Haubstadt, IN – June 17, 2019 – Tri-State Speedway is once again one of the destinations as the annual Dirt Car Late Model Summer National competitors hit the road in 2019. The tour will embark to race at 26 speedways during a 31 day sweep across the Midwest. Tri-State Speedway will be hosting the late models on Sunday June 23rd. Drivers from all across the region will be battling for a feature check paying $5,000 to the winner.

The 2019 Summer Nationals schedule lists races at tracks in 8 states. Tri-State Speedway is one of only three tracks in Indiana hosting one of these events. The Tri-State June 23rd event is stop number 11. The event at Haubstadt follows five appearances for the tour at Illinois race tracks and is the night before a visit to Clarksville Speedway in Tennessee to conclude week two promoted as Legends Week.

Brian Shirley of Chatham, IL is the defending Late Model Summer Nationals Champion. Shirley won the feature on opening night at Kankakee Speedway on June 13th. Veteran Billy Moyer, of Batesville, AR, leads all late model drivers with six Summer National titles to his credit. Shannon Babb of Moweagwa, IL, won last year’s feature at Haubstadt followed by Turbo Tyler Erb of New Waverly, TX. Erb had won the feature there in 2017. Billy Moyer, Brian Shirley, and Rusty Schlenk rounded out the top five in 2018. The win for Babb was his third win in the last 5 SN races held at Haubstadt.

The Dirt Car UMP Open Wheel Modifieds will also be competing in a special event of their own on Sunday night the 23rd. This accompanying Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will provide a purse that pays $1,500 to win. Former winners of this special event include Brandon McDowell, Levi Kissinger and Dustin Beck from Indiana. Winners from outside the state of Indiana include Trent Young from Kentucky, Jacob Poel from Michigan, and Mike Harrison from Illinois. This event always draws one of the largest fields of modified cars to be assembled each season. Thirty-eight modifieds were present for this year’s Summit Nationals opener.

Dirt Car Summer National races provide a unique brand of excitement beginning with flight qualifications. Excitement is rampant! As the heat races begin the walls strain to contain the action. Usual day in and day out hot temperatures mix with ever present hot laps! The result is a series that became known as the Hell Tour. Those high powered late model engines will fire at the 6 o’clock hour Racing is set to begin at 7:30 P.M. C.D.T.

On June 30th sprint car racing will return to Tri-State Speedway. The rescheduled SPRING SHOWDOWN will be held on a Sunday. That event, which was originally scheduled to be held on April 13th, features a co-sanctioned program combining the MSCS and USAC Sprints plus the UMP Modifieds. Race fans will be able to enjoy racing action two Sunday nights in a row at Tri-State Speedway.

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Haubstadt, IN – May 26, 2019 –  The feature race Sunday night at Tri-State Speedway lived up to its name,  The BRANDEIS Midwest Sprint Car event would conclude as advertised – a Memorial Weekend Classic.

Kyle Cummins of Princeton, IN, was on the move and would be the victor.  It was his second MSCS win in two opportunities to race at Tri-State Speedway this season.

Kyle Cummins started the evening by setting the fastest overall time during group qualifications.  The Princeton, IN, driver followed that initial effort with a winning performance in the third heat race with Stephen Schnapf his closest rival.  The two would match speeds again during the feature.  Schnapf led the early portion of the event with Cummins in hot pursuit.  He kept the pressure on in the Rock Steady 3R and completed the task with a pass midway through the race.

C.J. Leary and Kevin Thomas Jr. advanced to finish second and third in the feature.  Schnapf held fourth place at the finish.  Carson Short moved up 13 positions to finish fifth.  The superb effort was tops for the field thus the defending series champion was the Certified Rentals Hard Charger of the race.

Robert Ballou also made a charge from the back of the field in finishing sixth.  Ballou needed a long visit to the work area after being involved in the incidents in turn three on the first lap of the original start.  It was the first of at least 4 caution flags needed during the feature.  Critter Malone was seventh followed by Donny Brackett, Dakota Jackson, and Brady Short.  Kendall Ruble picked up the Wilwood Tuff Brakes Award.

Three heats and a B Main were held during the BRANDEIS Midwest Sprint Car Series preliminary events.  Teammates Kent Schmidt and Chase Stockon won the first two heats with Cummins the victor in the final heat.  Collin Ambrose of Owensboro, KY, was the winner in the B Main which consisted of a 13 car field.

