USAC racer McIntosh signs for USF2000 season
Short-track racer Shannon McIntosh will join the Mazda Road to Indy in 2011 as part of the Cooper Tires presents the USF2000 National Championship powered by Mazda. She'll drive the … Read More
Category: USAC
Video: I’ve Got A Secret: AJ Foyt & Ray Harroun June 1, 1961
AJ Foyt, 1961 Indianapolis 500 Winner & Ray Harroun, winner of the inaugural race of 1911 on I've Got A Secret from June 7, 1961. Foyt had scored the first … Read More
USAC National Drivers Champion Clauson to test Firestone Indy Lights car
Bryan Clauson has enjoyed about 10 days at home in Noblesville, Ind., since securing the inaugural USAC National Drivers Championship on Thanksgiving night. He's been on the road, competing in … Read More
Shane Hmiel continues to recover
Shane Hmiel, who was paralyzed in October after being critically injured during qualifying for the U.S. Auto Racing Club's Silver Crown race in Indiana, has regained the use of his … Read More
Video: The Indianapolis 500 when drivers were drivers
This film is dedicated to the drivers that have won the Indy 500 and the drivers that lost their lives trying to win first in the greatest Spectacle. Most of … Read More
Dave Brzozowki named USAC Competition Director
Dave Brzozowksi, 50, of Avon, Ind. has been named Competition Director for USAC's three National circle track racing series, Silver Crown, AMSOIL Sprint and Mopar Midget, and will also oversee … Read More
Prelude to the Dream 2011 beneficiaries named
The seventh annual Prelude to the Dream all-star dirt Late Model race at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio is slated for June 8, and just as last year's event benefitted … Read More
USAC Returns to Action Packed IndyCar Event at Milwaukee Mile in 2011
USAC racing returns to the Milwaukee Mile on Father's Day 2011. The Silver Crown Championship and Mopar National Midget Series will cap Saturday race and IndyCar qualifying action on the … Read More
Clauson Captures USAC National Drivers Championship, 2011 Indy Lights Ride
While most of the news coming out of the Izod IndyCar Series won't take effect until the 2012 season, Noblesville's Bryan Clauson made sure that open wheel fans will have … Read More
Sarah Fisher Development Driver Heads West For Turkey Night Grand Prix
Sarah Fisher Racing (SFR) development driver, Kyle O’Gara, will participate in the Ford Focus Nationals, the preliminary event for the 70th running of USAC’s Turkey Night Grand Prix at Toyota … Read More
Jones closes gap in USAC national title race
Levi Jones claimed his second USAC national championship, winning the AMSOIL National Sprint Car title with a second-place finish in the 31st Pacific Coast Nationals at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, … Read More
Hmiel nearing return home
Shane Hmiel’s road to recovery should take him home to North Carolina for rehabilitation in the next 10 days. Hmiel, 30, suffered two compression fractures in his neck and two … Read More
Shane Hmiel to undergo more surgery
Former NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel remains in critical but stable condition while sedated at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and is scheduled for more surgery Friday for injuries suffered in a … Read More
USAC’s best to get Indy Lights ride
IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard is working on a plan to reward USAC’s best with a ride for all the Indy Lights ovals in 2011. “One of things I hear most … Read More
Franchitti drives Jim Clark’s race-winning Lotus
Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti got to walk–drive, actually–in the path of his hero on Tuesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Franchitti drove the 1965 Lotus of Indy winner Jim Clark. … Read More
Texas not the first IndyCar doubleheader
Indy Car Racing doubleheaders with race winners USAC sanction July 1, 1967: Mosport, Canada (road course; Bobby Unser and Bobby Unser) Aug. 6, 1967: St. Jovite, Canada (road course; Mario … Read More
Dirt track drivers will again get smoked in IndyCar
[Editors Note: Here we go again – another inexperienced leader of IndyCar who thinks a driver who came up driving on dirt with the engine in front of them can … Read More
Correction on Dayton Speedway Article
CORRECTION: In this article on Dayton Speedway we published back in January, we listed Mario Andretti as one of the last living survivors who raced at Dayton. We are unable … Read More
Pelican Joe on the Mend
Two-time USAC national champion Joe Leonard is recovering from a heart attack and quadruple by-pass surgery in a San Jose Hospital. “Pelican Joe is doing better each day, eating well, … Read More
Stoops Replacing Capels on USAC Board Chair
The United States Auto Club announced today significant changes to its Board of Directors, including the election of Jeff Stoops as Chairman, replacing the retiring John Capels. Stoops is a … Read More
Coons top Midget Driver of the Decade 2000-09
The decade of 2000-09, saw many memorable events take place for midget auto racing, as 2,058 feature races were held during the ten-year period. Since the 1999 season, The National … Read More
Toyota Set To Field Star-Studded Line-Up for Chili Bowl Nationals
A pair of previous Chili Bowl winners and five USAC champions headline a powerful 14-car Toyota line-up for the 24th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals at the Tulsa Expo … Read More