SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Fifty-five races line the calendar for the 2026 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season.
Among the new additions to the USAC National Sprint Car slate is NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week presented by K & N’s return to Paragon Speedway for the first time since 1998, 28 summers ago, a race won by Derek Davidson.
Lernerville Speedway also returns to the schedule for a double date on back-to-back nights on September 11-12. The Commonwealth Clash will be USAC’s first visit to the Sarver, Pennsylvania four-tenths-mile dirt oval in 15 years. The only two previous USAC National Sprint Car events held at Lernerville were won by Darren Hagen in 2006 and Jon Stanbrough in 2011.
Sunshine greets USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship competitors when the 2026 season opens in the state of Florida with six events between February 8-14.
Winter Dirt Games XVII Presented by Yokohama Tires kicks off with practice at Ocala Speedway on Sunday, February 8. The 17th annual edition of WDG arrives at Volusia Speedway Park as part of the DIRTcar Nationals on February 9-10. The action then moves back west to Ocala for four-straight nights of racing on February 11-14.
The month of April gets the ball rolling with border war weekend at Illinois’ Red Hill Raceway on April 3 and Indiana’s Paragon Speedway for the Chuck Amati Classic on April 4. The following weekend, two fast Hoosier state racetracks are on the docket at Lawrenceburg Speedway’s Justin Owen Memorial on April 11 and the Terre Haute Action Track on April 12 for the Jim Hurtubise Classic.
May gets busy as eight shows await, beginning with the Larry Rice Classic at Indiana’s Bloomington Speedway on May 1. The Class Track of Haubstadt, Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway presents the Spring Showdown the following evening on May 2.
#LetsRaceTwo delivers a tantalizing doubleheader featuring USAC National Sprint Cars and the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars on May 15-16 at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway.
The Week of Indy roars with the 56th running of the Tony Hulman Classic on May 20 at the Terre Haute Action Track. The Circle City Salute commences one night later on May 21 at Circle City Raceway.
The month closes with two consecutive nights of the Corn Belt Clash at Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway on May 29-30 as part of National Sprint Car Hall of Fame induction weekend.
The 19th edition of USAC Eastern Storm rises to the forefront of with six dates in six nights across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Grandview Speedway opens up the series on June 16, followed by Bridgeport Motorsports Park on June 17, Big Diamond Speedway on June 18, Williams Grove Speedway on June 19, Port Royal Speedway on June 20 and Action Track USA on June 21.
It’s all part of an 11-race month of June which also includes another two dates at Illinois’ Red Hill Raceway on June 5-6, and the return of USAC to Michigan’s Butler Motor Speedway on June 27. Meanwhile, two TBA dates are marked on the schedule for June 26 and 28.
July opens with a bang with two Sprintacular nights of racing at Putnamville, Indiana’s Honest Abe Roofing Lincoln Park Speedway.
Then, it’s full tilt into the biggest Indiana Sprint Week schedule ever, featuring nine big events across a 10-day span. The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway begins the racing feast on July 23, then the tour takes on Lincoln Park Speedway on July 24, Kokomo Speedway on July 25, Lawrenceburg Speedway on July 26 and Circle City Raceway on July 27 before a one-day breather away from the action on July 28.
The ISW tour then travels to Paragon Speedway on July 29, then it’s onward to the Terre Haute Action Track on July 30 for the Don Smith Classic. The penultimate round takes the series to Bloomington Speedway for the Sheldon Kinser Memorial on July 31, and then to the finale at Tri-State Speedway on August 1.
August is all about Elliott’s Custom Trailers & Carts Sprint Car Smackdown XV at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway. The 15th annual three-night spectacular brings the show to the 1/4-mile bullring on August 27-29.
The championship race heats up in September with four races on deck, beginning with a dual race weekend at Circle City Raceway on September 18 and Tri-State Speedway for the Haubstadt Hustler on September 19.
Eldora Speedway beckons with the 44th running of the 4-Crown Nationals, once again featuring multiple full racing programs for the USAC National Sprint Cars at The Big E on September 24 and 26. This weekend is the only opportunity to witness all three USAC national divisions at the same venue on the same weekend, plus the Kubota High Limit Sprint Cars.
The final month of the season begins in the Midwest with a pair of showdowns at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway for the Greg Staab Memorial on October 9 and the Fall Nationals on October 10.
The series then venture westward, first to Kansas’ Dodge City Raceway Park on October 16, then it’s on down to Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas on October 17.
Central Arizona Raceway finishes up the year with the 59th annual running of the prestigious Western World Championships on October 23-24.
2026 USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Feb 9-10 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Fla.
Feb. 11-14 Ocala Speedway Ocala, Fla.
April 3 Red Hill Raceway Sumner, Ill.
April 4 Paragon Speedway Paragon, Ind.
April 11 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Ind.
April 12 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Ind.
May 1 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Ind.
May 2 Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt, Ind.
May 15-16 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio
May 20 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Ind.
May 21 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Ind.
May 29-30 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa
June 5-6 Red Hill Raceway Sumner, Ill.
June 16 Grandview Speedway Bechtelsville, Pa.
June 17 Bridgeport Speedway – Swedesboro, N.J.
June 18 Big Diamond Speedway Pottsville, Pa.
June 19 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pa.
June 20 Port Royal Speedway Port Royal, Pa.
June 21 Action Track USA Kutztown, Pa.
June 26 TBA
June 27 Butler Motor Speedway Quincy, Mich.
June 28 TBA
July 3-4 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Ind.
July 23 The Dirt Track at IMS Speedway, Ind.
July 24 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Ind.
July 25 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Ind.
July 26 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Ind.
July 27 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Ind.
July 29 Paragon Speedway Paragon, Ind.
July 30 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Ind.
July 31 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Ind.
Aug. 1 Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt, Ind.
Aug. 27-29 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Ind.
Sept. 11-12 Lernerville Speedway Sarver, Pa.
Sept. 18 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Ind.
Sept. 19 Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt, Ind.
Sept. 24 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio
Sept. 26 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio
Oct. 9-10 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Oct. 16 Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, Kan.
Oct. 17 Route 66 Motor Speedway Amarillo, Texas
Oct. 23-24 Central Arizona Raceway Casa Grande, Ariz.
