SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The sphere is about with 68 USAC NOS Vitality Drink Nationwide Midget drivers and groups pre-entered for the eighth working of the BC39 Introduced by Avanti Home windows & Doorways on June 30 and July 1 at The Grime Observe at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
A pair of BC39 champions are entered for the occasion, together with Cannon McIntosh (2024-2025) who’s aiming for his third consecutive victory within the occasion. Justin Grant (2023), who got here near capturing his second occasion victory in 2025, shall be chasing after the $20,039 high prize on the IMS fifth-mile filth oval.
Kale Drake, a 2024 BC39 preliminary function winner, is entered for the occasion as are USAC Triple Crown champions Logan Seavey and J.J. Yeley, plus 2024 USAC Nationwide Midget champion Daison Pursley and 2025 USAC AMSOIL Nationwide Dash Automotive champion Kyle Cummins.
The 2026 USAC Indiana Midget Week champion, Karter Sarff, is entered together with present USAC Nationwide Midget level chief Jakeb Boxell, and late mannequin star Ricky Thornton Jr.
USAC nationwide function winners are in abundance all through the sphere, together with Kaylee Bryson, Kevin Thomas Jr., Mitchel Moles, Briggs Danner, Jake Swanson, Jacob Denney, Zach Daum, Gavin Miller, Hayden Reinbold, Zach Wigal and Drake Edwards. All have earlier BC39 expertise apart from Swanson.
The sphere additionally presently comprises 21 BC39 Rookies, competing for the award sponsored by Max Papis Improvements: Jake Swanson, Frank Flud, Alex Midkiff, Dodge Carlbert, Logan Julien, Wesley Smith, Jake Robinson, Tyler Watkins, Christian Miller, Wout Hoffmans, Drew Sherman, Adyn Schmidt, Kade Taylor, Tony Helton, Eric Heydenreich, Alex Sewell, Jason Tessier, Cameron Hagin, Hayden Sensible and Bradley Fezard.
The occasion on the quarter-mile filth oval inside flip three at IMS will proceed to honor late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson.
Previous championship night time winners of the BC39 embrace Brady Bacon (2018), Zeb Sensible (2019), Kyle Larson (2021), Buddy Kofoid (2022), Justin Grant (2023), and Cannon McIntosh (2024 & 2025).
On monitor motion begins at IMS with The Stoops Star Spangled Showdown on Tuesday, June 30, with a full program of occasions for the USAC NOS Vitality Drink Midget Nationwide Championship.
Championship night time of the BC39 on Wednesday, July 1, will encompass a full program for the USAC NOS Vitality Drink Midget Nationwide Championship.
2026 BC39 PRESENTED BY AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS PRE-ENTRIES
(68 drivers & groups)
05 (R) ALEX MIDKIFF/Belleville, IL (Tobias Midkiff)
1 ZACH WIGAL/Belpre, OH (Pat O’Dell)
1m (R) DODGE CARLBERT/Palmetto, FL (Shea Montgomery)
1R RICKY THORNTON JR./Chandler, AZ (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)
3G KYLE CUMMINS/Princeton, IN (Glenn Styres Racing)
3J J.J. YELEY/Phoenix, AZ (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)
3N (R) LOGAN JULIEN/Oconomowoc, WI (Pat O’Dell)
3p JUSTIN PECK/Monrovia, IN (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)
4 KALE DRAKE/Collinsville, OK (RMS Racing)
4AU (R) SHELDON MALES/Elk Grove, CA (Scott Males)
5D ZACH DAUM/Pocahontas, IL (Jeff Taylor)
