Weekend Preview: June 2-4

Friday, June 2

Bloomington Speedway

After numerous rain outs early in the season, cars were finally back on track last Friday night at Bloomington for the Josh Burton Memorial in which Cullman, Alabama's Kevin Thomas Jr. picked up the victory.

Kevin Thomas Jr. picked up the victory last Friday night
PC: Braden Rouse Photography 

Fans will look for more of the same this weekend as sprints are once again in action along with the return of the 305 RaceSaver class as well after they traveled to Twin Cities Raceway Park last weekend.

The ILMS late models will also be on display on Friday evening.

Pricing & Times

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

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

Saturday, June 3

Lincoln Park Speedway

Sprints are in action yet again on Saturday night in Putnamville as the track hosts one of its Little Feet Bike Challenges. Kids (ages 5-13) are encouraged to bring their bikes to race around the track with the winners of three different age groups winning a new bike.

AJ Hopkins was victorious last Saturday night in Putnamville
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

Last weekend it was AJ Hopkins picking up the win at LPS on the heals of a strong second place finish in the Josh Burton Memorial at Bloomington Speedway the night prior.

Super stocks, modifieds and bombers will be joining the non-wing sprint cars.

Pricing & Times

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

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

Paragon Speedway

After taking the holiday weekend off, Paragon Speedway will be back in action Saturday night.

Travis Welpott picked up the victory in the only race in Paragon so far in 2017.

This Saturday night along with the sprint cars the track will host a $2500 to win hornet feature as well as well as super stocks, pure stocks and bombers.

Pricing & Times

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

Pit Gates: 4 pm
Grandstands: 5 pm
Racing: 7:30 pm

South Bend Motor Speedway

For our pavement fans, the Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Super Sprints kick off their 2017 season on Friday night at Kalamazoo Speedway and then venture into Indiana for their first of multiple visits on Saturday when they visit the historic South Bend Motor Speedway.

Aaron Pierce enters the season as the defending champion in the series after holding off Jason Blonde in 2016.

Also in action on Saturday night in South Bend, outlaw late models, FWDs, FWD hornets and street stocks.

Pricing & Times

Adults: $20
Youth (ages 13-15): $10
Youth (ages 6-12): $5
Kids 5 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

Pit Gates: 12 pm
Grandstands: 3 pm
Racing: 6 pm

Sunday, June 4

Kokomo Speedway

Dave Darland has had somewhat of a rough start to his 2017 campaign but the all time wins leader at Kokomo Speedway got back on track Monday night when he picked up the victory in Bryan Clauson's Indiana Double.

This Sunday, the speedway will be back in action once again with Kids Night.

Justin Grant currently leads the track championship standings
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

Justin Grant leads the current track points standings by 74 over last year's track champion, Kevin Thomas Jr. while Chris Windom sits third in the standings, 81 points back.

Modifieds and hornets will also be in action on Sunday evening at Indiana's Baddest Bullring.

Pricing & Times

General Admission: $12
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $25

Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 4 pm
Hot Laps: 5:45 with racing to follow

Schedule subject to change

Weekend Preview: May 26-29

Friday, May 26

Bloomington Speedway

Bloomington Speedway is set to host the Josh Burton Memorial on Friday night in honor of the local sprint car driver who passed away after an accident at the track in 2013.

Brady Short won the 2016 Josh Burton Memorial
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

The event has become one of the most popular at the track since its inception and with no other sprint car racing in Indiana on Friday, should provide plenty of big names and great action on the track.

The winner of Friday nights feature will pick up a $3504 paycheck, while just starting the feature will earn drivers $404. The race also serves as part of the Indiana Sprint Car Series and will be shown on MAVTV on a later date.

Modifieds, super stocks and hornets will also be in action.

Pricing & Times

General Admission: $20
Kids 12 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

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

Saturday, May 27

Anderson Speedway

On Saturday evening Anderson Speedway hosts the most famous pavement sprint car race of them all, the 69th Annual Pay Less Little 500 presented by UAW-GM.

