United States Auto Club

Auto racing sanctioning body in the US

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United States Auto Club

Sport| Auto racing
Jurisdiction| United States
Abbreviation| USAC
Founded| 1955[1]
Headquarters| Speedway, Indiana, U.S.
President| Kevin Miller
Chairman| Jeff Stoops
Official website
unitedstatesautoclub.com

The United States Auto Club (USAC) is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500. USAC serves as the sanctioning body for a number of racing series, including the Silver Crown Series, National Sprint Cars, National Midgets, Speed2 Midget Series, .25 Midget Series, Stadium Super Trucks, and GT World Challenge America. Seven-time USAC champion Levi Jones is USAC's Competition Director.[2]

## History

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USAC's headquarters on 16th Street in Speedway, Indiana, less than a block from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (visible behind the headquarters) USAC's trailer at a TRAXXAS The Off-Road Championship (TORC) event

When the American Automobile Association (AAA) withdrew from auto racing after the 1955 season, citing the Le Mans disaster and the death of Bill Vukovich at Indianapolis as contributing factors,[3] both the SCCA and NASCAR were mentioned as its potential successor.[3][4] Ultimately, USAC was formed by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony Hulman.[5] It became the arbiter of rules, car design, and other matters for what it termed championship auto racing, the highest level of USAC racing. For a while there was a separate series of specifications for championship cars designed to be run on dirt, rather than paved, tracks. Today, USAC sanction open-wheel racing series such as the Silver Crown Series, National Sprint Car Series, National Midget Series, and Quarter Midgets.

### Triple crown

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The "triple crown" is earned in USAC racing when a driver claims all three national championships (silver crown, sprint car, and midget car). Only two drivers, Tony Stewart (1995) and J. J. Yeley (2003), have achieved the triple crown in a single season. Six other drivers, Pancho Carter (1972–78), Dave Darland (1997–2001), Jerry Coons Jr. (2006–08), Tracy Hines (2000, 2002, 2015), Chris Windom (2016, 2017, 2020), and Logan Seavey (2023-2024) have claimed each of the three championships at least once in their careers. In 2012 Mike Curb and Cary Agajanian became the only car owners to win the triple crown by winning all three championships in the same year.[citation needed]

### National championship

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USAC awarded a national championship until A. J. Foyt won his seventh title in 1979.[6] It resumed awarding a national championship in 2010.[6] A driver's best 25 finishes are counted toward the championship and the 2010 winner received $40,000.[6] Points are accumulated in the three national series: sprints, midgets, and silver crown.[6] Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Indiana claimed the inaugural championship, topping runner-up Levi Jones by 14 points.

As of 2013 it has been known as the Mike Curb "Super License" National Championship Award.

USAC national drivers champions

* 2010  – Bryan Clauson; Noblesville, Indiana
* 2011  – Bryan Clauson; Noblesville, Indiana
* 2012  – Bryan Clauson; Noblesville, Indiana
* 2013  \- Tracy Hines; New Castle, Indiana
* 2014  \- Tracy Hines; New Castle, Indiana
* 2015  \- Dave Darland; Kokomo, Indiana
* 2016  \- Brady Bacon; Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
* 2017  \- Justin Grant; Ione, California
* 2018  \- Tyler Courtney; Indianapolis, Indiana
* 2019  \- Tyler Courtney; Indianapolis, Indiana
* 2020  \- Chris Windom; Canton, Illinois
* 2021  \- Justin Grant; Ione, California
* 2022  \- Justin Grant; Ione, California

### 1978 plane crash

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On April 23, 1978, returning from a race at the Trenton Speedway in New Jersey, eight USAC officials, plus the pilot, were killed when their 10-seat Piper Navajo Chieftain crashed during a thunderstorm 25 miles southeast of Indianapolis.[7][8]

Killed were:[9]

* Ray Marquette, USAC's vice-president of public affairs and a former sportswriter for The Indianapolis Star
* Frank Delroy, chairman of USAC technical committee
* Shim Malone, starter for USAC races and head of its midget racer division
* Judy Phillips, graphic artist and publication director of USAC's newsletter
* Stan Worley, chief registrar
* Ross Teeguarden, assistant technical chairman
* Don Peabody, head of the sprint division
* Dr. Bruce White, assistant staff doctor
* Don Mullendore, owner and pilot of the plane.

The incident closely followed the death of Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony Hulman.[8]

### End of championship car sanctioning

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The plane crash came at a time when Indy car owners and drivers were demanding changes from USAC. Aside from the Indianapolis 500, USAC events were not well attended, and the owners felt that USAC poorly negotiated television rights. The owners also wanted increases in payouts, especially at Indy.[10] Though some think the plane crash was used as an opportunistic way to force change in the sport, it was merely an unfortunate coincidence. The seed of dissent had been growing for several years before the accident,[11] and claims the crash was an immediate cause for the 1979 CART/USAC "split" are considered for the most part unfounded.

Also unpopular were the attempts of USAC to keep the aging Offenhauser engine competitive with the newer, and much more expensive, Cosworth DFX engine using boost-limiting "pop off valves" and limiting the amount of fuel that could be used.[12]

Finally, most car owners banded together to form Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in 1978, with the first race to be run in 1979. USAC tried unsuccessfully to ban all CART owners from the 1979 Indianapolis 500, finally losing in court before the race began. Both the USAC and CART ran multi-race schedules in 1979.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway president John Cooper was instrumental in forming a joint body of CART and USAC with the creation of the Championship Racing League (CRL) in March 1980. However, in mid-1980, Cooper forced USAC to renounce their agreement with the CRL if they wanted to keep officiating the Indy 500.[13] After USAC's attempt at a 500-mile race at Pocono Raceway – which was boycotted by the CART teams, forcing USAC to fill the field with silver crown cars – USAC and CART eventually settled into a relatively peaceful co-existence, with USAC continuing to sanction the Indianapolis 500 and no other Championship car races, and CART including the race in its schedule between other CART-sanctioned races. USAC continued to sanction the Indy 500 until 1997, when the Indy Racing League (itself product of the second American open-wheel split in 1996) terminated the sanctioning agreement following two consecutive officiating controversies that year; subsequent Indy 500s (and IRL races, as USAC was also involved in IRL's racing-related matters up to that point) were sanctioned by the IRL itself, which was renamed the IndyCar Series in 2003.

### Road racing expansion

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Since 2022, the United States Auto Club has sanctioned the USF Juniors, USF2000 Championship, and USF Pro 2000 Championship series, which serve as a ladder series to Indy NXT, along with the Radical Sportscars North American Championships, Skip Barber Racing School, as well as continued sanctioning of the GT World Challenge America and Porsche Sprint Challenge North America under the newly formed Road Racing Division under the direction of Randy Hembrey.

## Active series

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### USAC Silver Crown Series

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USAC Silver Crown Championship

Category| Sprint car racing
Country|  United States
Inaugural season| 1971
Drivers' champion|  Logan Seavey
Teams' champion| Robbie Rice
Official website| USAC Silver Crown Series
Current season
Steve Butler's 1988 Silver Crown car Tony Stewart's 1995 Silver Crown Championship car, part of his "Triple Crown" accomplishment

Beginning in 1971, all dirt races were split from the National Championship. From 1971 to 1980, the series was named "National Dirt Car Championship", then renamed "Silver Crown Series" in 1981.

