Levi Jones of Olney, Ill. and Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind. are engaged in a tight battle for the 2012 USAC National Drivers Championship after concluding the recent Eastern Storm Sprint car tour.
Jones leads by 19 points going into this point-rich week of USAC Mopar National Midget racing which sees five races in as many nights building toward the Indiana Midget Week championship. Hines is a two-time IMW champion.
Jones has amassed his point total without the aid of a feature win so far. He has two seconds and a third in 18 starts. Hines, on the other hand, has three victories and two seconds in 17 starts. A driver’s best 25 point scores count toward the seasonal total.
Defending two-time USAC National Drivers Champion Bryan Clauson ranks third in the current standings, but is 132 points in arrears. He has two wins, a second and a third in 13 starts.
This week’s Midget races are at Gas City (Wed.), Putnamville (Thurs.), Bloomington (Fri.), Lawrenceburg (Sat.) and Kokomo (Sun.).
2012 USAC National Drivers Championship Standings
1-Levi Jones-544, 2-Tracy Hines-525, 3-Bryan Clauson-412, 4-Darren Hagen-406, 5-Bobby east-386, 6-Jon Stanbrough-370, 7-Jerry Coons Jr.-345, 8-Dave Darland-332, 9-Damion Gardner-330, 10-Hunter Schuerenberg-270.
- Admin Account on Jun 11, 2012
- Article Date: 6/11/2012