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A DREAM GRANTED: 2022 USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK INDIANA SPRINT WEEK REVIEW

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Speedway, Indiana (July 31, 2022)………Thirteen years of trying.* Thirteen years of frustration.* Thirteen years of yearning to become a USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week champion.

All of it came to fruition in 2022 for Justin Grant, who had won from coast-to-coast in USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship competition but had this particular piece missing from his impressive racing resume.

A myriad of close calls has marked Grant’s ISW career, including in 2020 when he led the standings entering the finale, but saw it slip through his fingers.

Grant was adamant, and made it abundantly clear from the outset, that Indiana Sprint Week 2022 was going to be dictated on his terms and his alone.

“It feels incredible to finally get it done,” Grant exclaimed.* “To add my name to all the huge names on that trophy, it feels like my name is a little out of place on there, but I’m happy to have it.* Hats off to the guys.* It’s a long week and it’s a lot of work.* I can’t say enough good things about (crewman & right hand man) Dylan Cook.* He works his tail off for me and 99 percent of the time, it’s just him and me on the car.* He’s got a big, big workload and he handles it incredibly well.”

Only one driver finished inside the top-five of all six features.* Only one driver finished inside the top-ten in all six features.* For both categories, the answer was Grant as he tallied a succession of quality runs with a 2nd at Gas City, a 2nd at Circle City, a 1st at Kokomo, a 5th at Lincoln Park, a 3rd at Bloomington and another 3rd in the closer at Tri-State to become a first-time series champ.

It was a notable turn of the tables for the Ione, Calif. native who took a level-headed approach to all scenarios when finding himself on the mountaintop or dwelling in the valleys throughout the rigorous and grueling week.

“In the past, I’ve tended to fall apart in these deals when the going got tough,” Grant admitted.* “I’ve worked really hard on that and tried to be more prepared this year than I’ve been in the past and I feel like it’s paid off.”

Meanwhile, longtime car owner Kevin Birchmeier of TOPP Motorsports has also been on the waiting list for several years, coming close to the Indiana Sprint Week brass ring with Tyler Courtney initially followed by Grant since 2018.

Like his driver, Birchmeier has weathered the storm and pounded up and down the road.* As a result, the Rochester, Indiana car owner earned himself a seat in the coveted John Youngs-designed rocking chair, which has been a longtime tradition of the event and is presented annually to the Indiana Sprint Week entrant champion.

It wasn’t all smooth sailing initially for Grant, however.* During a couple of nights throughout Indiana Sprint Week, the task required Grant to overcome being buried somewhat deep in the field.* His Circle City charge to the 2nd position came from a starting spot of 12th.* Likewise, his Lincoln Park run to 5th came from even deeper, back in 14th.* The perseverance of those performances was substantial in Grant’s and TOPP’s pursuit of the crown.

“We had a good week, but it wasn’t without hiccups,” Grant acknowledged.* “We buried ourselves a few times and had to come from deep a few nights, but our car was just so good all week, we were able to dig out of those holes when we did get in them.* Dylan and I have been working really well together and we found a package that we really like and can work with.”

Six different winners emerged in the six feature events that were run: Shane Cottle (Gas City), C.J. Leary (Circle City), Justin Grant (Kokomo), Mitchel Moles (Lincoln Park), Kyle Cummins (Bloomington) and Robert Ballou (Tri-State).* It marked the first time, since six years earlier in 2016, that each round featured a different winner.

Two race winners started in a double-digit number starting position.* Both Cottle and Cummins began their charges to the front from outside of the fifth row (10th) during their respective triumphs.

On the wild statistic side, Cottle has now won two career Indiana Sprint Week features with both coming at Gas City (2019 & 2022) and each coming in a situation in which he led only one lap – the last one.

Grant also ended an unusual streak of four consecutive seasons in which the Indiana Sprint Week champion went winless throughout the week.

The 63-point margin of championship victory by Grant was the third largest in Indiana Sprint Week’s 35-year history.* In 2000, Jay Drake prevailed by 76 points over Tony Elliott while, in 2003, J.J. Yeley stormed to the title by 75 points over Jay Drake.

Audiences were captivated by the performances of Indiana Sprint Week first-timer Mitchel Moles (Raisin City, Calif.), who not only scored his first career ISW win during the week, but also set Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifying time on five occasions in seven tries.* The time trial prowess of Moles was the second best ISW performance of all-time, trailing only Richard Griffin’s six fast times in six appearances during the 1997 edition.

Eleven drivers started all six features throughout the week: Emerson Axsom (Franklin, Ind.), Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Robert Ballou (Rocklin, Calif.), Briggs Danner (Allentown, Pa.), Justin Grant, C.J. Leary (Greenfield, Ind.), Jason McDougal (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Mitchel Moles, Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.), Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, Ind.) and Matt Westfall (Pleasant Hill, Ohio).

Several events were plagued by the wrath of Mother Nature.* The first Saturday’s originally scheduled Kokomo round was a complete washout and rescheduled successfully to Tuesday.* Sunday at Lawrenceburg witnessed unrelenting showers just as the feature was pushed to the track and was not reschedule.* Wednesday’s go at the Terre Haute Action Track was the lone complete washout cancellation.* Thursday at Lincoln Park saw 49 of 52 qualifiers complete their time trial run before rain hit the speedway, forcing a complete requalifying session and the continuation of the evening after a lengthy delay.

Ninety-nine drivers participated in Indiana Sprint Week with 13 United States represented: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.* California drivers won three features (Ballou, Grant & Moles), two for Indiana (Leary & Cummins) and one for Illinois (Cottle).

Three countries were represented with 96 from the United States, two from Australia (Troy Carey and Todd Hobson) and one from England (Tom Harris).

While each feature event throughout Indiana Sprint Week paid $6,000-to-win and $600-to-start, a $23,000 total purse was up for grabs for the top-eight in the final standings of the tour throughout the Hoosier state.

Grant, the new ISW champion, collected a top reward of $10,000 in addition to his weeklong earnings followed by Leary ($5,000), Bacon ($2,500), Stockon ($1,500), Moles ($1,250), Ballou ($1,100), Cummins ($900) and Axsom ($750).

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2022 USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK STAT LEADERS

Champion: Justin Grant

Most Wins: 1-Robert Ballou, Shane Cottle, Kyle Cummins, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary & Mitchel Moles

Most Laps Led: 58-Robert Ballou

Most Top-Fives: 6-Justin Grant

Most Top-Tens: 6-Justin Grant

Most Fast Qualifying Times: 5-Mitchel Moles

Most Heat Race Wins: Robert Ballou, C.J. Leary, Jadon Rogers & Chase Stockon

Most Feature Starts: 6-Emerson Axsom, Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Briggs Danner, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Jason McDougal, Mitchel Moles, Logan Seavey, Chase Stockon & Matt Westfall

Biggest Charge: 7/25: Circle City Raceway – Shane Cottle (22nd to 7th)

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2022 USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK POINT STANDINGS

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

1************ 464******* Justin Grant, Ione, Calif.

2************ 403******* C.J. Leary, Greenfield, Ind.

3************ 399******* Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, Okla.

4************ 393******* Chase Stockon, Fort Branch, Ind.

5************ 374******* Mitchel Moles, Raisin City, Calif.

6************ 367******* Robert Ballou, Rocklin, Calif.

7************ 364******* Kyle Cummins, Princeton, Ind.

8************ 328******* Emerson Axsom, Franklin, Ind.

9************ 306******* Jason McDougal, Broken Arrow, Okla.

10********** 305******* Shane Cottle, Kansas, Ill.

11********** 293******* Briggs Danner, Allentown, Pa.

12********** 286******* Jadon Rogers, Worthington, Ind.

13********** 271******* Matt Westfall, Pleasant Hill, Ohio

14********** 262******* Logan Seavey, Sutter, Calif.

15********** 245******* Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, Ala.

16********** 173******* Brent Beauchamp, Fairland, Ind.

17********** 168******* Scotty Weir, Marion, Ind.

18********** 164******* Ryan Timms, Oklahoma City, Okla.

19********** 162******* Tye Mihocko, Phoenix, Ariz.

20********** 155******* Brody Roa, Garden Grove, Calif.

21********** 150******* Jake Swanson, Anaheim, Calif.

22********** 137******* Dave Darland, Lincoln, Ind.

23********** 127******* Dalton Stevens, Scurry, Texas

24********** 112******* Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, Calif.

