From USAC
Thomas Meseraull and Kyle Cummins will square off this Friday and Saturday night in a pair of USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car races, separated by just a single point in the series standings heading into this weekend’s action.
Friday night’s venue is Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway where Bryan Clauson was victorious last year. Clauson is in the midst of a challenging “Circular Insanity” pursuit of 200 races this year and could be among the favorites this weekend.
“The Brady Bunch” prevailed in each of the three series races last season at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., which hosts Saturday night’s “Spring Showdown” co-sanctioned by MSCS. Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Brady Bacon is the defending “Spring Showdown” winner while Brady Short was victorious in the series other two events at the track.
Series points leader Meseraull of San Jose, Calif. leads the standings entering the weekend. Meseraull scored a victory and a third at Ocala, Fla. in February while Princeton, Indiana’s Cummins, second in series points, was on the podium all three nights in the Sunshine State, but continues to seek that elusive first USAC triumph.
In the only USAC Sprint feature ran at Bloomington in 2015, Cummins grabbed 17th while Meseraull was not in attendance.
At Haubstadt last season, Cummins had strong top-10 finishes of third and 7th, in the April and July races, respectively, but it was the one that got away that was most crushing to him. Leading with just five laps to go in last fall’s “Haubstadt Hustler,” Cummins got caught up in an accident encountering lapped traffic, knocking him out of the race.
Meanwhile, last year at Haubstadt, Meseraull was able to manage results of 10th and 19th in two appearances.
Dave Darland enters the fray 29 points out of the point lead after recording his record 58th series victory at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway. He now has an incredible string of 24 consecutive years with at least one USAC National feature win to his credit!
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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
DATE: Friday, April 15, 2016
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, Indiana) – ¼-Mile, High-Banked Clay Oval
EVENT: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, 305 RaceSaver Wing Sprints and MMSA Non-Wing Sprints
TRACK ADDRESS: 5185 S Fairfax Rd, Bloomington, IN 47401
TRACK PHONE: (812) 824-7400
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.bloomingtonspeedway.com/
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UPCOMING USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
DATE: Saturday, April 16, 2016
SERIES: USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship
TRACK: Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, Indiana) – ¼-mile, high-banked dirt oval
EVENT: “Spring Showdown” featuring USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship (co-sanctioned by the Midwest Sprint Car Series) and Modifieds
STARTING TIMES: Qualifying starts at 6:30 PM with racing to start at 7:30 PM (CST)
TICKETS: Adults $25, Students (Age 13-18) $20, Children 12 & Under Free
TRACK ADDRESS: 10149 U.S. 41, Haubstadt, IN 47639
TRACK PHONE: (812) 768-5995
TRACK WEBSITE: http://www.tristatespeedway.com/index.php
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
- (269) Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, CA)
- (268) Kyle Cummins (Princeton, IN)
- (253) Chase Stockon (Haubstadt, IN)
- (240) Dave Darland (Lincoln, IN)
- (240) Justin Grant (Ione, CA)
- (233) Robert Ballou (Rocklin, CA)
- (229) Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, OK)
- (228) Max McGhee (Camby, IN)
- (209) Bryan Clauson (Noblesville, IN)
- (208) C.J. Leary (Greenfield, IN)
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OWNER POINT STANDINGS (TOP-10)
- (269) Amati Racing #66
- (268) Rock Steady Racing #3R
- (253) 32/TBI Racing #32
- (240) Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Racing #11
- (240) Baldwin Brothers Racing #5
- (233) Ballou Motorsports #1
- (229) Dynamics, Inc. #69
- (228) Sam McGhee Motorsports #17
- (209) Dooling-Hayward #63
- (203) Michael Dutcher Motorsports #17GP
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ALL-TIME BLOOMINGTON SPEEDWAY USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINNERS
- (4) Bryan Clauson
- (2) Kevin Briscoe, Dave Darland & Tony Elliott
- (1) A.J. Anderson, Jerry Coons, Jr., Jay Drake, Bobby East, Brad Fox, Jack Hewitt, Tracy Hines, Rick Hood, Bob Kinser, Sheldon Kinser, Cory Kruseman, Larry Martin, Hunter Schuerenberg, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough, Kevin Thomas, Kevin Thomas, Jr., Rich Vogler, Chris Windom & J.J. Yeley
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ALL-TIME TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR FEATURE WINNERS
- (5) Daron Clayton
- (4) Cory Kruseman
- (3) Rick Hood
- (2) Hunter Schuerenberg, Brady Short, Jon Stanbrough & Kevin Thomas, Jr.
