Action Track USA Feels Like Home For Kyle Cummins During USAC Eastern Storm
Action Track USA Feels Like Home For Kyle Cummins During USAC Eastern Storm
In his first ever start at Action Track USA, Kyle Cummins felt at home and visited victory lane in the USAC Eastern Storm finale.
KUTZTOWN, Pa. -- Upon first observation on early Sunday afternoon, Kyle Cummins crewman Brian Karraker remarked that Kutztown, Pennsylvania’s Tri-State Speedway looked like a “Mini Haubstadt.”
That was a welcome comparison for the Rock Steady Racing crew and Cummins, who shares a piece of the record for most USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship feature victories (6) at Haubstadt, Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway, and possesses upwards of 30 career main event scores.
On the contrary, Cummins had never competed in a sprint car at Action Track USA, nor had the majority of the field on hand for Sunday’s USAC Eastern Storm finale. Nonetheless, Cummins was keen on making the place his own home away from home following a tumultuous Eastern Storm, which featured just one finish inside the top-five during the first four rounds of competition.
The Princeton, Ind. racer, however, finished strong in his return to Eastern Storm for the first time since 2015. Notching Honest Abe Fast Qualifying honors to begin the night, Cummins followed up by tracking down 2023 Eastern Storm champion Emerson Axsom 16 laps from the finish line to make history in becoming the first ever USAC National Sprint Car feature winner at Action Track USA.
The 40-lap series debut at the 1/5-mile dirt oval went green-to-checker with nary a single caution and served as the site for Cummins’ first career Eastern Storm score and the 17th of his USAC National Sprint Car career, tying him with Jerry Coons Jr., Jim Hurtubise and Bud Kaeding for 34th place on the all-time list.
USAC Eastern Storm at Action Track USA Highlights
Winning Quote From Kyle Cummins
“This is a sweet racetrack. When you go to the big tracks, and your car is all over the place, it’s pretty sketchy. We’re not the best on the big tracks, but we can kind of hold our own. I like these little bullrings where you hit the cushion, bounce around and your car is all over the place. That’s kind of our setup.”
USAC Eastern Storm At Action Track USA Results
1. Kyle Cummins (6)
2. C.J. Leary (3)
3. Emerson Axsom (1)
4. Robert Ballou (7)
5. Justin Grant (4)
6. Alex Bright (2)
7. Logan Seavey (5)
8. Chase Stockon (9)
9. Brady Bacon (16),
10. Jake Swanson (8)
11. Daison Pursley (11)
12. Mitchel Moles (12)
13. Joey Amantea (19)
14. Charles Davis Jr. (14)
15. Carmen Perigo (15)
16. Billy Pauch Jr. (21)
17. Briggs Danner (10)
18. Tom Harris (13)
19. Matt Westfall (17)
20. Preston Lattomus (20)
21. Timmy Buckwalter (18)
USAC Eastern Storm Point Standings
1-Emerson Axsom-349, 2-Daison Pursley-318, 3-Justin Grant-314, 4-Jake Swanson-292, 5-Kyle Cummins-262, 6-Briggs Danner-261, 7-Chase Stockon-259, 8-Robert Ballou-252, 9-Mitchel Moles-248, 10-Timmy Buckwalter-232.
USAC National Sprint Car Point Standings
With Sunday's event awarding appearance points only, Emerson Axsom's lead over Jake Swanson in the championship standings remains at 31 points.
Full USAC Sprints Points Standings
Last Race: USAC Sprint Cars Eastern Storm At Port Royal Speedway - June 17