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Is it safe to assume that USAC will no longer be the promoters at Dodge City?

I am glad that the Sprint cars are coming back to US36.

Extremely happy that USAC and POWRi have some co-sanctioned races, and that USAC has a show at Angell Park.

There is no Lincoln Park in PA. Maybe you're thinking about Lincoln Speedway? In Abbottstown, PA. Lincoln is a nice track, but for whatever reason the few wingless sprint races i've seen there, they've hugged the bottom come feature time. Lincoln is a great winged 410 track though.

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Originally Posted by Jonr (Post 311508)

Is it safe to assume that USAC will no longer be the promoters at Dodge City?

Good question. I'm certainly disappointed, but not too surprised, to see DCRP missing from both divisions that ran there the past 2 seasons. As has been stated before on this forum, Kansas isn't exactly a hotbed of nonwing racing. Crowd support hasn't been all that good at Dodge City.

17-Feb New Smyrna Beach, FL USAC Pavement Midgets New Smyrna Speedway
18-Feb New Smyrna Beach, FL USAC Pavement Midgets New Smyrna Speedway
21-Feb Ocala, FL USAC Sprints Bubba Raceway Park
22-Feb Ocala, FL USAC Sprints Bubba Raceway Park
23-Feb Ocala, FL USAC Sprints Bubba Raceway Park
6-Apr Lawrenceberg,IN USAC Sprints Lawrenceburg Speedway
12-Apr Kokomo, IN USAC Midgets Kokomo Speedway
13-Apr Kokomo, IN USAC Midgets Kokomo Speedway
20-Apr Rossburg, OH USAC Sprints Eldora Speedway
26-Apr Gas City, IN USAC Sprints Gas City I-69 Speedway
27-Apr Putnamville, IN USAC Sprints Lincoln Park Speedway
28-Apr Terre Haute, IN USAC Silver Crown Terre Haute Action Track
3-May Cameron, MO USAC Sprints US 36 Raceway
4-May Eagle, NE USAC Sprints Eagle Raceway
11-May Haubstadt, IN USAC Sprints Tri-State Speedway
17-May Bloomington, IN USAC Sprints Bloomington Speedway
18-May Clermont, IN USAC Silver Crown Lucas Oil Raceway
22-May Terre Haute, IN USAC Sprints Terre Haute Action Track
23-May Indianapolis, IN USAC Silver Crown Indiana State Fairgrounds
25-May Clermont, IN USAC Pavement Midgets Lucas Oil Raceway
31-May Pontoon Beach, IL USAC Midgets Tri-City Speedway
TBD EASTERN STORM USAC Sprints PENNSYLVANIA
TBD EASTERN STORM USAC Sprints PENNSYLVANIA
TBD EASTERN STORM USAC Sprints PENNSYLVANIA
TBD EASTERN STORM USAC Sprints PENNSYLVANIA
TBD EASTERN STORM USAC Sprints PENNSYLVANIA
1-Jun St. Louis, MO USAC Silver Crown Gateway Motorsports Park
12-Jun Gas City, IN USAC Midgets Gas City I-69 Speedway
13-Jun Putnamville, IN USAC Midgets Lincoln Park Speedway
14-Jun Bloomington, IN USAC Midgets Bloomington Speedway
15-Jun Lawrenceberg,IN USAC Midgets Lawrenceburg Speedway
16-Jun Kokomo, IN USAC Midgets Kokomo Speedway
22-Jun Lake Odessa, MI USAC Sprints I-96 Speedway
23-Jun Sun Prairie, WI USAC Midgets Angell Park Speedway
29-Jun Fountain, CO USAC Pavement Midgets Pikes Peak International Raceway
29-Jun Fountain, CO USAC Silver Crown Pikes Peak International Raceway
TBA (July) West Allis, WI USAC Silver Crown Millwaukee Mile
5-Jul Belleville, IL USAC Midgets Belle-Clair Speedway
6-Jul Belleville, IL USAC Midgets Belle-Clair Speedway
12-Jul Gas City, IN USAC Sprints Gas City I-69 Speedway
13-Jul Kokomo, IN USAC Sprints Kokomo Speedway
14-Jul Lawrenceberg,IN USAC Sprints Lawrenceburg Speedway
15-Jul Terre Haute, IN USAC Sprints Terre Haute Action Track
18-Jul Putnamville, IN USAC Sprints Lincoln Park Speedway
19-Jul Bloomington, IN USAC Sprints Bloomington Speedway
20-Jul Haubstadt, IN USAC Sprints Tri-State Speedway
25-Jul Clermont, IN USAC Silver Crown Lucas Oil Raceway
27-Jul Clermont, IN USAC Pavement Midgets Lucas Oil Raceway
1-Aug Belleville, KS USAC Silver Crown Belleville High Banks
1-Aug Belleville, KS USAC Midgets Belleville High Banks
2-Aug Belleville, KS USAC Midgets Belleville High Banks
6-Aug Oskaloosa, IA USAC Sprints Southern Iowa Speedway
9-Aug Schergrville, IN USAC Pavement Midgets Illiana Speedway
10-Aug Morris, IL USAC Pavement Midgets Grundy County Speedway
17-Aug Springfield, IL USAC Silver Crown Illinois State Fairgrounds
18-Aug Sun Prairie, WI USAC Midgets Angell Park Speedway
22-Aug Kokomo, IN USAC Sprints Kokomo Speedway
23-Aug Kokomo, IN USAC Sprints Kokomo Speedway
24-Aug Kokomo, IN USAC Sprints Kokomo Speedway
30-Aug West Burlington, IA USAC Sprints 34 Raceway
31-Aug Terre Haute, IN USAC Sprints Terre Haute Action Track
1-Sep DuQuoin, IL USAC Silver Crown DuQuoin Fairgrounds
6-Sep Little Rock, AR USAC Sprints I-30 Speedway
7-Sep West Memphis, AR USAC Sprints Riverside International Speedway
14-Sep Haubstadt, IN USAC Sprints Tri-State Speedway
21-Sep Rossburg, OH USAC Sprints Eldora Speedway
21-Sep Rossburg, OH USAC Silver Crown Eldora Speedway
21-Sep Rossburg, OH USAC Midgets Eldora Speedway
28-Sep Lawrenceberg,IN USAC Sprints Lawrenceburg Speedway
3-Oct Pontoon Beach, IL USAC Midgets Tri-City Speedway
4-Oct Pontoon Beach, IL USAC Midgets Tri-City Speedway
5-Oct Pontoon Beach, IL USAC Midgets Tri-City Speedway
12-Oct Columbus, OH USAC Pavement Midgets Columbus Motor Speedway
25-Oct Peoria, AZ USAC Sprints Canyon Speedway
26-Oct Peoria, AZ USAC Sprints Canyon Speedway
1-Nov Perris, CA USAC Sprints Perris Auto Speedway
2-Nov Perris, CA USAC Sprints Perris Auto Speedway
14-Nov Peoria, AZ USAC Midgets Canyon Speedway
15-Nov Peoria, AZ USAC Midgets Canyon Speedway
16-Nov Peoria, AZ USAC Midgets Canyon Speedway
28-Nov Perris, CA USAC Midgets Perris Auto Speedway

