After being rained out last night in Terre Haute we will be headed to downtown Putnamville for the next round of Indiana Sprint Week.
Last year we were not quite sure if we would get to see any racing at LPS after the same storm that rained out Terre Haute the night prior flooded the track in Putnamville. However, the crew at LPS worked overnight and all day leading up to the event to get cars on the track.
The evening ended with Brady Short driving from 11th place to take the victory. Chase Stockon and Chad Boespflug joined Short on the podium.
Brady Short has 5 career Indiana Sprint Week victories.
PC: Braden Rouse Photography
In years past Brady Bacon (2015), Robert Ballou (2014), Bryan Clauson (2013), Dave Darland (2012) have picked up Indiana Sprint Week victories in Putnamville.
After a day off to rest and make repairs Indiana Sprint Week resumes in Terre Haute on the famed 1/2 mile tonight, the largest track drivers will encounter during the seven race series.
Mother Nature has not been kind to the Action Track in 2017. The Tony Hulman Classic during the USAC "Week of Indy" was rained out and rescheduled but was once again rained out on June 23. Fans will hope for better weather next Wednesday for the Don Smith Classic.
Chase Stockon won the ISW finale in Terre Haute in 2016.
PC: Braden Rouse Photography
In 2016 the Indiana Sprint Week event also had to be postponed because of rain. The Wednesday event was moved to Sunday and it was Indiana's own Chase Stockon taking home the victory.
Stockon was followed by Robert Ballou, Tyler Courtney and 2016 Indiana Sprint Week champion Brady Bacon. Aaron Farney rounded out the top five. Farney picked up his first USAC AMSOIL sprint car win at Terre Haute in 2015.
UMP modifieds are also slated to be in action on Wednesday.
Pricing & Times
Grandstands: $25
Infield: $15
Kids 11 & Under: Free
Pit Passes: $30 ($25 for USAC members)
We kick off Indiana Sprint Week on Friday night when the United States Auto Club AMSOIL National Sprint Cars visit Gas City I-69 Speedway.
The 1/4 mile track located in the town of Gas City has been the site of some fantastic Indiana Sprint Week openers in recent years such as the duel between Levi Jones and eventual race winner Bryan Clauson in 2012 or last year's race in which Tyler Courtney passed 23 cars on his way to victory.
Tyler Courtney won the ISW opener at Gas City in 2016.
PC: Braden Rouse Photography
The Topp Motorsports driver spun on the opening lap of the feature from the 16th position in 2016, relegating him to the tail of the field. However, Courtney would not be denied and charged to the front and eventually got past Bryan Clauson inside of 10 laps to go to win his first ever USAC sprint car feature. Behind Courtney, Clauson would hang on for second while Chris Windom would round out the podium. In all, 47 cars took part in night #1 of Indiana Sprint Week last season.
In recent years, Chase Stockon (2015), Jon Stanbrough (2014 & 2013) and Dave Darland (2011) have also collected wins at the track during Indiana Sprint Week.
A number of other drivers that are consistently threats to win at Gas City are Scotty Weir, Shane Cottle and Thomas Meseraull. All of which have won numerous races at the track and have all earned track championships in the past.
Accompanying the USAC sprint cars on Friday night will be UMP modifieds.
Pricing & Times General Admission: $25
Kids 10 & Under: Free (w/ paid adult)
Pit Passes: $30
Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 3 pm
Hot Laps: 6:45 pm
Racing: Follows hot laps/qualifying
Saturday, July 8 / Kokomo Speedway
Night #2 of the 2017 edition of Indiana Sprint Week takes us 30 miles west of Gas City to Kokomo Speedway. The track, known as Indiana's Baddest Bullring, rarely disappoints when sprint cars are in town.
In 2016, Kyle Cummins picked up his first ever USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory at Kokomo during Sprint Week. Cummins held off the 2015 USAC sprint car champion Robert Ballou by a matter of feet to collect the win and in the process became the second driver to collect his first USAC win in as many nights.
Dave Darland has won a USAC national event feature in 24 consecutive seasons but has yet to register a USAC win in 2017. The USAC sprint car all time wins leader will try to change that in Kokomo on Saturday where he has won more than any other driver in the history of the famed facility.
Darland's most recent Indiana Sprint Week win at Kokomo came in dramatic form in 2014 when he slid under Justin Grant in the final two turns and beat the Ione, California native in a drag race to the line after the two had raced each other hard in the closing laps.
