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Kofoid's ups and downs lead him to the mountaintop...

12/3/2021

By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Speedway, IN) -- When posed the question prior to the start of his 2021 season of whether anything less than a USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship would be a disappointment, Buddy Kofoid showed no hesitation in unequivocally acknowledging that fact. PHOTO CREDIT: Dave Olson After capturing Rookie of the Year honors in 2020, the Penngrove, Calif. driver elevated his game even more the following year, scoring the series title in his second full season...more

Tags: USAC National Midgets, Midgets

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

Tags: Brady Bacon, Tanner Thorson, Tyler Thomas

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

Tags: USAC National Midgets, Midgets

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

Tags: USAC National Midgets, Midgets

Thorson Takes Self-Owned Team to USAC National Mi...

7/16/2023

By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Fairbury, NE) -- The first 27 victories of Tanner Thorson’s USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship career had a common thread about them – they all came with him as a driver for another team. Number 28, however, came in a different shape and form than the rest during Saturday night’s Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship Presented by Westin Packaged Meats & Schmidt's Sanitation at Fairbury, Nebraska’s Jefferson County Speedway. PHOTO CREDIT:...more

Tags: Jefferson County Speedway, USAC National Midgets, Midgets

Logan Seavey powers to victory at Jefferson County

7/15/2023

By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Fairbury, NE) -- Logan Seavey has long held an affinity for Jefferson County Speedway, pinning the place among his favorite stops on the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship tour. After all, he’s been the fastest qualifier at the Fairbury, Nebraska dirt oval on four different occasions with the series, and even possesses the one-lap track record. However, a feature victory had remained absent in the Sutter, California native’s portfolio over his past...more

Tags: Jefferson County Speedway, USAC National Midgets, Midgets

Kofoid emerges victorious in wild USAC Midgets fin...

7/17/2022

By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Fairbury, NE) -- Amid a season in which a lot has gone right for Buddy Kofoid, a little bit of extra good fortune is something the Penngrove, Calif. native will gladly embrace when the situation calls for it. After a rare stumble over the turn two cushion at the midway point, a red flag for an incident on the other side of the 1/5-mile dirt oval gave Kofoid his fourth spot back. And on the first try at a final lap, a spinning car just before the checkered flag was...more

Tags: Jefferson County Speedway, USAC National Midgets, Midgets

Mitchel Moles gets first USAC Midgets win at Jeffe...

7/16/2022

By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Fairbury, NE) -- Mitchel Moles has made the month of July the month of breakthroughs for himself in USAC competition. Just five nights after registering his first USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship feature victory, the Raisin City, Calif. native tallied his initial USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship triumph at Fairbury, Nebraska’s Jefferson County Speedway during Friday’s opening night of the Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget...more

Tags: Jefferson County Speedway, USAC National Midgets, Midgets

Sweet Springs Postponed, Will Kick Off Extended Mi...

5/13/2021

By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Sweet Springs, MO) -- A forecast of showers during the morning hours on Friday, followed by more rain in the afternoon and night on Saturday, has forced postponement of this weekend’s John Hinck Championship USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget events at Missouri's Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex. The event has been rescheduled for Sunday night, July 11, and will feature an elevated purse! Sweet Springs will now lead off an action-packed Mid-America Midget Week...more

Tags: Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex, USAC National Midgets, Midgets

Courtney soars in USAC Midget at Tri-City Speedway

5/18/2019

By Richie Muarray, USAC Media (Granite City, IL) -- Tyler Courtney's early-season USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship prowess has been paramount, and with his fourth win in the first six races of the season, he became the first driver to ever accomplish the feat following his victory in Friday night's Brandt "River Town Showdown" opener at Tri-City Speedway. PHOTO CREDIT: David Nearpass Additionally, Courtney backed up his USAC Sprint Car win from a year ago by winning his first...more

Tags: Tri-City Junior Speedway, USAC National Midgets, Midgets

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