USAC National Midget Car Series

Rico Abreu of Rutherford, Calif. continues to lead the Honda USAC National Midget standings going into this week’s point-rich “Indiana Midget Week” races at five Hoosier ovals.

A pair of Illinois events this weekend will impact the Honda USAC National Midget Series, with Friday’s “Hut Hundred” at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City and Saturday’s co-sanctioned POWRi “Belleville Bash” at the Belle Clair Speedway in Belleville.

One of America’s most revered short-track motorsports events unfolds for the 62nd time on Friday night, May 9 at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. It’s the “Hut Hundred,” a spectacular 100-lap race featuring a scheduled classic three-abreast 33-car starting field on one of the country’s most exciting dirt ovals.

The 2014 Honda USAC National Midget Series resumes May 9-10 with back-to-back events in Western Illinois. The prestigious “Hut Hundred” unfolds May 9 at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill., while Belle Clair Speedway in Belleville hosts the May 10 race, co-sanctioned by POWRi.