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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

Well the night was kicked off with the Heyglassman.com Stock Cars and it did not let us down as they had enough cars for four heats and a B Feature. The Heat race winners where Clint Smith in the 12C, Eric Cross in the 57C, Brandon Conkwright in the 24B, and Beau Davis in the 01X. and the B Feature winner was the 99A of Aaron Esparza. There was some really good racing with the the Heyglassman.com Stock Cars but in the end the 1 car of Scott Miller out of Hutchinson, KS landed in Victory Lane...more

Well the night got started with a make up A Feature with our Alternative Pest Management USRA Modifieds that had been postponed from our action on July 8th. Well in the make up feature we saw a bad wreck take out some of our competitors. We saw the driver of the 127 of Paden Phillips pick up his first win at 81 speedway in the 2023 season. The G3 of Brendon Gemmill took 2nd but right when they where finishing it looked like something let loose in his motor. Third went to the 65 of Tyler Davis...more

Weekly Championship Points Series racing was center stage Saturday night at the ? mile speed factory in Park City, KS. 75 cars checked in over 4 divisions for racing action. Heyglassman.com Stock Cars were back after last week's Stock Car Extravaganza and they were set to go, 23 stock cars were checked in for the night, setting up 3 heat races. Out of towner and hot shoe Boone Evans started off the night with a heat race win, Jayce Reimer and Scott Squier also took the checkered flag in heats...more

This past Saturday Night 9/9/2023 brought much needed reprieve from the heat for fans and crews, and even faster racing conditions. We will start where we left off last race-week, and man the crowd was delighted to see USRA national points leader Ryan Middaugh joining our Alternative pest management USRA A-Modifieds in competition, along with Platinum USMTS driver Brandon Givens. Both Cookie Monster and Middaugh made it to the podium at nights end. Tyler Davis 1st, Paden Phillips 2nd, Tad...more

*With over 300 distinguished guests attending the beautiful Stockyards venue this past Saturday night amazing drivers, crews, families, and friends alike all were treated to amazing spread of food from HotRod Chicken! Man did it taste great! We encourage anyone that couldn’t attend this year to make a note now not to miss next year!! Tables were decorated in each teams’ colors with balloons, confetti, props and photos. This year, just like on the track, Clint Smith could not be beat with his...more

*With many of his family and friends in attendance the Kansas Antique Racers honored Gib Lane as they flew the colors of the United States around the 3/8 mile during our National Anthem. The Antiques went on to run a couple of exhibition races strengthening the history of our sport with a new generation of fans. Godspeed Gib! *The night started with a nice cooling rain shower, the added moisture along with an amazing track prep crew provided an amazing surface throughout the evening for the...more

*The 81 speedway staff pulled out all of the stops for this one. Family fun night provided a band, bouncy houses, face painting, other games and family activities on the concourse for the next gen racers/fans. Thank you Lane family, Casey Jo and all the supporters of the kids club. I also want to thank Chris Kratzer for his unbelievable help and support on and around the track. Special Thanks also to The Big Infield announcer Josh Lanterman for filling in at the last minute. *Let’s start off...more

*This past Saturday night had some of the best racing action we have seen this season, but let’s wait on that for just a minute!! This night meant more, it felt different, it was special. We first need to thank Carl Crossette and his entire Hall of Fame committee for putting in all the hours in to make sure that the great ones are honored. The 2024 HOF Class was inducted during the intermission ceremony as many family members, friends and supporters alike watched as the awards were given and...more

*The Heartland modified tour rolled thru town this past Saturday night. We are always Thankful to have Trenton, Stick, Erick and the crew here at 81 Speedway. The Tour has proven to be the top regional touring series in the country. Special thanks to Premier Maintenance for the great fireworks on the parade lap. (Heartland Results and race info on another Story) check it out on 81speedway.com *The Night started with the TM Fencing LLC Super Stocks, It was a really good race as 6th starting...more