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Brian Peterson Takes First Ever Mi

Brian Peterson Takes First Ever Mi...

5/31/2025
Midget racing veteran Brian Peterson scored his first-ever midget feature win Friday night at Lincoln Speedway in Illinois in Midget Auto Racing Association action.. Peterson led the entire 20-lap AgVenture/Wehmeyer A-Main enroute to the popular win over a field that boasted cars from five states. PRELIMINARY ACTION Mario Clouser, a veteran of all forms of open wheel racing, led the field in Rod End Supply Qualifying as he piloted Roger and Lara Miller’s familiar...more
The Missile Lands in Victory Lane

The Missile Lands in Victory Lane...

5/17/2025
Alex “The Missile” Midkiff scored his second feature win in a row at Lincoln Speedway Friday night in Midget Auto Racing Association action. The night started out with Rod End Supply qualifying. Tyler Roth with a 14.193 second lap was the fastest with Jace Sparks and Patrick Bruns completing the top-three. The first heat, sponsored by Fusion Engineering, saw a pair of high schoolers, Michael Hermacinski and Dominic Bruns occupying the front row. Hermacinski got the...more
Patrick and Dominic Bruns 2024 Sea

Patrick and Dominic Bruns 2024 Sea...

12/16/2024
In 2024, Dominic Bruns began Midget racing, alongside his dad Patrick Bruns. Dominic won a total of two races, both at Coles County Speedway IL in the King Chassis D2 Midgets. Patrick won one race, also at Coles County Speedway in the King Chassis D2 Midgets. Both Drivers ran in the MARA Midgets and the D2 Series at Coles County. Patrick finished ninth in points in MARA, and fourth at Coles County. Dominic finished eleventh in points in MARA and won the D2 Championship...more
Bruns Bests Field for Third Win at

Bruns Bests Field for Third Win at...

8/19/2023
Lincoln, IL (August 18th, 2023) - Patrick Bruns continued his Lincoln Speedway domination by picking up his third feature win of the season. Bruns had to fight from his ninth place starting spot to pick up the win. Fifteen cars signed into the pits for a wonderful night for racing. Points leader Mark McMahill walked in with a 39 point lead over second place Daltyn England. Two time feature winner Patrick Bruns made the trip, as well as drivers like Miles Doherty, Jace...more
2023 Midget Auto Racing Associatio

2023 Midget Auto Racing Associatio...

7/20/2023
Lincoln, IL (July 20th, 2023) - With 6 races under the belt of the newly sanctioned series, the Midget Auto Racing Associations’ first season back in action since 2006 has shown lots of great racing with more races to come. It is time to take a look back at some of the previous events, as well as the points battle, and what is to come for the series. The series started off with a trip to Lincoln Speedway, where Patrick Bruns became the inaugural winner of the modern...more
Bruns Doubles Up at Lincoln with S

Bruns Doubles Up at Lincoln with S...

7/15/2023
Lincoln, IL (July 14th, 2023) - Patrick Bruns bested the best as he picked up his second win of the season with the Midget Auto Racing Association. The 12D would use misfortune to rocket his way to a dominant win in the end. Eighteen cars signed in ready to go racing on a warm summer evening. Many of the drivers of the Advanced Fastening Supply Badger Midgets made the trip south for what was the first leg of a triple header weekend. Drivers such as Jace Sparks, Daltyn...more
PATRICK BRUNS INJURY UPDATE

PATRICK BRUNS INJURY UPDATE

9/24/2017
Patrick Bruns was involved in an accident during Saturday night’s USAC Silver Crown qualifying session at the 36th “4-Crown Nationals” at Eldora Speedway. Following the crash, he was transferred to Wayne Hospital in Greenville, Ohio for further evaluation. Bruns was diagnosed with a fractured foot and received a cut on the bottom of his foot that received stitches. Monday morning, the Champaign, Illinois native will have surgery on his foot at Miami Valley Hospital in...more
BRUNS 4-FOR-4 AFTER GAS CITY VICTO

BRUNS 4-FOR-4 AFTER GAS CITY VICTO...

7/12/2014
Gas City, IN………Patrick Bruns of Champaign, Ill. scored his fourth USAC HPD Midwest Dirt Midget feature victory in four starts this season as he picked up the 20-lap victory Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway. Bruns caught Austin Nemire on lap eight and led the rest of the way to beat Nemire, Adam Thomason, John Heydenreich and Jacob Taylor. Bruns was also the fastest qualifier and won his heat race in his Cain’s Marine Welcing/Tin Cup RV Park Beast/Ecotech. HPD...more
GAS CITY, ANDERSON (SC), VISALIA,

GAS CITY, ANDERSON (SC), VISALIA,...

7/7/2014
RANKINE TRIUMPHS AT TOLEDO, GOETZ WINS AT ELMA Participants in USAC’s Midwest, Eastern and Western HPD Midget series will compete this week, with five races on tap in four states. Patrick Bruns leads the Midwest contingent to Friday’s race at Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway, while Scott Hunter is the “hunted” point leader going into races at Anderson (S.C.) Motor Speedway Friday and Southern National Motorsports in Kenly, N.C. Saturday. Cory Elliott leads the Western...more
BRUNS STAYS UNBEATEN WITH GAS CITY

BRUNS STAYS UNBEATEN WITH GAS CITY...

4/26/2014
Gas City, IN……..Patrick Bruns of Champaign, Ill. continued unbeaten in USAC HPD Midwest Midget competition with his victory in Friday night’s 15-lap feature at Gas City I-69 Speedway. Bruns trailed Alex Watson for the first three laps, then led the final 12 laps to beat John Heydenreich, Watson, Austin Nemire and Bill Kriegbaum. HPD USAC MIDWEST DIRT MIDGET RACE RESULTS: April 25, 2014 – Gas City, Indiana – Gas City I-69 Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. John Heydenreich,...more
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