25********** 104******* Cole Bodine, Rossville, Ind.

26********** 102******* Max Adams, Loomis, Calif.

27********** 99********** Brandon Mattox, Terre Haute, Ind.

28********** 95********** Xavier Doney, Odessa, Mo.

29********** 91********** Carson Garrett, Littleton, Colo.

30********** 78********** Sterling Cling, Tempe, Ariz.

31********** 70********** Troy Carey, Tullamore, N.S.W.

32********** 62********** Jack Hoyer, Frankfort, Ind.

33********** 61********** Shane Cockrum, Benton, Ill.

34********** 60********** Critter Malone, Pittsboro, Ind.

35********** 60********** Kyle Shipley, Sun City, Ariz.

36********** 59********** Brayden Fox, Avon, Ind.

37********** 50********** Matt McDonald, Brownsburg, Ind.

38********** 50********** Koby Barksdale, Norman, Okla.

39********** 50********** Braydon Cromwell, Lone Jack, Mo.

40********** 48********** Mario Clouser, Auburn, Ill.

41********** 40********** Alex Banales, Lafayette, Ind.

40********** Travis Berryhill, American Canyon, Calif.

40********** Tom Harris, Banbury, Oxfordshire

40********** Todd Hobson, Clyde, Vic.

40********** Zack Pretorius, Yorktown, Ind.

46********** 31********** Dustin Beck, Petersburg, Ind.

47********** 31********** A.J. Hopkins, Brownsburg, Ind.

48********** 31********** Nick Bilbee, Indianapolis, Ind.

49********** 30********** Brandon Morin, Jasonville, Ind.

50********** 30********** Saban Bibent, Cincinnati, Ohio

51********** 30********** Ryan Barr, Piqua, Ohio

30********** Harley Burns, Brazil, Ind.

30********** Rylan Gray, Greenfield, Ind.

30********** Allen Howard Jr., Terre Haute, Ind.

30********** Jack James, Harlan, Ind.

30********** Brady Short, Bedford, Ind.

57********** 26********** J.J. Hughes, Jasper, Ind.

58********** 25********** Joss Moffatt, Columbus, Ind.

59********** 24********** Chad Boespflug, Hanford, Calif.

60********** 24********** Kendall Ruble, Vincennes, Ind.

61********** 24********** Jordan Kinser, Bloomington, Ind.

62********** 20********** Stan Beadles, Owensville, Ind.

20********** Colten Cottle, Kansas, Ill.

20********** Geoff Ensign, Sebastopol, Calif.

20********** Gabriel Gilbert, Greenwood, Ind.

20********** Frankie Guerrini, San Rafael, Calif.

20********** Dustin Ingle, Lima, Ohio

20********** Ricky Lewis, Oxnard, Calif.

20********** Hunter Maddox, Bedford, Ind.

20********** Evan Mosley, Lapel, Ind.

20********** Corey Smith, Russiaville, Ind.

20********** Travis Thompson, Brazil, Ind.

73********** 10********** Garrett Aitken, Paris, Ill.

10********** Ryan Bond, Haubstadt, Ind.

10********** Donny Brackett, Fort Branch, Ind.

10********** Cindy Chambers, Bloomington, Ind.

10********** Brayden Clark, Tipton, Ind.

10********** Michael Clark, Brazil, Ind.

10********** Andrew Cockman, Elkhart, Ind.

10********** Michael Fischesser, Cincinnati, Ohio

10********** Parker Frederickson, Kokomo, Ind.

10********** Dickie Gaines, Mitchell, Ind.

10********** Aric Gentry, Robards, Ky.

10********** Ivan Glotzbach, Fillmore, Ind.

10********** Matt Goodnight, Winchester, Ind.

10********** Austin Graby, Lebanon, Pa.

10********** Dustin Griffitts, Bloomington, Ind.

10********** Brian Hayden, Fillmore, Ind.

10********** Anton Hernandez, Arlington, Texas

10********** Dylan Moan, Bridgeport, Ill.

10********** Jerry Petty, Litchfield Park, Ariz.

10********** Davey Ray, Davenport, Iowa

10********** Chris Robling, Petersburg, Ind.

10********** John Sluss, Indianapolis, Ind.

10********** Sam Scott, Patoka, Ind.

10********** Eddie Vancil, Olney, Ill.

10********** Dustin Webber, Bethel, Ohio

10********** Cooper Welch, Sheridan, Ind.

10********** Tayte Williamson, Rushylvania, Ohio

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2022 USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK SCHEDULE & RESULTS

July 22: Gas City I-69 Speedway | Gas City, IN

WINNER: Shane Cottle (Hodges Motorsports #74x)

July 23: Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo, IN

WINNER: Rained Out

July 24: Lawrenceburg Speedway | Lawrenceburg, IN

WINNER: Rained Out

July 25: Circle City Raceway | Indianapolis, IN

WINNER: C.J. Leary (Michael Motorsports #77m)

July 26: Kokomo Speedway | Kokomo, IN

WINNER: Justin Grant (TOPP Motorsports #4)

July 27: Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, IN

WINNER: Rained Out

July 28: Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, IN

WINNER: Mitchel Moles (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #19AZ)

July 29: Bloomington Speedway | Bloomington, IN

WINNER: Kyle Cummins (Rock Steady Racing #3R)

July 30: Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, IN

WINNER: Robert Ballou (Ballou Motorsports #12)

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2022 INDIANA SPRINT WEEK FEATURE WINS

1-Robert Ballou (July 30 at Tri-State Speedway)

1-Shane Cottle (July 22 at Gas City I-69 Speedway)

1-Kyle Cummins (July 29 at Bloomington Speedway)

1-Justin Grant (July 26 at Kokomo Speedway)

1-C.J. Leary (July 25 at Circle City Raceway)

1-Mitchel Moles (July 28 at Lincoln Park Speedway)

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RACE RECAPS: FRIDAY, JULY 22 – GAS CITY I-69 SPEEDWAY – GAS CITY, INDIANA:

Shane Cottle certainly possesses a flair for the dramatics at Gas City I-69 Speedway.

Three years after winning his first career USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week feature with a last lap pass at the 1/4-mile dirt oval, the Kansas, Ill. veteran did the deed once again in Friday night’s ISW opener.

Three years earlier, Cottle charged from the 18th starting position en route to victory.* On this night, he got a bit of a head start, but not by much, rolling off from the 10th position, and started picking his way through the field one-by-one all the way down to the last drop.

Running second to leader Justin Grant on the green-white-checkered restart, Cottle utilized his patented maneuver on the low line to race past Grant for good, leading only a single lap in the process, but it just so happened to be the money lap.

In the end, Cottle churned out his second career Indiana Sprint Week feature victory, and the first during Indiana Sprint Week for the Hodges Motorsports/Hodges Automotive - JB Henderson - Ortega’s Appliance/DRC/J & D Chevy team.

Just how much is Cottle part of the racing fabric at Gas City?* Of his nine career USAC national feature victories, six of them have come at Gas City – four sprint and two midget.* And just like those instances, Cottle’s display on Friday night was quite reminiscent of his past five wins there, running a line that seems as if it was tailor-made just for him.

“I love running the bottom here,” exclaimed Cottle, the 2004 and 2009 Gas City sprint car track champion.* “I’ve won a lot of races around here just like that.”

Furthermore, the 50-year-old Cottle joined an exclusive club with his triumph.* He became the seventh driver over the age of 50 to win a USAC National Sprint Car main event, putting him in the same company as Bob Kinser (54), Terry Pletch (52), Dean Shirley (51), Hank Lower (51), Dave Darland (51) and Jack Hewitt (50).

