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Can someone please take the time to cut and paste this to the board. Some of us have facebook blocked at our place of employment.

There is a separate Dirt and Pavement Midget Schedule

The USAC Silver Crown Series returns to Pikes Peak

And the Gold Crown is Co-Sanctioned by USAC/Powri

Silver Crown
04/28 Terre Haute
05/18 IRP
05/23 Hoosier 100
06/01 Gateway
06/29 Pikes Peak
07/?? Milwaukee
07/25 IRP
08/01 Belleville
08/17 Springfield
09/01 DuQuoin
09/21 Eldora

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Also there is a typo on the sprint car schedule - Sprint Week starts on the 12th and still has a 2 day break

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Robert, does that mean L'burg will run on the 13th?

Originally Posted by Danny Burton:
Robert, does that mean L'burg will run on the 13th?

Not sure - if it starts on the 12 then Gas city would be Friday - Kokomo Saturday - burg Sunday - off mon/tues then at terre haute on 16th - I think that was how I understood it anyway

Hoping for the Eastern swing to look like this:

Lernerville
Grandview
New Egypt
Susquehanna/Williams Grove
Winchester/Port Royal

Some of these dates don't seem to match up. Sprint week for one and the Hoosier Hundred for another. Also, am I to assume there is no Hut 100 this year?

Originally Posted by Ty:
Hoping for the Eastern swing to look like this:

Lernerville
Grandview
New Egypt
Susquehanna/Williams Grove
Winchester/Port Royal

What about Lincoln Park in there as well, that's a great track.

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.

Originally Posted by Jonr:
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.

Originally Posted by DonMoore10:
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.

I don't remember all of the details, but isn't that one of the things that caused USAC and Belleville nationals to split. Didn't USAC sanction the Silver Crown cars at Iowa against the midget nationals at Beleville?

While I still long for the Hut 100 to return to Terre Haute, I'm thrilled to see it come to Granite City. Much appreciation to Kevin and Tammy Gundaker not only for that, but to see some reconciliation with POWRi is outstanding news to this Midget fan...:9::32:

I'm seeing the Indy Mile SC race May 23rd. That's on a Thursday. Is that right?

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QUOTE=DonMoore10;311542] 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.[/QUOTE]

I saw your car at the Gold Crown. Were you planning an engine change over the weekend? I'm guessing that the cars run over a hundred laps during the weekend. I'm asking because I don't know, not being a smarta**. How many owners would you guess did change an engine?

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An engine change? You've got to be kidding. Yes, we were there for THREE race meets that paid $3000 to win the first two nights and $10,000 to win the last night. I think that adds up to $16,000 for first place for three nights. This is a one night event=three nights of racing for a one night purse. I would be glad to race that night.. bring your engine, we'll drop it in the my car, and go racing. Deal?

July 12 is a Friday...I am assuming that is the correct date for Gas City...and July 17th is a Wednesday so I am thinking that would be the Terre Haute date.....paging Spridge!!

Hut Hundred not in Indiana? WTH......

USAC National Midget Series schedule shows 2 new dates in Florida - Sun Feb 17 and Mon Feb 18 at New Smyrna Speedway. Confirmed! Now to get USAC to bring the Silver Crown series down too, and we are good to go.

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AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT SERIES ANNOUNCES 40-RACE 2013 SCHEDULE

The preliminary 2013 AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car schedule reflects 40 dates, including the extremely popular “Indiana Sprint Week” and “Eastern Storm” events.

Opening with three back-to-back events at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla., the series is slated to conclude with the traditional “Budweiser Oval Nationals” at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. In between, “traditional” stops include the Don Branson/Jud Larson and “4-Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, the Tony Hulman Classic and Jim Hurtubise Classic races at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track, the “Ultimate Challenge” at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa and the second annual “Sprint Car Smackdown” at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway.

“Indiana Sprint Week” mirrors its 2012 calendar from July 12-20 at seven Hoosier ovals, while the five “Eastern Storm” events in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are being finalized in June. Missouri and Nebraska return to the 2013 schedule with races at Cameron, Mo. and Eagle, Neb. May 3-4 and Arkansas tracks at Little Rock and West Memphis return on September 6-7. Arizona again hosts a pair of races at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria October 25-26.

Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. is the defending AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Champion, edging former champion Dave Darland by a scant eight points in one of the most hotly-contested series battles in history.

