USAC .25 Midget "Generation Next"
BATTLE AT THE BRICKYARD 2013

front row - Brandon Fries, Justin Oplinger, Chase Randall, Will Roland, Andrew Molleur, Kiel Cockran
back row - Tyler Ankrum, Kyle Martell, Frankie Nervo, Brandon Grosso, Sam Hatfield, Carson Hocevar
Red Rookie – Katelyn Hettinger, not pictured
For Immediate Release
June 15, 2013
USAC Honda – Annual “Battle at the Brickyard”
The USAC Honda .25 annual “Battle at the Brickyard” is the double-points event that could change the whole face of the “Generation Next” 2013 Points Series. Held this past week, July 9 – 13, at the most famous of all race tracks; the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it has become the most prestigious race of the year.
Participants managed one round of practice on Wednesday before rain halted the sessions. Thursday morning began with one shorter round of practice and 39 heat races. “It’s a tough place to get a handle on,” said many handlers as this is only one of two events on a parking lot surface for the whole series. Friday, the top 4 drivers transferred thru feature races for A Main spots. For the first time, in the history of quarter midget racing, a provisional starting spot was used for drivers who are leading Western or Eastern Championships in their perspective classes.
Drivers and families were in for a treat as many traveled north to I-69 Speedway in Gas City to see Jon Stanbrough win Opening Night of the USAC Indiana Sprint Week 2013.
Saturday morning, all A Main drivers were announced and introduced on the racing surface with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Pagoda in the background.
Two drivers doubled up for the weekend. Frankie Nervo, of Ohio won the Heavy AA and Briggs Heavy World Formula Classes and Tyler Ankrum of California won Briggs Senior Animal and Light World Formula. Carson Hocevar of Michigan took home the honors in Light AA, while Andrew Molleur of CT was the Mod winner. North Carolina drivers Justin Oplinger won Junior Honda, Will Roland won Senior Honda and Sam Hatfield won Heavy 160. Brandon Grosso of NJ won Heavy Honda, Kiel Cochran won Lt 160, Chase Randall of Texas was the Briggs Junior Animal winner, and Kyle Martell of Ohio was the victor in the Briggs Un-restricted Animal.
The Red Rookie winner was Katelyn Hettinger and Blue Rookie winner was Brandon Fries, both of Indiana.
Another first for the event, drivers and families were brought out on the Speedway front stretch so that winners could “kiss the bricks.” Awards were presented on the front stretch Victory Lane as the winners wore the traditional IMS wreath. Drivers were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals as they placed in A Mains. The top 3 also received a specially engraved brick from the Speedway collection. Honda Winners were awarded $200 of HPD bucks and Briggs and Stratton Class winners took home new Inverter Generators. Tyler Ankrum won the new custom race suit and Justin Oplinger won the helmet, both from Impact Racing and awarded by USAC Triple Crown Champion – Jerry Coons, Jr. Ryan McCartney held the winning raffle ticket for the helmet autographed by USAC drivers. The $500 in proceeds went to the Jason Leffler Benevolet Fund.
“Thanks to all the families, drivers, handlers, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Officials, and USAC Staff Members that made this “Battle at the Brickyard” a success,” stated Kyle McCain, Director. “With over 250 cars attending, the event continues to be one of the most popular of the series.
