2023 USAC CRA SCHEDULE RELEASED WITH 27 DATES, 9 VENUES
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Speedway, Indiana (December 19, 2022)………The calendar for the 19th season of AMSOIL USAC CRA Sprint Car racing has been set with 27 events at nine different venues on the docket across the states of California and Arizona in 2023.
The opening night for the series arrives fast with back-to-back nights of competition at Cocopah Speedway in Somerton, Ariz. on January 27-28.
From there, the series stays Arizona-bound for a two-race weekend at Central Arizona Raceway, which marks USAC CRA’s first ever visits to the Casa Grande venue. On top of that, USAC CRA returns to Central Arizona on November 3-4 for the 56th annual edition of the Western World Championships.
No track has hosted more USAC CRA events than southern California’s Perris Auto Speedway and no track on the 2023 schedule will host more than The PAS. The half-mile dirt oval boasts a total of eight events between March and November. Perris’ hosts the series for the March 18 Sokola Shootout, and again on April 15, then they’re back on May 27 for Salute to Indy and on June 10 for the Bubby Jones & Ray Sheetz Memorial.
The annual once-a-month USAC CRA races at Perris continue through summer on July 15 and August 19, and in the autumn on September 23 for the Glenn Howard Classic. The championship will be decided with the season finale on November 11, which concludes with a 40-lap main event.
Two dates are set for Hanford, California’s Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds on March 24 and April 22. Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. welcomes USAC CRA on both March 25 and on May 20 for the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial.
Nine USAC CRA events are scheduled in the state of Arizona for 2023, the most since 2006. Mohave Valley Raceway will see the series on three occasions during the coming year on April 1, May 6 and October 14.
Santa Maria Raceway in Nipomo, Calif. possesses its busiest slate of USAC CRA events ever with three summer dates on July 1, August 12 and September 9.
The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, Calif. returns to the schedule for the first time since 2021 on April 29. The series makes its annual stop at nearby Bakersfield Speedway on June 24. Meanwhile, one slot remains listed as “To Be Announced” for August 26.
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2023 AMSOIL USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES SCHEDULE
DATE | TRACK | LOCATION
Jan 27: Cocopah Speedway - Somerton, AZ
Jan 28: Cocopah Speedway - Somerton, AZ
Mar 3: Central Arizona Raceway - Casa Grande, AZ
Mar 4: Central Arizona Raceway - Casa Grande, AZ
Mar 18: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Sokola Shootout)
Mar 24: Keller Auto Speedway - Hanford, CA
Mar 25: Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA
Apr 1: Mohave Valley Raceway - Mohave Valley, AZ
Apr 15: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
Apr 22: Keller Auto Speedway - Hanford, CA
Apr 29: The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park - Bakersfield, CA
May 6: Mohave Valley Raceway - Mohave Valley, AZ
May 20: Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA (Chris & Brian Faria Memorial)
May 27: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Salute to Indy)
Jun 10: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Bubby Jones & Ray Sheetz Memorial)
Jun 24: Bakersfield Speedway - Bakersfield, CA
Jul 1: Santa Maria Raceway - Nipomo, CA
Jul 15: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
Aug 12: Santa Maria Raceway - Nipomo, CA
Aug 19: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
Aug 26: TBA
Sep 9: Santa Maria Raceway - Nipomo, CA
Sep 23: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA (Glenn Howard Classic)
Oct 14: Mohave Valley Raceway - Mohave Valley, AZ
Nov 3: Central Arizona Raceway - Casa Grande, AZ (Western World Championships)
Nov 4: Central Arizona Raceway - Casa Grande, AZ (Western World Championships)
Nov 11: Perris Auto Speedway - Perris, CA
TBA = To Be Announced.
This schedule is subject to change
