AMA Pro Racing Announces
2026 Progressive American Flat
Track Schedule
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Sixteen-round season ushers
in expanded class structure, a
rebuilt amateur-to-pro talent
ladder, and new marquee events
as AFT realigns with modern
Class C principles
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Mission AFT SuperTwins main
event from 2025 Silver Dollar
Short Track. 📸 Tim Lester / AMA
Pro Racing]
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
(November 20, 2025) – AMA Pro
Racing announced today
its 16-round schedule for the
2026 Progressive
American Flat Track season.
Fresh off one of the most
compelling Grand
National Championships in
recent memory, the series is
leaning into what made the ‘25
campaign great and building upon
that momentum via some
spectacular additions, including
new events, venues, classes, and
initiatives.
The 2026 season will again
launch with a string of five
successive Short
Tracks, delivering another fast,
unpredictable opening to the
championship. The run
begins during DAYTONA Bike
Week with the Royal
Enfield Short Track at DAYTONA, back-to-back
nights of AFT Nationals at
Daytona International
Speedway, with the opening
round on Thursday, March 5.
However, the excitement actually
arrives in earnest a day
earlier, with the launch of the Road
to AFT and the first
of seven Mission Foods
CTR Showcase Events held in
conjunction with American Flat
Track Nationals. Operated by Cory
Texter Race Promotions, these
AMA-sanctioned events will showcase amateur
flat track racing on the day
prior to select Progressive AFT
Nationals. This strategic
alliance around the Road to AFT
will anchor the sport’s talent
pipeline in premium amateur
racing events and provide a
clear path from
amateur to pro competition.
The AFT
AdventureTrackers™ class
returns with an expanded slate
for 2026. The quick success of
the
production-based class found immediate
support from motorcycle
manufacturers and paved the way
for an all-new category: AFT StreetTrackers™. Built
around lightly-modified,
production-based twin-, triple-,
and four-cylinder motorcycles,
the new class draws inspiration
from the sport’s Class
C roots by creating a clear,
retail-connected platform
for motorcycle
manufacturers and dealers to
re-engage with the sport.
“These additions are intended to
realign the sport with the core
principles that powered the
growth and success of the Grand
National Championship for
decades,” 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 StreetTrackers will open
marketing lanes for the
motorcycle industry to invest in
the sport with clear, measurable
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.”
Along with the series’ annual
stops at such storied events as
the Lima Half-Mile and
the 79th Peoria TT,
the 2026 calendar includes a
pair of novel entries. On
Saturday, May 16, the fabled Budds
Creek Motocross Park in
Mechanicsville, Maryland, will
host ThrottleFest,
a combined moto-and-music
festival with four days of
motorcycle
racing. Featuring pro-am hair
scrambles, motocross, endurocross,
pit bike racing and Progressive
American Flat Track headlining
the show, ThrottleFest will set
a new gold standard in two-wheel
entertainment.
On Saturday, June 6, the series
makes its long-awaited return to
Tennessee with the inaugural Nashville
Short Track at Billy
Lane’s Tennessee National
Raceway. The event will also
host the public debut of the Northern
Tool + Equipment Legends Build:
Student Challenge motorcycle—a
nine-month project where high
school CTE students are
transforming a 2025
Harley-Davidson Nightster into
an XR750-inspired flat track
racer under the mentorship of
Scott Parker, Chris Carr, Kenny
Coolbeth Jr., Billy Lane, and
other icons of the sport.
The Triple Challenge—AFT’s
escalating endurance and
points-intensity format—returns
after its 2025 debut. The format
will be featured at the opening
night of the Lima Half-Mile
doubleheader on Friday, June 26,
and again at Springfield Mile I
on Saturday, September 5. Each
race increases in distance,
difficulty, and points value,
testing riders’ race-craft and
stamina.
The Springfield
Mile Doubleheader on Saturday,
September 5 and Sunday,
September 6, will again close
the season, restoring the
sport’s crown jewel as the
decisive weekend for the Grand
National Championship.
The official 2026 Progressive
American Flat Track schedule
follows:
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March 5, 2026 - Royal
Enfield Short Track at
DAYTONA I, Daytona
International Speedway,
Daytona Beach,
FL (CTR Showcase Event on
March 4)
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March 6, 2026 - Royal
Enfield Short Track at
DAYTONA II, Daytona
International Speedway,
Daytona Beach, FL
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March 21, 2026 - Atlanta Short
Track, Senoia Raceway,
Senoia, GA (CTR Showcase
Event on March 20)
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April 25, 2026 -
Ventura Short Track, Ventura
Raceway, Ventura, CA
(CTR Showcase Event on April
24)
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May 2, 2026 -
Silver Dollar Short Track,
Silver Dollar Speedway,
Chico, CA (CTR Showcase
Event on May 1)
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May 16, 2026 - ThrottleFest,
Budds Creek Motocross Park,
Mechanicsville, MD
(CTR Showcase Event on May
15)
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May 23, 2026 -
Williams Grove Half-Mile,
Williams Grove,
Mechanicsburg, PA
(CTR Showcase Event on May
22)
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June 6, 2026 - Nashville
Short Track, Tennessee
National Raceway, Hohenwald,
TN (CTR Showcase Event on
June 5)
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June 26, 2026 - Lima Half-Mile I,
Allen County Fairgrounds,
Lima, OH
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June 27, 2026 -
Lima Half-Mile II, Allen
County Fairgrounds, Lima,
OH
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July 4, 2026 - DuQuoin Mile, DuQuoin State
Fairgrounds, DuQuoin, IL
(AMA Amateur Grand
Championships on July 5-10)
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August 8, 2026 -
Jackpine Gypsies Super TT,
Jackpine Gypsies M/C,
Sturgis, SD
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August 10, 2026 -
Jackpine Gypsies Short
Track, Jackpine Gypsies M/C,
Sturgis, SD
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August 22, 2026 –
Peoria TT, Peoria Motorcycle
Club, Peoria, IL
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September 5, 2026 -
Springfield Mile I, Illinois
State Fairgrounds,
Springfield, IL
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September 6, 2026 -
Springfield Mile II,
Illinois State Fairgrounds,
Springfield, IL
For more information on
Progressive American Flat
Track visit
https://www.americanflattrack.com.
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Media Contact:
AMA Pro Racing
(386) 492-1014
communications@amaproracing.com
About Progressive
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organization in North America,
operating a full schedule of
events and championships for a
variety of motorcycle and
ATV disciplines from its
headquarters in Daytona Beach,
Fla. Learn more about AMA Pro
Racing at
www.amaproracing.com.
About Cory Texter Race
Promotions:
Cory Texter is a two-time
American Flat Track Production
Twins Champion and four-time X
Games competitor. He is a
third-generation motorcycle
racer, who grew up working in a
Harley-Davidson dealership owned
by his family while earning a
Business Studies degree from
Harrisburg Area Community
College. In addition to being a
race promoter, Texter also hosts
the “Tank Slappin’ Podcast” and
coaches high-level amateur and
professional racers. For more
information on Cory Texter Race
Promotions and the Mission Foods
CTR Showcase Events visit https://www.corytexterpromotions.com.
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