Wed July 12 Don Smith Classic USAC Sprint week @ Terre Haute + UMP Modifieds

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 12

USAC Indiana Sprint Week - Don Smith Classic

Divisions:
USAC Racing AMSOIL INC. National Sprint Cars
Scott's Custom Colors & Auto Body UMP Modifieds

Times:
Pits - 3:00
Grandstands - 4:00
Hot Laps - 6:30
Qualifying - 7:00
Racing - 7:30

Prices:
Grandstands - $25
Infield - $15
Kids 11 & Under FREE
(Tickets Available At Gate On Raceday)

Pit Prices:
$35 For Non-Members
$30 For USAC/UMP Members

Hotels:
Drury Inn Terre Haute
Pear Tree Inn Terre Haute
(Ask For Action Track Discount Rate)

 

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30TH INDIANA SPRINT WEEK TO VISIT TERRE HAUTE ACTION TRACK WEDNESDAY

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media

Indiana Sprint Week. Those words alone invoke powerful emotions of passion that reaches from each of USAC’s Sprint Car superheroes all the way to the common race fan. It makes no difference who you are. When Sprint Week looms, it consumes every waking hour. This Wednesday, July 12, fans in Terre Haute, Indiana will be packing the stands at The Action Track, watching all of the stars of the 2017 edition pace the fast 1/2-mile.

Seven races in nine nights of action with events at Gas City, Kokomo, and Lawrenceburg, leading up to the Terre Haute race. Following Terre Haute, the tour travels to Lincoln Park, Bloomington, and Tri-State.

It’s a journey that can turn hair gray, yet create legends out of mere mortals. It can divert a season’s path to one of joyous jubilation or to a fate of frustration. Yet, ultimately, it can make the person who’s seen everything, feel like a kid again. It makes no difference who you are. The moment has drawn near. For the 30th year, Indiana Sprint Week has arrived.

Entering its third decade, Indiana Sprint Week presented by Camping World has become a timeless tradition. One that’s seen countless breakthrough performances such as last year when Kyle Cummins, Brent Beauchamp, Carson Short and Tyler Courtney all raced to their first USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victories.

Courtney’s particularly stands out due to his stick-to-it-iveness following a lap one spin in the 2016 Sprint Week opener at Gas City. After restarting from the tail, few could’ve foreseen the comeback for the ages that Sunshine demonstrated throughout the next 30 laps, passing at least one car per lap before ultimately driving by Bryan Clauson on the bottom for the victory with eight laps to go.

Courtney was in position to win the title with two races remaining until a massive Bloomington crack-up dashed his hopes and dreams of the ultimate Sprint Week glory. Meanwhile, Brady Bacon was racking up a string of consistent finishes on a nightly basis that netted him his first Indiana Sprint Week title, the ninth to do so without a single win in the history of the mini-series. This year, however, he’s at the wheel of the Dooling/Hayward Motorsports No. 63, which Clauson raced to his 41st and final victory at Lawrenceburg’s Sprint Week round a year ago.

Bacon’s championship ride from last year is occupied by Hanford, California’s Chad Boespflug. Despite a run of big-time wins last season, an Indiana Sprint Week triumph was not among them, although his first career USAC win back in 2013 came at a Sprint Week staple – Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Indiana. The Hoffman No. 69 has seen its share of success in Indiana Sprint Week with 12 wins and two titles between Dave Darland in 1998 and Bacon in 2016.

A pair of ISW champions are eager to end their respective droughts. Astonishingly, Chris Windom of Canton, Illinois hasn’t won an ISW race since Terre Haute’s “Don Smith Classic” that same summer six years back. Rocklin, California’s Robert Ballou was the 2015 titlist, but did so absent a victory. But, it was a single week in 2014 after multiple wins at Putnamville and Haubstadt that turned Ballou’s career around. He arrived at Putnamville for Sprint Week three years ago with five wins in an eight-year span. In the two-and-a-half years since, he’s tallied 22 USAC National wins and a National title.

