“JUNIOR KNEPPER 55” EVENT INFO
**The early car entry period has ended. From Dec. 12 until race day, Dec. 17, car entry is $30.
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**Early pit parking will begin at 2pm on Friday, Dec. 16 until 6pm that night.
UPCOMING USAC MIDGET EVENT
DATE: Saturday, December 17, 2016
SERIES: USAC Midget “Special Event”
TRACK: Southern Illinois Center (Du Quoin, Illinois) – 1/6-mile, indoor dirt oval
EVENT: 2nd annual “Junior Knepper 55” featuring USAC Midgets
STARTING TIMES: Gates open at 1pm. Drivers’ meeting at 3pm. Hot laps at 4pm. Racing at 5pm.
TICKETS: Adult General Admission: $20. Kids 6-12: $10. Children 5 and under: FREE! Pit Pass: $35.
TRACK ADDRESS: 655 Executive Dr., Du Quoin, IL 62832
TRACK PHONE: (618) 542-1515
TRACK WEBSITE: https://www.illinois.gov/sites/dsf/Pages/default.aspx
MEDIA COVERAGE: Live stream on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/. Live updates on https://www.facebook.com/usacracing/ and https://twitter.com/USACNation, plus available on the Race Monitor app on your phone.
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USAC MIDGET CHAMPIONSHIP
Race format may be altered for special events or at the discretion of the chief steward
Formats may be altered from base formats listed here
MIDGET - FORMAT
HEAT RACES: (8 laps, 8 cars per heat. Passing points used.)
NON-QUALIFIERS RACES: (2 races, 10 laps each, top-2 in each race transfer to the semi-feature)
-Cars 41st on back in points after heat races
QUALIFYING RACES: (4 races, 10 laps, top-3 in each race transfer to feature)
-Top-40 in points after heat races.
SEMI-FEATURE: (2 races, 15 laps each, top-4 in each race transfer to feature)
FEATURE: (55 laps)
MIDGET TIRE RULE:
Open Hoosier Tire Rule
RACE OFFICIALS:
Chief Steward: Levi Jones
Race Director: Kirk Spridgeon
USAC MEMBERSHIP:
Member insurance is $200,000 excess medical
Visit www.usacracing.org to apply for membership
USAC RADIO FREQUENCY:
464.5500
Mandatory Driver Radio is Required
MIDGET FEATURE PURSE:
1. $3,000
2. $1,500
3. $1,000
4. $750
5. $600
6. $500
7. $450
8. $400
9. $375
10. $355
11. $325
12. $315
13. $305
14. $295
15. $290
16. $285
17. $280
18. $275
19. $275
20. $275
PRE-ENTRY LIST FOR THE “JUNIOR KNEPPER 55”
75 USAC MIDGETS ENTERED AS OF DECEMBER 13, 2016
0 Johnny Murdock/Conroe, TX (Zero Motorsports)
0B Steve Finn/Collinsville, IL (Zero Motorsports)
1 Travis Pence/Stronghurst, IL (Travis Pence)
1T Tony Roney/Herculaneum, MO (Tony Roney)
2 TBA (Zero Motorsports)
3J Jake Griffin/Quincy, IL (Jim Neuman)
3N Jake Neuman/New Berlin, IL (Jim Neuman)
3s Brian Shirley/Chatham, IL (Jim Neuman)
3w Alex Watson/Columbus, OH (3w Racing)
4 Kyle Jones/Kennedale, TX (Kyle Jones)
5 Chase Briscoe/Mitchell, IN (Chase Briscoe)
5c Colten Cottle/Kansas, IL (Rick Cottle)
6 Andy Baugh/Mason City, IL (Zero Motorsports)
7 Gage Walker/Fairland, IN (Brian Walker)
7A Justin Allgaier/Riverton, IL (Motorsports Marketing)
