September 21, 2025 | By USAC Media

Daison Pursley sweeps USAC portion of 4-Crown Nationals

ROSSBURG, Ohio—”I love Eldora.”

It’s clear to see that Eldora Speedway loves Daison Pursley back after the 20-year-old Locust Grove, Oklahoma made history on Saturday night during the 43rd running of the 4-Crown Nationals Presented by NKTELCO at the Rossburg, Ohio 1/2-mile dirt oval.

After winning two out of the three USAC main events one year ago, Pursley topped himself, and then some, on Saturday night as he became just the fourth driver in the event’s history to sweep the USAC portion of the 4-Crown by capturing successive victories in USAC’s AMSOIL National Sprint Car, NOS Energy Drink National Midget and Silver Crown divisions.

Pursley joins an elite club that includes only Jack Hewitt, who won all four in a single night back in 1998,  plus Kyle Larson in 2011 and Logan Seavey in 2023 as the only individuals to win three USAC events in one night at the 4-Crown. For his efforts, Pursley collected $15,000 for each of his three USAC victories on Saturday night, a quite lucrative $45,000 evening.

“I love Eldora; there’s not much else to say,” Pursley stated matter of factly. “This place is absolutely phenomenal. This is what dreams are made of, getting to race on the fence like that.”

In 2024, Pursley picked up USAC Sprint Car and USAC Midget feature wins during the 4-Crown and narrowly missed out on the sweep after leading the first 12 laps before finishing fourth in the USAC Silver Crown finale.

This time, Pursley left no doubt. In the USAC Sprint Car feature, he charged from third to first on the opening circuit, then led all 30 laps en route to the victory in his CB Industries/Avanti Windows & Doors – Pristine Auction – NOS/Spike/Stanton Chevy by a 1.438 second margin.

Pursley followed up in the subsequent 25-lap midget main by racing from seventh to first. Steven Snyder Jr. led the initial six laps before catching the turn two cushion and colliding with the wall. Kevin Thomas Jr. held the point from laps seven through 13 until Pursley slipped by on the 14th trip and led the final 12 laps in his CB Industries/PristineAuction.com – NOS Energy Drink – TRD – Mobil 1/Spike/Speedway Toyota, closing out a 3.536 second victory. Pursley’s plus-six run also earned him Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.

After running 18th in the High Limit Sprint Car feature, Pursley strapped in for the 50-lap USAC Silver Crown finale. There, starting on the outside of the front row, he wasted little time getting to the front. He slid early race leader C.J. Leary for the lead in turn one on the eighth lap before Leary cut back under to retake the lead. But by the time the pair reached turn three a half lap later, Pursley repeated the maneuver to take the lead for good in his Chris Dyson Racing/Concord American Flagpole – High Performance Lubricants – Macri Concrete/Maxim/Ott Chevy. From there, it was curtains as Pursley paced the final 43 laps to win by a commanding 2.386 seconds.

Couple the USAC success with his Great Lakes Super Sprint Series 360 victory on Friday night at Eldora, Pursley had the Midas touch all weekend long. It’s a long way from where he started just a handful of years ago when The Big E seemed majorly daunting.

“When I started coming to Eldora in 2021, this place intimidated me,” Pursley admitted. “Now, it’s changed after getting hooked up with the right people and just watching so much film from around here. This is where a lot of big races are and I knew that if I wanted to put my name in that hat, I had to really start getting good at Eldora. I’ve grown to love this place and run right up against the fence. It takes a lot of bravery for sure. But I feel like you can throw my hat in there now that I’ve almost kind of mastered it.”

In addition to all the other accolades, Pursley also earned the 4-Crown Nationals Parallax Group Passing Master title after passing 24 cars throughout the weekend’s USAC events between Thursday’s, Friday’s and Saturday’s festivities. Overall, Pursley now owns five 4-Crown feature victories, which already ranks among the upper echelon in the event, which dates back to 1981. Jack Hewitt towers over all with 19 4-Crown victories. Tyler Courtney and Dave Darland each have seven. Tracy Hines, Logan Seavey, Rich Vogler, Chris Windom, Rico Abreu and now Pursley now have five.

In the USAC tally, Pursley’s Silver Crown score was the third of his career. The USAC Sprint Car win was his fourth, while his USAC Midget triumph was his 10th, tying him for 74th place all-time alongside Allen Heath, Doug Kalitta, Brad Kuhn, Steve Lotshaw, Jerry McClung, Thomas Meseraull and Chuck Weyant.

Pursley was the lone driver to compete in all four divisions on Saturday night, and five total throughout the week. With a heavy workload, he was able to shine like so few have at the legendary 1/2-mile dirt oval.

