Circle City Raceway: New Indianapolis dirt track

More information has been released including a return of Thursday Night Thunder and a $21,000 finale

Kevin Garrigus is the owner of the Indianapolis Speedrome, an asphalt short track. For 2021, he has his hands on a new project, a dirt track.

The new track is located just 19 minutes south east of Downtown Indianapolis.

Circle City Raceway is currently under construction and it will feature two tracks in one. Of those, a 1/4-mile dirt track with a width of 75 feet and mid-banking.

Sprint car racing is the focus. It’s a class that is somehow lacking in the open wheel racing capital of the world.

“This is history in a history-making affair, as these cars have never raced inside of Marion County. We are excited to be hosting the nation’s first touring winged sprint car series for our first-ever event,” the track said in a previous statement. 

The Hoosier Harvest Shootout is set to be the headline event for the track so far. The race will run on October 15-16, 2021. The newest crown jewel event will pay $21,000 to the 410 sprint car A-Main winner. Every year, the winner’s share of the money will be increased by $1,000.

Thursday Night Thunder

Thursday Night Thunder is set to be reintroduced to the area. 410 sprint cars among other divisions will headline six Thursday Night Thunder events in 2021.

“As we have pondered the kind of racing Circle City Raceway was going to offer to the fans of Central Indiana, the noticeable void in the marketplace was Winger Sprint Car Racing,” Jonathan Byrd, general manager of the new dirt track stated.

“Over the past few years, I have watched how more and more popular 410 racing is in the area, with teams here in Indianapolis not having a track to call home without driving hours away. I want Circle City Raceway to be this place.”

He added, “We are looking to become a home for other racing, including USAC Midgets. 2021 will be the springboard to what we hope to be an even bigger and better things for dirt racing fans here in Indy, giving them a place #inthedirt.”

Circle City Raceway - Indiana Dirt Track
Circle City Raceway – Indiana Dirt Track

Circle City Raceway
Schedule

The following are the confirmed events for 2021:

May 20, 2021
Thursday Night Thunder
ASCoC
$6,000 to win

May 21, 2021
$10,000 to win

June 9, 2021
USAC
Indiana Midget Week

July 1st, 2021
Thursday Night Thunder

July 22, 2021
Thursday Night Thunder

August 5, 2021
Thursday Night Thunder

August 19, 2021
Thursday Night Thunder

September 16, 2021
Thursday Night Thunder

October 15-16, 2021
Hoosier Harvest Shootout
$21,000 to win

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