UMP Modified driver Brandon McDowell swept that portion of the racing program  Sunday night.  He turned in the fastest time with a 15.672 seconds lap as one of the drivers qualifying in the first group.  He then won the first heat race in a close duel with Dustin Beck.  The 25lap feature also became a final contest between McDowell and Beck. McDowell took the victory.  That was the first feature win for McDowell at the speedway this season.  Will Krup finished third behind Beck.  The modifieds driven by Michael Hussman and Jason Kibby rounded of the top five. Krup had won the second heat held during the preliminary events.

Cody Trammel drove the 34T numbered mini-sprint to victory in the MMSA feature.  The 20 lap event provided the closest main event finish of the night.  Brad Strunk was just two seconds behind in finishing second.  Jeff Schindler was third.  Dylan Moan and Keith Langley were next as 11 of the 22 starters finished on the lead lap. Heat races went to winners Jaylon Mills, Brad Strunk, and Ethan Rutherford.

The entire racing program was completed following noontime and mid-afternoon showers.  The track crew evaluated the situation, made the call, and then quickly prepared the track so racing could go on as scheduled.

The next event booked for Tri-State Speedway is one of the top dollar MSCS shows of the season.  The Summer Showdown is scheduled for Saturday June 8th.  It will pay $5,000 to win the BRANDEIS MSCS feature.  The UMP Modifieds and MMSA Mini Sprints will also be competing in the program.

RACING SUNDAY ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
THE CLASSIC CONTINUES!

Haubstadt, IN – May 22, 2019 –  As usual Tri-State Speedway will present a special racing event on Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend. The event, known as the Memorial Weekend Classic, has become a tradition at the ¼ mile dirt track.  Tri-State Speedway has long been recognized as the Class Track.  The racing program that night will feature the BRANDEIS Midwest Sprint Car Series, the UMP Dirt Car Modifieds, and the MMSA Mini Sprints.

The BRANDEIS MSCS Sprints will be wrapping up a full holiday weekend of racing activity in Indiana.  The Midwest Sprint Car Series will be racing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights beginning on May 24th. Racing on Friday will be held at the Bloomington Speedway, continue at Lincoln Park Speedway Saturday, and then wrap up with a third straight night of action at Tri-State Speedway on Sunday.  All three of these racing programs will be capped off with MSCS features that pay $2,500 to win.

Kyle Cummins of Princeton, IN, dominated MSCS opening night action at Tri-State Speedway on May 18th.  The four time series champion now holds the lead in MSCS points as the series heads into Memorial Day Weekend.

The UMP Modifieds have also made an appearance at the track this season.  Stan Beadles of Owensville, IN, took that feature.  Levi Kissinger and Zach Fair were in pursuit as the 25 lap feature ended.

The MMSA Mini Sprints always bring a full roster of strong competitors.  The series runs with wings at Haubstadt.  It will be the first of 4 appearances at Haubstadt this year.

Times have been posted for the MEMORIAL WEEKEND CLASSIC.  Warm ups and group qualifying begin at 6 P.M. with racing to follow at 7:30 P.M.  Haubstadt is in the Central Time zone.  Admission is $20 for adults and it is $15 for students.  Children 12 and under will be admitted free.

This is a great opportunity to enjoy all the action that open wheel racing can and does provide.  Memorial Day Weekend would not be complete without being at a race.  The pending green flag is the race fans signal to head out to Tri-State Speedway.

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Haubstadt, IN -May 18, 2019 –  It was a victorious night for four-time champion Kyle Cummins of Princeton, IN.  The veteran sprint car racer made a clean sweep of the BRANDEIS Midwest Sprint Car Series portion of the MIDWEST MADNESS event at Tri-State Speedway Saturday night.  Cummins set fast time to start the evening and then won his heat race and the 25 lap feature event.  That victory was worth $2,500.  The sweep also gave Cummins the point lead at the start of the season.

Despite lining up fourth for the feature in a starting field with the top six heat race transfers inverted, Cummins took the lead on lap one.  Then he put the Rock Steady Racing sprinter into auto-motion. He quickly pulled away from the field.  Cummins lapped car after car. The other top five finishers were the only drivers on the lead lap at the finish.

Cummins was at the wheel of a Mach 1 Sprint sponsored by Debra Corn Foster Care, Tim Mason Remax, and Greenwell Auto Body.  The car is owned by Hank Byram of Dupont, IN.  Tim Spindler serves as the crew chief.

