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Jacob Denney was like many aspiring dirt Midget drivers, dreaming that legendary car owner Keith Kunz would one day call with an offer to drive for his team. The difference is that his phone rang. Five months since answering, the Ohioan has already found his pace with the Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports (KKM) team after capturing his first career Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota Feature win at the season-opening World of Outlaws Illini 100. “I was super pumped in the...more

*The 2025 race season at 81 Speedway is underway. With 6 classes of action on the track and a full moon in the sky, the green flag dropped this past Saturday night! PHOTO CRED: 81 Speedway Jr. Racers Kids Club *The new year has already brought us an amazing new Victory Lane courtesy of Logan’s Landscape and tree service. His crew worked all day to build what could be one of the best-looking VL’s in the country!!! Come check it out. We opened up the night with the TM Fencing LLC Super Stocks....more

*The Weather has slowed up the start of the 2025 season so far, but with this weekend's forecast in the high 70's to low 80's we look forward to welcoming the Fans, Racers, Crews, and Sponsors back out for 6 classes of fast paced action!!! This season looks to bring some new faces in each division, the Wickham Heating and Air Conditioning Mini Stocks boast a registration count at 33 so far!!! The Allied Battery Stock Cars have a massive registration count at 51!!! The A-Features this season...more

This article is not to recap the WOO Sprint Cars and their Lost battle to mother nature and her winds of Fury. This is to highlight an amazing group of drivers, crews, and staff to adapt and overcome on the Fly!!! First off we want to apologize to all of you for how we re-arranged the Stock Car program from running last, to being thrown into the lineup area with a 5 minute notice!!! ALL of you made it, we appreciate that!! Then we proceeded to run The B-Feature 5 minutes after the last heat...more

Inside Line Promotions – SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (March 25, 2025) – Kaleb Johnson is itching to hit the track in what is shaping up to be the biggest season of his racing career. Johnson and Team DGRD will join the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series this Friday at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla., during the Sooner State Showdown and Saturday at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., during the Wichita Sprint Car Showdown. “It’s a week earlier than we planned to start the season, but we’re...more

By Fully Injected Motorsports: MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (March 24, 2025) - Visalia, California’s Cory Eliason and Iowa’s own TKS Motorsports have been hitting the road heavy in 2025, and with back-to-back weekends already logged in the Lone Star State, the team will next set aim on the Great Plains, joining the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in starts at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Oklahoma, and 81 Speedway in Wichita, Kansas, on Friday and Saturday, March 28-29. Eliason, ace of Tammy and Troy...more

*81 Speedway has hosted many demolition derbies over the years, but the last one that F.O.E hosted was 5 years ago. Man what a night that one was!! IYKYK This Spring Break Beat Down will usher in a new derby promoter, as Jesse Hamm takes charge and promises to put on a smashing good time! The Hamm family is well known in this region as hard hitting competitors and having great sportsmanship. They bring their years of knowledge and expertise to 81 Speedway and we look forward to partnering...more

NASCAR Champion Kyle Larson Joins the High Rollers of Kubota High Limit Racing at 81 Speedway Park City, Kan. (February 17, 2025) — Evans Building Company, the leading pre-engineered commercial building contractor in the Wichita market, has partnered with 81 Speedway and Kubota High Limit Racing to present the Evans Building Battle at 81 on Wednesday, May 7. NASCAR and 2025 Chili Bowl Champion Kyle Larson will join Brad Sweet, Rico Abreu and fellow Kubota High Limit Racing drivers in the...more

As the first practice is coming our way in the next few weeks, it’s a little hard to look at the frozen tundra that this winter has given us and even think about dirt flying and engines roaring around the storied 3/8-mile track. Nonetheless, race season is here very soon!! I personally am more than ready to get back to the races. The 2025 season looks to be one of the baddest ass schedules you could imagine. We open up at 81 Speedway as Broadway Truck and Auto presents “The Godfather”...more

-Whew…… Not even sure where to begin with such an exciting night of point finale racing. With Three divisions all still up for grabs to win the season championships the fans were in for a great show. I have to say thanks to so many people, F.O.E wants to thank any racer or fan for coming out at any point this season!!! We also want to thank the crews, families, and friends that make it all possible to put each event on. — I normally try to stay in race order for the recap, but that would...more