Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Weekend Preview: May 12-14

Friday, May 12

Bloomington Speedway

The Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) Sprint Car Series is slated to make its first trip into Indiana in 2017 this weekend when the series takes on the red clay of Bloomington Speedway on Friday night.

The MOWA sprints will be the only sprint action in Bloomington this weekend as both the non-wing sprints as well as the 305 RaceSaver class have the weekend off.

Entering the weekend, Brad Loyet has a 24 point advantage in the points over Paul Nienhiser who sits second in the standings while Jimmy Moughan sits 30 points back of Loyet. However, Loyet is not expected to compete in Indiana this weekend.

Modifieds as well as super stocks will join the MOWA sprint cars on Friday night.

Pricing & Times

Pit Gates: 4:30 pm
Grandstands: 5:30 pm
Hot Laps: 6:30 pm
Racing: 7:30 pm

General Admission: $15
Kids 12 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

Chandler Motor Speedway

Chandler Motor Speedway will host a rare non-wing sprint car event on Friday night which turns out to be the only non-wing event in Indiana that night. The event will feature an open tire rule.

The sprints will be joined by the Ohio Valley Lightning Sprints as well as UMP modifieds, street stocks, pure stocks and mini stocks.

Pricing & Times

Gates: 5 pm
Hot Laps: 7:30 pm
Racing: 8 pm

Adults: $15
Students (11-17): $10
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

Saturday, May 13

Tri-State Speedway

Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt will host two straight nights of action this weekend and the action kicks off Saturday when the track hosts both the MSCS non-wing sprint cars as well as the MOWA winged sprints.

This will be the second trip to TSS for the Midwest Sprint Car Series in 2017 after co-sanctioning an event with USAC in April in which Chris Windom picked up the victory.

Dakota Jackson will pull double duty on Saturday night
running both a non-wing and winged sprint car
PC: Braden Rouse Photography
Entering the weekend, Jarett Andretti leads the MSCS points while both Brady and Carson Short sit tied just two points behind Andretti. Max McGhee and Dakota Jackson round out the top five in points.

Meanwhile, the Midwest Open Wheel Association will make its first of two trips to Haubstadt in 2017. The series made multiple trips to TSS last year with Jerrod Hull and Hunter Schuerenberg picking up victories.

Pricing & Times

Pit Gates: 2 pm
Grandstands: 3:30 pm
Hot Laps: 5 pm
Racing: 6:30 pm

Adults: $20
Students: $15
Kids 12 & Under: Free

Paragon Speedway

Paragon Speedway is slated to kick off their 2017 campaign on Saturday night when they host non-wing sprint cars as well as super stocks, pure stocks, bombers and hornets.

Josh Cunningham, seen here racing with Max McGhee earlier
 in 2017 is the defending Paragon Speedway track champion
PC: Braden Rouse Photography
Josh Cunningham collected another track title in 2016 after a season long battle with Andrew Prather and Jake Scott which saw Cunningham win the crown by just five points.

Pricing & Times

Pit Gates: 4 pm
Grandstands: 5 pm
Drivers Meeting: 6 pm
Racing: 7:30 pm

Adults: $15
Kids 12 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

Lincoln Park Speedway

It will be business as usual in Putnamville on Saturday night as Lincoln Park Speedway hosts it's weekly program. Non-wing sprint cars will be in action as well as modifieds, super stocks, bombers and the MMSA mini sprints.

The last time the track was in action, way back on April 22, it was Cullman, Alabama's Kevin Thomas Jr. picking up the win.

Pricing & Times

Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 4:30 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm
Racing: 7 pm

General Admission: $15
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

Lawrenceburg Speedway

For the third consecutive weekend, Lawrenceburg Speedway will try to host their King of the Midwest sprint car event paying $2500 to the winner after rain has forced the track to the postpone the event the past two weekends.

The event will also serve as race three of the Indiana Sprint Car Series which will be aired on MAVTV on a later date.

UMP modifeds, pure stocks and hornets will also be in action.

Pricing & Times

Pit Gates: 4 pm
Grandstands: 5 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm
Racing: 7 pm

General Admission: $17
Kids 12 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

Sunday, May 14

Tri-State Speedway

Hoosiers will get one more chance to see sprints in action on Sunday when the Craftsman World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is in action in Haubstadt.

It will be the third race in three nights for the Outlaws after having completed a double header at Eldora Speedway in Ohio the previous two nights.

David Gravel won at TSS in 2016
PC: Braden Rouse Photography
Entering the weekend, Donny Schatz holds a 60 point lead over David Gravel in the points with Brad Sweet sitting third in the standings, 92 points behind Schatz.

Schatz has scored eight victories on the season, the most in the series, winning his seventh and eighth last weekend. David Gravel has the second most victories with five and picked up the victory the last time the Outlaws visited Haubstadt back in 2016.

The MMSA mini sprints will join the Outlaws.

Pricing & Times

Pit Gates: 2 pm
Grandstands: 3:30 pm
Hot Laps: 5 pm
Racing: 6:30 pm

Adults: $30
Children (6-12): $15
Kids 5 & Under: Free

Schedule subject to change

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