LEXINGTON, Ohio — The 2022 version of the annual Dart Kart Club-hosted AKRA / Hoosier Kartsport Mid-Ohio Road Race Nationals attracted another impressive crowd of racers to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 17-19.
Nearly 300 kart racers from across North America participated in the latest edition of the Mid-Ohio Nationals, the only time of the year karts race at the famed 2.2-mile central Ohio road course. Dart Kart Club officials tallied 799 race entries between Saturday and Sunday competition, setting what will likely be the largest turnout at a road race karting event this year.
Karts of nearly every variety joined the action at Mid-Ohio and as expected CIK 125 Shifter (38 entrants Saturday) and Yamaha Pipe (35 Saturday) were the largest divisions. Other classes with competitive fields and double-digit entry counts included Stock Honda Lite and Heavy, Super Kart 250, CIK TaG 125 Lite, Medium and Heavy, CIK IAME Sprint, CIK 100cc Air Cooled TaG Senior, CIK LO206, Piston Port Sprint and several vintage kart classifications.
The weekend began Friday with approximately seven hours of group practice without a single red flag. A handful of reds halted the action at times during Saturday’s eight race groups, while Sunday was another flawless day without a single stoppage in the action for any serious incident. AKRA and Dart Kart officials are happy to report no serious accidents or injuries during the weekend.
Saturday evening featured the 2021 AKRA National Road Race Series awards ceremony on the fourth floor of the Mid-Ohio tower. Class champions were presented with silver cups on a high-quality marble base, while top-five points finishers qualifying for awards were presented with varying sized silver cups. AKRA CEO Bill McCutcheon showed his appreciation toward last year’s top finishers with cash awards for top-three finishers in every class and VISA gift cards for fourth and fifth. Over $10,000 was awarded between trophies, cash, apparel and certificates.
Pre-registration is now open for the third round of the 2022 AKRA / Hoosier Kartsport National Road Race Series July 22-24 at Nelson Ledges Race Course in northeast Ohio.
The Nelson Ledges three-day event is once again hosted by the fine folks at the Dart Kart Club and all information — including pre-registration, event schedule, supplemental rules and more — is at dartkartclub.com.
