INDIANAPOLIS – Eighteen races and nine California race tracks lie ahead for the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series next season.

Five of those dates are slated for the seaside oval of Ventura Raceway, which will contest both the first and the final points races of the year on April 3 and Oct. 16, which will sport a doubleheader alongside the USAC Western States Midgets.

A midseason date awaits Ventura on June 26 as well as the final race weekend of the year on Nov. 26-27 for the 80th edition of the Turkey Night Grand Prix, both non-points events for the sprint cars, in conjunction with the annual 98-lap USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series headliner.

Petaluma Speedway is hosting three USAC doubleheaders with the West Coast Sprint Cars and the Western States Midgets teaming up on May 15, July 31 and Oct. 10, which are included in a total of 12 such pairings throughout the campaign.

Tulare’s Thunderbowl Raceway, Merced Speedway and Placerville Speedway are slotted for a pair of USAC Western States Midget and USAC West Coast Sprint doubles at each venue.

Thunderbowl is on tap April 17 and June 12, with Merced on July 9 and Aug. 7, and Placerville on July 10 and Oct. 9.

Four more venues will serve up USAC West Coast Sprint Car entertainment once next year, including Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds in Hanford on April 10.

Santa Maria Raceway brings on the Ron Otto Classic for Aug. 28. Both events will be accompanied by the USAC Western States Midgets as well.

A Bakersfield weekend rises to the occasion first on Sept. 18 at Bakersfield Speedway, then it’s down to the southwest the following evening, Sept. 19, where the sprint cars will travel to The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park.

All but the two races during the Turkey Night Grand Prix – 16 races in total – will count toward the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series points championship in 2021.

2021 USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series Schedule

April 3 – Ventura Raceway – Ventura, Calif.
April 10 – Keller Auto Speedway at Kings Fairgrounds – Hanford, Calif.
April 17 – Thunderbowl Raceway – Tulare, Calif.
May 15 – Petaluma Speedway – Petaluma, Calif.
June 12 – Thunderbowl Raceway – Tulare, Calif.
June 26 – Ventura Raceway – Ventura, Calif.
July 9 – Merced Speedway – Merced, Calif.
July 10 – Placerville Speedway – Placerville, Calif.
July 31 – Petaluma Speedway – Petaluma, Calif.
Aug. 7 – Merced Speedway – Merced, Calif.
Aug. 28 – Santa Maria Raceway – Santa Maria, Calif.
Sept. 18 – Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, Calif.
Sept. 19 – The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park – Bakersfield, Calif.
Oct. 9 – Placerville Speedway – Placerville, Calif.
Oct. 10 – Petaluma Speedway – Petaluma, Calif.
Oct. 16 – Ventura Raceway – Ventura, Calif.
Nov. 26 – Ventura Raceway – Ventura, Calif. **
Nov. 27 – Ventura Raceway – Ventura, Calif. **

** – non-points special event