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FEATURE RESULTS: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Shane Cottle (10), 2. Justin Grant (2), 3. Mitchel Moles (6), 4. Robert Ballou (1), 5. Chase Stockon (5), 6. Kyle Cummins (17), 7. Scotty Weir (12), 8. Tye Mihocko (16), 9. Jake Swanson (20), 10. Emerson Axsom (7), 11. Briggs Danner (8), 12. Brent Beauchamp (11), 13. Logan Seavey (15), 14. Jadon Rogers (9), 15. Thomas Meseraull (13), 16. Jason McDougal (14), 17. Jack Hoyer (22), 18. Cole Bodine (18), 19. Matt Westfall (21), 20. Chad Boespflug (19), 21. C.J. Leary (3), 22. Brady Bacon (4). NT

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CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Kevin Thomas Jr. (11.673)

Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier: Mitchel Moles (11.927)

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Emerson Axsom

Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner: C.J. Leary

Pit Stop USA Third Heat Winner: Jadon Rogers

Rod End Supply Fourth Heat: Briggs Danner

GSP Quality Driving Performance: Brady Bacon

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Tye Mihocko

Hard Work Award: Jack Hoyer

Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Bonus Bucks: Shane Cottle

Feature Hard Charger: Kyle Cummins (17th to 6th)

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RACE RECAPS: SATURDAY, JULY 23 – KOKOMO SPEEDWAY – KOKOMO, INDIANA:

Saturday night’s scheduled round of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week at Kokomo Speedway has been postponed to Tuesday night, July 26, after continuous heavy thunderstorms hit the area Saturday morning and afternoon and are expected to continue throughout the evening.

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RACE RECAPS: SUNDAY, JULY 24 – LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY – LAWRENCEBURG, INDIANA:

Mother Nature captured victory in the second round of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week on Sunday night at Lawrenceburg Speedway.

Rain hit the 3/8-mile speedway just after 8pm Eastern time when the 23-car field was being pushed away for the start of the 30-lap feature event.

Unfortunately, despite waiting out the weather front for well over an hour, the rain and the lightning never relented once it started, forcing cancellation of the feature event just before 9:30pm.

The event is considered a complete show.* The feature payout and points were shared among the main event starters.* Competitors earned standard qualifying and preliminary race points.* With the rain out, slated feature starters were issued 23 points while non-feature starters received 10 points toward the Indiana Sprint Week and USAC National Sprint Car standings.

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CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Logan Seavey (14.190)

Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier: Mitchel Moles (13.910)

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Mitchel Moles

Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner: Nick Bilbee

Pit Stop USA Third Heat Winner: Robert Ballou

Rod End Supply Fourth Heat: Justin Grant

GSP Quality Driving Performance: Thomas Meseraull

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Logan Seavey

Hard Work Award: Cole Bodine

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RACE RECAPS: MONDAY, JULY 25 – CIRCLE CITY RACEWAY – INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA:

C.J. Leary spent the majority of Monday night’s USAC NOS Energy Indiana Sprint Week debut at Circle City Raceway tooling around the bottom in pursuit of Brady Bacon.

With five laps remaining, the Greenfield, Ind. native stood at a crossroads, whether to be a follower or whether to step out of line and forge a new path forward.

Leary chose the latter once he heard the engine of surging Justin Grant just within earshot to his outside.* It took a good three laps for Leary to wind it up on the top before finally surging past the bottom-rolling Bacon with three laps to go to bring home his sixth career Indiana Sprint Week feature victory, tied with Jay Drake, Danny Smith and Kevin Thomas Jr. for sixth all-time.

“That’s the way to win a race right there,” Leary exclaimed.* “I followed Brady on the bottom, and I felt like I was a bit better than him down there.* I heard Justin ripping the top there late, and I went up to the top and banged the boards.”

The third win of Leary’s USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season in his Michael Motorsports/Kodiak Products – Gray Auto – Highsmith Guns – DMI/DRC/Chevy was the 19th overall of his career, moving him to within two of 1967 series champion Greg Weld for 32nd all-time.

Victory couldn’t have come at a more opportune time for the 2019 USAC Indiana Sprint Week champion.* After Friday night’s much ballyhooed kerfuffle – a commotion that began with Leary getting upside down on his way to the white flag at Gas City – Leary and the Michael Motorsports team spent several manhours piecing together their wrecked racecar, which was still sans a number on the right side of the tail tank on Monday night.

It was a bit of a difference in approach for Leary and Michael, which ultimately resulted in just what Leary was striving for all along, to win and to put himself back into contention for another Indiana Sprint Week title.

“After Friday night, I felt like all we could do is to come out here and try to win races,” Leary stated.* “I felt like our Sprint Week title chances might have been over, but if we just keep knocking off some wins, maybe we’ll crawl back into this thing.”

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FEATURE RESULTS: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. C.J. Leary (8), 2. Justin Grant (12), 3. Brady Bacon (4), 4. Chase Stockon (7), 5. Jason McDougal (3), 6. Matt Westfall (16), 7. Shane Cottle (22), 8. Jake Swanson (5), 9. Robert Ballou (10), 10. Ryan Timms (6), 11. Dave Darland (18), 12. Matt McDonald (20), 13. Brandon Mattox (P-23), 14. Briggs Danner (2), 15. Kevin Thomas Jr. (1), 16. Emerson Axsom (9), 17. Brent Beauchamp (14), 18. Logan Seavey (19), 19. Brody Roa (21), 20. Dalton Stevens (17), 21. Mitchel Moles (11), 22. Kyle Cummins (13), 23. Scotty Weir (15). NT

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CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Chase Stockon (12.322)

Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier: Mitchel Moles (12.005)

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: C.J. Leary

Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner: Chase Stockon

Pit Stop USA Third Heat Winner: Robert Ballou

Rod End Supply Fourth Heat: Emerson Axsom

GSP Quality Driving Performance: Shane Cottle

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Mitchel Moles

Hard Work Award: Shane Cottle

Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Bonus Bucks: C.J. Leary

Feature Hard Charger: Shane Cottle (22nd to 7th)

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RACE RECAPS: TUESDAY, JULY 26 – KOKOMO SPEEDWAY – KOKOMO, INDIANA:

Beginning with the midway point of Tuesday night’s 30-lap USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week feature at Kokomo Speedway, Justin Grant saw the race lead slip from his grip three different times.

However, the Ione, Calif. driver belied that fact with three answers of his own amid his resurgence to the lead to prevail in a near racelong tug-of-war with Robert Ballou, then fended off a late burst from Kyle Cummins in the final laps to earn his first victory of Indiana Sprint Week 2022 following runner-up results in each of the first two features run to date.

The lap-after-lap barrage of lead changes resulted in seven swaps of the number one spot between Grant and Ballou in a riveting 12-lap span during the middle portion of the event.

The exchanging of the lead that many times within a 30-lap feature tied an all-time Indiana Sprint Week record for the most lead changes in a single feature event, equaling the mark of seven set during the rounds at Lincoln Park in 2001 and Bloomington in 2016.

The last hurrah of the evening’s continuous changing of the guard went Grant’s way on this night, leading the final nine laps to score an Indiana Sprint Week feature victory for the second consecutive season at Kokomo, the third driver to accomplish the feat following Jon Stanbrough in 2006-07 and Thomas Meseraull in 2017-18.

Grant’s sixth career Indiana Sprint Week feature triumph moved him into a tie for sixth all-time alongside Jay Drake, C.J. Leary, Danny Smith and Kevin Thomas Jr.* Furthermore, Grant’s 32nd career USAC National Sprint Car feature win moved him past Tyler Courtney and into 15th all-time beside 1973 champ Rollie Beale.

“Champ” is the title Grant has first and foremost on his mind as he extended his Indiana Sprint Week lead to 43 with four races remaining and his overall USAC National Sprint Car lead to a season-high 109.

This victory is also held in high regard by Grant as he became the first-two-time feature winner of the inaugural 10-race Bubby Jones Master of Going Faster series in his TOPP Motorsports/NOS Energy Drink – MPV Express – TOPP Industries/Maxim/Kistler Chevy, a series which honors the memory of his late father-in-law whose family was well-represented at Kokomo afterward, standing in unison with Grant in victory lane at a place that Grant has achieved several of his most spectacular moments.

“I love winning any race at Kokomo, let alone a Sprint Week show,” Grant exclaimed.* “Everybody brings the intensity; Sprint Week at Kokomo is as cool as it gets.* It’s a Bubby Jones Master of Going Faster race and those feel really good to win.* All the Jones family is here, and all my in-laws are here running around.* It feels good to win for them.”

Additionally, no driver has mastered Kokomo Speedway since its reconfiguration in 2005 more often than Grant who picked up his 25th career win on the 1/4-mile dirt oval, surpassing both Dave Darland and Jon Stanbrough for first all-time.

“That’s really, really special.* Now I’m going to try to not cry up here and look like Kody Swanson,” Grant stated with a hearty laugh.* “When I first moved to Indiana, I worked for (car owner) Jeff Walker and Kokomo was where we came every Sunday.* I’d come up here and watch Dave Darland and Jon Stanbrough just wax guys night-in and night-out.* To win one race at a track those guys have won at is really special, but to be the all-time winner, I don’t know if I have words for that.”