Point leader Justin Grant is the only driver to win USAC Sprint races in four different states this season, but his last Indiana Sprint Week win came in 2012 at Lawrenceburg. Alabama’s Kevin Thomas, Jr., a recent Williams Grove winner, is one of just three drivers to win three Sprint Week features in a row and is the last to do so back in 2013.

The two winningest ISW drivers of all-time – three-time champ Dave Darland and twice a champion Jon Stanbrough – have been neck-to-neck in terms of total series victories for quite some time. The two have been mainstays atop the results for many a year with Darland’s first win “Sprint Week” win coming in 1990 and Stanbrough’s in 1996! The connection between the two holds true to today with each of their most recent Sprint Week wins coming one night apart from each other in 2014. Stanbrough took his 16th on opening night at Gas City while Darland snagged Kokomo the following night for the 18th time.

Hoosier Hotshots Brady Short and Chase Stockon aim to once again protect their home turf as they did last year at Putnamville and Terre Haute, respectively.

USAC Champions Brody Roa and Ryan Bernal intend to carry the flame for the west coast, continuing a tradition of Californians who’ve made the 30-plus hour Midwest migration for a couple weeks during the summer to take on the best of USAC’s National contingent. Cory Kruseman, Cary Faas and Damion Gardner are among the few who’ve conquered the west, then thrived in Indiana Sprint Week as race winners. Reigning West Coast Sprint champ Roa made his initial foray to “Sprint Week” back in 2014 while Bernal, the 2013 and 14 Western Classic Sprint champion, makes his first trip back since 2013.

For some, Indiana Sprint Week can be a pocket full of sunshine and a racer’s delight. For others, it can prove to be a walk on hot coals scattered atop a bed of nails. Racers go to challenge themselves against the best of the best, night after night to prove themselves on this racing carousel. Where each lands at the end of the week is up to preparation and, perhaps, a bit of good fortune. The stakes are immense and the action intense. Sleep is secondary from the moment the engines fire at Gas City ‘til the final flag drops at Haubstadt. And, you know what? We wouldn’t have it any other way. This is Indiana Sprint Week!

Joining the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars will be the Scott's Custom Colors UMP Modifieds. Pits will open Wednesday at 3:00 and grandstands at 4:00 with a special prerace show taking place in front of the stands with Donald Davidson, Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian. The track will be hot with the start of practice at 6:30, qualifying at 7:00, and racing at 7:30. Grandstand admission is $25, infield admission $15, and kids 11 and under are free.

Five of the seven races will be streamed LIVE via PPV on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/: Gas City, Kokomo, Lawrenceburg, Terre Haute and Bloomington. You may catch all the races available on-demand a day following the event at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/.

About Terre Haute Action Track:

For more information, follow the Action Track online at www.terrehauteactiontrack.net and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/terrehauteactiontrack). Updates are also available by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.

The Terre Haute Action Track is located at the Wabash County Fairgrounds, in Terre Haute, IN. The physical address is 3901 South US Hwy 41, Terre Haute, IN 47807.

 

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You should let people know that parking is NOT free for this event, since it takes place at the same time as the fair.

 

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
USAC Indiana Sprint Week - Don Smith Classic

Divisions:
USAC Racing AMSOIL INC. National Sprint Cars
Scott's Custom Colors & Auto Body DIRTcar Racing Modifieds

Times:
Pits - 3:00
Grandstands - 4:00
Hot Laps - 6:30
Qualifying - 7:00
Racing - 7:30

Prices:
Grandstands - $25
Infield - $15
Kids 11 & Under FREE
(Tickets Available At Gate On Raceday)

Pit Prices:
$35 For Non-Members
$30 For USAC/UMP Members

Hotels:
Drury Inn Terre Haute
Pear Tree Inn Terre Haute
(Ask For Action Track Discount Rate)

About Terre Haute Action Track:
For more information, follow the Action Track online at www.terrehauteactiontrack.net and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/terrehauteactiontrack). Updates are also available by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.
The Terre Haute Action Track is located at the Wabash County Fairgrounds, in Terre Haute, IN. The physical address is 3901 South US Hwy 41, Terre Haute, IN 47807.

