06/13/2026
Thank you to everyone who took our survey on USAC-sanctioned racing. We promised to share the results with the community, and this message does that. The board has not made a decision yet. This is simply a summary of what the survey found.
One note on the numbers: "respondents" means all 212 people who took the survey, and "members" means the current SDVA members among them. We reviewed the responses for integrity and are confident they reflect genuine input from our community.
Who responded
212 people responded. 143 are current members, about 48% of our roughly 300-member roster, which is a high response rate. 37 are past members and 32 have never been members.
Where people landed
Current members: 48% leaned support, 21% opposed, and 27% were open, with the rest undecided. Of the members who took a clear position, support to opposition ran about 69% to 31%. This is a strong plurality of the members who responded, not a vote of the full membership, since about half the roster did not weigh in.
Non-members (past and never-members): 19% leaned support and 54% opposed. Of those who took a clear position, opposition led about 74% to 26%.
All respondents who took a position: about 42% leaned support, 35% opposed, and 24% were open or undecided.
What people care about
Among respondents who said they need USAC upgrade points, 85% support USAC racing, as do 72% of those who want stronger competitive fields.
Among those opposed, the concerns are primarily USAC's national gender policies (41%) and a worry that our culture would shift over time (36%), rather than cost or paperwork (48% said cost is not a factor for them). About a quarter of respondents (57) oppose any affiliation with USAC on principle.
Scheduling
57% find Saturday acceptable, 55% favor a dedicated weekend day that leaves Tuesday Night Racing and Friday Night Racing unchanged, and only 6% want USAC folded into the existing race nights.
Full results
All responses: https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-KV0tA2j7IlJrL2WyIKxvoA_3D_3D/
Responses by Members: https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-o4X_2Fx_2FsqVuMtS8fGp4Uxeg_3D_3D/
Responses by Non-members: https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-M3JDt3b2yGQwsXAgWwrrJQ_3D_3D/
To protect people's privacy, we have not published the individual written responses, as many named or referred to specific members of our community. The board has read and carefully weighed every one of them.
What happens next
The board will make a decision about USAC racing at its meeting on this Sunday, June 14th. Per our bylaws, members are welcome to attend. After the meeting, we will share the decision along with an explanation of how this feedback shaped it.
Thank you again for taking the time to participate, and for being part of this community.
The SDVA Board of Directors