Cullman, Alabama's Kevin Thomas Jr. is the defending track champion at Kokomo Speedway and figures to be a contender for the win as well on Saturday evening. "KTJ" has already collected two wins at Kokomo this season after having won a handful of races in Kokomo last year including the Sprint Car Smackdown title.
The UMRA TQs will also be in action on Saturday night alongside the sprint cars.
Pricing & Times
General Admission: $25
Kids 10 & Under: Free (w/ paid adult)
Pit Passes: $30
Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 3 pm
Hot Laps: 6:45 pm
Racing: Follows hot laps/qualifying
Sunday, July 9 / Lawrenceburg Speedway
Sunday will take USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars to Lawrenceburg Speedway in southeastern Indiana for round #3 of Indiana Sprint Week before we get a few days off to recharge for the remaining four events.
Last year it was the late Bryan Clauson dominating the field en route to his 41st and final USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car win. Clauson held off challenges from Tyler Courtney and New Mexico's Josh Hodges on the way to the victory.
Chris Windom won with USAC at the Burg in April PC: Braden Rouse Photography
Earlier this year it was Chris Windom picking up the victory at Lawrenceburg Speedway when the series visited the track in April. The Canton, Illinois native was followed by Chad Boespflug and Justin Grant.
Other recent Indiana Sprint Week winners at Lawrenceburg include Brady Bacon (2015), Kevin Thomas Jr. (2013), Justin Grant (2012) and Robert Ballou in 2011.
The Lawrenceburg Speedway Budweiser UMP modifieds will serve as the support class for the evening.
If you are looking for more information about a certain track, be sure to check out our Guide to Indiana Sprint Week. We will have the previews for the final four Indiana Sprint Week events for you after the weekend.
USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car points entering Indiana Sprint Week
1. Justin Grant
2. Chris Windom (-65)
3. Chase Stockon (-164)
4. Chad Boespflug (-171)
5. Tyler Courtney (-252)
6. Kevin Thomas Jr. (-275)
7. Brady Bacon (-348)
8. C.J. Leary (-372)
9. Dave Darland (-435)
10. Jarett Andretti (-451)
2017 Indiana Sprint Week Schedule
Friday, July 7 - Gas City I-69 Speedway - Gas City, Indiana
Saturday, July 8 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana
Sunday, July 9 - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Wednesday, July 12 - Terre Haute Action Track - Terre Haute, Indiana
Thursday, July 13 - Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, Indiana
Friday, July 14 - Bloomington Speedway - Bloomington, Indiana
Saturday, July 15 - Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, Indiana
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
On the slate this week is four exciting nights of racing at the legendary Kokomo Speedway in what has become one, if not thee largest non-wing sprint car event in the country. Here is a closer look at what is going on this week.
The Kokomo Speedway campgrounds open to fans and teams. Please use the designated areas.
Tuesday, August 23
Load-in day for race teams.
Wednesday night pit passes and 3-day Smackdown tickets available from 7-8 pm at Kokomo Speedway ticket office.
Wednesday, August 24
Racing opens up with a special event on Wednesday evening when Kokomo Speedway will host Bryan Clauson's Celebration of Life.
A group has also come together to create the #GYATK Challenge in honor of Clauson. The highest finishing driver making his first ever start at Kokomo will pick up $1,000 on top of what they earn from the purse that evening while the second highest finisher will collect an additional $500. The third highest will pick up a new right rear.
As more fans donate the purse for the evenings event will also increase. The hard charger for the evening's feature event will grab $630.
As an incentive to get more cars and drivers into the pits, Allstar Performance has graciously paid for every drivers pit pass for the evening.
No points towards the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship will be awarded on Wednesday evening. Schedule & Prices
Grandstands: 11 am (Seats may be marked between 11am-12:30pm)
Bryan Clauson Celebration of Life: 1 pm
Pit Gates: 4:30 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm
Qualifying: 6:30 pm
Racing: 7 pm
Grandstands - Free
Pit Passes - $30
Thursday, August 25
Thursday serves at Qualifying Night #1 of the Sprint Car Smackdown V.
Entering Thursday's action it is the 2014 USAC sprint car champion Brady Bacon who holds the series points lead over defending champion Robert Ballou. Chase Stockon sits third in the standings followed by Thomas Meseraull and Dave Darland.
Thursday will be the first of two qualifying nights. Together, the nights will determine points locking in the top eight drivers into Saturday night's feature while the others will be split into qualifying heat races on Saturday. A full breakdown of the format can be found in the guide.
