From Dick Jordan
USAC’s 2011 Mopar D1 Midget Series schedule, announced today, includes 26 races at 11 venues, 15 on pavement and 11 on dirt. Competitors in this series, formerly known as the USAC Regional Midget series, will be racing on the approved National Midget tires in the Mopar D1 Midget series this year.
This move negates the need for a series-specific tire, part of USAC’s continuing efforts to better facilitate multiple racing series interchange for participants. In concert, the newly-formed STARS (Short Track Auto Racing Series) has also approved this tire as its tire of choice for the 2011 racing season.
“We at STARS are extremely excited to have an agreement with both USAC and the Hoosier Tire Company for our inaugural season, and look forward to a long relationship with both organizations,” says Mike Guglielmucci of the newly formed sanctioning body. “This move addresses just what our competitors have been asking for.”
“The racers have spoken and we have responded,” says USAC Developmental Racing Director James Spink in making the announcement. “We are looking forward to working with the STARS Midget group who will be competing at Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Ill. and to creating a cooperative atmosphere conducive to increasing the competitive nature of these series.”
The 2011 USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series includes eight races at the Bryant Heating and Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome, five at Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway, four at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisc., two at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway and single races at Indiana’s Salem (short track) and Plymouth Speedways, Michigan’s Kalamazoo Speedway and Berlin Raceway in Marne, plus Ohio’s Toledo Speedway, Columbus Motor Speedway and Kil-Kare Raceway in Xenia.
The series opens April 16 at Montpelier and concludes October 15 at Toledo. The defending USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series Champion is Dalton Armstrong of New Castle, Ind.
A driver’s best 12 finishes during the 26-race season will count toward the championship.
The 2011 USAC Mopar D1 Midget Series Schedule:
Date – Location/Track
4/16 – Montpelier, IN/Montpelier Motor Speedway
5/15 – Salem, IN/Salem Speedway (Short Track)
5/25 – Indianapolis, IN/Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome
5/29 – Sun Prairie, WI/Angell Park Speedway
6/1 – Indianapolis, IN/Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome
6/10 – Xenia, OH/Kil-Kare Raceway
6/15 – Indianapolis, IN/Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome
6/19 – Sun Prairie, WI/Angell Park Speedway
6/22 – Indianapolis, IN/Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome
6/25 – Montpelier, IN/Montpelier Motor Speedway
6/29 – Indianapolis, IN/Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome
7/6 – Indianapolis, IN/Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome
7/10 – Sun Prairie, WI/Angell Park Speedway
7/12 – Indianapolis, IN/Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome
7/17 – Sun Prairie, WI/Angell Park Speedway
7/20 – Indianapolis, IN/Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome
7/31 – Kokomo, IN/Kokomo Speedway
8/4 – Plymouth, IN/Plymouth Speedway
8/13 – Montpelier, IN/Montpelier Motor Speedway
8/20 – Kalamazoo, MI/Kalamazoo Speedway
9/3 – Marne, MI/Berlin Raceway
9/10 – Montpelier, IN/Montpelier Motor Speedway
9/17 – Columbus, OH/Columbus Motor Speedway
10/1 – Montpelier, IN/Montpelier Motor Speedway
10/14 – Kokomo, IN, Kokomo Speedway
10/15 – Toledo, OH, Toledo Speedway