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*The evening was highlighted by the World Of Outlaws Extreme midget series rolling 22 starters out on the Grid. With what was a smooth racing surface that stayed dirty slick throughout the feature it gave the young guns plenty of opportunity to trade sliders and make hair raising passes.  At the end it was Cannon McIntosh on the O’reilly Auto Parts Victory Lane scales. On the last lap as the leaders were crossing the double checkered flags a nasty airborne rollover by Peter Smith occurred in...more

*The Dalice Franz memorial race was already shaping up to be an instant classic with the USRA Heartland Modified Tour presented by Hodges Farm and Dredging in town, but with the news that the USMTS race was canceled due to rain in Texas the chances are high that we will see several of the platinum touring guys here on Saturday!!!  The added excitement of having “Newton Night” free general admission with Newton ID (one per), The Speedways Inc trailer will be in the house with some prizes and...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

*Some things in life do not make sense, and are just plain hard to understand. Losing former track Super Stock Champion Mike McIlvain too soon is one of those. This Last Saturday Mikes Family and Friends alongside the speedway put together a special evening to remember Mike and celebrate his life. From 50/50 Raffles, Item raffles and loads of good memories being shared in the concourse area. The most special moment in the night came during the TM Fencing LLC Super Stock heat races, One of...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

*Jake O'Neil turned his luck around, turned his season around and took a second Ed Gressel Memorial trophy back to Tucson, Ariz., after leading all 40 laps of Saturday's finale for the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt at the 81 Speedway. *Now the two-time defending event champion and winner of four of the last eight USMTS feature races at the 3/8-mile clay oval in Park City, Kan., O'Neil held off challenges by Dereck Ramirez and points leader Jake Timm in the last ten...more

*On a night that we paid tribute to the late David Squier the fans were treated to a great night of racing action. Scott Squier alongside Aric Kick, Baby Ramey, and Tim Ozbun flew the colors in honor of our nation and Scott’s late father David. You are missed. David every single time he was at the speedway went out of his way to find me and give me a hard time. I will say that I miss seeing him, but I still get the same hard time when I stop by their pit area!! *The evening started off with...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

*We will start with the World Racing Group ASCS Sooner series sprint cars. With many cars having trouble the night before the 9 car field still put on a show! Double heats with the second one inverted provided lots of winged action. Having local hero and crowd favorite Jeremy Campbell in a heated battle late in the race brought the crowd to their feet. When the double checkers flew it was the 10c victoriously celebrating on the front stretch with a Dozen Donuts to delight the fans! *The Allied...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