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2019 USAC Midget schedule largest in two decades

2019 USAC Midget schedule largest in two decades

12/7/2018
By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Indianapolis, IN) -- A talent-laden USAC National Midget field is set to tackle the largest series schedule since 1997 with 33 events at 27 different tracks in 11 states making up the 2019 series slate, highlighted by a host of first-time venues. PHOTO--Zeb Wise, the youngest feature winner in the history of the USAC Midget National Championship--CREDIT: Rich Forman The season kicks off February 8-9 for "Winter Dirt Games" with the series' debut at Bubba Raceway...more
Ns Energy Drink named USAC National Midgets title

Ns Energy Drink named USAC National Midgets title...

12/6/2018
By USAC Media (indianapolis, IN) -- NOS Energy Drink has partnered with the United States Auto Club to become the title sponsor of the USAC Midget National Championship, beginning with the 2019 racing season. NOS Energy Drink and USAC have agreed multi-year deal that will position the high-performance energy drink as The Official Energy Drink of one of the most highly-competitive and intense racing series in the world with USAC Midget racing. "We are thrilled to welcome the NOS Energy Drink...more
Hendricks Shows Improvement During Four Nights of

Hendricks Shows Improvement During Four Nights of...

7/18/2018
(Photo by TeeJay Crawford) Inside Line Promotions – SWEET SPRINGS, Mo. (July 18, 2018) – Zane Hendricks showed improvement throughout four nights of action with the USAC P1 Insurance National Midgets during the last week when the 18-year-old qualified for the main event each night and displayed speed in his Tucker-Boat Motorsports ride. “Overall, it was a pretty good week,” said Hendricks, who competed at three tracks for the first time during Mid-America Midget Week. “I didn’t have the...more
Grant headlines Midwest Midget Championship

Grant headlines Midwest Midget Championship

7/15/2018
By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Fairbury, NE) -- Justin Grant busted his way into the win column Saturday night in the Inaugural Riverside Chevrolet "Midwest Midget Championship" presented by Westin Meats and Schmidt's Sanitation at Jefferson County Speedway to become the eighth different winner in the first nine races of the USAC P1 Insurance National Midget season. It's admittedly been an up-and-down 2018 racing season for Justin Grant. PHOTO CREDIT: Rich Forman One year ago, the Ione,...more
Night one of USAC Midgets at Jefferson County rain

Night one of USAC Midgets at Jefferson County rain...

7/13/2018
By USAC Media (Fairbury, NE) -- Continuous rains that began to fall just before hot laps put an end to night one of the Inaugural Riverside Chevrolet "Midwest Midget Championship" presented by Westin Meats & Schmidt's Sanitation at Jefferson County Speedway. Racing will continue Saturday, July 14 at Jefferson County Speedway with the USAC P1 Insurance National Midgets. The standard format will be utilized for the event, concluding with a 40-lap feature event. Those in attendance at the track...more
USAC Midwest Midget Championship this weekend at J

USAC Midwest Midget Championship this weekend at J...

7/13/2018
By Lonnie Wheatley (Fairbury, NE) -- The inaugural USAC Midwest Midget Championship continues this weekend This Friday and Saturday, July 13-14, the USAC National Midget series will take to the 1/5-mile Jefferson County Speedway clay oval in Fairbury, NE, for the Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship presented by Westin Packaged Meats and Schmidt’s Sanitation. PHOTO CREDIT: TeeJay Crawford Along with the USAC National Midgets, the JayHusker Non-Wing Micro Sprints will be in action on...more
Hendricks Excited for USAC Mid-America Midget Week

Hendricks Excited for USAC Mid-America Midget Week

7/9/2018
Inside Line Promotions – STILLWATER, Okla. (July 9, 2018) – It’s been nearly a month and a half since Zane Hendricks last competed, which is both a blessing and a curse. The break allowed the Tucker-Boat Motorsports team to rebuild following a rough outing throughout Indiana Midget Week in late May and early June. However, it also has kept Hendricks from staying fresh behind the wheel. “The thing that’s been the most challenging part of this year is racing five or six times and then have a...more
THORSON THUNDERS TO FIRST USAC MIDGET WIN OF 2017

THORSON THUNDERS TO FIRST USAC MIDGET WIN OF 2017...

8/2/2017
Patience is a virtue, so they say and, indeed, good things come to those who wait. Tanner Thorson was the epitome of each proverbial phrase at Jefferson County Speedway’s 2nd Annual Riverside Chevrolet “Tuesday Night Thunder” presented by Westin Packaged Meats and Schmidt’s Sanitation. The reigning series champ out of Minden, Nevada, relentlessly hassled Tyler Thomas for the race lead throughout the first half of the 40-lap main event. On the 25th lap, Thorson made the winning move with a...more
Thorson thunders to victory at Jefferson County

Thorson thunders to victory at Jefferson County

8/2/2017
By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Fairbury, NE) -- Patience is a virtue, so they say and, indeed, good things come to those who wait. Tanner Thorson was the epitome of each proverbial phrase at Jefferson County Speedway's 2nd Annual Riverside Chevrolet "Tuesday Night Thunder" presented by Westin Packaged Meats and Schmidt's Sanitation. The reigning series champ out of Minden, Nevada, relentlessly hassled Tyler Thomas for the race lead throughout the first half of the 40-lap main event. On the 25th...more
'Bullrings to High Banks' for USAC National Midget

'Bullrings to High Banks' for USAC National Midget...

8/1/2017
By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Indianapolis, IN) -- USAC's National Midget schedule annually consists of venues that range in size from the bullrings to the half-miles from new events to the established. This week, the series' drivers and teams will experience a docket that runs the gamut from the one-fifth-mile Jefferson County Speedway to the quarter-mile Solomon Valley Raceway to the aptly-named half-mile Belleville High Banks. Each racy in their own right with distinct characteristics that...more
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