Hut Hundred moves to Tri-City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, Ill.) on May 31, according to USAC's announcement:
http://www.usacracing.com/midget_index/news_m/5850.html

Wow....

Hut Hundred, Friday Night May 31 at Granite City
Silver Crown, Saturday June 1 at Gateway

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My thoughts on the schedules are this:

The midget schedule is excellent. It will allow for a guy to more than likely run USAC (dirt) and POWRi points in the same year if they choose. The only iffy thing is the move of the Hut 100. Granite City is a great track but Haubstadt was awesome the last couple years. The race will still be a must see. I love the fact that the Gold Crown is co sanctioned as well as a weekend at little belleville!

The Silver Crown Schedule shows that they are trying to move in the right direction. 11 races I believe is one more than last year. The trip to the Belleville Highbanks should make for an awesome race in front of the midget nationals crowd. Looks like no Iowa Speedway this year or Toledo. However the addition of Gateway will be awesome! The move back to methanol will help in my opinion as well.

The sprint car schedule looks similar to last years. I really have nothing to say about it.

Overall it looks like USAC did a great job this year and is starting to listen to the fans.

Both the "HUT100" & the Gold Crown Midget Nationals will be co-sanctioned USAC/POWRi for 2013!

Thanks, Kevin

Disappointed the July $10,000 to-win event at Eldora is not on the schedule. That was a good show last year and was hoping that event would grow, but after seeing the truck race on the previous Wed., I guess it was too much. Other than that, looks like a good sprint schedule, the other two divisions lost my interest five years ago.

The only plus I see about the midget schedule is the two day Kokomo show in April and good luck hitting the weather just right for that. Otherwise, the schedule has gone nowhere for years. It used to be that the midget schedule was separate from the other divisions, that is, a midget race would be scheduled somewhere in the country while a sprint car show would also be held at another venue. For example, they ran a 100 lap midget event on Labor Day in Columbus, Ohio while the champ cars were racing at the same time at DuQuoin. The midgets are odd man out. If the HUT 100 is going to dance around from track to track, I'd rather see it at Kokomo. The new venue is a big track... 100 laps on an engine there? I guess it won't matter for those that get free engines.