territorial supremacy with the USAC Midget National Championship .
York Haven ' s Susquehanna Speedway kicks the week off on Sunday , Aug . 13 with races at Spring Run ' s Path Valley Speedway Park ( Aug . 14 ) and Lanco ' s Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway in Newmanstown on the two following nights . A oneday break for rest or a possible rain date ( if needed ) is slated for Aug . 16 with the week concluding at a yet-to-bedetermined venue in Pennsylvania on Aug . 17 .
The remainder of the 2017 schedule will be showcased at a variety of familiar stops , including four dates at Linda ' s Speedway in Jonestown , PA on Mar . 31 , May 5 , June 30 and Sept . 29 ; three races on tap at Lanco on Apr . 1 , Jul . 1 , Aug . 15 ; four at Susquehanna on Apr . 29 , May 20 , Jul . 29 and Aug . 13 ; and a pair at Big Diamond Speedway
in Pottsville , PA on May 19 and Jul . 21 . Additionally , two TBA dates are slated for Sep . 8-9 .
ARDC is the longest , continuously-operating midget racing series in the United States , crowning its first champion , Bill Schindler , after the 1940 season . In 2016 , Alex Bright of Collegeville , PA , a veteran of both ARDC and USAC for several seasons as well as the winner of a Chili Bowl Midget Nationals preliminary feature win , earned the title .
The lineage of ARDC champions includes some of the most legendary and successful names in midget auto racing history including Henry Banks , Dutch Schaefer , Mike Nazaruk , Jiggs Peters , Len Duncan and Ray Bull . Plus , Nick Fornoro Jr . and Sr ., Johnny and Joey Coy , Bob and Lou Cicconi , Jr ., Steve and Tim Buckwalter as well as Bryan and Trevor Kobylarz .