry has four feature wins in nine starts in 2011.

The Mopar USAC Western Midget Series concludes November 24 in the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif., but a good performance Saturday could solidify a title for Kruseman.

USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Cory Kruseman-533; 2-David Prickett-498; 3-Johnathon Henry-485; 4-Cody Swanson-426; 5-Jake Swanson-403; 6-Scott Pierovich-300; 7-Connor Kassik-260; 8-Chris Ennis-202; 9-Randi Pankratz-183; 10-Austin Smith-134.

JONES MAKES HISTORY WITH VICTORY IN “THE FINALS” AT HANFORD; SPENCER CLAIMS 4TH STRAIGHT USAC/CRA TITLE

Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. made history Saturday night, leading all 30 laps to win “The Finals,” USAC’s AMSOIL National and USAC/CRA Sprint Car finale at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif.

Taking the lead at the start from his outside front row starting spot in the Tony Stewart Racing GM Performance Parts Eagle/Chevy, Jones never looked back as he sped to victory over Keith Bloom Jr., Ryan Bernal, Jon Stanbrough and Tracy Hines. Jones becomes the first driver to win multiple USAC National Championships in successive years, claiming the Traxxas Silver Crown and AMSOIL Sprint titles the last two years. He is the first five-time AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Champion and only the fourth to own seven total USAC National titles. Mel Kenyon and Rich Vogler also won seven and A.J. Foyt won nine.

Mike Spencer, who finished 10th, becomes the first to win four AMSOIL USAC/CRA titles, winning four in a row! Car Owner championships went to Tony Stewart Racing (National) and Ron Chaffin Motorsports (USAC/CRA).

Bryan Clauson, with a 32-point lead over Chris Windom, has also mathematically locked up the 2011 USAC National Drivers Championship with only one race remaining.

Championship contenders Chris Windom and Nic Faas both got upside down during the evening. Windom, chasing Jones for the National title, flipped during the third heat and was scratched for the night. Faas, chasing Spencer for the USAC/CRA title, flipped on the opening lap of the feature. Bud Kaeding, the night’s fastest qualifier with a new track record, was one of three drivers to flip during feature. The others were Cody Williams and Faas. Cory Kruseman also flipped during the first heat.

FINAL AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-1,668; 2-Chris Windom-1,569; 3-Jon Stanbrough-1,434; 4-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,408; 5-Tracy Hines-1,303; 6-Damion Gardner-1,296; 7-Robert Ballou-1,269; 8-Bryan Clauson-1,237; 9-Dave Darland-1,119; 10-Bobby East-1,028.

FINAL AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Mike Spencer-1,253; 2-Nic Faas-1,178; 3-Matt Mitchell-1,073; 4-Austin Willams-741; 5-Greg Bragg-651; 6-Cody Williams-646; 7-Danny Sheridan-614; 8-Rip Williams-588; 9-Rickie Gaunt-520; 10-Damion Gardner-507.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL & USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE RESULTS:

November 12, 2011 – Hanford, California – Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway – “The Finals”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Bud Kaeding, 29, Buster & Ziggy-14.793; 2. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-15.065; 3. Keith Bloom Jr., 27, Abreu-15.126; 4. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-15.173; 5. Jon Stanbrough, 69, Dynamics-15.250; 6. Danny Faria Jr., 2B, Bowman-15.325; 7. Chris Windom, 5x, Baldwin-15.326; 8. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-15.377; 9. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-15.408; 10. Bryan Clauson, 7, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-15.492; 11. Nic Faas, 4x, Alexander-15.565; 12. Kyle Larson, 1L, Buster & Ziggy-15.585 ;13. Troy Rutherford, 11, Rutherford-15.588; 14. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-15.626; 15. Peter Murphy, 21, Tarlton-15.635; 16. Robert Ballou, 73, Ford-15.647; 17. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-15.681; 18. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-15.681; 19. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-15.716; 20. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-15.786; 21. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-15.791; 22. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-15.812; 23. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-16.015; 24. Marty Hawkins, 3m, Hawkins-16.127; 25. Cory Kruseman, 7H, Priestley-16.177; 26. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-16.190; 27. Daniel Hood, 33, Hood-16.198; 28. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-16.202; 29. Corey Ballard, 20x, Ballard-16.593; 30. Cal Smith, 39, CalSun-16.611; 31. Rodney Argo, 19, Argo-16.822; 32. Jerry Welton, 62jr, Welton-18.130; 33. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Sheridan, 2. R.Williams, 3. Jones, 4. Stanbrough, 5. Rutherford, 6. Kruseman, 7. Kaeding, 8. Ballard. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. Roa, 3. Bernal, 4. Clauson, 5. Faria, 6. R.VanderWeerd, 7. Bragg, 8. Smith. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ensign, 2. East, 3. Faas, 4. Bloom, 5. Murphy, 6. Hood, 7. Argo, 8. Windom. NT

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Larson, 2. Schuerenberg, 3. Ballou, 4. Hines, 5. C.Williams, 6. Hawkins, 7. Gardner, 8. Welton. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Kaeding, 2. Gardner, 3. Faria, 4. Murphy, 5. Rutherford, 6. Bragg, 7. Hood, 8. R.VanderWeerd, 9. C.Williams, 10. Ballard, 11. Welton, 12. Smith. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Levi Jones, 2. Keith Bloom Jr., 3. Ryan Bernal, 4. Jon Stanbrough, 5. Tracy Hines, 6. Bryan Clauson, 7. Damion Gardner, 8. Peter Murphy, 9. Danny Sheridan, 10. Mike Spencer, 11. Danny Faria Jr., 12. Rip Williams, 13. Bobby East, 14. Robert Ballou, 15. Hunter Schuerenberg, 16. Brody Roa, 17. Greg Bragg, 18. Geoff Ensign, 19. Bud Kaeding, 20. Richard VanderWeerd, 21. Kyle Larson, 22. Nic Faas, 23. Troy Rutherford, 24. Cody Williams. NT -------------------------------------------------------- **Kruseman flipped during the first heat. Windom flipped during the third heat. C.Williams flipped at the start of the feature. Faas flipped on lap 1 of the feature. Kaeding flipped on lap 15 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Jones.

NEW USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Clauson-1,056, 2-Windom-1,024; 3-Jones-1,022; 4-Larson-1,016; 5-Hines-991; 6-East-942; 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921; 8-Schuerenberg-864; 9-Stanbrough-854; 10-Darren Hagen-824. FINAL AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Jones-1,668; 2-Windom-1,569; 3-Stanbrough-1,434; 4-Schuerenberg-1,408; 5-Hines-1,303; 6-Gardner-1,296; 7-Ballou-1,269; 8-Clauson-1,237; 9-Dave Darland-1,119; 10-East-1,028. FINAL AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-Spencer-1,253; 2-Faas-1,178; 3-Matt Mitchell-1,073; 4-Austin Williams-741; 5-Bragg-651; 6-C.Williams-646; 7-Sheridan-614; 8-R.Williams-588; 9-Rickie Gaunt-520; 10-D.Gardner-507.

"THE FINALS" AT HANFORD ON TAP FOR USAC/CRA & NATIONAL SPRINTS THIS SATURDAY

By Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – NOVEMBER 8, 2011… This Saturday night, November 12th, the Amsoil USAC/CRA and USAC National Sprint Car series will compete in their season finale at Scott Woodhouse's Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway. Dubbed "The Finals," the Hanford, California 3/8-mile facility will be the site where championships will be crowned in both series. Joining the program will be the Vintage Super Modifieds with spectator gates opening at 5:00pm and racing set to begin at 6:00pm.

After scoring a runner-up finish at the Oval Nationals, Temecula's Mike Spencer holds a fifty-three point lead over the competition. Driving Ron Chaffin's famed #50 Madera Produce / Grubstake Mini Storage Maxim, the 3-time defending champion leads the series with six feature wins, five Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards (tied), and four Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main wins, eighteen top 10 finishes, and 146 feature laps led. In addition, Spencer has six heat race victories to his credit. The Bruce Bromme Jr. led team will be looking to close out another championship season win a victory at Hanford.

Nic Faas of Huntington Beach is second in the Amsoil USAC/CRA point chase and claimed sixth at the Perris Oval Nationals. Piloting Mark Alexander's #4 Scott Sales Company / VP Racing Fuels Spike, the 2008 Rookie of the Year is tied for the series lead with five Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards. Faas also has three feature wins, seven heat race victories, three Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards, seventeen top-10 finishes, and sixty-four feature laps led on the year. Nic still has a mathematical shot at the title and will be looking for a Hanford feature win.

Yorba Linda's Matt Mitchell is third in the championship hunt. Driving the J.W. Mitchell Motorsports' #37 Mancha Realtors / Sierra Springs Maxim, the former USAC Western Midget Series Rookie of the Year scored twenty-third at the Oval Nationals. Mitchell leads USAC/CRA with nine heat race victories and four Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards. In addition, Matt has two feature wins, seventeen top-10 finishes, and forty-nine feature laps led on the year. Mitchell will have his sights set on a Hanford victory on Saturday.

Austin Williams of Yorba Linda is fourth in the Amsoil USAC/CRA point standings. The 2009 Rookie of the Year had a tough crash in the afternoon show and missed the finale of the Oval Nationals. Piloting Jack Jory's #2 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Viper, Williams has one feature win, three heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main win, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, ten top-10 finishes, and thirty feature laps led on the season. All of us with USAC/CRA wishes Austin a quick and complete recovery.

"The Cadillac" Cody Williams of Yorba Linda has climbed to fifth in the championship points. Driving Jack Jory's #44 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Viper, Williams scored fifteenth in the Oval Nationals. "The Cadillac" has five heat race victories, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, and eight top-10 finishes in the 2011 campaign. Cody will be looking for his first series feature win at Hanford.

Bud Kaeding, Cory Kruseman, Robert Ballou, Kyle Larson, Bryan Clauson, Chris Windom, and Damion Gardner have also scored feature wins in 2011. Kaeding won the Hanford shootout on May 7th, while Kruseman won the Watsonville show on June 16th and the following night at Santa Maria. Ballou won the first night of the "Louie Vermeil Classic" at Calistoga and Larson won the "Tiner Family Classic" at Chico. Clauson swept the "Hall of Fame Classic" at Peoria, Arizona's Canyon Speedway Park and Windom won the second round of the Perris Oval Nationals. Gardner won last weekend's $12,500 finale of the Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway.

Among the other top USAC/CRA contenders expected to be in action are Visalia's Greg Bragg, "Showtime" Danny Sheridan of Santa Maria, "The Ripper" Rip Williams of Yorba Linda, "Super" Rickie Gaunt of Torrance, Norco's Ronnie Gardner, Riverside's "Dynamite" David Cardey, Visalia's Richard and Jace VanderWeerd, and more.

The USAC National Series is led by Levi Jones of Olney, Illinois. Jones is looking for his fifth career series championship as he battles with Chris Windom, (Canton, IL), Jon Stanbrough (Avon, IN), Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO), and Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA). Other series drivers expected to compete are Tracy Hines (Wilkinson, IN), Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN), "The Demon" Damion Gardner (Concord, CA), Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN), Bobby East (Brownsburg, IN), Keith Bloom Jr. (Anderson, CA), and more.

Local 360 iron-block powered Sprint Cars are welcome to race, but must run the USAC National & USAC/CRA approved series tires (not local approved Hoosiers). Cars must also meet series tech standards and race track muffler rules. The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series does not charge for transponders, but drivers must have one-way radios. In addition, the series is offering a bonus to the highest finishing 360 team- a $200 cash award from the United States Auto Club and 20 gallons of methanol from So-Cal Performance. The owner or driver must have a current USAC membership.

Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway is located on the Kings County Fairgrounds at 801 S. 10th Avenue in Hanford, California. Reserved Grandstand tickets are $35 and General Grandstand tickets are $30. The track is offering discounts to Seniors (55+), Military (with ID), and Children (7-12). Kids 6 and under are FREE. Advance tickets are on sale and camping is available on the fairgrounds. For more event information, visit giantchevroletspeedway.com or call (559) 584-RACE (7223).

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Donovan Engineering, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Sander Engineering, and So-Cal Performance for their support. For more information, visit usacracing.com/cra or follow the series on facebook.

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Mike Spencer, 1,212; 2-Nic Faas-1,159; 3-Matt Mitchell-1,073; 4-Austin Williams-741; 5-Cody Williams-633; 6-Greg Bragg-631; 7-Danny Sheridan-570; 8-Rip Williams-552; 9-Rickie Gaunt-520; 10-Ronnie Gardner-484.

NEW USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Levi Jones-1,602; 2-Chris Windom-1,569; 3-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,378; 4-Jon Stanbrough-1,376; 5-Tracy Hines-1,250; 6-Damion Gardner-1,248; 7-Robert Ballou-1,238; 8-Bryan Clauson-1,187; 9-Dave Darland-1,119; 10-Bobby East-994.

NEW USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1-Bryan Clauson-1,056; 2-Chris Windom-1,024; 3-Kyle Larson-1,016; 4-Levi Jones-1,007; 5-Tracy Hines-989; 6-Bobby East-942; 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921; 8-Hunter Schuerenberg-864; 9-Jon Stanbrough-834; 10-Darren Hagen-824.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT SCHEDULE: November 12: *Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA ----------------------------------------------- * = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC National Sprints. This schedule is subject to change.

DAMION GARDNER WINS 16TH ANNUAL OVAL NATIONALS AT PERRIS

By Lance Jennings

PERRIS, CA – NOVEMBER 6, 2011… Starting from the pole position, "The Demon" Damion Gardner of Concord, California led all 40-laps to win the "16th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals" at Don Kazarian's Perris Auto Speedway. Gardner, who won the race in 2009, joins Bud Kaeding (2001, 2002, 2007), Cory Kruseman (2003, 2004), and Dave Darland (2005, 2006) as the only multiple winners of the event. Mike Spencer, Levi Jones, Bud Kaeding, and Chris Windom rounded out the top five drivers.

Piloting the DG Racing #71 Pace Lighting Eagle, Damion Gardner entered the finale sixth in event points and was locked in the feature. Getting the jump on fellow front row starter Levi Jones, "The Demon" sailed to victory despite a red flag on lap eleven for Richard VanderWeerd and Brady Bacon. From there, it was all Damion Gardner on this night as he won his second career Oval Nationals. As this writing goes to press, "The Demon" is sixth in Amsoil USAC National series points heading to "The Finals" at Hanford.

Mike Spencer of Temecula, California was the event's high point driver and won the Dean Thompson Award for his efforts. Starting sixth, the USAC/CRA point leader drove Ron Chaffin's #50 Madera Produce / Grubstake Mini Storage Maxim to second in the 40-lap finale. Later, Spencer won the $10,000 Legends of Ascot Match Races by one point over Chris Windom. The 3-time USAC/CRA Champion holds a fifty-three point lead over the competition going into Hanford's season finale.

Olney, Illinois' Levi Jones claimed third in the 40-lap feature behind the wheel of the Tony Stewart Racing #20 GM Performance Parts Eagle. The 4-time Amsoil USAC National Champion was fifth in event points and finished third in the Legends of Ascot Match Races. Jones holds a thirty-three point lead in the Amsoil USAC National standings.

Bud Kaeding of Campbell, California raced the #29 Buster & Ziggy / BK Motorsports Maxim to fourth from the seventh starting spot. The 3-time Oval Nationals Champion was seventh in event points heading into the finale and will be a driver to watch at "The Finals" at Hanford's Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway.

Canton, Illinois' Chris Windom, scored fifth in the Oval Nationals finale. Piloting the Baldwin Brothers Racing #5X Fox Paving / Claxton Engines Maxim, the Round #2 winner was third in event points and second in the Legends of Ascot Match Races. The Indiana Sprint Week Champion is second in the Amsoil USAC National point chase.

"The Kruser" Cory Kruseman of Ventura, California earned his first Sander Engineering Fast Time Award of the year aboard Mark & Carmen Priestley's #7H Roy Miller Freight Lines / Sander Engineering Maxim. The 2006 USAC/CRA Champion was second in his qualifying race and scored tenth in the Oval Nationals finale.

Sikeston, Missouri's Hunter Schuerenberg won the program's first qualifying race sponsored by Extreme Mufflers and Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror. Driving Hank Byram's #35 Fatheadz Eyewear / R&B Truckers Spike, the young hard charger claimed twelfth in the 40-lap feature and sits third in Amsoil USAC National points.

Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Indiana raced to victory in the night's second qualifying race backed by Saldana Racing Products and Circle Track Performance. Piloting the Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian #7 Curb Records Spike, Clauson finished eighth in the Oval Nationals and is currently eighth in Amsoil USAC National standings. "Cadillac" Cody Williams of Yorba Linda, California won the night's third qualifying race sponsored by DJ Safety. Driving Jack Jory's #44 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Viper, Williams claimed fifteenth in the 40-lap finale. The 2008 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Co-Rookie of the Year is fifth in the Amsoil USAC/CRA point chase.

Phoenix, Arizona's R.J. Johnson drove to victory in the Electro Tech Powder Coating / Rod End Supply qualifying race #4. Piloting Bobby Martin's #51 Weiler Farms / BG Chemicals Maxim, the ASCS Canyon Region standout placed sixteenth in the Oval Nationals.

"The People's Champion" Dave Darland of Lincoln, Indiana won the Competition Suspension Inc. B-Main #1. Driving Dwight Cheney's #42 Pace Lighting / Sander Engineering DRC, Darland was third in his qualifying race and scored seventeenth in the 40-lap finale. The 2-time Oval Nationals Champion sits ninth in the Amsoil USAC National standings.

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma's Brady Bacon raced to victory in the 12-lap Competition Suspension Inc. B-Main #2. Piloting the Dynamics Inc. #69 Mean Green / Mopar Chalk, the Short Track Nationals runner-up scored twenty-fifth after an early flip ended his night.

Elk Grove's Kyle Larson earned his second Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award of the season with a thirteenth place run after starting twenty-third. Piloting Junior Bowman's #1L Buster & Ziggy Enterprises / Kaeding Performance Maxim, Larson finished third in his qualifying race and fifth in the Legends of Ascot Match Races. Chico's "Tiner Family Classic" winner is currently third in the USAC National Driver's Championship points.

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Donovan Engineering, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Sander Engineering, and So-Cal Performance for their support. For more information, visit www.usacracing.com/cra or follow the series on facebook.

The season finale for both the Amsoil USAC/CRA and National Sprint Car Series will be held this Saturday, November 12th, at Hanford's Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway. Located on the Kings County Fairgrounds, more event information on "The Finals" can be found at www.giantchevroletspeedway.com or calling (559) 584-RACE (7223). -------------------------------------------------------- USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL & CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 5, 2011 (Night) – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway – 16th “Budweiser Oval Nationals”

SANDER ENGINEERING TIME TRIALS: 1. Cory Kruseman, 7H, Priestley-16.443; 2. Bryan Clauson, 7, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-16.467; 3. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.497; 4. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-16.636; 5. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead16.648; 6. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-16.662; 7. Casey Shuman, 21x, Roberts/Tate-16.707; 8. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-16.727; 9. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-16.758; 10. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-16.762; 11. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-16.777; 12. Robert Ballou, 72, Ford-16.784; 13. Kyle Larson, 1L, Buster & Ziggy-16.790; 14. Ronnie Gardner, 93, Gardner-16.797; 15. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-16.803; 16. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-16.805; 17. Troy Rutherford, 11, Rutherford-16.855; 18. Shane Golobic, 121, BonSchriltz-16.914; 19. Greg Alexander, 23, Bellegante-16.991; 20. Dave Darland, 42, Cheney-16.993; 21. Andy Forsberg, 92x, Forsberg-17.003; 22. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-17.027; 23. Colby Copeland, 24c, Copeland-17.033; 24. Jon Stanbrough, 53, Fox-17.050; 25. Danny Ebberts, 01, Carroll-17.133; 26. John Aden, 7A, Aden-17.185; 27. Jace VanderWeerd, 10x, VanderWeerd-17.203; 28. Danny Faria Jr., 2B, Bowman-17.285; 29. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-17.314; 30. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-17.400; 31. Seth Wilson, 75, Stansberry-17.489; 32. David Bezio, 37B, Bezio-17.614; 33. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-17.763; 34. Gavin Matlock, 25, Williams-18.133; 35. Raymond Potter, 33, Potter-20.981; 36. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-NT.

EXTREME MUFFLERS / HUNTINGTON BEACH GLASS & MIRROR FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps) 1. Schuerenberg, 2. Kruseman, 3. Larson, 4. Bernal, 5. Forsberg, 6. Ebberts, 7. Rutherford, 8. Roa. NT

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps) 1. Clauson, 2. R.VanderWeerd, 3. Gaunt, 4. R.Williams, 5. R.Gardner, 6. Golobic, 7. Aden, 8. Ford. 2:51.46

DJ SAFETY THIRD QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps) 1. C.Williams, 2. Shuman, 3. Alexander, 4. Copeland, 5. J.VanderWeerd, 6. Wilson, 7. Mitchell, 8. Sheridan. NT

ELECTRO TECH POWDER COATING / ROD END SUPPLY FOURTH QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps) 1. Johnson, 2. East, 3. Darland, 4. Bacon, 5. Bezio, 6. Faria, 7. Ballou, 8. Stanbrough. NT

COMPETITION SUSPENSION INC. B MAIN #1: (12 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Mitchell, 3. Larson, 4. R.Gardner, 5. Golobic, 6. Bezio, 7. Ballou (#73x Ford), 8. Roa, 9. Wilson, 10. Ebberts, 11. Alexander, 12. R.Williams, 13. Adderson. NT

COMPETITION SUSPENSION INC. B MAIN #2: (12 laps) 1. Bacon, 2. Stanbrough, 3. Bernal, 4. Aden, 5. Bragg, 6. Gaunt, 7. J.VanderWeerd, 8. Faria, 9. Matlock, 10. Sheridan, 11. Copeland. NT

FEATURE: (40 laps - With Starting Positions) 1. Damion Gardner (1st - #71 DG), 2. Mike Spencer (6th - #50 Chaffin), 3. Levi Jones (2nd - #20 Stewart), 4. Bud Kaeding (7th - #29 Buster & Ziggy), 5. Chris Windom (4th - #5x Baldwin), 6. Nic Faas (5th - #4x Alexander), 7. Tracy Hines (8th - #4 Hines), 8. Bryan Clauson (10th), 9. Bobby East (9th), 10. Cory Kruseman (12th), 11. Casey Shuman (14th), 12. Hunter Schuerenberg (11th), 13. Kyle Larson (23rd), 14. Ryan Bernal (18th), 15. Cody Williams (16th), 16. R.J. Johnson (13th), 17. Dave Darland (17th), 18. Ronnie Gardner (22nd), 19. Danny Sheridan (25th), 20. John Aden (24th), 21. Keith Bloom Jr. (3rd - #27 Abreu), 22. Jon Stanbrough (21st), 23. Matt Mitchell (19th), 24. Richard VanderWeerd (15th), 25. Brady Bacon (20th), 26. Rip Williams (26th). NT ----------------------------------- **Copeland flipped during the second B Main. Bacon and R.VanderWeerd flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-40 D.Gardner.

KEIZER WHEELS HARD CHARGER: Kyle Larson (23rd to 13th)

LEGENDS OF ASCOT MATCH RACE: 1. Mike Spencer (11pts), 2. Chris Windom (10pts), 3. Levi Jones (8pts), 4. Nic Faas (7pts), 5. Kyle Larson (4pts). NT.

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Spencer, 1,212; 2-Faas-1,159; 3-Mitchell-1,073; 4-A.Williams-741; 5-C.Williams-633; 6-Bragg-631; 7-Sheridan-570; 8-R.Williams-552; 9-Gaunt-520; 10-R.Gardner-484.

NEW USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-1,602; 2-Windom-1,569; 3-Schuerenberg-1,378; 4-Stanbrough-1,376; 5-Hines-1,250; 6-D.Gardner-1,248; 7-Ballou-1,238; 8-Clauson-1,187; 9-Darland-1,119; 10-East-994.

NEW USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1-Clauson-1,056; 2-Windom-1,024; 3-Larson-1,016; 4-Jones-1,007; 5-Hines-989; 6-East-942; 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921; 8-Schuerenberg-864; 9-Stanbrough-834; 10-Darren Hagen-824.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT SCHEDULE: November 12: *Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA

Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series

CHRIS WINDOM SHINES IN OVAL NATIONALS ROUND #2 AT THE PAS!

By Lance Jennings

PERRIS, CA – NOVEMBER 6, 2011… After rain postponed the Friday night feature at Don Kazarian's Perris Auto Speedway to Saturday afternoon, Chris Windom of Canton, Illinois emerged as the winner. Inheriting the lead after "The Kruser" Cory Kruseman's machine suffered a problem on lap eight, Windom led the rest of the way to claim the second round of the “16th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals.” USAC/CRA point leader Mike Spencer was second, followed by USAC National point leader Levi Jones, "The Demon" Damion Gardner took fourth, and Nic Faas scored fifth in the 25-lap feature.

Driving the Baldwin Brothers Racing #5X Fox Paving / Claxton Engines Maxim, Chris Windom raced to victory from the fifth starting spot in the 25-lap feature. The defending Oval Nationals Champion was sixth fast in time trials and won the program's Extreme Mufflers / Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror Heat Race #1 from seventh. With the victory, Windom is second in Amsoil USAC National standings, twenty-seven points behind Levi Jones.

Temecula, California's Mike Spencer drove Ron Chaffin's #50 Madera Produce / Grubstake Mini Storage Maxim to the runner-up position from seventh. The 3-time defending Amsoil USAC/CRA Champion earned his fifth Sander Engineering Fast Time Award, finished sixth in his heat, and scored the 12-lap Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main. Spencer maintains a forty-one point lead heading into the finale of the Oval Nationals.

Levi Jones of Olney, Illinois claimed third in the 25-lap feature after starting sixth. Piloting the Tony Stewart Racing #20 GM Performance Parts Eagle, the 4-time Amsoil USAC National Champion qualified second and finished third in his heat race. Jones continues to lead the national series points going into the final round of the Oval Nationals.

Concord, California's "The Demon" Damion Gardner scored fourth in the second round of the Oval Nationals. Driving the DG Racing #71 Pace Lighting Eagle, Gardner was ninth fast and second in his heat race. "The Demon" sits seventh in the Amsoil USAC National point chase.

After winning the Thursday night preliminary feature, Nic Faas of Huntington Beach claimed fifth in Mark Alexander’s #4X Scott Sales Company / VP Racing Fuels Spike. The 2008 Rookie of the Year qualified seventh and placed fourth in his heat race. Faas is second in Amsoil USAC/CRA point standings, forty-one points behind Mike Spencer.

Apple Valley, California's John Aden raced his #7 777 Race Cars / A-Star Tire 777 machine to victory in the 10-lap Rod End Supply / Keizer Wheels C-Main Event. The former Speedway Motorcycle star timed in forty-second fast and finished nineteenth in the semi-main event.

Troy Rutherford of Ojai, California won the program's Saldana Racing Products / Circle Track Performance Heat Race #2 behind the wheel of his #11 Amsoil / Trench Shoring entry. Last year's VRA Sprint Car Champion qualified twenty-seventh and scored fourteenth in the 25-lap main event.

Roseville, California's Colby Copeland drove the family owned #24C Northstar Concrete Pumping / Bianchi Farms machine to the DJ Safety Heat Race #3 win. The young driver was thirty-third quick in time trials and scored twenty-forth in the feature.

Matt Mitchell of Yorba Linda won the program's Electro Tech Powder Coating / Rod End Supply Heat Race #4. Driving the J.W. Mitchell Motorsports' #37 Mancha Realtors / Sierra Springs Maxim, the former USAC Western Midget Series Rookie of the Year qualified nineteenth quick and scored eighth after starting twelfth in the main event.

Tempe, Arizona's Casey Shuman raced the Roberts and Tate #21X entry backed by Shon Deskins Racing to victory in the Keizer Wheels Heat Race #5. The second generation driver was fortieth fast in time trials and earned the night's Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award with a thirteenth place run after starting twenty-fourth.

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Donovan Engineering, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Sander Engineering, and So-Cal Performance for their support. For more information, visit www.usacracing.com/cra or follow the series on facebook.

To catch all of the action of the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series at Perris Auto Speedway, Jeff Kristensen's Raceway Video has DVD videos available for purchase. For more information, call (818) 618-9764 or visit www.racewayvideo.com. In addition, Perris Auto Speedway offers a live pay per view feed of every event at www.pasvideo.com. -------------------------------------------------------- USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL & CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 5, 2011 (Day) – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway – 16th “Budweiser Oval Nationals”

SANDER ENGINEERING TIME TRIALS: 1. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.051; 2. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-16.089; 3. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-16.194; 4. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-16.211; 5. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-16.244; 6. Chris Windom, 5x, Baldwin-16.265; 7. Nic Faas, 4x, Alexander-16.292; 8. Keith Bloom Jr., 27, Abreu-16.358; 9. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-16.372; 10. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-16.382; 11. Cory Kruseman, 7H, Priestley-16.384; 12. Bryan Clauson, 7, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-16.423; 13. Bud Kaeding, 29, Buster & Ziggy-16.482; 14. Jon Stanbrough, 53, Fox-16.497; 15. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-16.521; 16. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-16.524; 17. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-16.595; 18. Kyle Larson, 1L, Buster & Ziggy-16.598; 19. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.610; 20. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-16.623; 21. Shane Golobic, 121, BonSchriltz-16.635; 22. Robert Ballou, 72, Ford-16.639; 23. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-16.674; 24. Danny Ebberts, 01, Carroll-16.679; 25. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-16.682; 26. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-16.765; 27. Troy Rutherford, 11, Rutherford-16.781; 28. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.791; 29. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-16.804; 30. Dave Darland, 42, Cheney-16.830; 31. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-16.845; 32. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-16.865; 33. Colby Copeland, 24c, Copeland-16.925; 34. Ronnie Gardner, 93, Gardner-16.937; 35. Greg Alexander, 23, Bellegante-17.028; 36. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-17.037; 37. Seth Wilson, 75, Stansberry-17.073; 38. Danny Faria Jr., 2B, Bowman-17.091; 39. David Bezio, 37B, Bezio-17.140; 40. Casey Shuman, 21x, Roberts/Tate-17.217; 41. Andy Forsberg, 92x, Forsberg-17.276; 42. John Aden, 7A, Aden-17.289; 43. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-17.380; 44. Kenny Perkins, 0k, Perkins-17.467; 45. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-17.516; 46. Raymond Potter, 33, Potter-17.819; 47. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-18.879; 48. Bobby Bender, 12, Bender-23.893; 49. Gavin Matlock, 25, Williams-23.954; 50. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-NT.

ROD END SUPPLY / KEIZER WHEELS C-MAIN: (10 laps) 1. Aden, 2. Everhart, 3. Perkins, 4. Ford, 5. Matlock, 6. Adderson, 7. R.Potter, 8. Forsberg, 9. Bender. NT.

EXTREME MUFFLERS / HUNTINGTON BEACH GLASS & MIRROR HEAT RACE 1: (10 laps) 1. Windom, 2. R.Williams, 3. C.Williams, 4. Kruseman, 5. Sheridan, 6. Spencer, 7. Golobic, 8. R.VanderWeerd. 2:53.78.

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE 2: (10 laps) 1. Rutherford, 2. Ballou, 3. Jones, 4. Faas, 5. Hines, 6. Wilson, 7. Ensign, 8. Clauson. NT.

DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE 3: (10 laps) 1. Copeland, 2. Gaunt, 3. Bloom, 4. Kaeding, 5. Larson, 6. Schuerenberg, 7. Roa, 8. Faria. NT.

ELECTRO TECH POWDER COATING / ROD END SUPPLY HEAT RACE 4: (10 laps) 1. Mitchell, 2. D.Gardner, 3. R.Gardner, 4. Bezio, 5. Ebberts, 6. Stanbrough, 7. J.VanderWeerd, 8. A.Williams. 2:53.86.

KEIZER WHEELS HEAT RACE 5: (10 laps) 1. Shuman, 2. Alexander, 3. Darland, 4. Johnson, 5. East, 6. Bacon, 7. Bernal, 8. Bragg. 2:56.56.

COMPETITION SUSPENSION INC. SEMI-MAIN: (12 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. Clauson, 3. Hines, 4. East, 5. Golobic, 6. Stanbrough, 7. Bacon, 8. Bernal, 9. Sheridan, 10. Bragg, 11. R.VanderWeerd, 12. Larson, 13. Roa, 14. Wilson, 15. Ebberts, 16. Ford, 17. Schuerenberg, 18. Perkins, 19. Aden, 20. Faria, 21. Everhart, 22. J.VanderWeerd, 23. A.Williams. NT.

FEATURE: (25 laps – With Starting Positions) 1. Chris Windom (5th), 2. Mike Spencer (7th), 3. Levi Jones (6th), 4. Damion Gardner (2nd), 5. Nic Faas (4th), 6. Keith Bloom Jr. (3rd), 7. Tracy Hines (11th), 8. Matt Mitchell (12th), 9. Robert Ballou (13th), 10. Bud Kaeding (9th), 11. R.J. Johnson (15th), 12. Bobby East (10th), 13. Casey Shuman (24th), 14. Troy Rutherford (16th), 15. Jon Stanbrough (26th), 16. Hunter Schuerenberg (25th), 17. Ronnie Gardner (20th), 18. Rip Williams (22nd), 19. Greg Bragg (27th), 20. Dave Darland (17th), 21. Greg Alexander (21st), 22. David Bezio (23rd), 23. Cody Williams (18th), 24. Colby Copeland (19th), 25. Danny Sheridan (28th), 26. Rickie Gaunt (14th), 27. Cory Kruseman (1st), 28. Bryan Clauson. (8th). NT. ---------------------------------------- **Bragg flipped during qualifying. A.Williams flipped during the semi. Schuerenberg flipped during the semi.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Kruseman, Laps 9-25 Windom.

KEIZER WHEELS HARD CHARGER: Casey Shuman (24th to 13th)

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Spencer-1,155; 2-Faas-1,114; 3-Mitchell-1,060; 4-A.Williams-741; 5-Bragg-631; 6-C.Williams-610; 7-Sheridan-555; 8-R.Williams-539; 9-Gaunt-520; 10-R.Gardner-467.

NEW USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-1,548; 2-Windom-1,521; 3-Stanbrough-1,363; 4-Schuerenberg-1,349; 5-Ballou-1,238; 6-Hines-1,208; 7-D.Gardner-1,188; 8-Clauson-1,148; 9-Darland-1,100; 10-East-958.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT SCHEDULE: November 12: *Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA ----------------------------------------------- * = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC National Sprints. This schedule is subject to change.

CLAUSON CLOSING IN ON 2ND NDC TITLE; WINDOM PASSES LARSON FOR #2 SPOT IN STANDINGS

Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. is two races away from earning his second consecutive USAC National Drivers Championship. Despite failing to increase his point total with finishes of sixth, eighth and 28th in last weekend’s “Budweiser Oval Nationals” at Perris, Calif., he takes a 32-point lead over Chris Windom into this Saturday’s AMSOIL USAC National/CRA Sprint race at Hanford, Calif. The NDC point race concludes November 24 in the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” Mopar USAC National/Western Midget race at Irwindale, Calif.

Windom, of Canton, Ill., bolted past Kyle Larson into the runner-up point spot in the NDC standings with his victory, fifth and eighth-place finishes at Perris. Larson had a disappointing 13th-place finish in the Perris finale after missing the first two Perris features and has slipped to third in the new standings.

The best 25 National feature finishes count toward a driver’s seasonal NDC total and Clauson could mathematically eliminate his challengers at Hanford.

The National Drivers Champion will be presented a cash bonus of $40,000 and a ride in all of the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights oval-track races when USAC’s 2011 champions are honored December 9 in Indianapolis, Ind.

USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AND PROJECTED PAYOUT, BASED ON CURRENT STANDING:

1-Bryan Clauson-1,056 ($40,000); 2-Chris Windom-1,024 ($20,000); 3-Kyle Larson-1,016 ($15,000); 4-Levi Jones-1,007 ($12,500); 5-Tracy Hines-989 ($10,000); 6-Bobby East-942 ($7,500); 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921 ($5,000); 8-Hunter Schuerenberg-864 ($3,000); 9-Jon Stanbrough-834 ($2,000); 10-Darren Hagen-824 ($1,000).

“THE FINALS” SATURDAY AT HANFORD; “THE DEMON” TAKES “BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS” TITLE; FAAS, WINDOM ALSO SCORE PERRIS WINS

“The Finals” this Saturday at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. will bring the curtain down on the 2011 AMSOIL USAC National and USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series. It will be USAC’s ninth Sprint car appearance at the 3/8-mile dirt oval this year and champions will be crowned at the drop of the season’s final checkered flag.

Levi Jones and Mike Spencer took steps toward historic USAC championships last weekend at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway and enter Saturday’s Hanford race as the favorites to earn 2011 titles. Jones emerged from the three-race “Budweiser Oval Nationals” at Perris with a 33-point lead over Chris Windom in the National standings in search of a record fifth crown, while Spencer is 53 points ahead of Nic Faas in search of a record fourth straight AMSOIL USAC/CRA championship. A total of 74 points are available Saturday.

Hanford has hosted eight previous USAC Sprint outings this season and Bud Kaeding and Ryan Bernal each own two victories. Other winners include USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Champ Richard VanderWeerd, Danny Faria Jr., Wes Gutierrez and Peter Murphy.

Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. is the 2011 champion of the 16th “Budweiser Oval Nationals” after his wire-to-wire victory in Saturday night’s 40-lap AMSOIL USAC National and CRA Sprint race at Perris Auto Speedway. Gardner started on the pole and led all 40 laps in his Pace Lighting Eagle/Shaver to beat Spencer, Jones, Kaeding and Windom. Spencer capped the evening by winning the $10,000-to-win “Legends of Ascot Match Race.”

Windom, of Canton, Ill., won Saturday afternoon’s second round of the 2011 “Budweiser Oval Nationals” at Perris. Rain forced postponement of Friday night’s racing program, forcing a “double” program of racing Saturday. Windom trailed Cory Kruseman for eight laps, then led the final 17 laps of the race after Kruseman encountered problems and dropped out of the race. Windom piloted the Fox Paving/Claxton Engines Maxim/Claxton Mopar entry to the victory over Spencer, Jones, Gardner and Thursday night winner Nic Faas.

Faas, of Huntington Beach, Calif., led all 25 laps in dominating fashion in winning Thursday night’s “Budweiser Oval Nationals” preliminary feature opener at Perris. His victory in the Mark Alexander Scott Sales Company/VP Racing Fuels Spike/J & D entry came over Hunter Schuerenberg, Kaeding, Spencer and Wes Gutierrez.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-1,602; 2-Chris Windom-1,569; 3-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,378; 4-Jon Stanbrough-1,376; 5-Tracy Hines-1,250;6-Damion Gardner-1,248; 7-Robert Ballou-1,238; 8-Bryan Clauson-1,187; 9-Dave Darland-1,119; 10-Bobby East-994.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Mike Spencer-1,212; 2-Nic Faas-1,159; 3-Matt Mitchell-1,073; 4-Austin Willams-741; 5-Cody Williams-633; 6-Greg Bragg-631; 7-Danny Sheridan-570; 8-Rip Williams-552; 9-Rickie Gaunt-520; 10-Ronnie Gardner-484.

USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL & CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

November 5, 2011 (Night) – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway – 16th “Budweiser Oval Nationals”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Cory Kruseman, 7H, Priestley-16.443; 2. Bryan Clauson, 7, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-16.467; 3. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.497; 4. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-16.636; 5. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead16.648; 6. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-16.662; 7. Casey Shuman, 21x, Roberts/Tate-16.707; 8. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-16.727; 9. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-16.758; 10. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-16.762; 11. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-16.777; 12. Robert Ballou, 72, Ford-16.784; 13. Kyle Larson, 1L, Buster & Ziggy-16.790; 14. Ronnie Gardner, 93, Gardner-16.797; 15. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-16.803; 16. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-16.805; 17. Troy Rutherford, 11, Rutherford-16.855; 18. Shane Golobic, 121, BonSchriltz-16.914; 19. Greg Alexander, 23, Bellegante-16.991; 20. Dave Darland, 42, Cheney-16.993; 21. Andy Forsberg, 92x, Forsberg-17.003; 22. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-17.027; 23. Colby Copeland, 24c, Copeland-17.033; 24. Jon Stanbrough, 53, Fox-17.050; 25. Danny Ebberts, 01, Carroll-17.133; 26. John Aden, 7A, Aden-17.185; 27. Jace VanderWeerd, 10x, VanderWeerd-17.203; 28. Danny Faria Jr., 2B, Bowman-17.285; 29. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-17.314; 30. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-17.400; 31. Seth Wilson, 75, Stansberry-17.489; 32. David Bezio, 37B, Bezio-17.614; 33. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-17.763; 34. Gavin Matlock, 25, Williams-18.133; 35. Raymond Potter, 33, Potter-20.981; Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-NT.

FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps) 1. Schuerenberg, 2. Kruseman, 3. Larson, 4. Bernal, 5. Forsberg, 6. Ebberts, 7. Rutherford, 8. Roa. NT SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps) 1. Clauson, 2. R.VanderWeerd, 3. Gaunt, 4. R.Williams, 5. R.Gardner, 6. Golobic, 7. Aden, 8. Ford. 2:51.46 THIRD QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps) 1. C.Williams, 2. Shuman, 3. Alexander, 4. Copeland, 5. J.VanderWeerd, 6. Wilson, 7. Mitchell, 8. Sheridan. NT FOURTH QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps) 1. Johnson, 2. East, 3. Darland, 4. Bacon, 5. Bezio, 6. Faria, 7. Ballou, 8. Stanbrough. NT

B MAIN #1: (12 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Mitchell, 3. Larson, 4. R.Gardner, 5. Golobic, 6. Bezio, 7. Ballou (#73x Ford), 8. Roa, 9. Wilson, 10. Ebberts, 11. Alexander, 12. R.Williams, 13. Adderson. NT B MAIN #2: (12 laps) 1. Bacon, 2. Stanbrough, 3. Bernal, 4. Aden, 5. Bragg, 6. Gaunt, 7. J.VanderWeerd, 8. Faria, 9. Matlock, 10. Sheridan, 11. Copeland. NT

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Damion Gardner (#71 DG), 2. Mike Spencer (#50 Chaffin), 3. Levi Jones (#20 Stewart), 4. Bud Kaeding (#29 Buster & Ziggy), 5. Chris Windom (#5x Baldwin), 6. Nic Faas (#4x Alexander), 7. Tracy Hines (#4 Hines), 8. Bryan Clauson, 9. Bobby East, 10. Cory Kruseman, 11. Casey Shuman, 12. Hunter Schuerenberg, 13. Kyle Larson, 14. Ryan Bernal, 15. Cody Williams, 16. R.J. Johnson, 17. Dave Darland, 18. Ronnie Gardner, 19. Danny Sheridan, 20. John Aden, 21. Keith Bloom Jr. (#27 Abreu), 22. Jon Stanbrough, 23. Matt Mitchell, 24. Richard VanderWeerd, 25. Brady Bacon, 26. Rip Williams. NT ----------------------------------- **Copeland flipped during the second B Main. R.VanderWeerd flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-40 D.Gardner.

NEW USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-1,602; 2-Windom-1,569; 3-Schuerenberg-1,378; 4-Stanbrough-1,376; 5-Hines-1,250; 6-D.Gardner-1,248; 7-Ballou-1,238; 8-Clauson-1,187; 9-Darland-1,119; 10-East-994. NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Spencer, 1,212; 2-Faas-1,159; 3-Mitchell-1,073; 4-A.Williams-741; 5-C.Williams-633; 6-Bragg-631; 7-Sheridan-570; 8-R.Williams-552; 9-Gaunt-520; 10-R.Gardner-484. NEW USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1-Clauson-1,056; 2-Windom-1,024; 3-Larson-1,016; 4-Jones-1,007; 5-Hines-989; 6-East-942; 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921; 8-Schuerenberg-864; 9-Stanbrough-834; 10-Darren Hagen-824.

NEXT USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL & CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: November 12 – Hanford, CA – Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway – “The Finals”

USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL & CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 5, 2011 (Day) – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway – 16th “Budweiser Oval Nationals”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.051; 2. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-16.089; 3. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-16.194; 4. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-16.211; 5. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-16.244; 6. Chris Windom, 5x, Baldwin-16.265; 7. Nic Faas, 4x, Alexander-16.292; 8. Keith Bloom Jr., 27, Abreu-16.358; 9. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-16.372; 10. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-16.382; 11. Cory Kruseman, 7H, Priestley-16.384; 12. Bryan Clauson, 7, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-16.423; 13. Bud Kaeding, 29, Buster & Ziggy-16.482; 14. Jon Stanbrough, 53, Fox-16.497; 15. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-16.521; 16. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-16.524; 17. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-16.595; 18. Kyle Larson, 1L, Buster & Ziggy-16.598; 19. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.610; 20. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-16.623; 21. Shane Golobic, 121, BonSchriltz-16.635; 22. Robert Ballou, 72, Ford-16.639; 23. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-16.674; 24. Danny Ebberts, 01, Carroll-16.679; 25. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-16.68 2; 26. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-16.765; 27. Troy Rutherford, 11, Rutherford-16.781; 28. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.791; 29. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-16.804; 30. Dave Darland, 42, Cheney-16.830; 31. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-16.845; 32. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-16.865; 33. Colby Copeland, 24c, Copeland-16.925; 34. Ronnie Gardner, 93, Gardner-16.937; 35. Greg Alexander, 23, Bellegante-17.028; 36. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-17.037; 37. Seth Wilson, 75, Stansberry-17.073; 38. Danny Faria Jr., 2B, Bowman-17.091; 39. David Bezio, 37B, Bezio-17.140; 40. Casey Shuman, 21x, Roberts/Tate-17.217; 41. Andy Forsberg, 92x, Forsberg-17.276; 42. John Aden, 7A, Aden-17.289; 43. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-17.380; 44. Kenny Perkins, 0k, Perkins-17.467; 45. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-17.516; 46. Raymond Potter, 33, Potter-17.819; 47. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-18.879; 48. Bobby Bender, 12, Bender-23.893; 49. Gavin Matlock, 25, Williams-23.954; 50. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-NT.

C-MAIN: (10 laps) 1. Aden, 2. Everrhart, 3. Perkins, 4. Ford, 5. Matlock, 6. Adderson, 7. R.Potter, 8. Forsberg, 9. Bender. NT

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Windom, 2. R.Williams, 3. C.Williams, 4. Kruseman, 5. Sheridan, 6. Spencer, 7. Golobic, 8. R.VanderWeerd. 2:53.78 SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Rutherford, 2. Ballou, 3. Jones, 4. Faas, 5. Hines, 6. Wilson, 7. Ensign, 8. Clauson. NT THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Copeland, 2. Gaunt, 3. Bloom, 4. Kaeding, 5. Larson, 6. Schuerenberg, 7. Roa, 8. Faria. NT FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Mitchell, 2. D.Gardner, 3. R.Gardner, 4. Bezio, 5. Ebberts, 6. Stanbrough, 7. J.VanderWeerd, 8. A.Williams. 2:53.86 FIFTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Shuman, 2. Alexander, 3. Darland, 4. Johnson, 5. East, 6. Bacon, 7. Bernal, 8. Bragg. 2:56.56

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. Clauson, 3. Hines, 4. East, 5. Golobic, 6. Stanbrough, 7. Bacon, 8. Bernal, 9. Sheridan, 10. Bragg, 11. R.VanderWeerd, 12. Larson, 13. Roa, 14. Wilson, 15. Ebberts, 16. Ford, 17. Schuerenberg, 18. Perkins, 19. Aden, 20. Faria, 21. Everhart, 22. J.VanderWeerd, 23. A.Williams. NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Chris Windom, 2. Mike Spencer, 3. Levi Jones, 4. Damion Gardner, 5. Nic Faas, 6. Keith Bloom Jr., 7. Tracy Hines, 8. Matt Mitchell, 9. Robert Ballou, 10. Bud Kaeding, 11. R.J. Johnson, 12. Bobby East, 13. Casey Shuman, 14. Troy Rutherford, 15. Jon Stanbrough, 16. Hunter Schuerenberg, 17. Ronnie Gardner, 18. Rip Williams, 19. Greg Bragg, 20. Dave Darland, 21. Greg Alexander, 22. David Bezio, 23. Cody Williams, 24. Colby Copeland, 25. Danny Sheridan, 26. Rickie Gaunt, 27. Cory Kruseman, 28. Bryan Clauson. NT ---------------------------------------- **Bragg flipped during qualifying. A.Williams flipped during the semi. Schuerenberg flipped during the semi.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Kruseman, Laps 9-25 Windom.

