The 2018 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship is the 63rd season of sprint car racing sanctioned by USAC. The 2018 season will feature 45 races on dirt tracks across the United States. The season will begin with Winter Dirt Games at Bubba Raceway Park on February 15, and will end with the Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway on November 10.
This chart reflects confirmed and cited team & driver combinations only.
No. | Race Driver | Car Owner / Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
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0x | ![]() | Brandon Stevenson | Stevenson | Chevrolet | 2 |
1m | ![]() | Mark Burch Motorsports | Schnee | Parker Chevrolet | 1 |
2c | ![]() | Amanda Creech | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 2 |
2E | ![]() | Epperson Racing | Spike | Claxton Chevrolet | 4 |
![]() | 5 | ||||
2v | ![]() | Fitzpatrick Autosports | DRC | Hampshire Chevrolet | 5 |
3 | ![]() | Dakota Jackson | DRC | Tranter Chevrolet | 5 |
3c | ![]() | Eberhardt/Zirzow Racing | DRC | Claxton | 14 |
3R | ![]() | Rock Steady Racing | Mach-1 | Foxco Chevrolet | 7 |
3x | ![]() | Mick Wasitowski | Maxim | Kriner Chevrolet | 2 |
4 | ![]() | TOPP Motorsports | Maxim | Gaerte Engines | 23 |
4B | Donny Brackett | Brackett | 1 | ||
![]() | 4J Motorsports | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 2 | |
4c | Daylan Chambers | Chambers Motorsports | Motorsports Unlimited | 1 | |
4F | ![]() | R & M Motorsports | Triple X | Chevrolet | 1 |
4J | ![]() | 4J Motorsports | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 2 |
4m | ![]() | Robin Dawkins | Maxim | Maxwell Mopar | 2 |
5 | ![]() | Baldwin Brothers Racing | DRC | Claxton Mopar | 23 |
5B | ![]() | Chase Briscoe Racing | Maxim | Fisher | 5 |
![]() | 6 | ||||
5c | ![]() | Rick Cottle | DRC | Foxco Chevrolet | 2 |
5D | ![]() | Daum Motorsports | Eagle | Stanton Chevrolet | 5 |
5E | ![]() | Tom Harris Motorsport | Beast | Gaerte Chevrolet | 3 |
5G | ![]() | Goacher Racing | Maxim | Claxton Mopar | 1 |
5K | ![]() | Kent Schmidt | Spike | J&D Chevrolet | 4 |
Kellen Conover | 1 | ||||
![]() | Jordan Kinser Racing | Maxim | Claxton Chevrolet | 2 | |
5m | ![]() | Matt McDonald | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 2 |
5o | ![]() | Kent Schmidt | Spike | J&D Chevrolet | 2 |
6 | ![]() | Mario Clouser Motorsports | Maxim | Claxton Chevrolet | 4 |
![]() | Bill Rose Racing | DRC | Claxton Chevrolet | 2 | |
7 | ![]() | LNB Motorsports | Twister | Hershsey Chevrolet | 13 |
7BC | ![]() | Clauson/Marshall/Newman Racing | Spike | Rider Chevrolet | 23 |
7H | ![]() | Shawn Hivner | Triple X | Zellers Chevrolet | 1 |
7K | ![]() | Dan Shetler | Triple X | HP Chevrolet | 1 |
7m | ![]() | Tony McVey | Maxim | Williams Chevrolet | 1 |
8 | ![]() | Terry Lick | Maxim | Chevrolet | 2 |
04 | ![]() | Josh Burton Racing | DRC | Foxco Chevrolet | 2 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
10 | ![]() | Larry Gentry | DRC | Peperak Chevrolet | 4 |
11 | James Lyerla | JL | 1 | ||
11p | ![]() | Cam Pottorff-Don Short | Spike | SPEC Chevrolet | 2 |
11w | ![]() | Don Rumsey | Maxim | Salina Chevrolet | 2 |
12 | ![]() | Robert Ballou Motorsports | Boss DRC Twister-X | Ott Chevrolet | 23 |
12G | ![]() | Kelly Graham | J&J | Sylvester Chevrolet | 1 |
12w | ![]() | Burns-Maurer-Youngblood Motorsports | Twister | Chevrolet | 2 |
12x | ![]() | Ted Hines Racing | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 1 |
13K | ![]() | Rick Kaylor Racing | Rider | CS9 | 4 |
14 | ![]() | Team Scorpion | Mach-1 | Rider Chevrolet | 1 |
![]() | Chad Wilson | DRC | Fisher Chevrolet | 2 | |
