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The 2020 USAC National Midget Rookie of the Year, Michael "Buddy" Kofoid is also a former New Zealand National Sprint Car Champ and was the youngest driver to win a Sprint Car A-Main at just 11 years old in only his third start. 

  1. 100 Laps to Go: Hangtown 100 Presents Challenge For USAC Midgets

    100 Laps to Go: Hangtown 100 Presents Challenge For USAC Midgets

    Nov 14, 2023

    One hundred laps. It’s a daunting task in a midget, any way you slice it.
  2. USAC Reveals Stacked Preliminary Night Fields For BC39

    USAC Reveals Stacked Preliminary Night Fields For BC39

    Sep 21, 2023

    USAC officials have released the rosters for both nights of preliminary action at the fifth running of the Driven2SaveLives BC39 at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. There will be 36 cars in action on Thursday night, and 35 cars racing on Friday night next weekend.
  3. BC39 Entry List Hits 70, Plus Cannon, Axsom & KTJ Join In On The IMS Dirt

    BC39 Entry List Hits 70, Plus Cannon, Axsom & KTJ Join In On The IMS Dirt

    Sep 18, 2023

    Seventy USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets are entered for the fifth running of the Driven2SaveLives BC39, which will be held at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from Sept. 27-30.
  4. Up To 65! BC39 Field Rises Again, As Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Enters Seven Cars

    Up To 65! BC39 Field Rises Again, As Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Enters Seven Cars

    Sep 12, 2023

    The reigning Driven2SaveLives BC39 winning team and driver have filed their entries to compete in the fifth running of the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship events from Sept. 27-30 at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  5. Flyin' Illini: Six Storylines For Wayne City & Macon USAC Midget Weekend

    Flyin' Illini: Six Storylines For Wayne City & Macon USAC Midget Weekend

    Aug 17, 2023

    From southern Illinois to central Illinois, the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship truly becomes the Flyin’ Illini this weekend.
  6. Buddy Kofoid Rising In Speed, Comfort Ahead Of Knoxville Nationals

    Buddy Kofoid Rising In Speed, Comfort Ahead Of Knoxville Nationals

    Aug 7, 2023

    Sunday’s Capitani Classic at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway was virtually a throwaway for everyone involved except Buddy Kofoid.
  7. Buddy Kofoid Gets First Win With Roth Motorsports At I-70 Motorsports Park

    Buddy Kofoid Gets First Win With Roth Motorsports At I-70 Motorsports Park

    Jul 29, 2023

    Buddy Kofoid made it look almost easy on Friday night at I-70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, Missouri, conquering Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 competition for his first series victory of the 2023 season. The All Star Invasion presented by El Bandido Yankee Tequila triumph secured Kofoid an $8,000 payday, leading all 30 circuits around I-70’s state-of-the-art complex while keeping Lake Ozark winner, Aaron Reutzel, and recent High Limit victor, Rico Abreu, at bay.
  8. Mid-Summer Blockbuster: Six Storylines For USAC's Mid-America Midget Week

    Mid-Summer Blockbuster: Six Storylines For USAC's Mid-America Midget Week

    Jul 8, 2023

    Midsummer brings the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship season back to life.
  9. Buddy Kofoid To Pilot Second Roth Motorsports Car At Huset's Speedway

    Buddy Kofoid To Pilot Second Roth Motorsports Car At Huset's Speedway

    Jun 21, 2023

    The richest event in the history of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is set to kick off tonight, and Roth Motorsports is pleased to announce Buddy Kofoid will be behind the wheel of the No. 83JR as a teammate to James McFadden.
  10. Buddy Kofoid Replacing Hunter Schuerenberg In Vermeer No. 55 Sprint Car

    Buddy Kofoid Replacing Hunter Schuerenberg In Vermeer No. 55 Sprint Car

    Jun 8, 2023

    Following the announcement by Vermeer Motorsports that the team and driver Hunter Schuerenberg had mutually agreed to part ways on Wednesday, it was announced on Thursday that Buddy Kofoid will be the new driver of the No. 55 Sprint Car.
  11. Buddy Kofoid Tames Circle City Raceway During USAC Indiana Midget Week

    Buddy Kofoid Tames Circle City Raceway During USAC Indiana Midget Week

    Jun 6, 2023

    On occasion, one man’s misfortune is another man’s good fortune.
  12. Buddy Kofoid And CMS Racing Sprint Car Team Part Ways

    Buddy Kofoid And CMS Racing Sprint Car Team Part Ways

    May 8, 2023

    Just a few months into their first full-time sprint car season together, Buddy Kofoid and CMS Racing have parted ways. The team made the announcement Sunday evening following a weekend of racing at Eldora Speedway.
  13. Cannon McIntosh Rides Momentum, Title Aspirations Into USAC Midget Season

    Cannon McIntosh Rides Momentum, Title Aspirations Into USAC Midget Season

    Mar 24, 2023

    For Cannon McIntosh, in a way, one could say his season really started around last June.
  14. Sprint Car Stars Already Committing To High Limit Sprint Car Series

    Sprint Car Stars Already Committing To High Limit Sprint Car Series

    Jan 18, 2023

    With the start of the inaugural season for the new High Limit Sprint Car Series just around the corner, quite a few of Sprint Car racing’s best and brightest stars from all over have begun to announce their intentions to compete full-time.
  15. USAC's Closest Finishes Of 2022

    USAC's Closest Finishes Of 2022

    Dec 6, 2022

    The Bobby Santos vs. Kody Swanson rivalry is among the fiercest and most competitive of its era and has been a tooth-and-nail, tug-of-war clash for more than a decade, namely on the USAC Silver Crown trail.