Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Weekend Preview: June 30 - July 3

Friday, June 30

Kokomo Speedway

The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions sprint cars return to Kokomo Speedway on Friday night in what will be the series only trip to Indiana in 2017.

Chad Kemenah leads the charge into Kokomo as the series points leader while Ryan Smith sits in second, 258 points behind. New Castle, Indiana'a Caleb Armstrong is third in the standings.

Christopher Bell and Rico Abreu picked up victories on back-to-back nights the last time ASCoC made an appearance at Indiana's Baddest Bullring in 2016.

D2 midgets will also be in action on Friday evening.

Pricing & Schedule

Reserved Seating: $30
General Admission: $25
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $35

Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 3 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm with racing to follow

Lincoln Park Speedway

After being rained out last Friday night at Terre Haute, the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars are back at it this Friday night in Putnamville for night #1 of the Bill Gardner Sprintacular.

Brent Beauchamp was victorious at LPS last Saturday night.
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

In the same event one year ago it was Robert Ballou leading all 30 laps of the feature en route to the victory followed by Chad Boespflug with Brady Bacon rounding out the podium.

The two day event will continue on Saturday night with the MSCS sprint cars. UMP modifieds, super stocks and bombers will be in action on both nights.

Pricing & Schedule

General Admission: $25
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

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

Bloomington Speedway

Like Terre Haute, Bloomington Speedway also rained out last Friday evening but will be back in action this weekend with non-wing sprint cars as well as 305 RaceSavers, the evening will be capped off with a fireworks show.

The American Modified Series as well as super stocks will also be racing alongside both classes of sprint cars.

Pricing & Schedule

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, July 1

Lincoln Park Speedway

The Bill Gardner Sprintacular continues on Saturday night when Lincoln Park Speedway hosts the MSCS sprint cars.

In the series' most recent event it was Brady Short picking up the victory at Brownstown Speedway with Tyler Courtney and Shane Cottle making up the rest of the podium.

Brady Short won the last MSCS event last Saturday.
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

Saturday will be the first of two events for the Midwest Sprint Car Series this weekend, the series will move onto Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt on Sunday.

Pricing & Schedule

General Admission: $25
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 last weekend off, the lights will be on once again at Paragon Speedway this Saturday night. The last time sprint cars were in action in Paragon was on June 17 when Shane Cottle won the 68 lap Amati Classic.

Super stocks, bombers and hornets will be in action alongside the non-wing sprints. There will also be a fireworks display.

HARF members will receive 50% off of general admission when they present their club IDs.

Pricing & Schedule

Grandstands: $17
Kids 12 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

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

Baer Field Motorsports Park

The Auto Value Bumper to Bumper Super Sprint Series is scheduled to make its first of two trips to Fort Wayne in 2017 on Saturday night when the series takes on the half mile pavement oval at Baer Field Motorsports Park in the Summit City Sprint Car Shootout.

Saturday will be the first of three scheduled events for the series in the Hoosier State during the month of July with the series also taking on New Paris Speedway next weekend and then heading back to South Bend Motor Speedway later in the month.

There will also be compacts, stocks, modifieds and late models in action as well.

Pricing & Schedule

General Admission: $18
Students: $10
Kids 8 $ Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

Pit Gates: 1:30 pm
Practice: 3 pm
Grandstands: 4 pm
Racing: 7 pm

Sunday, July 2

Tri-State Speedway

The Midwest Sprint Car Series will cap off it's weekend double header on Sunday night when the series returns to Tri-State Speedway for the Sprint Stampede. Chase Stockon picked up the win by holding off Carson Short and Robert Ballou the last time the series visited Haubstadt on June 10.

Chase Stockon has won the last two MSCS events at TSS.
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

The Midwest Open Wheel Association winged sprints will also be in action alongside the MSCS sprint cars on Sunday. It will be the second trip to the track for the series in 2017. Parker Price-Miller picked up the win when MOWA visited the track in May.

Jim Moughan currently leads the MOWA points standings while Brad Loyet (-11) and AJ Bruns (-12) sit close behind in second and third.

Rounding out the action at TSS on Sunday will be UMP modifieds.

Pricing & Schedule

Adults: $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, July 3

Kokomo Speedway

Indiana's Baddest Bullring welcomes non-wing sprint cars back on Monday night in what will be the final sprint car event before we kick off the 2017 edition of Indiana Sprint Week next Friday night in Gas City.

Justin Grant currently leads the track points standings while defending track champion Kevin Thomas Jr. sits just 12 points behind Grant in second. Shane Cottle is third.

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

Like many other tracks around the state this weekend, Kokomo will have a fireworks display on Monday evening. Modifieds and hornets will also be racing.

Pricing & Schedule

Grandstands: $15
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 4 pm
Hot Laps: 6:30 pm with racing to follow

Schedule subject to change

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Weekend Preview: June 23-24

Friday, June 23

Terre Haute Action Track

After heading to Pennsylvania for the 2017 Eastern Storm, the United States Auto Club AMSOIL National Sprint Cars make their return to Indiana on Friday night when they take part in the previously rained out Tony Hulman Classic in Terre Haute.

