Anderson Sun Afternoon Usac Midgets!

SUPERDUKE · 4/4/08, 1:51 PM

40 Midgets Plus Kenyon Cars! No Rain All Sunshine! At Anderson In. Sun 2pm Will Be A Great Show On The Slick High Banked 1/4 Mile

midgy · 4/4/08, 1:53 PM

I hope to be there! :thumb

SUPERDUKE · 4/4/08, 2:13 PM

It Will Be A Great Show!

SUPERDUKE · 4/4/08, 2:26 PM

There Be A 50 Lap Main For The Midgets And 30 Laps For The Kenyon Midgets!

Mud Packer · 4/4/08, 5:25 PM

Count me in as well. How about the Reuben Brothers? Are you coming or just going?:O:

LittleRube · 4/4/08, 8:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mud Packer

Count me in as well. How about the Reuben Brothers? Are you coming or just going?:O:

Rumor has they will be there high a top turn 2 or first in line to grab our hotdogs at intermission......:Steer

4/4/08, 8:08 PM

USAC NATIONAL MIDGETS MAKE 26th APPEARANCE at ANDERSON SPEEDWAY

By David Sink - Anderson IN – April 1, 2008 - On Sunday afternoon April 6 the USAC National midget series will return to the high banks of Anderson Speedway with a huge field of midgets expected. The Ford Focus midgets will also share the bill capped off by a 50 lap feature for the National midgets.

Sunday's USAC National midget series event will be the 26th appearance for the National series to be contested here at Anderson. USAC National midget events at Anderson date all the way back to the inaugural appearance here on 6/10/60. A.J. Foyt would capture that first event less than two weeks removed from competing in his 3rd Indianapolis 500.

Incredibly through twenty-five events here there have only been two repeat winners. A.J. Foyt and Jay Drake each have claimed two wins during this forty-seven year span.

Midget racing at Anderson Speedway has played an important part in the tracks sixty-one year existence. The speedway was originally built to showcase midgets in 1948 when then owner Joe Helping decided to bring in AAA midgets on a weekly basis. At the time midget racing was the most popular sport in the country rivalling only major league baseball.

Speedways were being built all over the country in great numbers during this period. Midget racing could be found in virtually every part of the country seven days a week.

Soon the introduction of the hard top stock car sealed the fate for the popularity of the midget. Crowds across the country became fascinated with this new form of contact auto racing and Anderson Speedway, then Sun Valley Speedway, was no different. Helping decided to scrap weekly midget racing towards the end of the 1949 season in favour of the hard tops and roadsters while showcasing midgets in special events only.

Through the tracks sixty-one years midgets have continued to play an active role here at the speedway. Virtually every year there has been at least one midget event staged here at the speedway. Perhaps no other division can lay claim to this feat.

The 2008 season promises to once again showcase midgets in several special events. The USAC National, Regional, Focus, and Kenyon series will all compete here as will the UMRA TQ's. But perhaps the biggest news of the off season was the announcement that on July 24-26 the inaugural Anderson 400 Midget Classic will debut. This 400 lap midget event promises lots of excitement with live pitting in the infield and will be the world's richest pavement midget race. This event alone adds yet another chapter in the history books of midget racing here at Anderson Speedway.

ANDERSON SPEEDWAY ALL - TIME USAC NTL. MIDGET WINNERS

06/10/60 A.J.FOYT

07/08/60 GENE FORCE

08/05/60 GENE HARTLEY

06/09/61 CLIFF SPALDING

06/30/61 A.J.FOYT

09/13/63 JOHNY WHITE

09/17/65 BOBBY GRIM

05/11/79 BOB WENTE

09/07/79 STAN FOX

05/09/80 RICH VOGLER

05/08/81 JEFF NUCKLES

06/28/97 TRACY HINES

06/17/98 RICKY SHELTON

06/26/98 JIMMY MCCUNE

06/30/99 BRIAN GERSTER

04/02/00 JAY DRAKE

06/30/00 MICHAEL LEWIS

04/08/01 JERRY COONS JR.

09/29/01 BOBBY EAST

04/07/02 DAVE STEELE

09/28/02 DAVE DARLAND

07/30/03 JAY DRAKE

06/12/04 TEDDY BEACH

09/11/04 DAVID GOUGH

09/15/07 BRYAN CLAUSEN

For more information contact:
Anderson Speedway at:
765-642-0206
www.andersonspeedway.com

SUPERDUKE · 4/4/08, 10:02 PM

Who Was The Promoter Of The Usac Midgets Races There In 1979 & 1980?

racefan20 · 4/4/08, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SUPERDUKE

40 Midgets Plus Kenyon Cars! No Rain All Sunshine! At Anderson In. Sun 2pm Will Be A Great Show On The Slick High Banked 1/4 Mile

I dont think I've ever seen them draw 40 midgets. Did you see an entry list somewhere?

EldoraMark · 4/4/08, 10:36 PM

I have not made my mine up if I am going over to Anderson.
I went on their web site and it said 15 lap non qualifier 10 lap last chance and 50 lap feature. It never said anything about heat races.

It said 8 lap heat races for the kenyon and 30 lap feature

My question is, are they running heat races for the midgets?

