HPD
Tuesday, 5 February 2019

20 DATES, 20 RACES MARK 2019 USAC SPEED2 MIDWEST THUNDER SLATE

2017-18 USAC Speed2 Midwest Thunder Midget Champion Aaron Leffel. 2017-18 USAC Speed2 Midwest Thunder Midget Champion Aaron Leffel. Bill Miller Photo

20 DATES, 20 RACES MARK 2019 USAC SPEED2 MIDWEST THUNDER SLATE

Speedway, Indiana (February 4, 2019)………USAC’s Speed2 Midwest Thunder Midgets take on a 20-race schedule for 2019 at three different quarter-mile dirt tracks located in the state of Indiana.

The season begins on April 20 at Montpelier Motor Speedway, marking the first of ten races on the docket there with additional stops on May 11 & 18, June 22 & 29, July 13 & 20, August 10 and September 14 & 21.

Seven dates are slated for the series at Gas City I-69 Speedway, starting on May 17.  MTM returns for races on June 14, July 18, August 2 & 16, September 13 and October 5.

The red clay of Bloomington Speedway hosts the series three times, on May 24, July 5 and August 9.

Springfield, Ohio’s Aaron Leffel collected his second consecutive Midwest Thunder Midget title in 2018 on the strength of three victories.  Stratton Briggs and Chett Gehrke also won thrice, while Chase McDermand, Gedd Ross and Alex Watson found victory lane once apiece.

 

2019 USAC SPEED2 MIDWEST THUNDER MIDGET SCHEDULE

Apr 20: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN)

May 11: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN)

May 17: Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, IN)

May 18: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN)

May 24: Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN)

Jun 14: Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, IN)

Jun 22: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN)

Jun 29: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN)

Jul 5: Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN)

Jul 13: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN)

Jul 18: Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, IN)

Jul 20: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN)

Aug 2: Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, IN)

Aug 9: Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN)

Aug 10: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN)

Aug 16: Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, IN)

Sep 13: Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, IN)

Sep 14: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN)

Sep 21: Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN)

Oct 5: Gas City I-69 Speedway (Gas City, IN)