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Press Releases by Sondi Eden
August 18, 2004
Sondi
Eden 2004 USAC Champion
Sondi Eden of Crawfordsville, Ind. etched her name into the
USAC history books as the sanctioning body's initial female
driving champion in its 49-year history. Sondi Eden claimed
the 2004 USAC Regional Midget Series Championship as soon
as the green flag fell at the Blossom Chevrolet Indianapolis
Speedrome Wednesday night and she re-wrote the record books.
Sondi Eden took home the crown joining such notables as Mel
Kenyon, Tom Bigelow, Rich Vogler, John Andretti, Mack McClellan
and Ted Hines.
Travis Young won his career first USAC feature but all eyes
were on Eden and her march to history. Young came into the
season's finale needing a win to have a shot at Eden's crown
but the young lady from Crawfordsville was not to be denied.
Amazingly, their fathers, Ron Eden and Norm Young, are both
veterans of the series and both youngsters came through the
Kenyon Midget series.
Butler, who won a heat race, led for the first 14 laps before
yielding to Young. Behind them, Eden tried desperately to
cap off her championship campaign with her second victory
of the season. Eden, driving the No. 15 Jonathan Byrd’s
Catering/Impact Racing/Auto Meter/Morse Family Dentistry/Bill
Gentry/Scott Bailey Chevy-powered Hawk midget, made the moves
early. inant car and didn’t win the race but we did win
the championship and I guess that accounts for a lot. The
fastest car doesn’t always win but we put on a great
show and proved that we are champions” Eden said. Although
she was disappointed with sixth place she was ecstatic after
picking up the championship, 41 points ahead of Young. “This
feels great,” Eden said after the race. “I’ve
been nervous for a little while, wanting to get the points
deal over with, and just be able to race. This just feels
great to have a USAC title.”
Sondi will race the sprint car at Anderson Speedway, IN on
Sat. 8/21.
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