Bobby East takes USAC Bloomington AMSOIL Sprint Feature

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: May 18, 2012 - Bloomington, Indiana - Bloomington Speedway - "Larry Rice Classic"

QUALIFYING: 1. Brady Bacon, 99, BBR-11.845; 2. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart/Curb-Agajanian-11.868; 3. Jerry Coons, Jr., 71P, Phillips-11.918; 4. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-11.934; 5. Chase Stockon, 32, Stockon-11.977; 6. Darren Hagen, 69, Dynamics-11.977; 7. Chris Windom, 5, Baldwin-11.998; 8. Shane Cottle, 2, Epperson-12.001; 9. Bobby East, 2B, Benic-12.039; 10. Jon Stanbrough, 21x, Roberts/Tate-12.043; 11. Josh Burton, 04, Burton-12.073; 12. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 9K, Black Jack-12.095; 13. Coleman Gulick, 14, Gulick-12.148; 14. Casey Shuman, 21, Pollock-12.148; 15. Casey Riggs, 37, Kunz/Indiana Underground-12.162; 16. Brent Beauchamp, 11B, Beauchamp-12.165; 17. Bobby Stines, 88, Stines-12.173; 18. Dave Darland, 11, Walker-12.178; 19. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-12.181; 20. Jonathan Hendrick, 68, Hendrick-12.182; 21. Chase Briscoe, 5B, Briscoe-12.218; 22. Bud Kaeding, 29, BK-12.218; 23. Robert Ballou, 81, MPHG-12.313; 24. Logan Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-12.316; 25. Ethan Barrow, 15, Barrow-12.317; 26. Jeff Bland, Jr., 38, Pottorff-12.373; 27. Brady Short, 7, Tucker/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-12.377; 28. Danny Holtsclaw, 14x, Smith-12.385; 29. Nick Bilbee, 17, Bilbee-12.439; 30. Wes McIntyre, 83, McIntyre-12.455; 31. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Byram-12.473; 32. Ted Hines, 12, Hines-12.486; 33. Ty Deckard, 48, Deckard-12.532; 34. Dakota Jackson, 3, Jackson-12.578; 35. Mark Smith, 1M, J&B-12.607; 36. Chris Babcock, 35x, Babcock-12.664; 37. Bub Cummings, 71x, Cummings-12.788; 38. Patrick Budde, 90, Budde-13.456.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Bacon, 2. Briscoe, 3. East, 4. Stockon, 5. Gulick, 6. Barrow, 7. Deckard, 8. Bilbee, 9. Stines, 10. Cummings. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Kaeding, 2. Darland, 3. Jones, 4. Shuman, 5. Bland, 6. Stanbrough, 7. McIntyre, 8. Hagen, 9. Budde, 10. Jackson. 2:05.17

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. Ballou, 3. Coons, 4. Schuerenberg, 5. Short, 6. Burton, 7. Smith, 8. Windom, 9. Riggs. NT

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Cottle, 2. Beauchamp, 3. Thomas, 4. Hendrick, 5. Tracy Hines, 6. Holtsclaw, 7. Babcock, 8. Ted Hines, 9. Jarrett. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Tracy Hines, 2. Stanbrough, 3. Windom, 4. Gulick, 5. Bland, 6. Burton, 7. Stines, 8. McIntyre, 9. Holtsclaw, 10. Riggs, 11. Jarrett, 12. Hagen, 13. Ted Hines, 14. Short, 15. Smith, 16. Babcock, 17. Cummings, 18. Budde, 19. Deckard, 20. Barrow, 21. Bilbee, 22. Jackson. 2:38.16

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bobby East, 2. Shane Cottle, 3. Brady Bacon, 4. Chase Stockon, 5. Tracy Hines, 6. Jon Stanbrough, 7. Levi Jones, 8. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 9. Josh Burton, 10. Jerry Coons, Jr., 11. Casey Shuman, 12. Chris Windom, 13. Damion Gardner, 14. Dave Darland, 15. Robert Ballou, 16. Jonathan Hendrick, 17. Chase Briscoe, 18. Coleman Gulick, 19. Hunter Schuerenberg, 20. Brent Beauchamp, 21. Brady Short, 22. Darren Hagen, 23. Bud Kaeding, 24. Jeff Bland, Jr. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 East.

NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Stanbrough-390; 2-Darland-356; 3-Hines-354; 4-Jones-348; 5-Gardner-330; 6-Thomas, Jr.-298; 7-Shuman-291; 8-Hagen-289; 9-Stockon-286;

MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET RACE RESULTS
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May 5, 2012 - Dodge City, Kansas - Dodge City Raceway Park

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Levi Roberts,39, CTR/BCI/Curb-Agajainia-15.937; 2. Bobby East,4,Klatt-16.002;3. Tracy Hines,24, Parker-16.042; 4. Bryan Clauson,67,Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-16.079; 5. Zach Daum,5d, Daum-16.108; 6. Brad Kuhn, 17, RW-16.140; 7. Chris Deshon, 51, Deshon-16.154; 8. Chris Windom,11w, Wilke/Pak-16.166; 9. Darren Hagen,3, RFMS-16.169; 10. Levi Jones, 56, 5ive-6ix,Inc-16.235; 11.Rico Abreu,67k,Kuna-16.241; 12. Jerry Coons, Jr, 3NZ, Lendich-16.273;13. Kyle Larson, 71, Kunz-16.276; 14. Caleb Armstron, 7c, C&A-16.345; 15. Tony Rossi,14, Rossi-16.385; 16. C.J.Johnson, 45x, Johnson-16.394; 17. Brady Bacon, 11, Wilke-Pak-16.401; 18. Davey Ray,33, RayPro-16.427; 19. Garett Hood, 11H, Two Hoods-16.522; 20. Patrick Stasa, 19, Stasa-16.537; 21. Dalton Armstrong, 7A, C&A-16.570; 22. Dave Darland, 63, Dooling-16.586; 23. Riley Emmel, 12, RayPro-16.823; 24. Randy Boyer, 69, Boyer-18.009; 25. Mario Clouser, 27, RW-NT

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Johnson, 2. Larson, 3. Clauson, 4. Jones, 5. Roberts, 6. Deshon, 7. Darland, 8. Clouser, 9. Hood 2:10:53

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bacon ,2. C. Armstrong, 3. Abreau, 4. East, 5. Windom, 6. Daum, 7.Emmel, 8, Stasa, 2:10:31

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1.Hagen, 2. Hines, 3. Ray, 4.Coons, 5. Kuhn, 6. Rossi, 7. D. Armstrong, 8. Boyer. 2:09:85

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Tracy Hines, 2. Kyle Larson, 3. Brad Kuhn, 4. Bobby East, 5. Darren Hagen, 6. Chris Windom, 7. Levi Roberts, 8. Rico Abreu, 9. Levi Jones, 10. Caleb Armstrong, 11. Brady Bacon, 12. Jerry Coons, Jr, 13. Zach Daum, 14. Davey Ray, 15. Patrick Stasa, 16. C.J. Johnaon, 17. Dalton Armstrong, 18. Mario Clouser, 19. Tony Rossi, 20. Garett Hood, 21. Riley Emmel, 22. Chris Deshon, 23. Bryan Clauson, 24. Randy Boyer 8:19:18

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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Kuhn, Laps 8-30 Hines

NEW MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET POINTS: 1-Hagen-222; 2. East-219; 3. C. Armstrong-195; 4.Larson-192; 5.Clouser-187; 6.Clauson-166; 7.Jones-157; 8.Hines-141; 9. Roberts-136; 10-Kuhn-123

NEXT MOPAR NATIONAL MIDGET RACES: May 26 - Indianapolis, IN - Lucas Oil Raceway - 67th "Night Before the 500"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE---THANK YOU

CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456

EASTERN STORM USAC SPRINTS

THERE’S A STORM HEADING THIS WAY. . . .

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT TOUR TO OPEN EASTERN SWING AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY TUESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 5

The USAC Eastern Storm Tour is heading east and opening night is set for the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday, June 5 as the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series continues in its twenty-third season.