Donny Brackett of Ft. Branch, IN, would finish second.  He held off 2018 MIDWEST MADNESS winner Stephen Schnapf along with Kent Schmidt, and Brady Short.  The four competitors completed the top five.  Aric Gentry recovered to finish sixth after being involved in an accident in turn four.  Gentry was forced to make a quick visit to the work area under red flag conditions with only 10 laps to go.  His car had turned over as he was unable to avoid another car driven by Dustin Christie.  Dakota Jackson, Chet Williams, Brian Karraker, and Collin Ambrose rounded out the top ten.

Stephen Schnapf  became the first driver to win the new $100 Certified Rentals Hard Charger Award.  The Evansville, IN, driver gained 9 hard fought spots in the feature.  The Wilwood Tuff Brakes Award was presented to Jadon Rogers.  The first and second heats For the BRANDEIS MSCS Sprints were won by Kent Schmidt and Donny Brackett.

In the Built Ford Tough MOWA Winged Sprints, Paul May of Terre Haute, IN, took the feature victory in a battle with Cory Bruns.  It was a $2,000 pay day for May!  Critter Malone was third followed by Clinton Boyles and Jeremy Standridge. Malone had started 13th and was on the move!  The three MOWA heat races were victories for Paul Nienhiser, Paul May, and Clinton Boyles.  The only sprint car driver present to compete with a winged and a non-wing car was Chayse Hayhurst.  His best finish in the two back to back features was a 12th with the MSCS series.

In the UMP Open Wheel Modifieds Stan Beadles of Owensville, IN, collected the victory along with the $600 feature prize money. Beadles had some strong competition in the form of runner-up Levi Kissinger and Zach Fair who finished third.  It was the closest finish of the program.  Dustin Beck and Lance Foreman rounded out the top five.  Heat race winners were Dustin Beck and Stan Beadles.

The next race at Tri-State Speedway will be The Memorial Weekend Classic on Sunday May 26th featuring the MSCS Sprints, MMSA Mini Sprints, and the UMP Modifieds.

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Haubstadt, IN – May 13, 2019 – Saturday night May 18th Tri-State Speedway will be opening the gates to present the newest version of MIDWEST MADNESS.  The Brandeis Midwest Sprint Car Series will share top billing with the Morrow Brothers Ford Midwest Open Wheel Association.  It is racing at its best – Midwest style!

This exciting combination should once again provide the each and every sprint car fan choice entertainment.  Race fans will be able to watch the more traditional MSCS non-wing sprint cars plus the high spirited MOWA winged sprints on the same program.  Both series race using 410 cubic inch engines that will challenge the banked quarter mile oval.

MSCS and MOWA will compete in separate complete programs which includes preliminaries capped by their feature events.  The UMP Modifieds will also be running to make this a triple header of ultra competitive open wheel racing!

With some added preparation the more versatile drivers could consider racing with both racing series on Saturday.  It should be an interesting weekend for fans and race teams!

The MSCS Series will be holding its opening race for the season. There are 20 races on the revised schedule.  May 18th will be the first opportunity for drivers to compete with the one April race having been rained out.  Annual licenses and temporary permits to race can be purchased from MSCS.  The MSCS Feature will pay $2,500 to win!  Stephen Schnapf was the winner at the MSCS portion of MIDWEST MADNESS last year.  2018 MSCS Champion Carson Short finished second.  Short won the event in 2017.

The Built Ford Tough MOWA Series will be holding its third event of the season. The MOWA feature will pay $2,000 to win.  They too have 20 races on their schedule.  A majority of these races are in Illinois energized by visits to tracks in Iowa, Missouri, and Indiana.  The races held have produced three different winners.  The features were victories for Carson Short, Paul Nienhiser, and Jeff Swindell.  Mike Terry Jr. won the feature for MOWA Sprints at last year’s MIDWEST MADNESS.

The UMP Open Wheel Modifieds that race at Tri-State Speedway earn national and regional points.  Tri-State is one of nine Southern Indiana tracks that together form a region.  UMP rules allow drivers to enjoy an opportunity to race when and where they choose.  That helps produce larger fields of cars where track regulars do encounter challenges from travelers.  Trent Young and Dustin Beck won the two modified features held at Tri-State during last May.