This year's edition of the Little 500 promises to be one for the books with an entry list of over 40 cars packed with stars trying to make the 33 car field.

Former winners Jacob Wilson, Kody Swanson, Chris Windom and Brian Tyler all look to be factors in this years race along with veterans such as Jerry Coons Jr, Aaron Pierce, Bobby Santos, Shane Cottle and plenty more.

The entry list also boasts a number of notable rookies such as Indiana native CJ Leary as well as former NASCAR stars and USAC champions Tony Stewart and Ken Schrader.

Action gets underway as the track hosts practice for all teams on Wednesday with Little 500 Pole Day taking place tomorrow. Bump Day takes place on Friday and will round out the field.

For a complete schedule of this week's Little 500 follow this link to our Guide to the Little 500. It lists times for all events as well as other useful information and facts.

Lincoln Park Speedway

The Midwest Sprint Car Series (MSCS) will have a doubleheader this weekend and night #1 will take place in Putnamville at Lincoln Park Speedway where the winner will collect $2500.

Jeff Bland just missed the win, finishing second behind  Shane Cockrum
 in the last race at Lincoln Park Speedway on May 13
PC:Braden Rouse Photography

Leading the charge into LPS is Carson Short who holds a four point advantage  in the MSCS standings over Brady Short. Brandon Morin sits third, 34 points back, while Kyle Cummins and Dakota Jackson round out the top five.

Modifieds, super stocks and bombers will also be in action.

Pricing & Times

General Admission: $20
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

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

Twin Cities Raceway Park

Sprint cars will make a rare appearance at Twin Cities Raceway Park on Saturday night when the tracks hosts the Indiana RaceSaver Sprint Series.

The crew at TCRP has made a number of improvements to the track this year
PC: Nate Bickel

Saturday's trip will be the first of two trips the 305s will make to North Vernon this season, their other trip coming on August 26. The track has made a number of improvements in the offseason and the product on the track continues to improve each week.

Hornets, pure stocks, super stocks and crate late models will be joining the 305s on Saturday evening.

Pricing & Times

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

Gates: 3 pm
Hot Laps: 5:30 pm with racing to follow

Sunday, May 28

Kokomo Speedway

Kokomo Speedway will host non-wing sprint cars on Sunday night as well as midgets when they host Bryan Clauson's Indiana Double

Clauson made the race famous by running both the Indianapolis 500 and sprint car event at Kokomo on the same day multiple times, picking up the win last year after finishing P23 in the 500.

Sunday will be the first race at Kokomo since Tyler Thomas was crowned the "King of Kokomo" back on May 7.

Pricing & Times

General Admission: $20
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 4 pm
Hot Laps: 7 pm with racing to follow

Tri-State Speeedway

The Midwest Sprint Car Series will have the back end of its weekend doubleheader on Sunday night in Haubstadt.

Current series points leader Carson Short dominated when the series lasted visited Tri-State Speedway on May 13. Short set the fastest time in qualifying, won his heat and then picked up the feature win over Brady Short and Brandon Morin.

UMP modifieds as well as the MMSA mini-sprints will also take to the track in Haubstadt on Sunday evening.

Pricing & Times

General Admission: $20
Students: $15
Kids 12 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

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

Monday, May 29

Lawrenceburg Speedway

Rounding out an action packed weekend full of racing, the Craftsman World of Outlaws visit the high banks of Lawrenceburg Speedway on Monday night for the Memorial Day Spectacular presented by KOI Auto Parts.

Last year it was Shane Stewart picking up the victory after an exciting race in which he had to hold off challenges from David Gravel and Rico Abreu to hold onto the win.

Other recent winners of the event include Paul McMahan (2015), Donny Schatz (2014, 2013) and Chad Kemenah (2012).

Shane Stewart won at Lawrenceburg last year with the World of Outlaws
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

The Lawrenceburg Budweiser UMP modifieds will serve as the support class for the Outlaws on Monday evening.

