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Founded in 1956, the United States Auto Club (USAC) has been a cornerstone of American motorsports for over six decades. As a premier motorsport sanctioning body, USAC is dedicated to fostering a vibrant community for racing enthusiasts, professional drivers, and teams across the United States. Our journey began with a commitment to promote fair competition, innovation, and excellence in motorsports, and these values continue to drive us today.

LEARY WINS IOWA 100, EXTENDS USAC SILVER CROWN POINT LEAD

 

Rich Forman

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Newton, Iowa (August 8, 2026)………When it comes to the two biggest and fastest pavement tracks on the USAC Silver Crown trail, C.J. Leary has had the upper hand in 2026.


 

After winning at the 1.25-mile WWT Raceway in June, Leary added the 7/8-mile Iowa Speedway to his win list in what was his first visit to the track during Saturday night’s Iowa 100.


 

Leary (Greenfield, Indiana) started fifth but found his way to fourth on the opening lap, then to third on the second circuit before taking over second on the 24th trip. On lap 47, he pounced when racelong leader Chase Cabre’s engine shut off with an apparent ignition issue.


 

From there, Leary controlled the pace the rest of the way, leading the final 54 laps while also withstanding a late-race challenge from Mario Clouser to front a one-two Team AZ Racing/Petty-Rossi/Curb-Agajanian result.


 

Oddly enough, entering the 2026 season, it had been 16 years since teammates occupied the top two spots of the finishing order in a USAC Silver Crown race. It’s already occurred twice this season, including in two of the past three events. Mitchel Moles and Hayden Reinbold led a one-two Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports finish in July at the Terre Haute Action Track.


 

In the process, Leary bumped his USAC Silver Crown Championship point lead from 36 to 45 as he seeks his first career series title. Furthermore, he’s now run his streak to six podium finishes in six starts this season, plus 12 consecutive top five finishes with the series dating back to 2025. He’s been exceptionally strong on the pavement, which has netted him finishes of 4th, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 1st in his past six asphalt appearances, with the latest victories coming at the two biggest pavement circuits on the slate.


 

“I think these two big fast race tracks play a little bit into my hands,” Leary said. “I don't know if it's from my dad (Chuck Leary) or what, but I know he was riding along with me there because he was always good on these big fast race tracks where you just kind of let it all hang out.”


 

Quite impressively, Leary’s Iowa victory came in his very first visit to the track, which also just happened to be the first USAC Silver Crown event at the track since 2015, more than 11 years ago. Just five of the 18 drivers in Saturday’s lineup possessed previous Iowa Speedway experience of some sort, and through it all, Leary passed three of them on the path to victory aboard his Avanti Windows & Doors – Curb Records/DRC/Stanton Chevy.


 

“It's my first time here,” Leary revealed. “This place is really, really cool. It’s on a really good stage. Hats off to USAC and (series director) Kody Swanson, and everybody who got the Silver Crown series back to Iowa. This was one that was on the bucket list to win this year and we did it.”


 

Early morning qualifying presented a different format than usual, with drivers and cars being permitted to come and go on track as they pleased throughout the 35-minute session, taking as many laps as they wanted, rather than just two laps on the clock. Leary played the long game, eschewing a run for the pole in favor of saving some rubber for the 100-lap main event.


 

“We played qualifying quite right with our tires and the way we ran them throughout practice,” Leary explained. “Normally, we get just two laps of qualifying, but today, guys were able to bolt tires on keep trying to improve their time. I kept telling these guys, ‘let's not burn up our only good set of tires just in qualifying.’ One hundred laps is a long time around here.”


 

To start off the day, Cabre made history in what was his first ever USAC Silver Crown appearance. In LearnLab Qualifying, he captured the pole position with a lap of 21.963 seconds, which translates to an average speed of 143.423 miles per hour. With that, he became just the sixth driver to win the pole in his USAC Silver Crown debut, joining Larry Dickson (1971 Nazareth), Ken Schrader (1980 Terre Haute), Brad Noffsinger (1991 Indiana State Fairgrounds), P.J. Jones (1994 IRP), and Shane Hmiel (2008 IRP).


 

Cabre promptly became the dominant figure of the race as well, pulling out to a whopping 10 second lead by the 47th lap when, all of a sudden, he dropped off the pace, handing the lead over to Leary who now commandeered control just four laps shy of the halfway point. In a cruel twist, after Cabre coasted into the pits without power to his car, the team fired up the engine and it started fine, with the team suspecting an ignition issue as the culprit.


 

While Leary maintained an advantage of one second or so throughout the balance of the race, several other challengers emerged to dethrone him. Briggs Danner ran in the “place” position until Jackson Macenko shot up to second under Danner in turn one on the 59th lap. Clouser then ripped around the outside of Danner for third a half lap later, while Justin Grant followed suit past Danner into fourth. Ultimately, Danner dropped out with a driveline issue.


 

Clouser worked his way past Macenko with a low side maneuver in turns three and four on lap 66 to slot into second behind his teammate, Leary, with 34 laps to go and just seven tenths of a second separating the two. Grant charged inside of Macenko on the front stretch to get the third spot on lap 76.


 

In a race chockfull of heavy attrition, just five cars were left running at the checkered. Thirteen drivers exited the stage, ending solid performances, including fourth running Macenko on lap 82, fifth running Kyle Hamilton on lap 86, and the aforementioned Danner on lap 89 while he was running fourth.


 

The last 19 laps ran under green as Leary kept Clouser at bay throughout to earn his seventh career USAC Silver Crown victory, tying Jerry Coons Jr., Rick Hood, and George Snider for 18th place on the all-time list. Leary also led the final 54 laps en route to victory, and as the leader of the most laps, he earned the K & N Filters Clean Air Award.


 

“Tyler Kramer called a hell of a race up there on the spotter stand,” Leary praised. “He kept me just where I needed to be and talked me through the whole race. It definitely pays dividends to have a good guy up there on the spotter box. And I can't say enough about Joe Devin. To go one-two here is really special. Joe just puts his heart and soul into this thing. He's tinkering on it and laying on the ground and he's doing all the stuff that a good crew chief should do, which makes my job easy.”


 

Mario Clouser crossed the stripe 0.895 seconds behind Leary in the second position, while Justin Grant took third. For Clouser, it was the third time he’s finished as the runner-up at Iowa Speedway. He was also second with the USAC National Midgets at Iowa in both 2011 and 2012. On Saturday, he was just one spot shy again of earning his first career USAC national victory.


 

Nathan Byrd became the first driver since J.J. Yeley 19 years ago in 2007 at Kansas Speedway to compete in both a USAC Silver Crown and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts race on the same day at the same track. Byrd finished fourth in the USAC race and 25th in the NASCAR event.


 

Meanwhile, Gregg Cory advanced 10 positions to earn his best career USAC Silver Crown finish of fifth. His 15th to 5th run earned him the Rod End Supply Hard Charger award.

 


 

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 8, 2026 – Iowa Speedway – Newton, Iowa – 7/8-Mile Paved Oval – Iowa 100


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Chase Cabre, 26, Pierce-21.963; 2. Mario Clouser, 20, Team AZ/Petty/Rossi/Curb-Agajanian-22.112; 3. Bobby Santos, 98, DJ-22.139; 4. Davey Hamilton Jr., 14, Hamilton/DB-22.140; 5. C.J. Leary, 21, Team AZ/Petty/Rossi/Curb-Agajanian-22.157; 6. Dakoda Armstrong, 5, C & A-22.382; 7. Briggs Danner, 77, Doran/Swanson-22.389; 8. Kyle Hamilton, 6, Klatt-22.389; 9. Kyle Steffens, 8, Steffens-22.399; 10. Jackson Macenko, 124, Hayes-22.528; 11. Justin Grant, 91, Hemelgarn-22.594; 12. Chelby Hinton, 80, Breidinger-22.720; 13. Kaylee Bryson, 11, Abacus/Droplight-22.761; 14. Nathan Byrd, 40, Meyer/Byrd/Tosti-22.902; 15. Robert Tyler, 75, Tyler-23.543; 16. Gregg Cory, 32, Williams/Cory-24.428; 17. Dave Berkheimer, 31, Berkheimer-26.241; 18. Scott Hampton, 211, Team AZ/Petty/Rossi/Curb-Agajanian-NT.


 

FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. C.J. Leary (5), 2. Mario Clouser (2), 3. Justin Grant (10), 4. Nathan Byrd (13), 5. Gregg Cory (15), 6. Briggs Danner (7), 7. Kyle Hamilton (8), 8. Jackson Macenko (9), 9. Chelby Hinton (11), 10. Bobby Santos (3), 11. Dave Berkheimer (16), 12. Kaylee Bryson (12), 13. Chase Cabre (1), 14. Davey Hamilton Jr. (4), 15. Robert Tyler (14), 16. Dakoda Armstrong (6), 17. Scott Hampton (17). 44:18.389


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-46 Chase Cabre, Laps 47-100 C.J. Leary.


 

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-C.J. Leary-421, 2-Justin Grant-376, 3-Mario Clouser-352, 4-Briggs Danner-298, 5-Gregg Cory-266, 6-Kyle Steffens-239, 7-Dave Berkheimer-220, 8-Dakoda Armstrong-217, 9-Kaylee Bryson-176, 10-Bobby Santos-165.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-123, 2-Hayden Reinbold-110, 3-Justin Grant-102, 4-Robert Ballou-93, 5-Cale Coons-93, 6-Jacob Denney-84, 7-Jake Swanson-84, 8-Briggs Danner-82, 9-Chase Stockon-81, 10-Gavin Miller-71.


 

NEXT USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 22, 2026 – Illinois State Fairgrounds – Springfield, Illinois – 1-Mile Dirt Oval – 63rd Bettenhausen 100 Presented by Hunt Brothers Pizza

 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Practice Fastest Driver: C.J. Leary (22.217)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Chase Cabre (21.963)


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: C.J. Leary (54 laps led)


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Gregg Cory (15th to 5th)

 

 

 

GRANT GETS TRI-STATE FINALE,CUMMINS COLLECTS USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK TITLE

josh james

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Haubstadt, Indiana (August 1, 2026)………Justin Grant won the night while Kyle Cummins won the week after all was said and done during Saturday night’s 39th annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters finale at Haubstadt, Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway.


 

Grant (Ione, California) charged from his seventh starting position before passing Harley Burns for the race lead on lap 18, then led the final 13 circuits to capture his third victory of the nine-race 2026 Indiana Sprint Week series.


 

Meanwhile, Cummins (Princeton, Indiana) finished the race third, but earned enough points to secure his first career USAC Indiana Sprint Week championship by a mere seven point margin over Grant.


 

Grant’s victory was the fourth of his USAC National Sprint Car career at Tri-State’s 1/4-mile dirt oval at the wheel of his TOPP Motorsports/NOS Energy Drink – TOPP Industries – LA Poly/Maxim/Stanton Chevy. Three of those scores have occurred during Indiana Sprint Week – 2021, 2024, and 2026. He also won this past June’s USAC Indiana Midget Week round at the track.


 

Furthermore, Grant became the first driver to reach 70 career USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship feature victories. However, in victory lane, he was greeted by a raucous reaction from patrons who took umbrage with an incident that occurred during a heat race when he and Ballou collided in turn three, sending Ballou flipping wildly, which ultimately sidelined Ballou for the remainder of the program one night after winning at Bloomington and exactly one year to the day after breaking his back in a crash at Bloomington.


 

As for Grant, he explained his view of the altercation, which Ballou didn’t see eye-to-eye with.


 

“I hate that he got upside down there,” Grant said. “I felt like I was clear up alongside him off two and all the way down the backstretch and parked it on the first infield tire. I felt like he had a whole racetrack above him and he tried to get to the first infield tire through the side of my race car. So, I don't know what I could have done there other than just disappearing out of his way. You’ve got to go in the heat races and they won't see it that way. Robert might not either. I'm sorry he got torn up there. I just don't know what else I could do. I’m far enough up along there. I didn't bomb in on him or anything. I was under him all the way off two.


