With rain forcing Friday night's action to be cancelled, officials made the decision to make up the race on Saturday night and the decision was a good one as 94 race teams checked into the pits with a quick and racy track.
USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series results for Friday, June 20, from Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn.
After a week off because of flood waters, the Cedar River was back in its banks Friday night so the action at Chateau Raceway powered by Miners Outdoor Power & Recreation of Blooming Prairie was able to roll out just its fifth night of racing during this wet first half of the season.
The mid-point of the 2008 season has come and gone with veteran driver Jess Folk Jr. topping the current points standings in the USRA Modifieds. This week's big ticket race had to be a duel between Justin "Whitey" Folk and road warrior Johnny Bone Jr.
With racing being cancelled Friday night, June 20, due to rain, the Midway Speedway will be racing a regular points show with regular payout on Saturday night, June 21. Friday's cancellation was the tenth this season, so with the I-44 Speedway not ready to open yet, this was a prime chance to help make up this rain-out.
The much-awaited reopening of the I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, Mo., has been delayed until Saturday night, June 28. The Speedway has been resurfacing the track with new dirt and changing the racing grooves also.
After a crazy week of flooding and Mother Nature forcing cancellation of action last week, the racing action was exciting Wednesday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Bennett Racing Supplies of Bloomfield sponsored the night of USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series action at the Mahaska County Half-Mile Monster.
USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series results for Sunday, June 15, from the Nobles County Speedway in Worthington, Minn.
Mark Dobmeier passed Lynton Jeffrey on lap 10 and went on to capture his second USRA Outlaw Sprint feature of the season Sunday night at Huset's Speedway. Justin Jacobsma took USRA Championship Sprint honors while Colter Deutsch and Craig Hanisch topped the USRA B-Mod and USRA Hobby Stock fields, respectively.
USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series results for Sunday, June 15, from Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan.
Finally a picture perfect day for racing in Southern Minnesota. Clear blue skies, a slight breeze and temps hovering around 80 degrees. The facility dried out from all of the rain and very good track conditions greeted the fans and drivers on John Hardy’s Bar-B-Que and US Army Night at the Deer Creek Speedway.
While Mother Nature washed out the regular Friday night points show, Midway Speedway officials made the quick decision to run on Saturday night and it paid off well as 98 race teams were greeted with an excellent racing surface and many side-by-side battles all night long.
After 300-plus loads of new dirt and a reconstructed track, the high banks of the I-44 Speedway plans on being ready for reopening on June 21 with a $5 ticket into the grandstand.
USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series results for Friday, June 13, from Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn.
In USRA Hobby Stock action Friday night at Huset's Speedway, it was Brandon Ferguson picking up his first feature win.
Chalk another one up for Mother Nature as racing at the Chateau Raceway was the victim of all the recent rains and the flooding of the Cedar River, which runs just outside the back straight-away of the track.
Heavy and torrid rains forced the Midway Speedway to cancel the racing action for the ninth time this season on Friday. Officials feel they can get the track ready for a Saturday night show on June 14, with racing action set to start at 7:30 p.m.
The rainy weather from Sunday night and Monday has forced the I-44 Speedway to push back yet another week of racing action. Officials have also added and changed a race date.
Following a couple of rainout events and great USRA Modified racing the weeks before that, the Midway Speedway will get back into action this Friday night, June 13, with a $1,000-to-win USRA Modified feature. A strong field of cars is excepted.
Races for Wednesday, June 12, at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, have been canceled due to area flooding. The next event will be Wednesday, June 18, for the USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series presented by Bennett Racing Supplies featuring USRA Modifieds, USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks.