20-RACE SLATE SET FOR USAC EASTERN SPEED2 MIDGETS IN 2022
By: Richie Murray – USAC Media
Speedway, Indiana (January 21, 2022)………The 2022 USAC Eastern SpeeD2 Midget schedule features 13 points races and seven special events that take the series to nine different states which span from North Carolina to Arizona.
The season’s intros and outros unfold in the same manner with a pair of non-points special events at Havasu 95 Speedway in Lake Havasu, Ariz. The first two arrive on March 25-26, with the curtain closing on the campaign on November 11-12.
The first championship points race arrives on April 9 in the series’ lone trip to the state of South Carolina at Dillon Motor Speedway. Carolina’s on their mind as the series travels to the bordering state of North Carolina on April 23 at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont.
Two nights at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway follow on April 29-30, followed by a return visit to West Virginia’s Ona Speedway on May 21.
June is reserved for Virginia with both dates taking place in the Old Dominion state on the 11th at Spotsylvania’s Dominion Raceway and on the 25th at Shenandoah Speedway.
From the Mid-South to the Midwest, the series gets after it at Highland Rim Speedway in Greenbrier, Tenn. on July 9. To close out the midsummer month, it’s off to Indiana’s Anderson Speedway for consecutive evenings of racing on July 29-30.
August brings the competition to Goodyear All American Speedway in Jacksonville, N.C. on the 20th. On August 24, the series takes a break from point racing to make the voyage up the east coast to Massachusetts for the Boston Louie Memorial for a non-points special event at Seekonk Speedway.
Greenbrier, Tennessee’s Highland Rim Speedway welcomes the series on September 10, then it’s time to make the haul to Idaho’s Meridian Speedway for a pair of non-points special events on September 23-24.
The championship points season closes out on October 15 at Tri-County Speedway in Hudson, N.C.
Jessica Bean (Farmland, Ind.) enters the 2022 season having won five consecutive series championships.
2022 USAC EASTERN SPEED2 MIDGET SCHEDULE:
Mar 25: Havasu 95 Speedway | Lake Havasu, AZ (Non-Points Special Event )
Mar 26: Havasu 95 Speedway | Lake Havasu, AZ (Non-Points Special Event )
Apr 9: Dillon Motor Speedway | Dillon, SC
Apr 23: Orange County Speedway | Rougemont, NC
Apr 29: South Boston Speedway | South Boston, VA
Apr 30: South Boston Speedway | South Boston, VA
May 21: Ona Speedway | Ona, WV
Jun 11: Dominion Raceway | Spotsylvania, VA
Jun 25: Shenandoah Speedway | Shenandoah, VA
Jul 9: Highland Rim Speedway | Greenbrier, TN
Jul 29: Anderson Speedway | Anderson, IN
Jul 30: Anderson Speedway | Anderson, IN
Aug 20: Goodyear All American Speedway | Jacksonville, NC
Aug 24: Seekonk Speedway | Seekonk, MA (Non-Points Special Event)
Sep 10: Highland Rim Speedway | Greenbrier, TN
Sep 23: Meridian Speedway | Meridian, ID (Non-Points Special Event)
Sep 24: Meridian Speedway | Meridian, ID (Non-Points Special Event)
Oct 15: Tri-County Speedway | Hudson, NC
Nov 11: Havasu 95 Speedway | Lake Havasu, AZ (Non-Points Special Event)
Nov 12: Havasu 95 Speedway | Lake Havasu, AZ (Non-Points Special Event)