USAC Midget News
Armstrong Paces Team Mopar® at 'Turkey Night Grand Prix'
Posted: Dec 01, 2008
Team Mopar® driver Dakoda Armstrong continued his 2008 pattern of turning heads in major Midget races on Thursday, Nov. 27, by posting an eighth-place finish in the 68th annual "Turkey Night Grand Prix" at Southern California's Irwindale Speedway.
Kasey Kahne Leads Team Mopar® Charge into USAC's 'Turkey Night Grand Prix'
Posted: Nov 24, 2008
Fans of Midget racing will get a holiday bonus when they show up at Southern California's Irwindale Speedway for this year's "Turkey Night Grand Prix," set for Thursday, Nov. 27. Once again, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver and Team Mopar® team owner/driver Kasey Kahne will return to his roots for the 68th annual classic.
Superstar Kahne Makes Rare Midget Start, Wheels to Fourth at 'Copper World'
Posted: Nov 10, 2008
Team Mopar driver, NASCAR superstar and former United States Auto Club (USAC) Midget champion Kasey Kahne returned to the open-wheel wars on Thursday, Nov. 6, posting a solid fourth-place finish in the "Copper World Classic" at Phoenix International Raceway.
Coons, Sweet Team for Mopar® Sweep of 'Gold Crown Midget Nationals'
Posted: Oct 13, 2008
Team Mopar® driver Jerry Coons Jr. scored a $15,000 victory in the first-ever "Gold Crown Midget Nationals," Oct. 9–11 at the Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. In fact, the entire three-night "Gold Grown" program was tinted Mopar blue. Coons led all 50 laps of Saturday's finale, Team Mopar drivers Brady Bacon and Brad Sweet finished second and fifth, respectively, and Sweet won both the Thursday and Friday preliminary features, giving Mopar a three-night stranglehold on victory lane.
Sweet Hauls in Podium Finish in 'Hut Hundred'
Posted: Oct 06, 2008
Team Mopar® driver Brad Sweet continued his fine 2008 season with a third-place finish in one of America's most prestigious Midget events, the 57th running of the "Hut Hundred" at Indiana's Terre Haute Action Track.