Next race on the “Gen Next” Tour will be at the Montgomery County Club in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
For more information check out USACRacing.com
2013 “Battle at the Brickyard” Winners
Red Rookie – Katelyn Hettinger
Blue Rookie – Brandon Fries
Junior Honda – Justin Oplinger
Senior Honda – Will Roland
Heavy Honda – Brandon Grosso
Light 160 – Kiel Cockran
Heavy 160 – Sam Hatfield
Briggs Junior Animal – Chase Randall
Briggs Senior Animal – Tyler Ankrum
Briggs Un-restricted Animal – Kyle Martell
Light World Formula – Tyler Ankrum
Heavy World Formula – Frankie Nervo
Light Mod – Andrew Molleur
Light ‘AA – Carson Hocevar
Hvy ‘AA – Frankie Nervo
Results
Red Rookie - Feature #1
- Katelyn Hettinger
- Cooper Woodard
- Hailey Desaulniers
- John Macartney
- Kambyr Posey
Blue Rookie - Feature #1
- Brandon Fries
- Jonathan Sims
- Noah Dininger
- Matthew Hollon
- Emilea Albertson
Jr. Honda – A Main
- Justin Oplinger
- Connor Yonchuk
- Chase Randall
- Alex Anderson
- J.J. Donnaker
- Jake Garcia
- Tanner Reif
- Xavier Doney
- Brady Johnson
- Hailey Bugg (Dnf)
Jr. Honda – B Main
- Brady Johnson
- Jake Garcia
- Xavier Doney
- Alex Anderson
- Luke Riffle
- Conner Dutting-Morrell
- Emerson Axsom
- Justin Grosso
- Gage Painter
- Nick Loden
Jr. Honda – C Main
- Gage Painter
- Jake Garcia
- Xavier Doney
- Conner Dutting-Morrell
- Chase Burda
- Trey Chmielewski
- Bryce Massingill
- Garrett Wagoner
- Townsend Wright
- Tyler Reif
Jr. Honda – D Main
- Conner Dutting-Morrell
- Garrett Wagoner
- Townsend Wright
- Trey Chmielewski
- Cade Randall
- Ryan Macartney
- Grayson Springer
Sr Honda - A Main
- Will Roland
- Christian Pitman
- Famous Rhodes
- Carson Hocevar
- Addison Lushin
- Ryan Repko
- Austin Nigh
- Brooklyn Gable
- Levi Riffle
- Ryan Israel
- Evan Spaulding
Sr Honda - B Main
- Famous Rhodes
- Austin Nigh
- Addison Lushin
- Levi Riffle
- Hunter Mccullough
- Christopher Oplinger
- Ryan Quinn
- Jagger Parker
- Zeek Torgeson
- Ryan Repko
Sr Honda - C Main
- Levi Riffle
- Jagger Parker
- Christopher Oplinger
- Zeek Torgeson
- Taylor Nibert
- J.D. Cowart
- Carson O'bryan (Dnf)
- Jackson Lee (Dnf)
- Matthew Ferguson (Dnf)
- Wyatt Pelfrey (Dnf)
- Ryan Huggler (Dnf)
Sr Honda - D Main
- Carson O'bryan
- Wyatt Pelfrey
- Taylor Nibert
- J.D. Cowart
- Matthew Ferguson
- John Michael Repko
- Charlie Allen (Dnf)
- Daniel Guarino (Dnf)
Hvy. Honda - A Main
- Brandon Grosso
- Jackson Boone
- Kyle Martell
- Sam Rameau
- Jacob Borst
- Ben Mikitarian
- Brandon Anderson
- Sam Hatfield
- Todd Gilliland
- Mandy Chick
- Logan Huggler
Hvy. Honda - B Main
- Kyle Martell
- Ben Mikitarian
- Sam Rameau
- Mandy Chick
- Sam Hatfield
- Joseph Sekelsky
- Kenny Miller
- Heather Jones
- Gage Christy
- Nathan Foster
Hvy. Honda - C Main
- Heather Jones
- Mandy Chick
- Gage Christy
- Nathan Foster
- Brianna O'bryan
- Ashlea Albertson
- Christopher Scank (Dnf)
Lt. 160 – A Main
- Kiel Cochran
- Carson Hocavar
- Aaron Bollinger
- Jack Wehmeyer
- Logan Heath
- Brooklyn Gable
- Ryan Israel
- Andrew Molleur
- Trent Beaver
- Ryan Repko
- Logan Heath (Dnf)
Lt. 160 – B Main
- Ryan Israel
- Kiel Cochran
- Jack Wehmeyer
- Logan Heath
- Addison Lushin
- Bennett Lushin
- Levi Riffle
- Connor Gross
- Gage Painter (Dnf)
- Will Roland
Lt. 160 – C Main
- Addison Lushin
- Levi Riffle
- Bennett Lushin
- Gage Painter
- Kyle Craker
- Danny Sams Iii
- Famous Rhodes
- Christian Pitman
- Neal Allison
- Zeek Torgeson
Lt. 160 – D Main
- Danny Sams Iii
- Famous Rhodes
- Christian Pitman
- Neal Allison
- Logan Pelfrey
- Chase Burda
- Austin Nigh