Champions
Season  | Car No.  | Driver  | Team

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National Dirt Car Championship
1971 | 4  |  George Snider | Wilke
1972 | 3  |  A. J. Foyt | Foyt
1973  | 2  |  Al Unser | Miletich/Jones
1974  | 2  |  Mario Andretti | Miletich/Jones
1975  | 55  |  Jimmy Caruthers | Middleton
1976  | 29  |  Billy Cassella | Seymour
1977  | 4  |  Larry Rice | LeFevre
1978  | 21  |  Pancho Carter | Capels
1979  | 30  |  Bobby Olivero | Kurtz
1980  | 12  |  Gary Bettenhausen | Delrose/Holt
Silver Crown Series
1981  | 55  |  Larry Rice | Knepper
1982  | 39  |  Ken Schrader | Fortune
1983  | 9  |  Gary Bettenhausen | Delrose/Holt
1984  | 58  |  Dave Blaney | DePalma
1985  | 39  |  Rick Hood | Fortune
1986  | 63  |  Jack Hewitt | Hampshire
1987  | 63  |  Jack Hewitt | Hampshire
1988  | 10  |  Steve Butler | Jarrett
1989  | 30  |  Chuck Gurney | Kurtz
1990  | 54  |  Jimmy Sills | Consani
1991  | 35  |  Jeff Gordon | Ede
1992  | 10  |  Steve Butler | Jarrett
1993  | 69  |  Mike Bliss | McClure
1994  | 75  |  Jimmy Sills | Stanton
1995  | 25  |  Tony Stewart | Boles
1996  | 75  |  Jimmy Sills | Stanton
1997  | 56  |  Dave Darland | Foxco
1998  | 9  |  Jason Leffler | Goetz
1999  | 14  |  Ryan Newman | Ede
2000  | 37  |  Tracy Hines | Riggs
2001  | 10  |  Paul White | Cook
2002  | 9  |  J. J. Yeley | Stewart/East
2003  | 9  |  J. J. Yeley | Stewart/East
2004  | 9  |  Dave Steele | Stewart/East
2005  | 9  |  Dave Steele | Stewart/East
2006  | 29  |  Bud Kaeding | BK/Leffler
2007  | 29  |  Bud Kaeding | BK
2008  | 27  |  Jerry Coons Jr | RW
2009  | 29  |  Bud Kaeding | BK
2010 | 10  |  Levi Jones | Stewart/Curb-Agajanian
2011 | 10  |  Levi Jones | Stewart/Curb-Agajanian
2012 | 22  |  Bobby East | Stewart/Curb-Agajanian
2013 | 10  |  Bobby East | Stewart/Curb-Agajanian
2014 | 63  |  Kody Swanson[14] | DePalma Motorsports
2015 | 63  |  Kody Swanson | DePalma Motorsports
2016 | 98  |  Chris Windom[15] | Fred Gormly/RPM
2017 | 63  |  Kody Swanson | DePalma Motorsports
2018 | 63  |  Kody Swanson | DePalma Motorsports
2019 | 20  |  Kody Swanson | Nolen Racing
2020 | 91  |  Justin Grant[16] | Hemelgarn Racing
2021 | 77, 21, 9  |  Kody Swanson[17] | Doran Racing, Mark Swanson Racing, Dyson Racing
2022 | 1  |  Kody Swanson[18] | Doran-Dyson Racing
2023 | 22  |  Logan Seavey[19] | Rice Motorsports/Abacus Racing
2024 | 77  |  Kody Swanson | Doran Binks Racing

Race winners

* As of the end of the 2022 season

Driver | Wins[18]

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Kody Swanson | 37
Jack Hewitt | 23
Brian Tyler | 18
Dave Steele | 16
J. J. Yeley | 15
Dave Darland | 14
Chuck Gurney | 14
Jimmy Sills | 12
Bobby East | 11
Bobby Santos III | 11
Gary Bettenhausen | 10
Mike Bliss | 10

### USAC National Sprint Car Championship

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USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship

Category| Sprint car racing
Country|  United States
Inaugural season| 1956
Tire suppliers| Hoosier Racing Tire
Drivers' champion|  Justin Grant
Teams' champion| TOPP Motorsports
Official website| AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series
Current season
Tracy Hines' 2008 pavement sprint car (without wing) Tony Stewart's 1995 Sprint Car Championship car, part of his "Triple Crown" accomplishment

From 1956 to 1960, USAC's National Sprint Car Championship was divided into two regional divisions in the Midwest and the East.

Champions
Season  | Car No.  | Driver  | Team

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1956  | 9  |  Midwest: Pat O'Connor | Estes
1  |  East: Tommy Hinnershitz |
1957  | 21  |  Midwest: Elmer George | Hulman
|  East: Bill Randall |
1958  | 25  |  Midwest: Eddie Sachs | Cheesman
3  |  East: Johnny Thomson | Traylor
1959  | 4  |  Midwest: Don Branson | Estes
4  |  East: Tommy Hinnershitz | Pfrommer
1960  | 51  |  Midwest: Parnelli Jones | Fike
2  |  East: A. J. Foyt | Watson
1961  | 1  |  Parnelli Jones | Fike
1962  | 1  |  Parnelli Jones | Fike
1963  | 2  |  Roger McCluskey | Homeyer
1964  | 3  |  Don Branson | Phillips
1965  | 9  |  Johnny Rutherford | Meskowski
1966  | 51  |  Roger McCluskey | Anderson
1967  | 92  |  Greg Weld | Leffler
1968  | 4, 27  |  Larry Dickson | Smith, Stapp
1969  | 2  |  Gary Bettenhausen | Davis
1970  | 2  |  George Snider | Lay
1971  | 2  |  Gary Bettenhausen | Davis
1972  | 4  |  Sammy Sessions | Amerling
1973  | 2  |  Rollie Beale | Kilman
1974  | 6  |  Pancho Carter | Stapp
1975  | 80  |  Larry Dickson | Ensign
1976  | 24  |  Pancho Carter | Stap
1977  | 56  |  Sheldon Kinser | Hammond
1978  | 43  |  Tom Bigelow | Armstrong
1979  | 43  |  Greg Leffler | Armstrong
1980  | 2  |  Rich Vogler | Seibert
1981  | 6  |  Sheldon Kinser | Leyba
1982  | 1  |  Sheldon Kinser | Leyba
1983  | 39  |  Ken Schrader | Delrose/Holt
1984  | 39  |  Rick Hood | Fortune
1985  | 39  |  Rick Hood | Fortune
1986  | 6  |  Steve Butler | Stoops
1987  | 1  |  Steve Butler | Stoops
1988  | 1  |  Steve Butler | Stoops
1989  | 69  |  Rich Vogler | Hoffman
1990  | 69  |  Steve Butler | Hoffman
1991  | 7  |  Robbie Stanley | Stanley
1992  | 1  |  Robbie Stanley | Stanley
1993  | 69  |  Robbie Stanley | Hoffman
1994  | 22k  |  Doug Kalitta | Kalitta
1995  | 20  |  Tony Stewart | Niebel
1996  | 4c  |  Brian Tyler | Contos
1997  | 4c  |  Brian Tyler | Contos
1998  | 2, 12  |  Tony Elliott | Walker/Vance, Conroy
1999  | 69  |  Dave Darland | Hoffman
2000  | 66  |  Tony Elliott | Walker
2001  | 76  |  J. J. Yeley | GT
2002  | 69  |  Tracy Hines | Hoffman
2003  | 20  |  J. J. Yeley | Stewart
2004  | 20  |  Jay Drake | Stewart
2005  | 2B  |  Levi Jones | Benic
2006  | 20  |  Josh Wise | Stewart
2007  | 20  |  Levi Jones | Stewart
2008  | 69  |  Jerry Coons Jr | Hoffman
2009  | 20  |  Levi Jones | Stewart
2010  | 20  |  Levi Jones | Stewart
2011  | 20  |  Levi Jones | Stewart
2012  | 7  |  Bryan Clauson | CTR-BCI-Curb-Agajanian
2013  | 20  |  Bryan Clauson | Stewart/Curb-Agajanian
2014  | 69  |  Brady Bacon[20] | Hoffman
2015  | 12  |  Robert Ballou | Ballou Motorsports
2016  | 69  |  Brady Bacon[21] | Hoffman
2017  | 5  |  Chris Windom | Baldwin Brothers
2018 | 7  |  Tyler Courtney | Clauson Marshall Motorsports
2019  | 19AZ  |  C.J. Leary  | Reinbold/Underwood Motorsports
2020  | 69  |  Brady Bacon[22] | Hoffman
2021  | 69  |  Brady Bacon[23] | Hoffman
2022  | 4  |  Justin Grant[24] | TOPP Motorsports
2023  | 4  |  Justin Grant[25] | TOPP Motorsports
2024  | 57  |  Logan Seavey | Abacus Racing