Photos by Bruce C. Walls and Keith Shampine / KartLounge.com
Mid-Ohio Nationals Top-3 Results
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Saturday
Race 1
CIK TaG 125 Lite F-1
1. Sean Swisz
2. Joseph Paolicchi
3. Clare Tracy
DKC IAME Sprint F-1
1. Jason Lorang
2. Darin Marcus
3. Makena Rice
CIK TaG 125 Heavy F-1
1. Craig Mortz
2. Geoff Gerline
3. Bob Cole
Piston Port Sprint F-1
1. Adam Trumbley
2. Jim Sorrentino
3. Mallory D’Augustine
Race 2
100cc Air Cooled TaG Senior Sprint F-1
1. Makena Rice
2. Derek Eastly
3. Eric King
Vintage Piston Port F-1
1. Ben Eberhart
2. Bill Trumbley
3. Bob Shaffer
Junior 100cc Air Cooled TaG F-1
1. Shane Smith
2. Wes Schroeder
3. Isabella Mia Simpson
CIK LO206 Sprint F-1
1. Jon Miller
2. Scott Heath
3. Stephen Gibson
Race 3
Formula 100 F-1
1. Richard Scavuzzo
2. John Ritchie
3. Joe Scavuzzo
Yamaha Pipe F-1
1. Colin Jedrzejek
2. Kekai Hauanio
3. Nate Grindell
Air Cooled 100cc TaG Enduro F-1
1 Shane Hayden
2. Todd Hayden
Junior Enduro F-1
1. Lawson Pohill
2. Joshua Toth
3. Austin Harper
Race 4
4-Cycle Sprint 390 F-1
1. Nash Larson
2. Michael O’Dell
3. Hank Hefner
KART LO206 Open Heavy F-1
1. Stephen Gibson
2. Joel Negus
3. Logan Negus
CIK LO206 Sprint Heavy F-1
1. Geoff Gerline
2. Scott Heath
3. Jon Miller
DKC CIK Yamaha Sprint F-1
1. Bobby Yount
2. Rick Gwynne II
3. Mark McNaught
Margay Ignite Senior Sprint F-1
1. Logan Nealis
2. Payton Simpson
3. Jonathan Williams
Junior LO206 Sprint F-1
1. Shane Smith
2. Ryan Suralik
3. Peyton Worm
DKC LO206 Sprint F-1
1. Matthew Maguire
Race 5
CIK 125 Shifter F-1
1. Pierce Baldus
2. Mark Nagy
3. Glen Critchett
Stock Honda Heavy F-1
1. Stevie Young
2. Darin Marcus
3. Glen Luening
G-125 Shifter F-1
1. Tommy Plahitko
2. Joe Barth
3. Lance Witt
Race 6
B Stock
1. Jim Farr Jr.
2. Robby Harper III
3. Dave Clark
Formula 125 F-1
1. Mitch White
2. Allen Hollinger
3. William Schmitt
Controlled F-1
1. Joe Thomas
2. Gary Mikusch
3. Todd Hayden
100cc Piston Port F-1
1. Lamar Hilliard
2. Anthony Knierim
3. Nicholas Brown
Vintage Open F-1
1. Fred Stoll
2. Louis Magiera Jr.
3. Greg Hartley
Vintage Twin F-1
1. Michael Schlager
DKC Yamaha Sportsman Heavy F-1
1. John LaRue
2. Chris Pence
3. Lew Fehring
DKC Yamaha Sportsman Medium F-1
1. Jeff McClellan
DKC Enduro 4-Cycle F-1
1. Josh Rohlk
2. Bryan Norman
3. Alexander Simon
Open Sprint F-1
1. Ben Morris
KART Junior B&S Animal Sportsman F-1
1. David Gharst III
Race 7
CIK TaG 125 Medium F-1
1. Indy Kassy
2. Darin Marcus
3. Craig Mortz
DKC TaG Masters F-1
1. Craig Mortz
2. Greg Seep
3. Geoff Gerline
Yamaha Sprint F-1
1. Mallory D’Augustine
2. Andy Leighninger
3. Kyle Cuthbertson
4-Cycle Sprint 370 F-1
1. Thomas Hamilton
2. Nash Larson
3. Rob O’Dell
Race 8
Super Kart 250 F-1
1. JR Osborne
2. Andy Kiker
3. Brandon Schenkel
Pro CIK 125 Shifter F-1
1. Derek Eastty
2. Jeremy Lightwine
3. Pierce Baldus
Stock Honda Lite F-1
1. Stevie Young
2. Darin Marcus
3. Coy Dayton
Unlimited F-1
1. J Michael Long
2. Larry Dobbs
3. Allen Hollinger
Sunday
Race 1
Super Kart 250 F-2
1. JR Osborne
2. Andy Kiker
3. Brandon Schenkel
Pro CIK 125 Shifter F-2
1. Pierce Baldus
2. Lance Lane
3. Derek Eastty
Stock Honda Lite F-2
1. Stevie Young
2. Cole Peschang
3. Mark Eller
Unlimited F-2
1. Larry Dobbs
2. J Michael Long
3. Allen Hollinger
Race 2
CIK TaG 125 Lite F-2
1. Rod Williams
2. Sean Swisz
3. Thad Parker
DKC IAME Sprint F-2
1. Indy Kassy
2. Darin Marcus
3. Jason Lorang
CIK TaG 125 Heavy F-2
1. Matthew Gibson
2. Arlan Brady
3. Richard Buckley
Piston Port Sprint F-2
1. Jim Sorrentino
2. Adam Trumbley
3. Mallory D’Augustine
Race 3
100cc Air Cooled TaG Senior Sprint F-2
1. Makena Rice
2. Derek Eastty
3. Ryan Miller
Vintage Piston Port F-2
1. Ben Eberhart
2. Arthur McKenny
3. Bill Trumbley
Junior 100cc Air Cooled TaG F-2
1. Wes Schroeder
2. Shane Smith
3. Isabella Mia Simpson
CIK LO206 Sprint F-2
1. Jon Miller
2. Scott Heath
3. Geoff Gerline
Race 4
Formula 100 F-2
1. Timothy Koen
2. Christopher Ragan
3. Ludevico Pereluciar
Yamaha Pipe F-2
1. Nate Grindell
2. Patrick Olsen
3. Kekai Hauanio
Air Cooled 100cc TaG Enduro F-2
1. Shane Hayden
2. Todd Hayden
Junior Enduro F-2
1. Joshua Toth
2. Bentley McClellan
DKC TaG Enduro F-2
1. Kasey Davis
Race 5
4-Cycle Sprint 390 F-2
1. Hank Hefner
2. Michael O’Dell
3. Thomas Hamilton
DKC CIK Yamaha Sprint F-2
1. John Brown
2. Josh Rohlk
3. Rick Gwynne II
KART LO206 Open Heavy F-2
1. Stephen Gibson
2. Craig McNeese
3. Joel Negus
CIK LO206 Sprint Heavy F-2
1. Jon Miller
2. Scott Heath
3. Ryan Miller
Margay Ignite Senior Sprint F-2
1. Logan Nealis
2. Jonathan Williams
Junior LO206 Sprint F-2
1. Ryan Suralik
2. Shane Smith
3. Will James Hunter
DKC LO206 Sprint F-2
1. Payton Kline
2. Payton Simpson
3. Matthew Maguire
Race 6
CIK 125 Shifter F-2
1. Mark Nagy
2. Aaron Snyder
3. Derek Proctor
Stock Honda Heavy F-2
1. Mark Eller
2. Glen Luening
3. David Harding
G-125 Shifter F-2
1. Tommy Plahitko
2. Joe Barth
3. Simon Kowalski
Race 7
Controlled F-2
1. Joe Thomas
2. Todd Hayden
DKC Yamaha Sportsman Heavy F-2
1. Joe Payne
2. Jon LaRue
3. Jon Swartz
DKC Yamaha Sportsman Medium F-2
1. Jon Swartz
2. Jeff McClellan
DKC 4-Cycle Enduro F-2
1. Bryan Norman
2. Alexander Simon
100cc Piston Port F-2
1. Lamar Hilliard
2. Anthony Knierim
3. Michael Barnes
Formula 125 F-2
1. Allen Hollinger
2. William Schmitt
Open Sprint F-2
1. Ben Morris
2. Corve Baker
Vintage Open F-2
1. Mark West
2. Greg Hartley
3. Ben Eberhart
Race 8
DKC TaG Masters F-2
1. Craig Mortz
2. Greg Seep
3. Richard Buckley
CIK TaG 125 Medium F-2
1. Craig Mortz
2. Indy Kassy
3. Seth Urton
4-Cycle Sprint 370 F-2
1. Nash Larson
2. Michael O’Dell
3. Mary Badgley
Yamaha Sprint F-2
1. Mallory D’Augustine
2. Andy Leighninger
3. Kyle Cuthbertson
