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*Hall of fame night is always one of the best nights for racing. This year with over 7 inches of rain during the week the crew had a tall task ahead of them and had a great support team show up to pack and till to help get the place in shape. Thank you to Rob and Zach Prather, Dave Gaggero, Mike Kirby, Chris Purkey, Kelly Shipman, Skylin Sartain, Tyler and Emily Davis , the Ozbun family, Aric Kick, Russell Logan, Ron Lovell and Gene Hammett!!! Zero chance without you all!!! *Thank you Hall...more

Photos by: JM/Race Rush 66 and 81 Speedway Jr. Racers Club *This past Saturday at the 3/8 mile located just on the edge of Park city Kansas brought fast paced racing action and a ton of fans to fill the stands. 81 Speedway wants to thank all of the merchants that helped us hand out the tickets in Park City Kansas. Also we want to recognize Arnold Stoner and send peace and condolences to his amazing family, it was a different feeling looking in the stands and him not sitting in row 11 seat #1....more

Photo cred: Jr. Racers Kids Club* *This past Saturday night, 81 Speedway ushered in 5 divisions. Special thanks to Logan’s Landscape and Tree Service for keeping O’Reilly Winners Circle beautiful!! As favorable weather set in, on-track action stayed hot all night!! *We started off with the Poorman Auto Supply USRA B-Mods. From the start, first-time visitor this season Jake Richards looked smooth and fast as he bolted to the front from the 3rd starting spot and stayed out front as the rest of...more

Photo Cred: 81 Jr. Racers Kids club *What a special night this past Saturday as the bright Sturgeon Moon hung in the sky and the Dirt Crown series stock cars joined us for racing action. *We want to thank Tane from TM Fencing LLC. Without his vision and passion for the sport, an event like this could not happen. Racers and fans alike, please use them for all your fencing needs!! *B-Dominating: Poorman Auto Supply USRA B-Mods took to the newly re-prepped race surface. With record temperatures...more

*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 weekend invites in some tight point battles as the season is heading to a photo finish! Come out this weekend to watch all of your local racers in action on the famed 3/8 mile track. The weather looks to be great and the racing is heating up! *Public Safety Night/Weekly Points 7PM Pits Open 3:00 Grandstands Open 5:00 Drivers Must Check in by 5:30 Hot Laps 6:15 Racing 7:00 *Pit Passes Adult $35.00 Children 5-10 $15.00 Children 4 & Under FREE *General Admission Adult: $15.00 ( (Law...more

Free grandstand admission with proper Newton I.D. !!! Come watch all divisions compete and wrap up season points for all classes except USRA A- Mods! Pits Open 3:00 Grandstands Open 5:00 Drivers Must Check in by 5:30 Hot Laps 6:15 Racing 7:00 Pit Passes Adult $35.00 Children 5-10 $15.00 Children 4 & Under FREE General Admission Adult: $20.00 (Show Newton, KS ID for FREE Admission) Senior 65+ & Military: $18.00 Children 10 & Under: Free NO outside food or drink CLEAR BAG POLICY!! Event...more

pic by: Jr. Racers Kids Club?? *Having the Dalice Franz Memorial race is an honor for the speedway and having the Franz Family in attendance and in competition makes for an epic night! Thank you for your continued support! *Sometimes the tower gets a call right....... This past Saturday the "Call" was referring to moving the Heartland Modified feature up in the program after a trained eye spotted lightning off in the distance. The rain showed up a just race after the Mods put on a show! ...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