American Dirt

06/14/2026

🔥 THE ANALYTICS OF ACCELERATION: Jett Barnes' Meteoric Rise in Dirt Open-Wheel Racing 🔥

The developmental paradigm in dirt track racing has officially shifted. Teenagers are bypassing traditional multi-year learning curves and beating seasoned international professionals.
At just 15 years old, Visalia, CA native Jett Barnes has emerged as the ultimate case study in rapid ascension. By mid-2026, he transitioned from a dominant micro-sprint champion to a regional winged sprint car winner and a national midget racing standout.

Here is a breakdown of the technical adaptability, engineering partnerships, and family-backed foundations fueling his championship-caliber trajectory. 👇

🛠️ The Foundation: Box Stock, Mini Dwarfs & The Tulsa Shootout

Before moving to full-sized cars, Jett mastered varying centers of gravity, tire contact patches, and steering responses by winning across three distinct disciplines in 2018: mini dwarfs, box stock outlaw karts, and junior micro sprints.
* The TEN-J Alliance: At just 7 years old, his talent caught the attention of TEN-J Chassis, becoming their exclusive factory junior sprint driver for the 2019 Tulsa Shootout.
* Hands-on Engineering: Jett’s father, Nick Barnes, spent months in the shop tailoring the custom machine. This hands-on collaboration taught Jett the mechanical fundamentals of chassis flex, roll centers, and shock dampening from day one.
* Instant Results: At the 2019 Tulsa Shootout, Jett executed clean slide jobs to win his qualifier, locked into the 10th starting spot for the A-Main, and methodically sliced through a chaotic field to secure a 3rd-place podium finish in his maiden appearance.

🏆 Micro Sprint Dominance & Delta Speedway

To refine his racecraft, Jett spent years tackling the highly technical 1/7th-mile Delta Speedway in Stockton, CA—a track known for demanding extreme throttle control.
* 2021: At 10 years old, he captured the Delta Speedway Restricted Track Championship, accumulating 6 feature wins over the season.
* 2024: Secured his second career Turkey Bowl victory during Turkey Bowl XXV in the high-horsepower Non-Wing ranks.
* 2025 Open-Air Dominance: Pulled double-duty at the Delta season opener, finishing 2nd in Super 600 and leading all 30 laps of the Non-Wing main event to take the checkered flag against a 25-car field.

🚀 Bypassing the Learning Curve: Winged 360 Sprint Cars

The jump to a full-sized Winged 360 Sprint Car is notoriously steep due to massive increases in aerodynamic downforce and engine torque. Jett skipped the acclimation period entirely.
* The Carnett Clash (Aug 2025): At 14 years old, driving his family-backed No. 7, Jett entered Placerville Speedway. He executed precise slide jobs against a veteran-heavy field, fending off regional standouts to secure his first career Winged 360 main event victory. Multi-time champion Andy Forsberg, who started on the pole, finished 20th after struggling with track conditions.

🌪️ The Chili Bowl Breakthrough

In January 2026, Jett made his national midget debut at the 40th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals inside Tulsa's SageNet Center, driving the prestigious Swindell Speedlab / Bertrand Motorsports No. 1A.
* The Prelim Shockwave: During Tuesday’s qualifier, Jett charged from 5th to 2nd in his heat. In the 30-lap preliminary A-Main, the 14-year-old ripped the cushion to finish 3rd on the podium behind Blake Hahn and Hank Davis, shocking the dirt racing industry.
* Saturday Night Lights: Jett won his B-Main feature to transfer directly into the elite 55-lap Saturday night A-Main grid of 24 drivers, establishing himself as a premier national talent despite a late-race mechanical retirement.

🏁 The Jason Meyers Racing Alliance

Jett’s performance caught the eye of two-time World of Outlaws champion Jason Meyers. In March 2026, a formal developmental alliance was formed with Jason Meyers Racing (JMR).
* Watsonville Opener: Jett took the Keith Day Company Fast Time Award and drove the JMR No. 14 to a 3rd-place podium finish.
* April 3, 2026: Claimed his first Gold Star GMC Sprint Car feature victory at Watsonville, executing a spectacular high-side pass with 5 laps to go to take the win.
* May 15, 2026: Earned his fourth consecutive Fast Time Award at Watsonville and drove from 4th to execute a clean pass for the lead on lap 18, driving away from the field on a late green-white-checkered restart.

⚡ History Made: The NARC 410 Win at Douglas County

By June 2026, having just turned 15, Jett stepped up to the ultimate West Coast classification: the NARC King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series (boasting over 900 horsepower).
On June 12, 2026, at Oregon's Douglas County Dirt Track—in just his third career start in a 410 sprint car—Jett made history:
1. Qualified 3rd overall (12.259 seconds).
2. Won the 6-lap NARC Dash to secure the pole for the main event.
3. Led all 30 laps of the A-Main feature, showing masterful defensive composure against intense slide jobs from Australian champion James McFadden and West Coast powerhouse Justin Sanders on a rapidly deteriorating track surface.
Winning a NARC 410 feature in only his third start cements Jett Barnes as one of the fastest-developing prospects in the history of West Coast open-wheel racing.

📊 The Pillars of His Success

Jett’s rapid ascension is built on three core technical elements:
* Early Multi-Class Exposure: Simultaneously racing karts, dwarfs, and micros built an incredibly adaptable driving style.
* Mechanical Literacy: Working on hand-built chassis with his father gave him a deep understanding of vehicle dynamics, allowing him to provide elite feedback to crew chiefs like Jason Meyers.
* High-Pressure Adaptability: Thriving in high-stakes crown jewels (Tulsa Shootout, Chili Bowl) developed the mental discipline required to out-maneuver veteran racers.
Supported by a dedicated network—including Four Seasons Construction, Miy Coffee, Sander Wheels, Eddie Bought In, and his parents, Nick and Kathalyn—Jett Barnes is a driver to watch on the national stage. If he maintains this trajectory, expect to see this West Coast prodigy move from regional dirt tracks to the absolute highest levels of professional motorsports. 🏎️💨

American Dirt 2026
Photo credit: Jett Barnes

02/18/2026

02/18/2026

A LOOK BACK: 1985 USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SEASON(continued)

CRESTLINER/USAC NATIONAL SPRINT RACE RESULTS: July 6, 1985 -- West Memphis, Arkansas -- Riverside Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-14.319; 2. J.T. Hayes, 5, Hayes-14.440; 3. Mike Ward, 88, Ward-14.546; 4. Jim Cofer, 4, Pack-14.560; 5. Kenny Conrad, 9, Conrad-14.585; 6. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Leyba-14.717; 7. Ronnie Daniels, 7H, Hanks-14.726; 8. Mark Zorich, 3, Zorich-14.784; 9. Ray Bugg, 25, Bugg-14.814; 10. Mike Hoover, 14, Hoover-14.873; 11. Jim Bowden, 29, Holton-14.935; 12. Ricky Stenhouse, 3, Miller-15.066; 13. Bud Ward, 55, Ward-15.072; 14. Lee Brewer, Jr. 24D, JD Transports-15.185; 15. Paul Hart, 32, Hart-15.241; 16. Mike Walker, 1c, Littlejohn-15.262; 17. Manny Rockhold, 71, Rockhold-15.435; 18. Mike Brewer, 44, Brewer-15.544; 19. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-15.549; 20. Steve Byrd, 21R, Byrd-15.658; 21. Corky Green, 5x, Green-15.980; 22. David Smith, 28, Smith-16.028; 23. Bubba Marshall, 05, Marshall-NT; 24. Joe Gillentine, 42, Gillentine-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Cofer, 2. Hood, 3. Hoover, 4. B. Ward, 5. Fager, 6. D. Smith. 2:30.65

