SUMNER, Ill. — The return of USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship racing to Red Hill Raceway is back on the schedule for Wednesday night, July 3.
The series’ first visit to the three-eighths-mile dirt oval in 26 years marks the inaugural edition of the Salute to Levi Jones, honoring the seven-time USAC national driving champion and series official who was recently announced as an inductee to the USAC Hall of Fame.
Jones, who was born and raised in nearby Olney, Ill., made his first career USAC National Sprint Car start at Red Hill in 1998. He plans to be in attendance at the July 3 event.
The running of the event arrives after the originally scheduled date of April 6 was disrupted by Mother Nature.
Two previous USAC National Sprint Car events have been run at Red Hill with Billy Puterbaugh Jr. winning in 1996 and Derek Davidson scoring the victory in 1998.