Category: Illinois
Rain washes out USMTS weekend in Illinois
LEWISTOWN, Ill. (May 14) – Saturday the 14th wasn’t any better than Friday the 13th as heavy rain over the past 24 hours with more to come has forced USMTS officials to pull the plug of all three events this weekend in Illinois. Fans and drivers arrived at the Lincoln Speedway Friday night just in [...]
Category: Illinois, Lincoln Speedway, Open Wheel Modified News, Quincy Raceway, Spoon River Speedway, USMTS News
Monster Energy™ Sprint Series Postponed A Week at Jacksonville!
(Bill W) May 14, 2011 – The Monster Energy™ Sprint Series had undertaken hot laps and were readying their cars for the heats before the rains came on Friday night at Jacksonville Speedway. “Round 2” for the series will be moved back to next Friday, May 20 at the banked ¼ mile oval. Thirty-one sprint [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Monster Energy Sprint Series, Sprint Car & Midget News
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
Spatola Repeats as Kankakee County Speedway Trumps Mother Nature 5/13/11
(KANKAKEE, IL) – May 13 – With Mother Nature looming large throughout Illinois Friday night, the only things moving faster than the cars on the speedway’s surface was the pace at which the program was run. Even with 95 machines poised pit side, all heat race action in the five competing divisions was completed in [...]
Category: Illinois, Kankakee County Speedway
Loyet wins 2nd straight in POWRi Midgets, Andruskevitch takes 1st triumph in POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros at Belle-Clair Speedway
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (May 13, 2011)—Brad Loyet drove to his second straight victory in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series on Friday at Belle-Clair Speedway. “I don’t know how many wins we’ve had here in the past four years, but it seems like every time we show up, we pick up a victory,” Loyet said. [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Michael Kloos earns $2,000 victory at Belle-Clair Speedway!
Loyet, Kloos & Andruskevitch are Victorious at the Battle at Belle-Vegas! On a stormy night in Belleville Illinois the Fans packed the house for the first ever Battle at Belle-Vegas Valvoline sponsored Twin 30’s. The POWRi Midgets sponsored by Lucas Oil would be first to hit the track and thrill the fans. Running the first [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois
Kiefer, Wilson, Bauer, Gaither & Rexing take wins at Tri-City Speedway!
Pontoon Beach, IL (May 13th, 2011) Tri-City Speedway was able to dodge all the wet weather and kicked off their 2011 racing season with some great racing action. Dewayne Kiefer of St. Genevieve, MO claimed the UMP DIRTcar Late Model season opening feature event. Kiefer was able sweep the nights racing action as he also [...]
Category: Illinois, Tri-City Speedway
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
Nick Knepper goes into Belle-Clair for POWRi Midgets with mixed emotions Friday; Lucas Oil series races Saturday at Macon
Nick Knepper will be driving on his home-town track Friday night when the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series races at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill. It’s an event he approaches with mixed emotions. “I love it and hate at the same time,“ Knepper explained. “I love the race track, the racing is unbelievable. It’s [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Tri-City Speedway kicks off 2011 season on Friday, May 13th!
Pontoon Beach, IL (May 11th, 2011) Tri-City Speedway kicks off the 2011 racing season this Friday, May 13th. The wet and cold weather coupled with other construction delays pushed back the planned opening from early April until this Friday. Tri-City Speedway will have a full lineup of action this Friday featuring all five of their [...]
Category: Illinois, Tri-City Speedway
POWRI MIDGETS AND MICROS MAKE FIRST STOP OF THE SEASON AT MACON SPEEDWAY
(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway is proud to bring open wheeled action to the track this weekend to keep you on the edge of your seats. The 2011 POWRi National Midget and 600cc Micro Sprint Series will thrill fans this weekend at the lightning quick Macon Speedway in Macon, IL on Saturday, May 14. Three top-four [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
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
Piper brings extra energy, confidence into POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros at Belle-Clair, Macon
Devon Piper opened the season with a career-best third place in the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Series. It has given the 19-year-old from Springfield, Ill., some extra spring in his step going into the second event of the season Friday at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., and the third event Saturday at Macon [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
Monster Energy™ Sprint Series Heads for Jacksonville for Round 2…Purse Increased!
(Bill W) May 9, 2011 – It would be hard to envision a better story than the opener for the Monster Energy™ Sprint Series at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa. The new 410 sprint series is ready to try to top it in “Round 2” on Friday, May 13 at the Jacksonville Speedway [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Monster Energy Sprint Series, Sprint Car & Midget News
USMTS heads to Lincoln, Spoon River, Quincy Speedways
LINCOLN, Ill. (May 9) – Race fans in Illinois will get their first and only taste of the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy as the series gears up for a trio of events in the Land of Lincoln this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 13-15. All three events will pay [...]
Category: Illinois, Lincoln Speedway, Open Wheel Modified News, Quincy Raceway, Spoon River Speedway, USMTS News
Fayette County Speedway Results 5/6/11
May 6, 2011 UMP DIRTcar Modified – 30 cars Heat 1 1. 66 Michael Fox 2. 1 Tim Hancock 3. 24H Mike Harrison 4. 89 Norm Wood Heat 2 1. 83 Kasey Schrock 2. 11DV Kelly Devall 3. 5 Joe Dresch 4. G1 Gabe Menser Heat 3 1. 21S Denny Schwartz 2. 28 Michael Bolyard [...]
Category: Fayette County Speedway, Illinois
Reed, Long, Brocksieck, Anders and Bangert Bag Checkered Flags at Quincy Raceways
Mother Nature won the last three scheduled race nights at Quincy Raceways but Mother’s Day proved to be the ending point for that streak as the Broadway Bullring finally got a race night completed without being weathered out during Crawdad’s Gourmet Seasonings Night at the Races on Sunday May 8. Justin Reed drew the pole [...]
Category: Illinois, Quincy Raceway