Race winners

* As of the end of the 2020 season

Driver | Wins

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Dave Darland | 62
Tom Bigelow | 52
Tracy Hines | 47
Jack Hewitt | 46
Larry Dickson | 45
Pancho Carter | 42
Bryan Clauson | 41
Gary Bettenhausen | 40
Sheldon Kinser | 37
Jon Stanbrough | 35
Rich Vogler | 35
Brady Bacon | 35
Rollie Beale | 32
Robert Ballou | 29
Tyler Courtney | 29
Don Branson | 28
A. J. Foyt | 28
Levi Jones | 28
Chris Windom | 28
J. J. Yeley | 28

### USAC National Midget Championship

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USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Championship

Category| Midget car racing
Country|  United States
Inaugural season| 1956
Tire suppliers| Hoosier Racing Tire
Drivers' champion|  Buddy Kofoid
Teams' champion| Curb-Agajanian
Official website| USAC P1 Insurance National Midgets
Current season
2014 USAC Midget champion Rico Abreu Tony Stewart's 1995 Midget Car Championship car, part of his "Triple Crown" accomplishment

Brad Sweet qualifying his midget

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Champions
Season  | Car No.  | Driver  | Team

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1956  |  |  Shorty Templeman |
1957  |  |  Shorty Templeman |
1958  |  |  Shorty Templeman |
1959  |  |  Gene Hartley |
1960  |  |  Jimmy Davies |
1961  |  |  Jimmy Davies |
1962  |  |  Jimmy Davies |
1963  |  |  Bob Wente |
1964  |  |  Mel Kenyon |
1965  |  |  Mike McGreevy |
1966  | 1  |  Mike McGreevy |
1967  | 1  |  Mel Kenyon | Kenyon
1968  | 1  |  Mel Kenyon | Kenyon
1969  | 3  |  Bob Tattersall | Stroud
1970  | 5  |  Jimmy Caruthers | Caruthers
1971  | 5  |  Danny Caruthers | Caruthers
1972  | 81  |  Pancho Carter | Rieder
1973  | 2  |  Larry Rice | Shannon
1974  | 61  |  Mel Kenyon | Kenyon
1975  | 5  |  Sleepy Tripp |
1976  | 1  |  Sleepy Tripp |
1977  | 43  |  Mel Kenyon | Armstrong
1978  | 2  |  Rich Vogler | Caruthers
1979  | 2  |  Steve Lotshaw | Piascik
1980  | 69  |  Rich Vogler | Lockard
1981  | 61  |  Mel Kenyon | Kenyon
1982  | 5  |  Kevin Olson  | Carey
1983  | 4  |  Rich Vogler | Streicher
1984  | 16  |  Tom Bigelow | Sandy
1985  | 66  |  Mel Kenyon | Burns
1986  | 2  |  Rich Vogler | Byrd
1987  | 11  |  Kevin Olson  | Wilke
1988  | 1  |  Rich Vogler | Byrd
1989  | 46  |  Russ Gamester | Gamester
1990  | 4  |  Jeff Gordon | Helmling
1991  | 8  |  Mike Streicher | Streicher
1992  | 11  |  Stevie Reeves | Wilke
1993  | 9  |  Stevie Reeves | Lewis
1994  | 6  |  Tony Stewart | Potter
1995  | 9  |  Tony Stewart | Lewis
1996  | 91  |  Kenny Irwin Jr. | Lewis
1997  | 71  |  Jason Leffler | Willoughby
1998  | 9  |  Jason Leffler | Lewis
1999  | 9  |  Jason Leffler | Lewis
2000  | 91  |  Kasey Kahne | Lewis
2001  | 9  |  Dave Darland | Lewis
2002  | 9  |  Dave Darland | Lewis
2003  | 9  |  J. J. Yeley | Lewis
2004  | 9  |  Bobby East | Lewis
2005  | 20  |  Josh Wise | Stewart
2006  | 11  |  Jerry Coons Jr. | Wilke
2007  | 11  |  Jerry Coons Jr. | Wilke-Pak
2008  | 71  |  Cole Whitt | Kunz
2009  | 17B  |  Brad Kuhn | RW
2010  | 39  |  Bryan Clauson | Tucker/Kunz/BCI
2011  | 39  |  Bryan Clauson | CTR-Curb-Agajanian
2012  | 3  |  Darren Hagen | RFMS
2013  | 71  |  Christopher Bell | Kunz/Curb-Agajanian
2014  | 97  |  Rico Abreu | Kunz/Curb-Agajanian
2015 | 24  |  Tracy Hines[26] | Parker Machinery
2016 | 67  |  Tanner Thorson[27] | Kunz/Curb-Agajanian
2017 | 97  |  Spencer Bayston[28] | Kunz/Curb-Agajanian
2018 | 67  |  Logan Seavey[29] | Kunz/Curb-Agajanian
2019  | 7BC  |  Tyler Courtney | Clauson-Marshall Racing
2020  | 89  |  Chris Windom[30] | Tucker/Boat Motorsports[31]
2021  | 67  |  Buddy Kofoid[32] | Kunz/Curb-Agajanian
2022  | 67  |  Buddy Kofoid | Kunz/Curb-Agajanian
2023  | 57  |  Logan Seavey | Abacus Racing
2024  | 86  |  Daison Pursley | CB Industries

