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词条 United States Auto Club
释义

  1. History

     Triple crown  National championship  1978 plane crash  End of championship car sanctioning 

  2. Active series

      USAC Silver Crown Series    USAC National Midget Championship    USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series   USAC Western States Midget Series    USAC 360 Sprint Car Series    USAC Speed2 Midget Series   USAC Lightning Sprint National Championship  Pirelli World Challenge  Stadium Super Trucks  TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL 

  3. Former series

     USAC Gold Crown Series   USAC Stock Cars   USAC Road Racing Championship 

  4. References

  5. External links

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The United States Auto Club (USAC) is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500. Today, USAC serves as the sanctioning body for a number of racing series, including the Silver Crown Series, National Sprint Cars, National Midgets, Speed2 Midget Series, .25 Midget Series, Stadium Super Trucks, The Off-Road Championship, and Pirelli World Challenge.

History

When the American Automobile Association (AAA) withdrew from auto racing after the 1955 season, citing the Le Mans disaster and the death of Bill Vukovich at Indianapolis as contributing factors,[2] both the SCCA and NASCAR were mentioned as its potential successor.[2][3] Ultimately, USAC was formed by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony Hulman.[4] It became the arbiter of rules, car design, and other matters for what it termed championship auto racing, the highest level of USAC racing. For a while there was a separate series of specifications for championship cars designed to be run on dirt, rather than paved, tracks.

USAC's long history as an open-wheel racing sanctioning body continues today with the Silver Crown Series, National Sprint Car Series, National Midget Series, Ignite Ethanol Fuel Series, Quarter Midgets, and TORC Series. NASCAR drivers including Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, and Kasey Kahne honed their skills and captured championships while competing in various USAC series.

Triple crown

The "triple crown" is earned in USAC racing when a driver claims all three national championships (silver crown, sprint car, and midget car). Only two drivers, Tony Stewart (1995) and J. J. Yeley (2003), have achieved the triple crown in a single season. Four other drivers, Pancho Carter (1972–78), Dave Darland (1997–2001), Jerry Coons Jr. (2006–08), and Tracy Hines (2000, 2002, 2015) have claimed each of the three championships at least once in their careers. In 2012 Mike Curb and Cary Agajanian became the only car owners to win the triple crown by winning all three championships in the same year.

National championship

USAC had awarded a national championship until A. J. Foyt won his seventh title in 1979.[5] It has announced that it will begin awarding a national championship starting in 2010.[5] A driver's finishes in their 25 best races are counted toward the championship and the 2010 winner received $40,000.[5] Points are accumulated in the three national series: sprints, midgets, and silver crown.[5] Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Indiana claimed the inaugural championship, topping runner-up Levi Jones by 14 points.

This is now{{When|date=June 2017}} the Mike Curb "Super Licence" National Championship Award.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

USAC national drivers champions
  • 2010 – Bryan Clauson; Noblesville, Indiana
  • 2011 – Bryan Clauson; Noblesville, Indiana
  • 2012 – Bryan Clauson; Noblesville, Indiana
  • 2013 – Tracy Hines; New Castle, Indiana
  • 2014 – Tracy Hines; New Castle, Indiana
  • 2015 – Dave Darland; Kokomo, Indiana
  • 2016 – Brady Bacon; Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
  • 2017 – Justin Grant; Ione, California

1978 plane crash

On April 23, 1978, returning from a race at the Trenton Speedway in New Jersey, eight USAC officials, plus the pilot, were killed when their 10-seat Piper Navajo Chieftain crashed during a thunderstorm 25 miles southeast of Indianapolis.[6][7]

Killed were:[8]

  • Ray Marquette, USAC's vice-president of public affairs and a former sportswriter for The Indianapolis Star
  • Frank Delroy, chairman of USAC technical committee
  • Shim Malone, starter for USAC races and head of its midget racer division
  • Judy Phillips, graphic artist and publication director of USAC's newsletter
  • Stan Worley, chief registrar
  • Ross Teeguarden, assistant technical chairman
  • Don Peabody, head of the sprint division
  • Dr. Bruce White, assistant staff doctor
  • Don Mullendore, owner and pilot of the plane.

The effect on USAC, and for open-wheel racing in the United States, was devastating, especially since it closely followed the death of Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony Hulman.

End of championship car sanctioning

The plane crash came at a time when Indy car owners and drivers were demanding changes from USAC. Aside from the Indianapolis 500, USAC events were not well attended, and the owners felt that USAC poorly negotiated television rights. The owners also wanted increases in payouts, especially at Indy.[9] Though some think the plane crash was used as an opportunistic way to force change in the sport, it was merely an unfortunate coincidence. The seed of dissent had been growing for several years before the accident,[10] and claims the crash was an immediate cause for the 1979 CART/USAC "split" are considered for the most part unfounded.

