The Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, was ready to host the 13th Annual MUSCO Lighting Great American Stock Car Shootout, but Mother Nature intervened with rain and caused the event to be postponed. Action is still on as planned for Thursday, July 3, at the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa, for the 5th Annual Kabrick Distributing Great American Stock Car Challenge, while the event at Oskaloosa has been postponed to next Wednesday, July 7.

Heavy rains throughout the past two nights has left standing water in both turns, making track preparation impossible for track workers. Furthermore, officials discovered this morning that a lightning strike sometime in the past 48 hours has disabled the track lighting and other areas needing electrical power.

Races for Friday, May 30 at the Cresco Speedway have been rained out. Action at the Howard County Fairgrounds speedplant will continue next Friday, June 6 with the USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series featuring USRA Modifieds, USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and Outlaw Hobbys.

Eight-time champion Kelly Shryock notched his fourth O’Reilly USMTS National Tour victory of the season Thursday with a thrilling win in the 4th Annual Cresco Bowl at the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa.

On Thursday, May 22, the rugged road warriors of the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour head to the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa, for the 4th Annual Cresco Bowl. The event will be the first of five straight to kick off action in the ultra-competitive Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region.

The season opener at the Cresco Speedway has been delayed one more week due to the extremely wet conditions at the Speedway. Soggy grounds has not allowed for proper time to work on the track and we do not want to start the season out with a rough racetrack.

In an effort to further promote the use of GM Performance Parts Crate Engines, Karl Chevrolet will award any competitor who wins a feature event with a GM Performance Parts Crate Engine purchased through Karl Chevrolet with a contingency certificate valued at $100.

Officials from RL Promotions and the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa, have announced a tentative schedule of events for the 2008 racing season at the Howard County Fairgrounds 4/10-mile high-banked clay oval.

Banquet dates for four racetracks operated by RL Promotions in 2007 will be held In January and February of 2008. Class champions and top points finishers in the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series will be recognized, as well as several special awards being doled out to drivers, team members and sponsors.

Banquet dates for four racetracks operated by RL Promotions in 2007 will be held in January and February of 2008. Class champions and top points finishers in the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series will be recognized, as well as several special awards being doled out to drivers, team members and sponsors.

Officials from RL Promotions, LLC, have announced that the motorsports promotions and management company will continue to promote weekly racing and special events at both the Cresco Speedway and Southern Iowa Speedway in 2008. As part of today's announcement, however, officials also stated that RL Promotions has decided not to exercise their option to remain as promoter of the Bloomfield Speedway and the Scotland County Speedway.

Three days of nail-biting action at the inaugural Cresco USRA Nationals is in the books, but you can live the exciting moments from the event over and over again. JEM Productions - a full-service video production company - was on hand to film the event, and you can order a copy for yourself.