Independence Day Weekend Tripleheader Set For Illinois Tracks
Press Release By: RICHIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA
Photos By: DAN DEMARCO / RACERSGUIDE.COM
INDIANAPOLIS IN- January 10, 2017- The state of Illinois will play host to a triple-header docket of events featuring the USAC Midget National Championship in Macon, Lincoln and Springfield on Independence Day weekend.
Beginning on July 1, the tour heads off to Macon Speedway for the first time in a decade. The intense fifth-mile bullring’s history with the USAC National Midgets dates to 1959 when local hero Don Branson took the checkered flag.
Lincoln Speedway is the following night’s stop on July 2, marking the first visit for the series at the racy quarter-mile since Bob Tattersall’s victory in 1964.
The tour concludes on July 3 with the Adam Lopez Illinois Midget Nationals. The visit marks the series debut at the one-sixth-mile Illinois State Fairgrounds Multi-Purpose Arena located outdoors, adjacent to the famed Springfield Mile which annually hosts the USAC Silver Crown Series’ Bettenhausen 100 each August. The Springfield Mile was the venue for the series’ most recent event in the capital city of Illinois in 1996 when Brian Gerster triumphed.
“This will surely be one ‘can’t miss’ event to kick off the summer,” USAC Series Director Levi Jones said. “USAC has a great tradition with the state of Illinois dating back to the beginning in 1956 and it is an honor that the stars of the USAC National Midget series will be showcased on such a great weekend of events.”
