Category: Illinois
Kenny Wallace claims NASCAR Night of Stars win at Lincoln Speedway! Brad Denney gets Pro Late Model win & Tyler Benson claims Hornet feature!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM LINCOLN SPEEDWAY’S NASCAR NIGHT OF STARS! MODIFIED – FEATURE Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points 1 3 36 Kenny Wallace – 75.00 2 11 25W Allen Weisser Peoria , Il 70.00 3 2 14 Brian Lynn Mason City, Il 65.00 4 13 15N Jeremy Nichols Shelbyville , Il 60.00 [...]
Category: Crate Late Model Series News, Illinois, Lincoln Speedway, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
2 For the Money! PCRA to invade Tri-City and Farmington May 18th and 19th.
Welcome to the big show! Great weather and great action look to continue this weekend, May 18th and 19th, as the Midwest best Crate series captures its first glance at the St. Louis metro area with stops at the famous Tri-City speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL and St. Francis County Raceway in Farmington, MO. Mark [...]
Category: Crate Late Model Series News, Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Missouri, PCRA (Professional Crate Racers of America) Series News, St. Francois County Raceway, Tri-City Speedway
MOWA Opener (Again) Set for Jacksonville Friday!
(Bill W) May 15, 2012 – It has been tough getting the 2012 Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) season underway! After a couple of hiccups, they will try it again this Friday night at the Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois! A number of drivers have confirmed their intentions on battling at the banked ¼-mile oval. [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Monster Energy Sprint Series, Sprint Car & Midget News
Jake Blackhurst takes championship lead in POWRi National Midgets to Belle-Clair, Peoria
Jake Blackhurst of Mapleton, Ill., leads the championship in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series going into events Friday (May 18) at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., and Saturday (May 19) at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway, his hometown track. “I never dreamed I’d be in the points lead in my second year in a Midget,” [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Fayette County Speedway Results 5/11/12
FAYETTE COUNTY SPEEDWAY – BROWNSTOWN, IL Next event: Friday, May 18th. Gates open at 5 pm. Hot Laps at 7 p.m., with racing immediately following Hot Laps. For additional information contact Charlie Depew at 618.322.8105 or 618.247.2327. Track office (race days) phone is 618.427.3966. Track email: fayettecospeedway@gmail.com Website: www.fayettecospeedway.com Friday, May 11th Results UMP MODIFIED [...]
Category: Fayette County Speedway, Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Northern All Stars Late Model Series Cancels All 2012 Events IncludingQuincyRaceways Show
Quincy Raceways was informed by Shawn Hall, owner of the Northern All Star Late Model Series, that it was suspending the operations and all events for the remainder of the 2012 racing season on Monday May 14. It is with great disappointment that Quincy Raceways will not be able to present the two scheduled NALMS events, [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Northern Allstar Late Model Series (NALMS) News, Quincy Raceway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
LOCAL NASCAR STAR JUSTIN ALLGAIER SET TO APPEAR AT LINCOLN AND PEORIA NASCAR NIGHT OF STARS
Justin Allgaier of Riverton, Illinois will have a homecoming of sorts this week when he joins Kenny Wallace and Ken Schrader for “NASCAR Night Of The Stars” at Lincoln Speedway this Tuesday May 15th and Peoria Speedway this Wednesday May 16th . Allgaier began his racing career in Illinois at the age of five in [...]
Category: Illinois, Lincoln Speedway, Peoria Speedway
DRAKE NIPS WEAVER AT THE LINE FOR BUD SERIES WIN AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY
Cook, Jr., Carmody, Farris, Burrows and Bollinger get wins on Mothers Day (Peoria,IL) Kevin Weaver seemed to have round 3 of the “Budweiser UMP Super Late Model Series” at Peoria Speedway all wrapped up, but lapped traffic had something else to say on an absolutely perfect night of racing on Mothers Day night. Weaver jumped [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
Bobby Pierce, Lance Dehm, Richie Rich & Brandon Kessinger take wins at Fairbury Speedway!
