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6/2/20 2:03 PM BONUS INDIANA MIDGET WEEK DATE GOES TO PUTNAMVILLE; BLOOMINGTON ROUND CANCELED

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BONUS INDIANA MIDGET WEEK DATE GOES TO PUTNAMVILLE; BLOOMINGTON ROUND CANCELED

Putnamville, Indiana (June 2, 2020)………Lincoln Park Speedway will now host two events on back-to-back nights during the 16th edition of Indiana Midget Week, June 18-19, at the 5/16-mile dirt oval in Putnamville, Ind.

The move of Bloomington Speedway’s originally scheduled June 19 date to Lincoln Park has been made in response to local guidelines in Monroe County, home of Bloomington Speedway, restricting social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lincoln Park’s originally scheduled Thursday, June 18 date will now be followed by another slot on the schedule at Lincoln Park on Friday, June 19, making it consecutive nights of USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget racing with two complete programs for the track, and marks the first ever occasion of a track hosting two Indiana Midget Week events in a single year.

All tickets purchased for the canceled Bloomington Indiana Midget Week event will be honored on June 19 at Lincoln Park Speedway.* However, if you would like to receive a refund for your Bloomington IMW tickets, please contact USAC’s Nikki Klepper at nikki@usacnation.com.* Indiana Midget Week spectator tickets for all events are on sale now at http://usactickets.com/.

The remainder of the 2020 Indiana Midget Week schedule remains unchanged.* First up is the 3/8-mile of Paragon Speedway, located just a little less than an hour southwest of Indianapolis, which will make its debut on the Indiana Midget Week schedule by hosting its first USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget race since 1985 and its first USAC-sanctioned race of any kind since 1998.

Following the opener at Paragon, on Wednesday, June 17, the series travels northbound to the quarter-mile Gas City I-69 Speedway, whose origins with the IMW series date to the inaugural year in 2005.* Next, on Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19, Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville joins the IMW docket for the 11th straight year.

The three-eighths of a mile Lawrenceburg Speedway, which hosted the very first IMW event in 2005, serves as the penultimate race of the mini-series on Saturday, June 20.* The 2020 IMW finale at Kokomo Speedway comes to the quarter mile venue on Sunday, June 21, which first hosted USAC Midget racing in USAC’s inaugural season of 1956.

All six Indiana Midget Week events will also feature local sprint car racing as part of the racing festivities.* All nights of the IMW, along with all USAC National events in 2020, will be live on FloRacing.

Competitor entry for all of Indiana Midget Week is now open, including for Sprint Cars as well at https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/2...or-competitors.* Fields at each venue will be capped at 48 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets and 45 Sprint Cars.

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2020 INDIANA MIDGET WEEK SCHEDULE:

Tue., June 16: Paragon Speedway – Paragon, Indiana

Wed., June 17: Gas City I-69 Speedway – Gas City, Indiana

Thu., June 18: Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana

Fri., June 19: Lincoln Park Speedway – Putnamville, Indiana

Sat., June 20: Lawrenceburg Speedway – Lawrenceburg, Indiana

Sun., June 21: Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana

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Shout out to staff and crew of LPS for taking it on! Hope you have TWO stellar nights!

While I hope LPS gets a great car and crowd turnout both nights, I’m confused. I thought the Indiana Governor’s plan was permitting 50% capacity at racetracks starting next weekend? Why is Bloomington Speedway an exception? We don’t live in IN anymore, so I don’t always know what is going on up there, but seems like the Speedway is being singled out?

I think it’s the Monroe county. According to what I read, the county has restrictions and can not guarantee they’ll allow fans by that time. I’d imagine with midget week being a high profile race, USAC couldn’t gamble on that and needed to schedule something else

I live next door to bloomington and spiker and crew have been busting their butts off to get things ready but our local health department seems to known more than the rest of the state does about this cova crap. We are behind the rest of the state on opening up stuff don't blame spiker or usac,blame the monroe county health department !!!!

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Thanks reeserx! Not that I agree with the high handed position by the county, but at least I now understand why they had to move the race.

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We are cashing in our 2nd LPS night for 2 night WoO show at Haubstadt!

So what about the ticket I have for Bloomington?

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All tickets purchased for the canceled Bloomington Indiana Midget Week event will be honored on June 19 at Lincoln Park Speedway.* However, if you would like to receive a refund for your Bloomington IMW tickets, please contact USAC’s Nikki Klepper at nikki@usacnation.com.* Indiana Midget Week spectator tickets for all events are on sale now at http://usactickets.com/.

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Bob Is that the WoO sprints or the Late Models cuz the early schedule had no outlaw sprints on it but had a night of outlaw late models on it. I"m just wondering , but I"ll be at LPS both nights :D

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Sprints. They announced a 2 night show earlier today. Tickets can be purchased on the WoO website. Hope your feeling better Jim. Are you going to be at the USAC show on the 14th?

Should be a awesome two day show Bob,might pick up a few more competitors since the ASCoC are idle that weekend.

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Bryan Doing better still having some pain but pop a couple of pain pills and maybe a toke lol and feel almost brand new. Yes I"ll be at the USAC show, You guys doing any of the midget week? We"re doing all but the northern part. See ya in bout a week. :D

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Your my hero:9: We will be at Lincoln Park night 1. See ya on the 14th. :23:

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Are there seating restrictions at the tracks?

Great that they didn’t lose a show for the week, but sure wish they would have picked a track for those of us in the northern part of the state like Plymouth or maybe some place new or one that hasn’t been on the schedule for years. If it has to be south it should have been Terre Haute!

Seen a powri race at Brownstown once and it was fantastic. Would have loved to see them give Brownstown a shot but understand it’s pretty late it the game to be adding tracks and was probably easier on everyone to just stay at LPS for another night. Just glad to have another night.

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Sprints Jim. See ya at LPS!

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Hopefully so Dan. See ya'll soon! Be safe!

I would love to see midgets at brownstown, it’s always been a stock car track though unfortunately. The sprint car races are always great there. They host Lucas oil late models
So I’m sure a USAC show wouldn’t be a big deal.

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I still remember when Brownstown was in Indiana sprint week, they dropped the green on a heat race and suddenly there was the water truck on the track. Luckily the racers got all whoa-ed up and nobody wrecked or got hurt, but that was last ISW ran there. :D

Yes and if I’m thinking correctly that was the last time USAC has been there for anything. New promoter there these days.

The water truck deal was in 2011. USAC Sprints were back at Brownstown in 2016 with Kevin Thomas Jr. the winner.

Anyone know why there is a 3 car difference they are allowing (48 midgets, 45 sprint) each night. Obviously doesn’t really matter as it looks like each night will have great car counts, I just found it kinda odd.