Robert Ballou picked up the win on the first qualifying night in 2015. Hornets will join the sprint cars for the evening.
Friday is Qualifying Night #2. Paired with Thursday night after the conclusion of the racing for evening we will have locked in eight drivers to Saturday's finale.
Chase Stockon won the Friday portion of the Sprint Car Smackdown IV in 2015. Thunder cars will also be in action with the USAC sprint cars.
Saturday serves at Championship Night for the fifth edition of the Sprint Car Smackdown. Dave Darland is the defending champion of the event having won the event the last three times after the late Bryan Clauson won the inaugural event.
UMRA TQs will serve as the support class on Saturday night.
It is time for the final four events of Indiana Sprint Week for 2016. Entering Wednesday night in Terre Haute it is Indiana's own Tyler Courtney leading the ISW standings by 20 points over 2014 USAC sprint car champion Brady Bacon. Chris Windom is in third 22 points back of Courtney.
Courtney collected his first USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car win on Friday at Gas City I-69 Speedway after charging from the rear of the field. Kyle Cummins repeated the feat of becoming a first time series winner on Saturday night after edging Robert Ballou in a photo finish at Kokomo Speedway in the Tony Elliott Classic.
In the most recent round, Bryan Clauson picked up the win at Lawrenceburg Speedway. Clauson currently sits fourth in the Indiana Sprint Week standings and 10th in USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car standings but is not slated to run the entire Indiana Sprint Week schedule due to obligations to his winged sprint car team.
Wednesday, July 13
Terre Haute Action Track
Indiana Sprint Week resumes on Wednesday night for the Don Smith Classic in Terre Haute.
Aaron Farney collected his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car win last year after leading all 30 leaps in the feature event. Farney would go on to win USAC sprint car Rookie of the Year honors in 2015.
The USAC sprint cars have visited the very fast half-mile track once in 2016. Robert Ballou picked up the victory in the Tony Hulman Classic in May after a spirited race-long battle with San Jose, California's Thomas Meseraull. The win was Ballou's second in a row in the Tony Hulman Classic.
Downtown Putnamville will be the spot to be on Thursday night as the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars take to the dirt of Lincoln Park Speedway for round number five of Indiana Sprint Week.
Robert Ballou won in dominating fashion at LPS when USAC visited back on July 1 as part of the Bill Gardner Sprintacular. During the 2015 edition of Indiana Sprint Week it was Brady Bacon picking up the victory.
UMP super stocks will join the sprint cars for this years edition of Indiana Sprint Week Thursday Night Thunder.
Running on their normal night, the red clay of Bloomington Speedway plays host to round six of Indiana Sprint Week for the Sheldon Kinser Memorial.
Last year's event was rained out following the completion of the B-Main. Bryan Clauson won in USAC action in Bloomington in mid-April. Brady Short has dominated at the track in 2016 racking up four wins.
Sprint car fans will not only be treated to the USAC non-wing sprints next Friday night but also the Bloomington Speedway 305 RaceSaver winged sprint cars as well.
The 2016 edition of Indiana Sprint Week wraps up in Haubstadt on Saturday night when we cap off the best week in racing at 'The Class Track', Tri-State Speedway.
Brady Short won the 2015 Indiana Sprint Week finale at TSS after which Robert Ballou was crowned the 2015 Indiana Sprint Week champion. More recently, Chase Stockon triumphed in Haubstadt in USAC action at the track in April.
UMP modifieds will join the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars for the finale.
It is once again time for one of the most challenging weeks in racing, Indiana Sprint Week. Here is a preview looking ahead to each night of action prior to the halfway break after round three. For more details about each round take a look at our Guide to Indiana Sprint Week. It has details about each track, where to camp, places to stay and spots to pick up some food or a cold beverages to stock your cooler.
Friday, July 8
Gas City I-69 Speedway
We start the 29th edition of Indiana Sprint Week at Gas City I-69 Speedway on Friday night.
In the series' most recent appearance in Gas City, local product Scotty Weir picked up his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car win after a tight battle with Broken Arrow, Oklahoma's Brady Bacon while Kevin Thomas Jr rounded out the podium. Bryan Clauson won the only other sprint car event at the track in 2016 during Indiana Midget Week in June.
Chase Stockon won the Indiana Sprint Week event last year in Gas City while Jon Stanbrough has more national series wins at the track than any other driver with six.
UMP modifieds will be joining the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars on Friday night.