 

I haven't talked to him yet but I'll catch up with him later,” Grant continued. “Hopefully, we can work that out and figure out who was in the wrong there. It's a shame any time something gets torn up. I, of all people, didn't want him to get torn up there because I needed him to transfer so he could try and keep one guy out and get me on the front row. I'm a jerk and whatever, and you can think what you want me but it wasn't in my best interest to do that. So I certainly didn't want to do it.”


 

As for Cummins, his long awaited first career Indiana Sprint Week crown finally came as he put his Petty Performance Racing/Novix Outdoors – Avanti Windows & Doors – JUGO/Mach-1/Stanton Chevy No. 3p on the podium to clinch the championship.


 

“Thank the lord Jesus Christ,” Cummins exclaimed. “I did some praying there before the feature and I just told him whatever his will is, if it's meant to be, it's meant to be. If it's not, we'll just live with it and go on. That calmed me down a little bit. Every time we had a restart, I felt great. Once those guys got out, then Moles got around me on the bottom and I wasn't great on the bottom. I found that top line a little bit and I was like, ‘oh, I can hustle here.’ Then, here came Justin who just drove by all of us. So, I was like, ‘oh boy, if he wins and I finish fourth or fifth, I don't know what the math is, but it's probably not good.’ With the pressure of Jadon (Rogers) there behind me, it was three wide for a while, and my car was only good plugged up in the fence and I got tight a couple times and I was racing for my life.”


 

For Cummins’ the prize was a $25,000 check, a custom championship trophy, and a handmade Bridgeport rocker for his car owner, Jerry Petty. But most of all was the satisfaction of checking off yet another major milestone in a year that has been chockfull of them.


 

“I've wanted to win on the half miles and I checked them all off my list, and I wanted to win Sprint Week,” Cummins noted. “I don't know how many more years I want to do it and this was kind of the best case scenario. We had a great week and I thought that, if I don't do it now, I probably won't ever get it done again. That put a little extra pressure on me.”


 

As for the race itself, Harley Burns was the key guy up front early on as he led the initial 17 laps of his USAC National Sprint Car career in succession after starting on the outside of the front row alongside pole sitter Brady Bacon. Meanwhile, all Cummins had to do was finish inside the top five and the ISW title was his regardless of where any of his fellow championship contenders ran, that being Justin Grant, Mitchel Moles, and Jake Swanson. Despite dropping from third to fifth early on, Cummins never drifted outside of the top five.


 

At the same time, Grant was moving forward from his inside row four position, swiping fourth on lap 13 from fellow title battlers Cummins and Moles. Up a bit further, Bacon was draped all over Burns for the race lead during the midway point of the 30-lap affair but Burns managed to fight him off for the time being.


 

That said, Grant continued to surge. On the 17th trip around The Class Track, Grant slid up in front of Bacon off turn four to take over second. One lap later, Grant swept along the bottom of turns three and four and slid up in front of Burns to put his grip on the lead once and for all.


 

“I knew we had a really, really good car, but we weren't very good all night long,” Grant admitted. “I just tried to keep my nose clean there early. I knew I had a good enough racecar to pick through guys and it looked like everybody else was getting freer and it was coming to me. So, I figured I’d just let things widen up here and we'd be good to drive by them. I figured that once I got Kyle (Cummins) and Mitchel (Moles) put away early, I felt like I was going to be okay to get by Brady (Bacon) and Harley (Burns) there. But getting the 19 and 3p behind you here seems like a good thing.”


 

Despite a yellow flag that bunched up the field following a lap 22 caution for sixth running Rogers who slid to a stop in turn three, Grant had the field covered. In the end, he crossed under the checkered flag 1.361 seconds ahead of runner-up Brady Bacon. Kyle Cummins took third with Mitchel Moles fourth, while Kevin Thomas Jr. rounded out the top five after starting 10th.


 

Grant’s 14 career Indiana Sprint Week victories now rank third all-time behind only Dave Darland (20) and Jon Stanbrough (16).


 

“Thanks to everybody who keeps me digging and keeps me happy in this thing,” Grant stated. “(Crew chief) Jeff Walker tries to keep making me fast and keep me from getting too spun out back in the pits between runs. It's tough. We were really, really bad to start the day and we were able to dig out and have a good racecar at the end. That's a testament to having good people around you and a good racecar underneath you.”


 

Justin Grant turned the fastest lap of the feature late in the going. With three laps remaining, he turned a 13.431 on his way to victory to earn a bonus courtesy of Eclipse Claims Consulting.


 

Harley Burns finished sixth, but led the most laps through the feature, 17 in fact, en route to a career best USAC result of sixth place to grab the K & N Filters Clean Air award.


 

Jake Swanson captured the 2026 USAC Indiana Sprint Week Parallax Group / ProSource Passing Master championship. Throughout ISW, he passed a total of 60 cars. During Saturday’s feature, he advanced 19th to 8th to steal the title by three points over Hunter Schuerenberg. Swanson also earned an extra $250 bonus from Justis Family Racing as the driver who transferred out of the most semi-features during ISW. Swanson transferred through three semis this week, all three of which he won!


 

Mitchel Moles picked up $500 as the LearnLab / JM Onsite Repair Fast Qualifier. The quick time was the 36th of his USAC National Sprint Car career, tying him with Bryan Clauson for 10th place all-time.


 

Texan Dalton Stevens raced his way from 24th to 10th in the feature to become the Rod End Supply Hard Charger, all while earning his best career USAC National Sprint Car result. All of it began after qualifying 29th out of the 33 cars on hand. He scurried his way to a transfer spot in the semi, then raced from the last row in the feature to grab a top 10 result, making him the evening’s Hard Work award winner.


 

Sam Scott was the first non-transfer in the semi-feature. Despite missing the big show, he didn't walk away empty handed. The Patoka, Indiana native pocketed some extra cash from Eclipse Claims Consulting.


 

Brandon Mattox advanced ninth to sixth in the semi-feature. The Terre Haute, Indiana racer picked up the Heading Home 1st bonus from Vogel Real Estate.

 


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 1, 2026 – Tri-State Speedway – Haubstadt, Indiana – 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 1/4-Mile Dirt Track


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-12.862; 2. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-12.888; 3. Chase Stockon, 92, Sertich-13.149; 4. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-13.239; 5. Harley Burns, 16, Britt Aero-13.295; 6. Brady Bacon, 20, Dyson-13.337; 7. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-13.362; 8. Eli Wilhelmus, 55, Wilhelmus-13.468; 9. Jadon Rogers, 14, Rogers-13.508; 10. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, BBI-13.565; 11. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-13.580; 12. Kendall Ruble, 17, Ruble-13.594; 13. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-13.629; 14. Chet Williams, 38, Williams-13.631; 15. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-13.642; 16. Aric Gentry, 10, Gentry-13.704; 17. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-13.804; 18. Colin Parker, 16K, Knight-13.838; 19. Hunter Schuerenberg, 3R, Rock Steady-13.865; 20. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming Swanson-13.871; 21. C.J. Leary, 53, Fox-13.908; 22. Carson Short, 21m, Edwards-13.951; 23. Mike Larrison, 14x, Rogers-13.954; 24. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-14.103; 25. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-14.115; 26. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-14.173; 27. Sam Scott, 7s, Scott-14.298; 28. Kobe Simpson, 21K, Simpson-14.395; 29. Dalton Stevens, 2B, 2B Racing-14.481; 30. Steven Pritchett, 2J, JAE-14.840; 31. Steve Justis, 12J, Justis-15.153; 32. Collin Jackson, 64c, Jackson-15.809; 33. Justin Meneely, 100, Meneely-15.926.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Mitchel Moles (6), 2. Harley Burns (5), 3. Jadon Rogers (4), 4. C.J. Leary (1), 5. Logan Seavey (2), 6. Briggs Danner (3), 7. Dalton Stevens (8), 8. Brandon Mattox (7), 9. Justin Meneely (9). 2:11.808


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Hayden Reinbold (6), 2. Brady Bacon (5), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (4), 4. Chet Williams (3), 5. Carson Short (1), 6. Colin Parker (2), 7. Troy Carey (7), 8. Steven Pritchett (8). 2:16.386


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Chase Stockon (6), 2. Mike Larrison (1), 3. Charles Davis Jr. (4), 4. Justin Grant (5), 5. Hunter Schuerenberg (2), 6. Sam Scott (7), 7. Steve Justis (8), 8. Robert Ballou (3). 2:18.541


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Cummins (6), 2. Eli Wilhelmus (5), 3. Aric Gentry (3), 4. Cale Coons (1), 5. Jake Swanson (2), 6. Kendall Ruble (4), 7. Kobe Simpson (7), 8. Collin Jackson (8). NT


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Briggs Danner (2), 2. Kendall Ruble (1), 3. Dalton Stevens (7), 4. Colin Parker (3), 5. Sam Scott (4), 6. Brandon Mattox (9), 7. Kobe Simpson (6), 8. Troy Carey (5), 9. Steve Justis (8), 10. Steven Pritchett (10), 11. Justin Meneely (12), 12. Collin Jackson (11). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (7), 2. Brady Bacon (1), 3. Kyle Cummins (3), 4. Mitchel Moles (6), 5. Kevin Thomas Jr. (10), 6. Harley Burns (2), 7. Logan Seavey (16), 8. Jake Swanson (19), 9. Hayden Reinbold (5), 10. Dalton Stevens (24), 11. Jadon Rogers (9), 12. Eli Wilhelmus (8), 13. Briggs Danner (13), 14. Carson Short (21), 15. Kendall Ruble (12), 16. Cale Coons (23), 17. Charles Davis Jr. (11), 18. C.J. Leary (20), 19. Mike Larrison (22), 20. Aric Gentry (15), 21. Chase Stockon (4), 22. Chet Williams (14), 23. Colin Parker (17), 24. Hunter Schuerenberg (18). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-17 Harley Burns, Laps 18-30 Justin Grant.


 

**Robert Ballou flipped during the third heat.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-2433, 2-Justin Grant-2309, 3-Mitchel Moles-2292, 4-Jake Swanson-2046, 5-Briggs Danner-2004, 6-Logan Seavey-1897, 7-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1880, 8-Chase Stockon-1868, 9-Robert Ballou-1815, 10-C.J. Leary-1807.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PRESENTED BY K & N FILTERS POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-569, 2-Justin Grant-562, 3-Mitchel Moles-545, 4-Jake Swanson-523, 5-Brady Bacon-522, 6-Kevin Thomas Jr.-403, 7-Logan Seavey-400, 8-Robert Ballou-392, 9-Jadon Rogers-382, 10-C.J. Leary-359.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-123, 2-Hayden Reinbold-110, 3-Justin Grant-95, 4-Robert Ballou-93, 5-Cale Coons-93, 6-Jacob Denney-84, 7-Jake Swanson-84, 8-Briggs Danner-81, 9-Chase Stockon-81, 10-Gavin Miller-71.


 

INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PARALLAX GROUP / PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Jake Swanson-60, 2-Hunter Schuerenberg-57, 3-Mitchel Moles-45, 4-Justin Grant-44, 5-Kyle Cummins-43, 6-Dalton Stevens-42, 7-Cale Coons-38, 8-Ricky Lewis-36, 9-Chase Stockon-35, 10-Gavin Miller-34.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES: August 27-28-29, 2026 – Kokomo Speedway – Kokomo, Indiana – Sprint Car Smackdown XV – 1/4-Mile Dirt Track

 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

USAC Indiana Sprint Week Champion: Kyle Cummins


 

Parallax Group / ProSource Passing Master Champion: Jake Swanson (60)


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Mitchel Moles (12.656)


 

LearnLab / JM Onsite Repair Fast Qualifier: Mitchel Moles (12.862)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Mitchel Moles


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Hayden Reinbold


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Chase Stockon


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: Kyle Cummins


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Briggs Danner


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting First Semi Non-Transfer: Sam Scott


 

Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award: Brandon Mattox


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Dalton Stevens (24th to 10th)


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Harley Burns (17 laps led)


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Feature Lap: Justin Grant (13.431)


 

Hard Work Award: Dalton Stevens


 

Justis Family Racing Most Semi Transfers of the Week: Jake Swan

 

BALLOU BAGS BLOOMINGTON’S SHELDON KINSER MEMORIAL ON FINAL LAP

Ryan Sellers

 

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Bloomington, Indiana (July 31, 2026)………Last season, Robert Ballou endured an accident at Bloomington Speedway that left him with a broken back and wound up costing him the remainder of the season.