![]() | RT Racing | Maxim | Chevrolet | 3 | |
14c | ![]() | Bubba Clem-TSR Motorsports | J&J | Stanton Chevrolet | 2 |
14E | ![]() | Paul Pinkurous | Maxim | Ott Chevrolet | 2 |
14J | ![]() | Jadon Rogers | DRC | Engler Chevrolet | 3 |
15 | ![]() | Mark Bitner | Mach-1 | Bitner Chevrolet | 2 |
16 | ![]() | Mike Martin Racing | Maxim | Fisher Chevrolet | 3 |
![]() | Doug Rollson Racing | Stealth | Burns Chevrolet | 1 | |
16K | ![]() | Tom Knight | Maxim | Tranter Chevrolet | 1 |
17 | ![]() | Bilbee Motorsports | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 6 |
![]() | On The Gass Racing | Maxim | J&D Chevrolet | 1 | |
17G | 4 | ||||
17GP | ![]() | Michael Dutcher Motorsports | DRC Maxim | Fisher | 2 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 3 | ||||
17R | ![]() | KR Racing | Beast | Shaver Chevrolet | 1 |
18 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport Short Track | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 18 |
![]() | Todd Keen | DRC | Claxton Chevrolet | 2 | |
18T | ![]() | Terry Richards | Triple X | Spanel Chevrolet | 1 |
18w | ![]() | Waltz Racing | DRC | Kinser Chevrolet | 1 |
19 | ![]() | Reinbold-Underwood Motorsports | Spike | Wesmar Chevrolet | 5 |
19A | ![]() | Joe Bares | DRC | Claxton Chevrolet | 1 |
20 | ![]() | Frank Carlsson | Maxim | Heartbeat Chevrolet | 3 |
![]() | Chris Dyson Racing | Maxim | Speedway Chevrolet | 6 | |
21 | ![]() | RCM Motorsports | DRC | SPEC Chevrolet | 11 |
![]() | John Stehman | Eagle | Chevrolet | 6 | |
![]() | Kitchen Motorsports | Spike | Chevrolet | 1 | |
21k | ![]() | Krockenberger Racing | Maxim | Krockenberger Chevrolet | 2 |
![]() | 5 | ||||
21x | ![]() | Rick Pollock | Maxim | Advanced Chevrolet | 4 |
22 | ![]() | Barksdale Racing | Maxim | Barksdale Chevrolet | 4 |
22s | ![]() | Shawn Helt | Boss | Engine Connection Chevrolet | 3 |
22v | ![]() | JR & Debbie VanGilder | DRC | Chevrolet | 3 |
23 | Brian Karraker | Karraker | 1 | ||
![]() | Denny Karraker | Mach-1 | Foxco Chevrolet | 2 | |
![]() | Todd Zinn | Triple X | Belmit Chevrolet | 1 | |
24 | ![]() | Landon Simon Racing | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 5 |
![]() | Kenny McMillin | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 3 | |
![]() | Karen Silvers | DRC | Shaver Chevrolet | 1 | |
24L | ![]() | Lee Underwood Racing | DRC | Foxco Chevrolet | 1 |
24m | ![]() | Kenny McMillin | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 1 |
27 | Brian Wallace | Wallace | 1 | ||
28 | ![]() | Mattox-Nigg Racing | DRC | SPEC Chevrolet | 6 |
![]() | 5 | ||||
30 | ![]() | Leary Racing | DRC | 1-Way Chevrolet | 23 |
32 | ![]() | 32 TBI Racing | DRC | Fisher Chevrolet | 23 |
32A | ![]() | Garrett Aitken | DRC | SPEC Chevrolet | 3 |
33m | ![]() | Ray Marshall Motorsports | Maxim | Hampshire Chevrolet | 13 |
34 | ![]() | Jeff Olson | Spike | Conn Chevrolet | 3 |
35L | ![]() | Tracy Ledger | Eagle | Ostrich Chevrolet | 1 |
36 | Collin Ambrose | Ambrose | 1 | ||
36D | ![]() | Goodnight Racing / Curb-Agajanian | Maxim | Claxton Chevrolet | 23 |
38 | ![]() | Troy Fortune Motorsports | DRC | Cummins Chevrolet | 2 |
![]() | Mike Dapra Racing | Twister | Wesmar Chevrolet | 1 | |
39 | ![]() | Goodnight Racing | Maxim | Claxton Chevrolet | 3 |
![]() | Tim Houge | Maxim | Ott Chevrolet | 4 | |
41 | Jim Shelton | Shelton | 1 | ||
44 | ![]() | Pace Motorsports | DRC | J&D Chevrolet | 5 |
44s | ![]() | Michael Fischesser | DRC | D&D Chevrolet | 1 |
45 | Eric Perrott | Perrott | 1 | ||
![]() | Tony Lawrence | DRC | Gaerte Chevrolet | 1 | |
50 | ![]() | Tony DiMattia Motorsports | DRC | Ott Chevrolet | 14 |
52 | ![]() | LNR-Chapple Racing | DRC | Claxton Chevrolet | 23 |
