Mid-Am Racing Series: Difference between revisions

The '''Mid-Am Racing Series''', formerly '''Mid American Stock Car Series''', is an elite sportsman traveling [[stock car racing]] series in the [[Midwestern United States]]. The cars are based on a 108" metric stock frame, less costly suspension parts and a maximum of 358 cubic inch engine. The car's [[roll cage]] and chassis were made of a design very similar to the same chassis a previous design of [[NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR cup chassis]], but have also included more modern safety features such as plated door bars and the "[[Dale Earnhardt#Earnhardt Bar|Earnhardt bar]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-24|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Dale Earnhardt#Earnhardt Bar|reason= }}" which runs from the roof to the dash. The series runs primarily on paved racetracks but also appears on dirt and road courses. The series is the highest form of racing available to sportsman-style, GM metric chassis stock cars.

<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gopromo.racing/mid-american-stock-cars-joins-go-racing-promotions/|title = MID-AMERICAN STOCK CARS JOINS GO RACING PROMOTIONS &#124; GO Racing Promotions}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/articles/24826.php|title=The Crittenden Automotive Library}}</ref> Teams were intrigued when series owner Dave Gruenberg revealed a 2017 schedule that would have them competing on consecutive days at a couple of very different venues. Veteran drivers and newcomers alike were sent into their respective think tanks to consider how best confront these challenges.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} On Thursday, May 25 a race was held on the 1 mile dirt oval of the [[Indiana State Fairgrounds]]. In a show of versatility, less than 24 hours later on May 26, the VERY same drivers AND cars took to the track 21 miles to the west, for 40 laps of feature racing on the pavement at the fast 5/8-mile [[Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park|Lucas Oil Raceway]] in Brownsburg, Indiana. Competing at the event was retired NASCAR star, [[Ken Schrader]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackey |first=Adam |title=Ken Schrader To Run Mid-American Stock Car Series Events In May |url=https://trackenterprises.com/ken-schrader-to-run-mid-american-stock-car-series-events-in-may/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Track Enterprises |language=en-US}}</ref>