 

On Friday, just one day shy of a full year since that accident, Ballou returned to the scene and conquered the red clay 1/4-mile, winning the 35th running of the Sheldon Kinser Memorial after race leader Gavin Miller ran out of fuel on the back straightaway on the final lap, ending his bid for a first career USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship victory.


 

Meanwhile, Ballou bolted by Miller to the roar of the crowd for his first USAC National Sprint Car victory since the Lincoln Park round of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters in July 2025, 39 feature starts ago.


 

For Ballou, his $10,000 score was the seventh of his Indiana Sprint Week career and was his first USAC victory at Bloomington in what was his 30th career series start at the track aboard his Ballou Motorsports/Suburban Subaru – Deaton’s Waterfront Services/DRC/Ott Chevy.


 

“This is a place that I tend to struggle at and I've worked really hard to try and get it,” Ballou explained. “I’ve watched videos and do what my racecar is asking of me. Tonight, we were on a gamble because of the humidity and the cloud cover and the sprinkles and we were still just a tick too tight. A quarter of a turn would have made my racecar better, and I would have won by a straightaway, but I didn't do that. I'm the mechanic and I had no choice but to sit up in the seat and get up to the top and hold it to the mat for the last few laps. Unfortunately, he ran out of fuel, but fortunately for us, we finally got the monkey off our back.”


 

On this night, it seemed fitting that Ballou drove the No. 12 to the win, as he became just the 12th driver in USAC National Sprint Car history to reach the 40-win mark. His 40th series win tied him for 11th place all-time alongside 1969 and 1971 champion Gary Bettenhausen.


 

Aside from winning after injury, it was also redemption for Ballou from what transpired 24 hours earlier at the Terre Haute Action Track. Ballou led with just a few laps to go when his engine expired, nixing his long awaited return to victory lane. However, he only needed to wait 24 hours later when the tables turned in his favor and he was able to capitalize on Miller’s empty fuel tank on the 30th and final lap.


 

“Last night was heartbreak, and at this race last year, I broke my back,” Ballou reflected. “We needed this win. I started the week behind the eight ball and last night was a huge blow to my race team. It's just one of those deals that you have to crawl before you walk and walk before you run, and after a few nights, I finally got my bearings and got my racecar better so that I could drive it.”


 

Ballou began his race from the pole position and proceeded to lead the initial six laps. But Miller flexed his muscles early, rising from his sixth starting spot to third on the opening lap, then shooting into second past Max Adams for second on lap three. On the seventh go around, Miller fired a shot under Ballou in the third turn to stick the lead and appeared to be the class of the field throughout the balance of the race.


 

Just past midway on lap 17, Indiana Sprint Week point leader Kyle Cummins was involved in an incident that also entangled Kevin Thomas Jr. (8th), Trey Osborne (9th), and Hayden Reinbold (13th). Cummins, Osborne, and Reinbold all came to a stop while Thomas performed a 360-degree spin and kept on going, which by rule, necessitated him to restart at the tail of the field.


 

Jake Swanson also became snarled in the incident, but his 360 spin occurred after the yellow light and flag were displayed, allowing him to maintain his on track position moving forward, which was eighth at the time. Cummins, meanwhile, came back to finish 10th but his ISW point lead had been sliced from 30 to seven entering Saturday’s Tri-State Speedway finale.


 

On lap 19, Ballou’s race nearly came to an end as he half spun in turn two, right into the path of third place running Brady Bacon who nosed into the rear bumper of Ballou’s car, then spun backwards to a stop. Ballou kept on rolling but was apologetic about the ordeal.


 

“I need to say sorry to Brady and (crew chief) Sean Michael,” Ballou stated. “I hit the grease, since it was raining, and I busted sideways and was gathering the car. Obviously, he couldn't have lifted or else he would have got tight. It's super unfortunate. I hate that for those guys. They're one of the best guys around.”


 

Eli Wilhelmus, who won his first career USAC heat race earlier in the evening, flipped over the turns three and four banking while running 11th on the 24th lap, but was able to climb out and walk away.


 

Under the caution, precipitation continued to get a bit stronger, and drivers were asked by race officials to buzz the racetrack to keep the surface alive. The process continued for roughly eight minutes as the rain subsided and the track was deemed race worthy to complete the final six circuits.


 

It was Miller versus Ballou for the next four laps as the duel between the two intensified, and Ballou found a path to his liking on the high side. But upon the completion of lap 28, Logan Seavey (8th) spun to a stop in turn four to bring out the caution, setting up a two-lap dash for the win between Miller and Ballou.


 

On the ensuing restart, Miller gapped Ballou to the tune of about four to five car lengths. But off turn two on the final lap, Miller’s car suddenly slowed to a crawl around the bottom. Ballou ripped by Miller around the top to score a “look what I’ve found” victory while Miller coasted across the line as lone car in the field to run short on fuel.


 

Ballou’s final margin of victory was 0.468 seconds over Mitchel Moles who charged from 13th to the runner-up spot. Justin Grant crossed the line in third with Jake Swanson fourth and Hunter Schuerenberg rounding out the top five for his first top five result with the series in nearly nine years. He was also fifth during a Sprint Car Smackdown prelim in 2017.


 

While it was pure heartbreak and agony for Miller, it was pure joy and jubilation for Ballou who was back on top once again.


 

“I knew that when it started raining and it cleaned up, the top was going to be the best situation because it was greasy down low and he didn't know,” Ballou detailed. “They played a fuel game, but obviously, we didn't plan on trying to keep the cars out there and spinning the racetrack and keeping it good. Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened. Last year, I ran out of fuel running second at Tri-State. It's a game of chess and he who puts his best hand forward every once in a while gets lucky. Tonight, I was lucky and we'll take it to the bank.”


 

While it wasn’t of much consolation after coming so close to his first career USAC National Sprint Car victory, Gavin Miller did pick up two extra awards. He turned the fastest lap of the feature at with an 11.626 second lap on the sixth circuit to secure the Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Lap of the Race. Furthermore, he also led the most laps – 23 out of 30 – to earn the K & N Filters Clean Air Award.


 

The lords of racing were finally on Briggs Danner’s side on this night as he raced from 24th to eighth to earn Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors. Meanwhile, after timing in 31st out of the 41 drivers on hand, he transferred his way into the feature, then proceeded to rise up 16 spots through the field to earn the Hard Work award as well.


 

Cale Coons had to utilize a provisional just to even start the feature. Starting 25th, he charged through the field to finish a solid seventh for his best career Indiana Sprint Week result to date. For his performance, he was named the recipient of the Sober Joe Coffee Recovery of the Night.


 

Cody Trammell picked up a couple of bonuses as well. First, he was the Eclipse Claims Consulting first non-transfer from the semi-feature. He also collected the Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award for advancing the furthest among the non-transferring drivers after starting eighth and finishing fifth in the semi.


 

Hayden Reinbold pocketed an extra $300 for his fast qualifying run of 11.337 seconds courtesy of LearnLab and JM Onsite Repair. It was the second quick time of his USAC National Sprint Car career and his first of the 2026 season.

 


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 31, 2026 – Bloomington Speedway – Bloomington, Indiana – 35th Sheldon Kinser Memorial / 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 1/4-Mile Dirt Track


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-11.337; 2. Gavin Miller, 21AZ, Team AZ/Curb-Agajanian-11.343; 3. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-11.395; 4. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-11.470; 5. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-11.472; 6. Brady Bacon, 20, Dyson-11.525; 7. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, BBI-11.529; 8. Max Adams, 24p, Paul-11.562; 9. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-11.578; 10. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-11.587; 11. Thomas Meseraull, 2E, Epperson-11.626; 12. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming Swanson-11.628; 13. Cody Trammell, 34T, Trammell-11.635; 14. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-11.645; 15. Hunter Schuerenberg, 3R, Rock Steady-11.689; 16. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-11.689; 17. C.J. Leary, 53, Fox-11.699; 18. Jordan Kinser, 75, Tate-11.722; 19. Jadon Rogers, 14, Rogers-11.729; 20. Gabriel Gilbert, 10G, GGR-11.739; 21. Ricky Lewis, 6, Calderwood-11.774; 22. Harley Burns, 16, Britt Aero-11.777; 23. Chance Crum, 83c, Crum-11.798; 24. Colin Parker, 16K, Knight-11.815; 25. Chase Stockon, 92, Sertich-11.848; 26. Jake Scott, 33, Miller-11.856; 27. Dalton Stevens, 2B, 2B Racing-11.894; 28. Gunnar Setser, G5, Setser-11.912; 29. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-11.931; 30. Eli Wilhelmus, 55, Wilhelmus-11.935; 31. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-11.936; 32. Travis Oldfield, 38, Oldfield-12.012; 33. Aric Gentry, 10, Gentry-12.017; 34. Parker Frederickson, 76s, Samson-12.058; 35. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-12.122; 36. David Gasper, 77s, Sturgeon-12.149; 37. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-12.160; 38. Daylan Chambers, 4c, Chambers-12.164; 39. Kobe Simpson, 21K, Simpson-12.173; 40. Jim Tribby, 9, Tribby-12.299; 41. Collin Jackson, 64c, Jackson-NT.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Hunter Schuerenberg (3), 2. Brady Bacon (5), 3. Briggs Danner (7), 4. Thomas Meseraull (4), 5. Ricky Lewis (2), 6. Hayden Reinbold (6), 7. David Gasper (8), 8. Jake Scott (1). 2:01.409


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Harley Burns (2), 2. Jake Swanson (4), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (5), 4. Gavin Miller (6), 5. Dalton Stevens (1), 6. C.J. Leary (3), 7. Travis Oldfield (7), 8. Troy Carey (8). NT


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Chance Crum (2), 2. Gunnar Setser (1), 3. Max Adams (5), 4. Jordan Kinser (3), 5. Aric Gentry (7), 6. Cody Trammell (4), 7. Mitchel Moles (6), 8. Daylan Chambers (8). NT


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Justin Grant (4), 2. Robert Ballou (5), 3. Colin Parker (2), 4. Jadon Rogers (3), 5. Logan Seavey (6), 6. Cale Coons (1), 7. Kobe Simpson (8), 8. Parker Frederickson (7). 2:00.122


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIFTH HEAT: (10 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Eli Wilhelmus (1), 2. Chase Stockon (2), 3. Kyle Cummins (5), 4. Trey Osborne (6), 5. Gabriel Gilbert (3), 6. Charles Davis Jr. (4), 7. Brandon Mattox (7), 8. Jim Tribby (8). 2:01.000


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Hayden Reinbold (1), 2. Ricky Lewis (5), 3. Mitchel Moles (2), 4. Logan Seavey (3), 5. Cody Trammell (8), 6. Gabriel Gilbert (4), 7. C.J. Leary (10), 8. Cale Coons (11), 9. Dalton Stevens (6), 10. Brandon Mattox (13), 11. Aric Gentry (7), 12. Travis Oldfield (12), 13. Parker Frederickson (15), 14. Kobe Simpson (14), 15. Charles Davis Jr. (9), 16. Jim Tribby (18), 17. Daylan Chambers (17), 18. Troy Carey (16). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Robert Ballou (1), 2. Mitchel Moles (13), 3. Justin Grant (7), 4. Jake Swanson (17), 5. Hunter Schuerenberg (8), 6. Max Adams (2), 7. Cale Coons (25-P), 8. Briggs Danner (24), 9. Gavin Miller (6), 10. Kyle Cummins (15), 11. Harley Burns (9), 12. Chance Crum (10), 13. C.J. Leary (26-P), 14. Kevin Thomas Jr. (3), 15. Brady Bacon (4), 16. Jadon Rogers (19), 17. Chase Stockon (22), 18. Hayden Reinbold (12), 19. Logan Seavey (14), 20. Ricky Lewis (20), 21. Eli Wilhelmus (11), 22. Trey Osborne (5), 23. Colin Parker (21), 24. Thomas Meseraull (16), 25. Gunnar Setser (23), 26. Jordan Kinser (18). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Robert Ballou, Laps 7-29 Gavin Miller, Lap 30 Robert Ballou.


