2018 USAC National Sprint Car Series Statistics – Race 3, Night 3 of Winter Dirt Games (February 17, 2018)

Event statistics following the third race of the 2018 USAC National Sprint Car Series season and the final of three scheduled races of the Winter Dirt Games at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida.

Tyler Courtney won his second consecutive race to best Chris Windom by two-and-a-half seconds in a race that lasted just nine minutes and eight seconds.

Race Statistics

Winter Dirt Games 9, Night 3

Bubba Raceway Park – Ocala, Florida

- Winner (starting position): Tyler Courtney (1st)

- Top Five: Tyler Courtney, Chris Windom, Chad Boespflug, Kevin Thomas Jr., Dave Darland

- Full Results: Tyler Courtney, Chris Windom, Chad Boespflug, Kevin Thomas Jr., Dave Darland, C.J. Leary, Robert Ballou, Carson Short, Justin Grant, Brady Bacon, Logan Seavey, Chase Stockon, Kyle Cummins, Jarett Andretti, Nick Bilbee, Kody Swanson, Timmy Buckwalter, Isaac Chapple, Mario Clouser, Garrett Aitken, Brandon Mattox, Landon Simon

- Laps Completed: 30

- Laps Led: Tyler Courtney (30)

- Fast Qualifier: Kevin Thomas Jr. (13.900 seconds)

- Semifeature Winner: Justin Grant

- Heat Winners: Robert Ballou, Kody Swanson, Timmy Buckwalter, Tyler Courtney

- Hard Charger: Chris Windom (+3; 5th to 2nd)

- Polesitter: Tyler Courtney

- Margin of Victory: 2.494 seconds

- Car Count: 28

Notes of Interest – Race Recap (Winter Dirt Games, Night 2)

- This was Tyler Courtney’s eighth career USAC National Sprint Car Series victory and his second of the 2018 season. It marked Courtney’s second victory at Bubba Raceway Park of his career.

- This marks the second time in his career that Courtney has won back-to-back races. He did so during the 2017 Smackdown VI at Kokomo Speedway in Indiana on August 25-26, 2017.

- Courtney is the latest driver to win two races in a row. Chase Stockon was the most recent to do so, winning consecutive races at Arizona Speedway and Perris Auto Speedway last November.

- Courtney has now won races in each of the last three USAC National Sprint Car Series seasons. He was the first driver to lead two races this season, and second driver to lead every lap of a feature, joining Chase Stockon, who went wire-to-wire in the season opener at Ocala.

- Chris Windom finished a season-best second, after moving up from fifth position. He claimed his first hard charger effort of the season. Windom finished in the top five in all three races in Ocala.

- Chad Boespflug earned a season-best third-place finish after a pair of eighth-place results the first two nights at the Ocala track.

- Kevin Thomas Jr., who was the fastest qualifier for the second time in three races, finished fourth, and like Windom, also finished in the top five in all three Ocala races. Both drivers earned second-, third- and fourth-place finishes in the three-race swing.

- Dave Darland claimed a season-best fifth-place finish.

- There were no drivers making their season-debuts Saturday. Kent Schmidt missed his first feature of the season Saturday.

- Drivers earning their best feature finish of the season included Jarett Andretti (14th) and Brandon Mattox (21st).

- A total of 10 drivers finished better than they started in Saturday’s feature.

- The next race will be Saturday, March 31, at Lawrenceburg Speedway in Indiana.

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2018 USAC National Sprint Car Series Statistics – Following Race 1 (February 15, 2018)

Season statistics following the third race of the 2018 USAC National Sprint Car Series season and the first race of the Winter Dirt Games at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Florida.

