12/10/15 11:13 AM 47 DATES HIGHLIGHT AMBITIOUS AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT SLATE

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47 DATES HIGHLIGHT AMBITIOUS AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT SLATE


The most ambitious schedule of AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car races in recent history has been released for 2016, including traditional events and new facilities spanning the American landscape.

Opening with the exciting “Winter Games VII” at Bubba Raceway Park in Florida in February and concluding with the “Oval Nationals” on the West Coast in November, the 47-race series will visit 23 venues in a dozen states.

New for 2016 are special “non-points” special events in South Dakota and Indiana. Two races at Badlands Motor Speedway in Brandon, S.D. August 20 and 21 offering a $50,000 winner’s share will be followed by a Wednesday night special event at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway which will kick-off the four-night “Sprint Car Smackdown V.”

The Jackson (Minn.) Motorplex joins the series this year for the first time in 28 years as the first of four consecutive races in the nation’s heartland. The June 22 race will be followed by a June 23 race at Eagle (Neb.) Raceway and a pair of races June 24 and 25 at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kans.

Also new to the calendar are races at Indiana’s Montpelier Motor Speedway on April 23 and at Brownstown Speedway on May 21. A two-day show at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. on July 29-30 marks the first visit for the series to the track since a 2006 event won by Josh Wise.

Traditional returns are scheduled at Ocala February 18-19-20, April 16 and September 17 events co-sanctioned by MSCS at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., the “Mother of All Sprint Car Weekends” May 6-7 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, the 46th “Tony Hulman Classic” at Terre Haute, Ind. May 25, “Eastern Storm” in Pennsylvania and New Jersey June 7-8-9-11-12, the “Bill Gardner Sprintacular” at Putnamville, Ind. July 1, “Indiana Sprint Week” July 8-9-10-13-14-15-16, the “Sprint Car Smackdown” at Kokomo, Ind. August 24-25-26-27, the “Jim Hurtubise Classic” at Terre Haute, Ind. September 16, the “4-Crown Nationals” at Rossburg, Ohio September 24, the “Fall Nationals” October 1 at Lawrenceburg, Ind., the “Western World Championships” at a yet-to-be-determined track in the southwest, and the “Budweiser Oval Nationals” at Perris, Calif. Nov. 10-11-12.

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2016 USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE

2/18:* *Ocala, FL* -* Bubba Raceway Park* -* Winter Dirt Games VII

2/19:** Ocala, FL* -* Bubba Raceway Park* -* Winter Dirt Games VII


2/20:* *Ocala, FL* -* Bubba Raceway Park* -* Winter Dirt Games VII

4/2:*** *Lawrenceburg, IN* -* Lawrenceburg Speedway*****************

4/15:* *Bloomington, IN* -* Bloomington Speedway********************

4/16:* *@Haubstadt, IN* -* Tri-State Speedway* -* Spring Showdown

4/23:* *Montpelier, IN* -* Montpelier Motor Speedway************

5/6:*** *Rossburg, OH* -* Eldora Speedway* -* Mother of All Sprint Car Weekends

5/7:*** *Rossburg, OH* -* Eldora Speedway* -* Mother of All Sprint Car Weekends

5/20:* *Gas City, IN* -* Gas City I-69 Speedway

5/21:* *Brownstown, IN* -* Brownstown Speedway**********************

5/25:* *Terre Haute, IN* -* Terre Haute Action Track* -* Tony Hulman Classic

6/7:*** *Bechtelsville, PA* -* Grandview Speedway* -* Eastern Storm

6/8:*** *Abbottstown, PA* -* Lincoln Speedway* -* Eastern Storm

6/9:*** *New Egypt, NJ* -* New Egypt Speedway* -* Eastern Storm

6/11:* *Port Royal, PA* -* Port Royal Speedway* -* Eastern Storm

6/12:* *Newberrytown, PA* -* Susquehanna Speedway Park* -* Eastern Storm

6/22:* *Jackson, MN* -* Jackson Motorplex********************************

6/23:* *Eagle, NE* -* Eagle Raceway* -* Rumble in the Bullring

6/24:* *Kansas City, KS* -* Lakeside Speedway

6/25:* *Kansas City, KS* -* Lakeside Speedway

7/1:*** *Putnamville, IN* -* Lincoln Park Speedway* -* Bill Gardner Sprintacular

7/8: ****Gas City, IN* -* Gas City I-69 Speedway* -* Indiana Sprint Week

7/9:* ***Kokomo, IN* -* Kokomo Speedway* -* Indiana Sprint Week

7/10: **Lawrenceburg, IN* -* Lawrenceburg Speedway* -* Indiana Sprint Week

7/13: **Terre Haute, IN* -* Terre Haute Action Track* -* Indiana Sprint Week/Don Smith Classic

