2018 USAC National Schedule
 

2018 USAC NATIONAL SCHEDULE
Feb 15 - 17: Bubba Raceway Park (Ocala, FL) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Mar 10: Southern Illinois Center (Du Quoin, IL) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Mar 31: Lawrenceburg Speedway (Lawrenceburg, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Apr 7: (P) ISM Raceway (Phoenix, AZ) - SILVER CROWN
Apr 13-14: Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, IN) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Apr 21: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Apr 27: Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Apr 28: Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Apr 29: (D) Terre Haute Action Track (Terre Haute, IN) - SILVER CROWN
May 4: (P) Toledo Speedway (Toledo, OH) - SILVER CROWN
May 5: Plymouth Speedway (Plymouth, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
May 11: Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
May 12: Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
May 18: Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
May 19: Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 (Pevely, MO) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
May 23: Terre Haute Action Track (Terre Haute, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
May 24: (D) Indiana State Fairgrounds (Indianapolis, IN) - SILVER CROWN
May 25: (P) Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis (Brownsburg, IN) - SILVER CROWN
May 29: (MW) Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
May 30: (MW) Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, IN) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
May 31: (MW) Lincoln Park Speedway (Putnamville, IN) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Jun 1: (MW) Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Jun 2: (MW) Lawrenceburg Speedway (Lawrenceburg, IN) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Jun 3: (MW) Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, IN) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Jun 8: I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jun 9: Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jun 14: (ES) Grandview Speedway (Bechtelsville, PA) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jun 15: (ES) Williams Grove Speedway (Mechanicsburg, PA) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jun 16: (ES) Port Royal Speedway (Port Royal, PA) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jun 17: (ES) BAPS Motor Speedway (York Haven, PA) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jun 18: (ES) Bridgeport Speedway (Swedesboro, NJ) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jun 19: (ES) Weedsport Speedway (Weedsport, NY) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jun 29: (P) Madison International Speedway (Oregon, WI) - SILVER CROWN
Jul 6: Lincoln Park Speedway (Putnamville, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jul 10: Red Dirt Raceway (Meeker, OK) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Jul 11: Solomon Valley Raceway (Beloit, KS) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Jul 13-14: Jefferson County Speedway (Fairbury, NE) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Jul 15: Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex (Sweet Springs, MO) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Jul 20: (ISW) 31st Indiana Sprint Week Opener - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jul 21: (ISW) Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jul 22: (ISW) Lawrenceburg Speedway (Lawrenceburg, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jul 25: (ISW) Terre Haute Action Track (Terre Haute, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jul 26: (ISW) Lincoln Park Speedway (Putnamville, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jul 27: (ISW) Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Jul 28: (ISW) Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Aug 2: (PMW) Path Valley Speedway Park (Spring Run, PA) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Aug 3: (PMW) Linda's Speedway (Jonestown, PA) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Aug 4: (PMW) Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway (Newmanstown, PA) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Aug 5: (PMW) BAPS Motor Speedway (York Haven, PA) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Aug 11: (P) Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery (Salem, IN) - SILVER CROWN
Aug 18: (D) Illinois State Fairgrounds (Springfield, IL) - SILVER CROWN
Aug 22: (SE) Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Aug 23-25: Kokomo Speedway (Kokomo, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Sep 2: (D) Du Quoin State Fairgrounds (Du Quoin, IL) - SILVER CROWN
Sep 8: (P) Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis (Brownsburg, IN) - SILVER CROWN
Sep 14: Terre Haute Action Track (Terre Haute, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Sep 15: Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Sep 22: Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH) - 4 CROWN - SILVER CROWN - SPRINT - MIDGET
Sep 29: Lawrenceburg Speedway (Lawrenceburg, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Oct 5: Lake Ozark Speedway (Eldon, MO) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Oct 6: Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Oct 12: Terre Haute Action Track (Terre Haute, IN) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Nov 2-3: Arizona Speedway (San Tan Valley, AZ) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Nov 8-10: Perris Auto Speedway (Perris, CA) - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR
Nov 17: Bakersfield Speedway (Bakersfield, CA) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Nov 22: Ventura Raceway (Ventura, CA) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR
Dec 14: (SE) Southern Illinois Center (Du Quoin, IL) - NATIONAL MIDGET CAR

(P) = PAVEMENT * (D) = DIRT * (SE) = SPECIAL EVENT * (IMW) = INDIANA MIDGET WEEK
(ISW) = INDIANA SPRINT WEEK * (ES) = EASTERN STORM * (PMW) = PENNSYLVANIA MIDGET WEEK

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Once again post of the year Jeff

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I'll print this off and hand it to my wife as my Christmas list! :32:

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Jul 20: (ISW) 31st Indiana Sprint Week Opener - NATIONAL SPRINT CAR

Gas City ???

