INDIANAPOLIS – Hayden Reinbold will contest the full USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series schedule this season for Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports.
The 16-year-old native of Gilbert, Ariz., made his first four career series starts last year, racing at Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway, Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway, Wayne County Speedway in Wayne City, Ill., and Arizona Speedway in San Tan Valley, Ariz.
Those four races allowed Reinbold to rank 25th in the final standings last season.
Reinbold will join a USAC National Midget Series rookie class that also includes Bryant Wiedeman, Brenham Crouch, Austin Barnhill, and teammate Chase Randall, who will kick off the season with Reinbold in a two-car team effort.
The duo will both race at the three-eighths-mile Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla., on Feb. 5-6 during Winter Dirt Games XII.
“I am proud to be running my family’s car again this year and I hope to contend for Rookie of the Year,” Reinbold said. “I feel my experience from last year will help with that. I look forward to working more with (crew chief) Tyler Ransbottom this year too.”
This will be the first time that team owners Andy Reinbold and Todd Underwood’s have fielded a car for the complete USAC National Midget Series schedule.
“Our entire team is excited to run the full USAC midget schedule for the first time, but having my son be the driver makes it all that more special for me personally,” said Andy Reinbold. “I understand Hayden is still young and learning, but with our equipment and team, I expect him to do well and grow as a driver tremendously this year.”