Events

By Jerry Mackey FARLEY, Iowa ­– Farley Speedway will host an open practice session this Friday, April 8. The pit area will open at 5 p.m. and the track will open at 7 p.m. and will remain open until all race teams have had several opportunities to practice. The grandstand will be open free of charge; admission to the pits will carry a $20 charge. Farley Speedway will open the 2016 racing season on Friday, April 15 with a special night of rac­ing featuring the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models. The 50-lap main event will award the winner $2,000. In addition to Late Models, the Precision Transmission Modifieds will also be in action. Hot laps get underway at 7 p.m. with racing to follow at 7:30 p.m. Farley Speedway is located on the west edge of Farley, just south of US Highway 20 on Olde Far­ley Road. For more information or to view the entire 2016 Farley Speedway schedule, log onto www.simmonspromotionsinc.com.

By Dusty Wiegert SALINA, Kan. — It’s been nearly four years since a spring special opened the season at the Salina Speedway in Salina, Kan. This weekend will mark the second time a special opens the yearly campaign as the April 1 and 2 DirtFest will jump start the sixth season since re-opening in 2011. Five divisions of racing will highlight both days of competition. The Long McArthur IMCA Modifieds, Coors Light IMCA Stock Cars, M&H Motors IMCA Northern SportMods, Auto House Mod Lites, and Budweiser IMCA Hobby Stocks are on the docket for the doubleheader. Friday night’s racing will be presented by Rib Crib of Salina, and will feature a full program of qualifying heat races and feature events. The pit area will open at 4 p.m., grandstands at 5 p.m., hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. Saturday’s finale will also feature a full program for all divisions. Everything starts an hour earlier on Saturday, with the pits opening at 3 p.m., grandstands at 4 p.m., hot laps at 5 [Read More]

SHAWANO, Wis. – Luisier Drilling Inc. out of Oconto Falls will be exclusive sponsor of the Fury at the Fairgrounds, the third leg of Cheesehead Triple Crown, at Shawano Speedway on Saturday, June 25. Luisier, a sponsor on Lance Arneson’s Modified, is excited to be part of such a big event at a legendary speedway and the feeling is mutual. “We are elated to have such a well respected business like Luicier Drilling on board for the Fury,” said promoter Brad Luepke “Their business relates to the race community very well … hard working, settles for nothing but the best, and loyal.” The Fury on the Fairgrounds is an Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified special paying $5,000 to win.  It will draw the best IMCA Modified drivers from around the country. Also racing that night are the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $450 to win and late models for $1,000 to win. “This is going to be a can’t-miss show for any race fan,” Said Luepke. “Go [Read More]

By Lonnie Wheatley DODGE CITY, Kan. – The time has finally arrived with Dodge City Raceway Park set to kick off a blockbuster 2016 season of racing action this Saturday night, April 2. Saturday’s tilt will be the first of 17 nights of heated racing competition atop the 3/8-mile clay oval in southwest Kansas. Action that goes green at 7:30 p.m. will mark the first round of championship chase action for the track’s five featured classes including Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Cars, Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks. It will also be the first of three April events at the state-of-the-art DCRP facility with the $1,200-to-win fourth annual Modified Stampede to follow on April 9 and another round of championship chase action on April 23.  All five divisions will be in action during all three April events. Tickets to Saturday’s season opener featuring all five championship chase divisions are $15 for adults with children 11 and under admitted free when accompanying a paid adult.

WILLIS, Texas – Southern United Sprints race for $1,000 to win and a minimum of $305 to start their Nolan Wren Memorial main event on Saturday, April 2 at Gator Motorplex. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Allstar Performance State, special series and local track points will be awarded for the IMCA EMI RaceSaver Sprint Car event. There is no entry or registration fee and non-qualifier pay will be $100. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 6 p.m. and racing starts at 7 p.m. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults and $10 for kids. Admission to the pits is $35 for adults and $25 for kids 11 and under. More information is available by calling promoter Randy Waller at 936 537-5265 and at the www.gatormotorplex.net and www.southernunitedsprints.net websites.

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa ­­– Saturday, April 2 will see the first on track action of the 2016 racing season at the West Liberty Raceway, located on the Muscatine County Fairgrounds in West Liberty. The test and tune session will be open to all divisions of race cars. The pit gates will open at 11 a.m. with the track opening for practice at 1 p.m. All drivers will have plenty of opportunities for practice on the ½-mile clay track. Race fans are encouraged to come out to the grandstands free of charge and see many of the competitors expected to be on hand weekly at the West Liberty Raceway in 2016. The 2016 season will open with the Deery Brothers Summer Series Late Models headlining the racing program on Saturday, April 9. In addition to the Late Models, the Modifieds, SportMods, Stock Cars and Sport Compacts will all be in action that evening. For more information or to view the entire 2016 West Liberty Raceway schedule please log on to the Simmons Promotions Inc. website.