Kyle Cummins Back On Track With Indiana Sprint Week Circle City Victory
Kyle Cummins Back On Track With Indiana Sprint Week Circle City Victory
Kyle Cummins raced into the lead from his fifth starting position with 11 laps to go win Monday's Indiana Sprint Week feature at Circle City Raceway.
”I love this place.”
Kyle Cummins isn’t shy in sharing his fondness for Circle City Raceway, and it was quite evident to see why during Monday night’s fourth round of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented By Honest Abe Roofing.
In the sixth ever visit by the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship to the 1/4-mile dirt oval on the southeast side of Indianapolis, Indiana, not only did the Princeton, Ind. native become the first two-time feature winner at the track, he also became the first driver to win back-to-back series events at the venue after previously scoring a victory in May of this year.
Starting his 30-lap pursuit from the fifth position, Cummins raced his way into the lead with a turn one slider on leader Xavier Doney with 11 laps remaining to earn his fourth USAC National Sprint Car main event triumph of the season and the 18th of his career, surpassing Jerry Coons Jr., Jim Hurtubise and Bud Kaeding for sole possession of 34th all-time.
Cummins’ first USAC win in more than five weeks also was the seventh of his Indiana Sprint Week career, moving him up to sixth place on the all-time list, tying himself with Bryan Clauson and C.J. Leary. His seven ISW wins have come at five different racetracks since his initial score in 2016, but this particular one was of utmost importance as much as it was needed after opening the first three nights of Indiana Sprint Week with results of 6th, 19th and 18th.]
USAC Indiana Sprint Week Highlights From Circle City Raceway
Watch Highlights USAC National Sprint Car Series Circle City July 24, 2023
Winning Quote From Kyle Cummins
“I love this place, you’ve got to run hard, then you’ve got to be easy. You just need the cushion a little bit and be really nice with the throttle. This is a big win for our team. We’ve struggled for the past two months.”
USAC Sprint Cars at Circle City Results
1. Kyle Cummins (4)
2. Logan Seavey (3),
3. Shane Cottle (12)
4. Emerson Axsom (8)
5. Xavier Doney (1)
6. Carson Garrett (2)
7. Robert Ballou (10)
8. Jake Swanson (5)
9. C.J. Leary (9)
10. Daison Pursley (16)
11. Justin Grant (11)
12. Chase Stockon (13)
13. Joey Amantea (21)
14. Matt Westfall (22)
15. Brent Beauchamp (17)
16. Brady Bacon (6)
17. Brandon Mattox (15)
18. Braxton Cummings (19)
19. Kevin Thomas Jr. (20)
20. Sterling Cling (18)
21. Charles Davis Jr. (14)
22. Mitchel Moles (7)
USAC National Sprint Car Point Standings
Emerson Axsom jumped back in to the national points lead by 11 points over Brady Bacon. The two have swapped the top spot the past two nights. They have a gap on Justin Grant, Jake Swanson and Kyle Cummins.
Full USAC Sprints Points Standings
Indiana Sprint Week Point Standings
1-Justin Grant-259
2-Brady Bacon-259
3-Emerson Axsom-249
4-Robert Ballou-230
5-Kevin Thomas Jr.-220
6-Kyle Cummins-205
7-C.J. Leary-204
8-Shane Cottle-204
9-Logan Seavey-202
10-Carson Garrett-195
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