Race winners
Driver | Wins

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Mel Kenyon | 111
Rich Vogler | 95
Bob Wente | 78
Bob Tattersall | 63
Sleepy Tripp | 57
Jimmy Davies | 48
Bryan Clauson | 38
Tracy Hines | 35
Gene Hartley | 31
Chuck Rodee | 31
Dave Darland | 30
Mike McGreevy | 30
Johnny Parsons | 30
Kyle Larson | 27
Gary Bettenhausen | 27
Tony Stewart | 27
Darren Hagen | 25
Parnelli Jones | 25
Dave Strickland | 25

### USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series

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AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car SeriesCategory| Sprint car racing

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Country|  United States
Inaugural season| 2004
Tire suppliers| Hoosier Racing Tire
Drivers' champion|  Damion Gardner
Teams' champion| Alexander
Official website| AMSOIL USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series
Current season

The USAC/CRA AMSOIL Sprint Car Series debuted in 2004 utilizing the same cars and 410ci engines that race in USAC's AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship at dirt oval tracks across California and Arizona. The series also features combination races with the AMSOIL USAC Sprint Car National Championship.

Champions

Season  | Car No.  | Driver  | Team

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2004  | 3  |  Rip Williams | Jory
2005  | 50  |  Damion Gardner | Chaffin
2006  | 38  |  Cory Kruseman | Crossno
2007  | 4  |  Tony Jones | Alexander
2008  | 50  |  Mike Spencer | Chaffin
2009  | 50  |  Mike Spencer | Chaffin
2010  | 50  |  Mike Spencer | Chaffin
2011  | 50  |  Mike Spencer | Chaffin
2012  | 50  |  Mike Spencer | Chaffin
2013  | 4a  |  Damion Gardner | Alexander
2014  | 4  |  Damion Gardner | Alexander
2015  | 4  |  Damion Gardner | Alexander
2016  | 4  |  Damion Gardner | Alexander
2017  | 4  |  Damion Gardner | Alexander
2018  | 4  |  Damion Gardner | Alexander
2019  | 4  |  Damion Gardner | Alexander
2020  | No champion crowned due to the COVID-19 Pandemic[33]
2021  | 1  |  Damion Gardner | Alexander
2022  | 1  |  Damion Gardner | Alexander
2023  | 17R  |  Brody Roa | Tom and Christy Dunkel

Source:[34]

### USAC Western States Midget Series

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Light Up The World Beverages presents the USAC Western States MidgetsCategory| Midget car racing

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Country|  United States
Inaugural season| 1982
Tire suppliers| Hoosier Racing Tire
Official website| USAC Western States Midgets
Current season

USAC started the Western States Midgets in 1982 utilizing the same cars & engines that race in the USAC National Midgets. The series solely races on dirt ovals across California and Arizona but in past raced on pavement ovals as well. The series does run co-sanctioned races with USAC's National Midget Series (including the historic Turkey Night Grand Prix race) and the Bay Cities Racing Association Midgets.

Champions

Season  | Car No.  | Driver  | Team

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1982  |  | Jeff Haywood |
1983  |  | Sleepy Tripp |
1984  |  | Tommy White |
1985  |  | Sleepy Tripp |
1986  |  | Robby Flock |
1987  |  | Sleepy Tripp |
1988  |  | Sleepy Tripp |
1989  |  | Robby Flock |
1990  |  | Sleepy Tripp |
1991  |  | Sleepy Tripp |
1992  |  | Sleepy Tripp |
1993  |  | Robby Flock |
1994  |  | Johnny Cofer |
1995  |  | Billy Boat |
1996  |  | Jay Drake |
1997  |  | Ricky Shelton |
1998  |  | Rick Hendrix |
1999  |  | Marc DeBeaumont |
2000  |  | Wally Pankratz |
2001  |  | Danny Ebberts |
2002  |  | Robby Flock |
2003  |  | Steve Paden |
2004  |  | Johnny Rodriguez |
2005  |  | Jerome Rodela |
2006  |  | Jerome Rodela |
2007  | 87  | Johnny Rodriguez | Mitchell Motorsports
2008  | 40  | Nic Faas | Western Speed
2009  | 47  | Garrett Hansen | Bondio
2010  | 25  | Alex Schutte | Rodela
2011  | 21k  | Cory Kruseman | Kruseman
2012 (Overall)  | 7  | Shannon McQueen | McQueen
2012 (Dirt)  | 15  | David Prickett | Neverlift
2012 (Pavement)  | 17n  | Chad Nichols | Nichols
2013 (Overall)  | 68  | Ronnie Gardner | Six8
2013 (Dirt)
2013 (Pavement)  | 29  | Chad Nichols | Team 17/Eskesen
2014 (Overall)  | 68  | Ronnie Gardner | Six8
2014 (Dirt)
2014 (Pavement)  | 17  | Chad Nichols | Team17
2015  | 68  | Ronnie Gardner | Six8
2016  | 68  | Ronnie Gardner | Six8
2017  | 68  | Ronnie Gardner | Six8
2018  | 9D  | Michael Faccinto | Sean Dodenhoff Motorsports
2019  | 4D  | Robert Dalby | Ken Dalby
2020  |  | season championship cancelled[35] |
2021  | 9  | Blake Bower | Tony Boscacci
2022  | 14J  | Michael Faccinto | Graunstadt Enterprises
2023  | 51  | Brody Fuson | Rusty Carlile
2024  | 101  | Cade Lewis | Dean Alexander

Source:[36]

### USAC 360 Sprint Car Series

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USAC sanctions several regional 360 c.i.d. non-wing sprint car series across the country. USAC's West Coast Sprint Car Series was launched in 2009 by Santa Maria Speedway promoter Chris Kearns, and joined forces with USAC in 2010. The West Coast series primarily races at tracks across California while also having special event races in Nevada. USAC's Southwest Sprint Car Series was launched in 1991 as the Arizona Sprint Car Racing Association. The series joined forces with USAC in 2012.[37] The Southwest series primarily races at tracks in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico while also having special event races in Arkansas, Kansas & Oklahoma. The Southwest series was put on hold after the 2019 season and has not made its way back into the sport since then.

