Midget Car Career
Tripp won the 1975 and 1976 United States Automobile Club (USAC) National Midget championships. He stayed on the national tour for more several years before he started racing on the Western States series on the West Coast. He consistently placed in the first or second place in the series' points, winning championships in 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1992. He had won 97 Western States races by 1993. He reached his 100th win in 1998 at Ventura Raceway. Sleepy sits on top of the Western States Feature list with 104 wins.
He also had 59 National Midget car victories, which places him fifth on USAC's all-time National Midget Car Series Feature Winners list. And those 59 National USAC total victories, placing him 11th on USAC's all-time National Career Feature Victory Leaders list. His combined National, Western and Regional USAC wins have him the winningst driver in Midgets. With over 250 careers wins to his name.
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