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Trey Osborne-Missing Toledo Silver Crown (3) (1,252)
Posted By richie
Re: Trey Osborne-Missing Toledo Silver Crown
4/25/24, 11:49 AM
Had an engine issue during Friday's practice at Toledo. Scratched for Saturday's race.
Usac: 1998 usac flashback: Mayhem ensues at red hill, davids (5) (1,433)
Posted By richie
Re: Usac: 1998 usac flashback: Mayhem ensues at red hill, da
4/5/24, 3:02 PM
Force of habit.

Man, you make one mistake, and somebody always seems to catch it. :3:

Glad you're reading it.
Brian Tyler & Jerry Coons, Jr. (2) (1,328)
Posted By richie
Re: Brian Tyler & Jerry Coons, Jr.
3/17/24, 3:09 PM
Jerry Coons Jr. is entered in the John Haggenbottom #24 for the May 24 Hoosier Hundred at IRP. He also will drive the Patty Bateman #55 in selected dirt races.
Usac: 1967 usac midget review: Grand kenyon makes a heroic c (2) (516)
Posted By richie
Re: Usac: 1967 usac midget review: Grand kenyon makes a hero
3/15/24, 3:55 PM
All-time career starts?
Little 500 (51) (8,144)
Posted By richie
Re: Little 500
3/11/24, 11:39 PM
Sprint Car Smackdown at Kokomo pays $30,000-to-win for USAC Sprint Cars. Plus a $500 bonus for each lap led. Justin Grant collected $44,500 on the final night of the event in 2023.
Jesse Love (2) (1,364)
Posted By richie
Re: Jesse Love
2/26/24, 12:16 PM
He made 11 USAC National Midget starts in 2023, all for Chad Boat's CB Industries team. He finished a best of 5th twice at Kansas' Mitchell County Fairgrounds and California's Merced Speedway.

At...
Questions For The Experts (20) (3,867)
Posted By richie
Not always. Westfall's car was off the pace but...
2/17/24, 9:46 PM
Not always. Westfall's car was off the pace but out of harm’s way and pulled off the track. If he had the full field bearing down on him, the yellow would’ve been thrown. It’s always at the...
Questions For The Experts (20) (3,867)
Posted By richie
Grant stopped on the track to bring out the...
2/17/24, 6:47 PM
Grant stopped on the track to bring out the yellow when he had a flat tire. Westfall pulled off the track when he had his flat tire. Therein lies the difference.

Under USAC rules, during a yellow...
Questions For The Experts (20) (3,867)
Posted By richie
Re: Questions For The Experts
2/11/24, 12:40 PM
There's no redraw.

Amantea qualified 9th, not 16th. That might be where your confusion is coming from.

HEAT RACES: Top-6 cars are inverted in each heat race based on qualifying results. The...
Florida races (2) (1,157)
Posted By richie
Re: Florida races
1/16/24, 11:48 PM
Yes, all the USAC national races in 2024 will be shown live on FloRacing.
Bc 39. (6) (1,142)
Posted By richie
Re: Bc 39.
1/15/24, 10:31 PM
Dates TBA. Still TBA.
USAC New Rules (18) (3,462)
Posted By richie
Re: USAC New Rules
1/6/24, 3:52 PM
From the Press Release:

1312: EVENT PROCEDURE | SPRINTS & MIDGETS

(G) If 48 or more cars are in competition, five (5) heat races will be held with the top-four (4) finishers transferring to the...
USAC New Rules (18) (3,462)
Posted By richie
Full Report: ...
1/5/24, 4:02 PM
Full Report:

https://usacracing.com/component/k2/item/12701-usac-announces-rule-updates-for-2024-season
Richie Murry (5) (1,252)
Posted By richie
Re: Richie Murry
12/26/23, 4:33 PM
Thank you guys! It's a great, great honor and I really appreciate it!

We're currently working on finishing up a history of USAC Stock Car book with Bob Mays, Pat Sullivan, Steve Zautke and myself....
USAC banquet (1) (1,355)
Posted By richie
No tickets will be available at the door. It’s...
12/7/23, 10:51 PM
No tickets will be available at the door. It’s all RSVP.
Usac: Turkey night grand prix usac midget results: Nov. 25, (13) (2,614)
Posted By richie
Easy explanation. It’s a typo as I forgot to...
11/26/23, 1:27 PM
Easy explanation. It’s a typo as I forgot to change that part of the results from the race at Merced on Wednesday night. Axsom was indeed the hard charger at Ventura.
What would it take for USAC to be as big as the WOO? (39) (7,399)
Posted By richie
Re: What would it take for USAC to be as big as the WOO?
11/20/23, 9:07 PM
Both nights of #LetsRaceTwo at Eldora have paid $10,000-to-win for both USAC & WoO in 2021, 2022 & 2023.
MSCS Series disbands (28) (7,301)
Posted By richie
Re: MSCS Series disbands
10/22/23, 9:01 PM
What is the "norm" anyways?

2023 USAC National Sprint Car events:

$30,000-to-win (1 event)

$20,000-to-win (2 events)

$12,000-to-win (1 event)
Usac: The seavey & swanson show: The gloves are off for usac (3) (1,219)
Posted By richie
Re: Usac: The seavey & swanson show: The gloves are off for
10/14/23, 8:41 AM
Here's today's schedule.

The language "subject to change" is used because, obviously, there could be things that could slightly knock the schedule askew, such as a car blowing an engine that...
Usac: 2024 usac sprint season launches with 7 florida races (7) (1,555)
Posted By richie
Re: Usac: 2024 usac sprint season launches with 7 florida ra
10/6/23, 6:14 PM
Yes. And all on FloRacing too.
Usac: $10,000 bounty posted for usac “non-full-timers” at la (17) (2,611)
Posted By richie
Re: Usac: $10,000 bounty posted for usac “non-full-timers” a
9/21/23, 1:39 AM
Kevin Thomas Jr. was 18th in points when he won the James Dean Classic at Gas City one year ago this week in September of 2022.
Usac: Last lap, last turn hero: Seavey scores photo finish u (5) (1,008)
Posted By richie
Second closest of the season.
9/16/23, 10:27 AM
Second closest of the season.
Silver Crown at WWTR (10) (2,501)
Posted By richie
The race is at 12:15pm Central and will be airing...
8/26/23, 2:59 PM
The race is at 12:15pm Central and will be airing on FloRacing live at 12:15pm Central.

FloRacing’s info on its website and app is incorrect at the moment.
Smackdown Poster??? (15) (2,731)
Posted By richie
Re: Smackdown Poster???
8/23/23, 11:58 PM
Good news!

Souvenir posters for this week's Smackdown XII will be on sale at the USAC merchandise trailer on location at Kokomo Speedway.

The limited edition prints are $12 each. Half the...
Smackdown Poster??? (15) (2,731)
Posted By richie
Re: Smackdown Poster???
8/21/23, 6:57 PM
The hat isn't photoshopped. But hate to give away a secret, most of that poster is, in fact, photoshopped. ;)