Category: Peoria Speedway
JAGGERS TAKES BOHLANDER TRIBUTE THRILLER at PEORIA SPEEDWAY
By Jeff Adams (Peoria, IL) On a chilly opening night at Peoria Speedway, the action on track was red-hot for the 6th Annual “Don Bohlander Tribute” race. Kyle Logue and Jason Jaggers comprised the front row of the $3,000 to-win Budweiser American Late Model Series-sanctioned 50 lap feature and put on a show for the [...]
Category: Illinois, Peoria Speedway
FEGER WINS 3RD STRAIGHT “HAMILTON MEMORIAL” AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY
Drake claims Bud Series title (Peoria, IL) Jason Feger captured his third consecutive “Jon Hamilton Memorial/ Illinois State Championship 100” Saturday night at Peoria Speedway, winning $5,000 in the process. Kevin Weaver jumped out to the lead from his pole position, but encountered lapped traffic by lap 6. Feger was stalking from his 3rd starting [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
SHANNON WINS ONE FOR GRANDPA ON AN EMOTIONAL NIGHT AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY
Bruce and Tuckwell take Modified “Twin 50′s” (Peoria,IL) It was a very emotional night at Peoria Speedway on Saturday as the track honored Peoria racing legend Herb Shannon, Sr., who passed away one week ago. Beginning with a touching tribute by his daughter-in-law Cyndi Shannon, to the Parkinson’s Research $20,000 check to Bradley University presented [...]
Category: Illinois, Peoria Speedway
FORMAT RELEASED FOR TWIN 50′s; SEPT 29 MOD SPECIAL ADDED
Lucky fan can win $100; Mod Special on 9/29 to pay $2,012 (Peoria, IL) Peoria Speedway is pleased to announce that the Illinois State Championship “Twin 50′s” for UMP Modifieds will pay UMP National Points for both races, as per agreement with UMP. The first race will pay $1,000 to-win and the 2nd 50 will [...]
Category: Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
FEGER WINS BUD SERIES ROUND 8 AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY
Wallace edges Lodge in Modified thriller; Bauman and Kingsley get wins (Peoria, IL, August 30) Jason Feger won Round 8 of the Budweiser UMP Super Late Model Series at Peoria Speedway Thursday night, passing pole sitter Brian Shirley in traffic for the win and the $2,000. Shirley set fast time among the 21 UMP Late [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
BUD SERIES ROUND 8 AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 30
Kicks off 3 nights of UMP Late Model action; $17,000 possible to-win (Peoria, IL) Labor Day weekend kicks off with a bang for Central Illinois racing fans as Round 8 of the Budweiser UMP Super Late Model Series will be held Thursday, August 30 at Peoria Speedway. The 30 lap UMP Late Model feature event [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
BOLLINGER, VELOZ, TUCKWELL, FARRIS, FUNK AND BENSON GET PEORIA SPEEDWAY WINS
(Peoria, IL, August 24) On “Bollinger Racing Night” at Peoria Speedway, Ray Bollinger kicked things off with a win in the twice-postponed UMP Modified feature, originally scheduled for July 26. Pole sitter Austin May fought Bollinger, who started 2nd, racing side-bu-side over the first 2 laps until May took the lead on lap 3. May [...]
Category: Illinois, Peoria Speedway
DRAKE TAKES BUD SERIES ROUND 7 At PEORIA SPEEDWAY
Bollinger, Feger, Maier, Brickley, Kingsley and Kelly all get feature wins (Peoria, IL, August 18) Bloomington driver Billy Drake held off repeated challenges from current UMP National Championship points leader Brian Shirley, winning Round 7 of the Budweiser UMP Super Late Model Series at Peoria Speedway with 113 race cars in the pits. Drake took [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
DRAKE LEADS BUD SERIES POINTS; ROUND 7 ON TAP TONIGHT
$2,000 to-win for Late Models and Double Hornet features at Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL, August 18,2012) Peoria Speedway presents Round 7 of the Budweiser Super Late Model Series tonight, August 18. 66 drivers from 9 states have visited the Peoria high banks to compete in the Bud Series to date, with Bloomington driver Billy Drake [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
PEORIA SPEEDWAY SETS “THURSDAY THUNDER” DATES FOR AUGUST 16th & 30th
UMP Modified doubleheader August 16; Bud LM Series August 30 (Peoria, IL) Peoria Speedway recently added 2 additional dates to its’ 2012 racing schedule, with “Thursday Night Thunder” races slated for August 16 and 30. On Thursday, August 16, fans will get to see 2 UMP Modified features as the feature race which was postponed [...]
