Category: Spoon River Speedway
PCRA releases schedule with 5 new venues for the 2012 season!
The Midwest’s premier crate late model series, the PCRA, blasts into 2012 season with an exciting 12 race schedule! New tour highlights include trips to the famed PIR in Paducah, Ky and a 2 day “fall brawl” weekend at kankakee speedway. The PCRA series will kick off the season on April 27th at Fayette County [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, Crate Late Model Series News, Dirt Late Model News, Fayette County Speedway, Illinois, Kankakee County Speedway, Kentucky, Lincoln Speedway, Paducah Int'l Raceway, PCRA (Professional Crate Racers of America) Series News, Spoon River Speedway, Tri-City Speedway, Windy Hollow Speedway
Midwest Open Wheel Association Announces Addition of Two Big Races!
(Bill W) February 3, 2012 – The Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) is pumped to announce the addition of a pair of big races for the 2012 season that memorializes two legends of the sport! The First Annual Mary Lee Standridge Memorial will be run at the Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois on Friday, July [...]
Category: Fayette County Speedway, Highland Speedway, Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Macon Speedway, Monster Energy Sprint Series, Quincy Raceway, Spoon River Speedway, Sprint Car & Midget News, Tri-City Speedway
POWRi National Midgets schedule 30-event season, open at Cowtown Speedway in Texas March 16-17
MILLSTADT, Ill. (Jan. 24, 2012)—The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series will open a 30-event season on March 16-17 with its first visit to Texas, racing at Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale. The Midget Stampede at the ¼-mile track located near Fort Worth has a purse exceeding $40,000 with Friday’s feature paying $3,000 to win and [...]
Category: Belle-Clair Speedway, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, Fayette County Speedway, Illinois, Indiana, Jacksonville Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway, Macon Speedway, Missouri, Peoria Speedway, POWRi Series News, Spoon River Speedway, Springfield Raceway, Sprint Car & Midget News, Tri-State Speedway, US 36 Raceway, Valley Speedway
Midwest Open Wheel Association Welcomes Sponsors, Sets Tentative Schedule!
(Bill W) January 11, 2011 – With one year under its belt, the newest 410 sprint car series in the Midwest is surging into 2012 with plenty of steam. In addition to returning contingency sponsors, the Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) is announcing six new partners, and would like to welcome Hoosier Tire for this year’s campaign. [...]
Category: Fayette County Speedway, Highland Speedway, Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Macon Speedway, Monster Energy Sprint Series, Quincy Raceway, Spoon River Speedway, Sprint Car & Midget News
Jerrod Hull Captures 27th Annual Tom Knowles Memorial!
(Bill W) September 17, 2011 – Jerrod Hull led from green to checker to capture his fourth career Tom Knowles Memorial win, and his fourth Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series win of 2011. The victory at Spoon River Speedway near Canton, Illinois on Saturday night paid him $2,000. The event had a rough start, as [...]
Category: Illinois, Monster Energy Sprint Series, Spoon River Speedway, Sprint Car & Midget News
Kyle Larson fends off Brad Loyet, takes 2nd victory in POWRi National Midgets in Tom Knowles Memorial
CANTON, Ill. (Sept. 17, 2011)—Kyle Larson fended off several attacks from Brad Loyet to take his second feature victory of the season in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series at Spoon River Raceway Saturday night. Larson led all 30 laps in the Tom Knowles Memorial on the fast, high-banked 3/8th-mile track, but Loyet ran [...]
Category: Illinois, POWRi Series News, Spoon River Speedway, Sprint Car & Midget News
Big 410 Doubleheader in Central Illinois This Weekend!