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Jeff, your USAC list has become an annual classic for IOWers. Thank you !! :9:

No Jason Lefler Memorial at Wayne City??

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Originally Posted by Rpracing1:
No Jason Lefler Memorial at Wayne City??

Not on POWRi schedule Bob.:7:

Originally Posted by Dirtfan:
Not on POWRi schedule Bob.:7:

Sux

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Hi Jeff - do you have this in an Excel doc?
Thank you!

In the USAC release posted to FB, at the very bottom of the schedule is a note “TBA - Jason Leffler Memorial”. Now, your guess is as good as mine as to what that means, but it is there.

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The December race in Du Quoin is on a Friday next year??? :17:

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Originally Posted by Simon_says17:
The December race in Du Quoin is on a Friday next year??? :17:

Maybe in case it rains out...lol.

Actually I'm surprised this hasn't gone to a 2-day show yet.

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The Du Quoin December 2018 race could have been moved to Friday night due to the 3 night indoor mud taxi race over in St. Louis that was scheduled against Du Quoin both last year and again this year. There is no other reason that comes to mind that presents itself to move it from Saturday to Friday.

There are very few fans and even less drivers who would have to choose one over the other either way but there must be some reason.

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Originally Posted by Simon_says17:
The December race in Du Quoin is on a Friday next year??? :17:

Friday leaves me and several others out then.

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Originally Posted by ISF:
The Du Quoin December 2018 race could have been moved to Friday night due to the 3 night indoor mud taxi race over in St. Louis that was scheduled against Du Quoin both last year and again this year. There is no other reason that comes to mind that presents itself to move it from Saturday to Friday.

There are very few fans and even less drivers who would have to choose one over the other either way but there must be some reason.

Yeah I guess that makes sense but at the same time, I didn't notice any drop off in fans last year. I'm sure there were some that might usually go to Du Quoin just because it was the only racing going on that went to Stl, but I wouldn't think that would be many. The people going to Du Quoin in the 1st place generally were pretty hardcore open wheel fans IMO. And what about the drivers who work during the week and guys who travel for this race?

This just makes it harder for the people who work M-F and actually want to go and DO go every year, to continue to do that. Now i'll have to take a vacation day or not go at all. Maybe i'm wrong but to me scheduling it on a Friday would take away more fans and drivers, than scheduling it against a LM-Mod show. I live 10 minutes from STL and I might go on Friday to the Dome race but there is no question that i'll be in Du Quoin on Saturday.

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I would agree, Simon. The cross over of fans and/or drivers between the events would be minimal. The only dirt late model driver I know of that is passing on the St. Louis event to come to Du Quoin is Brian Shirley and to my knowledge there are no midget regulars who are passing on Du Quoin to race at St. Louis. We've attended every midget show but one that has ever been held in the SIC dating all the way back to when they ran a 2 night POWRi show during the Du Quoin State Fair on the Friday and Saturday nights of Labor Day Weekend. The crowd last year (2016) was at least as large as the year before (2015) when there was no St. Louis race.

It would certainly be interesting to know why they'd opt for Friday night over Saturday in 2018.

Originally Posted by ISF:
I would agree, Simon. The cross over of fans and/or drivers between the events would be minimal. The only dirt late model driver I know of that is passing on the St. Louis event to come to Du Quoin is Brian Shirley and to my knowledge there are no midget regulars who are passing on Du Quoin to race at St. Louis. We've attended every midget show but one that has ever been held in the SIC dating all the way back to when they ran a 2 night POWRi show during the Du Quoin State Fair on the Friday and Saturday nights of Labor Day Weekend. The crowd last year (2016) was at least as large as the year before (2015) when there was no St. Louis race.

It would certainly be interesting to know why they'd opt for Friday night over Saturday in 2018.

I'm hoping it's just a typo.

Did anyone see the video of Landon Simon hotlapping his midget, wing car, and sprint car in the Dome? Said they were looking for "feedback" and basically the sky is the limit...hmm.

Originally Posted by Simon_says17:
I'm hoping it's just a typo.

Did anyone see the video of Landon Simon hotlapping his midget, wing car, and sprint car in the Dome? Said they were looking for "feedback" and basically the sky is the limit...hmm.

