Stat Update: USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets
Stat Update: USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets
With 3 of 34 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget races in the books, here's a look at the current leaders of the most pertinent statistical categories.
With 3 of 34 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget races in the books, here's a look at the current leaders in the clubhouse of the most pertinent statistical categories.
Tyler Courtney leads all drivers with two feature victories and leads the standings, while his team, the Clauson/Marshall Racing No. 7BC, sits atop the owner standings. C.J. Leary leads the Rookie driver standings. Cannon McIntosh leads all with 40 laps led, all of which accumulated en route to his first career series score last Saturday at the Southern Illinois Center.
Twelve drivers have started all three events thus far: Chad Boat, Tanner Carrick, Jesse Colwell, Tyler Courtney, Holley Hollan, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Andrew Layser, Logan Seavey, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Tyler Thomas, Chris Windom and Zeb Wise. Boat, Courtney, Leary, K. Thomas and Wise have earned top-five finishes in two of the events, while Boat, Courtney, Klaasmeyer, and Windom are the only drivers to have finished in the top-ten in all three races thus far.
Next USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Races: April 5-6 at Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana - "Kokomo Grand Prix"
2019 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Feb 8: Ocala, FL – Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Tyler Courtney (Clauson/Marshall Racing #7BC)
Feb 9: Ocala, FL – Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Tyler Courtney (Clauson/Marshall Racing #7BC)
Mar 9: &&& Du Quoin, IL - Southern Illinois Center
WINNER: Cannon McIntosh (Dave Mac Motorsports #08)
Apr 5: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Apr 6: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
May 17: Granite City, IL – Tri-City Speedway
May 18: Pevely, MO – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55
Jun 4: @@@ Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway
Jun 5: @@@ Gas City, IN – Gas City I-69 Speedway
Jun 6: @@@ Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway
Jun 7: @@@ Bloomington, IN – Bloomington Speedway
Jun 8: @@@ Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway
Jun 9: @@@ Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway
Jun 29: Joliet, IL – Dirt Oval at Route 66
Jul 9: Meeker, OK – Red Dirt Raceway
Jul 10: Beloit, KS - Solomon Valley Raceway
Jul 12: Fairbury, NE – Jefferson County Speedway
Jul 13: Fairbury, NE – Jefferson County Speedway
Jul 14: %%% Sweet Springs, MO – Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex
Jul 30: *** Bechtelsville, PA – Grandview Speedway
Jul 31: *** Kutztown, PA – Action Track USA
Aug 1: *** Spring Run, PA – Path Valley Speedway Park
Aug 2: *** Jonestown, PA – Linda’s Speedway
Aug 3: *** Newmanstown, PA - Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway
Sep 4-5: Speedway, IN – The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Sep 28: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway
Oct 17: Wayne City, IL – Wayne County Speedway
Oct 19: Haubstadt, IN – Tri-State Speedway
Nov 15: ### San Tan Valley, AZ – Arizona Speedway
Nov 16: ### San Tan Valley, AZ – Arizona Speedway
Nov 19: ### Placerville, CA – Placerville Speedway
Nov 20: ### Placerville, CA – Placerville Speedway
Nov 23: ### Bakersfield, CA – Bakersfield Speedway
Nov 28: ### Ventura, CA - Ventura Raceway
------------------------ KEY DEFINITIONS -------------------------
Races noted with &&& represent an indoor race.
Races noted with @@@ represent Indiana Midget Week.
Races noted with *** represent a race with the USAC Eastern Midgets presented by ARDC.
Races noted with %%% represent a co-sanctioned race with POWRi.
Races noted with ### represent a Co-Sanctioned race with the USAC Western States Midget Championship.
