POWRi Speedway Motors and BADGER Midget Auto Racing Association will be paying tribute to the 75th Anniversary on Friday June 25th and Saturday June 26th. The FanFest presented by Budweiser will have two complete National Midget and 600cc Oultaw Micro events. Friday and Saturday will be two complete shows with Saturday’s Feature paying $4000.00 to WIN. The 600cc Outlaw Micros will pay $1000.00 to WIN both nights.
The 2nd night of this Anniversary weekend will feature a FanFest on Saturday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The festivities at Belle-Clair will include a "midway" with a display of vintage race cars under the roof of the Expo Building, Tim’s Dirt Track Race Simulators, driver meet & greet along with the new POWRi Apparel trailer for checking out your souvenir needs.
Friday and Saturday gates open at 4:00pm, hot laps at 6:00pm and racing at 7:00pm. General admission for Friday is $12.00 and Saturday $15.00 kids 12 and under free.
Tickets can be purchased with a ($2.00 savings) at Don’s Hardware in Belleville IL.
The first midget race in St. Louis was held on January 5, 1935 at “The Arena”. Belle-Clair Speedway held its first midget race on June 15, 1948. More than 5,000 fans turned out for the first race and more than 1000 fans were turned away. Chuck Marshall of Champaign, IL set fast time at a mark of 12.26 seconds and won the 25 lap feature event. Marshall driving his 1948 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser was flying with a top speed of 87 mph. They raced for a total purse of $1,395. Behind Marshall at the finish were Red Hamilton of Decatur, Elmer Noeth of St. Louis and Ray Knepper of Belleville. Reportedly 36 drivers signed up to compete. It cost about $75,000 to build Belle-Clair Speedway which was reportedly a replica of Macon Speedway.
The 2nd night of this Anniversary weekend will feature a FanFest on Saturday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The festivities at Belle-Clair will include a "midway" with a display of vintage race cars under the roof of the Expo Building, Tim’s Dirt Track Race Simulators, driver meet & greet along with the new POWRi Apparel trailer for checking out your souvenir needs.
Friday and Saturday gates open at 4:00pm, hot laps at 6:00pm and racing at 7:00pm. General admission for Friday is $12.00 and Saturday $15.00 kids 12 and under free.
Tickets can be purchased with a ($2.00 savings) at Don’s Hardware in Belleville IL.
The first midget race in St. Louis was held on January 5, 1935 at “The Arena”. Belle-Clair Speedway held its first midget race on June 15, 1948. More than 5,000 fans turned out for the first race and more than 1000 fans were turned away. Chuck Marshall of Champaign, IL set fast time at a mark of 12.26 seconds and won the 25 lap feature event. Marshall driving his 1948 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser was flying with a top speed of 87 mph. They raced for a total purse of $1,395. Behind Marshall at the finish were Red Hamilton of Decatur, Elmer Noeth of St. Louis and Ray Knepper of Belleville. Reportedly 36 drivers signed up to compete. It cost about $75,000 to build Belle-Clair Speedway which was reportedly a replica of Macon Speedway.