If you have never seen wingless sprints, you’ll need to block out the Eastern Storm opener at the Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA. Some say, the USAC wingless sprints in time trials at Grandview is worth the price of admission as these nationally known stars use every inch of the track, and often the outside boiler-plate when they visit this one-third mile oval. Defending winner, “The Beast” Bobby East will return to defend his win in the Jesse Hockett 40 lap Classic paying $6,000 to the winner.

Grandview Speedway will open the Eastern Storm Series on Tuesday night, June 5 followed by stops at the New Egypt Speedway on Thursday night, June 7, the Big Diamond Raceway on Friday night, June 8 and close out the swing at the always fast and exciting Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night, June 9.

The stars of USAC expected to be part of the Eastern Storm include Levi Jones, current point leader John Stanbrough, Bryan Clauson, Dave Darland, Tracy Hines, Justin Grant, Damion Gardner, Kody Swanson, Bud Kaeding, Casey Shuman and Hunter Schuerenberg, the winner of the 2011 New Egypt USAC event.

Time trials will open the Tuesday, June 5 NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series event that will showcase the AMSOIL USAC Eastern Storm Tour. The USAC wingless sprints will compete in a series of qualifying events all leading up to the 40 lap Jesse Hockett classic. Also on the program will be the popular ARDC Midgets also taking part in a series of qualifying events building up to a 20 lap feature event.

The ARDC roster is expected to include Steve Buckwalter, Nick Wean, Ryan Smith, Brenden Bright, Steve Drevicki, Shawn Jackson, Trevor Kobylzar and Eric Heydenreich.

The USAC Easter Storm at Grandview Speedway will get underway at 7:30 PM with gates opening at 5 PM.

New Egypt Speedway will also present the USAC Wingless Sprints and Big Block Modifieds in a Twin 30’s program on Thursday night, June 7. The USAC wingless sprints will chase a $6,000 payday as the Modifieds duke it out for $3,000 to the winner. The previous two USAC Sprint and Big Block Modified events at New Egypt were definite crowd pleasers and you can expect the same on Thursday night, June 7. Gates will open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM.

GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY EVENT FACTS:

WHEN: Tuesday, June 5 Gates Open 5 PM Race Time 7:30 PM

WHERE: Grandview Speedway
WHAT: Thunder on the Hill Racing Series
AMSOIL USAC National Sprints “The Eastern Storm” Jesse Hockett Classic 40 lap $6,000 to win! Plus ARDC Midgets
LOCATION; Route 100 Bechtelsville, PA 10 mile north of Pottstown, Bechtelsville, PA

For GPS Users: 43 Passmore Road Bechtelsville, PA 19505

Adults: $25, Children 6-11 $10 Children 5 and under Free
Pits: $30 No license Required
TRACK PHONE: 610 754 7688
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 443 513 4456 Bob Miller

WEBSITES: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com or www.grandviewspeedway.com

NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY EVENT FACTS:

WHEN: Thursday, June 7th Gates Open 5:30 PM 7:30 PM Starting Time

WHERE: New Egypt Speedway 720 Pinehurst Road New Egypt, NJ 08522 (On Route 539)

WHAT: 3rd Annual EASTERN STORM USAC NON-Wing Sprints & Big Block Modifieds

TWIN 30’S USAC WINGLESS SPRINTS & $3,000 To Win BIG BLOCK MODIFIEDS

Adults: $30, Children 6-11 $10 Children 5 and Under Free
Pits: $35 No license required
TRACK PHONE: 609-758-1900
WEBSITE: www.newegyptspeedway.net

FOR MORE INFORMATION: CALL 443 513 4456 BOB MILLER

Past USAC Sprint Winners at New Egypt

2011 Hunter Schuerenberg/Sikeston, MO
2010 Levi Jones/Olney, IL

Facility Amenities: The entire New Egypt Speedway facility features a daylight-quality lighting system and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The track is fully wheelchair-accessible with wide, clear and well groomed walkways. There are clean, heated rest rooms, a monitored playground area for the little fans. Whistle-clean concession facilities serve up everything from sausage sandwiches to ice cream treats at family style prices. Our dynamic-duo of track announcers keep fans informed and involved with a state of the art sound system.