USAC and URC Sprint Car Series promoter Curt Michael joined forces to create the USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series, with the first season beginning in 2018.[38]

Champions

| Season  | Car No.  | Driver  | Team

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USAC Southwest Sprint Car Series
2013  | 77M  | R.J. Johnson | Michael
2014  | 77M  | R.J. Johnson | Michael
2015  | 77M  | R.J. Johnson | Michael
2016  | 77M  | R.J. Johnson | Michael
2017  | 51  | R.J. Johnson | Martin
2018  | 50  | Charles Davis Jr. | Massey Motorsports
2019  | 91, 34  | Brody Roa | BR Performance, Grau/Burkhart
[39]
| Season  | Car No.  | Driver  | Team

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USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series
2010  | 3S  | Craig Stidham | Don & Craig Stidham
2011  | 10  | Richard Vander Weerd | Ron Vander Weerd
2012  | 29  | Bud Kaeding | Junior Bowman
2013  | 17V  | Danny Faria Jr. | Danny Faria Jr.
2014  | 37  | Matt Mitchell | Matt Mitchell
2015  | 17V  | Danny Faria Jr. | Junior Bowman
2016  | 91  | Brody Roa | BR Performance
2017  | 12  | Jake Swanson | Matt Dale
2018  | 83  | Austin Liggett | Liggett
2019  | 15T  | Tristan Guardino | Guardino
2020  | Season cancelled
2021  | 33  | D. J. Johnson | Johnson
2022  | 13  | Trent Carter | Carter
2023  | 29T  | Ryan Timmons | Timmons
[40]
| Season  | Car No.  | Driver  | Team

|
|
|

USAC East Coast Sprint Car Series
2018  | 19  | Steven Drevicki | Drevicki
2019  | 19  | Steven Drevicki | Drevicki
2020  | 19  | Steven Drevicki | Drevicki
2021  | 20  | Alex Bright | Hummer Motorsports
2022  | 5G  | Briggs Danner | Heffner Racing Enterprises South
2023  | 39  | Briggs Danner | Hogue Racing Enterprises

### USAC Speed2 Midget Series

[edit]

USAC formed the Speed2 Midget Series (formerly known as the Ford Focus Midget Series, Ignite Midget Series and HPD Midget Series) in 2002 with several regional divisions running across the United States on both dirt & pavement oval tracks. With exception to the engine, the cars used are the same as National & Western States Midget cars. The powerplants currently used are 4-cylinder production-based engines with stock internal dimensions to save costs for competitors. The series started out as a spec engine class, originally with Ford supplying their Zetec engine from 2002 to 2012, and then HPD supplying their K24 engine starting in 2013.

National Championship

The Speed2 Midget Series National Champion has been determined in a variety of ways. The inaugural championship, 2005, was decided by a two-race series (one dirt, one pavement). Subsequent national champions were determined by a single "national championship race" held at various locations. This format was used until 2010. In 2011, a points system was instituted to determine the national champion. Counting only a drivers twelve best finishes, the system allowed drivers from multiple regions to compete under a common points structure for a season-long championship. The 2012 season did not award a national champion, however the respective regional champions were honored at USAC Night of Champions.

National Champions

* 2005: Robbie Ray; Davenport, IA;
* 2006: Michael Faccinto; Hanford, CA; Scelzi #4x
* 2007: James Robertson; Indianapolis, IN; Steele #1
* 2008: Alex Bowman; Tucson, AZ; Bowman #55
* 2009: Kyle Hamilton; Danville, IN; Steele #1
* 2010: Nick Drake; Mooresville, NC; Cline #55
* 2011: Nick Drake; Mooresville, NC; Cline #55

Regional Champions

Season  | Series  | Driver

|
|

2002  | (No Regions)
2003  | California (North)  | Josh Lakatos
California (South)  | Todd Hunsaker
Indiana  | Robbie Ray
2004  | California (North)  | Bradley Galedrige
California (South)  | Chris Rahe
Carolina / Virginia  | Chase Scott
Midwest  | Tate Martz
Speedrome  | Brice Kenyon
2005  | California (Dirt)  | Chase Barber
California (Pavement)  | Alex Harris
Carolina / Virginia  | Chase Scott
Midwest  | Tate Martz
Northeast  | Michael Sboro
Oklahoma  | Jasiel Randolph
Speedrome  | Jamie Williams
2006  | California (Dirt)  | Bobby Michnowicz
California (Pavement)  | Tim Skoglund
Carolina / Virginia  | Chase Scott
Florida  | Ryan Smith
Indiana  | James Robertson
Midwest (Dirt)  | Jordan Noblitt
Midwest (Pavement)  | Tate Martz
Northeast  | Ryan Smith
2007  | California (Dirt)  | Nic Faas
California (Pavement)  | Tim Skoglund
Carolina  | Tanner Swanson
Indiana  | Chett Gehrke
Midwest  | James Robertson
Northeast  | Jeff Abold
UMARRA  | Mario Clouser
Utah  | Tim Savage
2008  | California (Dirt)  | Alex Bowman
California (Junior)  | Charlie Butcher
California (Pavement)  | Ian Miille
Carolinas  | Bradley Riethmeyer
Indiana  | Kyle Hamilton
Midwest
Utah  | Kipp Posey
UMARA  | Branden Allen
2009  | California (Dirt)  | Brody Roa
California (Pavement)  | Nik Romano
California (Young Guns)  | Kyle Edwards
Carolina  | Jeremy Frankoski
Midwest  | Joe Liguori
UMARA
Utah  | Kipp Posey
2010  | Eastern  | Scott Hunter
Eastern (Young Guns)  | Jesse Little
Midwest  | Joe Liguori
Midwest (Young Guns)  | Cooper Clouse
Western  | Nick Carlson
Western (Young Guns)  | Jarid Blondel
Utah  | Michael Daniels
2011  | DMA  | Joe Krawiec
Eastern  | Nick Drake
Eastern (Dirt)  | Scott Hunter
Eastern (Pavement)  | Jarett Andretti
Eastern (Young Guns)  | Jared Irvan
Midwest  | Ross Rankine
Midwest (Young Guns)  | Sam McGhee
Utah  | Jim Waters
Western  | Brodie Kostecki
Western (Young Guns)
2012  | DMA  | Kevin Chaffee
Eastern  | Jared Irvan
Midwest (Dirt)  | Ross Rankine
Midwest (Pavement)
Northwest  | Jared Peterson
Western (Dirt)  | Cory Elliott
Western (Pavement)  | Bryant Dawson
Western North  | Garret Peterson
2013  | DMA  | Joe Krawiec
Eastern  | Chris Lamb
Midwest (Dirt)  | Gage Walker
Midwest (Pavement)  | Cooper Clouse
Washington  | Chase Goetz
Western  | Jarid Blondel
Western (Dirt)  | Cory Elliott
Western (Pavement)  | Bryant Dawson
2014  | DMA  | Adam Pierson
Eastern  | Scott Hunter
Midwest (Dirt)  | Austin Nemire
Midwest (Pavement)
Washington  | Chase Goetz
Western  | Shawn Buckley
Western (Dirt)  | Ashley Hazelton
2015  | DMA  | Adam Pierson
Eastern  | Chris Lamb
Midwest  | Alex Watson
Western  | Cody Jessop
Western (Dirt)  | Shawn Buckley
Western (Pavement)  | Dylan Nobile
Western (Restricted)  | Jesse Love
2016  | DMA  | Adam Pierson
Eastern  | Chris Lamb
IMRA  | Jeff Mallonee
Midwest Thunder  | Gage Etgen
Western  | Jesse Love
Western (Dirt)
Western (Pavement)  | Toni Breidinger
Western (Restricted)  | Blake Brannon
2017  | DMA  | Dean Christensen
Eastern  | Jessica Bean
Gulf Coast  | Kyle Jones
IMRA  | Dillon Morley
Midwest Thunder  | Aaron Leffel
Western (Overall)  | Jesse Love
Western (Dirt)
Western (Pavement)
2018  | DMA  | Jason Goff
Eastern  | Jessica Bean
IMRA  | Andy Baugh
Midwest Thunder  | Aaron Leffel
Western (Overall)  | Adam Lemke
Western (Dirt)  | Tyler Slay
Western (Pavement)  | Adam Lemke
2019  | DMA  | Will Hull
Eastern  | Jessica Bean
IMRA  | Andy Baugh
Midwest Thunder  | Aaron Leffel
2020  | DMA  | Seth Carlson
Eastern  | Jessica Bean
IMRA  | Bryan Stanfill
Midwest Thunder  | Jacob Denney
Radical Focus  | Joseph Holiday