7B Cody Beard/St. Anthony, IN (Cody Beard)
7BC Tyler Courtney/Indianapolis, IN (Clauson/Marshall Racing)
7JR J.D. Black/Grain Valley, MO (J.D. Black)
7K Justin Peck/Monrovia, IN (Kenny & Reva Irwin)
9 Steve Aplin/St. Louis, MO (Bill Allen)
9K Kyle Schuett/Philo, IL (Schuett Racing)
9p Parker Price-Miller/Kokomo, IN (PPM Racing)
11 Brent Beauchamp/Fairland, IN (B & B Motorsports)
11L Aaron Leffel/Springfield, OH (Team Taylor Racing)
11T Ryan Fleming/Xenia, OH (Team Taylor Racing)
12 J.B. Gilbert/Charleston, IL (Gilbert/Horn Racing)
13 Brian Reick/Troy, MO (Zero Motorsports)
14I Isaac Schreurs/Sioux Falls, SD (Jody Rosenboom)
14R Jody Rosenboom/Rock Rapids, IA (Jody Rosenboom)
14w Matt Westfall/Ludlow Falls, OH (Steve Bordner)
15 Tim Siner/Dupo, IL (Siner/Cyliax Racing)
15F Cole Fehr/Coatesville, IN (Live Loud Racing)
15m Shane Morgan/Creve Coeur, IL (Shane Morgan)
15x Donny Schatz/Fargo, ND (Clauson/Marshall Racing)
16K Chris Dyson/Poughkeepsie, NY (Kruseman Motorsports)
17 Joey Saldana/Brownsburg, IN (Shannon Saldana)
17BC Ricky Stenhouse, Jr./Olive Branch, MS (Clauson/Marshall Racing)
17w Shane Golobic/Fremont, CA (Matt Wood Racing)
18 Tony Bruce, Jr./Liberal, KS (Wheeler Racing)
19p Levi Curry/Lincoln, IL (PPM Racing)
21K Cory Kruseman/Ventura, CA (Kruseman Motorsports)
25P Dylan Peterson/Sioux Falls, SD (Vance Peterson)
25s Alex Schriever/Sioux Falls, SD (Vance Peterson)
29 David Hair/Indianapolis, IN (Ed Hair)
30T Tyler VanToll/Belleville, IL (Tyler VanToll)
31 David Budres/Beloit, WI (Manic Racing)
35 Chris Baue/Indianapolis, IN (Chris Baue)
35T Tyler Robbins/Collinsville, IL (Tyler Robbins)
41 Jason Johnson/Eunice, LA (Clauson/Marshall Racing)
43T Josh Thomas Edinburg, IL (Josh Thomas)
44 Wesley Smith/Nixa, MO (WSR)
45x Bricen James/Albany, OR (Johnny Herrera Racing)
50 Daniel Adler/St. Louis, MO (Daniel Adler)
51J Ryan Jamison/Mediapolis, IA (Jamison Racing)
55 Nick Drake/Mooresville, NC (Nick Drake)
56v Matt Veatch/McLeansboro, IL (Mark Chisholm)
56x Mark Chisholm/Cheyenne, WY (Mark Chisholm)
57D Daniel Robinson/Ewing, IL (McCreery Motorsports)
66 Thomas Meseraull/San Jose, CA (Amati Racing)
68 Kyle O'Gara/Beech Grove, IN (Sarah Fisher Racing)
73 Broc Hunnell/Eolia, MO (Broc Hunnell)
76m Brady Bacon/Broken Arrow, OK (FMR Racing)
77K Katlynn Leer/Moulton, IA (Katlynn Leer Motorsports)
77u Chris Urish/Elkhart, IL (Tom Casson)
86 Danny Meyer/Tuscola, IL (Ebby Bergfield)
87 Ryan Bernal/Hollister, CA (Shannon Saldana)
88 Terry Babb/Harristown, IL (Terry Babb)
88w Chad Wheeler/Muskogee, OK (Wheeler Racing)
91 Tyler Nelson/Kansas City, MO (Harris Racing)
91A Chris Andrews/Sandusky, OH (Tyler Thomas Motorsports)
91m Chris Majdik/Redding, CA (Tyler Thomas Motorsports)
91T Tyler Thomas/Collinsville, OK (Tyler Thomas Motorsports)
93K Riley Kreisel/Warsaw, MO (DKR Motorsports)
95 Chris Andrews/Tulsa, OK (Miller Racing)
99p Dillon Welch/Carmel, IN (PPM Racing)