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4/4/08, 1:51 PM	#1 Anderson Sun Afternoon Usac Midgets!
SUPERDUKE Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,256	40 Midgets Plus Kenyon Cars! No Rain All Sunshine! At Anderson In. Sun 2pm Will Be A Great Show On The Slick High Banked 1/4 Mile

4/4/08, 1:53 PM	#2 Re: Anderson Sun Afternoon Usac Midgets!
midgy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,787	I hope to be there! :thumb

4/4/08, 2:13 PM	#3 Re: Anderson Sun Afternoon Usac Midgets!
SUPERDUKE Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,256	It Will Be A Great Show!

4/4/08, 2:26 PM	#4 Re: Anderson Sun Afternoon Usac Midgets!
SUPERDUKE Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,256	There Be A 50 Lap Main For The Midgets And 30 Laps For The Kenyon Midgets!

4/4/08, 5:25 PM	#5 Re: Anderson Sun Afternoon Usac Midgets!
Mud Packer Senior Member Race Count Last Year: 59 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,093	Count me in as well. How about the Reuben Brothers? Are you coming or just going?:O:

4/4/08, 8:08 PM	#7 Re: Anderson Sun Afternoon Usac Midgets!
onewww Posts: n/a	USAC NATIONAL MIDGETS MAKE 26th APPEARANCE at ANDERSON SPEEDWAY By David Sink - Anderson IN – April 1, 2008 - On Sunday afternoon April 6 the USAC National midget series will return to the high banks of Anderson Speedway with a huge field of midgets expected. The Ford Focus midgets will also share the bill capped off by a 50 lap feature for the National midgets. Sunday's USAC National midget series event will be the 26th appearance for the National series to be contested here at Anderson. USAC National midget events at Anderson date all the way back to the inaugural appearance here on 6/10/60. A.J. Foyt would capture that first event less than two weeks removed from competing in his 3rd Indianapolis 500. Incredibly through twenty-five events here there have only been two repeat winners. A.J. Foyt and Jay Drake each have claimed two wins during this forty-seven year span. Midget racing at Anderson Speedway has played an important part in the tracks sixty-one year existence. The speedway was originally built to showcase midgets in 1948 when then owner Joe Helping decided to bring in AAA midgets on a weekly basis. At the time midget racing was the most popular sport in the country rivalling only major league baseball. Speedways were being built all over the country in great numbers during this period. Midget racing could be found in virtually every part of the country seven days a week. Soon the introduction of the hard top stock car sealed the fate for the popularity of the midget. Crowds across the country became fascinated with this new form of contact auto racing and Anderson Speedway, then Sun Valley Speedway, was no different. Helping decided to scrap weekly midget racing towards the end of the 1949 season in favour of the hard tops and roadsters while showcasing midgets in special events only. Through the tracks sixty-one years midgets have continued to play an active role here at the speedway. Virtually every year there has been at least one midget event staged here at the speedway. Perhaps no other division can lay claim to this feat. The 2008 season promises to once again showcase midgets in several special events. The USAC National, Regional, Focus, and Kenyon series will all compete here as will the UMRA TQ's. But perhaps the biggest news of the off season was the announcement that on July 24-26 the inaugural Anderson 400 Midget Classic will debut. This 400 lap midget event promises lots of excitement with live pitting in the infield and will be the world's richest pavement midget race. This event alone adds yet another chapter in the history books of midget racing here at Anderson Speedway. ANDERSON SPEEDWAY ALL - TIME USAC NTL. MIDGET WINNERS 06/10/60 A.J.FOYT 07/08/60 GENE FORCE 08/05/60 GENE HARTLEY 06/09/61 CLIFF SPALDING 06/30/61 A.J.FOYT 09/13/63 JOHNY WHITE 09/17/65 BOBBY GRIM 05/11/79 BOB WENTE 09/07/79 STAN FOX 05/09/80 RICH VOGLER 05/08/81 JEFF NUCKLES 06/28/97 TRACY HINES 06/17/98 RICKY SHELTON 06/26/98 JIMMY MCCUNE 06/30/99 BRIAN GERSTER 04/02/00 JAY DRAKE 06/30/00 MICHAEL LEWIS 04/08/01 JERRY COONS JR. 09/29/01 BOBBY EAST 04/07/02 DAVE STEELE 09/28/02 DAVE DARLAND 07/30/03 JAY DRAKE 06/12/04 TEDDY BEACH 09/11/04 DAVID GOUGH 09/15/07 BRYAN CLAUSEN For more information contact: Anderson Speedway at: 765-642-0206 www.andersonspeedway.com

4/4/08, 10:02 PM	#8 Re: Anderson Sun Afternoon Usac Midgets!
SUPERDUKE Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,256	Who Was The Promoter Of The Usac Midgets Races There In 1979 & 1980?

4/4/08, 10:36 PM	#10 Re: Anderson Sun Afternoon Usac Midgets!
EldoraMark Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 348	I have not made my mine up if I am going over to Anderson. I went on their web site and it said 15 lap non qualifier 10 lap last chance and 50 lap feature. It never said anything about heat races. It said 8 lap heat races for the kenyon and 30 lap feature My question is, are they running heat races for the midgets?