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12/21/22 3:45 PM PERFECT ATTENDANCE: GRANT STARTS EVERY USAC NATIONAL EVENT FOR 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR

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PERFECT ATTENDANCE: GRANT STARTS EVERY USAC NATIONAL EVENT FOR 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Speedway, Indiana (December 21, 2022)………For the fourth time in his career, and for the second straight year, Justin Grant achieved perfect attendance throughout a USAC National season.

Grant (Ione, Calif.) started all 82 USAC National feature events in 2022 across the board with the AMSOIL National Sprint Cars (39), NOS Energy Drink National Midgets (32) and Silver Crown series (11).

In fact, since midway through 2020, Grant hasn’t missed a feature event with the United States Auto Club, beginning an active record of 204 starts without a miss entering the 2023 season.

Grant, the 2022 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Champion, has now started every USAC National race in a season for the fourth time in his career (2017, 2018, 2021 & 2022).* Only Tracy Hines has achieved the feat more often, doing so on six different occasions (2002, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2014).

In all, just six individuals have started every event in a season since Hines became the first to do it in 2002.* J.J. Yeley’s USAC Triple Crown season of 2003 was the second time it happened.* Bryan Clauson and Jerry Coons Jr. did likewise in 2010.* Chris Windom finished off his career USAC Triple Crown season in 2020 by starting every event as well.

Grant holds the record for the most feature starts in a USAC season when he rolled off for all 93 races in 2021.* The year 2010 marked the only time that multiple drivers started all the events in a single season, and there were three: Clauson, Coons and Hines.

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DRIVERS TO START EVERY USAC NATIONAL FEATURE IN A SEASON:

(1956-2022)

2002: 64 of 64 | Tracy Hines

2003: 70 of 70 | J.J. Yeley

2008: 61 of 61 | Tracy Hines

2010: 77 of 77 | Bryan Clauson, Jerry Coons Jr. & Tracy Hines

2011: 65 of 65 | Tracy Hines

2013: 61 of 61 | Tracy Hines

2014: 61 of 61 | Tracy Hines

2017: 70 of 70 | Justin Grant

2018: 67 of 67 | Justin Grant

2020: 60 of 60 | Chris Windom

2021: 93 of 93 | Justin Grant

2022: 82 of 82 | Justin Grant

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NUMBER OF TIMES A DRIVER STARTED EVERY USAC NATIONAL FEATURE IN A SEASON:

6: Tracy Hines (2002, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 & 2014)

4: Justin Grant (2017, 2018, 2021 & 2022)

1: Bryan Clauson (2010)

1: Jerry Coons Jr. (2010)

1: Chris Windom (2020)

1: J.J. Yeley (2003)

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[jdull99]

Great list of drivers and the kind of accomplishments some of us only dreamed of!

NOT a condescending question; but, was 2001 the last year these top 3 series quit having races scheduled on top of eachother? (I know Tony had to miss a couple shows along the way when he won all 3 champs in 95)

[nowingsjeff]

Speaking of Tracy Hines, what is he doing since his retirement? Does he even come to the races anymore? The guy was an incredibly skilled racer, plus equally talented in car setup too. You'd think he'd be helping up and coming drivers/teams reach their goals.

[Dirtfan]

Last I knew about Tracy & Family they sold most of their equipment,moved to
Ohio to work for Thor Motorsports & raced a Winged Sprinter occasionally.
I chatted w/Krista @ Montpelier last time USAC ran then in 2016?

[Hubie48]

Justin Grant is everything that is good about our sport IMO.

[Grocery Guy]

Originally Posted by nowingsjeff Speaking of Tracy Hines, what is he doing since his retirement? Does he even come to the races anymore? The guy was an incredibly skilled racer, plus equally talented in car setup too. You'd think he'd be helping up and coming drivers/teams reach their goals.

I spoke with Tracy this summer at the IRP NASCAR truck. He's very much involved in the business side of TSport. He spends part of the day on the business side and other part on the Thor Sport NASCAR truck team. Kudos to him....he's become very successful at both parts of the company. And congrats to Tracy who will soon be inducted in the National Midget Hall of Fame!

From USAC Speedway, Indiana (September 20, 2022)………Robby Flock, Gene Gennetten, Tracy Hines, Earl Kouba, Johnny Mann and Wally Pankratz were announced today as the latest inductees into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. Flock was a four-time USAC Western States Champion, earning his wins in three different decades.