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5/8/17 6:12 PM ELDORA SAYS #LETSRACETWO WITH USAC AND WoO THIS FRI. AND SAT. NIGHT

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ELDORA SAYS #LETSRACETWO WITH USAC AND WoO THIS FRI. AND SAT. NIGHT

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

USAC and WoO, let’s race two.* No matter how you say it, cut it or slice it, it’ll stand your arm hairs up on end.* Not only does a single ticket serve up the best of traditional and wing racing on consecutive nights that’s sure to whet a race fan’s racing palate and tantalize the senses.* It’s Eldora Speedway

The place simply needs no introduction at all - from the time these gates first opened to the public in 1954 and the first-time USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars laid eyes on the half-mile joint carved out of pure western Ohio soil in 1962.

The place can be daunting.* There’s high speeds and high stakes.* But winning at The Big E is an ultimate racer’s reward.* A driver who wins here is not forgotten.* For he has tamed the ultimate stadium of sprint car racing.

This weekend, there’s two chances – two opportunities - for each driver to make a lasting mark and leave a legacy for which future racing heroes will aspire to when they tango with the beast they call Eldora.

#LetsRaceTwo conjures up memories of Ernie Banks’ “Let’s Play Two,” which brings to mind the smell of fresh cut grass of a baseball diamond and the crack of a wooden bat.* Nuh uh.* There’ll be none of that at the venue the USAC Sprint Cars play this weekend where the smell of methanol and the sound of a 900-horsepower, 410 cubic-inch engines is enough to bring a tear of joy to a grown man’s eye.

But there’s been no tears as of late for the combo of driver Justin Grant and crew chief/team owner Sam McGhee.* Eldora is the place where this duo truly jelled to become perennial USAC winners last September in the 35th running of the “4-Crown Nationals.”* It was a wheelbarrow full of momentum that the team brought with them into the 2017 season where they’ve already picked off two victories at Ocala, Florida and Plymouth, Indiana on their way to the series point lead.

We would be remiss if we forget to mention Grant’s win at the first ever #LetsRaceTwo in 2015 when he caught C.J. Leary on the 30th and final lap to pick up the first of his two Eldora victories.

Standing just a mere, single point behind Grant in the standings is Chad Boespflug.* The new Hoffman/Dynamics, Inc. driver for 2017 truly came into his own at this event one year ago.* Coming into May’s #LetsRaceTwo Saturday night finale, it had been nearly three years since the Hanford Hornet had raced to a USAC National Sprint Car win.* After Eldora, he was a one-hit wonder no more, bursting onto the scene as a heavy-hitter everywhere the series trail has led him over the past year.* Since then, the California native has collected an additional six wins, including his first for the Hoffmans just three weeks ago in Bloomington, Indiana.

Boespflug took over the reins of the Hoffman number 69 from 2014 and 2016 USAC National Sprint champ Brady Bacon out of Oklahoma.* Bacon collected an Eldora victory in the Rossburg, Ohio daylight back in 2014 and will be among those pulling double-duty with USAC and the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars on both Friday and Saturday night.* He will do his wingless work in the Dooling-Hayward Motorsports number 63 that raced to a series-high seven wins a year ago with Bryan Clauson at the wheel.* The team, with Clauson, notched a big win at Eldora on Friday night of last year’s #LetsRaceTwo where he used a monstrous slider on C.J. Leary with four laps remaining before pulling away for his first ever sprint car victory at the half-mile.

Only one driver has more USAC victories at Eldora than does the master from Troy, Ohio – Jack Hewitt.* That’s Lincoln, Indiana’s Dave Darland.* The People’s Champ has 14 career wins on the high banks, including five in the seat of a USAC Sprint Car.* But, he hasn’t won at Eldora since the spring race of 2014.* Darland and Phillips have teamed up to score 17 triumphs in the series together, but none since he last ran full-time in the 71p two seasons ago.* Despite a tumultuous start that finds them 11th in points, you have to expect they will bounce back in this crucial May stretch.

Chris Windom, third in series points, is the most recent USAC winner at Eldora.* Among his three-career USAC feature events are a single night in which he took two at the 4-Crown in 2013 by winning both the Sprint Car and Silver Crown features in a single night.* Windom was the ProSource fastest qualifier on Saturday night of the 2016 edition of #LetsRaceTwo, but saw his race come to an abrupt and frightening end on the fifth lap of the feature.* Windom would recover in grand fashion to close out his 2016 season, however, capturing the Silver Crown title as he decimated the field for the 50-lap win.

