It was a beautiful evening in Rock Rapids for the opening event of the 2017 season at Rapid Speedway, sponsored by Keizer Wheels. Holley USRA Stock Cars, Out-Pace USRA

The 2017 racing season will see some new champions and additional points funds and contingency awards available for drivers competing in the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series.

Beginning in 2017, Summit Racing Equipment will be the title sponsor of the USRA Weekly Racing Series, and The World’s Speed Shop™ will be the Official High Performance Source of the USRA.

The Iron Man Challenge will kick off the 2017 campaign with USRA B-Mods competing March 23-25, at the Humboldt Speedway during the King of America VII Modified Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment.

The Rapid Speedway will celebrate the 2016 racing season on Saturday, Nov. 5, with their annual awards banquet to recognize drivers, crew members and others for their efforts this season.

With the final event of the season taking place last Friday, Aug. 26, three season champions for 2016 emerged in the USRA Weekly Racing Series at the Rapid Speedway.

Derek Green pulled out a win in a nail-biter while Lyndon Johnson dominated for his win Friday night as the USRA Iron Man Series tested the Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa.

The season finale Friday night at Rapid Speedway featured a season high 109 race cars. Derek Green, Lyndon Johnson and Alex Wiertzma were the winners.

The USRA Hobby Stock feature at the Rapid Speedway was missing something on Friday evening: caution flags.

Friday night's show at the Rapid Speedway was capped off with a $1,000-to-win, $100-to-start main event for the Holley USRA Stock Cars.

On a cool evening at the Rapid Speedway Friday night It was “Hobby Stock Madness” in the USRA Hobby Stock feature.

Eighty-seven race cars rolled into Rapid Speedway Friday evening with full fields of Holley USRA Stock Cars, Out-Pace USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks packing the pit area.