VOL. 54 ISSUE 47 NOVEMBER 28, 2017 P25
AFT ANNOUNCES 2018 RACE CALENDAR
A
merican Flat Track (AFT) an-
nounced its 18-race calen-
dar for the 2018 season, which
begins with the Daytona TT at
Daytona International Speedway
on Thursday, March 15, and
finishes up just a stone's throw
from downtown New York City.
The Meadowlands Mile, a new
event to be held on the mile-long
horse track at the famed Mead-
owlands Racing & Entertainment
facility in East Rutherford, New
Jersey, wraps up the season on
October 6.
Comprised of eight mile races,
five half-miles, three TTs and
two short track events, the 2018
series features two new venues—
the mile track at New Jersey's
Meadowlands Racing &
Entertainment and the
short track at Weedsport
Speedway in Weed-
sport, New York—and
one location returning
to the calendar, the mile
track at Canterbury Park
in Shakopee, Minnesota.
Both the Minnesota
Mile and Meadowlands
Mile will take place at high-end
horseracing facilities with mod-
ern amenities, while Weedsport
Speedway, situated between
Rochester and Syracuse, New
York, recently received signifi-
cant upgrades and is now hailed
as one of the country's finest dirt
speedways.
AFT enters its second year of
broadcast coverage on NBCSN
and fifth year of live streaming
coverage on FansChoice.tv. An
enhanced broadcast package,
featuring improved coverage and
exciting new broadcast airdates,
is planned for 2018 and will be an-
nounced in the coming months.
Complete 2018 American Flat Track Schedule:
3/15 (Rnd 1) Daytona TT – Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
4/7 (Rnd 2) Atlanta Short Track – Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA
4/28 (Rnd 3) Texas Half-Mile – Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
5/5 (Rnd 4) Calistoga Half-Mile – Calistoga Speedway, Calistoga, CA
5/12 (Rnd 5) Arizona Mile – Turf Paradise, Phoenix, AZ
5/19 (Rnd 6) Sacramento Mile – Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA
5/27 (Rnd 7)* Springfield Mile I – Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
6/2 (Rnd 8) Red Mile – Red Mile, Lexington, KY
6/16 (Rnd 9) OKC Mile – Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK
6/30 (Rnd 10) Lima Half-Mile – Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH
7/7 (Rnd 11) New York Short Track – Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport, NY
8/5 (Rnd 12) Buffalo Chip TT – Buffalo Chip Campgrounds, Sturgis, SD
8/7 (Rnd 13) Black Hills Half-Mile – Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, SD
8/18 (Rnd 14) Peoria TT – Peoria Motorcycle Club, Peoria, IL
9/2 (Rnd 15)* Springfield Mile II – Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
9/8 (Rnd 16) Williams Grove Half-Mile – Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
9/29 (Rnd 17) Minnesota Mile – Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN
10/6 (Rnd 18) Meadowlands Mile – Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment, East Rutherford, NJ
*Note: As in 2017, AFT Singles will race a TT at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in conjunction with Springfield
Mile I on May 26 and a Short Track during the Labor Day Weekend as part of the Springfield Mile II event on
September 1. CN
AFT will visit two new venues in 2018.
