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8/5/24 8:26 PM KTJ COLLECTS 2024 USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PASSING MASTER TITLE

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KTJ COLLECTS 2024 USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PASSING MASTER TITLE

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Speedway, Indiana (August 4, 2024)………Kevin Thomas Jr.’s mastery of passing throughout the 2024 edition of NOS Energy Drink USAC Indiana Sprint Week Presented By Honest Abe Roofing accrued 58 positions advanced throughout the seven-race series.

That netted the Cullman, Ala. driver the Indiana Sprint Week ProSource Passing Master championship, which calculated passes made by each driver in all heat races, C-mains, semi-feature and feature events.* Of note, provisional starters once again did not receive points toward the passing master standings.

Thomas joins past Indiana Sprint Week Passing Masters Stevie Sussex (2021) and Shane Cottle (2022 & 2023) as a recipient of the award.

KTJ’s pursuit of the Passing Master title basically boiled down to one roller coaster night in the penultimate round at Tri-State Speedway.* After a massive qualifying flip took his car out of action, another car from the Rock Steady Racing stable was rolled out of the trailer.* Thomas took it from there, charging from 20th to 3rd in the semi, then lined up 24th for the feature where he proceeded to drive it across the finish line to 7th.

The 34 positions advanced from that single night vaulted Thomas from 14th in the Passing Master standings to first, from 18 passes throughout the first five events of ISW to 52 entering Sunday’s finale at Bloomington Speedway.* Thomas added six more passes there on the red clay for good measure to finish off a topsy-turvy week that concluded with a $500 bonus.

“It has been a roller coaster, that’s for sure,” Thomas said.* “Our team just didn’t quit.* We’re down two cars and probably an engine after yesterday, but they put in the hours all week and some all-nighters.* I’ve driven three racecars in seven nights, so that just shows you what we’re capable of and what we can bounce back from.* Their ability to rebound is quite incredible.* It wasn’t the week we wanted but we know we can dig down deep when we need to.”

Two-time ISW Passing Master champ Shane Cottle (Kansas, Ill.) took second with 54.* Brady Bacon (Broken Arrow, Okla.) was third at 46.* Kyle Cummins (Princeton, Ind.) scored fourth with 41.* Mitchel Moles (Raisin City, Calif.) rounded out the top-five with 40 positions advanced during the week.

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2024 PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK POINTS

POS****** PTS******* DRIVER HOMETOWN

1*********** 58********* Kevin Thomas Jr., Cullman, Alabama

2*********** 54********* Shane Cottle, Kansas, Illinois

3*********** 46********* Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

4*********** 41********* Kyle Cummins, Princeton, Indiana

5*********** 40********* Mitchel Moles, Raisin City, California

6*********** 38********* Chase Stockon, Fort Branch, Indiana

7*********** 37********* Logan Seavey, Sutter, California

8*********** 31********* Daison Pursley, Locust Grove, Oklahoma

9*********** 30********* Jadon Rogers, Worthington, Indiana

10********* 29********* Anton Hernandez, Arlington, Texas

11********* 28********* Ricky Lewis, Camarillo, California

12********* 26********* Chance Crum, Snohomish, Washington

************* 26********* Brandon Mattox, Terre Haute, Indiana

************* 26********* Kayla Roell, Dillsboro, Indiana

15********* 25********* Robert Ballou, Rocklin, California

16********* 24********* C.J. Leary, Greenfield, Indiana

17********* 23********* Kale Drake, Collinsville, Oklahoma

* * * * * * *23********* Kobe Simpson, Bonham, Texas

19* * * * * 21********* Carson Garrett, Littleton, Colorado

************* 21********* Evan Mosley, Lapel, Indiana

21********* 19********* Justin Grant, Ione, California

22********* 18********* Briggs Danner, Allentown, Pennsylvania

************* 18********* Charles Davis Jr., Buckeye, Arizona

************* 18********* Rylan Gray, Greenfield, Indiana

25********* 17********* Sam Hinds, Westfield, Indiana

26********* 16********* Max Adams, Loomis, California

16********* Joey Amantea, Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania

