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12/27/21 1:45 PM CURB STOMP: GRANT CAPTURES 2ND USAC MIKE CURB SUPER LICENSE IN 2021

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CURB STOMP: GRANT CAPTURES 2ND USAC MIKE CURB SUPER LICENSE IN 2021

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Speedway, Indiana (December 27, 2021)………Four years after earning his first career Mike Curb Super License championship, Justin Grant did it once again in 2021, tallying the most total points throughout the USAC national racing season to pick up the $5,000 bonus and a license to compete in all three series in 2022.

Grant finished the campaign with 5,527 combined points throughout the 2021 USAC Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint Car and NOS Energy Drink National Midget seasons, 315 more than his nearest competition, and was the only driver to compete in all 93 USAC national features during the year, blowing away the former all-time record of starts in a season, 77 set in 2010.

The Ione, California native’s first Super License award came in 2017 and now, after earning his second, he becomes just the sixth driver to earn the award multiple times, joining four-time winner Tracy Hines, three-time winners Bryan Clauson and J.J. Yeley as well as two-time recipients Dave Darland, Josh Wise & Tyler Courtney.

Grant’s second Super License is just as special to him but feels that his 2021 campaign was even stronger overall than his performance in 2017.* Grant is thankful for that little extra award provided by Curb that comes along with the end of a rigorous, but successful season.

“It’s definitely a grind beating up and down the road running all of the national races, and it’s awesome that Mike Curb and Curb Records put up an award to recognize that and to support the guys who are doing it,” Grant said.* “Mike is a great gentleman; I’ve met him a couple times and he’s an incredible supporter of racing. *It’s great to win an award of his and they’re both really special.* I also feel like I ran better in all three series than I did in 2017.* Both of them are neat and both of them are an honor to win.”

Jumping between the Hemelgarn Racing Silver Crown car, the TOPP Motorsports Sprint Car and the RMS Racing Midget can be taxing night-after-night from February to November, but with a series-best-tying 12 wins between the three series – 7 Sprint, 4 Midget & 1 Silver Crown, and as one of two drivers to win in all three series – Grant chalks the season up to a full support system and superb equipment that allows him to live out his dream.

“I’m really fortunate to have great teams and great crews that support me as I jump all over the place and jam around from racetrack to racetrack,” Grant praised. *“I drive awesome racecars and I couldn’t do that without my teams, the crews that work on them, and the partners that support us. *I’m just in a fortunate position to be everywhere I want to be and hit all the national races.”

While a championship was certainly in the plans for Grant once again after capturing the 2020 USAC Silver Crown title, he came up just a tad short of that goal while also making history.* In 2021, Grant became the first driver ever to finish right in third place in the USAC Silver Crown, Sprint and Midget standings in a single season.

Furthermore, Grant is also just the sixth driver to finish inside the top-three in all three series in a single year, joining Rich Vogler (1980, 1981 & 1989), Ken Schrader (1983), Tony Stewart (1995), J.J. Yeley (2002 & 2003) and Chris Windom (2020).* With a myriad of changes during the offseason, Grant feels 2021 will be one that’ll always be remembered.

“We ultimately wanted to win some championships but coming home third in all of them was a pretty good effort,” Grant said. *“It was my first year with the midget team and my first year running the sprint car team out of my shop in Indianapolis. *We had kind of a rocky year in the Silver Crown car, but, for the other two, I felt those were really good efforts for new situations and new surroundings. *It’s awesome to win the Super License and have something to show for, not only all my hard work, but also for my teams, crews and partners.”

This was the 23rd year for the Mike Curb Super License, which earns Grant a $5,000 reward and a USAC Super License worth $750 as the driver who finished with the most combined points with the three series during the season.

USAC Super License/USAC National Driver Championship titlists include Justin Grant (2017 & 2021), Dave Darland (1999 & 2015), Tracy Hines (2000-2008-2013-2014), J.J. Yeley (2001-2002-2003), Jay Drake (2004), Josh Wise (2005-2006), Jerry Coons Jr. (2007), Cole Whitt (2009), Bryan Clauson (2010-2011-2012), Brady Bacon (2016), and Tyler Courtney (2018-2019).

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2021 USAC MIKE CURB SUPER LICENSE CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS

POS. **** PTS. ***** DRIVER, HOMETOWN

1************ 5527***** Justin Grant, Ione, Calif.

2************ 5212***** Chris Windom, Canton, Ill.

3************ 4949***** Tanner Thorson, Minden, Nev.

4************ 4857***** Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, Ala.

5************ 4381***** Logan Seavey, Sutter, Calif.

6************ 3461***** Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, Okla.