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Rockhold, 2. L. Brewer, 3. Green, 4. Hayes, 5. Bowden, 6. Stenhouse, 7. Conrad, 8. Byrd. 2:28.39

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Sheldon Kinser, 2. M. Ward, 3. Bugg, 4. Hart, 5. M. Brewer. 2:23.62

"LAST CHANCE" RACE: (12 laps) 1. Daniels, 2. Conrad, 3. Walker, 4. Zorich, 5. M. Brewer, 6. D. Smith, 7. Fager, 8. Byrd. NT

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Mike Ward, 2. Sheldon Kinser, 3. J.T. Hayes, 4. Manny Rockhold, 5. Bud Ward, 6. Mike Brewer, 7. Ray Joe Fager, 8. Ray Bugg, 9. Steve Byrd, 10. Rick Hood, 11. Corky Green, 12. Jim Cofer, 13. Lee Brewer, Jr., 14. Mark Zorich, 15. Mike Walker, 16. Ronnie Daniels, 17. Kenny Conrad, 18. Mike Hoover, 19. Paul Hart, 20. David Smith. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-16 Sheldon Kinser, Laps 17-40 Mike Ward.

NEW CRESTLINER/USAC NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Hood-474; 2-Sheldon Kinser-272; 3-Butler-266; 4-Rice-179; 5-Shepherd-126; 6-Elliott-118; 7-Mockler-100; 8-Staab-97; 9-G. Bettenhausen-85; 10-Rockhold-67.

NEXT CRESTLINER/USAC NATIONAL SPRINT RACE: July 11 - Danville, IL - Vermilion County Fair & Expo Speedway - 30 Laps



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CRESTLINER/USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 11, 1985 -- Danville, Illinois -- Vermilion County Fair .6 Expo Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tom Tepe, 51, King/Powers-14.749; 2. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-14.944; 3. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Leyba-14.947; 4. Terry Shepherd, 7s, Shepherd-14.954; 5. Tray House, 6x, Poor-15.027; 6. Steve Chassey, 56, Gohr-15.038; 7. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-15.045; 8. Alan Brown, 4s, Snyder-15.047; 9. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-15.049; 10. Jac Haudenschild, 7c, Chupp-15.054; 11. Greg Staab, 44, BUF-15.058; 12. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-15.063; 13. Steve Butler, 37, G & R-15.157; 14. Denny Stewart, 33, Stewart-15.309; 15. Keith Campbell, 53, Campbell-15.311; 16. Tim Bookmiller, 42, Bookmiller-15.363; 17. Kelly Kinser, 1, Toney-15.416; 18. Andy Stapp, 77x, Stapp-15.468; 19. Warren Mockler, 7GW, Mockler-15.517; 20. Chris Paulsen, 7x, Paulsen-15.560; 21. Manny Rockhold, 1, Rockhold-15.569; 22. Charlie Workman, 4, Workman-15.761; 23. John Andretti, 10, Bowen-15.875; 24. Al Thomas, 72, Thomas-15.945; 25. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-16.107; 26. Bob Christian, 36, Christian-NT; 27. Leon Gentry, 61, Gently-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Butler, 2. K. Kinser, 3. Rockhold, 4. Tepe, 5. Elliott, 6. House, 7. Fager. 2:04.33

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hood, 2. Chassey, 3. Stapp, 4. Workman, 5. Stewart, 6. Haudenschild. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Staab, 2. Mockler, 3. Sheldon Kinser, 4. Hewitt, 5. Campbell, 6. Andretti. 2:03.62

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Shepherd, 2. Paulsen, 3. Bookmiller, 4. Brown, 5. Thomas, 6. Peperak. 2:05.58

SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Elliott, 2. House, 3. Haudenschild, 4. Peperak, 5. Campbell, 6. Stewart, 7. Fager, 8. Thomas. 2:34.86

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Rick Hood, 2. Jack Hewitt, 3. Terry Shepherd, 4. Jac Haudenschild, 5. Tray House, 6. Steve Chassey, 7. Kelly Kinser, 8. Steve Butler, 9. Alan Brown, 10. Manny Rockhold, 11. Dave Peperak, 12. Warren Mockler, 13. Andy Stapp, 14. Tim Bookmiller, 15. Charlie Workman, 16. Chris Paulsen, 17. Sheldon Kinser, 18. Greg Staab, 19. Keith Campbell, 20. Tony Elliott. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-25 Hewitt, Laps 26-30 Hood.

**Jac Haudenschild escaped injury in a flip during the second heat race and returned to finish fourth in the feature event.

NEW CRESTLINER/USAC NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Hood-512; 2-Butler-283; 3-Sheldon Kinser-280; 4-Rice-179; 5-Shepherd-151; 6-Elliott-119; 7-Mockler-112; 8-Staab-104; 9-G. Bettenhausen-85; 10-Rockhold-80.

NEXT CRESTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE: August 4 - Kokomo, IN Speedway



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CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: August 4, 1985 -- Kokomo, Indiana -- Kokomo Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tom Bigelow, 1, Toney-15.693; 2. Steve Butler, 6x, Poor-15.717; 3. Alan Brown, 4s, Snyder-15.844; 4. Van Gurley, 3B, Gurley-16.005; 5. Terry Shepherd, 7s, Shepherd-16.045; 6. Rich Vogler, 15, MBC-16.069; 7. Randy Kinser, 56s, Shields-16.072; 8. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-16.083; 9. Bob Kinser, 17B, Bayless-16.105; 10. Jeff Donelson, 2D, Donelson-16.191; 11. Tim Bookmiller, 42, Bookmiller-16.228; 12. Warren Mockler, 7GW, Mockler-16.237; 13. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-16.254; 14. Chris Paulsen, 7x, Paulsen-16.374; 15. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-16.412; 16. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Leyba-16.425; 17. Gary Fisher, 79, Evans-16.440; 18. Louie Mann, 2x, Douglass-16.454; 19. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-16.552; 20. Bubby Jones, 37, G & R-16.5;3; 21. Mark Alderson, 9, Reece-16.594; 22. Kelly Kinser, 5, Briscoe-16.612; 23. Jerry Nemire, 16, Nemire-16.623; 24. Rich Leming, 19, Mann-16.633; 25. Charlie Workman, 4, Workman-16.643; 26. Kevin Thomas, 55, Koch-16.679; 27. Andy Stapp, 77x, Stapp-16.799; 28. Mike Helm, 28H, Helm-16.911; 29. Gary Beale, 28B, Beale-17.015; 30. Jim Lipkey, 25, Lipkey-17.172; 31. Greg Staab, 44, BUF-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hood, 2. B. Kinser, 3. Alderson, 4. Bigelow, 5. Fisher, 6. Workman, 7. Beale, 8. Shepherd. 2:53.88

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. K. Kinser, 2. Mann, 3. Donelson, 4. Butler, 5. Vogler, 6. Thomas, 7. Paulsen. 2:44.72

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Stapp, 2. R. Kinser, 3. Brown, 4. Bookmiller, 5. Staab, 6. Elliott, 7. Fager, 8. Nemire. NT