Also unpopular were the attempts of USAC to keep the aging Offenhauser engine competitive with the newer, and much more expensive, Cosworth DFV engine using boost-limiting "pop off valves" and limiting the amount of fuel that could be used.[11]

Finally, most car owners banded together to form Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in 1978, with the first race to be run in 1979. USAC tried unsuccessfully to ban all CART owners from the 1979 Indianapolis 500, finally losing in court before the race began. Both the USAC and CART ran race schedules in 1979.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway president John Cooper was instrumental in forming a joint body of CART and USAC with the creation of the Championship Racing League in March 1980. However, in mid 1980, Cooper forced USAC to renounce their agreement with the CRL if they wanted to keep officiating the Indy 500.[12] After USAC's attempt at a 500-mile races at Pocono Raceway – which was boycotted by the CART teams, forcing USAC to fill the field with silver crown cars – USAC and CART eventually settled into a relatively peaceful co-existence, with USAC continuing to sanction the Indianapolis 500, and CART including the race in its schedule.

Active series

USAC Silver Crown Series

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| category = Sprint car racing
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| inaugural = 1971
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| current_season = 2018 USAC Silver Crown Series
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Beginning in 1971, all dirt races were split from the National Championship. From 1971 to 1980, the series was named National Dirt Car Championship, then renamed Silver Crown Series in 1981.

Champions
Season Car No. Driver Team
National Dirt Car Championship
1971 4USA}} George Snider Wilke
1972 3USA}} A. J. Foyt Foyt
1973 2USA}} Al Unser Miletich/Jones
1974 2USA}} Mario Andretti Miletich/Jones
1975 55USA}} Jimmy Caruthers Middleton
1976 29USA}} Billy Cassella Seymour
1977 4USA}} Larry Rice LeFevre
1978 21USA}} Pancho Carter Capels
1979 30USA}} Bobby Olivero Kurtz
1980 12USA}} Gary Bettenhausen Delrose/Holt
Silver Crown Series
1981 55USA}} Larry Rice Knepper
1982 39USA}} Ken Schrader Fortune
1983 9USA}} Gary Bettenhausen Delrose/Holt
1984 58USA}} Dave Blaney DePalma
1985 39USA}} Rick Hood Fortune
1986 63USA}} Jack Hewitt Hampshire
1987 63USA}} Jack Hewitt Hampshire
1988 10USA}} Steve Butler Jarrett
1989 30USA}} Chuck Gurney Kurtz
1990 54USA}} Jimmy Sills Consani
1991 35USA}} Jeff Gordon Ede
1992 10USA}} Steve Butler Jarrett
1993 69USA}} Mike Bliss McClure
1994 75USA}} Jimmy Sills Stanton
1995 25USA}} Tony Stewart Boles
1996 75USA}} Jimmy Sills Stanton
1997 56USA}} Dave Darland Foxco
1998 9USA}} Jason Leffler Goetz
1999 14USA}} Ryan Newman Ede
2000 37USA}} Tracy Hines Riggs
2001 10USA}} Paul White Cook
2002 9USA}} J. J. Yeley Stewart/East
2003 9USA}} J. J. Yeley Stewart/East
2004 9USA}} Dave Steele Stewart/East
2005 9USA}} Dave Steele Stewart/East
2006 29USA}} Bud Kaeding BK/Leffler
2007 29USA}} Bud Kaeding BK
2008 29USA}} Jerry Coons Jr RW
2009 29USA}} Bud Kaeding BK
2010 10USA}} Levi Jones Stewart/Curb-Agajanian
2011 10USA}} Levi Jones Stewart/Curb-Agajanian
2012 22USA}} Bobby East Stewart/Curb-Agajanian
2013 10USA}} Bobby East Stewart/Curb-Agajanian
2014 63USA}} Kody Swanson[13] DePalma Motorsports
2015 63USA}} Kody Swanson DePalma Motorsports
2016 98USA}} Chris Windom[14] Fred Gormly/RPM
2017 63USA}} Kody Swanson DePalma Motorsports
2018 63USA}} Kody Swanson DePalma Motorsports
2019
Race winners
  • As of the end of the 2017 season
Driver Wins
Jack Hewitt 23
Kody Swanson 19
Brian Tyler 17
Dave Steele 16
J.J. Yeley 15
Dave Darland 14
Chuck Gurney 14
Jimmy Sills 12
Bobby East 11
Gary Bettenhausen 10
Mike Bliss 10

=== USAC National Sprint Car Championship ===

{{Infobox motorsport championship
| name = USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship
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| category = Sprint car racing
| country/region = {{flag|United States}}
| inaugural = 1956
| folded =
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| tires = Hoosier Racing Tire
| champion driver = {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Windom
| champion team = Baldwin Brothers Racing
| manufacturer =
| website = {{URL|http://www.usacracing.com/news/sprint-car/|AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series}}
| current_season = 2018 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship
}}

From 1956–1960, USAC's National Sprint Car Championship was divided into two regional divisions in the Midwest and the East.

