On occasion, one man’s misfortune is another man’s good fortune.

That was certainly the case during Monday night’s second round of USAC Indiana Midget Week at Circle City Raceway in which three different drivers led the last full lap they completed in the feature.

Two of those particular drivers fell by the wayside while Buddy Kofoid was the recipient of all the glory after leading only the final three laps to earn his first USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship victory of the season in his Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/Mobil 1 – Toyota – TRD/Bullet By Spike/Speedway Toyota.

Series Rookie Gavin Miller crashed out while leading on lap 13, and then Logan Seavey appeared to have the race in the bag with three to go when an ignition switch failed on him just three laps from the finish line.

Those set of circumstances elevated Kofoid (Penngrove, Calif.) into the lead and into victory lane for the 23rd time in his USAC National Midget career, surpassing fellow series champions Tom Bigelow, Bobby East and Shorty Templeman while tying Christopher Bell, Pancho Carter, Tommy Copp, Kevin Olson and Billy Vukovich for 22nd on the all-time series win list.

With his fourth career USAC Indiana Midget Week victory, Kofoid is now one of six drivers to win in the event on at least four occasions alongside Bryan Clauson and Kyle Larson (9), Christopher Bell and Tanner Thorson (5) and Rico Abreu (4), all of whom were victorious in the series for Keith Kunz Motorsports, a team which now stands at a record 29 IMW triumphs.

Sometimes, an individual would rather be lucky than good, and that may be partially true, but for the second consecutive evening, the two-time and reigning USAC Indiana Midget Week champ was in contention during the final laps and had placed himself in position to pounce if trouble were to befall a fellow frontrunner.

That did not come to fruition for Kofoid during Sunday night’s IMW opener at Tri-State Speedway as he finished in the runner-up spot to Jacob Denney. However, on Monday night, nearly resigning himself to another second place result, a combination of luck, good fortune and being in the right place at the right time allowed Kofoid to strike a victorious pose when all was said and done for the first time this season.

Winning Quote From Buddy Kofoid

“We were good most of the day; we just didn’t quite find our balance, the feature was probably the best I felt. I kind of got lucky; I was stagnant in second, but unfortunately, Gavin and Logan had their deals. I felt kind of good, but I didn’t know where I needed to be, really, the track was really tricky, and I felt there was a distinct line down in one and two, but I felt like there were about three different things you could’ve done in three and four. I was just doing the wrong thing and didn’t know. I didn’t hear anyone, and I didn’t see anyone until Logan got around me.”

USAC Indiana Midget Week Highlights From Circle City Raceway

VIDEO: Highlights from Monday's USAC Indiana Midget Week feature at Circle City Raceway.

USAC National Midgets At Circle City Results

1. Buddy Kofoid (2)

2. Jacob Denney (6)

3. Bryant Wiedeman (15)

4. Tanner Thorson (17)

5. Emerson Axsom (3)

6. Cannon McIntosh (9)

7. Taylor Reimer (19)

8. Jade Avedisian (11)

9. Justin Grant (5)

10. Kevin Thomas Jr. (10)

11. Daison Pursley (8)

12. Jake Andreotti (12)

13. Thomas Meseraull (18)

14. Daniel Whitley (13)

15. Jesse Love (14)

16. Chase McDermand (23)

17. Hayden Reinbold (20)

18. Bryan Stanfill (22)

19. Ryan Timms (4)

20. Logan Seavey (7)

21. Chance Crum (16)

22. Kyle Cummins (21)

23. Gavin Miller (1)

USAC National Midget Point Standings 

Jacob Denney holds a 33-point lead over Daison Pursley in the overall USAC National Midget Series points standings. Jade Avedisian is third in points followed by Bryant Wiedeman in fourth and Justin Grant in fifth. 

Full USAC National Midgets Points Standings

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