2018 USAC National Sprint Car Series Season Statistics

- Races: 3

  - By State: Florida (3)

  - By Track Length: 3/8-mile (3)

- Race Winners: Tyler Courtney (2), Chase Stockon (1)

- Most Top Threes: Kevin Thomas Jr. (2), Tyler Courtney (2), Chris Windom (2), Chase Stockon (1), C.J. Leary (1), Chad Boespflug (1)

- Most Top Fives: Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), Chris Windom (3), Tyler Courtney (2), Chase Stockon (1), Justin Grant (1), Robert Ballou (1), C.J. Leary (1), Kyle Cummins (1), Chad Boespflug (1), Dave Darland (1)

- Laps Competed: 90

- Most Feature Laps Led: Tyler Courtney (58), Chase Stockon (30), C.J. Leary (2)

- Most Feature Races Led: Tyler Courtney (2), Chase Stockon (1), C.J. Leary (1)

- Most Feature Races Led All Laps: Chase Stockon (1), Tyler Courtney (1)

- Fewest Feature Laps Led in a Win: 28 – Tyler Courtney (Bubba Raceway Park, February 16)

- Most Feature Laps Led Without Winning: 2 – C.J. Leary (Bubba Raceway Park, February 16)

- Number of Drivers to Compete in At Least One Feature: 24

- Number of Drivers to Compete in Every Feature This Season: 20

- Most Feature Races: Chase Stockon (3), Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), Chris Windom (3), Justin Grant (3), Robert Ballou (3), Kyle Cummins (3), Isaac Chapple (3), Chad Boespflug (3), Logan Seavey (3), Nick Bilbee (3), Tyler Courtney (3), Kody Swanson (3), Brady Bacon (3), Carson Short (3), C.J. Leary (3), Jarrett Andretti (3), Landon Simon (3), Garrett Aitken (3), Dave Darland (3), Timmy Buckwalter (3), Kent Schmidt (2), Mario Clouser (2), Brandon Mattox (2), Tyler Clem (1)

- Feature Victories By Starting Position: 1st (1); 2nd (1); 4th (1)

- Semifeature Winners: Nick Bilbee (1), Logan Seavey (1), Justin Grant (1)

- Semifeature Winners to Win Feature: None

- Pole Positions: Dave Darland (1), Jarrett Andretti (1), Tyler Courtney (1)

- Heat Winners: Tyler Courtney (3), Robert Ballou (2), Chad Boespflug (1), C.J. Leary (1), Carson Short (1), Nick Bilbee (1), Kent Schmidt (1), Kody Swanson (1), Timmy Buckwalter (1)

- Fast Qualifiers: Kevin Thomas Jr. (2), Kyle Cummins (1)

- Hard Chargers: Chad Boespflug (1), Robert Ballou (1), Chris Windom (1)

- Drivers to Earn Fast Qualifier and Win Heat and Feature in Same Event: None

- Highest Car Count: 31 (Bubba Raceway Park, February 15)

- Lowest Car Count: 28 (Bubba Raceway Park, February 17)

- Drivers to Complete Every Lap This Season: 14 – Tyler Courtney, Robert Ballou, Nick Bilbee, Logan Seavey, Kyle Cummins, Kody Swanson, Kevin Thomas Jr., Justin Grant, Chris Windom, Chase Stockon, Chad Boespflug, Carson Short, C.J. Leary, Brady Bacon

- Driver to Complete Most Laps This Season: Tyler Courtney (90), Robert Ballou (90), Nick Bilbee (90), Logan Seavey (90), Kyle Cummins (90), Kody Swanson (90), Kevin Thomas Jr. (90), Justin Grant (90), Chris Windom (90), Chase Stockon (90), Chad Boespflug (90), Carson Short (90), C.J. Leary (90), Brady Bacon (90)

- Most Cars to Finish on Lead Lap: 19 (February 15 at Bubba Raceway Park)

- Fewest Cars to Finish on Lead Lap: 16 (February 17 at Bubba Raceway Park)

- Widest Margin of Victory: 2.494 seconds (Tyler Courtney over Chris Windom; February 17 at Bubba Raceway Park)

- Narrowest Margin of Victory: 0.579 seconds (Chase Stockon over Kevin Thomas Jr.; February 15 at Bubba Raceway Park)

- Points Standings: 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (227); 2. Chris Windom (219); 3. Tyler Courtney (209); 4. Chad Boespflug (182); 5. C.J. Leary (179); 6. Kyle Cummings (172); 7. Chase Stockon (170); 8. Robert Ballou (170); 9. Justin Grant (168); 10. Carson Short (108).