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USAC MIDGET KOKOMO GP SHIFTS TO SAT-SUN, APRIL 25-26

The dates for this weekend’s Kokomo Grand Prix have been shifted by one day and will now run on Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26. With a rain out on the originally scheduled date of Friday, April 24, the decision has been made to contest the complete event over the weekened with two consecutive nights of full programs for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway.

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I-96 Speedway Opener Featuring Great Lakes Super Sprints Cancelled Due to Storm Threat

Officials with I-96 Speedway and the Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP have announced that the race, scheduled for Friday, April 24th, has been cancelled due to forecasted rain and storms. After extensive observation of the forecast, it was determined that the threat of rain and potentially strong storms was highest at the time when gates and on-track action would begin.

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Attica Cancels due to weather

Unfortunately due to forecasted rain throughout this evening, we are pulling the plug on tonight’s racing. We don’t want to get everyone to the track to have to cancel early on in the show and waste everyone’s time and money.

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KOKOMO GRAND PRIXVIEW! USAC MIDGET SEASON BEGINS APRIL 24-25

At last, it is here!
The 71st season of USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship competition gets underway this Friday-Saturday night, April 24-25, at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway.

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EVERY USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK RACE TO PAY $10,000-TO-WIN

The biggest Indiana Sprint Week ever just got even bigger in 2026! The 39th annual running of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters will pay $10,000-to-win at each and every one of the nine events on the calendar, up from $8,000 a year ago.

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Corey Day wins High Limit at Eagle

The 30-lapper paid $!2,000 to win. Features at Eagle are usually exceptional because they get to traffic. This one was just good, because that never happened. A series of cautions took away any real momentum for the race.

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Courtney Tops Tri-State Barnburner After Intense Battle with Kofoid

Another bullring, another banger for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series. This time around the scene was Haubstadt, IN’s Tri-State Speedway. Weather pushed the Southern Indiana Showdown to Sunday, April 19, and Mother Nature delivered a prime evening for one of the wildest races of the season.

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Chris Martin Takes $4,000 at ASCS-Midwest/Sprint Invaders Opener at Stuart Speedway! by Bill Wright

Chris Martin is on a roll. He backed up his win with the ASCS National Series in Salina, Oklahoma with a triumph over a stout 41-car field Sunday night at Stuart Speedway in Stuart, Iowa. The event was sanctioned by both the Malvern Bank ASCS Midwest and Mohrfeld Solar Sprint Invaders Series.

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Kerry Madsen Shines Bright at Lucas Oil’s Diamond Classic

When Kerry Madsen announced he would be full-time with Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing in 2026, everyone knew it would only be a matter of time until “The Mad Man” etched his name onto the all-time list of series winners.

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Chase Dietz speeds to Lincoln victory

Chase Dietz won the 33 lap “Weldon Sterner Memorial” Saturday at Lincoln Speedway. Dietz was chased by Troy Wagaman Jr., Tyler Ross, Danny Dietrich and Freddie Rahmer.

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KTJ GOES WEST, WINS USAC CRA SPRINTS AT CASA GRANDE

Kevin Thomas Jr picked up the 30 lap USAC CRA win at Central Arizona Raceway Saturday night. Behind Thomas was Ricky Lewis, RJ Johnson, Cale Coons and Eddie Tafoya Jr.

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DANNER SLIDES WAY TO VICTORY IN BRIDGEPORT USAC EAST COAST OPENER

Allentown, Pennsylvania’s Briggs Danner rolled into New Jersey’s Bridgeport Motorsports Park with one goal – win. He got it, but not without a full-throttle fight from start to finish.

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Severe Storms Postpone Friday’s Hasty Bake Kansas City Clash at Lakeside Speedway

The third annual Hasty Bake Charcoal Grills Kansas City Clash will have to wait for a different day as Mother Nature has put a dampener on the barbecue. With multiple forecast models calling for severe weather including damaging winds, large hail, and potentially powerful tornadoes, Friday’s race has been called off in the best interest of safety.

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The Hy-Vee Perks 40 is postponed.

With weather models showing thunderstorms bringing a more than 90-percent chance of heavy rainfall to Jacksonville Speedway Friday afternoon into the evening and the potential for severe storms, World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and track officials have agreed to postpone the Hy-Vee Perks 40 in the interest of fan and competitor safety.

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CUMMINS COLLECTS FIRST TERRE HAUTE USAC WIN AT JIM HURTUBISE CLASSIC

Kyle Cummins has accomplished a great deal of notable achievements in his USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship career, chiefly speaking of the 31 career feature victories as well as his series driving championship one year ago.

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