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FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (4), 2. Kyle Cummins (3), 3. Robert Ballou (2), 4. C.J. Leary (6), 5. Brady Bacon (13), 6. Emerson Axsom (5), 7. Ryan Timms (9), 8. Jadon Rogers (8), 9. Chase Stockon (7), 10. Briggs Danner (16), 11. Kevin Thomas Jr. (17), 12. Logan Seavey (11), 13. Cole Bodine (22), 14. Matt Westfall (20), 15. Shane Cottle (18), 16. Brent Beauchamp (19), 17. Tye Mihocko (21), 18. Jack Hoyer (12), 19. Jason McDougal (15), 20. Mitchel Moles (1), 21. Scotty Weir (10), 22. Dave Darland (14), 23. Brandon Mattox (23-P). NT

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CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: C.J. Leary (12.465)

Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier: C.J. Leary (12.284)

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Ryan Timms

Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner: Jadon Rogers

Pit Stop USA Third Heat Winner: Chase Stockon

Rod End Supply Fourth Heat: Kyle Cummins

Chalk Racing Products Heat Race Bonus: Ryan Timms, Jadon Rogers, Chase Stockon & Kyle Cummins

GSP Quality Driving Performance: Kyle Cummins

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Scotty Weir

Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Bonus Bucks: Justin Grant

Hard Work Award: Cole Bodine

Feature Hard Charger: Cole Bodine (22nd to 13th)

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RACE RECAPS: WEDNESDAY, JULY 27: TERRE HAUTE ACTION TRACK – TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA:

Wednesday night’s scheduled round of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week at the Terre Haute Action Track has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.

Saturated grounds from Tuesday’s showers coupled with more rain on Wednesday morning have made the 1/2-mile dirt oval track unsuitable for racing competition in time for tonight’s program.

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RACE RECAPS: THURSDAY, JULY 28 – LINCOLN PARK SPEEDWAY – PUTNAMVILLE, INDIANA:

Just minutes before the clock struck midnight, Mitchel Moles put the finishing touches on a magical evening during Thursday night’s round five of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week at Putnamville’s Lincoln Park Speedway.

However, this was no Cinderella story as the Raisin City, Calif. native moved to the front of the pack on lap two and led the final 29 laps to score his first career Indiana Sprint Week victory, and his second win thus far during an impressive USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship Rookie season.

Following a lengthy rain delay that plagued the early portion of the night, Moles slipped by Jadon Rogers on the bottom, then switched his method of operation from the low line to the high groove and back to the bottom in search of a path to victory.

Despite briefly losing the lead to a surging Brady Bacon two laps from the finish, a yellow flag reprieve positioned Moles back up front where he went unheeded for the final two trips around the 5/16-mile dirt oval following a green-white-checkered scenario.

Known for a wide-open, pound the cushion style, Moles utilized nuance and balance on this night, doing so in somewhat unfamiliar territory throughout the 30-lap distance.* In the end, though, he wound up in what has become a familiar destination in the month of July – victory lane – as he’s collected his first three USAC national series triumphs in the past 20 nights (2 sprint and 1 midget).

“That’s probably the first race I’ve ever won on the bottom to be honest with you,” Moles admitted.* “I’ve never been a bottom feeder guy.* Jadon was bumping me on the rear bumper telling me to get going.* I’m glad I could at least pick up the pace a little.* He didn’t hit me on the last restart, so maybe I was doing it wrong the whole time.”

For the second-straight season, it was the same team celebrating victory following the Indiana Sprint Week round at Lincoln Park.* Last year, it was Tanner Thorson scoring his first Indiana Sprint Week win and, this year, it came to be Moles driving the Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports/AME Electrical – Mesilla Valley Transportation/Spike/Stanton Chevy to glory.

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FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mitchel Moles (2), 2. Jadon Rogers (1), 3. Brady Bacon (6), 4. Shane Cottle (3), 5. Justin Grant (14), 6. C.J. Leary (5), 7. Briggs Danner (12), 8. Brent Beauchamp (15), 9. Ryan Timms (13), 10. Dave Darland (7), 11. Chase Stockon (21), 12. Emerson Axsom (16), 13. Tye Mihocko (10), 14. Matt Westfall (11), 15. Mario Clouser (20), 16. Brayden Fox (8), 17. Kyle Shipley (22), 18. Logan Seavey (18), 19. Robert Ballou (17), 20. Kevin Thomas Jr. (4), 21. Jason McDougal (19), 22. A.J. Hopkins (9). NT

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CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Chase Stockon (12.708) & Mitchel Moles (12.797)

Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier: Brady Bacon (12.848)

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Dave Darland

Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner: Tye Mihocko

Pit Stop USA Third Heat Winner: Brayden Fox

Rod End Supply Fourth Heat: A.J. Hopkins

GSP Quality Driving Performance: Chase Stockon

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Matt Westfall

Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Bonus Bucks: Mitchel Moles

Hard Work Award: Kyle Shipley

Feature Hard Charger: Chase Stockon (21st to 11th)

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RACE RECAPS: FRIDAY, JULY 29 – BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY – BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA:

Following one of the most disenchanting outings of his career the night before, Kyle Cummins flipped the script on his journey to victory Friday night during round six of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week at Bloomington Speedway.

On Thursday, the Princeton, Ind. native set fast qualifying time during an aborted rain-interrupted qualifying session, then discovered an engine issue that prematurely ended his night before the requalifying session.* Forced to find another ride to finish out the night, Cummins came up short of a transfer spot to the feature and missed the show, thus abruptly ending his Indiana Sprint Week title aspirations.

One night later, the storyline was written differently despite a rocky start which saw Cummins get wiped out in his heat, forcing him to race his way into the main event through the semi-feature.* Starting 10th in A-Main, Cummins streaked to fourth by lap five and held steady for the majority of the 30-lap distance in the Sheldon Kinser Memorial / Bubby Jones Master of Going Faster series race number six.

However, on a late-race restart with 13 laps to go, Cummins tried a different approach, cutting a path through the middle of the 1/4-mile red clay oval from fourth to third to second to first in a five-lap successive span that thrusted him into the lead and, ultimately, victory for the first time during this USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season aboard his Rock Steady Racing/Ultimate Predator Boats - Mid-America Safety Solutions/Mach-1/Cummins Chevy.

Cummins became the third driver over the past five nights to hit six career Indiana Sprint Week feature victories after Justin Grant and C.J. Leary recently elevated themselves to sixth on the all-time list earlier in the week.* Furthermore, Cummins’ 11th career USAC National Sprint Car triumph moved him to 48th all-time alongside Daron Clayton, Elmer George, Tommy Hinnershitz and Greg Leffler.

But this one, with the deck seemingly stacked against them following a crash that hurt their car on Monday at Circle City and engine difficulties at Lincoln Park, Cummins and the Rock Steady crew wholly and truly earned this one, even though it may have come the hard way.

“The crew has been sleeping three or four hours a night, so this is pretty special,” Cummins revealed.* “We’ve driven back to North Vernon (Indiana) four nights in a row after destroying a car and switching motors.* Carl Thomas gave us this motor last week just in case we needed it.* I really didn’t want to have to use it.* I called him yesterday and he didn’t hesitate to let us run it.* We owe everything to him because we wouldn’t be here.* This is his motor and it’s the only one we have left.”

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FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Cummins (10), 2. Brady Bacon (1), 3. Justin Grant (4), 4. C.J. Leary (2), 5. Jason McDougal (16), 6. Kevin Thomas Jr. (8), 7. Chase Stockon (9), 8. Mitchel Moles (6), 9. Jadon Rogers (7), 10. Emerson Axsom (15), 11. Dalton Stevens (3), 12. Shane Cottle (18), 13. Brandon Mattox (12), 14. Matt Westfall (22), 15. Briggs Danner (11), 16. Brody Roa (21), 17. Robert Ballou (14), 18. Logan Seavey (23-P), 19. Brandon Morin (17), 20. Carson Garrett (5), 21. Max Adams (20), 22. Koby Barksdale (19), 23. Jordan Kinser (13). NT

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CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: C.J. Leary (11.200)

Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier: Mitchel Moles (11.039)

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: C.J. Leary

Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner: Jadon Rogers

Pit Stop USA Third Heat Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.

