07/28/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 07/28/2024 03:06
COTTLE THROTTLES TO THE TOP OF USAC'S ISW PASSING MASTER POINTS
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Kokomo, Indiana (July 27, 2024)………Long known for his prowess in advancing through the field in any situation, Shane Cottle has earned the USAC Indiana Sprint Week Passing Master championship in each of the past two seasons in 2022 and 2023.
Now the Kansas, Ill. driver has risen to the top once again following his 23rd to 8th performance during Saturday night's feature event at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway.
Throughout the first two ISW events on Friday at Lincoln Park Speedway and on Saturday at Kokomo, Cottle has advanced a total of 19 positions and will carry the lead into Sunday night's third round at Lawrenceburg Speedway.
Cottle leads a group that features a four-way tie for second in the ISW Passing Master standings. Kyle Cummins (Princeton, Ind.), Kayla Roell (Dillsboro, Ind.), Jadon Rogers (Worthington, Ind.) and Logan Seavey (Sutter, Calif.) have each passed 16 cars thus far throughout the first two races of the series.
ProSource is rewarding the driver who advances the most total positions throughout NOS Energy Drink USAC Indiana Midget Week Presented By Honest Abe Roofing with a $500 bonus. The Passing Master points encompass all heat races, C-mains, semi-feature and feature events. Stevie Sussex (Tempe, Ariz.) was the champion in 2021 while Cottle captured the crown in both 2022 and 2023.
Five events remain on the 2024 Indiana Sprint Week calendar at Lawrenceburg Speedway on Sunday, July 28; followed by dates at Circle City Raceway on Wednesday, July 31; the Terre Haute Action Track on Thursday, August 1; Bloomington Speedway on Friday, August 2; and the finale at Tri-State Speedway on Saturday, August 3.
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2024 PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK POINTS
(After Round #2 of 7 entering Lawrenceburg Speedway on Sunday, July 28)
PTS / DRIVER
19-Shane Cottle
16-Kyle Cummins, Kayla Roell, Jadon Rogers & Logan Seavey
15-Chance Crum & Chase Stockon
14-Max Adams & Kyle Shipley
13-Brady Bacon, Geoff Ensign, Brandon Mattox & Evan Mosley
12-Harley Burns & Ricky Lewis
11-Kobe Simpson
10-Sam Hinds & Kevin Thomas Jr.
9-Donny Brackett & Mitchel Moles
8-Mario Clouser & Kyle Johnson
7-Briggs Danner, Justin Grant & Anton Hernandez
5-Robert Ballou, Charles Davis Jr. & Jake Scott
4-Kale Drake, Brayden Fox, Kevin Newton & Matt Westfall
3-Ryan Barr, Troy Carey, Rylan Gray, Austin Hawkins, C.J. Leary, Daison Pursley, Nate Schank, Jake Swanson & Travis Thompson
2-Joey Amantea, James Boyd, Matt Goodnight, Frankie Guerrini, Jack Hoyer, Hunter Maddox & Seth Parker
1-Brent Beauchamp, Logan Calderwood, Brayden Clark, Aaron Davis, Colin Grissom, Tyler Hewitt, Stevie Sussex, Scotty Weir & Cody Williams
0-Wyatt Burks, Braydon Cromwell, Michael Daugherty, Bryce Dues, Carson Garrett, Gabriel Gilbert, Ivan Glotzbach, Weston Gorham, Andrew Prather, Zack Pretorius, Shawn Westerfeld & Daniel Whitley