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2019 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (216) Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN)
2. (207) Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Cullman, AL)
3. (188) ®C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)
4. (184) Chad Boat (Phoenix, AZ)
5. (175) Tucker Klaasmeyer (Paola, KS)
6. (171) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)
7. (162) Tanner Carrick (Lincoln, CA)
8. (150) Logan Seavey (Sutter, CA)
9. (146) ®Jesse Colwell (Red Bluff, CA)
10. (145) Zeb Wise (Angola, IN)
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2019 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
1. (216) Clauson/Marshall Racing #7BC
2. (207) Petry/Goff Motorsports #5
3. (188) FMR Racing #76m
4. (184) Tucker/Boat Motorsports #84
5. (175) Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #27
6. (171) Clauson/Marshall Racing #17BC
7. (162) Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #71K
8. (150) Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #67
9. (146) Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #71
10. (145) Clauson Marshall Racing #39BC
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2019 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS
1. (188) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)
2. (146) Jesse Colwell (Red Bluff, CA)
3. (129) Andrew Layser (Collegeville, PA)
4. (121) Cole Bodine (Rossville, IN)
5. (119) Karsyn Elledge (Mooresville, NC)
6. (117) Zane Hendricks (Stillwater, OK)
7. (111) Holley Hollan (Broken Arrow, OK)
8. (86) Ethan Mitchell (Mooresville, NC)
9. (71) Karter Sarff (Mason City, IL)
10. (60) Sterling Cling (Tempe, AZ)
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2019 USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS
FEATURE WINS:
1. (2) Tyler Courtney (Feb. 8 at Bubba Raceway Park & Feb. 9 at Bubba Raceway Park)
2. (1) Cannon McIntosh (Mar. 9 at the Southern Illinois Center)
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FEATURE LAPS LED:
1. (40) Cannon McIntosh
2. (35) Tyler Courtney
3. (25) Tucker Klaasmeyer
4. (10) Logan Seavey
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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (2) Chad Boat, Tyler Courtney, C.J. Leary, Kevin Thomas, Jr. & Zeb Wise
6. (1) Zach Daum, Justin Grant, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Cannon McIntosh & Chris Windom
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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:
1. (3) Chad Boat, Tyler Courtney, Tucker Klaasmeyer & Chris Windom
5. (2) Andrew Layser, C.J. Leary, Logan Seavey, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Tanner Thorson & Zeb Wise
11. (1) Tanner Carrick, Jesse Colwell, Jerry Coons, Jr., Zach Daum, Justin Grant & Cannon McIntosh
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FATHEADZ EYEWEAR FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:
1. (1) Tyler Courtney & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
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HEAT RACE WINS: (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension, Inc., Chalk Stix & Indy Race Parts)
1. (2) Chad Boat, Tanner Carrick, Tyler Courtney & Tucker Klaasmeyer
5. (1) Jesse Colwell, Daniel Robinson, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Tyler Thomas & Zeb Wise
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C-MAIN WINS:
1. (1) Michael Pickens
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QUALIFYING RACE WINS:
1. (1) Jesse Colwell, Colten Cottle, Dave Darland & Zach Daum