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hewitt, 2. B. Jones, 3. Sheldon Kinser, 4. Mockler, 5. Gurley, 6. Helm, 7. Leming. 2:50.32

McGONIGAL BUICK-CADILLAC "LAST CHANCE" RACE: (12 laps) 1. Vogler, 2. Fisher, 3. Shepherd, 4. Thomas, 5. Gurley, 6. Fager, 7. Staab, 8. Helm, 9. Nemire, 10. Paulsen, 11. Beale, 12. Leming, 13. Elliott. 3:16.68

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Jack Hewitt, 2. Rick Hood, 3. Rich Vogler, 4. Terry Shepherd, 5. Tim Bookmiller, 6. Warren Mockler, 7. Bob Kinser, 8. Gary Fisher, 9. Randy Donelson, 10. Sheldon Kinser, 11. Kelly Kinser, 12. Andy Stapp, 13. Louie Mann, 14. Mark Alderson, 15. Tom Bigelow, 16. Randy Kinser, 17. Steve Butler, 18. Alan Brown, 19. Bubby Jones, 20. Kevin Thomas. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Vogler, Laps 8-10 Hewitt, Laps 11-30 Vogler, Laps 31-40 Hewitt.

NEW CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT POINTS: 1-Hood-550; 2-Sheldon Kinser-294; 3-Butler-292; 4-Larry Rice-179; 5-Shepherd-176; 6-Mockler-133; 7-Elliott-119; 8-Staab-104; 9-Vogler-87; 10-Gary Bettenhausen-85.

NEXT CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE: August 16 - Springfield, IL Speedway



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CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: August 16, 1985 -- Springfield, Illinois -- Springfield Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jerry Russell, 14s, McQuinn-12.867; 2. Alan Brown, 4s, Snyder-13.034; 3. Ronnie Standridge, 2s, Smith-13.090; 4. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-13.108; 5. Keith Campbell, 53, Campbell-13.108; 6. Steve Butler, 1, Toney-13.155; 7. Manny Rockhold, 71, Rockhold-13.159; 8. Randy Standridge, 9, Livingston-13.239; 9. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-13.241; 10. Larry Gates, 14x, McDaniel-13.260; 11. Dean Shirley, 83, Sohm-13.282; 12. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-13.345; 13. Al Thomas, 72, Thomas-13.381; 14. Warren Mockler, 7GW, Mockler-13.397; 15. Bud Wilmot, 84, Wilmot-13.457; 16. Tray House, 6x, Poor-13.479; 17. Leon Gentry, 61, Gentry-13.483; 18. Denny Stewart, 33, Stewart-13.490; 19. Rick Becker, 56B, Becker-13.494; 20. Charlie Workman, 4, Workman-13.498; 21. Tom Mislich, 2m, Mislich-13.534; 22. Terry Shepherd, 7s, Shepherd-13.544; 23. Dave Feese, 40, Feese-13.607.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Shepherd, 2. Thomas, 3. Hood, 4. Russell, 5. Becker, 6. House, 7. Gates, 8. Rockhold. 2:13.76

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Randy Standridge, 2. Feese, 3. Mockler, 4. Workman, 5. Shirley, 6. L. Gentry, 7. Campbell, 8. Brown. 2:17.81

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Ronnie Standridge, 2. Mislich, 3. Stewart, 4. Elliott, 5. Wilmot, 6. Butler, 7. Fager. NT

SEMI-FEATURE: (12 laps) 1. Brown, 2. Butler, 3. Campbell, 4. Rockhold, 5. Gates, 6. Shirley, 7. House, 8. Fager, 9. L. Gentry, 10. Becker, 11. Wilmot. 2:42.91

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Alan Brown, 2. Jerry Russell, 3. Ronnie Standridge, 4. Randy Standridge, 5. Larry Gates, 6. Tony Elliott, 7. Terry Shepherd, 8. Keith Campbell, 9. Rick Hood, 10. Tom Mislich, 11. Steve Butler, 12. Manny Rockhold, 13. Al Thomas, 14. Ray Joe Fager, 15. Dave Feese, 16. Charlie Workman, 17. Denny Stewart, 18. Warren Mockler, 19. Tray House, 20. Dean Shirley. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Butler, Laps 31-40 Brown.

NEW CRESTLINER/USAC SPRINT POINTS: 1-Hood-566; 2-Butler-302; 3-Sheldon Kinser-294; 4-Shepherd-198; 5-Rice-179; 6-Elliott-140; 7-Mockler-138; 8-Staab-104; 9-Brown-99; 10-Rockhold-89.

NEXT CRESTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE: August 21, 1985 - Hinsdale, IL - Santa Fe Speedway



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CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: August 21, 1985 -- Hinsdale, IL - Santa Fe Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Rich Vogler, 15, MBC-16.949; 2. Steve Butler, 1, Toney-17.039; 3. Terry Shepherd, 7s, Shepherd-17.050; 4. Warren Mockler, 7GW, Mockler-17.061; 5. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-17.097; 6. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-17.105; 7. Rich Leming, 19, Mann-17.193; 8. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Leyba-17.226; 9. Andy Hillenburg, 37, G & R-17.273; 10. Tim Bookmiller, 42, Bookmiller-17.327; 11. John Tierney, 3N Tierney-17.341; 12. Dave Peperak, 77, Peperak-17.442; 13. Tom Bigelow, 21, Hajduk-17.634; 14. Rick Becker, 56B, Becker-17.703; 15. Andy Stapp, 77x, Stapp-17.715; 16. Dave Feese, 40, Feese-17.738; 17. Kevin Thomas, 55, Koch-17.757; 18. Charlie Workman, 4, Workman-17.763; 19. Tom Mislich, 2m, Mislich-17.783; 20. Tray House, 6x, Poor-17.943; 21. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-18.393; 22. Kim Mock, 42x, Mock-18.946; 23. Manny Rockhold, 71, Rockhold-NT; 24. Steve Chassey, 56, Gohr-NT; 25. Dick Colburn, 7J, Colburn-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Mislich, 2. Bigelow, 3. Vogler, 4. Feese, 5. Leming, 6. Mockler, 7. Mock, 8. Bookmiller. 2:22.56

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Thomas, 2. Butler, 3. Elliott, 4. Tierney, 5. Sheldon Kinser, 6. House, 7. Becker. 2:23.98

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Workman, 2. Hillenburg, 3. Peperak, 4. Shepherd, 5. Stapp, 6. Fager, 7. Hood. NT

GOHR RACING "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Hood, 2. Mockler, 3. Sheldon Kinser, 4. Stapp, 5. House, 6. Becker, 7. Chassey, 8. Colburn, 9. Fager, 10. Mock, 11. Leming. NT

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Terry Shepherd, 2. Rich Vogler, 3. Warren Mockler, 4. Rick Hood, 5. Andy Hillenburg, 6. Tom Bigelow, 7. Andy Stapp, 8. Charlie Workman, 9. John Tierney, 10. Steve Chassey, 11. Tray House, 12. Tony Elliott, 13. Rick Becker, 14. Dick Colburn, 15. Sheldon Kinser, 16. Steve Butler, 17. Dave Feese, 18. Kevin Thomas, 19. Tom Mislich, 20. Dave Peperak. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Elliott, Laps 4-40 Shepherd.