### USAC Lightning Sprint National Championship

[edit]

USAC started the Speedway Motors Lightning Sprint National Championship in 2017 for local tracks running Lightning Sprint cars. The points format counts the 12 best races at USAC sanctioned tracks.[41]

### GT World Challenge America

[edit]

Main article: GT World Challenge America

Pirelli World Challenge, was started in 1990 and switched to USAC sanctioning in 2017.[42] The championship currently races on road and street courses across the United States and Canada with seven different classes for GT cars & Touring cars. Founded by WC Vision, the series is presently owned by SRO Group.

### Off-road racing

[edit]

The Stadium Super Trucks series was founded in 2013 by former NASCAR driver Robby Gordon. It is sanctioned by USAC,[43] though Gordon and sponsorship marketing company The Elevation Group co-own the series.[44]

The USAC also sanctions the American Rally Association, Nitro Rallycross, King of the Hammers and Great American Shortcourse.

## Former series

[edit]

### USAC Championship Car Series

[edit]

Main article: List of USAC Championship Car seasons

A. J. Foyt's 1977 Champ Car USAC Championship Car Season Champions

1956  |  Jimmy Bryan | season
1957  |  Jimmy Bryan | season
1958  |  Tony Bettenhausen | season
1959  |  Rodger Ward | season
1960  |  A. J. Foyt | season
1961  |  A. J. Foyt | season
1962  |  Rodger Ward | season
1963  |  A. J. Foyt | season
1964  |  A. J. Foyt | season
1965  |  Mario Andretti | season
1966  |  Mario Andretti | season
1967  |  A. J. Foyt | season
1968  |  Bobby Unser | season
1969  |  Mario Andretti | season
1970  |  Al Unser | season
1971  |  Joe Leonard | season
1972  |  Joe Leonard | season
1973  |  Roger McCluskey | season
1974  |  Bobby Unser | season
1975  |  A. J. Foyt | season
1976  |  Gordon Johncock | season
1977  |  Tom Sneva | season
1978  |  Tom Sneva | season
1979  |  A. J. Foyt | season
1980  |  Johnny Rutherford | season

### USAC Gold Crown Series

[edit]

Starting in 1981, USAC scaled back their participation in Indy car racing outside of the Indianapolis 500. The preeminent national championship season was instead being sanctioned by CART. USAC developed a split-calendar season, beginning in June, and ending in May with the Indy 500. After 1983, however, the Gold Crown schedule would consist of only one event per season (Indy 500), and the Gold Crown title would be regarded largely as ceremonial. The winner of the Indianapolis 500 would be the de facto Gold Crown champion, as it was the lone points-paying event. The title and the "series" were retired after the 1994–1995 season with the advent of the Indy Racing League.

USAC Gold Crown Series Champions

1981–82  |  George Snider | season | [45]
1982–83  |  Tom Sneva | season | [46]
1983–84  |  Rick Mears | season | [47]
1984–85  |  Danny Sullivan | season | [48]
1985–86  |  Bobby Rahal | season | [49]
1986–87  |  Al Unser | season | [50]
1987–88  |  Rick Mears | season | [51]
1988–89  |  Emerson Fittipaldi | season | [52]
1989–90  |  Arie Luyendyk | season | [53]
1990–91  |  Rick Mears | season | [54]
1991–92  |  Al Unser Jr. | season | [55]
1992–93  |  Emerson Fittipaldi | season | [56]
1993–94  |  Al Unser Jr. | season | [57]
1994–95  |  Jacques Villeneuve | season | [58]

### USAC Stock Cars

[edit]

Main article: USAC Stock Car

Norm Nelson's USAC Stock Car

USAC featured a stock car division from 1956 to 1984.

Past Champions

Year | Champion | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | Rookie Of The Year
1956*  | Johnny Mantz | Marshall Teague | Les Snow | None
1957  | Jerry Unser | Ralph Moody | Sam Hanks | None
1958  | Fred Lorenzen | Mike Klapak | Norm Nelson | None
1959  | Fred Lorenzen | Mike Klapak | Nelson Stacy | None
1960  | Norm Nelson | Paul Goldsmith | Tony Bettenhausen | None
1961  | Paul Goldsmith | Norm Nelson | Elmer Musgrave | None
1962  | Paul Goldsmith | Don White | Norm Nelson | None
1963  | Don White | A. J. Foyt | Norm Nelson | Sal Tovella
1964  | Parnelli Jones | Norm Nelson | Don White | Joe Leonard
1965  | Norm Nelson | Paul Goldsmith | Don White | Billy Foster
1966  | Norm Nelson | Don White | Billy Foster | Butch Hartman
1967  | Don White | Parnelli Jones | Jack Bowsher | Al Unser
1968  | A. J. Foyt | Roger McCluskey | Don White | Dick Trickle
1969  | Roger McCluskey | A. J. Foyt | Don White | Verlin Eaker
1970  | Roger McCluskey | Norm Nelson | A. J. Foyt | Billy Reis
1971  | Butch Hartman | Jack Bowsher | Roger McCluskey | J. Booher/B. Schroyer
1972  | Butch Hartman | Roger McCluskey | Paul Feldner | Chuck McWilliams
1973  | Butch Hartman | Ramo Stott | Bay Darnell | Irv Janey
1974  | Butch Hartman | Norm Nelson | Ramo Stott | Ken Rowley
1975  | Ramo Stott | Butch Hartman | Sal Tovella | Len Gittemeier
1976  | Butch Hartman | Ramo Stott | Sal Tovella | Wayne Watercutter
1977  | Paul Feldner | Ramo Stott | Sal Tovella | Dave Watson
1978  | A. J. Foyt | Terry Ryan | Bay Darnell | Joe Ruttman
1979  | A. J. Foyt | Bay Darnell | Rusty Wallace | Rusty Wallace
1980  | Joe Ruttman | Rusty Wallace | Bay Darnell | Ken Schrader
1981  | Dean Roper | Sal Tovella | Ken Schrader | Rick Hanley
1982  | Dean Roper | Bay Darnell | Rick O'Brien | J. Schwister/J. Lindhorst
1983  | Dean Roper | Butch Garner | Rick O'Brien | Roger Drake
1984  | David Goldsberry | Ken Rowley | Jim Hall | David Goldsberry

* The inaugural season featured two subtitles: Pacific Coast (won by Sam Hanks) and Short Track (Troy Ruttman).

