LAWRENCEBURG: USAC INDIANA MIDGET WEEK

This Saturday night, June 4, the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship takes the show to Lawrenceburg Speedway for round two of USAC Indiana Midget Week, the venue which hosted the first ever Indiana Midget Week race in 2005. (DB3, Inc. Photo)

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Lawrenceburg, Indiana (June 1, 2022)………As a USAC Indiana Midget Week championship representative in last year’s starting lineup at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway, Logan Seavey knew full well what it took to compete and win during the most intense and busy week(s) of the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship season.

The 2019 IMW titlist from Sutter, California, showed the way at the 3/8-mile oval to survive and withstand a late-race cascade of cautions and challenges levied by eventual 2021 IMW champ Buddy Kofoid.

This Saturday night, June 4, Seavey, Kofoid and a whole bunch more take the show to the high-banked dirt track for the first time since that point, for round two of the mini-series at Lawrenceburg, the track in which the first ever Indiana Midget Week race was held back in 2005.

In addition to Seavey’s 2021 victory, he roared to victory during Indiana Sprint Week at Lawrenceburg a little less than two months later. In Indiana Midget Week competition at the Burg, Seavey has also taken 3rd in 2019 and 9th in 2018.

Buddy Kofoid shares the same team and car number (Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 67) as Lawrenceburg’s first Indiana Midget Week winner, Jay Drake, in 2005, who currently serves with the team as its manager and driver coach. Penngrove, California’s Kofoid, the reigning USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget and Indiana Midget Week titlist, led the first five laps of the 2020 IMW appearance at Lawrenceburg en route to a 2nd place finish, then finished 2nd once more in 2021.

Zach Daum (Pocahontas, Ill.) has been a consistent frontrunner during IMW at Lawrenceburg and scored a victory in the event during the 2013 season. He’s also finished 6th in 2019 as well as 7th in 2010, 9th in 2011 and 2014, and 10th in 2012.

Thomas Meseraull (San Jose, Calif.) nearly scored a victory in the 2020 IMW round at Lawrenceburg, finishing 3rd after leading a race-high 21 laps. Meseraull was also the fastest qualifier in 2020 and also earned a USAC National Sprint Car win at the track in 2015.

Steve Buckwalter (Royersford, Pa.) notched a third in 2009 at Lawrenceburg for his best IMW result at the track and also finished 9th in 2010. His 12-lap track record from 2009 has also stood the test of time, clocking in at 2:59.60.

Justin Grant (Ione, California) possesses a record of four USAC National Sprintcar victories at Lawrenceburg in his career. A fourth place finish during IMW in 2021 at Lawrenceburg has been the best thus far along with a 7th in 2017, although, he does own a fast qualifying time there during IMW in 2019.

Cannon McIntosh (Bixby, Okla.) has made a trio of successful Lawrenceburg IMW appearances, finishing inside the top-ten in each instance, earning fifth in 2019 followed by a hard-charging 22nd to 6th run in 2020 and a 9th in 2021.

Brenham Crouch’s debut on the Lawrenceburg high banks brought him his best career USAC National Midget finish when the Lubbock, Texas driver garnered a fifth place result during Indiana Midget Week in 2021 after starting back in the 13th position.

Muskogee, Oklahoma’s Kaylee Bryson burst onto the scene with a sterling seventh place performance during Lawrenceburg’s IMW feature in 2020. She followed it up with an 8th place finish in 2021 after starting 19th.

Jason McDougal (Broken Arrow, Okla.), recently tabbed to take over as the pilot of the Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #19, finished ninth at Lawrenceburg’s IMW round in 2020. His teammate, Hayden Reinbold (Gilbert, Ariz.) qualified an impressive 6th at the event in 2021 but endured a flip during the heat race which prevented him from participating in the feature.

Back in the Burg lineup are Mooresville, North Carolina’s Ethan Mitchell (15th in 2021), St. Peters, Missouri’s Sam Johnson (17th in 2018), Snohomish, Washington’s Chance Crum (18th in 2021), Macdoel, California’s Maria Cofer (18th in 2020), Princeton, Indiana’s Kyle Cummins (20th in 2021) and Colby, Kansas’ Bryant Wiedeman (12th in 2021) while Blake Brannon will be looking to qualify for his first Burg feature after falling shy of the last transfer spot by two positions in the 2021 meet.

Seeking their first Lawrenceburg on-track experiences on Saturday night are third-place points driver Mitchel Moles (Raisin City, Calif.), plus multi-time series fast qualifier Taylor Reimer (Bixby, Okla.), third-place Ocala finisher Jade Avedisian (Clovis, Calif.), Badger Midget champion Chase McDermand (Springfield, Ill.) and two-time USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget titlist Jacob Denney (Galloway, Ohio), plus Kiwi Travis Buckley (Auckland, N.Z.), CB Industries Rookies Dominic Gorden (Clovis, Calif.) and Jace Park (Overland Park, Kan.) as well as Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports newcomers Mariah Ede (Fresno, Calif.) and Cade Lewis (Bakersfield, Calif.)

This Saturday night, June 4, it’s USAC Indiana Midget Week featuring the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, the Kelsey Chevrolet Sprint Cars and the KOI Auto Parts Modifieds.

