UMSS Announces 2013
Traditional Sprint Car Series Schedule
By: Greg Parent, UMSS Media Director
The
2013 season for the UMSS Traditional Sprint Car Series (TSCS) will kick
off on Friday April 26 at the St. Croix Valley Raceway and is
tentatively set to conclude on Friday August 30 at the same track.
The popular non-winged series will be in its third season of
competition, as the group continues to grow.
UMSS CDO Ron Bernhagen expressed his thoughts about the upcoming season.
"I believe there are 10-12 new traditional sprint cars being built for
next year, and that number could grow by a few more as we get close to
the season opener in late April. This class has exceeded my
initial expectations in the first two years, and it continues to gain in
popularity amongst fans and competitors. I'm working on a few more
dates, so this early schedule release is subject to change. Stay
tuned in the upcoming weeks for further announcements." The
preliminary schedule has 24 dates so far.
A large percentage of the schedule will see the traditional sprints race
at their home track, the St. Croix Valley Raceway (SCVR), on Friday
nights. The group will make several appearances at other area
tracks though. The first such appearance is a big one, as the TSCS
sprints will run as a support division with the World of Outlaws at the
Elko Speedway on Friday May 10. This will be a great opportunity
for this class to showcase the close and competitive racing typically
seen on many nights with the non-winged sprints in front of a large
crowd at Elko. St. Croix Valley Raceway will take that night off,
but the 1/4 mile dirt track will be back in action the following night
on Saturday May 11 for the Bullring Blast #1. The TSCS sprints
will race that night along with the WISSOTA late models, modifieds and
the UMSS micro sprints.
The month of May concludes with a big show at SCVR, as the traditional
sprints will be on the program during the second-ever visit to the track
by the IRA 410 Outlaw sprint cars on Friday May 31. Jumping ahead
to the end of June, the next big event for the traditional sprints will
be the two-day Open Wheel Nationals at the St. Croix Valley Raceway on
June 28-29. Last year the event was a one day show, and the
largest crowd in the history of the track filled the grounds to
capacity. This year it will be expanded to two days. Further
details will be released soon, as the event features the WISSOTA
modifieds, midwest mods, UMSS winged sprints and TSCS non-winged
sprints.
July kicks off with the only tripleheader weekend of the season, as the
TSCS sprints race at SCVR on Friday July 5, and then head north for
their first-ever Northern Tour with stops at the Hibbing Raceway on July
6 and the Proctor Speedway on July 7. On the second Friday in
July, the 2nd Annual Traditional 40 will be held. Last year the
feature race ran 30 laps, but SCVR track promotor Ron Bernhagen is
optimistic it can be expanded to a 40 lap feature on the 1/4 mile dirt
oval. The non-winged warriors will be part of a special Thursday
Night Thunder program at the St. Croix Valley Raceway on July 18 which
will also highlight the WISSOTA modifieds in action. Granite City
Speedway hosts the traditional sprints once again in 2013 on Sunday July
21. In their inaugural appearance last August at Granite City, the
TSCS feature came down to a shootout at the checkers with Kevin Bradwell
slipping by Rob Caho, Jr. by inches at the finish line. July
concludes with a doubleheader on Friday July 26 at SCVR and Saturday
July 27 at the Cedar Lake Speedway.
August will see the TSCS sprints race four times at SCVR, three on
Friday nights and once on a Saturday night. The traditional
sprints will be part of the Kouba Memorial, a big event for the UMSS
winged sprints, on Saturday August 17. SCVR will not race August 9
or August 16. Although a few additional dates could be added to
the 2013 schedule, the TSCS sprints are tentatively set to conclude
their season during the popular Bullring Blast #2 also featuring the
WISSOTA late models, modifieds, midwest mods and UMSS micro sprints on
August 30.
The third season for this exciting form of sprint car racing is shaping
up to be a great one, as inaugural champion Kevin Bradwell and defending
champion Rob Caho, Jr. attempt to garner their second TSCS championship,
but a host of strong competitors will provide some serious competition
for the top spot. More information and series details can be found
on the UMSS Website at
www.umsprints.com by clicking on the blue TSCS logo.
Tentative 2013 UMSS Traditional Sprint Car Series Schedule:
April 26 -
May 3 -
May 10 - Elko Speedway (with WoO sprints)
May 11 -
May 17 -
May 24 -
May 31 - St. Croix Valley Raceway (with IRA sprints)
June 7 -
June 14 -
June 21 -
June 28-29 -
July 5 -
July 6 -
July 7 - Proctor
July 12 -
July 18 -
July 21 -
July 26 -
July 27 -
August 2 -
August 17 -
August 23 -
August 30 -