57 | ![]() | Paul Hazen | DRC | Kercher Chevrolet | 5 |
![]() | Artz & Sons | DRC | Claxton Chevrolet | 1 | |
57K | ![]() | Kevin Studley | Maxim | J&D Chevrolet | 1 |
59 | ![]() | Petrozelle Autosport | GF1 | Chevrolet | 7 |
61m | ![]() | Randy Edwards | Maxim | SPEC Chevrolet | 2 |
63 | ![]() | Dooling/Hayward Motorsports with RCR | Spike | Stanton Mopar | 3 |
69 | ![]() | Dynamics, Inc. (Hoffman Auto Racing) | DRC | Speedway Chevrolet | 23 |
70 | ![]() | Hurst Brothers Racing | DRC | Hurst Chevrolet | 4 |
71 | ![]() | Robert Bell | Eagle | Ostrich Chevrolet | 19 |
71p | ![]() | Daigh-Phillips Motorsports | DRC | Foxco Chevrolet | 4 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
74JR | ![]() | J.R. Berry | Triple X | Berry Chevrolet | 1 |
74x | ![]() | Hodges Motorsports | DRC | Gibson Chevrolet | 7 |
75 | ![]() | Glen Saville | Triple X | GPS Chevrolet | 2 |
77K | ![]() | Joe Leer | Maxim | Felker Chevrolet | 1 |
78 | ![]() | Rob Caho Jr. | Maxim | Claxton Chevrolet | 1 |
79 | ![]() | Dick Mahoney | DRC | Speedy Auto Machine Chevrolet | 1 |
87 | ![]() | Dues Racing | Maxim | Krieger Chevrolet | 2 |
89 | ![]() | Bill Westerfeld | DRC | Foxco Chevrolet | 1 |
89BW | ![]() | Team RayPro | DRC | RayPro Chevrolet | 1 |
91R | ![]() | BR Performance | Maxim | Shaver Chevrolet | 7 |
92 | ![]() | Jim & Laurie Sertich | Triple X | Kistler Chevrolet | 5 |
96 | ![]() | VanHise Racing | Triple X | Williams Chevrolet | 2 |
97x | ![]() | One More Time Motorsports | Maxim | McGunegill Chevrolet | 1 |
98 | ![]() | NineEight Motorsports | Maxim | Claxton Chevrolet | 21 |
98m | ![]() | Steve Morin | DRC | Claxton Chevrolet | 1 |
99 | ![]() | Brady Bacon Racing | Triple X | Rider Chevrolet | 20 |
99B | ![]() | Bill Gasway | Stealth | M & R Chevrolet | 2 |
B1 | ![]() | Shaup Brothers Racing | Maxim | Burns & Yost | 6 |
The 2018 schedule for the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship features 45 races (solely on dirt ovals) across 13 states. The entire season will have on-demand video coverage by Loudpedal.TV Archived 2018-03-11 at the Wayback Machine . MavTV (in association with Speed Sport) will broadcast the Weedsport race on delay. Select races will be broadcast live online by Speed Shift TV Archived 2018-02-25 at the Wayback Machine . The Cushion will broadcast the races at Knoxville & BAPS. [9] DIRTvision.com will broadcast the #LetsRaceTwo weekend at Eldora. Eldora Speedway will broadcast the 4 Crown Nationals live on their streaming website. [10]
No. | Date | Race title | Track | TV/Stream |
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1 | February 15 | Winter Dirt Games | Bubba Raceway Park, Ocala, Florida | Speed Shift TV |
2 | February 16 | Winter Dirt Games | Bubba Raceway Park, Ocala, Florida | Speed Shift TV |
3 | February 17 | Winter Dirt Games | Bubba Raceway Park, Ocala, Florida | Speed Shift TV |
≠ | March 31 | Lawrenceburg Speedway, Lawrenceburg, Indiana | ||
≠ | April 21 | Montpelier Motor Speedway, Montpelier, Indiana | ||
4 | April 27 | Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, Indiana | Speed Shift TV | |
5 | April 28 | Spring Showdown | Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Indiana | |
6 | May 5 | Plymouth Speedway, Plymouth, Indiana | Speed Shift TV | |
7 | May 11 | #LetsRaceTwo | Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio | DIRTvision.com |
8 | May 12 | #LetsRaceTwo | Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio | DIRTvision.com |
≠ | May 18 | Brandt presents the River Town Showdown | Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, Illinois | |
≠ | May 19 | Brandt presents the River Town Showdown | Federated Auto Parts Raceway I-55, Pevely, Missouri | |
