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9/10/20 2:18 PM HERNANDEZ LEADS ROGERS IN TIGHT USAC SPRINT ROOKIE RACE

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HERNANDEZ LEADS ROGERS IN TIGHT USAC SPRINT ROOKIE RACE

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Speedway, Indiana (September 10, 2020)………A debut season on the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car trail can be a trial that runs the gamut, from highs to lows, and learning a variety of racetracks that have infrequently been inhabited by said driver, which can all prove to be a valuable learning experience.

The goal is to finish races, learn, and show improvement throughout the season.* At the end of the year, the reward is earning the title of USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Rookie of the Year.

Entering this weekend’s trio events, Friday, Sept. 11, at Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway followed by twin features on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Anton Hernandez (Arlington, Texas) is four points up on Jadon Rogers (Worthington, Ind.) in the series’ Rookie race.

The 22-year-old Hernandez has earned four top-ten finishes, a heat race victory and a semi-feature victory in eight starts as a true USAC Sprint Car Rookie, making his series debut in the season opener at Ocala, Fla. in February of this year.* He’s finished 8th twice, once in Ocala and again in Pevely, Mo. in June.* After wheeling the Baldwin Brothers Racing No. 5 in his first eight starts, Hernandez will make his debut this weekend in the Michael Dutcher Motorsports No. 17GP.

Rogers, meanwhile, has twice been a top-ten finisher in his nine starts with a best result of 9th in June at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind.* In early July, the 18-year-old earned his first career Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifying time with the series in Putnamville, Ind.* Rogers has split his driving duties between the family-owned No. 14 and the Randy Edwards No. 61m, which he took controls of in late July.

Friday at Bloomington, pits open at 4pm ET, grandstands at 5pm, drivers meeting at 5:45pm and hot laps at 6:30pm.* General admission tickets are $25 while children age 10 and under are free.* Pit passes are $30 apiece, with kids age 10 and under $15.* You may use your Bloomington Speedway Indiana Sprint Week tickets if they have not been used for the Lincoln Park Speedway Indiana Sprint Week Show.* Modifieds are also on the event card.

Saturday at Lincoln Park, pits open at 3pm ET, grandstands at 4pm, drivers meeting at 5:30pm and hot laps at 6pm.* General admission tickets are $25 while children age 10 and under are free.* Pit passes are $35 with kids 10 and under free.

At Lincoln Park, the racing program will have the last four laps of the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car semi-feature and the 30-lap feature from the rained out July event, plus another full USAC Sprint event featuring qualifying, heat races, last chance races and a second 30-lap feature.* Modifieds and Super Stocks will also be in action.

Tickets will be available at the gate, but you can purchase your tickets in advance at http://usactickets.com.

All three events will streamed live on FloRacing at https://bit.ly/3frPoW6.

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2020 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS:

1.** 365-Anton Hernandez (Arlington, TX)

2.** 361-Jadon Rogers (Worthington, IN)

3.** 255-Chris Phillips (Plainfield, IN)

4.** 253-Dennis Gile (Phoenix, AZ)

5.** 232-Wyatt Burks (Topeka, KS)

6.** 203-Anthony D’Alessio (Apollo Beach, FL)

7.** 174-Sterling Cling (Tempe, AZ)

8.** 126-Nate McMillin (Rosedale, IN)

9.** 110-Terry Richards (Denton, NE)

10. 90-Harley Burns (Brazil, IN)

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ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT CAR ROOKIES OF THE YEAR

1971: Darl Harrison

1972: Billy Cassella

1973: Rich Leavell

1974: Lee Osborne

1975: Marvin Carman

1976: Roger Rager

1977: Eddie Leavitt

1978: Tim Richmond

1979: Jerry Carman

1980: Frank Riddle

1981: Steve Long & Johnny Coogan

1982: Danny Milburn

1983: Dean Shirley

1984: Jerry Russell

1985: Terry Shepherd

1986: Kenny Jacobs

1987: Rick Ungar

1988: Dean Jacobs

1989: Eric Gordon

1990: Rick Howerton

1991: Tony Stewart

1992: Gary Cameron II

1993: Kenny Irwin Jr.

1994: Bobby Smith

1995: Mark Cassella

1996: Gus Wasson

1997: J.J. Yeley

1998: Tracy Hines

1999: Ryan Newman

2000: Bud Kaeding

2001: Ed Carpenter

2002: Boston Reid

2003: Michael Lewis & Mat Neely

2004: Josh Ford & Josh Wise

2005: Darren Hagen

2006: Scotty Weir

2007: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

2008: Chad Boat

2009: Henry Clarke

2010: Justin Grant

2011: Coleman Gulick

2012: C.J. Leary

2013: Tyler Courtney

2014: Jarett Andretti

2015: Aaron Farney

2016: Isaac Chapple

2017: Stevie Sussex

2018: Timmy Buckwalter & Logan Seavey

2019: Dustin Clark

[Hubie]

Nice list, thanks for posting. I love it when history is shown. It is amazing the guys who have come and raced, then faded away. Some of those names bring back great memories.