Schedule & Prices
Pit Gates: 4 pm
Grandstands: 4 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm
Racing: 7:30 pm
General Admission - $25
Kids 10 & Under - Free
Pit Passes - $30
Saturday, July 9
Kokomo Speedway
Round two of Indiana Sprint Week takes us to 'Indiana's Baddest Bullring' in Kokomo for the Tony Elliott Classic.
Elliott won eight track championships at Kokomo Speedway as well as two USAC Sprint Car championships. The Warsaw, Indiana native captured the Indiana Sprint Week title in 1999. Elliott and three others passed away in October after the plane they were traveling in crashed as they flew to South Carolina for a Notre Dame football game.
Last year's Indiana Sprint Week event at the track was hampered by rain and could not be resumed until the evening prior to the start of the Sprint Car Smackdown later in the year. Chris Windom picked up the win in that makeup race.
Bryan Clauson and Kevin Thomas Jr. have dominated at the track in 2016 during weekly action, both racking up two wins a piece while New Mexico's Josh Hodges is the only sprint car driver to tally a feature victory in Kokomo in 2016.
Dave Darland is the all-time wins leader at Kokomo Speedway as well as the all-time winningest driver in Indiana Sprint Week history with 18 victories.
UMRA TQ midgets will also be in action on Saturday evening.
Schedule & Prices
Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 3 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm
Racing: 7:30 pm
Grandstands - $25
Kids 10 & Under - Free
Pit Passes - $30
Sunday, July 10
The 29th Indiana Sprint Week travels to the high banks of Lawrenceburg Speedway for round three on Sunday before we go into the mid-sprint week break.
Brady Bacon crossed the finish line first in the 2015 edition of the race after holding off eventual Robert Ballou. Ballou would go on to capture the Indiana Sprint Week championship and the 2015 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car title.
In the series' most recent visit to the track it was Dave Darland getting the win on a frigid night in early April. In doing so, Darland extended his streak of at least one USAC national series wins to 24 straight seasons.
Former track champion Shawn Westerfeld has been victorious more than any other driver in 2016 in Lawrenceburg. Westerfeld has racked up three wins at the track this year.
The Lawrenceburg Budweiser UMP modifieds will be joining the sprint cars on Sunday evening.
Schedule & Prices
Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 5 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm
Racing: 7 pm
Grandstands - $25
Kids 7 to 12 - $7
Kids 6 & Under - Free
Pit Passes - $30
Tuesday, July 12
There is no racing on Tuesday night but there is one event taking place at the Hoosier Athletic Center in Indianapolis. The facility will be the home of this years Racers Making A Change Softball Showdown. Team captains Chad Boespflug and Kevin Thomas Jr. along with their respective squads will do battle benefiting Riley Kids.
When: 6 pm
Where: Hoosier Athletic Center
10507 E. US Hwy 136
Indianapolis, IN 46234
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After having last weekend off, sprint cars, of the winged variety, will be in action on the red clay of Bloomington Speedway this Friday night.
For their second weekend in row the Neal Tire Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) sprint cars will take to the track in Indiana. Jerrod Hull won the series' most recent event last Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, the win was his third of the year.
With MOWA visiting the track this weekend the non-wing sprints will have the week off but will return to action the following Friday.
Grandstands - $20 ($10 for current HARF members)
Kids 12 & Under - Free
Pit Passes - $30
Lawrenceburg Speedway
The Kelsey Chevrolet Sprint Cars are back in action yet again on Saturday night on the high banks of Lawrenceburg Speedway.
Shawn Westerfeld is the most recent winner, having won last Saturday night when the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) visited the speedway.
Jarett Andretti currently leads the track championship points standings by 50 over Westerfeld while Joss Moffatt trails Andretti by 55 points.
It's zip code night at the track. Anyone who presents ID showing they are from zip code 47025, the same zip code as the track, will be admitted for free.
Sprint cars are back at Kokomo on Sunday night as part of the track's "Hornet Hustle" event. The sprints and hornets will be joined by thunder cars and street stocks as well at 'Indiana's Baddest Bullring'.
Bryan Clauson was triumphant in the most recent sprint car action at Kokomo back on June 5 as part of USAC Indiana Midget Week.
Kevin Thomas Jr. currently leads the track points standings by six over Jerry Coons Jr. and 11 over Travis Hery. Chris Windom, Bryan Clauson, Chad Boespflug and Jarett Andretti all sit 12 points back of the top spot.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville on Wednesday night for the first time since 1988.
Entering the event Brad Sweet leads the series points standings by just 14 points over seven time and defending World of Outlaws champion, Donny Schatz. Schatz has 7 wins this season, the most among all series drivers.