Champions
Season Car No. Driver Team
19569USA}} Midwest: Pat O'Connor Estes
1USA}} East: Tommy Hinnershitz
195721USA}} Midwest: Elmer George Hulman
USA}} East: Bill Randall
195825USA}} Midwest: Eddie Sachs Cheesman
3USA}} East: Johnny Thomson Traylor
19594USA}} Midwest: Don Branson Estes
4USA}} East: Tommy Hinnershitz Pfrommer
196051USA}} Midwest: Parnelli Jones Fike
2USA}} East: A. J. Foyt Watson
19611USA}} Parnelli Jones Fike
19621USA}} Parnelli Jones Fike
19632USA}} Roger McCluskey Homeyer
19643USA}} Don Branson Phillips
19659USA}} Johnny Rutherford Meskowski
196651USA}} Roger McCluskey Anderson
196792USA}} Greg Weld Leffler
19684, 27USA}} Larry Dickson Smith, Stapp
19692USA}} Gary Bettenhausen Davis
19702USA}} George Snider Lay
19712USA}} Gary Bettenhausen Davis
19724USA}} Sammy Sessions Amerling
19732USA}} Rollie Beale Kilman
19746USA}} Pancho Carter Stapp
197580USA}} Larry Dickson Ensign
197624USA}} Pancho Carter Stap
197756USA}} Sheldon Kinser Hammond
197843USA}} Tom Bigelow Armstrong
197943USA}} Greg Leffler Armstrong
19802USA}} Rich Vogler Seibert
19816USA}} Sheldon Kinser Leyba
19821USA}} Sheldon Kinser Leyba
198339USA}} Ken Schrader Delrose/Holt
198439USA}} Rick Hood Fortune
198539USA}} Rick Hood Fortune
19866USA}} Steve Butler Stoops
19871USA}} Steve Butler Stoops
19881USA}} Steve Butler Stoops
198969USA}} Rich Vogler Hoffman
199069USA}} Steve Butler Hoffman
19917USA}} Robbie Stanley Stanley
19921USA}} Robbie Stanley Stanley
199369USA}} Robbie Stanley Hoffman
199422kUSA}} Doug Kalitta Kalitta
199520USA}} Tony Stewart Niebel
19964cUSA}} Brian Tyler Contos
19974cUSA}} Brian Tyler Contos
19982, 12USA}} Tony Elliott Walker/Vance, Conroy
199969USA}} Dave Darland Hoffman
200066USA}} Tony Elliott Walker
200176USA}} J. J. Yeley GT
200269USA}} Tracy Hines Hoffman
200320USA}} J. J. Yeley Stewart
200420USA}} Jay Drake Stewart
20052BUSA}} Levi Jones Benic
200620USA}} Josh Wise Stewart
200720USA}} Levi Jones Stewart
200869USA}} Jerry Coons Jr Hoffman
200920USA}} Levi Jones Stewart
201020USA}} Levi Jones Stewart
201120USA}} Levi Jones Stewart
20127USA}} Bryan Clauson CTR-BCI-Curb-Agajanian
201320USA}} Bryan Clauson Stewart/Curb-Agajanian
201469USA}} Brady Bacon[15] Hoffman
201512USA}} Robert Ballou Ballou Motorsports
201669USA}} Brady Bacon[16] Hoffman
20175USA}} Chris Windom Baldwin Brothers
2018Tyler Courtney Clauson Marshall Motorsports
Race winners
  • As of the end of the 2017 season
Driver Wins
Dave Darland 59
Tom Bigelow 52
Tracy Hines 47
Jack Hewitt 46
Larry Dickson 45
Pancho Carter 42
Bryan Clauson 41
Gary Bettenhausen 40
Sheldon Kinser 37
Jon Stanbrough 35
Rich Vogler 35
Rollie Beale 32
Levi Jones 28
J.J. Yeley 28
Robert Ballou 28

