By Dick Jordan
Three nights of racing at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. this week could shake up the 2010 USAC National Driver championship standings, depending on performances by the top-ranking drivers.
Little change took place at the top during last weekendโs โ4-Crown Nationalsโ tripleheader at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, with Bryan Clauson entering the weekend with a 27-point cushion over Levi Jones and exiting with a 29-point cushion. Clauson posted a victory and two seconds while Jones had a win, a third and a 16th.
Jerry Coons Jr., who won the โ4-Crownโ Midget race, vaulted back around Tracy Hines in the standings, now eight ahead of Hines in third place.
The USAC Mopar National Midget Series competes in full point-paying events Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights in the โGold Crown Midget Nationalsโ at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill.
The 2010 USAC National Drivers Champion will receive a $40,000 cash prize, while the โtop-10โ in the standings will share in the year-end NDC points fund.
2010 USAC NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
1-Bryan Clauson-1,091, 2-Levi Jones-1,064, 3-Jerry Coons Jr.-1,017, 4-Tracy Hines-1,009, 5-Damion Gardner-972, 6-Dave Darland-969, 7-Shane Hmiel-886, 8-Chris Windom-847, 9-Bobby East-846, 10-Henry Clarke-799.