Pseudo return of the Copper Classic to Phoenix 2006 December 3
I just read on the USAC web site that there will be an “open-wheel extravaganza to attend in February as Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz. will host an inaugural USAC Tripleheader in Memory of Roger McCluskey the weekend of February 9-10.” On the card will be the USAC Silver Crown Championship Cars, National and Western Midgets and USAC/CRA Sprint Cars. While maybe not quite a return of the Copper Classic to Phoenix, it does have some of the same divisions and should be one heck of a weekend of racing. It might be worth making a return trip to Phoenix for this one if I can find a cheap enough flight. BTW: the race organizer will be Dennis Wood, who according to the press release orginized the first Copper Classic at Phoenix International Raceway.
In other USAC news, the Indiana Sprint Week schedule has been released (only it is a little longer then a week). It will have 9 races this year,. The schedule is:
2007 INDIANA SPRINT WEEK SCHEDULE
July 11-North Vernon/Twin Cities Raceway Park
July 12-Lawrenceburg/Lawrenceburg Speedway
July 13-Gas City/Gas City I-69 Speedway
July 14-Putnamville/Lincoln Park Speedway
July 15-Kokomo/Kokomo Speedway
July 18-Boswell/Kamp Motor Speedway
July 19-Terre Haute/Terre Haute Action Track
July 20-Bloomington/Bloomington Speedway
July 21-Haubstadt/Tri-State Speedway
[...] I see that USAC has announced the schedules for their three national touring series. Besides the Manzinita show that I previously mentioned in this blog, nothing really stands out for me on the Silver Crown schedule. [...]