**Manny Rockhold flipped during qualifications but was uninjured.

NEW CRESTLINER/USAC SPRINT SERIES POINTS: 1-Hood-591; 2-Butler-314; 3-Sheldon Kinser-300; 4-Shepherd-241; 5-Rice-179; 6-Mockler-167; 7-Elliott-151; 8-Vogler-129; 9-Staab-104; 10-Brown-99.

NEXT CRESTLINER/USAC SPRINT RACE: August 23, 1985 -- Bloomington, IN Speedway



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CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: August 23, 1985 - Bloomington, Indiana - Bloomington Speedway

QUALIFCATIONS: 1. Kelly Kinser, 37, G & R-12.764; 2. Paul Huntington, 33EC, Nolen-12.845; 3. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Leyba-12.862; 4. Mike Johnson, 71x, Wilson-12.863; 5. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hamphire-12.874; 6. Tray House, 6x, Poor-12.877; 7. Bob Kinser 17B, Bayless-12.882; 8. Warren Mockler, 7GW, Mockler-12.905; 9. Kevin Thomas, 55, Koch-12.916; 10. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-12.920; 11. Leon Thickstun, 22T, Esterkamp-12.921; 12. Alan Brown, 4s, Snyder-12.938; 13. Louie Mann, 2x, Douglass-12.950; 14. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-12.974; 15. Stevie Reeves, 8R, Weaver-13.034; 16. Randy Kinser, 56s, Shields-13.045; 17. Kevin Huntley, 26H, Huntley-13.054; 18. Terry Shepherd, 7s, Shepherd-13.072; 19. Rich Vogler, 15, MBC-13.102; 20. Bobby Adkins, 40G, Goodin-13.122; 21. Greg Staab, 44, BUF-13.127; 22. Rodney Ritter, Jr., 20, Campbell-13.134; 23. Tim Bookmiller, 42, Bookmiller-13.149; 24. Andy Hillenburg, 5, Briscoe-13.193; 25. Larry Rice, 44R, Stanley-13.248; 26. Steve Chassey, 56, Gohr-13:269; 27. Mickey Smith, 14m, Smith-13.273; 28. Mike Helm, 28H Helm-13.340; 29. Andy Stapp, 77x, Stapp-13.373; 30. Chris Paulsen, 7x, Paulsen-13.374; 31. Steve Butler, 1, Toney-13.425; 32. David Smith, 28, Smith-13.448; 33. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-13.524; 34. Leon Gentry, 61, Gentry-13.595; 35. Art Wendt, 77w, Wendt-13.643; 36. John Andretti, 10, Bowen-13.646; 37. Charlie Workman, 4, Workman-13.726; 38. Rick Becker, 56B, Becker-14.005; 39. Jeff Walker, 10x, Walker-14.088; 40. John Sharp, 19, Ritter-NT.

ADAMS MARK HOTEL "LAST CHANCE" RACE: (8 laps) 1. Wendt, 2. Gentry, 3. Workman, 4. Becker, 5. Fager, 6. Andretti. NT

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Stapp, 2. Staab, 3. Rice, 4. Huntley, 5. Thomas, 6. Mann, 7. Hewitt, 8. K. Kinser. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hood, 2. Chassey, 3. Ritter, 4. Shepherd, 5. Elliott, 6. Huntington, 7. House, 8. Paulsen. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Butler, 2. Vogler, 3. B. Kinser, 4. Sheldon Kinser, 5. Mickey Smith, 6. Bookmiller, 7. Reeves, 8. Thickstun. NT

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Adkins, 2. Hillenburg, 3. R. Kinser, 4. Brown, 5. Mockler, 6. Johnson, 7. Helm, 8. D. Smith. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Huntington, 2. Johnson, 3. Hewitt, 4. Thickstun, 5. Mockler, 6. Thomas, 7. Mann, 8. Reeves, 9. D. Smith, 10. Gentry, 11. Wendt, 12. Paulsen, 13. House, 14. Bookmiller, 15. Elliott, 16. Helm. NT

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Bob Kinser, 2. Jack Hewitt, 3. Rick Hood, 4. Greg Staab, 5. Sheldon Kinser, 6. Larry Rice, 7. Mike Johnson, 8. Steve Butler, 9. Andy Hillenburg, 10. Leon Thickstun, 11. Randy Kinser, 12. Terry Shepherd, 13. Paul Huntington, 14. Andy Stapp, 15. Rodney Ritter, Jr., 16. Bobby Adkins, 17. Rich Vogler, 18. Kevin Huntley, 19. Steve Chassey, 20. Alan Brown. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Hood, Laps 2-10 B.Kinser, Lap 11 Hewitt, Laps 12-13 B.Kinser, Lap 14 Hewitt, Laps 15-38 Hood, Laps 39-40 B. Kinser.

**Mike Helm escaped injury when he flipped in turn 2 on the 4th lap of the semi-feature.

NEXT CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT RACE: August 24 - Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway



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CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: August 25, 1985 -- Terre Haute, Indiana -- Action Track

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tom Bigelow, 2v, Vance-22.197; 2. Andy Hillenburg, 5, Briscoe-22.291; 3. Steve Chassey, 56, Gohr-22.295; 4. Steve Butler, 1, Toney-22.382; 5. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-22.490; 6. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-22.490; 7. Gary Gray, 28x, Gray-22.495; 8. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Leyba-22.521; 9. Rich Vogler, 15, MBC-22.558; 10. Larry Gates, 14x, McDaniel-22.576; 11. Terry Shepherd, 7s, Shepherd-22.683; 12. Jerry Russell, 51, King/Powers-22.763; 13. John Andretti, 10, Bowen-22.810; 14. Bobby Adkins, 40G, Goodin-22.863; 15. David Smith, 28, Smith-22.881; 16. Warren Mockler, 7GW, Mockler-22.889; 17. Manny Rockhold, 71, Rockhold-22.938; 18. Dean Shirley, 83, Sohm-22.941; 19. Jerry Nemire, 16, Nemire-22.944; 20. Mark Cummins, 3c, Cummins-22.957; 21. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-23.047; 22. Jack Ziegler, 72, Victor-23.069; 23. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-23.172; 24. Keith Campbell, 53, Campbell-23.398; 25. Nick Fornoro, Jr., 21, Capels-23.444; 26. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-23.475; 27. Danny Milburn, 14, Smith-23.516; 28. Charlie Workman, 4, Workman-23.585; 29. Leon Gentry, 61, Gentry-23.591; 30. Paul Huntington, 33EC, Nolen-23.734; 31. Ray Morgan, 7x, Morgan-23.858; 32. Rick Becker, 56B, Becker-24.035; 33. Jerry Stuckey, 3x, Stuckey-24.051; 34. Andy Stapp, 77x, Stapp-24.163; 35. Al Caton, 65, Caton-25.334; 36. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-NT; 37. Jeff Boyd, 16x, Boyd-NT; 38. Kevin Thomas, 55, Koch-NT.