Fairbury Speedway May 12th, 2012 28 Late Models in Attendance Fast Qualifier: 42 McKay Wenger 12.891 Heat 1 (top 4) 83 Scott Bull (10) 7 Joseph Hughs (1) 7 Jay Sparks (2) 35 Derek Chandler (7) 9D Dan Flessner (5) 36 Eric Vaughan (3) 56 Troy Newberry (8) 44 Mike McGuire (9) 5 Brian Dunn [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Fairbury American Legion Speedway, Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Quad City Speedway Results 5/13/12
Quad City Speedway May 13, 2012 Sexton Ford IMCA Late Models Heat 1 1. Nate Beuseling 2. Mike Zemo Jr. 3. Chad Patch 4. Matt Ryan 5. Todd Malmstrom 6. Mike Guldenpfennig 7. Bob Miller Heat 2 1. Mike Cothron 2. Ray Guss Jr. 3. Shawn Mulvany 4. Mike Murphy Jr. 5. Travis Denning 6. [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, IMCA Late Model Series News, Quad City Raceway
Griffin, Long, Huls, Gillenwater, Klingele, Woodruff Claim Quincy Wins
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM QUINCY RACEWAY! By Jack Walbring Dustin Griffin, Michael Long, Abe Huls, Jim Gillenwater,Tanner Klingeleand Seith Woodruff all claimed feature event wins atQuincy Racewayson Sunday May 13 during the Mother’s Day Yellow Book Night at the Races. Dustin Griffin made a clean sweep of the UMP Super Late Model division [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Quincy Raceway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! BUD SUPER LATE MODEL SERIES ROUND 3 ON TAP TONIGHT AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY
Happy Mothers Day from the staff and management of Peoria Speedway! How about topping Moms special day off with some killer UMP racing action as Round 3 of the Budweiser Super Late Model Series is all systems go for tonight. Brian Shirley is the current point leader in the chase for the $5,000 top prize, [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
Chad Zobrist, Mike Harrison, Rick Salter, Rob Lee, Cale Hartnagel, Rob Shaw & Kayle Gibson take wins at Highland Speedway!
Chad Zobrist Becker Jeweler Late Model Winner HIGHLAND IL (May 12, 2012) It’s always exciting when a feature event goes green to checker, leaders dealing with lap cars, drivers not having time to slow and catch their breath, it becomes a very intense race. The Becker Jewelers Late Model feature this past Saturday night at [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Highland Speedway, Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Zach Daum wins 1st in POWRi Midgets, Alex Harris takes 1st in POWRi Micros at Macon
MACON, Ill. (May 12, 2012)—Zach Daum drove to his first victory in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and Alex Harris claimed his first triumph in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series Saturday at Macon Speedway. “It’s nice to get one,” Daum said. “I’ve won in USAC (Midgets), SMRS (Southern Midget Racing [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Macon Speedway Shows the Power
By Brett Zerfowski (Macon, IL) An overcast day turned into a pleasant evening for racing at the World’s Fastest 1/5th mile dirt track with the POWRi Midgets & Micro Sprints on the schedule. The previous attempt at the end of April was rained out and open-wheel racers galore rushed their way to Macon. 37 Midgets [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
O’Neal Continues Hot Streak with Seventh Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at La Salle
La Salle, IL (May 12, 2012) – Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN continued his recent hot streak on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tour by winning for the third time in his last four races. O’Neal grabbed the lead at the start of the race. He cruised to the $10,000 victory in the [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, La Salle Speedway, Lucas Oil Late Model Series News
DIRTcar Racing Terminates Sanctioning of JK Promotions
CONCORD, N.C. – May 12, 2012 – DIRTcar Racing terminated its sanctioning with JK Promotions dba Farmer City Raceway after Hammer’s failure to fulfill obligations following the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event last month at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway. World Racing Group also terminated its relationship with JK Promotions for weekly DIRTcar sanctioning, [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Farmer City Raceway, Illinois, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
Alex Shanks, Gary Cook, Jr., Nick Bauman, John Farris, Kevin Morrow & Oscar Tipsword take wins at Lincoln Speedway!
SPRINTS – FEATURE Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points 1 1 66 Alex Shanks – 0.00 2 2 1M Jimmy Moughan Springfield , Il 0.00 3 3 22 Bret Tripplett – 0.00 4 8 77U Chris Urish Elkhart , Il 0.00 5 4 51 Mike Hess – 0.00 6 17 35 Jimmy Hurley Springfield , [...]
Category: General/Other Sprint-Midget News, Illinois, Lincoln Speedway, Open Wheel Modified News, Sprint Car & Midget News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
