Justin Grant snapped a seven-year Indiana Midget Week winless streak Thursday, winning the 30-lap USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville and took the USAC National Midget points lead.

The victory was his first Week feature win since Gas City in 2019 — the longest gap between Week victories in the event’s 22-year history — and moved him closer to a first National Midget title and a USAC Triple Crown. It was his 22nd career USAC National Midget win, tying him for 28th on the all-time list, and his 98th national victory across USAC’s three divisions, two wins short of 100.

Grant started on the pole and led the opening three laps before Logan Seavey ran up front from laps 4-19. Grant regained the lead with 11 laps remaining, survived late restarts and finished 1.684 seconds ahead. Cannon McIntosh charged from ninth to finish second, passing Seavey on the final lap and earning hard-charger honors for gaining seven positions. Seavey was third, Karter Sarff fourth and Jacob Denney fifth.

The race marked the 100th Indiana Midget Week event. Grant extended his USAC National Midget points lead to 330 points; Jacob Denney and Jakeb Boxell were tied for second at 327. Sarff remained the Indiana Midget Week points leader with 207 points; he had led the standings 207-201 after the first three events.

Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania announced a Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Thunder on the Hill double-header for Tuesday, June 16. The card is headlined by the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Series/Eastern Storm Jesse Hockett Classic featuring USAC Non‑Wing Sprints and a 358 Modifieds division. Presented by Levan Machine & Truck Equipment and Alpine Building Supply, with USAC sanctioning, the program includes a 40-lap non‑wing USAC Sprint feature paying $6,000 to the winner and a 30-lap 358 Modifieds feature paying $3,000 (with a possible $2,000 Alpine Building Supply bonus). Gates open at 5:00 p.m.; heat-race qualifying and the program are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Country artist Billy McGowan has been added to the evening lineup. Advance tickets for the USAC program may be ordered by calling 443-513-4456.

The weekend before, Grandview will run a two-night card on Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13. Friday’s program will feature an Outlaw Racing Series Enduro, Vintage cars and Xcel 600 Modifieds; pit gates open at 2:00 p.m. and racing begins at 7:00 p.m. Friday grandstand admission is $10, children 12 and under are free, and pit admission is $35. Saturday’s NASCAR Local Racing Series card will spotlight the T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment Modifieds and the Sportsman division; pit gates open at 4:00 p.m., grandstand gates at 5:30 p.m., warm-ups at 6:15 p.m. and the first race is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. A pre-race Meet & Greet on Saturday from 5:00–6:00 p.m. will feature Joe and Mike Toth and Jim Housworth. Astound TV Network will tape Saturday’s program for tape-delayed broadcast, with heats set to air Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and features scheduled to air Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Karter Sarff captured his first USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature at Paragon Speedway during round two of Indiana Midget Week. He started sixth, slipped past Jakeb Boxell on lap 14 and led the final 17 laps to win the 30-lap feature by 2.274 seconds. Sarff, from Mason City, Illinois and nicknamed “The Shark,” drove the Paul May Motorsports (Peffley & Hinshaw Wrecker Service/Factory 71/Ripper/Speedway Toyota) entry. After the race he said, “It doesn’t even feel real,” and publicly thanked Paul May and his team.

Sarff had posted the LearnLab fast qualifying time of 15.383 seconds, his fourth consecutive fastest qualifier in Indiana Midget Week events, and collected the K&N Clean Air Award after leading 17 laps. He negotiated heavy lapped traffic while extending his lead in the closing stages.

The race featured early incidents: Zach Wigal led the opening lap before slipping off on lap 2, and Kyle Jones flipped on lap 4, bringing out the lone red flag; Jones was still listed as running after the incident. The top five finished Sarff, Jakeb Boxell, Cannon McIntosh, Kale Drake and Jacob Denney, with Denney earning Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors after rallying from 19th to fifth.

Boxell finished runner-up, retained the USAC national points lead (277) and led Indiana Midget Week 139–135 over Sarff after Paragon. Sarff’s victory was the first driver since Gavin Miller in 2023 to record a first USAC feature during Indiana Midget Week, the first first-time USAC National Midget victory at Paragon Speedway since John Andretti in 1985, and marked car owner Paul May’s first USAC National Midget win. Gavin Miller set a new track record in the K1 RaceGear first heat with a time of 2:07.379.

