THORSON SWEEPS “GOLD CROWN;”
Story By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA
Photos By: RICH FORMAN / RACERSGUIDE.COM
Indianapolis Ind.- Occtober 12, 2016 – Repeating his 2015 “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” sweep, Tanner Thorson of Minden Nev. thrust himself into the 2016 USAC Midget National Championship picture with three consecutive feature wins at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. last Thursday through Saturday.
Thorson now enters the $20,000-to-win October 20 “Jason Leffler Memorial” at Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Ill. just nine point out of the lead behind teammate Spencer Bayston in the series standings.
Thorson led the final six laps of Thursday’s 30-lap race after Brady Bacon suffered a flat tire six laps from the checkered flag. Zach Daum took second ahead of Carson Macedo, Chad Boat and Bayston, while Bacon recovered to take sixth.
Friday saw Thorson lead all 35 laps to beat Bayston, Boat, Ryan Robinson and Macedo. Saturday found Thorson leading all 40 laps to beat Macedo, Bayston, Bacon and Robinson. Bacon’s finish was remarkable, recovering from a devastating crash on lap nine.
Thorson’s victories in the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian TRD/JBL Audio Bullet/Speedway Toyota enabled car owner Mike Curb to tie Wilke Racers/Leader Cards for the all-time USAC National feature victory lead with a total of 136 wins. Curb-Agajanian will now target the October 20 “Leffler” race to become the all-time USAC National feature victory leader.
KSE Racing Products Hard Chargers at Granite City last week were Gage Walker (Thursday), Alex Bright (Friday) and Jake Neuman (Saturday).
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UPCOMING USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT:
DATE: Thursday, October 20, 2016
SERIES: USAC Midget National Championship
TRACK: Wayne County Speedway (Wayne City, Illinois) – 1/8-mile, dirt oval
EVENT: “Jason Leffler Memorial” featuring the USAC Midget National Championship
STARTING TIMES: TBA
TICKETS: TBA
TRACK ADDRESS: South, IL-242, Wayne City, IL 62895
TRACK PHONE: (618) 231-3603
TRACK WEBSITE: https://www.racewaynecounty.com/
MEDIA COVERAGE: Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation and available on the Race Monitor app on your phone.
PAST WINNERS OF THE “JASON LEFFLER MEMORIAL:”
2013: Zach Daum, 2014: Daryn Pittman, 2015: Bryan Clauson
