The United States Auto Club (USAC) is particular about its Hall of Fame inductees. There have been years when USAC has welcomed several members and years, most recently during the pandemic, when none were selected. The 2024 class is a large one, deserving of the honors about to be bestowed upon it. The 2024 USAC Hall of Fame class is Gene Crucean, the Hoffman family, Rickey Hood, Levi Jones, John Mahoney, Tom Marchese and Judd Phillips. This group is diversified, including media members, car owners, championship drivers, a promoter and a mechanic who also owned race cars of merit. Gene Crucea ..read more

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The 82nd Turkey Night Grand Prix saw a familiar fact in Victory Lane The 82nd running of ARP Turkey Night Grand Prix presented by the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame took place on California’s Ventura Raceway dirt track Saturday night, November 25. This is the longest running midget race, a tradition dating back to 1934. A total of 53 USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship racers and their cars placed entries for this esteemed race, including at least the four past Turkey Night Grand Prix winners: 2022 victor Justin Grant, Logan Seavey (2021) and Tanner Thorson, who w ..read more

Justin Grant (#2) and Tanner Thorson (#88) battle during the 2022 Turkey Night Grand Prix – Paul Trevino photo The 82nd running of the ARP Turkey Night Grand Prix presented by the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame is scheduled to take place on California’s Ventura Raceway dirt track Saturday night, November 25. This is the longest running midget race, a tradition dating back to 1934. A total of 53 USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship racers and their cars have placed entries for this esteemed contest, including at least three past Turkey Night Grand prix winners: reig ..read more

After a month of speculation, ownership of the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series has changed hands. Out is three-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart; in is four-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Champion Brad Sweet and his brother-in-law, 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Kyle Larson. “We’ve learned a lot throughout our inaugural midweek season this year,” Sweet said in the announcement released on Monday. “We have a strong desire to expand on what we’ve learned and continue to contribute to and grow sprint car racing. Kyle and I, like Tony, believe in this sport and want ..read more

Justin Grant celebrates victory in the Driven2SaveLives BC39 race – Roy Hague photo 71 USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship racers converged on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s quarter-mile The Dirt Track this past weekend, all attempting to win of the fifth annual Driven2SaveLives BC39 race. The field consisted of 19 past USAC feature winners, representing 20 states of this country. The four-night dirt-track extravaganza dedicated to the memory of USAC and INDYCAR standout Bryan Clauson paid $20,039 to win, but the prestige of securing this event’s victory extended to every one of ..read more

2018 Driven2SaveLives BC39 winner Brady Bacon returns to try for another victory in this fifth BC39 race: Roy Hague photo The final week of September looms large for entrants in the fifth annual Driven2SaveLives BC39, with USAC’s NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship drivers clamoring to take part in this event, held on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s dirt oval inside its third turn. There will be a new format for this race meeting, that runs with track action from Wednesday, September 27th through to Saturday, September 30th. The first day is dedicated to a driver’s meeting and practice ..read more

The United States Auto Club (USAC) will celebrate its 2023 Hall of Fame class on Friday afternoon, September 29th during the Driven2SaveLives BC39 weekend at The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. There’s a lot to celebrate in this group of six inductees, made up of drivers, technical innovators, multi-faceted members of USAC and team owners. The Driven2SaveLives celebration of the late Bryan Clauson’s excellence behind the wheel of USAC’s open wheel cars and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES land-based projectiles is the right place to acknowledge the greatness of others in the USAC fold. This ..read more

SRX action with Tony Stewart leading Ernie Francis Jr. Camping World SRX Series (Superstar Racing Experience) on ESPN begins its third season of competition this Thursday night and will appear on the cable network for six consecutive Thursday nights in prime time. In launching on ESPN, SRX brings back “Thursday Night Thunder” which was a regular stop for fans of the sport for many years. Each race will take place at 9PM ET, pitting championship-level competitors from a variety of racing series against one another in identically prepared race cars on some of the United States’ most iconic short ..read more

Three-time and reigning NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion Ron Capps is more than a one-trick pony. Yes, he’s accumulated wins in both Top Fuel and Funny Car, but he’s also turned left – and occasionally right – in a variety of cars. Now the Californian is preparing to be part of the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) field at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway on August 10th of this year. Capps will be the first straight-line racer to compete in the SRX series, won the first season by Stewart and the second by third-generation open-wheel star Marco Andretti. “SRX pretty much ..read more