Daryn Pittman also lingers close in the standings in third place, 97 points behind Sweet. The 2013 World of Outlaws champion has 4 wins this season.
In the series' most recent appearance, at I-96 Speedway in Michigan, David Gravel collected his third World of Outlaws win of the season in a rain shortened feature while Sweet ran third and Schatz fourth.
The MMSA mini-sprints will join the Outlaws on Wednesday in downtown Putnamville.
With USAC Indiana Midget Week set to kick off on Tuesday evening, Indiana sprint car fans will be treated to an impromptu Indiana Sprint Week with all six tracks hosting USAC Indiana Midget week also hosting sprints each night. Here is a look ahead to each night.
Tuesday, May 31
Montpelier Motor Speedway
The week kicks off at Montpelier Motor Speedway where 410 non-wing sprint cars will make their second trip to MMS in 2016.
The first visit for sprint cars came back on April 23 when the United States Auto Club AMSOIL Sprint Cars visited Montpelier for the first time in the track's history. That evening it was the current USAC sprint car points leader and 2014 series champion, Brady Bacon, taking the win.
Also in action along with sprint cars and USAC midgets will be UMP modifieds.
Schedule & Prices
Grandstands: 3 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm
Racing: 7 pm
Grandstands - $20
Kids 12 & Under - Free
Pit Passes - $30
Wednesday, June 1
Gas City I-69 Speedway
Running a limited schedule in 2016, cars return to the track at the 1/4 mile Gas City I-69 Speedway for the second time on Wednesday night for round two of USAC Indiana Midget Week.
The first appearance made by sprint cars at Gas City was on May 20 when Scotty Weir picked up his first ever USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car win after besting Brady Bacon in the closing laps. 40 sprint cars competed that night and a good turn out is expected again on Wednesday.
Sprint cars and USAC midgets are the only two classes on the agenda for the evening.
Schedule & Prices
Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 3 pm
Engine Heat: 6:15 pm
Racing: 7:30 pm
Grandstands - $20
Kids 10 & Under - Free
Pit Passes - $30
Thursday, June 2
Lincoln Park Speedway
For round three of Indiana Midget Week we will travel to Putnamville.
Multiple drivers have experienced success at LPS this season. Jeff Bland, Brady Short, Shane Cockrum and Shane Cottle have tallied victories while Kevin Thomas Jr. has also put in several good efforts.
The most recent winner being Thomas Meseraull who won in MSCS action last Saturday night.
Joining the sprints and midgets for round three will be the LPS super stocks.
Schedule & Prices
Pit Gates: 4 pm
Grandstands: 4:30 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm
Racing: 7 pm
Grandstands - $25
Kids 10 & Under - Free
Pit Passes - $30
Friday, June 3
Bloomington Speedway
Friday night sprints will be off to Bloomington Speedway in conjunction with Indiana Midget Week.
Brady Short has more or less dominated on the red clay this season tallying three wins so far in 5 events. Nick Bilbee and Bryan Clauson won the two other features.
305 RaceSaver sprint cars and MMSA mini-sprints will also be in action on Friday evening.
The Kelsey Chevrolet sprint cars are back in action on Saturday alongside USAC midgets as they compete in round five of Indiana Midget Week.
Jarett Andretti currently leads the track point standings by 10 points over defending track champion Joss Moffatt. 2014 track champion Shawn Westerfeld has two wins at "The Burg" this season and sits third in the standings 70 points back of first place.
Joining the midgets and sprints on Saturday evening will be the Budweiser UMP modifieds.
Schedule & Prices
Pit Gates: 3 pm
Grandstands: 5 pm
Hot Laps: 6 pm
Racing: 7 pm
Grandstands - $25
Kids 7-12 - $7
Kids 6 & Under - Free
Pit Passes - $30
Sunday, June 5
Kokomo Speedway
Indiana Midget Week concludes on Sunday when the USAC midgets invade Kokomo Speedway for the first time in 2016. The series was scheduled to run the Kokomo Grand Prix early in the season but Mother Nature had different plans and the event had to be cancelled.
Bryan Clauson won last Sunday nights feature after Kevin Thomas Jr. had won the first two events of the season. "KTJ" also leads the track points standings after three events.
Hornets will be joining the USAC midgets and sprint cars for the USAC Indiana Midget Week finale.
Schedule & Prices
Pit Gates: TBA
Grandstands: TBA
Hot Laps: TBA
Racing: TBA