 

**Troy Carey flipped during the second heat. Eli Wilhelmus flipped on lap 24 of the feature.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-2358, 2-Justin Grant-2234, 3-Mitchel Moles-2217, 4-Jake Swanson-1993, 5-Briggs Danner-1964, 6-Logan Seavey-1841, 7-Chase Stockon-1833, 8-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1816, 9-Robert Ballou-1805, 10-C.J. Leary-1775.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PRESENTED BY K & N FILTERS POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-494, 2-Justin Grant-487, 3-Jake Swanson-470, 4-Mitchel Moles-470, 5-Brady Bacon-447, 6-Robert Ballou-382, 7-Logan Seavey-344, 8-Kevin Thomas Jr.-339, 9-Jadon Rogers-335, 10-C.J. Leary-327.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-118, 2-Hayden Reinbold-110, 3-Robert Ballou-93, 4-Justin Grant-89, 5-Cale Coons-86, 6-Jacob Denney-84, 7-Briggs Danner-81, 8-Chase Stockon-81, 9-Jake Swanson-73, 10-Gavin Miller-71.


 

INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PARALLAX GROUP / PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hunter Schuerenberg-57, 2-Jake Swanson-49, 3-Kyle Cummins-38, 4-Mitchel Moles-38, 5-Justin Grant-37, 6-Ricky Lewis-36, 7-Gavin Miller-34, 8-Cale Coons-31, 9-Briggs Danner-31, 10-Robert Ballou-30.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 1, 2026 – Tri-State Speedway – Haubstadt, Indiana – 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 1/4-Mile Dirt Track


 

 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Eli Wilhelmus (11.307)


 

LearnLab / JM Onsite Repair Fast Qualifier: Hayden Reinbold (11.337)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Hunter Schuerenberg


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Harley Burns


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Chance Crum


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: Justin Grant


 

K1 RaceGear Fifth Heat Winner: Eli Wilhelmus


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Hayden Reinbold


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting First Semi Non-Transfer: Cody Trammell


 

Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award: Cody Trammell


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Briggs Danner (24th to 8th)


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Gavin Miller (23 laps led)


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Feature Lap: Gavin Miller (11.626)


 

Hard Work Award: Briggs Danner


 

Sober Joe Coffee Recovery of the Night: Cale Coons

 

CHAMPION MOVE! CUMMINS’ HEROICS CAPTURE DON SMITH CLASSIC AT TERRE HAUTE

David Nearpass

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Terre Haute, Indiana (July 30, 2026)………“’I’ve always wanted to be a champion, but I’ve wanted to be able to make champion moves whenever the pressure is on.”


 

By all accounts, Kyle Cummins certainly made a champion level move to take the lead and the victory on Thursday night during the 16th running of the Don Smith Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track, round seven of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters.


 

On a restart with just two laps remaining, Cummins first gained momentum on the high side of turns one and two, but as race leader Brady Bacon moved up the racetrack on entry into turn three, Cummins dove to the bottom, slid up to the cushion with perfection, then drove away to his ninth USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship feature win of the year, this one worth $10,000.


 

Cummins’ second victory of the week at the helm of his Petty Performance Racing/Novix Outdoors – Avanti Windows & Doors – JUGO/Mach-1/Stanton Chevy No. 3p was the 10th triumph of his Indiana Sprint Week career, making him just the fifth driver in ISW history to reach double figures in feature wins, joining Dave Darland (20), Jon Stanbrough (16), Cory Kruseman (12), and Justin Grant (11).


 

Furthermore, Cummins’ 39th career USAC National Sprint Car triumph tied him with Robert Ballou for 12th place on the all-time list. Adding to it, the win was his second of the season at the famed 1/2-mile dirt oval after also capturing April’s Jim Hurtubise Classic.


 

Cummins’ latest score is also a boon to his Indiana Sprint Week title hopes. With his Terre Haute success, his point lead has surged from 11 to 30 with now only two events left on the schedule. An Indiana Sprint Week crown is a part of the resume that has been absent from his career thus far, but Cummins sure laid it on the line during the final laps to do everything in his power to change that fact.


 

“Brady (Bacon), Justin (Grant), Robert (Ballou), all of those guys can make pressure moves when the pressure's on and get these last lap passes, just like Justin did to me at Lawrenceburg,” Cummins compared and contrasted. “When we took the green, I was like, ‘no way (Brady is) going to the top,’ and I don't think I lifted. I took the cushion just right and I saw he was going to go to the top. So, I was like, ‘I'm going to slide him and whatever happens at the other end happens.”


 

Cummins started the 30-lap main event from the fifth position, moving past Mitchel Moles on the opening lap and remaining in the fourth spot for the initial 22 caution free laps. Meanwhile, the triumvirate of Grant, Bacon, and Ballou each took their turns at the front. Grant led the first nine before Bacon took over from laps 10-18, then Ballou laid claim to the lead on the 19th circuit with a three-wide move down the back straightaway after Bacon got caught behind the lapped car of Todd Hobson.


 

In the meantime, Cummins was simply trying to stay in the hunt as he searched for a way forward.


 

“My car didn't go on the bottom and I tried to run the bottom and I wasn't any good,” Cummins admitted. “There at the beginning, I'm just like, man, if it runs around the bottom, I might not finish in the top five. Then, I saw Brady move up and I moved up a little bit and it finally started getting cleaned off. Then, it kind of got dirtier or whatever. When Justin moved down, the curb started getting to where I could see it a little bit. I could run on it and make some adjustments in the car. Starting back there in fifth, especially on a track like this, it's tough. You can get there but it's just really hard to pass.”


 

On the 24th lap, Ballou snagged the turn two cushion and got up on the bike. Bacon roared past Ballou to the inside to take the lead midway down the back straight. However, Ballou readjusted, then dove back to the bottom of turn three to slide back in front of Bacon to reobtain the lead. Moments later, however, the first caution of the feature was displayed when Dalton Stevens (18th) slowed in turn four.


 

After the restart, Cummins was seemingly fading from view as Kevin Thomas Jr. stormed past to take the third spot away with five laps remaining, dropping Cummins back to fourth in line. In the meantime, Ballou’s engine began to stumble along the bottom of turns three and four, allowing Bacon to rim ride around the outside to take the top spot on lap 26.


 

Simultaneously, Cummins finally disposed of Thomas, then charged around the outside of Ballou in turn four with just four laps to go. That’s when Cummins went to work on tracking down Bacon and his five car length lead.


 

Meanwhile, the heartbreak for Ballou came to a sour ending with two laps remaining when his engine expired in a puff of smoke, necessitating a caution that bunched up the field for one final green-white-checkered restart, and that’s when Cummins made his winning move, one etched into Terre Haute Action Track lore, starting with a surge forward on the cushion in turns one and two.


 

“Even on the last lap, I wasn't sure; I could have clipped it there,” Cummins said of the cushion. “I was there for a couple laps and I was getting in a little low and smacking it. Before the last caution, I thought Brady was going to the top and it forced me up a little bit higher. That kind of gave me the confidence to go in a little bit higher and get a little bit of momentum. It was definitely treacherous. It wasn't huge, but when you're balled up and to the floor, you're also trying to keep the car straight but also trying to plug it in the cushion and get a drive off the straightaway.”


 

That drive off the straightaway led to Cummins’ turn three slider coming to the white flag. Cummins took the bull by the horns from there, crossing the finish line 1.319 seconds ahead of runner-up Brady Bacon with Kevin Thomas Jr. third, Justin Grant fourth and Jake Swanson fifth. Impressively, among the top five finishers are a combined 229 USAC National Sprint Car feature wins.


 

Bacon led in two different stints between laps 10-18, then paced laps 26-28, As the leader of the most laps (12), he was rewarded with the K & N Filters Clean Air award. Furthermore, he also recorded the fastest lap of the feature. On lap 12, he laid down a lap of 20.817 seconds, earning him the Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Lap of the Race award.


 

Jake Swanson collected his third LearnLab Fast Qualifying time of USAC Indiana Sprint Week 2026. He got one at Kokomo on Saturday, then a second one at Circle City on Tuesday. On Thursday, he added the Terre Haute Action Track to his hit list, a lap which was worth $700, with $600 coming from LearnLab and another $100 paid out from Mach 1 Chassis. Swanson’s fast time was his fifth of the series season and the 17th of his career, moving him into sole possession of 31st place all-time ahead of Rollie Beale, Jack Hewitt, and Doug Kalitta.


 

Hunter Schuerenberg made the biggest charge of any driver during the 2026 USAC National Sprint Car season. His +17 run from 23rd to sixth easily made him the Rod End Supply Hard Charger.


 

Ricky Lewis jumped in the Rex Calderwood Racing No. 6 for the night as the team’s regular driver, Logan Calderwood, nursed a knee injury. A sluggish start for Lewis saw him qualify 27th out of the 33 cars on hand. But once he got comfortable in the seat, he was fast, racing from 24th to 10th in the main event to earn the Hard Work Award.


 

Kobe Simpson gave it everything he had in the semi-feature. In a scramble for the final transfer position, he went topside around Carson Short on the final lap to get the spot, which provided him a bonus from Mach 1 Chassis.


 

Carson Short, meanwhile, picked up a couple of rewards, although it didn't exactly go down in the way he would've preferred. He was the Vogel Real Estate Non-Transfer Hard Charger after making his way from eighth to fifth. He was also the Eclipse Claims Consulting First Non-Transfer.


 

The 16th running of the Don Smith Classic was the highest paying event in the 39-year history of Indiana Sprint Week with a total purse of $46,750, including $10,000 to the winner and a minimum of $1,000 to start courtesy of the Smith family.


 

 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 30, 2026 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – 16th Don Smith Classic / 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 1/2-Mile Dirt Track


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming Swanson-19.463; 2. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-19.630; 3. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-19.748; 4. Brady Bacon, 20, Dyson-19.812; 5. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-19.937; 6. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-19.983; 7. Chase Stockon, 92, Sertich-20.039; 8. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, BBI-20.078; 9. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-20.158; 10. Shane Cottle, 34, Olson-20.163; 11. Beau Brandon, 21B, Brandon-20.178; 12. C.J. Leary, 53, Fox-20.234; 13. Max Adams, 5x, Adams-20.270; 14. Jadon Rogers, 14, Rogers-20.298; 15. Kobe Simpson, 21K, Simpson-20.303; 16. Dalton Stevens, 2B, 2B Racing-20.303; 17. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-20.309; 18. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-20.320; 19. David Gasper, 77s, Sturgeon-20.363; 20. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-20.363; 21. Gunnar Setser, G5, Setser-20.370; 22. Todd Hobson, 44, Soudrette-20.374; 23. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-20.447; 24. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-20.548; 25. R.J. Miller, 34m, Miller-20.556; 26. Hunter Schuerenberg, 3R, Rock Steady-20.574; 27. Ricky Lewis, 6, Calderwood-20.585; 28. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-20.686; 29. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-20.688; 30. Carson Short, 21m, Edwards-20.713; 31. Colin Parker, 16K, Knight-21.232; 32. Michael Clark, 8, Clark-21.774; 33. Todd Moule, AU26, Moule-NT.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Logan Seavey (2), 2. Gunnar Setser (1), 3. Robert Ballou (5), 4. Briggs Danner (4), 5. Jake Swanson (6), 6. Max Adams (3), 7. Brandon Mattox (8), 8. R.J. Miller (7). 2:47.495


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jadon Rogers (3), 2. Kyle Cummins (6), 3. Justin Grant (5), 4. Todd Hobson (1), 5. Hunter Schuerenberg (7), 6. Shane Cottle (4), 7. Carson Short (8), 8. Troy Carey (2). 2:49.154


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cale Coons (2), 2. Dalton Stevens (3), 3. Chase Stockon (5), 4. Mitchel Moles (6), 5. Hayden Reinbold (1), 6. Ricky Lewis (7), 7. Beau Brandon (4), 8. Colin Parker (8). 2:48.284


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. David Gasper (2), 2. Brady Bacon (6), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (5), 4. C.J. Leary (4), 5. Trey Osborne (1), 6. Kobe Simpson (3), 7. Charles Davis Jr. (7), 8. Michael Clark (8). 2:46.466


