← All glossary terms

Speedweek

Speedweek is a compressed block of race nights run at several different tracks in one region under one series banner. More than one series runs an event called Speedweek, so the name alone does not fix the dates.

Also called:
Speedweeks, Sprint Speedweek, speed week

In practice

Ask which one. The All Star Circuit of Champions runs Ohio Sprint Speedweek, the 44th annual in 2026, with rounds at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio on June 15 and Waynesfield Raceway Park on June 18. Lernerville Speedway’s 2026 schedule carries a separate “Western PA Sprint Speedweek” round on May 29 — a different Speedweek, in a different month, published on a single track’s own schedule. Not every compressed block uses the word: DIRTcar Nationals bills February 4-20, 2027 at Volusia Speedway Park as “a three-week extravaganza” with “15 total nights of racing,” all at a single track. Before you commit tow money and a week off work, confirm which sanction publishes the schedule you are reading and which tracks are actually on it.

Why it matters

A Speedweek is several tow bills, several entry fees and several nights of motel money stacked back to back, so it belongs on the calendar and the budget as one block rather than as separate race nights.

Go deeper

Read the full post:

How to Plan Your Racing Season Without Double-Booking Yourself

Sources

  • All Star Circuit of Champions — series news naming the “44th Annual Overwatch Precision Ohio Sprint Speedweek Presented by Kistler Engines” and reporting 2026 rounds at Wayne County Speedway (June 15) and Waynesfield Raceway Park (June 18)
  • Lernerville Speedway — Schedule — a separate “Western PA Sprint Speedweek” round on a single track’s 2026 schedule, showing the name is not owned by one series
  • DIRTcar Nationals — a compressed multi-night block at one track that does not use the Speedweek name, listed as 15 nights over three weeks in February 2027