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Photo Gallery: Indiana Midget Week at Montpelier
Images from the opening round of the USAC National Midget Car Series Indiana Midget Week at Montpelier Motor Speedway…
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6-RACE INDIANA MIDGET WEEK BEGINS TUESDAY
The expanded six-raced slate for this year’s “Indiana Midget Week” begins Tuesday night, May 31 at the series’ newest addition to the schedule – Montpelier Motor Speedway
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USAC, POWRi, ARDC announce joint RPM limits
Officials of the United States Auto Club (USAC), POWRi and ARDC Midget Series today jointly announced a rule which will unify engine platform-specific RPM limits in all sanctioned races, effective May 29, 2016. This commitment to RPM limits constitutes a three-year commitment and any uniform limit modifications will be determined through on-going data analysis obtained through actual on-track racing.
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Six weeks until Byrd’s Challenge debut
Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway will open the unique Jonathan Byrd’s “Indy Challenge” June 4 as part of the 2016 “Indiana Midget Week.” It’s the first of seven USAC National and Western Midget races to determine if anybody can earn one of the incentives posted, including a chance to compete in the 2018 Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Weather claims Kokomo Grand Prix
Wet grounds and a frigid weekend weather forecast has forced the Kokomo Speedway and the United States Auto Club to cancel this weekend’s Kokomo Grand Prix. The event will not be rescheduled for this season. The Kokomo Speedway season opener will now switch to Sunday May 1st.
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WEATHER FORCES KOKOMO MIDGET CANCELLATIONS
This weekend’s “Kokomo Grand Prix” for USAC’s National Midget Championship races at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway have been cancelled due to inclement weather. There is no re-schedule of this event planned.
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GOLOBIC GLIDES TO FIRST USAC MIDGET VICTORY IN Du QUOIN’S SHAMROCK CLASSIC
Shane Golobic of Fremont, California wasn’t content on just running the bottom as he went to the high side to pass leader Shane Cottle on lap 34 and was able to pull away on a late green-white-checkered to win his first career USAC Midget National Championship feature in Saturday night’s inaugural “Shamrock Classic” at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin.
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NUMEROUS BONUSES AND PRIZES ADDED TO SHAMROCK CLASSIC POT
Numerous companies have pledged support of Saturday night, March 19th’s inaugural “Shamrock Classic” promoted by Bryan Clauson. The much anticipated indoor event at Du Quoin’s Southern Illinois Center marks the season opener for the 2016 USAC Midget National Championship season.
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Jefferson County Speedway added to USAC Midget Series schedule
The USAC Midget National Championship’s schedule for the month of August just got a little bit busier with the announcement of a new event for the series in the Heartland of the U.S. at Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Nebraska on Tuesday night, August 2.
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Shamrock classic entries free until March 14
Participants who elect to enter the upcoming March 19 “Shamrock Classic” USAC Midget National Championship race at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, Ill. will benefit from sponsorship by R.E. Griesemer. Entries filed by March 14 will be FREE of charge by accessing https://usacracing.ticketspice.com/shamrock-classic and entering the discount code regriesemer….
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Lanco lands USAC Pennsylvania Midget Week date
Lanco’s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway in Newmanstown, Pa. has joined the 2016 USAC Pennsylvania Midget Week slate. The one-eighth-mile dirt oval will host the third night of the four-race swing, on August 16.
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Pennsylvania midget week expands to four races
“Pennsylvania Midget Week” has expanded to four nights in 2016 with the addition of a Sunday, August 14, race at Susquehanna Speedway in Newberrytown.
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Stenhouse slides by Clauson to win Knepper 55
USAC MIDGET CAR SERIES “SPECIAL EVENT” RACE RESULTS: December 19, 2015 – DuQuoin, Illinois – Southern Illinois Center – “Junior Knepper 55” FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Joey Saldana (#17x Saldana), 2. Shane Cottle (#71x […]
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SWANSON, BALLOU, HINES SHARE SPOTLIGHT AT FRIDAY’S 60th “NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS” CELEBRATION
USAC National driving champions Kody Swanson, Robert Ballou and Tracy Hines shared the spotlight along with other 2015 USAC champions and special award recipients at Friday night’s 60th USAC “Night of Champions”
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Byrd’s Indy Challenge opens avenue to Indianapolis
Seven USAC Midget races in 2016 form the nucleus of the inaugural Jonathan Byrd’s “Indy Challenge” which affords unprecedented career opportunities to USAC participants and opens the avenue to compete at the “Greatest Race Course in the World” – the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.