SPEEDWAY, Ind. — For the first time, USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars will race at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The inaugural Stoops Sprint Car Invitational will take place on the quarter-mile dirt oval located inside turn three of the famed 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sept. 26, during the opening night of the Driven2SaveLives BC39 Presented By Avanti Windows & Doors.
The invitation-only non-points special event for USAC National Sprint Cars at IMS will feature two heat races followed by a 20-lap main event.
“USAC midgets have put on an incredible show at IMS since 2018, so we expect wheel-to-wheel action from sprint cars on The Dirt Track,” IMS President Doug Boles said. “The Stoops Sprint Car Invitational is another must-see dirt event at IMS as this division features great racing with some of the biggest stars of USAC.”
Invitations to compete in the first of its kind event were presented to top-10 teams on the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship tour. Confirmed entries so far have been received from Logan Seavey, Daison Pursley, C.J. Leary, Kevin Thomas Jr., Mitchel Moles, Robert Ballou, Kyle Cummins and Kale Drake.
The Thursday night portion of the BC39 will feature both sprint cars as well as a full program for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship.
The BC39 will continue to honor the late USAC champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 starter, Bryan Clauson. It also will increase awareness of organ donation and encourage participation in the Indiana Donor Network Driven2SaveLives program, the title sponsor of the BC39 since the inaugural running in 2018.
The BC39 officially gets underway on Wednesday, Sept. 25, with team parking. On-track action starts Sept. 26, beginning with the drivers meeting in the IMS Media Room at 3 p.m. Eastern followed by midget and sprint car racing. On Friday, September 27, night two of the BC39 will commence with a second full program featuring midget racing.
On both Thursday and Friday, the public gates will open at 4 p.m. Eastern with hot laps set for 6pm, followed by opening ceremonies, heat races, qualifying races, the semi-feature and the feature event.
The finale of the BC39, on Saturday, Sept. 28, will have the public gates opening at 4 p.m. and midgets on track for practice at 6 p.m., followed by opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. and the main events, starting with the D Main, multiple C Mains and Semi-Feature before concluding with the 39-lap feature event paying $20,039-to-win.