[Vukie]

10-RACE USAC SILVER CROWN SLATE FOR 2011

USAC’s 2011 Silver Crown Championship Series will encompass 10 events, five on dirt and five on pavement, with one brand-new venue and one track returning to the series after a six-year hiatus.

The new venue is North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway, the 5/8-mile paved oval which hosted NASCAR events from 1949 through 1996. A 100-lap race is on tap on July 23.

The Milwaukee Mile returns to the series on June 17-18, with the USAC Silver Crown cars and USAC’s Mopar National Midgets, plus the Mopar .25 Midgets, sharing the weekend schedule with IndyCar in an event sure to be a destination for Midwestern race fans. Wayne Reutimann won the last USAC Silver Crown race at Milwaukee in 2005.

Traditional dates include the “Sumar Classic” at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track April 23, the
Hoosier Hundred” at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis May 27, the “J.D. Byrider 100” at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis July 28, the “Tony Bettenhausen 100” at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield August 20, the “Ted Horn 100” at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds September and the “4-Crown Nationals” at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio September 24.

Iowa Speedway welcomes the Silver Crown Cars and USAC’s Mopar Midgets back on June 24 and the second annual “Rollie Beale 150” finale is on tap at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway in concert with ARCA October 15.

2011 USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

April 23 – Terre Haute, IN, Terre Haute Action Track
May 27 – Indianapolis, IN, Indiana State Fairgrounds
June 17-18 – Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Mile
June 24 – Newton, IA, Iowa Speedway
July 23 – North Wilkesboro, NC, North Wilkesboro Speedway
July 28 – Indianapolis, IN, O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
August 20 – Springfield, IL, Illinois State Fairgrounds
September 4 – DuQuoin, IL, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
September 24 – Rossburg, OH, Eldora Speedway
October 15 - Toledo, OH, Toledo Speedway

2011 USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SLATE SPANS FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA

The 2011 AMSOIL USAC National Sprint car series opens in Florida and concludes in California. At those events and in between, race fans will witness some of the greatest dirt-track action in America.

This year’s National series will mark the first time since 1987 that all events will be conducted on dirt surfaces, with pavement events separated into their own championship series for 2011.

Ocala (Fla.) Speedway hosts the “Bubba Army Sprint Nationals” openers February 17-18-19 on the three nights prior to Sunday’s running of the Daytona 500. The “Budweiser Oval Nationals” at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway currently occupy the season-ending slate November 3-4-5.

Highlights of the 2011 campaign include the “Eastern Storm” races May 30 through June 4 and “Indiana Sprint Week” events July 8 through 16, plus a number of other “tradition-rich” events.

The Midwestern slate debuts with back-to-back races at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio April 8-9, while new venues are also part of the 2011 scheduling.

Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. joins the “Eastern Storm” for the first time with a May 30 opener, while Dodge City (Kansas) Raceway Park hosts its inaugural USAC Sprint races August 12-13.

The “Tony Hulman Classic” at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track is May 26, while Iowa tracks at Knoxville and Oskaloosa again host races August 7 and 9. The annual “4-Crown Nationals” is September 24 at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

2011 AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE

2/17 - Ocala, FL, Ocala Speedway
2/18 - Ocala, FL, Ocala Speedway
2/19 - Ocala, FL, Ocala Speedway
4/8 - Rossburg, OH, Eldora Speedway
4/9 - Rossburg, OH, Eldora Speedway
4/15 - Gas City, IN, Gas City I-69 Speedway
4/16 - Lawrenceburg, IN, Lawrenceburg Speedway
4/17 - Kokomo, IN, Kokomo Speedway
5/7 - Putnamville, IN, Lincoln Park Speedway
5/20 - Bloomington, IN, Bloomington Speedway
5/26 - Terre Haute, IN, Terre Haute Action Track
5/30 - #Sarver, PA, Lernerville Speedway
5/31 - #Bechtelsville, PA, Grandview Speedway
6/1 - #New Oxford, PA, Lincoln Speedway
6/2 - #New Egypt, NJ, New Egypt Speedway
6/3 - #TBA, TBA
6/4 - # TBA, TBA
7/8 - @Gas City, IN, Gas City I-69 Speedway
7/9 - @Kokomo, IN, Kokomo Speedway
7/10 - @Lawrenceburg, IN, Lawrenceburg Speedway
7/13 - @Terre Haute, IN, Terre Haute Action Track
7/14 - @Brownstown, IN, Brownstown Speedway
7/15 - @Bloomington, IN, Bloomington Speedway
7/16 -@Haubstadt, IN, Tri-State Speedway
8/7 - Knoxville, IA, Knoxville Raceway
8/9 - Oskaloosa, IA, Southern Iowa Speedway
8/12 - Dodge City, KS, Dodge City Raceway Park
8/13 - Dodge City, KS, Dodge City Raceway Park
8/14 - TBA, TBA
9/10 - Terre Haute, IN, Terre Haute Action Track
9/17 - TBA, TBA
9/24 - Rossburg, OH, Eldora Speedway
10/1 - Lawrenceburg, IN, Lawrenceburg Speedway
10/29 - Hanford, CA, Giant Speedway
11/3 - Perris, CA, Perris Auto Speedway
11/4 - Perris, CA, Perris Auto Speedway
11/5 - Perris, CA, Perris Auto Speedway