Rod End Supply Fourth Heat: Dalton Stevens

GSP Quality Driving Performance: Dalton Stevens

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Chase Stockon

Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Bonus Bucks: Kyle Cummins

Hard Work Award: Matt Westfall

Feature Hard Charger: Jason McDougal (16th to 5th)

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RACE RECAP: SATURDAY, JULY 30 – TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY – HAUBSTADT, INDIANA:

Robert Ballou and Justin Grant spent the majority of Saturday night’s 35th annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week finale at Tri-State Speedway dueling for a feature victory.

In many cases, one driver prevails while the other walks away with empty handed disappointment that is absent the fanfare and glory.

However, in this particular instance, both exited the stage at the conclusion of the night sharing the limelight of a performance well worth the accolades.

Rocklin, California’s Ballou fended off the competition to become the sixth different feature winner of Indiana Sprint Week during its six event run.

After 13 years of trying, Ione, California’s Grant was rewarded as the Indiana Sprint Week champion for the first time in his career, rounding out his efforts with six consecutive top-five results in the series and capping the week with a third at Tri-State.

Ballou led all 30 laps from start to finish after beginning his race from the outside of the front row, then kept Grant at bay for the first 20 laps before successfully withstanding the pressure applied to him from six-time Tri-State USAC National Sprint Car victor Kyle Cummins.

For Ballou, the Indiana Sprint Week triumph was his first since taking the finale at Lincoln Park Speedway five years earlier in 2017.* It was also a homecoming of sorts for Ballou who, in 2014, won his initial ISW feature in which he utilized his own No. 12.* On this night, he rode the 12 to the pinnacle once again in his Ballou Motorsports/Suburban Subaru - Dragonfly Aviation - Berks Western Telecom/Triple X/Ott Chevy.

“Hard work and perseverance pay off,”* Ballou noted of the collective effort from the driver, crew and sponsors that makes winning big races like this a possibility for him.* “I kind of fine-tuned my racecar and threw an audible yesterday by going back to what we used to do all the time.* We just finally got our groove going tonight.* I wish I would’ve thrown an audible about six nights ago and things may have been a little better, but hindsight is 20/20.”

On the other hand, Grant ran second just a short distance behind Ballou for the first 21 laps of the main event before Cummins ran past with the baton to become Ballou’s new challenger for the final nine laps.

Making his Indiana Sprint Week debut in 2010, Grant had finished inside the top-five of the ISW standings three consecutive years in 2019-20-21 before finally knocking down the barrier in convincing fashion behind the wheel of his TOPP Motorsports/NOS Energy Drink – MPV Express – TOPP Industries/Maxim/Kistler Chevy with a 61-point cushion over runner-up C.J. Leary, which is the most lopsided title race in the series since Bryan Clauson’s 70-point interval eight years earlier in 2014.

“It feels incredible to finally get it done,” Grant exclaimed.* “To add my name to all the huge names on that trophy, it feels like my name is a little out of place on there, but I’m happy to have it.* Hats off to the guys.* It’s a long week and it’s a lot of work.* I can’t say enough good things about (right hand crewman) Dylan Cook.* He works his tail off for me and, 99 percent of the time, it’s just him and me on the car.* He’s got a big, big workload and he handles it incredibly well.”

TOPP Motorsports car owner Kevin Birchmeier (Rochester, Ind.) has also been on the waiting list for the ultimate Indiana Sprint Week glory as a champion for several years following a bevy of close calls and valiant efforts.* He, like his driver Grant, weathered the storm and the forks in the road over the years to prevail with a first ISW title.* By virtue of being the car entrant champ for the week, he earned the traditional rocking chair presented and constructed by master craftsman John Youngs.

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FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Robert Ballou (2), 2. Kyle Cummins (5), 3. Justin Grant (1), 4. Chase Stockon (8), 5. Logan Seavey (4), 6. C.J. Leary (10), 7. Brady Bacon (15), 8. Mitchel Moles (6), 9. Jason McDougal (12), 10. Critter Malone (20), 11. Emerson Axsom (11), 12. Kevin Thomas Jr. (7), 13. Jadon Rogers (16), 14. Shane Cockrum (18), 15. Briggs Danner (9), 16. Brody Roa (17), 17. Matt Westfall (22), 18. Xavier Doney (21), 19. Dustin Beck (19), 20. J.J. Hughes (13), 21. Thomas Meseraull (3), 22. Kendall Ruble (14). NT

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CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Thomas Meseraull (13.474)

Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier: Mitchel Moles (13.442)

Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner: Robert Ballou

Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner: Chase Stockon

Pit Stop USA Third Heat Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.

Rod End Supply Fourth Heat: *Thomas Meseraull

GSP Quality Driving Performance: Matt Westfall

Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Briggs Danner

Bryan Clauson’s Racers For Autism Bonus Bucks: Robert Ballou

Hard Work Award: Matt Westfall

Feature Hard Charger: Critter Malone (20th to 10th)

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2022 INDIANA SPRINT WEEK STATISTICS

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FEATURE LAPS LED

58-Robert Ballou

41-Brady Bacon

32-Justin Grant

29-Mitchel Moles

9-Kyle Cummins

7-Briggs Danner

3-C.J. Leary

1-Shane Cottle

1-Jadon Rogers

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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES

6-Justin Grant

4-Brady Bacon

3-Robert Ballou

3-Kyle Cummins

3-C.J. Leary

3-Chase Stockon

2-Shane Cottle

2-Jason McDougal

2-Mitchel Moles

1-Jadon Rogers

1-Logan Seavey

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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES

6-Justin Grant

5-Brady Bacon

5-C.J. Leary

5-Chase Stockon

4-Robert Ballou

4-Kyle Cummins

4-Mitchel Moles

3-Emerson Axsom

3-Shane Cottle

3-Jason McDougal

3-Jadon Rogers

3-Ryan Timms

2-Briggs Danner

2-Jake Swanson

1-Brent Beauchamp

1-Dave Darland

1-Critter Malone

1-Tye Mihocko

1-Logan Seavey

1-Kevin Thomas Jr.

1-Scotty Weir

1-Matt Westfall

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FAST QUALIFYING TIMES (Presented by Fatheadz Eyewear)

5-Mitchel Moles

1-Brady Bacon

1-C.J. Leary

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HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension Inc., Pit Stop USA & Rod End Supply)

3-Robert Ballou

3-C.J. Leary

3-Jadon Rogers

3-Chase Stockon

2-Emerson Axsom

2-Kevin Thomas Jr.

1-Nick Bilbee

1-Kyle Cummins

1-Briggs Danner

1-Dave Darland

1-Brayden Fox

1-Justin Grant

1-A.J. Hopkins

1-Thomas Meseraull

1-Tye Mihocko

1-Mitchel Moles

1-Dalton Stevens

1-Ryan Timms

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SEMI WINS

1-Briggs Danner

1-Tye Mihocko

1-Mitchel Moles

1-Logan Seavey

1-Chase Stockon

1-Scotty Weir

1-Matt Westfall

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C-MAIN WINS

2-Max Adams

2-Brody Roa

1-Cole Bodine

1-Xavier Doney

1-Sam Scott

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FEATURE STARTS

6-Emerson Axsom

6-Brady Bacon

6-Robert Ballou

6-Briggs Danner

6-Justin Grant

6-C.J. Leary

6-Jason McDougal

6-Mitchel Moles

6-Logan Seavey

6-Chase Stockon

6-Matt Westfall

5-Shane Cottle

5-Kyle Cummins

5-Jadon Rogers

5-Kevin Thomas Jr.

4-Brent Beauchamp

3-Dave Darland

3-Brandon Mattox

3-Tye Mihocko

3-Brody Roa

3-Ryan Timms

3-Scotty Weir

2-Cole Bodine

2-Jack Hoyer

2-Thomas Meseraull

2-Dalton Stevens

2-Jake Swanson

1-Max Adams

1-Koby Barksdale

1-Dustin Beck

1-Chad Boespflug

1-Mario Clouser

1-Shane Cockrum

1-Xavier Doney

1-Brayden Fox

1-Carson Garrett

1-A.J. Hopkins

1-J.J. Hughes

1-Jordan Kinser

1-Critter Malone

1-Matt McDonald

1-Brandon Morin

1-Kendall Ruble

1-Kyle Shipley

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GSP QUALITY DRIVING PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

7/22: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Brady Bacon

7/24: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Thomas Meseraull

7/25: Circle City Raceway – Shane Cottle

7/26: Kokomo Speedway – Kyle Cummins

7/28: Lincoln Park Speedway – Chase Stockon

7/29: Bloomington Speedway – Dalton Stevens

7/30: Tri-State Speedway – Matt Westfall

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“HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE

7/22: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Kyle Cummins (17th to 6th)

7/25: Circle City Raceway – Shane Cottle (22nd to 7th)

7/26: Kokomo Speedway – Cole Bodine (22nd to 13th)

7/28: Lincoln Park Speedway – Chase Stockon (21st to 11th)

7/29: Bloomington Speedway – Jason McDougal (16th to 5th)

7/30: Tri-State Speedway – Critter Malone (20th to 10th)

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DIRT DRAFT HOT LAPS FASTEST DRIVER

7/22: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Kevin Thomas Jr.

