# @usacnation on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYmRbc0Fj8b
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-21T10:51:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USAC Racing (@usacnation) — https://gondola.cc/usacnation

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𝑴𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝑮𝒖𝒏𝒔 & 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚! 👊

The Terre Haute Action Track is where it all began for mitchelmoles and Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports.

Exactly four years ago to the day, May 20, 2022, Moles made an impressive USAC amsoilinc Sprint Car National Championship debut, leading 19 of the 30 laps before losing the lead late and finishing second. Since then, the Raisin City, California racer had always felt that it had been one that he let slip away.

Fast forward to Wednesday night’s 56th annual Tony Hulman Classic at the western Indiana 1/2-mile dirt oval on May 20, 2026, where Moles used the lessons he’s learned in that four year span to finally reign triumphant at Terre Haute for the first time in his career.

This time around, once Moles gained the lead on the opening lap, he never once relinquished his grip as he continuously increased his advantaged throughout the distance, leading all 30 laps from the pole position to earn a commanding 4.388 second margin of victory at the helm of his Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports/AME – Mesilla Valley Transportation/Spike/Stanton Chevy.

“This is where I cut my teeth with (car owner) Andy (Reinbold),” Moles reflected. “We lost one to C.J. (Leary), and I told Andy that if I was ever back in that position again, I wasn’t going to lose it. I now knew what to do and I knew what I did wrong. When you mess something up, it’s always good to come back. But I didn’t think it would take me four years. Andy let me crash a bunch of stuff to get to this point, so this win is really for him.”

As Moles pulled into victory lane, it became apparent that his right rear tire was deflated, but it hung on just long enough. With the win, Moles earned a $10,000 prize, plus the custom rifle that has been awarded to the Hulman Classic winner for well over half a century. It all seemed fitting for the driver who is an avid hunter in his spare time away from the racetrack.

“I love money and I love guns, so this one’s a really good one for us,” Moles exclaimed.

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