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American Flat Track 2026 Schedule Announced A MA Pro Racing announced its 16-round schedule for the 2026 Progressive American Flat Track season. The 2026 season will again launch with a string of five successive Short Tracks, start - ing with the opening round at Daytona International Speedway on March 5 and followed by Day- tona II the next day. AFT visits Budds Creek MX Park for the first time ever for ThrottleFest on May 16. With AFT racing headlining the show, the four-day ThrottleFest is a moto and music festival that will include racing of a variety of disciplines, including hare scrambles, motocross, enduro - cross and pit-bike racing. The championship wraps up with the Springfield Mile double - header, September 5-6. The AFT AdventureTrackers returns and is expected to have an expanded slate for 2026, and the new AFT StreetTrackers will debut in 2026. New for 2026, seven "Road to AFT" events are planned. These AMA-sanctioned flat track races for amateurs, operated by Cory Texter Race Promotions, are scheduled to run on the day prior to Daytona I, Senoia, Ventura, Chico, Budds Creek, Wil - liams Grove and Nashville. "These additions are intended to realign the sport with the core principles that powered the growth and success of the Grand National Championship for de - cades," said Gene Crouch, CEO of AMA Pro Racing. "The Road to AFT reestablishes the critical link between amateur and pro, reinvigorating the feeder system for the professional ranks. The introduction of AFT StreetTrack - ers will open marketing lanes for the motorcycle industry to invest in the sport with clear, measur- able ROI. The 2026 schedule will be a showcase for what the sport truly is: the authentic American motorcycle racing product built on Class C values: approachability, availability and affordability." CN WIND IN THE P42 AMA Pro Racing announced its 16-round schedule for the 2026 Progressive American Flat Track season, which will include the all-new AFT StreetTrackers and seven CTR Showcase events. 2026 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SCHEDULE 3/5-6 (Rnds 1-2) Daytona Beach, FL 3/21 (Rnd 3) Senoia, GA 4/25 (Rnd 4) Ventura, CA 5/2 (Rnd 5) Chico, CA 5/16 (Rnd 6) Mechanicsville, MD 5/23 (Rnd 7) Mechanicsburg, PA 6/6 (Rnd 8) Hohenwald, TN 6/26-27 (Rnds 9-10) Lima, OH 7/4 (Rnd 11) Du Quoin, IL 8/8 (Rnd 12) Sturgis, SD 8/10 (Rnd 13) Sturgis, SD 8/22 (Rnd 14) Peoria, IL 9/5-6 (Rnds 15-16) Springfield, IL