- (1) Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Steve Butler, Jay Drake, Tony Elliott, Blake Fitzpatrick, Damion Gardner, Tracy Hines, Kenny Jacobs, Levi Jones, Casey Riggs & J.J. Yeley
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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE & RESULTS
Feb 18: Ocala, FL – Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Bryan Clauson
Feb 19: Ocala, FL – Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Robert Ballou
Feb 20: Ocala, FL – Bubba Raceway Park
WINNER: Thomas Meseraull
Apr 2: Lawrenceburg, IN – Lawrenceburg Speedway
WINNER: Dave Darland
Apr 15: Bloomington, IN – Bloomington Speedway
Apr 16: Haubstadt, IN – Tri-State Speedway
Apr 23: Montpelier, IN – Montpelier Motor Speedway
May 6: Rossburg, OH – Eldora Speedway
May 7: Rossburg, OH – Eldora Speedway
May 20: Gas City, IN – Gas City I-69 Speedway
May 21: Brownstown, IN – Brownstown Speedway
May 25: Terre Haute, IN – Terre Haute Action Track
Jun 7: Bechtelsville, PA – Grandview Speedway
Jun 8: Abbottstown, PA – Lincoln Speedway
Jun 9: New Egypt, NJ – New Egypt Speedway
Jun 11: Port Royal, PA – Port Royal Speedway
Jun 12: York Haven, PA – Susquehanna Speedway
Jun 23: Jackson, MN – Jackson Motorplex
Jun 24: Eagle, NE – Eagle Raceway
Jun 25: Kansas City, KS – Lakeside Speedway
Jun 26: Kansas City, KS – Lakeside Speedway
Jul 1: Putnamville, IN – Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 8: ***Gas City, IN – Gas City I-69 Speedway
Jul 9: ***Kokomo, IN – Kokomo Speedway
Jul 10: ***Lawrenceburg, IN – Lawrenceburg Speedway
Jul 13: ***Terre Haute, IN – Terre Haute Action Track
Jul 14: ***Putnamville, IN – Lincoln Park Speedway
Jul 15: ***Bloomington, IN – Bloomington Speedway
Jul 16: ***Haubstadt, IN – Tri-State Speedway
Jul 29: Granite City, IL – Tri-City Speedway
Jul 30: Granite City, IL – Tri-City Speedway
Aug 20: (SE) Brandon, SD – Badlands Motor Speedway
Aug 21: (SE) Brandon, SD – Badlands Motor Speedway
Aug 24: (SE) Kokomo, IN – Kokomo Speedway
Aug 25: Kokomo, IN – Kokomo Speedway
Aug 26: Kokomo, IN – Kokomo Speedway
Aug 27: Kokomo, IN – Kokomo Speedway
Sep 16: Terre Haute, IN – Terre Haute Action Track
Sep 17: Haubstadt, IN – Tri-State Speedway
Sep 24: Rossburg, OH – Eldora Speedway
Oct 1: Lawrenceburg, IN – Lawrenceburg Speedway
Oct 15: Flora, IL – Route 45 Raceway
Nov 4: ### Queen Creek, AZ – Arizona Speedway
Nov 5: ### Queen Creek, AZ – Arizona Speedway
Nov 10: ### Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 11: ### Perris, CA – Perris Auto Speedway
Nov 12: ### 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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2016 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STATISTICS
FEATURE WINS:
- (1) Robert Ballou (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 19)
(1) Bryan Clauson (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 18)
(1) Dave Darland (Lawrenceburg Speedway on Apr. 2)
(1) Thomas Meseraull (Bubba Raceway Park on Feb. 20)