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SEMI WINS:
1. (1) Dave Darland & Justin Grant
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FEATURE STARTS:
1. (3) Chad Boat, Tanner Carrick, Jesse Colwell, Tyler Courtney, Holley Hollan, Tucker Klaasmeyer, Andrew Layser, Logan Seavey, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Tyler Thomas, Chris Windom & Zeb Wise
13. (2) Cole Bodine, Jerry Coons, Jr., Karsyn Elledge, Noah Gass, Zane Hendricks, Sam Johnson, C.J. Leary, Adam Pierson, Karter Sarff & Tanner Thorson
14. (1) Brady Bacon, Colten Cottle, Dave Darland, Zach Daum, Justin Grant, Chase Jones, Cannon McIntosh, Ethan Mitchell, Kyle O’Gara, Daniel Robinson & Matt Veatch
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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE
Feb 8: Bubba Raceway Park – Chris Windom (11th to 3rd)
Feb 9: Bubba Raceway Park – Tanner Thorson (24th to 7th)
Mar 9: Southern Illinois Center – Chad Boat (15th to 2nd)
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WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHERS:
Feb 8: Bubba Raceway Park – Tyler Thomas
Feb 9: Bubba Raceway Park – Zane Hendricks
Mar 9: Southern Illinois Center – Tanner Carrick
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ALL-TIME USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE WINS
1. [111 wins] Mel Kenyon
2. [95 wins] Rich Vogler
3. [78 wins] Bob Wente
4. [63 wins] Bob Tattersall
5. [59 wins] Sleepy Tripp
6. [48 wins] Jimmy Davies
7. [38 wins] Bryan Clauson
8. [35 wins] Tracy Hines
9. [31 wins] Gene Hartley & Chuck Rodee
11. [30 wins] Dave Darland, Mike McGreevy & Johnny Parsons
14. [27 wins] Gary Bettenhausen & Tony Stewart
16. [25 wins] Darren Hagen, Parnelli Jones & Dave Strickland
19. [24 wins] Bill Engelhart
20. [23 wins] Christopher Bell, Tom Bigelow, Pancho Carter, Tommy Copp, Kevin Olson & Billy Vukovich
26. [22 wins] Bobby East & Shorty Templeman
28. [21 wins] Steve Cannon, Jimmy Caruthers, Rex Easton & Ken Schrader
32. [20 wins] A.J. Foyt
33. [19 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Stan Fox & Jason Leffler
36. [18 wins] Dave Steele
36. [17 wins] Jay Drake & J.J. Yeley
39. [16 wins] Rico Abreu, George Amick, Billy Cantrell, Lee Kunzman, Bobby Olivero & Henry Pens
45. [15 wins] Don Branson, Kyle Larson & Larry Rice
48. [14 wins] Chuck Arnold, Jack Turner & Leroy Warriner
51. [13 wins] Steve Knepper, Don Meacham, Ryan Newman & Stevie Reeves
55. [12 wins] Danny Caruthers, Gene Force, Russ Gamester, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Grim, Ron Shuman & Tanner Thorson
62. [11 wins] Kasey Kahne, Jimmy Knight, Bob McLean, Johnny Moorhouse, Bobby Santos & Brad Sweet
68. [10 wins] Allen Heath, Doug Kalitta, Brad Kuhn, Steve Lotshaw, Jerry McClung & Chuck Weyant
74. [9 wins] Billy Boat, Tony Elliott & Chuck Gurney
77. [8 wins] Merle Bettenhausen, Tony Bettenhausen, Chad Boat, Hank Butcher, Kevin Doty, Danny Drinan, Ronnie Duman, Brian Gerster, Kenny Irwin Jr, Eddie Johnson, Michael Lewis, Andy Michner & Josh Wise
90. [7 wins] Tommy Astone, Brady Bacon, Tyler Courtney, Jack Hewitt, Don Horvath, Page Jones, Kenneth Nichols, Larry Patton, Les Scott, Len Sutton & Johnnie Tolan
101. [6 wins] Donnie Beechler, George Benson, Dana Carter, Bob Cicconi, Robby Flock, Nick Fornoro Jr., Arnie Knepper, Ricky Shelton, Mike Streicher, Dave Strickland, Jr. & Roger West
111. [5 wins] Spencer Bayston, Mike Bliss, Lonnie Caruthers, Larry Dickson, Mike Fedorcak, Burt Foland, Mack McClellan, Danny McKnight, Cliff Spalding, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. & Jerry Weeks
