Cedar Lake Speedway

Fast Facts: Cedar Lake's 30th USA Nationals

August 2, 2017, 9:28 am

By Robert Holman

DirtonDirt.com weekend editor

30th annual USA Nationals

Dates: Aug. 3-5 ($6,000-to-win program Thursday followed by Friday prelims and Saturday’s $50,000-to-win finale)

Track: Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. (3/8-mile high-banked clay oval).

Sanction: World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series

Purse: $50,000-to-win, $2,000-to-start ($6,000-to-win on Thursday)

Tickets: Adult general admission is $25 Thursday, $30 Friday and $35 Saturday; see below for discounts for children and more information.

On the web: cedarlakespeedway.com and woolms.com

Track phone: (612) 363-0479 or (866) 425-7386

Last year’s winner: Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va., who claimed his second career USA Nationals victory.

Video: Pay-per-view video at DirtonDirt.com; the event will appear later on CBS. DirtonDirt.com's broadcasts feature every lap of World of Outlaws Late Model Series action — including Thursday's $6,000-to-win tuneup program, Friday's preliminary action and Saturday's 100-lap, $50,000-to-win finale — and support division competition for the NASCAR Late Models.

Notes: The 2017 USA Nationals marks the 30th running of the crown-jewel event that began in 1988. The event is sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series. … The two-day format features times trials, heat races and a dash on Friday that will be used to set the top 18 drivers for Saturday’s 100-lap finale. Saturday’s action includes consolation races to set the remainder of the starting grid. The top two finishers in each heat race will qualify for the dash. The dash finish determines how they will start in the A-main. … Complete programs for NASCAR-sanctioned Late Models is scheduled for Friday and Saturday. … The weekend kicks off Thursday with a complete program paying $6,000-to-win for the World of Outlaws along with a full program for USRA Limited Late Models. … Fifteen drivers have won the USA Nationals, eight of them more than once; Hall of Fame drivers Scott Bloomquist and Billy Moyer top the list with five wins each. … Moyer’s five victories came from 1988-1993, the first six editions of the event. He has 25 feature appearances, including the first 15. … Along with his five wins, Moyer has four runner-up finishes. … There have been five winners over the last five years. … Two-time winner Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., is the only home-state winner. … The volunteer-supported Fans Fund raised $28,000 to help draw long-traveling drivers to the race, and drivers from that group expected to be in a special $2,500-to-win dash on Friday are G.R. Smith, Brian Shirley, Michael Lake, Justin Duty, Chad Zobrist, Craig Vosbergen, Kyle Bronson, Ricky Weiss, Dale McDowell, Jason Feger, Tyler Bruening, Jake O’Neil, Bobby Pierce, Tim McCreadie and Kent Robinson. (Complete USA Nationals coverage)

USA Nationals winners

Year: Winner, hometown
1988: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1989: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1990: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1991: Rick Aukland, Fargo, N.D.
1992: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1993: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1994: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1995: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1996: Jimmy Mars, Elk Mound, Wis.
1997: Rick Aukland, Fargo, N.D.
1998: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
1999: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2000: Davey Johnson, Greensburg, Pa.
2001: Dale McDowell, Rossville, Ga.
2002: Rick Eckert, York, Pa.
2003: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2004: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2005: Dale McDowell, Rossville, Ga.
2006: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2007: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2008: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2009: Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, Wis.
2010: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2011: Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va.
2012: Darrell Lanigan, Union, Ky.
2013: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.
2014: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2016: Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va.
(Complete race history)

Weekend purses

Thursday feature
1. $6,000
2. $3,000
3. $2,000
4. $1,750
5. $1,500
6. $1,400
7. $1,300
8. $1,200
9. $1,100
10. $1,000
11. $900
12. $850
13. $800
14. $775
15. $750
16. $700
17. $660
18. $640
19. $620
20-24. $600
Saturday feature
1. $50,000
2. $20,000
3. $10,000
4. $6,000
5. $5,000
6. $4,500
7. $4,250
8. $4,000
9. $3,750
10. $3,500
11. $3,250
12. $3,000
13. $2,800
14. $2,650
15. $2,500
16. $2,400
17. $2,300
18. $2,200
19. $2,100
20. $2,075
21. $2,050
22. $2,025
23. $2,010
24-26. $2,000

Event schedule

Thursday
2 p.m. - Pit gates open
5 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
7 p.m. - Competition begins
- Late Model time trials
- Late Model heats
- Late Model consolations
- Late Model feature
- Complete show for USRA Limited Late Models
- After party in the Cedar Lake Arena
Friday
8:30 a.m. - Breakfast in east and west restaurants
11 a.m. and noon - Tubing down the Apple River
1 p.m. - Trout fishing
2 p.m. - Pit gates open
5 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
7 p.m. - Competition begins
- Late Model time trials
- Late Model heats
- Late Model Fans Fund dash
- Complete show for NASCAR Late Models
- After party in the Cedar Lake Arena
Saturday
8:30 a.m. - Breakfast in east and west restaurants
11 a.m. and noon - Tubing down the Apple River
11 a.m. - FansFund Luncheon
1:30 p.m. - Lawn mower racing in arena
2 p.m. - Pit gates open
4:30 p.m. - Driver Autograph/Meet & Greet
5 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
6:30 p.m. - Hot laps
7 p.m. - Competition begins
- Late Model consolations
- USA Nationals
- Complete program for NASCAR Late Models

Tickets

Thursday
Adults (17-and-up): $25
Students (6-16): $12 (children 5-and-under free)
Advance three-day pass: $80 adults/$40 students
Pit pass: $35
Friday
Adults (17-and-up): $30
Students (6-16): $15 (children 5-and-under free)
Advance two-day pass: $60 adults/$30 students
Advance three-day pass: $80 adults/$40 students
Pit pass: $35
Saturday
Adults (17-and-up): $35
Students (6-16): $17 (children 5-and-under free)
Advance two-day pass: $60 adults/$30 students
Advance three-day pass: $80 adults/$40 students
Pit pass: $45
(Advanced tickets available online or by calling (612) 363-0479 and must be purchased at least two days before event)