USAC, Midwest Thunder Co-Sanction Two-Night Run to Red Hill
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.
