USAC Releases Jam-Packed Silver Crown, Sprint, and Midget Schedules for 2026
If you are a fan of USAC racing, 2026 is going to be an excellent year. With a combined 96 events spread out among the USAC Silver Crown Series, the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship, and the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship, there will be plenty to watch.
The USAC Silver Crown series will travel to Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, with one date still to be determined.
While they are working, the USAC Sprint Car National Championship will be racing in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas in 2026. Two dates have yet to be finalized.
In addition to all of that, the USAC Midget National Championship makes stops in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The locations of three dates on the calendar have yet to be determined.
2026 USAC Silver Crown Series Schedule
The USAC Silver Crown Series will split its 12 events between six dirt tracks and six paved tracks in 2026. It all begins at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in early May and ends at Ohio’s Toledo Speedway in October. In between, the series will return to Iowa Speedway for the first time since 2015.
- May 8-9: Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, Kan.
- May 22: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg, Ind.
- June 7: World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill.
- June 20: Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pa.
- July 5: Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, Ind.
- July 19: Winchester Speedway, Winchester, Ind.
- Aug. 8: Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa
- Aug. 22: Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill.
- Sept. 5: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, Du Quoin, Ill.
- Sep 13: TBA
- Sep 25-26: Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio
- Oct. 3: Toledo Speedway, Toledo, Ohio
2026 USAC Sprint Car National Championship Schedule
The drivers of the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship will be very busy in 2026 with 55 events on the schedule. It all kicks off, as usual, at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida in February. The final battle will occur at Central Arizona Raceway in October. In between, the USAC Sprint Cars will return to Indiana’s Paragon Speedway for the first time since 1998.
- 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, Indianapolis, 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
2026 USAC Midget National Championship Schedule
The USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship has 29 events on its 2026 schedule. Things kick off in April at Kokomo Speedway in Indiana and conclude in November at Ventura Raceway in California. In between, Coles County Speedway in Mattoon, Ill., and Jacksonville Speedway, also in Illinois, make their USAC midget debuts on the series schedule.
- April 24-25: Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, Ind.
- June 9: Circle City Raceway, Indianapolis, Ind.
- June 10: Paragon Speedway, Paragon, Ind.
- June 11: Lincoln Park Speedway, Putnamville, Ind.
- June 12: Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, Ind.
- June 13: Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Ind.
- June 14: Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, Ind.
- June 30: The Dirt Track at IMS Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind.
- July 1: The Dirt Track at IMS Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind.
- July 7: TBA
- July 8: Mitchell County Fairgrounds, Beloit, Kan.
- July 10-11: Jefferson County Speedway, Fairbury, Neb.
- Aug. 14-15: Coles County Speedway, Mattoon, Ill.
- Aug. 16: Jacksonville Speedway, Jacksonville, Ill.
- Sept. 4: TBA
- Sept. 6: Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis.
- Sept. 7: TBA
- Sept. 24: Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio
- Sept. 26: Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio
- Nov. 13-14: Placerville Speedway, Placerville, Calif.
- Nov 18: Plaza Park Raceway, Visalia, Calif.
- Nov 20-21: Merced Speedway, Merced, Calif.
- Nov. 24: Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, Bakersfield, Calif.
- Nov. 28: Ventura Raceway, Ventura, Calif.