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EASTERN STORM OPENS JUNE 7; BALLOU REPEATS AT “TONY HULMAN CLASSIC”

“Eastern Storm” is next on the horizon for USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series, showcasing the nation’s top open-wheel talent in five events across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pa. hosts the “Jesse Hockett Classic” opener on Tuesday night, June 5, followed by a “doubleheader” on Wednesday, June 6 at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa. A 40-lap, full points feature will be followed by a “special event” non-points feature. Thursday’s venue is New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway, while Saturday’s race is at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway and Sunday’s finale is at Susquehanna Speedway in York Haven, Pa. Friday is “off” for the Sprint Cars, while the USAC Silver Crown cars visit Williams Grove, Pa for the “Horn-Schindler Memorial.”

Defending USAC AMSOIL National Champion Robert Ballou of Rocklin, Calif. became only the third driver to record back-to-back victories in the prestigious “Tony Hulman Classic” last Wednesday, winning the traditional race at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track. Steve Butler and Levi Jones were the only previous “back-to-back” Hulman Classic champs.

Ballou wrestled the lead from Thomas Meseraull on the 22nd lap and led the rest of the way in his MPHG Promotions/Blakesley’s Auto Maxim/Ott to beat Meseraull, Jon Stanbrough, Brady Bacon and Chris Windom to the checkered flag.

Ballou’s victory in the 46th running of the race has him seventh in the latest series standings entering “Eastern Storm.”

Bacon, on the other hand, emerged from Terre Haute with a 17-point lead over Meseraull in the new standings, trying to match his 2014 series title. He was last Wednesday’s ProSource Fast Qualifier, while Windom was the KSE Racing Products/B & W Auto Mart Hard Charger. Shane Cottle, Aaron Farney, Meseraull and Brady Short scored heat wins in races sponsored by Simpson Race Procucts, Competition Suspension, Benic Enterprises and Indy Race Parts.

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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:

DATE: Tuesday, June 7, 2016

SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

TRACK: Grandview Speedway (Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania) - 1/3-mile, dirt oval

EVENT: "Eastern Storm"/"Jesse Hockett Classic" featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National National Championship and 358 Modifieds

STARTING TIMES: Gates open at 5pm. Racing at 7:30pm.

TICKETS: Adults: $30. Children 6-11: $10. Children 5 and under: FREE! Pit passes: $30 ($35 for non-USAC members).

TRACK ADDRESS: 43 Passmore Rd, Bechtelsville, PA 19505

TRACK PHONE: (610) 754-7688

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.grandviewspeedway.com/

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DATE: Wednesday, June 8, 2016

SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

TRACK: Lincoln Speedway (Abbottstown, Pennsylvania) - 3/8-mile, dirt oval

EVENT: "Eastern Storm" featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship 30-lap feature, plus 25-lap make-up feature from 2015 and 358 Sprints

STARTING TIMES:

TICKETS: Pit passes: $30.

TRACK ADDRESS: 800 Racetrack Rd, Abbottstown, PA 17301

TRACK PHONE: (717) 624-2755

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.lincolnspeedway.com/index.shtml

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DATE: Thursday, June 9, 2016

SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

TRACK: New Egypt Speedway (New Egypt, NJ) - 7/16-mile, dirt oval

EVENT: "Eastern Storm" featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, NEWS Sprints and Modified Invitational

STARTING TIMES:

TICKETS: Pit passes: $30 ($35 for non-USAC members)

TRACK ADDRESS: 720 County Rd 539, New Egypt, NJ 08533

TRACK PHONE: (609) 758-1900

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.newegyptspeedway.net/

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DATE: Saturday, June 11, 2016

SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

TRACK: Port Royal Speedway (Port Royal, Pennsylvania) - 1/2-mile, dirt oval

EVENT: "Eastern Storm"/"EMMR/Penn Central Racing Reunion Honoree Night" featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, 355-econo late model championship, PASS/IMCA 305 Sprints.

STARTING TIMES:

TICKETS: Adult general admission: $25.* Students age 12-18: $7.* Pit passes: $30.

TRACK ADDRESS: 302 6th St, Port Royal, PA 17082

TRACK PHONE: (717) 527-2303

TRACK WEBSITE: http://portroyalspeedway.com/

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DATE: Sunday, June 12, 2016

SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

TRACK: Susquehanna Speedway (York Haven, Pennsylvania) – 4/10-mile, dirt oval

EVENT: "Eastern Storm" featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship & ARDC Midgets

STARTING TIMES: Pits open: 4pm. Grandstands open: 5pm. Racing at 7pm.

