Pre-registration is now open for competitors of the richest two-day Midget racing event in USAC history on November 19-20, 2019, at California’s Placerville Speedway.

Drivers and teams can now register for the inaugural Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100, which is the first ever appearance by the NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midgets at Placerville. The Hangtown 100, which will pay whopping purse in excess of $100,000,  will feature both the USAC National and Western States Midgets competing for a $5,000 prize in the 30-lap feature on the opening night (Tues., Nov. 19). The event concludes on Wednesday (Nov. 20) with a 100-lap feature. This will be the first 100-lap race for the series since 2012, that pays $20,000 to the winner and $1,000 to start.

The format for the event emphasizes passing using a modified "Trophy Cup format" which will use a pill draw and a “draft.” This will allow drivers to choose their own starting spots for the heat races. Drivers will group qualify based on where they will line up in their heat race.

An extra $20,000 will be up for grabs to the overall Hangtown 100 champion who accumulates the most combined points between the two nights of racing. Both nights of racing will pay appearance points only to USAC-licensed teams and drivers toward the USAC Midget series championship standings. The Wicked Energy Gum Northwest Focus Midgets presented by Cognitive Warriors will also be on the event card.

USAC Midgets have visited Placerville on four previous occasions, all coming under the Western States banner. Jimmy Sills, a Placerville native, won in 1996. Ronnie Gardner captured the victory in 2016 and Shane Golobic is the lone two-time Placerville winner, with wins in 2013 and 2017.

The Hangtown 100 is part of an expanded western swing for the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets, which concludes the season with six events in Arizona and California during the month of November. All event are in conjunction with the USAC Western States Midgets.

The midgets return to the Western World Championships at Arizona Speedway in San Tan Valley on November 15-16 before the back-to-back nights at Placerville on November 19-20. The weekend finishes up at Bakersfield Speedway on the 23rd for the November Classic, which leads into the 79th running of the “Turkey Night Grand Prix” on Thanksgiving night at Ventura Raceway.

Reserve your tickets at Hangtown 100. The rain date for the event, if needed, is Thursday, November 21.