7/24: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Logan Seavey

7/25: Circle City Raceway – Chase Stockon

7/26: Kokomo Speedway – C.J. Leary

7/28: Lincoln Park Speedway – Chase Stockon (12.708) & Mitchel Moles (12.797)

7/29: Bloomington Speedway – C.J. Leary (11.200)

7/30: Tri-State Speedway – Thomas Meseraull (13.474)

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HARD WORK AWARD:

7/22: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Jack Hoyer

7/24: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Cole Bodine

7/25: Circle City Raceway – Shane Cottle

7/26: Kokomo Speedway – Cole Bodine

7/28: Lincoln Park Speedway – Kyle Shipley

7/29: Bloomington Speedway – Matt Westfall

7/30: Tri-State Speedway – Matt Westfall

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BRYAN CLAUSON’S RACERS FOR AUTISM BONUS BUCKS:

7/22: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Shane Cottle

7/25: Circle City Raceway – C.J. Leary

7/26: Kokomo Speedway – Justin Grant

7/28: Lincoln Park Speedway – Mitchel Moles

7/29: Bloomington Speedway – Kyle Cummins

7/30: Tri-State Speedway – Robert Ballou

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INDIANA SPRINT WEEK STATS: (1988-2022)

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ALL-TIME INDIANA SPRINT WEEK WINS:

20-Dave Darland

16-Jon Stanbrough

12-Cory Kruseman

9-J.J. Yeley

7-Bryan Clauson

6-Kyle Cummins, Jay Drake, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary, Danny Smith & Kevin Thomas Jr.

5-Robert Ballou, Kevin Briscoe, Tyler Courtney, Tony Elliott, Brady Short & Kevin Thomas

4-Brady Bacon, Jack Hewitt, Levi Jones, Kelly Kinser & Logan Seavey

3-Daron Clayton, Jerry Coons Jr., Tracy Hines & Hunter Schuerenberg

2-Chuck Amati, Shane Cottle, Kevin Doty, Tim Gee, Rick Hood, Bud Kaeding, Thomas Meseraull, Chase Stockon & Chris Windom

1-A.J. Anderson, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland Jr., Chad Boat, Derek Davidson, Cary Faas, Aaron Farney, Blake Fitzpatrick, Brad Fox, Dickie Gaines, Damion Gardner, Tray House, Bob Kinser, Mike Mann, Brad Marvel, Mitchel Moles, Mat Neely, Terry Pletch, Casey Riggs, Bill Rose, Carson Short, Mickey Smith, Brad Sweet, Tanner Thorson, Brian Tyler & Cole Whitt

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ALL-TIME INDIANA SPRINT WEEK TOP-FIVE FINISHES (1988-2022)

66-Dave Darland

51-Jon Stanbrough

45-Levi Jones

36-Brady Bacon

33-Tony Elliott & Chris Windom

31-J.J. Yeley

29-Bryan Clauson

28-Justin Grant

27-Kevin Thomas

26-Robert Ballou

25-Cory Kruseman & Kevin Thomas Jr.

24-Shane Cottle

22-C.J. Leary & Chase Stockon

20-Jerry Coons Jr.

19-Jay Drake & Tracy Hines

16-Kyle Cummins

15-Brady Short

14-Kevin Briscoe, Bill Rose & Hunter Schuerenberg

13-Tyler Courtney & Bud Kaeding

10-Jack Hewitt & Randy Kinser

9-Derek Davidson & Danny Smith

8-Damion Gardner, Brian Hayden, Bob Kinser, Kelly Kinser & Thomas Meseraull

7-Kevin Doty, Tim Gee, Darren Hagen, Tray House, Jason McDougal, Terry Pletch & Josh Wise

6-Chuck Amati, Chad Boespflug, Daron Clayton, Dickie Gaines, Mat Neely, Logan Seavey, Terry Shepherd, Brian Tyler, Scotty Weir & Cole Whitt

5-A.J. Anderson, Chad Boat & Joe Roush

4-Mike Mann, Carson Short, Brad Sweet & Tanner Thorson

3-Jeff Bland Jr., Bobby East, Aaron Farney, Jesse Hockett, Rick Hood, Kevin Huntley, Tony Jarrett, Dustin Morgan, Robbie Rice, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Gary Trammell & Jeff Walker

2-Brent Beauchamp, Christopher Bell, Larry Bland, Tom Chalk, Blake Fitzpatrick, Brad Fox, Jeff Gordon, Coleman Gulick, Kurt Hawkins, Justin Marvel, Rusty McClure, Mitchel Moles, Dave Peperak, Boston Reid, Casey Riggs, Jon Sciscoe, John Scott, Jeremy Sherman, Eric Shively, Casey Shuman, Mike Spencer & Jake Swanson

1-Garrett Aitken, Jarett Andretti, Chris Beaver, Ryan Bernal, Keith Bloom Jr., Mike Bowling, Kent Christian, Hud Cone, Troy Cline, Mike English, Cary Faas, Gary Fisher, Josh Ford, Russ Gamester, Dink Glidden, Eric Gordon, Richard Griffin, Jonathan Hendrick, Josh Hodges, Blake Hollingsworth, Shane Hollingsworth, Danny Holtsclaw, A.J. Hopkins, Kasey Kahne, Doug Kalitta, Todd Kane, Todd Kelley, Mike Kirby, Frankie Kerr, Chris LaFollette, Troy Link, Brad Marvel, Brandon Mattox, Wes McIntyre, Joe Miller, Brandon Petty, Jadon Rogers, Joey Saldana, Derek Scheffel, Stephen Schnapf, Todd Shields, Jimmy Sills, Mickey Smith, Greg Staab, Steve Surniak, Tyler Thomas, Lee Underwood, Rick Ungar, Jonathan Vennard, Mike Ward, Matt Westfall, Rip Williams & Greg Wilson

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INDIANA SPRINT WEEK TOP-10 FINISHES (USAC ERA 1996-2022)

98-Dave Darland

74-Jon Stanbrough

66-Levi Jones

59-Chris Windom

58-Brady Bacon

53-Robert Ballou

50-Shane Cottle

47-Justin Grant

46-Jerry Coons Jr.

45-Bryan Clauson

44-Chase Stockon & Kevin Thomas Jr.

43-Cory Kruseman

42-Tracy Hines

40-J.J. Yeley

39-Tony Elliott & C.J. Leary

31-Jay Drake

30-Brady Short

29-Kyle Cummins

24-Hunter Schuerenberg

21-Tyler Courtney, Damion Gardner, Bud Kaeding & Bill Rose

20-Kevin Thomas

19-Chad Boespflug

17-Kevin Briscoe & Scotty Weir

16-Derek Davidson, Darren Hagen & Brian Hayden

15-Thomas Meseraull

14-Dickie Gaines

13-Daron Clayton, Carson Short & Josh Wise

12-Kevin Doty & Jason McDougal

11-Mat Neely, Terry Pletch, Logan Seavey, Brad Sweet & Cole Whitt

9-A.J. Anderson, Jack Hewitt & Josh Hodges

8-Jarett Andretti, Jeff Bland Jr. & Jadon Rogers

7-Chad Boat, Bobby East, Blake Fitzpatrick, Coleman Gulick, Todd Kane, Justin Marvel, Boston Reid, Casey Shuman & Brian Tyler

6-Brent Beauchamp, Kent Christian, Troy Cline, Eric Shively, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. & Jake Swanson

5- Christopher Bell, Shane Hollingsworth, Tony Jarrett, Critter Malone, Dustin Morgan, Jeremy Sherman, Mike Spencer & Matt Westfall