NEW USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-1,548; 2-Windom-1,521; 3-Stanbrough-1,363; 4-Schuerenberg-1,349; 5-Ballou-1,238; 6-Hines-1,208; 7-D.Gardner-1,188; 8-Clauson-1,148; 9-Darland-1,100; 10-East-958. NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Spencer-1,155; 2-Faas-1,114; 3-Mitchell-1,060; 4-A.Williams-741; 5-Bragg-631; 6-C.Williams-610; 7-Sheridan-555; 8-R.Williams-539; 9-Gaunt-520; 10-R.Gardner-467.

NEXT USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL & CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: November 5 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway – 16th “Budweiser Oval Nationals”

FAAS WIRE-TO-WIRE IN OVAL NATIONALS PRELIMINARY FEATURE

By Lance Jennings

PERRIS, CA – NOVEMBER 3, 2011… Starting on the outside of the front row, Nic Faas of Huntington Beach, California led all twenty-five laps to claim the opening feature of the “16th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals.” The non-stop main event was the third straight Amsoil USAC/CRA triumph for Faas at Don Kazarian’s Perris Auto Speedway and the first USAC National Sprint Car victory of his career.

At the drop of the starter’s green flag, Nic Faas shot to the lead past pole sitter Bud Kaeding and was not to be denied on this night. Extending a comfortable lead and reaching slower traffic on lap seven, Faas sliced through the back markers. Kaeding was securely in second, while some of the best drivers in the business battled for position. With the laps counting down, the top runners charged through the lapped traffic and Hunter Schuerenberg was able to slip past Kaeding for second. At the checkered flags, it was all Nic Faas, followed by Schuerenberg, Kaeding, Mike Spencer, and Wes Gutierrez rounding out the top five drivers.

Piloting Mark Alexander’s #4X Scott Sales Company / VP Racing Fuels Spike, Nic Faas climbed to second in the Amsoil USAC/CRA point chase. Now twenty-seven points behind Mike Spencer, the 2008 Rookie of the Year was thirteenth quick in time trials and won the night’s DJ Safety Heat Race #3.

Hunter Schuerenberg of Sikeston, Missouri claimed second after starting fifth in Hank Byram’s #35 Fatheadz Eyewear / R&B Truckers Spike. The young hard charger was tenth quick on the night and finished second in his heat race. As this writing goes to press, Schuerenberg is fourth in Amsoil USAC National point standings.

Campbell, California’s Bud Kaeding scored third behind the wheel of the #29 BK Motorsports’ High 5 Pizza / Alviso Rock Maxim. The 3-time Oval Nationals Champion was fourteenth fast in time trials and placed fourth in his heat race.

USAC/CRA point leader Mike Spencer of Temecula, California raced to fourth from the eighth starting spot in Ron Chaffin’s #50 Madera Produce / Grubstake Mini Storage Maxim. The 3-time defending USAC/CRA Champion was second fast on the night, sixth in his heat race, and won the 12-lap Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main.

San Martin, California’s “Wide Open” Wes Gutierrez scored fifth in the non-stop feature. Piloting the WG Motorsports’ #007 Competition Suspension Inc. / ButlerBuilt DRC, the USAC West Coast 360 standout qualified twelfth fast on the night and finished fourth in his heat race.

Ryan Bernal of Hollister, California earned his first USAC/CRA Sander Engineering Fast Time Award over the forty-nine cars in attendance. Driving Danny Olmstead’s #11D S&S Automotive / Dorso’s Automotive Maxim, Bernal was seventh in his heat race, second in the semi-main, and placed fourteenth in his first appearance at Perris Auto Speedway.

Norco, California’s Ronnie Gardner won the Rod End Supply / Keizer Wheels C-Main Event. Piloting the a brand new family owned #93 Jamison Engineering / DWT Wheels Sled, the young driver qualified forty-second and scored a sixteenth place finish in the semi-main.

Jon Stanbrough of Avon, Indiana won the night’s Extreme Mufflers / Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror Heat Race #1. Driving the Fox Brothers’ #53 Steve Watt Enterprises / SurfnSprint.com Maxim, Stanbrough timed in thirty-sixth fast and placed twenty-second in the main event. Jon sits third in the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car standings.

Camarillo, California’s Josh Ford won the Saldana Racing Products / Circle Track Performance Heat Race #2. Piloting Keith Ford’s #73 King Racing Products / A&A Precision Machine Spike, Josh was thirty-seventh fast on the night and scored twenty-sixth in the main event.

“The Kruser” Cory Kruseman of Ventura, California drove the Mark & Carmen Priestley #7H Roy Miller Freightlines / Sander Engineering Maxim to victory in the Electro Tech Powder Coating / Rod End Supply Heat Race #4. The 2005 USAC/CRA Champion qualified thirty-ninth and finished eighteenth in the feature.

New Castle, Indiana’s Tracy Hines claimed victory in the program’s Keizer Wheels Heat Race #5. Piloting the #4 MP Environmental Services DRC, Hines timed in fifteenth fast and scored twelfth in the 25-lap preliminary feature. As this writing goes to press, Tracy is sixth in the USAC National point chase.

After a tangle in the semi-main and using a provisional, Matt Mitchell of Yorba Linda earned the night’s Keizer Wheels Hard Charger award for his seventeenth place run after starting twenty-sixth. Driving the J.W. Mitchell Motorsports' #37 Mancha Realtors / Sierra Springs Maxim, the former USAC Western Midget Series Rookie of the Year was ninth fast in time trials, fifth in his heat race, and scored seventeenth in the semi-main. Mitchell currently sits third in the USAC/CRA standings.

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Donovan Engineering, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Sander Engineering, and So-Cal Performance for their support. For more information, visit www.usacracing.com/cra or follow the series on facebook.

Rain and wet grounds have forced track and USAC officials to cancel action on Friday night. Racing will resume on Saturday with two programs starting at noon. Joining the card will be the popular winged California Lightning Sprints and the finale of the “16th Annual Oval Nationals” is slated to start at 6pm with a revised format. The top-12 in event points will be set in the feature event, with the balance of competitors set in the consolation and semi-main events. Co-sanctioned with the USAC National Sprint Car Series, more event information can be found at www.perrisautospeedway.com or calling (951) 940-0134.

To catch all of the action of the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series at Perris Auto Speedway, Jeff Kristensen's Raceway Video has DVD videos available for purchase. For more information, call (818) 618-9764 or visit www.racewayvideo.com. In addition, Perris Auto Speedway offers a live pay per view feed of every event at www.pasvideo.com. -------------------------------------------------------- USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL & CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: November 3, 2011 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway – 16th “Budweiser Oval Nationals”

SANDER ENGINEERING TIME TRIALS: 1. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-16.906; 2. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.931;3. Keith Bloom Jr., 27, Abreu-17.009; 4. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-17.088; 5. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-17.105; 6. Bryan Clauson, 7, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-17.133; 7. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-17.146; 8. Kyle Larson, 1L, Buster & Ziggy-17.211; 9. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-17.213; 10. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-17.227; 11. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-17.261; 12. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-17.272; 13. Nic Faas, 4x, Alexander-17.312; 14. Bud Kaeding, 29, Buster & Ziggy-17.323; 15. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-17.328; 16. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-17.359; 17. Chris Windom, 5x, Baldwin-17.362; 18. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-17.372; 19. Robert Ballou, 72, Ford-17.427; 20. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-17.521; 21. Greg Alexander, 23, Bellegante-17.565; 22. Dave Darland, 42, Cheney-17.615; 23. Danny Faria Jr., 2B, Bowman-17.628; 24. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-17.649; 25. Andy Forsberg, 92x, Forsberg-17.657; 26. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-17.722; 27. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-17.814; 28. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-17.857; 29. David Bezio, 37B, Bezio-17.859; 30. Seth Wilson, 75, Stansberry-17.881; 31. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-17.898; 32. John Aden, 7A, Aden-17.934; 33. Shane Golobic, 121, BonSchriltz-17.981; 34. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-18.004; 35. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-18.010; 36. Jon Stanbrough, 53, Fox-18.137; 37. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-18.154; 38. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-18.176; 39. Cory Kruseman, 7H, Priestley-18.197; 40. Troy Rutherford, 11, Rutherford-18.213; 41. Kenny Perkins, 0k, Perkins-18.354; 42. Ronnie Gardner, 93, Gardner-18.415; 43. Casey Shuman, 21x, Roberts/Tate-18.457; 44. Danny Ebberts, 01, Carroll-18.473; 45. Bobby Bender, 12, Bender-18.701; 46. Colby Copeland, 24c, Copeland-19.019; 47. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-19.037; 48. Gavin Matlock, 25, Williams-19.241; 49. Raymond Potter, 33, Potter-19.260.

ROD END SUPPLY / KEIZER WHEELS C-MAIN: (10 laps) 1. R.Gardner, 2. Ebberts, 3. Shuman, 4. Copeland, 5. Adderson, 6. Matlock, 7. Potter, 8. Bender. NT

EXTREME MUFFLERS / HUNTINGTON BEACH GLASS & MIRROR HEAT RACE 1: (10 laps) 1. Stanbrough, 2. Sheridan, 3. East, 4. D.Gardner, 5. Alexander, 6. Clauson, 7. Bernal, 8. C.Williams. 2:50.75

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE 2: (10 laps) 1. Ford, 2. Windom, 3. Darland, 4. Gutierrez, 5. Aden, 6. Spencer, 7. J.VanderWeerd, 8. Johnson. NT

DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE 3: (10 laps) 1. Faas, 2. Jones, 3. Golobic, 4. Bloom, 5. Larson, 6. Ensign, 7. Faria, 8. R.Williams. NT

ELECTRO TECH POWDER COATING / ROD END SUPPLY HEAT RACE 4: (10 laps) 1. Kruseman, 2. R.VanderWeerd, 3. Ballou, 4. Kaeding, 5. Mitchell, 6. Bacon, 7. Gaunt, 8. Bezio. NT

KEIZER WHEELS HEAT RACE 5: (10 laps) 1. Hines, 2. Schuerenberg, 3. Bragg, 4. Rutherford, 5. Forsberg, 6. Wilson, 7. Perkins, 8. A.Williams. 2:48.39

COMPETITION SUSPENSION INC. SEMI-MAIN: (12 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. Bernal, 3. Bacon, 4. Clauson, 5. Larson, 6. A.Williams, 7. Johnson,8. Shuman,9. Ensign, 10. Aden, 11. Perkins, 12. R.Williams, 13. Bezio, 14. Ebberts, 15. Copeland, 16. R.Gardner, 17. Mitchell, 18. Alexander, 19. Bragg, 20. J.VanderWeerd, 22. C.Williams, 22. Wilson, 23. Gaunt,

FEATURE: (25 laps – With Starting Positions) 1. Nic Faas (2nd), 2. Hunter Schuerenberg (5th), 3. Bud Kaeding (1st), 4. Mike Spencer (8th), 5. Wes Gutierrez (3rd), 6. Bryan Clauson (10th), 7. Keith Bloom Jr. (6th), 8. Chris Windom (13th), 9. Damion Gardner (12th), 10. Bobby East (4th), 11. Robert Ballou (15th), 12. Tracy Hines (11th), 13. Levi Jones (14th), 14. Ryan Bernal (7th), 15. Danny Sheridan (18th), 16. Dave Darland (16th), 17. Matt Mitchell (26th), 18. Cory Kruseman (223rd), 19. Austin Williams (25th), 20. Richard VanderWeerd (20th), 21. Shane Golobic (19th), 22. Jon Stanbrough (21st), 23. Troy Rutherford (24th), 24. Brady Bacon (9th), 25. Andy Forsberg (17th), 26. Josh Ford (22nd). 7:02.36 ---------------------------------------- **Faria flipped during the third heat.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Faas.

KEIZER WHEELS HARD CHARGER: Matt Mitchell (26th to 17th)

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Spencer-1,088; 2-Faas-1,061; 3-Mitchell-1,013; 4-A.Williams-737; 5-Bragg-616; 6-C.Williams-591; 7-Sheridan-542; 8-R.Williams-515; 9-Gaunt-500; 10-David Cardey-443.

NEW USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-1,483; 2-Windom-1,452; 3-Stanbrough-1,340; 4-Schuerenberg-1,324; 5-Ballou-1,195; 6-Hines-1,164; 7-Clauson-1,132; 8-D.Gardner-1,130; 9-Darland-1,081; 10-East-928.

NEW USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1-Clauson-1,056; 2-Larson-1,016; 3-Windom-995; 4-Jones-991; 5-Hines-989.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT SCHEDULE: November 5: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA November 12: *Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA ----------------------------------------------- * = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC National Sprints. This schedule is subject to change.

USAC National-CRA Sprints – Perris Auto Speedway 11-3-11

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-16.906; 2. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.931;3. Keith Bloom Jr., 27, Abreu-17.009; 4. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-17.088; 5. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-17.105; 6. Bryan Clauson, 7, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-17.133; 7. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-17.146; 8. Kyle Larson, 1L, Buster & Ziggy-17.211; 9. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-17.213; 10. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-17.227; 11. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-17.261; 12. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-17.272; 13. Nic Faas, 4x, Alexander-17.312; 14. Bud Kaeding, 29, Buster & Ziggy-17.323; 15. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-17.328; 16. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-17.359; 17. Chris Windom, 5x, Baldwin-17.362; 18. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-17.372; 19. Robert Ballou, 72, Ford-17.427; 20. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-17.521; 21. Greg Alexander, 23, Bellegante-17.565; 22. Dave Darland, 42, Cheney-17.615; 23. Danny Faria Jr., 2B, Bowman-17.628; 24. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-17.649; 25. Andy Forsberg, 92x, Forsberg-17.657; 26. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-17.722; 27. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-17.814; 28. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-17.857; 29. David Bezio, 37B, Bezio-17.859; 30. Seth Wilson, 75, Stansberry-17.881; 31. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-17.898; 32. John Aden, 7A, Aden-17.934; 33. Shane Golobic, 121, BonSchriltz-17.981; 34. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-18.004; 35. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-18.010; 36. Jon Stanbrough, 53, Fox-18.137; 37. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-18.154; 38. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-18.176; 39. Cory Kruseman, 7H, Priestley-18.197; 40. Troy Rutherford, 11, Rutherford-18.213; 41. Kenny Perkins, 0k, Perkins-18.354; 42. Ronnie Gardner, 93, Gardner-18.415; 43. Casey Shuman, 21x, Roberts/Tate-18.457; 44. Danny Ebberts, 01, Carroll-18.473; 45. Bobby Bender, 12, Bender-18.701; 46. Colby Copeland, 24c, Copeland-19.019; 47. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-19.037; 48. Gavin Matlock, 25, Williams-19.241; 49. Raymond Potter, 33, Potter-19.260.

“C” MAIN: (10 laps) 1. R.Gardner, 2. Ebberts, 3. Shuman, 4. Copeland, 5. Adderson, 6. Matlock, 7. Potter, 8. Bender. NT

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Stanbrough, 2. Sheridan, 3. East, 4. D.Gardner, 5. Alexander, 6. Clauson, 7. Bernal, 8. C.Williams. 2:50.75

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Ford, 2. Windom, 3. Darland, 4. Gutierrez, 5. Aden, 6. Spencer, 7. J.VanderWeerd, 8. Johnson. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Faas, 2. Jones, 3. Golobic, 4. Bloom, 5. Larson, 6. Ensign, 7. Faria, 8. R.Williams. NT

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Kruseman, 2. R.VanderWeerd, 3. Ballou, 4. Kaeding, 5. Mitchell, 6. Bacon, 7. Gaunt, 8. Bezio. NT

FIFTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hines, 2. Schuerenberg, 3. Bragg, 4. Rutherford, 5. Forsberg, 6. Wilson, 7. Perkins, 8. A.Williams. 2:48.39

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. Bernal, 3. Bacon, 4. Clauson, 5. Larson, 6. A.Williams, 7. Johnson,8. Shuman,9. Ensign, 10. Aden, 11. Perkins, 12. R.Williams, 13. Bezio, 14. Ebberts, 15. Copeland, 16. R.Gardner, 17. Mitchell, 18. Alexander, 19. Bragg, 20. J.VanderWeerd, 22. C.Williams, 22. Wilson, 23. Gaunt,

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Nic Faas, 2. Hunter Schuerenberg, 3. Bud Kaeding, 4. Mike Spencer, 5. Wes Gutierrez, 6. Bryan Clauson, 7. Keith Bloom Jr., 8. Chris Windom, 9. Damion Gardner, 10. Bobby East, 11. Robert Ballou, 12. Tracy Hines, 13. Levi Jones, 14. Ryan Bernal, 15. Danny Sheridan, 16. Dave Darland, 17. Matt Mitchell, 18. Cory Kruseman, 19. Austin Williams, 20. Richard VanderWeerd, 21. Shane Golobic, 22. Jon Stanbrough, 23. Troy Rutherford, 24. Brady Bacon, 25. Andy Forsberg, 26. Josh Ford. 7:02.36

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**Faria flipped during the third heat.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Faas.

NEW USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-1,483; 2-Windom-1,452; 3-Stanbrough-1,340; 4-Schuerenberg-1,324; 5-Ballou-1,195; 6-Hines-1,164; 7-Clauson-1,132; 8-D.Gardner-1,130; 9-Darland-1,081; 10-East-928.

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Spencer-1,088; 2-Faas-1,061; 3-Mitchell-1,013; 4-A.Williams-737; 5-Bragg-616; 6-C.Williams-591; 7-Sheridan-542; 8-R.Williams-515; 9-Gaunt-500; 10-David Cardey-443.

NEW USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1-Clauson-1,056; 2-Larson-1,016; 3-Windom-995; 4-Jones-991; 5-Hines-989.

NEXT USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL & CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: November 4 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway – 16th “Budweiser Oval Nationals”

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINTS SET FOR 16TH ANNUAL OVAL NATIONALS AT PERRIS

By Lance Jennings

SANTA MARIA, CA – NOVEMBER 1, 2011… Starting this Thursday night, the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will return to Don Kazarian's Perris Auto Speedway for the "16th Annual Budweiser Oval Nationals." The co-sanctioned events with the USAC National Sprint Car Series is one of the "must see events" of the year and as this writing goes to press, there are over fifty cars entered in the prestigious $12,500-to-win event. The popular winged California Lightning Sprints will join the Friday and Saturday card with the spectator gates opening at 4:00pm on Thursday and Friday. The front gates will open at 3:00pm on Saturday with racing set to begin at 6:30pm all three nights.

In addition to the regular program, the staff at Perris Auto Speedway have added special events for the Oval Nationals. On Wednesday night, a special practice session will be held at 6:00pm and is FREE for fans to attend in the grandstands. The snack bar will be open with $2 beer, soft drinks, and pizza.

On Friday, the "2nd Annual Legends of Ascot Match Race" will be held featuring Levi Jones, Mike Spencer, Nic Faas, Chris Windom, and Kyle Larson. The four 4-lap point races will award $10,000 to the winning driver. After the show, the Oil Twins will host the "Amsoil After The Race Party" in the PAS Sports Bar with $2 beer, $1 tacos and karaoke.

On Sunday, the Sprint Car Driving Experience will have their cars available for rent for $10 a lap. Fans can take to the Perris 1/2-mile clay oval and enjoy the thrill of driving a traditional Sprint Car.

After scoring a fifth and ninth place at Canyon Speedway Park, Temecula's Mike Spencer holds a thirty-four point advantage over the competition. Piloting Ron Chaffin's famed #50 Madera Produce / Grubstake Mini Storage Maxim, Spencer has his sights on a fourth straight series title. To date, the defending champion leads the series with six feature wins, two Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main wins (tied), and 146 feature laps led. In addition, he has four Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards, six heat race victories, and fifteen top-10 finishes. Chaffin and Spencer have not won the Oval Nationals and will be looking to add the event to their resumes.

Yorba Linda's Matt Mitchell has retaken second in the point chase with a pair of sixth place finishes at Canyon's "Hall of Fame Classic." Driving the J.W. Mitchell Motorsports' #37 Mancha Realtors / Sierra Springs Maxim, the former USAC Western Midget Series Rookie of the Year will be looking to make up some valuable points on Spencer at the Oval Nationals. In 2011, Mitchell leads USAC/CRA with eight heat race victories, three Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards (tied), and sixteen top-10 finishes. Matt also has two feature wins and forty-nine feature laps led on the season.

Nic Faas of Huntington Beach sits third in the standings, thirty-five points behind Mike Spencer. Piloting Mark Alexander's #4 Scott Sales Company / VP Racing Fuels Spike, the 2008 Rookie of the Year scored twelfth and fifth at Canyon Speedway Park. Faas leads the series with five Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards and three Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards (tied) on the year. In addition, he has two feature wins, six heat race victories, and thirty-nine feature laps led in 2011. Nic is in the thick of a title chase and will be looking for the Oval Nationals victory.

Austin Williams of Yorba Linda is fourth in the championship hunt. Driving Jack Jory's #2 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Viper, the 2009 Rookie of the Year scored nineteenth and seventeenth in the "Hall of Fame Classic." To date, Williams has one feature win, three heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main win, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, ten top-10 finishes, and thirty feature laps led on the season. The son of Hall of Fame driver "The Ripper" Rip Williams will be looking to add the Oval Nationals Championship to his resume.

Visalia's Greg Bragg is fifth in the championship points. Piloting Tom and Laurie Sertich's #92 Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror / Pacific Business Machine Buckley, Bragg did not compete at Canyon Speedway Park. The 3-Time California Lightning Sprint Champion has three heat race victories, two Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards, eleven top-10 finishes, and fourteen main event laps led to his credit. The Moose Racing Team will have their eyes set on the Oval Nationals title.

Campbell's Bud Kaeding, Ventura's Cory Kruseman, Robert Ballou of Rocklin, Elk Grove's Kyle Larson, and Noblesville, Indiana's Bryan Clauson have also scored feature wins in 2011. Kaeding won the Hanford shootout on May 7th, while Kruseman won the Watsonville show on June 16th and the following night at Santa Maria. Ballou won the first night of the "Louie Vermeil Classic" at Calistoga and Larson won the "Tiner Family Classic" at Chico. Clauson swept last weekend's "Hall of Fame Classic" at Canyon Speedway Park.

Among the other top USAC/CRA contenders expected to be in action are Yorba Linda's Cody and "The Ripper" Rip Williams, "Showtime" Danny Sheridan of Santa Maria, "Super" Rickie Gaunt of Torrance, Riverside's "Dynamite" David Cardey, Norco's Ronnie Gardner, and more.

The USAC National Series is led by Levi Jones of Olney, Illinois. Jones is looking for his fifth career series championship as he battles with Chris Windom, (Canton, IL), Jon Stanbrough (Avon, IN), Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO), and Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA). Other series drivers expected to compete are Tracy Hines (Wilkinson, IN), Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN), "The Demon" Damion Gardner (Concord, CA), Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN), Bobby East (Brownsburg, IN), Keith Bloom Jr. (Anderson, CA), and more.

Local 360 iron-block powered Sprint Cars are welcome to race, but must run the USAC National & USAC/CRA approved series tires (not local approved Hoosiers). Cars must also meet series tech standards and race track muffler rules. There is an entry fee for all three nights of the Oval Nationals and entry forms can be found at http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/forms/oval11form.html. The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series does not charge for transponders, but drivers must have one-way radios. In addition, the series is offering a bonus to the highest finishing 360 team- a $200 cash award from the United States Auto Club and 20 gallons of methanol from So-Cal Performance. The owner or driver must have a current USAC membership.

Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in Perris, California. Advance tickets are on sale and can be purchased online at www.perrisautospeedway.com. For more event information, please visit the track's website or call (951) 940-0134.

To catch all of the action of the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series at Perris Auto Speedway, Jeff Kristensen's Raceway Video has DVD videos available for purchase. For more information, call (818) 618-9764 or visit www.racewayvideo.com. In addition, Perris Auto Speedway offers a live pay per view feed of every event at www.pasvideo.com. The Thursday and Friday night shows are $9.99 each, with Saturday night's event available for $14.99. The feed is blacked out within a 100-mile radius of the track.

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Donovan Engineering, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Sander Engineering, and So-Cal Performance for their support. For more information, visit usacracing.com/cra or follow the series on facebook.

OVAL NATIONALS CHAMPIONS

1996 - Jimmy Sills

1997 - Rip Williams

1998 - Rodney Argo

1999 - Rickie Gaunt

2000 - Tony Jones

2001 - Bud Kaeding

2002 - Bud Kaeding

2003 - Cory Kruseman

2004 - Cory Kruseman

2005 - Dave Darland

2006 - Dave Darland

2007 - Bud Kaeding

2008 - Jesse Hockett

2009 - Damion Gardner

2010 - Chris Windom

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS:

1-Mike Spencer-1,028; 2-Matt Mitchell-994; 3-Nic Faas-993; 4-Austin Willams-720; 5-Greg Bragg-615; 6-Cody Williams-590; 7-Rip Williams-514; 8-Danny Sheridan-512; 9-Rickie Gaunt-499; 10-David Cardey-443.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS:

1-Levi Jones-1,449; 2-Chris Windom-1,406; 3-Jon Stanbrough-1,319; 4-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,260; 5-Robert Ballou-1,158; 6-Tracy Hines-1,127; 7-Damion Gardner-1,089; 8-Bryan Clauson-1,085; 9-Dave Darland-1,054; 10-Bobby East-889.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT SCHEDULE:

November 3: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA

November 4: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA

November 5: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA

November 12: *Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA

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* = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC National Sprints.

This schedule is subject to change.

WORLD’S FASTEST QUARTER-MIDGET RACE – THE “ERNIE BOSE” SET THIS WEEK AT CALIFORNIA’S ORANGE SHOW

The “Ernie Bose World Record Race” is set for Friday through Sunday at the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, Calif. and track and world records will again be the subject of conversation as USAC Mopar .25 Midget drivers try to join that elusive four-second club! The event is under the auspices of the United States Auto Club and the Orange Show Quarter Midget Racing Association.

The racing program opens with preferred parking on Thursday and practice gets under way Friday. Qualifying and Lower Mains are set for Saturday and the A Mains are Sunday followed by post-race technical inspection and the presentation of awards.

This year’s race is the sixth and final leg of the “Desert Shoot Out Series” and awards for top drivers in that series will also be presented at the conclusion of Sunday’s races.

Awards for participating drivers will include driver participation awards and goody bags, fast-time plaques and clocks, top-four A-Main trophies and Ernie Bose World Record Red Jackets for track record-breakers.

Entertainment on Saturday night following the preliminaries will consist of a raffle and a free dinner. Items included in the raffle are a Simpson helmet with NASCAR Driver autographs, Hoosier Tires and more.

Last year, Skyler Dale and Dylan Attridge posted four-second bracket laps, with Attridge posting a 4.980 and Dale a 4.944.

The race annually honors the memory of one of the sport’s greatest engine builders.

“This event is very unique in its format and the importance of qualifying” says USAC’s James Spink. “There is no other event in the country like it and turning a sub-five-second lap around Orange Show is quite an accomplishment.”

DRAKE, ANDRETTI CLAIM EASTERN FOCUS TITLES; 2 SERIES FINALES TO JARED IRVAN

Mooresville, N.C. drivers Nick Drake and Jarett Andretti emerged from Saturday’s races at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. with USAC driving championships. Drake is the 2011 Eastern Ford Focus Champion, while Andretti claimed the top spot in the Eastern Pavement standings.

Andretti finished third in the two 20-lap series finales, which were won by Jared Irvan of Midland, N.C. Drake did not compete in Saturday’s events.

Irvan led all 20 laps of both races, with fast qualifier Chris Lamb finishing second in each and Andretti third. David Levine and Nic Davidson rounded out the first feature and they switched positions in the closer.

The victories were the first of Irvan’s Ford Focus career. He also won USAC’s 2011 Senior Honda Mopar .25 Midget National Championship.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-720; 2-Ross Rankine-705; 3-Brodie Kostecki-702; 4-Garett Peterson-687; 5-Jarett Andretti-687; 6-Keegan Walmer-681; 7-Chris Lamb-678; 8-Jim Waters-675; 9-Scott Hunter-672; 10-Wally Pankratz-669.

FINAL USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-787, 2-Jarett Andretti-750; 3-Scott Hunter-747; 4-Chris Lamb-719; 5-Nic Davidson-627; 6-Tyler Corriher-586; 7-Austin Prock-502; 8-Ross Rankine-445; 9-Steven Intravaia-416; 10-Cole Custer-339.

FINAL USAC EASTERN PAVED FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jarett Andretti-1,057; 2-Nick Drake-949; 3-Chris Lamb-861; 4-Nic Davidson-790; 5-Scott Hunter-669; 66-Tyler Corriher-525; 7-Austin Prock-502; 8-Steven Intravaia-416; 9-Orry Hunte-311; 10-Jared Irvan-286.

JONES, SPENCER LEAD NATIONAL, CRA SPRINTS TO PERRIS FOR 16TH “BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS;” CLAUSON SWEEPS CANYON FEATURES

Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. and Mike Spencer of Temecula, Calif. continue their quest for historic AMSOIL USAC Sprint Car driving championships this week as the 16th “Budweiser Oval Nationals” unfold Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway.

Jones, who leads Chris Windom by 43 points, is seeking a record fifth AMSOIL USAC National title in the last six years while Spencer, who leads Matt Mitchell by 34 points, is trying to win a record fourth straight USAC/CRA crown.

A new Saturday-night format including qualifying, heats, two B-mains and the 50-lap feature will conclude the three-night program which offers more than $80,000 in total prize money. Saturday’s feature winner will claim a payckeck totaling $12,500.

The second annual Malibu Towing “Legends of Ascot Match Race” is also slated Friday featuring Jones, Spencer, Nic Faas, defending “Budweiser Oval Nationals” Champ Windom and “wild card” Kyle Larson, with the winner taking home $10,000. The event showcases the five drivers in four, four-lap, races. The popular California Lightning Sprint Cars are also on Friday and Saturday’s card.

Windom won last year’s “Budweiser Oval Nationals” finale and with more than 200 National points available, could challenge Jones for the 2011 title with another front-running effort.

Spencer’s hold on the USAC/CRA lead is a bit more tenuous, with Mitchell just 34 back and Faas only one point behind Mitchell.

Clauson, of Noblesville, Ind., extended his lead in the USAC National Drivers Championship with his victory in Friday night’s opening Parker Store Hall of Fame Classic AMSOIL USAC National/CRA Sprint race at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz. Clauson grabbed the lead in his Curb Records/R & B Truckers Spike/Chevy from Spencer on lap 25 and led the remaining six laps for the win. Windom finished second ahead of Damion Gardner, Jones and Spencer.

Clauson completed a “sweep” of the races at Canyon Speedway Park Saturday. Clauson caught R.J. Johnson on lap nine and led the final 22 laps to win the 30-lap feature. Keith Bloom Jr. finished second ahead of Jones, Chris Windom and fast qualifier Faas.

The 2011 AMSOIL USAC National and USAC/CRA series conclude November 12 at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-1,449; 2-Chris Windom-1,406; 3-Jon Stanbrough-1,319; 4-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,260; 5-Robert Ballou-1,158; 6-Tracy Hines-1,127; 7-Damion Gardner-1,089; 8-Bryan Clauson-1,085; 9-Dave Darland-1,054; 10-Bobby East-889.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Mike Spencer-1,028; 2-Matt Mitchell-994; 3-Nic Faas-993; 4-Austin Willams-720; 5-Greg Bragg-615; 6-Cody Williams-590; 7-Rip Williams-514; 8-Danny Sheridan-512; 9-Rickie Gaunt-499; 10-David Cardey-443.

PEORIA “SWEEP” GIVES CLAUSON 40-POINT NDC LEAD; PERRIS’ BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS THIS WEEK

Three back-to-back AMSOIL USAC races at Perris (Calif.) Speedway this week could have a profound impact on determining this year’s USAC National Drivers Champion.

The Thursday-Friday-Saturday 16th Annual “Budweiser Oval Nationals” will see Kyle Larson return to USAC competition after missing last weekend’s races at Peoria, Ariz. where Bryan Clauson extended his NDC point lead to 40 with a pair of feature victories.

Larson can gain a maximum of 59 points with three Perris victories. Clauson has the opportunity for increasing his total by a maximum of 41 points with a trio of wins.

A $40,000 cash prize awaits the 2011 National Drivers Champion, who will also earn rides in all of the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights oval track races.

Chris Windom and Levi Jones vaulted past Tracy Hines to third and fourth in the standings after their performances at Peoria.

USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AND PROJECTED PAYOUT, BASED ON CURRENT STANDING:

1-Bryan Clauson-1,056 ($40,000); 2-Kyle Larson-1,016 ($20,000); 3-Chris Windom-991 ($15,000); 4-Levi Jones-991 ($12,500); 5 Tracy Hines-989 ($10,000); 6-Bobby East-942 ($7,500); 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921 ($5,000); 8-Jon Stanbrough-834; 9-Hunter Schuerenberg-832 ($3,000); 10-Darren Hagen-824 ($2,000).

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL & USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE RESULTS:

October 29, 2011 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Raceway Park - Parker Store “Hall of Fame Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Nic Faas, 4x, Alexander-13.627; 2. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-13.668; 3. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-13.709; 4. Chris Windom, 5x, Baldwin-13.755; 5. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-13.783; 6. Jon Stanbrough, 69, Dynamics-13.799; 7. Bryan Clauson, 7, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-13.867; 8. Keith Bloom Jr., 27, Abreu-13.934; 9. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-14.018; 10. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-14.049; 11. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-14.105; 12. Mike Martin, 16, Martin-14.115; 13. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-14,128; 14. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-14.151; 15. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-14.170; 16. Ronnie Clark, 6, Clark-14.205; 17. Robert Ballou, 73, Ford-14.259; 18. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-14.269; 19. Dalton Gabbard, 77, Gabbard-14.298; 20. Bruce St. James, 7k, St. James-14.479; 21. Brian Hosford, 32B, Weber-14,526; 22. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-14.541; 23. Ryan Linder, 9, Linder-14.553; 24. Bob Ream Jr., 8, BRAT-14.640; 25. Nick Aiuto, 27N, Aiuto/Allen-14.645; 26. Stevie Sussex, 16s, Martin-14.700; 27. Justin Quinn, 93, Quinn-14.748; 28. Tom Ogle, 48, Ogle-14.773; 29. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-14.785; 30. David Bezio, 37x, Bezio-14.842; 31. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-14.896; 32. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-15.961; 33. Josh Pelkey, 12a, Allen-34.127; 34. Robert Ballou, 72, Ford-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ballou (#73), 2. Johnson, 3. Hines, 4. Faas, 5. C.Williams, 6. Pelkey, 7. Aiuto, 8. Gaunt, 9. Hosford. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Mitchell, 2. Spencer, 3. Jones, 4. Sheridan, 5. A.Williams, 6. Stanbrough, 7. Bezio, 8. Sussex. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. D.Gardner, 2. Gabbard, 3. Schuerenberg, 4. East, 5. Clauson, 6. R.Williams, 7. Linder, 8. Quinn. NT

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. St. James, 2. Windom, 3. Martin, 4. Bloom, 5. Clark, 6. Ream, 7. Ogle, 8. Everhart. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Gaunt, 2. Clauson, 3. Stanbrough, 4. R.Williams, 5. Sussex, 6. A.Williams, 7. Aiuto, 8. C.Williams, 9. Bezio, 10. Pelkey, 11. Linder, 12. Clark, 13. Quinn, 14. Everhart, 15. Ream, 16. Ogle. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brian Clauson, 2. Keith Bloom Jr., 3. Levi Jones, 4. Chris Windom, 5. Nic Faas, 6. Matt Mitchell, 7. Damion Gardner, 8. R.J. Johnson, 9. Mike Spencer, 10. Hunter Schuerenberg, 11. Jon Stanbrough, 12. Robert Ballou (#73), 13. Tracy Hines, 14. Bobby East, 15. Cody Williams, 16. Rickie Gaunt, 17. Austin Williams, 18. Danny Sheridan, 19. Mike Martin, 20. Rip Williams, 21. Bruce St. James, 22. Dalton Gabbard, 23. David Bezio, 24. Stevie Sussex. NT --------------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Johnson, Laps 9-30 Clauson.

NEW AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Jones-1,449; 2-Windom-1,406; 3-Stanbrough-1,319; 4-Schuerenberg-1,260; 5-Ballou-1,158; 6-Hines-1,127; 7-D.Gardner-1,089; 8-Clauson-1,085; 9-Dave Darland-1,054; 10-East-889. NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-Spencer-1,028; 2-Mitchell-994; 3-Faas-993; 4-A.Willams-720; 5-Greg Bragg-615; 6-C.Williams-590; 7-R.Williams-514; 8-Sheridan-512; 9-Gaunt-499; 10-David Cardey-443. NEW USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Clauson-1,056; 2-Kyle Larson-1,016; 3-Windom-991; 4-Jones-991; 5-Hines-989; 6-East-942; 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921; 8-Stanbrough-834; 9-Schuerenberg-832; 10-Darren Hagen-824.

NEXT AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL & USAC/CRA SPRINT RACES: November 3-4-5 – Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway – 16th Budweiser “Oval Nationals”

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL & USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE RESULTS:

October 28, 2011 – Peoria, Arizona – Canyon Raceway Park – Parker Store “Hall of Fame Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Keith Bloom Jr., 27, Abreu-13.840; 2. Robert Ballou, 72, Ford-13.937; 3. Nic Faas, 4x, Alexander-13.983; 4. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-13.990; 4. Bryan Clauson, 7, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-14.025; 6. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-14.040; 7. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-14.056; 8. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-14.064; 9. Jon Stanbrough, 69, Dynamics-14.202; 10. Bobby East,, 5x, Klatt-14.317; 11. Stevie Sussex, 1a, Dewall-14.327; 12. Bruce St. James, 7k, St. James-14.332; 13. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-14.395; 14. Chris Windom, 5, Baldwin-14.414; 15. David Bezio, 37x, Bezio-14.480; 16. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-14.491; 17. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-14.525; 18. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-14.546; 19. Josh Pelkey, 12a, Allen-14.566; 20. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-14.589; 21. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-14.665; 22. Mike Martin, 16, Martin-14.732; 23. Andrew Reinbold, 19a, Reinbold-14.749; 24. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-14.779; 25. Brian Hosfor, 32B, Weber-14.807; 26. Dalton Gabbard, 77, Gabbard-14.816; 27. Justin Quinn, 93, Quinn-14.884; 28. Nick Aiuto, 27N, Aiuto/Allen-14.935; 29. Ronnie Clark, 6, Clark-14.996; 30. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-15.217; 31. Ryan Linder, 9, Linder-15.276; 32. Tom Ogle, 48, Ogle-15.328; 33. Bob Ream Jr., 8, BRAT-15.671; 34. Casey Shuman, 21x, Roberts/Tate-NT; 35. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. R.Williams, 2. Bloom, 3. Sheridan, 4. Hines, 5. Stanbrough, 6. Clauson, 7. Clark, 8. Hosfor, 9. Ream. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Windom, 2. A.Williams, 3. Martin, 4. Schuerenberg, 5. East, 6. Ballou, 7. Gabbard, 8. Everhart. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Pelkey, 2. D.Gardner, 3. Sussex, 4. Mitchell, 5. Faas, 6. Reinbold, 7. Bezio, 8. Quinn. NT

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Gaunt, 2. Spencer, 3. Jones, 4. C.Williams, 5. St. James, 6. Johnson, 7. Ogle, 8. Aiuto. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Stanbrough, 2. Ballou, 3. Faas, 4. Clauson, 5. Johnson, 6. East, 7. St. James, 8. Bezio, 9. Aiuto, 10. Hosfor, 11. Gabbard, 12. Ream, 13. Reinbold, 14. Ogle, 15. Clark, 16. Quinn, 17. Linder, 18. Everhart. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson, 2. Chris Windom, 3. Damion Gardner, 4. Levi Jones, 5. Mike Spencer, 6. Matt Mitchell, 7. Hunter Schuerenburg, 8. Jon Stanbrough, 9. Robert Ballou, 10. Keith Bloom, 11. Bobby East, 12. Nic Faas, 13. Tracy Hines, 14. Rip Williams, 15. R.J. Johnson, 16. Mike Martin, 17. David Bezio, 18. Cody Williams, 19. Austin Williams, 20. Stevie Sussex, 21. Casey Shuman, 22. Rickie Gaunt, 23. Josh Pelkey, 24. Danny Sheridan. NT -------------------------------------------------------- **Sheridan flipped on lap 2 of the feature. Sussex flipped on lap 25 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-24 Spencer, Laps 25-30 Clauson.

NEW AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Jones-1,384; 2-Windom-1,345; 3-Stanbrough-1,285; 4-Schuerenberg-1,221; 5-Ballou-1,121; 6-Hines-1,094; 7-Dave Darland-1,054; 8-D.Gardner-1,039; 9-Clauson-1,022; 10-East-855. NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-Spencer-985; 2-Mitchell-941; 3-Faas-934; 4-A.Williams-700; 5-Greg Bragg-615; 6-C.Williams-567; 7-R.Williams-500; 8-Sheridan-490; 9-Gaunt-472; 10-David Cardey-443. NEW USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Clauson-1,041; 2-Kyle Larson-1,016; 3-Hines-989; 4-Jones-981; 5-Windom-967; 6-East-942; 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921; 8-Darren Hagen-824; 9-Stanbrough-820; 10-Schuerenberg-816.

NEXT AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL & USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE: October 29 – Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park – Parker Store “Hall of Fame Classic”

2012 “PLYMOUTH PALOOZA” USAC’S 1ST DIRT/PAVEMENT “DOUBLEHEADER”

The Inaugural “Plymouth Palooza” at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway is scheduled for next July 6 and 7 and will mark a “first” for USAC racing in the club’s 57 year-history.

Never before has a single facility hosted dirt and pavement events for the same USAC racing series on the same weekend! A brand-new dirt oval is being constructed inside the existing 3/8-mile paved oval and the July 6 races will be conducted on the paved oval, with the July 7 races being held on the dirt oval.

The Mopar USAC National Midgets and the USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midgets share the billing in this unique event.

“USAC has a long and storied history but this will be a first for us,” says USAC President/CEO Kevin Miller. “The idea of a single facility hosting both dirt and pavement events for the same series presents a challenge for our participants while giving our race fans a truly unique racing experience. We are always looking for innovations in our motorsports programs and this could be an idea which could expand.”

Plymouth Speedway Owner Ed Kennedy is ecstatic about the upcoming event: “I really enjoy the USAC events at Plymouth and we’ve had some incredible racing in recent years. This program should offer race fans something they’ve never seen before and a weekend they will long remember.”

Kyle Hamilton scored a Mopar D1/STARS Midget victory, James Robertson won a 100-lap Ford Focus Feature and Sam McGhee won a USAC Focus Young Guns race at Plymouth this season.

2012 “PLYMOUTH PALOOZA” USAC’S 1ST DIRT/PAVEMENT “DOUBLEHEADER”

The Inaugural “Plymouth Palooza” at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway is scheduled for next July 6 and 7 and will mark a “first” for USAC racing in the club’s 57 year-history.

Never before has a single facility hosted dirt and pavement events for the same USAC racing series on the same weekend! A brand-new dirt oval is being constructed inside the existing 3/8-mile paved oval and the July 6 races will be conducted on the paved oval, with the July 7 races being held on the dirt oval.

The Mopar USAC National Midgets and the USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midgets share the billing in this unique event.

“USAC has a long and storied history but this will be a first for us,” says USAC President/CEO Kevin Miller. “The idea of a single facility hosting both dirt and pavement events for the same series presents a challenge for our participants while giving our race fans a truly unique racing experience. We are always looking for innovations in our motorsports programs and this could be an idea which could expand.”

Plymouth Speedway Owner Ed Kennedy is ecstatic about the upcoming event: “I really enjoy the USAC events at Plymouth and we’ve had some incredible racing in recent years. This program should offer race fans something they’ve never seen before and a weekend they will long remember.”

Kyle Hamilton scored a Mopar D1/STARS Midget victory, James Robertson won a 100-lap Ford Focus Feature and Sam McGhee won a USAC Focus Young Guns race at Plymouth this season.

DRAKE, HUNTER, ANDRETTI LEAD EASTERN FORD FOCUSES BACK TO ACE SPEEDWAY FOR SEASON CLOSER SATURDAY

Two sons of USAC racing champions and a former champion lead the USAC Eastern Ford Focuses back to Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. Saturday to conclude the 2011 racing series.

Nick Drake of Mooresville, N.C., son of former USAC champion Jay Drake, has a lock on the National and Eastern titles entering Saturday’s race. Scott Hunter of Concord, N.C., last year’s Eastern and Carolina titlist and Jarett Andretti of Mooresville, son of Indianapolis 500 vet John Andretti, are separated by just two points in their battle for the runner-up spot.

This Saturday’s race is the fifth at Ace Speedway this year and Andretti is undefeated there, winning all four previous races including a pair of feature wins earlier this month.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-720; 2-Ross Rankine-705; 3-Brodie Kostecki-699; 4-Garett Peterson-687; 5-Keegan Walmer-681; 6-Jarett Andretti-681; 7-Jim Waters-675; 8-Scott Hunter-672; 9-Wally Pankratz-669; 10-Jessica Clark-657.

USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-787; 2-Scott Hunter-747; 3-Jarett Andretti-745; 4-Chris Lamb-695; 5-Nic Davidson-620; 6-Tyler Corriher-586; 7-Austin Prock-502; 8-Ross Rankine-445; 9-Steven Intravaia-416; 10-Cole Custer-339.

CANYON RACEWAY PARK DEBUT FRIDAY-SATURDAY NEXT ON AMSOIL NATIONAL/CRA SPRINT CALENDAR

This weekend’s races at Canyon Raceway Park in Peoria, Ariz. offer points toward three USAC championships and historic implications are aplenty.

Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. is leading the AMSOIL National Sprint Car standings in quest of a record fifth series title. Mike Spencer of Temecula, Calif. leads the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car standings in search of a record fourth consecutive championship! Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. holds a 10-point lead over Kyle Larson in his bid to repeat as USAC’s National Drivers Champion, which offers a $40,000 year-end bonus plus rides in all of the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights oval-track events.

The Friday and Saturday night races will be USAC’s first at the 3/8-mile dirt oval located northwest of Phoenix.

Jones enters the two races with a tenuous 44-point National lead over Chris Windom, while Spencer’s lead over Nic Faas in the USAC/CRA standings is just 31 points. A total of 148 points weill be available at the two Peoria races.

Jones won the last USAC Sprint race in the Grand Canyon State, at USA Raceway in Tucson last year. Darren Hagen won the last USAC Sprint race in the Phoenix area, in 2009 at Manzanita Speedway.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-1,324; 2-Chris Windom-1,280; 3-Jon Stanbrough-1,242; 4-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,173; 5-Robert Ballou-1,077; 6-Tracy Hines-1,062; 7-Dave Darland-1,054; 8-Damion Gardner-978; 9-Bryan Clauson-959; 10-Bobby East-823.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Mike Spencer-930; 3-Nic Faas-899; 3-Matt Mitchell-891; 4-Austin Williams-678; 5-Greg Bragg-615; 6-Cody Williams-545; 7-Danny Sheridan-471; 8-Rip Williams-467; 9-Rickie Gaunt-451; 10-David Cardey-443.

“SPRINT CAR SMACKDOWN 1” IN 2012 AT KOKOMO SPEEDWAY OFFERS 3-NIGHT SPRINT CAR EXTRAVAGANZA

Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway has long been the home of spectacular Sprint car racing in the state of Indiana and 2012 will be no exception with today’s announcement of a three-night “Sprint Car Smackdown 1” AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car extravaganza August 23-25.