G & C SUPPLY "LAST CHANCE" RACE: (4 laps) 1. Peperak, 2. Stapp, 3. Stuckey, 4. Caton. NT

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bigelow, 2. Elliott, 3. Andretti, 4. Rockhold, 5. Staab, 6. L. Gentry, 7. Fornoro, 8. Vogler. 3:12.85

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Huntington, 2. Adkins, 3. Hood, 4. Ziegler, 5. Hillenburg, 6. Gates, 7. Shirley, 8. Fager. 3:23.18

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hewitt, 2. Shepherd, 3. Chassey, 4. Gray, 5. Nemire, 6. D. Smith, 7. Milburn, 8. Morgan. 3:25.57

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Mockler, 2. Butler, 3. Sheldon Kinser, 4. Campbell, 5. Russell, 6. Becker, 7. Cummins, 8. Workman. 3:21.33

SEMI-FEATURE: (10 laps) 1. Gates, 2. Hillenburg, 3. Russell, 4. Cummins, 5. D. Smith, 6. Staab, 7. Peperak, 8. Stapp, 9. Fornoro, 10. L. Gentry, 11. Morgan, 12. Becker, 13. Stuckey, 14. Milburn, 15. Nemire, 16. Shirley, 17. Fager. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Rick Hood, 2. Andy Hillenburg, 3. Jerry Russell, 4. Sheldon Kinser, 5. Tom Bigelow, 6. Keith Campbell, 7. Warren Mockler, 8. Jack Hewitt, 9. Manny Rockhold, 10. Bobby Adkins, 11. Jack Ziegler, 12. Gary Gray, 13. John Andretti, 14. Mark Cummins, 15. Steve Butler, 16. Tony Elliott, 17. Steve Chassey, 18. Paul Huntington, 19. Larry Gates, 20. Terry Shepherd. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Hood

**Ray Joe Fager escaped injury when he flipped on the backstretch on the first lap of the semi-feature. Kevin Thomas suffered a minor shoulder injury when he flipped during time trials.

NEW CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT POINTS: 1-Hood-656; 2-Sheldon Kinser-345; 3-Butler-343; 4-Shepherd-255; 5-Rice-201; 6-Mockler-185; 7-Elliott-159; 8-Vogler-136; 9-Staab-132; 10-Rockhold & Russell-102.

NEXT CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT RACE: August 31 – Tri-City Speedway - Granite, City, IL



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CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: August 31, 1985 -- Granite City, Illinois -- Tri-City Speedway -- "Labor Day 100"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Steve Butler, 1, Toney-21.480; 2. Rich Vogler, 2m, Mislich-21.945; 3. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Leyba-22.144; 4. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-22.205; 5. Tom Bigelow, 2v, Vance-22.220; 6. Randy Standridge, 9, Livingston-22.222; 7. Andy Hillenburg, 5, Briscoe-22.255; 8. John Andretti, 10, Bowen-22.296; 9. Keith Campbell, 53, Campbell-22.327; 10. Larry Gates, 14x, McDaniel-22.359; 11. Manny Rockhold, 71, Rockhold-22.380; 12. Larry Rice, 99, Davis/Holsapple-22.408; 13. Jerry Russell, 51, King/Powers-22.427; 14. Terry Shepherd, 7s, Shepherd-22.481; 15. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-22.536; 16. Dean Shirley, 83, Sohm-22.662; 17. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-22.747; 18. Randy Bateman, 38, Bateman-22.889; 19. Kevin Thomas, 7, Koch-22.891; 20. Danny Frye, Jr., 83x, Sohm-23.015; 21. Scott Allen, 5x, Allen/Hempel-23.137; 22. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-23.284; 23. Charlie Workman, 4, Workman-23.666; 24. Leon Gentry, 61, Gentry-24.100; 25. Johnny Koch, 0, Koch-24.380; 26. Rick Standridge, 10x, Rahn-NT; 27. Ronnie Standridge, 2s, Smith-NT; 28. Warren Mockler, 7GW, Mockler-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Gates, 2. Hillenburg, 3. Butler, 4. Hood, 5. Russell, 6. Fager, 7. Shirley, 8. Thomas. 3:02.67

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps). 1. Vogler, 2. Shepherd, 3. Andretti, 4. Bigelow, 5. Frye, 6. Rockhold, 7. Workman, 8. Peperak. 3:02.55

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Sheldon Kinser, 2. Elliott, 3. Randy Standridge, 4. Rice, 5. Campbell, 6. Allen, 7. Bateman, 8. L. Gentry. 3:08.94

BOB ELDER CADILLAC "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Shirley, 2. Thomas, 3. Bateman, 4. Peperak, 5. Workman, 6. Koch. 3:58.74

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Randy Standridge, 2. Sheldon Kinser, 3. Steve Butler, 4. Tom Bigelow, 5. Jerry Russell, 6 Rick Hood, 7. Larry Rice, 8. Tony Elliott, 9. Manny Rockhold, 10. Keith Campbell, 11. Danny Frye, Jr., 12. Charlie Workman, 13. Terry Shepherd, 14. Dave Peperak, 15. Johnny Koch, 16. Ray Joe Fager, 19. Larry Gates, 20. John Andretti, 21. Randy Bateman, 22. Rich Vogler, 23. Scott Allen, 24. Dean Shirley. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Bigelow, Laps 5-28 Sheldon Kinser, Laps 29-40 Randy Standridge.

**Warren Mockler flipped over the 3rd-turn guardrail during warmups but was unhurt. Scott Allen also escaped injury when he flipped in turn 1 on the 5th lap of the feature.

NEW CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT POINTS: 1-Hood-677; 2-Sheldon Kinser-385; 3-Butler-380; 4-Shepherd-266; 5-Rice-220; 6-Mockler-185; 7-Elliott-178; 8-Vogler-141; 9-Staab-132; 10-Russell-124.



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CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: September 7, 1985 -- Putnamville, Indiana -- Lincoln Park Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Rich Vogler, 15, MBC-13.342; 2. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-13.455; 3. Andy Hillenburg, 5, Briscoe-13.665; 4. Mark Cummins, 3c, Cummins-13.710; 5. Steve Butler, 1, Toney-13.714; 6. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-13.803; 7. Gary Fisher, 6x, Poor-13.806; 8. Jack Ziegler, 72, Victor-13.816; 9. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Leyba-13.882; 10. Randy Kinser, 56s, Shields-13.942; 11. Ronnie Standridge, 2s, Smith-13.959; 12. Jeff Donelson, 2D, Donelson-13.971; 13. Steve Chassey, 56, Gohr-14.002; 14. Warren Mockler, 7GW, Mockler-14.097; 15. Bob Kinser, 17B, Bayless-14.098; 16. Jim Lipkey, 25, Lipkey-14.099; 17. Kevin Huntley, 26H, Huntley-14.109; 18. Alan Brown, 37, G & R-14.115; 19. Paul Huntington, 33EC, Nolen-14.170; 20. J.T. Hayes, 5R, Hayes-14.173; 21. Terry Shepherd, 7s, Shepherd-14.195; 22. Frank Weiss, 93, Weiss-14.197; 23. Tim Bookmiller, 42, Bookmiller-14.201; 24. John Andretti, 10, Bowen-14.235; 25. Denny Stewart, 33, Stewart-14.303: 26. Charlie Workman, 4, Workman-14.327; 27. Louie Mann, 2x, Douglass-14.420; 28. Mike Helm, 28H, Helm-14.431; 29. Keith Campbell, 53, Campbell-14.499; 30. Jerry Russell, 51, King/Powers-14.513; 31. Jerry Nemire, 16, Nemire/Syring-14.547; 32. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-14.547; 33. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-14.596; 34. Kevin Thomas, 63, Hampshire-14.632; 35. Kelly Kinser, 7c, Chupp-14.635; 36. John Sharp, 19, Ritter-14.842; 37. Manny Rockhold, 71, Rockhold-15.129; 38. Devin Turpin, 91, Burton-15.194; 39. Tom Fulton, 70, Fulton-15.420; 40. Van Gurley, 3B, Gurley-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Stewart, 2. Shepherd, 3. Vogler, 4. Sheldon Kinser, 5. Campbell, 6. Butler, 7. Chassey, 8. Huntley. 2:24.94

