Brownstown Speedway is running at 6 p.m. today, but no spectators will be allowed yet. Super late models will be paid $2,000 to win.
Lincoln Park Speedway will now host two events on back-to-back nights during the 16th edition of Indiana Midget Week on June 18 and 19 at the 5/16-mile dirt oval in Putnamville.
The move of Bloomington Speedway’s originally scheduled June 19 date to Lincoln Park has been made in response to local guidelines in Monroe County, home of Bloomington Speedway, restricting social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lincoln Park’s originally scheduled June 18 date will now be followed by another slot on the schedule at Lincoln Park on June 19, making it consecutive nights of USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget racing with two complete programs for the track. This marks the first occasion of a track hosting two Indiana Midget Week events in a single year.
All tickets purchased for the canceled Bloomington Indiana Midget Week event will be honored June 19 at Lincoln Park. Refunds are available for Bloomington IMW tickets by contacting Nikki Klepper at [email protected]. Indiana Midget Week spectator tickets for all events available at usactickets.com.
The remainder of the 2020 Indiana Midget Week schedule remains unchanged. First up is the ⅜-mile of Paragon Speedway, located a little less than an hour southwest of Indianapolis, which will make its debut on the Indiana Midget Week schedule.
Following the opener at Paragon on June 17, the series travels north to the ¼mile Gas City I-69 Speedway, which has origins with the IMW series since the inaugural year of 2005.
On June 18 and 19, Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville joins the IMW docket for the 11th straight year.
The ⅜-mile Lawrenceburg Speedway, which hosted the very first IMW event in 2005, serves as the penultimate race of the mini-series June 20. The 2020 IMW finale at Kokomo Speedway comes to the ¼-mile venue June 21, which first hosted USAC Midget racing in USAC’s inaugural 1956 season.
This week in racing history
In 1970 at Brownstown Speedway, Jack Owens won the late model feature over Ira Bastin, Teako Ray, Jim Curry and John Warner.
In 1970 at Paragon Speedway, Allen Barr won the sprint car feature race over Mike Bowlen, Calvin Gilstrap, Kenny Ferrand and Orval Yeadon.
Also in 1970 at Haubstadt, Larry Miller won the sprint car main event over Bob Kinser, Dick Gaines, Gene Henson and Gene Coomes.
In 1980 at Haubstadt, Chuck Amati captured the sprint car feature over Ron Dorsett, Larry Goad, Dick Gaines and Mike Johnson. In the late model division, Tom Helfrich won the feature over Ira Bastin, Kenny Simpson, Fred Gerteisen and Dusty Chapman.
In 1980 at Putnamville, Paul Crockett won the late model feature over Roger Absher, Larry Taylor, Buck Ridenour and Russ Petro.
In 1990 at Paragon, Randy Kinser won the sprint car feature over Gary Trammell, Gary Hayhurst Jr., Tray House and Jeff Deckard.
In 1990 at Twin Cities, Jerry Rice won the late model feature over Matt Gilardi, Darrell Lanigan, Daryl Herbert and Marty O’Neal. There were two features ran in the street stock class with Joe Johnson winning the first feature over Buford Burton, Phil Fultz, Donnie Wilson and Tim Montgomery. The second feature went to Don Hoover over Buford Burton, Tim Clark, Colin Vaughn and Darrell Smallwood.