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*On an amazing race evening the family of Arnold Stoner honored Arnold in a ceremony on the top of turn 2. It was a pleasure to be a small part of Arnold’s life and he will forever be a part of 81 Speedway. We started the night off with the Allied battery stock cars, What’s old is new again!! When you see the always recognizable orange on the 86 it screams Franz and on this night Brian had all the bugs worked out and led wire-to-wire in the feature and “parked it”in victory lane. Good to see...more

*The Heartland Modified tour will roll into town on September 20th along with the Allied Battery Stock cars and the pot has been added to by the Franz Family to make a great event even better! The Stock Cars now will be racing for $750 to win and the Heartland tour will be bumped up to $2500 to win and $400 to start the A. The Franz family has been a part of 81 Speedway for many years and we honor Dalice Franz again with the 2nd annual memorial race! All Newton residents will get free...more

This past weekend was bittersweet as the season points racing crossed the finish line for 2025. On a night with the Alternative Pest Management USRA Modifieds were the headline they lived up to the calling card. Logan’s Lawn and Landscape stepped up and added $1000 to the pole-sitter if they would drop to the 6th spot and still win. Hollywood Tyler Davis by accumulating the most points in the heat races had the opportunity and took the Challenge. “Once hated” Dan Powers was not going to make...more

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (January 4, 2026)—The USRA Heartland Modified Tour (HMT) officially announced its 2026 schedule today, ushering in the third season of competition for the growing regional tour for USRA Modifieds. Following a 2025 campaign defined by a razor-thin points battle, the 2026 calendar is designed around signature race weekends, marquee venues and continued expansion across the Midwest. The season will once again open with a two-night showdown at Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt,...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