7************ 2972***** Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, Calif.

8************ 2780***** C.J. Leary, Greenfield, Ind.

9************ 2742***** Jake Swanson, Anaheim, Calif.

10********** 2586***** Buddy Kofoid, Penngrove, Calif.

11********** 2322***** Emerson Axsom, Franklin, Ind.

12********** 2099***** Robert Ballou, Rocklin, Calif.

13********** 1892***** Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, Okla.

14********** 1877***** Kyle Cummins, Princeton, Ind.

15********** 1852***** Cannon McIntosh, Bixby, Okla.

16********** 1752***** Chase Stockon, Fort Branch, Ind.

17********** 1729***** Shane Cottle, Kansas, Ill.

18********** 1488***** Chase Randall, Waco, Texas

19********** 1301***** Jason McDougal, Broken Arrow, Okla.

20********** 1281***** Bryant Wiedeman, Colby, Kan.

21********** 1250***** Matt Westfall, Pleasant Hill, Ohio

22********** 1221***** Brenham Crouch, Lubbock, Texas

23********** 1124***** Ethan Mitchell, Mooresville, N.C.

24********** 1050***** Brandon Mattox, Terre Haute, Ind.

25********** 1036***** Jadon Rogers, Worthington, Ind.

26********** 909******* Kaylee Bryson, Muskogee, Okla.

27********** 901******* Cole Bodine, Rossville, Ind.

28********** 859******* Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, Ill.

29********** 777******* Hayden Reinbold, Gilbert, Ariz.

30********** 695******* Max Adams, Loomis, Calif.

31********** 690******* Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, Okla.

32********** 650******* Charles Davis Jr., Buckeye, Ariz.

33********** 598******* Hayden Williams, Auckland, N.Z.

34********** 590******* Mario Clouser, Auburn, Ill.

35********** 581******* Chance Crum, Snohomish, Wash.

36********** 574******* Kody Swanson, Kingsburg, Calif.

37********** 540******* Stevie Sussex, Mesa, Ariz.

38********** 529******* Taylor Reimer, Bixby, Okla.

39********** 505******* Carmen Perigo, Stoystown, Pa.

40********** 485******* Tanner Carrick, Lincoln, Calif.

41********** 481******* Trey Gropp, Lincoln, Neb.

42********** 471******* Isaac Chapple, Willow Branch, Ind.

43********** 469******* Corey Day, Clovis, Calif.

44********** 455******* Steven Drevicki, Reading, Pa.

45********** 436******* Briggs Danner, Allentown, Pa.

46********** 404******* Matt Goodnight, Winchester, Ind.

47********** 399******* Sterling Cling, Tempe, Ariz.

48********** 399******* Timmy Buckwalter, Douglassville, Pa.

49********** 392******* David Byrne, Shullsburg, Wis.

50********** 383******* Kyle Robbins, New Castle, Ind.

51********** 349******* Sam Johnson, St. Peters, Mo.

52********** 348******* Austin Nemire, Sylvania, Ohio

53********** 328******* Shane Cockrum, Benton, Ill.

54********** 313******* Brian Carber, Pipersville, Pa.

55********** 310******* Travis Welpott, Pendleton, Ind.

56********** 305******* Mike Haggenbottom, Levittown, Pa.

57********** 294******* Austin Barnhill, Wilmington, N.C.

58********** 294******* Mark Smith, Sunbury, Pa.

59********** 281******* Brent Beauchamp, Fairland, Ind.

60********** 280******* Nick Bilbee, Indianapolis, Ind.

61********** 265******* Bobby Santos, Franklin, Mass.

62********** 264******* Jade Avedisian, Clovis, Calif.

63********** 240******* Riley Kreisel, Warsaw, Mo.

64********** 228******* Carson Garrett, Littleton, Colo.

65********** 228******* Ricky Lewis, Ventura, Calif.

66********** 224******* Eric Gordon, Greenfield, Ind.

67********** 208******* Dave Berkheimer, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

68********** 204******* Kyle O'Gara, Beech Grove, Ind.

69********** 196******* Travis Buckley, Auckland, N.Z.

70********** 187******* Stephen Schnapf, Newburgh, Ind.

71********** 176******* Jonathan Shafer, Ashland, Ohio

72********** 167******* Davey Ray, Penngrove, Calif.

73********** 166******* Casey Buckman, Chandler, Ariz.

74********** 164******* Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich.

75********** 162******* Ryan Thomas, Indianapolis, Ind.

76********** 159******* Patrick Lawson, Edwardsville, Ill.

77********** 155******* Harley Burns, Brazil, Ind.

