Category: La Salle Speedway
Harrison Earns Eighth Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Victory at LaSalle
LaSalle, Ill. – July 13, 2011 – Mike Harrison displayed his dominance once again at the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals stop Wednesday night at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway. (For the latest breaking news on the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals, click here to follow along on Twitter with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals.) Harrison [...]
Category: Illinois, La Salle Speedway, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Babb Dominates LaSalle Speedway Summer Nationals for Third Straight Win
LASALLE, Ill. – July 13, 2011 – Shannon Babb dominated the field Wednesday night at LaSalle Speedway much like he has the rest of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour. (For the latest breaking news from the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour, click here to follow along on Twitter.) Babb started the race on the [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, La Salle Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Babb’s slick track preference at La Salle leads to third victory in a row
By: Betty Glynn La Salle, IL – Mother Nature has robbed race enthusiasts of their need for speed on far too many occasions this season at La Salle Speedway. The Wednesday night make up of the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals was finally a reality with twenty nine competitors from seven states and two countries rolling into [...]
Category: Illinois, La Salle Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Summer Nationals
AJ May steals the show in first win; Sievert still winning
By: Betty Glynn La Salle, IL – AJ May was on fire Saturday night on the high banks of La Salle Speedway. The eighteen year old racer is usually found in the Peoria area but looked like a veteran of the Illinois Valley’s speed arena when he charged from last to first to capture his [...]
Category: Illinois, La Salle Speedway
Sievert explosive at La Salle; Lomax trying to stay at the top of the UMP National points
By: Betty Glynn La Salle, IL – La Salle Speedway had plenty to celebrate Saturday night with a full crowd and an electrifying fireworks show but most of all it was rain free. This season race enthusiasts in the Illinois Valley have had to catch just a glimpse of their summertime fun at the track. [...]
Category: Illinois, La Salle Speedway
Sievert and Lomax return to victory lane, Summer Nationals up next
By: Betty Glynn La Salle, IL. – On May 7th, Bret Sievert took home the UMP Late Model victory while Jamie Lomax scored the Modified win. It was like déjà vu Saturday night at La Salle Speedway when history repeated itself. Sievert who hails form Wisconsin and Lomax of Indiana start their journey long before [...]
Category: Illinois, La Salle Speedway
Scheffler wins infield battle at La Salle’s double points night
By: Betty Glynn La Salle, IL – Just when you think you have seen it all in dirt track racing, you realize there are still plenty of shocking scenarios yet to come. Saturday night the action at La Salle Speedway wasn’t the hard chargers riding the outer rim of the high banks or running the [...]
Category: Illinois, La Salle Speedway
Rickels sweeps Street Stock Spectacular; Provenzano outpowers field at La Salle Speedway
By: Betty Glynn La Salle, IL – Saturday night Mother Nature finally gave the green light to La Salle Speedway race fans with a perfect setting for Fan Appreciation Night. To top it off the Street Stock division topped the venue with a 25 lap special main event that did not disappoint. Street Stock’s: To [...]
Category: Illinois, La Salle Speedway
Spring Shootout at La Salle Postponed Until September
La Salle, IL (May 14, 2011) – Officials of La Salle Speedway and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series have made the decision to postpone tonight’s $10,000 to-win “Spring Shootout” at La Salle Speedway due to inclement weather conditions. Rains have been steady at the speedway all morning and look to continue throughout the [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, La Salle Speedway, Lucas Oil Late Model Series News
Young Pierce Sets Sights on Lucas Oil Visit to La Salle this Weekend
When 14-year-old Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, IL won his first career Super Late Model victory last Saturday Night at Peoria (IL) Speedway, he thanked a multitude of people for his accomplishment; it was like winning the “World 100” said his mom Angie. This week the youngster sets his sights on a bigger prize, the $10,000 [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, La Salle Speedway, Lucas Oil Late Model Series News
Monster Energy™ Sprint Series Adds Four Big Dates to Schedule!
(Bill W) May 11, 2011 – The Monster Energy™ Sprint Series is riding a wave of momentum, and four big events have been added to the schedule for 2011! Dates are planned for Tri-City Speedway, St. Francois County Raceway, Macon Speedway and a co-sanctioned event with the IRA in LaSalle in September. On Friday, June [...]
Category: Illinois, La Salle Speedway, Macon Speedway, Missouri, Monster Energy Sprint Series, Sprint Car & Midget News, St. Francois County Raceway, Tri-City Speedway
Lucas Oil Late Models in Action at 34 Raceway and La Salle on May 13 and 14
WAYCROSS, GA (May 10, 2011) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will continue its’ 2011 racing schedule with events on Friday Night, May 13th at 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA and Saturday Night, May 14th at La Salle Speedway in La Salle, IL. Both shows will pay $10,000 to win and $700 to [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, La Salle Speedway, Lucas Oil Late Model Series News
Sievert jets flag to flag; Lomax tames the high banks of La Salle Speedway
By: Betty Glynn La Salle, IL – Bret “The Jet” Sievert traveled south from the Badger state for La Salle Speedway’s second week of competition. The former UMP Wisconsin and Indiana State Champion was fast and furious right out of the blocks. Eighteen UMP Late Models qualified to kick off their evening with Keith Piano [...]
Category: Illinois, La Salle Speedway
Lucas Oil Late Models in Action at 34 Raceway and La Salle on May 13 and 14
WAYCROSS, GA (May 6, 2011) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will continue its’ 2011 racing schedule with events on Friday Night, May 13th at 34 Raceway in Burlington, IA and Saturday Night, May 14th at La Salle Speedway in La Salle, IL. Both shows will pay $10,000 to win and $700 to [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, La Salle Speedway, Lucas Oil Late Model Series News
Bell speeds his way to victory; McCoy dominates Modifieds at La Salle Speedway
By: Betty Glynn La Salle, IL – Saturday night marked the first night of racing for the 2011 season at the Illinois Valley’s largest outdoor sporting venue. The evening’s activities kicked off the La Salle Speedway’s twentieth anniversary under the Izzo ownership. Mother Nature was kind enough to only sprinkle during the Late Model feature [...]
Category: Illinois, La Salle Speedway
La Salle Speedway ready to embark on 20th season with full schedule
By: Betty Glynn The Illinois Valley’s largest outdoor sports arena will open the gates Saturday night after a long miserable winter locked up. The La Salle Speedway is about to embark on two decades of racing, under the Izzo family ownership, with a full packed schedule. Closing out the rainy April with outdoor fun seems [...]
Category: Illinois, La Salle Speedway
Mother Nature’s mood swings prove costly for race fans
By: Betty Glynn The La Salle Speedway is ready. Words that race fans and teams in Central Illinois want to hear this time of year. With the colder temps hanging around far too long, racing enthusiasts are ready for action. The only thunder they are interested in hearing is the rumble of horsepower echoing from [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, La Salle Speedway, World of Outlaws Late Model Series News
Unfavorable Weather Forecast Prompts Cancellation Of This Weekend’s Illini 100 At LaSalle Speedway
LASALLE, IL – March 29, 2011 – An unfavorable weather forecast that includes rain, snow and cold temperatures has prompted an early cancellation of this weekend’s fourth annual World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Illini 100’ at LaSalle Speedway. A collaborative effort among Tru-Speed Enterprises promoter Don Hammer, the World Racing Group and the Izzo [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, La Salle Speedway, World of Outlaws Late Model Series News