The pit gate at the speedway will open at 3:30 in the afternoon.  The grandstands will open at 4:30.  Warm-ups begin at 6:00.  Racing will follow at 7:30 P.M.  The track is located in the Central Time Zone.  Adult admission is $20, students pay $15, and children age 12 and under will be admitted free.  Pit passes are $30.

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The World of Outlaw Sprint race scheduled for Sat. May 4th has been postponed until further notice.  Persistent rainfall on Sat. forced officials to move the race to Sunday but after continued precipitation on an already saturated surface, it was determined the parking lot is unusable. Outlaw officials are working with the track on a potential reschedule date. An announcement will be made as soon as a date is decided upon.

Haubstadt, IN – April 29, 2019 – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars will be making their highly anticipated annual appearance at the Tri-State Speedway on Saturday evening May 4th. This event will be the first race to be held at the quarter mile track in 2019.  The complete Tri-State Speedway season schedule will once again provide a dozen varied special events.

The excitement begins at the Haubstadt oval with qualifications set to begin at 6:30 P.M. C.D.T.  Kyle Larson set fast time last May with a lap of 11.935 seconds.  The existing track record is held by Sammy Swindell at 11.11 seconds. Forty three sprint car drivers were present to attempt qualifications last year.  Racing begins at 7:30 P.M.

World of Outlaws features at Haubstadt have produced victories for 16 different drivers.  The most recent winners include David Gravel with wins in 2018 and 2016, Parker Price-Miller in 2017, and Paul McMahon with two wins in a row in 2014 and 2015.

The Outlaws will be towing North to Haubstadt on the second day of a weekend swing that will have begun Friday night in West Memphis, Arkansas.  The race at Tri-State Speedway is the first of three appearances the World of Outlaws will make at tracks in the Hoosier state in 2019.  The tour will encompass over 90 appearances coast to coast across some 25 states.  This is a great opportunity for race fans across the tri-state area to watch the “Fastest Show on Dirt!”�  The event is sponsored by Patriot Chevy-Buick-GMC and J. Wilderman Autoplex.

The UMP Open Wheel Modifieds will also be racing on May 4th.  The modified class feature that night will pay $1,000 to win. Expect a contingent of capable challengers along with the usual stronghold of regulars drivers.

Adult general admission for this special event is $30 for adults.  A ticket for children ages 6-12 will cost $15.  Children 5 years old or under will be admitted free.  Pit passes are $40 each.  Race time is at 7:30 P.M. The track information line is 812-768-5995.

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Mother Nature had other weekend plans that do not suit dirt track racing so the Spring Showdown scheduled for the April 13 opening race in 2019 had to be canceled. The forecasters were actually spot on predicting rains setting in for Saturday evening.  The race program would have been interrupted by wet grounds at the wrong time!

Plans have been made to reschedule this race until June 30th.  MSCS and USAC sprint cars will be in action along with the UMP Modifieds for this make-up date.

The opening 2019 race will now be on Sat. May 4th when the World of Outlaw Sprints roll into town. Tickets are on sale with reserved seating priced at $35 for adults and $25 for ages 12 and under.  General admission tickets will be available the day of the race with prices set at $30 for adults, $15 for ages 6-12 and children 5 and under are Free.

If you wish to purchase a reserved seat for this race, please call 812-768-6025.

Haubstadt, IN – April 1, 2019.  The 2019 racing season at Tri-State Speedway will open with the annual SPRING SHOWDOWN on Saturday April 13.  The racing program that evening will feature the AMSOIL National United States Auto Club Sprints and the Brandeis Midwest Sprint Car Series.  This will be the first of two co-sanctioned events at Haubstadt this season with both 410 non-wing sprint car series competing together.  The SPRING SHOWDOWN will be conducted using the USAC race format.

The Showdown is the first event on the season schedule for MSCS.
USAC has already held 3 races in Florida and is also scheduled to race Friday night April 12 at Bloomington Speedway before appearing at Haubstadt on Saturday.  The USAC-MSCS feature at Haubstadt will pay $5,000 to win!

Brandeis Midwest Sprint Car Series licensed drivers do receive full points when competing in co-sanctioned events.  Annual licenses will be available for purchase in the pit area at the speedway for any drivers needing to obtain or renew licenses.

The reigning Brandeis MSCS Champion is Carson Short of Marion, IL.
Short captured his first MSCS title in 2018.  He is also currently tenth in USAC points!  The SPRING SHOWDOWN is the first of 20 races that MSCS has scheduled.  Each one will impact the driver points standings and eventually determine a season champion.

