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76 nFebruary 2017n www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS 2017 AMA VINTAGE DIRT TRACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Racing season kicks off in Savannah Short track and half- mile courses across six states PICKERINGTON, OHIO, JAN. 6—The 2017 AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship series features 12 rounds of competition and four weekends of two-day, back-to-back racing, sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association. Starting in March, the national championship series travels to six states throughout the Midwest and along the East Coast. The series will make its way to eight premier tracks, while also boasting eight days of short track racing with four days on half- mile courses. "I am incredibly excited to get this season underway," said AMA Track Racing Manager Ken Saillant. "The 2017 season of the AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship looks to be one of the best we've ever had and will include many of the great tracks that vintage dirt track racers know and love." This year's lineup features many notable stops, such as Volusia County Speedway in Baberville, Florida, and the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfi eld, Illinois. The series also will return to many other favor- ite spots, such as the Oglethorpe Speedway in Savannah, Georgia, and the Marion County Fairgrounds in the racing capital of the world, Indianapolis. For more information visit www.americanmotorcyclist.com. 2017 AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series Schedule Round 1 Saturday, March 11 Oglethorpe Speedway—Savannah, GA Half Mile Round 2 Monday, March 13 Volusia County Speedway—Baberville, FL Half Mile Round 3 Tuesday, March 14 Volusia County Speedway—Barberville, FL Short Track Round 4 Sunday, April 30 Marshall-Putman County Fairgrounds—Henry, IL Half Mile Round 5 Friday, June 16 Harpursville, NY Short Track Round 6 Saturday, June 17 Harpursville, NY Short Track Round 7 Saturday, July 8 Ashland County Fairgrounds—Ashland, OH Half Mile Round 8 Friday, Aug. 4 Marion County Fairgrounds—Indianapolis, IN Short Track Round 9 Saturday, Aug. 5 Marion County Fairgrounds—Indianapolis, IN Short Track Round 10 Saturday, Sept. 2 Illinois State Fairgrounds—Springfi eld, IL Short Track Round 11 Saturday, Sept. 23 Oakland Valley Race Park—Cuddebackville, NY Short Track Round 12 Sunday, Sept. 24 Oakland Valley Race Park—Cuddebackville, NY Short Track March 16-19 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville, FL April 28-30 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Charlotte, NC May 5-7 NHRA Southern Nationals Atlanta, GA June 8-11 NHRA Summer Nationals Englishtown, NJ June 22-25 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk, OH July 6-9 Route 66 NHRA Nationals Chicago, IL July 21-23 Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Denver, CO July 28-30 Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sonoma, CA Aug. 17-20 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd, MN Aug. 30-Sept. 4 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Indianapolis, IN Sept. 15-17 NHRA Carolina Nationals Charlotte, NC Sept. 21-24 NHRA Keystone Nationals Reading, PA Sept. 29-Oct. 1 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals St. Louis, MO Oct. 12-15 AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Dallas, TX Oct. 26-29 NHRA Toyota Nationals Las Vegas, NV Nov. 9-12 Auto Club NHRA Finals Pomona, CA March 16-19 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville, FL April 28-30 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Charlotte, NC May 5-7 NHRA Southern Nationals Atlanta, GA June 8-11 NHRA Summer Nationals Englishtown, NJ June 22-25 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk, OH July 6-9 Route 66 NHRA Nationals Chicago, IL July 21-23 Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Denver, CO July 28-30 Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sonoma, CA Aug. 17-20 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd, MN Aug. 30-Sept. 4 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Indianapolis, IN Sept. 15-17 NHRA Carolina Nationals Charlotte, NC Sept. 21-24 NHRA Keystone Nationals Reading, PA Sept. 29-Oct. 1 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals St. Louis, MO Oct. 12-15 AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Dallas, TX Oct. 26-29 NHRA Toyota Nationals Las Vegas, NV Nov. 9-12 Auto Club NHRA Finals Pomona, CA 2017 NHRA PRO STOCK MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES March 16 Daytona TT Daytona, Beach, FL March 25 Georgia Short Track Woodstock, GA April 1 Charlotte Half-Mile Concord, NC May 13 Arizona Mile Phoenix, AZ May 20 Sacramento Mile Sacramento, CA May 27–28 Springfi eld Mile I Springfi eld, IL June 3 Red Mile Lexington, KY June 17 OKC Mile Oklahoma City, OK June 24 Lima Half-Mile Lima, OH July 8 Rolling Wheels Half-Mile Elbridge, NY July 29 Calistoga Half-Mile Calistoga, CA Aug. 6 Buffalo Chip TT Sturgis, SD Aug. 8 Black Hills Half-Mile Rapid City, SD Aug. 13 Peoria TT Peoria, IL Sept. 2–3 Springfi eld Mile II Springfi eld, IL Sept. 9 Williams Grove Half-Mile Mechanicsburg, PA Sept. 23 Lone Star Half-Mile Fort Worth, TX Oct. 7 Perris Short Track Perris, CA 2017 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SCHEDULE