I watched it after Casey Shuman posted the link on his twitter. Midget looked racy and honestly the sprint cars looked better than I would have thought. Be tight for sure, but interesting to see if they take it anywhere.

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Strictly from a spectator viewpoint I would hate to see anything jeopardize the Du Quoin event. An indoor open wheel show in St. Louis might do just that. The people who are in charge at St. Louis have shown no reluctance in scheduling directly against an established event 90 minutes away. We would not want to participate in the traffic inconvenience that is a large part of the bigger city experience, not to mention parking, concession and lodging costs. Add to all that the fact that straying just a couple of blocks in the wrong direction from that dome poses a clear and present danger to life, limb and property.

The possibility of open wheel racing in the dome is mildly interesting but we'll stick with the tried and true event at the Mini Magic Mile.

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Originally Posted by Kydehart:
I watched it after Casey Shuman posted the link on his twitter. Midget looked racy and honestly the sprint cars looked better than I would have thought. Be tight for sure, but interesting to see if they take it anywhere.

Yeah same here. It would definitely be tight, and seeing how much banging the LM's did at that race last year, i'm afraid there would alot of contact with the non-wing cars. Plus I think midgets would be running quicker than full size non-wing cars around that track. Wing cars may have enough downforce to help out and get some speed.

I think it's cool they're thinking outside of the box and are open to ideas. Hopefully nothing that encroaches on the race in Du Quoin though!

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The Jason Leffler Memorial race should be at Bakersfield Speedway on November 17th. California is where Jason grew up. This is where he got his start.

Originally Posted by Simon_says17:
Yeah same here. It would definitely be tight, and seeing how much banging the LM's did at that race last year, i'm afraid there would alot of contact with the non-wing cars. Plus I think midgets would be running quicker than full size non-wing cars around that track. Wing cars may have enough downforce to help out and get some speed.

I think it's cool they're thinking outside of the box and are open to ideas. Hopefully nothing that encroaches on the race in Du Quoin though!

Agreed about Du Quoin. Its an established event that people seem to like. Hopefully if they do anything over at the dome they can spread the date out a bit more.

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Originally Posted by ISF:
The Du Quoin December 2018 race could have been moved to Friday night due to the 3 night indoor mud taxi race over in St. Louis that was scheduled against Du Quoin both last year and again this year. There is no other reason that comes to mind that presents itself to move it from Saturday to Friday.

There are very few fans and even less drivers who would have to choose one over the other either way but there must be some reason.

This will not be an issue next year. The race in St. Louis is moving to November 29th and 30th and December 1st.

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The date for the 2018 Knepper 55 has been changed from Friday December 14th to Saturday December 15th on the USAC website.

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Wonder why the Shamrock Classic isn't being run on March 17th (St. Patricks Day) instead of the week before on March 10th?

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Originally Posted by ronmil:
Wonder why the Shamrock Classic isn't being run on March 17th (St. Patricks Day) instead of the week before on March 10th?

It works better for me. I like it.

Originally Posted by BrentTFunk:
It works better for me. I like it.

That's why it was changed!!

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Originally Posted by Dirtfan:
That's why it was changed!!

You would think, but sadly no one even asked.

Originally Posted by BrentTFunk:
You would think, but sadly no one even asked.

I'd like to have seen Plymouth & Mont P on the same weekend as this year,but they didn't ask anyone's opinion on that one either..

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Thank you to all the racers and fans that visited du quoin, il and came out to the st. Nicholas brewing co. We appreciate your business to our little town and look forward to seeing you in 2018!!

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Originally Posted by stnickbrewco:
Thank you to all the racers and fans that visited du quoin, il and came out to the st. Nicholas brewing co. We appreciate your business to our little town and look forward to seeing you in 2018!!

We will be back.

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Nothing in Wisconsin :(:13::(:13:

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Originally Posted by stnickbrewco:
Thank you to all the racers and fans that visited du quoin, il and came out to the st. Nicholas brewing co. We appreciate your business to our little town and look forward to seeing you in 2018!!

We very much look forward to visiting you folks at St. Nicholas Brewing Co. at least 3 times a year. Once in March when we're in Du Quoin for the Shamrock Classic. Once again around Labor Day while we're in town for the Silver Crown and ARCA races on the mile during the fair and we're camped over at Rend Lake for the week. And once again in December when we're in Du Quoin for the Junior Knepper 55. We especially love eating and having a beer in the outdoor dining area when we're in town over Labor Day Weekend.

Great place, good food.

Originally Posted by BrentTFunk:
You would think, but sadly no one even asked.

Maybe they already knew