BRADY BACON BECOMES THE WINNINGEST DRIVER IN THE 87 YEAR/STORIED HISTORY OF HOFFMAN RACING
101 USAC WIN COMES AT MONTPELIER INDIANA 4-23-16
Saturday turned out to be a historic race in the history of Hoffman Racing. Brady Bacon, with his 14th USAC National Sprint Car win in the # 69 Mean Green, Lykins Oil, Purple Heart Hoffman car at Montpelier Speedway in Indiana, became the winningest driver in HAR Racing history. Brady went into this year tied with Jerry Coons Jr. with 13th, followed by Tracy Hines with 12 and Dave Darland with 11.
The Hoffman score card now reads: 102 USAC National wins (all but 1 win since 1989)
10 USAC National Sprint Car Championships
94 USAC National Sprint Car wins(since 1989)
7 Silver Crown wins
1 USAC National Midget win
Montpelier Speedway is a very nice 1/4 mile track, with great facilities. It was packed with very enthusiastic fans. We had a good car in hot laps and with a few changes, Brady set his first quick time of the year. The heat race was a tough track to pass on, but Brady pulled off some good passes to transfer for the A Main. Ron, Brady and Dan kept an eye on the track and made a few very important changes right before we pushed off for the feature event.
With quick time we started 6th. The track became a very technical track, you had to hit your marks, which Brady did running the car on the low side to perfection. He passed Dave Darland for the lead on lap 12 . The car launched off turns 2 & 4 and down the straightaways. Kyle Cummins gained some ground on Brady in the closing laps, but after a yellow with 6 to go, Brady pulled away. A great team win as the crew worked hard adjusting the car and we earned it.
We look forward to our next 2 night event at Eldora with the Outlaws. We encourage every fan to attend this event, you will see non-winged and winged cars and get a great bang for your buck.
I saw a post on Hoseheads about underrated drivers. I would say Brady Bacon is in that group nationally. Fast and consistent in sprints and midgets, with or without a wing.