### USAC Road Racing Championship

[edit]

Main article: USAC Road Racing Championship

From 1958 until 1962, USAC sanctioned a road racing championship.[59] It was held for sports cars from 1958 to 1961, and adopted Formula Libre rules in 1962.

Year | Champion | Car | Report

|
|
|

1958  |  Dan Gurney | Ferrari 375 Plus
Ferrari 290 MM | season
1959  |  Augie Pabst | Ferrari 625 TR
Scarab Mk. II-Chevrolet | season
1960  |  Carroll Shelby | Maserati Tipo 61
Scarab Mk. II-Chevrolet | season
1961  |  Ken Miles | Porsche 718 RS 61 | season
1962  |  Roger Penske | Cooper T53-Climax | season

### TORC: The Off-Road Championship

[edit]

Main article: TORC: The Off-Road Championship

Scott Taylor's Crandon winning Pro 2 truck

TORC: The Off-Road Championship was founded in 2009 by motocross racer Rick Johnson and it was managed the race operations and officiated the events.[60] USAC took over complete management of the series in 2010.[60] The complete management ended in August 2013 season when it was sold to The Armory. USAC returned to officiation/race control and the series was renamed "TORC: The Off Road Championship" for 2014.

* 2009 Pro 4x4: Rick Huseman, Pro 2WD: Rob MacCachren
* 2010 Pro 4x4: Johnny Greaves, Pro 2WD: Ricky Johnson
* 2011 Pro 4x4: Ricky Johnson, Pro 2WD Bryce Menzies
* 2012 Pro 4x4: Ricky Johnson, Pro 2WD Bryce Menzies
* 2013 Pro 4x4: Johnny Greaves, Pro 2WD: Bryce Menzies
* 2014 Pro 4x4: Johnny Greaves, Pro 2WD: CJ Greaves

## See also

[edit]

* Sports Car Club of America
* Automobile Racing Club of America
* Automobile Association of America
* Automobile Club of America

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## External links

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USAC

Chairmen and presidents|

* Jeff Stoops
* Kevin Miller

Current series|

| National circle track series|

* USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series
* USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship
* USAC P1 Insurance National Midget Championship

|

Road racing|

* GT World Challenge America
* Atlantic Championship Series
* F2000 Championship Series
* F1600 Championship Series

Off-Road / Rally racing|

* American Rally Association
* International Snowmobile Racing
* Nitrocross
* Stadium Super Trucks
* Ultra4 Racing

Regional circle track series|

* USAC/CRA AMSOIL Sprint Car Series
* USAC Light Up The World Beverages Western States Midgets
* USAC Eastern Midgets presented by ARDC
* USAC East Coast Sprint Cars
* USAC Sands Chevrolet Southwest Sprint Cars
* USAC West Coast Sprint Cars
* USAC Wingless Sprints Oklahoma
* USAC Speed2 DMA Midgets
* USAC Speed2 Eastern Midgets
* USAC Speed2 IMRA Midgets
* USAC Speed2 Midwest Thunder Midgets
* USAC Speed2 Western Dirt Midgets
* USAC Speed2 Western Pavement Midgets
* Action Track USA
* USAC Lightning Sprint National Championship
* USAC Micro Sprint National Championship
* USAC .25 Midgets

Former series|

* USAC Championship Car Series
* USAC Gold Crown Series
* USAC Stock Car
* USAC Road Racing Championship
* Americas Rallycross Championship
* TORC: The Off-Road Championship

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USAC National Championship race venues (1956–1981)

U.S.|

| Paved ovals|

* Atlanta
* Darlington
* Dayton
* Daytona
* Dover
* Indianapolis
* Langhorne
* Marchbanks
* Michigan
* Milwaukee
* Nazareth
* Ontario
* Phoenix
* Pocono
* Texas World
* Trenton

|

Dirt ovals|

* Detroit
* DuQuoin
* Indianapolis (State Fair)
* Lakewood
* Langhorne
* Phoenix (State Fair)
* Sacramento
* Sedalia
* Springfield
* Syracuse
* Williams Grove

Road courses|

* Brainerd
* Castle Rock
* Indianapolis (IRP)
* Mont-Tremblant
* Mosport
* Pikes Peak
* Riverside
* Sears Point
* Seattle
* Stardust

International|

| Tracks|

* Brands Hatch
* Fuji
* Monza
* Rafaela
* Silverstone

|

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USAC Silver Crown Series race venues

Current|

| Dirt ovals|

* DuQuoin
* Eldora
* Selinsgrove
* Springfield
* Terre Haute
* Williams Grove

|

Paved ovals|

* Gateway
* Indianapolis (IRP)
* Madison
* Nashville
* Salem
* Toledo

Former|

| Dirt ovals|

* Belleville
* Commerce City
* Del Mar
* Flemington
* Hagerstown
* Indianapolis (Mile)
* Knoxville
* Las Vegas
* Manzanita
* Mineral Wells
* Nazareth (mile)
* Nazareth (half-mile)
* Oklahoma City
* Sacramento
* Sedalia
* Syracuse
* Tampa
* Tucson
* Tulsa

|

Paved ovals|

* Berlin
* Chicagoland
* Darlington
* Homestead
* Iowa
* Irwindale
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Memphis
* Mesa Marin
* Milwaukee
* Nazareth
* New Hampshire
* Orlando
* Oswego
* Phoenix
* Pikes Peak
* Richmond
* St. Paul

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* e

USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship race venues

Current|

| Dirt ovals|

* Bloomington
* Bridgeport
* Eldora
* Gas City
* Grandview
* Granite City
* Greenwood
* Haubstadt
* Knoxville
* Kokomo
* Lakeside
* Lawrenceburg
* Ocala
* Queen Creek
* Perris
* Pevely
* Plymouth
* Port Royal
* Putnamville
* Susquehanna
* Terre Haute
* Weedsport

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Former|

| Dirt ovals|

* Abbottstown
* Angell Park
* Atomic
* Attica
* Avilla
* Beaver Dam
* Big Diamond
* Boswell
* Brownstown
* Butler
* Calistoga
* Cameron
* Canandaigua
* Canyon
* Cedar Lake
* Charlotte
* Comtrax
* Deer Creek
* Dodge City
* Eagle
* East Bay
* Farmer City
* Flora
* Florence
* Fremont
* Grain Valley
* Hales Corners
* Hagerstown
* Hanford
* Hartford
* Huset's
* Indianapolis (ISF)
* Jackson
* Joliet
* Junction
* Kentucky Lake
* Lake Odessa
* Lake Ozark
* Las Vegas
* Lernerville
* Limaland
* Little Rock
* Manzanita
* Mercer
* Montpelier
* New Egypt
* Oskaloosa
* Paragon
* Path Valley
* Portsmouth
* Randolph County
* Red Hill
* Richmond (KY)
* Riverside
* Santa Fe
* Sedalia
* Sharon
* Superior
* Tampa
* Tucson
* Tulare
* Tulsa
* Wheatland
* Williams Grove
* Wilmot
* Woodstock