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Shane Cottle (1), 2. Ricky Lewis (5), 3. Max Adams (3), 4. Kobe Simpson (4), 5. Carson Short (8), 6. Charles Davis Jr. (6), 7. Brandon Mattox (7), 8. Beau Brandon (2), 9. Michael Clark (12), 10. Colin Parker (11), 11. Troy Carey (9), 12. R.J. Miller (10). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kyle Cummins (5), 2. Brady Bacon (3), 3. Kevin Thomas Jr. (12), 4. Justin Grant (1), 5. Jake Swanson (6), 6. Hunter Schuerenberg (23), 7. C.J. Leary (15), 8. Chase Stockon (11), 9. Jadon Rogers (7), 10. Ricky Lewis (24), 11. Logan Seavey (8), 12. Max Adams (16), 13. Mitchel Moles (4), 14. Cale Coons (10), 15. Gunnar Setser (19), 16. Trey Osborne (22), 17. Hayden Reinbold (21), 18. Briggs Danner (13), 19. Kobe Simpson (17), 20. Robert Ballou (2), 21. Todd Hobson (20), 22. Shane Cottle (14), 23. Dalton Stevens (18), 24. David Gasper (9). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Justin Grant, Laps 10-18 Brady Bacon, Laps 19-25 Robert Ballou, Laps 26-28 Brady Bacon, Laps 29-30 Kyle Cummins.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-2309, 2-Justin Grant-2162, 3-Mitchel Moles-2145, 4-Jake Swanson-1925, 5-Briggs Danner-1909, 6-Logan Seavey-1812, 7-Chase Stockon-1797, 8-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1775, 9-C.J. Leary-1738, 10-Robert Ballou-1728.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PRESENTED BY K & N FILTERS POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-445, 2-Justin Grant-415, 3-Brady Bacon-406, 4-Jake Swanson-402, 5-Mitchel Moles-398, 6-C.J. Leary-317, 7-Logan Seavey-315, 8-Robert Ballou-305, 9-Jadon Rogers-299, 10-Kevin Thomas Jr.-298.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-118, 2-Hayden Reinbold-110, 3-Robert Ballou-93, 4-Cale Coons-86, 5-Justin Grant-85, 6-Jacob Denney-84, 7-Chase Stockon-76, 8-Gavin Miller-71, 9-Briggs Danner-65, 10-Jake Swanson-60.


 

INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PARALLAX GROUP / PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hunter Schuerenberg-52, 2-Jake Swanson-34, 3-Ricky Lewis-33, 4-Gavin Miller-32, 5-Kyle Cummins-31, 6-Justin Grant-30, 7-Cale Coons-28, 8-Mitchel Moles-27, 9-Robert Ballou-27, 10-Chase Stockon-25.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 31, 2026 – Bloomington Speedway – Bloomington, Indiana – Sheldon Kinser Memorial / 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 1/2-Mile Dirt Track

 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Kyle Cummins (19.814)


 

LearnLab / Mach 1 Chassis Fast Qualifier: Jake Swanson (19.463)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Logan Seavey


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Jadon Rogers


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Cale Coons


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: David Gasper


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Shane Cottle


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting First Semi Non-Transfer: Carson Short


 

Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award: Carson Short


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: Hunter Schuerenberg (23rd to 6th)


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Brady Bacon (12 laps led)


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Feature Lap: Brady Bacon (20.871)


 

Hard Work Award: Ricky Lewis


 

Mach 1 Chassis Final Transfer Spot: Kobe Simpson

 

 

 

SWANSON SCORES! WINS PARAGON’S USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK RETURN

Rich Forman

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media


 

Paragon, Indiana (July 29, 2026)………It had been 28 years since Paragon Speedway last hosted a USAC Indiana Sprint Week event, and for most of Wednesday night’s feature, Jake Swanson raced out to a lead that was 28 light years ahead of the competition. Or so it seemed.


 

But when the race tightened up in the waning laps due to a caution and an unexpected wrestling match with the turn four cushion, the Anaheim, California native still wasn’t going to give up the bag, leading all 30 laps to capture the $10,000 victory in round number six of nine of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters at the Belle Sheppard Birthday Bash.


 

Swanson’s triumph was his first at Indiana Sprint Week since winning at Lincoln Park Speedway in 2023. Furthermore, his ninth career USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship victory moved him to 60th place on the all-time list alongside Mario Andretti, Pat O’Connor, Hunter Schuerenberg, and Robbie Stanley.


 

It was also Swanson’s first USAC score of any kind since February at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park. Over the course of Indiana Sprint Week, victory has been knock, knock, knockin’ on Swanson’s door with finishes of 2nd, 5th, 5th, 3rd, and 10th throughout the past week, which had the team within striking distance of the upper crust of the ISW title race.


 

“This thing's on rails right now,” Swanson beamed. “We've been working and grinding, trying to get this package to this level and to this point. I’ve got a lot of great people like Snake Enterprises who has helped me just kind of massage on this thing and fine-tune a lot of little things to help us get more efficient and get better and get faster.”


 

Swanson and Paragon’s 3/8-mile paperclip shaped dirt oval have been a picture perfect match for each other in 2026. Back in March, Swanson picked up a marquee win in the non-sanctioned No Way Out 40. The Indiana Sprint Week round was icing on the cake for him and his Daming Swanson Motorsports/Inland Rigging – Snake Enterprises/DRC/1-Way Chevy No. 5T.


 

After missing out on a heat race transfer spot in each of his past three USAC Indiana Sprint Week appearances at Kokomo, Lawrenceburg, and Circle City over the past few nights, Swanson had to race his way into the main event by winning three consecutive semi-features. But on Wednesday, Swanson hustled through the pack in his heat race, charging from his sixth starting spot to win the thing decisively. In the end, it set up Swanson to become the first driver since Derek Davidson in 1998 to win an Indiana Sprint Week feature event at Paragon.


 

Starting fourth in the feature, Swanson was out in front of the mayhem that ensued near the conclusion of lap one. In a battle for the seventh spot, Mitchel Moles and Robert Ballou collided at the exit of turn four, with the contact sending Ballou on a sharp left turn directly into the path of Trey Osborne. Both Ballou and Osborne endured damage that sent them to the Indy Metal Finishing Work Area for repairs before returning to the tail of the field. Ballou wound up 13th at the finish line, while Osborne pulled off after five laps with a 24th place result. Moles continued on without issue.


 

On the second attempt at a start, Swanson found his preferred path. First, he cleared fellow row two starter Justin Grant off the second turn. Then, Swanson hit the bottom line in turns three and four and swiftly glided by both Gunnar Setser and Hunter Schuerenberg to lead the opening lap by a little more than a car length.


 

Meanwhile, Grant swiped second from Schuerenberg on the third lap as he dove low into turn three with the two banging sidewalls in the process. Kyle Cummins followed suit to third as he charged under Schuerenberg on the back straight on lap six.


 

By lap 10, Swanson’s lead was already a full straightaway over Grant and Cummins, who were a distant 3.6 seconds behind. After carving his way in and around lapped traffic, Swanson’s lead was a whopping 6.270 seconds by lap 22 when the caution was displayed for Zack Pretorius (20th) who jumped the turn three cushion and got briefly airborne before landing and coming to a stop while Grant took evasive action to avoid contact.


 

In a way, Swanson was a bit perturbed to see the yellow flag. However, it also allowed him to prove his prowess to himself on this particular night.


 

“I hated to see the caution come out, but honestly, I'm glad because then I would have wondered, ‘well, would he have beat me?’ Was I that good? You just never know,” Swanson pondered.


 

As it turned out, Swanson really was that good, but things sure got interesting for a split second down the stretch. First, Cummins got to second on the lap 23 restart when he gracefully used the low line in turns three and four to get the spot.


 

However, on the exit of turn four, Grant snagged the cushion and ricocheted into Cummins. The two touched wheels, elevating Cummins’ right rear tire up off the track surface, while the nose of his car was pointed toward the outside wall. Somehow, Cummins managed to straighten himself out and continue onward in second place. With five laps remaining, Brady Bacon also surged past Grant to work his way into the third spot.


 

Once again, Swanson was gone. His lead was 1.666 seconds and growing as the sands running through the hourglass became less visible. However, the fine line of the turn four cushion nearly cost Swanson everything with three laps remaining. The curb grabbed his right rear tire on lap 28 and threw his car to the right while sending him bouncing three times before he could regain control. As a result, Cummins reentered the picture and was just a few car lengths off Swanson’s back bumper for the race lead.


 

“It was a fine line, for sure,” Swanson said of the cushion. “It was so ledgy and the curb was only getting bigger and sketchier, and I knew we were going to be a little tight for it. I really didn't think the racetrack could stick around this long. So, we were kind of on the tight side, and honestly, I was just trying to hang on the whole time. I was trying to run because I figured that if I got to racing with somebody, it was going to be hard for me to recover because I was just so snug.”


 

That said, Swanson was perfect from there on out, executing the final two laps with precision to win the race by a 0.861 second margin over Kyle Cummins with Brady Bacon third, Justin Grant fourth and Mitchel Moles fifth. Incidentally, all five top five finishers also now reside inside the top five of the Indiana Sprint Week standings, with Cummins reemerging as the leader by 11 points. Moles led by one marker entering the Paragon event.


 

Swanson grabbed the lead at the start of the feature and never let go, leading all 30 laps to earn the K & N Filters Clean Air Award. Furthermore, he also turned the fastest lap of any driver in the feature. On the second go around, he turned a lap of 15.726 seconds en route to victory and an Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Lap bonus.


 

Kyle Cummins was the LearnLab Fastest Qualifier for the seventh time during the 2026 USAC National Sprint Car season. It was also the 23rd of his career with the series, tying him for 21st place all-time alongside Indiana Sprint Week champions Logan Seavey and Jon Stanbrough.


 

C.J. Leary rushed through the field from 21st to 12th, with his +9 run earning him the night’s Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.


 

Hunter Maddox jumped into a new ride for Steve Rone and Matt Thompson for the event. After qualifying 31st in the 46-car field, he then raced from seventh to fourth to transfer through his heat race. With that, he was the recipient of the Hard Work Award. Maddox was also the lone driver starting outside of the invert to transfer into the main event, which earned him the Haymaker Award courtesy of The Hayloft.


 

Eli Wilhelmus advanced from 15th to sixth in the semi-feature. Though he came up two spots shy of a transfer spot, he was the biggest mover, which got him a bonus as the Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award winner.


 

Colin Parker charged all the way up to the fifth spot the semi-feature, putting him just one spot short of the final transfer position. But he did earn a bonus from Eclipse Claims Consulting as the First Semi Non-Transfer.


 

It was full moon fever, quite literally, during the preliminary events of Wednesday’s racing program at Paragon. Five drivers got upside down between qualifying and the heat races. Logan Prickett and Todd Moule got upside down in a big way during time trials. Jack Hoyer and Todd Hobson got on their respective lids in separate heat race one accidents. Tony Helton was the final flip victim of the night during the fourth heat. All five drivers were able to climb out and walk away.