Prize money, including contingencies and lap money is expected to total over $100,000 for the August 23-25 events at the recently-reshaped and contoured quarter-mile dirt oval. A victory on the final night will be worth $10,000 and the final feature will offer $1,000 just to start!

Preliminary night competition will be held on Thursday and Friday and a rain date of Sunday, August 26 has been established if needed. Complete racing programs are scheduled each night, with preliminary nights including time trials, heats and semi and a $5,000 feature winner’s paycheck. The 30-lap Thursday and Friday preliminary features will offer $500 to start.

Qualifying races and the 40-lap finale on Saturday will conclude the three-night “Sprint Car Smackdown 1.”

“Kokomo is one of the favorite tracks on our calendar for teams and fans alike,” says USAC’s Jason McCord. “We’ve been needing a major event in this region for quite some time and this will be just that. We have to thank the O’Connor family for stepping up to the plate and starting what will hopefully be an annual destination for everyone in the sprint car community. We hope everyone can make it out for what will surely be three competitive and entertaining nights of great Indiana sprint car racing.”

A total 29 USAC Sprint races have been held at the historic track, beginning with Rich Vogler’s victory in July of 1982. Hunter Schuerenberg won this year’s “Indiana Sprint Week” feature at Kokomo.

Reserved seats will go on sale this December, so stay tuned for more information from USAC and Kokomo Speedway by visiting the websites at www.usacracing.com and www.kokomospeedway.net.

17 FORD FOCUS CHAMPS DETERMINED – 4 TO GO

Seventeen of this year’s USAC Ford Focus racing champions have already been determined and four remain to be decided in the remaining races as the 2011 USAC Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns seasons wind to a close.

Still battling for championships are drivers in USAC’s Western, Western Dirt and Southern California Ford Focus Focus series and the Eastern Ford Focus Pavement series.

Remaining races on the 2011 calendar include the October 29 Eastern Ford Focus finale at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C., the Western Dirt Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns races at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway November 19 and the November 24 “Turkey Night Grand Prix” Ford Focus finale at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, Calif. November 24.

Nick Drake leads Jarett Andretti by just three points entering the Eastern Ford Focus finale at Altamahaw, N.C. Brodie Kostecki’s lead over Jim Waters stands at 19 in the Western Ford Focuses, while Tyler Dolacki leads Wally Pankratz by 20 in the Western Ford Focus Dirt standings and Jessica Clark is 53 ahead of Brandon White in the Southern California Ford Focuses.

Champions who have already been crowned by virtue of concluded series or the remaining points available include: Nick Drake of Mooresville, N.C. (National and Eastern Ford Focus), Cole Custer of Kannapolis, N.C. (National Young Guns), Ross Rankine of Willard, Ohio (Midwest Ford Focus and Midwest Paved Ford Focus); Patrick Bruns of Champaign, Ill. (Midwest Ford Focus Dirt), Sam McGhee of Camby, Ind. (Midwest Focus Young Guns); Jared Irvan of Midland, N.C. (Eastern Focus Young Guns); Scott Hunter of Concord, N.C. (Eastern Dirt Ford Focus); Brodie Kostecki of Roseville, Calif. (Western and California South Focus Young Guns), Jim Waters of West Jordan, Utah (Utah Ford Focus); Trevor Hunt of Liberty, Mo. (Western Paved and California North Young Guns); Garett Peterson of West Sacramento, Calif. (California North Ford Focus); Jessica Clark of Westlake Village, Calif. (Western Paved Ford Focus); and Parker Colston of Lake Elsinore, Calif. (Western Dirt Young Guns).

2ND AT TOLEDO INCREASES CLAUSON’S LEAD TO 10; NDC BATTLE NOW MOVES TO CANYON RACEWAY PARK

Defending USAC National Drivers Champion Bryan Clauson extended his lead to 10 points over Kyle Larson as a result of his second-place finish in Saturday’s “Rollie Beale 150” USAC Traxxas Silver Crown race at the Toledo (Ohio) Speedway. Larson’s 13th-place finish was not sufficient to increase his total.

A total of seven races remain on the calendar which will award NDC points, beginning with the October 28-29 AMSOIL National Sprint races at Canyon Raceway Park in Peoria, Ariz.

Additional AMSOIL Sprint races offering NDC points are scheduled at Perris (CA) Auto Speedway November 3-4-5 and Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. November 12, while the championship ends November 24 with the 71st running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” Mopar National Midget race at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif.

Tracy Hines remains third in the NDC standings ahead of newly-crowned Traxxas Silver Crown Champion Levi Jones and Chris Windom.

USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AND PROJECTED PAYOUT, BASED ON CURRENT STANDING:

1-Bryan Clauson-1,026 ($40,000); 2-Kyle Larson-1,016 ($20,000); 3-Tracy Hines-989 ($15,000); 4-Levi Jones-973 ($12,500); 5 Chris Windom-957 ($10,000); 6-Bobby East-942 ($7,500); 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-921 ($5,000); 8-Darren Hagen-824; 9-Jon Stanbrough-798 ($3,000); 10-Hunter Schuerenberg-790 ($2,000).

FOCUSES RETURN TO ACE SPEEDWAY OCTOBER 29; DAVISON, CUSTER “DOUBLE UP” IN SANTA MARIA FOCUS ACTION

USAC Ford Focus activity is idle this week as Eastern teams prepare for their 2011 series finale at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. October 29.

Jet Davison of Running Springs, Calif. and Cole Custer of Kannapolis, N.C. raced to victory in USAC Ford Focus action Friday night at Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway. Davison passed Tyler Dolacki on lap four and led the rest of the way to win the 25-lap Ford Focus feature over Randi Pankratz, Jarid Blondel, Gaylon Stewart and Dolacki. In the accompanying Focus Young Guns race, Brodie Kostecki led the first 10 laps, then yielded to Custer, who led the final 10 laps to beat Parker Colston, Katlynn Leer and Kostecki

Davison and Custer returned to Santa Maria Saturday and repeated as feature winners at the third-mile dirt oval Davison passed Gaylon Stewart on lap 11 and led the last 10 laps to win the 20-lap Ford Focus feature and Custer caught Christine Breckenridge on lap nine of the Focus Young Guns race and led the last six laps to win the 15-lapper. Garrett Johnson, Wally Pankratz, Stewart and Daniel Williams trailed Davison in the Ford Focuses and Brodie Kostecki finished second to Custer in the Focus Young Guns ahead of Katlynn Leer, Parker Colston and Breckenridge.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-720; 2-Ross Rankine-705; 3-Brodie Kostecki-699; 4-Garett Peterson-687; 5-Keegan Walmer-681; 6-Jarett Andretti-681; 7-Jim Waters-675; 8-Scott Hunter-672; 9-Wally Pankratz-669; 10-Jessica Clark-657.

USAC NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS:

1-Cole Custer-480; 2-Brodie Kostecki-480; 3-Sam McGhee-477; 4-Trevor Hunt-477; 5-Jared Irvan-465; 6-Cooper Clouse-465; 7-Parker Colston-459; 8-Stevie Kuhn-453; 9-Mikell McGee-441; 10-James Edens-432.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Ross Rankine-771; 2-James Robertson-694; 3-Nick Drake-624; 4-Jarett Andretti-612; 5-Toby Alfrey-609; 6-Nick Hamilton-573; 7-Jessica Bean-553; 8-Tyler Shullick-515; 9-Joey Greening-476; 10-Kent Kriegbaum-434.

USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Sam McGee-551; 2-Cooper Clouse-513; 3-Stevie Kuhn-502; 4-Mikell McGhee-445; 5-Michael Fanelli-370; 6-Emmy Gray-333; 7-Adam Thomason-216; 8-Cole Custer-168; 9-Cordy Horn-153; 10-Tyler Shullick-137.

USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-787; 2-Scott Hunter-747; 3-Jarett Andretti-745; 4-Chris Lamb-695; 5-Nic Davidson-620; 6-Tyler Corriher-586; 7-Austin Prock-502; 8-Ross Rankine-445; 9-Steven Intravaia-416; 10-Cole Custer-339.

USAC EASTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jared Irvan-572; 2-Cole Custer-435; 3-Sam McGhee-392; 4-Trey Hutchens-337; 5-Mikell McGee-305; 6-Cooper Clouse-188; 7-Michael Fanelli-166; 8-Stevie Kuhn-122; 9-Tyler Shullick-70; 10-Brendon Bock-64.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-826; 2-Jim Waters-807; 3-Garett Peterson-769; 4-Chuck Groat-760; 5-Wally Pankratz-754; 6-Keegan Walmer-752; 7-Jessica Clark-747; 8-Tyler Dolacki-721; 9-Jarid Blondel-709; 10-Austin Luttmer-708.

USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-580; 2-Trevor Hunt-574; 3-Cole Custer-535; 4-Parker Colston-520; 5-James Edens-489; 6-Katlynn Leer-467; 7-Christine Breckenridge-453; 8-Keegan Walmer-428; 9-Ricky Bowers-361;10-Marina Turner-310.

FINAL USAC UTAH FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jim Waters-966; 2-Chuck Groat-806; 3-Austin Luttmer-708; 4-Gregg Fuette-643; 5-Ron Duncombe-603; 6-J.R. Williams-

MOPAR D1 TITLE MAKES FERNS 2ND FEMALE USAC CHAMP; HINES, HAMILTON WIN AT KOKOMO, TOLEDO

Taylor Ferns of Shelby Township, Mich. is the 2011 USAC Mopar D1 Midget Champion. She polished off the championship Saturday at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway with a fifth-place finish in the “Alex Pruett Memorial” series finale.

Ferns joins Sondi Eden as the only female driver to win USAC driving titles. Eden, of Crawfordsville, Ind., won the 2004 Indianapolis Speedrome Regional Midget championship.

Indianapolis 500 veteran Lyn St. James, who annually oversees the “Women in the Winners Circle Foundation” and its associated functions which recognizes female motorsports accomplishments, says: "I've watched Taylor over the last couple of years mature as a person and as a driver. She has the potential to go far in racing and winning the USAC Mopar D1 Midget championship is hopefully just the beginning of a successful career in racing."

Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind. won Friday night’s USAC Mopar D1 Midget “special event” at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway. Driving the Parker Machines/Turbines Inc. Spike/Toyota, Hines passed Jerry Coons Jr. for the lead on lap 19 and led the rest of the way for the 25-lap win over Brad Kuhn, Mario Clouser, Coons and Casey Shuman. Kuhn and Hines won the two eight-lap heats. Daum, Coons and Hines all led laps during the feature.

Kyle Hamilton of Danville, Ind. led the final 20 laps to win Saturday’s 25-lap “Alex Pruett Memorial” USAC Mopar D1 Midget finale at the Toledo (Ohio) Speedway. Kyle Larson finished second behind Hamilton’s Hamilton Painting/Esslinger Engineering Spike/Esslinger Ford. Dillon Welch took third ahead of Nuckles and Ferns.

FINAL USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Taylor Ferns-775; 2-Kyle Hamilton-649; 3-Bryan Nuckles-536; 4-Kyle O’Gara-499; 5-Jake Blackhurst-467; 6-Mario Marietta-415; 7-Morgan Nelson-386; 8-Ali Jackson-346; 9-Dalton Armstrong-278; 10-Isaac Chapple-269.

MURPHY NABS HANFORD’S “COTTON CLASSIC” ON THE FINAL LAP!

Peter Murphy of Clovis, Calif. finally ran down Ryan Bernal on the final lap of Saturday night’s “Cotton Classic” and went on to win the 30-lap USAC West Coast 360 Sprint non-points special event at the Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway.

Murphy was trailed at the checkered flag by fast qualifier Bernal, Dennis Howell, T.J. Smith and Davey Pombo. Howell led the first 20 laps of the race before Bernal took over for laps 21-29.

The event concluded the 2011 activity for the West Coast 360 Sprint cars, which ended their points season October 8 at Tulare, Calif. Richard VanderWeerd of Visalia, Calif. who claimed the 2011 championship, did not compete Saturday.

LEVI JONES WINS 6TH USAC NATIONAL TITLE BY 3 POINTS; SWANSON LEADS WIRE-TO-WIRE IN “ROLLIE BEALE 150”

Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. earned his sixth USAC National driving title Saturday at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway, finishing seventh in the “Rollie Beale 150” USAC Traxxas Silver Crown race. He finished the season three points ahead of Jerry Coons Jr., who finished fourth Saturday.

The title is Jones’ second in the series as he also won last year’s championship. He also owns four USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car titles and is currently leading that series this season.

The car entrant’s championship for Tony Stewart Racing is their 10th in USAC National competition. They now have five in Silver Crown and five in Sprint cars.

Kody Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif. led all 150 laps to win Saturday’s race at Toledo in his Toyota/Team Six-R Beast/Toyota. He had earlier claimed the pole at a speed of 121.548 mph. Bryan Clauson, Jones’ teammate, finished second ahead of Bobby East, Coons and Darren Hagen.

A seventh title for Jones, should he win the AMSOIL National Sprint car crown, would tie him with A.J. Foyt, Rich Vogler and Mel Kenyon as the all-time leaders in terms of USAC National open-wheel championships.

FINAL USAC TRAXXAS SILVER CROWN POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-408; 2-Jerry Coons Jr.-405; 3-Kyle Larson-347; 4-Tracy Hines-336; 5-Brian Tyler-316; 6-Bobby East-312; 7-Tanner Swanson-301; 8-Bud Kaeding-269; 9-Bryan Clauson-269; 10-Kody Swanson-210.

USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS DIRT RACE RESULTS:

October 15, 2011 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Speedway

HEAT RACE: (8 laps ) 1. Brodie Kostecki (#40 Western Speed), 2. Parker Colston (#64 Colston), 3. Cole Custer (#55k Kruseman), 4. Katlynn Leer (#12k Kruseman), 5. Christine Breckenridge (#26 Breckenridge). NT

FEATURE: (15 laps) 1. Cole Custer, 2. Brodie Kostecki, 3. Katlynn Leer, 4. Parker Colston, 5. Christine Breckenridge. NT ------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Breckenridge, Laps 9-15 Custer.

NEW WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-580; 2-Trevor Hunt-574; 3-Custer-535; 4-Colston-520; 5-James Edens-489; 6-Leer-467; 7-Breckenridge-453; 8-Keegan Walmer-428; 9-Ricky Bowers-361;10-Marina Turner-310. NEW WESTERN DIRT FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Colston-813; 2-Custer-661; 3-Leer-560; 4-Breckenridge-535; 5-Trevor Hunt-449; 6-Kostecki-386; 7-Austin Blair-245; 8-Zach Bogner-171; 9-Logan Williams-105; 10-Daniel Williams-64.

NEXT WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS DIRT RACE: November 19 – Ventura (CA) Raceway

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS DIRT RACE RESULTS:

October 15, 2011 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Daniel Williams (#25 Williams), 2. Gaylon Stewart (#3s Stewart), 3. Nick Drake (#55 Cline), 4. Wally Pankratz (#37 Pankratz), 5. Garrett Johnson (#3G Stewart), 6. Tyler Dolacki (#18 Dolacki), 7. Christine Breckenridge (#26 Breckenridge). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jarid Blondel (#98 Blondel), 2. Jet Davison (#59 Davison), 3. Randi Pankratz (#8 Pankratz), 4. Brodie Kostecki (#40 Western Speed), 5. Cody Gerfhardt (#17 Dolacki), 6. Cole Custer (#17k Kruseman). NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Jet Davison, 2. Garrett Johnson, 3. Wally Pankratz, 4. Gaylon Stewart, 5. Daniel Williams, 6. Jarid Blondel, 7. Tyler Dolacki, 8. Randi Pankratz, 9. Cody Gerhardt, 10. Nick Drake, 11. Christine Breckenridge, 12. Keoni Texeira (#17k), 13. Brodie Kostecki, 14. Casey Martinez (#94 Martinez). NT ------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 G.Stewart, Laps 11-20 Davison.

NEW WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-826; 2-Jim Waters-807; 3-Garett Peterson-769; 4-Chuck Groat-760; 5-W.Pankratz-754; 6-Keegan Walmer-752; 7-Jessica Clark-747; 8-T.Dolacki-721; 9-Blondel-709; 10-Austin Luttmer-708. NEW WESTERN DIRT FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-T.Dolacki-816; 2-W.Pankratz-796; 3-Williams-744; 4-Blondel-717; 5-Davison-639; 6-Kostecki-314; 7-Collin Henry-288; 8-Robert Dolacki-280; 9-R.Pankratz-267; 10-Martinez-253.

NEXT WESTERN FORD FOCUS DIRT RACE: November 19, 2011 – Ventura (CA) Raceway

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT (SPECIAL EVENT) RACE RESULTS:

October 15, 2011 – Hanford, California – Giant Chervolet Kings Speedway – “Cotton Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-15.768; 2. T.J. Smith, 14, LeGras-15.989; 3. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-16.002; 4. Dennis Howell, 62, Howell-16.044; 5. Danny Faria Jr., 2, Bowman-16.070; 6. Davey Pombo, 3E, Eames-16.148; 7. Bud Kaeding, 29, Bowman-16.385; 8. Jeff Gardner, 51T, Revcon-16.462; 9. Andy Forsberg, 92, Forsberg-16.533; 10. Jonathan Logan, 32, Evett/Logan-16.555; 11. Burt Foland Jr., 4, Foland-16.710; 12. Kolby Araki, 71G, Ishii-16.754; 13. Kyle Evans, 51, Evans-16.774; 14. Kyle Miller, 10, Miller-16.798; 15. John Iturriria, 27, Iturriria-16.819; 16. Marty Hawkins, 3M, Hawkins-16.870; 17. Don Gansen, 7G, Gansen-17.079; 18. Ricky Kirkbride, 87, Van Meter-17.132; 19. Terry Schank Jr., 1, Gleason-17.173; 20. Jerry Wise Jr., 23, Wise-17.213; 21. Jim Richardson, 8, Richardson-17.297; 22. Anthony Pombo, 22, Koontz-17.579; 23. Ray Knight, 6K, Knight-18.664; 24. Peter Murphy, 21, Tarlton-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Bernal, 2. Kaeding, 3. Howell, 4. Hawkins, 5. Logan, 6. Schank, 7. Evans, 8. A.Pombo. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Miller, 2. Smith, 3. Gansen, 4. Faria, 5. Gardner, 6. Foland, 7. Knight, 8. Wise. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Forsberg, 2. D.Pombo, 3. Gutierrez, 4. Murphy, 5. Iturriria, 6. Kirkbride, 7. Richardson, 8. Araki. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Peter Murphy, 2. Ryan Bernal, 3. Dennis Howell, 4. T.J. Smith, 5. Davey Pombo, 6. Wes Gutierrez, 7. Danny Faria Jr., 8. Bud Kaeding, 9. Ricky Kirkbride, 10. Jonathan Logan, 11. Marty Hawkins, 12. Don Gansen, 13. Kyle Evans, 14. Kyle Miller, 15. Jim Richardson, 16. John Iturriria, 17. Kolby Araki, 18. Anthony Pombo, 19. Ray Knight, 20. Andy Forsberg, 21. Terry Schank Jr., 22. Jerry Wise Jr., 23. Burt Foland Jr., 24. Jeff Gardner. NT.

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**Gardner flipped during the feature..

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Howell, Laps 21-29 Bernal, Lap 30 Murphy.

TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS:

 October 15, 2011 – Toledo, Ohio – Toledo Speedway – “Rollie Beale 150”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-14.809; 2. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-15.025; 3. Bobby East, 6, Klatt-15.046; 4. Eric Gordon, 2, Bowman/Canine-15.088; 5. Tanner Swanson, 23, Team 6R/TK-15.126; 6. Bryan Clauson, 22, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-15.153; 7. Darren Hagen, 99, RE-15.159; 8. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-15.197; 9. Tracy Hines, 17, RW-15.220; 10. Brian Tyler, 21, Team 6R-15.242; 11. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-15.286; 12. Kyle Hamilton, 06, Hamilton-15.323; 13. Shane Holling+sworth, 20, Nolen-15.337; 14. David Byrne, 40, Byrne-15.374; 15. Kyle Larson, 71, Kunz-15.465; 16. Derek Hagar, 91, RE-15.504; 17. Doug Berryman, 63, DePalma-15.699. 18. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-NT; 19. Jimmy Kite, 25, Sachs-NT.

FEATURE: (150 laps) 1. Kody Swanson, 2. Bryan Clauson, 3. Bobby East, 4. Jerry Coons Jr., 5. Darren Hagen, 6. Brian Tyler, 7. Levi Jones, 8. Kyle Hamilton, 9. Shane Hollingsworth, 10. Eric Gordon, 11. Tracy Hines, 12. David Byrne, 13. Kyle Larson, 14. Derek Hagar, 15. A.J. Fike, 16. Russ Gamester, 17. Jimmy Kite, 18. Tanner Swanson, 19. Doug Berryman. ------------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-150 K.Swanson.

FINAL SILVER CROWN SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Jones-408; 2-Coons-405; 3-Larson-347; 4-Hines-336; 5-Tyler-316; 6-East-312; 7-T.Swanson-301; 8-Bud Kaeding-269; 9-Clauson-269; 10-K.Swanson-210.

USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET RACE RESULTS:

October 15, 2011 – Toledo, Ohio – Toledo Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kyle Hamilton, 33, Spike-15.235; 2. Kyle Larson, 67, Kunz-15.492; 3. Dillon Welch, 9, Nine Racing-15.494; 4. Taylor Ferns, 55F, Ferns-15.612; 5. Travis Young, 11Y, Young-15.655; 6. Bryan Nuckles, 59, Nuckles-15.674; 7. Jason Wolfe, 4, East-15.726; 8. Isaac Chapple, 52, Chapple-15.737; 9. Chris Phillips, 64, Phillips-16.122; 10. Tom Fedorczyk, 21F, Fedorczyk-16.506; 11. Tate Martz, 7, Steele/Alexander-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hamilton, 2. Young, 3. Martz, 4. Welch, 5. Wolfe, 6. Phillips. 2:05.18

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Nuckles, 2. Larson, 3. Ferns, 4. Chapple, 5. Fedorczyk. 2:05.91

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Kyle Hamilton, 2. Kyle Larson, 3. Dillon Welch, 4. Bryan Nuckles, 5. Taylor Ferns, 6. Jason Wolfe, 7. Tate Martz, 8. Isaac Chapple, 9. Travis Young, 10. Chris Phillips, 11. Tom Fedorczyk. ----------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Nuckles, Laps 6-25 Hamilton.

FINAL MOPAR D1 MIDGET SERIES POINTS: 1-Ferns-775; 2-Hamilton-649; 3-Nuckles-536; 4-Kyle O’Gara-499; 5-Jake Blackhurst-467; 6-Mario Marietta-415; 7-Morgan Nelson-386; 8-Ali Jackson-346; 9-Dalton Armstrong-278; 10-Chapple-269.

USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS DIRT RACE RESULTS:

October 14, 2011 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Speedway

HEAT RACE: (8 laps ) 1. Cole Custer (#55k Kruseman), 2. Brodie Kostecki (#40 Western Speed), 3. Parker Colston (#64 Colston); 4. Katlynn Leer (#12k Kruseman). NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Cole Custer, 2. Parker Colston, 3. Katlyn Leer, 4. Brodie Kostecki. NT ------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Kostecki, Laps 11-20 Custer.

NEW WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-580; 2-Trevor Hunt-574; 3-Custer-534; 4-Colston-520; 5-James Edens-489; 6-Leer-459; 7-Christine Breckenridge-453; 8-Keegan Walmer-428; 9-Ricky Bowers-361; 10-Marina Turner-310. NEW WESTERN DIRT FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Colston-755; 2-Custer-595; 3-Leer-501; 4-Christine Breckenridge-483; 5-Trevor Hunt-449; 6-Kostecki-321; 7-Austin Blair-245; 8-Zach Bogner-171; 9-Logan Williams-105; 10-Daniel Williams-64.

NEXT WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS DIRT RACE: October 15 – Santa Maria (CA) Speedway

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS DIRT RACE RESULTS:

October 14, 2011 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jarid Blondel (#98 Blondel), 2. Tyler Dolacki (#18 Dolacki), 3. Randi Pankratz (#8 Pankratz), 4. Nick Drake (#55 Cline), 5. Galen Stewart (#3s Stewart), 6. Daniel Williams (#25 Williams). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jet Davison (#59 Davison), 2. Garrett Johnson (#3G Stewart), 3. Brodie Kostecki (#40 Western Speed). NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Jet Davison, 2. Randi Pankratz, .3. Jarid Blondel, 4. Galen Stewart, 5. Tyler Dolacki, 6. Daniel Williams, 7. Wally Pankratz (#37 Pankratz), 8. Garrett Johnson, 9. Nick Drake, 10. Custer Custer (#55k Kruseman), 11. Brodie Kostecki. NT ------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Dolacki, Laps 4-25 Davidson.

NEW WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-826; 2-Jim Waters-807; 3-T.Dolacki-771; 4-Garett Peterson-769; 5-Chuck Groat-760; 6-Keegan Walmer-752; 7-Jessica Clark-747; 8-W.Pankratz-737; 9-Austin Luttmer-708; 10-Blondel-705. NEW WESTERN DIRT FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-T.Dolacki-771; 2-W.Pankratz-737; 3-Williams-688; 4-Blondel-664; 5-Davison-572; 6-Collin Henry-288; 7-R.Dolacki-280; 8-Kostecki-262; 9-Kyle Edwards-251; 10-Casey Martinez-228.

NEXT WESTERN FORD FOCUS DIRT RACE: October 15, 2011 – Santa Maria (CA) Speedway

USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET “Special Event” RACE RESULTS:

October 14, 2011 – Kokomo, Indiana – Kokomo Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brad Kuhn (#17B RW), 2. Zach Daum (#5 Daum), 3. Levi Roberts (#39 Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian), 4. Jerry Coons Jr. (#3nz JCJ), 5. Davey Ray (#2 Ray), 6. Chris Gurley (#12g Gurley), 7. Matt Westfall (#14w Bordner), 8. Kurt Maynew (#21k Mayhew), 9. Justin Grant (#35 Gardner), 10. Shane Cottle (#5c Cottle). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tracy Hines (#24 Parker), 2. Casey Shuman (#10 Moore), 3. Mario Clouser (#06 MCM), 4. Taylor Ferns (#55F Ferns), 5. David Budres (#31 Manic), 6. Jake Blackhurst (#39x Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian), 7. Brent Beauchamp (#16 Sandy), 8. John Heydenreich (#57 Heydenreich), 9. Isaac Chapple (#52 Chapple), 10. Bill Kriegbaum (#12 Kriegbaum), 11. Gary Bradley (#4 Bradley). NT

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Michael Koontz (#17 Koontz).

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Tracy Hines, 2. Brad Kuhn, 3. Mario Clouser, 4. Jerry Coons Jr., 5. Casey Shuman, 6. Davey Ray, 7. Zach Daum, 8. Taylor Ferns, 9. Brent Beauchamp, 10. Jake Blackhurst, 11. Chris Gurley, 12. Shane Cottle, 13. Levi Roberts, 14. David Budres, 15. Justin Grant, 16. Isaac Chapple, 17. John Heydenreich, 18. Matt Westfall, 19. Bill Kriegbaum, 20. Gary Bradley. NT -------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Daum, Lap 2 Hines, Laps 3 Coons, Laps 4-9 Hines, Laps 10-17 Daum, Lap 18 Coons, Laps 19-25 Hines.

NEXT USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET RACE: October 15 – Toledo (OH) Speedway

USAC RETURNS TO SUNSHINE STATE FOR 2012 SPRINT OPENERS; BUBBA ARMY “WINTER DIRT GAMES” AT OCALA FEB. 9-10-11

The 2012 USAC racing season officially gets under way with a return visit to the Sunshine State of Florida as the Bubba Army “Winter Dirt Games” unfold February 9-10-11 at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala.

Three nights of pulsating AMSOIL National Sprint Car thunder on one of the nation’s most exciting 3/8-mile dirt ovals kick off the 2012 campaign in the state where USAC outdoor racing began 56 years ago.

Bob Sweikert, winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500, won USAC’s first outdoor race, a Sprint race at Southland Speedway in West Palm Beach, in February of 1956 and this February the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint cars made their Ocala debut on the unique D-shaped oval. Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. nearly swept the three nights of racing, winning twice and finishing fourth to Bryan Clauson in the other feature.

“We’re truly excited about returning to Florida in February,” says USAC’s Dave Brzozowski, who oversees the AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series. “Everybody likes to go where the sun shines that time of year and it seems like there’s not much of it in the Midwest. We obviously look forward to the Bubba Army “Winter Dirt Games” and the fun times which abound during that time of year.”

USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series always provides memorable action for race fans and the battle for the 2011 championship continues to hold the nation’s attention, with Levi Jones hard-pressed in his attempt to become the series’ first five-time driving champion. Jones kicked off the 2010 season with “top-10” finishes in all three Ocala features and was the fastest qualifier twice, setting the track record of 14.758 seconds on the final night.

A special practice session for all participants is planned on Wednesday night, February 8.

More details regarding accompanying events and information about race headquarter hotels will be released as they become available.

KOKOMO D1 MIDGET RACE SWITCHED TO “SPECIAL EVENT” STATUS

The 2011 USAC Mopar D1 Midget championship will conclude this Saturday at the Toledo (OH) Speedway. This Friday’s Mopar D1 Midget race at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway dirt track has been switched to “special event – non points” status due to a track-implemented open tire rule.

The championship celebration will occur at the conclusion of Saturday’s Toledo race, which is part of the track’s busy weekend, which also includes the USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Series and the ARCA Stock Car Series.

Saturday’s Toledo events include complete preliminaries and feature events for the Mopar D1 Midgets (“Alex Pruett Memorial”) and the Traxxas Silver Crown cars (“Rollie Beale 150”) as well as practice and qualifying for Sunday’s ARCA 200-lapper.

USAC, STARS RE-AFFIRM 2012 COMMITMENT TO MIDGET RACING

The United States Auto Club and Short Track Auto Racing Series (STARS) have re-affirmed their commitment to the sport of Midget Auto Racing through the 2012 racing season as a result of today’s agreement to again co-sanction events next year.

Extending the relationship which produced successful events during 2011 at Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Ill. and Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway, the two associations will again work together in a number of co-sanctioned races next season in their continuing efforts to offer race fans the most comprehensive entertainment package possible.

“We were extremely pleased with the results of our 2011 efforts,” says USAC’s James Spink, a statement echoed by STARS Managing Director Mike Guglielmucci. “The association with STARS has proven to be a mutually satisfying one for both sanctioning bodies and for competitors and fans as well. We look forward to a long and lasting relationship as we move forward.”

Combined marketing and membership effort by both USAC and STARS and joint promotional efforts are planned for 2012, with Grundy County Speedway serving as the “home track” for co-sanctioned events.

LARSON SLICES CLAUSON’S NDC LEAD TO 2! TOLEDO NEXT FOR TITLE HOPEFULS

This Saturday’s “Rollie Beale 150” USAC Traxxas Silver Crown race at the Toledo (Ohio) Speedway will contain added drama as USAC National Drivers Championship point leaders Bryan Clauson and Kyle Larson enter the event separated by just two points!

Larson sliced Clauson’s lead with his victory in last Friday’s 25-lap “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” feature at Pontoon Beach, Ill. Tracy Hines and Levi Jones remained in the hunt for the 2011 NDC title with good performances at Pontoon Beach as well. Hines was fifth in Thursday’s prelim and Jones won Saturday night’s 50-lap finale.

A total of eight races remain on the 2011 NDC calendar. They include Saturday’s 150-lapper at Toledo, plus AMSOIL Sprint races October 28-29 at Peoria, Ariz. and November 3-5 at Perris, Calif. and the November 24 “Turkey Night Grand Prix” Mopar Midget race at Irwindale, Calif.

USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AND PROJECTED PAYOUT, BASED ON CURRENT STANDING:

1-Bryan Clauson-1,018 ($40,000); 2-Kyle Larson-1,016 ($20,000); 3-Tracy Hines-989 ($15,000); 4-Levi Jones-969 ($12,500); 5 Chris Windom-957 ($10,000); 6-Bobby East-930 ($7,500); 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-911 ($5,000); 8-Jon Stanbrough-798 ($3,000); 9-Hunter Schuerenberg-790 ($2,000); 10-Darren Hagen-788 ($1,000).

SANTA MARIA HOSTS FOCUSES, YOUNG GUNS FRIDAY & SATURDAY; ANDRETTI “DOUBLES” IN N.C.; WALMER, KOSTECKI TAKE SHASTA FEATURES

USAC’s Western Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns will compete this Saturday night in a point-rich program of racing on the one-third mile dirt Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway. Brodie Kostecki of Roseville, Calif. enters both series as the point leader.

Kostecki joined Keegan Walmer of Portland, Ore. as feature winners Saturday at Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Calif. Walmer won the 30-lap Western Ford Focus feature over Kostecki, Garett Peterson, Scott Pierovich and Jessica Clark, leading all the way. Kostecki led all 15 laps of the accompanying Focus Young Guns feature to beat Trevor Hunt, James Edens and Walmer.

Jarett Andretti of Mooresville, N.C. won both 25-lap USAC Eastern Ford Focus feature events Saturday night at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. In the opener he caught Chris Lamb on the white-flag lap and held on for the final two laps in his Tracy Trotter entry to beat Lamb, Nick Drake, Jared Irvan and Scott Hunter. In the nightcap, Andretti was the last of four race leaders. He passed Irvan on lap seven and led the remaining 19 laps for the victory. Irvan finished second ahead of Drake, Nic Davidson and Steven Intravaia. Davidson, Drake and Irvan all led prior to Andretti's winning pass.

The 2011 Eastern Ford Focus series concludes October 29 at Ace Speedway, an event which has been moved from its original date of November 5.

This weekend’s events at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, Calif. involving the USAC Western Ford Focuses and Ford Focus Young Guns have been cancelled.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-720; 2-Ross Rankine-705; 3-Brodie Kostecki-699; 4-Keegan Walmer-681; 5-Jarett Andretti-681; 6-Garett Peterson-678; 6-Jim Waters-675; 6-Scott Hunter-672; 9-Jessica Clark-657; 10-Chris Lamb-654.

USAC NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS:

1-Cole Custer-480; 2-Brodie Kostecki-480; 3-Sam McGhee-477; 4-Trevor Hunt-477; 5-Jared Irvan-465; 6-Cooper Clouse-465; 7-Parker Colston-456; 8-Stevie Kuhn-453; 9-Mikell McGee-441; 10-James Edens-432.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Ross Rankine-771; 2-James Robertson-694; 3-Nick Drake-624; 4-Jarett Andretti-612; 5-Toby Alfrey-609; 6-Nick Hamilton-573; 7-Jessica Bean-553; 8-Tyler Shullick-515; 9-Joey Greening-476; 10-Kent Kriegbaum-434.

USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Sam McGee-551; 2-Cooper Clouse-513; 3-Stevie Kuhn-502; 4-Mikell McGhee-445; 5-Michael Fanelli-370; 6-Emmy Gray-333; 7-Adam Thomason-216; 8-Cole Custer-168; 9-Cordy Horn-153; 10-Tyler Shullick-137.

USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-787; 2-Scott Hunter-747; 3-Jarett Andretti-745; 4-Chris Lamb-695; 5-Nic Davidson-620; 6-Tyler Corriher-586; 7-Austin Prock-502; 8-Ross Rankine-445; 9-Steven Intravaia-416; 10-Cole Custer-339.

USAC EASTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jared Irvan-572; 2-Cole Custer-435; 3-Sam McGhee-392; 4-Trey Hutchens-337; 5-Mikell McGee-305; 6-Cooper Clouse-188; 7-Michael Fanelli-166; 8-Stevie Kuhn-122; 9-Tyler Shullick-70; 10-Brendon Bock-64.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-826; 2-Jim Waters-807; 3-Garett Peterson-769; 4-Chuck Groat-760; 5-Keegan Walmer-752; 6-Jessica Clark-747; 7-Wally Pankratz-726; 8-Tyler Dolacki-716; 9-Austin Luttmer-708; 9-Jarid Blondel-691.

USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-580; 2-Trevor Hunt-574; 3-Cole Custer-528; 4-Parker Colston-518; 5-James Edens-489; 6-Christine Breckenridge-453; 7-Katlynn Leer-442; 8-Keegan Walmer-428; 9-Ricky Bowers-361; 10-Marina Turner-310.

FINAL USAC UTAH FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jim Waters-966; 2-Chuck Groat-806; 3-Austin Luttmer-708; 4-Gregg Fuette-643; 5-Ron Duncombe-603; 6-J.R. Williams-5

FERNS EYES D1 TITLE IN KOKOMO, TOLEDO FINALES

Taylor Ferns of Shelby Township, Mich. hopes to become USAC’s second female driving champion this weekend and her chances of doing just that in USAC’s Mopar D1 Midget Series are excellent.

Ferns leads Kyle Hamilton entering Friday’s race at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway. The series concludes its 2011 campaign Saturday in the “Alex Pruett Memorial” race at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway as part of the track’s “Rollie Beale 150” event showcasing USAC’s Traxxas Silver Crown Championship cars and Mopar D1 Midgets. The Toledo Mopar D1 race honors the memory of the late Arizona USAC Midget driver who passed away in 2007.

Dave Darland is the defending winner at Kokomo, having won the July 31 race at the 3/8-mile dirt oval, This July, Darren Hagen won a USAC National Midget race at the Toledo oval.

USAC’s only previous female driving champion was Sondi Eden of Crawfordsville, Ind., who won the 2004 Indianapolis Speedrome Regional Midget championship.

USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Taylor Ferns-718; 2-Kyle Hamilton-575; 3-Andy O’Gara-499; 4-Bryan Nuckles-476; 5-Jake Blackhurst-467; 6-Mario Marietta-415; 7-Morgan Nelson-386; 8-Ali Jackson-346; 9-Dakoda Armstrong-278; 10-Davey Ray-255.

“SPECIAL EVENT” AT HANFORD FOR WEST COAST 360 SPRINTS; BERNAL 5-FOR-7 IN 360s; VANDERWEERD CLAIMS 2011 TITLE

The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint cars, having just completed their point season last Saturday at Tulare, Calif., will compete once more, this Saturday night, at the Giant Chevrolet King Speedway in Hanford, Calif. The “Cotton Classic” race is listed as a “special event” meaning no championship points are available.

Richard VanderWeerd of Visalia, Calif. emerged as the 2011 series champion after his fifth-place Tulare finish in a race won by Ryan Bernal.

Bernal, of Hollister, Calif., scored a spectacular last-lap victory in the 30-lap series finale at Tulare’s Gropetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway. Bernal’s win was his fifth in the last seven series races. Bernal, who was also the fastest qualifier, finished the season 39 points behind VanderWeerd as the series runner-up.

Dennis Howell paced the first three laps, then Troy Rutherford led the next 25. Bud Kaeding moved to the front on the white-flag lap, but yielded to Bernal on the final lap. Kaeding finished second ahead of Rutherford, Danny Sheridan and VanderWeerd.

FINAL USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Richard VanderWeerd-866; 2-Ryan Bernal-827; 3-Wes Gutierrez-750; 4-Jace VanderWeerd-715; 5-Dennis Howell-655; 6-Danny Faria Jr.-600; 7-Greg Alexander-570; 8-T.J. Smith-548; 9-Justyne Hamblin-540; 10-Bud Kaeding-504.

SPENCER EYES CANYON SPEEDWAY PARK RACES; FAAS NOW 2ND IN CRA POINTS AFTER 2nd STRAIGHT PERRIS VICTORY

Mike Spencer of Temecula, Calif. continued his pursuit of a record fourth consecutive AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint car title Saturday night with his third-place finish in the 30-lap race at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. He now turns his attention to a pair of AMSOIL USAC National Sprint races October 28-29 at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz., which will afford points toward both the National and USAC/CRA championships.

Nic Faas of Huntington Beach, Calif. led the final 16 laps to win Saturday night’s 30-lap AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint race at Perris. Faas trailed Rickie Gaunt for 14 laps, then led the rest of the way in his Mark Alexander entry to beat Gaunt, Mike Spencer, Rip Williams and Greg Bragg.

The victory was the second in a row for Faas at the half-mile Perris oval and vaulted him to second in the series standings ahead of Matt Mitchell, who was seventh Saturday. Faas trails Spencer by 31 points and is eight ahead of Mitchell as the three continue their battle for the 2011 series title.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Mike Spencer-930; 3-Nic Faas-899; 3-Matt Mitchell-891; 4-Austin Williams-678; 5-Greg Bragg-615; 6-Cody Williams-545; 7-Danny Sheridan-471; 8-Rip Williams-467; 9-Rickie Gaunt-451; 10-David Cardey-443.

SASSELLI, ENSIGN TAKE POINT LEADS TO IRWINDALE NOV. 24; BARBER WINS SHASTA’S “JIMMY SILLS CLASSIC”

Audra Sasselli of Visalia, Calif. and Geoff Ensign of Sebastopol, Calif. will try to hang onto respective leads in USAC Sprint car series standings when the AMSOIL Western and Western Classic Sprints compete in the season-ending “Turkey night Grand Prix” racing program at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif. November 24.

Sasselli vaulted to the top of the Western Sprint standings after finishing fourth in Saturday night’s “Jimmy Sills Classic” at Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Calif. Ensign, who was 10th at Shasta, continues as the Western Classic point leader. Sasselli holds a 20-point edge over Tony Hunt in the Western Series, while Ensign’s lead over Hunt in the Western Classic points is just 18.

Tim Barber, of Sonoma, Calif. led all but one lap of Saturday night’s “Jimmy Sills Classic.” Barber led the first 47 laps, then yielded to fast qualifier Johnny Geisler on laps 48 before regaining the lead on the white-flag lap! Trailing Barber in the 50-lapper were Geisler, Tim Skoglund, Sasselli and Luis Ramos III.

A total of 74 points will be available at Irwindale, so the championships will be up for grabs in the series finale.

In related news, this Saturday’s USAC Western/Western Classic Sprint, Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns tripleheader at Irwindale has been removed from the 2011 calendar due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts.

USAC AMSOIL WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Audra Sasselli-640; 2-Tony Hunt-620; 3-Tim Skoglund-609; 4-Cody Gerhardt-599; 5-Luis Ramos III-524; 6-Scott Pierovich-441; 7-Geoff Ensign-351; 8-Johnny Geisler-340; 9-Tim Barber-326; 10-Shaunna Hogg-271.

USAC AMSOIL WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Geoff Ensign-848; 2-Tony Hunt-830; 3-Scott Pierovich-756; 4-Tim Barber-634; 5-Shauna Hogg-622; 6-Jerry Kobza-211.

MIDGETS WRAP UP ON “TURKEY NIGHT” AT IRWINDALE; JONES GRABS “GOLD CROWN MIDGET NATIONALS” $10,000; PONTOON BEACH PRELIMS TO HAGEN & LARSON; CLAUSON DIRT CHAMP

Bryan Clauson and Darren Hagen will battle for the 2011 USAC Mopar National Midget title November 24 in the 71st “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif. Only 19 points separate the combatants entering the season’s final race.

Clauson and Hagen met with varying degrees of success in last week’s 3rd “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. Clauson had a second, fourth and seventh in the three nights of competition, while Hagen added a seventh and an eighth to his opening-night feature win at the 3/8-mile dirt Illinois oval.

Levi Jones of Olney, Ill., who scored a $10,000 USAC Sprint win at Lawrenceburg, Ind. last week, raked in another $10,000 winner’s prize Saturday night at Tri-City as he won the 3rd “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” 50-lap USAC Mopar National Midget feature. The win capped off a perfect night for Jones, who also won the track’s 30-lap non-winged Sprint race! Jones trailed pole starter Brad Sweet for 20 laps but worked the low groove to catch Sweet for the lead on lap 21. From there it was smooth sailing for Jones and his Three Wide Life/Rotondo Weirich Ellis/Esslinger Ford, fielded by car owner Shane Hmiel just one year removed from his accident at Terre Haute, Ind. Jerry Coons Jr. finished second ahead of Brad Kuhn, Sweet and Zach Daum. USAC National Drivers Championship leader Clauson finished seventh, while Kyle Larson, just two points behind him in those standings, finished 22nd after flipping on lap 37.

Larson, of Elk Grove, Calif., nearly took the lead in the 2011 USAC National Drivers Championship Friday night, wheeling the Keith Kunz Motorsports Toyota TRD Bullet to victory in the 25-lapper at Tri-City. Trailing Larson at the checkered flag were Sweet, Daum, Clauson and Kuhn. Sweet led the first 13 laps and Larson took over on lap 14 and led the rest of the way

Hagen, of Riverside, Calif., won the opening night 25-lap feature in his RFMS Racing Liberty Village/McGladrey & Pullen Spike/Esslinger Ford. Last year, Hagen swept all three nights of the USAC Mopar National Midget event at the three-eighths mile dirt oval! Hagen was trailing Clauson late in the race and grabbed the lead on the white-flag lap to lead the final two laps. Clauson took second at the checkered flag ahead of Daum, Sweet and Tracy Hines.

Clauson’s finishes earned him the 2011 USAC Mopar National Midget dirt-track title.

MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Bryan Clauson-1,110; 2-Darren Hagen-1,091; 3-Kyle Larson-1,030; 4-Tracy Hines-941; 5-Bobby East-840; 6-Zach Daum-787; 7-Brad Kuhn-763; 8-Jerry Coons Jr.-701; 9-Caleb Armstrong-677; 10-Tanner Swanson-664.

FINAL MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET DIRT POINTS: 1-Bryan Clauson-860; 2-Darren Hagen-727; 3-Kyle Larson-687; 4-Tracy Hines-683; 5-Brad Kuhn-663.

4 DRIVERS BATTLE FOR SILVER CROWN TITLE AS TOLEDO’S “ROLLIE BEALE 150” CONCLUDES 2011 SEASON

Only 12 points separate defending USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Champion Levi Jones and former champion Jerry Coons Jr. entering Saturday’s “Rollie Beale 150” series finale at the Toledo (Ohio) Speedway. They are the forerunners for the 2011 title but challengers Kyle Larson and Tracy Hines could pose a threat before the final checkered flag falls.

Larson ranks third in the standings, 46 out of the lead, with Hines fourth, 61 back of Jones. A total of 66 points are available at Toledo.

Jones is working on a “double” again this year, hoping to repeat as the USAC Traxxas Silver Crown and AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car king. Those two titles would elevate him to a lofty position in the all-time USAC National Championship category. Not only would he become USAC’s first five-time National Sprint champ, he would own seven USAC National titles. Only A.J. Foyt has more, with a total of 10 during his illustrious career. Rich Vogler and Mel Kenyon also have seven National titles to their credit.

Coons won last year’s inaugural “Rollie Beale 150” celebrating the career of USAC’s 1973 National Sprint Car Champion, a Toledo native. Jones finished seventh in last year’s Toledo race to edge Bud Kaeding for the 2010 title by two points.

Saturday’s race is 150 laps around Toledo’s challenging half-mile banked pavement. Coons won the pole last year with his one-lap track qualifying record of 120.240 mph.

The 2011 Traxxas Silver Crown series has been somewhat unpredictable, with five different winners in seven races. Bobby East and Kyle Larson have “doubled up” but Coons, Kody Swanson and Brian Tyler also have posted victories. Tyler leads in terms of all-time career series starts, with 172.

Saturday’s activities at Toledo also include practice and qualifying for Sunday’s 200-lap ARCA Stock Car race as well as USAC’s Mopar D1 Midget competition.

USAC TRAXXAS SILVER CROWN POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-366; 2-Jerry Coons Jr.-354; 3-Kyle Larson-320; 4-Tracy Hines-305; 5-Tanner Swanson-284; 6-Brian Tyler-271; 7-Bud Kaeding-269; 8-Bobby East-258; 9-Bryan Clauson-212; 10-Derek Hagar-185.