This weekend’s action gets underway on both Friday and Saturday night, May 12th and 13th with #LetsRaceTwo featuring USAC and the World of Outlaws in their only pairing of the season.* The gates swing open at 2pm with cars set to hit the track at 6pm.* Adult general admission tickets are $28, $32 for reserved seats.* For children ages 12 and under, general admission tickets are FREE, $10 for reserved.

Can’t make it out to Eldora on one night or the other?* http://www.Loudpedal.TV/ has you covered with flag-to-flag, on-demand coverage of both nights of USAC racing action!

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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

DATE: Friday, May 12, 2017

SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

TRACK: Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) – 1/2-Mile Dirt Oval

EVENT: “LetsRaceTwo” / “Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic” featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship and World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars

STARTING TIMES: 1:30pm: Ticket Sales Begin (Main Gate and Turn 4). 2:00pm: Turn 3 Pit Gate Opens. 2:00pm: Spectator Gates Open. 6:00pm: Cars on track.

TICKETS: Adult general admission tickets are $28, $32 for reserved seats.* For children ages 12 and under, general admission tickets are FREE, $10 for reserved.

TRACK ADDRESS: 13929 OH-118, New Weston, OH 45348

TRACK PHONE: (937) 338-3815

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

MEDIA COVERAGE: Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus available on the Race Monitor app on your phone.* Watch the race on-demand one-day later at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/.

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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

DATE: Saturday, May 13, 2017

SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship

TRACK: Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) – 1/2-Mile Dirt Oval

EVENT: “LetsRaceTwo” featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship and World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Cars

STARTING TIMES: 1:30pm: Ticket Sales Begin (Main Gate and Turn 4). 2:00pm: Turn 3 Pit Gate Opens. 2:00pm: Spectator Gates Open. 6:00pm: Cars on track.

TICKETS: Adult general admission tickets are $28, $32 for reserved seats.* For children ages 12 and under, general admission tickets are FREE, $10 for reserved.

TRACK ADDRESS: 13929 OH-118, New Weston, OH 45348

TRACK PHONE: (937) 338-3815

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

MEDIA COVERAGE: Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus available on the Race Monitor app on your phone.* Watch the race on-demand, one-day later at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/.

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#LETS RACE TWO USAC SPRINT CAR WINNERS:

2015: Robert Ballou & Justin Grant

2016: Bryan Clauson & Chad Boespflug

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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS:

Feb 23: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park

WINNER: Rained Out

Feb 24: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park

WINNER: Justin Grant

Feb 25: Ocala, FL - Bubba Raceway Park

WINNER: Hunter Schuerenberg

Apr 1: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway

WINNER: Chris Windom

Apr 14: Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway

WINNER: Chad Boespflug

Apr 15: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway

WINNER: Chris Windom

Apr 21: Plymouth, IN – Plymouth Speedway

WINNER: Justin Grant

Apr 22: Montpelier, IN - Montpelier Motor Speedway

WINNER: Rained Out

May 12: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

May 13: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

May 19: Granite City, IL – Tri-City Speedway

May 20: Pevely, MO – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

May 24: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track

Jun 2: Greenwood, NE – I-80 Speedway

Jun 3: Knoxville, IA – Knoxville Raceway

Jun 13: %%% Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway

Jun 14: %%% Abbottstown, PA - Lincoln Speedway

Jun 15: %%% Mechanicsburg, PA – Williams Grove Speedway

Jun 17: %%% Port Royal, PA – Port Royal Speedway

Jun 18: %%% York Haven, PA - Susquehanna Speedway

Jun 30: Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway

Jul 7: *** Gas City, IN - Gas City I-69 Speedway

Jul 8: *** Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

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

Jul 12: *** Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track

Jul 13: *** Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway

Jul 14: *** Bloomington, IN - Bloomington Speedway

Jul 15: *** Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway

Jul 28: TBA - TBA

Jul 29: Kansas City, KS – Lakeside Speedway

Jul 30: Moberly, MO – Randolph County Raceway

Aug 23: (SE) Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Aug 24: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Aug 25: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Aug 26: Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Speedway

Sep 15: Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute Action Track

Sep 16: Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway

Sep 23: Rossburg, OH - Eldora Speedway

Sep 30: Lawrenceburg, IN - Lawrenceburg Speedway

Oct 6: TBA – TBA

Oct 7: TBA – TBA

Nov 3: ### Queen Creek, AZ - Arizona Speedway

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

Nov 9: ### Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway

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

Nov 11: ### 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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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.** (445) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)