#=”Eastern Storm”
@=”Indiana Sprint Week”

NATIONAL MIDGET SCHEDULE OPENS AT DODGE CITY

Dodge City (Kansas) Raceway Park serves as the opening venue for USAC’s 2011 Mopar National Midget campaign, which contains 27 preliminary dates spanning the country.

The April 29-30 races at Dodge City mark USAC’s first National events at the 3/8-mile banked clay oval.

Once again, the series is scheduled to conclude with the 71st “Turkey Night Grand Prix” at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif. on Thanksgiving Night, November 24.

“Indiana Midget Week,” as always, is a highlight of the schedule, with five races from June 8-12 at Hoosier dirt venues.

The Milwaukee Mile returns to the schedule June 17-18 as the USAC Silver Crown cars and Mopar .25 Midgets share the billing in an event held in concert with IndyCar.

The series’ fastest track, Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, also returns with a June 24 program also featuring the Silver Crown cars.

The popular “Hut Hundred” once again unfolds May 21 at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., the “Night Before the 500” is scheduled May 28 at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisc. hosts the “Hall of Fame” and Pepsi Nationals” classics in August and September and the “4-Crown Nationals” is set for Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio September 24.

Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. once again plays host to the “Gold Crown Nationals” in October.

New events include a July 23 date at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway in conjunction with the Silver Crown cars, a 100-lapper at the Indianapolis Speedrome July 29 and a date at the LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway September 2.

2011 MOPAR USAC NATIONAL MIDGET SCHEDULE

4/29 - Dodge City, KS, Dodge City Raceway Park
4/30 - Dodge City, KS, Dodge City Raceway Park
5/14 - Sun Prairie, WI, Angell Park Speedway
5/15 - Sun Prairie, WI, Angell Park Speedway
5/21 - Haubstadt, IN, Tri-State Speedway
5/28 - Indianapolis, IN, O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
6/8 - @ Gas City, IN, Gas City I-69 Speedway
6/9 - @ Putnamville, IN, Lincoln Park Speedway
6/10 - @ Bloomington, IN, Bloomington Speedway
6/11 - @ Lawrenceburg, IN, Lawrenceburg Speedway
6/12 - @Kokomo, IN, Kokomo Speedway
6/17-18 - Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Mile
6/24 - Newton, IA, Iowa Speedway
7/1 - Toledo, OH, Toledo Speedway
7/2 – TBA, TBA
7/23 - North Wilkesboro, NC, North Wilkesboro Speedway
7/28 - Indianapolis, IN, O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
7/29 - Indianapolis, IN, Indianapolis Speedrome
8/21 - Sun Prairie, WI, Angell Park Speedway
9/2 - LaSalle, IL, LaSalle Speedway
9/3 - Sun Prairie, WI, Angell Park Speedway
9/24 - Rossburg, OH, Eldora Speedway
10/6 - Pontoon Beach, IL, Tri-City Speedway
10/7 - Pontoon Beach, IL, Tri-City Speedway
10/8 - Pontoon Beach, IL, Tri-City Speedway
10/22 - Indianapolis, IN, O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
11/24 - Irwindale, CA, Toyota Speedway at Irwindale

@=Indiana Midget Week

[D.O.]

2011 USAC PAVEMENT SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE

5/12 – Indianapolis, IN, O’Reilly Raceway Park
6/16 – Indianapolis, IN, O’Reilly Raceway Park
7/1 – Toledo, OH, Toledo Speedway
7/7 – Indianapolis, IN, O’Reilly Raceway Park
TBA – Winchester, IN, Winchester Speedway
8/6 – Salem, IN, Salem Speedway
8/18 – Indianapolis, IN, O’Reilly Raceway Park
9/8 – Indianapolis, IN, O’Reilly Raceway Park
10/13 – Indianapolis, IN, O’Reilly Raceway Park