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“NIGHT BEFORE THE 500” MIDGET WINNER TARGETED FOR $20,000 PAYOUT MAY 29!

A prize of $20,000 awaits the winner of the May 29 “Night Before the 500” USAC Mopar Midget race at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis! The prize matches the second-largest single race winner’s share in Midget racing history and is a result of an endowment left by long-time Midget racing scribe and historian Crocky Wright, who passed away in December of 2009 at age 90.

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CHARLES HUDSON NAMED EASTERN DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATOR

Charles Hudson of Rockingham, N.C. has been named USAC’s new Eastern Coordinator of Developmental Racing Series.

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FINAL 5 TEAM CAPTAINS NAMED FOR “FUN AT FASTIMES”

The final five team captains have been announced for the 14th annual “Fun at Fastimes” 3-hour karting endurance race, scheduled March 12 at Fastimes Indoor Karting Indy on the northeast side of Indianapolis, Ind.

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COONS DRIVING SCHOOL AT THE SPEEDROME THIS MARCH

Aspiring USAC race drivers will have a unique opportunity this March to learn race driving techniques from a USAC Triple Crown Champion at the Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome.

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2011 WESTERN SPRINT SLATE FORMING

Forty dates have been released for AMSOIL USAC Sprint Car racing on the West Coast, in addition to the already-announced Westen Classic Sprint Series and 17 Sprint dates for the West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series.

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2011 USAC WESTERN CLASSIC RACING SERIES SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

A 16-race schedule of events has been announced for the brand-new USAC Western Classic Racing Series for 2011. The schedule consists of eight dirt and eight pavement races at 10 different race tracks.

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2011 USAC Midwest Ford Focus Young Guns Schedule

Updated 01.12.2011

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MIDWEST YOUNG GUNS JOIN FOCUSES FOR 17 DATES

The USAC Midwest Focus Young Guns will compete 17 times in 2010 in conjunction with the USAC Midwest Ford Focus events released this morning. Eight of the races are part of the 2011 events at the Bryant Heating & Cooling Indianapolis Speedrome.

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2011 USAC Midwest Ford Focus Series Schedule

01.11.2011

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25 MIDWEST FORD FOCUS DATES; 14 PAVED AND 11 DIRT

The 2011 USAC Midwest Ford Focus Series, announced today, includes 14 paved and 11 dirt races, incorporating seven race tracks in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.

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2011 USAC D1 Regional Midget Series

Updated 01.10.2011

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DAVE BRZOZOWSKI NAMED USAC COMPETITION DIRECTOR

Dave Brzozowksi, 50, of Avon, Ind. has been named Competition Director for USAC’s three National circle track racing series, Silver Crown, AMSOIL Sprint and Mopar Midget, and will also oversee USAC Technical operations for all of USAC’s various racing series.

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2011 MOPAR D1 MIDGET SERIES ENCOMPASSES 26 DATES AT 11 VENUES

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.

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McCLUSKEY EARNS INDUCTION INTO MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA

Former USAC Executive Vice President Roger McCluskey has posthumously been inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and will be honored along with fellow inductees Donnie Allison, Sid Collins, Ed McCulloch, Augie Pabst, Bruce Penhall and Ed Winfield when the organization stages its annual induction celebration on August 23 and 24, 2011 in Detroit.

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2011 HANFORD-TULARE SEASON OPENERS MOVED

The USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series season openers at Hanford and Tulare, Calif. have been moved to a week earlier than originally posted. The 2011 campaign will begin on Friday, March 18th, at Hanford’s Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway.

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