TICKETS: Pit passes: $30 ($35 for non-USAC members)

TRACK ADDRESS: 690 York Rd, York Haven, PA 17370

TRACK PHONE: (717) 938-9170

TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.susquehannaspeedway.net/

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.** (804) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)

2.** (787) Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA)

3.** (712) Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, IN)

4.** (684) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)

5. **(673) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)

6.** (658) Kyle Cummins (Princeton, IN)

7.** (655) Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA)

8.** (618) Chad Boespflug (Hanford, CA)

9.** (559) Max McGhee (Camby, IN)

10. (492) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP “ROOKIE” DRIVER POINT STANDINGS:

1.** (163) Isaac Chapple (Willow Branch, IN)

2.** (148) Cole Ketcham (Muncie, IN)

3.** (143) Matt Goodnight (Winchester, IN)

4.** (131) Kent Schmidt (Owensville, IN)

5. **(105) Tony DiMattia (Malvern, PA)

6.** (84) Aric Gentry (Robards, KY)

7.** (32) James Lyerla (Hillsboro, IL)

8.** (30) Robert Bell (Colfax, IA) & Tom Harris (Banbury, Oxfordshire, England)

10. (20) Lee Dakus (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1. **(804) Dynamics, Inc. #69

2. **(787) Amati Racing #66

3.** (712) 32/TBI Racing #32

4. **(684) Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Racing #11

5.** (668) Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17GP

6. **(658) Rock Steady Racing #3R

7. **(655) Ballou Motorsports #1

8.** (618) NineEight Motorsports/EZR #98E

9. **(589) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5

10. (559) Sam McGhee Motorsports #17

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ALL-TIME “EASTERN STORM” CHAMPIONS:

2007: Levi Jones, 2008: Cole Whitt, 2009: Cole Whitt, 2010: Levi Jones, 2011: Levi Jones, 2012: Bryan Clauson, 2013: Bryan Clauson, 2014: Brady Bacon, 2015: Robert Ballou

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS:

Feb 18: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Feb 19: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park

WINNER: Robert Ballou

Feb 20: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park

WINNER: Thomas Meseraull

Apr 2: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway

WINNER: Dave Darland

Apr 15: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

Apr 16: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway

WINNER: Chase Stockon

Apr 23: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Brady Bacon

May 6: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

WINNER: Bryan Clauson

May 7: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

WINNER: Chad Boespflug

May 20: Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway

WINNER: Scotty Weir

May 21: Brownstown, IN - Brownstown Speedway

WINNER: Kevin Thomas, Jr.

May 25: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track

WINNER: Robert Ballou

Jun 7: Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway

Jun 8: Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway

Jun 9: New Egypt, NJ - New Egypt Speedway

Jun 11: Port Royal, PA - Port Royal Speedway

Jun 12: York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway

Jun 23: Jackson, MN - Jackson Motorplex

Jun 24: Eagle, NE - Eagle Raceway

Jun 25: Kansas City, KS - Lakeside Speedway

Jun 26: Kansas City, KS - Lakeside Speedway

Jul 1: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway

Jul 8: ***Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway

Jul 9: ***Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Jul 10: ***Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway

Jul 13: ***Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track

Jul 14: ***Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway

Jul 15: ***Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway

Jul 16: ***Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway

Jul 29: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway

Jul 30: Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway

Aug 20: (SE) Brandon, SD - Badlands Motor Speedway

Aug 21: (SE) Brandon, SD - Badlands Motor Speedway

Aug 24: (SE) Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Aug 25: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Aug 26: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Aug 27: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Sep 16: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track

Sep 17: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway

Sep 24: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

Oct 1: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway

Oct 15: Flora, IL - Route 45 Raceway

Nov 4: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

Nov 5: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

Nov 10: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway

Nov 11: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway

Nov 12: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway

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Races noted with (SE) represent a non-points-paying "Special Event"

Races noted with %%% represent Eastern Storm

Races noted with @@@ represent California Sprint Week.

Races noted with *** represent Indiana Sprint Week

Races noted with ### represent a race with the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series.

