The three-time UMP DIRTcar Track of the Year, the Fairbury American Legion Speedway, will open the gates for their 70th season of weekly racing at the ultra-competitive quarter mile bullring this coming Saturday, April 25th. In a season where expectations could not be any higher, the track known as "FALS" delivers again with a schedule filled with marquee races highlighted by the back-to-back DirtonDirt.com National "Race of the Year", the prestigious Prairie Dirt Classic.
Notable Specials for 2015
May 2 - Street Stock Special in Memory of Earl J. Hubert $2,000 to win
May 9 - #FALS Fan Frenzy ALMS LM Special $10,000 to win, $1,000 to win MD
May 23 - Gary Cook Jr. Memorial AMS Modified Special $2,064 to win
May 23 - Eden-Piercy Memorial Sportsman Special $500 to win
June 13 - Pappy and Bob Allen Memorial Late Model Special $2,000 to win
June 20 - UMP Late Model Summer Nationals $10,000 to win
June 20 - Summit UMP Modified Nationals $1,500 to win
July 4 - Sportsman Topless Special $450 to win
July 11 - Lucas Oil POWRi Midget Special $3,000 to win, $2,000 to win LM, $1,000 to win MD
July 24 - World of Outlaws Late Model Series #FALS Draw $5,000 to win
July 24 - Summit UMP Modified Nationals Championship Weekend $2,000 to win
July 25 - World of Outlaws 26th Annual Prairie Dirt Classic $26,000 to win
July 25 - Prairie Dirt Shootout Non-Qualifiers Feature $1,500 to win
July 25 - Summit UMP Modified Nationals Championship Weekend Finale $2,000 to win
August 1 - Willard Bess Memorial Illinois Lightning Sprint Special $2,000 to win
August 15 - ALMS LM Special $2,000 to win
September 5 - Casey's AMS Modified Nationals $10,000 to win
September 5 - Mullins Race Engines Shootout Non-Qualifiers Feature $500 to win, $100 to start
September 5 - Illinois Corn Growers CBC/ALMS LM Special $5,000 to win
Scheduled for opening night is a regular night of racing featuring the UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, UMP Sportsman, UMP Street Stocks, and the Hobby Mods.
General Admission: $10, Kids 12 and under free when accompanied by a paying adult
Pit Passes: $25, Kids 12 and under: $15
Active military are free with proper identification
Gates Open: 3:00 p.m., Drivers Meeting 5:30 p.m., Hot Laps 5:50 p.m., Qualifying 6:30 p.m., Racing to follow
For those wishing to camp, the gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Friday afternoon until Noon on Saturday. They will be reopened at 3:00.
The speedway is located three blocks south of U.S. 24 on 3rd St. in Fairbury, IL (at the fairgrounds). For more information, including full payouts for all races, visit www.fairburyspeedway.com.
Notable Specials for 2015
May 2 - Street Stock Special in Memory of Earl J. Hubert $2,000 to win
May 9 - #FALS Fan Frenzy ALMS LM Special $10,000 to win, $1,000 to win MD
May 23 - Gary Cook Jr. Memorial AMS Modified Special $2,064 to win
May 23 - Eden-Piercy Memorial Sportsman Special $500 to win
June 13 - Pappy and Bob Allen Memorial Late Model Special $2,000 to win
June 20 - UMP Late Model Summer Nationals $10,000 to win
June 20 - Summit UMP Modified Nationals $1,500 to win
July 4 - Sportsman Topless Special $450 to win
July 11 - Lucas Oil POWRi Midget Special $3,000 to win, $2,000 to win LM, $1,000 to win MD
July 24 - World of Outlaws Late Model Series #FALS Draw $5,000 to win
July 24 - Summit UMP Modified Nationals Championship Weekend $2,000 to win
July 25 - World of Outlaws 26th Annual Prairie Dirt Classic $26,000 to win
July 25 - Prairie Dirt Shootout Non-Qualifiers Feature $1,500 to win
July 25 - Summit UMP Modified Nationals Championship Weekend Finale $2,000 to win
August 1 - Willard Bess Memorial Illinois Lightning Sprint Special $2,000 to win
August 15 - ALMS LM Special $2,000 to win
September 5 - Casey's AMS Modified Nationals $10,000 to win
September 5 - Mullins Race Engines Shootout Non-Qualifiers Feature $500 to win, $100 to start
September 5 - Illinois Corn Growers CBC/ALMS LM Special $5,000 to win
Scheduled for opening night is a regular night of racing featuring the UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, UMP Sportsman, UMP Street Stocks, and the Hobby Mods.
General Admission: $10, Kids 12 and under free when accompanied by a paying adult
Pit Passes: $25, Kids 12 and under: $15
Active military are free with proper identification
Gates Open: 3:00 p.m., Drivers Meeting 5:30 p.m., Hot Laps 5:50 p.m., Qualifying 6:30 p.m., Racing to follow
For those wishing to camp, the gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Friday afternoon until Noon on Saturday. They will be reopened at 3:00.
The speedway is located three blocks south of U.S. 24 on 3rd St. in Fairbury, IL (at the fairgrounds). For more information, including full payouts for all races, visit www.fairburyspeedway.com.