BARBER WINS JIMMY SILLS CLASSIC AFTER DUEL WITH GIESLER

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (October 9, 2011) – San Francisco’s Tim Barber defended a late race charge from Meridian, ID’s Johnny Giesler to win the $2000 “Jimmy Sills Classic” at Shasta Raceway Park for the USAC Western Classic sprint cars. Barber, from pole, led all but one lap in Saturday night’s 50 lap contest that marked the penultimate round of the series championship.

Barber is a teammate to series points leader Geoff Ensign out of the Ted Finkenbinder Motorsports stable. Finkenbinder cars were the highest USAC Western Classic finishers in all five USAC/CRA combination events this year along with Ensign winning the feature outright at Placerville, making Barber’s win on Saturday their seventh of the 15 events this year.

Barber led the field to green alongside Fresno’s Tim Skoglund. Lincoln’s Tony Hunt, from fifth, fell back to seventh on lap seven. The top-ten cars ran under a blanket throughout the race with most of the jockeying from third on back.

Luis Ramos passed Audra Sasselli for third on lap 12 before the caution came out on lap 12 for Hunt spinning in turn three. On the restart the racing continued to be hot and heavy for third and Hunt went to the pits on lap 18 with a water leak to end his night.

Ramos reeled in Skoglund for second but on lap 24 Ramos rode over the right rear of Skoglund and fell back to sixth place. The incident moved Sasselli to third while new track record holder Giesler ran fourth.

Fair Oaks’ Shauna Hogg gave Giesler a challenge on several occasions but was unable to pass him when the caution came out on lap 35 for 18 year-old Cody Gerhard spinning out in turn three.

Gerhardt had been engaged in a battle with Ensign and Alamo’s Scott Pierovich for the sixth spot throughout the race and Ensign had to get on the brakes hard to avoid Gerhardt’s spin.

On the restart Geiser jumped past both Sasselli and Skoglund to take over second while Ensign dropped to the rear of the field with a minor fire around his rear brakes. A late caution set up the duel between Giesler and Barber that brought fans to their feet.

Giesler dove underneath Barber several times including in turn one on lap 49 resulting in contact and sparks flying off the cars. Barber held on to the finish ahead of Giesler, Skoglund, Sasselli, and Ramos.

Giesler took quick-time on the night in his first Shasta Raceway Park start with a 14.776 lap around the speedway. Hunt qualified second to gain five points on Ensign in the standings, but in heat race action Ensign finished second while Hunt was sixth in his heat. Heat race wins went to Pierovich and Gerhardt.

Ensign ended up tenth in the feature ahead of Hunt in 13th, giving Ensign an 18 point advantage as the series heads to its final round at the Turkey Night Grand Prix at TOYOTA Speedway in Irwindale, CA. The USAC Western Sprint Car Series also had a change at the top as Audra Sasselli took over the lead by 20 points over Hunt with Skoglund just 31 points out of first as well.

Kaeding Performance Awards worth $50 went to Johnny Giesler and Luis Ramos.

More information on the USAC Western Classic Racing Series is available on Facebook at keywords “USAC Western Classic Racing Series”. The United States Auto Club is online at www.usacracing.com

USAC WESTERN PAVEMENT/NORTH FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE RESULTS:

October 8, 2011 – Anderson, California – Shasta Raceway Park

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brodie Kostecki, 40, Western Speed-16.142; 2. Keegan Walmer, 3, Sutton-16.478; 3. Trevor Hunt, 11, Sutton-16.661; 4. James Edens, 8, Sutton-16.829.

DASH: (4 laps) 1. Kostecki, 2. Hunt, 3. Edens. NT

HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Kostecki, 2. Hunt, 3. Edens. NT

FEATURE: (15 laps) 1. Brodie Kostecki, 2. Trevor Hunt, 3. James Edens, 4. Keegan Walmer. NT ------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-15 Kostecki.

NEW WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-580; 2-Hunt-574; 3-Cole Custer-528; 4-Parker Colston-518; 5-Edens-489; 6-Christine Breckenridge-453; 7-Katlynn Leer-442; 8-Walmer-428; 9-Ricky Bowers-361; 10-Marina Turner-310. NEW WESTERN PAVEMENT FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Hunt-1,243; 2-Kostecki-1,212; 3-Edens-757; 4-Walmer-440; 5-Ricky Bowers-361. NEW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Hunt-774; 2-Edens-757; 3-Kosteck-728; 4-Walmer-440; 5-Marina Turner-195.

NEXT WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE: October 14 – Santa Maria (CA) Speedway

USAC WESTERN PAVEMENT/NORTH FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

October 8, 2011 – Anderson, California – Shasta Raceway Park

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brodie Kostecki, 40, Western Speed-15.726; 2. Garett Peterson, 31, Peterson-15.932; 3. Jessica Clark, 44, Clark-15.970; 4. Keegan Walmer, 3, Sutton-16.005; 5. Tanner Long, 9, Sutton-16.020; 6. Scott Pierovich, 60, Western Speed-16.063; 7. James Edens, 8, Sutton-16.321; 8. Elliott Lampkin, 68, Lampkin-16.749; 9. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-16.824.

DASH: (4 laps) 1. Kostecki, 2. Walmer, 3. Peterson, 4. Clark. NT

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Kostecki, 2. Edens, 3. Clark, 4. Long, 5. Williams. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Pierovich, 2. Peterson, 3. Walmer, 4. Lampkin. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Keegan Walmer, 2. Brodie Kostecki, 3. Garett Peterson, 4. Scott Pierovich, 5. Jessica Clark, 6. Tanner Long, 7. James Edens, 8. Elliott Lampkin, 9. J.R. Williams. NT ------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Walmer.

NEW WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-826; 2-Jim Waters-807; 3-Peterson-769; 4-Chuck Groat-760; 5-Walmer-752; 6-Clark-747; 7-Wally Pankratz-726; 8-Tyler Dolacki-716; 9-Austin Luttmer-708; 10-Jarid Blondel-691. NEW WESTERN PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Clark-1,222; 2-Kostecki-1,038; 3-Peterson-913; 4-Walmer-902; 5-Edens-731. NEW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Peterson-913; 2-Walmer-902; 3-Kostecki-823; 4-Clark-799; 5-Edens-731.

NEXT WESTERN FORD FOCUS RACE: October 14 – Santa Maria (CA) Speedway

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE RESULTS:

October 8, 2011 – Tulare, California – Gropetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway

QUALIFICATIONS: Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-15.158; 2. Greg Alexander, 72, Tyler-15.329; 3. Danny Sheridan, 21, Dorathy-15.429; 4. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-15.437; 5. Bud Kaeding, 29, Bowman-15.467; 6. Troy Rutherford, 73, Ford-15.480; 7. Jeff Gardner, 51T, Revcon-15.528; 8. Dennis Howell, 62, Howell-15.578; 9. T.J. Smith, 14, LeGras-15.730; 10. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-15.762; 11. Davey Pombo, 3E, Eames-15.766; 12. Andy Forsberg, 92, Forsberg-15.874; 13. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-16.012; 14. Justyne Hamblin, 8, JH-16.103; 15. Ricky Kirkbride, 87, Van Meter-16.290; 16. Marty Hawkins, 3M, Hawkins-16.314; 17. Matt Day, 97, Day-16.459; 18. Jarrett Kramer, 51, Carlile-16.654; 19. Terry Nichols, 33, Nichols-16.742; 20. Jared Little, 25, Little-16.931; 21. Adam Frith-Smith, 62X, Frith-Smith-17.053; 22. Ray Knight, 6K, Knight-18.595.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. J.VanderWeerd, 2. Gutierrez, 3. Bernal, 4. R.VanderWeerd, 5. Hawkins, 6. Little, 7. Kramer, 8. Gardner. NT.

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hamblin, 2. Pombo, 3. Kaeding, 4. Howell, 5. Alexander, 6. Frith-Smith, 7. Day. NT.

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Sheridan, 2. Smith, 3. Rutherford, 4. Forsberg, 5. Knight, 6. Nichols. NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Ryan Bernal, 2. Bud Kaeding, 3. Troy Rutherford, 4. Danny Sheridan, 5. Richard VanderWeerd, 6. Jace VanderWeerd, 7. Wes Gutierrez, 8. T.J. Smith, 9. Davey Pombo, 10. Andy Forsberg, 11. Marty Hawkins, 12. Jarrett Kramer, 13. Dennis Howell, 14. Adam Frith-Smith, 15. Greg Alexander, 16. Jared Little, 17. Terry Nichols, 18. Justyne Hamblin, 19. Ray Knight, 20. Ricky Kirkbride. NT ---------------------------------------------- **Kirkbride flipped during qualifying. Gardner flipped during the first heat. Day flipped during the second heat.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Howell, Laps 4-28 Rutherford, Lap 29 Kaeding, Lap 30 Bernal.

FINAL WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS: 1-R.VanderWeerd-866; 2-Bernal-827; 3-Gutierrez-750; 4-J.VanderWeerd-715; 5-Howell-655; 6-Danny Faria Jr.-600; 7-Alexander-570; 8-Smith-548; 9-Hamblin-540; 10-Kaeding-504.

NEXT WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE (Special Event, No Points): October 15 – Hanford, CA – Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway

USAC AMSOIL USAC/WESTERN/WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

October 8, 2011 – Anderson, California – Shasta Raceway Park – “Jimmy Sills Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Johnny Geisler, 12x, Bar-D Racing-14.776; 2. Tony Hunt, 56, Phulps-14.780; 3. Luis Ramos III, 21, Kaplan/Gennuso-14.830; 4. Audra Sasselli, 77, Sasselli-14.886; 5. Tim Skoglund, 60, Western Speed-14.985; 6. Tim Barber, 3T, Finkenbinder-15.146; 7. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-15.146; 8. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-15.166; 9. Scott Pierovich, 14, Pierson-15.207; 10. Cody Gerhardt, 40, Western Speed-15.216; 11. John C. Anderson, 50x, Phulps-15.475; 12. Gordon Rodgers, 94, Rodgers-15.539; 13. Marvin Mitchell, 68, Mitchell-17.093; 14. Don Emory, 50, Emory-NT.

DASH: (4 laps) 1. Geisler, 2. Sasselli, 3. Ramos, 4. Hunt. NT

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Pierovich, 2. Ensign, 3. Geisler, 4. Skoglund, 5. Ramos, 6. Anderson, 7. Mitchell. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Gerhardt, 2. Barber, 3. Sasselli, 4. Rodgers, 5. Hogg, 6. Hunt. NT

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tim Barber, 2. Johnny Geisler, 3. Tim Skoglund, 4. Audra Sasselli, 5. Luis Ramos III, 6. Scott Pierovich, 7. Cody Gerhardt, 8. Shauna Hogg, 9. Gordon Rodgers, 10. Geoff Ensign, 11. John C. Anderson, 12. Marvin Mitchell, 13. Tony Hunt. NT ------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-47 Barber, Lap 48 Geisler, Laps 49-50 Barber.

NEW AMSOIL USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Sasselli-640; 2-Hunt-620; 3-Skoglund-609; 4-Gerhardt-599; 5-Ramos-524; 6-Pierovich-441; 7-Ensign-351; 8-Geisler-340; 9-Barber-326; 10-Hogg-271. NEW USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Ensign-848; 2-Hunt-830; 3-Pierovich-756; 4-Barber-634; 5-Hogg-622; 6-Jerry Kobza-211.

NEXT USAC AMSOIL USAC WESTERN/WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR RACE: November 24 – Irwindale, CA – Toyota Speedway at Irwindale

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE RESULTS:

October 8, 2011 – Tulare, California – Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-15.158; 2. Greg Alexander, 72, Tyler-15.329; 3. Danny Sheridan, 21, Dorathy-15.429; 4. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-15.437; 5. Bud Kaeding, 29, Bowman-15.467; 6. Troy Rutherford, 73, Ford-15.480; 7. Jeff Gardner, 51T, Revcon-15.528; 8. Dennis Howell, 62, Howell-15.578; 9. T.J. Smith, 14, LeGras-15.730; 10. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-15.762; 11. Davey Pombo, 3E, Eames-15.766; 12. Andy Forsberg, 92, Forsberg-15.874; 13. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-16.012; 14. Justyne Hamblin, 8, JH-16.103; 15. Ricky Kirkbride, 87, Van Meter-16.290; 16. Marty Hawkins, 3M, Hawkins-16.314; 17. Matt Day, 97, Day-16.459; 18. Jarrett Kramer, 51, Carlile-16.654; 19. Terry Nichols, 33, Nichols-16.742; 20. Jared Little, 25, Little-16.931; 21. Adam Frith-Smith, 62X, Frith-Smith-17.053; 22. Ray Knight, 6K, Knight-18.595.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. J.VanderWeerd, 2. Gutierrez, 3. Bernal, 4. R.VanderWeerd, 5. Hawkins, 6. Little, 7. Kramer, 8. Gardner. NT.

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hamblin, 2. Pombo, 3. Kaeding, 4. Howell, 5. Alexander, 6. Frith-Smith, 7. Day. NT.

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Sheridan, 2. Smith, 3. Rutherford, 4. Forsberg, 5. Knight, 6. Nichols. NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Ryan Bernal, 2. Bud Kaeding, 3. Troy Rutherford, 4. Danny Sheridan, 5. Richard VanderWeerd, 6. Jace VanderWeerd, 7. Wes Gutierrez, 8. T.J. Smith, 9. Davey Pombo, 10. Andy Forsberg, 11. Marty Hawkins, 12. Jarrett Kramer, 13. Dennis Howell, 14. Adam Frith-Smith, 15. Greg Alexander, 16. Jared Little, 17. Terry Nichols, 18. Justyne Hamblin, 19. Ray Knight, 20. Ricky Kirkbride. NT. ---------------------------- **Kirkbride flipped during qualifying. Gardner flipped during the first heat. Day flipped during the second heat.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Howell, Laps 4-28 Rutherford, Lap 29 Kaeding, Lap 30 Bernal.

FINAL USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS:

NEXT USAC WEST COAST 360 "SPECIAL EVENT" SPRINT RACE: October 15 – Hanford, CA - Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - "Cotton Classic"

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE RESULTS:

October 8, 2011 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Nic Faas, 4, Alexander-26.370; 2. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.532; 3. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-16.958; 4. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-17.014; 5. Cory Kruseman, 7, Priestley-17.074; 6. David Cardey, 59, Cardey-17.082; 7. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-17.163; 8. Rip Williams, 3, Williams-17.170; 9. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-17.193; 10. R.J. Johnson, 51, Martin-17.206; 11. Verne Sweeney, 98, Tracy-17.258; 12. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-17.294; 13. Brody Roa, 91R, Roa-17.496; 14. John Aden, 7a, Aden-17.505;15. Kenny Perkins, 0K, Perkins-17.910; 16. David Bezio, 37X, Bezio-17.984; 17. Josh Pelkey, 12a, Allen-17.994; 18. Andrew Reinbold, 19a, Reinbold-18.052; 19. Ronnie Gardner, 93, Gardner-18.057; 20. Jerry Welton, 62, Welton-18.383; 21. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-18.429; 22. Dakota Kershaw, 20x, KMS-18.454; 23. Cal Smith, 39, CalSun-18.571; 24. Gary Potter, 6, Potter-18.989; 25. Corey Ballard, 20, Ballard-19.180; 26. Randy Waitman, 69, Waitman-19.196; 27. Gavin Matloc k, 25, Matlock-19.718; 28. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-19.793; 29. John Franklin, 36, Springstead-19.965; 20. Ray Potter, 33X, Potter-21.203.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Kruseman, 2. Gaunt, 3. Roa, 4. Faas, 5. Kershaw, 6. Waitman, 7. Reinbold. 2:59.93

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Cardey, 2. Johnson, 3. Aden, 4. Smith, 5. Matlock, 6. Gardner, 7. Spencer. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Mitchell, 2. Sweeney, 3. Bezio, 4. Bragg, 5. Welton, 6. Adderson, 7. G.Potter. 3:08.26

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. A.Williams, 2. R.Williams, 3. Pelkey, 4. C.Williams, 5. Ballard, 6. Everhart, 7. Franklin. 3:13.80

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. Reinbold, 3. Gardner, 4. Ballard, 5. Kershaw, 6. Adderson, 7. Waitman, 8. Welton, 9. Matlock, 10. Franklin, 11. Everhart, 12. G.Potter, 13. R.Potter. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Nic Faas, 2. Rickie Gaunt, 3. Mike Spencer, 4. Rip Williams, 5. Greg Bragg, 6. Cory Kruseman, 7. Matt Mitchell, 8. Austin Williams, 9. R.J. Johnson, 10. Cody Williams, 11. John Aden, 12. Brody Roa, 13. Verne Sweeney, 14. Josh Pelkey, 15. David Bezio, 16. Andrew Reinbold, 17. Dakoda Kershaw, 18. Ronnie Gardner, 19. Royal Adderson, 20. Corey Ballard, 21. Cal Smith, 22. David Cardey. NT -------------------------------------------------------- **Perkins flipped during qualifying. R.Potter flipped during the semi.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Gaunt, Laps 15-30 Faas.

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-Spencer-930; 2-Faas-899; 2-Mitchell-891; 4-A.Williams-678; 5-Bragg-615; 6-C.Williams-545; 7-Danny Sheridan-471; 8-R.Williams-467; 9-Gaunt-451; 10-Cardey-443.

NEXT AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE: October 28 – Peoria, AZ - Canyon Speedway Park

USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

October 8, 2011 – Altamahaw, North Carolina – Ace Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jarett Andretti, 11, Trotter-15.472; 2. Jared Irvan, 28, Irvan-15.557; 3. Chris Lamb, 9, Lamb-15.658; Nick Drake, 98, Noffsinger/Brown-15.699; 5. Scott Hunter, 96, Noffsinger/Brown-15.780; 6. Tyler Corriher, 12, Corriher-15.835; 7. Steven Intravaia, 1, Bigley/Quinones/Intravaia-16.211; 8. Nic Davidson, 39, Davidson-NT.

FIRST FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Jarett Andretti, 2. Chris Lamb, 3. Nick Drake, 4. Jared Irvan, 5. Scott Hunter, 6. Tyler Corriher, 7. Nic Davidson, 8. Steven Intravaia. NT

SECOND FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Jarett Andretti, 2. Jared Irvan, 3. Nick Drake, 4. Nic Davidson, 5. Steven Intravaia, 6. Tyler Corriher, 7. Chris Lamb. (NOTE: Scott Hunter’s car disqualified after failing to pass post-race technical inspection). -----------------------------------------------------

FIRST FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-23 Lamb, Laps 24-25 Andretti. SECOND FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Davidson, Laps 2-4 Drake, Laps 5-6 Irvan, Laps 7-25 Andretti.

NEW USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Drake-787; 2-Hunter-747; 3-Andretti-745; 4-Lamb-695; 5-Davidson-620; 6-Corriher-586; 7-Austin Prock-502; 8-Ross Rankine-445; 9-Intravaia-416; 10-Cole Custer-339.

NEXT USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS RACE: November 5 – Altamahaw, NC – Ace Speedway

USAC MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

October 8, 2011 – Pontoon Beach, Illinois – Tri-City Speedway – 3rd “Gold Crown Midget Nationals”

C-MAIN: (12 laps – no points) 1. Tanner Swanson (#19 Team 6R/TK), 2. Robbie Ray (#3R Ray), 3, John Campbell (#19x Campbell), 4. Levi Jones (#56 56 Inc.), 5. Steve Buckwalter (#25 Buckwalter), 6. Hunter Schuerenberg (#2 Ray), 7. Tim Buckwalter (#52 Buckwalter), 8. Jake Blackhurst (#39x Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian), 9. Chase Barber (#91 Barber), 10. Mike Hess (#51 Hess), 11. David Budres (#31 Manic), 12. Chett Gehrke (#11c Matteson), 13. Danny Frye III (#5s Frye), 14. Tyler Millwood (#2x Bush), 15. Ted Kirkpatrick (#40 Kirkpatrick), 16. Tony Roney (#1T Roney), 17. Steve Stroud (#21x Stroud), 18. Johnny Murdock (#0 Murdock). NT

DASH: (8 laps – no points) 1. Brad Sweet (#49 Kahne), 2. Darren Hagen (#3 RFMS), 3. Dave Darland (#5w Wilke-Pak), 4. Bryan Clauson (#39 Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian), 5. Zach Daum (#5 Daum), 6. Brad Kuhn (#17B RW).

B-MAIN #1: (15 laps – no points) 1. Jerry Coons Jr. (#3nz JCJ), 2. Tracy Hines (#24 Parker), 3. Scott Hatton (#15 Huston), 4. Bobby East (#4 Klatt), 5. Mario Clouser (#06 MCM), 6. Bubba Altig (#37 Felker), 7. S.Buckwalter, 8. T.Swanson, 9. Barber, 10. Alex Bright (#77 Hemler), 11. Trevor Kobylarz (#20 Two Dogs), 12. Nick Wean (#78 Wean), 13. T.Buckwalter, 14. Campbell, 15. Caleb Armstrong (#71 C & A), 16. Davey Ray (#71x Love), 17. Shane Cottle (#1st Saucier), 18. Jones. NT

B-MAIN #2: (15 laps – no points) 1. Kyle Larson (#67 Kunz), 2. Levi Roberts (#9 Nine Racing), 3. Thomas Messeraull (#2T Bush), 4. Jones, 5. Andrew Felker (#11a Felker), 6. Kody Swanson (#11 Wilke-Pak), 7 . Matt Sherrell (#35s Sherrell), 8. Ryan Smith (#33 Stewart), 9. Schuerenberg, 10. Jake Blackhurst (#39x Tuvker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian), 11. Dalton Armstrong (#71k Kunz), 12. Hess, 13. Taylor Ferns (#55F Ferns), 14. R.Ray, 15. Nick Knepper (#55 Knepper), 16. Christopher Bell (#21 Lowe), 17. Casey Shuman (#10 Moore). NT

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Levi Jones, 2. Jerry Coons Jr., 3. Brad Kuhn, 4. Brad Sweet, 5. Zach Daum, 6. Steve Buckwalter, 7. Bryan Clauson, 8. Darren Hagen, 9. Bobby East, 10. Alex Bright, 11. Thomas Meseraull, 12. Dave Darland, 13. Tracy Hines, 14. Mario Clouser, 15. Andrew Felker, 16. Ryan Smith, 17. Levi Roberts, 18. Scott Hatton, 19. Tanner Swanson, 20. Bubba Altig, 21. Kody Swanson, 22. Kyle Larson, 23. Caleb Armstrong, 24. Matt Sherrell, 25. Nick Knepper. NT ---------------------------------------- **Larson flipped on lap 37 of the feature. C.Armstrong flipped on lap 39 of the feature,

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Sweet, Laps 21-50 Jones.

NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET POINTS: 1-Clauson-1,110; 2-Hagen-1,091; 3-Larson-1,030; 4-Hines-941; 5-East-840; 6-Daum-787; 7-Kuhn-763; 8-Coons-701; 9-C.Armstrong-677; 10-T.Swanson-664. FINAL MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET DIRT POINTS: 1-Clauson-860; 2-Hagen-727; 3-Larson-687; 4-Hines-683; 5-Kuhn-663.

NEXT MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET RACE: November 24 – Irwindale, CA – Toyota Speedway at Irwindale – 71st “Turkey Night Grand Prix”

USAC MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

October 7, 2011 – Pontoon Beach, Illinois – Tri-City Speedway – “Gold Crown Midget Nationals”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jerry Coons Jr. (#3nz JCJ), 2. Scott Hatton (#15 Huston), 3. Levi Jones (#56 56 Inc.), 4. Davey Ray (#71x Love), 5. Thomas Messeraull (#2T Bush), 6. Don Droud Jr. (#44 Smith), 7. Chett Gehrke (#11c Matteson), 8. Johnny Murdock (#0 Murdock). NT SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bobby East (#4 Klatt), 2. Trevor Kobylarz (#20 Two Dogs), 3. Bubba Altig (#37 Felker), 4. Ryan Smith (#33 Stewart), 5. Tyler Robbins (#35 Robbins), 6. Brett Anderson (#11B Anderson), 7. Dalton Armstrong (#71k Kunz), 8. Tony Roney (#1T Roney), 9. Casey Shuman (#10 Moore). 2:00.45 THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Zach Daum (#5 Daum), 2. Bryan Clauson (#39 Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian), 3. Brad Kuhn (#17B RW), 4. Kody Swanson (#11 Wilke-Pak), 5. A.J. Felker (#11a Felker), 6. Jake Blackhurst (#39x Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian), 7. Mike Hess (#51 Hess), 8. Taylor Ferns (#55F Ferns), 9. Tim Buckwalter (#52 Buckwalter). 1:58.38 FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Darren Hagen (#3 RFMS), 2. Levi Roberts (#9 Nine Racing), 3. Kyle Larson (#67 Kunz), 4. Tanner Swanson (#19 Team 6R/TK), 5. Matt Sherrell (#35s Sherrell), 6. Michael Koontz (#17k Koontz), 7. Gavin Galbraith (#98g Galbraith), 8. Christopher Bell (#21B Ruston), 9. Danny Frye III (#5s Frye). NT FIFTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Caleb Armstrong (#71 C & A), 2. Dave Darland (#5w Wilke-Pak), 3. Robbie Ray (#3R Ray), 4. Mario Clouser (#06 MCM), 5. Shane Cottle (#1st Saucier), 6. Kent Schmidt (#5k SK), 7. Tyler Millwood (#2x Bush), 8. Chase Barber (#91 Barber), 9. Steve Stroud (#21x Stroud). 2:01.58 SIXTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brad Sweet (#49 Kahne), 2. Alex Bright (#77 Hemler), 3. Nick Wean (#78 Wean), 4. John Campbell (#19x Campbell), 5. Nick Knepper (#55 Knepper), 6. Ted Kirkpatrick (#40 Kirkpatrick), 7. Tracy Hines (#24 Parker), 8. Hunter Schuerenberg (#2 Ray), 9. Brady Bacon (#2d Dooling). NT

C-MAIN #1: (10 laps) 1. Anderson, 2. Bell, 3. D.Armstrong, 4. Ferns, 5. Schuerenberg, 6. T.Buckwalter, 7. Gehrke, 8. Millwood, 9. Droug, 10. Hess, 11. Daniel Adler (#401 Kirkpatrick). 2:37.43 C-MAIN #2: (10 laps) 1. Hines. 2. Shuman, 3. Roney, 4. Galbraith, 5. Barber, 6. Koontz, 7. Stroud, 8. David Budres (#31 Manic), 9. Frye, 10. Murdock, 11. Blackhurst. NT

SEMI: (15 laps) 1. Jones, 2. Hines, 3. Meseraull, 4. Knepper, 5. Clouser, 6. Smith, 7. Felker, 8. Wean, 9. Altig, 10. Sherrell, 11. Bell, 12. Shuman, 13. T.Swanson, 14. Anderson, 15. R.Ray, 16. Ferns, 17. Campbell, 18. Roney, 19. D.Armstrong, 20. Schmidt, 21. Galbraith, 22. Kirkpatrick, 23. Robbins, 24. D.Ray. NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Kyle Larson, 2. Brad Sweet, 3. Zach Daum, 4. Bryan Clauson, 5. Brad Kuhn, 6. Dave Darland, 7. Darren Hagen, 8. Levi Jones, 9. Kody Swanson, 10. Shane Cottle, 11. Tracy Hines, 12. Jerry Coons Jr., 13. Scott Hatton, 14. A.J. Felker, 15. Bobby East, 16. Ryan Smith, 17. Nick Knepper, 18. Mario Clouser, 19. Thomas Meseraull, 20. Alex Bright, 21. Caleb Armstrong, 22. Levi Roberts, 23. D.Armstrong, 24. Trevor Kobylarz, 25. Nick Wean. NT --------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Sweet, Laps 14-25 Larson.

NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET POINTS: 1-Clauson-1,068; 2-Hagen-1,052; 3-Larson-1,017; 4-Hines-914; 5-East-804; 6-Daum-739; 7-Kuhn-709; 8-C.Armstrong-664; 9-T.Swanson-649; 10-Coons-644. NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET DIRT POINTS: 1-Clauson-818; 2-Hagen-688; 3-Larson-674; 4-Hines-656; 5-Kuhn-609.

NEXT MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET RACE: October 8 – Pontoon Beach, IL – Tri-City Speedway - “Gold Crown Midget Nationals”

USAC MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

October 6, 2011 – Pontoon Beach, Illinois – Tri-City Speedway – 3rd “Gold Crown Midget Nationals”

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson (#39 Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian), 2. Zach Daum (#5 Daum), 3. Hunter Schuerenberg (#2 Ray), 4. Brett Anderson (#11B Anderson), 5. Brad Kuhn (#17B RW), 6. Daniel Adler (#401 Kirkpatrick), 7. Robbie Ray (#3R Ray), 8. Tyler Millwood (#2x Bush), 9. Jake Blackhurst (#39x Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian). NT SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Levi Roberts (#9 Nine Racing), 2. Kody Swanson (#11 Wilke-Pak), 3. Steve Buckwalter (#25 Buckwalter), 4. Dalton Armstrong (#71k Kunz), 5. Christopher Bell (#21B Ruston), 6. Tyler Robbins (#35 Robbins), 7. Tim Buckwalter (#52 Buckwalter), 8. Ryan Criswell (#11R R & C), 9. Levi Jones (#56 56 Inc.). NT THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brad Sweet (#49 Kahne), 2. Bubba Altig (#37 Felker), 3. Thomas Messeraull (#2T Bush), 4. Shane Cottle (#1st Saucier), 5. Scott Hatton (#15 Huston), 6. Nick Knepper (#55 Knepper), 7. Tanner Swanson (#19 Team 6R/TK), 8. Steve Stroud (#21x Stroud), 9. Chett Gehrke (#11c Matteson). NT FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Taylor Ferns (#55F Ferns), 2. A.J. Felker (#11a Felker), 3. Alex Bright (#77 Hemler), 4. Trevor Kobylarz (#20 Two Dogs), 5. Gavin Galbraith (#98g Galbraith), 6. Danny Frye III (#5F Frye), 7. Nick Wean (#78 Wean), 8. Ted Kirkpatrick (#40 Kirkpatrick), 9. Michael Koontz (#17k Koontz). NT FIFTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Davey Ray (#71x Love), 2. Jerry Coons Jr. (#3nz JCJ), 3. Dave Darland (#5w Wilke-Pak), 4. Kyle Larson (#67 Kunz), 5. Tracy Hines (#24 Parker), 6. Caleb Armstrong (#71 C & A), 7. Ryan Smith (#33 Stewart), 8. Matt Sherrell (#35s Sherrell), 9. John Campbell (#19x Campbell). NT SIXTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Darren Hagen (#3 RFMS), 2. Bobby East (#4 Klatt), 3. Casey Shuman (#10 Moore), 4. Kent Schmidt (#5k SK), 5. Mario Clouser (#06 MCM), 6. Shane Cockrum (#96 Wallace), 7. Chase Barber (#91 Barber), 8. Johnny Murdock (#0 Murdock), 9. Chris Windom (#2d Dooling). NT

C-MAIN #1: (10 laps) 1. Galbraith, 2. T.Swanson. 3. Robbins, 4. Sherrell, 5. R.Ray, 6. Koontz, 7. Gehrke, 8. Murdock, 9. Frye, 10. Millwood. NT C-MAIN #2: (10 laps) 1. C.Armstrong, 2. Wean, 3. T.,Buckwalter, 4. Barber, 5. Blackhurst, 6. Campbell, 7. David Budres (#31 Manic). 8. Kirkpatrick, 9. Stroud, 10. Brady Bacon (#2d). NT

SEMI: (15 laps) 1. Hines, 2. Coons, 3. Darland, 4. Shuman, 5. Kuhn, 6. Schuerenberg, 7. Bell, 8. Clouser, 9. Cottle, 10. Hatton, 11. Smith, 12. Anderson, 13. T.Swanson, 14. Adler, 15. K.Swanson, 16. Sherrell, 17. Galbraith, 18. Wean, 19. C.Armstrong, 20. Knepper, 21. Barber, 22. Robbins, 23. Schmidt, 24. T.Buckwalter. NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Darren Hagen, 2. Bryan Clauson, 3. Zach Daum, 4. Brad Sweet, 5. Tracy Hines, 6. Dave Darland, 7. Brad Kuhn, 8. Christopher Bell, 9. Jerry Coons Jr., 10. Bubba Altig, 11. Casey Shuman, 12. A.J. Felker, 13. Davey Ray, 14. Thomas Meseraull, 15. Mario Clouser, 16. Taylor Ferns, 17. Levi Roberts, 18. Kyle Larson, 19. Tanner Swanson, 20. Bobby East, 21. Alex Bright, 22. Trevor Kobylarz, 23. Steve Buckwalter, 24. Dalton Armstrong, 25. Hunter Schuerenberg. NT -----------------

**Barber flipped during the sixth heat. Clouser flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 East, Laps 6-23 Clauson, Laps 24-25 Hagen.

NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET POINTS: 1-Clauson-1,010; 2-Hagen-1,002; 3-Larson-951; 4-Hines-880; 5-East-773; 6-Daum-677; 7-Kuhn-655; 8-C.Armstrong-643; 9-Coons-607; 10-T.Swanson-597. NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET DIRT POINTS: 1-Clauson-760; 2-Hagen-638; 3-Hines-622; 4-Larson-608; 5-East-578.

NEXT MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET RACE: October 7 – Pontoon Beach, IL – Tri-City Speedway – 3rd “Gold Crown Midget Nationals”

NDC BATTLE MOVES TO PONTOON BEACH THIS WEEKEND; JONES NOW 5TH AFTER LAWRENCEBURG VICTORY

Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. climbed to fifth in the 2011 USAC National Drivers Championship as a result of his victory in Saturday night’s City of Lawrenceburg “Fall Nationals” AMSOIL USAC National Sprint race at the Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway.

NDC point leaders Bryan Clauson and Kyle Larson remain 13 points apart after Clauson finished 10th at Lawrenceburg, a race Larson missed due to a prior west coast racing commitment.

Drivers battling for shares of the $116,000 in year-end prize money resume their quest to improve their point totals this week, with a trio of opportunities at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. The occasion is the three-night “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” offering $10,000-to-win at the 3/8-mile dirt oval.

Third-ranking NDC driver Tracy Hines increased his point total by two at Lawrenceburg and now trails Jones by 19 and Larson by just six.

USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AND PROJECTED PAYOUT, BASED ON CURRENT STANDING:

1-Bryan Clauson-1,006 ($40,000); 2-Kyle Larson-993 ($20,000); 3-Tracy Hines-987 ($15,000); 4-Chris Windom-957 ($12,500; 5-Levi Jones-948 ($10,000); 6-Bobby East-930 ($7,500); 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-895 ($5,000); 8-Jon Stanbrough-798 ($3,000); 9-Hunter Schuerenberg-790 ($2,000); 10-Tanner Swanson-734 ($1,000).

ACE, SHASTA HOST FOCUS RACES THIS SATURDAY; 8 DIFFERENT DRIVERS SCORE AT MONTPELIER and LAS VEGAS

The USAC Eastern and Western Ford Focus series continue this weekend with races at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. (Eastern) and Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Calif. (Western).

The Eastern Ford Focuses conclude their 2011 campaign at Altamahaw Saturday, while the Western Ford Focuses and Focus Young Guns will compete at Shasta Saturday.

Patrick Bruns, Ross Rankine, Cooper Clouse and Mikell McGhee walked off with feature wins in Saturday’s USAC Midwest Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns racing program at Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway. Bruns, of Champaign, Ill., passed Toby Alfrey on lap 15 and led the last six laps to win the first 20-lap Ford Focus race over John Heydenreich, Bradley Galedrige, Alfrey and Ross Rankine. In the 15-lap Ford Focus nightcap, Rankine, of Willard, Ohio, passed Dillon Welch on lap 11 and led the last five laps to win over Heydenreich, Bruns, Welch and Austin Prock. Clouse, of Ohio City, Ohio, led all 12 laps to beat Mikell McGhee, Sam McGee and Adam Thomason in the Focus Young Guns opener. Mikell McGhee of Spring Run, Pa. passed Sam McGee on lap four and led the final nine laps of the second 12-lapper to beat Clouse, McGee and Thomason.

Garett Peterson, Nick Drake, Trevor Hunt and Cole Custer all took home feature winner trophies Saturday night as the USAC Western and Utah Ford Focuses and Western Focus Young Guns invaded the Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway Bullring. Peterson, of West Sacramento, Calif. and Drake, of Mooresville, N.C., took the two 30-lap Ford Focus features, while Hunt, of Liberty, Mo. and Custer, of Kannapolis, N.C., were the Focus Young Guns victors. Peterson led all 30 laps to win the Ford Focus opener over fast qualifier Keegan Walmer, Jim Waters, Jessica Clark and Tanner Long. Drake passed Paul Graham on lap 14 and led the last 17 laps to beat Peterson, Long, Walmer and Graham in race #2. Hunt caught Custer on lap three and led the last 10 laps of the Focus Young Guns opener to beat Brodie Kostecki, Custer, Edens and Daniel Williams. Custer led the first 15 and last two laps of the 20-lap Focus Young Guns finale to beat Edens, Williams, Kostecki and Marina Turner.

Rains forced cancellation of Friday night’s USAC Ford Focus race at the Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-720; 2-Ross Rankine-708; 3-Brodie Kostecki-696; 4-Garett Peterson-676; 5-Jim Waters-675; 6-Scott Hunter-672; 7-Keegan Walmer-672; 8-Jarett Andretti-657; 9-Jessica Clark-657; 10-Tyler Dolacki-648.

USAC NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS:

1-Cole Custer-480; 2-Brodie Kostecki-480; 3-Sam McGhee-477; 4-Trevor Hunt-477; 5-Jared Irvan-465; 6-Cooper Clouse-465; 7-Parker Colston-456; 8-Stevie Kuhn-453; 9-Mikell McGee-441; 10-James Edens-429.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Ross Rankine-771; 2-James Robertson-694; 3-Nick Drake-624; 4-Jarett Andretti-612; 5-Toby Alfrey-609; 6-Nick Hamilton-573; 7-Jessica Bean-553; 8-Tyler Shullick-515; 9-Joey Greening-476; 10-Kent Kriegbaum-434.

USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Sam McGee-551; 2-Cooper Clouse-513; 3-Stevie Kuhn-502; 4-Mikell McGhee-445; 5-Michael Fanelli-370; 6-Emmy Gray-333; 7-Adam Thomason-216; 8-Cole Custer-168; 9-Cordy Horn-153; 10-Tyler Shullick-137.

USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-840; 2-Scott Hunter-787; 3-Jarett Andretti-768; 4-Chris Lamb-673; 5-Nic Davidson-633; 6-Tyler Corriher-577; 7-Austin Prock-502; 8-Ross Rankine-445; 9-Cole Custer-339; 10-Steven Intravaia-329.

USAC EASTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jared Irvan-572; 2-Cole Custer-435; 3-Sam McGhee-392; 4-Trey Hutchens-337; 5-Mikell McGee-305; 6-Cooper Clouse-188; 7-Michael Fanelli-166; 8-Stevie Kuhn-122; 9-Tyler Shullick-70; 10-Brendon Bock-64.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-815; 2-Jim Waters-807; 3-Chuck Groat-760; 4-Garett Peterson-756; 5-Jessica Clark-743; 6-Keegan Walmer-727; 7-Wally Pankratz-726; 8-Austin Luttmer-708; 9-Jarid Blondel-691; 10-Gregg Fuette-645.

USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-575; 2-Trevor Hunt-574; 3-Cole Custer-528; 4-Parker Colston-519; 5-James Edens-483; 6-Christine Breckenridge-453; 7-Katlynn Leer-442; 8-Keegan Walmer-382; 9-Ricky Bowers-361; 10-Marina Turner-310.

FINAL USAC UTAH FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jim Waters-966; 2-Chuck Groat-806; 3-Austin Luttmer-708; 4-Gregg Fuette-643; 5-Ron Duncombe-603; 6-J.R. Williams-539; 7-Jeff Kelley-520; 8-Guy Sainsbury-462; 9-Jessica Clark-446; 10-Brandon White-384.

TULARE’S THUNDERBOWL HOSTS SATURDAY’S 360 SPRINT RACE

The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars return to the Gropetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. this Saturday night.

Ryan Bernal of Hollister, Calif., who has reeled off four victories in the last six series outings, hopes to slice further into Richard VanderWeerd’s 55-point lead with what would be his first Tulare win this weekend.

Four previous Tulare West Coast 360 Sprint races produced a trio of Bud Kaeding wins and one for Peter Murphy.

VanderWeerd, of Visalia, Calif., hopes to notch his second victory of the campaign. His first came at Hanford, Calif. in July.

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Richard VanderWeerd-810; 2-Ryan Bernal-755; 3-Wes Gutierrez-701; 4-Jace VanderWeerd-662; 5-Dennis Howell-623; 6-Danny Faria Jr.-600; 7-Greg Alexander-538; 8-Justyne Hamblin-515; 9-T.J. Smith-502; 10-Bud Kaeding-439.

“SPLIT” SATURDAY TIMETABLE FOR USAC/CRA AT THE PAS

This Saturday’s AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint race at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway will be somewhat different from others held at the half-mile dirt oval this season, with a “break” between preliminaries and the semi and feature events.

Qualifications and heat races will be conducted during daylight, concluding at about 3 pm. A four-hour break will then give race fans time to visit the Southern California Fair midway and vendors before returning to their seats for the 7 pm scheduled semi and the ensuing feature event.

Series point leader Mike Spencer has scored three of his six 2011 feature wins at the PAS, while points runner-up Matt Mitchell has won there twice. Nic Faas won the last race there September 24 and he ranks third in the latest standings.

Spencer is 30 points ahead of Mitchell and 39 ahead of Faas in his bid for an unprecedented fourth consecutive series championship.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Mike Spencer-867; 2-Matt Mitchell-837; 3-Nic Faas-828; 4-Austin Williams-631; 5-Greg Bragg-562; 6-Cody Williams-504; 7-Danny Sheridan-471; 8-Ronnie Gardner-422; 9-David Cardey-421; 10-Rip Williams-409.

WESTERN & CLASSIC SPRINTS CLASH SATURDAY AT SHASTA

Saturday night’s AMSOIL USAC Western Sprint race at Shasta Raceway Park in Anderson, Calif. could prove pivotal in the battle for 2011 USAC championships in the Western Sprints and the new Western Classic Sprints.

The penultimate event in each series (the finale is November 24 at Irwindale, Calif.) finds Tony Hunt with a tenuous five-point lead over female driver Audra Sasselli (Western) and a nine-point deficit to Geoff Ensign (Western Classic).

Championships in both series would propel Hunt to fifth in USAC’s all-time champions list with a total of seven series titles. Only A.J. Foyt (13), Rich Vogler and Sleepy Tripp (9) and Mel Kenyon (8) have more.

Sasselli is not Hunt’s only challenger in the Western standings. Cody Gerhardt is just 31 points behind her, while Tim Skoglund in only one point behind Gerhardt.

JoJo Helberg won last year’s Shasta Sprint race, a race in which Hunt finished third. Gerhardt is a series rookie and Skoglund did not compete at Shasta last year.

USAC AMSOIL WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Tony Hunt-585; 2-Audra Sasselli-580; 3-Cody Gerhardt-549; 4-Tim Skoglund-548; 5-Luis Ramos III-468; 6-Scott Pierovich-388; 7-Geoff Ensign-311; 8-Johnny Geisler-271; 9-Tim Barber-258; 10-Shaunna Hogg-228.

USAC AMSOIL WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Geoff Ensign-806; 2-Tony Hunt-797; 3-Scott Pierovich-700; 4-Shauna Hogg-579; 5-Tim Barber-566; 6-Jerry Kobza-211.

POINTS A PRIORITY FOR MOPAR LEADERS AT TRI-CITY THIS WEEK; 3RD ANNUAL “GOLD CROWN MIDGET NATIONALS” OFFERS $10,000-TO-WIN

The 3rd Annual “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” are on tap Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. and at least three drivers will have their eye squarely on the National points ramifications.

Defending Mopar USAC National Midget Champion Bryan Clauson, Darren Hagen and spectacular rookie Kyle Larson are separated by just 16 points with more than 200 points up for grabs at the 3/8-mile dirt oval just northeast of St. Louis.

All three drivers are “on the spot” so to speak. Clauson needs to protect his lead in the 2011 USAC National Drivers Championship with a $40,000 cash prize and Firestone Indy Lights opportunities on the line. Hagen is the defending “Gold Crown” champion, having swept all three nights of last year’s event. Larson is on a hot streak, having posted numerous high-profile victories in recent racing events, including a clean sweep of the September 24 “4-Crown Nationals” at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

Jerry Coons Jr. will be out to regain his “Gold Crown” title, having won the inaugural 2008 event. Rain forced cancellation of the 2009 “Gold Crown.”

Thursday and Friday night prelims include 25-lap features each night and Saturday night’s finale is 50 laps.

TURN 2: Tickets! Get your tickets:Tickets for the 2011 Gold Crown Midget Nationals are all general admission and are priced as follows: Thursday and Friday ($20 each night), Saturday ($28). Kids 12 and under are free with a paid adult. Gates open at 5 p.m.

TURN 3: We’ve got you covered: 2011 Gold Crown Midget Nationals t-shirts are available for pre-order now by e-mailing tricityspeedway@msn.com or calling 1-636-448-9111. They can be picked up at the track during the event. Credit cards only on pre-orders, please.

Tri-City Speedway is located in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. The track is located across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, MO. Take exit 4 off of I-270 and then go 1/2 mile south on SR 203. For tickets or more information, you can call the track office at 636-448-9111, 618-931-7836 or 800-617-9077 or visit their website at www.tricityspeedway.net

MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Bryan Clauson-945; 2-Darren Hagen-934; 3-Kyle Larson-929; 4-Tracy Hines-828; 5-Bobby East-753; 6-Caleb Armstrong-642; 7-Zach Daum-616; 8-Brad Kuhn-612; 9-Tanner Swanson-582; 10-Jerry Coons Jr.-564.

SPRINTS NOW PREPARE FOR WESTERN EVENTS; JONES WINS LAWRENCEBURG’S “FALL NATIONALS” & $10,000

Levi Jones will take a 44-point lead in the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car standings to the west coast October 28-29 for a pair of races at Canyon Raceway Park in Peoria, Ariz. Those events are the first of six slated in Arizona and California to wrap up the 2011 title chase.

The defending AMSOIL USAC National Champion, Jones, of Olney, Ill., earned $10,000 for his victory in Saturday night’s City of Lawrenceburg “Fall Nationals” USAC/MSCS Sprint race at the Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway. Jones was trailing Jonathan Hendrick by a sizeable margin on lap 23 when Hendrick was involved in a multi-car tangle in turn three and flipped.

Jones took the lead on the restart in his Tony Stewart Racing GM Performance Parts Eagle/Chevy and led the final eight laps to beat Chris Windom, Hunter Schuerenberg, Casey Riggs and Tracy Hines. Brady Bacon was the fastest of 38 qualifiers. Hendrick led the first 22 laps in his bid for what would have been his first AMSOIL USAC Sprint car victory

The races at Peoria will be USAC’s first at that Arizona oval. They will be followed by the three-night “Budweiser Oval Nationals” at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway November 3-4-5 and the November 12 series finale at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif.

In related news, the October 13 USAC Pavement Sprint race originally scheduled at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind., has been removed from the calendar, leaving Bobby Santos III of Franklin, Mass. as the 2011 USAC Pavement Sprint Car Champion.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-1,324; 2-Chris Windom-1,280; 3-Jon Stanbrough-1,242; 4-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,173; 5-Robert Ballou-1,077; 6-Tracy Hines-1,062; 7-Dave Darland-1,054; 8-Damion Gardner-978; 9-Bryan Clauson-959; 10-Bobby East-823.

USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE RESULTS:

October 1, 2011 – Montpelier, Indiana – Montpelier Motor Speedway

FIRST FEATURE: (12 laps) 1. Cooper Clouse (#14 Clouse), 2. Mikell McGhee (#22 McGhee), 3. Sam McGee (#11 McGee), 4. Adam Thomason (#91 Alfrey). NT

SECOND FEATURE: (12 laps) 1. Mikell McGhee, 2. Cooper Clouse, 3. Sam McGee, 4. Adam Thomason. NT -------------------------------------

FIRST FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 Clouse. SECOND FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 S.McGee, Laps 4-12 M.McGhee.