9 | May 23 | Tony Hulman Classic | Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, Indiana | Speed Shift TV |
10 | June 8 | I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska | Speed Shift TV | |
11 | June 9 | Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa | The Cushion | |
12 | June 14 | Eastern Storm USAC Jesse Hockett Classic | Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania | Speed Shift TV |
13 | June 15 | Eastern Storm | Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | Speed Shift TV |
14 | June 16 | Eastern Storm | Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania | Speed Shift TV |
15 | June 17 | Eastern Storm | BAPS Motor Speedway, York Haven, Pennsylvania | The Cushion |
16 | June 18 | Eastern Storm | Bridgeport Speedway, Swedesboro, New Jersey | |
17 | June 19 | Eastern Storm | Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport, New York | Speed Shift TV (live) MavTV (delayed) |
18 | July 6 | Bill Gardner Sprintacular | Lincoln Park Speedway, Putnamville, Indiana | |
19 | July 20 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week | Plymouth Speedway, Plymouth, Indiana | Speed Shift TV |
≠ | July 21 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week | Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, Indiana | |
20 | July 22 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week | Lawrenceburg Speedway, Lawrenceburg, Indiana | Speed Shift TV |
21 | July 24 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week | Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, Indiana | Speed Shift TV |
22 | July 25 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week | Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, Indiana | Speed Shift TV |
23 | July 26 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week | Lincoln Park Speedway, Putnamville, Indiana | |
24 | July 27 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week | Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, Indiana | Speed Shift TV |
25 | July 28 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week | Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Indiana | |
* | August 22 | #GYATK Night | Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, Indiana | Speed Shift TV |
26 | August 23 | Sprint Car Smackdown | Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, Indiana | Speed Shift TV |
27 | August 24 | |||
≠ | August 25 | |||
28 | August 31 | Brandt presents the River Town Showdown | Tri-City Speedway, Granite City, Illinois | |
29 | September 1 | Brandt presents the River Town Showdown | Federated Auto Parts Raceway I-55, Pevely, Missouri | Speed Shift TV |
30 | September 7 | Gas City I-69 Speedway, Gas City, Indiana | ||
31 | September 9 | Sprint Car Smackdown | Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, Indiana | Speed Shift TV |
32 | September 14 | Jim Hurtubise Classic | Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, Indiana | |
33 | September 15 | Haubstadt Hustler | Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Indiana | |
34 | September 22 | 4 Crown Nationals | Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio | EldoraSpeedway.com |
35 | September 29 | Fall Nationals | Lawrenceburg Speedway, Lawrenceburg, Indiana | |
36 | October 5 | Lake Ozark Speedway, Eldon, Missouri | ||
37 | October 6 | Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas | ||
38 | October 12 | Wabash Clash | Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, Indiana | Speed Shift TV |
39 | November 2 | Western World Championships | Arizona Speedway, San Tan Valley, Arizona | Speed Shift TV |
