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A six-year absence comes to an end when the "Greatest show on Dirt" returns to 81 Speedway in Park City, KS in 2023. The NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car series will spread soil at the "Playground of Power" twice this season, and tickets for both events are on sale NOW!!! Having visited a total of 13 times prior to 2023, Donny Schatz was the most recent victor in 2017 when he won his second-straight race at the track. The 5th annual Jason Johnson Classic will see a change of venue...more

PARK CITY, Kansas (December 30) This one’s for Ed. In the history of motorsports, few names past or present stoke strong emotion and reaction from their peers. Good or bad, that honor is reserved for legends of the sport who impact on our world in ways most cannot. When we lose a hero, we memorialize them. We gather to race in their honor—to preserve their stories, their legacy and remember the impact they made on us all. This April, we’ll gather again when the stars of the United States...more

Get ready to enter, THE GODFATHER presented by Broadway Truck And Auto: Event date 3/18 2023 Entry will open 1/16/2023 We will be running a straight 150 laps or a 2-hour time limit, whichever comes first. Payout is $1000 to win, and we are paying the top 10. $100 pre-entry fee by 2/17/2023; after this date entry fee is $150. We are only accepting the 1st 100 entries NO EXCEPTIONS. You MUST enter ONLINE by going to www.81speedway.com and clicking “Driver Registration.” The event will pop up;...more

Entry for the 2023 for RacinDirt.com King of America XII presented by Shocker Hitch.com and Battle at the Bullring 8 is now open!!! Modified and B-Mod drivers both can get registered either by the day, or for the entire three day event by going to https://www.myracepass.com/series/1129/registrations/6886. Promoters John Allen, Humboldt Speedway, and Todd Staley have once again combined the King of America and Battle at the Bullring in 2023. The mega event is set to take place March 23-25 with...more

With the release of the 2023 schedule last week, many race teams and fans noticed something new. Rather than seeing the Rookie Modified division on schedule, the new 316 A-Mods have taken their place. Named for the area code where 81 Speedway resides, the 316 A-Mods are a hybrid division combining what both the Rookie Modified and old AAA Modified division were intended for. 81 Speedway and the Wichita area have long enjoyed a very rich and strong contingent of Modified competitors across all...more

Are you a winged sprint car fan?... We got you. Oh… you prefer late models? Ok, we have those too. Don’t worry modified fans, you know we love you. But you want to see the 4-cylinder midgets? Let’s do it! Stock cars? Check! National tours? Check! Weekly racing? Of course!!! With the release of the 2023 81 Speedway schedule, you’d be hard pressed to find a dirt race fan who can’t find something they like coming to the 3/8-mile Park City, KS oval. Diversity was key in driving this...more

After a thrilling 2022 season, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is ready to build on that momentum with another big year. In 2023, The Greatest Show on Dirt is scheduled to host 87 nights of racing at 36 different venues across 19 states. For the 19th consecutive season, the World of Outlaws season will begin in the Sunshine State with three days at Volusia Speedway Park for the DIRTcar Nationals Feb. 9-11. The cross-country campaign will take the Series to 19 different...more

Tickets for the 2022 81 Speedway Banquet are now available. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!!! Our 2022 banquet will take place at the Wichita Union Stockyards (6525 W MacArthur Rd - Wichita) on December 3, 2022. Doors will open at 5pm, with dinner to follow at 6:30pm. A cash bar will be available. Cost to attend is $35 per person (all ages). We ask that you have your reservation and payment in no later than Friday November 18. 2022. Payment and reservations can be made by CASH or CHECK by mail to...more

By USMTS PR (Park City, KS) -- The 2022 campaign for the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt finished just like it started with Tyler Davis finding victory lane in the season opener and Saturday’s finale at his home track in Park City, Kan. PHOTO CREDIT: Tyler Rinken “81 Speedway with USMTS was a curse for me for a long time,” a tired and sweat-drenched Davis said following the popular win. “I couldn’t hit my ass for nothing and I just knew if it kept digging we could do...more

By Mike Warren, WOO Late Model Series PR (Park City, KS) -- Brandon Sheppard picked up where he left off the last time the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series visited 81 Speedway. Like in 2017, the New Berlin, IL driver found Victory Lane on Saturday, earning his fourth Series win of 2022 and 81st of his career. PHOTO CREDIT: Jacy Norgaard Sheppard and three-time Series champion Billy Moyer led the field to the green before Sheppard slid in front of Moyer to take the...more