FINAL USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-S.McGee-551; 2-Clouse-513; 3-Stevie Kuhn-502; 4-M.McGhee-445; 5-Michael Fanelli-370; 6-Emmy Gray-333; 7-Thomason-216; 8-Cole Custer-168; 9-Cordy Horn-153; 10-Tyler Shullick-137.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

October 1, 2011 – Montpelier, Indiana - Montpelier Motor Speedway

FIRST FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Patrick Bruns (#83 Bruns), 2. John Heydenreich (#22x Givens), 3. Bradley Galedrige (#22 Givens), 4. Toby Alfrey (#5 Alfrey), 5. Ross Rankine (#39 Rankine), 6. Austin Prock (#96 Noffsinger/Brown), 7. Dillon Welch (#41 Sexton), 8. Tyler Shullick (#61 Shullick), 8. Jessica Bean (#3 Bean), 10. Justen Garmenn (#14 Rankine), 11. Joey Greening (#17G Greening), 12. Scott Hunter (#14 Brown), 13. Jarett Andretti (#25 Andretti), 14. Bill Kriegbaum (#12 Kriegbaum). NT

SECOND FEATURE: (15 laps) 1. Ross Rankine, 2. John Heydenreich, 3. Patrick Bruns, 4. Dillon Welch (#22 Givens), 5. Austin Prock, 6. Toby Alfrey, 7. Scott Hunter, 8. Alfred Galedrige (#41), 9. Joey Greening, 10. Tyler SHullick, 11. Justen Garmenn, 12. Kent Kriegbaum (#12 Kriegbaum), 13. Jessica Bean. NT -------------------------------------

FIRST FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Alfrey, Laps 15-20 Bruns. SECOND FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Welch, Laps 11-15 Rankine.

FINAL USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Rankine-771; 2-James Robertson-694; 3-Nick Drake-624; 4-Andretti-612; 5-Alfrey-609; 6-Nick Hamilton-573; 7-Bean-553; 8-Shullick-515; 9-Greening-476; 10-K.Kriegbaum-434. FINAL USAC MIDWEST DIRT FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Bruns-434; 2-Rankine-426; 3-Alfrey-362; 4-Heydenreich-355; 5-Byron Stowe-254; 6-Shullick-242; 7-Bean-231; 8-Greening-224; 9-Nick Drake-219; 10-Garmenn-202.

USAC WESTERN PAVEMENT/SOUTH/NORTH FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE RESULTS:

October 1 – Las Vegas, Nevada – Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Trevor Hunt, 11, Sutton-15.959; 2. Brodie Kostecki, 40, Western Speed-16.109; 3. James Edens, 8, Sutton-16.240; 4. Cole Custer, 55k, Kruseman-16.347; 5. Daniel Williams, 26, Breckenridge-16.736; 6. Marina Turner, 98, Turner-17.730.

HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Hunt, 2. Kostecki, 3. Edens, 4. Custer, 5. Williams, 6. Turner. NT

FIRST FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Trevor Hunt, 2. Brodie Kostecki, 3. Cole Custer, 4. James Edens, 5. Daniel Williams, 6. Marina Turner. NT

SECOND FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Cole Custer, 2. James Edens, 3. Daniel Williams, 4. Brodie Kostecki (#60 Western Speed), 5. Marina Turner. NT (NOTE: Trevor Hunt car disqualified). ------------------------------------------------

FIRST FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Custer, Laps 3-20 Hunt. SECOND FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-15 Custer, Laps 16-18 Kostecki, Laps 19-20 Custer.

NEW WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-575; 2-Hunt-574; 3-Custer-528; 4-Parker Colston-519; 5-Edens-483; 6-Christine Breckenridge-453; 7-Katlynn Leer-442; 8-Keegan Walmer-382; 9-Ricky Bowers-361; 10-Turner-310. NEW WESTERN PAVEMENT FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Hunt-1,175; 2-Kostecki-1,138; 3-Edens-694; 4-Keegan Walmer-384; 5-Ricky Bowers-361. NEW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Hunt-706; 2-Edens-694; 3-Kostecki-654; 4-Keegan Walmer-384; 5-Turner-195. NEW SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-938; 2-Hunt-851; 3-Edens-401; 4-Ricky Bowers-361; 5-Turner-310.

NEXT WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE: October 8 – Anderson, CA – Shasta Raceway Park

USAC WESTERN PAVEMENT/UTAH/SOUTH/NORTH FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

October 1 – Las Vegas, Nevada – Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Keegan Walmer, 3, Sutton-15.227; 2. Jessica Clark, 44, Clark-15.254; 3. Garett Peterson, 31, Peterson-15.313; 4. Jim Waters, 28, Waters-15.326; 5. Paul Graham, 42, Sutton-15.434; 6. James Edens, 8, Sutton-15.454; 7. Tanner Long, 9, Sutton-15.473; 8. Nick Drake, 55, Cline-15.504; 9. Brandon White, 60, Blondel-15.512; 10. Cole Custer, 55k, Kruseman-15.571; 11. Brodie Kostecki, 40, Western Speed-15.586; 12. Wally Pankratz, 37, Pankratz-15.861; 13. Guy Sainsbury, 88, Strickland-16.103; 14. Daniel Williams, 26, Breckenridge-16.160; 15. Winn Frazin, 59, Frazin-16.252; 16. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-16.413; 17. Trent Kassik, 83, Kassik-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Peterson, 2. Kostecki, 3. Long, 4. Sainsbury, 5. Graham, 6. White, 7. Walmer, 8. Frazin. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Drake, 2. Custer, 3. Edens, 4. Waters, 5. Clark, 6. D.Williams, 7. J.R. Williams, 8. Pankratz. NT

FIRST FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Garett Peterson, 2. Keegan Walmer, 3. Jim Waters, 4. Jessica Clark, 5. Tanner Long, 6. Cole Custer, 7. James Edens, 8. Brandon White, 9. Guy Sainsbury, 10. Brodie Kostecki, 11. Daniel Williams, 12. Nick Drake, 13. Winn Frazin, 14. Paul Graham, 15. J.R. Williams, 16. Wally Pankratz. NT

SECOND FEATURE: (30 lap – No Utah Points) 1. Nick Drake, 2. Garett Peterson, 3. Tanner Long, 4. Paul Graham, 5. James Edens, 6. Jim Waters, 7. Jessica Clark, 8. Brandon White, 9. Daniel Williams, 10. J.R. Williams, 11. Brodie Kostecki, 12. Wally Pankratz, 13. Winn Frazin, 14. Guy Sainsbury. NT ------------------------------------------------

FIRST FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Peterson. SECOND FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Pankratz, Laps 2-13 Graham, Laps 14-30 Drake.

NEW WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-815; 2-Waters-807; 3-Chuck Groat-760; 4-Peterson-756; 5-Clark-743; 6-Walmer-727; 7-Pankratz-726; 8-Austin Luttmer-708; 9-Jarid Blondel-691; 10-Gregg Fuette-645. NEW WESTERN PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Clark-1,167; 2-Kostecki-969; 3-Peterson-847; 4-Walmer-782; 5-White-685. NEW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Peterson-847; 2-Walmer-782; 3-Kostecki-754; 4-Clark-744; 5-Edens-685. NEW SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Clark-737; 2-White-684; 3-Graham-661; 4-Kostecki-536; 5-Peterson-344. FINAL UTAH FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Waters-966; 2-Chuck Groat-806; 3-Austin Luttmer-708; 4-Gregg Fuette-643; 5-Ron Duncombe-603; 6-J.R. Williams-539; 7-Jeff Kelley-520; 8-Sainsbury-462; 9-Clark-446; 10-White-384.

NEXT WESTERN FORD FOCUS RACE: October 8 – Anderson, CA – Shasta Raceway Park

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

October 1, 2011 – Lawrenceburg, Indiana – Lawrenceburg Speedway – City of Lawrenceburg “Fall Nationals” – Co-sanctioned by MSCS

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brady Bacon, 99, Bacon-13.996; 2. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-14.141; 3. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-14.172; 4. Jerry Coons Jr., 71p, Phillips-14.179; 5. Jon Stanbrough, 53, Fox-14.181; 6. Chad Boespflug, 24, Simon-14.203; 7. Jac Haudenschild, 69, Dynamics-14.218; 8. Jonathan Hendrick, 68, Hendrick-14.238; 9. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-14.253; 10. Chris Windom, 5x, Baldwin-14.253; 11. Coleman Gulick, 14, Gulick-14.273; 12. Logan Hupp, 9H, Hupp-14.274; 13. Casey Riggs, 37, Indiana Underground-14.287; 14. Robert Ballou, 81, MPHG-14.306; 15. Justin Grant, 40, Grant-14.312; 16. Dave Darland, 21x, Roberts/Tate-14.325; 17. Bryan Clauson, 7, CTR-BCI-Curb-Agajanian-14.333; 18. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-14.400; 19. Shawn Westerfeld, 89, Westerfeld-14.423; 20. Blake Fitzpatrick, 10, Fitzpatrick-14.425; 21. Brady Short, 36, Short-14.429; 22. Kevin Thomas Jr., 9k, Thomas-14.447; 23. Matt Westfall, 22s, Simon-14.469; 24. Joss Moffatt, 5J, Moffatt-14.570; 25. Daron Clayton, 11, Walker-14.575; 26. Landon Simon, 24k, Simon-14.617; 27. Chase Stockon, 32, Stockon-14.619; 28. Ted Hines, 12, Hines-14.707; 29. Hud Cone, 21c, Pollock-14.742; 30. Chase Briscoe, 5B, Briscoe-14.886; 31. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-14.961; 32. Brett Burdett, 17B, Burdett-15.000; 33. Critter Malone, 7x, CM-15.011; 34. Kevin Studley, 57, Studley-15.105; 35. Mike Miller, 82, Miller-15.738; 36. Tyler Hewitt, 21H, Hewitt-15.771; 37. Mike Weber, 22w, Weber-16.045; 38. John Race, 42, Race-16.308. (NOTE: Kyle Robbins also practiced in #7).

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Short, 2. Jones, 3. Riggs, 4. Stanbrough, 5. Bacon, 6. Clauson, 7. Malone, 8. Weber, 9. Cone, 10. Clayton. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Windom, 2. Gardner, 3. Ballou, 4. Schuerenberg, 5. Boespflug, 6. Briscoe, 7. Simon, 8. Studley, 9. Thomas, 10. Race. 1:57.04

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Westfall, 2. Grant, 3. Tracy Hines, 4. Gulick, 5. Haudenschild, 6. Westerfeld, 7. East, 8. Stockon, 9. Miller. NT

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Fitzpatrick, 2. Hupp, 3. Hendrick, 4. Coons, 5. Burdett, 6. Darland, 7. Moffatt, 8. Ted Hines, 9. Hewitt. 1:59.38

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Bacon, 2. Boespflug, 3. Haudenschild, 4. Clauson, 5. Ted Hines, 6. Malone, 7. Darland, 8. East, 9. Burdette, 10. Cone, 11. Simon, 12. Briscoe, 13. Studley, 14. Hewitt, 15. Weber, 16. Race, 17. Westerfeld, 18. Moffatt, 19. Thomas, 20. Miller. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Levi Jones, 2. Chris Windom, 3. Hunter Schuerenberg, 4. Casey Riggs, 5. Tracy Hines, 6. Jon Stanbrough, 7. Jerry Coons Jr., 8. Ted Hines, 9. Bobby East, 10. Bryan Clauson, 11. Jac Haudenschild, 12. Brady Short, 13. Chad Boespflug, 14. Blake Fitzpatrick, 15. Damion Gardner, 16. Matt Westfall, 17. Logan Hupp, 18. Chase Stockon, 19. Jonathan Hendrick, 20. Brady Bacon, 21. Coleman Gulick, 22. Justin Grant, 23. Robert Ballou, 24. Critter Malone. NT ------------------------------------------------------- **Clayton flipped during the first heat. Miller flipped during the third heat. Westerfeld flipped during the semi. Hendrick flipped on lap 23 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-22 Hendrick, Laps 23-30 Jones.

NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-1,324; 2-Windom-1,280; 3-Stanbrough-1,242; 4-Schuerenberg-1,173; 5-Ballou-1,077; 6-Tracy Hines-1,062; 7-Darland-1,054; 8-Gardner-978; 9-Clauson-959; 10-East-823.

NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE: – October 28 – Peoria, AZ – Canyon Speedway Park

JACOB WILSON MAKES INDY LIGHTS DEBUT AT KENTUCKY

USAC veteran Jacob Wilson of Crawfordsville, Ind. will make his Firestone Indy Lights debut this weekend at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky.

Wilson, whose four-year USAC career includes a victory in the 2008 “Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial” Sprint race at the Salem (Ind.) Speedway and starts in USAC Traxxas Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint Car and Mopar Midget competition, will participate in Sunday’s nationally-televised (VERSUS) race at the 1.5-mile Kentucky oval in the white and red #19 Belardi Auto Racing entry.

Wilson completed his Firestone Indy Lights rookie test at the Kentucky oval but this will mark his initial appearance in series competition.

Sunday’s race will air on the VERSUS Network, beginning at 12 noon EST and will be immediately followed by the 2 pm airing of the track’s IZOD IndyCar Series “Kentucky 300.”

The Firestone Indy Lights will practice from 10:45 to 11:45 am Saturday, followed by Wilson’s appearance at the track’s “Fan Village.” Another practice session is slated from 1:45 to 2:30 pm and pole qualifying commences at 5:15 pm. Sunday’s pre-race ceremonies begin at noon and the 67-lap, 100-mile race gets under way at 12:30.

Tickets are available on the Kentucky Speedway website (www.kentuckyspeedway.com) and using the promotional code “USAC” will result in an extremely discounted rate of $35 for all seats. To attend qualifying on Saturday, tickets for the Camping World Truck Series race are required and the promotional code “USAC” will result in a $10 ticket price. It is advisable to purchase advance tickets to take advantage of the discounts which will not be available race day.

“GOLD CROWN” QUESTION – CAN ANYBODY BEAT LARSON?

The lingering question surrounding the October 6-7-8 “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. is “Can anybody beat Kyle Larson?”

That question became valid after Larson’s “clean sweep” of the recent “4-Crown Nationals” at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The 3rd Annual “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” offers $10,000-to-win and Larson’s proficiency in top-dollar races this season has been remarkable.

In addition to raking in $28,000 for his “4-Crown” sweep, Larson also won the $15,000-to-win USAC Sprint race at Oskaloosa, Iowa in August and added that month’s $10,000-to-win Belleville Midget Nationals in Kansas but the Eldora sweep opened a lot of eyes in the racing community as to his vulnerability.

Jerry Coons Jr. and Darren Hagen will be looking to repeat their 2008 and 2010 “Gold Crown” victories in the three-night Midget racing extravaganza at the 3/8-mile dirt oval. Rain forced cancellation of the 2009 event.

Hagen swept all three nights of last year’s “Gold Crown” and has added incentive to repeat this year. He’s only 11 points behind defending USAC Mopar National Midget Champion Bryan Clauson in the 2011 standings. More than 200 points are available during the three-night program, so the standings are sure to be revised after Saturday night’s feature event.

Larson, the only driver this year to win in all three of USAC’s National racing series, Traxxas Silver Crown, AMSOIL Sprint and Mopar Midget, has propelled himself into title contention, now trailing Clauson by only 26.

Larson will be making his “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” debut but that shouldn’t deter him, based on previous 2011 results. His appearances at Oskaloosa, Belleville and Eldora were also his first ever!

The field for the “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” continues to grow and has already surpassed the “golden” figure of 50. Preliminary night features Thursday and Friday are 25 laps and Saturday’s main event is 50 laps.

TURN 2: Tickets! Get your tickets:Tickets for the 2011 Gold Crown Midget Nationals are all general admission and are priced as follows: Thursday and Friday ($20 each night), Saturday ($28). Kids as and under are free with a paid adult. Gates open at 5 p.m.

TURN 3: We’ve got you covered: 2011 Gold Crown Midget Nationals t-shirts are available for pre-order now by e-mailing tricityspeedway@msn.com or calling 1-636-448-9111. They can be picked up at the track during the event. Credit cards only on pre-orders, please.

Tri-City Speedway is located in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. The track is located across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, MO. Take exit 4 off of I-270 and then go 1/2 mile south on SR 203. For tickets or more information, you can call the track office at 636-448-9111, 618-931-7836 or 800-617-9077 or visit their website at www.tricityspeedway.net

MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Bryan Clauson-945; 2-Darren Hagen-934; 3-Kyle Larson-929; 4-Tracy Hines-828; 5-Bobby East-753; 6-Caleb Armstrong-642; 7-Zach Daum-616; 8-Brad Kuhn-612; 9-Tanner Swanson-582; 10-Jerry Coons Jr.-564.

“4-CROWN” SWEEP BOOSTS LARSON TO 2ND IN NDC; CLAUSON’S TAKES 13-POINT LEAD TO LAWRENCEBURG

Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, Calif. bolted into contention for this year’s USAC National Drivers Championship with his incredible sweep of Saturday’s “4-Crown Nationals” feature events at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The three victories left him just 12 points behind defending USAC National Drivers Champion Bryan Clauson in the latest standings heading into this Saturday night’s AMSOIL USAC National Sprint race at Lawrenceburg, Ind.

The 2011 USAC National Drivers Champion will again receive a $40,000 cash bonus at season’s end, along with a ride in all of the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights oval-track races, prizes Clauson picked up for his 2010 title. In addition, the rest of the “top-10” in the National Drivers Championship will be rewarded, as they were in 2010, with year-end NDC bonuses totaling $116,000.

Larson won the Traxxas Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint and Mopar National Midget races Saturday and now sits just 13 back of Clauson and eight ahead of Tracy Hines in the NDC points.

Chris Windom and Bobby East round out the “top-five” heading into Lawrenceburg Saturday.

USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AND PROJECTED PAYOUT, BASED ON CURRENT STANDING:

1-Bryan Clauson-1,006 ($40,000); 2-Kyle Larson-993 ($20,000); 3-Tracy Hines-985 ($15,000); 4-Chris Windom-937 ($12,500; 5-Bobby East-930 ($10,000); 6-Levi Jones-925 ($7,500); 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-887 ($5,000); 8-Jon Stanbrough-770 ($3,000); 9-Hunter Schuerenberg-756 ($2,000); 10-Tanner Swanson-734 ($1,000).

FOCUSES HEADED FOR GAS CITY, MONTPELIER & LAS VEGAS; DRAKE, PETERSON, KOSTECKI SHARE ROSEVILLE SPOTLIGHT

USAC’s Western and Midwest Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns series continue their 2011 campaigns this weekend with races in Las Vegas, Nev. and Gas City and Montpelier, Ind.

Saturday’s Western events at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring include “double” feature for both Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns. The Midwest Ford Focuses race at Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday, then join the Midwest Focus Young Guns for a “doubleheader” at Montpelier Motor Speedway Saturday night, which will include “double” features for both series to make up for the September 10 rainouts.

Nick Drake, Garett Peterson and Brodie Kostecki all scored USAC feature victories at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. Saturday night. Drake, of Mooresville, N.C. and Peterson of West Sacramento, Calif. won 40-lap Western Ford Focus races and Kostecki, of Roseville, Calif., won the 20-lap Western Focus Young Guns main event.

Drake led all 40 laps of the first Ford Focus race to beat Peterson, Kostecki, Keegan Walmer and James Edens. In the second 40-lapper, Peterson passed Jessica Clark on lap seven and led the rest of the way to beat Drake, Walmer, Clark and Edens. Kostecki trailed Trevor Hunt for six laps in the Focus Young Guns feature, then led the final 14 laps. Drake took second ahead of Hunt, Edens and Sheldon Didinger.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-720, 2-Ross Rankine-702, 3-Brodie Kostecki-696, 4-Scott Hunter-672, 5-Jim Waters-669, 6-Jarett Andretti-657, 7-Jessica Clark-654, 8-Keegan Walmer-654, 9-Tyler Dolacki-648, 10-Wally Pankratz-646.

USAC NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS:

1-Cole Custer-480, 2-Brody Kostecki-480, 3-Sam McGhee-477, 4-Trevor Hunt-474, 5-Jarid Irvan-465, 6-Cooper Clouse-459, 7-Parker Colston-456, 8-Stevie Kuhn-453, 9-James Edens-423, 10-Mikell McGee-420.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Ross Rankine-771; 2-James Robertson-694; 3-Nick Drake-624; 4-Jarett Andretti-612; 5-Toby Alfrey-598; 6-Nick Hamilton-573; 7-Jessica Bean-549; 8-Joey Greening-470; 9-Tyler Shullick-443; 10-Kent Kriegbaum-359.

USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Sam McGhee-613; 2-Stevie Kuhn-559; 3-Cooper Clouse-517; 4-Michael Fanelli-370; 5-Mikell McGee-367; 6-Emmy Gray-333; 7-Cole Custer-168; 8-Cordy Horn-153; 9-Tyler Shullick-137; 10-Adam Thomason-114.

USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-840; 2-Scott Hunter-787; 3-Jarett Andretti-768; 4-Chris Lamb-673; 5-Nic Davidson-633; 6-Tyler Corriher-577; 7-Austin Prock-502; 8-Ross Rankine-445; 9-Cole Custer-339; 10-Steven Intravaia-329.

USAC EASTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jared Irvan-572; 2-Cole Custer-435; 3-Sam McGhee-392; 4-Trey Hutchens-337; 5-Mikell McGee-305; 6-Cooper Clouse-188; 7-Michael Fanelli-166; 8-Stevie Kuhn-122; 9-Tyler Shullick-70; 10-Brendon Bock-64.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-575; 2-Trevor Hunt-569; 3-Cole Custer-527; 4-Parker Colston-519; 5-James Edens-470; 6-Christine Breckenridge-453; 7-Katlynn Leer-442; 8-Keegan Walmer-382; 9-Ricky Bowers-361; 10-Brandon White-264.

USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-815; 2-Jim Waters-797; 3-Chuck Groat-760; 4-Jessica Clark-736; 5-Wally Pankratz-726; 6-Keegan Walmer-719; 7-Garett Peterson-718; 8-Tyler Dolacki-716; 9-Austin Luttmer-708; 10-Jarid Blondel-691.

USAC UTAH FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jim Waters-904; 2-Chuck Groat-806; 3-Austin Luttmer-708; 4-Gregg Fuette-643; 5-Ron Duncombe-603; 6-Jeff Kelley-520; 7-J.R. Williams-516; 8-Guy Sainsbury-421; 9-Jessica Clark-386; 10-Brandon White-342.

HOLCOMB OVERALL WINNER IN BRADFORD SPECIAL EVENT

The USAC Dirt Midget Association closed out its inaugural season with a pair of 15 lap non-points races at Bear Ridge Speedway on Saturday. After the first segment, the field was inverted and after the second segment, an overall winner was calculated based on finishes in both segments.

New England Auto Racing Hall of Famer Ray Miller of East Granby, CT won the first segment with a wire-to-wire run. The 69 year old Miller held off a determined challenge from former Sprint Car pilot Scott Holcomb, who finished second. Miller’s teammate Scott Viets, also of East Granby, came home third. “The Fairlee Flier,” Kevin Chaffee of Fairlee Vermont, raced his way from ninth to finish fourth and Tim Gallant of Wales, MA was fifth.

“Flatfoot Joe” Krawiec of Bristol, CT took the second segment, grabbing the lead from Richard Petty Motorsports crewmember and former Sprint Car driver Kevin White on lap two. Tony Montesi of Roxbury, CT finished second and Holcomb raced his way from 12th to finish third. Kevin Chaffee reprised his fourth place finish in segment one and Scott Viets was fifth.

With a second place and a third place, Scott Holcomb was calculated as the overall winner, followed by Joe Krawiec, Kevin Chaffee, Scott Viets and Ray Miller.

360s EYE OCTOBER 8 VISIT TO TULARE THUNDERBOWL; BERNAL TAKES HANFORD 30-LAPPER

Richard VanderWeerd remains atop the 2011 USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car standings after finishing fourth in last Saturday night’s race at Hanford, Calif. He’s 55 points ahead of Ryan Bernal, winner of last Saturday’s race. The two will continue their battle for the championship October 8 when the series returns to the Tulare (Calif.) Thunderbowl Raceway with 74 points up for grabs.

Bernal, of Hollister, Calif., won Saturday night’s race at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway, leading the final 27 laps after passing Marty Hawkins on lap four. Dennis Howell came home second ahead of Peter Murphy, series point leader VanderWeerd and Wes Gutierrez.

The Hanford win was the fourth in the last six series features for Bernal as he continues to narrow VanderWeerd’s point lead.

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Richard VanderWeerd-810; 2-Ryan Bernal-755; 3-Wes Gutierrez-701; 4-Jace VanderWeerd-662; 5-Dennis Howell-623; 6-Danny Faria Jr.-600; 7-Greg Alexander-538; 8-Justyne Hamblin-515; 9-T.J. Smith-502; 10-Bud Kaeding-439.

CRA RETURNS TO THE PAS OCTOBER 8; FAAS GRABS PERRIS’ “GLENN HOWARD MEMORIAL”

Only 39 points separate the top-three drivers in the latest AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car standings as they prepare for an October 8 appearance at the Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. A total of 74 points are available at that event.

Nic Faas of Huntington Beach, Calif. won Saturday night’s 30-lap AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint race at Perris, leading the final 23 laps of the “Glenn Howard Memorial” after passing Greg Bragg for the lead on lap eight. Matt Mitchell finished second ahead of Austin Williams, Danny Sheridan and Bragg. Series point leader Mike Spencer was sixth. Faas also posted the fastest qualifying time.

Spencer continues to pursue a record fourth consecutive title, while Mitchell holds down the runner-up spot, 30 behind, and Faas is third in the points, 39 in arrears.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Mike Spencer-867; 2-Matt Mitchell-837; 3-Nic Faas-828; 4-Austin Williams-631; 5-Greg Bragg-562; 6-Cody Williams-504; 7-Danny Sheridan-471; 8-Ronnie Gardner-422; 9-David Cardey-421; 10-Rip Williams-409.

“GOLD CROWN” AT PONTOON BEACH OCTOBER 6-8; LARSON WIRE-TO-WIRE IN “4-CROWN” MIDGETS

The 3rd Annual “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” are on tap October 6-8 at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. and three drivers will battle for supremacy in the 2011 USAC Mopar National Midget standings in the three-night event. Defending champion Bryan Clauson holds an 11-point lead over Darren Hagen and is only 16 points ahead of Kyle Larson entering the point-rich event.

Larson, of Elk Grove, Calif., had never raced at Eldora Speedway before Saturday night’s “4-Crown Nationals” at the Rossburg, Ohio oval. That didn’t make any difference as he piloted the Toyota TRD Bullet Speedway Toyota to victory in the 25-lap Midget feature, leading all 25 laps!

Larson was trailed at the finish by Clauson, Hagen, Jerry Coons Jr. and Tracy Hines. Clauson was the fastest qualifier.

The victory opened a sensational night for the 19-year old Larson, who went on to “sweep” the “4-Crown Nationals” with victories in the 30-lap USAC AMSOIL National Sprint race and the 50-lap USAC Traxxas Silver Crown race. Track owner Tony Stewart threw in a $10,000 cash bonus for Larson as a result of his spectacular performance.

MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Bryan Clauson-945; 2-Darren Hagen-934; 3-Kyle Larson-929; 4-Tracy Hines-828; 5-Bobby East-753; 6-Caleb Armstrong-642; 7-Zach Daum-616; 8-Brad Kuhn-612; 9-Tanner Swanson-582; 10-Jerry Coons Jr.-564.

“CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG FALL NATIONALS” SATURDAY; WILD ELDORA SPRINT TO LARSON; RAIN FORCES LUCAS OIL CANCELLATION

The “City of Lawrenceburg Fall Nationals” this Saturday at the Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway, co-sanctioned by MSCS, offers a $10,000 winner’s purse. It also offers drivers a chance to garner valuable USAC National Drivers Championship points and points toward the 2011 AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car championship.

Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. enters Saturday’s race with a 42-point lead over Chris Windom in the AMSOIL standings, while Jon Stanbrough is 67 behind. A total of 74 points are available Saturday.

Reviving memories of Jack Hewitt’s amazing “sweep” of the 1998 “4-Crown Nationals,” Kyle Larson, of Elk Grove, Calif., scored a spectacular victory in Saturday night’s 30-lap AMSOIL National Sprint race at the Eldora Speedway. The win came after he had already won the 25-lap Midget race and was about to start from the pole in the 50-lap Traxxas Silver Crown finale. Larson ran 11th in the early stages of the race but advanced through the field as the leaders encountered tire problems.

Jones blew a tire on lap 21 and Jerry Coons, Jr., running second, got caught up in the mess. Coons was out of the race and Jones restarted. Windom led the next seven laps but he too had tire problems on lap 28. That put Dave Darland in the lead for one lap but another yellow put Larson right behind Darland on the restart.

Larson quickly moved to the front and led the final two laps as Darland finished second ahead of Bobby East, fast qualifier Tracy Hines and Hunter Schuerenberg.

The victory was the 78th in USAC National Sprint competition for the Dynamics, Inc. team of Milford, Ohio.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-1,257; 2-Chris Windom-1,215; 3-Jon Stanbrough-1,190; 4-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,109; 5-Robert Ballou-1,058; 6-Dave Darland-1,053; 7-Tracy Hines-1,004; 8-Damion Gardner-948; 9-Bryan Clauson-924; 10-Bobby East-787.

USAC PAVEMENT SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Bobby Santos III-304, 2-Tanner Swanson-290, 3-Bobby East-286, 4-Chris Windom-280, 5-Kody Swanson-265, 6-Jacob Wilson-256, 7-Tracy Hines-246, 8-Brian Gerster-193, 9-Russ Gamester-187; 10-Brian Olson-177.

TOLEDO’S “ROLLIE BEALE 150” SILVER CROWN FINALE OCT. 15; LARSON COMPLETES “4-CROWN” SWEEP AT ELDORA

Four drivers have a mathematical shot at USAC’s 2011 Traxxas Silver Crown Championship entering the “Rollie Beale 150” series finale October 15 in Toledo, Ohio. Levi Jones has a 12-point lead over Jerry Coons Jr. and is 46 ahead of Kyle Larson and 61 ahead of Tracy Hines with 66 points available at Toledo.

Larson, of Elk Grove, Calif., joined Jack Hewitt in the “4-Crown Nationals” record book Saturday night at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway. Kyle's victory in the 50-lap Traxxas Silver Crown race completed a “clean sweep” of the USAC races at the half-mile oval as he earlier won the 25-lap Midget and 30-lap Sprint races. He thus becomes only the second driver in the 31-year history of the event to complete a USAC “sweep,” matching Hewitt’s feat of 1998 when he won four main events!

The performance earned the 19-year-old driver a $10,000 cash bonus from track owner Tony Stewart, in addition to the $18,000 he raked in for his three feature wins! “I wish I had a modified ride so I could have matched Hewitt’s feat,” said the humble Larson in victory lane.

Starting on the pole, Larson slipped behind series point leader Levi Jones for four laps but he led the last 46 in his IWX Motor Freight/Hoosier Tire Eagle/Speedway Chevy. Jones finished second ahead of Bryan Clauson, Coons and Hines. It was a magical night and one race fans in attendance will not soon forget. Perfection is a word used seldom in open-wheel racing, but Larson exemplified the word Saturday.

USAC TRAXXAS SILVER CROWN POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-366; 2-Jerry Coons Jr.-354; 3-Kyle Larson-320; 4-Tracy Hines-305; 5-Tanner Swanson-284; 6-Brian Tyler-271; 7-Bud Kaeding-269; 8-Bobby East-258; 9-Bryan Clauson-212; 10-Derek Hagar-185.

USAC WESTERN PAVEMENT/NORTH FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE RESULTS:

September 24, 2011 – Roseville, California – All American Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brodie Kostecki, 40, Western Speed-14.205; 2. Nick Drake, 55, Cline-14.554; 3. James Edens, 8, Sutton-14.614; 4. Trevor Hunt, 11, Sutton-14.696; 5. Keegan Walmer, 3, Sutton-14.754; 6. Sheldon Didinger, 42, Sutton-16.249.

DASH: (5 laps) 1. Kostecki, 2. Hunt, 3. Edens, 4. Drake, 5. Didinger. NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Brodie Kostecki, 2. Nick Drake, 3. Trevor Hunt, 4. James Edens, 5. Sheldon Didinger. NT -----------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Hunt, Laps 7-20 Kostecki.

NEW WESTERN YOUNG GUNS SERIES POINTS: 1-Hunt-569; 2-Kostecki-569; 3-Cole Custer-527; 4-Parker Colston-519; 5-Edens-461; 6-Christine Breckenridge-453; 7-Katlynn Leer-442; 8-Walmer-376; 9-Ricky Bowers-300; 10-Brandon White-264. NEW WESTERN PAVEMENT YOUNG GUNS SERIES POINTS: 1-Hunt-1,101; 2-Kostecki-1,018; 3-Edens-576; 4-Walmer-384; 5-Ricky Bowers-361. NEW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUNG GUNS SERIES POINTS: 1-Hunt-632; 2-Edens-576; 3-Kostecki-534; 4-Walmer-384; 5-Christine Breckenridge-159.

NEXT WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE: October 1 – Las Vegas (NV) Motor Speedway

USAC WESTERN PAVEMENT/NORTH FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

September 24, 2011 – Roseville, California – All American Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brodie Kostecki, 40, Western Speed-13.657; 2. Garett Peterson, 31, Peterson-13.765; 3. Jessica Clark, 44, Clark-13.821; 4. Keegan Walmer, 3, Sutton-13.898; 5. Tanner Long, 9, Sutton-13.917; 6. Tim Skoglund, 60, Western Speed-13.972; 7. Nick Drake, 55, Cline-14.047; 8. James Edens, 8, Sutton-14.175; 9. Sheldon Didinger, 42, Sutton-14.289; 10. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-14.767.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Drake, 2. Kostecki, 3. Clark, 4. Didinger, 5. Long. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Peterson, 2. Walmer, 3. Skoglund, 4. Edens, 5. Williams. NT

FIRST FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Nick Drake, 2. Garett Peterson, 3. Brodie Kostecki, 4. Keegan Walmer, 5. James Edens, 6. Tanner Long, 7. Tim Skoglund, 8. Jessica Clark, 9. Sheldon Didinger, 10. J.R. Williams. NT

SECOND FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Garett Peterson, 2. Nick Drake, 3. Keegan Walmer, 4. Jessica Clark, 5. James Edens, 6. Tanner Long, 7. Sheldon Didinger, 8. Tim Skoglund, 9. Brodie Kosecki, 10. J.R. Williams. NT ------------------------------------------------

FIRST FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-40 Drake. SECOND FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Clark, Laps 7-40 Peterson.

NEW WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Kostecki-815; 2-Jim Waters-797; 3-Chuck Groat-760; 4-Jessica Clark-736; 5-Wally Pankratz-726; 6-Walmer-719; 7-Peterson-718; 8-Tyler Dolacki-716; 9-Austin Luttmer-708; 10-Jarid Blondel-691. NEW WESTERN PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Clark-1,065; 2-Kostecki-898; 3-Walmer-719; 4-Peterson-718; 5-Brandon White-603. NEW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Walmer-718; 2-Peterson-718; 3-Kostecki-683; 4-Clark-642; 5-Edens-588.

NEXT WESTERN FORD FOCUS RACE: October 1 – Las Vegas (NV) Motor Speedway

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE RESULTS: September 24, 2011 – Perris, California – Perris Auto Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Nic Faas, 4, Alexander-16.466; 2. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.868; 3. Rickie Gaunt, 66, Miller-16.942; 4. Ronnie Gardner, 93, Gardner-16.992; 5. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-17.102; 6. Rip Williams, 3, Williams-17.186; 7. David Cardey, 59, Cardey-17.205; 8. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-17.316; 9. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-17.330; 10. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-17.378; 11. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-17.386; 12. Josh Ford, 72, Ford-17.474; 13. John Aden, 7a, Aden-17.482; 14. Verne Sweeney, 98, Tracy-17.533; 15. Bobby Bender, 12x, Bender-17.638; 16. Brody Roa, 91R, Roa-17.655; 17. Kenny Perkins, 0K, Perkins-17.678; 18. Cal Smith, 39, CalSun-17.854; 19. Donnie Gansen, 7G, Gansen-17.867; 20. Randy Waitman, 69, Waitman-17.969; 21. Derek Buckley, 76, Buckley-18.048; 22. Brandon Thompson, 36, Springstead-18.097; 23. Jay Waugh, 21k, Kruseman-18.109; 24. Jerry Welton, 62, Welton-18.218; 25. David Bezio, 37X, Bezio-18.236; 26. Tony Everhart, 55, Everhart-18.300; 27. Ray Potte r, 33X, Potter-18.369; 28. Matt Shedwarowicz, 12, Blair-18.498; 29. Royal Adderson, 40, Adderson-18.515; 30. Corey Ballard, 20, Ballard-18.696; 31. Gary Potter, 6, Potter-18.853; 32. Tom Hendricks, 71x, Kruseman-NT

DASH: (3 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. Gaunt, 3. Spencer, 4. Faas. NT

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Faas, 2. Mitchell, 3. Aden, 4. A.Williams, Bezio, 6. Perkins, 7. Buckley. 2:51.24

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Sheridan, 2. Spencer, 3. R.Williams, 4. Ballard, 5. Sweeney, 6. Thompson, 7. Smith, 8. Everhart. 2:53.67

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. C.Williams, 2. Gansen, 3. Gaunt, 4. Cardey, 5. Waugh, 6. Bender, 7. R.Potter, 8. G.Potter. 2:55.21

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Ford, 2. Gardner, 3. Bragg, 4. Roa, 5. Shedarowicz, 6. Welton, 7. Waitman. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Sweeney, 2. Bender, 3. Perkins, 4. Thompson, 5. Bezio, 6. Waugh, 7. Everhart, 8. Smith, 9. R.Potter, 10. Adderson, 11. G.Potter, 12. Welton, 13. Shedarowicz, 14. Buckley. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Nic Faas, 2. Matt Mitchell, 3. Austin Williams, 4. Danny Sheridan, 5. Greg Bragg, 6. Mike Spencer, 7. Ronnie Gardner, 8. Rickie Gaunt, 9. David Cardey, 10. Cody Williams, 11. Brody Roa, 12. Kenny Perkins, 13. Donnie Gansen, 14. David Bezio, 15. Verne Sweeney, 16. Corey Ballard, 17. Jay Waugh, 18. Brandon Thompson, 19. Rip Williams, 20. JohnA den, 21. Bobby Bender, 22. Josh Ford. NT -------------------------------------------------------- **Waitman flipped during the fourth heat. Shedarowicz flipped during the semi. Waugh flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Bragg, Laps 8-30 Faas.

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT POINTS: 1-Spencer-867; 2-Mitchell-837; 3-Faas-828; 4-A.Williams-631; 5-Bragg-562; 6-C.Williams-504; 7-Sheridan-471; 8-Gardner-422; 9-Cardey-421; 10-R.Williams-409.

NEXT AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT RACE: October 8 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE RESULTS:

September 24, 2011 – Hanford, California – Giant Chevolet Kings Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Ryan Bernal (#11D Olmstead), 2. Richard VanderWeerd (#10 VanderWeerd), 3. Ricky Kirkbride (#87 Van Meter), 4. Greg Alexander (#72 Tyler), 5. Jared Little (#25 Little), 6. Kyle Evans (#51 Evans), 7. Jace VanderWeerd (#88 VanderWeerd). NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Marty Hawkins (#3M Hawkins), 2. Peter Murphy (#21 Murphy), 3. Jonathan Logan (#32 Evett/Logan), 4. T.J. Smith (#14 LeGras), 5. Jeff Gardner (#51T Revcon), 6. Austin Liggett (#83 Liggett). NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Danny Faria Jr. (#2 Bowman), 2. Dennis Howell (#62 Howell), 3. Wes Gutierrez (#007 WG), 4. Davey Pombo (#3E Eames), 5. Adam Frith-Smith (#62 Frith-Smith), 6. Justyne Hamblin (#8 JH). NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Ryan Bernal, 2. Dennis Howell, 3. Peter Murphy, 4. Richard VanderWeerd, 5. Wes Gutierrez, 6. Davey Pombo, 7. Danny Faria Jr., 8. Jonathan Logan, 9. T.J. Smith, 10. Adam Frith-Smith, 11. Jeff Gardner, 12. Kyle Evans, 13. Jared Little, 14. Austin Liggett, 15. Marty Hawkins, 16. Ricky Kirkbride, 17. Greg Alexander, 18. Justyne Hamblin, 19. Jace VanderWeerd. NT. ---------------------------------------------- **Hawkins flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Hawkins, Laps 4-30 Bernal.

NEW WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS: 1-R.VanderWeerd-810; 2-Bernal-755; 3-Gutierrez-701; 4-J.VanderWeerd-662; 5-Howell-623; 6-Faria-600; 7-Alexander-538; 8-Hamblin-515; 9-Smith-502; 10-Bud Kaeding-439.

NEXT WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE: October 8 – Tulare, CA – Thunderbowl Raceway

USAC DMA “Special Event” MIDGET RACE RESULTS:

September 24, 2011 – Bradford, Vermont – Bear Ridge Speedway

FIRST SEGEMENT: (15 laps) 1. Ray Miller (#1 Miller), 2. Scott Holcomb (#33 Holcomb), 3. Scott Viets (#11V Miller), 4. Kevin Chaffee (#23 Matczak), 5. Tim Gallant (#72 Tefft), 6. Joe Krawiec (#4 Matczak), 7. Jeff Horn (#1 Mossman), 8. Tony Montesi (#27 Tefft), 9. Dean Christenson (#2 Miller), 10. Adam Whitney (#12 Whitney), 11. Kevin While (#93 Tefft), 12. Thom Ring (#6x Douville), 13. Tyler Rivard (#37 Rivard), 14. Alex Rose (#11 Rose), 15. Denny Zimmerman (#3 Matczak). NT

SECOND SEGEMENT: (15 laps) 1. Joe Krawiec, 2. Tony Montesi, 3. Scott Holcomb, 4. Kevin Chaffee, 5. Scott Viets, 6. Jeff Horn, 7. Tim Gallant, 8. Ray Miller, 9. Thom Ring, 10. Kevin White, 11. Adam Whitney, 12. Dean Christenson, 13. Tyler Rivard, 14. Alex Rose. NT

OVERALL: 1. Scott Holcomb, 2. Joe Krawiec, 3. Kevin Chaffee, 4. Scott Viets, 5. Ray Miller, 6. Tony Montesi, 7. Tim Gallant, 8. Jeff Horn, 9. Thom Ring, 10. Kevin White, 11. Adam Whitney, 12. Dean Christenson, 13. Tyler Rivard, 14. Alex Rose. 15. Denny Zimmerman. --------------------------------------------

SEGMENT 1 LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-15 Miller. SEGMENT 2 LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 White, Laps 2-15 Krawiec.

TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RACE RESULTS:

September 24, 2011 – Rossburg, Ohio – Eldora Speedway – 31st “4-Crown Nationals”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kyle Larson, 71, Kunz-16.509; 2. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-16.531; 3. Dave Darland, 37, Indiana Underground-16.679; 4. Bryan Clauson, 22, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-16.771; 5. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-16.800; 6. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-16.871; 7. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-16.924; 8. Hunter Schuerenberg, 63, DePalma-16.955; 9. Brian Tyler, 21, Team 6R-17.012; 10. Tracy Hines, 16, Lightfoot-17.084; 11. Derek Hagar, 91, Hagar-17.109; 12. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-17.361; 13. Robert Ballou, 56, Foxco-17.406; 14. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-17.465; 15. Todd Kane, 78, Kane-17.502; 16. Bobby East, 6, Klatt-17.603; 17. Mike Hess, 39, Aquilini-18.070; 18. Kellen Conover, 76, Conover-19.497; 19. Craig Dori, 38, Shoestring-19.531; 20. Jon Stanbrough, 17, RW-NT; 21. Shane Cockrum, 114, Hardy-NT; 22. Tanner Swanson, 23, Team 6R/TK-NT; 23. Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-NT; 24. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-NT.

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Kyle Larson, 2. Levi Jones, 3. Bryan Clauson, 4. Jerry Coons Jr., 5. Tracy Hines, 6. Robert Ballou, 7. Tanner Swanson, 8. Bobby East, 9. Todd Kane, 10. Hunter Schuerenberg, 11. Kody Swanson, 12. Mike Hess, 13. Kellen Conover, 14. Derek Hagar, 15. Shane Cockrum, 16. Shane Hollingsworth, 17. Dave Darland, 18. Bud Kaeding, 19. Brian Tyler, 20. Jon Stanbrough, 21. Randy Bateman, 22. Russ Gamester, 23. Craig Dori. NT ------------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Jones, Laps 5-50 Larson.

NEW SILVER CROWN SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Jones-366; 2-Coons-354; 3-Larson-320; 4-Hines-305; 5-T.Swanson-284; 6-Tyler-271; 7-Kaeding-269; 8-East-258; 9-Clauson-212; 10-Hagar-185.

NEXT SILVER CROWN SERIES RACE: October 15 – Toledo (OH) Speedway – “Rollie Beale 150”

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

September 24, 2010 – Rossburg, Ohio – Eldora Speedway – 31st “4-Crown Nationals”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-15.057; 2. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-15.071; 3. Chris Windom, 5x, Baldwin-15.098; 4. Matt Westfall, 22s, Simon-15.148; 5. Robert Ballou, 81, MPHG-15.226; 6. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-15.282; 7. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-15.331; 8. Dave Darland, 21x, Roberts/Tate-15.357; 8. Justin Grant, 40, Hery-15.489; 10. Jerry Coons Jr., 71p, Phillips-15.511; 11. Kyle Larson, 69, Dynamics-15.519; 12. Bryan Clauson, 7, CTR/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-15.523; 13. Scotty Weir, 23s, Simon-15.620; 14. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-15.659; 15. Derek Hagar, 9, Hager-15.670; 16. Hud Cone, 21c, Pollock-15.837; 17. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-15.878; 18. Dallas Hewitt, 6, Miller-15.881; 19. Chase Stockon, 32, Stockon-15.892; 20. Casey Riggs, 37, Indiana Underground-15.899; 21. Jon Stanbrough, 53, Fox-15.904; 22. Landon Simon, 24, Simon-15.910; 23. Keith Bloom Jr., 27, Abreu-15.922; 24. Jonathan Hendrick, 68, Hendrick-15.946; 25. Kyle Wissmiller, 29x, Wissmiller-16.254; 26. Mark Cassella, 91, Gagliardi-16.354; 27. Daron Clayton, 11, Walker-16.476; 28. Mike Miller, 82, Miller-16.503; 29. Joe Liguori, 6rr, Liguori-16.520; 30. Todd Kane, 9x, SC-16.634; 31. Wesley Gordon, 3, Sweat Racing-16.652; 32. J.J. Hughes, 76, Hughes-16.742; 33. Coleman Gulick, 14, Gulick-16.764; 34. Brian Smith, 14w, Wilson-16.944; 35. Kevin Studley, 57, Studley-17.117; 36. Kirk Jeffries, 59J, Jeffries-17.338; 37. Brandon Whited, 15, AWC-NT; 38. Mitch Wissmiller, 1w, Wissmiller-NT; 39. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-NT; 40. Jason Cox, 320, Kistle-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Schuerenberg, 2. Stanbrough, 3. Grant, 4. Weir, 5. Ballou, 6. Hines, 7. Gulick, 8. K.Wissmiller, 9. Mattox, 10. Liguori. 2:07.28

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Kaeding, 2. Jones, 3. Coons, 4. East, 5. Hewitt, 6. Kane, 7. Cassella, 8. Smith, 9. Simon. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Larson, 2. Stockon, 3. Bloom, 4. Gardner, 5. Windom, 6. Clayton, 7. Hagar, 8. Gordon, 9. Studley. 2:13.41

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Riggs, 2. Westfall, 3. Clauson, 4. Hendrick, 5. Darland, 6. Cone, 7. Hughes, 8. Miller, 9. Jeffries. 2:14.39

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Hines, 2. Windom, 3. Darland, 4. Ballou, 5. Clayton, 6. Cone, 7. Hagar, 8. Gulick, 9. Simon, 10. Kane, 11. Hughes, 12. Hewitt, 13. Liguori, 14. Cassella, 15. Miller, 16. Gordon, 17. Studley, 18. Smith, 19. Mattox. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Kyle Larson, 2. Dave Darland, 3. Bobby East, 4. Tracy Hines, 5. Hunter Schuerenberg, 6. Bud Kaeding, 7. Jon Stanbrough, 8. Daron Clayton, 9. Levi Jones, 10. Derek Hagar, 11. Damion Gardner, 12. Bryan Clauson, 13. Keith Bloom Jr., 14. Matt Westfall, 15. Hud Cone, 16. Jonathan Hendrick, 17. Scotty Weir, 18. Chase Stockon, 19. Chris Windom, 20. Casey Riggs, 21, Jerry Coons Jr., 22, Robert Ballou, 23. Coleman Gulick, 24. Justin Grant. NT ------------------------------------------------ **Cox flipped during qualifying.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Coons, Laps 14-20 Jones, Laps 21-27 Windom, Lap 28 Darland, Laps 29-30 Larson.

NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-1,257; 2-Windom-1,215; 3-Stanbrough-1,190; 4-Schuerenberg-1,109; 5-Ballou-1,058; 6-Darland-1,053; 7-Hines-1,004; 8-Gardner-948; 9-Clauson-924; 10-East-787.

NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT RACE: October 1 – Lawrenceburg (IN) Speedway

USAC MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

September 24, 2011– Rossburg, Ohio – Eldora Speedway – 31st “4-Crown Nationals”

QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Sept 24) 1. Bryan Clauson, 39, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-16.423; 2. Tracy Hines, 24, Parker-16.622; 3. Kyle Larson, 67, Kunz-16.666; 4. Bobby East, 4, Klatt-16.727; 5. Levi Jones, 0, Styres-16.761; 6. Jerry Coons Jr., 3nz, JCJ-16.800; 7. Darren Hagen, 3, RFMS-16.851; 8. Brad Kuhn, 17B, RW-16.866; 9. Mario Clouser, 06, MCM-16.984; 10. Tanner Swanson, 19, Team 6R/TK-17.021; 11. Caleb Armstrong, 71, C & A-17.176; 12. Matt Westfall, 14w, Bordner-17.257; 13. Chase Barber, 91, Barber-17.413; 14. Zach Daum, 5, Daum-17.611; 15. Brent Beauchamp, 16, Sandy-17.763; 16. Dalton Armstrong, 71k, Kunz-18.135; 17. Bob Schreffler, 21s, Schreffler-18.491; 18. Dave Darland, 5w, Wilke-Pak-NT; 19. Kody Swanson, 11, Wilke-Pak-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. T.Swanson, 2. Hagen, 3. Clauson, 4. East, 5. K.Swanson, 6. D.Armstrong, 7. Barber. 2:14.05

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hines, 2. Daum, 3. Kuhn. 4. C.Armstrong, 5. Jones, 6. Schreffler.

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Coons, 2. Larson, 3. Westfall, 4. Darland, 5. Beauchamp, 6. Clouser.

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Kyle Larson, 2. Bryan Clauson, 3. Darren Hagen, 4. Jerry Coons Jr., 5. Tracy Hines, 6. Bobby East, 7. Brad Kuhn, 8. Levi Jones, 9. Tanner Swanson, 10. Dave Darland, 11. Zach Daum, 12. Mario Clouser, 13. Kody Swanson, 14. Chase Barber, 15. Dalton Armstrong, 16. Bob Schreffler, 17. Caleb Armstrong, 18. Brent Beauchamp, 19. Matt Westfall. NT ----------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Larson.

NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Clauson-945; 2-Hagen-934; 3-Larson-929; 4-Hines-828; 5-East-753; 6-C.Armstrong-642; 7-Daum-616; 8-Kuhn-612; 9-T.Swanson-582; 10-Coons-564. NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET CAR DIRT STANDINGS: 1-Clauson-695; 2-Larson-586; 3-Hines & Hagen-570; 5-East-558.

NEXT MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET RACE: October 6-8 – Pontoon Beach, IL – Tri-City Speedway – DuPont “Gold Crown Midget Nationals”

RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR USAC POINT RACES???

Never before have USAC’s three National Championship point races all been decided by less than 20 points in a single year. The 2011 season could end that 41-year streak!

At present no driver has more than a 16-point lead in any of the three series and Bryan Clauson’s lead in the National Drivers Championship stands at just 17 points over Tracy Hines going into tonight’s Sprint race at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis.

Levi Jones has a six-point lead over Jerry Coons Jr. in the Traxxas Silver Crown points going into Saturday’s “4-Crown Nationals” at Rossburg, Ohio. Jones also leads Chris Windom by just 16 points in the AMSOIL National Sprint standings going into Saturday’s Eldora events. Bryan Clauson’s lead over Darren Hagen and Kyle Larson in the Mopar National Midgets is just three and 18 points respectively prior to Rossburg.

The record shows the closest point races in each series as follows: Silver Crown – Mike Bliss by 2 over Ron Shuman in 1993, Tony Stewart by 2 over Dave Darland in 1995 and Levi Jones over Bud Kaeding by 2 last year; Sprint – Johnny Rutherford by 2.5 over Greg Weld in 1965; and Midget – Cole Whitt by 1 over Tracy Hines in 2008.

There have been years where two of the three titles have been decided by less than 20 points but never have all three finished that close.

The last two months of competition offer Traxxas Silver crown races at Rossburg, OH (Saturday) and Toledo, OH (Oct. 15), AMSOIL Sprint races at Rossburg (Saturday), Lawrenceburg, IN (Oct. 1), Peoria, AZ (Oct. 28-29), Perris, CA (Nov. 5) and Hanford, CA (Nov. 12), and Mopar Midget races at Rossburg (Saturday), Pontoon Beach, IL (Oct. 6-7-8) and Irwindale CA (Nov. 24)

“GENERATION NEXT” TITLES UP FOR GRABS AT “LITTLE E”

The 2k11 USAC “Generation Next” Mopar .25 Midget championships are up for grabs this weekend in the series finale at Tony Stewart’s “Little E” dirt oval adjacent to his Eldora Speedway, site of this weekend’s 31st USAC “4-Crown Nationals.”

Although seven championships are already determined, another eight will be decided by this weekend’s results.

Drivers already locking up titles include Jared Irvan of Midland, N.C. (Senior Honda), Carson Hocevar of Portage, MI (Junior Stock), Bryant Dawson of Phoenix, AZ (Mod), Ryan Krachun of Neshanic, N.J. (B), Gage Walker of Fairland, IN (Light AA), Mark Miller of Mooresville, NC (Heavy 160), Wil Raber of Allegan, MI (Heavy Honda), and Michael Fanelli of Rio Rancho, NM (Unrestricted Animal).

In Junior Honda, Zeb Wise of Angola, IN leads Tyler Clem of St. Petersburg, FL by six points. Wise is also tied with Hocevar in Junior Animal. In Light World Formula Garrett Jones of West Palm Beach, FL leads Frankie Nervo of Tallmadge, OH by three points. Jones also leads the Light 160 standings by six over Harrison Burton of Huntersville, NC and 12 over Krachun, and Jones also leads Senior Animal by three over Burton and six over Michael Atwell of Naples, FL. Bryant Dawson of Phoenix, AZ has a six point lead over Richie Streicher of Bluffton, OH in Heavy AA.

Katlyn Stanley of Concord, NC has a three point lead over Raber and six point edge over Tyler Shullick of Vermillion, OH in Heavy World Formula.

Each class victory is worth 60 points, but a driver’s best five point performances are utilized to determine the champions. In order to be eligible for year-end championships and awards, drivers must have competed in at least five events.

Champions of USAC’s 2011 “Generation Next” tour will be recognized during USAC’s “Night of Champions” year-end banquet on December 9 at the IndianaRoof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis.

CLAUSON’S NDC LEAD SLICED TO 17 BY WINCHESTER WINNER HINES

Bryan Clauson’s defense of his USAC National Drivers Championship enters its last two months on a tenuous note, with Tracy Hines breathing down his back going into this Thursday night’s AMSOIL USAC “Thursday National Thunder” National Pavement Sprint race at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind.

Hines won Sunday’s “Rich Vogler Classic” pavement Sprint race at the Winchester (Ind.) Speedway, a race Clauson did not attend, thereby slicing into Clauson’s point lead. Hines trails by 17 and could feasibly tie Clauson with a victory at Indianapolis.

Chris Windom continues to hold down third in the latest standings after finishing third at Winchester, while Bobby East, second at Winchester, is fourth and Kyle Larson, fifth at Winchester, is fifth.

Rounding out the “top-10” in the new standings are Levi Jones, Jerry Coons Jr., Jon Stanbrough, Hunter Schuerenberg and Tanner Swanson.

USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

1-Bryan Clauson-988; 2-Tracy Hines-971; 3-Chris Windom-937; 4-Bobby East-910; 5-Kyle Larson-906; 6-Levi Jones-903; 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-853; 8-Jon Stanbrough-736; 9-Hunter Schuerenberg-700; 10-Tanner Swanson-686.

WESTERN FOCUSES AT ALL AMERICAN SPEEDWAY SATURDAY; FUETTE, WALMER, KOSTECKI, MULHEARN, CUSTER, RANKINE, McGHEE ALL #1; WATERS CLAIMS 2011 UTAH FORD FOCUS TITLE

USAC’s Western Ford Focus competitors will have this weekend’s schedule all to themselves, competing at the All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. Two Western Ford Focus feature are on tap, along with a feature event for the Western Focus Young Guns.

Brodie Kostecki leads the Western Ford Focus standings, while Kostecki and Trevor Hunt are tied for the lead in the Western Focus Young Guns points.

Gregg Fuette of West Valley City, Utah led all 25 laps to win the 2011 Utah Ford Focus finale at Rocky Mountain Raceways Saturday night. Jim Waters finished second and put a lid on the 2011 series championship. Chuck Groat, Ron Duncombe and Guy Sainsbury rounded out the ”top-five” at the checkered flag.

Keegan Walmer of Portland, Ore. and Kostecki, of Roseville, Calif., scored feature wins in Saturday night’s “Fall Harvest Classic” Ford Focus races at the Madera Speedway. Walmer led the first five laps of the Western Ford Focus race, then yielded to Garett Peterson. On the final lap, Walmer regained the lead and won over Paul Graham, Jessica Clark, Ricky Bowers and Jeff Oleen. Kostecki passed Trevor Hunt on the fourth lap of the Focus Young Guns feature and led the last 17 laps to beat Hunt, James Edens and Ricky Bowers.

Andrew Mulhearn of Whittier, Calif. and Cole Custer of Kannapolis, N.C. scored USAC feature wins in Saturday night’s Ford Focus activity at the Ventura Raceway. Mulhearn passed Jarid Blondel on lap 14 and led the final seven laps of the Western Ford Focus feature to beat Wally Pankratz, Tyler Dolacki, Casey Martinez and Nick Carlson. In the accompanying Focus Young Guns race, Custer led the opening lap, yielded to Katlynn Leer on lap two but regained the lead on lap three and led the rest of the way to win the 14-lap race over Leer, Parker Colston, Austin Blair and Christine Breckenridge.

Ross Rankine of Willard, Ohio and Sam McGhee of Camby, Ind. were the winners of USAC Ford Focus features at Columbus Motor Speedway Saturday night. Rankine passed James Robertson on lap 20 and led the final 21 laps to win the 40-lap Midwest/Eastern Ford Focus feature in his National Pride Beast/Ford. Nick Hamilton finished second ahead of Jarett Andretti, Robertson and Gage Walker. Toby Alfrey led the first two laps. Rankine’s win made him the Midwest Pavement Ford Focus Champ for 2011. McGhee led all but the first lap of the 20-lap Midwest/Eastern Focus Young Guns feature to beat fast qualifier Cooper Clouse, Michael Fanelli, Mikell McGee and Stevie Kuhn, who led lap one. McGhee piloted the Stoops Freightliner/CPM Machine Spike to the win.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-717, 2-Ross Rankine-702, 3-Brodie Kostecki-693, 4-Scott Hunter-672, 5-Jim Waters-669, 6-Jarett Andretti-657, 7-Jessica Clark-651, 8-Tyler Dolacki-648, 9-Wally Pankratz-646, 10-Chris Lamb-639.

USAC NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS:

1-Cole Custer-480, 2-Brodie Kostecki-480; 3-Sam McGhee-477, 4-Trevor Hunt-474, 5-Jared Irvan-465; 6-Cooper Clouse-459, 7-Parker Colston-456, 8-Stevie Kuhn-453, 9-James Edens-423; 10-Mikell McGee-420.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Ross Rankine-771; 2-James Robertson-694; 3-Nick Drake-624; 4-Jarett Andretti-612; 5-Toby Alfrey-598; 6-Nick Hamilton-573; 7-Jessica Bean-549; 8-Joey Greening-470; 9-Tyler Shullick-443; 10-Kent Kriegbaum-359.

USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Sam McGhee-613; 2-Stevie Kuhn-559; 3-Cooper Clouse-517; 4-Michael Fanelli-370; 5-Mikell McGee-367; 6-Emmy Gray-333; 7-Cole Custer-168; 8-Cordy Horn-153; 9-Tyler Shullick-137; 10-Adam Thomason-114.

USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-840; 2-Scott Hunter-787; 3-Jarett Andretti-768; 4-Chris Lamb-673; 5-Nic Davidson-633; 6-Tyler Corriher-577; 7-Austin Prock-502; 8-Ross Rankine-445; 9-Cole Custer-339; 10-Steven Intravaia-329.

USAC EASTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jared Irvan-572; 2-Cole Custer-435; 3-Sam McGhee-392; 4-Trey Hutchens-337; 5-Mikell McGee-305; 6-Cooper Clouse-188; 7-Michael Fanelli-166; 8-Stevie Kuhn-122; 9-Tyler Shullick-70; 10-Brendon Bock-64.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-806, 2-Jim Waters-797, 3-Chuck Groat-760, 4-Jessica Clark-736, 5-Wally Pankratz-726, 6-Tyler Dolacki-716, 7-Austin Luttmer-708, 8-Jarid Blondel-691, 9-Gregg Fuette-645, 10-Daniel Williams-640.

USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Trevor Hunt-569, 2-Brody Kostecki-569, 3-Cole Custer-527, 4-Parker Colston-519, 5-James Edens-457, 6-Christine Breckenridge-453, 7-Katlynn Leer-442, 8-Keegan Walmer-376, 9-Ricky Bowers-300, 10-Brandon White-264.

FINAL USAC UTAH FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jim Waters-904; 2-Chuck Groat-806; 3-Austin Luttmer-708; 4-Gregg Fuette-643; 5-Ron Duncombe-603; 6-Jeff Kelley-520; 7-J.R. Williams-516; 8-Guy Sainsbury-421; 9-Jessica Clark-386; 10-Brandon White-342.

SATURDAY’S RACE AT BRADFORD A “POST-SEASON” SPECIAL

This Saturday night’s USAC DMA Midget race at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vt. is a “post-season special event,” not offering series points due to its late addition to the 2011 schedule.

Joe Krawiec of Bristol, Conn. laid claim to the inaugural USAC DMA Midget crown September 10 at Bear Ridge, finishing the series with a 35-point cushion over runnerup Scott Holcomb.

Krawiec posted four wins, a second, a fourth and an eighth on his way to the title, while Holcomb had a win, three seconds and a third in seven starts.

FERNS EYES KOKOMO-TOLEDO D1 FINALES; HAMILTON WINS COLUMBUS MOTOR SPEEDWAY 30-LAPPER

Taylor Ferns of Shelby Township, Mich. has a 143-point lead over Kyle Hamilton in the USAC Mopar D1 Midget standings entering the final two races, October 14 and 15 at Kokomo, Ind. and Toledo, Ohio respectively. She hopes to become only USAC’s second female driving champion, following in the footsteps of 2004 Indianapolis Speedrome Regional Midget Champ Sondi Eden.

Hamilton, of Danville, Ind., posted the fastest qualifying time, then went on to win the 30-lapper Saturday night at Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway. Hamilton caught early leader Mario Marietta on lap 11 and led the final 20 laps in his Hamilton Painting Spike/Esslinger Ford to beat Dalton Armstrong, Marietta, Tyler Cottongim and Dillon Welch to the checkered flag.

Ferns finished sixth in the Columbus feature.

USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Taylor Ferns-718; 2-Kyle Hamilton-575; 3-Andy O’Gara-499; 4-Bryan Nuckles-476; 5-Jake Blackhurst-467; 6-Mario Marietta-415; 7-Morgan Nelson-386; 8-Ali Jackson-346; 9-Dakoda Armstrong-278; 10-Davey Ray-255.

WESTERN MIDGETS CLOSE OUT 2011 AT VENTURA & IRWINDALE; HENRY WINS AGAIN AT VENTURA RACEWAY

Cory Kruseman of Ventura, Calif. will try to put a wrap on his first-ever USAC driving championship in November when the USAC Mopar Western Midget Series concludes its 2011 run at Ventura at Irwindale, Calif.

Kruseman emerged from last Saturday night’s race at Ventura Raceway with a 35-point lead over David Prickett, who was fifth at Ventura. Kruseman’s adventuresome night, which included a flip during the feature, ended with an eighth-place finish.

Johnathon Henry of Stockton, Calif. won another Mopar USAC Western Midget race at Ventura Saturday night, leading the final 10 laps after passing Marcus Niemela on lap 21. Niemela finished second ahead of Brent Camarillo, Josh Lakatos and Prickett.

USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Cory Kruseman-533; 2-David Prickett-498; 3-Johnathon Henry-485; 4-Cody Swanson-426; 5-Jake Swanson-403; 6-Scott Pierovich-300; 7-Connor Kassik-260; 8-Chris Ennis-202; 9-Randi Pankratz-183; 10-Austin Smith-134.

WEST COAST 360 SPRINTS RETURN TO HANFORD SATURDAY; SHERIDAN TAKES SANTA MARIA’S “BUD STANFIELD MEMORIAL”

Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. hosts the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint cars again Saturday and series point leader Richard VanderWeerd is OK with that, having posted a victory, two thirds and a fourth in the four races held at the 3/8-mile dirt oval this season.

VanderWeerd, of Visalia, Calif., has a comfortable 65-point lead over Ryan Bernal in the standings, but Bernal has a pair of second-places at Hanford this season himself.

Other drivers who bear watching Saturday include third-ranking Wes Gutierrez, who has a victory and a fourth at Kings this year, fourth ranking Jace VanderWeerd, whose four Hanford starts have all resulted in “top-10s,” and Danny Faria Jr., who has a win and two thirds.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA regular Danny Sheridan of Santa Maria, Calif. won Saturday night’s “Bud Stanfield Memorial” at his home track – Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway. He passed Bud Kaeding on the 27th lap and led the final four laps to beat Kaeding, Gutierrez, Richard VanderWeerd and Greg Alexander. Sheridan piloted the Kittle Motorsports Pace Lighting/K & N Filters Sherman/Auto Pro to the win. Justyne Hamblin led the first 11 laps and Wes Gutierrez led the next 12 before Kaeding took over for three.

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Richard VanderWeerd-752; 2-Ryan Bernal-687; 3-Wes Gutierrez-647; 4-Jace VanderWeerd-647; 5-Dennis Howell-559; 6-Danny Faria Jr.-550; 7-Greg Alexander-514; 8-Justyne Hamblin-495; 9-T.J. Smith-461; 10-Bud Kaeding-439.

“GLENN HOWARD MEMORIAL” SATURDAY AT THE PAS; PIEROVICH WINS MADERA’S “HARVEST CLASSIC”

Mike Spencer of Temecula, Calif. puts his AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car title defense on the line Saturday at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway in the 2011 “Glenn Howard Memorial.”

Spencer, trying to claim a record fourth consecutive title, has a 37-point lead over Matt Mitchell and is only 56 ahead of Nic Faas entering Saturday’s event, which offer 74 total points.

Spencer has 17 career USAC wins at the half-mile dirt oval, including four of this year’s six outings. Mitchell, ironically, has won the other two this season. In five starts at The Pas, Faas has two seconds, a third, fourth and a fifth.

Scott Pierovich of Alamo, Calif. passed Geoff Ensign on lap six and went on to lead the remaining 45 laps to win Saturday night’s “Harvest Classic” USAC Western/Western Classic Sprint race at Madera (Calif.) Speedway. Audra Sasselli was second ahead of Tony Hunt, Ensign and Chad Nichols. Hunt emerged with a five-point lead over Sasselli in the AMSOIL Western Sprint points, but trails Ensign by nine points in the Western Classic standings. Pierovich was also the fastest qualifier.

The 2011 USAC Western Classic” Sprint Series concludes November 24 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Mike Spencer-810; 2-Matt Mitchell-773; 3-Nic Faas-754; 4-Austin Williams-570; 5-Greg Bragg-508; 6-Cody Williams-463; 7-Danny Sheridan-412; 8-Rip Williams-387; 9-David Cardey-380; 10-Ronnie Gardner-370.

USAC AMSOIL WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Tony Hunt-585; 2-Audra Sasselli-580; 3-Cody Gerhardt-549; 4-Tim Skoglund-548; 5-Luis Ramos III-468; 6-Scott Pierovich-388; 7-Geoff Ensign-311; 8-Johnny Geisler-271; 9-Tim Barber-258; 10-Shaunna Hogg-228.

USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Geoff Ensign-806; 2-Tony Hunt-797; 3-Scott Pierovich-700; 4-Shauna Hogg-579; 5-Tim Barber-566; 6-Jerry Kobza-211.

“4-CROWN” COULD SHAKE UP MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET STANDINGS

This Saturday’s 31st “4-Crown Nationals” at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio will certainly play into determining this year’s USAC Mopar National Midget Champion. The top three drivers in the standings are separated by just 18 points, with 74 available Saturday.

Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. has only a three-point lead over Darren Hagen of Riverside, Calif., while series rookie Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, Calif. has vaulted into contention, now just 18 back of the leader in third.

Clauson and Hagen posted second and sixth-place finishes at Eldora last year, while Larson will be making his debut at the half-mile dirt oval.

Jerry Coons Jr. is the defending “4-Crown” champion but is currently 10th in the series standings.

Saturday’s race is 25 laps and Kasey Kahne holds the 25-lap race record of 105.713 mph set in 2000. Mike Hess is the one-lap Midget track record holder at 113.917 mph, which he set in 2004.

Clauson has five victories in the Midgets this year, while Hagen also has five. Larson has won twice but has caught fire recently and hopes to mount a championship charge.

In addition to Coons, former “4-Crown” Midget champion Tracy Hines (1996 and 2006) is also expected to be in Saturday’s field.

MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Bryan Clauson-876; 2-Darren Hagen-873; 3-Kyle Larson-858; 4-Tracy Hines-767; 5-Bobby East-700; 6-Caleb Armstrong-618; 7-Zach Daum-578; 8-Brad Kuhn-564; 9-Tanner Swanson-538; 10-Jerry Coons Jr.-504.

“THURSDAY NIGHT THUNDER” & “4-CROWN” ON TAP FOR SPRINTS; RIGGS WINS AT TRI-STATE; HINES CLAIMS “RICH VOGLER CLASSIC”

USAC’s AMSOIL Pavement Sprint cars are headed for “Thursday Night Thunder” at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind., then the AMSOIL National Series returns to Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio Saturday for the 31st “4-Crown Nationals.”

Bobby Santos III leads the pavement standings entering Thursday’s race, while defending AMSOIL National Champ Levi Jones continues his leadership of that series going into Saturday’s race at Eldora.

It took fast qualifier Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind. just 12 laps to come from sixth starting position to pass pole starter Bobby East for the lead in Sunday’s “Rich Vogler Classic” at the Winchester (Ind.) Speedway. Hines and his Fatheadz/BS Motorsports Beast/Mopar led the final 19 laps of the 30-lapper to beat East, Chris Windom, Kody Swanson and Kyle Larson. Santos finished sixth to retain the pavement point lead.

Casey Riggs of Shelbyville, Ind. walked off with the winner’s trophy Saturday night in the 50-lap “Haubstadt Hustler Sprint 50” at Tri-State Speedway co-sanctioned by USAC and MSCS. Riggs trailed Bryan Clauson for the first 15 laps, then led the last 35 in his Indiana Underground Construction Maxim/Chevy. Clauson finished second ahead of Damion Gardner, Jones and Brady Bacon.

Hines’ Winchester victory was his 77th in USAC National competition, but was also his 41st in Sprint cars, passing Gary Bettenhausen for fifth on the all-time list. Ranked ahead of him are Pancho Carter at 42, Larry Dickson at 45, Jack Hewitt at 46 and all-time leader Tom Bigelow at 52.

Santos won the last race at Indianapolis and had a fourth at the .686-mile paved oval earlier this year. He’s 14 points ahead of Tanner Swanson in the pavement standings. Swanson’s Indianapolis finishes this season have been second and third.

Windom now trails Jones by just 16 points in the AMSOIL National rankings, with 74 available at Eldora Saturday. Despite seven podium finishes so far this year, Jones’ only victory came at New Oxford, Pa. during the “Eastern Storm” swing in June. Windom’s spectacular 2011 season has included a pair of wins at Terre Haute, Ind. and one during “Indiana Sprint Week” at Bloomington.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-1,209; 2-Chris Windom-1,193; 3-Jon Stanbrough-1,141; 4-Hunter Schuerenberg-1,053; 5-Robert Ballou-1,042; 6-Dave Darland-994; 7-Tracy Hines-943; 8-Damion Gardner-912; 9-Bryan Clauson-890; 10-Bobby East-727.

USAC PAVEMENT SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Bobby Santos-304; 2-Tanner Swanson-290; 3-Bobby East-286; 4-Chris Windom-280; 5-Kody Swanson-265; 6-Jacob Wilson-256; 7-Tracy Hines-246; 8-Brian Gerster-227; 9-Brian Olson-177; 10-Aaron Pierce-161.

“4-CROWN” PROVES TO BE PIVOTAL AGAIN IN BATTLE FOR TRAXXAS SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP

The “4-Crown Nationals,” as it has been for so many years due to its September date, again promises to be pivotal in the battle for the USAC Traxxas Silver Crown championship. A 50-lap feature is on tap at the half-mile Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio Saturday.

Capping Saturday’s USAC “tripleheader,” the race offers a showdown between defending series champion Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. and former champion Jerry Coons Jr. of Tucson, Ariz., who trails by just six points with 66 available Saturday.

Jones was third in last year’s “4-Crown” feature, while Coons was 14th. Jones’ Tony Stewart Racing teammate, Bryan Clauson, is the defending race winner, having led all 50 laps of last year’s race.

Tracy Hines ranks third in the standings, but trails Jones by 52 and needs a good finish coupled with problems for the frontrunners to move into contention entering the October 15 “Rollie Beale 150” series finale at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway.

Former “4-Crown” Silver Crown champs Clauson, Dave Darland (2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009), Coons (2007) and Brian Tyler (2002) are all expected to be in Saturday’s field. Coons (Hoosier Hundred) and Tyler (Springfield) have already posted 2011 series victories.

Josh Wise retains the 1-lap Eldora track qualifying record for Silver Crown cars at 117.386 mph, set in 2005.

USAC TRAXXAS SILVER CROWN POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-309; 2-Jerry Coons Jr.-303; 3-Tracy Hines-257; 4-Brian Tyler-256; 5-Kyle Larson-254; 6-Bud Kaeding-252; 7-Tanner Swanson-242; 8-Bobby East-219; 9-Derek Hagar-160; 10-Bryan Clauson-158.

USAC WESTERN PAVEMENT/NORTH FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE RESULTS:

September 17, 2011 –Madera, California – Madera Speedway – “Fall Harvest Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brodie Kostecki, 40, Western Speed-15.315; 2. James Edens, 8, Sutton-15.576; 3. Ricky Bowers, 42, Sutton-15.688; 4. Trevor Hunt, 11, Sutton-15.802; 5. Keegan Walmer, 3, Sutton-NT.

HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Kostecki, 2. Hunt, 3. Bowers, 4. Edens, 5. Walmer. NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Brodie Kostecki, 2. Trevor Hunt, 3. James Edens, 4. Ricky Bowers. NT -----------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Hunt, Laps 4-20 Kostecki.

NEW WESTERN PAVEMENT YOUNG GUNS SERIES POINTS: 1-Hunt-1,044; 2-Kostekci-952; 3-Edens-521; 4-Walmer-382; 5-Bowers-361. NEW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUNG GUNS SERIES POINTS: 1-Hunt-575; 2-Edens-521; 3-Kostecki-468; 4-Walmer-382; 5-Christine Breckenridge-159; 6-Sheldon Didinger-108; 7-Marina Turner-98; 8-Bowers-61; 9- Colin Milroy-58; 10-Kyle Bailey-57.

NEXT WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE: September 24 – Roseville, CA – All American Speedway

USAC WESTERN PAVEMENT/NORTH FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

September 17, 2011 – Madera, California – Madera Speedway – “Fall Harvest Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brodie Kostecki, 40, Western Speed-14.683; 2. Paul Graham, 24, Sutton-14.840; 3. Garett Peterson, 31, Peterson-14.859; 4. Ricky Bowers, 42, Sutton-14.963; 5. Brandon White, 9, Sutton-15.003; 6. Keegan Walmer, 3, Sutton-15.045; 7. Jessica Clark, 44, Clark-15.077; 8. Jeff Oleen, 8, Sutton-15.199.

HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Clark, 2. Peterson, 3. White, 4. Kostecki, 5. Walmer, 6. Bowers, 7. Oleen, 8. Graham. NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Keegan Walmer, 2. Paul Graham, 3. Jessica Clark, 4. Ricky Bowers, 5. Jeff Oleen, 6. Brandon White, 7. Garett Peterson, 8. Brodie Kostecki. NT ------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Walmer, Laps 6-24 Peterson, Lap 25 Walmer.

NEW WESTERN PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Clark-965; 2-Kostecki-795; 3-Walmer-604; 4-White-603; 5-Peterson-588; 6-Graham-579; 7-Tanner Long-474; 8-James Edens-439; 9-Alex Jacobsen-351; 10-Bowers-340. NEW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Walmer-604; 2-Peterson-588; 3-Kostecki-580; 4-Clark-542; 5-Tanner Long-474; 6-James Edens-439; 7-Jim Waters-232; 8-J.R. Williams-224; 9-White-214; 10-Graham-185.

NEXT WESTERN FORD FOCUS RACE: September 24 – Roseville, CA – All American Speedway

USAC WESTERN DIRT FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE RESULTS:

September 17, 2011 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway

HEAT RACE: (7 laps ) 1. Parker Colston (#64 Colston), 2. Christine Breckenridge (#26 Breckenridge), 3. Cole Custer (#55k Kruseman), 4. Katlynn Leer (#12k Kruseman), 5. Austin Blair (#4k Kruseman). NT

FEATURE: (14 laps) 1. Cole Custer, 2. Katlynn Leer, 3. Parker Colston, 4. Austin Blair, 5. Christine Breckenridge. NT ------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Custer, Lap 2 Leer, Laps 3-14 Custer.

NEW WESTERN DIRT FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINTS: 1-Colston-692; 2-Custer-527; 3-Breckenridge-483; 4-Trevor Hunt-449; 5-Leer-442; 6-Brodie Kostecki-263; 7-Blair-245; 8-Zach Bogner-171; 9-Logan Williams-105; 10-Daniel Williams-64.

NEXT WESTERN DIRT FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE: September 24 – Roseville, CA – All American Speedway

USAC WESTERN DIRT FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

September 17, 2011 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Wally Pankratz (#37 Pankratz), 2. Tyler Dolacki (#18 Dolacki), 3. Andrew Mulhearn (#14 Mulhearn), 4. David Prickett (#17 Dolacki), 5. Katlyn Leer (#12k Kruseman), 6. Parker Colston (#64 Colston), 7. Tanner Kershaw (#26 Kershaw), 8. Nick Carlson (#19 Carlson). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Casey Martinez (#94 Martinez), 2. Daniel Williams (#25 Williams), 3. Cole Custer (#55k Kruseman), 4. Jarid Blondel (#8 Pankratz), 5. Collin Henry (#12c Henry), 6. Austin Blair (#4k Kruseman), 7. Trent Kassik (#83 Kassik), 8. Christine Breckenridge (#26x Breckenridge). NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Andrew Mulhearn, 2. Wally Pankratz, 3. Tyler Dolacki, 4. Casey Martinez, 5. Nick Carlson, 6. David Prickett, 7. Collin Henry, 8. Daniel Williams, 9. Parker Colston, 10. Katlynn Leer, 11. Jarid Blondel, 12. Austin Blair, 13. Christine Breckenridge, 14. Trent Kassik, 15. Cole Custer, 16. Tanner Kershaw. NT ------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Blondel, Laps 14-20 Mulhearn.

NEW WESTERN DIRT FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-T.Dolacki-716; 2-Pankratz-695; 3-Williams-640; 4-Blondel-602; 5-Jet Davison-504; 6-Henry-288; 7-Robert Dolacki-280; 8-Kyle Edwards-251; 9-Martinez-228; 10-Brodie Kostecki-225.

NEXT WESTERN DIRT FORD FOCUS RACE: September 24 – Rosville, CA – All American Speedway

USAC WESTERN/UTAH FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

September 17 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Rocky Mountain Raceways

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jim Waters, 28, Waters-15.374; 2. Chuck Groat, 24, Groat-15.407; 3. Gregg Fuette, 15, Strickland-15.672; 4. Ron Duncombe, 4, Walton-15.713; 5. Guy Sainsbury, 88, Sainsbury-15.920; 6. John Waters, 28x, Waters-16.004; 7. Lindy Luttmer, 49, Luttmer-16.475; 8. Cheyenne Torgerson, 14, 16.549; 9. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-18.133.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Waters, . Fuette, 3. Sainsbury, 4. Torgerson. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Groat, 2. Duncombe, 3. L.Luttmer, 4. Williams. NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Gregg Fuette, 2. Jim Waters, 3. Chuck Groat, 4. Ron Duncombe, 5. Guy Sainsbury, 6. Lindy Luttmer, 7. Cheyenne Torgerson, 8. J.R. Williams. NT ------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Fuette.

FINAL UTAH FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Waters-904; 2-Groat-806; 3-Austin Luttmer-708; 4-Fuette-643; 5-Duncombe-603; 6-Jeff Kelley-520; 7-Williams-516; 8-Sainsbury-421; 9-Jessica Clark-386; 10-Brandon White-342.

NEXT WESTERN/UTAH FORD FOCUS RACE: October 1 – Las Vegas (NV) Motor Speedway Bullring

USAC AMSOIL USAC/WESTERN/WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

September 17, 2011 – Madera, California – Madera Speedway – “Fall Harvest Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Scott Pierovich, 14, Pierson-13.640; 2. Tony Hunt, 56, Phulps-13.642; 3. Audra Sasselli, 77, Sasselli-13.739; 4. Chad Nichols, 50x, Phulps-13.896; 5. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-13.956; 6. Tim Barber, 3T, Finkenbinder-14.075; 7. Cody Gerhardt, 40, Western Speed-14.124; 8. Tim Skoglund, 60, Western Speed-14.231; 9. Gordon Rodgers, 94, Rodgers-14.259; 10. Bill Logan, 98, Logan-15.052; 11. Don Emory, 50, Emory-15.638; 12. Dave Dias, 93, Kobza-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ensign, 2. Sasselli, 3. Gerhardt, 4. Pierovich, 5. Rodgers, 6. Emory. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hunt, 2. Barber, 3. Nichols, 4. Skoglund, 5. Logan, 6. Dias. NT

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Scott Pierovich, 2. Audra Sasselli, 3. Tony Hunt, 4. Geoff Ensign, 4. Chad Nichols, 6. Cody Gerhardt, 7. Tim Skoglund, 8. Gordon Rodgers, 9. Tim Barber, 10. Don Emory, 11. Bill Logan, 12. Dave Dias. NT ------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Ensign, Laps 6-50 Pierovich.

NEW AMSOIL USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Hunt-585; 2-Sasselli-580; 3-Gerhardt-549; 4-Skoglund-548; 5-Luis Ramos III-468; 6-Pierovich-388; 7-Ensign-311; 8-Johnny Geisler-271; 9-Barber-258; 10-Shaunna Hogg-228. NEW USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Ensign-806; 2-Hunt-797; 3-Pierovich-700; 4-Shauna Hogg-579; 5-Barber-566; 6-Jerry Kobza-211.

NEXT USAC AMSOIL USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE: November 24 – Irwindale, CA – Toyota Speedway at Irwindale NEXT USAC AMSOIL USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR RACE: November 24 – Irwindale, CA – Toyota Speedway at Irwindale

USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

September 17, 2011 – Ventura, California – Ventura Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brent Camarillo (#51 CamLand), 2. Marcus Niemela (#81 CamLand), 3. Randi Pankratz (#8 Pankratz), 4. Brian Camarillo (#22 CamLand), 5. David Prickett (#15 Neverlift), 6. Kyle Edwards (#39 Edwards). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Robby Josett (#2 Josett), 2. Johnathon Henry (#88 Graunstadt), 3. Bruce Douglas (#31 Douglas), 4. Josh Lakatos (#4x Lakatos), 5. Shannon McQueen (#7 McQueen), 6. Jake Swanson (#05 Swanson). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Kyle Smith (#55 Smith), 2. Cody Swanson (#71 Swanson), 3. Cory Kruseman (#21k Kruseman), 4. Connor Kassik (#15N Neverlift), 5. Jimmy Voitel (#21 Voitel), 6. Austin Smith (#33 Smith). NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Johnathon Henry, 2. Marcus Niemela, 3. Brent Camarillo, 4. Josh Lakatos, 5. David Prickett, 6. Kyle Smith, 7. Shannon McQueen, 8. Cory Kruseman, 9. Connor Kassik, 10. Jake Swanson, 11. Austin Smith, 12. Robby Josett, 13. Brian Camarillo, 14. Randi Pankratz, 15. Jimmy Voitel, 16. Cody Swanson, 17. Kyle Edwards. NT ------------------------ **Kruseman, Pankratz and Josett all flipped during the feature,

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Niemela, Laps 21-30 Henry.

NEW MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Kruseman-533; 2-Prickett-498; 3-Henry-485; 4-C.Swanson-426; 5-J.Swanson-403; 6-Scott Pierovich-300; 7-C.Kassik-260; 8-Chris Ennis-202; 9-R.Pankratz-183; 10-Smith-134.

NEXT USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET RACE: November 19 – Ventura (CA) Raceway

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS:

 September 17, 2011 – Haubstadt, Indiana – Tri-State Speedway – “Haubstadt Hustler Sprint 50” – (Co-Sanctioned by MSCS)

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Daron Clayton (#11 Walker), 2. Keith Bloom Jr. (#27 Abreu), 3. Hunter Schuerenberg (#35 Byram), 4. Dave Mallady (#3mc Mallady), 5. Chase Briscoe (#5B Briscoe), 6. Coleman Gulick (#14 Gulick), 7. Joe Liguori (#6rr Liguori), 8. John Helm (#12 Helm), 9. Kyle Cummins (#3c Cummins). 2:16.03

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Casey Riggs (#37 Indiana Underground), 2. Jonathan Hendrick (#68 Hendrick), 3. Critter Malone (#7m Malone), 4. Chase Stockon (#32 Stockon), 5. Damion Gardner (#71 DG), 6. Hud Cone (#21c Pollock), 7. Dave Darland (#21x Roberts/Tate), 8. Drew Tarr (#3Y Tarr), 9. Dakoda Jackson (#3x Jackson). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brady Short (#36 Short), 2. Jon Stanbrough (#53 Fox), 3. Tracy Hines (#4 Hines), 4. Shane Cottle (#36x Short), 5. Jerry Coons Jr. (#71p Phillips), 6. Robert Ballou (#81 MPHG), 7. Adam Nigg (#25n Nigg), 8. Brandon Mattox (#28 Mattox), 9. Donnie Brackett (#4B Brackett). 2:16.50

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Levi Jones (#20 Stewart), 2. Bryan Clauson (#7 Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian), 3. Blake Fitzpatrick (#10 Fitzpatrick), 4. Wes McIntyre (#83 McIntyre), 5. Chris Windom (#5x Baldwin), 6. Brady Bacon (#69 Dynamics), 7. Andrew Elson (#27a Elson), 8. Braylon Fitzpatrick (#3 Fitzpatrick), 9. Eric Gentry (#51 Gentry). NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Stockon, 2. Cottle, 3. Bacon, 4. B.Fitzpatrick, 5. Cone, 6. Ballou, 7. Windom, 8. Darland, 9. Jackson, 10. Liguori, 11. Brackett, 12. Nigg, 13. Helm, 14. Mallady, 15. Briscoe, 16. Gulick, 17. Mattox, 18. Tarr, 19. Elson, 20. Gentry. NT

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Casey Riggs, 2. Bryan Clauson, 3. Damion Gardner, 4. Levi Jones, 5. Brady Bacon, 6. Jerry Coons Jr., 7. Hunter Schuerenberg, 8. Tracy Hines, 9. Keith Bloom, 10. Critter Malone, 11. Jonathan Hendrick, 12. Kyle Cummins, 13. Jon Stanbrough, 14. Wes McIntyre, 15. Dave Darland, 16. Daron Clayton, 17. Blake Fitzpatrick, 18. Braylon Fitzpatrick, 19. Robert Ballou, 20. Hud Cone, 21. Brady Short, 22. Chris Windom, 23. Chase Stockon, 24. Chase Briscoe, 25. Shane Cottle. NT -------------------------------------------------------- **Elson flipped during the semi.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-15 Clauson, Laps 16-50 Riggs.

NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-1,209; 2-Windom-1,193; 3-Stanbrough-1,141; 4-Schuerenberg-1,053; 5-Ballou-1,042; 6-Darland-994; 7-Hines-943; 8-Gardner-912; 9-Clauson-890; 10-Bobby East-727.

NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL DIRT SPRINT CAR RACE: – September 24 – Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway – “4-Crown Nationals”

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE RESULTS:

September 17, 2011 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Speedway – “Bud Stanfield Memorial”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-13.529; 2. Danny Sheridan, 18K, Kittle-13.591; 3. Davey Pombo, 3E, Eames-13.633; 4. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-13.638; 5. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-13.662; 6. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-13.700; 7. Greg Alexander, 72, Tyler-13.705; 8. Bud Kaeding, 29, Bowman-13.724; 9. Justyne Hamblin, 8, JH-13.727; 10. Dennis Howell, 62, Howell-13.804; 11. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-13.940; 12. Derek Buckley, 76, Buckley-13.950; 13. A.J. Bender, 12, Bender-13.958; 14. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-13.989; 15. Peter Murphy, 51, Carlile-14.115; 16. Ricky Kirkbride, 87, Van Meter-14.159; 17. T.J. Smith, 14, LeGras-14.176; 18. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-14.195; 19. Bobby Bender, 16, Jones-14.240; 20. Jeff Culver, 71C, Culver-14.242; 21. Nico Russo, 3N, Russo-14.280; 22. Ray Potter, 33X, Potter-14.518; 23. Bill Jones, 16J, Jones-14.552; 24. Richard Terry, 30, Terry-14.718; 25. Greg Edenholm, 73X, Ford-14.863; 26. Jeff Miller, 5X, Swaim-15.210; 27. Ray Knight, 6K, Knight-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hamblin, 2. Smith, 3. Bernal, 4. R.VanderWeerd, 5. A.J. Bender, 6. Edenholm, 7. Russo. NT.

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Liggett, 2. Sheridan, 3. Gutierrez, 4. J.VanderWeerd, 5. Howell, 6. Potter, 7. Miller. NT.

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. B.Bender, 2. Pombo, 3. Roa, 4. Alexander, 5. Murphy, 6. Jones, 7. Knight. NT.

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Buckley, 2. Culver, 3. Kaeding, 4. Kirkbride, 5. Ford, 6. Terry. NT.

SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Ford, 2. Howell, 3. A.J. Bender, 4. Murphy, 5. Russo, 6. Potter, 7. Terry, 8. Edenholm, 9. Jones, 10. Miller. NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Danny Sheridan, 2. Bud Kaeding, 3. Wes Gutierrez, 4. Richard VanderWeerd, 5. Greg Alexander, 6. Dennis Howell, 7. Jace VanderWeerd, 8. Josh Ford, 9. Derek Buckley, 10. Ryan Bernal, 11. Davey Pombo, 12. A.J. Bender, 13. Bobby Bender, 14. Brody Roa, 15. Ricky Kirkbride, 16. Jeff Culver, 17. Ray Potter, 18. T.J. Smith, 19. Nico Russo, 20 Justyne Hamblin, 21. Austin Liggett, 22. Peter Murphy. NT.

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Hamblin, Laps 12-23 Gutierrez, Laps 24-26 Kaeding, Laps 27-30 Sheridan.

NEW WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS:

NEXT USAC WEST 360 SPRINT RACE: September 24 - Hanford, CA - Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway

USAC MIDWEST/EASTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS SERIES RACE RESULTS:

September 17, 2011 – Columbus, Ohio – Columbus Motor Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Cooper Clouse, 14, Clouse-14.678; 2. Sam McGhee, 11, McGhee-14.803; 3. Mikell McGee, 22, McGee-14.816; 4. Stevie Kuhn, 74, Kuhn-14.976; 5. Michael Fanelli, 14F, Rankine-15.310; 6. Cordy Horn, 114, Horn-15.335; 7. Austin Nemire, 14x, Rankine-15.355; 8. Emmy Gray, 7, Gray-16.061.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1.Clouse, 2. McGee, 3. Fanelli, 4. Nemire. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. McGhee, 2. Kuhn, 3. Gray, 4. Horn. NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Sam McGhee, 2. Cooper Clouse, 3. Michael Fanelli, 4. Mikell McGee, 5. Stevie Kuhn, 6. Cordy Horn, 7. Emmy Gray, 8. Austin Nemire. NT -----------------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Kuhn, Laps 2-20 McGhee.

NEW MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS SERIES POINTS: 1-S.McGhee-613; 2-Kuhn-559; 3-Clouse-517; 4-Fanelli-370; 5-M.McGee-367; 6-Gray-333; 7-Cole Custer-168; 8-Horn-153; 9-Tyler Shullick-137; 10-Adam Thomason-114. FINAL EASTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS SERIES POINTS: 1-Jared Irvan-572; 2-Cole Custer-435; 3-S.McGhee-392; 4-Trey Hutchens-337; 5-M.McGee-305; 6-Clouse-188; 7-Fanelli-166; 8-Kuhn-122; 9-Tyler Shullick-70; 10-Brendon Bock-64.

NEXT MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS SERIES RACE: October 1 – Montpelier (IN) Motor Speedway

USAC MIDWEST/EASTERN PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

September 17, 2011 – Columbus, Ohio – Columbus Motor Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ross Rankine, 9, Nine Racing-13.937; 2. Nick Hamilton, 33, Hamilton-14.007; 3. Jarett Andretti, 11, Trotter-14.084; 4. Jared Irvan, 28, Irvan-14.112; 5. Nick Drake, 55, Cline-14.138; 6. Gage Walker, 7, Walker-14.148; 7. James Robertson, 1, Steele-14.339; 8. Scott Hunter, 14, Brown-14.342; 9. Tyler Shullick, 61, Shullick-14.343; 10. Toby Alfrey, 5, Alfrey-14.466; 11. Tyler Corriher, 12x, Noffsinger/Brown-14.521; 12. Orry Hunte, 96, Brown/Noffsinger-14.544; 13. Nic Davidson, 39, Davidson-14.576; 14. Joey Greening, 17G, Greening-14.584; 15. Jessica Bean, 3, Bean-14.677; 16. Kyle Baugh, 91, Alfrey-14.833; 17. Kent Kriegbaum, 12, Kriegbaum-15.377.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Robertson, 2. Andretti, 3. Drake, 4. Corriher, 5. Shullick, 6. Rankine, 7. Bean, 8. K.Kriegbaum, 9. Davidson. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hunte, 2. Hunter, 3. Alfrey, 4. N.Hamilton, 5. Walker, 6. Irvan, 7. Greening, 8. Baugh. NT

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Ross Rankine, 2. Nick Hamilton, 3. Jarett Andretti, 4. James Robertson, 5. Gage Walker, 6. Nick Drake, 7. Jared Irvan, 8. Tyler Shullick, 9. Toby Alfrey, 10. Scott Hunter, 11. Tyler Corriher, 12. Orry Hunte, 13. Joey Greening, 14. Jessica Bean, 15. Kyle Baugh, 16. Nic Davidson, 17. Kent Kriegbaum. NT -----------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Alfrey, Laps 3-19 Robertson, Lap 20-40 Rankine.

