SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Sixty-four USAC National events have been finalized for 2008, comprising the preliminary Lucas Oil National Sprint Car and National Midget Series championships.
Thirty-four tracks in 14 states are involved. The National Midget Series debuts Feb. 15-16 with the “Copper on Dirt” at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz., while the Lucas Oil Sprints kick off April 5 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.
The sprint cars conclude the campaign with the Western World Championships at Manzanita, while the midget finale is again the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Irwindale, Calif.
Tracks returning to the schedule in 2008 are Williams Grove (Pa.) Speedway and Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill. (sprints and sprints), and Slinger (Wis.) Speedway,  Rockford (Ill.) Speedway and  Union County Speedway in Liberty, Ind.
Tracks hosting initial National events will be Brownstown  (Ind.) Speedway and Shady Bowl Speedway in DeGraff, Ohio (sprints); and Southern National Raceway Park in Kenly, N.C. and LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway in New Salem, Wis. (midgets).
Expansion of the Eastern Sprint Car Swing now reflects four dates, while Indiana Midget Week has been expanded to six races. Indiana Sprint Week remains at eight events.
The schedules:
Sprint Cars
April 5, Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio; April 18, Gas City I-69 Speedway, Gas City, Ind.; April 19, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; April 20, Winchester Speedway, Winchester, Ind.; May 3, Brownstown Speedway, Brownstown, Ind.; May 9, Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, Ind.; May 21, Anderson Speedway, Anderson, Ind.; May 31, TBA; June 3, Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, Pa.; June 4, Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; June 5, Big Diamond Raceway, Minersville, Pa.; June 7, Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, Md.; June 12, Winchester Speedway; June 13, Shady Bowl Speedway, DeGraff, Ohio; June 14, Eldora Speedway; June 27, Richmond Int’l Raceway, Richmond, Va.; July 9-10, Lawrenceburg Speedway; July 11-12, Gas City I-69 Speedway;  July 13, Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, Ind.; July 17, Kamp Motor Speedway, Boswell, Ind.; July 18, Bloomington Speedway; July 19, Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Ind.; Aug. 3, Salem Speedway, Salem, Ind.; Sept. 5, Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Ill.; Sept. 20, Eldora Speedway; Sept. 28, Winchester Speedway; Oct. 31-Nov. 2, Perris Auto Speedway, Perris, Calif.; Nov. 8-9, Manzanita Speedway, Phoenix, Ariz.
Midgets
Feb. 15-16, Manzanita Speedway, Phoenix, Ariz.; March 21, Thunder Hill Raceway, Kyle, Texas; April 6, Anderson Speedway, Anderson, Ind.; April 12, Southern National Speedway, Kenly, N.C.; May 10, Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Ind.; May 16, LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, New Salem, Wis.; May 17, Slinger Super Speedway, Slinger, Wis.; May 18, Rockford Speedway, Rockford, Ill.; May 24, O’Reilly Raceway Park, Clermont, Ind.; May 30, Dodge County Fairgrounds Speedway, Beaver Dam, Wis.; June 20-21, Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa; July 26, O’Reilly Raceway Park; July 29-30, Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, Neb.; Aug. 1-2, Belleville High Banks, Belleville, Kan.; Aug. 5, Kamp Motor Speedway, Boswell, Ind.; Aug. 6, Gas City I-69 Speedway, Gas City, Ind.; Aug. 7, Union County Speedway, Liberty, Ind.; Aug. 8, Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, Ind.; Aug. 9, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Aug. 10, Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, Ind.; Aug. 15, Macon Speedway, Macon, Ill.; Aug. 23-24, Angell Park Speedway, Sun Prairie, Wis.; Sept. 9, Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Ill.; Sept. 13, O’Reilly Raceway Park; Sept. 20, Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio; Oct. 4, TBA; Nov. 27, Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, Calif.