Category: Illinois
Schatz Slips through Melee in World of Outlaws Victory at Farmer City
He regains the points lead as Swindell is caught in a crash that wipes out the top four FARMER CITY, Ill. – April 25, 2012 – There were nearly a half-dozen drivers within striking distance of the lead eight laps into the World of Outlaws feature at Farmer City Raceway on Wednesday. As the competitors [...]
Category: Farmer City Raceway, Illinois, Sprint Car & Midget News, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series News
Kevin Cole Nabs First Win of Season at Highland; Busy Weekend Ahead for Riggs Motorsports!
(HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS) Christopher, Illinois driver Kevin Cole claimed his first feature win of the young 2012 racing season on Saturday night, April 21 at the Highland Speedway in Highland, Illinois! After winning his heat race from the tail, Kevin ran second in the dash to earn a front row starting spot in the 25-lap UMP [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Highland Speedway, Illinois, Race Track News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
Farmer City Raceway Results 4/25/12
Modifieds – Feature Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points 1 2 78C Clint Demoss Bloomington , In 40.00 2 1 3L Jeff Leka Buffalo , Il 38.00 3 4 77B Ray Bollinger Kewanee , Il 36.00 4 3 D1 Lance Dehm Chatsworth , Il 34.00 5 15 21A Nick Allen Wheatfield , In 32.00 6 [...]
Category: Farmer City Raceway, Illinois
POWRi National Midget Series visits Macon Speedway on Saturday, April 28th!
(Macon, IL) Macon Speedway present’s a powerhouse night of racing action this Saturday night, April 28th! The speedway will be featuring the combination of the POWRi and the National Badger Midgets associations in a co-sanctioned event along with the POWRi 600cc Outlaw Micros. The UMP Modifieds, Street Stocks, Pro and Amateur Hornets will also be [...]
Category: Illinois, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
It’s PCRA TIME! The Summer Tour launches into action this Friday at Fayette County Speedway
The long winter is over and the Midwest premier UMP pro crate series takes flight this Friday night at the Fayette County Speedway. The second season of the highly touted Late model tour will kick off on familiar grounds in Brownstown, IL as last year saw Nick Lyons win the PCRA’s first ever event on [...]
Category: Crate Late Model Series News, Dirt Late Model News, Fayette County Speedway, Illinois, PCRA (Professional Crate Racers of America) Series News
Teenager Tyler Thomas takes POWRi Midget championship pursuit to Jacksonville, Macon
Teenager Tyler Thomas takes his pursuit of the championship in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series to Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway on Friday (April 27) and Macon (Ill.) Speedway on Saturday (April 28). The 16-year-old from Collinsville, Okla., emerged in second place in the points after the opening two events of the season at Cowtown [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
VELOZ HOLDS OFF HARRISON FOR “MOD 50″ WIN At PEORIA SPEEDWAY
(Peoria,IL) 42 of the finest UMP Modfieds in the Midwest were on hand at Peoria Speedway Saturday night for the “Mod 50”, but Colona driver Milo Veloz held off the star-studded field and won $2,000 in the process. Michael Long started on the pole and got the jump on defending UMP National Champion Mike Harrison, [...]
Category: Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series At a Glance; Farmer City Raceway, Eagle Raceway, Knoxville Raceway
FARMER CITY, Ill. – April 23, 2012 – The World of Outlaws continues its Midwest swing with races in three states this week. The Outlaws return to Farmer City Raceway on Wednesday for the first time since 2003. There has been a different winner in the four World of Outlaws events at the high-banked, quarter-mile [...]
Category: Farmer City Raceway, Illinois, Sprint Car & Midget News, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series News
Brent Mullins, Tyler Blankenship, Jeremy Callahan, Scott Weber, Rob Lee, Stephen Fohne & Dawson Barker get wins at Fayette County Speedway!
Next event: Friday, April 27, 2012 – **Special Show** PCRA Crate Late Models plus Regular Racing. 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 Sunday, [...]
