USAC Young Guns Lead Charge To PowerCom Park

Beaver Dam, Wis.---The youth moment in racing is very evident in the USAC Racing. Ten drivers, 24 years old and younger, are among the headliners entered in the upcoming April 24 USAC Valvoline National Sprint Car, and USAC National Midget Series doubleheader. Gates will open at 2:00pm, with qualifying at 2:30pm, and the first race at 4:00pm.

Leading the entries will be Bobby East, 19, of Brownsburg, Ind. East currently leads the USAC National Midget Series point standings, and has scored one win this season at the Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway. East holds the record for being the youngest driver to win a USAC National event, capturing the midget race at Illiana Motor Speedway (Schereville, Ind.) on July 11, 2001, at the age of 16 years, 6 months, and 25 days old.

Josh Wise, 21, Riverside, Calif., is currently fourth in midget points, and is in his first year driving for Tony Stewart Motorsports. Wise will pilot Keith Kunz's second entry in the Sprint Car event. Wise last year won the Belleville Midget Nationals, and in 1999 captured the USAC TQ Championship at the age of 16 years old, becoming the youngest champion in USAC history.

Aaron Fike, 21, Galesburg,Ill. is a two-time National Midget Driver of the Year Champion, and won the 2002 BadgerMidget sEries title. Fike has one career Badger Midget feature win at PowerCom Park, and holds the all-time one-lap qualifying track record.

Davey Ray, 23, Rockford, Ill. won the Badger Midget feature at PowerCom Park on August 23, 2003, on his way to winning the Badger Championship. Campbell, California's Bud Kaeding, 23, captured the 1999 USAC Western Sprint Car Series Championship, and has been a threat in the National Series the past three seasons. Cole carter, 21, Brownsburg, Ind., and Brad Kuhn, 22, Avon, Ind. are currently ranked fifth, and sixth in midget points.

Boston Reid, 21, Fairmont, Ind. is excepted to be a leading contender for the Sprint Car title this season.  Reid scored his initial USAC win last season. Marc Jessup, 20, Camby, Ind., was the series Most Improved Driver last season, and will run his first full-time effort in USAC racing. Tom Hessert, 17,Cherry Hill, New Jersey will compete in both the midget and sprint events.

Tickets are available by calling the track office at (920)-887-1600, or by logging onto: www.wismotorsports.net.