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Russell, 2. Brown, 3. Hood, 4. R. Kinser, 5. Elliott, 6. Workman, 7. Weiss, 8. Mockler. 2:24.27

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Mann, 2. Hillenburg, 3. B. Kinser, 4. Bookmiller, 5. Fager, 6. Ronnie Standridge, 7. Huntington, 8. Nemire. 2:25.83

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Helm, 2. Andretti, 3. Cummins, 4. Donelson, 5. Ziegler, 6. Hayes, 7. Lipkey. 2:30.30

BILL'S UNCLAIMED FREIGHT "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Elliott, 2. Butler, 3. Ronnie Standridge, 4. Ziegler, 5. Huntley, 6. Lipkey, 7. Hayes, 8. Jack Hewitt ( #63), 9. Workman, 10. Nemire, 11. Campbell, 12. Gurley, 13. Weiss, 14. Chassey, 15. Fager, 16. Rockhold, 17. Turpin, 18. Huntington, 19. K. Kinser, 20. Mockler. 2:56.44

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Steve Butler, 2. Randy Kinser, 3. Rick Hood, 4. Rich Vogler, 5. Bob Kinser, 6. Sheldon Kinser, 7. Tim Bookmiller, 8. Jack Ziegler, 9. Louie Mann, 10. Jerry Russell, 11. Alan Brown, 12. Jeff Donelson, 13. Kyle Cummins, 14. Mike Helm, 15. Andy Hillenburg, 16. Tony Elliott, 17. Denny Stewart, 18. John Andretti, 19. Terry Shepherd, 20. Ronnie Standridge. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-40 Butler.

**John Sharp flipped during qualifications but was unhurt. Warren Mockler also escaped injury when he flipped during the "Last Chance" race. Ronnie Standridge was taken to the hospital for a checkup, then released, after he flipped end-over-end on the opening lap of the feature event.

NEW CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT POINTS: 1-Hood-712; 2-Butler-420; 3-Sheldon Kinser-406; 4-Shepherd-271; 5-Rice-220; 6-Mockler-185; 7-Elliott-183; 8-Vogler-178; 9-Russell-140; 10-B. Kinser-134.

NEXT CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT RACE: October 5-6 - "4-Crown Nationals" - Rossburg, Ohio -- Eldora Speedway



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CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: October 5-6, 1985 -- Rossburg, Ohio -- Eldora Speedway -- 5th Annual "4-Crown Nationals"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Larry Rice, 6x, Poor-16.455; 2. Rich Vogler, 15, MBC-16.536; 3. Steve Butler, 1, Toney-16.720; 4. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-16.734; 5. Rick Hood, 39, Fortune-16.927; 6. Kevin Thomas, 55, Koch-16.937; 7. Warren Mockler, 7GW, Mockler-16.994; 8. Ron Mullen, 4x, Mullen-16.996; 9. Louie Mann, 2x, Douglass-17.014; 10. Greg Staab, 44, BUF-17.064; 11. Terry Shepherd, 7s, Shepherd-17.193; 12. Sheldon Kinser, 2, Leyba-17.262; 13. Denny Donaldson, 7, Koch-17.266; 14. Jerry Nemire, 16, Nemire/Syring-17.275; 15. Tim Bookmiller, 42, Bookmiller-17.298; 16. Paul Huntington, 33EC, Nolen-17.334; 17. Mark Cummins, 3c, Cummins-17.376; 18. Randy Standridge, 9, Livingston-17.404; 19. Manny Rockhold, 71, Rockhold-17.445; 20. Keith Campbell, 53, Campbell-17.463; 21. Jack Ziegler, 72, Victor-17.472; 22. Tom Bigelow, 2v, Vance-17.533; 23. Jim Lipkey, 25, Lipkey-17.533; 24. Jerry Russell, 51, King/Powers-17.544; 25. Rich Leming, 19, Mann-17.725; 26. Mike Johnson, 4J, Ziegler-18.247; 27. Brad Boyer, 52, Boyer-18.248; 28. Leon Gentry, 61, Gentry-18.250; 29. Mike Helm, 28H, Helm-18.257; 30. Bud Wilmot, 84, Wilmot-18.283; 31. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-18.294; 32. Rick Becker, 56B, Becker-18.669; 33. Mark Alderson, 17, Jones-NT; 34. Rodney Duncan, 7c, Chupp-NT; 35. Charlie Workman, 4, Workman-NT; 36. Al Caton, 65, Caton-NT; 37. Johnny Parsons, 37, G & R-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Shepherd, 2. Mockler, 3. Mann, 4. Donaldson, 5. Bookmiller, 6. Cummins, 7. Ziegler, 8. Leming, 9. Rockhold, 10. Helm, 11. Boyer, 12. Fager, 13. Lipkey. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Sheldon Kinser, 2. Staab, 3. R. Mullen, 4. T. Bigelow, 5. Russell, 6. Nemire, 7. Huntington, 8. R. Standridge, 9. Campbell, 10. Duncan, 11. M. Johnson, 12. L. Gentry, 13. Wilmot, 14. Becker. NT

FEATURE: (Held on October 6) (30 laps) 1. Larry Rice, 2. Steve Butler, 3. Rick Hood, 4. Sheldon Kinser, 5. Kevin Thomas, 6. Warren Mockler, 7. Tony Elliott, 8. Tom Bigelow, 9. Jerry Nemire, 10. Louie Mann, 11. Terry Shepherd, 12. Tim Bookmiller, 13. Mark Cummins, 14. Denny Donaldson, 15. Paul Huntington, 16. Jerry Russell, 17. Jack Ziegler, 18. Manny Rockhold, 19. Greg Staab, 20. Rich Leming, 21. Ron Mullen, 22. Keith Campbell, 23. Randy Standridge, 24. Rich Vogler. 10:12.63

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Hood, Laps 11-30 Rice.

**Johnny Parsons escaped injury when he hit the wall in turn 3 during qualifications and flipped.

NEW CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Hood-735; 2-Butler-449; 3-Sheldon Kinser-428; 4-Shepherd-285; 5-Rice-256; 6-Mockler-203; 7-Elliott-200; 8-Vogler-184; 9-Russell-145; 10-Staab-137.