2.** (444) Chad Boespflug (Hanford, CA)

3.** (386) Chris Windom (Canton, IL)

4.** (364) Chase Stockon (Fort Branch, IN)

5.** (297) Jarett Andretti (Mooresville, NC)

6.** (282) Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, IN)

7.** (239) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)

8.** (234) Shane Cottle (Kokomo, IN)

9.** (230) Hunter Schuerenberg (Sikeston, MO)

10. (228) Landon Simon (Tipp City, OH)

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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.** (445) Sam McGhee Motorsports #11

2.** (444) Dynamics, Inc. #69

3.** (386) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5

4.** (364) 32 TBI Racing #32

5.** (304) Pace Racing #44

6.** (297) Andretti Autosport Short Track #18

7.** (282) TOPP Motorsports #23c

8.** (239) Leary Racing #30

9.** (230) Seth Motsinger Motorsports #2

10. (228) Landon Simon Racing #24

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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROOKIE DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10):

1.** (120) Stevie Sussex (Tempe, AZ)

2.** (59) Shawn Westerfeld (Guilford, IN)

3.** (53) Clinton Boyles (Greenwood, MO)

4.** (42) Joe Liguori (Tampa, FL)

5.** (40) Aric Gentry (Robards, KY)

6. (34) Rob Caho, Jr. (Wyoming, MN)

7. (20) Robert Bell (Colfax, IA) & Cooper Clouse (Ohio City, OH)

9. (10) Kent Schmidt (Owensville, IN)

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2017 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS:

FEATURE WINS:

1.** (2) Justin Grant (Feb. 24 at Bubba Raceway Park & Apr. 21 at Plymouth Speedway)

***** (2) Chris Windom (Apr. 1 at Lawrenceburg Speedway & Apr. 15 at Tri-State Speedway)

3.** (1) Chad Boespflug (Apr. 14 at Bloomington Speedway)

***** (1) Hunter Schuerenberg (Feb. 25 at Bubba Raceway Park)

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FEATURE LAPS LED:

1.** (85) Chris Windom

2.** (51) Justin Grant

3.** (26) Chad Boespflug

4.** (9) Dave Darland

5.** (7) Hunter Schuerenberg

6.** (2) Thomas Meseraull

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TOP-FIVE FEATURE FINISHES:

1.** (6) Chad Boespflug & Justin Grant

3.** (3) Chris Windom

4.** (2) Brady Bacon, Thomas Meseraull & Chase Stockon

6.** (1) Tyler Courtney, C.J. Leary, Hunter Schuerenberg, Brady Short, Carson Short, Landon Simon, Jon Stanbrough, Stevie Sussex & Kevin Thomas, Jr.

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TOP-TEN FEATURE FINISHES:

1.** (6) Chad Boespflug & Justin Grant

3.** (5) Chris Windom

4.** (4) Chase Stockon & Kevin Thomas, Jr.

6.** (3) Jarett Andretti & Thomas Meseraull

8.** (2) Brady Bacon, Shane Cottle, Kyle Cummins, Josh Hodges, C.J. Leary, Hunter Schuerenberg, Brady Short, Carson Short & Jon Stanbrough

17. (1) Brent Beauchamp, Nick Bilbee, Jeff Bland, Jr., Jerry Coons, Jr., Tyler Courtney, Dave Darland, Aaron Farney, Max McGhee, Landon Simon, Stevie Sussex & Shawn Westerfeld

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PROSOURCE FAST QUALIFYING TIMES:

1.** (2) Justin Grant

2.** (1) Jarett Andretti, C.J. Leary, Carson Short & Chase Stockon

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

1.** (5) Chase Stockon

2.** (2) Chad Boespflug, Kevin Thomas, Jr. & Chris Windom

5.** (1) Brent Beauchamp, Nick Bilbee, Jeff Bland, Jr., Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee, Landon Simon, Carson Short & Tyler Thomas

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SEMI WINS:

1. (1) Tyler Courtney, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Max McGhee, Chase Stockon & Stevie Sussex

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FEATURE STARTS:

1. **(6) Jarett Andretti, Chad Boespflug, Isaac Chapple, Tyler Courtney, Dave Darland, Justin Grant, Landon Simon, Chase Stockon & Chris Windom

10. (5) Shane Cottle, Josh Hodges, C.J. Leary, Max McGhee & Hunter Schuerenberg

15. (4) Jeff Bland, Jr., Kyle Cummins, Aaron Farney, Carson Short & Kevin Thomas, Jr.

