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JANUARY 14, 2005...More than 120 events are listed
on the preliminary 2005 USAC Western racing schedules announced today.
In addition to the already-released Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint Car slate,
schedules now have been formulated for the Valvoline Western Sprint Cars,
Western Midgets, California Ford Focus Midgets and Rocky Mountain Sprint Cars.
Changes this season will include splitting the California Ford Focus series into
Dirt and Paved championships as opposed to the North and South regions employed
in 2004.
The "Copper World Classic" at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway
opens the 2005 Midget calendar January 29-30, with points awarded to both
National and Western participants.
The Western Sprint Cars debut March 5 with the first of three appearances at the
Altamont Motorsports Park in Tracy, Calif., while the Rocky Mountain Sprints
open with a Western/Rocky Mountain combo at Meridian Speedway near Boise, Idaho
April 15-16.
The California Ford Focuses kick off the 2005 season on February 5 with their
inaugural event at the paved I-10 Speedway in Blythe, Calif. The 2005 dirt slate
opens May 12 at Bakersfield Speedway.
In 2005 Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. returns to the USAC calendar,
hosting the Sprint cars March 26, while tracks in Roseburg, Oregon and Eureka,
Calif. host the Sprint cars for the first time and the Wenatchee Valley Super
Oval in East Wenatchee, Wash. returns after a year's hiatus.
The Midgets return to Tracy's Altamont Motorsports Park after a long hiatus
March 5 and Oct. 22, and visit the brand-new USA Race Park in Tucson, Ariz. June
25 and Oct. 29. Once again, Phoenix, Fountain, Colo., Lincoln, Neb., Belleville,
Kans. and year-end events will award both National and Western Midget points.
The Focuses, in addition to the track at Blythe, will make debut appearances at
Altamont and Santa Maria, which hosts three races in June and August.
Four of the dozen Rocky Mountain Sprint races, including two at Boise, Ida. and
two at Salt Lake City, Utah, will carry additional Western Sprint sanctions.
The following schedules are in addition to the previously-announced Valvoline
USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series:
Valvoline Western Sprint Cars:
3/5 - Tracy, CA
3/26 - Bakersfield, CA (Mesa Marin)
4/15 - Boise, ID
4/16 - Boise, ID
4/30 - Anderson, CA
5/14 - TBA
6/4 - Roseburg, OR
6/11 - Eureka, CA
6/18 - Tracy, CA
7/9 - Monroe, WA
7/23 - Salt Lake City, UT
8/6 - East Wenatchee, WA
8/27 - Tracy, CA
9/5 - Salt Lake City, UT
10/8 - TBA
11/19 - TBA
11/24 - TBA
Western Midgets:
1/29-30 - Phoenix, AZ
3/5 - Tracy, CA
4/9 - Stockton, CA
4/16 - Ventura, CA
4/23 - Bakersfield, CA
5/7 - Hanford, CA
5/14 - Bakersfield, CA
6/11 - Ventura, CA
6/25 - Tucson, AZ
7/3 - Fountain, CO
7/9 - Ventura, CA
7/16 - Bakersfield, CA
7/26 - Lincoln, NE
7/29 - Belleville, KS
7/30 - Belleville, KS
10/1 - Ventura, CA
10/15 - Hanford, CA
10/22 - Tracy, CA
10/29 - Tucson, AZ
11/19 - TBA
11/24 - TBA
11/26 - TBA
Ford Focus Midgets (DIRT):
3/12 - Bakersfield, CA
3/19 - Ventura, CA
4/15 - Watsonville, CA
4/16 - Ventura, CA
4/23 - Bakersfield, CA
4/30 - Ventura, CA
5/6 - Watsonville, CA
5/7 - Hanford, CA
5/14 - Bakersfield, CA
6/3 - Watsonville, CA
6/4 - Hanford, CA
6/18 - Santa Maria, CA
7/9 - Ventura, CA
7/16 - Bakersfield, CA
7/23 - Watsonville, CA
8/3 - Ventura, CA
8/5 - Watsonville, CA
8/6 - Santa Maria, CA
8/13 - Hanford, CA
8/27 - Santa Maria, CA
9/2 - Watsonville, CA
9/3 - Petaluma, CA
9/17 - Ventura, CA
10/1 - Ventura, CA
Ford Focus Midgets (Paved)
2/5 - Blythe, CA
3/5 - Tracy, CA
3/26 - Irwindale, CA
4/9 - Stockton, CA
5/21 - Stockton, CA
5/28 - Irwindale, CA
6/11 - Stockton, CA
6/25 - Irwindale, CA
8/20 - Stockton, CA
10/15 - Irwindale, CA
11/24 - TBA
Rocky Mountain Sprint Cars:
4/15 - Boise, ID
4/16 - Boise, ID
5/7 - Salt Lake City, UT
5/14 - Salt Lake City, UT
5/30 - Salt Lake City, UT
6/11 - Salt Lake City, UT
6/25 - Salt Lake City, UT
7/16 - Salt Lake City, UT
7/23 - Salt Lake City, UT
8/14 - Salt Lake City, UT
9/5 - Salt Lake City, UT
9/17 - Salt Lake City, UT
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