“It’s a lot of racing for sure, but I’m still super young and I don’t really get tired because of old age, as I’ve heard a lot of people say,” Pursley said with a laugh. “I just love racing and I love racing anytime I can. I know that I’m not going to be able to race as much as I am long-term. I’m thankful for the position I’m in and the opportunity to get to drive not just one great racecar, not three, but five really great racecars.”

Additional hard chargers on Saturday night were Brady Bacon (12th to 4th in USAC Sprints) and Carmen Perigo (20th to 3rd in USAC Silver Crown). Perigo was also the recipient of the Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night for his Silver Crown performance while Keith Sheffer II collected the honors for a career best USAC Sprint Car finish of ninth. Drake Edwards, meanwhile, bounced back from a rough go in Thursday’s Midget feature to finish fifth on Saturday night.

Finally, Justin Grant finished off the season and the night with his second career USAC Silver Crown driving championship, and his second overall, after previously earning the 2020 series title. For his Hemelgarn Racing team, it was their second series entrant crown and second for crew chief Dennis LaCava.



USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 20, 2025 – Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – 1/2-Mile Dirt Oval – 43rd 4-Crown Nationals Presented by NKTELCO

CAR IQ FIRST QUALIFIER: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Daison Pursley (#86 CBI), 2. Cannon McIntosh (#71K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 3. Jakeb Boxell (#14JB 4 Kings), 4. Logan Seavey (#57 Abacus), 5. Jacob Denney (#67 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 6. Hayden Reinbold (#19AZ Reinbold-Underwood), 7. Ronnie Gardner (#4R RMS), 8. Cord Kisthardt (#21K Kisthardt), 9. Braxton Cummings (#71B Cummings). 2:13.330

K1 RACEGEAR SECOND QUALIFIER: (8 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#14 4 Kings), 2. Drake Edwards (#83 CBI), 3. Steven Snyder Jr. (#4 RMS), 4. Justin Grant (#87 CBI), 5. Gunnar Setser (#43 Arnold), 6. Gavin Miller (#97 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 7. Cale Coons (#63 Dooling/Curb-Agajanian), 8. Mack Leopard (#40x McDermand), 9. Tim Kent (#07 Gariss/Jenkins). 2:15.383

FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Daison Pursley (7), 2. Kevin Thomas Jr. (5), 3. Logan Seavey (8), 4. Justin Grant (3), 5. Drake Edwards (11), 6. Jakeb Boxell (4), 7. Cannon McIntosh (10), 8. Jacob Denney (2), 9. Hayden Reinbold (6), 10. Cale Coons (12), 11. Gavin Miller (9), 12. Gunnar Setser (16), 13. Braxton Cummings (17), 14. Ronnie Gardner (13), 15. Mack Leopard (18), 16. Tim Kent (14), 17. Steven Snyder Jr. (1), 18. Cord Kisthardt (15). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Steven Snyder Jr., Laps 7-13 Kevin Thomas Jr., Laps 14-25 Daison Pursley.

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Cannon McIntosh-1158, 2-Justin Grant-1146, 3-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1088, 4-Jacob Denney-1086, 5-Gavin Miller-1038, 6-Kale Drake-990, 7-Drake Edwards-940, 8-Steven Snyder Jr.-940, 9-Logan Seavey-908, 10-Hayden Reinbold-848.

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kale Drake-213, 2-Briggs Danner-143, 3-Gunnar Setser-138, 4-Kevin Thomas Jr.-128, 5-C.J. Leary-117, 6-Logan Seavey-113, 7-Justin Grant-112, 8-Chase Stockon-107, 9-Kyle Cummins-102, 10-Hayden Reinbold-94.

FINAL 4-CROWN NATIONALS PARALLAX PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-24, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-18, 3-Carmen Perigo-17, 4-Gunnar Setser-17, 5-Hayden Reinbold-16, 6-Brady Bacon-14, 7-Kyle Cummins-14, 8-Keith Sheffer II-14, 9-Brian Ruhlman-14, 10-Logan Seavey-12.

NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: November 14-15, 2025 – Placerville Speedway – Placerville, California – 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval – Hangtown 100


CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Daison Pursley (16.385)
Car IQ First Qualifier Winner: Daison Pursley
K1 RaceGear Second Qualifier Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.
Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Daison Pursley (7th to 1st)
Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Carmen Perigo


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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 20, 2025 – Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – 1/2-Mile Dirt Track – 43rd 4-Crown Nationals Presented by NKTELCO

CAR IQ FIRST QUALIFIER: (8 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Hayden Reinbold (#19 Reinbold-Underwood), 2. Jake Swanson (#5T Daming Swanson), 3. Briggs Danner (#39 Hogue), 4. Logan Seavey (#57 Abacus), 5. Ryan Barr (#21B Barr), 6. Stevie Sussex (#17GP Dutcher), 7. Brandon Mattox (#28 Mattox), 8. Mike Haggenbottom (#51 Kelly). 2:09.190