78********** 152******* Kendall Ruble, Vincennes, Ind.

79********** 148******* Aaron Pierce, Muncie, Ind.

80********** 146******* Dave Darland, Lincoln, Ind.

81********** 145******* Nathan Byrd, Goodyear, Ariz.

82********** 144******* Jake Neuman, New Berlin, Ill.

83********** 139******* Dallas Hewitt, Troy, Ohio

84********** 137******* Tyler Thomas, Collinsville, Okla.

85********** 126******* Robert Bell, Colfax, Iowa

86********** 125******* Bryan Gossel, Fort Collins, Colo.

87********** 125******* Zack Pretorius, Yorktown, Ind.

88********** 123******* Taylor Ferns, Shelby Township, Mich.

89********** 122******* Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, Ariz.

90********** 121******* Kent Schmidt, Owensville, Ind.

91********** 114******* Critter Malone, Pittsboro, Ind.

92********** 112******* Terry Babb, Decatur, Ill.

93********** 104******* Tyler Roahrig, Mishawaka, Ind.

94********** 103******* Annie Breidinger, Hillsborough, Calif.

95********** 95********** Kyle Steffens, St. Charles, Mo.

96********** 93********** Tyler Courtney, Indianapolis, Ind.

97********** 91********** J.J. Hughes, Columbus, Ind.

98********** 91********** Jake Day, Abilene, Texas

99********** 90********** Blake Brannon, Morgan Hill, Calif.

100******* 90********** Braxton Cummings, Bedford, Ind.

101******* 90********** Oliver Akard, Fort Myers, Fla.

102******* 89********** Tanner Swanson, Kingsburg, Calif.

103******* 86********** Chris Phillips, Plainfield, Ind.

104******* 85********** Derek Bischak, Angola, Ind.

105******* 82********** Brandon Morin, Jasonville, Ind.

106******* 82********** Jim Anderson, Joliet, Ill.

107******* 80********** Brayden Fox, Avon, Ind.

108******* 80********** Noah Gass, Mounds, Okla.

109******* 79********** Russ Gamester, Peru, Ind.

110******* 77********** Clinton Boyles, Greenwood, Mo.

111******* 72********** Kenney Johnson, Bethany, Conn.

112******* 71********** Joey Biasi, Mary D, Pa.

113******* 62********** Chris Fetter, Troy, Mo.

114******* 62********** Jacob Denney, Galloway, Ohio

115******* 60********** Dustin Clark, Washington, Ind.

116******* 60********** Mike McVetta, Grafton, Ohio

117******* 60********** Saban Bibent, Cincinnati, Ohio

118******* 60********** Zach Daum, Pocahontas, Ill.

119******* 58********** Davey Hamilton Jr., Meridian, Idaho

120******* 50********** Emilio Hoover, Broken Arrow, Okla.

121******* 50********** Wyatt Burks, Topeka, Kan.

122******* 48********** Jace Park, Overland Park, Kan.

123******* 44********** Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo.

124******* 43********** Korey Weyant, Springfield, Ill.

125******* 42********** Nathan Moore, Kaufman, Texas

126******* 40********** Blake Spicer, Marysville, Kan.

127******* 40********** Craig Pellegrini, Buena, N.J.

128******* 40********** J.R. Ewing, Phillipsburg, Kan.

129******* 39********** Chase Johnson, Davenport, Iowa

130******* 36********** Danny Long, Bonne Terre, Mo.

131******* 34********** Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, Calif.

132******* 33********** Steven Russell, Rochester, Ill.

133******* 30********** Mariah Ede, Fresno, Calif.

134******* 30********** Tyler Nelson, Olathe, Kan.

135******* 23********** Ryan Newman, South Bend, Ind.

136******* 20********** Anton Hernandez, Arlington, Texas

137******* 20********** Brent Yarnal, Tampa, Fla.

138******* 20********** Chayse Hayhurst, Evansville, Ind.

139******* 20********** Chris Urish, Romulus, N.Y.

140******* 20********** Erik Karlsen, Elkhart, Ill.

141******* 20********** Joe Liguori, Phoenix, Ariz.

142******* 20********** Ryan Bickett, Ramona, S.D.

143******* 20********** Shane Butler, Bushnell, Fla.

144******* 16********** Dave Peperak, Clinton, Ind.

145******* 10********** Aaron Farney, Brookston, Ind.

146******* 10********** Brian Gerster, Danville, Ind.

147******* 10********** Cary Oliver, Buncombe, Ill.

148******* 10********** Kyle Hamilton, Fishers, Ind.

149******* 10********** Ronnie Wuerdeman, Cincinnati, Ohio

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