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A Look Back At The 2020 Champions

USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CARS

Brady Bacon, of Broken Arrow, Okla., earned six feature wins, including the season-opener and the season finale, topping the series‘ win-list on his way to claiming his third USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series title.

Bacon won the title in both 2014 and 2016 driving for Hoffman Auto Racing/Dynamics Inc.

This season, Bacon drove the Dynamics Inc./Fatheadz Eyewear – DriveWFX.com/Triple X/Rider Chevy No. 69 to the team‘s 12th USAC sprint entrant title.

1 – Brady Bacon – 1,742
2 – Chris Windom – 1,703
3 – Chase Stockon – 1,658
4 – Justin Grant – 1,617
5 – C.J. Leary – 1,550
6 – Kevin Thomas Jr. – 1,384
7 – Dave Darland – 1,274
8 – Carson Short – 1,254
9 – Kyle Cummins – 1,177
10 – Robert Ballou – 1,134

Bacon became just the seventh driver to claim three or more USAC national sprint car titles, joining Parnelli Jones (1960-62), Larry Dickson (1968, ‘70 & ‘75), Sheldon Kinser (1977, ‘81-82), Steve Butler (1986-88 & ‘90), Robbie Stanley (1991-93), and Levi Jones (2005, ‘07, ‘09-11).

Bacon entered the Lawrenceburg season finale with a 30-point lead over Chris Windom, and 40 points ahead of Chase Stockon. Both had a mathematical chance to win the championship.

Windom earned the pole, while Bacon started alongside on the front row of the night‘s feature.

Tyler Courtney appeared to take the win, before coming up light at the scales, giving runner-up Bacon the win while Windom finished third, securing Bacon‘s championship.

Justin Grant earned four feature wins, while Chris Windom, Tyler Courtney, and Kyle Cummins each took three. C.J. Leary and Chase Stockon were the other multiple feature winners, with two apiece. Jadon Rogers was the series‘ Rookie of the Year.

USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES

The USAC/CRA AMSOIL Sprint Car Series was only able to compete in four nights of racing, the two-night Sprint Showcase at Arizona‘s Canyon Speedway Park and the two nights of the Western World Championships at Arizona‘s Arizona Speedway.

C.J. Leary swept the Sprint Showcase, while Justin Grant took the Western World opener and Tyler Courtney claimed the finale.

1 – Steven Drevicki – 903
2 – Chris Allen Jr. – 795
3 – Bill Unglert – 722
4 – Alex Bright – 642
5 – Bruce Buckwalter Jr. – 566
6 – Kyle Spence – 541
7 – Christian Bruno – 471
8 – Carmen Perigo – 435
9 – Kenny Miller III – 416
10 – Billy VanInwegen Jr. – 409

USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CARS

Steven Drevicki won his third consecutive Rapid Tire USAC East Coast Sprint Cars series championship.

Drevicki also topped the series‘ win list, with five victories.

Alex Bright was the series‘ Rookie of the Year.

1 – Wyatt Burks – 2,080
2 – Don Droud Jr. – 2,080
3 – Wesley Smith – 1,975
4 – Chris Parkinson – 1,800
5 – Brian Beebe – 1,455
6 – Mark Lane – 1,355
7 – Dakota Earls – 1,350
8 – Chad Goff – 1,300
Tie – Kyle Lewis – 1,300
10 – Brad Wyatt – 1,25

USAC MIDWEST WINGLESS RACING ASS’N

Wyatt Burks and Don Droud Jr. tied for the point total, but Burks‘ series-topping seven wins versus Droud‘s two gave Burks the nod for the USAC Wholesale Batteries Midwest Wingless Racing Ass’n championship.

USAC SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR SERIES

The Sands Chevrolet USAC Southwest Sprint Cars were only able to compete six events in 2020, with Jake Swanson and C.J. Leary each claiming two wins and Justin Grant and Tyler Courtney taking the others.

USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CAR SERIES

The USAC West Coast Sprint Cars were only able to contest four events in 2020, three at Petaluma Speedway and one at Placerville Speedway.

Austin Liggett and Geoff Ensign claimed the Petaluma races, while Ryan Timmons took one at Petaluma and another at Placerville.

1 – Ty Hulsey – 947
2 – Brett Wilson – 930
3 – Waylon Weaver – 794
4 – Harlan Hulsey – 760
5 – J.C. Wilson – 714
6 – Craig Carroll – 687
7 – Alison Slaton – 576
8 – David Baxter – 520
9 – Cameron Hagin – 479
10 – Kevin Cummings – 426

USAC WINGLESS OKLAHOMA SPRINTS

Ty Hulsey won two features with the USAC Wingless Oklahoma Sprints on his way to earning the series title.

Brett Wilson finished second in the standings, trailing Hulsey by 17 points at the end of the season.

Waylon Weaver, Harlan Hulsey and J.C. Wilson were third through fifth in points, respectively.

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