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GARDNER EARNS USAC CHIEF MECHANIC OF THE YEAR FOR 2023

”I won a lot of midget races on the west coast, but this right here is the greatest accomplishment I’ve ever had.” For as successful as Ronnie Gardner was behind the wheel, that statement says a lot about the Norco, Calif. native who was recently the recipient of the Johnny Capels “Golden Greek Award” as USAC’s Chief Mechanic of the Year for 2023 along with a $10,000 reward.

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Bobby East Dies at Age 37

Former USAC National Midget Car and Silver Crown Series champion Bobby East passed away on July 13th, 2022. East was 37 years of age.

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Leary Leads Ford to First USAC National Sprint Car Win in a Decad

C.J. Leary withstood a bevy of bombs fired at him from both Justin Grant and Chris Windom down the stretch to score his first victory of the 2021 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car season during a rare matinee performance on Saturday for the series at BAPS Motor Speedway in York Haven, Pa., round three of Keystone Invasion.

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Thorson Wins Sunday Portion of the T-Town Showdown

Last November at Arizona Speedway, Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports found itself two laps away from winning its first ever USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature only to have the rug pulled out from underneath them on the final green-white-checkered restart.

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Chase Elliott Enters USAC Midget Opener at Ocala

For Chase Elliott, the interest to jump into a midget was practically immediate as soon as he began applying his attention toward it, coinciding with his rise up the NASCAR ranks where he ultimately became a first-time Cup champion in 2020.

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