USAC National Midget Championship

{{Infobox motorsport championship
| name = USAC P1 Insurance National Midget Championship
| logo = USACMidget NationalChampionshipLogo.png
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| category = Midget car racing
| country/region = {{flag|United States}}
| inaugural = 1956
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| engines = Autocraft{{·}}Chevrolet{{·}}Ed Pink{{·}}Esslinger{{·}}Fontana{{·}}Ford{{·}}Gaerte{{·}}GM Ecotec{{·}}Hawk{{·}}Honda{{·}}Mopar{{·}}Musser{{·}}Oldsmobile{{·}}Ostrich{{·}}Ott{{·}}Pontiac{{·}}Stanton{{·}}Toyota
| tires = Hoosier Racing Tire
| champion driver = {{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Bayston
| champion team = Keith Kunz Motorsports/Curb-Agajanian #97
| manufacturer = Bullet by Spike Chassis / Speedway Toyota
| website = {{URL|http://www.usacracing.com/news/midget/| USAC P1 Insurance National Midgets}}
| current_season = 2018 USAC P1 Insurance National Midget Championship
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Champions
Season Car No. Driver Team
1956USA}} Shorty Templeman
1957USA}} Shorty Templeman
1958USA}} Shorty Templeman
1959USA}} Gene Hartley
1960USA}} Jimmy Davies
1961USA}} Jimmy Davies
1962USA}} Jimmy Davies
1963USA}} Bob Wente
1964USA}} Mel Kenyon
1965USA}} Mike McGreevy
19661USA}} Mike McGreevy
19671USA}} Mel Kenyon Kenyon
19681USA}} Mel Kenyon Kenyon
19693USA}} Bob Tattersall Stroud
19705USA}} Jimmy Caruthers Caruthers
19715USA}} Jimmy Caruthers Caruthers
197281USA}} Pancho Carter Rieder
19732USA}} Larry Rice Shannon
197461USA}} Mel Kenyon Kenyon
19755USA}} Sleepy Tripp
19761USA}} Sleepy Tripp
197743USA}} Mel Kenyon Armstrong
19782USA}} Rich Vogler Caruthers
19792USA}} Steve Lotshaw Piascik
198069USA}} Rich Vogler Lockard
198161USA}} Mel Kenyon Kenyon
19825USA}} Kevin Olson Carey
19834USA}} Rich Vogler Streicher
198416USA}} Tom Bigelow Sandy
198566USA}} Mel Kenyon Burns
19862USA}} Rich Vogler Byrd
198711USA}} Kevin Olson Wilke
19881USA}} Rich Vogler Byrd
198946USA}} Russ Gamester Gamester
19904USA}} Jeff Gordon Helmling
19918USA}} Mike Streicher Streicher
199211USA}} Stevie Reeves Wilke
19939USA}} Stevie Reeves Lewis
19946USA}} Tony Stewart Lewis
19959USA}} Tony Stewart Potter
199691USA}} Kenny Irwin, Jr. Lewis
199771USA}} Jason Leffler Willoughby
19989USA}} Jason Leffler Lewis
19999USA}} Jason Leffler Lewis
200091USA}} Kasey Kahne Lewis
20019USA}} Dave Darland Lewis
20029USA}} Dave Darland Lewis
20039USA}} J. J. Yeley Lewis
20049USA}} Bobby East Lewis
200520USA}} Josh Wise Stewart
200611USA}} Jerry Coons Jr. Wilke
200711USA}} Jerry Coons Jr. Wilke-Pak
200871USA}} Cole Whitt Kunz
200917BUSA}} Brad Kuhn RW
201039USA}} Bryan Clauson Tucker/Kunz/BCI
201139USA}} Bryan Clauson CTR-Curb-Agajanian
20123USA}} Darren Hagen RFMS
201371USA}} Christopher Bell Kunz/Curb-Agajanian
201497USA}} Rico Abreu Kunz/Curb-Agajanian
201524USA}} Tracy Hines[17] Parker Machinery
201667USA}} Tanner Thorson[18] Kunz/Curb-Agajanian
201797USA}} Spencer Bayston[19] Kunz/Curb-Agajanian
2018Season Begins on March 10, 2018
Race winners
  • As of the end of the 2017 season
Driver Wins
Mel Kenyon 111
Rich Vogler 95
Bob Wente 78
Bob Tattersall 63
Sleepy Tripp 57
Jimmy Davies 48
Bryan Clauson 38
Tracy Hines 35
Gene Hartley 31
Chuck Rodee 31
Dave Darland 30
Mike McGreevy 30
Johnny Parsons 30
Gary Bettenhausen 27
Tony Stewart 27
Darren Hagen 25
Parnelli Jones 25
Dave Strickland 25

USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series

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| country/region = {{flag|United States}}
| inaugural = 2004
| folded =
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| tires = Hoosier Racing Tire
| champion driver = {{flagicon|USA}} Damion Gardner
| champion team = Alexander
| manufacturer =
| website = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/usaccrasprints/|AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series}}
| current_season = 2018 USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series
}}

The USAC/CRA AMSOIL Sprint Car Series debuted in 2004 utilizing the same cars & engines that race in USAC's AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship at dirt oval tracks across California and Arizona. The series also features combination races with the AMSOIL USAC Sprint Car National Championship.