40 | November 3 | |||
41 | November 8 | Budweiser Oval Nationals | Perris Auto Speedway, Perris, California | Speed Shift TV |
42 | November 9 | |||
43 | November 10 |
No. | Race / Track | Winning driver | Winning team | Hard Charger Award winner | B-main/Semi winners |
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1 | Winter Dirt Games 9 | Chase Stockon | 32 TBI Racing | Chad Boespflug | Nick Bilbee |
2 | Winter Dirt Games 9 | Tyler Courtney | Clauson / Marshall / Newman Racing | Robert Ballou | Logan Seavey |
3 | Winter Dirt Games 9 | Tyler Courtney | Clauson / Marshall / Newman Racing | Chris Windom | Justin Grant |
4 | Bloomington | Dave Darland | Goodnight Racing / Curb-Agajanian | Logan Seavey | Tyler Thomas |
5 | Spring Showdown | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Dynamics Inc. | Robert Ballou | Logan Seavey |
6 | Plymouth | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Dynamics Inc. | Robert Ballou | - |
7 | #LetsRaceTwo | Brady Bacon | Brady Bacon Racing | Brady Bacon | - |
8 | #LetsRaceTwo | Chris Windom | Baldwin Brothers Racing | Paul Dues | - |
9 | Tony Hulman Classic | Tyler Courtney | Clauson / Marshall / Newman Racing | Chris Windom | - |
10 | I-80 | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Dynamics Inc. | Tyler Courtney | Don Droud Jr. |
11 | Knoxville | Tyler Courtney | Clauson / Marshall / Newman Racing | Dave Darland | |
12 | Eastern Storm / Grandview | Brady Bacon | Brady Bacon Racing | Tyler Courtney | Chase Stockon |
13 | Eastern Storm / Williams Grove | Chris Windom | Baldwin Brothers Racing | Issac Chapple | - |
14 | Eastern Storm / Port Royal | Chris Windom | Baldwin Brothers Racing | Timmy Buckwalter | - |
15 | Eastern Storm / Susquehanna | Robert Ballou | Robert Ballou Motorsports | Justin Grant | Tony DiMattia |
16 | Eastern Storm / Bridgeport | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Dynamics Inc. | Brady Bacon | - |
17 | Eastern Storm / Weedsport | Thomas Meseraull | Chris Dyson Racing | Robert Ballou | - |
18 | Bill Gardner Sprintacular | Tyler Courtney | Clauson / Marshall / Newman Racing | Jason McDougal | Carson Short |
19 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week - Plymouth | Brady Bacon | Brady Bacon Racing | Tyler Courtney | Kevin Thomas Jr. |
20 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week - Lawrenceburg | Tyler Courtney | Clauson / Marshall / Newman Racing | Robert Ballou | Kevin Thomas Jr. |
21 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week - Kokomo | Thomas Meseraull | Chase Briscoe Racing | Josh Hodges | Kevin Thomas Jr. |
22 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week - Terre Haute | Tyler Courtney | Clauson / Marshall / Newman Racing | Chris Windom | Jake Swanson |
23 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week - Putnamville | Dave Darland | Goodnight Racing - Curb-Agajanian | Kyle Cummins | Tyler Thomas |
24 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week - Bloomington | C.J. Leary | Leary Racing | Kevin Thomas Jr. | Brady Bacon |
25 | NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week - Haubstadt | Dave Darland | Goodnight Racing - Curb-Agajanian | Brady Bacon | Josh Hodges |
* | Sprint Car Smackdown - #GYATK Night | Chris Windom | Baldwin Brothers Racing | Carson Short | Stevie Sussex |
26 | Sprint Car Smackdown - Night #1 | Tyler Courtney | Clauson/Marshall/Newman Racing | Brady Bacon | Kyle Cummins |
27 | Sprint Car Smackdown - Night #2 | Tyler Thomas | Epperson Racing | Chase Stockon | Clinton Boyles |
28 | River Town Showdown - Granite City | Tyler Courtney | Clauson/Marshall/Newman Racing | Daron Clayton | Joe B. Miller |