Hayden Reinbold won the USAC Indiana Midget Week opener at Circle City Raceway, starting seventh and using the low line to take the lead from Brecken Reese on lap 19 and hold it to the finish, crossing the line 2.836 seconds ahead. The victory was Reinbold’s first Indiana Midget Week win and his second USAC National Midget feature victory; it gave him the Indiana Midget Week points lead with 78 points and extended Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports’ run of feature wins to include all three USAC national divisions this season.

Zach Wigal led the opening lap and Brecken Reese led a race-high 17 laps (laps 2–18) before falling back to finish fifth; Reese collected the K&N Filters Clean Air Award. Logan Seavey finished second, Kevin Thomas Jr. third and Wigal fourth. Thomas recovered from 14th to third and earned Rod End Supply Hard Charger honors.

On lap 17 Jacob Denney flipped after contact with Justin Grant; there was no red flag and Denney recovered to finish 11th. Grant’s car sustained heavy damage and he finished 15th. Karter Sarff posted the LearnLab fast qualifying lap of 12.620 seconds.

Rain began about five minutes after the checkered flag and did not affect the outcome. Reports varied on the impact to the national standings: one outlet listed Thomas with 220 points and remaining the national championship leader, while another account said his result vaulted him into the USAC National Midget points lead. USAC is scheduled to race next at Paragon Speedway.

The 22nd annual USAC Indiana Midget Week runs June 9–14, a six-night midget car series across six Indiana tracks that is part of the USAC Midget National Championship. It opens June 9 at Circle City Raceway in Indianapolis, then moves to Paragon on June 10, Lincoln Park in Putnamville on June 11, Bloomington Speedway on June 12, Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt on June 13 and concludes at Kokomo Speedway on June 14. The Paragon program on June 10 will mark the 100th Indiana Midget Week feature in the series’ history.

The weeklong championship awards $15,000 to the Indiana Midget Week champion. The condensed, high‑intensity schedule and variety of tracks emphasize stamina and mechanical reliability as much as outright speed, and the format can strain team logistics and driver workload. Sprint cars will serve as the nightly support class, and many competitors are expected to attempt double duty between midget and sprint machines.

Several established names and emerging talents figure to shape the six‑night chase. Defending champion Kale Drake returns to defend his title in the RMS Racing No. 4, and Cannon McIntosh will rejoin the Keith Kunz/Curb‑Agajanian No. 71K entry for all six nights. Jacob Denney leads the USAC National Midget standings with 150 points, followed by Kevin Thomas Jr. (149) and Justin Grant (147). Denney was the only multi‑time Indiana Midget Week winner in 2025 and most recently won at Kokomo in April. Preview lists also cite veterans and rising drivers, including Jakeb Boxell, Zach Wigal and Gavin Miller, as potential contenders for individual nights.

Battling illness, Mitchel Moles of Sumner, Illinois won the 25-lap USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car feature at Red Hill Raceway on June 5, 2026. The Red Hill victory was part of Moles’ 2026 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship campaign and came amid a season that has included stretches of sickness and stretches of fitness. Moles had been sick all week before the race but continued to compete and to produce strong results, and the Red Hill win stood as his third USAC National Sprint Car victory of the season and the eighth USAC National Sprint Car win of his career. After climbing the cage stand in victory lane he briefly lost his footing and fell.

Moles started sixth in the feature and moved to the lead on lap 13, taking over from Robert Ballou after a lap-13 restart. Moles used a high-to-low “diamond” line to clear Ballou and then held off a late two-lap shootout to beat Jadon Rogers by 0.255 seconds. Ballou led the opening 12 laps and finished third. Kyle Cummins finished fourth and Cale Coons finished fifth.

Justin Grant posted the fastest qualifying lap at 14.545 seconds. Contingency and heat winners at the event included Jadon Rogers, Logan Seavey, and Briggs Danner. After the main event Kyle Cummins led the national points with 1,245, Justin Grant was second with 1,157, and Mitchel Moles was third with 1,118. The USAC series was scheduled to return to Red Hill Raceway on June 6, 2026.

The USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship (USAC) Sprints will race at Red Hill Raceway in Sumner, Illinois, over two nights, June 5–6, promoted under the banner “Run to Red Hill!” The two-night event is the centerpiece of a new Illinois Sprint Car Championship and will be co-sanctioned by USAC and the Midwest Thunder 410 Sprints.

The initial announcement emphasized dates and location and did not include race times, ticketing or entries; a subsequent notice provided the program format, payouts and fan information. Promoters set a split-format program and payouts: Friday will follow the Midwest Thunder format with a $6,000-to-win purse, and Saturday will run the traditional USAC format with a $10,000-to-win purse. Pits will open at 3:00 p.m. Central both nights. Grandstand admission is $30 for ages 13 and up and pit passes are $40. Both nights will stream live on FloRacing, and Friday’s program will also be available on Amazon Prime.

