(Photo by Brandon W. Mudd)
The 2012 installment of SpeedFest at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis will feature both open-wheel and stock car racing with three of the leading racing sanctioning bodies taking to the oval during two nights of action packed racing. On Thursday July 26th the United States Auto Club (USAC) will run a double header event featuring the Midget and Silver Crown Series. Friday July 27th will mark the return of the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards along with the CRA Super Series.
“The history and tradition Lucas Oil Raceway has with USAC is long and storied with past race winners include some of the greatest names in racing,” said Wes Collier, general manager of Lucas Oil Raceway. “We are also pleased to welcome back the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards for their second consecutive season following their thrilling race last year and the CRA Super Series has long been a valuable partner and we are anxious for a tremendous two nights of racing.”
The first USAC event was held at Lucas Oil Raceway dates back to 1961 when A. J. Foyt won the 30-lap race that was raced on dirt, prior to the paving of the oval. Through the years Bill Vukovich, Gary Bettenhausen, Tom Bigelow, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon have honed their skills on the .686-mile oval. Last year Kody Swanson was able to defeat Tracy Hines in the Silver Crown race and 18-year-old Kyle Larson won his first pavement race in the Midget Series.
During SpeedFest last season, ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards returned to Lucas Oil Raceway for the first time in 25 years to a facility eager to see the series take to the oval. The packed house watched young up and coming driver Ty Dillon wheel his way to victory lane. Dillon found his way to victory lane seven times during the season in route to his first ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards series championship.
The CRA Super Series is a top stock car sanctioning body and features some the finest up and coming talents in all of racing. Past CRA winners at Lucas Oil Raceway have included Scott Hantz, Jeff Land and Ross Kenseth who is quickly becoming a top talent in racing.
A schedule of events for the weekend and ticket prices will be announced shortly.
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