Pricing & Times

Reserved Seating: $35
General Admission: $30
Kids 7 through 12: $7
Kids 6 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $45

Pit Gates: 2 pm
Grandstands: 4 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm
Racing: 7 pm

Schedule subject to change

Preview: USAC @ Terre Haute

Wednesday, May 24

Terre Haute Action Track

After rained washed out both of their events last weekend, the United States Auto Club AMSOIL National Sprint Cars return to action Wednesday night for the Tony Hulman Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track.

Wednesday night will kick off a big week for USAC with the Silver Crown series running both the Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Thursday as well as the Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil Raceway on Friday ahead of the Indianapolis 500 this weekend.

Justin Grant leads the series in points entering the Tony Hulman Classic
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

Justin Grant still sits atop the standings entering Wednesday night. The Ione, California native currently holds a 66 point lead over Chad Boespflug while Chris Windom sits third in the standings, 86 points behind Grant. Chase Stockon and Tyler Courtney round out the top five.

Robert Ballou is the defending Tony Hulman Classic winner, having won the event the last two years in a row. Ballou, whom just returned to racing action after a major injury in 2016, also won the series' most recent event on May 13 at Eldora Speedway in Ohio. If Ballou can manage to pull off his third consecutive Hulman Classic victory on Wednesday night he will be the first driver in history to do so.

Robert Ballou, seen here in 2016, has won the last two Tony Hulman Classics
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

Along with the USAC sprint cars, UMP modifieds will also be in action.

Times & Pricing

Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 4 pm
Hot Laps: 6:30 pm
Qualifying: 7:15 pm
Racing: 8 pm

Grandstands: $25
Infield: $15
Kids 11 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $35 ($30 for USAC members)

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

Weekend Preview: May 5-7

Friday, May 5

Bloomington Speedway Rained Out

Mother Nature has not been kind to Bloomington Speedway thus far in 2017 with three of the four scheduled events being rained out.

Chad Boespflug has won the only feature at Bloomington in 2017
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

The track will try to get back in the groove this weekend when both the 410 non-wing sprint cars as well as the 305 RaceSaver sprint cars are scheduled to be in action on the red clay accompanied by super stocks.

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

Saturday, May 6

Montpelier Motor Speedway Rained Out

The issues with Mother Nature that have plagued Bloomington Speedway this year have plagued Montpelier Motor Speedway as well with the track having to cancel or postpone multiple events during a wet April.

However, this weekend track officials are hoping to get back in action when it hosts the Midwest Sprint Car Series. Entering the weekend, Jarett Andretti holds a two point advantage over defending series champion Brady Short and Carson Short while Max McGhee and Dakota Jackson sit fourth and fifth in the standings after two events.

UMP modifieds, super streets and thunder cars will also be in action on Saturday night in Montpelier.

Pricing & Times

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

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

Lincoln Park Speedway Rained Out

Lincoln Park Speedway hosts one of their Little Feet Bike Challenges this weekend when they look to get back into racing form after falling victim to the rain last weekend.

Children 5 through 13 are invited to bring their bikes and race around LPS for a chance to win a brand new bike.

As always, the non-wing sprint cars will be in action on Saturday along with modifieds, bombers and super stocks.

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 Rained Out

The high banks of "The Burg" will host the King of the Midwest sprint car event this Saturday after the same event rained out last weekend with the winner collecting $2500.

Jon Stanbrough won the King of the Midwest Crown in 2016
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

The evening also serves as College Night at Lawrenceburg Speedway. College students that provide proper identification will be admitted for free.

Modifieds, hornets and pure stocks will join the Kelsey Chevrolet sprint cars.

Pricing & Times

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

General Admission: $17
Kids 7 through 12: $7
Kids 6 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

Sunday, May 7

Kokomo Speedway

Rounding out the weekend, Kokomo Speedway will be hosting their King of Kokomo event after they too were rained out last weekend.

Open wheel fans will get a chance to double up on action Sunday evening as the track will also be hosting midgets along with the Kokomo hornets.

Pricing & Times

Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 4 pm
Qualifying: 5:45 pm with racing to follow

General Admission: $20
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

Schedule subject to change