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Storms Cancel Placerville’s Hangtown 100 as USAC Midgets Turn to Plaza Park on November 18

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4 days ago

November 11, 2026

Kyle Larson races on the dirt at Placerville Speedway. Photo by USAC Racing.

Wet weather headed for Placerville has wiped out one of the USAC Midget calendar’s marquee weekends before a wheel turned, with officials pulling both Hangtown 100 nights early so traveling teams and fans could change plans — and the national championship now resumes November 18 at Plaza Park Raceway.

With wet weather forecasted for this weekend, Hangtown 100 officials have made the decision to cancel both nights of racing scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, November 13-14, 2026, at California’s Placerville Speedway.

“With how the forecast looks for this weekend, we wanted to make an early decision since people are traveling from all over,” said Promoter Scott Russell. “Some of the models are showing up to around two inches of rain for Friday into Saturday and that’s something we won’t be able to recover from.”

Ticket refunds will automatically be issued, minus the credit card processing fees and should be reflected in fans’ accounts within 7-10 days.

The USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship season continues with five more events this month in California, starting at Plaza Park Raceway on November 18, followed by Merced Speedway on November 20-21, Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on November 24, and the finale at Ventura Raceway on November 28.

World of Outlaws Finalize Eight Pennsylvania Dates for 2027 as Posse Rivalry Renews

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2 days ago

November 13, 2026

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World of Outlaws sprint cars in the four-wide salute at Williams Grove Speedway

The World of Outlaws and the PA Posse will settle their rivalry over eight Pennsylvania rounds in 2027, from Lincoln Speedway in May to the 65th National Open at Williams Grove in October.

Sprint Car racing’s fiercest rivalry is set for another eight rounds in Pennsylvania on the 2027 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series schedule.

The Greatest Show on Dirt owns bragging rights heading into 2027 with the 2026 scoreboard showing five wins for the World of Outlaws and three for the PA Posse.

The rivalry will be rekindled on Wednesday, May 12, at Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash. Michael “Buddy” Kofoid and the Roth Motorsports crew have topped the last two runnings in the Pigeon Hills.

Then, it’s over to the iconic Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA for the HVAC Distributors Morgan Cup on Friday-Saturday, May 14-15. Kasey Kahne got his first World of Outlaws win in this year’s opener before David Gravel claimed the finale and possession of the coveted Cup.

A trio of faceoffs await in the summer beginning with the Bricker’s Bash at York Haven, PA’s BAPS Motor Speedway on Thursday, July 29. Chase Dietz bagged the Bricker’s french fries for the Posse at BAPS this year.

Williams Grove takes center stage once again the following two nights for the C&D Rigging Summer Nationals on July 30-31. Buddy Kofoid and David Gravel gave the World of Outlaws a Summer Nationals sweep in 2026.

The final showdown is one of the sport’s crown jewels as the 65th J&S Classics National Open puts huge money and bragging rights up for grabs at Williams Grove on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 1-2. This year’s edition was split with David Gravel grabbing the opener before Chase Dietz took the ultimate prize with a “Natty O” title and $75,000, making all of Pennsylvania proud.

Stay tuned to the World of Outlaws website and social media channels for further updates regarding ticketing to all Pennsylvania races.

The 2027 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car season launches at Volusia Speedway Park’s Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals on Feb. 10-13 in Barberville, FL.