With the local racing season just around the corner, both the Midway Speedway in Lebanon, Mo., and Springfield (Mo.) Raceway will hold test ‘n’ tune practice sessions this Saturday, April 4.
Due to a forecast of unfavorable weather conditions, officials at the Springfield Raceway have decided to cancel the scheduled practice day for this Saturday, and have rescheduled for next Saturday, April 4.
To coincide with the kids 12 and under being admitted to the speedway for free on all regular point nights of racing, the kids club will bring a new level of excitement for the youth attending the races.
The above average temperatures have allowed track workers to resume work on the newly constructed oval at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis. The frost is nearly out of the ground and more than 2,000 yards of new clay has been hauled in.
Officials at the Midway Speedway in Lebanon, Mo., have altered the practice dates and times in April.
On Sunday, April 5, USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars and USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mods will join the racing card at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kan., for the 7th Annual Kansas Spring Fling. Then on Saturday, April 11, USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars will take part in the event at the 24 Raceway in Moberly, Mo.
Greg Skaggs of Bixby, Okla., ushered in a new era at the Outlaw Motor Speedway on Friday, March 20, as he captured the first-ever USRA Modified event at the 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval near Muskogee, Okla.
Last weekend was tough on USRA Modified ace Johnny Allen, but he returned to "The Hummer" high banks this weekend apparently unfazed, holding off the Folk brothers, Jess Jr. and "Whitey." respectively, for the feature win.
In preparing for the upcoming 2009 racing season, the Midway Speedway in Lebanon, Mo., has announced the practice days and times for the different classes. Practice days will be on April 4, 11 and 18 (Saturdays) with the pit gates opening up at 11 a.m. each time.
The addition of Springfield to the USRA family of racetracks gives Modified drivers in Southwest Missouri a three-night weekend swing to compete for the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series National Championship.
R & J Promotions, Inc., has announced their schedule of events for the 2009 racing season at the Bloomfield Speedway. The first race of the new season is slated for May 1, and will feature four USRA-sanctioned divisions as part of the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series there.
The 2008 racing season saw the Queensland Family of Grand Meadow pick up a couple awards for their promotion of the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.
The 2009 edition of the Deer Creek Speedway Race Car Show is set for Saturday, March 28, at Clements Auto in Rochester, rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Several people gathered at the Hilltop Bar and Ballroom high atop the bluffs of Fountain City, Wis., to honor the final track champions and drivers of the historic three-cornered track.
United States Racing Association officials announced Wednesday that Real Racing Wheels will return in 2009 for a fifth straight season as a contingency sponsor for the drivers in the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Dirt Nation, the online destination for dirt track racing fans to listen to and download interviews, has undergone a name change to properly endorse the various technologies currently offered and those to be added in the future.
The Murray County Speedway will be holding a general membership meeting on Saturday, March 14, at 1 p.m. at the Murray Auction Building in Iona.
QuickTime Performance Race Parts of Oskaloosa, Iowa, will return for a third straight season as a sponsor of the United States Racing Association for the 2009 racing season.
Officials from the Action Track of the Ozarks have released their 2009 racing schedule. Billed for its close racing action, the Midway Speedway will start off with three scheduled Saturday night practice dates on April 4, 11 and 18.
Late last season, the 1/3-mile semi-banked clay oval opened up under the leadership of Kerry Gorby. Knowing that some racers in the area had been shortened by other tracks closing, he opened an existing facility, put on some great races and rewarded the racers for their support.