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USAC Midgets Return to Jefferson County Speedway f

USAC Midgets Return to Jefferson County Speedway f...

4/1/2019
Lonnie Wheatley, FAIRBURY, Neb. (April 1, 2019) – Rapidly evolving into a must-see summer staple for Midget racing, the USAC National Midget series returns to the 1/5-mile Jefferson County Speedway for the Riverside Chevrolet Midwest Midget Championship presented by Westin Packaged Meats and Schmidt’s Sanitation on Friday and Saturday, July 12-13. It will mark the fourth consecutive year of USAC Midget action before a packed house at the Jefferson County Speedway with this year’s events once...more
$300K Triple Crown Bonus and bigger point funds fo

$300K Triple Crown Bonus and bigger point funds fo...

12/11/2021
By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Indianapolis, IN) -- Winning championships will already pay substantially larger sums of money than ever before for the 2022 USAC National season, but there’s even more at stake with the announcement of Double Down and Triple Crown bonuses. Much more at stake, in fact! PHOTO CREDIT: Chris Pedersen Any driver who can capture all three USAC National driving championships in 2022 – Silver Crown, AMSOIL National Sprint Car and NOS Energy Drink National Midget – will...more
Kofoid's ups and downs lead him to the mountaintop

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
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
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
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
Thorson Takes Self-Owned Team to USAC National Mi

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
Logan Seavey powers to victory at Jefferson County

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
Kofoid emerges victorious in wild USAC Midgets fin

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
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