20. (3) Jerry Coons, Jr., Thomas Meseraull, Brady Short & Jon Stanbrough

24. (2) Brady Bacon, Nick Bilbee, Clinton Boyles, Dallas Hewitt, Stevie Sussex & Tyler Thomas

30. (1) Brent Beauchamp, Donny Brackett, Rob Caho, Jr., Colten Cottle, Aric Gentry, Tyler Hewitt, Dakota Jackson, Joe Liguori, Brandon Morin, Aaron Pierce, Kyle Robbins, Corey Smith, Josh Spencer, Kody Swanson, Shawn Westerfeld & Chet Williams

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KSE RACING PRODUCTS “HARD CHARGER” OF THE RACE:

2/24: Bubba Raceway Park – Brady Bacon (16th to 4th)

2/25: Bubba Raceway Park – Brady Bacon (13th to 5th)

4/1: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Shane Cottle (21st to 10th)

4/14: Bloomington Speedway – Kevin Thomas, Jr. (20th to 5th)

4/15: Tri-State Speedway – Brady Short (20th to 4th)

4/21: Plymouth Speedway – Tyler Courtney (18th to 2nd)

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WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHERS:

2/24: Bubba Raceway Park – Tyler Courtney

2/25: Bubba Raceway Park – Tyler Courtney

4/1: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Tyler Thomas

4/14: Bloomington Speedway – C.J. Leary

4/15: Tri-State Speedway – Tyler Courtney

4/21: Plymouth Speedway – Landon Simon

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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR DRIVER FEATURE WINS:

1. [59 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. [41 wins] Bryan Clauson

8. [40 wins] Gary Bettenhausen

9. [37 wins] 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] Robert Ballou, Tony Elliott & Dave Steele

18. [25 wins] Steve Butler & Jay Drake

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] Brady Bacon, Jerry Coons, Jr., Parnelli Jones & Bud Kaeding

30. [16 wins] Damion Gardner & Chris Windom

32. [15 wins] Bobby East, Cory Kruseman, Jud Larson & Brian Tyler

36. [14 wins] Billy Cassella, Jim Hurtubise, Lee Kunzman & Bruce Walkup

40. [13 wins] Don Branson & Steve Chassey

42. [12 wins] Eric Gordon & Kevin Thomas Jr.

44. [11 wins] Daron Clayton & Greg Leffler

46. [10 wins] Tony Stewart

47. [9 wins] Mario Andretti, Hunter Schuerenberg & Robbie Stanley

50. [8 wins] Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, Johnny Rutherford, Joe Saldana, & Chase Stockon

55. [7 wins] Kevin Doty, Darren Hagen, Kenny Irwin, Jr., Doug Kalitta, Jim Keeker, Bobby Santos, Brady Short, Kevin Thomas, Bobby Unser & Josh Wise

65. [6 wins] Chad Boespflug, Kevin Briscoe, Justin Grant, Jac Haudenschild, Jason McCord, Jan Opperman, Tom Sneva, George Snider & Dick Tobias

74. [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

90. [4 wins] Rob Chaney, Cary Faas, Jesse Hockett, Steve Kinser, Michael Lewis, Thomas Meseraull, Don Nordhorn, Lee Osborne, Red Riegel, Ken Schrader, Al Smith & Danny Smith

102. [3 wins] Chuck Amati, Sonny Ates, Jeff Bloom, Mark Cassella, Shane Cottle, Jerry Daniels, Bob East, Bob Frey, Dickie Gaines, Wayne Hammond, Tray House, Kenny Jacobs, Tony Jones, Kyle Larson, Ralph Liguori, Charlie Masters, Mike Mosley, Larry Rice, Ron Shuman, Mitch Smith & Doug Wolfgang

123. [2 wins] Chad Boat, Marvin Carman, Ed Carpenter, Kyle Cummins, 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

153. [1 win] Donnie Adams, A.J. Anderson, Brad Armstrong, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Astone, Dick Atkins, Brent Beauchamp, Jeff Bland Jr., Stan Bowman, Alan Brown, Karl Busson, Johnny Capels, David Cardey, Bob Cicconi, Henry Clarke, Troy Cline, Duke Cook, Mel Cornett, Tyler Courtney, 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, Josh Hodges, Bob Hogle, Jackie Howerton, Chuck Hulse, Logan Jarrett, Marc Jessup, Gordon Johncock, Chet Johnson, Page Jones, Bob Kinser, Mike Kirby, C.J. Leary, 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, Carson Short, 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; 2016: Brady Bacon