Chris Windom leads the charge into the Tony Hulman Classic having picked up the Eastern Storm title on Sunday night. Windom has three victories with the USAC sprint cars this years.

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

Kevin Thomas Jr. also enters the weekend on a hot streak. The Cullman, Alabama native has tallied six wins across the Indiana sprint car circuit this season and narrowly missed taking the Eastern Storm crown for himself, having finished just four points behind Windom.

Justin Grant continues to the lead the USAC points followed by Windom (-65) and Chase Stockon (-164).

UMP modifieds will also be in action on Friday night.

Pricing & Times

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

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

Bloomington Speedway

It's Homecoming Night at Bloomington Speedway on Friday night. All past track champions and feature winners will receive free general admission and have an opportunity to be recognized prior to the evening's events.

For the evening the track will be hosting non-wing sprint cars as well as modifieds and super stocks.

Jeff Bland Jr., the defending track champion, picked up his first win of the season at Bloomington last weekend after holding off a charging Brady Short while rookie Alex Nalon won the 305 RaceSaver feature.

Pricing & Times

Grandstands: $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 24

Brownstown Speedway

The Midwest Sprint Car Series returns to action on Saturday night when they take on Brownstown Speedway. This will be the series first appearance since June 10 when Chase Stockon triumphed at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt.

Entering the Saturday night event, Carson Short continues to lead the series points standings. Brady Short (-13) sits in second while Brandon Morin (-71) is in third. Kyle Cummins (-76) and Brandon Mattox (-100) round out the top five in the standings.

Justin Grant (11), CJ Leary (30) & Stevie Sussex (17) battle
in heat race action at Brownstown in March.

Also on the agenda will be the feature from the No Way Out 40. The feature had been on the track back on March 25 when the skies finally opened up and the event was rained out.

305 RaceSavers are also on the schedule along with pro late models, pure stocks and the UMRA TQs.

Pricing & Times


Grandstands: $20
Kids 12 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $35

Gates: 3 pm
Drivers Meeting: 5:30 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm with racing to follow

Lincoln Park Speedway

Lincoln Park Speedway will host it's Fireworks Spectacular along with non-wing sprint cars as well as modifieds, super stocks & bombers this Saturday night.

Entering the weekend, Shane Cockrum continues to lead the LPS points standings. His next closest competitor is Matt McDonald who sits 80 points behind Cockrum while AJ Hopkins sits in third, 82 points back. Koby Barksdale and Nate McMillin round out the top five in points.

Hopkins has been the driver to beat in the past month, having won three of the last five feature events in Putnamville including one Midwest Sprint Car Series event.

Pricing & Times


Grandstands: $18
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

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

Schedule subject to change

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

MSCS Mid-Season Recap

The Midwest Sprint Car Series event scheduled for this Saturday at Brownstown Speedway marks the halfway point for the 2017 MSCS season so we are taking a look back at what has happened so far.

Carson Short is your current series points leader entering the Sprint Spectacular on Saturday. Short has picked up one series win this season which came on May 13 at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt. The Marion, Illinois native has finished in the top ten in every event thus far and finished in the top five in all but one event.

Defending series champion Brady Short sits 2nd in points
PC: Braden Rouse Photography
Brady Short trails Carson Short in the points standings by just 13 points. Like the points leader, Brady Short's consistency has put him in the position he is in. Short has finished in the top five in each event with an average finishing position of third. If he can maintain that pace there is a good chance that he will pick up his third consecutive MSCS championship at season's end.

Brandon Morin and Kyle Cummins are also still in the hunt for the 2017 MSCS championship as they sit third and fourth in the standings respectively. Morin has picked up three top ten finishes including a third place finish at Tri-State Speedway on May 13. Meanwhile, Cummins has struggled at times this season but the four time series champ has still managed to rack up a pair of top five finishes and only sits 76 points behind Carson Short in the standings.

Chase Stockon has tallied 2 series victories in 2017
PC: Braden Rouse Photography
Chase Stockon has won the last two series events, both in Haubstadt. Other feature winners include AJ Hopkins, Chris Windom and Thomas Meseraull. None of which are running the full series schedule in 2017.

Saturday will be the ninth scheduled event of the season for the MSCS. The series has completed six of the scheduled events so far in 2017 with events in Terre Haute and Montpelier being rained out in late April and early May.

After Saturday the series will move into the second half of its season which will include two visits to Lincoln Park Speedway, five to Tri-State Speedway and a trip to Shadyhill Speedway in the northern part of the state.

For more information you can visit the Midwest Sprint Car Series website.

