The American Sprint Car Series’ busiest stretch is on the horizon, comprised of some of the biggest 360 Sprint Car races of the year.
Journeying across multiple landscapes, the National Tour’s August stretch will include trips to premier stops, including the “Land of 1,000 Lakes, “The Sprint Car Capital of the World,” for one of the most prestigious events of the season, Arkansas to crown a king, and the Mountain States for a Frontier Speedweek.
Let’s take a look at what’s down the road:
Viking Speedway | Rock On Trucks Gopher State 360 Sprint Car Challenge (Aug. 1): Alexandria, MN’s Viking Speedway is the first of two tracks in August to make its debut with the American Sprint Car Series in 2026.
Saturday night at the “High Flyin’ Half Mile” will mark the close of the two-night Rock On Trucks Gopher State 360 Sprint Car Challenge, which starts at Worthington Speedway, July 30. The special challenge features a $5,000 points fund distributed to the top three in the event standings. The champion will earn a $2,500 payday, second will receive $1,500, and third will leave with $1,000.
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Knoxville Raceway | Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals pres. by Great Southern Bank (Aug. 6-8): Knoxville Raceway brings the top Sprint Car drivers in the country to Iowa for three nights of the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals pres. by Great Southern Bank.
The weekend opens with two preliminary programs on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 6-7, both paying $3,000-to-win. Points earned over the two nights will determine the lineup for Saturday’s consolation Features, culminating in the 30-lap, $20,000-to-win grand finale to determine the newest champion on the storied 1/2-mile dirt oval.
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VIDEO RECAP (Aug. 2, 2025)
Riverside International Speedway | King of the Ditch II (Aug. 22): Nestled 12 miles northwest of the home of “The King of Rock,” Riverside International Speedway will crown a new king in August with the American Sprint Car Series.
The West Memphis, AR, facility joined the slate for the first time in 1995 and has evolved into the oldest active ASCS track from “The Natural State,” hosting 35 races in total. The first King of the Ditch ran unsanctioned in 2025, but returns in 2026 with ASCS on deck. When the Series last visited Riverside in 2024, multi-time 360 Sprint Car champion Derek Hagar swept the two nights at the 1/4-mile bullring.
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VIDEO RECAP (Oct. 19, 2024)
Big Sky Speedway | Harvey Ostermiller Memorial (Aug. 28-29): The first leg of the American Sprint Car Series’ Frontier Speedweek will begin in Billings, MT, at Big Sky Speedway for two nights at the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial.
The Sprint Cars made their debut there in 2013, with Jason Johnson scoring the victory en route to his fourth of five Series titles. Over the first seven visits, the track produced a different winner each time. Then, in 2025, Ryan Timms used momentum from winning the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals pres. by Casey’s to sweep the doubleheader visit to “Big Sky Country” for the first time.
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VIDEO RECAP (Aug. 23, 2025):
Sheridan Speedway | Frontier Speedweek (Aug. 30): Closing the opening half of Frontier Speedweek is a National Tour debut on Sunday night at Wyoming’s Sheridan Speedway.
Located on the outskirts of Big Horn National Forest, the 3/8-mile has hosted ASCS regional events in the past but never the National Tour. The first-time date also brings Series competitors to the “Cowboy State” for the first time since 2018 in the end-of-summer competition. When the Frontier Region visited the facility in 2025, Zach Blurton and Kelly Miller left with victories between the two days.
The Series will close out the Frontier Speedweek in September with stops at Gallatin Speedway, Friday, Sept. 4, and Electric City Speedway for the Montana Roundup, Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 5-6.
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