Pits open at 3pm Eastern with grandstands opening at 5pm, drivers meeting at 5:15pm and hot laps at 6pm.

Tickets and pit passes will be sold at the gate.

Every Indiana Midget Week event will be streamed LIVE on FloRacing at https://bit.ly/3u7ID2N.

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2022 INDIANA MIDGET WEEK SCHEDULE:

Friday, June 3: Bloomington Speedway – Bloomington, Ind.

Saturday, June 4: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Ind.

Sunday, June 5: Tri-State Speedway – Haubstadt, Ind.

Wednesday, June 8: Circle City Raceway – Indianapolis, Ind.

Thursday, June 9: Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Ind.

Friday, June 10: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Gas City, Ind.

Saturday, June 11: Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Ind.

INDIANA MIDGET WEEK WINS AT LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY:

3-Rico Abreu

2-Bryan Clauson

1-Spencer Bayston, Zach Daum, Jay Drake, Darren Hagen, Tracy Hines, Kyle Larson, Logan Seavey, Brad Sweet, Kevin Swindell & Chris Windom

INDIANA MIDGET WEEK WINNERS AT LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY:

2005: Jay Drake (8/18)

2007: Kevin Swindell (8/11)

2008: Brad Sweet (8/9)

2009: Bryan Clauson (6/13)

2010: Tracy Hines (6/19)

2011: Bryan Clauson (6/11)

2012: Darren Hagen (6/16)

2013: Zach Daum (6/15)

2014: Rico Abreu (6/14)

2015: Rico Abreu (6/13)

2017: Rico Abreu (6/10)

2018: Spencer Bayston (6/2)

2019: Chris Windom (6/8)

2020: Kyle Larson (6/20)

2021: Logan Seavey (6/5)

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINS AT LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY:

3-Rico Abreu, Jimmy Davies & Rich Vogler

2-Bryan Clauson & Stevie Reeves

1-Spencer Bayston, Tom Bigelow, Zach Daum, Jay Drake, A.J. Foyt, Darren Hagen, Tracy Hines, Steve Knepper, Kyle Larson, Kevin Olson, Logan Seavey, Mike Streicher, Brad Sweet, Kevin Swindell, Chris Windom & J.J. Yeley

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET WINNERS AT LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY:

1961: A.J. Foyt (8/4) & Jimmy Davies (9/10)

1964: Jimmy Davies (6/10)

1965: Jimmy Davies (5/9)

1986: Tom Bigelow (7/19)

1987: Stevie Reeves (6/6)

1988: Rich Vogler (5/21) & Rich Vogler (8/13)

1989: Kevin Olson (6/24) & Rich Vogler (10/8)

1990: Mike Streicher (7/7)

1991: Steve Knepper (5/11)

1993: Stevie Reeves (6/5)

2003: J.J. Yeley (6/1)

2005: Jay Drake (8/18)

2007: Kevin Swindell (8/11)

2008: Brad Sweet (8/9)

2009: Bryan Clauson (6/13)

2010: Tracy Hines (6/19)

2011: Bryan Clauson (6/11)

2012: Darren Hagen (6/16)

2013: Zach Daum (6/15)

2014: Rico Abreu (6/14)

2015: Rico Abreu (6/13)

2017: Rico Abreu (6/10)

2018: Spencer Bayston (6/2)

2019: Chris Windom (6/8)

2020: Kyle Larson (6/20)

2021: Logan Seavey (6/5)

TRACK RECORDS FOR USAC NATIONAL MIDGETS AT LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY:

1 Lap – 8/9/2008 – Bobby East – 13.660 – 98.829 mph

8 Laps – 8/9/2008 – Danny Stratton – 1:53.03 – 95.550 mph

12 Laps – 6/13/2009 – Steve Buckwalter – 2:59.60 – 90.200 mph

INDIANA MIDGET WEEK CHAMPIONS: (2005-2021)

2005: Shane Cottle

2006: Shane Cottle

2007: Jerry Coons Jr.

2008: Tracy Hines

2009: Bryan Clauson

2010: Tracy Hines & Brad Kuhn

2011: Bryan Clauson

2012: Darren Hagen

2013: Christopher Bell

2014: Rico Abreu

2015: Rico Abreu

2016: Bryan Clauson

2017: Shane Golobic

2018: Spencer Bayston

2019: Logan Seavey

2020: Kyle Larson

2021: Buddy Kofoid

ALL-TIME INDIANA MIDGET WEEK WINS: (2005-2021)

9-Bryan Clauson & Kyle Larson

5-Christopher Bell & Tanner Thorson

4-Rico Abreu

3-Spencer Bayston, Shane Cottle, Tyler Courtney, Darren Hagen, Brad Kuhn, Michael Pickens & Chris Windom

2-Jerry Coons Jr., Buddy Kofoid, Davey Ray, Logan Seavey, Brad Sweet

1-Brady Bacon, Chad Boat, Steve Buckwalter, Kyle Cummins, Dave Darland, Zach Daum, Corey Day, Jay Drake, Justin Grant, Tracy Hines, Levi Jones, Thomas Meseraull, Johnny Rodriguez, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kevin Swindell & Kevin Thomas Jr.