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Lawrenceburg Speedway Results: June 20, 2020 (Indiana Midget Week)

June 21, 2020 by Shane Walters

They pull slider after slider in night five of the USAC National Midget Series in Indiana

Indiana Midget Week features six races in six days across the state of Indiana. Tonight, they’ll re-rack them at Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.

View full Lawrenceburg Speedway results below.

Indiana Midget Week: Menu
June 18 | June 19 | June 20 | June 21

Kyle Larson won the first three rounds of Indiana Midget Week,

Lincoln Park Speedway Results: June 19, 2020 (Indiana Midget Week)

June 19, 2020 by Shane Walters

Night four for the USAC National Midget Series in Indiana

Indiana Midget Week features six races in six days across the state of Indiana. Tonight, they’ll re-rack them at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, IN for night four.

View full Lincoln Park Speedway results below.

Indiana Midget Week: Menu
June 18 | June 19 | June 20 | June 21

Kyle Larson has swept them all so far.

Kyle Larson continues domination as competition declares ‘I need to stop this guy’ (VIDEO)

June 19, 2020 by Shane Walters

Larson wins 3rd straight Indiana Midget Week event; 8th straight dirt track win

On Thursday night, USAC visited the 5/16-mile track of Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Indiana.

View 2020 Lincoln Park Speedway results below.

Indiana Midget Week: Menu
June 18 | June 19 | June 20 | June 21

Kyle Larson unloaded for the third night of Indiana Midget Week with two wins already on the books.

Texas World Speedway: Former NASCAR track being torn down

April 3, 2020 by Shane Walters

Add another to the list of lost speedways

Texas World Speedway speedway opened in 1969. The 2-mile oval sits in College Station, Texas.

The track is one of only 7 ovals in the United States that are over 2 miles in length. Daytona, Talladega, Indianapolis, Pocono, Auto Club,

Tony Stewart’s NASCAR Hall of Fame speech was epic (Video)

February 2, 2020 by Shane Walters

And he didn’t forget to thank all the girlfriends

NASCAR was born 71 years ago. Tony Stewart is now 1 of just 55 people that sit in the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Tony Stewart’s career started on the grassroots racing scene, like any racing driver.

Tony Stewart: Car Collection (Video)

January 26, 2020 by Shane Walters

Tony Stewart’s garage is a dream for racing fanatics

Indiana native Tony Stewart spent 18 years of his career in NASCAR. He collected three championship winning cars along the way and 49 race wins. Before his shot on pavement, Stewart circled dirt tracks and bulling asphalt tracks in open wheel machines.

Keith Kunz Motorsports shop tour (Video)

January 11, 2020 by Shane Walters

Take a detailed look inside of the Columbus, Indiana dirt racing operation

Keith Kunz Motorsports is a powerhouse dirt midget operation. The dirt racing team has backing from Toyota Racing Development and acts as a stepping stone into the NASCAR world for up and coming talent.

View the Keith Kunz Motorsports shop tour video below.

NASCAR star Ryan Newman set for Gateway Dirt Nationals

December 16, 2019 by Shane Walters

Ryan Newman will join a list of NASCAR drivers for some indoor dirt racing this weekend

At age 5, Ryan Newman got his career rolling via quarter midget racing. At age 9, Ryan Newman claimed the Kokomo Track Championship.

The stats piled up in a hurry. In 1993,

BC39 Results: September 5, 2019 (Indianapolis Dirt Track)

September 5, 2019 by Shane Walters

BC39 race results from the final night of the USAC National Midget show

USAC Dirt Midgets have unloaded in Indianapolis, Indiana. It’s the final night on the 1/4-mile of the Indianapolis Dirt Track.

View full 2019 BC39 results below.

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BC39 Results: September 4, 2019 (Video)

September 4, 2019 by Shane Walters

You’ve never seen anything like this! Only three cars were left in the race; 2 flip at once and the last car remaining wins night one!

It’s what a thriller in the opening night of the BC39!

View full 2019 BC39 results below.

2019 BC 39: Menu
Info/Entries | Sept 4 | Sept 5

Only three drivers were left to do battle for the win in night one of the BC39.

2019 BC 39 Entry List / Schedule

September 4, 2019 by Shane Walters

90 dirt midget drivers are set to race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway dirt track Sept 4-5, 2019

This weekend, Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. But, ahead of the weekend, they’ll let the dirt fly.

View the 2019 BC 39 entry list below.

Indiana State Fairgrounds will no longer host dirt races following Hoosier Hundred

April 2, 2019 by Shane Walters

2019 Hoosier Hundred will be the last auto race held at the facility; Track will still be used for horses

Dirt track racing well outside of Indiana are outraged to hear the news.

The Indiana State Fairgrounds will no longer host auto racing events. The last race at the facility will be the Hoosier 100 on May 23,

AJ Foyt on dirt racing

March 3, 2019 by Shane Walters

AJ Foyt has driven and won in everything there is to race; Dirt racing is his favorite

AJ Foyt is the only driver to win the Daytona 500, Indy 500, Rolex 24 at Daytona and 24 hours of Le Mans.

He’s a man that’s raced and one in just about everything.

Karsyn Elledge is going full-time dirt racing; Her mother, Kelly Earnhardt Miller comments

February 8, 2019 by Shane Walters

The Earnhardt family continues tradition on the race track; Tonight is her first race as full-time USAC National Midget driver

18-year-old, Karsyn Elledge is the daughter of Kelley Earnhardt Miller. That makes her the granddaughter of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt.

Karsyn has been racing on dirt in and around the North Carolina area.

John Darby joins USAC as national technical director

January 23, 2019 by Shane Walters

Darby is the former Managing Director of Competition at NASCAR

The United States Auto Club (USAC) announced its USAC.25 Series (quarter midgets) has retained the services of seasoned motorsports official John Darby to oversee the technical and safety processes of USAC.25 effective immediately.

Darby, the former Managing Director of Competition at NASCAR,

Logan Seavey details riding the fence for crash avoidance (Videos)

December 17, 2018 by Shane Walters

Logan Seavey rode the fence like a skateboard from behind the wheel of his USAC National Midget

Logan Seavey: “Next thing I know, I was looking at the sky.”

Logan Seavey started on the front row at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway for the USAC National midget event. The Newmanstown,

Jeff Gordon explains how his career path moved from dirt racing to NASCAR

December 16, 2018 by Shane Walters

Jeff Gordon wanted to be a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series driver

Gordon: “I wasn’t thinking NASCAR at all.”

As Jeff Gordon was coming up, an open wheel driver had a tendency to move into the open wheel side of professional motorsports. Yet, Jeff Gordon moved into cars with fenders and went on to set record after record in the world of NASCAR.