The Track: The racy, 7/16-mile D-shaped clay oval plays host to some of the tightest all out wheel-to-wheel competition you'll ever witness.

AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: April 27, 2012 – Gas City, Indiana – Gas City I-69 Speedway – “Border Wars”

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Scotty Weir, 10E, Edison-11.571; 2. Brent Beauchamp, 11B, Beauchamp-11.610; 3. Shane Cottle, 2, Epperson-11.667; 4. Bryan Clauson, 7, CTR/BCI/Curb-Agajanian-11.698; 5. Jon Stanbrough, 21x, Roberts/Tate-11.711; 6. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-11.747; 7. Hunter Schuerenberg, 35, Rock Steady-11.763; 8. Kody Swanson, 19, Slinkard-11.763; 9. Dave Darland, 11, Walker-11.787; 10. Chris Windom, 5, Baldwin-11.799; 11. Ted Hines, 12, Hines-11.826; 12. Casey Shuman, 21, Pollock-11.833; 13. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 9K, Black Jack-11.840; 14. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-11.945; 15. Darren Hagen, 69, Dynamics-11.947; 16. Justin Grant, 40, Hery-11.953; 17. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-11.956; 18. Jon Sciscoe, 57, Hazen-11.967; 19. Kyle Larson, 1K, Abreu-12.050; 20. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-12.068; 21. Chase Stockon, 32, Stockon-12.071; 22. Jerry Coons, Jr., 71P, Phillips-12.088; 23. Jonathan Hendrick, 68, Hendrick-12.150; 24. Robert Ballou, 81, MPHG-12.175; 25. Thomas Meseraull, 4
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Stensland-12.180; 26. Bobby East, 2B, 2B Racing-12.239; 27. Travis Welpott, 18, Welpott-12.297; 28. Coleman Gulick, 14, Gulick-12.298; 29. CJ Leary, 30, Leary-12.381; 30. Casey Riggs, 37, KKM/Indiana Underground-12.421; 31. Braylon Fitzpatrick, 3, Fitzpatrick-12.432; 32. Tyler Hewitt, 21H, Hewitt-12.473; 33. Wes McIntyre, 83, McIntyre-12.530; 34. Josh Spencer, 42G, Jackson-12.581; 35. Blake Fitzpatrick, 10, Fitzpatrick-12.599; 36. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-12.751; 37. Logan Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-12.956; 38. Joe Bares, 19x, Test-12.976.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tracy Hines, 2. Darland, 3. Weir, 4. Stanbrough, 5. Thomas, 6. Stockon, 7. Jarrett, 8. Leary, 9. Meseraull, 10. Hewitt. 2:04.24

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jones, 2. Coons, 3. Sciscoe, 4. Puterbaugh, 5. Windom, 6. East, 7. Beauchamp, 8. McIntyre, 9. Bares, 10. Riggs. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Larson, 2. Hendrick, 3. Cottle, 4. Schuerenberg, 5. Hagen, 6. Ted Hines, 7. Blake Fitzpatrick, 8. Welpott, 9. Braylon Fitzpatrick. 2:06.08

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Clauson, 2. Shuman, 3. Ballou. 4. Gardner, 5. Grant, 6. Gulick, 7. Goodnight, 8. Swanson, 9. Spencer. 2:08.71

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Swanson, 2. Hagen, 3. Thomas, 4. Windom, 5. Beauchamp, 6. East, 7. Gulick, 8. Stockon, 9. Ted Hines, 10. McIntyre, 11. Blake Fitzpatrick, 12. Goodnight, 13. Grant, 14. Braylon Fitzpatrick, 15. Riggs, 16. Welpott, 17. Jarrett, 18. Leary, 19. Bares, 20. Hewitt, 21. Meseraull. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Hunter Schuerenberg, 2. Shane Cottle, 3. Jon Stanbrough, 4. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 5. Bryan Clauson, 6. Scotty Weir, 7. Dave Darland, 8. Casey Shuman, 9. Brent Beauchamp, 10. Chris Windom, 11. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 12. Tracy Hines, 13. Jon Sciscoe, 14. Kyle Larson, 15. Darren Hagen, 16. Jerry Coons, Jr., 17. Jonathan Hendrick, 18. Levi Jones, 19. Chase Stockon, 20. Bobby East, 21. Damion Gardner, 22. Kody Swanson, 23. Robert Ballou, 24. Justin Grant. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Schuerenberg.

NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Stanbrough-282; 2-Clauson-273; 3-Darland-264; 4-Hines-239; 5-Grant-237; 6-Gardner-235; 7-Jones-235; 8-Hagen-215; 9-Shuman-195; 10-Kaeding-195.
FINAL “BORDER WARS” POINTS: 1-Darland-114, 2-Stanbrough-103, 3-Hines-102, 4-Weir-101, 5-Schuerenberg-96.

NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT RACE: April 28 – Putnamville, IN – Lincoln Park Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 4, 2012
8 FORM INAUGURAL USAC HALL OF FAME NUCLEUS; 4 ADDITIONAL INDUCTEES TO BE SELECTED BY VOTE

The United States Auto Club Hall of Fame will debut this May with a dozen inductees, eight selected by a committee of respected motorsports professionals with extensive USAC history and four to be selected through an online vote conducted through social mediums from a list also composed by the selection committee. Details of the online voting process are listed at the end of the release.

Maintaining the integrity of USAC’s rich history and honoring the founding members and guiding lights of the organization, the inaugural class is a mixture of classifications, from drivers, to car owners, to officials and notable others.

The inaugural class will be inducted during ceremonies scheduled May 20 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The invitation-only ceremonies, although not open to the general public, will offer one table of seats to the general public through a contest yet to be detailed. The previous night, USAC’s TRAXXAS Silver Crown Series competes in the inaugural “Hall of Fame Classic” at Indianapolis Raceway Park.

The eight-member class of inaugural inductees includes (alphabetically) J.C. Agajanian, Mario Andretti, Tom Binford, Jimmy Bryan, Duane Carter, A.J. Foyt, Tony Hulman and Roger McCluskey.

Agajanian, whose cars won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952 (Troy Ruttman) and 1963 (Parnelli Jones), was the first race organizer in USAC history to reach 250 events presented. Most of those were in USAC’s formative years, including many different races series and tracks across the country. His trademark became the Stetson cowboy hat he was rarely seen without. The heir to a fortune built on pig farming and garbage collection, he was partial to the number 98 and the “Turkey Night Grand Prix,” a 98-lap USAC Midget race held each Thanksgiving, continues to be a pride of his family. He is a member of numerous motorsports Halls of Fames, including the Auto Racing Hall of Fame International Motorsports Hall of Fame, Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, National Sprint and Midget Halls of Fame and the AAA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Agajanian passed away May 5, 1984.

Andretti, winner of the 1969 Indianapolis 500, amassed a racing career of immense proportions. The Italian-American Andretti won the 1978 Formula One World title, four Indy Car crowns (three under USAC sanction) and an IROC title. He remains the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 (1967) and the Formula One championship. No American has won a Formula One race since Andretti’s victory in the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix. He is the only driver to be named U.S. Driver of the Year in three decades (1967, 1978 and 1984) and was the first driver to win Indy Car races in four different decades. In 29 attempts at the Indianapolis 500, Andretti endured numerous disappointments but managed the 1969 victory and seconds in 1981 and 1985 and three poles. In 2000 Associated Press and Racer Magazine named him the Driver of the Century. He is a member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.

Binford, an Indianapolis-based entrepreneur and philanthropist, was a pioneer and visionary and as such was named Indanapolis 500 Chief Steward for a term lasting from 1974-1995. A leader in Indianapolis civic affairs, he once held positions on numerous corporate Boards of Directors and was for a while president and CEO of Indiana National Bank. It was Binford whose sensitivity, wise counsel and sincerity was responsible for USAC’s impact in the world of Motorsports from its early years. He was named USAC president in 1957 and served in that capacity for 12 years, following that as a member of USAC’s Executive Committee. A boulevard in Indianapolis is named for Binford, who passed away January 14, 1999.