Champions
Season Car No. Driver Team
20043USA}} Rip Williams Jory
200550USA}} Damion Gardner Chaffin
200638USA}} Cory Kruseman Crossno
20074USA}} Tony Jones Alexander
200850USA}} Mike Spencer Chaffin
200950USA}} Mike Spencer Chaffin
201050USA}} Mike Spencer Chaffin
201150USA}} Mike Spencer Chaffin
201250USA}} Mike Spencer Chaffin
20134aUSA}} Damion Gardner Alexander
20144USA}} Damion Gardner Alexander
20154USA}} Damion Gardner Alexander
20164USA}} Damion Gardner Alexander
20174USA}} Damion Gardner Alexander
2018Season Begins on March 3, 2018
[20]

USAC Western States Midget Series

{{Infobox motorsport championship
| name = Light Up The World Beverages presents the USAC Western States Midgets
| logo =
| image-size =
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| category = Midget car racing
| country/region = {{flag|United States}}
| inaugural = 1982
| folded =
| drivers =
| teams =
| constructors =
| tires = Hoosier Racing Tire
| champion driver =
| champion team =
| manufacturer =
| website = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/usacwsmidgets/|USAC Western States Midgets}}
| current_season = 2017 USAC Western States Midgets
}}

USAC started the Western States Midgets in 1982 utilizing the same cars & engines that race in the USAC National Midgets. The series solely races on dirt ovals across California but in past raced on pavement ovals as well. The series does run co-sanctioned races with USAC's National Midget Series (including the historic Turkey Night Grand Prix race) and the Bay Cities Racing Association Midgets.

Champions
Season Car No. Driver Team
1982 Jeff Haywood
1983 Sleepy Tripp
1984 Tommy White
1985 Sleepy Tripp
1986 Robby Flock
1987 Sleepy Tripp
1988 Sleepy Tripp
1989 Robby Flock
1990 Sleepy Tripp
1991 Sleepy Tripp
1992 Sleepy Tripp
1993 Robby Flock
1994 Johnny Cofer
1995 Billy Boat
1996 Jay Drake
1997 Ricky Shelton
1998 Rick Hendrix
1999 Marc DeBeaumont
2000 Wally Pankratz
2001 Danny Ebberts
2002 Robby Flock
2003 Steve Paden
2004 Johnny Rodriguez
2005 Jerome Rodela
2006 Jerome Rodela
200787 Johnny Rodriguez Mitchell Motorsports
200840 Nic Faas Western Speed
200947 Garrett Hansen Bondio
201025 Alex Schutte Rodela
201121k Cory Kruseman Kruseman
2012 (Overall)7 Shannon McQueen McQueen
2012 (Dirt)15 David Prickett Neverlift
2012 (Pavement)17n Chad Nichols Nichols
2013 (Overall)68Ronnie GardnerSix8
2013 (Dirt)
2013 (Pavement)29 Chad Nichols Team 17/Eskesen
2014 (Overall)68Ronnie GardnerSix8
2014 (Dirt)
2014 (Pavement)17 Chad Nichols Team17
201568 Ronnie Gardner Six8
201668 Ronnie Gardner Six8
2017Season Ends on November 23, 2017
[21]

USAC 360 Sprint Car Series

USAC sanctions several regional 360 c.i.d. non-wing sprint car series across the country. USAC's West Coast Sprint Car Series was launched in 2009 by Santa Maria Speedway promoter Chris Kearns, and joined forces with USAC in 2010. The West Coast series primarily races at tracks across California while also having special event races in Nevada. USAC's Southwest Sprint Car Series was launched in 1991 as the Arizona Sprint Car Racing Association. The series joined forces with USAC in 2012.[22]. The Southwest series primarily races at tracks in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico while also having special event races in Arkansas, Kansas & Oklahoma.

