Midget cars, also speedcars in Australia, is a class of racing cars. The cars are very small with a very high power-to-weight ratio and typically use four cylinder engines. They originated in the United States in the 1930s and are raced on most continents. There is a worldwide tour and national midget tours in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
Kenneth Schrader is an American professional racing driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while driving part-time in the ARCA Racing Series, as well as at Eldora Speedway in the Camping World Truck Series. He raced in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series from 1981 to 2013. He is a first cousin once removed of fellow NASCAR driver Carl Edwards.
Erin Mary Crocker Evernham is an American race car driver and broadcaster with the Motor Racing Network's Winged Nation. In the past, she played soccer, tennis, and varsity lacrosse on both her high school and college teams. Her entrance to the world of top tier motorsports has been stalled due in part to a personal relationship between Crocker and her former boss, team owner and current husband, Ray Evernham.
MAVTV is an American cable and satellite television channel owned by the automotive lubricant company Lucas Oil, a ubiquitous presence in the motorsports world, which mainly airs programming focused around motorsports and programming for automotive enthusiasts. Bob Patison serves as the network's president.
Stephen Leicht is an American professional stock car racing driver. He has over 150 feature event wins in quarter midgets and go-karts, and was the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 01 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports.
Robert "Bobby" Santos III is an American racecar driver from Franklin, Massachusetts. He graduated in 2004 from Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School. Santos, nicknamed "Bobby New England", is the grandson of Bobby Santos, a former modified racer. His sister, Erica Santos, is also a racecar driver. He is the cousin of former University of New Hampshire quarterback Ricky Santos.
Joshua Wise is a retired American professional stock car racing driver and currently an athletic trainer for Chip Ganassi Racing. During his driving career, Wise drove in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports, Phil Parsons Racing and The Motorsports Group among others. Wise's NASCAR Xfinity Series career included stints with Baker Curb Racing, Turner Motorsports, JR Motorsports and TMG.
Dakoda Armstrong is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 28 Toyota Camry for JGL Racing.
Brad Sweet is an American professional race car driver and a veteran of the World of Outlaws sprint Car Series, driving the No. 49 for Kasey Kahne Racing, where he has earned the nickname 'The Big Cat'. Sweet was formerly a NASCAR development driver for JR Motorsports.
Kevin Swindell is an American racing driver, who has competed in USAC and NASCAR competition. He has won 77 races in various dirt racing series including the Chili Bowl Nationals. Swindell is the son of three time World of Outlaws Sprint Car champion Sammy Swindell.
Chad Hackenbracht is an American stock car racing driver.
Ryan Preece is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for JTG Daugherty Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports. In 2013, he won the Whelen Modified Tour championship after being runner-up in 2009 and 2012.
Todd Gilliland is an American professional stock car racing driver. The son of NASCAR driver David Gilliland, he currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 4 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 4 Toyota Camry for DGR-Crosley. He also drives in the CARS Late Model Stock Tour.
Harrison Brian Burton is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 18 Toyota Tundra for Kyle Busch Motorsports and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports.
The 2017 USAC National Midget Series is the 62th season of the USAC National Midget Series. The series began with the Shamrock Classic at Southern Illinois Center on March 18, and will end with the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Ventura Raceway on November 23. Tanner Thorson came into the season as the defending champion. Spencer Bayston won the series championship driving for Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports in the #97 Bullet by Spike Chassis / Speedway Toyota.
The 2017 International Supermodified Association is the 41st season of the International Supermodified Association. The series begins with the Jack Murphy Memorial at Oswego Speedway on May 27, and ends with the World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 15. Dave Shullick Jr. is the defending champion.
The 2016 International Supermodified Association is the 40th season of the International Supermodified Association. The series began with the Jack Murphy Memorial at Oswego Speedway on May 28, and ended with the World Series of Racing at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 16. Dave Shullick Jr. is the defending champion.
The Boston Louie Memorial is a NEMA Light and Midget race held annually at Seekonk Speedway's Open Wheel Wednesday. The event headlines as two races, both 29 laps long in memorial of Louie's chosen car number as an owner. "Boston" Louie Seymour died on September 13, 1996.
The 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was the 24th season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in North America. Christopher Bell entered as the defending champion, but he did not defend his championship, leaving his No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports entry to a number of drivers throughout the season, with Todd Gilliland covering the majority of the schedule in the truck. The series will rebrand in 2019, as sponsor Camping World Holdings will rebrand the series with their Gander Outdoors brand they acquired in 2017 for the 2019 season.