7/14: **Putnamville, IN* -* Lincoln Park Speedway* -* Indiana Sprint Week

7/15: **Bloomington, IN* -* Bloomington Speedway* -* Indiana Sprint Week

7/16: **Haubstadt, IN* -* Tri-State Speedway* - *Indiana Sprint Week

7/29: **Granite City, IL* -* Tri-City Speedway

7/30: **Granite City, IL* -* Tri-City Speedway*******************************

8/20: ****Brandon, SD* -* Badlands Motor Speedway* -* Rock & Roll Gold Cup

8/21: ****Brandon, SD* -* Badlands Motor Speedway* -* Rock & Roll Gold Cup

8/24: ****Kokomo, IN* -* Kokomo Speedway* -* Sprint Car Smackdown V

8/25: **Kokomo, IN* -* Kokomo Speedway* -* Sprint Car Smackdown V

8/26: **Kokomo, IN* -* Kokomo Speedway* -* Sprint Car Smackdown V

8/27: **Kokomo, IN* -* Kokomo Speedway* -* Sprint Car Smackdown V

9/16:* *Terre Haute, IN* -* Terre Haute Action Track* -* Jim Hurtubise Classic

9/17:* *@Haubstadt, IN* -* Tri-State Speedway* -* Haubstadt Hustler

9/24:* *Rossburg, OH* -* Eldora Speedway* -* 4-Crown Nationals

10/1:* *Lawrenceburg, IN* -* Lawrenceburg Speedway* -* Fall Nationals

11/3:* *©TBA* -* TBA* -* Western World Championships

11/4:* *©TBA* -* TBA* -* Western World Championships

11/5:* *©TBA* -* TBA* -* Western World Championships

11/10: ©Perris, CA* -* Perris Auto Speedway* -* Budweiser Oval Nationals

11/11: ©Perris, CA* -* Perris Auto Speedway* -* Budweiser Oval Nationals

11/12: ©Perris, CA* -* Perris Auto Speedway* -* Budweiser Oval Nationals

Races marked with @ represent a race co-sanctioned with MSCS.

Races marked with ** represent a Non-Points/Special Event.

Races marked with © represent a race with the AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Cars.

Love how the Smackdown at Kokomo is now a 4 day show.

When can I renew our Smackdown Tickets

Still no Michigan date, Hartford would be a great place,,Actually SC at Hartford would be better yet.

What a day! 2016 vaca bids were approved today and I got sprint week and Smackdown! I don't want to jinx it because every time I plan to go to a certain track it rains out. But I will say I hope to catch plenty of Action this year!

WooHoo! Granite City!

Sad to see Cedar Lake & Superior, WI missing. Guess I will have to make a return appearance at Jackson, MN. It's been 6 or 7 years since we raced there.

No points for the Smack Down??

As is sometimes the case, there are some inconsistencies between what is given above and what is on the USAC site. On the site, the South Dakota dates and the first day of Smackdown are marked with **, which is supposed to mean non-points, special event. There is nothing marked ****. Based on previous experience, I would expect that the difference was caused by cutting and pasting to IOW. Sometimes things don't transfer exactly. However, I am puzzled by the apparent decision to run the Lakeside races on Saturday and Sunday nights. I have to wonder if that will be changed on the schedule. Its early. There is plenty of time to make sure what is when.

On the Lakeside website they have it as a two day show as well. Lakeside used to be a staple on the ASCS Wingless tour. Not surprised that they have two dates. They also dropped their WOO date. As was pointed out someone else, I think there is an error on the dates. It makes sense to run a Thursday to Sunday schedule not a Wed - Sat schedule.