![]() ![]() But one thing for certain is that over the first four years of the Shamrock Classic, four first-time USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget winners have emerged in Shane Golobic (2016), Justin Grant (2017), Logan Seavey (2018) and Cannon McIntosh (2019), all of whom are talented wheelmen who have earned their victories at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin, where the series returns Saturday, March 7, for the fifth annual edition of the event. The answer probably lies somewhere in the middle of all those theories, as it's never easy to win a USAC National Midget race. PHOTO: #9 Daison Pursley (Locust Grove, Okla.) seeks a first career USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget win on March 7 at the Southern Illinois Center.-CREDIT: Rich Forman Photo ![]() Is it based mainly on the fact that the tracks are usually on the smallish side, which produces tight racing where the variables for trouble are more prevalent? Is it because passing opportunities are more inopportune on such close quarters? Is it because most indoor races occur early in the year when most teams have yet to hit their stride, thus opening the door for several different teams and drivers to thrive? Or is just pure happenstance? By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Du Quoin, IL) - What's the deal with indoor races producing new winners in the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget ranks over the last six-and-a-half decades?
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