Category: Illinois, Peoria Speedway
Illinois Sprint Week Upon Us!
(Bill W) July 24, 2012 – The Midwest Open Wheel Association has had a couple of weeks off, but they needed it! Things get hot and heavy for the MOWA drivers and anyone else who will be tackling Illinois Sprint Week and its four races in four nights! The racing starts Wednesday night and continues [...]
Category: Highland Speedway, Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Monster Energy Sprint Series, Peoria Speedway, Sprint Car & Midget News
FEGER TAKES BUD SERIES ROUND 6 At PEORIA SPEEDWAY
Bollinger, Egan, Glover, Archdale and Bollinger also get wins (Peoria, IL) With several UMP regulars taking the weekend off after a grueling Summernationals Series, Bloomington driver Jason Feger decided to race and the decision paid off. After pocketing $6,000 the night before at Farmer City, Feger completed the weekend sweep with a win in Round [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
BRUCE, CREBO, SEMMENS, ARCHADALE and BOLLINGER GET WINS AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY
(Peoria, IL) After 2.5 inches of rain washed away the racing program scheduled for Saturday night at Peoria Speedway, a hot and humid night greeted racers and fans on Sunday night at the quarter-mile oval. In a borrowed car, Erik Bruce fought off repeated charges from defending track champ Ray Bollinger and extended his track [...]
Category: Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Shirley Dominates for Peoria Speedway DIRTcar Summer Nationals Victory
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM THE UMP DIRTcar SUMMER NATIONALS AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY! Peoria, Ill. – July 2, 2012 – Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., cruised to his third ‘Hell Tour’ win Monday night at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway. Shirley dominated from flag-to-flag picking up the $5,000 top prize on the tour’s 17th stop. (For [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Bollinger Races to Peoria Speedway Summit Modified Nationals Victory
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM THE UMP DIRTcar SUMMER NATIONALS AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY! Peoria, Ill. – July 2, 2012 – Ray Bollinger of Kewanee, Ill., became the 16th different winner in 17 events on the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Monday night at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway. Bollinger picked up $1,000 for the win. [...]
Category: Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Brian Shirley picks up UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals win at Peoria Speedway!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM THE UMP DIRTcar SUMMER NATIONALS AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY! Heat 1: Dennis Erb Jr., Billy Drake, Jon Henry, Scott Schmitt, Brandon Sheppard, Eric Smith, John Gardner Jr., Nick Bartels, Charley Hess, Russ Adams, Jason McBride Heat 2: Shannon Babb, Scott James, Morgan Bagley, Rusty Schlenk, Wes Steidinger, Todd Bennet, Jason [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Summer Nationals
CHASTEEN Jr TAKES THRILLER AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY
Crebo, Hamburg, Farris, Brickley, and Bollinger gets wins on Vintage Night (Peoria, IL) Mike Chasteen, Jr. picked up his first UMP Modified win of the year in thrilling fashion Saturday night at Peoria Speedway as he edged Mark Johnson in a near photo-finish. Ray Bollinger got the initial jump from the pole, but the first [...]
Category: Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
SHIRLEY WINS 5th “BOHLANDER TRIBUTE” AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY
(Peoria, IL) Chatham’s Brian Shirley picked up his 2nd Budweiser UMP Late Model Series win of the season at Peoria Speedway Sunday night, winning the “Don Bohlander Tribute” and the $4,000 top prize. The race was co-sanctioned by UMP and the Corn Belt Clash Series. Rains wreaked havoc with the racing program, settling in as [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Peoria Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News