USAC and URC Sprint Caf Series promoter Curt Michael joined forces to create the USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series, with the first season beginining in 2018.[23]

Champions{{col-begin}}{{col-1-of-2}}
Season Car No. Driver Team
USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series
201377M R.J. Johnson Michael
201477M R.J. Johnson Michael
201577M R.J. Johnson Michael
201677M R.J. Johnson Michael
201751 R.J. Johnson Martin
[24]
{{col-2-of-2}}
Season Car No. Driver Team
USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series
20103S Craig Stidham Don & Craig Stidham
201110 Richard Vander Weerd Ron Vander Weerd
201229 Bud Kaeding Junior Bowman
201317V Danny Faria Jr. Danny Faria Jr.
201437 Matt Mitchell Matt Mitchell
201517V Danny Faria Jr. Junior Bowman
201691 Brody Roa BR Performance
2017Season Ends on November 23, 2017
[25]
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USAC Speed2 Midget Series

USAC formed the Speed2 Midget Series (formerly known as the Ford Focus Midget Series, Ignite Midget Series and HPD Midget Series) in 2002 with several regional divisions running across the United States on both dirt & pavement oval tracks. With exception to the engine, the cars used are the same as National & Western States Midget cars. The powerplants currently used are 4-cylinder production-based engines with stock internal dimensions to save costs for competitors. The series started out as a spec engine class, originally with Ford supplying their Zetec engine from 2002-2012, and then HPD supplying their K24 engine starting in 2013.

National Championship

The Speed2 Midget Series National Champion has been determined in a variety of ways. The inaugural championship, 2005, was decided by a two-race series (one dirt, one pavement). Subsequent national champions were determined by a single "national championship race" held at various locations. This format was used until 2010. In 2011, a points system was instituted to determine the national champion. Counting only a drivers twelve best finishes, the system allowed drivers from multiple regions to compete under a common points structure for a season-long championship. The 2012 season did not award a national champion, however the respective regional champions were honored at USAC Night of Champions.

National Champions
  • 2005: Robbie Ray; Davenport, IA;
  • 2006: Michael Faccinto; Hanford, CA ; Scelzi #4x
  • 2007: James Robertson; Indianapolis, IN; Steele #1
  • 2008: Alex Bowman; Tucson, AZ; Bowman #55
  • 2009: Kyle Hamilton; Danville, IN; Steele #1
  • 2010: Nick Drake; Mooresville, NC; Cline #55
  • 2011: Nick Drake; Mooresville, NC; Cline #55
Regional Champions
Season Series Driver
2002
2003 California (North) Josh Lakatos
California (South) Todd Hunsaker
Indiana Robbie Ray
2004 California (North) Bradley Galedrige
California (South) Chris Rahe
Carolina / Virginia Chase Scott
Midwest Tate Martz
Speedrome Brice Kenyon
2005 California (Dirt) Chase Barber
California (Pavement) Alex Harris
Carolina / Virginia Chase Scott
Midwest Tate Martz
Northeast Michael Sboro
Oklahoma Jasiel Randolph
Speedrome Jamie Williams
2006 California (Dirt) Bobby Michnowicz
California (Pavement) Tim Skoglund
Carolina / Virginia Chase Scott
Florida Ryan Smith
Indiana James Robertson
Midwest (Dirt) Jordan Noblitt
Midwest (Pavement) Tate Martz
Northeast Ryan Smith
2007 California (Dirt) Nic Faas
California (Pavement) Tim Skoglund
Carolina Tanner Swanson
Indiana Chett Gehrke
Midwest James Robertson
Northeast Jeff Abold
UMARRA Mario Clouser
Utah Tim Savage
2008 California (Dirt) Alex Bowman
California (Junior) Charlie Butcher
California (Pavement) Ian Miille
Carolinas Bradley Riethmeyer
IndianaKyle Hamilton
Midwest
Utah Kipp Posey
UMARA Branden Allen
2009 California (Dirt) Brody Roa
California (Pavement) Nik Romano
California (Young Guns) Kyle Edwards
Carolina Jeremy Frankoski
Midwest Joe Liguori
UMARA Joe Liguori
Utah Kipp Posey
2010 Eastern Scott Hunter
Eastern (Young Guns) Jesse Little
Midwest Joe Liguori
Midwest (Young Guns) Cooper Clouse
Western Nick Carlson
Western (Young Guns) Jarid Blondel
Utah Michael Daniels
2011 DMA Joe Krawiec
Eastern Nick Drake
Eastern (dirt) Scott Hunter
Eastern (pavement) Jarett Andretti
Eastern (Young Guns) Jared Irvan
Midwest Ross Rankine
Midwest (Young Guns) Sam McGhee
Utah Jim Waters
WesternBrodie Kostecki
Western (Young Guns)
2012 DMA Kevin Chaffee
Eastern Jared Irvan
Midwest (Dirt)Ross Rankine
Midwest (Pavement)
Northwest Jared Peterson
Western (Dirt) Cory Elliott
Western (Pavement) Bryant Dawson
Western North Garret Peterson
2013 DMA Joe Krawiec
Eastern Chris Lamb
Midwest (Dirt) Gage Walker
Midwest (Pavement) Cooper Clouse
Washington Chase Goetz
Western Jarid Blondel
Western (Dirt) Cory Elliott
Western (Pavement) Bryant Dawson
2014 DMA Adam Pierson
Eastern Scott Hunter
Midwest (Dirt)Austin Nemire
Midwest (Pavement)
Washington Chase Goetz
Western Shawn Buckley
Western (Dirt) Ashley Hazelton
2015 DMA Adam Pierson
Eastern Chris Lamb
Midwest Alex Watson
Western Cody Jessop
Western (Dirt) Shawn Buckley
Western (Pavement) Dylan Nobile
Western (Restricted) Jesse Love IV
2016 DMA Adam Pierson
Eastern Chris Lamb
IMRA Jeff Mallonee
Midwest Thunder Gage Etgen
WesternJesse Love IV
Western (Dirt)
Western (Pavement) Toni Breidinger
Western (Restricted) Blake Brannon
2017 DMA Dean Christensen
Eastern Jessica Bean
Gulf Coast Kyle Jones
IMRA Dillon Morley
Midwest Thunder Aaron Leffel
Western (Overall)
Western (Dirt)
Western (Pavement)

