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Lawrenceburg's Fall Nationals Rained Out

Oct 10, 2026Mother Nature spoiled Saturday night’s 19th running of the Fall Nationals at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway featuring the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship. Rain fell after qualifying, heat races, and the semi-feature event were completed. Following a three-hour rain delay and tireless work by the track crew to get the 3/8-mile dirt oval back into racing shape, cars returned to the track for h

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Dog Fight! Swanson Collars Spectacular Staab Memorial at The Burg

Oct 09, 2026Jake Swanson had been yearning for his first career Lawrenceburg Speedway USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship victory ever since he first stepped foot at the southeastern Indiana 3/8-mile dirt oval. He just needed the perfect moment to come together at exactly the right place at exactly the right time. With four laps remaining during Friday night’s 3rd Annual Greg Staab Memorial, Swanson used his

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Inside Line: Top Ganassi Championship Season?

Three of the four Inside Line panelists chose the epic 2009 duel between Scott Dixon (photo, left) and Dario Franchitti (photo, right). Read the full story to find out why and which CGR title season the other panelist chose.

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Leary’s Crown! 2026 USAC Silver Crown Review

Oct 06, 2026Through personal loss, love, pain and joy, C.J. Leary continued to race on over the past year and a half. After finishing the USAC Silver Crown Championship points 3rd, 4th, 4th, and 2nd over the past four seasons, a title was just within reach. In 2026, after 12 years after making his series debut, the Greenfield, Indiana native finally made it to the top once again, this time as a USAC Silver Crown cham

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Dirt Slingin’! USAC Sprints Set for 2 Nights at The Burg Oct. 9-10

Oct 07, 2026Two more times. We’re gonna celebrate. The final two Midwest events of the 2026 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season bring a double dose of dirt slingin’ to the speedy southeastern Indiana 3/8-mile oval of Lawrenceburg Speedway on Friday-Saturday, October 9-10. Drivers and teams will be chasing after a $6,544 top prize during Friday’s Greg Staab Memorial and a grand prize of $20,000 during

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Last Call! USAC Silver Crown Season Finale on Saturday at Toledo

Oct 02, 2026It’s last call as the USAC Silver Crown trail in 2026 comes to the end of the road this Saturday, October 3. The place is Toledo Speedway. The race is the 13th running of the Hemelgarn Racing / Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic as the champ cars make their curtain call for the year on the 1/2-mile, high-banked paved oval in the upper northwest part of Ohio.

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Curtain Call! Danner Aces Toledo’s USAC Silver Crown Season Finale

Oct 03, 2026For Briggs Danner and Ohio’s Toledo Speedway, it was love at first sight. The first time Danner laid eyes on the 1/2-mile paved joint this weekend, he simply decided to go out and win the thing during Saturday’s Hemelgarn Racing / Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic 100-lap USAC Silver Crown championship season finale.

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USAC Silver Crown Season Concludes Saturday at Toledo

Sep 30, 2026Eighteen USAC Silver Crown drivers and cars are set to roll for this Saturday’s October 3 Hemelgarn Racing / Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic at Ohio’s Toledo Speedway. The event is the finale for the 2026 series as the field hits the 1/2-mile paved oval for 100 laps at the event honoring the 1973 USAC National Sprint Car champion who hailed from Toledo, Ohio.