Bryan, won USAC’s first two National Driving Championships (1956-1957) and was the lead subject of USAC’s commemorative painting adorning the 2006 book “Fifty Years of Speed and Glory,” chronicling USAC’s first 50 years. The Phoenix, Ariz. native captured the inaugural “Race of Two Worlds” in 1957 in Monza, Italy, the following year won the Indianapolis 500 and scored significant USAC Stock car wins as well. He also finished second at Indy in 1954 and third in 1957. The 1954 AAA and two-time USAC National Driving Champion posted 54 top-10 finishes in 72 Indy car events, but perished in a June 19, 1960 accident at Langhorne, Pa.

Carter, was present at the 1955 meeting when USAC was created as a replacement sanctioning body for the departing AAA. A race driver of tremendous accomplishment, he became USAC’s first Competition Director on January 1, 1956, holding that position until 1959 when he returned to the cockpit. Eleven Indianapolis 500 starts yielded four top-10 finishes but it was as a respected official where Carter had a profound impact on the history of the United States Auto Club. A member of the Auto Racing Hall of Fame and National Sprint Car and Midget Halls of Fame, Carter passed away May 7, 1993 but his immediate family extended to successful USAC racing sons Pancho and Dana. One of his most notable racing victories came in a 500-lap Midget race at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1947.

Foyt, owns more USAC National feature victories than anyone in history – 154 – spanning a variety of disciplines. Universally recognized as one of the best, if not the best, driver in American motor racing history, Foyt’s accomplishments in some 40 years of competition are legendary. Four times a winner of the Indianapolis 500, he is the only driver to win the “500,” the Daytona 500 (1972), the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He also won the IROC title in 1976 and 1977 and he has been inducted in a number of Halls of Fame, too numerous to mention here. A current Indy car owner, he won the 1999 Indianapolis 500 as an owner with driver Kenny Brack. His USAC career began in 1956 and he earned his first USAC win the following year. Seven times a USAC National Champion in Indy cars, Foyt also owns three titles in Stock Cars (1968, 1978 and 1979) and was USAC’s 1972 Dirt Track Champion. His 35 consecutive starts at Indy are an all-time record as are his
13 races led and 4,909 laps completed. His 67 wins continue to lead all Indy car drivers and he is the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500 in both front-engined and rear-engined cars.

Hulman, a businessman from Terre Haute who rescued the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from disrepair in the 1940s and restored it to the prominence it had maintained in prior years, is considered as the founder of USAC and through the Indianapolis 500 helped maintain USAC’s position as a leader in the motorsports industry until his death on October 27, 1977. Through Hulman and Company, he oversaw the Clabber Girl company and his passion for the sport of auto racing was passed along to his grandson, Tony George, who not only served as president of IMS for many years but with the assistance of USAC, was instrumental in the formation of the Indy Racing League, which debuted in 1996. Hulman purchased the Speedway from Eddie Rickenbacker and hired three-time 500 winner Wilbur Shaw as the track’s president. Shaw perished in a 1954 air accident and Hulman assumed the president’s role at that time. Rose-Hulman Institute in Terre Haute bears his name in recognition of his dedicati on to higher education and philanthropy.

McCluskey, was a race driver who earned championships in USAC Indy cars (1973), Stock Cars (1969 and 1970) and Sprint Cars (1963 and 1966). Over 50 victories in USAC competition included one in the Ontario (Calif.) 500 (1972) and in his final Indy car start at Milwaukee, Wisc. in 1979. His 18 Indianapolis 500 appearances included a third-place finish in 1973. In 1967 at the 24 Hours of LeMans McCluskey is credited with a possible live-saving effort at extracting Mario Andretti from his seriously-crashed car. After his 1979 Milwaukee triumph McCluskey decided to join USAC in an official capacity and his tenure as Executive Vice President and Competition Director earned him the respect of the entire auto racing fraternity. He was responsible for numerous innovative decisions, including the inauguration of the popular “Rookie Orientation Program” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He passed away on August 29, 1993 after a bout with cancer.

Details regarding the contest for tickets to the inaugural USAC Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be released as they become firm.

Online voting for the final four inductees is now available by accessing the following link: http://apps.facebook.com/my-polls/usachalloffame.