2016 USAC National Midget Series
The 2016 USAC National Midget Championship is the 61st season of the USAC National Midget Championship. The series began with the Shamrock Classic at Southern Illinois Center on March 9, and ended with the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Perris Auto Speedway on November 24. Tracy Hines entered the season as the defending champion.
The season was marred with tragedy after Bryan Clauson died from injuries sustained in a crash during Saturday's portion of the Belleville Midget Nationals. Tanner Thorson won the series championship driving for Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports.
Schedule
| No. | Date | Race title | Track | TV/Stream |
| 1 | March 9 | Shamrock Classic | Southern Illinois Center | The Cushion |
| ≠ | April 8 | Kokomo Grand Prix | Kokomo Speedway | |
| ≠ | April 9 | Kokomo Grand Prix | Kokomo Speedway | |
| 2 | May 31 | Indiana Midget Week | Montpelier Motor Speedway | |
| 3 | June 1 | Indiana Midget Week | Gas City I-69 Speedway | |
| 4 | June 2 | Indiana Midget Week | Lincoln Park Speedway | |
| 5 | June 3 | Indiana Midget Week | Bloomington Speedway | |
| ≠ | June 4 | Indiana Midget Week | Lawrenceburg Speedway | |
| 6 | June 5 | Indiana Midget Week | Kokomo Speedway | |
| 7 | June 17 | Riverside International Speedway | ||
| 8 | June 18 | 40 for Shorty | Riverside International Speedway | |
| 9 | August 2 | Tuesday Night Thunder | Jefferson County Speedway | |
| 10 | August 3 | Chad McDaniel Memorial | Solomon Valley Speedway | Speed Shift TV |
| 11 | August 5 | Belleville Midget Nationals | Belleville High Banks | Speed Shift TV |
| 12 | August 6 | Belleville Midget Nationals | Belleville High Banks | Speed Shift TV |
| ≠ | August 14 | Pennsylvania Midget Week | Susquehanna Speedway | |
| ≠ | August 15 | Pennsylvania Midget Week | Path Valley Speedway Park | |
| 13 | August 16 | Pennsylvania Midget Week | Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway | |
| ≠ | August 17 | Pennsylvania Midget Week | Lincoln Speedway | Dirt Station |
| 14 | September 24 | 4-Crown Nationals | Eldora Speedway | |
| 15 | October 6 | Gold Crown Midget Nationals | Tri-City Speedway | The Cushion |
| 16 | October 7 | Gold Crown Midget Nationals | Tri-City Speedway | The Cushion |
| 17 | October 8 | Gold Crown Midget Nationals | Tri-City Speedway | The Cushion |
| 18 | October 20 | Jason Leffler Memorial | Wayne County Speedway | MavTV |
| 19 | November 24 | Turkey Night Grand Prix | Ventura Raceway | Loudpedal.TV |
| * | December 17 | Junior Knepper 55 | Southern Illinois Center | MavTV Speed Shift TV |