 


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 29, 2026 – Paragon Speedway – Paragon, Indiana – The Belle Sheppard Birthday Bash / 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 3/8-Mile Dirt Track


 

LEARNLAB QUALIFYING: 1. Kyle Cummins, 3p, Petty-14.462; 2. Briggs Danner, 39, Hogue-14.741; 3. Mitchel Moles, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-14.790; 4. Jake Swanson, 5T, Daming Swanson-14.862; 5. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-14.879; 6. Todd Hobson, 77, Wingo Bishop-14.912; 7. Gunnar Setser, G5, Setser-15.036; 8. Hunter Schuerenberg, 3R, Rock Steady-15.054; 9. Logan Seavey, 57, Abacus-15.076; 10. Chase Stockon, 92, Sertich-15.082; 11. Harley Burns, 16, Britt Aero-15.082; 12. Jadon Rogers, 14, Rogers-15.095; 13. Brady Bacon, 20, Dyson-15.120; 14. Ricky Lewis, 41, Lewis-15.156; 15. Hayden Reinbold, 19, Reinbold/Underwood-15.168; 16. Jack Hoyer, 11, Hoyer-15.183; 17. Zack Pretorius, 9z, Pretorius-15.206; 18. R.J. Miller, 34m, Miller-15.208; 19. Charles Davis Jr., 47, Davis-15.238; 20. Logan Calderwood, 6, Calderwood-15.283; 21. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-15.303; 22. Kevin Thomas Jr., 15, BBI-15.322; 23. C.J. Leary, 53, Fox-15.343; 24. Chance Crum, 83c, Crum-15.347; 25. Trey Osborne, 6T, Osborne-15.352; 26. Eli Wilhelmus, 55, Wilhelmus-15.441; 27. Cale Coons, 63, Dooling/Curb-Agajanian-15.476; 28. Braxton Cummings, 71B, Cummings-15.494; 29. Wyatt Burks, 11w, Burks-15.526; 30. Dalton Stevens, 2B, 2B Racing-15.542; 31. Hunter Maddox, 26, Rone/Thompson-15.555; 32. Brandon Spencer, 22, Spencer-15.593; 33. Cody Trammell, 34T, Trammell-15.666; 34. Kobe Simpson, 21K, Simpson-15.697; 35. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-15.705; 36. Troy Carey, 45N, Carey-15.726; 37. David Gasper, 77s, Sturgeon-15.792; 38. Colin Parker, 16K, Knight-15.876; 39. Tony Helton, 87, Helton-15.903; 40. Jake Scott, 33, Miller-15.962; 41. Michael Clark, 8, Clark-16.051; 42. Travis Oldfield, 38, Oldfield-16.057; 43. Jim Tribby, 9, Tribby-16.210; 44. Gabriel Gilbert, 10G, GGR-16.225; 45. Todd Moule, AU26, Moule-NT; 46. Logan Prickett, 37, Prickett-NT.


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Robert Ballou (2), 2. Kyle Cummins (6), 3. Harley Burns (4), 4. Hunter Maddox (7), 5. Troy Carey (8), 6. Michael Clark (9), 7. Jack Hoyer (3), 8. Eli Wilhelmus (1), 9. Todd Hobson (5). NT


 

TJ FORGED SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr. (2), 2. Cale Coons (1), 3. Gunnar Setser (5), 4. Jadon Rogers (4), 5. Briggs Danner (6), 6. Zack Pretorius (3), 7. Brandon Spencer (7), 8. Travis Oldfield (9), 9. David Gasper (8). 2:04.587


 

K & N FILTERS THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Brady Bacon (4), 2. C.J. Leary (2), 3. Mitchel Moles (6), 4. Hunter Schuerenberg (5), 5. Braxton Cummings (1), 6. Colin Parker (8), 7. R.J. Miller (3), 8. Jim Tribby (9), 9. Cody Trammell (7). 2:03.872


 

INDY POWERSPORTS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jake Swanson (6), 2. Ricky Lewis (4), 3. Logan Seavey (5), 4. Charles Davis Jr. (3), 5. Wyatt Burks (1), 6. Chance Crum (2), 7. Kobe Simpson (7), 8. Tony Helton (8), 9. Gabriel Gilbert (9). NT


 

K1 RACEGEAR FIFTH HEAT: (8 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Trey Osborne (2), 2. Logan Calderwood (3), 3. Justin Grant (6), 4. Chase Stockon (5), 5. Dalton Stevens (1), 6. Hayden Reinbold (4), 7. Brandon Mattox (7), 8. Jake Scott (8). 2:07.511


 

FIVE STAR BODIES SEMI: (12 laps, top 4 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Briggs Danner (1), 2. Hayden Reinbold (2), 3. Dalton Stevens (5), 4. Zack Pretorius (7), 5. Colin Parker (9), 6. Eli Wilhelmus (15), 7. Michael Clark (10), 8. Wyatt Burks (4), 9. Troy Carey (6), 10. Kobe Simpson (13), 11. Jake Scott (16), 12. Brandon Spencer (12), 13. Travis Oldfield (17), 14. Jim Tribby (18), 15. R.J. Miller (11), 16. Brandon Mattox (14), 17. Braxton Cummings (3), 18. Chance Crum (8), 19. Cody Trammell (19). NT


 

FEATURE: (30 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Jake Swanson (4), 2. Kyle Cummins (6), 3. Brady Bacon (7), 4. Justin Grant (3), 5. Mitchel Moles (5), 6. Hunter Schuerenberg (1), 7. Kevin Thomas Jr. (9), 8. Ricky Lewis (16), 9. Harley Burns (14), 10. Chase Stockon (13), 11. Logan Seavey (12), 12. C.J. Leary (21), 13. Robert Ballou (8), 14. Hayden Reinbold (17), 15. Jadon Rogers (15), 16. Briggs Danner (11), 17. Cale Coons (22), 18. Dalton Stevens (23), 19. Charles Davis Jr. (19), 20. Hunter Maddox (24), 21. Zack Pretorius (18), 22. Logan Calderwood (20), 23. Gunnar Setser (2), 24. Trey Osborne (10). NT


 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Jake Swanson.


 

**Logan Prickett flipped during qualifying. Todd Moule flipped during qualifying. Jack Hoyer flipped during the first heat. Todd Hobson flipped during the first heat. Tony Helton flipped during the fourth heat.


 

USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-2227, 2-Mitchel Moles-2099, 3-Justin Grant-2094, 4-Briggs Danner-1877, 5-Jake Swanson-1857, 6-Logan Seavey-1763, 7-Chase Stockon-1742, 8-Kevin Thomas Jr.-1705, 9-Robert Ballou-1697, 10-C.J. Leary-1681.


 

USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PRESENTED BY K & N FILTERS POINTS: 1-Kyle Cummins-363, 2-Mitchel Moles-352, 3-Justin Grant-347, 4-Jake Swanson-334, 5-Brady Bacon-329, 6-Robert Ballou-274, 7-Logan Seavey-266, 8-C.J. Leary-260, 9-Jadon Rogers-245, 10-Gavin Miller-238.


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-109, 2-Hayden Reinbold-106, 3-Robert Ballou-93, 4-Cale Coons-86, 5-Justin Grant-85, 6-Jacob Denney-84, 7-Chase Stockon-73, 8-Gavin Miller-71, 9-Briggs Danner-65, 10-Jake Swanson-59.


 

INDIANA SPRINT WEEK PARALLAX GROUP / PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Hunter Schuerenberg-33, 2-Jake Swanson-32, 3-Gavin Miller-32, 4-Justin Grant-28, 5-Cale Coons-27, 6-Mitchel Moles-25, 7-Robert Ballou-25, 8-Kyle Cummins-23, 9-Dalton Stevens-22, 10-Kobe Simpson-22.


 

NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 30, 2026 – Terre Haute Action Track – Terre Haute, Indiana – 16th Don Smith Classic / 39th Annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters – 1/2-Mile Dirt Track

 


 

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:


 

Dirt Draft Hot Laps Fastest Driver: Brady Bacon (14.845)


 

LearnLab Fast Qualifier: Kyle Cummins (14.462)


 

K1 RaceGear First Heat Winner: Robert Ballou


 

TJ Forged Second Heat Winner: Kevin Thomas Jr.


 

K & N Filters Third Heat Winner: Brady Bacon


 

Indy Powersports Fourth Heat Winner: Jake Swanson


 

K1 RaceGear Fifth Heat Winner: Trey Osborne


 

Five Star Bodies Semi Winner: Briggs Danner


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting First Semi Non-Transfer: Colin Parker


 

Vogel Real Estate Heading Home 1st Award: Eli Wilhelmus


 

Rod End Supply Hard Charger: C.J. Leary (21st to 12th)


 

K & N Filters Clean Air Award: Jake Swanson (30 laps led)


 

Eclipse Claims Consulting Fastest Feature Lap: Jake Swanson (15.726)


 

Hard Work Award: Hunter Maddox

 

 IOWA BOUND! USAC SILVER CROWN RETURNS TO HAWKEYE STATE FOR FIRST TIME IN 11 YEARS ON AUGUST 8

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By: Richie Murray - USAC Media


 

Newton, Iowa (August 6, 2026)………For the first time in 11 seasons, the USAC Silver Crown Championship returns to Iowa Speedway this Saturday, August 8.


 

The fast paced Newton, Iowa 7/8-mile paved oval is prime for open wheel champ car action at the Iowa 100 for what is sure to be one of the fastest events of the year, with lap speeds clocking in at a mid-140 mph average.


 

It’s good to be back in the Hawkeye State. Here are some of the headlines for round six of the 2026 USAC Silver Crown season.


 

 

USAC’S HISTORY AT IOWA SPEEDWAY


 

Saturday’s race will mark the 19th event in USAC’s history at Iowa Speedway between Silver Crown, National Sprint Cars, and National Midgets.


 

USAC was there to christen the then-brand-new Iowa Speedway 20 years ago in 2006 in a USAC tripleheader won by Dave Steele (Silver Crown & Midget) and Jay Drake (Sprint).


 

The eight USAC Silver Crown races run at the track have been won by Dave Steele (2006), Bobby East (2007-2011-2012), Cameron Dodson (2008 & 2009), A.J. Fike (2010), and Bobby Santos (2015).


 

Four USAC Sprint Car races at the track have been won by Jay Drake (2006), Tyler Walker (2007), Shane Hmiel (2009), and Bryan Clauson (2010).


 

Six USAC Midget shows at Iowa have been conquered by Dave Steele (2006), Billy Wease (2007), Bobby Santos (2009-2010-2012), and Caleb Armstrong (2011).

 


 

5 RACES. 5 WINNERS.


 

Throughout the first five races of the 2026 USAC Silver Crown season, there has yet to be a repeat winner: Hayden Reinbold (Kansas State Fairgrounds), C.J. Leary (WWT Raceway), Dakoda Armstrong (IRP), Mitchel Moles (Terre Haute Action Track), and Briggs Danner (Winchester Speedway).


 

The last time there were five different winners in the first five races was 2022. You have to go back to 2013 to find the last time six different drivers won in the first six races, a feat which will be on the line this Saturday.


 

To add to that, there have now been four different winners in the past four pavement USAC Silver Crown races: Kody Swanson (Salem 2025), C.J. Leary (WWT Raceway 2026), Dakoda Armstrong (IRP 2026), and Briggs Danner (Winchester Speedway 2026).


 

The last time four different pavement winners emerged in four consecutive races came over a four-race span in 2014-2015. A streak of five straight different pavement winners last occurred in 2010-2011, a run that actually spanned nine events!

 


 

SANTOS’ FIELD OF DREAMS


 

Bobby Santos was the winner of the most recent USAC Silver Crown race at Iowa Speedway in 2015, where he took over the lead from Chris Windom with 55 laps to go to capture the victory.


 

In fact, Santos is the winningest USAC driver in the history of Iowa Speedway with four victories in all, adding a trio of USAC National Midget wins there in 2009-2010-2012 as well. He’s also finished as the runner-up in three other USAC events at Iowa with the Silver Crown series in 2011, plus the National Sprint Cars in 2009-2010.


 

Santos has competed in four different types of racecars at Iowa Speedway: USAC Silver Crown, USAC Sprint Car, USAC Midget, and ARCA Stock Car. He scored fast qualifying honors twice with the USAC Midgets at Iowa in 2006 and 2010. In 2006, he turned the fastest lap ever in a USAC Midget, turning a lap average of 139.553 mph at Iowa.


 

 

DOUBLE BYRD


 

It’s been 19 years since the USAC Silver Crown division and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series have run at the same track on the same day – Kansas Speedway in 2007.


 

That day, J.J. Yeley ran both divisions, winning the USAC Silver Crown race, then finished 33rd in the accompanying stock car race.


 

On Saturday, Nathan Byrd will become the first driver since Yeley to compete in both series on the same day at the same track, driving his Meyer Auto Research-Byrd Racing-John Tosti No. 40 Silver Crown car as well as his Young’s Motorsports No. 42 stock car.


 

For Byrd, it will mark his first racing action at Iowa Speedway of any kind.

 


 

LEARY LEADING THE WAY


 

C.J. Leary enters Saturday’s race on a bit of a hot streak in the champ cars, finishing on the podium in all five of his USAC Silver Crown starts to date in 2026.