NEW MIDWEST FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Rankine-829; 2-Robertson-694; 3-Andretti-650; 4-Alfrey-640; 5-Drake-630; 6-N.Hamilton-573; 7-Bean-549; 8-Greening-497; 9-Shullick-443; 10-K.Kriegbaum-359. FINAL MIDWEST PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Rankine-705; 2-Robertson-694; 3-N.Hamilton-573; 4-Andretti-560; 5-Alfrey-481. NEW EASTERN FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Drake-840; 2-Hunter-787; 3-Andretti-768; 4-Chris Lamb-673; 5-Davidson-633; 6-Tyler Corriher-577; 7-Austin Prock-502; 8-Rankine-445; 9-Cole Custer-339; 10-Steven Intravaia-329. NEW EASTERN PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Drake-838; 2-Andretti-820; 3-Chris Lamb-638; 4-Hunter-619; 5-Davidson-596.

NEXT MIDWEST FORD FOCUS RACE: October 1 – Montpelier (IN) Motor Speedway NEXT EASTERN FORD FOCUS RACE: October 8 – Altamahaw, NC – Ace Speedway

USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET RACE RESULTS:

September 17, 2011 – Columbus, Ohio – Columbus Motor Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kyle Hamilton, 33, Spike-13.325; 2. Tyler Cottongim, 28, Cottongim-13.380; 3. Kyle O’Gara, 4, East-13.431; 4. Dalton Armstrong, 7A, C&A-13.475; 5. Mario Marietta, 85, Marietta-13.478; 6. Bryan Nuckles, 59, Nuckles-13.485; 7. Tate Martz, 7, Steele/Alexander-13.623; 8. Taylor Ferns, 55F, Ferns-13.750; 9. Dillon Welch, 9, Nine Racing-13.755; 10. Tom Fedorczyk, 21F, Fedorczyk-14.456; 11. Jacob Wilson, 10, Moore-14.459.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Martz, 2. Marietta, 3. Hamilton, 4. O’Gara, 5. Welch. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ferns, 2. D.Armstrong, 3. Cottongim, 4. Nuckles, 5. Fedorczyk. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Kyle Hamilton, 2. Dalton Armstrong, 3. Mario Marietta, 4. Tyler Cottongim, 5. Dillon Welch, 6. Taylor Ferns, 7. Tate Martz, 8. Kyle O’Gara, 9. Tom Fedorczyk, 10. Bryan Nuckles, 11. Jacob Wilson. NT ----------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Marietta, Laps 11-30 Hamilton.

NEW MOPAR D1 MIDGET SERIES POINTS: 1-Ferns-718; 2-Hamilton-575; 3- O’Gara-499; 4-Nuckles-476; 5-Jake Blackhurst-467; 6-Marietta-415; 7-Morgan Nelson-386; 8-Ali Jackson-346; 9-D.Armstrong-278; 10-Davey Ray-255.

NEXT MOPAR D1 MIDGET RACE: October 14 – Kokomo (IN) Speedway

LARSON, GULICK, BEZIO, GERHARDT, KASSIK LEAD “ROOKIE” WARS

Battles for “Rookie of the Year” honors in USAC National and Western racing series are heating up as the season enters its final two months of competition.

Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, Calif., Coleman Gulick of Binghamton, N.Y., David Bezio of El Cajon, Calif., Cody Gerhardt of Madera, Calif. and Connor Kassik of Lake Havasu, Ariz. appear to be top candidates for respective honors at present, but with races remaining on each calendar the challengers could overtake them.

Larson is the leading candidate in the Traxxas Silver Crown and Mopar National Midgets, while Gulick leads the AMSOIL National Sprint chase, Bezio is the top candidate in the AMSOIL USAC/CRA series, Gerhardt is atop the AMSOIL Western Sprint rookies and Kassik has a slight lead in the Mopar Western Midgets.

Larson ranks fifth in the latest Traxxas Silver Crown standings after winning the “Ted Horn 100” at DuQuoin, Ill. and posting a third in Iowa and a fourth at Springfield, Ill. In the Mopar National Midgets he ranks third in the points with victories at Bloomington, Ind. and Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. He also has five other “podium” finishes in the National Midgets.

Gulick finished second at Sarver, Pa. during the “Eastern Storm” and has added five other “top-10s” on his way to 14th in the AMSOIL National Sprint points.

Bezio is 16th in the latest AMSOIL USAC/CRA points on the strength of six starts which included a sixth-place finish at Perris, Calif. early in the campaign.

Gerhardt’s AMSOIL Western Sprint Car outings have produced feature wins at Salt Lake City, Utah and Stockton, Calif. as well as “top-10” finishes in each of his other seven starts as he holds down the number four point ranking.

Kassik’s seventh-place Mopar Western Midget point ranking has been augmented by “top-10” finishes at Chico and Calistoga, Calif.

Top Traxxas Silver Crown challengers to Larson include David Byrne, Mike Larrison, Chris Windom, Darren Hagen and Shane Cockrum, while Jimmy Simpson and Kyle O’Gara bear watching in the Mopar National Midgets.

Gulick needs to keep an eye on Wes McIntyre and Andrew Elson in the AMSOIL National Sprints and Gerhardt is battling Johnny Geisler and Geoff Ensign for top honors in the AMSOIL Western Sprints.

Brody Roa is Bezio’s closest rookie pursuer in the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprints, while Chris Ennis is close to Kassik in the Mopar Western Midgets.

HINES NARROWS CLAUSON’S NDC POINT LEAD

Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind. has narrowed defending USAC National Drivers Champion Bryan Clauson’s lead in the 2011 USAC National Drivers Championship standings as the season heads into its final two months of activity.

Clauson, of Noblesville, Ind., has been on top of the standings since Indiana Sprint Week in July when he overtook early leader Bobby East but Hines’ recent string of top finishes has helped him narrow the gap to just 36 points entering this Sunday’s Pavement Sprint race at Winchester, Ind.

Hines has finished no worse than 10th in the last four National Midget outings, the last six National Sprint races and the last three Silver Crown starts.

Clauson and Hines have averaged better than a fourth-place finish in their “top-25” feature performances across the three National series. A driver’s best 25 performances count toward the 2011 title.

Chris Windom’s victory at Terre Haute, Ind. Saturday enhanced his third-place ranking, while Levi Jones held on to the number four spot with a second-place Terre Haute finish. East remains fifth in the new standings, while newcomer Kyle Larson has bolted to sixth ahead of Jerry Coons Jr., Jon Stanbrough, Hunter Schuerenberg and Tanner Swanson.

USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

1-Bryan Clauson-988; 2-Tracy Hines-952; 3-Chris Windom-919; 4-Levi Jones-903; 5-Bobby East-896; 6-Kyle Larson-878; 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-853; 8-Jon Stanbrough-736; 9-Hunter Schuerenberg-700; 10-Tanner Swanson-662.

USAC RETURNS TO THE ARIZONA STATE FAIRGROUNDS

The Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix hasn’t witnessed USAC racing in 47 years but that hiatus will end October 20 when the USAC Mopar .25 Midgets make their first of two scheduled 2011 appearances at the venerable site.

The Valley of the Sun Quarter Midget Association will present USAC Mopar .25 Midget races on the dirt at the Fairgrounds on October 20 and November 2, with racing beginning at 4 pm each day.

USAC’s first “Generation Next” event this season – the “Duel in the Desert” - was conducted at the home track of the VSQMA – South Mountain Speedway, with a record car count in attendance.

The Arizona State Fairgrounds holds a storied place in USAC history. In 1956 George Amick won a 100-mile Championship race there and subsequent Championship-car 100-milers on the old one-mile track went to Jimmy Bryan, Jud Larson, Tony Bettenhausen, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Bobby Marshman and Rodger Ward. Billy Garrett, won a Midget race there in 1957, Jimmy Bryan and Paul Goldsmith won Stock car races there and Don Branson and A.J. Foyt closed out the USAC events there in 1964 with Sprint car victories.

Arizona pilots who posted victories in the “Duel in the Desert” in March included Maggee Miller of Queen Creek (Senior Honda), Austin Snyder of Surprise (Junior Animal), Bryant Dawson of Phoenix (Mod and Heavy AA) and Amber Matich of Gilbert (Heavy 160), while Grant Bradbury of Glendale was the top Blue Rookie.

While the one-mile track is now gone, fans visiting the Fairgrounds will still be able to see the grandstand which was utilized for all of those 1950 and 1960 USAC events.

FOCUSES AT SLC, MADERA, VENTURA & COLUMBUS; KOSTECKI WINS 3, WATERS 1; RAIN HALTS GAS CITY, BAKERSFIELD

Tracks in California, Utah and Ohio host USAC Ford Focus racing this week as the battle for championships intensifies. Saturday night sees the USAC Midwest and Eastern Ford Focuses and Focus Young Guns at the Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway, the California Dirt series at Ventura (Calif.,) Raceway, the California pavement series at Madera (Calif.) Speedway for the “Harvest Fall Classic” and the Utah series at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City.

Jim Waters of West Jordan, Utah extended his bulging lead in the USAC Utah Ford Focus series with Saturday night’s 25-lap feature victory at Rocky Mountain Raceways. Gregg Fuette led the first 14 laps and finished second, ahead of Ron Duncombe, Austin Luttmer and Jeff Kelley.

Brodie Kostecki of Roseville, Calif. scored a “clean sweep” of the USAC races at his home track, All American Speedway, on Saturday night. He took the lead on lap 35 in both of two USAC Western Ford Focus features and led the rest of the way, then passed Keegan Walmer for the lead on lap eight of the 20-lap Focus Young Guns race and went on to win that as well! In the first Ford Focus main he passed Walmer on lap 35 and finished ahead of Walmer, Garrett Peterson, James Eden and Tanner Long. In the second Ford Focus race Sheldon Didinger led for 10 laps, then Eden led for 24 before yielding to Kostecki. Peterson, Walmer, Long and Eden rounded out the “top-five.” In the Focus Young Guns feature Trevor Hunt finished second ahead of Eden, Walmer and Didinger. Oh yeah, Kostecki was the fastest qualifier for each series as well and won the Ford Focus heat and the Focus Young Guns Dash.

Rain halted the proceedings at Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway Saturday night after practice and also washed out Saturday’s events at the Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway. The Montpelier races will be part of a “double feature” program on October 1.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-717, 2-Ross Rankine-699, 3-Brodie Kostecki-693, 4-Scott Hunter-672, 5-Jim Waters-654, 6-Jarett Andretti-651, 7-Jessica Clark-645, 8-Chris Lamb-639, 9-Jarid Blondel-612, 10-Austin Luttmer-600.

USAC NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS:

1-Cole Custer-480, 2-Brodie Kostecki-480; 3-Sam McGhee-474, 4-Trevor Hunt-474, 5-Jared Irvan-465; 6-Parker Colston-456, 7-Stevie Kuhn-453, 8-Cooper Clouse-453, 9-James Eden-420; 10-Mikell McGee-417.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Ross Rankine-760, 2-Toby Alfrey-598, 3-Jessica Bean-524, 4-Jarett Andretti-585, 5-Joey Greening-470, 6-Nick Drake-577, 7-James Robertson-635, 8-Nick Hamilton-506, 9-Tyler Shullick-400, 10-Kent Kriegbaum-340.

USAC MIDWEST FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Sam McGhee-540, 2-Stevie Kuhn-501, 3-Cooper Clouse-446, 4-Michael Fanelli-308, 5-Mikell McGee-305, 6-Emmy Gray-285, 7-Cole Custer-168, 8-Tyler Schullick-137, 9-Adam Thomason-114, 10-Justen Garmenn-105.

USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1- Nick Drake-787, 2-Scott Hunter-747, 3-Jarett Andretti-703, 4-Chris Lamb-673, 5-Nic Davidson-612, 6-Tyler Corriher-541, 7-Austin Prock-502, 8-Ross Rankine-376, 9-Cole Custer-339, 10-Steven Intravaia-329.

USAC EASTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jared Irvan-572; 2-Cole Custer-435; 3-Trey Hutchens-337; 4-Sam McGhee-319; 5-Mikell McGee-243; 6-Cooper Clouse-117; 7-Michael Fanelli-104; 8-Tyler Shullick-70; 9-Brendon Bock-64; 10-Stevie Kuhn-64.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-806, 2-Jim Waters-777, 3-Chuck Groat-739, 4-Jessica Clark-725, 5-Austin Luttmer-708, 6-Jarid Blondel-691, 7-Wally Pankratz-665, 8-Tyler Dolacki-655, 9-Daniel Williams-594, 10-Gregg Fuette-572.

USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Trevor Hunt-569, 2-Brody Kostecki-569, 3-Parker Colston-516, 4-Cole Custer-461, 5-James Eden-457, 6-Christine Breckenridge-453, 7-Katlynn Leer-380, 8-Keegan Walmer-376, 9-Ricky Bowers-300, 10-Brandon White-264,

USAC UTAH FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jim Waters-833, 2-Chuck Groat-739, 3-Austin Luttmer-708, 4-Gregg Fuette-572, 5-Ron Duncombe-542, 6-Jeff Kelley-520, 7-J.R. Williams-472, 8-Jessica Clark-386, 9-Guy Sainsbury-365, 10-Brandon White-342.

KRAWIEC CLOSES DMA TITLE SEASON WITH VICTORY

"Flatfoot Joe” Krawiec of Bristol, CT cinched the first USAC Dirt Midget Association Championship by winning his fourth feature of the season at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vt. on Saturday night.

Krawiec started sixth and grabbed the lead of the non-stop event on lap four. Scott Holcomb of Granby, CT used his runner-up finish to secure the second spot in the points battle and Tony Montesi of Roxbury, CT came home third to secure his first podium finish of the season.

Dana Shaw of Plainfield, CT had another strong run, coming from 11th to finish fourth. Jamie Spalding of Chaplin, CT was fifth, completing an all Nutmeg State top five.

Bear Ridge Speedway will host a non-points “special event” for DMA competitors on Saturday, September 24.

FINAL USAC DMA MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Joe Krawiec-440; 2-Scott Holcomb-405; 3-Ray Miller-383; 4-Tim Gallant-328; 5-Kevin Chaffee-326; 6-Dana Shaw-300; 7-Dean Christenson-271; 8-Jeff Horn-248; 9-Jamie Spalding-227; 10-David Rose Jr.-217.

D1 MIDGETS HEADLINE COLUMBUS “TRIPLEHEADER” SATURDAY

The USAC Mopar D1 Midgets headline this Saturday’s USAC “tripleheader” program at the Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway.

Taylor Ferns brings a comfortable 162-point lead over Kyle Hamilton to the one-third paved CMS oval for the event which also includes USAC’s Midwest/Eastern Ford Focuses and Focus Young Guns.

Ferns’ 13 appearances this year have yielded no finish worse than 10th. Included have been a victory, a third and two fourths.

Hamilton has done well at CMS in recent years, winning a Ford Focus feature there in 2009.

Saturday will be “carload night” at CMS, with families admitted for a special “carload” price of just $10.

USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Taylor Ferns-665; 2-Kyle Hamilton-503; 3-Jake Blackhurst-467; 4-Kyle O’Gara-451; 5-Bryan Nuckles-437; 6-Morgan Nelson-386; 7-Mario Marietta-352; 8-Ali Jackson-346; 9-Davey Ray-255; 10-Dave Fhurman-251.

KRUSEMAN LEADS MIDGETS TO “HOME TRACK” SATURDAY; CHICO FEATURE TO PRICKETT; RAIN HALTS BAKERSFIELD

The 2011 battle for the Mopar USAC Western Midget championship returns to Cory Kruseman’s “home” track Saturday and he hopes to protect his 42-point lead over David Prickett at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway.

Prickett, of Fresno, Calif., led all 25 laps to win Thursday night’s Mopar USAC Western Midget race co-sanctioned by BCRA at Silver Dollar Speedway, part of the Chico, Calif. track’s 58th “Gold Cup Race of Champions” event. Prickett and his NLMS/DPR Spike/Van Dyne were trailed at the checkered flag by Kruseman, Shane Golobic, Matt Streeter and Michelle Decker.

Rains fell immediately after practice at Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway Saturday night, forcing cancellation of the track’s USAC “tripleheader” racing program featuring the USAC Western Midgets, Ford Focuses and Focus Young Guns.

Kruseman has a victory and two thirds in three Ventura Midget starts this year, while Prickett has been unable to crack the “top-10” at the one-fifth mile dirt oval. Third-ranking Jonathan Henry won the last USAC Western Midget race at Ventura.

USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Cory Kruseman-488, 2-David Prickett-446; 3-Johnathan Henry-418, 4-Cody Swanson-398, 5-Jake Swanson-367, 6-Scott Pierovich-300, 7-Connor Kassik-219; 8-Chris Ennis-202, 9-Randi Pankratz-152, 10-Austin Smith-100.

BURDETT SLC SPRINT WINNER; WATERS CLAIMS 3RD TITLE

Jim Waters of West Jordan, Utah capped his record third USAC/SLVRA Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car championship with a second-place finish in Saturday night’s finale at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah. Waters won the inaugural series titles in 2003 and 2004.

Ryan Burdett of West Jordan, Utah sped to victory in Saturday night’s 25-lap finale at RMR, but finished 10 points behind Waters in the final standings.. Former champion Jimmy Wysong finished third Saturday ahead of Eric Barlow and Paul Marconi. Mel Andrus led the first nine laps of the feature and Burdett led the rest.

Waters ended the campaign as the winningest USAC driver in Utah history, winning four of the 12 series races.

FINAL USAC YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Jim Waters-745; 2-Ryan Burdett-735; 3-Eric Barlow-630; 4-Paul Marconi-547; 5-Mel Andrus-509; 6-Ray Bergener-460; 7-Johnny Geisler-401; 8-Mike Murgoitio-266; 9-Tim Skoglund-244; 10-Luis Ramos III-235.

26TH “BUD STANFIELD MEMORIAL” AT SANTA MARIA SATURDAY 1ST 360 WIN FOR GUTIERREZ AT HANFORD

Richard VanderWeerd will try to hold on to his USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car point lead this Saturday when the series returns to Santa Maria (Calif.) Speedway for the 26th Annual “Bud Stanfield Memorial.”

VanderWeerd sits 52 points ahead of Ryan Bernal in the latest standings after finishing third in last Saturday night’s “Jim Turner Memorial” at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. Bernal finished second at Hanford.

Wes Gutierrez of San Martin, Calif. led wire-to-wire to win Saturday night’s Hanford feature. Trailing him, Bernal and VanderWeerd were fast qualifier Greg Alexander and Danny Sheridan. Gutierrez piloted the WM Motorsports/Competition Suspension DRC/Borello.

So far this year, Santa Maria has hosted three West Coast 360 races. Bernal has won the last two, while Jace VanderWeerd, third in the new series standings, won the other. Although Richard VanderWeerd’s best finish at Santa Maria this year has been a third, he has been the fastest qualifier there twice.

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Richard VanderWeerd-694; 2-Ryan Bernal-642; 3-Jace VanderWeerd-600; 4-Wes Gutierrez-586; 5-Danny Faria Jr.-550; 6-Dennis Howell-511; 7-Justyne Hamblin-474; 8-Greg Alexander-461; 9-T.J. Smith-437; 10-Rusty Carlile-395.

FINAL NIGHT OF MADERA’S “HARVEST CLASSIC” SATURDAY; LARSON WINS “TINER FAMILY CLASSIC” AT CHICO

Madera (Calif.) Speedway’s “Harvest Classic” concludes this Saturday night as the USAC Western Classic Sprint Cars take to the paved oval with only 15 points separating the series point leaders.

Geoff Ensign leads the standings entering Saturday’s race, while Tony Hunt ranks second. They finished 13th and 14th in last Saturday night’s “Tiner Family Classic” at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif.

Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, Calif. led the final eight laps of Thursday night’s 28-lap AMSOIL USAC/CRA/Western Classic Sprint race at Chico, part of the track’s 58th “Gold Cup Race of Champions” program. Larson, piloting a BK Motorsports entry, passed Kyle Hirst on lap 21 and led the rest of the way to beat fast qualifier Jac Haudenschild, Matt Mitchell, Hirst and USAC/CRA point leader Mike Spencer.

Mitchell now trails Spencer by 37 points in the new USAC/CRA standings. Shane Golobic, Geoff Ensign, Hirst and Larson all led during the 28-lap contest.

Two of Hunt’s 2011 victories have come at Madera in the only two USAC Western Sprint appearances there this season. Ensign’s two Madera outings have produced a third and an 11th-place finish.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Mike Spencer-810; 2-Matt Mitchell-773; 3-Nic Faas-754; 4-Austin Williams-570; 5-Greg Bragg-508; 6-Cody Williams-463; 7-Danny Sheridan-412; 8-Rip Williams-387; 9-David Cardey-380; 10-Ronnie Gardner-370.

USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Geoff Ensign-745; 2-Tony Hunt-730; 3-Scott Pierovich-629; 4-Shauna Hogg-579; 5-Tim Barber-522; 6-Jerry Kobza-211.

SPRINTS HEAD FOR TRI-STATE DIRT & WINCHESTER PAVEMENT; WINDOM TAKES “HURTUBISE CLASSIC;” RAIN CLAIMS LORP RACE

The AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Cars compete on both dirt and paved ovals this weekend, with races scheduled at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. Saturday night and Winchester (Ind.) Speedway.

Saturday night’s Haubstadt Hustler Sprint 50 “special event” co-sanctioned by MSCS at Haubstadt offers a unique format and equal points for all competitors due to its “special event” nature.

Sunday afternoon’s “Rich Vogler Classic” at Winchester continues USAC’s 2012 Pavement Sprint Car series, which is led by Bobby Santos III, who has won two of the four races held to date.

Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. continues to pace the AMSOIL National series after coming from 16th starting position to finish second to Chris Windom in Saturday night’s “Jim Hurtubise Classic” at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track. Jones’ lead over Windom stands at 16 points after the Terre Haute event. Santos’ pavement point lead is only six points over Tanner Swanson going into Sunday’s Winchester classic.

Windom, of Canton, Ill., led all 30 laps to win at Terre Haute. Windom piloted the Fox Paving/Claxton Engines Maxim/Mopar to the victory. Hunter Schuerenberg, Keith Bloom Jr. and Robert Ballou rounded out the “top-five.” Four drivers flipped during the program, including Bryan Clauson, who cleared the wall in turn one on the opening lap of the feature, but there were no injuries

Jones finished sixth and Windom 10th in the Indiana Sprint Week finale at Haubstadt in July.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-1,149; 2-Chris Windom-1,133; 3-Jon Stanbrough-1,081; 4-Hunter Schuerenberg-993; 5-Robert Ballou-982; 6-Dave Darland-934; 7-Tracy Hines-883; 8-Damion Gardner-852; 9-Bryan Clauson-830; 10-Bobby East-727.

USAC PAVEMENT SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Bobby Santos III-253, 2-Tanner Swanson-247, 3-Bobby East-224, 4-Chris Windom-216, 5-Jacob Wilson-207, 6-Kody Swanson-205, 7-Brian Gerster-193, 8-Tracy Hines-174, 9-Russ Gamester-153, 10-Brian Olson-135.

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE RESULTS:

September 10, 2011 – Hanford, California – Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway – “Jim Turner Memorial”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Greg Alexander, 72, Tyler-15.608; 2. Richard VanderWeerd, 10, VanderWeerd-15.794; 3. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-15.828; 4. Wes Gutierrez, 007, WG-15.939; 5. Ricky Kirkbride, 87, Van Meter-16.012; 6. Danny Faria Jr., 2, Bowman-16.017; 7. T.J. Smith, 14, LeGras-16.088; 8. Jace VanderWeerd, 88, VanderWeerd-16.094; 9. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-16.187; 10. Jonathan Logan, 32, Evett/Logan-16.223; 11. Jeff Gardner, 51T, Revcon-16.242; 12. Dennis Howell, 62, Howell-16.256; 13. Danny Sheridan, 21, Dorathy-16.323; 14. Justyne Hamblin, 8, JH-16.513; 15. Nico Russo, 3N, Russo-16.541; 16. Austin Liggett, 83, Liggett-16.566; 17. Matt Day, 97, Day-16.604; 18. Jared Little, 25, Little-16.747; 19. Terry Nichols, 33, Nichols-17.366; 20. Ray Knight, 6K, Knight-19.927.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gutierrez, 2. Sheridan, 3. Logan, 4. Alexander, 5. Leggitt, 6. Nichols, 7. Smith. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hamblin, 2. R.VanderWeerd, 3. J.VanderWeerd, 4. Day, 5. Kirkbride, 6. Gardner, 7. Knight. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Howell, 2. Faria, 3. Bernal, 4. Roa, 5. Russo, 6. Little. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Wes Gutierrez, 2. Ryan Bernal, 3. Richard VanderWeerd, 4. Greg Alexander, 5. Danny Sheridan, 6. Jace VanderWeerd, 7. Dennis Howell, 8. Jonathan Logan, 9. Ricky Kirkbride, 10. Justyne Hamblin, 11. Brody Roa, 12. Nico Russo, 13. Matt Day, 14. Jeff Gardner, 15. Jared Little, 16. Austin Liggett, 17. Terry Nichols, 18. Danny Faria Jr., 19. Ray Knight, 20. T.J. Smith. NT ---------------------------------------------- **Smith flipped during the first heat. Faria flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Gutierrez.

NEW WEST COAST 360 SPRINT POINTS: 1-R.VanderWeerd-694; 2-Bernal-642; 3-J.VanderWeerd-600; 4-Gutierrez-586; 5-Faria-550; 6-Howell-511; 7-Hamblin-474; 7-Alexander-461; 8-Smith-437; 9-Rusty Carlile-395; 10. Bud Kaeding-376.

NEXT WEST COAST 360 SPRINT RACE: September 17 – Santa Maria (CA) Speedway

USAC DMA MIDGET RACE RESULTS:

September 10, 2011 – Bradford, Vermont – Bear Ridge Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Joe Krawiec (#4 Matczak), 2. Hank Rogers Jr. (#23 Matczak), 3. Tony Montesi (#27 Tefft), 4. Dean Christenson (#2 Miller), 5. David Rose Jr. (#11 Rose), 6. Adam Whitney (#12 Whitney), 7. Jim Close (#7x Close), 8. Jim Mossman (#1 Mossman). 2.03.00

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Scott Holcomb (#33 Holcomb), 2. Ray Miller (#1 Miller), 3. Tim Gallant (#72 Tefft), 4. Jamie Spalding (#93 Tefft), 5. Dana Shaw (#7 Olson), 6. Greg Olson (#6 Olson), 7. Denny Zimmerman (#3 Matczak). 2:01.00

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Robbie Hart (#6 Gormley).

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Joe Krawiec, 2. Scott Holcomb, 3. Tony Montesi, 4. Dana Shaw, 5. Jamie Spalding, 6. Ray Miller, 7. David Rose, 8. Tim Gallant, 9. Hank Rogers Jr., 10. Denny Zimmerman, 11. Adam Whitney, 12. Jim Close, 13. Dean Christenson, 14. Jim Mossman, 15. Greg Olson. 6:31.00 --------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Spalding, Laps 2-3 Christenson, Laps 4-25 Krawiec.

NEW USAC DMA MIDGET POINTS: 1-Krawiec-440; 2-Holcomb-405; 3-Miller-383; 4-Gallant-328; 5-Kevin Chaffee-326; 6-Shaw-300; 7-Christenson-271; 8-Jeff Horn-248; 9-Spalding-227; 10-Rose-217.

NEXT USAC DMA MIDGET RACE: September 24 – Bradford, Vt. – Bear Ridge Speedway

USAC WESTERN PAVEMENT/NORTH FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

 September 10, 2011 – Roseville, California – All American Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brodie Kostecki, 40, Western Speed-13.604; 2. Garrett Peterson, 31, Peterson-13.652; 3. Keegan Walmer, 3, Sutton-13.693; 4. James Eden, 8, Sutton-13.739; 5. Jessica Clark, 44, Clark-13.739; 6. Tanner Long, 9, Sutton-13.784; 7. Sheldon Didinger, 42, Sutton-14.004; 8. Elliott Lampkin, 68, Lampkin-14.122.

HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Kostecki, 2. Long, 3. Peterson, 4. Eden, 5. Walmer, 6. Clark, 7. Lampkin, 8. Didinger. NT

FIRST FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Brodie Kostecki, 2. Keegan Walmer, 3. Garrett Peterson, 4. James Eden, 5. Tanner Long, 6. Jessica Clark, 7. Sheldon Didinger, 8. Elliott Lampkin. NT

SECOND FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Brodie Kostecki, 2. Garrett Peterson, 3. Keegan Walmer, 4. Tanner Long, 5. James Eden, 6. Jessica Clark, 7. Elliott Lampkin, 8. Sheldon Didinger. NT ------------------------------------------------

FIRST FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-34 Walmer, Laps 35-40 Kostecki. SECOND FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Didinger, Laps 11-34 Eden, Laps 35-40 Kostecki.

NEW WESTERN PAVEMENT FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Clark-903; 2-Kostecki-745; 3-Brandon White-550; 4-Walmer-539; 5-Peterson-535; 6-Paul Graham-517; 7-Long-474; 8-Eden-439; 9-Alex Jacobsen-351; 10-J.R. Williams-323. NEW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Walmer-539; 2-Peterson-535; 3-Kostecki-530; 4-Clark-480; 5-Long-474; 6-Eden-439; 7-Jim Waters-232; 8-J.R. Williams-224; 9-Didinger-173; 10-Kyle Bailey-162.

NEXT WESTERN FORD FOCUS RACE: September 17 – Madera (CA) Speedway

USAC WESTERN PAVEMENT/NORTH FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE RESULTS:

September 10, 2011 – Roseville, California – All American Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brodie Kostecki, 40, Western Speed-13.879; 2. Keegan Walmer, 3, Sutton-14.214; 3. James Eden, 8, Sutton-14.350; 4. Trevor Hunt, 11, Sutton-14.375; 5. Sheldon Didinger, 42, Sutton-14.633.

DASH: (5 laps) 1. Kostecki, 2. Hunt, 3. Walmer, 4. Didinger, 5. Eden. NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Brodie Kostecki, 2. Trevor Hunt, 3. James Eden, 4. Keegan Walmer, 5. Sheldon Didinger. NT -----------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Walmer, Laps 8-20 Kostecki.

NEW WESTERN PAVEMENT YOUNG GUNS SERIES POINTS: 1-Hunt-977; 2-Kostecki-878; 3-Eden-457; 4-Walmer-376; 5-Ricky Bowers-300; 6-Christine Breckenridge-270; 7-Brandon White-264; 8-Marina Turner-213; 9-Didinger-108; 10-Colin Milroy-58. NEW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUNG GUNS SERIES POINTS: 1-Hunt-508; 2-Eden-457; 3-Kostecki-394; 4-Walmer-376; 5-Christine Breckenridge-159; 6-Didinger-108; 7-Marina Turner-98; 8-Colin Milroy-58; 9-Kyle Bailey-57.

NEXT WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS RACE: September 17 – Madera (CA) Speedway

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

September 10, 2011 – Montpelier, Indiana - Montpelier Motor Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Patrick Bruns (#83 Bruns), 2. John Heydenreich (#22x Givens), 3. Nick Drake (#55 Cline), 4. Toby Alfrey (#5 Alfrey), 5. Ross Rankine (#39 Rankine), 6. Bradley Galedrige (#22 Givens), 7. Kent Kriegbaum (#12 Kriegbaum). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tyler Shullick (#61 Shullick), 2. Alfred Galedrige (#41 Sexton), 3. Jarett Andretti (#25 Andretti), 4. Justen Garmenn (#14 Rankine), 5. Byron Stowe (#91 Alfrey). NT

ALSO AT THE TRACK: Joey Greening (#17G Greening).

FEATURE: (20 laps) RAINED OUT, Rescheduled for October 1 -------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: N/A

NEW USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Rankine-760; 2-James Robertson-635; 3-Alfrey-598; 4-Andretti-585; 5-Drake-577; 6-Jessica Bean-524; 7-Nick Hamilton-506; 8-Joey Greening-470; 9-Shullick-400; 10-K.Kriegbaum-340.

NEXT USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS RACE: September 17 – Columbus (OH) Motor Speedway

USAC/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT RACE RESULTS:

 September 10, 2011 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Rocky Mountain Raceways

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ryan Burdett, 36, Burdett-13.888; 2. Jim Waters, 24, Ault-13.903; 3. Eric Barlow, 89, Waters-13.932; 4. Jimmy Wysong, 360, FRB-14.242; 5. Paul Marconi, 75, Marconi-14.331; 6. Mel Andrus, 2, Andrus-14.600; 7. Mike Straub, 11, Straub-14.616; 8. Ray Bergener, 43, Bergener-14.688; 9. Chuck Groat, 24x, Waters-14.743.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Burdett, 2. Marconi, 3. Barlow, 4. Groat, 5. Straub. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Waters, 2. Wysong, 3. Bergener, 4. Andrus. NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Ryan Burdett, 2. Jim Waters, 3. Jimmy Wysong, 4. Eric Barlow, 5. Paul Marconi, 6. Mel Andrus, 7. Ray Bergener, 8. Mike Straub, 9. Chuck Groat. NT -----------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Andrus, Laps 10-25 Burdett.

FINAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT POINTS: 1-Waters-745; 2-Burdett-735; 3-Barlow-630; 4-Marconi-547; 5-Andrus-509; 6-Bergener-460; 7-Johnny Geisler-401; 8-Mike Murgoitio-266; 9-Tim Skoglund-244; 10-Luis Ramos III-235.

USAC WESTERN/UTAH FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

 September 10 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Rocky Mountain Raceways

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chuck Groat, 24, Groat-15.384; 2. Jim Waters, 28, Waters-15.471; 3. Austin Luttmer, 49, FRB-15.500; 4. Ron Duncombe, 4, Walton-15.589; 5. Jeff Kelley, 55, Kelley-15.668; 6. Gregg Fuette, 15, Strickland-15.676; 7. Guy Sainsbury, 88, Sainsbury-15.795; 8. Kipp Posey, 37, Posey-15.929; 9. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-16.222.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Sainsbury, 2. Groat, 3. Kelley, 4. Luttmer, 5. Williams. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Waters, 2. Fuette, 3. Duncombe, 4. Posey. NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Jim Waters, 2. Gregg Fuette, 3. Ron Duncombe, 4. Austin Luttmer, 5. Jeff Kelley, 6. Guy Sainsbury, 7. Chuck Groat, 8. Kipp Posey. NT ------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Fuette, Laps 15-25 Waters.

NEW UTAH FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Waters-833; 2-Groat-739;3-Luttmer-708; 4-Fuette-572; 5-Duncombe-542; 6-Kelley-520; 7-Williams-472; 8-Jessica Clark-386; 9-Sainsbury-365; 10-Brandon White-342.

NEXT WESTERN/UTAH FORD FOCUS RACE: September 17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rocky Mountain Raceways

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

 September 10, 2011 – Terre Haute, Indiana – Terre Haute Action Track – “Jim Hurtubise Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-19.337; 2. Coleman Gulick, 14, Gulick-19.365; 3. Casey Shuman, 69, Dynamics-19.397; 4. Jon Stanbrough, 53, Fox-19.405; 5. Bryan Clauson, 7, CTR/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-19.482; 6. Jerry Coons Jr., 71p, Phillips-19.513; 7. Hud Cone, 21, Pollock-19.597; 8. Blake Fitzpatrick, 10, Fitzpatrick-19.613; 9. Robert Ballou, 81, MPHG-19.625; 10. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-19.652; 11. Keith Bloom Jr., 27, Abreu-19.671; 12. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-19.704; 13. Jonathan Hendrick, 68, Hendrick-19.717; 14. Chris Windom, 5x, Baldwin-19.724; 15. Daron Clayton, 92, Clayton-19.732; 16. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-19.759; 17. Wes McIntyre, 83, McIntyre-19.786; 18. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-19.833; 19. Chase Stockon, 32, Stockon-19.848; 20. Shane Cottle, 11, Walker-19.934; 21. Dave Darland, 21x, Roberts/Tate-20.000; 22. J.J. Hughes, 76, Hughes-20.025; 23. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-20.397; 24. Kevin Studley, 57x, Studley-20.660; 25. Steve Thomas, 20T, Thomas-21.482; 26 . Patrick Budde, 90, Budde-21.725.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stockon, 2. Gardner, 3. Hughes, 4. Cone, 5. Hines, 6. Stanbrough, 7. East, 8. Thomas, 9. Hendrick. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Cottle, 2. Windom, 3. Mattox, 4. Bloom, 5. McIntyre, 6. Budde, 7. Fitzpatrick, 8. Gulick, 9. Clauson. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Jones, 3. Clayton, 4. Schuerenberg, 5. Coons, 6. Ballou, 7. Shuman, 8. Studley. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Stanbrough, 2. Shuman, 3. Clauson, 4. Fitzpatrick, 5. Ballou, 6. East, 7. Studley, 8. Mattox, 9. Budde, 10. Thomas. 4:02.90

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Chris Windom, 2. Levi Jones, 3. Hunter Schuerenberg, 4. Keith Bloom Jr., 5. Robert Ballou, 6. Tracy Hines, 7. Casey Shuman, 8. Dave Darland, 9. Bobby East, 10. Blake Fitzpatrick, 11. Chase Stockon, 12. Jerry Coons Jr., 13. Jon Stanbrough, 14. Daron Clayton, 15. Hud Cone, 16. J.J. Hughes, 17. Damion Gardner, 18. Wes McIntyre, 19. Shane Cottle, 20. Brandon Mattox, 21. Bryan Clauson, 22. Kevin Studley. NT -------------------------------------------------------- **Hendrick flipped during the first heat. Gulick flipped during the second heat. Clauson flipped over the wall in turn 1 on the first lap of the feature. Gardner flipped on lap 29 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Windom.

NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-1,149; 2-Windom-1,233; Jones-1,149; 2-Windom-1,133; 3-Stanbrough-1,081; 4-Schuerenberg-993; 5-Ballou-982; 6-Darland-934; 7-Hines-883; 8-Gardner-852; 9-Clauson-830; 10-East-727.

NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE: – September 17 – Haubstadt, IN – Tri-State Speedway

2012 USAC “CONCORD SUPER SERIES” ENCOMPASSES 9 DATES

Eight Wednesdays and a Thursday are targeted for USAC’s 2012 “Concord Super Series” at the Concord (N.C.) Speedway featuring the Eastern Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns racing series.

Debuting on Thursday night, May 17 as part of NASCAR All-Star Weekend, the series extends through Wednesday night, August 1, showcasing the stars of tomorrow on the track’s ultra-competitive quarter-mile paved oval.

“Concord Motor Speedway has become a staple of our Eastern competitors,” says USAC’s James Spink. “It has an extremely-competitive surface and configuration and this series should provide some fantastic entertainment for area race fans.”

Concord Motor Speedway has hosted 39 USAC races in the past six years and in 2006 the USAC National Midgets and Sprint competed on the big Concord half-mile.

In 1961 and 1963 USAC conducted 100-mile Stock car races on a half-mile dirt oval at Concord, with Don White and Bill Cheesbourg emerging as the winners.

“We’re truly excited about the opportunity to conduct this weekly series at Concord Speedway,” adds Spink. Nine races at Concord give sus a home base for the 2012 series. Future dates for the Eastern Ford Focus series will be announced in the coming months.”

During recent USAC competition at Concord, Nick Drake and Scott Hunter have posted five Ford Focus wins apiece, while Eric Coomes is next with four victories. In the Focus Young Guns, Jesse Little leads in terms of wins with four, while Jared Irvan, son of the great NASCAR driver Ernie Irvan, has three feature wins to his credit.

Following the May 17 opener, additional dates (all Wednesdays) are May 30, June 6, 13, 20 and 27, July 11 and 18 and August 1.

PRICKETT WINS 35-LAP SILVER DOLLAR MIDGET RACE

Chico, CA……..David Prickett of Fresno, Calif. led all 35 laps to win Thursday night’s Mopar USAC Western Midget race co-sanctioned by BCRA at Silver Dollar Speedway, part of the track’s 58th “Gold Cup Race of Champions” event. Prickett and his NLMS/DPR Spike/Van Dyne were trailed at the checkered flag by series point leader Cory Kruseman, Shane Golobic, Matt Streeter and Michelle Decker. Kruseman emerged with a 42-point lead over Prickett in the new Mopar USAC Western Midget standings.

USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 8, 2011 – Chico, California – Silver Dollar Speedway – (Co-sanctioned by BCRA)

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Cody Swanson (#71 Swanson), 2. Cory Kruseman (#21k Kruseman), 3. Michelle Decker (#7m McQueen) 4. Dillon Silverman (#4a RAM), 5. Pete Davis (#00 Davis), 6. Johnathon Henry (#88 Graunstadt), 7. Rikc Holbrook (#6 Holbrook), 8. Matt Streeter (#14jr Streeter). 1:40.89

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jake Swanson (#05 Swanson), 2. Shane Golobic (#26 Bock), 3. Nick Foster (#1 Foster), 4. Connor Kassik (#15n Neverlift), 5. Travis Haugh (#5H Haugh), 6. Floyd Alvis (#18a Alvis), 7. Tom Dougherty (#66 Dougherty), 8. J.R. Williams (#74 Williams). 1:42.00

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Shannon McQueen (#7 McQueen), 2. David Prickett (#15 Neverlift), 3. Quinton Crye (#15q Crye), 4. Larry Peterson (#17 Peterson), 5. Britton Bock (#67 Bock), 6. Jimmy Sills (#17T Sills), 7. Gary Conterno (#83 Conterno), 7. Michael Snider (#2k Snider), NT

FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. David Prickett, 2. Cory Kruseman, 3. Shane Golobic, 4. Matt Streeter, 5. Michelle Decker, 6. Cody Swanson, 7. Shannon McQueen, 8. Pete Davis, 9. Nick Foster, 10. Quinton Crye, 11. Johnathan Henry, 12. Connor Kassik, 13. Larry Peterson, 14. Dillon Silverman, 15. Travis Haugh, 16. Rick Holbrook, 17. Floyd Alvis, 18. Jake Swanson, 19. J.R. Williams, 20. Tom Dougherty. NT ------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-35 Prickett.

NEW MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Kruseman-488; 2-Prickett-446; 3-Henry-418; 4-C.Swanson-398; 5-J.Swanson-367; 6-Scott Pierovich-300; 7-Kassik-219; 8-Chris Ennis-202; 9-Randi Pankratz-152; 10-Austin Smith-100.

NEXT USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET RACE: September 10 – Bakersfield (CA) Speedway

AMSOIL USAC/CRA/WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

September 8, 2011 – Chico, California – Silver Dollar Speedway – “Tiner Family Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jac Haudenschild, 57, Silva-13.60; 2. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-13.84; 3. Kyle Hirst, 14S, Smith-13.93; 4. Cody Myers, 7, Snow-13.97; 5. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-14.03; 6. Nic Faas, 4, Alexander-14.06; 7. Andy Forsberg, 92N, Forsberg-14.06; 8. Jeff Parady, 6C, Parady-14.18; 9. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-14.19; 10. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-14.19; 11. Kirk Simpson, 84, Simpson-14.22; 12. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-14.25; 13. Jason York, 25, York-14.25; 14. Tom Baker, 93, Kobza-14.25; 15. Eddy Lewis, 7X, Prior-14.35; 16. Shane Golobic, 121, Von Schriltz-14.40; 17. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-14.44; 18. Todd Miller Jr., 96, Miller-14.50; 19. Kyle Larson, 99, BK-14.50; 20. Trent Canales, 2T, Grode-14.50; 21. Mark Tabor Jr., 38N, Tabor-14.53; 22. Tim Sherman Jr., 1JR, Sherman-14.53; 23. Shawn Wright, 99X, Wright-14.54; 24. Richard Brace Jr., 21J, Adel-14.57; 25. Marty Hawkins, 3M, Hawkins-14.59; 26. Steven Tiner, 94, Tiner-14.59; 27. Scott Hall, 56X, Hall-14.60; 28. Gary Paulson, 3T, Finkenbinder-14.60; 29. Jeff Griffin, 50M, Griffin-14.65; 30. Tony Hunt, 56, Phulps-14.65; 31. Jimmy Trulli, 33T, Trulli-14.69; 32. Scott Pierovich, 14, Pierson-14.72; 33. Billy Wallace, 1, Moore-14.75; 34. Rusty Baglin, 44X, Baglin-14.79; 35. Herman Klein, 91, Wondergem-14.81; 36. Mark Beck, 50S, Shurley-14.81; 37. Brett Rollag, 27, Rollag-14.85; 38. Taylor Simas, 7T, Simas-14.87; 39. Kody Smith, 3S, Smith-14.91; 40. Jim Richardson, 8, Richardson-14.96; 41. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-14.97; 42. Jay Waugh, 14K, Kruseman-15.12, 43. Jerry Cisco, 4B, Basden-15.13; 44. Josh Bates, 94X, Pronol-15.16; 45. Colby Copeland, 24C, Copeland-15.25; 46. A.J. Martin, 70, Martin-15.28; 47. John Michael Bunch, 11VS, Bunch-15.41; 48. Matt Sherman, 00Z, Sherman-15.81; 49. Jimmy Steward, 16, Steward-24.72.

QUALIFYING RACE: (8 laps) 1. Wallace, 2. Klein, 3. Simas, 4. Smith, 5. Rollag, 6. Baglin, 7. Richardson, 8. Waugh, 9. Copeland, 10. Hogg, 11. Cisco, 12. Beck, 13. Bates, 14. Martin. NT.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Haudenschild, 2. York, 3. Ensign, 4. Bragg, 5. C.Williams, 6. Hawkins, 7. Wallace, 8. Tabor, 9. Griffin. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. Mitchell, 3. Tiner, 4. Hunt, 5. Faas, 6. Klein, 7. Miller, 8. Baker, 9. Sherman. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Larson, 2. Hirst, 3. Trulli, 4. Wright, 5. Simpson, 6. Simas, 7. Lewis, 8. Forsberg, 9. Hall, NT

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Brace, 2. Golobic, 3. A.Williams, 4. Smith, 5. Canales, 6. Parady, 7. Paulson, 8. Pierovich, 9. Myers. NT

SEMI: (9 laps) 1. Myers, 2. Faas, 3. Hawkins, 4. C.Williams, 5. Baker, 6. Simas, 7. Wallace, 8. Pierovich, 9. Canales, 10. Parady, 11. Miller, 12. Paulson, 13. Lewis, 14. Sherman, 15. Griffin, 16. Simpson, 17. Klein, 18. Tabor. NT

FEATURE: (28 laps) 1. Kyle Larson, 2. Jac Haudenschild, 3. Matt Mitchell, 4. Kyle Hirst, 5. Mike Spencer, 6. Shane Golobic, 7. Nic Faas, 8. Jason York, 9. Jimmy Trulli, 10. Taylor Simas, 11. Richard Brace Jr., 12. Steven Tiner, 13. Geoff Ensign, 14. Tony Hunt, 15. Cody Myers, 16. Cody Williams, 17. Marty Hawkins, 18. Scott Pierovich, 19. Shawn Wright, 20. Austin Williams, 21. Greg Bragg, 22. Kody Smith, 23. Tom Baker, 24. Todd Miller Jr. NT ------------------------------ **Steward flipped during qualifications. Hall and Forsberg flipped during the third heat. Griffin and Klein flipped during the semi. A.Willliams and Bragg flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Golobic, Laps 8-11 Ensign, Lap 12 Golobic, Laps 13-20 Hirst, Laps 21-28 Larson.