Kevin Thomas Jr. won the SPRING SHOWDOWN last year.  He had also won this event back in 2014.  Chris Windom won it in 2017.  Other winners dating back to the origin of the race in 2012 were Chase Stockon, Brady Bacon, Hunter Schuerenberg, and Daron Clayton.

The three USAC races previously held at Ocala, Florida, produced three different winners.  C.J. Leary, Chris Windom, and Justin Grant captured those feature races.  The top five drivers in USAC points heading into the two Midwest track openers are C.J. Leary, Kevin Thomas Jr., Chase Stockon, Justin Grant, and Chris Windom.  The top two drivers are separated in the standings by just two points.  The 2018 USAC National Champion Tyler Courtney is currently sixth in series points.

The UMP Open Wheel Modified Cars will also be racing.  Their feature will pay $600 to win.  The double bill creates another brand of impending action waiting to take a turn on the track.  Mod feature winners last season included Zach Fair, Trent Young, Dustin Beck, Brandon McDowell, and Stan Beadles.

The SPRING SHOWDOWN is just that – one great opportunity for race fans to see the very best sprint car drivers and enjoy the thrills dirt track racing produces. Warm-ups on Saturday the 13th begin at 6:30 P.M.  Heat races begin at 7:30 P.M.  The pit gate will open at 3:30 P.M. C.D.T. Tri-State Speedway is located in the Central Time zone.

Adult tickets are $25, student tickets are $20, and children 12 and under are admitted free.

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Haubstadt, IN – March 22, 2019.  Tri-State Speedway at Haubstadt, IN, will hold the opening race for the 2019 season at the quarter-mile speed plant on Saturday, April 13th.  The non-wing sprint cars of the United States Auto Club will join with the Brandeis Midwest Sprint Car Series to provide the 8th annual co-sanctioned SPRING SHOWDOWN. It will be the first of three appearances at Haubstadt for the USAC Sprints and the first of 9 appearances at the Class Track for MSCS. The feature will pay $5,000 to win!

In all, there will be a dozen varied special events on the schedule this season.  Yes, the World of Outlaws will be making that one all-important appearance at Tri-State Speedway.  That will be on Saturday, May 4th this season.  The MOWA Sprints will follow with more wing sprint action on May 18th to supply the always exciting MIDWEST MADNESS show.  The IMCA Racesaver Sprints will also be sporting wings in appearances on July 13th and August 10th.  In addition, the MMSA Mini Sprints will make four appearances.  Those dates are May 26, June 8, July 13, and October 19th.  The July 13th date is the annual SPRINT STAMPEDE with 3 divisions of sprint cars.

There will be two holiday weekend races featuring the Brandeis MSCS
410 Sprints.  The MEMORIAL WEEKEND CLASSIC and the LABOR DAY WEEKEND CHALLENGE are both Sunday night ventures.  The MSCS SUMMER SHOWDOWN will be on June 8th.  This year’s MSCS HOOSIER SPRINT NATIONALS will be held on August 10th.  MSCS will then close out the season by competing for the HARVEST CUP at Haubstadt on October 19th.  The SUMMER SHOWDOWN, the HOOSIER SPRINT NATIONALS and the HARVEST CUP boast $5,000 to win purses.

On July 27th the speedway will host the finale of the USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK.  The USAC Sprints will also return on September 14th for the one and only HAUBSTADT HUSTLER.  This will be the biggest race of the season for non-wing sprints.  USAC & MSCS will compete together in this co-sanctioned event.  The top prize is $10,000.  The Saturday, September 14th and October 19th events have rain dates set for Sunday of that weekend.  New to the schedule this season will be the addition of the USAC Midgets to the program for the October HARVEST CUP.

The UMP Open Wheel Modifieds will make 10 appearances during the season.  The modified drivers will be racing for $1,000 to win on May 4, July 27, and September 1.  Then at the SUMMIT MODIFIED race on Sunday, June 23rd the feature will pay $1,500 to win.  That is on the same date as the annual UMP DIRT CAR LATE MODEL SUMMER NATIONALS.

Ticket information is available by calling 812-768-5995.  Ticket prices do vary for different events on the schedule  The speedway also offers reserved seating.  Further details on each event are also available at www.tristatespeedway.com.  The speedway also posts updates on Facebook!

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