 

That has the Greenfield, Indiana driver atop the standings by a 36-point margin over defending champion Justin Grant. Leary is seeking his first career USAC Silver Crown driving title after previously capturing the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship in 2019.


 

He’s now run his streak to 11 consecutive top five finishes with the series dating back to last season. He’s been exceptionally strong on the pavement in his Team AZ Racing/Petty-Rossi/Curb-Agajanian ride, finishing 4th, 1st, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in his past five asphalt appearances.


 

 

VETERANS OF IOWA


 

Along with Bobby Santos, a handful of other drivers own previous experience at Iowa Speedway.


 

Dakoda Armstrong has made 14 career starts at the track between NASCAR and ARCA competition, finishing 4th with ARCA in 2010 to go along with a 5th in both 2016 and 2017 with the NASCAR Xfinity Series.


 

Kyle Hamilton took 8th with the USAC National Midgets at Iowa in 2011. In 2015, he came home 13th with the USAC Silver Crown series after bowing out early following an accident, but he did qualify for a front row starting spot.


 

Twice, Mario Clouser finished as the runner-up with the USAC National Midgets at Iowa in both 2011-2012. In 2011, he set fast qualifying time, and in 2012, he led four laps late before finishing second in the feature.


 

Chase Cabre is set to make his USAC Silver Crown debut this Saturday. But he’s getting his first champ car opportunity at a place he’s run at before, and successfully. He finished 5th with the NASCAR K & N Pro Series in both 2017 and 2019.


 

First-time Iowa Speedway competitors consist of the bulk of the field, including five USAC Silver Crown race winners: Kaylee Bryson, Davey Hamilton Jr., C.J. Leary, Briggs Danner, and Justin Grant. Also debuting at Iowa are series veterans Kyle Steffens, Dave Berkheimer, Gregg Cory, Nathan Byrd, and Jackson Macenko, plus Silver Crown Rookies Robert Tyler, Chelby Hinton, and Scott Hampton, who is making his first Silver Crown appearance of any kind.


 

 

RACE DETAILS


 

Saturday’s August 8th Iowa 100 USAC Silver Crown schedule will have hauler parking from 6-7am Central. The first practice will take place from 8:25am-9:00am, followed by qualifying from 9:10am-9:45am, and the 100-lap feature race at 8pm.


 

The event will be interspersed with practice, qualifying and racing for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series as well as practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series.


 

Advance tickets for Saturday’s event at Iowa Speedway are on sale now at https://am.ticketmaster.com/ias/buy/quickbuy?id=Mzc=&camefrom=IAS26saturdayadmission250412. Tickets will also be on sale at the gate on race day.


 

The USAC portion of the event can be watched live and on-demand at https://flosports.link/usac2026.


 

 

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IOWA 100 USAC SILVER CROWN ENTRY LIST


 

5 DAKODA ARMSTRONG/New Castle, IN (C & A Motorsports)


 

6 KYLE HAMILTON/Danville, IN (Klatt Enterprises)


 

8 KYLE STEFFENS/St. Charles, MO (Steffens Motorsports)


 

11 KAYLEE BRYSON/Muskogee, OK (Abacus Racing Powered by Droplight)


 

14 DAVEY HAMILTON JR./Tampa, FL (Hamilton-DB Racing)


 

20 MARIO CLOUSER/Auburn, IL (Team AZ-Petty-Rossi/Curb Agajanian Racing)


 

21 C.J. LEARY/Greenfield, IN (Team AZ-Petty-Rossi/Curb Agajanian Racing)


 

26 (R) CHASE CABRE/Tampa, FL (Sam Pierce)


 

31 DAVE BERKHEIMER/Mechanicsburg, PA (Dave Berkheimer Motorsports)


 

32 GREGG CORY/Shelbyville, IN (Williams-Cory Racing)


 

40 NATHAN BYRD/Goodyear, AZ (Meyer Auto Research-Byrd Racing-John Tosti)


 

75 (R) ROBERT TYLER/Mount Pleasant, NC (Robert Tyler Racing)


 

77 BRIGGS DANNER/Allentown, PA (Doran-Mark Swanson Encore Team)


 

80 (R) CHELBY HINTON/Dubberly, LA (Breidinger Motorsports)


 

91 JUSTIN GRANT/Ione, CA (Hemelgarn Racing)


 

98 BOBBY SANTOS/Franklin, MA (DJ Racing)


 

124 JACKSON MACENKO/Cincinnati, OH (Brad Hayes Racing)


 

211 (R) SCOTT HAMPTON/Greenfield, IN (Team AZ-Petty-Rossi/Curb Agajanian Racing)


 

(R) USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series Rookie of the Year contender


 

 

USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK RECORDS AT IOWA SPEEDWAY:


 

1 Lap - 6/22/2012 - Kody Swanson - 21.544 - 146.212 mph


 

100 Laps - 6/24/2011 - Bobby East - 38:49.53 - 135.220 mph


 

 

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER POINTS: 1-C.J. Leary-348, 2-Justin Grant-312, 3-Mario Clouser-285, 4-Briggs Danner-243, 5-Kyle Steffens-229, 6-Gregg Cory-208, 7-Dakoda Armstrong-186, 8-Dave Berkheimer-179, 9-Hayden Reinbold-147, 10-Kaylee Bryson-137.

 


 

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR DRIVER POINTS: 1-Hayden Reinbold-147, 2-Steve Gennetten-111, 3-Robert Tyler-80, 4-Colton Bettis-74, 5-Bret Tripplett-60, 6-Chelby Hinton-46, 7-Kale Drake-33, 8-Brent Yarnal-33, 9-Darin Naida-25, 10-Kevin Studley-23.

 


 

USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRANT POINTS: 1-Team AZ/Petty-Rossi/Curb-Agajanian Racing #21-348, 2-Hemelgarn Racing #91-312, 3-Team AZ/Petty-Rossi/Curb-Agajanian Racing #20-285, 4-Steffens Motorsports #8-229, 5-Williams-Cory Racing #32-208, 6-Klatt Enterprises #6-186, 7-C & A Motorsports #5-186, 8-Doran-Mark Swanson Encore Team #77-183, 9-Dave Berkheimer Motorsports #31-179, 10-Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports #119-147.

 


 

USAC PARALLAX GROUP NATIONAL PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Kevin Thomas Jr.-123, 2-Hayden Reinbold-110, 3-Justin Grant-95, 4-Robert Ballou-93, 5-Cale Coons-93, 6-Jacob Denney-84, 7-Jake Swanson-84, 8-Briggs Danner-81, 9-Chase Stockon-81, 10-Gavin Miller-71.

 


 

USAC SILVER CROWN WINS AT IOWA SPEEDWAY


 

3-Bobby East


 

2-Cameron Dodson


 

1-A.J. Fike, Bobby Santos & Dave Steele

 


 

USAC SILVER CROWN WINNERS AT IOWA SPEEDWAY


 

2006: Dave Steele (9/17)


 

2007: Bobby East (5/5)


 

2008: Cameron Dodson (8/10)


 

2009: Cameron Dodson (7/31)


 

2010: A.J. Fike (5/22)


 

2011: Bobby East (6/24)


 

2012: Bobby East (6/22)


 

2015: Bobby Santos (6/20)


 

 

IOWA SPEEDWAY USAC SILVER CROWN RESULTS LOG


 

2006 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Dave Steele (1), 2. Pablo Donoso (6), 3. Pete Shepherd III (10), 4. Thiago Medeiros (13), 5. Bud Kaeding (5), 6. Jay Drake (4), 7. Mat Neely (11), 8. Brian Tyler (3), 9. Tim Barber (8), 10. Bryn Gohn (12), 11. Aaron Pierce (7), 12. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (9), 13. Josh Wise (2). 50:22.375

2007 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bobby East (1), 2. Aaron Pierce (8), 3. Cameron Dodson (11), 4. A.J. Fike (3), 5. Tim Barber (10), 6. Bud Kaeding (13), 7. Paul White (6), 8. Wayne Reutimann Jr. (9), 9. Mike Murgoitio (14), 10. Ryan Moore (12), 11. Pablo Donoso (4), 12. Jerry Coons Jr. (5), 13. Brian Tyler (7), 14. Mat Neely (2), 15. Billy Wease (15). NT


 

2008 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cameron Dodson (6), 2. A.J. Fike (4), 3. Jerry Coons Jr. (3), 4. Tracy Hines (2), 5. Eric Gordon (10), 6. Michael Annett (11), 7. Dave Darland (7), 8. Brad Armstrong (15), 9. Steve Arpin (20), 10. Jeff Mitrisin (19), 11. Mario Marietta (18), 12. Shane Hollingsworth (14), 13. David Mirk (21), 14. Mike Murgoitio (9), 15. Shane Hmiel (1), 16. Jacob Wilson (16), 17. Levi Jones (13), 18. Marc Jessup (8), 19. Shane Cottle (17), 20. Brian Tyler (5), 21. Chet Fillip (12), 22. Kody Swanson (22). NT


 

2009 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Cameron Dodson (2), 2. Levi Jones (15), 3. Kody Swanson (9), 4. Bobby East (4), 5. Bud Kaeding (6), 6. Jacob Wilson (1), 7. Eric Gordon (11), 8. Zach Daum (8), 9. Coleman Gulick (18), 10. Shane Hmiel (3), 11. A.J. Fike (10), 12. Bobby Santos (17), 13. Russ Gamester (16), 14. Jerry Coons Jr. (7), 15. Josh Wise (14), 16. Tracy Hines (5), 17. Michael Annett (12), 18. Brian Tyler (13), 19. Rodney Weesner (19). 38:30.00


 

2010 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. A.J. Fike (4), 2. Kody Swanson (13), 3. Bud Kaeding (10), 4. Shane Hmiel (3), 5. Jerry Coons Jr. (12), 6. Zach Daum (6), 7. Brian Tyler (7), 8. Coleman Gulick (21), 9. Jeff Mitrisin (18), 10. Bobby Santos (15), 11. Derek Hagar (20), 12. Shane Hollingsworth (11), 13. Levi Jones (8), 14. Jason Leffler (22), 15. Bryan Clauson (17), 16. Justin Carver (19), 17. Tanner Swanson (23), 18. Bobby East (1), 19. Tracy Hines (14), 20. Brad Sweet (2), 21. Jacob Wilson (9), 22. Russ Gamester (5), 23. Scott Pierovich (16). NT


 

2011 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bobby East (3), 2. Bobby Santos (16), 3. Kyle Larson (6), 4. Tanner Swanson (2), 5. Bud Kaeding (11), 6. Levi Jones (9), 7. Jerry Coons Jr. (10), 8. Zach Daum (17), 9. Jacob Wilson (8), 10. Brad Sweet (1), 11. Dave Steele (12), 12. A.J. Fike (5), 13. David Byrne (13), 14. Tracy Hines (14), 15. Mike Larrison (19), 16. Brian Tyler (15), 17. Shane Hollingsworth (7), 18. Derek Hagar (18), 19. Mike Ford (21), 20. Bryan Clauson (4), 21. Jeff Mitrisin (20), 22. Todd Kane (22). 38:49.53


 

2012 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bobby East (5), 2. Kody Swanson (1), 3. Levi Jones (7), 4. Jerry Coons Jr. (9), 5. Russ Gamester (12), 6. A.J. Fike (6), 7. Bud Kaeding (8), 8. Bobby Santos (4), 9. Brian Tyler (3), 10. Taylor Ferns (13), 11. Tracy Hines (15), 12. Jacob Wilson (11), 13. Jimmy Kite (14), 14. Tanner Swanson (2), 15. Kyle Hamilton (10). NT


 

2015 FEATURE: (100 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Bobby Santos (5), 2. David Byrne (4), 3. Chris Windom (7), 4. Aaron Pierce (3), 5. Austin Nemire (12), 6. A.J. Fike (11), 7. Rex Norris III (10), 8. Jacob Wilson (6), 9. Tim Barber (13), 10. Jerry Coons Jr. (8), 11. Patrick Lawson (14), 12. Kody Swanson (1), 13. Kyle Hamilton (2), 14. Billy Wease (9), 15. Tad Roach (15), 16. Jarett Andretti (16). 52:25.703

 

  UNITED STATES AUTO CLUB

2026 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE


 