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Paved ovals|

* Anderson
* Berlin
* Cayuga
* Columbus
* Concord
* Hawkeye Downs
* Illiana
* Indianapolis (IRP)
* Iowa
* Kalamazoo
* Lanier
* Lebanon
* Louisville
* Madison
* Mansfield
* Memphis
* Milwaukee
* Mosport
* Nashville
* Nazareth
* Odessa
* Orlando
* Phoenix
* Pikes Peak
* Richmond (VA)
* Salem
* Shady Bowl
* South Boston
* Toledo
* Winchester

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USAC NOS Energy National Midget Championship race venues

Current|

| Dirt ovals|

* Bakersfield
* Bloomington
* Eldora
* Gas City
* Grandview
* Granite City
* Haubstadt
* Indianapolis (IMS)
* Jefferson County
* Joliet
* Kokomo
* Kutztown
* Lanco
* Lawrenceburg
* Linda's
* Montpelier
* Ocala
* Path Valley
* Pevely
* Placerville
* Putnamville
* Queen Creek
* Red Dirt
* Solomon Valley
* Sweet Springs
* Ventura
* Wayne County

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Indoor ovals|

* DuQuoin (Center)

Former|

| Dirt ovals|

* 81
* Angell Park
* Appalachian
* Ascot
* Attica
* Badlands
* Baylands
* Beaver Dam
* Belle-Clair
* Belleville
* Birmingham
* Broadway
* Boyd's
* Butler
* Canfield
* Canyon
* Chulta Vista
* Clovis
* Colorado National
* Commerce City
* Contra Costa
* Corona
* Cortland
* Creek County
* Crystal
* Danville
* Daugherty
* Des Moines
* Dodge City
* Dodge County
* Dundee
* DuQuoin (Mile)
* Eagle
* Fairbury
* Five Mile Point
* Flemington
* Florence
* Freeport
* Fremont
* Fulton
* Gardena
* Glen Este
* Godfrey
* Hales Corners
* Havasota
* Hartford
* Holts Summit
* Indianapolis (16th Street)
* Indianapolis (Mile)
* Ionia
* Junction
* Knoxville
* Lakeside (KS)
* Lake Ozark
* Langhorne
* LaSalle
* Las Vegas (Dirt Track)
* Lawton
* Limaland
* Lincoln (IL)
* Lincoln (PA)
* Lorain County
* Lubbock
* Macon
* Malta
* Manzanita
* Marion County
* Mazon
* Merrittville
* Motor City
* Nazareth
* New Bremen
* North Vernon
* Oklahoma City
* Olympic
* Pan American
* Paragon
* Penn National
* Peotone
* Peoria
* Perris
* Plymouth
* Portsmouth
* Reading
* Red Hill
* Richmond (KY)
* Riverside (AR)
* Sacramento
* Santa Fe
* South Mountain
* South Park
* Springfield (1/5 mile)
* Springfield (Mile)
* Springfield (Speedway)
* Sterling
* Susquehanna
* Sycamore
* Syracuse
* Terre Haute
* Topeka
* Troup County
* Tucson
* Tulare
* Urbana
* Weedsport
* West Capital
* West Chester
* Whitewater Valley
* Williams Grove
* Yellow River
* Zilwaukee

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Paved ovals|

* ACE
* Anderson
* Angola
* Avilla
* Baer Field
* Berlin
* Birch Run
* Blue Island
* Central Texas
* Charlotte
* Chicago
* Chicago (Soldier Field)
* Cincinnati (Race Bowl)
* Clio
* Cloverleaf
* Columbus
* Concord
* Corpus Christi
* Dayton (Speedway)
* El Cajon
* Elko
* Englewood
* Flamboro
* Flat Rock
* Fort Wayne (Speedway)
* Galesburg
* Grand Rapids
* Grundy County
* Hawkeye Downs
* Hickory
* I-70
* Indianapolis (IRP)
* Indianapolis (Speedrome)
* Indianapolis (West 16th Street)
* Illiana
* Iowa
* Irwindale (605)
* Irwindale
* Jackson
* Kalamazoo
* Kaukauna
* Kearney Bowl
* Kenly
* Kentucky
* Kil-Kare
* LaCrosse
* Lafayette
* Lake Geneva
* Lake Hill
* Lakeside (CO)
* Lakeside (KS)
* Lanier
* Lansing
* Lee
* Las Vegas (Bullring)
* Longhorn
* Louisville
* Louisville (Fairgrounds)
* Madera
* Madison
* Mansfield
* Meridian
* Meyer
* Milwaukee (Mile)
* Mount Clemens
* Mount Lawn
* Muncie
* Nashville
* Nazareth
* New Asheville
* New Bremen
* New Smyrna
* O'Hare Stadium
* Orange Show
* Orlando
* Owosso
* Painesville
* Phoenix
* Pikes Peak
* Plymouth
* Quad City
* Richmond (VA)
* Rockford
* Salem
* Sandusky
* San Jose
* Saugus
* Seekonk
* Shady Bowl
* Slinger
* South Bend
* South Boston
* Sportsdrome
* Sportsmans
* Stockton
* Suntana
* Toledo
* Toronto (Stadium)
* Trenton
* Tucson
* Vallejo
* Winchester

Indoor ovals|

* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* Columbus (Expo)
* Dayton (Arena)
* Fort Wayne
* Hershey
* Houston
* Indianapolis (Coliseum)
* Indianapolis (Dome)
* Joliet (Stadium)
* Milwaukee (Arena)
* Oklahoma City (Center)
* Springfield (Center)
* Toronto (Skydome)

Road course|

* Riverside (CA)

* v
* t
* e

Stadium Super Trucks

Personnel|

* Robby Gordon
* The Elevation Group
* Robby Gordon Motorsports
* Speed Energy
* United States Auto Club

Seasons|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Champions|

* 2013–2014: Robby Gordon
* 2015–2016: Sheldon Creed
* 2017: Paul Morris
* 2018–2019: Matthew Brabham
* 2020: No champion
* 2021: Matthew Brabham
* 2022–2023: Gavin Harlien
* 2024: Robby Gordon

Related|

* Drivers
* Tracks

Boost Mobile Super Trucks

Personnel|

* Paul Morris
* Nathan Cayzer
* Boost Mobile
* Paul Morris Motorsport
* Motorsport Australia

Seasons|

* 2020
* 2021

Champions|

* 2020: No champion
* 2021: Paul Morris

* v
* t
* e

Nitrocross

Personnel|

* Travis Pastrana
* United States Auto Club

Seasons|

* 2021
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Champions|

| Nitro World Games|

* Timmy Hansen (2018)
* Kevin Hansen (2019)

|

Nitro Rallycross Championship|

* Travis Pastrana (2021)
* Robin Larsson (2022–23, 2023–24)

Tracks|

| Current (2024–25)|

* Richmond
* Utah
* Phoenix
* Miami
* Calgary (NC)
* Las Vegas

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Former|

* Elk River
* Glen Helen
* Jay
* Lydden Hill
* Starke
* Strängnäs
* Trois-Rivières

Related articles|

* Nitro Circus
* Nitro World Games

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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