4-Hud Cone, Aaron Farney, Jesse Hockett, A.J. Hopkins, Wes McIntyre, Mitchel Moles, Brandon Petty, Robbie Rice, Brody Roa, Jimmy Sills, & John Wolfe

3-A.J. Anderson, Emerson Axsom, Josh Ford, Brad Fox, Eric Gordon, Richard Griffin, Jonathan Hendrick, Dakota Jackson, Rusty McClure, Casey Riggs, Derek Scheffel, Jon Sciscoe, Neil Shepherd, Steve Surniak & Ryan Timms

2- Ryan Bernal, Eric Burns, Kenny Carmichael, Henry Clarke, Briggs Danner, Charles Davis Jr., Mike English, Danny Holtsclaw, Kasey Kahne, Mike Kirby, Jason Knoke, Chris LaFollette, Mike Mann, Brad Marvel, Brandon Mattox, Max McGhee, Tye Mihocko, Kevin Miller, Tim Montgomery, Billy Puterbaugh Jr., Kendall Ruble, Stephen Schnapf, John Scott, Tim Spindler, Kevin Swindell, Tyler Thomas, Richard Vander Weerd & Jeff Wilson

1-Max Adams Garrett Aitken, Chris Beaver, Kevin Besecker, Keith Bloom Jr., Timmy Buckwalter, Brett Burdette, Mark Cassella, Mark Clark, Shane Cockrum, Chris Coers, Tim Cox, Zach Daum, Cary Faas, Nic Faas, Russ Gamester, Kurt Gross, Tom Hessert III, Tray House, J.J. Hughes, Kevin Huntley, Logan Jarrett, Marc Jessup, Chase Johnson, Doug Kalitta, Joey Kerr, Jimmy Light, Jason McCord, Matt Mitchell, Vince Osman, Richard Ott, Dave Peperak, Davey Ray, Jason Robbins, Kyle Robbins, Eric Roberts, Joe Roush, Alex Shanks, Corey Smith, Dustin Smith, Stevie Sussex, Tanner Thorson, Lee Underwood, Jonathan Vennard, Danny Williams Jr., Rip Williams, Greg Wilson & Kyle Wissmiller

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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK LAPS LED (USAC ERA 1996-2022)

431-Dave Darland

413-Jon Stanbrough

276-Cory Kruseman

216-Kevin Thomas Jr.

204-Robert Ballou

200-Brady Bacon

187-J.J. Yeley

176-Jay Drake & C.J. Leary

173-Bryan Clauson

148-Chris Windom

127-Justin Grant

124-Levi Jones

121-Tracy Hines

103-Hunter Schuerenberg

101-Tyler Courtney

98-Kevin Briscoe

97-Brady Short

94-Jerry Coons Jr. & Logan Seavey

92-Kyle Cummins

82-Jack Hewitt

80-Chase Stockon

76-Tony Elliott

68-Daron Clayton & Thomas Meseraull

57-Bud Kaeding

52-Brad Sweet

50-Shane Cottle & Derek Davidson

43-Cole Whitt

42-Chad Boespflug

38-Carson Short

36-Damion Gardner

35-Aaron Farney & Dickie Gaines

33-Josh Wise

30-Chad Boat & Brad Marvel

29-Mitchel Moles & Bill Rose

26-Robbie Rice, Stephen Schnapf & Scotty Weir

25-Brad Fox

24-John Memmer

23-Cary Faas, Brandon Petty & Jake Swanson

22-Darren Hagen, & Brian Tyler

21-A.J. Anderson, Brent Beauchamp & Eric Shively

20-Kevin Doty

18-Boston Reid

16-Justin Marvel & Casey Riggs

14-Mike Mann & Wes McIntyre

13-Jeff Bland Jr.

12-Christopher Bell

11-Bobby Stines

10-Brian Hayden & Jason McDougal

9-Kevin Thomas

8-Mat Neely & Jimmy Sills

7-Briggs Danner

6-Jarett Andretti, Cole Bodine, Terry Pletch & Dustin Smith

5-John Wolfe

4-Kent Christian, Blake Fitzpatrick & Derek Scheffel

3-Keith Bloom Jr., Rickie Gaunt & Tanner Thorson

1-Jesse Hockett, Logan Jarrett, Rusty McClure, Dustin Morgan, Jadon Rogers, Jeremy Sherman & Jonathan Vennard

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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK HEAT RACE WINS (USAC ERA 1996-2022)

32-Dave Darland

30-Jon Stanbrough

28-Robert Ballou

26-Shane Cottle

19-Brady Bacon & Cory Kruseman

18-Chris Windom

17-C.J. Leary & Brady Short

13-Jerry Coons Jr., Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon

12-Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Tony Elliott & Tracy Hines

11-Chad Boespflug, Justin Grant, Levi Jones, Kevin Thomas Jr. & J.J. Yeley

10-Bryan Clauson

9-Hunter Schuerenberg

8-Kent Christian, Jay Drake, Carson Short & Kevin Thomas

7-Kenny Carmichael, Damion Gardner & Terry Pletch

6-Kevin Briscoe, Dickie Gaines, Darren Hagen & Scotty Weir

5-Blake Fitzpatrick, Josh Hodges, Shane Hollingsworth, Bud Kaeding, Mat Neely, Brandon Petty, Bill Rose, Eric Shively, Mike Spencer & Brian Tyler

4-Daron Clayton, Hud Cone, Brian Hayden, Danny Holtsclaw, Logan Jarrett, Jason McDougal, Corey Smith, Matt Westfall, Cole Whitt & Mitch Wissmiller

3-A.J. Anderson, Jarett Andretti, Brad Fox, Jack Hewitt, Mike Kirby, Justin Marvel, Brandon Mattox, Wes McIntyre, Boston Reid, Jadon Rogers, Derek Scheffel, John Scott, Casey Shuman, Dustin Smith, Brad Sweet & Tanner Thorson

2-Emerson Axsom, Brent Beauchamp, Nick Bilbee, Jeff Bland Jr., Troy Cline, Tim Cox, Derek Davidson, Charles Davis Jr., Kris Deckard, Bobby East, Aaron Farney, Josh Ford, Richard Griffin, Coleman Gulick, A.J. Hopkins, Tray House, Dakota Jackson, Todd Kane, Mike Mann, Bret Mellenberndt, Tye Mihocko, Dustin Morgan, Casey Riggs, Brody Roa, Stephen Schnapf, Logan Seavey, Alex Shanks, Jake Swanson, Kody Swanson, Greg Wilson, Josh Wise & Kyle Wissmiller

1-Max Adams, Rodney Argo, Chris Beaver, Ryan Bernal, Keith Bloom Jr., Cole Bodine, Eric Burns, Josh Burton, Mark Cassella, Isaac Chapple, Roger Chaudion, Dustin Clark, Henry Clarke, Anthony D’Alessio, Briggs Danner, Ron Dennis, Kevin Doty, Cary Faas, Brayden, Jared Fox, Brian Gerster, Travis Gregg, Bart Grider, Kurt Gross, Chris Gurley, Chayse Hayhurst, Tom Hessert III, Jesse Hockett, J.J. Hughes, Marc Jessup, Chase Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Joey Kerr, Jordan Kinser, Jason Knoke, Critter Malone, Brad Marvel, Rusty McClure, Max McGhee, John Memmer, Jerry Miller Jr., Kevin Miller, Mitchel Moles, Jim Moughan, Derek O'Dell, Ande Possman, Michael Pickens, Robbie Rice, Kyle Robbins, Joe Roush, Bryan Ruble, Jon Sciscoe, Jason Setser, Neil Shepherd, Jimmy Sills, Landon Simon, Tim Spindler, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Greg Stephens, Dalton Stevens, Gary Taylor, Tyler Thomas, Ryan Timms, Michael Trimble, Richard Vander Weerd, Jonathan Vennard, Ricky Williams & John Wolfe

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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK FAST QUALIFYING TIMES (USAC ERA 1996-2022)

12-Dave Darland

9-Brady Bacon & Justin Grant

8-Levi Jones

7-Tracy Hines, Jon Stanbrough, Kevin Thomas Jr. & J.J. Yeley

6-Daron Clayton & Richard Griffin

5-Bryan Clauson, Jerry Coons Jr., Tony Elliott, C.J. Leary, Mitchel Moles & Hunter Schuerenberg

4-Tyler Courtney & Jay Drake

3-Cory Kruseman, Carson Short, Chase Stockon, Brad Sweet & Josh Wise

2-Robert Ballou, Brent Beauchamp, Chad Boat, Chad Boespflug, Justin Marvel, Kevin Miller, Brandon Petty, Boston Reid, Logan Seavey, Tanner Thorson & Scotty Weir

1-Nick Bilbee, Keith Bloom Jr., Kevin Briscoe, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Derek Davidson, Kevin Doty, Bobby East, Nic Faas, Blake Fitzpatrick, Brayden Fox, Jared Fox, Damion Gardner, Rickie Gaunt, Darren Hagen, Jonathan Hendrick, Josh Hodges, Ray Kenens, Dustin Morgan, Mat Neely, Ande Possman, Jadon Rogers, Bill Rose, Neil Shepherd, Jeremy Sherman, Jimmy Sills, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kevin Thomas, Shawn Westerfeld, Rip Williams, Chris Windom, Mitch Wissmiller & John Wolfe

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ALL-TIME USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK FEATURE STARTS (USAC ERA 1996-2022)

158-Dave Darland

119-Jon Stanbrough

96-Jerry Coons Jr.