 

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WIN FREE TICKETS HERE!!! We are just two days away (Wednesday, July 12) from Indiana Sprint Week heading into the Terre Haute Action Track for the Don Smith Classic. Joining the Sprints will be the Scott's Custom Colors UMP Modifieds. Here is your chance to win a four pack of tickets with our Facebook Contest!!

All you have to do is LIKE and COMMENT on the Facebook post at https://www.facebook.com/terrehaute...171461535284/1399522450133507/?type=3&theater (look for the photo below) to be eligible. Don't forget to SHARE as well, to help spread the word about our great event. One random winner will be chosen on Tuesday night. Good luck and thanks for playing!

 

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The Scott's Custom Colors & Auto Body UMP Modifieds will be back on track this coming Wednesday, July 12 as part of Indiana Sprint Week. Typically, just a sprints only show, Modifieds have been added to give the competitors a chance to race in front of a packed house and to give fans an extra division of racing, while the sprints are getting ready pitside.

 

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PRE-RACE WITH DONALD DAVIDSON THIS WEDNESDAY

This coming Wednesday, July 12, as part of the Indiana Sprint Week appearance at the Terre Haute Action Track, Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian, Donald Davidson will host a pre-race show in the main grandstands from 4:30-5:30 for those who arrive early.

Donald has vast knowledge in not only IMS but also places like the Terre Haute Action Track. He will amaze you with story-after-story, in anticipation of the evening's racing events.

It all starts at 4:30, in the covered grandstands of the Terre Haute Action Track. Hotlaps will follow at 6:30 with racing at 7:30. The USAC Racing AMSOIL National Sprint Cars and the Scott's Custom Colors & Auto Body UMP Modifieds will also be in action. Full event info at www.terrehauteactiontrack.net

 

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You should let people know that parking is NOT free for this event, since it takes place at the same time as the fair.

From the Vigo County Fair Website regarding parking:

Parking

Parking fees are as follows:
Vigo County Fair Parking Fees
Free parking until 4:00 p.m.
$5.00 per car after 4:00 p.m.
$5.00 per person walk up after 4:00p.m.
Weekly parking passes are available for a fee.
Other events hosted at the Fairgrounds may charge a parking fee.

 

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Wednesday, will mark the halfway point during the seven race series.

Greenfield, Indiana’s Leary has surged to a 13-point lead over Kokomo ISW winner Thomas Meseraull in the standings. Brady Bacon is third in the points following three-straight top-five performances (3rd at Kokomo, 2nd at Lawrenceburg and 5th at Gas City).

Rocklin, California’s Robert Ballou led for a portion of Monday night’s feature at Gas City and came within a few laps of pulling off his first Sprint Week win since 2014. He resides fourth in points ahead of Kevin Thomas, Jr. from Cullman, Alabama, who rounds out the current top-five.

Pit gates open at 3pm for Wednesday’s Terre Haute event. Grandstands open at 4pm. Cars are scheduled to hit the track at 6:30pm (Times are subject to change). Grandstand admission will be $25, infield admission $15, and children 11 and under are free. The Scott's Custom Colors UMP Modifieds will also be in action.

Following Terre Haute, the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship schedule carries on Thursday, July 13 at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Friday, July 14 at Bloomington Speedway and the ISW finale Saturday, July 15 at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt.

About Terre Haute Action Track:

For more information, follow the Action Track online at

www.terrehauteactiontrack.net and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/terrehauteactiontrack). Updates are also available by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.

The Terre Haute Action Track is located at the Wabash County Fairgrounds, in Terre Haute, IN. The physical address is 3901 South US Hwy 41, Terre Haute, IN 47807.