123. [4 wins] Caleb Armstrong, Teddy Beach, Johnny Boyd, Frank Burany, Russ Congdon, Ray Elliott, Aaron Fike, Danny Frye, Billy Garrett, Mike Gregg, Jim Hettinger, John Heydenreich, Bubby Jones, Levi Jones, Andy Linden, Bobby Marshman, Roger McCluskey, Billy Mehner, Ken Nichols, Jeff Nuckles, Jan Opperman, Michael Pickens, Gary Ponzini, Davey Ray, Eddie Sachs, Don Schilling, Sam Sessions, George Snider, Dale Swaim, Kevin Swindell, Kevin Thomas, Jr. & Rodger Ward
155. [3 wins] John Batts, Gays Biro, Shane Cottle, Allen Crowe, Zach Daum, Bruce Field, A.J. Fike, Drew Fornoro, Gene Gennetten, Rick Goudy, Justin Grant, Bob Hare, Bob Hauck, Jeff Heywood, Bill Homeier, Sam Isenhower, Jim Keeker, Jim McClean, Warren Mockler, Dave Moses, Earl Motter, Jerry Nuckles, Danny Oakes, Johnnie Parsons, Porky Rachwitz, Johnny Riva, Johnny Roberts, Lowell Sachs, Logan Seavey, Billy Shuman, Tom Steiner, Bobby Unser & Billy Wease
188. [2 wins] Al Alpern, Sonny Ates, Johnny Baldwin, Jim Beckley, Dean Billings, Alan Brown, Jack Calabrase, Johnny Cofer, Mel Cornett, Cotton Farmer, Terry Farrar, Joe Garson, Chuck Gurney, Jr., Kyle Hamilton, Bob Hogle, Rick Hood, P.J. Jones, Critter Malone, Jimmy McCune, Aaron Pollock, Barry Reed, Lloyd Ruby, Joe Saldana, Tom Sellberg, Tony Simon, Danny Stratton, Kody Swanson, Steve Troxell, Don Vogler, Bruce Walkup, Terry Wente, Johnny White, Tommy White & Cole Whitt
222. [1 win] John Andretti, Mario Andretti, Mike Appio, Dick Atkins, Paul Bates, Harry Beck, Bud Bogard, Tony Bonadies, Dan Boorse, Don Boorse, Dwight Brown, Steve Buckwalter, Barry Butterworth, Gary Byers, Larry Cannon, Tyce Carlson, Ed Carpenter, Dane Carter, Billy Cassella, Bill Chennault, Bill Clemons, Roy Cook, Jr., Ryan Durst, Edgar Elder, Todd Forbes, Joe Gaerte, Bradley Galedrige, Steve Gennetten, Elmer George, Potsy Goacher, Shane Golobic, David Gough, Ron Gregory, Norm Hall, Bob Harkey, Vern Harriman, Scott Hatton, Al Herman, Jordan Hermansader, Mike Hess, Jim Hines, Ted Hines, Shane Hmiel, Dean Holden, Blake Hollingsworth, Chuck Hulse, Buddy Irwin, Eddie Jackson, Van Johnson, Brent Kaeding, Bud Kaeding, Jimmy Kirk, Kevin Koch, Randy Koch, Bill Kollman, Cory Kruseman, Michael Lang, Greg Leffler, Larry McCloskey, Jim McElreath, Mel McGaughy, Cannon McIntosh, John Meyers, J.R. Miller, Travis Miniea, Russ Moynagh, Richard Myhre, Dick Northam, Hank Nykaza, Brian Olson, Danny O'Neill, Jim Packard, Wally Pankratz, Forrest Parker, Gene Pastor, Gary Patterson, Danny Pens, Jiggs Peters, Dick Pole, Richard Powell, Buddy Rackley, Keith Rauch, Dave Ray, Jimmy Reece, Bob Richards, Bruce Robey, Johnny Rodriguez, Gene Roehl, Jack Runyon, Sam Sauer, Dutch Schaefer, Ryan Scott, Frank Secrist, Jimmy Sills, Jigger Sirois, Lee Smith, Ron Smoker, Ned Spath, J.P. Standley, Graham Standring, Jerry Stone, Tanner Swanson, Buddy Taylor, Tyler Thomas, Randy Tolsma, Leo Tucker, Bob Veith, Joe Walter, Eric Wilkins, Mauri Wilson, Zeb Wise, Doug Wolfgang & Billy Wood
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL MIDGET DRIVER CHAMPIONS