2013 USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE

Date Location/Track

February 21 Ocala, FL/Bubba Raceway Park

February 22 Ocala, FL/Bubba Raceway Park

February 23 Ocala, FL/Bubba Raceway Park

April 6 Lawrenceburg, IN/Lawrenceburg Speedway

April 20 Rossburg, OH/Eldora Speedway

April 26 Gas City, IN/Gas City I-69 Speedway

April 27 Putnamville, IN/Lincoln Park Speedway

May 3 Cameron, MO/US 36 Raceway

May 4 Eagle, NE/Eagle Raceway

May 11 Haubstadt, IN/Tri-State Speedway

May 17 Bloomington, IN/Bloomington Speedway

May 22 Terre Haute, IN/Terre Haute Action Track

June 4 #Eastern Storm TBA

June 5 #Eastern Storm TBA

June 6 #Eastern Storm TBA

June 7 #Eastern Storm TBA

June 8 #Eastern Storm TBA

June 22 Lake Odessa, MI/I-96 Speedway

July 12 @Gas City, IN/Gas City I-69 Speedway

July 13 @Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Speedway

July 14 @Lawrenceburg, IN/Lawrenceburg Speedway

July 17 @Terre Haute, IN/Terre Haute Action Track

July 18 @Putnamville, IN/Lincoln Park Speedway

July 19 @Bloomington, IN/Bloomington, IN

July 20 @Haubstadt, IN/Tri-State Speedway

August 6 Oskaloosa, IA/Southern Iowa Speedway (SE)

August 22 Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Speedway

August 23 Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Speedway

August 24 Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Speedway

August 30 West Burlington, IA/34 Raceway

August 31 Terre Haute, IN/Terre Haute Action Track

September 6 Little Rock, AR/I-30 Speedway

September 7 West Memphis, AR/Riverside International Speedway

September 14 Haubstadt, IN/Tri-State Speedway

September 21 Rossburg, OH/Eldora Speedway

September 28 Lawrenceburg, IN/Lawrenceburg Speedway

October 25 Peoria, AZ/Canyon Speedway Park

October 26 Peoria, AZ/Canyon Speedway Park

November 1 Perris, CA/Perris Auto Speedway

November 2 Perris, CA/Perris Auto Speedway

#=Eastern Storm

@=Indiana Sprint Week

(SE)=Non-points event

Originally Posted by DonMoore10:
An engine change? You've got to be kidding. Yes, we were there for THREE race meets that paid $3000 to win the first two nights and $10,000 to win the last night. I think that adds up to $16,000 for first place for three nights. This is a one night event=three nights of racing for a one night purse. I would be glad to race that night.. bring your engine, we'll drop it in the my car, and go racing. Deal?

Yes Granite City is a lil bigger than Haubstadt. But if you can get 59 cars at Perris on that halfmile, why in the hell won't anybody run the Hut 100 at Terre Haute anymore.
I know, I know....they get 300 cars at Tulsa for $10k and that doesn't make sense either.:15:
Don, your cars are potent enough to run the Hut at GC.....

If I remember correctly, I don't think the 10 car ran enough laps at the Gold Crown to add up to a B-main.

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If you remember correctly, we got caught up in the terrible wreck in front of us with Richie Camfield with no where to go.

Originally Posted by DonMoore10:
If you remember correctly, we got caught up in the terrible wreck in front of us with Richie Camfield with no where to go.

Not to get off topic here, but has anyone heard how Richie is doing?

I thought Bubba The Semen Sponge was never going to have USAC back?

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[QUOTE=RGraves;311575]I thought Bubba The Semen Sponge was never going to have USAC back?

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TALK'S

Thanks everyone!!
Don't forget to include The Bob Darland:9: Memorial in your plans! July 28th!:8: at Kokomo
See you there!

Something I just noticed about sprint schedule only Osky is marked as special event meaning show up points only. Wonder if that means Smackdown is going to have a format change? I enjoyed the last man standing thing they did for the guys locked in.

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Originally Posted by fasster23:
I'm seeing the Indy Mile SC race May 23rd. That's on a Thursday. Is that right?

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Looks like the Hulman Classic at Terre Haute has been moved to Wednesday May 22nd.

What about Knoxville Raceway?! A historic track that needs at least one Non-Wing show a year!

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What am I missing here--are there no USAC/MSCS co-sanction races?