2017 INDIANA SPRINT WEEK STANDINGS

After Round 3 of 7

1. (217) C.J. Leary

2. (204) Thomas Meseraull

3. (203) Brady Bacon

4. (188) Robert Ballou

5. (181) Kevin Thomas, Jr.

6. (180) Chris Windom

7. (178) Dave Darland

8. (154) Tyler Courtney

9. (135) Josh Hodges

10. (128) Jarett Andretti

11. (123) Brady Short

12. (121) Kyle Cummins

13. (115) Justin Grant & Chad Boespflug

15. (111) Carson Short

16. (107) Brody Roa & Chase Stockon

18. (106) Kody Swanson

19. (99) Ryan Bernal

20. (89) Aaron Farney

21. (85) Hunter Schuerenberg

22. (71) Shane Cottle

23. (69) A.J. Hopkins

24. (63) Isaac Chapple

25. (58) Jon Stanbrough

26. (38) Mario Clouser & Tyler Thomas

28. (30) Logan Jarrett, Ted Hines, Kyle Robbins, Matt Goodnight & Tyler Clem

33. (29) Brent Beauchamp

34. (20) Shawn Westerfeld, Landon Simon, Tom Harris, Brandon Mattox, Dickie Gaines & Tyler Hewitt

40. (10) Garrett Aitken, Colten Cottle, Cole Ketcham, Corey Smith, Koby Barksdale, Josh Spencer, Joss Moffatt, Chris Olding, Ty Tilton, Nick Bilbee, J.J. Hughes, Michael Fischesser & Garrett Abrams

 

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NASCAR personalities and veteran Dirt Modified drivers, #36 Kenny Wallace (Official Page) and #9 Ken Schrader Racing Inc. will be racing at the Terre Haute Action Track on Wednesday evening in the Scott's Custom Colors & Auto Body UMP Modified division. It's all part of the Indiana Sprint Week appearance at the track for the Don Smith Classic. Full event details at

www.terrehauteactiontrack.net

 

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IT IS INDIANA SPRINT WEEK RACE DAY AT THE Terre Haute Action Track!

The smell of corn dogs and funnel cakes will fill your nose as you enter the Vigo County Fair before being overpowered by the aroma of racing fuel as Round 4 of the 30th Annual USAC Indiana Sprint Week presented by Camping World. Expect sliders and tight, wheel to wheel racing that has made the Action Track legendary. Joining the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars are the Scott's Custom Colors UMP Modifieds for what is going to be a can't miss event.

Full Show Information:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
USAC Indiana Sprint Week - Don Smith Classic

Divisions:
USAC Racing AMSOIL INC. National Sprint Cars
Scott's Custom Colors & Auto Body DIRTcar UMP Modifieds

Times:
Pits - 3:00
Grandstands - 4:00
Hot Laps - 6:30
Qualifying - 7:00
Racing - 7:30

Prices:
Grandstands - $25
Infield - $15
Kids 11 & Under FREE
(Tickets Available At Gate On Raceday)

Pit Prices:
$30 For Non-Members
$25 For USAC/UMP Members

Hotels:
Drury Inn Terre Haute
Pear Tree Inn Terre Haute
(Ask For Action Track Discount Rate)

More information:

The Track Enterprises office can be reached by calling 217-764-3200

Follow the Terre Haute Action Track online at https://www.terrehauteactiontrack.net/, like them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/terrehauteactiontrack), and follow them on Twitter (@TheActionTrack)

Follow Track Enterprises online at https://www.trackenterprises.com/, like them on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TrackEnterprises), and follow them on Twitter (@TEIRacing)

Follow USAC online at www.usacracing.com, like them on Facebook (https://http://usacracing.com/), and follow them on Twitter (@USACnation).

 

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Racing for tonight has been canceled. We will not reschedule for this week. Wristbands can be used at a remaining THAT event. We will be adding an additional sprint car event on Saturday October 14th. Not only did it pour in buckets the power is currently out at the fairgrounds. Please hang onto your wristbands. If you can't make it back for a THAT event for the rest of the season, contact us in the office this week.