1956: Shorty Templeman, 1957: Shorty Templeman, 1958: Shorty Templeman, 1959: Gene Hartley, 1960: Jimmy Davies, 1961: Jimmy Davies, 1962: Jimmy Davies, 1963: Bob Wente, 1964: Mel Kenyon, 1965: Mike McGreevy, 1966: Mike McGreevy, 1967: Mel Kenyon, 1968: Mel Kenyon, 1969: Bob Tattersall, 1970: Jimmy Caruthers, 1971: Danny Caruthers, 1972: Pancho Carter, 1973: Larry Rice, 1974: Mel Kenyon, 1975: Sleepy Tripp, 1976: Sleepy Tripp, 1977: Mel Kenyon, 1978: Rich Vogler, 1979: Steve Lotshaw, 1980: Rich Vogler, 1981: Mel Kenyon, 1982: Kevin Olson, 1983: Rich Vogler, 1984: Tom Bigelow, 1985: Mel Kenyon, 1986: Rich Vogler, 1987: Kevin Olson, 1988: Rich Vogler, 1989: Russ Gamester, 1990: Jeff Gordon, 1991: Mike Streicher, 1992: Stevie Reeves, 1993: Stevie Reeves, 1994: Tony Stewart, 1995: Tony Stewart, 1996: Kenny Irwin Jr., 1997: Jason Leffler, 1998: Jason Leffler, 1999: Jason Leffler, 2000: Kasey Kahne, 2001: Dave Darland, 2002: Dave Darland, 2003: J.J. Yeley, 2004: Bobby East, 2005: Josh Wise, 2006: Jerry Coons, Jr., 2007: Jerry Coons, Jr., 2008: Cole Whitt, 2009: Brad Kuhn, 2010: Bryan Clauson, 2011: Bryan Clauson, 2012: Darren Hagen, 2013: Christopher Bell, 2014: Rico Abreu, 2015: Tracy Hines, 2016: Tanner Thorson, 2017: Spencer Bayston, 2018: Logan Seavey
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL MIDGET OWNER CHAMPIONS
1956: Ashley Wright, 1957: Lloyd Rahn, 1958: Lloyd Rahn, 1959: Ray Bolander, 1960: Jimmy Davies, 1961: Howard Linne, 1962: Jimmy Davies, 1963: Robert Shadday, 1964: Willard Coil, 1965: Mel & Don Kenyon, 1966: Don Kenyon, 1967: Mel & Don Kenyon, 1968: Mel & Don Kenyon, 1969: Jack Stroud, 1970: Doug Caruthers, 1971: Doug Caruthers, 1972: Shannon Buick Company, 1973: Doug Caruthers, 1974: Don Kenyon, 1975: Ron Tripp, 1976: Ron Tripp, 1977: Sherman Armstrong, 1978: Doug & Dana Caruthers, 1979: 3-K Racing Enterprises, 1980: Don Kenyon, 1981: 3-K Racing Enterprises, 1982: Nick Gojmeric, 1983: Streicher Racing, 1984: Wilke Racing, 1985: 3-K Racing Enterprises, 1986: Jonathan Byrd, 1987: Jonathan Byrd, 1988: Wilke Racers, 1989: George & Gary Gamester, 1990: Streicher Racing, 1991: Streicher Racing, 1992: Ralph Potter, 1993: Steve Lewis, 1994: Ralph Potter, 1995: Steve Lewis, 1996: Steve Lewis, 1997: Pete Willoughby, 1998: Steve Lewis, 1999: Steve Lewis, 2000: Steve Lewis, 2001: Steve Lewis, 2002: Steve Lewis, 2003: Steve Lewis, 2004: Steve Lewis, 2005: Wilke-Pak Racers, 2006: Keith Kunz Motorsports, 2007: Wilke-Pak Racers, 2008: Keith Kunz Motorsports, 2009: RW Motorsports, 2010: Corey Tucker Racing/Keith Kunz Motorsports/BCI, 2011: Corey Tucker Racing/BCI/Curb-Agajanian, 2012: Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, 2013: Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, 2014: Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, 2015: Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, 2016: Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, 2017: Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian, 2018: Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL MIDGET ROOKIES OF THE YEAR
1969: Billy Engelhart, 1970: Danny Brown, 1971: Danny Caruthers, 1972: Tommy Astone, 1973: Mike Gregg, 1974: Richard Powell, 1975: Larry Patton, 1976: James McElreath, 1977: Lonnie Caruthers, 1978: Tommy Thomas, 1979: Barry Butterworth, 1980: Trevor Boys, 1981: Sherman Armstrong, 1982: Chris Maxson, 1983: John Andretti, 1984: Russ Gamester, 1985: Bobby Allen, 1986: Steve Enlow, 1987: John Meyers, 1988: Jim Keeker, 1989: Jeff Gordon, 1990: Dan Ford, 1991: Doug Kalitta, 1992: Brian Gerster, 1993: Chuck Leary, 1994: David Bridges, 1995: Ryan Newman, 1996: Carl Olsen, 1997: Nick Lundgreen, 1998: Michael Lewis, 1999: A.J. Fike, 2000: Aaron Fike, 2001: Bobby East, 2002: Teddy Beach & Ron Gregory, 2003: Ryan Durst, 2004: Todd Beach, 2005: Darren Hagen, 2006: Bryan Clauson, 2007: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 2008: Chad Boat, 2009: Zach Daum, 2010: Daniel Bedford, 2011: Kyle Larson, 2012: Rico Abreu, 2013: Christopher Bell, 2014: Kevin Thomas, Jr., 2015: Spencer Bayston, 2016: Carson Macedo, 2017: Tanner Carrick, 2018: Logan Seavey