5L MATT LUX/Manilla, IN (Lunsford-Lux Motorsports)
5p (R) WESLEY SMITH/Nixa, MO (Rossi-Petty Motorsports)
5u (R) JAKE ROBINSON/Perth, WAU (Trifecta Motorsports)
7T ADAM TAYLOR/Wheatfield, IN (Adam Taylor Motorsports)
7TX KYLE JONES/Kennedale, TX (Tim & Tammy Engler)
7u KARTER SARFF/Mason Metropolis, IL (Trifecta Motorsports)
7w (R) TYLER WATKINS/Marion, IN (Tyler Watkins)
8B JEFFREY ABBEY/Rhome, TX (Christian Miller)
8D MILES DOHERTY/Delmar, IA (Miles Doherty Racing)
8L COOPER MILLER/Graham, TX (Cooper Miller)
8XL (R) CHRISTIAN MILLER/Hudson Oaks, TX (Christian Miller)
11 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Abacus Racing)
14 KEVIN THOMAS JR./Cullman, AL (4 Kings Racing)
14J (R) WOUT HOFFMANS/Boxmeer, NB (Jody Rosenboom)
14K (R) JAKE SWANSON/Anaheim, CA (4 Kings Racing)
19 (R) DREW SHERMAN/Phoenix, AZ (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports)
19AZ HAYDEN REINBOLD/Gilbert, AZ (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports)
19H JOEL MYERS JR./Santa Rosa, CA (Hayward Motorsports)
19K RILEY KREISEL/Warsaw, MO (Ron Cox)
19m ETHAN MITCHELL/Mooresville, NC (Bundy Constructed Motorsports)
19T MITCHEL MOLES/Raisin Metropolis, CA (Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports)
19x (R) ADYN SCHMIDT/Haubstadt, IN (Ron Cox)
20Q BRECKEN REESE/Canyon, TX (Jeff Reese)
20w CODY WEISENSEL/Solar Prairie, WI (Invoice Burrington)
21K CORD KISTHARDT/Hershey, PA (Twine Kisthardt)
T21 (R) KADE TAYLOR/Kilgore, TX (Mounce-Stout Motorsports)
22H (R) TONY HELTON/Cloverdale, IN (Grey Motorsports)
23 DEVON DOBIE/Wapakoneta, OH (Dennis Dobie)
27 AUSTIN WOOD/Germantown, TN (Rick Horn)
32 (R) ERIC HEYDENREICH/Bloomsburg, PA (OMR-Rase Motorsports)
32A (R) ALEX SEWELL/Damaged Arrow, OK (Jason Tessier)
32J (R) JASON TESSIER/Damaged Arrow, OK (Jason Tessier)
33 (R) CAMERON HAGIN/Damaged Arrow, OK (Cameron Hagin)
35 JOSH HODGE/Brownsburg, IN (Josh Hodge)
35s CHRIS HARTMAN/Boulder, CO (Josh Hodge)
36 JONATHAN BEASON/Damaged Arrow, OK (Jody Rosenboom)
40D DRAKE EDWARDS/Peoria, AZ (Chase McDermand Racing)
40L MACK LEOPARD/Beavercreek, OH (Chase McDermand Racing)
40x BRIGGS DANNER/Allentown, PA (Chase McDermand Racing)
43 GUNNAR SETSER/Columbus, IN (Kevin Arnold)
45 BRADLEY COX/Black Forest, CO (Cappy Mason)
54 JAKEB BOXELL/Zanesville, IN (4 Kings Racing)
57 LOGAN SEAVEY/Sutter, CA (Abacus Racing)
63 CALE COONS/Greencastle, IN (Dooling Autosports-Curb-Agajanian)
67 JACOB DENNEY/Galloway, OH (Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)
67K COLTON ROBINSON/Titusville, FL (Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)
71K (W) CANNON MCINTOSH/Bixby, OK (Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)
81 (R) FRANK FLUD/Pryor, OK (Jody Rosenboom)
81G RYLAN GRAY/Greenfield, IN (Grey Motorsports)
86 DAISON PURSLEY/Locust Grove, OK (CB Industries)
87 (W) JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (CB Industries)
89 STEVEN SNYDER JR./Rising Solar, MD (CB Industries)
94 (R) HAYDEN WISE/Huntersville, NC (Ninety-4 Racing)
97 GAVIN MILLER/Allentown, PA (Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)
98K BRANDON CARR/Sheffield, UK (Keith Kunz-Curb-Agajanian Motorsports)
99K ROBERT CARSON/Harmony, CA (Robert Carson)
938 (R) BRADLEY FEZARD/Bonnerdale, AR (Vince Rosa)