Feb 9 - Volusia Speedway Park - Barberville, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 1/2 M


 

Feb 10 - Volusia Speedway Park - Barberville, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 1/2 M


 

Feb 11 - Ocala Speedway - Ocala, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 3/8 M


 

Feb 12 - Ocala Speedway - Ocala, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 3/8 M


 

Feb 13 - Ocala Speedway - Ocala, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 3/8 M


 

Feb 14 - Ocala Speedway - Ocala, Florida - Winter Dirt Games - 3/8 M


 

Apr 3 - Red Hill Raceway - Sumner, Illinois - 3/8 M


 

Apr 4 - Paragon Speedway - Paragon, Indiana - Chuck Amati Classic - 3/8 M


 

Apr 11 - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana - Justin Owen Memorial - 3/8 M


 

Apr 12 - Terre Haute Action Track - Terre Haute, Indiana - Jim Hurtubise Classic - 1/2 M


 

May 1 - Bloomington Speedway - Bloomington, Indiana - Larry Rice Classic - 1/4 M


 

May 2 - Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, Indiana - Spring Showdown - 1/4 M


 

May 15 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - #LetsRaceTwo - 1/2 M


 

May 16 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - #LetsRaceTwo - 1/2 M


 

May 20 - Terre Haute Action Track - Terre Haute, Indiana - Tony Hulman Classic - 1/2 M


 

May 21 - Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, Indiana - Circle City Salute - 1/4 M


 

May 29 - Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, Iowa - Corn Belt Clash - 1/2 M


 

May 30 - Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, Iowa - Corn Belt Clash - 1/2 M


 

Jun 5 - Red Hill Raceway - Sumner, Illinois - 3/8 M


 

Jun 6 - Red Hill Raceway - Sumner, Illinois - 3/8 M


 

Jun 16 - Grandview Speedway - Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania - Eastern Storm / Jesse Hockett Classic - 1/3 M


 

Jun 17 - Bridgeport Speedway - Swedesboro, New Jersey - Eastern Storm - 4/10 M


 

Jun 18 - Big Diamond Speedway - Pottsville, Pennsylvania - Eastern Storm - 3/8 M


 

Jun 19 - Williams Grove Speedway - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania - Eastern Storm - 1/2 M


 

Jun 20 - Port Royal Speedway - Port Royal, Pennsylvania - Eastern Storm - 1/2 M


 

Jun 21 - Action Track USA - Kutztown, Pennsylvania - Eastern Storm - 1/5 M


 

Jun 26 - TBA


 

Jun 27 - Butler Motor Speedway - Quincy, Michigan - 3/8 M


 

Jun 28 - TBA


 

Jul 3 - Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, Indiana - Sprintacular - 5/16 M


 

Jul 4 - Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, Indiana - Sprintacular - 5/16 M


 

Jul 23 - The Dirt Track at IMS - Speedway, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 1/5 M


 

Jul 24 - Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 5/16 M


 

Jul 25 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 1/4 M


 

Jul 26 - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 3/8 M


 

Jul 27 - Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 1/4 M


 

Jul 29 - Paragon Speedway - Paragon, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 3/8 M


 

Jul 30 - Terre Haute Action Track - Terre Haute, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week / Don Smith Classic - 1/2 M


 

Jul 31 - Bloomington Speedway - Bloomington, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week / Sheldon Kinser Memorial - 1/4 M


 

Aug 1 - Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, Indiana - USAC Indiana Sprint Week - 1/4 M


 

Aug 27 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana - Sprint Car Smackdown - 1/4 M


 

Aug 28 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana - Sprint Car Smackdown - 1/4 M


 

Aug 29 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana - Sprint Car Smackdown - 1/4 M


 

Sep 11 - Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, Pennsylvania - Commonwealth Clash - 4/10 M


 

Sep 12 - Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, Pennsylvania - Commonwealth Clash - 4/10 M


 

Sep 18 - Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, Indiana - 1/4 M


 

Sep 19 - Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, Indiana - Haubstadt Hustler - 1/4 M


 

Sep 24 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - 4-Crown Nationals - 1/2 M


 

Sep 26 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - 4-Crown Nationals - 1/2 M


 

Oct 9 - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana - Greg Staab Memorial - 3/8 M


 

Oct 10 - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana - Fall Nationals - 3/8 M


 

Oct 16 - Dodge City Raceway Park - Dodge City, Kansas - 3/8 M


 

Oct 17 - Route 66 Motor Speedway - Amarillo, Texas - 3/8 M


 

Oct 23 - Central Arizona Raceway - Casa Grande, Arizona - Western World Championships - 3/8 M


 

Oct 24 - Central Arizona Raceway - Casa Grande, Arizona - Western World Championships - 3/8 M

USAC East Coast Sprint Car Schedule 2026


 

Apr 18: (Sat) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey


 

Apr 24: (Fri) – Bedford Speedway – Bedford, Pennsylvania


 

Apr 25: (Sat) – Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, Pennsylvania


 

May 9: (Sat) – TBA


 

May 22: (Fri) – Big Diamond Speedway – Pottsville, Pennsylvania


 

May 23: (Sat) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey


 

May 30: (Sat) – Selinsgrove Speedway – Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania


 

Jun 5: (Fri) – Selinsgrove Speedway – Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania


 

Jun 27: (Sat) – Selinsgrove Speedway – Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania


 

Jul 3: (Fri) – Penn-Can Speedway – Susquehanna, Pennsylvania


 

Jul 8: (Wed) – Action Track USA – Kutztown, Pennsylvania


 

Jul 11: (Sat) – TBA


 

Jul 17: (Fri) – Clinton County Speedway – Mill Hall, Pennsylvania


 

Jul 25: (Sat) – Grandview Speedway - Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania


 

Aug 1: (Sat) – Selinsgrove Speedway – Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania


 

Aug 7: (Fri) – Big Diamond Speedway – Pottsville, Pennsylvania


 

Aug 15: (Sat) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey


 

Aug 16: (Sun) – Action Track USA – Kutztown, Pennsylvania (Rain Date 8/30)


 

Sep 5: (Sat) – Port Royal Speedway – Port Royal, Pennsylvania


 

Sep 19: (Sat) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey


 

Oct 30: (Fri) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey (Practice & Non-Winners Race)


 

Oct 31: (Sat) – Bridgeport Motorsports Park – Swedesboro, New Jersey

 

 

2026 USAC SILVER CROWN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE


 

May 8-9 - (D) Kansas State Fairgrounds - Hutchinson, Kansas - Salt City 100 - 1/2 M


 

May 22 - (P) Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park - Brownsburg, Indiana - Hoosier Hundred - .686 M


 

Jun 7 - (P) World Wide Technology Raceway - Madison, Illinois - Route 66 Classic - 1.25 M


 

Jun 20 - (D) Port Royal Speedway - Port Royal, Pennsylvania - USAC Eastern Blast - 1/2 M


 

Jul 5 - (D) Terre Haute Action Track - Terre Haute, Indiana - Sumar Classic - 1/2 M


 

Jul 19 - (P) Winchester Speedway - Winchester, Indiana - Rich Vogler Classic - 1/2 M


 

Aug 8 - (P) Iowa Speedway - Newton, Iowa - TBA - 7/8 M


 

Aug 22 - (D) Illinois State Fairgrounds - Springfield, Illinois - Bettenhausen 100 - 1 M


 

Sep 5 - (D) Du Quoin State Fairgrounds - Du Quoin, Illinois - Ted Horn 100 - 1 M


 

Sep 13 - (P) TBA


 

Sep 25-26 - (D) Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio - 4-Crown Nationals - 1/2 M


 

Oct 3 - (P) Toledo Speedway - Toledo, Ohio - Rollie Beale Classic - 1/2 M


 

(P) represents a pavement event


 

(D) represents a dirt event

 

 

 

2026 USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE


 

Apr 24 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Grand Prix - 1/4 M


 

Apr 25 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Grand Prix - 1/4 M


 

Jun 9 - Circle City Raceway - Indianapolis, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 1/4 M


 

Jun 10 - Paragon Speedway - Paragon, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 3/8 M


 

Jun 11 - Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 5/16 M


 

Jun 12 - Bloomington Speedway - Bloomington, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 1/4 M


 

Jun 13 - Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 1/4 M


 

Jun 14 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN - USAC Indiana Midget Week - 1/4 M


 

Jun 30 - The Dirt Track at IMS - Speedway, IN - BC39 - 1/5 M


 

Jul 1 - The Dirt Track at IMS - Speedway, IN - BC39 - 1/5 M


 

Jul 7 - TBA


 

Jul 8 - Mitchell County Fairgrounds - Beloit, KS - Chad McDaniel Memorial - 1/4 M


 

Jul 10 - Jefferson County Speedway - Fairbury, NE - Midwest Midget Championship - 1/5 M


 

Jul 11 - Jefferson County Speedway - Fairbury, NE - Midwest Midget Championship - 1/5 M


 

Aug 14 - Coles County Speedway - Mattoon, IL - King of Coles - 1/8 M


 

Aug 15 - Coles County Speedway - Mattoon, IL - King of Coles - 1/8 M


 

Aug 16 - Jacksonville Speedway - Jacksonville, IL - 1/4 M


 

Sep 4 - TBA


 

Sep 6 - Angell Park Speedway - Sun Prairie, WI - Firemen's Nationals - 1/3 M


 

Sep 7 - TBA


 

Sep 24 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, OH - 4-Crown Nationals - 1/2 M


 

Sep 26 - Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, OH - 4-Crown Nationals - 1/2 M


 

Nov 13 - Placerville Speedway - Placerville, CA - Hangtown 100 - 1/4 M


 

Nov 14 - Placerville Speedway - Placerville, CA - Hangtown 100 - 1/4 M


 

Nov 18 - Plaza Park Raceway - Visalia, CA - 1/5 M


 

Nov 20 - Merced Speedway - Merced, CA - Chase Johnson Classic - 1/4 M


 

Nov 21 - Merced Speedway - Merced, CA - Chase Johnson Classic - 1/4 M


 

Nov 24 - Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway - Bakersfield, CA - Jason Leffler Memorial - 1/3 M


 

Nov 28 - Ventura Raceway - Ventura, CA - Turkey Night Grand Prix - 1/5 M

 

 

2026 USAC MIDWEST RACING ASSOCIATION SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE


 

Apr 11 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri


 

Apr 25 – Springfield Raceway – Springfield, Missouri


 

May 15 – Electric City Speedway – Butler, Missouri


 

May 23 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri


 

May 29 – Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa


 

May 30 – Knoxville Raceway – Knoxville, Iowa


 

Jun 13 – I-35 Speedway – Winston, Missouri


 

Jun 20 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri


 

Jul 11 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri


 

Jul 18 – I-35 Speedway – Winston, Missouri


 

Jul 31 – Electric City Speedway – Butler, Missouri


 

Aug 28 – Lakeside Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas


 

Aug 29 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri


 

Sep 26 – Valley Speedway – Grain Valley, Missouri

2026 AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE


 

February 14: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Winner: R.J. Johnson)


 

February 28: Mohave Valley Raceway – Mohave Valley, AZ


 

March 13: Imperial Valley Raceway – Imperial, CA (California Mid-Winter Fair)


 

March 14: Imperial Valley Raceway – Imperial, CA (California Mid-Winter Fair)


 

March 21: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

April 11: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

April 17: Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ


 

April 18: Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ


 

May 2: Ventura Raceway – Ventura, CA


 

May 15: Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ


 

May 16: Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ


 

May 23: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA (Salute to Indy)


 

June 6: Santa Maria Speedway – Nipomo, CA


 

June 20: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

July 4: Santa Maria Speedway – Nipomo, CA (Doug Fort Memorial)


 

July 11: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

August 15: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

September 5: Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic)


 

September 6: Calistoga Speedway – Calistoga, CA (Louie Vermeil Classic)


 

September 19: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

September 26: Santa Maria Speedway – Nipomo, CA


 

October 3: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

October 10: Mohave Valley Raceway – Mohave Valley, AZ


 

October 23: *Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ (Western World Championships)


 

October 24: * Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, AZ (Western World Championships)


 

November 7: Perris Auto Speedway – Perris, CA


 

* = Co-Sanctioned Event with USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars.


 

This schedule is subject to change.

 

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