USAC’s non-winged sprint cars are prepping to compete in a single state, over eight days and nights, starting on July 24th and continuing through August 2nd. It’s 2025 USAC Indiana Sprint Week (ISW), which boasts a $50,000 point fund with half of that going to the overall winner, who gets $25,000 for being the 2025 USAC Indiana Sprint Week champion.
USAC’s NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week presented by Honest Abe Roofing’s championship driver’s share of $25,000 exceeds the entire payout among the top-eight finishers for the 2024 series, which totaled all of $24,000. The top eight in points will share in the doubled-up purse of $50,000 in this 38th edition of the event, which takes place on eight tracks across ten nights.
Logically, this 38th annual Indiana Sprint Week kicks off on The Dirt Track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, July 24th. It then travels west to Putnamville’s Honest Abe Roofing Lincoln Park Speedway one night later, then going to Kokomo Speedway on Saturday, July 26th. Lawrenceburg Speedway rounds out the opening weekend of competition on Sunday, July 27.
There’s a two-day hiatus after these three events, while Circle City Raceway reopens the campaign on Wednesday July 30th. Terre Haute’s Action Track hosts the sprint cars on Thursday, July 31st. The next-to-last round of Indiana Sprint Week is set for Bloomington Speedway on Friday, August 1 with the tour wrapping up at Haubstadt’s Tri-State Speedway on Saturday, August 2.
The opener at Indianapolis Motor Speedway pays #$10,000 to win, while the balance of seven events pays out a winer’s share of $8,000.
The first Indiana Sprint Week took place in 1988, making this its 38th year. Since its inception, Indiana Sprint Week has produced 220 events, with Dave Darland its all-time most successful driver, winning 20 times overall. USAC began sanctioning ISW in 1996. Darland has three titles over the years, but Levi Jones and Kevin Thomas own the most titles with four each.
Past Indiana Sprint Week chaps include Randy Kinser (1988), Chuck Amati (1989 & 1990), Gary Trammell (1990), Bob Kinser (1991), Kevin Thomas (1992-3, 1995-6), Kelly Kinser in 1994, J.J. Yeley (1997 & 2003), Darland (1998, 2001, 2007), Tony Elliott (1999), Jay Drake in 2000, Corey Kruseman (2002, 2005), Levi Jones in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012, Jon Stanbrough (2006, 2010), Chris Windom (2011, 2018), Bryan Clauson (2012, 2014), Robert Ballou in 2015, Brady Bacon in 2016 and 2023, Kevin Thomas Jr. (2017, 2021), C.J. Leary in 2019, Chase Stockton (2020), Justin Grant in 2022 and last year’s overall champion, Logan Seavey.
Among the racers chasing the 2025 USAC Indiana Sprint Week title are this year’s USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship points leader Kyle Cummins, Justin Grant, Mitchel Moles, Logan Seavey, Briggs Danner, Robert Ballou, Kevin Thomas Jr., Jake Swanson, C.J. Leary and Kale Drake. Rookies entered for this series are Hayden Reinbold and Gunnar Setser. USAC expects many more entries before the first wheel is turned at IMS on July 24th.
Information about ticket prices, start times for all venues and added news are available at www.usacracing.com.
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