From Dick Jordan
Three races will impact the 2012 USAC National Drivers Championship this weekend in the final races of the Midwestern calendar.
The Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track hosts Friday nightโs โJim Hurtubise Classicโ AMSOIL National Sprint race and Saturday nightโs TRAXXAS Silver Crown finale, while I-96 Speedway is Sundayโs AMSOIL National Sprint Car venue.
Bryan Clauson and Tracy Hines continue to hold down the top two spots in the NDC standings, while Dave Darland vaulted past Levi Jones into the number three spot after last weekendโs 4th DuPont โGold Crown Midget Nationalsโ at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill.
Hines won Thursdayโs Pontoon Beach prelim and finished ninth Saturday. Darland was eighth Thursday and sixth Saturday. Clauson was fourth Thursday and 25th Saturday.
2012 USAC National Drivers Championship Standings
1-Bryan Clauson-1,087, 2-Tracy Hines-1,006, 3-Dave Darland-979, 4-Levi Jones-974, 5-Darren Hagen-959, 6-Jon Stanbrough-918, 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-910, 8-Chris Windom-908, 9-Damion Gardner-824, 10-Chase Stockon-789.