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2006 USAC Regional Midwest Series
Announced
New venues highlight the 2006 USAC Regional Midget Series schedule announced
today by the United States Auto Club and Don Kenyon, who will serve as the race
organizer for the 19-race slate of events for Midgets, Kenyon Midgets and Ford
Focus Midgets.
Anderson Speedway and Mount Lawn Speedway in New Castle will host the
weekly racing programs, which encompass 16 Wednesday nights, plus three Friday
night Anderson appearances. Venues are still being sought for two “yet to be
announced” dates.
The Anderson and Mount Lawn ovals are not new to the USAC calendar and not new
to the “regional” concept of USAC racing. Anderson hosted “regional” Midget
races in 1996 and 1997 won by Michael Lewis and Mel Kenyon, while Mount Lawn
hosted a half-dozen total races in 1999 and 2000, won by Michael Lang, David
Fuhrman, Rick Treadway (2) and Daryl Campbell (2).
The 2006 series debuts May 3 at the Anderson Speedway and concludes at Anderson
on September 8. Feature events are expected to be 30 laps at Anderson’s
quarter-mile paved oval and 40 laps at Mount Lawn’s 3/10-mile pavement. The July
7, August 18 and September 8 programs at Anderson will feature only Kenyon
Midgets.
Defending series champions are Brad Kuhn of Avon, Ind. (Midgets), Jonathan
Hendrick of McCordsville, Ind. (Kenyon Midgets) and Jamie Williams of Columbus,
Ind. (Ford Focus Midgets).
Kenyon, a nine-time USAC National Midget Car Owner Champion from Lebanon, Ind.,
is excited about the prospects of the series. “It was time to expand the
horizons,” he says. “Both Rick Dawson at Anderson and Rick Sweigart at Mount
Lawn (the track organizers), are supportive of this venture and have offered
their assistance, so I’m pumped.”
Kenyon owns 92 USAC National Midget feature wins, while his brother Mel is the
winningest USAC Midget driver of all time, with 111 National victories. They
have been actively involved in USAC events for more than 45 years and Don adds:
“I think I know both ends of this business and that should help make this series
successful.”
Kenyon also stated “we also have a new Hoosier tire which should allow for more
interchange between sanctioning clubs in the Midwest. Being a promoter is
somewhat a new experience for me, with the exception of some Kenyon-Car events
in recent years, but with the support I’ve already received I’m not worried
about it at all.”
2006 USAC REGIONAL MIDGET SCHEDULE
May 3 - Anderson Speedway
May 10 - Mount Lawn Speedway
May 17 - Mount Lawn Speedway
May 31 - Mount Lawn Speedway
June 7 - Mount Lawn Speedway
June 14 - Mount Lawn Speedway
June 21 - Anderson Speedway
June 28 - TBA
July 5 - Anderson Speedway
July 7 - Anderson Speedway
July 12 - TBA
July 19 - Mount Lawn Speedway
July 26 - Mount Lawn Speedway
August 2 - Anderson Speedway
August 9 - Mount Lawn Speedway
August 16 - Mount Lawn Speedway
August 18 - Anderson Speedway
August 23 - Anderson Speedway
Sept. 8 - Anderson Speedway
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