Return of NCMA Sprint Cars highlights Midsummer Classic in Roseville

All American Speedway brings NASCAR racing thrills, NCMA Sprint Car action and hard-hitting demolition derby excitement to Roseville for the Midsummer Classic on Saturday, July 26. More than 275 laps of racing will take to the one-third mile speedway located @the Grounds in Roseville before the Planet Auto Demolition Derby closes the show. Tickets are available when the gates open at 4 p.m. or at www.allamericanspeedway.com. All tickets are general admission with adults admitted for $20. Kids ages 6-12 are $15. Kids 5 and under are free. Heat races kick off the action at 5 p.m. Opening ceremonies are at 6 p.m., followed by main events. NCMA Sprint Cars return to the track after a two-year absence with high-speed racing for the non-wing, open-wheeled machines. Two local favorites – Shauna Hogg of Fair Oaks and Lincoln's Tony Hunt – have ruled the action throughout the 2025 campaign. Hunt recently was inducted into the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame along with the rest of his three generations of the Hunt racing family. The Hollywood stunt driver by trade just scored his fourth win of the season at Madera last Saturday night. The most recent All American Speedway NCMA winner, Hogg has a win this season at Madera and won last year's Harvest Classic as well. The Sprint Cars will compete in eight-lap heat races and a 30-lap feature. The INEX NorCal Legend Series makes its first of two Roseville stops in 2025 with a large field of scaled racers ready to take on the track. 13-year-old Kai Lovell leads the championship but is still searching for his first series win. Just three points separate the top three drivers in the championship with Sebastapol's Cody Winchel and Eureka's Brandon White rounding out the top three. Tracy's Brenden Ruzbarsky leads the local All American Speedway Legends standings. The NorCal Legend Series feature will be a 35-lap affair. The NASCAR Berco Redwood Late Models have had a strong season with an average field of 20 cars after three races. Defending champion Kenna Mitchell of Loomis leads the standings but continues to fight for her first win of the year. Madera's Joey Kennealy ranks second in his rookie Roseville season. Former champion Dylan Zampa of Napa, Lincoln's Kylie Glick and Yucaipa's Chase Burgeson are the balance of the top five heading into Saturday's 50-lap race. Rocklin's Tyler Wentworth has backed up his 2023 championship with a strong 2025 in the Berco Redwood Modifieds. Wentworth has two wins and a second-place finish across the three rounds, marching to a 38-point lead over Bud Anderson of Carmichael. Marshel Meadows is in third, followed by round three winner Kris Price and Loomis' Nick Lyons. Thirty laps are on tap this weekend. A special purse of $600 to win awaits a growing field of NAPA Auto Parts Super Stocks. Tim Walters of Dixon his earned two victories and the points lead ahead of rookie Dean Wilkins. Phil Wilkins won the third event to leap into third in points. John Sproule has dominated the F4 season with three victories in three races. Multi-time champion Ray Molina is 19 points behind in second, followed by Barret Sugden of Stockton, rookie Leilani Spenkel of Roseville and Thomas Cherry of Citrus Heights. F4s also race in a 30-lap main event. Jr. Late Model rookie Kellen Keller has emerged as the top driver among the young drivers from all over the West Coast. Keller leads the pack of drivers ages 10-16 after three rounds. Skyle Schoppe remains in close pursuit, six points out of the lead with one win. Mia Wright of Sparks, Nevada, is third with a 25-lap race scheduled. Pit gates open at 10:30 a.m. Saturday with the drivers meeting at noon. Practices begin at 12:30 p.m. Grandstands open at 4 p.m.