91-Robert Ballou & Shane Cottle

88-Chris Windom

86-Tracy Hines

84-Levi Jones

76-Brady Bacon

75-Kevin Thomas Jr.

72-Chase Stockon

68-Justin Grant

67-C.J. Leary

65-Cory Kruseman

62-Hunter Schuerenberg

60-Brady Short

58-Tony Elliott

56-Bryan Clauson

55-Thomas Meseraull

54-Chad Boespflug

53-Damion Gardner

54-Kyle Cummins

50-Scotty Weir & J.J. Yeley

47-Jay Drake

41-Darren Hagen

40-Tyler Courtney

39-Bill Rose

37-Bud Kaeding

36-Daron Clayton

34-Derek Davidson

33-Jarett Andretti

32-Kevin Briscoe

31-Brian Hayden

30-A.J. Anderson & Carson Short

28-Kent Christian, Dickie Gaines & Justin Marvel

27-Josh Hodges & Kevin Thomas

25-Brent Beauchamp, Mat Neely & Brandon Petty

24-Matt Westfall & Josh Wise

23-Jason McDougal, Terry Pletch & Casey Shuman

22-Jeff Bland Jr., Brandon Mattox & Brian Tyler

21-Isaac Chapple, Jack Hewitt, Mike Spencer & Brad Sweet

19-Brody Roa, Derek Scheffel & Cole Whitt

18-Blake Fitzpatrick & Logan Seavey

17-Kevin Doty, Aaron Farney & Critter Malone

16-Hud Cone, Bobby East, Shane Hollingsworth, Dustin Morgan & Jadon Rogers

15-Dustin Smith, Jake Swanson & Tyler Thomas

14-Henry Clarke, Jesse Hockett, A.J. Hopkins, Dakota Jackson, Wes McIntyre & Eric Shively

13-Chad Boat, Troy Cline, Coleman Gulick & Richard Vander Weerd

12-Logan Jarrett, Robbie Rice & Jonathan Vennard

11-Max Adams, Ryan Bernal, Josh Ford, Eric Gordon, Tony Jarrett, Todd Kane, Mike Mann & Corey Smith

10-Eric Burns, Kenny Carmichael, Charles Davis Jr., Jonathan Hendrick, Boston Reid, Kyle Robbins, John Scott, Tim Spindler, Kyle Wissmiller & John Wolfe

9-Shane Cockrum, Tom Hessert III, Danny Holtsclaw, Kevin Miller, Matt Mitchell, Steve Surniak & Kody Swanson

8-Cole Bodine, Richard Griffin, J.J. Hughes, Chase Johnson, Mike Kirby, Jimmy Laser, Dave Peperak, Billy Puterbaugh Jr., Casey Riggs, Jeremy Sherman, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. & Kevin Swindell

7-Timmy Buckwalter, Tim Cox, Andrew Elson, Brad Fox, Jason Knoke, Rusty McClure, Max McGhee, Tye Mihocko, Joe Roush, Neil Shepherd, Josh Spencer, Tanner Thorson, Jace Vander Weerd & Mitch Wissmiller

6-Emerson Axsom, Christopher Bell, Briggs Danner, Tony DiMattia, Jared Fox, Marc Jessup, Jordan Kinser, Mitchel Moles, Ryan Pace, Jason Robbins, Troy Rutherford, Jimmy Sills, Stevie Sussex & Michael Trimble

5-Keith Bloom Jr., Clinton Boyles, Mario Clouser, Cary Faas, Chris Gurley, Shane Hmiel, Jon Sciscoe, Brian VanMeveren & Ricky Williams

4-Caleb Armstrong, Nick Bilbee, Dustin Clark, Rickie Gaunt, Bart Grider, Ted Hines, Aaron Mosley, Kendall Ruble, Kent Schmidt, Stephen Schnapf, Landon Simon, Mark Smith, Gus Wasson & Greg Wilson

3-Chris Beaver, Mike Boat, Donny Brackett, Chase Briscoe, Brett Burdette, Michael Burthay, Zach Daum, Mike English, A.J. Fike, Kurt Gross, Kasey Kahne, Brad Kuhn, Brad Marvel, Jason McCord, Cannon McIntosh, Nate McMillin, Bret Mellenberndt, John Memmer, Jeff O’Banion, Richard Ott, Ande Possman, Davey Ray, Alex Shanks, Eddie Tafoya Jr., Gary Taylor, Ryan Timms, Danny Williams Jr., Rip Williams & Jeff Wilson

2-Rodney Argo, Koby Barksdale, Ethan Barrow, Donnie Beechler, Robert Bell, Kevin Besecker, Greg Bragg, Mark Cassella, Roger Chaudion, Mark Clark, Braydon Cromwell, Kris Deckard, Ty Deckard, Ron Dennis, Gregg Dillion, Nic Faas, Russ Gamester, Chris Gansen, Aric Gentry, Travis Gregg, Max Guilford, Tom Harris, Rick Hayden, Tray House, Jack Hoyer, Kevin Huntley, Cole Ketcham, Sheldon Kinser Jr., Chris LaFollette, Jimmy Light, Zach Martini, Joss Moffatt, Tim Montgomery, Derek O’Dell, Scott Orr, Tony Ploughe, Davey Pombo, Terry Richards, Eric Roberts, Bryan Ruble, Bryan Stanfill, Dave Steele, Greg Stephens, Dalton Stevens, Leon Thickstun, & Shawn Westerfeld

1-Garrett Abrams, Nick Adams, Garrett Aitken, Marc Arnold, Chris Babcock, Dustin Beck, Dean Billings, J.C. Bland, Steve Buckwalter, Wyatt Burks, Josh Burton, Cole Carter, Kevin Chambers, Rob Chaney, Chris Coers, Colten Cottle, Jesse Cramer, Buddy Cunningham, Anthony D’Alessio, Eric Davis, Mitchell Davis, Xavier Doney, J.R. Douglas, Nick Drake, Brayden Fox, Carson Garrett, Brian Gerster, Dennis Gile, Matt Goodnight, Russ Harper, Jared Harris, Ed Hassler, Kurt Hawkins, Chayse Hayhurst, Zane Hendricks, Jordan Hermansader, Gary Howard, Chris Hoyer, Logan Hupp, Sammy Imel, Dustin Ingle, R.J. Johnson, Chase Jones, Tony Jones, Doug Kalitta, Ryan Kaplan, Brian Karraker, Tyler Kendall, Ray Kenens, Joey Kerr, Riley Kreisel, David McCreary, Matt McDonald, Austin Mero, Jerry Miller Jr., Ray Morgan, Brandon Morin, Jim Moughan, Nick Naber, Wil Newlin, Paul Nienhiser, Vince Osman, Steve Ott, Seth Parker, Mark Perry III, Chris Phillips, Michael Pickens, Bart Pletch, Brett Pool, Zack Pretorius, Travis Rilat, Charlie Sarver, Jason Setser, Danny Sheridan, Kyle Shipley, Jake Simmons, Bobby Smith, Eric Smith, Brandon Spencer, J.T. Stapp, Bobby Stines, Joe Stornetta, Lee Underwood, Chris Urish, Chet Williams & Rick Ziehl

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Ilovedirttrackracing · 8/1/22, 2:58 PM

Simply the best. Thanks 👏