- Jagger Parker
- Jackson Lee
- Conner Dutting-Morrell (Dnf)
Hvy. 160 – A Main
- Sam Hatfield
- Tyler Ankrum
- Todd Gilliland
- Nolan Allison
- Hayden Dickerson
- Lucas Jones
- Brandon Grosso
- Hayden Sprague
- Ben Mikitarian
- Frankie Nervo
- Sam Rameau
Hvy. 160 – B Main
- Brandon Grosso
- Frankie Nervo
- Lucas Jones
- Hayden Sprague
- Sam Kravitsky
- Nolan Allison
- Joseph Sekelsky
- Brianna O'bryan
- Alex Benovich
- Kenny Miller
Hvy. 160 – C Main
- Lucas Jones
- Sam Kravitsky
- Joseph Sekelsky
- Brianna O'bryan
- Mandy Chick
- Kyle Martell
- Jacob Borst
- Bryce Corbett
- Nathan Foster
- Gage Christy
Jr. Animal - A Main
- Chase Randall
- Connor Yonchuk
- Neal Allison
- Brady Johnson
- Gage Painter
- Hailey Bugg
- Justin Oplinger
- Justin Grosso
- Tanner Reif
- Conner Dutting-Morrell
- Chase Burda
Jr. Animal - B Main
- Brady Johnson
- Justin Grossso
- Chase Burda
- Conner Dutting-Morrell
- Nick Loden
- Jake Garcia
- Tanner Reif
- Garrett Wagoner
- Trey Chmielewski
- Townsend Wright
- Emerson Axsom (Dna)
Jr. Animal - C Main
- Nick Loden
- Emerson Axsom
- Trey Chmielewski
- Townsend Wright
- Jake Garcia
- Xavier Doney
- Bryce Massingill
- Ryan Macartney
Sr. Animal - A Main
- Tyler Ankrum
- Carson Hocevar
- Aaron Bollinger
- Famous Thodes
- Tyler Garner
- Connor Gross
- Berklee Jimenez
- Brooklyn Gable
- Danny Sams (Dnf)
- Kenny Miller (Dnf)
Sr. Animal - B Main
- Tyler Ankrum
- Brooklyn Gable
- Berklee Jimenez
- Connor Gross
- Kyle Craker
- Ryan Israel
- Benneett Lushin
- Levi Riffle
- Ryan Huggler
- Addison Lushin (Dnf)
Sr. Animal - C Main
- Connor Gross
- Brooklyn Gable
- Kyle Craker
- Ryan Israel
- Zeek Torgesen
- Matthew Ferguson
- Logan Heath
- Will Roland
- Charlie Allen
- Taylor Niebert (Dnf)
- Bradley Ashford (Dnf)
Ur. Animal - A Main
- Kyle Martell
- Sam Kravitsky
- Hayden Sprague
- Jake Nelke
- Hayden Dickerson
- Mandy Chick
- Logan Huggler
- Ben Buchard
- Christopher Scank
Lt. World Formula - A Main
- Tyler Ankrum
- Carson Hocevar
- Kiel Cochran
- Berklee Jimenez
- Aaron Bollinger
- Kyle Craker
- Trent Beaver
- Andrew Molleur
- Will Roland
- Tyler Garner (Dnf)
Lt. World Formula - B Main
- Tyler Ankrum
- Tyler Garner
- Kyle Craker
- Kiel Cochran
- Logan Heath
- Danny Sams Iii
- Ryan Repko
- Bennett Lushin (Dnf)
- Jack Wehmeyer (Dnf)
- Connor Gross (Dnf)
Lt. World Formula - C Main
- Jack Wehmeyer
- Kyle Craker
- Kiel Cochran
- Danny Sams Iii
- Austin Nigh
- Ryan Barr
- Bradley Ashford
Hvy. World Formula - A Main
- Frankie Nervo
- Todd Gilliland
- Brandon Grosso
- Nolan Allison
- Cayton Hornberger
- Lucas Jones
- Bryce Corbett
- Sam Kravitsky
- Sam Hatfield (Dnf)
- Hayden Dickerson (Dnf)
Hvy. World Formula - B Main
- Lucas Jones
- Nolan Allison
- Cayton Hornberger
- Bryce Corbett
- Jake Nelke
- Jacob Stickle
- Chase Anderson
- Mandy Chick
- Sam Rameau
- Alex Benovich
- Joseph Sekelsky (Dns)
Lt. Mod - A Main
- Andrew Molleur
- Berklee Jimenez
- Caden Hoyt
- Famous Rhodes
- Chase Burda
- Matthew Ferguson
- Jake Garcia (Dnf)
Lt. AA - A Main
- Carson Hocevar
- Berklee Jimenez
- Ryan Quinn
- Connor Gross
- Caden Hoyt
- Tyler Garner
- Bennett Lushin
- Jack Wehmeyer
- Ryan Barr
- Andrew Molleur (Dnf)
Hvy. AA - A Main
- Frankie Nervo
- Tyler Ankrum
- Jake Nelke
- Brandon Grosso
- Hayden Dickerson
- Kyle Martell
- Bryce Corbett
- Cayton Hornberger
- Lucas Jones
- Brianna O'bryan
Hvy. AA - B Main
- Hayden Dickerson
- Bryce Corbett
- Cayton Hornberger
- Brianna O'bryan
- Jacob Stickle
- Christopher Scank
- Ben Mikitarian (Dnf)
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