(Bill W) September 14, 2011 – There’s a big weekend on tap for open wheel fans in Illinios this Friday and Saturday night! The Annual Herb Barlow Memorial is Friday night at the Jacksonville Speedway, and the Tom Knowles Memorial is Saturday night at the high banks of the Spoon River Speedway south of Canton [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, POWRi Series News, Spoon River Speedway, Sprint Car & Midget News
Brad Loyet faces crucial races at Jacksonville, Spoon River in pursuit of Nick Knepper for POWRi Midget championship
Brad Loyet trails Nick Knepper by 50 points in the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series heading into events Friday (Sept. 16) at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway and Saturday (Sept. 17) in the Tom Knowles Memorial at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill. It’s a crucial weekend in the championship for Loyet, who is trying to [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, POWRi Series News, Spoon River Speedway, Sprint Car & Midget News
Brian Brown wins Illinois Sprint Week opener at Spoon River Speedway!
Heat Results Heat 1: 1 – Jimmy Hurley 35(3), 2 – Korey Weyant 83(4), 3 – Mark Shirshekan 3s(6), 4 – Bret Tripplett 22(7), 5 – Matt Harms 53H(8), 6 – Nathan Charron 96(5), 7 – Andy Baugh 6b(2), 8 – Chris Windom 5(9), 99 – Brad Foster 00(1), Heat 2: 1 – Kaley Gharst [...]
Category: Illinois, Monster Energy Sprint Series, Spoon River Speedway, Sprint Car & Midget News
Monster Energy™ Sprint Series Sprint Week Looms With Tie in Point Race!
(Bill W) July 21, 2011 – The Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series will compete in their much anticipated Illinois Sprint Week festivities starting Wednesday, July 27, and continuing through Sunday, July 31. To make matters even more entertaining, two drivers enter the week tied atop the point standings. Jerrod Hull and Robbie Standridge have used [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Macon Speedway, Shepp's Speedway, Spoon River Speedway, Tri-City Speedway
Babb Runs Win Streak to Four at Spoon River Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ Event
CANTON, Ill. – July 14, 2011 – Shannon Babb obviously didn’t think three consecutive DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour wins was enough, capturing Thursday night’s event at Spoon River Speedway. (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, Spoon River Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Ledford Charges to Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Win at Spoon River
CANTON, Ill. – July 14, 2011 – Jay Ledford etched his name into the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals history books Thursday night by earning the win at Spoon River Speedway. (For the latest breaking news on the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals, click here to follow along on Twitter with the DIRTcar [...]
Category: Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Spoon River Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
Monster Energy™ Sprint Series Announces Five Night/Five Race Sprintweek!
(Bill W) June 24, 2011 – The Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series continues to roll on with a successful season, and an “Illinois Speedweek” has now been added to the schedule. The Speedweek will include five events over five nights beginning Wednesday, July 27 and ending Sunday, July 31. On Wednesday, July 27, hit the [...]
Category: Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Macon Speedway, Monster Energy Sprint Series, Shepp's Speedway, Spoon River Speedway, Sprint Car & Midget News, Tri-City Speedway
Mother Nature Delays Spoon River Speedway Summer Nationals to July 14
CANTON, Ill. – June 21, 2011 – Evening rain showers that soaked the Spoon River Speedway grounds forced DIRTcar Racing and track officials to postpone the scheduled DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour race to July 14. (For the latest breaking news from the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour, click here to follow along on Twitter.) [...]
Category: Dirt Late Model News, Illinois, Spoon River Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Late Model News, U.M.P. DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Mother Nature Delays Spoon River Speedway Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals to July 14
CANTON, Ill. – June 21, 2011 – Evening rain showers that soaked the Spoon River Speedway grounds forced DIRTcar Racing and track officials to postpone the scheduled DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals race to July 14. (For the latest breaking news on the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals, click here to follow along [...]
Category: Illinois, Open Wheel Modified News, Spoon River Speedway, U.M.P. DIRTcar Series Modified News
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
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
Monster Energy™ Sprint Car Series to Hit Illinois/Iowa!
(Bill W) March 25, 2011 – The newly formed Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA) is proud to announce that its 2011 schedule of events will be known as the Monster Energy ™ Sprint Car Series. Eleven dates are already on the racing calendar with more in the works. All are scheduled within traveling distance of [...]
Category: Fayette County Speedway, General/Other Sprint-Midget News, Illinois, Jacksonville Speedway, Lincoln Speedway, Shepp's Speedway, Spoon River Speedway, Sprint Car & Midget News