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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS:

FEATURE WINS:

1. (3) Bryan Clauson (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 18, Bloomington Speedway on April 15 & Eldora Speedway on May 6)

2. (2) Robert Ballou (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 19 & Terre Haute Action Track on May 25)

3. (1) Brady Bacon (Montpelier Motor Speedway on Apr. 23)

*** *(1) Chad Boespflug (Eldora Speedway on May 7)

** *(1) Dave Darland (Lawrenceburg Speedway on Apr. 2)

*** (1) Thomas Meseraull (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 20)

*** (1) Chase Stockon (Tri-State Speedway on Apr. 16)

*** (1) Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Brownstown Speedway on May 21)

*** (1) Scotty Weir (Gas City I-69 Speedway on May 20)

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FEATURE LAPS LED:

1.** (65) Robert Ballou

2.** (59) Brady Bacon

3. **(55) Bryan Clauson

4. **(33) Thomas Meseraull

5.** (32) Chad Boespflug

6.** (30) Kevin Thomas, Jr.

7. **(26) Chase Stockon

8.** (24) C.J. Leary

9.** (17) Dave Darland

10. (6) Max McGhee & Scotty Weir

12. (3) Dallas Hewitt & Shawn Westerfeld

14. (1) Justin Grant

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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:

1. **(8) Brady Bacon

2.** (7) Thomas Meseraull

3.** (5) Kyle Cummins, C.J. Leary & Chase Stockon

6.** (4) Bryan Clauson & Dave Darland

8.** (3) Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug & Max McGhee

11. (2) Tyler Courtney, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Scotty Weir & Chris Windom

15. (1) Shane Cottle, Justin Grant, Dallas Hewitt, Carson Short & Jon Stanbrough

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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:

1.** (10) Brady Bacon & Thomas Meseraull

3.** (9) Dave Darland C.J. Leary & Chase Stockon

6.** (7) Robert Ballou & Kyle Cummins

8.** (6) Bryan Clauson & Justin Grant

10. (5) Chad Boespflug

11. (4) Tyler Courtney, Max McGhee, Carson Short & Chris Windom

15. (3) Shane Cottle, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough & Scotty Weir

19. (2) Jerry Coons, Jr., Aaron Farney, Dallas Hewitt, Kody Swanson & Kevin Thomas, Jr.

24. (1) Jarett Andretti, Colten Cottle, Kent Schmidt & Hunter Schuerenberg

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PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

1. (3) C.J. Leary

2. (2) Brady Bacon, Max McGhee & Thomas Meseraull

5. (1) Bryan Clauson, Kyle Cummins & Chris Windom

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HEAT RACE WINS (Presented by Simpson Race Products, Competition Suspension (CSI), Benic Enterprises & Indy Race Parts):

1. **(5) Shane Cottle

2.** (4) Chad Boespflug

3. **(3) Robert Ballou, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon

6. **(2) Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, & Jon Stanbrough

11. (1) Jarett Andretti, Brent Beauchamp, Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Aaron Farney, Cody Gardner, Justin Grant, Dallas Hewitt, A.J. Hopkins, Kent Schmidt, Brady Short, Carson Short, Scotty Weir & Chris Windom

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SEMI WINS:

1. (1) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Jerry Coons, Jr., Tyler Courtney, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Brady Short, Carson Short, Casey Shuman, Chase Stockon & Chris Windom

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C-MAIN WINS:

1. (1) Travis Hery

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FEATURE STARTS:

1. *(12) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Chad Boespflug, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon

10. (11) Aaron Farney & Landon Simon

12. (10) Shane Cottle, Justin Grant, Carson Short & Jon Stanbrough

16. (8) Jarett Andretti & Chris Windom

18. (7) Kody Swanson

19. (6) Bryan Clauson & Brady Short

21. (5) Jerry Coons, Jr. & Kevin Thomas, Jr.

