Elijah Gile is making his USAC @AMSOILINC National Sprint Car debut tonight in the @DutcherMichael #17GP. The Phoenix, Arizona native has been victorious with the USAC Southwest 360 Sprint Cars at Show Low back in August. He's won twice here at Central Arizona Raceway, both in 2025, with the @POWRi_Racing Desert Winged Sprint Car Series & the Sands Chevrolet Wild West Sprints. #WesternWorld

Connor Lundy has some winning experience here at Central Arizona Raceway. The 2025 @USAC_CRA Rookie of the Year scored a 600 Restricted Micro Sprint victory here in 2022. Tonight, he'll have the #97 racy here on the opening night of #WesternWorld.

.@Sussex45 possesses 6 sprint car victories here at Central Arizona Raceway going back to 2019. Back in February of this year, he was a USAC Southwest Sprint Car winner here. Tonight, he'll be at the wheel of the Rock Steady Racing #3R. #WesternWorld

Charles Davis Jr. owns his share of sprint car triumphs here at Central Arizona Raceway. The Buckeye, Arizona native has won 10 main events here with USAC & ASCS dating back to 2007. He's finished a best of 2nd at #WesternWorld in 2003 & 2008 at Manzanita and in 2011 at USA Raceway.

.@JacobDenney11 was fast in his first ever laps around Central Arizona Raceway in last night's practice. In just 5 career USAC @AMSOILINC National Sprint Car starts, he's finished inside the top 5 in three of them! Tonight, he's shooting for his first career USAC Sprint Car win at #WesternWorld.

.@Jadon_Rogers14 has made the trek west from Indiana to Arizona for #WesternWorld. He'll drive the Baldwin-Fox #5 here tonight at Central Arizona Raceway, which has had frequent success at Western World. This ride won Western World in 2016 & 2017 with @WindomChris and again in 2021 with @Logan_Seavey.

David Gasper scored a @USAC_CRA feature victory here at Central Arizona Raceway in April 2025. The Goleta, California native spent a lot of time out in the Midwest this year racing sprint cars. Tonight, he's back out west & doing double duty with the 410 & 360 tonight at #WesternWorld.

.@kevinthomasjr owns 3 career sprint car victories here at Central Arizona Raceway. He won both a @USAC_CRA & USAC Southwest feature here in the spring. He also won the #WesternWorld 360 opener here one year ago.

.@CJ_Leary_ is back in Bill Michael's #77m for #WesternWorld starting tonight at Central Arizona Raceway. Together, this combo won 8 USAC @AMSOILINC National Sprint Car races between 2021-22. Leary won a pair of USAC Southwest Sprint Car races here back in 2019.

.@Logan_Seavey won the opening night of #WesternWorld one year ago at Central Arizona Raceway. The 2-time & defending Western World champ is looking to kick things off right tonight in the 2026 opener in Casa Grande.

Ricky Lewis won @USAC_CRA races here at Central Arizona Raceway on consecutive nights back here in May of this year. On the opening night of #WesternWorld here in 2025, he charged from his 26th starting spot to finish 5th! Tonight, he eyes his first USAC @AMSOILINC National Sprint Car win.

.@Gavin_Miller97 is one of 14 drivers doing double duty with the USAC 410 & 360 Sprint Cars tonight at Central Arizona Raceway. The #21AZ team won #WesternWorld in both 2022 & 2023. Miller won his first USAC @AMSOILINC National Sprint Car race just 5 days ago in Amarillo.

.@k_cummins3c can clinch his 2nd straight USAC @AMSOILINC National Sprint Car title tonight at Central Arizona Raceway. Cummins holds a commanding 199-point lead over Justin Grant with just three events remaining. Cummins could clinch the championship as early as tonight if his lead is at least 154 points by evening’s end. A maximum total of 238 points are available throughout the final three nights (84 on Thursday, 84 on Friday, and 70 on Saturday). The Princeton, Indiana native won the #WesternWorld Championships finale in 2024.

.@RJJohnson77m has already clinched the Avanti @USAC_CRA Sprint Car title for 2026. The 3-time series champ won here at Central Arizona Raceway back in April of this year. #WesternWorld

.@DirtDraft Hot Lap Groups @LearnLab_Edu Qualifying Order Central Arizona Raceway USAC @AMSOILINC National Sprint Cars Avanti @USAC_CRA Sprint Cars #WesternWorld 📺 @FloRacing | flosports.link/usac2026

.@RThornton20rt returns to the #WesternWorld tonight. He finished 4th & 5th in his only two career USAC @AMSOILINC National Sprint Car starts. Both came right here at Central Arizona Raceway one year ago.

𝑶𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 📜 Tonight's schedule for the opening night of the 59th annual #WesternWorld Championships at Central Arizona Raceway. 📺 @FloRacing | flosports.link/usac2026