Entering the weekend, Kyle Cummins leads the USAC standings with 1,195 points, followed by Justin Grant (1,107) and Mitchel Moles (1,068). Justin Grant won at Red Hill on April 3, and Mitchel Moles set the Red Hill one-lap USAC record of 14.327 seconds on the same date. Logan Seavey is a past Red Hill winner and holds the eight-lap record of 2:00.261. Expected entries include C.J. Leary in the Hunter Maddox Racing No. 24m and multi-time Red Hill winner Jadon Rogers. Robert Ballou, who led 16 laps in April, is seeking his first win this season. Rookie Cale Coons leads the rookie standings and tops the Parallax Group Passing Master list with 49 passes this season.

The Yokohama USAC Eastern Storm non-wing 410 sprint car tour will open at Grandview Speedway on Tuesday, June 16, as the six-night, week-long Eastern Storm presented by Levan Machine & Truck Equipment runs June 16–21. The announcement named Broken Arrow’s Brady Bacon as the headliner; Bacon leads all drivers with eight Eastern Storm feature wins, including four at Grandview. Defending Eastern Storm champion Justin Grant has seven series feature wins. Multiple past Eastern Storm winners listed include Chris Windom, Levi Jones, Bryan Clauson (six wins), Robert Ballou and Kevin Thomas Jr. The tour visits Bridgeport Speedway, Big Diamond Raceway, Williams Grove, Port Royal Speedway and closes at Action Track USA, under USAC sanction and backed by sponsors Yokohama and Levan Machine & Truck Equipment, and it was promoted for its concentrated schedule and substantial purse structure.

Alpine Building Supply will present the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Thunder on the Hill Racing Series at Grandview on June 16, pairing the Yokohama Eastern Storm USAC Amsoil Non-Wing Sprint National Tour with a 358 Modified doubleheader. Gates will open at 5:00 p.m. and Will Call at 4:30 p.m., with heat qualifying set for 7:30 p.m. The 40-lap Jesse Hockett Classic at the event pays $6,000 to the winner, and Bacon will chase that race while competing for the Eastern Storm season title. Expected USAC sprint entries include Kyle Cummins, defending champion Justin Grant and Logan Seavey.

Eastern Storm carries a $12,000 championship prize for the season title, with payouts of $6,000 for second, $3,000 for third, $2,000 for fourth and $1,000 for fifth. Each feature awards a $6,000 top prize. The 30-lap 358 Modified feature pays $3,000 to the winner, and Alpine Building Supply is offering a $2,000 Alpine bonus for any first-time Thunder on the Hill modified winner, creating a potential $5,000 payday. Keystone Racing’s No. 126 with Dominick Buffalino is pre-entered in the 358 Modified field, with other contenders named as Eddie Strada, Logan Watt and Tim Buckwalter. Advance tickets are available by phone, and Alpine will sell commemorative shirts at the event with proceeds to benefit the Big Impact Group of Schuylkill County.

Abacus Racing and Droplight announced they will co‑field a select‑race entry branded Abacus Racing Powered by Droplight, with Kaylee Bryson piloting the No. 11 car. The program is scheduled to debut June 7 at the OUTFRONT Route 66 Classic Presented by Welsch Heating & Cooling at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois.

Team officials called it a targeted, sponsor‑backed select‑race campaign rather than a full‑season program and said it will include both pavement and dirt events under the USAC Silver Crown banner. Desnuda Organic Tequila will serve as the primary sponsor for pavement events and Ichor Water will back the team on dirt. Additional financial and technical support comes from Postgame Ice, CG CPAs, Indy Custom Stone, Forecheck Marketing, Indy Powersports, Logical Systems Inc., and Design Service Solutions.

Team Principal Brent Cox and Droplight executives said the partnership grew from shared values around grassroots racing and brand development and fits Droplight’s broader motorsports strategy; the release framed the effort as both a competitive entry and a marketing alliance that differentiates sponsorship by surface.

The announcement named Bryson as the lead driver and highlighted her recent accomplishments: USAC National Most Improved Driver in 2022; racing in the 2022 Chili Bowl Saturday A‑Main; USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year in 2023; becoming the first woman to win a USAC national feature at Belleville High Banks in May 2024; and in 2025 becoming the first woman to win Trans‑Am championships in two classes.