K1 RACEGEAR SECOND QUALIFIER: (8 laps, top-5  transfer to the feature) 1. C.J. Leary (#21AZ Team AZ/Curb-Agajanian), 2. Chase Stockon (#92 Sertich), 3. Kyle Cummins (#3p Petty), 4. Carson Garrett (#15 BGE), 5. Matt Westfall (#54 Westfall), 6. Mario Clouser (#2B 2B Racing), 7. Braxton Cummings (#71B Cummings), 8. Bryce Dues (#23D Dues). 2:07.302

USAC GEAR THIRD QUALIFIER: (8 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Gunnar Setser (#5G KO), 2. Kevin Thomas Jr. (#3R Rock Steady), 3. Mitchel Moles (#19AZ Reinbold-Underwood), 4. Brian Ruhlman (#49 Ruhlman), 5. Chance Crum (#83c Crum), 6. Kayla Roell (#4K Roell), 7. Aric Gentry (#10 Gentry). 2:09.589

COOKOUT FOURTH QUALIFIER: (8 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Justin Grant (#4 TOPP), 2. Brady Bacon (#20 Dyson), 3. Daison Pursley (#86 CBI), 4. Saban Bibent (#98 Wedgewood), 5. Keith Sheffer II (#86s Sheffer), 6. Nate Carle (#4J Fischesser-Owen), 7. Dustin Ingle (#2DI Ingle). 2:10.363

ELLIOTT’S CUSTOM TRAILERS & CARTS SEMI: (12 laps, top-4 transfer to the feature) 1. Stevie Sussex, 2. Mario Clouser, 3. Nate Carle, 4. Kayla Roell, 5. Braxton Cummings, 6. Dustin Ingle, 7. Brandon Mattox, 8. Mike Haggenbottom, 9. Bryce Dues, 10. Aric Gentry. 2:52.319

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Daison Pursley (3), 2. Kyle Cummins (5), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (4), 4. Brady Bacon (12), 5. Jake Swanson (2), 6. C.J. Leary (10), 7. Chase Stockon (14), 8. Gunnar Setser (7), 9. Keith Sheffer II (15), 10. Matt Westfall (1), 11. Mitchel Moles (11), 12. Mario Clouser (16), 13. Saban Bibent (21), 14. Hayden Reinbold (8), 15. Logan Seavey (13), 16. Chance Crum (17), 17. Stevie Sussex (18), 18. Kayla Roell (23), 19. Briggs Danner (6), 20. Justin Grant (9), 21. Nate Carle (24), 22. Brian Ruhlman (20), 23. Ryan Barr (22), 24. Carson Garrett (19). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Daison Pursley.

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-2715, 2-Mitchel Moles-2422, 3-Logan Seavey-2387, 4-Kevin Thomas Jr.-2323, 5-Justin Grant-2268, 6-Briggs Danner-2240, 7-C.J. Leary-2113, 8-Jake Swanson-2088, 9-Kale Drake-1811, 10-Chase Stockon-1766.

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kale Drake-213, 2-Briggs Danner-143, 3-Gunnar Setser-134, 4-Kevin Thomas Jr.-125, 5-C.J. Leary-117, 6-Justin Grant-112, 7-Logan Seavey-108, 8-Chase Stockon-107, 9-Kyle Cummins-102, 10-Hayden Reinbold-94.

FINAL 4-CROWN NATIONALS PARALLAX PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-24, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-18, 3-Carmen Perigo-17, 4-Gunnar Setser-17, 5-Hayden Reinbold-16, 6-Brady Bacon-14, 7-Kyle Cummins-14, 8-Keith Sheffer II-14, 9-Brian Ruhlman-14, 10-Logan Seavey-12.

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: September 26, 2025 – Paragon Speedway – Paragon, Indiana – 3/8-Mile Dirt Track


CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Brady Bacon (16.772)
Car IQ First Qualifier Winner: Hayden Reinbold
K1 RaceGear Second Qualifier Winner: C.J. Leary
USAC Gear Third Qualifier Winner: Gunnar Setser
Cookout Fourth Qualifier Winner: Justin Grant
Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Semi Winner: Stevie Sussex
Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Brady Bacon (12th to 4th)
Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Keith Sheffer II


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USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 19-20, 2025 – Eldora Speedway – Rossburg, Ohio – 1/2-Mile Dirt Oval – 43rd 4-Crown Nationals Presented By NKTELCO

