Matt Covington

Matt Covington

Quick Facts

  • Nickname:"Lighting"
  • Racing Since:1996
  • Birthday:11/9/1990
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Driver Biography:

At age five, Matt began his racing career in Quarter Midgets. During his career crossing many states, Matt had over 100 A-Feature wins
and three national titles. In 2004, he was inducted into the Quarter Midget Hall of Fame. After Quarter Midgets, Matt made the crossover
from asphalt to dirt by driving a 600 micro. Matt was able to keep the success going in the micros with many feature wins.

In 2008, he transitioned into sprint cars and started his 360 career in the regional ranks, winning many regional races along with a handful of National Tour events. Matt became only the second driver in American Sprint Car Series history to earn two regional championships in the same season by winning both the Sooner and Lonestar regional championships. Matt went full-time with the ASCS National tour in 2014. During the past several seasons, Matt has picked up multiple National Tour wins and a steady presence among the top-5 in year-end points, with a second-place finish in 2023. For the 2024 season, Matt will run with the ASCS National Tour along with several World of Outlaws and 410 events when the schedule permits. His goal will be to finish inside the top-3 in ASCS National points with multiple wins and contend for the championship.

Driver Highlights:

3-Time Quarter Midget National Champion, Inducted into the Quarter Midget Hall Of Fame, 15-ASCS National Tour Wins, 2-Knoxville 360 Nationals A-main qualifier, 3-Time ASCS Lone Star Region Champion, and 2-Time ASCS Sooner Region Champion

Driver Schedule

Full Schedule
2/24
Winter Heat Round 9
Southern Raceway
Results
9/27Postponed
9/28Postponed
10/18
World Short Track Challenge
Riverside International Speedway
Results
10/19
World Short Track Challenge
Riverside International Speedway
Results

Driver Points (2024)

Full Points

USCS National: USCS 360 Outlaw Sprint Cars

PosDriverPtsGap
1stTerry Gray5174-
2ndJeff Willingham4770404
3rdLance Moss30502124
4thDale Howard23762798
69thMatt Covington3824792

USCS Mid-South: USCS 360 Outlaw Sprint Cars

PosDriverPtsGap
1stTerry Gray2228-
2ndDale Howard2084144
3rdJeff Willingham2068160
4thBrad Bowden1846382
102thMatt Covington1002128

USCS Southern: USCS 360 Outlaw Sprint Cars

PosDriverPtsGap
1stTerry Gray3226-
2ndJeff Willingham2970256
3rdLance Moss21381088
4thPJ Reutimann15581668
60thMatt Covington2822944

Winter Heat: USCS 360 Outlaw Sprint Cars

PosDriverPtsGap
1stLance Moss816-
2ndTerry Gray80610
3rdCorbin Gurley79224
4thJeff Willingham75462
14thMatt Covington282534
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