Remaining schedule

Saturday, June 24 - Brownstown Speedway
Saturday, July 1 - Lincoln Park Speedway
Sunday, July 2 - Tri-State Speedway
Saturday, August 5 - Tri-State Speedway
Friday, August 11 - Shadyhill Speedway
Saturday, August 12 - Lincoln Park Speedway
Sunday, September 3 - Tri-State Speedway
Saturday, September 16 - Tri-State Speedway
Saturday, October 7 - Tri-State Speedway

Wins

(2) - Chase Stockon (1) - Carson Short, AJ Hopkins, Chris Windom, Thomas Meseraull

Podiums

(3) - Carson Short (2) - Chase Stockon, Brady Short, Robert Ballou (1) - Max McGhee, Thomas Meseraull, Brent Beauchamp, Jarett Andretti, Chris Windom, Chad Boespflug, Justin Grant, Brandon Morin, AJ Hopkins

Semi Wins

(1) - Jeff Bland Jr, Kyle Cummins, Dickie Gaines, Kent Schmidt

Heat Wins

(3) - Carson Short, Chad Boespflug (2) - Chase Stockon, Shane Cockrum, Max McGhee (1) - Kody Swanson, CJ Leary, Chris Windom, Brandon Morin, Jarett Andretti, Brady Short, Kent Schmidt

Fastest Qualifier

(2) - Carson Short (1) - Dakota Jackson, Chase Stockon, Jarett Andretti, Brandon Morin

Points Standings (as of 6/20)

1. Carson Short
2. Brady Short (-13)
3. Brandon Morin (-71)
4. Kyle Cummins (-76)
5. Brandon Mattox (-100)
6. Max McGhee (-108)
7. Dakota Jackson (-129)
8. Kent Schmidt (-141)
9. Donny Brackett (-156)
10. James Lyerla (-162)

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Weekend Preview: June 16-18

Friday, June 16

Bloomington Speedway

The red clay will be flying once again on Friday night as both 410 and 305 sprint cars will be in action at Bloomington Speedway.

Last weekend it was Brady Short picking up the victory after a late race pass in what was an exciting non-wing sprint car feature.

Brady Short, seen here earlier this season, picked up the
 victory last Friday night in Bloomington.
PC:Braden Rouse Photography

In the 305 class, Ryan Tusing earned the win, his second of the year at Bloomington.

The ILMS pro late models as well as UMP modifieds will be joining the two sprint car classes on Friday night.

Pricing & Times

Grandstands: $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 17

Montpelier Motor Speedway

Sprint cars return to Montpelier, Indiana on Saturday night, this time with wings on, when the NRA Sprint Invaders and Great Lakes Super Sprints make their first of two appearances at the track in 2017.

Entering the weekend, Jared Horstman leads the GLSS points standings with defending series champion Chase Ridenour in second while Dustin Daggett sits in the third position.

UMP modifieds, thunder cars and FWD compacts will also take to the track alongside the sprint cars on Saturday night.

Pricing & Times

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

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

Paragon Speedway

Paragon Speedway hosts its largest sprint car event of the year on Saturday night when they host the 68 lap Amati Classic which will pay $3000 to the winner.

Last June it was Brady Short picking up the victory in Paragon. In the most recent race at the track last weekend it was Josh Cunningham taking home the hardware.

Josh Cunningham (6s) won the feature at Paragon last week
PC: Braden Rouse Photography

Super stocks, pure stocks, bombers and hornets will also be in the pits. HARF members will receive a 50% discount for general admission with proper club identification.

Pricing & Times

Grandstands: $20
Kids 12 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

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

Lincoln Park Speedway

Lincoln Park Speedway will host it's $2000 to win Mid-Season Sprint Car Championship event on Saturday night in downtown Putnamville.

Entering the weekend, defending track champion Shane Cockrum leads the points standings as Koby Barksdale and Matt McDonald are tied for second. The hottest driver at LPS has to be AJ Hopkins whom has picked up two feature wins in the last four events at the track, including last weekend.

AJ Hopkins won last Saturday night at LPS
PC: Braden Rouse Photography
Modifieds, bombers and super stocks will also take to the track.

Pricing & Times

Grandstands: $15
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

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

Lawrenceburg Speedway

The high banks of "The Burg" will host the Kelsey Chevrolet sprint cars again this weekend after an exciting evening of racing last Saturday during Indiana Midget Week that saw Kevin Thomas Jr. take home the sprint car feature win.

This weekend will be a normal show for Lawrenceburg with the track also hosting the UMP modified, pure stocks and hornets.

Pricing & Times

Adults: $15
Kids 7 through 12: $7
Kids 6 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30

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

Sunday, June 18

Kokomo Speedway

It is Family Night in Kokomo on Sunday night when the track hosts sprint cars and hornets as well as super stocks for the Dave Crow Super Stock Classic.

Kevin Thomas Jr. picked up his 6th Indiana sprint car win at Indiana's Baddest Bullring last Sunday night after a spirited battle with Shane Cottle and Brady Short.

Pricing & Times

Grandstands: $12
Kids 10 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $25

Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 4 pm
Hot Laps: 6:30 with racing to follow

Schedule subject to change