NEXT CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE: October 18, 1985 -- Phoenix, AZ -- Manzanita Speedway -- 30 Laps - "USAC/CRA Challenge Event"



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CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: October 19, 1985 -- Phoenix, Arizona -- Manzanita Speedway -- "USAC/CRA Challenge Event"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dean Thompson, 2, Bromme-19.872; 2. Bob East, 75A, Stanton-19.966; 3. Rip Williams, 37, Vermeer-19.991; 4. Mike Sweeney, 5, Kasparoff-20.079; 5. Billy Boat, 1A, Chumbley-20.125; 6. Ron Shuman, 21x, Stephens-20.209; 7. Dave Blaney, 69A, Fredenburgh-20.276; 8. Danny Lewis, 11, Pratt-20.302; 9. Eddie Wirth, 77, Davis/Wirth-20.346; 10. Brad Noffsinger, 391, Kasparoff-20.408; 11. Rick Hood, 39u, Fortune-20.412; 12. Richard Summers, 12T, Summers-20.462; 13. Lealand McSpadden, 98A, Krug-20.498; 14. Billy Felts, 125, Germo-20.504; 15. Sheldon Kinser, 98JR, Agajanian-20.533; 16. Brent Kaeding, 69N, Single-20.539; 17. Walt Kennedy, 14, Kennedy-20.550; 18. Dave Bradway, Jr. 1L, Lamar-20.561; 19. Greg Staab, 44u, BUF-20.577; 20. Jeff Heywood, 8, Morales-20.622; 21. Steve Butler, 11A, Williams-20.730; 22. Terry Shepherd, 7s, Shepherd-20.773; 23. Bobby Michnowicz, 121, Michnowicz-20.840; 24. Jim Giardina, 58, Giardina-20.857; 25. Bob Meli, 25, Germo-20.858; 26. Billy Shuman, 66A, Urgo-20.942; 27. Ron Horton, 44N, DesChamps-21.048; 28. Terry Singleton, 94, Singleton-21.116; 29. Dan Moore, 86, Jones & Sons-21.183; 30. Dave Manes, 18A, Barnett-21.242; 31. Duane Feduska, 91, Lewis-21.306; 32. Don Burke, 50, Ruth-21.347; 33. John Pearson, 88N, Leist-21.348; 34. Rick Sipes, B1, Sipes-21.426; 35. Bob Foster, 95A, Foster-21.583; 36. Jerry Meyer, 28, Meyer-21.654; 37. Gary Faucett, 34A, Martin-21.760; 38. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-21.975; 39. Herb Crawford, 53, Crawford-22.433.

TROPHY DASH: (3 laps) 1. Williams, 2. Sweeney, 3. Thompson, 4. B. East. 1:01.055

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Meli, 2. Kennedy, 2. McSpadden, 4. Thompson, 5. Butler, 6. Boat, 7. Pearson, 8. Moore, 9. Faucett, 10. Wirth. 3:31.87

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. B. Shuman, 2. R. Shuman, 3. B. East, 4. Noffsinger, 5. Bradway, 6. Shepherd, 7. Felts.

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Feduska, 2. Michnowicz, 3. Williams, 4. Sheldon Kinser, 5. Hood, 6. Blaney, 7. Horton, 8. Foster, 9. Crawford, 10. Staab. 3:33.88

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Kaeding, 2. Heywood, 3. Sweeney, 4. Lewis, 5. Summers, 6. Meyer, 7. Singleton, 8. Giardina. NT

"C" MAIN: (8 laps) 1. Wirth, 2. Manes, 3. Sipes, 4. Giardina, 5. Burke, 6. Moore, 7. Foster, 8. Faucett, 9. Crawford. 2:54.57

"B" MAIN: (12 laps) 1. Blaney, 2. Hood, 3. Summers, 4. Wirth, 5. Bradway, 6. Boat, 7. Butler, 8. Felts, 9. Manes, 10. Pearson, 11. Shepherd, 12. Horton, 13. Singleton, 14. Meyer. 4:22.66

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bob East, 2. Eddie Wirth, 3. Dave Blaney, 4. Lealand McSpadden, 5. Dean Thompson, 6. Rick Hood, 7. Brad Noffsinger, 8. Danny Lewis, 9. Billy Shuman, 10. Richard Summers, 11. Bobby Michnowicz, 12. Sheldon Kinser, 13. Jeff Heywood, 14. Ron Shuman, 15. Walt Kennedy, 16. Mike Sweeney, 17. Rip Williams, 18. Brent Kaeding, 19. Bob Meli, 20. Duane Feduska. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Lewis, Laps 6-19 R. Shuman, Laps 20-30 B. East.

**Kaeding flipped in turn 2 on the opening lap of the feature and Williams flipped in turn 3 on the second lap of the feature but neither driver was injured.

NEW CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT SERIES POINTS: 1-Hood-750; 2-Butler-449; 3-Sheldon Kinser-428; 4-Shepherd-285; 5-Rice-256; 6-Mockler-203; 7-Elliott-200; 8-Vogler-184; 9-Russell-145; 10-Staab-137.



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CRESTLINER VANS/USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RESULTS: October 25, 1985 -- Gardena, California -- Ascot Park Speedway -- USAC/CRA "Challenge" Event

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dean Thompson, 2, Bromme-19.210; 2. Rip Williams, 37, Vermeer-19.472; 3. Bobby Michnowicz, 121, Michnowicz-19.500; 4. Bubby Jones, 1, Kazarian-19.508; 5. Bob East, 75A, Stanton-19.570; 6. Billy Felts, 125, Germo-19.584; 7. Bobby George, 92, George-19.608; 8. Mark Atchison, 30, Noggle-19.612; 9. Dave Blaney, 40, Stanton-19.613; 10. Danny Lewis, 11 Pratt-19.618; 11. Jeff Heywood, 8, Morales-19.640; 12. Steve Kinser, 11us, Kinser-19.685; 13. Brad Noffsinger, 391, Kasparoff-19.722; 14. Mike Sweeney, 5, Kasparoff-19.769; 15. Duane Feduska, 91, Lewis-19.794; 16. Eddie Wirth, 77, Davis/Wirth-19.801; 17. Lealand McSpadden, 98A, Krug-19.865; 18. Jim Lauri IV, 81, Kindoll-19.934; 19. Jac Haudenschild, 78N, Watson-19.991; 20. Stan Atherton, 45, Kawabe/Acosta-20.003; 21. Jerry Meyer, 28, Meyer-20.082; 22. Terry Singleton, 94, Singleton-20.109; 23. Steve Ostling, 75, Ostling-20.156; 24. Sheldon Kinser, 98JR, Agajanian-20.262; 25. Ron Shuman, 21x, Stephens-20.301; 26. Mark Sokola, 27, Sokola-20.316; 27. Mike Lang, 32, Lang-20.338; 28. Scott Beck, 119, Lent-20.346; 29. Glenn Nesbit, 72, Nesbit-20.630; 30. Kirk Alexander, 33, Alexander-20.708; 31. Dave Manes, 18A, Barnett-20.866; 32. Dan Moore, 86, Jones-20.889; 33. Terry Shoemaker, 95, Shoemaker-21.249; 34. Ray Joe Fager, 30F, Fager-NT; 35. Ray Bleckert, 111, Bleckert-NT; 36. Jimmy Oskie, 7, Gardner-NT.

