NDC SHIFTS TO BUDWEISER OVAL NATIONALS

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By Dick Jordan

Bryan Clauson is five races away from locking down his third consecutive USAC National Drivers Championship.

The Noblesville, Ind. driver has a huge 75-point lead over Tracy Hines entering the final events, which include this weekend’s “Budweiser Oval Nationals” Sprint races at Perris, Calif., the November 9-10 National Midget races at Peoria, Ariz. and the season-ending November 22 “Turkey Night Grand Prix” Midget race at Perris.

Only one “top-10” change was effected during last weekend’s races at Canyon Raceway Park in Peoria, Ariz. Robert Ballou passed Chase Stockon to take over the number 10 ranking after his second-place finish in Saturday night’s “Arizona Hall of Fame” Sprint race.

2012 USAC National Drivers Championship Standings

1-Bryan Clauson-1,091, 2-Tracy Hines-1,016, 3-Dave Darland-1,004, 4-Levi Jones-974, 5-Darren Hagen-959, 6-Jerry Coons Jr.-932, 7-Jon Stanbrough-928, 8-Chris Windom-914, 9-Damion Gardner-850, 10-Robert Ballou-833.