This Weekend’s Kokomo Midget “Grand Prix” Kicks Off 2015 USAC Nationals Midget Season
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Rico Abreu captivated race fans and participants alike with his 2014 Honda USAC National Midget championship. He swept last year’s “Kokomo Midget Grand Prix” at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway. This year’s series openers at the Kokomo oval unfoldthis Friday and Saturday.
The 18-slate National campaign kicks off with what promises to be a spectacular two-night program of races at one of America’s premier short-track dirt ovals.
Bryan Clauson also scored a 2014 Midget win at Kokomo and this year’s competition is again expected to start an extremely competitive title chase.
Kokomo’s rich USAC Midget history spans 76 races dating back to USAC’s initial year of operation in 1956. Mel Kenyon won seven times there and Rich Vogler won six. Active drivers with Kokomo Midget wins include Tracy Hines, Brady Bacon, Clauson, Michael Pickens, Dave Darland, Christopher Bell and Abreu.
Abreu set the one-lap Kokomo Midget track record of 13.009 seconds in 2013. |
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UPCOMING EVENT INFO
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2015 HONDA USAC NATIONAL MIDGETCHAMPIONSHIP
SCHEDULE & RESULTS
@=Indiana Midget Week
***=Co-Sanctioned by ARDC
###=Co-Sanctioned by Honda USAC Western Midget Series
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2014 FINAL HONDA USAC NATIONAL MIDGET POINT STANDINGS
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2014 HONDA USAC NATIONAL MIDGET FEATURE WINNERS
Christopher Bell – 7 (Belle-Clair Speedway on May 10, Bloomington Speedway onJune 13, Angell Park Speedway on July 5, Angell Park Speedway on July 6, Angell Park Speedway on Aug. 17, Canyon Speedway Park on Nov. 21, Perris Auto Speedway on Nov. 27)
Rico Abreu – 4 (Kokomo Speedway on April 11, Kokomo Speedway on April 12, Lawrenceburg Speedway on June 14, Belleville High Banks on Aug. 2)
Bryan Clauson – 3 (Kokomo Speedway on June 15, Solomon Valley Raceway onJuly 29, Eldora Speedway on Sept. 21)
Dave Darland – 1 (Lincoln Park Speedway on June 12)
Zach Daum – 1 (Belleville High Banks on July 31)
Darren Hagen – 1 (Canyon Speedway Park on Nov. 22)
Tracy Hines – 1 (Canyon Speedway Park on Nov. 20) |
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CHAMPIONS
1956: Shorty Templeman 1957: Shorty Templeman 1958: Shorty Templeman 1959: Gene Hartley 1960: Jimmy Davies 1961: Jimmy Davies 1962: Jimmy Davies 1963: Bob Wente 1964: Mel Kenyon 1965: Mike McGreevy 1966: Mike McGreevy 1967: Mel Kenyon 1968: Mel Kenyon 1969: Bob Tattersall 1970: Jimmy Caruthers 1971: Danny Caruthers 1972: Pancho Carter 1973: Larry Rice 1974: Mel Kenyon 1975: Sleepy Tripp 1976: Sleepy Tripp 1977: Mel Kenyon 1978: Rich Vogler 1979: Steve Lotshaw 1980: Rich Vogler 1981: Mel Kenyon 1982: Kevin Olson 1983: Rich Vogler 1984: Tom Bigelow 1985: Mel Kenyon 1986: Rich Vogler 1987: Kevin Olson 1988: Rich Vogler 1989: Russ Gamester 1990: Jeff Gordon 1991: Mike Streicher 1992: Stevie Reeves 1993: Stevie Reeves 1994: Tony Stewart 1995: Tony Stewart 1996: Kenny Irwin Jr. 1997: Jason Leffler 1998: Jason Leffler 1999: Jason Leffler 2000: Kasey Kahne 2001: Dave Darland 2002: Dave Darland 2003: J.J. Yeley 2004: Bobby East 2005: Josh Wise 2006: Jerry Coons Jr. 2007: Jerry Coons Jr. 2008: Cole Whitt 2009: Brad Kuhn 2010: Bryan Clauson 2010: Darren Hagen (Pavement) 2011: Bryan Clauson 2011: Darren Hagen (Pavement) 2012: Darren Hagen 2012: Darren Hagen (Pavement) 2012: Darren Hagen (Dirt) 2013: Darren Hagen (Pavement) 2013: Christopher Bell (Dirt) 2014: Rico Abreu |
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ALL-TIME USAC NATIONAL MIDGET DRIVER FEATURE WINS
1. [111 wins] Mel Kenyon
2. [95 wins] Rich Vogler
3. [78 wins] Bob Wente
4. [63 wins] Bob Tattersall
5. [59 wins] Sleepy Tripp
6. [48 wins] Jimmy Davies
7. [35 wins] Tracy Hines
8. [33 wins] Bryan Clauson
9. [31 wins] Gene Hartley & Chuck Rodee
11. [30 wins] Dave Darland, Mike McGreevy & Johnny Parsons
14. [27 wins] Gary Bettenhausen & Tony Stewart
16. [25 wins] Parnelli Jones & Dave Strickland
18. [24 wins] Bill Engelhart & Darren Hagen
20. [23 wins] Tom Bigelow, Pancho Carter, Tommy Copp, Kevin Olson & Billy Vukovich
25. [22 wins] Bobby East & Shorty Templeman
27. [21 wins] Steve Cannon, Jimmy Caruthers, Rex Easton & Ken Schrader
31. [20 wins] A.J. Foyt
32. [19 wins] Jerry Coons Jr., Stan Fox & Jason Leffler
35. [18 wins] Dave Steele
36. [17 wins] Jay Drake & J.J. Yeley
38. [16 wins] George Amick, Billy Cantrell, Lee Kunzman, Bobby Olivero & Henry Pens
43. [15 wins] Don Branson & Larry Rice
45. [14 wins] Chuck Arnold, Christopher Bell, Jack Turner & Leroy Warriner,
49. [13 wins] Steve Knepper, Don Meacham, Ryan Newman & Stevie Reeves
53. [12 wins] Danny Caruthers, Gene Force, Russ Gamester, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Grim, Kyle Larson & Ron Shuman
60. [11 wins] Kasey Kahne, Jimmy Knight, Bob McLean, Johnny Moorhouse, Bobby Santos & Brad Sweet
66. [10 wins] Allen Heath, Doug Kalitta, Brad Kuhn, Steve Lotshaw, Jerry McClung & Chuck Weyant
72. [9 wins] Billy Boat, Tony Elliott & Chuck Gurney
75. [8 wins] Rico Abreu, Merle Bettenhausen, Tony Bettenhausen, Hank Butcher, Kevin Doty, Dan Drinan, Ronnie Duman, Brian Gerster, Kenny Irwin Jr, Eddie Johnson, Michael Lewis, Andy Michner & Josh Wise
88. [7 wins] Tommy Astone, Jack Hewitt, Don Horvath, Page Jones, Kenneth Nichols, Larry Patton, Les Scott, Len Sutton & Johnnie Tolan
97. [6 wins] Donnie Beechler, George Benson, Dana Carter, Bob Cicconi, Robby Flock, Nick Fornoro Jr., Arnie Knepper, Ricky Shelton, Mike Streicher, Dave Strickland Jr., & Roger West