************* 16********* Troy Carey, Tullamore, New South Wales

29********* 15********* Kyle Shipley, Phoenix, Arizona

30********* 14********* Donny Brackett, Fort Branch, Indiana

31********* 13********* Harley Burns, Brazil, Indiana

*13********* Geoff Ensign, Sebastopol, California

************* 13********* Matt Westfall, Pleasant Hill, Ohio

34********* 12********* Carson Short, Marion, Illinois

35********* 11********* Kevin Newton, Farmersburg, Indiana

36********* 10********* Ryan Barr, Piqua, Ohio

10********* Nate Schank, Santa Rosa, California

38********* 9*********** Jack Hoyer, Frankfort, Indiana

39********* 8*********** Mario Clouser, Auburn, Illinois

************* 8*********** Kyle Johnson, Greencastle, Indiana

************* 8*********** Trey Osborne, Columbus, Ohio

************* 8*********** Zack Pretorius, Yorktown, Indiana

*8*********** Jake Swanson, Anaheim, California

44********* 7*********** Hunter Maddox, Bedford, Indiana

************* 7*********** Nathan Seale, Fort Branch, Indiana

46********* 6*********** Nick Bilbee, Indianapolis, Indiana

*6*********** Frankie Guerrini, San Rafael, California

************* 6*********** Todd Moule, Heathcote, Victoria

49********* 5*********** Logan Calderwood, Goodyear, Arizona

************* 5*********** R.J. Johnson, Laveen, Arizona

*5*********** Jake Scott, Morgantown, Indiana

************* 5*********** Sam Scott, Patoka, Indiana

************* 5*********** Scotty Weir, Marion, Indiana

54* * * * * *4*********** Brent Beauchamp, Fairland, Indiana

************* 4*********** Xavier Doney, Odessa, Missouri

*4*********** Brayden Fox, Avon, Indiana

57********* 3*********** Gabriel Gilbert, Greenwood, Indiana

************* 3*********** Weston Gorham, Colleyville, Texas

*3*********** Austin Hawkins, Sumner, Illinois

************* 3*********** Matt Thompson, Bloomington, Indiana

************* 3*********** Travis Thompson, Brazil, Indiana

************* 3*********** Daniel Whitley, Ferndale, California

63* * * * * 2*********** James Boyd, Villa Park, Illinois

************* 2*********** Matt Goodnight, Winchester, Indiana

************* 2*********** Todd Hobson, Clyde, Victoria

************* 2*********** Seth Parker, West Terre Haute, Indiana

*2*********** Brady Short, Bedford, Indiana

68********* 1*********** Stan Beadles, Owensville, Indiana

************* 1*********** Dustin Beck, Petersburg, Indiana

************* 1*********** Colton Booten, Marion, Illinois

************* 1*********** Brayden Clark, Tipton, Indiana

* * * * * * * 1*********** Michael Daugherty, Lafayette, Indiana

*1*********** Aaron Davis, Windfall, Indiana

*1*********** Aric Gentry, Robards, Kentucky

************* 1*********** Colin Grissom, Anderson, Indiana

************* 1*********** Tyler Hewitt, Marion, Indiana

************* 1*********** Stevie Sussex, Tempe, Arizona

************* 1*********** Cody Williams, Rensselaer, Indiana

79* * * * * *0* * * * * *Collin Ambrose, Owensboro, Kentucky

************* 0*********** Saban Bibent, Cincinnati, Ohio

************* 0*********** Wyatt Burks, Topeka, Kansas

************* 0*********** Daylan Chambers, Bowling Green, Indiana

************* 0*********** Dan Clodfelter, Rockville, Indiana

************* 0*********** Braydon Cromwell, Lone Jack, Missouri

************* 0*********** Bryce Dues, Russia, Ohio

************* 0*********** Ivan Glotzbach, Fillmore, Indiana

************* 0*********** J.J. Hughes, Jasper, Indiana

************* 0*********** Justin Meneely, Brazil, Indiana

************* 0*********** Andrew Prather, Martinsville, Indiana

************* 0*********** Kendall Ruble, Vincennes, Indiana

*0*********** Adyn Schmidt, Haubstadt, Indiana

************* 0*********** Stephen Schnapf, Newburgh, Indiana

*0*********** Shawn Westerfeld, Guilford, Indiana

************* 0*********** Reed Whitney, Jasper, Indiana

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