SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Series Director Tony Jones has announced the upcoming schedule for the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series.
The traditional 410s will feature twenty-four (24) events at six (6) different race tracks in 2025. The highly anticipated season will open at Perris Auto Speedway on February 15th and the champion will be crowned at the Perris finale on Nov. 8.
Located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds, Perris Auto Speedway will host twelve races on the schedule. Promoted by Don Kazarian, “America’s Premier Dirt Track” will showcase the USAC/CRA Sprints on Feb. 15, March 1, April 5, April 26, May 24 “Salute to Indy,” June 21st, July 19, Aug. 16, Sept. 6, Sept. 27, Oct. 18, and Nov. 8.
Ten-time champion and newly announced inductee to the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, “The Demon” Damion Gardner leads all series drivers with 51 “home track wins” on the half-mile oval and Nic Faas set the 1-lap track record of 15.833 seconds on Feb. 25, 2012.
Promoted by Ron Meyer, Mohave Valley Raceway has two races on the calendar. The non-winged 410s will headline the action at the one-third-mile oval on Feb. 22 and Oct. 4. Ricky Lewis and 2023 champion, “The Pride of Garden Grove” Brody Roa lead all drivers with two Mohave Valley wins and “The Cadillac” Cody Williams set the 1-lap track record of 13.923 seconds on April 1, 2023.
Located at the Imperial Valley Expo, Imperial Valley Raceway will feature two events during the campaign. The USAC/CRA Sprint Cars will tackle the quarter-mile oval for a special return on March 14-15. Newly crowned rookie of the year, David Gasper and Ricky Lewis topped last season’s shows at the historic facility and Gasper established the 1-lap track record of 11.770 seconds on Oct. 19.
Located at the Pinal County Fairgrounds, Central Arizona Raceway has four dates on the schedule. After rain cancelled events in 2023, the USAC/CRA sprints will make their debut on the high-banked three-eighths-mile oval on April 11th. The series will also be showcased on April 12, and the “58th Western World Championships” on October 24th and 25th with the USAC National Sprint Cars.
The popular Santa Maria Speedway will host two nights of action on the 2025 calendar. The series will headline the card at the one-third-mile oval on May 3 and July 5. Former champions, “The Demon” Damion Gardner and “The Pride of Garden Grove” Brody Roa lead all USAC/CRA drivers with four wins at “The West’s Best Short Track” and “Bullet” Blake Miller set the 1-lap track record of 13.230 seconds on June 14, 2008.
Located on the Napa County Fairgrounds, the scenic Calistoga Speedway will reopen and has returned to the USAC/CRA schedule in 2025. Promoted by Tommy Hunt and HMC Promotions, the “Louie Vermeil Classic” will feature the non-winged USAC/CRA and winged King of the West NARC Sprint Cars on Oct. 30-31. Rico Abreu, Ryan Bernal, and “The Demon” Damion Gardner are tied with three wins at the big half-mile oval and Bernal set the track record of 18.869 on Sept. 3, 2017.