Category: Fayette County Speedway, Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Weaver captures the checkers without caution at La Salle Speedway
By: Betty Glynn La Salle, IL – Kevin Weaver led the pack to a caution free UMP Late Model twenty five lap main at La Salle Speedway Saturday night. Street Stock leaders didn’t play nearly as nice. UMP Late Model’s: National Dirt Late Model 2006 Hall of Fame Inductee Pete Parker posted the fastest lap [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, La Salle Speedway, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Kevin Cole, Aaron Kleine, Rick Salter, Rob Lee & Kenny Elliott take wins at Highland Speedway
Racers and Fans Fill the Highland Speedway for Week Three of Racing HIGHLAND IL (April 21, 2012) The hottest ticket this year to any area race track has to be one for the Highland Speedway. While the temperature this past Saturday night was cool, it didn’t stop the racing loyalist from packing the Speedway’s Grandstand, [...]
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
Cold Night at Macon Speedway Yields Success for Logue, Schnapp & Roedel
By Brett Zerfowski (Macon, IL) Weather is amazing. In January & February, central Illinois enjoyed temperatures in the 70s and 80s, including lows in the 50s and 60s but in mid-April, the temps have been frosty as of late. That didn’t stop the die-hard race fans from visiting the 67-year-old dirt oval in Macon for [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Macon Speedway, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Farmer City Raceway Results 4/20/12
Late Models – Feature Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Points 1 1 B5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, Il 40.00 2 8 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua , Il 38.00 3 4 3S Brian Shirley Chatham , Il 36.00 4 3 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood , Il 34.00 5 2 83 Scott Bull Fairbury , Il 32.00 [...]
Category: Farmer City Raceway, Illinois
UMP MODIFIED SPECIAL AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY APRIL 21, $2,000 to-win
(Peoria, IL) Peoria Speedway will host the “Modified 50” special event for UMP Modifieds this Saturday night, April 21. The 50 lap feature event for the Modifieds will pay $2000 to-win and $200 to start. The UMP Modifieds will have one lap of qualifying and the top 2 finishers from each heat race will run [...]
Category: Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Charleston Speedway Results 4/15/12
Charleston Speedway April 15th, 2012 Street class cars 14 Heat 1 Jr Wiltermood/Rick Hufford/Nick Miller/Matt Dillon/Dave Brandenburg/Daryl Hellman Ed Kuhn Heat 2 David Shain/Micheal Donley/Jd Evans/Josh Griffith/Kenny Cordes/Jim Campbell Feature Wiltermood/Shain/Dillon/Miller/Brandenburg/Cordes/Evans/Campbell/Hufford/Kuhn David Hurst/Griffith/Donley Modified class cars 19 Heat 1 Don Kiger/Wayne Newlin/Roger Cary/Kenny Carmicheal Sr/Kenny Carmicheal Jr/Mike Beatty Heat 2 Dustin King/Kasey Schrock/Cole Hussong/Larry Ferguson/Ryan [...]
Category: Charleston Speedway, Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Northern All Star Special Event at Quincy Raceways Rescheduled for Sunday April 22
The Northern All Star Special Event that was originally rained out on April 15 at Quincy Raceways has been rescheduled for Sunday April 22. Northern All Star Series Director Shawn Hall expects to see the same or better car count for this $2000 to Win, $300 to Start event. Some of the possible drivers that [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Northern Allstar Late Model Series (NALMS) News, Quincy Raceway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
Jacob Patton bringing momentum into POWRi 600cc Micros season openers at Jacksonville, Macon
Jacob Patton of Bethalto, Ill., should carry over plenty of momentum from 2011 when the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro Sprint Series opens its season at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway on April 27 and Macon (Ill.) Speedway on April 28. Patton had three victories, two second places and two thirds in the final 11 features [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Macon Speedway, POWRi Series News, Sprint Car & Midget News
“BOHLANDER TRIBUTE” AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY RE-SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 3rd
(Peoria, IL) The 5th annual “Don Bohlander Tribute” race at Peoria Speedway, which was washed away by rain after the Late Model heats last Sunday, April 15 has been re-scheduled for Sunday, June 3. The Corn Belt Clash/ UMP Late Models will pick up where they left off as heat races had been completed. The [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