TROPHY DASH: (3 laps) 1. Jones, 2. Michnowicz, 3. Thompson, 4. Williams. 59.309

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. R. Shuman, 2. Thompson, 3. McSpadden, 4. Noffsinger, 5. B. East, 6. Blaney, 7. Meyer, 8. Nesbit. 3:16.71

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Sweeney, 2. Lewis, 3. Williams, 4. Manes, 5. Felts, 6. Singleton, 7. Lauri, 8. Sokola. 3:18.62

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Heywood, 2. Haudenschild, 3. Feduska, 4. Michnowicz, 5. Lang, 6. George, 7. Ostling, 8. Moore. 3:19.22

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Worth, 2. Jones, 3. Atherton, 4. Sheldon Kinser, 5. Atchison, 6. Beck, 7. Shoemaker, 8. Steve Kinser. 3:19.60

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. B. East, 2. Atchison, 3. Steve Kinser, 4. Blaney, 5. Lauri, 6. Meyer, 7. Ostling, 8. George, 9. Singleton, 10. Lang, 11. Nesbit, 12. Sokola, 13. Beck, 14. Moore. 3:56.42

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bubby Jones, 2. Rip Williams, 3. Steve Kinser, 4. Dave Blaney, 5. Dean Thompson, 6. Jeff Heywood, 7. Eddie Wirth, 8. Bobby Michnowicz, 9. Ron Shuman, 10. Lealand McSpadden, 11. Jac Haudenschild, 12. Brad Noffsinger, 13. Mike Sweeney, 14. Mark Atchison, 15. Bob East, 16. Dave Manes, 17. Sheldon Kinser, 18. Stan Atherton, 19. Danny Lewis, 20. Duane Feduska. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-18 Atchison, Laps 19-30 Jones.

FINAL CRESTLINER VANS/USAC SPRINT SERIES STANDINGS: 1-Hood-750; 2-Butler-449; 3-Sheldon Kinser-428; 4-Shepherd-285; 5-Rice-256; 6-Mockler-203; 7-Elliott-200; 8-Vogler-184; 9-Russell-145; 10-Staab-137.



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1985 USAC National Sprint Car Driver Points

POS. PTS. DRIVER

1 750 Rick Hood, Memphis, Tenn.

2 449 Steve Butler, Kokomo, Ind.

3 428 Sheldon Kinser, Bloomington, Ind.

4 285 Terry Shepherd, Warsaw, Ind. (R)

5 256 Larry Rice, Brownsburg, Ind.

6 203 Warren Mockler, Westfield, Ind.

7 200 Tony Elliott, Warsaw, Ind.

8 184 Rich Vogler, Indianapolis, Ind.

9 145 Jerry Russell, Springfield, Ill.

10 137 Greg Staab, Cincinnati, Ohio

11 134 Bob Kinser, Bloomington, Ind.

12 119 Manny Rockhold, Pekin, Ill.

13 114 Alan Brown, Brownsburg, Ind.

14 112 Tom Bigelow, Whitewater, Wis.

15 85 Gary Bettenhausen, Monrovia, Ind.

16 82 Keith Campbell, Olney, Ill.

17 62 Denny Donaldson, Jackson, Mich.

18 60 John Andretti, Brownsburg, Ind.

19 42 Charlie Workman, Indianapolis, Ind.

20 37 Ray Joe Fager, Greenfield, Ind.

21 35 Dave Peperak, Clinton, Ind.

22 34 Eddie Leavitt, Kearney, Mo.

23 33 Joe Saldana, Lincoln, Neb.

24 32 Tray House, Chesterfield, Ind.

25 27 Danny Milburn, Indianapolis, Ind.

26 25 Steve Chassey, Carmel, Ind.

27 20 Kevin Thomas, Mobile, Ala.

28 17 Mark Alderson, Brownsburg, Ind.

29 14 Denny Stewart, Charleston, Ill.

30 12 Jerry Nemire, Toledo, Ohio

31 10 George Snider, Bakersfield, Calif.

32 10 Frank Weiss, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

33 8 Chris Paulsen, Indianapolis, Ind.

34 1 David Smith, Chandler, Ind.



1985 USAC National Sprint Car Entrant Points

POS. PTS. ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION

1 689 Damon Fortune, Boonville, Ind. ( #39)

2 453 George Toney, Elwood, Ind. ( #1)

3 428 Ben Leyba, South Bend, Ind. ( #2)

4 285 Terry Shepherd, Warsaw, Ind. ( )

5 226 MBC Racing, Jackson, Mich. ( #15)

6 203 Warren Mockler, Westfield, Ind. ( )

7 200 Paul Hazen, Columbia City, Ind. ( #57)

8 198 Richard Briscoe, Mitchell, Ind. ( #5)

9 193 Bob Hampshire, Findlay, Ohio ( #63)

10 137 B.U.F. Racing, Dayton, Ohio ( #44)

11 134 Larry Bayless, Brownsburg, Ind. ( )

12 130 Bud Whitacre, Kokomo, Ind. ( #98)

13 119 Manny Rockhold, Pekin, Ill. ( #71)

14 113 G & R Racing, Kokomo, Ind. ( #37)

15 112 William King & William Powers, Evansville, Ind. ( #51)

16 101 Barry Snyder, Frankfort, Ind. ( )

17 100 Jerry Shields, Bloomington, Ind. ( )

18 89 Steve Stapp, Brownsburg, Ind. ( #77)

19 84 Tim Bookmiller, Kokomo, Ind. ( #42)

20 82 Allen Campbell, Olney, Ill. ( #53)

21 80 Dennis McQuinn, Springfield, Ill. ( )

22 76 Johnny Vance Racing Team, Dayton, Ohio ( )

23 57 Phil Poor, Anderson, Ind. ( )

24 55 Gohr Distributing, Buffalo, N.Y. ( #56)

25 49 John Koch, Albion, Ind. ( #7)

26 47 Gene Nolen, Greenwood, Ind. ( #33)

27 46 Verlin Chupp, Goshen, Ind. ( )

28 42 Charlie Workman, Indianapolis, Ind. ( #4)

29 41 John Koch, Albion, Mich. ( #55)

30 37 B.F.W. Building Corp., Indianapolis, Ind. ( )

31 36 Leon Smith, Meredosia, Ill. ( )

32 35 RAM Racing, Clinton, Ind. ( #77)

33 34 Harold Nickles, Lima, Ohio ( #31)

34 30 David Goodin, Indianapolis, Ind. ( )

35 28 Ben Bowen, Terre Haute, Ind. ( #10)

36 26 Bill Hardy, Phoenix, Ariz. ( )

37 25 Mark Cummins, Princeton, Ind. ( )

38 23 Kent Evans, Kokomo, Ind. ( #79)

39 23 Racing Associates, Niles, Ill. ( #21)

40 23 Robert Helm, Indianapolis, Ind. ( )

41 20 Ray Smith, Eaton, Ohio ( #14)

42 14 Shirley Stewart, Charleston, Ill. ( #33)

43 12 Leon Thickstun, Nashville, Ind. ( )

44 11 Thomas Brothers Trucking, Ludlow, Ill. ( #72)

45 10 Northern Racers, Indianapolis, Ind. ( #93)

46 8 Rex Jones, Lebanon, Ind. ( #17)

47 8 Chris Paulsen, Indianapolis, Ind. ( #71)

48 8 Rick Becker, Sun Prairie, Wis. ( )

49 7 Rex Huntley, Bloomington, Ind. ( )

50 6 Jack Gardner, Los Angeles, Calif. ( #96)

51 6 Johnny Capels, Indianapolis, Ind. ( )

52 4 Billy Goacher, Anderson, Ind. ( )

53 2 Larry Gentry, Corydon, Ky. ( #61)

54 2 Sohm Enterprises, Saint Louis, Mo. ( #83)

55 2 James Mann, Elkhart, Ind. ( #19)

56 1 M.L. & Associates, Newburgh, Ind. ( #28)

57 1 Randy Bateman, Murphysboro, Ill. ( #38)

Stats courtesy of https://history.usacracing.com/news/item/7850-a-look-back-1985-usac-national-sprint-car-season