Columbus Speedway Go-Kart Racing held its awards banquet for the 2021 season on Feb. 26 at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds. Winners were, front row from left, Maverick Brison, Conner Smith, Jacob Chadd, Blake Robertson; and back row, Landon Fletcher, Colton Lucas, Calli Lucas, P.J. Browder and Josh Cash.
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Columbus Speedway Go-Kart Racing held its awards banquet on Feb. 26 at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds. The 2021 division winners were Conner Smith (junior 1), Jacob Chadd (junior 2), Blake Robertson (junior 3), Calli Lucas (pred), Colton Lucas (flatheads and clone 380), P.J. Browder (clone 340), Landon Fletcher (clone 420), and Josh Cash (rwyb).
Also, the 2022 schedule has been released with events to be held at Tony Stewart Speedway located at the fairgrounds beginning on April 2:
April 2: First Points Race
April 9: Race
April 29: Second Points Race
May 7: Race
May 20: King of Columbus Warm-Up
May 21: King of Columbus
June 4: Third Points Race
June 27: Columbus Fair Race
July 16 : Fourth Points Race
July 23 – Fifth Points Race
Aug. 6: Sixth Points Race
Aug. 20: Rick Morgan Memorial Race
Sept. 3: Seventh Points Race
Sept. 23: Eighth Points Race
Sept. 30: Midwest Classic Warm-Up
Oct. 1: Midwest Dirt Classic
Oct. 15: Halloween 50
Oct. 22: Ninth Points Race
Oct. 29: Final Points Night
The Jennings County Kart Track, which holds events at the Jennings County 4-H Fairgrounds in North Vernon, has released its 2022 racing schedule:
March 26: Open practice
April 9: Season opener
April 15: First Points Race
April 30: $1000 to win 340 clone division
May 13: Second Points Race
May 21: Rescheduled from 2021 Fall Classic
June 10: Third Points Race
June 13: Jennings County Fair Race
June 25: $1000 to win clone 420 division
July 1: Fourth Points Race
July 2: TBA
July 16: $1000 small block open
July 30: TBA
Aug. 12: Fifth Points Race
Aug. 27: $1000 to win flathead, $500 to win adult champ
Sept. 9: Final Points Race
Sept. 10: $1000 rwyb division
Oct. 7: Points Race Makeup
Oct. 8: 2022 Fall Classic
Oct. 22: Fall Classic Makeup
All-Star Midgets announce 2022 schedule
The All-Star Circuit of Champions TQ Midgets have released their 2022 racing schedule. Tony Stewart is currently scheduled to race June 16 at the Shelby County Fairgrounds and June 28 at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds.
April 10: Practice 1-4 p.m. Rush County Fairgrounds
May 14: Bartholomew County Fairgrounds
May 21: Shelby County Fairgrounds
June 11: Paragon Speedway
June 16: Shelby County Fairgrounds: Fair Race
June 18: Rush County Fairgrounds HARF Night
June 28: Bartholomew County Fairgrounds: Fair Race
July 1: Rush County Fairgrounds
July 2: Rush County Fairgrounds
July 4: Rush County Fairgrounds: Vintage Race and Double Features for TQs
July 8: Decatur County Fairgrounds: Fair Race
July 15: Circle City Raceway
July 16: Circle City Raceway
July 22: Gas City Speedway: Sprint Week
July 30: Shelby County Fairgrounds
Aug. 6: Paragon Speedway
Aug. 13: Bartholomew County Fairgrounds
Aug. 20: TBA
Aug. 27: Shelby County Fairgrounds
Sept. 3: Brad Gray Memorial, Rush County Fairgrounds HARF Night
Sept. 17: Bartholomew County Fairgrounds: Vintage Race
Lawrenceburg Speedway has unveiled its 2022 racing schedule. For up-to-date info, visit lawrenceburgspeedway.com.
March 26: Open Practice
April 2: Opening Night-USAC Sprint Cars, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
April 9: Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
April 16: Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
April 23: Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
April 30: Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
May 7: Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
May 14: Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds. Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
May 30: World of Outlaws Winged Sprint Car Series and KOI Auto Parts Modifieds
June 4: USAC Midgets , Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints and KOI Auto Parts Modifieds
June 11: Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
June 18: BOSS Sprint Car Series, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
July 2: Merrill Downey Memorial, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds and Late Models
July 9: Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
July 24: USAC Sprint Cars and KOI Auto Parts Modifieds
July 30: Night of Destruction School Bus Races, Monster Trucks, Mini-Van Derby, Roll Over Contest, Hornet Enduro and more
Aug. 6: Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
Aug. 20: Dick Gaines Memorial Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
Aug. 27: Bessler’s U Pull &Hornets, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds and School Bus Racing
Sept. 3: Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
Sept. 17: Night of Champions: Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull and Hornets
Oct. 1: USAC Sprint Cars Fall Nationals. Racing will feature: USAC Sprint Cars and KOI Auto Parts Modifieds
Brownstown to hold practice today
Brownstown Speedway will be holding a special practice session today for all divisions of racing.
Gates will open at noon, with practice slated to take place from 2-5 p.m. The pit admission is $15.
There will be another open practice session scheduled for March 12, a week before the season opener on March 19 with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Indiana Icebreaker. For more information, visit brownstownspeedway.com.
James Essex writes a motorsports notebook for The Republic. Send comments to [email protected]