108. [5 wins] Mike Bliss, Lonnie Caruthers, Larry Dickson, Mike Fedorcak, Burt Foland, Mack McClellan, Danny McKnight, Cliff Spalding, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kevin Swindell & Jerry Weeks
119. [4 wins] Caleb Armstrong,Teddy Beach, Johnny Boyd, Frank Burany, Russ Congdon, Ray Elliott, Aaron Fike, Danny Frye, Billy Garrett, Mike Gregg, Jim Hettinger, John Heydenreich, Bubby Jones, Levi Jones, Andy Linden, Bobby Marshman, Roger McCluskey, Billy Mehner, Ken Nichols, Jeff Nuckles, Jan Opperman, Gary Ponzini, Davey Ray, Eddie Sachs, Don Schilling, Sam Sessions, George Snider, Dale Swaim & Rodger Ward
148. [3 wins] John Batts, Gays Biro, Shane Cottle, Allen Crowe, Zach Daum, Bruce Field, A.J. Fike, Drew Fornoro, Gene Gennetten, Rick Goudy, Bob Hare, Bob Hauck, Jeff Heywood, Bill Homeier, Sam Isenhower, Jim Keeker, Jim McClean, Warren Mockler, Dave Moses, Earl Motter, Jerry Nuckles, Danny Oakes, Johnnie Parsons, Porky Rachwitz, Johnny Riva, Johnny Roberts, Lowell Sacks, Billy Shuman, Tom Steiner, Bobby Unser & Billy Wease
179. [2 wins] Al Alpern, Sonny Ates, Brady Bacon, Johnny Baldwin, Jim Beckley, Dean Billings, Alan Brown, Jack Calabrase, Johnny Cofer, Mel Cornett, Cotton Farmer, Terry Farrar, Joe Garson, Chuck Gurney Jr., Kyle Hamilton, Bob Hogle, Rick Hood, P.J. Jones, Critter Malone, Jimmy McCune, Michael Pickens, Aaron Pollock, Barry Reed, Lloyd Ruby, Joe Saldana, Tom Sellberg, Tony Simon, Danny Stratton, Steve Troxell, Don Vogler, Bruce Walkup, Terry Wente, Johnny White, Tommy White & Cole Whitt
214. [1 win] John Andretti, Mario Andretti, Mike Appio, Dick Atkins, Paul Bates, Harry Beck, Bud Bogard, Tony Bonadies, Dan Boorse, Don Boorse, Dwight Brown, Steve Buckwalter, Barry Butterworth, Gary Byers, Larry Cannon, Tyce Carlson, Ed Carpenter, Dane Carter, Billy Cassella, Bill Chennault, Bill Clemons, Roy Cook Jr., Ryan Durst, Edgar Elder, Todd Forbes, Joe Gaerte, Bradley Galedrige, Steve Gennetten, Elmer George, Potsy Goacher, David Gough, Ron Gregory, Norm Hall, Bob Harkey, Vern Harriman, Scott Hatton, Al Herman, Jordan Hermansader, Mike Hess, Jim Hines, Ted Hines, Shane Hmiel, Dean Holden, Blake Hollingsworth, Chuck Hulse, Buddy Irwin, Eddie Jackson, Van Johnson, Brent Kaeding, Bud Kaeding, Jimmy Kirk, Kevin Koch, Randy Koch, Bill Kollman, Cory Kruseman, Michael Lang, Greg Leffler, Larry McCloskey, Jim McElreath, Mel McGaughy, John Meyers, J.R. Miller, Travis Miniea, Russ Moynagh, Richard Myhre, Dick Northam, Hank Nykaza, Brian Olson, Danny O’Neill, Jim Packard, Wally Pankratz, Forrest Parker, Gene Pastor, Gary Patterson, Danny Pens, Jiggs Peters, Dick Pole, Richard Powell, Buddy Rackley, Keith Rauch, Dave Ray, Jimmy Reece, Bob Richards, Bruce Robey, Johnny Rodriguez, Gene Roehl, Jack Runyon, Sam Sauer, Dutch Schaefer, Ryan Scott, Frank Secrist, Jimmy Sills, Jigger Sirois, Lee Smith, Ron Smoker, Ned Spath, J.P. Standley, Graham |