HONEST ABE ROOFING QUALIFYING: (Top-20 locked into the feature – Held September 19) 1. C.J. Leary, 21, Team AZ/Petty/Rossi-17.017; 2. Daison Pursley, 09, Dyson-17.052; 3. Brady Bacon, 9, Dyson-17.057; 4. Justin Grant, 91, Hemelgarn-17.110; 5. Briggs Danner, 10, DMW-17.158; 6. Chase Dietz, 86, Lee-17.196; 7. Jake Swanson, 6, Klatt-17.340; 8. Mario Clouser, 20, Team AZ/Petty/Rossi-17.380; 9. Mitchel Moles, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-17.559; 10. Kevin Thomas Jr., 24, Haggenbottom-17.641; 11. Chelby Hinton, 81, BCR-17.713; 12. Matt Westfall, 54, 4 Kings-17.754; 13. Chase Stockon, 69, Pink 69-17.816; 14. Kyle Robbins, 7, KR-17.867; 15. Saban Bibent, 88, Fetter-17.893; 16. Jimmy Light, 118, Thomas-17.962; 17. Shane Cottle, 92, Kazmark-18.041; 18. Logan Seavey, 22, Rice/Abacus-18.074; 19. Brian Ruhlman, 49, Ruhlman-18.120; 20. Carmen Perigo, 52, Stehman-18.223; 21. Kyle Steffens, 8, Steffens-18.512; 22. Joe Trenca, 166, Karlsen-18.528; 23. Rob Caho Jr., 78, Caho-18.826; 24. Tom Savage, 38, Savage-18.860; 25. Gregg Cory, 32, Williams/Cory-18.978; 26. Travis Mahoney, 65, SV-19.000; 27. Dave Berkheimer, 31, Berkheimer-19.050; 28. Aric Gentry, 3, Simmons-19.492; 29. Mike Adkins, 71, Madkins-NT; 30. Tim Kent, 79, Hoover-NT.

ELLIOTT’S CUSTOM TRAILERS & CARTS QUALIFYING RACE: (8 laps, top-6 transfer to the feature – Held September 19) 1. Kyle Steffens, 2. Tom Savage, 3. Joe Trenca, 4. Travis Mahoney, 5. Rob Caho Jr., 6. Gregg Cory, 7. Dave Berkheimer, 8. Aric Gentry. NT

FEATURE: (50 laps, starting positions in parentheses – Held September 20) 1. Daison Pursley (2), 2. C.J. Leary (1), 3. Carmen Perigo (20), 4. Justin Grant (4), 5. Brady Bacon (3), 6. Chase Dietz (6), 7. Mario Clouser (8), 8. Briggs Danner (5), 9. Mitchel Moles (9), 10. Matt Westfall (12), 11. Kevin Thomas Jr. (10), 12. Kyle Steffens (21), 13. Chase Stockon (13), 14. Logan Seavey (18), 15. Brian Ruhlman (19), 16. Jake Swanson (7), 17. Saban Bibent (15), 18. Gregg Cory (26), 19. Rob Caho Jr. (25), 20. Shane Cottle (17), 21. Jimmy Light (16), 22. Tom Savage (22), 23. Dave Berkheimer (27-P), 24. Travis Mahoney (24), 25. Joe Trenca (23), 26. Kyle Robbins (14), 27. Chelby Hinton (11). 25:51.550

(P) represents a provisional starter

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 C.J. Leary, Laps 8-50 Daison Pursley.

FINAL USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Justin Grant-835, 2-C.J. Leary-779, 3-Matt Westfall-625, 4-Kyle Steffens-521, 5-Mario Clouser-502, 6-Kody Swanson-493, 7-Dave Berkheimer-375, 8-Chase Stockon-347, 9-Dakoda Armstrong-345, 10-Logan Seavey-306.

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kale Drake-213, 2-Briggs Danner-143, 3-Gunnar Setser-138, 4-Kevin Thomas Jr.-128, 5-Logan Seavey-117, 6-C.J. Leary-117, 7-Justin Grant-112, 8-Chase Stockon-107, 9-Kyle Cummins-102, 10-Hayden Reinbold-94.

FINAL 4-CROWN NATIONALS PARALLAX PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Daison Pursley-24, 2-Kevin Thomas Jr.-18, 3-Carmen Perigo-17, 4-Gunnar Setser-17, 5-Hayden Reinbold-16, 6-Brady Bacon-14, 7-Kyle Cummins-14, 8-Keith Sheffer II-14, 9-Brian Ruhlman-14, 10-Logan Seavey-12.


CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Dirt Draft Practice Fastest Driver: Jake Swanson (16.382)
Honest Abe Roofing Fast Qualifier: C.J. Leary (17.017)
Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Qualifying Race Winner: Kyle Steffens
Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Carmen Perigo (20th to 3rd)
Inferno Armor Fire Move of the Night: Carmen Perigo