USAC Lightning Sprint National Championship

USAC started the Speedway Motors Lightning Sprint National Championship in 2017 for local tracks running Lightning Sprint cars. The points format counts the 12 best races at USAC sanctioned tracks. [26]

Pirelli World Challenge

{{main|Pirelli World Challenge}}

Pirelli World Challenge, was started in 1990 and switched to USAC sanctioning in 2017[27]. The championship currently races on road and street courses across the United States and Canada with seven different classes for GT cars & Touring cars. The series is currently managed by WC Vision.

Stadium Super Trucks

{{main|Stadium Super Trucks}}

The Stadium Super Trucks series was founded in 2013 by former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon. It is sanctioned by USAC,[28] though Gordon and sponsorship marketing company Elevation Group co-own the series.[29]

TORC: The Off-Road Championship presented by AMSOIL

{{main article|TORC: The Off-Road Championship}}

The Off-Road Championship was founded in 2009 by motocross racer Rick Johnson and it was managed the race operations and officiated the events.[30] USAC took over complete management of the series in 2010.[30] The complete management ended in August 2013 season when it was sold to The Armory. USAC returned to offication / race control and the series was renamed "TORC: The Off Road Championship" for 2014.

  • 2009 Pro 4x4: Rick Huseman, Pro 2WD: Rob MacCachren
  • 2010 Pro 4x4: Johnny Greaves, Pro 2WD: Ricky Johnson
  • 2011 Pro 4x4: Ricky Johnson, Pro 2WD Bryce Menzies
  • 2012 Pro 4x4: Ricky Johnson, Pro 2WD Bryce Menzies
  • 2013 Pro 4x4: Johnny Greaves, Pro 2WD: Bryce Menzies
  • 2014 Pro 4x4: Johnny Greaves, Pro 2WD: CJ Greaves

Former series

=== USAC Championship Car Series ===

{{main article|List of USAC Championship Car seasons}}
USAC Championship Car Season Champions
1956USA}} Jimmy Bryan season
1957USA}} Jimmy Bryan season
1958USA}} Tony Bettenhausen season
1959USA}} Rodger Ward season
1960USA}} A. J. Foyt season
1961USA}} A. J. Foyt season
1962USA}} Rodger Ward season
1963USA}} A. J. Foyt season
1964USA}} A. J. Foyt season
1965USA}} Mario Andretti season
1966USA}} Mario Andretti season
1967USA}} A. J. Foyt season
1968USA}} Bobby Unser season
1969USA}} Mario Andretti season
1970USA}} Al Unser season
1971USA}} Joe Leonard season
1972USA}} Joe Leonard season
1973USA}} Roger McCluskey season
1974USA}} Bobby Unser season
1975USA}} A. J. Foyt season
1976USA}} Gordon Johncock season
1977USA}} Tom Sneva season
1978USA}} Tom Sneva season
1979USA}} A. J. Foyt season
1980USA}} Johnny Rutherford season

USAC Gold Crown Series

Starting in 1981, USAC scaled back their participation in Indy car racing outside of the Indianapolis 500. The preeminent national championship season was instead being sanctioned by CART. USAC developed a split-calendar season, beginning in June, and ending in May with the Indy 500. After 1983, however, the Gold Crown schedule would consist of only one event per season (Indy 500), and the Gold Crown title would be regarded largely as ceremonial. The winner of the Indianapolis 500 would be the de facto Gold Crown champion, as it was the lone points-paying event. The title and the "series" were retired after the 1994–1995 season.