23. (4) Tyler Courtney, Dallas Hewitt, Cole Ketcham, Scotty Weir & Mitch Wissmiller

28. (3) Isaac Chapple, Tony DiMattia & Matt Goodnight

31. (2) Colten Cottle, Dakota Jackson, Brandon Mattox, Kent Schmidt & Casey Shuman

36. (1) Nevil Algieo, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland, Jr., Cody Gardner, Aric Gentry, A.J. Hopkins, J.J. Hughes, Jordan Kinser, James Lyerla, Bret Mellenberndt, Joss Moffatt, Brandon Morin, Bill Rose, Hunter Schuerenberg, Brandon Spithaler, & Shawn Westerfeld, Matt Westfall & Brandon Whited

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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:

2/18: Bubba Raceway Park - Brady Short (7 positions)

2/19: Bubba Raceway Park – Bryan Clauson (13 positions)

2/20: Bubba Raceway Park – Jon Stanbrough (13 positions)

4/2: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Dallas Hewitt (15 positions)

4/15: Bloomington Speedway - Bryan Clauson (10 positions)

4/16: Tri-State Speedway – Robert Ballou (9 positions)

4/23: Montpelier Motor Speedway – C.J. Leary (9 positions)

5/6: Eldora Speedway – Bryan Clauson (5 positions)

5/7: Eldora Speedway – C.J. Leary (10 positions)

5/20: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Kevin Thomas, Jr. (11 positions)

5/21: Brownstown Speedway – Robert Ballou (8 positions)

5/25: Terre Haute Action Track – Chris Windom (15 positions)

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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS:

1. [58 wins] Dave Darland

2. [52 wins] Tom Bigelow

3. [47 wins] Tracy Hines

4. [46 wins] Jack Hewitt

5. [45 wins] Larry Dickson

6. [42 wins] Pancho Carter

7. [40 wins] Gary Bettenhausen

8. [37 wins] Bryan Clauson & Sheldon Kinser

10. [35 wins] Jon Stanbrough & Rich Vogler

12. [32 wins] Rollie Beale

13. [28 wins] Levi Jones & J.J. Yeley

15. [26 wins] Tony Elliott & Dave Steele

17. [25 wins] Steve Butler & Jay Drake

19. [24 wins] Robert Ballou

20. [23 wins] A.J. Foyt & Roger McCluskey

22. [22 wins] Rick Hood, Bubby Jones & Sam Sessions

25. [21 wins] Greg Weld

26. [17 wins] Jerry Coons, Jr., Parnelli Jones & Bud Kaeding

29. [16 wins] Brady Bacon

30. [15 wins] Bobby East, Damion Gardner, Cory Kruseman, Jud Larson & Brian Tyler

35. [14 wins] Billy Cassella, Jim Hurtubise, Lee Kunzman & Bruce Walkup

39. [13 wins] Don Branson & Steve Chassey

41. [12 wins] Eric Gordon

42. [11 wins] Daron Clayton & Greg Leffler

44. [10 wins] Tony Stewart, Kevin Thomas Jr. & Chris Windom

47. [9 wins] Mario Andretti & Robbie Stanley

49. [8 wins] Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, Johnny Rutherford, Joe Saldana & Hunter Schuerenberg

54. [7 wins] Kevin Doty, Darren Hagen, Kenny Irwin Jr., Doug Kalitta, Jim Keeker, Bobby Santos, Chase Stockon, Kevin Thomas, Bobby Unser & Josh Wise

64. [6 wins] Kevin Briscoe, Jac Haudenschild, Jason McCord, Jan Opperman, Brady Short, Tom Sneva, George Snider & Dick Tobias

72. [5 wins] Larry Cannon, Dana Carter, Derek Davidson, Gene Lee Gibson, Jeff Gordon, Chuck Gurney, Shane Hmiel, Kevin Huntley, Frankie Kerr, Kelly Kinser, Eddie Leavitt, Jim Mahoney, Andy Michner, Johnny Parsons, Bill Puterbaugh & Cole Whitt

88. [4 wins] Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith

99. [3 wins] Chuck Amati, Sonny Ates, Jeff Bloom, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Jerry Daniels, Bob East, Bob Frey, Dickie Gaines, Justin Grant, Wayne Hammond, Tray House, Kenny Jacobs, Tony Jones, Kyle Larson, Ralph Liguori, Charlie Masters, Thomas Meseraull, Mike Mosley, Larry Rice, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith & Doug Wolfgang

122. [2 wins] Chad Boat, Chad Boespflug, Marvin Carman, Ed Carpenter, Brad Doty, Nic Faas, Cy Fairchild, Brad Fox, Arnie Knepper, Danny Lasoski, Mack McClellan, James McElreath, Lealand McSpadden, Danny Milburn, Mat Neely, Ryan Newman, Jerry Poland, Casey Riggs, Bill Rose, Mickey Shaw, Terry Shepherd, Dean Shirley, Brad Sweet, Kevin Swindell, Sammy Swindell, Mike Spencer, Bud Tingelstad, Billy Vukovich, Mike Ward & Carl Williams