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Spencer-810; 2-Mitchell-773; 3-Faas-754; 4-A.Williams-570; 5-Bragg-508; 6-C.Williams-463; 7-Danny Sheridan-412; 8-Rip Williams-387; 9-David Cardey-380; 10-Ronnie Gardner-370. NEW USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Ensign-745; 2-Hunt-730; 3-Pierovich-629; 4-Shauna Hogg-579; 5-Tim Barber-522; 6-Jerry Kobza-211.

NEXT USAC AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: September 24 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway NEXT USAC AMSOIL USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR RACE: September 17 – Madera (CA) Speedway

MIKE SPENCER WINS 4TH ANNUAL LOUIE VERMEIL CLASSIC

By Lance Jennings

CALISTOGA, CA – SEPTEMBER 5, 2011… Temecula’s Mike Spencer extended his point lead with the Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series by winning the finale of the Louie Vermeil Classic at Calistoga Speedway. After tire problems claimed race leader Robert Ballou on lap twenty-three, the 3-time series champion led the rest of the way to earn the $5000 victory. Matt Mitchell, Nic Faas, Ryan Bernal, and Geoff Ensign rounded out the top five drivers.

Piloting Ron Chaffin’s #50 Madera Produce / Grubstake Mini Storage Maxim, Mike Spencer quickly worked his way forward from the sixth starting spot. After a few laps, the newly crowned Calistoga Speedway Champion had taken third and began to chase down Matt Mitchell. Robert Ballou, the early race leader, set a torrid pace in Keith Ford’s #72 Berry Pack / A&A Precision Machining Ellis as he looked for his second straight USAC/CRA and Western Classic victory.

Early problems had sidelined “Showtime” Danny Sheridan and a flip ended “The Demon” Damion Gardner’s hope of another Vermeil Classic win. While battling for fourth, contact between Nic Faas and Austin Williams resulted in another red flag, this time for Williams as his car flipped and sustained heavy damage. Both Gardner and Williams walked away uninjured from their incidents.

As the race continued on, tire wear would become a concern for the racers. Andy Forsberg, who was running fifth, came to a stop on lap twenty-three with a flat right rear tire. As the famed “Workin’ Woody” pit vehicle attended to Forsberg, race leader Ballou’s right rear tire was losing air pressure. With the yellow flag displayed over the speedway, Robert exited the track and repairs could not be made in time.

Spencer had inherited the lead, with Mitchell, Faas, Ensign, Colby Copeland, and Greg Bragg close behind. As racing resumed, Mike had an excellent restart and looked to put some distance between himself and the field. Faas pressured Mitchell for second and a hard charging Ryan Bernal made his way to seventh after restarting at the back. At the checkered flags, Spencer was not to be denied on this night as he scored his sixth feature victory of the season.

With his second Louie Vermeil Classic victory, Mike Spencer currently holds a forty-six point lead as the series heads to Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway on Thursday. Earlier in the program, the 3-time defending champion was third quick in time trials and finished second in his heat race. To date, the driver of the Bruce Bromme Jr. wrenched machine has four Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards, five heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main win, and ten top-10 finishes. Spencer will be looking for the Chico victory as he continues his march to another championship.

Matt Mitchell of Yorba Linda took second in the finale of the Louie Vermeil Classic. Driving the J.W. Mitchell Motorsports' #37 Mancha Realtors / Sierra Springs Maxim, the former USAC Western Midget Series Rookie of the Year qualified sixth and raced to his series leading sixth heat race victory in the DJ Safety sponsored event. Sitting third in the point chase, Mitchell has two feature wins, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, and eleven top-10 finishes on the year. Matt will be one of the favorites to watch at Silver Dollar Speedway.

Huntington Beach’s Nic Faas drove Mark Alexander’s #4 Scott Sales Company / VP Racing Fuels Spike to third in the 30-lap feature. The 2008 Rookie of the Year was fourth quick on the night and won the Extreme Mufflers / Huntington Beach Glass and Mirror Heat Race #1. Currently second in the standings, Faas has two Sander Engineering Fast Time Awards, five heat race victories, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Awards, and ten top-10 finishes on the season. Nic will have his sights set on his first victory of the year at the Gold Cup Race of Champions.

Ryan Bernal of Hollister had his best career finish with USAC/CRA by taking fourth after restarting at the back. The crew of the USAC West Coast 360 standout had repaired a broken tie rod, but reported late after the red flag for Austin Williams. Piloting Danny Olmstead’s #11D S&S Automotive / Moeller Bros. Maxim, Bernal was second quick on the night and claimed second in his heat race. The former Wingless Spec Sprint Champion has one Competition Suspension Inc. Semi-Main win and two top-10 finishes on the year. As the writing goes to press, young driver has school obligations and will miss the Thursday night show at Chico.

Sebastopol’s Geoff Ensign earned the night’s Keizer Wheels Hard Charger / “Best Passing Job” honors with a fifth place run after starting fourteenth. Driving Ted Finkenbinder’s #3F Western X-Ray / Sponsor Needed Eagle, “The Human Highlight Reel” was fourteenth quick and fourth in his heat race. The Western Classic point leader has three top-10 finishes with USAC/CRA and will compete in Thursday’s Gold Cup Race of Champions.

For the second straight night, “The Demon” Damion Gardner of Concord set the standard in Sander Engineering Time Trials over the twenty-four cars in attendance. Piloting the DG Racing #71 Pace Lighting Eagle, the 2005 USAC/CRA Champion was second in his heat race and twentieth in the main event after an early flip. To date, “The Demon” has three top-10 performances and twenty-three feature laps led to his credit.

Yorba Linda’s Austin Williams claimed victory in the Saldana Racing Products / Circle Track Performance Heat Race #2. The pilot of the Jack Jory owned #2 John Jory Corporation / AMA Plastics Viper, qualified eleventh and scored nineteenth in the feature after a flip ended his night. The 2009 Rookie of the Year is fourth in the point standings with one feature win, two heat race victories, one Competition Suspension Inc., Semi-Main win, one Keizer Wheels Hard Charger Award, and eight top-10 finishes in 2011.

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series would like to thank Hoosier Tire, Circle Track Performance, Competition Suspension Inc., DJ Safety, Donovan Engineering, Electro Tech Powder Coating, Extreme Mufflers, Hilborn Fuel Injection, Huntington Beach Glass & Mirror, Keizer Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Sander Engineering, and So-Cal Performance for their support. For more information, visit www.usacracing.com/cra or follow the series on facebook.

The Amsoil USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series will make their first appearance at Chico's Silver Dollar Speedway on Thursday, September 8th, during the famed Gold Cup Race of Champions. Located at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, more event information can be found at www.silverdollarspeedway.com or calling (530) 891-6535. -------------------------------------------------------- USAC AMSOIL USAC/CRA & WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: September 4, 2011 – Calistoga, California – Calistoga Speedway – “Louie Vermeil Classic”

SANDER ENGINEERING TIME TRIALS: 1. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-20.551; 2. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-20.723; 3. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-20.794; 4. Nic Faas, 4, Alexander-21.082; 5. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-21.110; 6. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-21.148; 7. Andy Forsberg, 92N, Forsberg-21.270; 8. Robert Ballou, 72, Ford-21.300; 9. Marty Hawkins, 3m, Hawkins-21.375; 10. Colby Copeland, 24, Copeland-21.510; 11. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-21.712; 12. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-21.775; 13. Scott Pierovich, 14, Pierson-21.881; 14. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-21.890; 15. Jason York, 25N, York-22.149; 16. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-22.273; 17. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-22.364; 18. Tony Hunt, 56, Phulps-22.369; 19. Tim Sherman, 1x, Sherman-22.765; 20. Tim Barber, 3T, Finkenbinder-22.992; 21. Scott Hall, 56x, Hall-23.180; 22. Todd Miller Jr., 96, Miller-23.406; 23. Pete Lawrence 87F, Lawrence-24.292; 24. Jerry Cisco, 4B, Basden-24.542.

EXTREME MUFFLERS / HUNTINGTON BEACH GLASS & MIRROR HEAT RACE 1: (8 laps) 1. Nic Faas, 2. Damion Gardner, 3. Scott Pierovich, 4. Andy Forsberg, 5. Colby Copeland, 6. Tim Sherman Jr., 7. Shauna Hogg. NT.

SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS / CIRCLE TRACK PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE 2: (8 laps) 1. Austin Williams, 2. Ryan Bernal, 3. Robert Ballou, 4. Geoff Ensign, 5. Tim Barber, 6. Jerry Cisco, 7. Danny Sheridan. NT.

DJ SAFETY HEAT RACE 3: (8 laps) 1. Matt Mitchell, 2. Mike Spencer, 3. Greg Bragg, 4. Jason York, 5. Marty Hawkins, 6. Todd Miller Jr., 7. Tony Hunt. NT.

FEATURE: (30 laps – With Starting Positions) 1. Mike Spencer (6th), 2. Matt Mitchell (4th), 3. Nic Faas (5th), 4. Ryan Bernal (7th), 5. Geoff Ensign (14th), 6. Jason York (15th), 7. Colby Copeland (11th), 8. Greg Bragg (12th), 9. Scott Pierovich (13th), 10. Marty Hawkins (10th), 11. Tim Barber (20th), 12. Shauna Hogg (16th), 13. Cody Williams (17th), 14. Tim Sherman Jr. (19th), 15. Jerry Cisco (22nd), 16. Andy Forsberg (3rd), 17. Robert Ballou (2nd), 18. Todd Miller Jr. (21st), 19. Austin Williams (1st), 20. Damion Gardner (8th), 21. Danny Sheridan (9th), 22. Tony Hunt (18th). NT. ------------------------------ **Scott Hall flipped during qualifying. **Austin Williams and Damion Gardner flipped during the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-23 Robert Ballou, Laps 24-30 Mike Spencer.

KEIZER WHEELS HARD CHARGER: Geoff Ensign (14th to 5th)

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Mike Spencer-754; 2-Nic Faas-708; 3-Matt Mitchell-707; 4-Austin Williams-551; 5-Greg Bragg-451; 6-Cody Williams-441; 7-Danny Sheridan-412; 8-Rip Williams-387; 9-David Cardey-380; 10-Ronnie Gardner-370.

NEW USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Geoff Ensign-675; 2-Tony Hunt-665; 3-Shauna Hogg-579; 4-Scott Pierovich-576; 5-Tim Barber-524; 6-Audra Sasselli-314; 7-Tim Sherman- Jr.297; 8-Jerry Kobza-286; 9-Cody Gerhardt-281; 10-Tim Skoglund-263.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT SCHEDULE: September 8: **Silver Dollar Speedway - Chico, CA September 24: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA October 8: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA October 28: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ October 29: *Canyon Speedway Park - Peoria, AZ November 3: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA November 4: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA November 5: *Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA November 12: *Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway - Hanford, CA ----------------------------------------------- * = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC National Sprints. ** = Co-Sanctioned Event With USAC Western Classic Racing Series. This schedule is subject to change.

FOCUS RACING ON 4 FRONTS THIS WEEKEND; LUTTMER #1 AT RMR; RAIN FORCES ACE CANCELLATION

USAC’s Midwest, Western and Utah Ford Focus series continue this week with events at four racing facilities in Indiana, Utah and California. The Midwest Ford Focuses are at Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway Friday and are joined by the Midwest Focus Young Guns Saturday at Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway. The Western Ford Focuses and Focus Young Guns compete at Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway (Dirt) and at All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. (Pavement) Saturday and the Western /Utah series combine for Saturday’s race at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Austin Luttmer of West Jordan, Utah led all 25 laps to win Saturday night’s USAC Western/Utah Ford Focus race at Rocky Mountain Raceways. Gregg Fuette, fast qualifier Chuck Groat, Ron Duncombe and Guy Sainsbury rounded out the “top-five.” Series point leader Jim Waters originally finished second but his car failed post-race technical inspection. He continues, however, as the point leader.

Rain forced cancellation of Monday’s scheduled Eastern Ford Focus race at Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-717, 2-Ross Rankine-699, 3-Scott Hunter-672, 4-Brodie Kostecki-669, 5-Jarett Andretti-651, 6-Jessica Clark-645, 7-Chris Lamb-639, 8-Jim Waters-630, 9-Jarid Blondel-612, 10-Tyler Dolacki-594.

USAC NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS:

1-Cole Custer-480, 2-Brodie Kostecki-480; 3-Sam McGhee-474, 4-Trevor Hunt-474, 5-Jared Irvan-465; 6-Parker Colston-456, 7-Stevie Kuhn-453, 8-Cooper Clouse-453, 9-Mikell McGee-417, 10-Christine Breckenridge-411.

USAC MIDWESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Ross Rankine-760, 2-James Robertson-635, 3-Toby Alfrey-598, 4-Jarett Andretti-585, 5-Nick Drake-571, 6-Jessica Bean-524, 7-Nick Hamilton-506, 8-Joey Greening-470, 9-Tyler Shullick-392, 10-Kent Kriegbaum-340.

USAC MIDWESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Sam McGhee-540, 2-Stevie Kuhn-501, 3-Cooper Clouse-446, 4-Michael Fanelli-308, 5-Mikell McGee-305, 6-Emmy Gray-285, 7-Cole Custer-168, 8-Tyler Schullick-137, 9-Adam Thomason-114, 10-Justen Garmenn-105.

USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1- Nick Drake-787, 2-Scott Hunter-747, 3-Jarett Andretti-703, 4-Chris Lamb-673, 5-Nic Davidson-612, 6-Tyler Corriher-541, 7-Austin Prock-502, 8-Ross Rankine-376, 9-Cole Custer-339, 10-Steven Intravaia-329.

USAC EASTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jared Irvan-572; 2-Cole Custer-435; 3-Trey Hutchens-337; 4-Sam McGhee-319; 5-Mikell McGee-243; 6-Cooper Clouse-117; 7-Michael Fanelli-104; 8-Tyler Shullick-70; 9-Brendon Bock-64; 10-Stevie Kuhn-64.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Brodie Kostecki-785; 2-Jim Waters-748; 3-Jessica Clark-725; 4-Jarid Blondel-691; 5-Chuck Groat-684; 6-Wally Pankratz-665; 7-Tyler Dolacki-655; 8-Austin Luttmer-648; 9-Daniel Williams-594; 10-Brandon White-550.

USAC WESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Trevor Hunt-569; 2-Brodie Kostecki-569; 3-Parker Colston-516; 4-Cole Custer-461; 5-Christine Breckenridge-453; 6-James Eden-399; 7-Katlyn Leer-380; 8-Keegan Walmer-320; 9-Ricky Bowers-300; 10-Brandon White-264.

USAC UTAH FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jim Waters-760; 2-Chuck Groat-684; 3-Austin Luttmer-648; 4-Gregg Fuette-507; 5-Ron Duncombe-479; 6-J.R. Williams-468; 7-Jeff Kelley-464; 8-Jessica Clark-386; 9-Brandon White-342; 10-Michael Daniels-341.

DMA MIDGET FINALE SATURDAY AT BEAR RIDGE

This Saturday night’s USAC race at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Vt. concludes the 2011 DMA Midget Series and Joe Krawiec enters the event with a comfortable 32-point lead over runner-up Scott Holcomb. With 74 points available, Ray Miller (41 behind) and Kevin Chaffee (46 behind) still have mathematical hopes for the inaugural series title.

Krawiec’s six Bear Ridge appearances have produced three victories, a second, fourth and an eighth. Holcomb has a win, two seconds and a third, while Miller has two thirds, two fourths, a fifth and a sixth. Chaffee enters the finale on a two-race winning streak after posting a trio of seconds.

USAC DMA MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Joe Krawiec-372; 2-Scott Holcomb-340; 3-Ray Miller-331; 4-Kevin Chaffee-326; 5-Noah Gallant-283; 6-Jeff Horn-248; 7-Dana Shaw-245; 8-Dean Christenson-239; 9-Jaime Spalding-174; 10-Scott Viets-174.

WESTERN MIDGETS VISIT CHICO THURSDAY & BAKERSFIELD SATURDAY; PIEROVICH, HENRY TOPS AT CLAISTOGA; KRUSEMAN PADS LEAD

Cory Kruseman of Ventura, Calif. takes a 40-point lead over Johnathon Henry into this week’s Mopar USAC Western Midget races at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif. (Thursday) and Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway (Saturday). Kruseman posted a third and fourth in races last Saturday and Sunday at Calistoga, Calif.

Scott Pierovich of Alamo, Calif. scored his first USAC Mopar Western Midget triumph in six years Saturday night, winning the 25-lap “Louie Vermeil Classic” feature at Calistoga Speedway. He led all 25 laps to beat Alex Schutte, Kruseman, Henry and Cody Swanson.

Henry, of Stockton, Calif., paced the final 17 circuits to win Sunday night’s 25-lap “Louie Vermeil Classic” Mopar USAC Western Midget feature at Calistoga. Schutte was second, ahead of Ronnie Gardner, Kruseman and Pierovich. Schutte led the first eight laps of the race.

Thursday nights’ races are part of Chico’s 58th “Gold Cup Race of Champions” which also includes the AMSOIL USAC/CRA and Western Classic Sprint cars. Saturday’s race is the first of 2011 at Bakersfield.

USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Cory Kruseman-424; 2-Johnathon Henry-384; 3-David Prickett-379; 4-Cody Swanson-345; 5-Jake Swanson-342; 6-Scott Pierovich-300; 7-Chris Ennis-202; 8-Connor Kassik-185; 9-Randi Pankratz-152; 10-Austin Smith-100.

“ROCKY MOUNTAIN” FINALE SATURDAY AT SALT LAKE CITY; WATERS BREAKS “TIE” WITH BURDETT

The USAC/SLVRA Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series concludes this Saturday night at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah. Former series champions Jim Waters and Ryan Burdett will square off one last time with the title on the line, but unlike last week, Waters holds the edge with a14-point lead going into the race.

Waters, of West Jordan, Utah, became the odds-on favorite for the title after winning Saturday night’s 20-lap feature at Rocky Mountain Raceways. Waters entered the race tied with Burdett for the point lead. Burdett finished sixth.

Ken Hamilton made a surprise appearance Saturday, led eight laps and finished second, yielding the lead to Waters on the white-flag lap! Mel Andrus was third, ahead of Mike Straub and the team of Chuck Groat and Eric Barlow. Burdett was the fastest qualifier and led the first 11 laps of the feature.

Saturday night’s program offers 74 total points, with 60 posted for the feature win. Waters would claim a third title, while a championship for Burdett would be his second.

USAC YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Jim Waters-673; 2-Ryan Burdett-659; 3-Eric Barlow-567; 4-Paul Marconi-488; 5-Mel Andrus-456; 6-Ray Bergener-411; 7-Johnny Geisler-401; 8-Mike Murgoitio-266; 9-Tim Skoglund-244; 10-Luis Ramos III-235.

360 SPRINTS BACK TO KINGS THIS SATURDAY

USAC’s West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series resumes action Saturday night at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. and the VanderWeerd brothers of Visalia, Calif. will try to continue their quest for a 1-2 series point finish.

Richard VanderWeerd continues to lead the standings by 53 points over runner-up Ryan Bernal, but Jace VanderWeerd is only 26 points behind Bernal in third.

Richard’s five podium finishes this year include a Hanford victory, while Jace’s top Hanford finishes are a pair of fifths. Jace won at Santa Maria Speedway earlier in the year. Bernal is on a two-race series winning streak and his four runner-up finishes so far this year include one at Hanford.

A total of 74 points are available in Saturday’s “Jim Turner Memorial.”

USAC WEST COAST 360 SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Richard VanderWeerd-628; 2-Ryan Bernal-575; 3-Jace VanderWeerd-549; 4-Danny Faria Jr.-525; 5-Wes Gutierrez-515; 6-Dennis Howell-461; 7-Justyne Hamblin-433; 8-T.J. Smith-424; 9-Greg Alexander-399; 10-Rusty Carlile-395.

58th “GOLD CUP” THURSDAY AT SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY; SPENCER, BALLOU GRAB “VERMEIL CLASSIC” WINS AT CALISTOGA

The AMSOIL USAC/CRA and USAC Western Classic Sprint Cars combine again this Thursday night for the 58th Annual Gold Cup “Race of Champions” program at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif.

Mike Spencer leads the USAC/CRA standings after winning Sunday night’s race at Calistoga, Calif. and Geoff Ensign is the new Western Classic Sprint point leader after his performances in last weekend’s races at Calistoga.

Spencer, of Temecula, Calif., continued his pursuit of a fourth straight AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint car title Sunday night, winning the 30-lap “Louie Vermeil Classic” feature at Calistoga Speedway. Spencer grabbed the lead on lap 24 when Robert Ballou, Saturday night’s winner, suffered a flat tire. Spencer led the final seven laps to beat Matt Mitchell, Nic Faas, Ryan Bernal and Geoff Ensign. Ensign’s finish enabled him to pass Western Classic Sprint point leader Tony Hunt in the standings.

Ballou, of Rocklin, Calif., passed Danny Sheridan on lap 16 and led the final 15 laps to win Saturday night’s 30-lap “Louie Vermeil Classic” AMSOIL USAC/CRA/Western Classic Sprint race at Calistoga. Ballou and his John Ford entry were followed at the checkered flag by Sheridan, who led the first 15 laps, Mitchell, Spencer and fast qualifier Damion Gardner.

USAC’s two Sprint races at Chico this season have been won by Bill Rose and Kody Swanson. The USAC Mopar Western Midgets are also part of Thursday’s Chico events.

AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Mike Spencer-754; 2-Nic Faas-708; 3-Matt Mitchell-707; 4-Austin Williams-551; 5-Greg Bragg-451; 6-Cody Williams-441; 7-Danny Sheridan-412; 8-Rip Williams-387; 9-David Cardey-380; 10-Ronnie Gardner-370.

USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Geoff Ensign-675; 2-Tony Hunt-665; 3-Shauna Hogg-579; 4-Scott Pierovich-576; 5-Tim Barber-524; 6-Audra Sasselli-314; 7-Tim Sherman-297; 8-Jerry Kobza-286; 9-Cody Gerhardt-281; 10-Tim Skoglund-263.

CLAUSON-HAGEN-LARSON MIDGET BATTLE RESUMES AT “4-CROWN” 9/24; KUHN TAKES “TATTERSALL MEMORIAL” BUT RAIN HALTS “PEPSI NATIONALS”

Bryan Clauson, Darren Hagen and Kyle Larson resume their battle for the 2011 Mopar USAC National Midget championship September 24 in the “4-Crown Nationals” at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Clauson’s lead over Hagen is just three points, while Larson is only 18 back of the leader.

Rain forced postponement of Saturday night’s “Pepsi Nationals” USAC/BMARA Midget race at Angell Park in Sun Prairie, Wisc. USAC and track officials are hoping to rescheduled the race this year and will announce a new date when it becomes firm.

Brad Kuhn of Avon, Ind. won Friday night’s 30-lap “Bob Tattersall Memorial: Mopar USAC National Midget race at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway, leading the final 28 laps in his Rotondo Weirich/Champion Brands Beast/Fontana. Kody Swanson led the first two laps and Kuhn led the rest of the way to beat Jerry Coons Jr., Bryan Clauson, Tracy Hines and Kyle Larson. Zach Daum was the fastest LaSalle qualifier.

The LaSalle race honored the memory of USAC’s 1969 National Midget Champion, who scored 63 National feature victories during his illustrious career.

MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET POINT STANDINGS

1-Bryan Clauson-876; 2-Darren Hagen-873; 3-Kyle Larson-858; 4-Tracy Hines-767; 5-Bobby East-700; 6-Caleb Armstrong-618; 7-Zach Daum-578; 8-Brad Kuhn-564; 9-Tanner Swanson-538; 10-Jerry Coons Jr.-504.

SPRINTS HIT PAVEMENT & DIRT OVALS THIS WEEK; “THURSDAY NIGHT THUNDER” & “JIM HURTUBISE CLASSIC” ON TAP

USAC’s AMSOIL Pavement and National Sprint Car Series resume this week, with “Thursday Night Thunder” on tap at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Ind. and the “Jim Hurtubise Classic” Saturday night at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track.

Defending AMSOIL National Champ Levi Jones holds a 19-point lead over Chris Windom entering Saturday’s Terre Haute race, while Bobby Santos III sits atop the USAC Pavement Sprint points going into Thursday’s race in Indianapolis.

Santos has two victories and two fourths on the pavement this season, including the most recent race at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Tanner Swanson, who trails Santos by just six points, has three podium finishes so far, including a second and a third at the Indianapolis oval.

Saturday’s race at Terre Haute honors one of USAC’s most accomplished Sprint car drivers ever. Hurtubise logged five consecutive feature victories at the Action Track between 1960 and 1962, a feat which has never been repeated.

Chris Windom won the “Tony Hulman Classic” at Terre Haute in July, while this year’s winners at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis have been Kody Swanson and Santos.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-1,085, 2-Chris Windom-1,066, 3-Jon Stanbrough-1,047, 4-Hunter Schuerenberg-934, 5-Robert Ballou-933, 6-Dave Darland-887, 7-Tracy Hines-828, 8-Damion Gardner-826, 9-Bryan Clauson-813, 10-Bobby East-690.

USAC PAVEMENT SPRINT CAR POINT STANDINGS

1-Bobby Santos III-253, 2-Tanner Swanson-247, 3-Bobby East-224, 4-Chris Windom-216, 5-Jacob Wilson-207, 6-Kody Swanson-205, 7-Brian Gerster-193, 8-Tracy Hines-174, 9-Russ Gamester-153, 10-Brian Olson-135.

“4-CROWN NATIONALS” SEPTEMBER 24 AT ELDORA; LARSON DOMINATES “TED HORN 100” AT DuQUOIN

Defending Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Champion Levi Jones will take a six-point lead over Jerry Coons Jr. into the September 24 “4-Crown Nationals” at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, the penultimate event in this year’s series. Jones finished second in Sunday night’s “Ted Horn 100” at DuQuoin, Ill, while Coons finished fifth. Jones finished third and Coons 14th in last year’s “4-Crown” feature.

Kyle Larson of Elk Grove, Calif. earned his first TRAXXAS USAC Silver Crown victory Sunday night at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, winning the “Ted Horn 100.” He started fourth and passed Bryan Clauson on the 23rd lap, then led the rest of the way in his IWX Motor Freight/Hoosier Tire Eagle/Speedway Chevy.

Tracy Hines was third behind Jones, with Brian Tyler fourth. Clauson won the pole and led the first 22 laps but finished ninth.

Larson’s victory came in his first appearance at the “Magic Mile” and left him holding down the number five position in the latest series standings.

USAC TRAXXAS SILVER CROWN POINT STANDINGS

1-Levi Jones-309; 2-Jerry Coons Jr.-303; 3-Tracy Hines-257; 4-Brian Tyler-256; 5-Kyle Larson-254; 6-Bud Kaeding-252; 7-Tanner Swanson-242; 8-Bobby East-219; 9-Derek Hagar-160; 10-Bryan Clauson-158.

TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN RACE RESULTS:

September 4, 2011 – DuQuoin, Illinois – DuQuoin State Fairgrounds – “Ted Horn 100”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Bryan Clauson, 22, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-30.174; 2. Levi Jones, 10, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-30.787; 3. Jerry Coons Jr., 27, RW-30.937; 4. Kyle Larson, 71, Kunz-31.173; 5. Kody Swanson, 19, Team Six-R-31.277; 6. Tracy Hines, 16, Lightfoot-31.331; 7. Shane Hollingsworth, 20, Nolen-31.377; 8. Tanner Swanson, 23, Team 6R/TK-31.405; 9. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-31.429; 10. Jon Stanbrough, 17, RW-31.509; 11. Brian Tyler, 21, Team 6R-31.573; 12. Darren Hagen, 99, RE-31.573; 13. Bobby East, 6, Klatt-31.628; 14. Chris Windom, 5, Baldwin-32.227; 15. Derek Hagar, 91, Hagar-32.259; 16. John Heydenreich, 43, Nix-32.280; 17. Russ Gamester, 51, Gamester-32.283; 18. Dave Darland, 37, Indiana Underground-32.420; 19. Donnie Beechler, 14, McQuinn-32.576; 20. Mike Hess, 39, Aquilini-32,722; 21. Chris Urish, 77, Urish-32.857; 22. Shane Cockrum, 114, Hardy-32.871; 23. Kellen Conover, 76, Conover-36.076; 24. Jerry Bruce, 75, Bruce-38.575; 25. Randy Bateman, 55, Bateman-NT; 26. Zach Daum, 50, Daum-NT; 27. Todd Kane, 63, DePalma-NT; 28. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-NT.

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Kyle Larson, 2. Levi Jones, 3. Tracy Hines, 4. Brian Tyler, 5. Jerry Coons Jr., 6. Darren Hagen, 7. Derek Hagar, 8. Bud Kaeding, 9. Bryan Clauson, 10. Tanner Swanson, 11. Jon Stanbrough, 12. Dave Darland, 13. John Heydenreich, 14. Mike Hess, 15. Chris Urish, 16. Chris Windom, 17. Shane Cockrum, 18. Donnie Beechler, 19. Shane Hollingsworth, 20. Kellen Conover, 21. Bobby East, 22. Kody Swanson, 23. Jerry Bruce, 24. Russ Gamester, 25. Zach Daum. NT ------------------------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-22 Clauson, Laps 23-100 Larson.

NEW TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN POINTS: 1-Jones-309; 2-Coons-303; 3-Hines-257; 4-Tyler-256; 5-Larson-254; 6-Kaeding-252; 7-T.Swanson-242; 8-East-219; 9-Hagar-160; 10-Clauson-158.

NEXT TRAXXAS USAC SILVER CROWN RACE: September 24 – Rossburg, OH – Eldora Speedway – “4-Crown Nationals”

USAC AMSOIL USAC/CRA/WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

September 3, 2011 – Calistoga, California – Calistoga Speedway – “Louie Vermeil Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-20.011; 2. Matt Mitchell, 37, Mitchell-20.298; 3. Nic Faas, 4, Alexander-20.375; 4. Jason York, 25N, York-20.448; 5. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-20.450; 6. Ryan Bernal, 11D, Olmstead-20.530; 7. Colby Copeland, 24, Copeland-20.612; 8. Scott Pierovich, 14, Pierson-20.615; 9. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-20.643; 10. Robert Ballou, 72, Ford-20.660; 11. Cody Williams, 44, Jory-20.766; 12. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-20.809; 13. Austin Williams, 2, Jory-20.878; 14. Geoff Ensign, 3F, Finkenbinder-20.941; 15. Greg Bragg, 92, Sertich-21.084; 16. Jeff Griffin, 50x, Griffin-21.234; 17. Scott Hall, 56x, Hall-21.465; 18. Tim Sherman, 1x, Sherman-21.694; 19. Marty Hawkins, 3m, Hawkins-21.708; 20. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-22.156; 21. Tim Barber, 3T, Finkenbinder-22.330; 22. Jim Richardson, 8, Richardson-22.771; 23. Jerry Cisco, 4B, Basden-23.079; 24. Todd Miller Jr., 96, Miller-NT; 25. Tony Hunt, 56, Phulps-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ballou, D.Gardner, 2. A.Williams, 4. Copeland, 5. Richardson, 6. Hunt, 7. York, 8. Griffin. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Spencer, 2. Ensign, 3. Pierovich, 4. Mitchell, 5. C.Williams, 6. Hall, 7. Hogg, 8. Cisco. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bragg, 2. Sheridan, 3. Faas, 4. R.Williams, 5. Bernal, 6. Barber, 7. T,Sherman, 8. Miller. NT

SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Bernal, 2. C.Williams, 3. York, 4. Hall, 5. Barber, 6. T.Sherman, 7. Hogg, 8. Miller, 9. Cisco, 10. Hunt, 11. Richardson. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Robert Ballou, 2. Danny Sheridan, 3. Matt Mitchell, 4. Mike Spencer, 5. Damion Gardner, 6. Nic Faas, 7. Geoff Ensign, 8. Ryan Bernal, 9. Colby Copeland, 10. Greg Bragg, 11. Scott Pierovich, 12. Jason York, 13. Tim Barber, 14. Austin Williams, 15. Scott Hall, 16. Tony Hunt, 17. Tim Sherman, 18. Shauna Hogg, 19. Jerry Cisco, 20. Cody Williams (#3), 21. Todd Miller Jr., 22. Jim Richardson, 23. Rip Williams (#44). NT ------------------------------ **Griffin flipped during the first heat.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-15 Sheridan, Laps 16-30 Ballou.

NEW AMSOIL USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Spencer-683; 2-Faas-643; 3-Mitchell-641; 4-A.Williams-528; 5-Bragg-445; 6-C.Williams-414; 7-Sheridan-397; 8-R.Williams-387; 9-David Cardey-380; 10-Ronnie Gardner-370. NEW USAC WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Hunt-621; 2-Ensign-603; 3-Hogg-522; 4-Pierovich-506; 5-Barber-466; 6-Audra Sasselli-314; 7-Jerry Kobza-286; 8-Cody Gerhardt-281; 9-Tim Skoglund-263; 10-T.Sherman-244.

NEXT USAC AMSOIL USAC/CRA/WESTERN CLASSIC SPRINT CAR RACE: September 4 – Calistoga (CA) Speedway - “Louie Vermeil Classic”

USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS:

 September 3, 2011 – Calistoga, California – Calistoga Speedway – “Louie Vermeil Classic”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-21.250; 2. Johnathon Henry, 88, Graunstadt-21.457; 3. Alex Schuitte, 25, Rodela-21.539; 4. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-21.547; 5. Shane Golobic, 26, Bock-21.569; 6. Scott Pierovich, 35, Pierovich-21.687; 7. Cody Swanson, 71, Swanson-21.730; 8. Matt Streeter, 14jr., Streeter-21.791; 9. David Prickett, 15, Neverlift-22.174; 10. Jake Swanson, 05, Swanson-22.232; 11. Cory Kruseman, 21k, Kruseman-22.274; 12. Pete Davis, 00, Davis-22.665; 13. Britton Bock, 67, Bock-22.766; 14. Connor Kassik, 15x, Neverlift-22.817; 25. Ronnie Gardner, 35x, Pierovich-NT.

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Scott Pierovich, 2. Alex Schutte, 3. Cory Kruseman, 4. Johnathon Henry, 5. Cody Swanson, 6. Josh Ford, 7. David Prickett, 8. Matt Streeter, 9. Jake Swanson, 10. Pete Davis, 11. Shane Golobic, 12. Randi Pankratz, 13. Britton Bock, 14. Connor Kassik, 15. Ronnie Gardner. NT ------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Pierovich.

NEW MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET POINTS: 1-Kruseman-369; 2-Prickett-350; 3-Henry-322; 4-J.Swanson-319; 5-C.Swanson-309; 6-Pierovich-252; 7-Chris Ennis-202; 8-Kassik-143; 9-Pankratz-118; 10-Austin Smith-100.

NEXT USAC MOPAR WESTERN MIDGET RACE: September 4 – Calistoga, CA – Calistoga Speedway - “Louie Vermeil Classic”

USAC/SLVRA YOUNG AUTOMOTIVE ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT RACE RESULTS:

September 3, 2011 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Rocky Mountain Raceways

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ryan Burdett, 36, Burdett-13.875; 2. Jim Waters, 24, Ault-13.967; 3. Paul Marconi, 75, Marconi-14.243; 4. Ken Hamilton, 80, Murgoitio-14.284; 5. Chuck Groat, 24x, Waters-14.333; 6. Mike Straub, 11, Straub-14.434; 7. Eric Barlow, 89, Waters-14.441; 8. Ray Bergener, 43, Bergener-14.489; 9. Mel Andrus, 2, Andrus-14.717.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Burdett, 2. Marconi, 3. Barlow, 4. Andrus. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Waters, Bergener, 3. Straub, 4. Hamilton. NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Jim Waters, 2. Ken Hamilton, 3. Mel Andrus, 4. Mike Straub, 5. Chuck Groat/Eric Barlow (#24x), 6. Ryan Burdett, 7. Paul Marconi, 8. Eric Barlow (#89), 9. Ray Bergener. NT -----------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Burdett, Laps 12-18 Hamilton, Laps 19-20 Waters.

NEW ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT POINTS: 1-Waters-673; 2-Burdett-659; 3-Barlow-567; 4-Marconi-488; 5-Andrus-456; 6-Bergener-411; 7-Johnny Geisler-401; 8-Mike Murgoitio-266; 9-Tim Skoglund-244; 10-Luis Ramos III-235.

NEXT ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPRINT RACE: September 10 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rocky Mountain Raceways

USAC WESTERN/UTAH FORD FOCUS RACE RESULTS:

September 3, 2011 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Rocky Mountain Raceways

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chuck Groat, 24, Groat-15.355; 2. Jim Waters, 28, Walton-15.457; 3. Gregg Fuette, 15, Strickland-15.548; 4. Austin Luttmer, 49, FRB-15.821; 5. Guy Sainsbury, 88, Sainsbury-16.205; 6. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-16.415; 7. Ron Duncombe, 4, Walton-NT.

HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Luttmer, 2. Waters, 3. Groat, 4. Fuette, 5. Duncombe, 6. Sainsbury, 7. Williams. NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Austin Luttmer, 2. Gregg Fuette, 3. Chuck Groat, 4. Ron Duncombe, 5. Guy Sainsbury, 6. J.R. Williams. (NOTE: The car of Jim Waters failed to pass post-race technical inspection after finishing second and was disqualified) -----------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Luttmer.

NEW WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Brodie Kostecki-785; 2-Jim Waters-748; 3-Jessica Clark-725; 4-Jarid Blondel-691; 5-Groat-684; 6-Wally Pankratz-665; 7-Tyler Dolacki-655; 8-Luttmer-648; 9-Daniel Williams-594; 10-Brandon White-550. NEW UTAH FORD FOCUS POINTS: 1-Waters-760; 2-Groat-684; 3-Luttmer-648; 4-Fuette-507; 5-Duncombe-479; 6-Williams-468; 7-Jeff Kelley-464; 8-Jessica Clark-386; 9-Brandon White-342; 10-Michael Daniels-341.

NEXT WESTERN/UTAH FORD FOCUS RACE: September 10 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rocky Mountain Raceways

MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS:

September 2, 2011 – LaSalle, Illinois – LaSalle Speedway – “Bob Tattersall Memorial”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Zach Daum, 5, Daum-13.230; 2. Jerry Coons Jr., 5x, Wilke-Pak-13.247; 3. Tracy Hines, 24, Parker-13.252; 4. Darren Hagen, 3, RFMS-13.305; 5. Bryan Clauson, 39, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-13.310; 6. Brad Kuhn, 17, RW-13.319; 7. Tanner Swanson, 19, Team 6R/TK-13.328; 8. Kody Swanson, 11, Wilke-Pak-13.357; 9. Bobby East, 4x, Klatt-13.384; 10. Mario Clouser, 06, MCM-13.404; 11. Caleb Armstrong, 71, Kunz-13.417; 12. Kyle Larson, 67, Kunz-13.441; 13. Scott Hatton, 15, Huston-13.538; 14. Dalton Armstrong, 71k, Kunz-13.735; 15. Eric Johnson, 82, Johnson-13.819; 16. Bob Shreffler, 21s, Shreffler-NT (time disallowed).

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hatton, 2. East, 3. Hines, 4. T.Swanson, 5. Clauson, 6. Daum, 7. Johnson, 8. C.Armstrong. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Larson, 2. K.Swanson, 3. Clouser, 4. Hagen, 5. Kuhn, 6. Coons, 7. D.Armstrong, 8. Shreffler. 2:12.99

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brad Kuhn, 2. Jerry Coons Jr., 3. Bryan Clauson, 4. Tracy Hines, 5. Kyle Larson, 6. Mario Clouser, 7. Tanner Swanson, 8. Darren Hagen, 9. Caleb Armstrong, 10. Bobby East, 11. Eric Johnson, 12. Scott Hatton, 13. Zach Daum, 14. Dalton Armstrong, 15. Kody Swanson, 16. Bob Shreffler. NT -------------------------------------

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 K.Swanson, Laps 3-30 Kuhn.

NEW MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET POINTS: 1-Clauson-876; 2-Hagen-873; 3-Larson-858; 4-Hines-767; 5-East-700; 6-C.armstrong-618; 7-Daum-578; 8-Kuhn-564; 9-T.Swanson-538; 10-Coons-504.

NEXT MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE: September 3 – Sun Prairie, WI – Angell Park Speedway – “Pepsi Nationals”

JESSICA BEAN RECEIVES KARA HENDRICK SPIRIT AWARD

Jessica Bean of Farmland, Ind. is this year’s recipient of USAC’s prestigious Kara Hendrick Spirit Award. The award was presented today at Lyn St. James’ “Women in the Winners Circle” gala, held at Don Schumacher Racing in Brownsburg, Ind. The presentation to Bean was made by Tricia Hecker, the Director of Mopar Service and Parts Marketing for Chrysler.

The 21-year-old Bean currently ranks sixth in USAC’s Midwest Ford Focus racing series. Her versatility has placed her sixth in the Midwest pavement and seventh in the Midwest dirt-track standings. Ten of her 14 starts have resulted in “top-10” finishes.

In addition to her racing resume, when not racing Bean has also participated in USAC’s official internship program, assisting with track-related functions including pit stewardship, scoring, set-up and tear-down of equipment and other related items.

Her racing career began in 2002 in quarter midgets and resulted in a half-dozen track championships, 60-plus feature victories and some track records. In 2009 she made her debut in the USAC Ford Focus Midget wars and the following year earned the fourth-place ranking in the Midwest Ford Focus Dirt standings. She was also fifth in the overall Midwest points, posting 11 “top-10” finishes. She also scored a pair of Sportsman feature wins under UMARA sanction and completed the year with her induction into the Quarter Midget Racing Hall of Fame.

This year, in addition to campaigning a Ford Focus for her father Tom Bean and car owner Jim Stigall, she also competed with the USSA Kenyon Midget Series and earned her first Kenyon Midget feature win at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway June 3.

Jessica’s award honors the memory of one of USAC’s most accomplished female drivers, Kara Hendrick, who posted a pair of USAC TQ Midget feature wins before tragically losing her life during a USAC Western Midget event at El Cajon, Calif. in 1991. In 1994 a scholarship was established in Kara’s memory and is awarded to a female driver in the Lyn St. James Driver Development Program.

Previous winners of the Kara Hendrick Award, established in 2003, are current USAC Mopar D1 Midget point leader Taylor Ferns, Lynsey Tilton, Alison MacLeod, Stephanie Mockler, Melanie Troxel, Sondi Eden, Erin Crocker and Sarah McCune.

FERNS CONTINUES PURSUIT OF D1 TITLE; CLOUSER TAKES GRUNDY COUNTY’S “D’ARCY SHOOTOUT”

Taylor Ferns of Shelby Township, Mich. continues her pursuit of USAC’s history-making second driving championship by a female. She emerged from Saturday night’s race at Morris, Ill. with a comfortable 162-point lead over Kyle Hamilton after she finished sixth in the 40-lap race.

Mario Clouser of Auburn, Ill. made his first 2011 USAC Mopar D1 Midget appearance a winning one, grabbing Saturday night’s “D’Arcy Shootout” co-sanctioned by STARS at Grundy County Speedway. Clouser and his Illinois Corn Marketing Board/MCM Beast/Stanton Mopar led the final 15 laps after passing Aaron Andruskevitch on lap 21 of the 35-lap race. Clouser, also the fastest qualifier, was trailed by Hamilton, Andruskevitch, Dalton Armstrong and Brad Greenup at the checkered flag.

Patrick Wilda Jr. led the first nine laps and Andruskevitch led the next 11. Both Clouser and Hamilton broke Andruskevitch’s track record during qualifying. Clouser started seventh after a blind draw and Hamilton came from 19th to battle Clouser in the closing laps. STARS point leader Jim Anderson dropped out of the race on lap 14.

USAC MOPAR D1 MIDGET SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Taylor Ferns-665; 2-Kyle Hamilton-503; 3-Jake Blackhurst-467; 4-Kyle O’Gara-451; 5-Bryan Nuckles-437; 6-Morgan Nelson-386; 7-Mario Marietta-352; 8-Ali Jackson-346; 9-Davey Ray-255; 10-Dave Fhurman-251.

WESTERN, UTAH & EASTERN FOCUSES CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND; KOSTECKI SWEEPS IRWINDALE; DRAKE, CUSTER TOP CONCORD

USAC’s Western, Utah and Eastern Ford Focus series see action this weekend. The Western/Utah Focuses compete at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah Saturday night in concert with the Rocky Mountain Sprint cars. Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, N.C. hosts the Eastern Ford Focuses Monday night.

Nick Drake and Cole Custer won USAC feature events Wednesday night at Concord (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Drake, of Mooresville, N.C., led all 75 laps of the Eastern Ford Focus race to beat Chris Lamb, Austin Prock, Nic Davidson and Jarett Andretti. In the 35-lap Focus Young Guns feature, Custer, of Kannapolis, N.C., passed Jared Irvan on lap 14 and led the rest of the way to beat Irvan and Trey Hutchens.

Brodie Kostecki of Roseville, Calif. won both the USAC Western Ford Focus and Focus Young Guns features Saturday night at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif. He passed Brandon White on lap 15 of the Ford Focus race and led the final 11 laps to win the 25-lapper over Jessica Clark, fast qualifier Paul Graham, White and Jarid Blondel, who led the opening lap. Kostecki then proceeded to lead all 20 laps to win the Focus Young Guns feature over fast qualifier Trevor Hunt, Christine Breckenridge and Ricky Bowers.

Kostecki leads the Western standings into this Saturday’s race at Salt Lake City, while Jim Waters is atop the latest Utah standings. Drake is the Eastern leader entering the race at Altamahaw.

USAC NATIONAL FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-714, 2-Ross Rankine-699, 3-Scott Hunter-672; 4-Brodie Kostecki-669; 5-Jarett Andretti-651, 6-Jessica Clark-645, 7-Jim Waters-630; 8-Chris Lamb-624, 9-Jarid Blondel-612, 10-Tyler Dolacki-594.

USAC NATIONAL FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS:

1-Cole Custer-480, 2-Brodie Kostecki-480; 3-Sam McGhee-474, 4-Trevor Hunt-474, 5-Jared Irvan-465; 6-Parker Colston-456, 7-Stevie Kuhn-453, 8-Cooper Clouse-453, 9-Mikell McGee-417, 10-Christine Breckenridge-411.

USAC MIDWESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Ross Rankine-760, 2-James Robertson-635, 3-Toby Alfrey-598, 4-Jarett Andretti-585, 5-Nick Drake-571, 6-Jessica Bean-524, 7-Nick Hamilton-506, 8-Joey Greening-470, 9-Tyler Shullick-392, 10-Kent Kriegbaum-340.

USAC MIDWESTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Sam McGhee-540, 2-Stevie Kuhn-501, 3-Cooper Clouse-446, 4-Michael Fanelli-308, 5-Mikell McGee-305, 6-Emmy Gray-285, 7-Cole Custer-168, 8-Tyler Schullick-137, 9-Adam Thomason-114, 10-Justen Garmenn-105.

USAC EASTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

1-Nick Drake-787; 2-Scott Hunter-747; 3-Jarett Andretti-703; 4-Chris Lamb-673; 5-Nic Davidson-612; 6-Tyler Corriher-541; 7-Austin Prock-502; 8-Ross Rankine-376; 9-Cole Custer-339; 10-Steven Intravaia-329.

USAC EASTERN FOCUS YOUNG GUNS POINT STANDINGS

1-Jared Irvan-572; 2-Cole Custer-435; 3-Trey Hutchens-337; 4-Sam McGhee-319; 5-Mikell McGee-243; 6-Cooper Clouse-117; 7-Michael Fanelli-104; 8-Tyler Shullick-70; 9-Brendon Bock-64; 10-Stevie Kuhn-64.

USAC WESTERN FORD FOCUS POINT STANDINGS

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