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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

Well we knew it was going to be a good night cause first we started out by honoring a great sponsor out at the 81 Speedway and that is Hornet Cutting Systems. The show was headlined by the Heyglassman.com Stock Cars as they where racing for $3,000 to win and $150 to start the race. We had some great sponsors step and make this night awesome for all of our racers as we had almost $5,500 dollars in contingency money and prizes for the drivers. We had 48 cars check in for the extravaganza so had...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

Even with Cooler air temperatures, Some Heads remained hot inside their helmets this past Saturday night! We have to start on the last lap in the HeyGlassman Stock Cars division. Clint Smith, and Justin Franz swapped spots for the lead off of turn 2 and in what looked to be a career best finish/possible win for Youngster Justin Franz in the 86 stock car was quickly dashed away in what appeared to be a kamakaze move from the b00b car driven by Kyler Kemp coming to the checkered in turn 4. The...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

Austin Krueger and Trenton Berry, owners of RacinDirt.com, in partnership with USRA Track Operations Director and “Voice of the USMTS” Erick Chesterman, are excited to announce their purchase of the USRA American Racer Modified Series from Todd and Janet Staley, and the formation of the USRA Heartland Modified Tour. “This all came together pretty quickly,” said Berry. “We have been getting deeper in the operations side of the sport the past few years and have formed some great friendships that...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

*Okay okay, calm down we are referring to the heavy rain causing track conditions to have more “Character” than some would prefer. *F.O.E Enterprises crew showed up early, operating track-owned tractors and tillers, working the entire pit area, all around the 3/8 mile track, and infield to get it all dried out. Then several of the “Army” showed up and packed it all in. It definitely was worth it for the 95 cars checked in for the four divisions!! Thanks KC,TD,CK,ED,RL,JT !!! • The...more

*With a stout field of 54 cars in attendance Saturday night at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas, Rodney Sanders dueled early with Tyler Wolff, but pulled away to a convincing win. The VP Racing Fuels checkers are his first with the Heartland Modified Tour Presented by Real Racing Wheels. *“This car was just awesome tonight,” said Sanders in Victory Lane. “I knew we were pretty good when we could go to the bottom and keep up with the cushion. I gotta thank the fans for coming out tonight,...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