USAC Gold Crown Series Champions
1981–82USA}} George Snider season [31]
1982–83USA}} Tom Sneva season [32]
1983–84USA}} Rick Mears season [33]
1984-85USA}} Danny Sullivan season [34]
1985-86USA}} Bobby Rahal season [35]
1986-87USA}} Al Unser season [36]
1987-88USA}} Rick Mears season [37]
1988-89BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi season [38]
1989-90NED}} Arie Luyendyk season [39]
1990-91USA}} Rick Mears season [40]
1991-92USA}} Al Unser, Jr. season [41]
1992-93BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi season [42]
1993-94USA}} Al Unser, Jr. season [43]
1994-95CAN}} Jacques Villeneuve season [44]

USAC Stock Cars

{{main article|USAC Stock Car}}

USAC featured a stock car division from 1956 to 1984.

Past Champions
YearChampion2nd Place3rd PlaceRookie Of The Year
1956*Johnny MantzMarshall TeagueLes SnowNone
1957Jerry UnserRalph MoodySam HanksNone
1958Fred LorenzenMike KlapakNorm NelsonNone
1959Fred LorenzenMike KlapakNelson StacyNone
1960Norm NelsonPaul GoldsmithTony BettenhausenNone
1961Paul GoldsmithNorm NelsonElmer MusgraveNone
1962Paul GoldsmithDon WhiteNorm NelsonNone
1963Don WhiteA. J. FoytNorm NelsonSal Tovella
1964Parnelli JonesNorm NelsonDon WhiteJoe Leonard
1965Norm NelsonPaul GoldsmithDon WhiteBilly Foster
1966Norm NelsonDon WhiteBilly FosterButch Hartman
1967Don WhiteParnelli JonesJack BowsherAl Unser
1968A. J. FoytRoger McCluskeyDon WhiteDick Trickle
1969Roger McCluskeyA. J. FoytDon WhiteVerlin Eaker
1970Roger McCluskeyNorm NelsonA. J. FoytBilly Reis
1971Butch HartmanJack BowsherRoger McCluskeyJ. Booher/B. Schroyer
1972Butch HartmanRoger McCluskeyPaul FeldnerChuck McWilliams
1973Butch HartmanRamo StottBay DarnellIrv Janey
1974Butch HartmanNorm NelsonRamo StottKen Rowley
1975Ramo StottButch HartmanSal TovellaLen Gittemeier
1976Butch HartmanRamo StottSal TovellaWayne Watercutter
1977Paul FeldnerRamo StottSal TovellaDave Watson
1978A. J. FoytTerry RyanBay DarnellJoe Ruttman
1979A. J. FoytBay DarnellRusty WallaceRusty Wallace
1980Joe RuttmanRusty WallaceBay DarnellKen Schrader
1981Dean RoperSal TovellaKen SchraderRick Hanley
1982Dean RoperBay DarnellRick O'BrienJ. Schwister/J. Lindhorst
1983Dean RoperButch GarnerRick O'BrienRoger Drake
1984David GoldsberryKen RowleyJim HallDavid Goldsberry
  • The inaugural season featured two subtitles: Pacific Coast (won by Sam Hanks) and Short Track (Troy Ruttman).

USAC Road Racing Championship

{{main article|USAC Road Racing Championship}}

From 1958 until 1962, USAC sanctioned a road racing championship.[45] It was held for sports cars from 1958–1961, and adopted Formula Libre rules in 1962.

Year Champion Car Report
1958USA}} Dan Gurney Ferrari 375 Plus
Ferrari 290 MM 		season
1959USA}} Augie Pabst Ferrari 625 TR
Scarab Mk. II-Chevrolet 		season
1960USA}} Carroll Shelby Maserati Tipo 61
Scarab Mk. II-Chevrolet 		season
1961GBR}} Ken Miles Porsche 718 RS 61 season
1962USA}} Roger Penske Cooper T53-Climax season

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33. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1983-84.htm|title=1983–84 Gold Crown Championship|publisher=ChampCarStats.com|accessdate=2009-05-25}}
34. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1985u.htm|title=1984–85 Gold Crown Championship|publisher=ChampCarStats.com|accessdate=2009-05-25}}
35. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1986u.htm|title=1985–86 Gold Crown Championship|publisher=ChampCarStats.com|accessdate=2009-05-25}}
36. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1987u.htm|title=1986–87 Gold Crown Championship|publisher=ChampCarStats.com|accessdate=2009-05-25}}
37. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1988u.htm|title=1987–88 Gold Crown Championship|publisher=ChampCarStats.com|accessdate=2009-05-25}}
38. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1989u.htm|title=1988–89 Gold Crown Championship|publisher=ChampCarStats.com|accessdate=2009-05-25}}
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Jim Dittemore 1971 Lola/Chevrolet T192

External links

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