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2018 USAC P1 Insurance National Midget Championship
The 2018 USAC P1 Insurance National Midget Championship is the 63rd season of the Midget series sanctioned by USAC. P1 Insurance becomes the new title sponsor of the series for 2018. The season will begin with the Shamrock Classic at Southern Illinois Center on March 10, and will end with the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Ventura Raceway on November 22. The series will also have a non points race with the Junior Knepper 55 at Southern Illinois Center on December 15. Spencer Bayston enters the season as the defending champion. Team & Driver Chart Driver & Team Changes * - Dooling/Hayward Motorsports formed an alliance with Richard Childress Racing to team up for the 2018 season with entries in USAC's P1 Insurance National Midget Championship & AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship. Originally it was slated that Brady Bacon would race for the championship in both Midget & Sprint Car series for the team. Tanner Thorson will also race for the team in select races. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Auto Club
The United States Auto Club (USAC) is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, USAC sanctioned the List of USAC Championship Car seasons, United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500. USAC serves as the sport governing body, sanctioning body for a number of racing series, including the Silver Crown Series, National Sprint Cars, National Midgets, Speed2 Midget Series, .25 Midget Series, Stadium Super Trucks, and GT World Challenge America. Seven-time USAC champion Levi Jones is USAC's Competition Director. History When the American Automobile Association (AAA) withdrew from auto racing after the 1955 season, citing the 1955 Le Mans disaster, Le Mans disaster and the death of Bill Vukovich at 1955 Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis as contributing factors, both the Sports Car Club of America, SCCA and NASCAR were mentioned as its potential successor. Ultimately, USAC was formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Hines
Tracy Lee Hines (born May 1, 1972) is an American professional stunt driver. He was the 2000 United States Automobile Club, USAC Silver Crown Champion and 2002 USAC National Sprint Car Champion. He currently does not have a full-time ride in NASCAR as he competes for Tony Stewart Racing in three USAC series. NASCAR Hines made his first attempt at a Busch race in 2000, when he attempted to qualify for the Cheez-It 200 in a car owned by Jimmy Spencer (racing driver), Jimmy Spencer. He did not make the field. 2003 Hines broke into NASCAR career in 2003, when he and NASCAR Craftsman Truck owner Jim Smith (NASCAR team owner), Jimb came to an agreement with Hines to run 5 truck races for him in the later portions of 2003. His career started at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP). Hines qualified 30th in the No. 27 Dodge Motorsports Dodge Ram and had just made it into the top-10 when he wrecked and crashed into the wall, finishing 32nd. At the next race at Texas Motor Speedway, he qualified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brady Bacon
Brady Bacon (born January 26, 1990) is an American racecar driver. Nicknamed 'Macho Man', he currently drives in the United States Auto Club, USAC Sprint car racing, Sprint Car Series. He won the 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2021 national championships. He previously had raced for Kasey Kahne and was a developmental driver for Chip Ganassi Racing. Racing career Bacon is a third generation driver who started racing at the age of 4 and moved his way up the ranks. In 2005, Bacon was the National Modified Midget Association Nationals Champion and earned Rookie Of The Year honors in the OCRS and SMRS. He was runner-up at the Knoxville Midget Nationals that year and won the Cornhusker Midget Challenge. Bacon debuted in the USAC National Midget Car Series in 2006, scoring two straight 2nd-place finishes in his first two events and seven top 10 finishes total in 11 races. He also tallied six top 10 finishes in 10 USAC National Sprint Car events. That same year, he was the Southern Midget Racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Boat
Chad Boat (born January 30, 1992) is an American professional dirt track racing driver and team owner. The son of former driver Billy Boat, he has raced in Indy Lights and NASCAR. Racing career Sprint cars and midgets Boat began his racing career in Quarter Midget racing, quarter midgets at the age of five. At age seven, he won the Arizona state quarter midget championship, and the following year won the Light Modified and Light 160 midget championships. Stock cars After competing in United States Auto Club, USAC competition, Boat moved to NASCAR in 2010, running in seven K&N Pro Series West events between 2010 and 2012, with a best finish of fourth in 2010 at Iowa Speedway; he also ran 19 K&N Pro Series East events with a best finish of ninth at Bowman Gray Stadium in 2011.Cain, Holly.Chad Boat added to 2014 Nationwide rookie ranks. January 7, 2014. NASCAR.com. Accessed 2014-01-22. Boat also competed in ten ARCA Racing Series events in 2012 and 2013, posting third-place finishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