152. [1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, Jeff Bland Jr., Stan Bowman, Alan Brown, Karl Busson, Johnny Capels, David Cardey, Bob Cicconi, Henry Clarke, Troy Cline, Duke Cook, Mel Cornett, Allen Crowe, Bill Engelhart, Cotton Farmer, Aaron Farney, Gary Fedewa, Blake Fitzpatrick, Joe Gaerte, Russ Gamester, Rickie Gaunt, Elmer George, Brian Gerster, Todd Gibson, Ron Gregory, Richard Griffin, Garrett Hansen, Jerry Hansen, Jim Hemmings, Bob Hogle, Jackie Howerton, Chuck Hulse, Logan Jarrett, Marc Jessup, Gordon Johncock, Chet Johnson, Page Jones, Bob Kinser, Mike Kirby, Fred Linder, Steve Long, Hank Lower, Brett Mann, Bobby Marshman, Larry Martin, Mike Martin, Brad Marvel, Justin Marvel, Rusty McClure, Bob McCoy, Jim McElreath, Bobby Olivero, Gary Patterson, Billy Pauch, Dave Peperak, Jiggs Peters, Aaron Pierce, Paul Pitzer, Terry Pletch, Billy Puterbaugh Jr., Bud Randall, Byron Reed, Boston Reid, Rodney Ritter, Jr., David Roahrig, Billy Shuman, Jimmy Sills, Smokey Snellbaker, Wib Spalding, Greg Staab, Randy Standridge, Ron Standridge, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kody Swanson, Tanner Swanson, Mike Sweeney, Jeff Swindell, Clark Templeman, Bill Tyler, Rick Ungar, Lennie Waldo, Tyler Walker, Scotty Weir, Kenny Weld, Bob Wente, Matt Westfall, Johnny White, Rip Williams, Jacob Wilson & Eddie Wirth

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ALL-TIME USAC SPRINT CAR DRIVER CHAMPIONS:

1956: Pat O'Connor (Midwest) & Tommy Hinnershitz (Eastern); 1957: Elmer George (Midwest) & Bill Randall (Eastern); 1958: Eddie Sachs (Midwest) & Johnny Thomson (Eastern); 1959: Don Branson (Midwest) & Tommy Hinnershitz (Eastern); 1960: Parnelli Jones (Midwest) & A.J. Foyt (Eastern); 1961: Parnelli Jones; 1962: Parnelli Jones; 1963: Roger McCluskey; 1964: Don Branson; 1965: Johnny Rutherford; 1966: Roger McCluskey; 1967: Greg Weld; 1968: Larry Dickson; 1969: Gary Bettenhausen; 1970: Larry Dickson; 1971: Gary Bettenhausen; 1972: Sam Sessions; 1973: Rollie Beale; 1974: Pancho Carter; 1975: Larry Dickson; 1976: Pancho Carter; 1977: Sheldon Kinser; 1978: Tom Bigelow; 1979: Greg Leffler; 1980: Rich Vogler; 1981: Sheldon Kinser; 1982: Sheldon Kinser; 1983: Ken Schrader; 1984: Rick Hood; 1985: Rick Hood; 1986: Steve Butler; 1987: Steve Butler; 1988: Steve Butler; 1989: Rich Vogler; 1990: Steve Butler; 1991: Robbie Stanley; 1992: Robbie Stanley; 1993: Robbie Stanley; 1994: Doug Kalitta; 1995: Tony Stewart; 1996: Brian Tyler; 1997: Brian Tyler; 1998: Tony Elliott; 1999: Dave Darland; 2000: Tony Elliott; 2001: J.J. Yeley; 2002: Tracy Hines; 2003: J.J. Yeley; 2004: Jay Drake; 2005: Levi Jones; 2006: Josh Wise; 2007: Levi Jones; 2008: Jerry Coons, Jr.; 2009: Levi Jones; 2010: Levi Jones (Dirt) & Shane Hmiel (Pavement); 2011: Levi Jones (Dirt) & Bobby Santos (Pavement); 2012: Bryan Clauson; 2013: Bryan Clauson; 2014: Brady Bacon; 2015: Robert Ballou