It’s not quite spring yet, but sprint car speedways all across the east coast are starting to open the gates.
Path Valley Speedway and Hagerstown Speedway will both soon be among those ranks, as both tracks are set to kick off their seasons on March 23.
Path Valley, located in Spring Run and featuring a quarter-mile banked clay oval, is set to host racing in seven different divisions this season. Special division classes at Path Valley this spring will include the East Coast Legends Series, the World of Outlaws super late models, and the Appalachian Mountain super late models, among others.
Hagerstown Speedway, the oldest operating dirt track in Maryland, features a half-mile red clay oval. Keith Reed, of Hagerstown, is the defending pure stocks points champion while Greencastle’s Scott Palmer will be aiming to improve upon last year’s third-place finish in the late model sportsman division.
Racing at these speedways doesn’t begin until later in March, but both tracks will be open for practice in the weeks leading up to the season.
Below is a track-by-track and month-by-month look at the local schedules for sprint car season:
PATH VALLEY SPEEDWAY
March
23 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman
30 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, PASS 305 sprints, modifieds
April
6 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman, East Coast Legends
13 — Mason Dixon 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models
20 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman
27 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, modifieds, East Coast Legends
May
4 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman, East Coast Legends
11 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, topless limited late models, modifieds
18 — Family Restaurant Night (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman, PASS 305 sprints)
19 — World of Outlaw Super Late Models (V-8 street stocks)
31 — Rumble in the Valley Night 1 (Mason Dixon 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, wingless super sportsman, thunder cars, strictly stocks)
June
1 — Rumble in the Valley Night 2 (Mason Dixon 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman, East Coast Legends)
8 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, modifieds
11 — Appalachian Mountain super late models, wingless super sportsman
15 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, East Coast Legends
22 — Community State Bank Night (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, modifieds, East Coast Legends)
29 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman
July
6 — George’s Used Car Night (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, modifieds)
12 — Battle at the Bullring Night 1 (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman)
13 — Battle at the Bullring Night 2 (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman)
19 — Dr. Crouse’s Night of Power (ULMS super late models, PASS 305 sprints, modifieds)
20 — Austin Gelwicks Memorial (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, modifieds)
27 — Spring Run Pit Stop Night (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman)
August
3 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, modifieds
9 — Xtreme Outlaw Midgets, wingless 600 sprints
10 — Roy & Margaret McGee Memorial (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, wingless super sportsman, limited late models
17 — Ron & June O’Donnell Memorial (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, PASS 305 sprints
24 — Mason Dixon 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, wingless super sportsman
September
7 — Dan Little/Trip Kone Memorial (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman)
14 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, modifieds
21 — First Responders Night (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman, PASS 305 sprints)
28 — Dr. Crouse’s Legends Summer Slam (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, modifieds, East Coast Legends
October
5 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman, East Coast Legends
12 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, limited late models, modifieds
19 — 270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman, PASS 305 sprints
25 — Bull Ring Nationals Day 1 (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman, limited late models, modifieds)
26 — Bull Ring Nationals Day 2 (270 sprints, 600cc sprints, thunder cars, strictly stocks, wingless super sportsman, limited late models, modifieds)
HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY
March
23 — Season Opener (late models, modifieds, semi late models, pure stocks)
30 — Kid’s Night (late models, crate late models, semi late models, pure stocks)
April
6 — Spring Championship (late models, crate late models, semi late models, pure stocks)
13 — Fan Appreciation Night (modifieds, semi late models, pure stocks, classic racing series)
20 — Saturday Night Dirt (IMCA ravesaver sprints, late models, modifieds, pure stocks)
27 — Conococheage 50 (super late models, semi late models)
May
4 — Steel Block Clash (late models, modifieds, semi late models, pure stocks)
18 — Kid’s Night (IMCA ravesaver sprints, late models, crate late models, pure stocks)
25 — Memorial Day Tribute (late models, crate late models, modifieds, semi late models)
June
1 — Saturday Night Dirt (late models, crate late models, semi late models, pure stocks)
9 — Appalachian Mountain Speedweek (super late models, modifieds)
15 — Dad’s Night Out (IMCA ravesaver sprints, wingless super sportsman, late models)
22 — Steel Block Clash (late models, crate late models, semi late models, pure stocks)
29 — Semi Late Dirty 30 (semi late models, crate late models, modifieds, pure stocks)
July
4 — Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek (410 sprints, EMMR exhibition)
13 — Summer Championship (crate late models, modifieds, semi late models, pure stocks)
20 — Eric Johnson Tribute (pure stocks, late models, semi late models, East Coast Legends)
28 — Frank Sagi Tribute (super late models, EMMR exhibition)
August
3 — Battle of the Race Wives (IMCA ravesaver sprints, crate late models, semi late models, pure stocks)
10 — Nathan Durboraw/Ronnie McBee Tribute (super late models, semi late models, pure stocks)
17 — Saturday Night Dirt (late models, semi late models, pure stocks, East Coast Legends)
24 — Back 2 School Night (late models, crate late models, semi late models, pure stocks)
31 — Saturday Night Dirt (crate late models, modifieds, semi late models, pure stocks)
September
7 — Final Points Race (late models, modifieds, semi late models, pure stocks)
13 — Hub City Nationals Qualifying Night (crate late models, semi late models, pure stocks)
14 — Hub City Nationals Feature Night (crate late models, semi late models, pure stocks)
20-21 — Flat Track Motorcycles
28 — Clash by the Creek (IMCA ravesaver sprints, late models, modifieds)
