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1/4-mile bullring dirt track listed on the market; Track owners comment
Have you wanted to enter the business of dirt track racing? Here’s your chance as an entire operation is now on the market.
Devils Lake Speedway is a 1/4-mile dirt track located in North Dakota. The track sits on 70 acres of real estate.
Read MoreHuset’s Speedway will be giving the track away to a race winner; The largest payoff to a race winner in all of auto racing; Dirt racing team sent their entry in on the first day
Huset’s Speedway was sold to Chuck Brennan several years ago. He quickly re-constructed the entire facility and pumped a total of $18 million into the 3/8-mile dirt track.
Read MoreHuset’s Speedway is hosting one of the largest prizes in the history of United States auto racing; Giving the track away to a race winner
Huset’s Speedway is located in Brandon, South Dakota. It opened in 1954 and in 2015 new owner, Chuck Brennan brought a name change to Badlands Motor Speedway.
Read MoreHere’s your chance to become a dirt track owner
Duck River Raceway Park opened in 1973 as a dirt track near Wheel, Tennessee. The 1/4-mile oval is open to racing every Saturday night during the short track racing season.
Today, the track remains open to the Tennessee racing fans.
Read MoreThe Illinois dirt track first opened in 1947
LaSalle Speedway is a dirt track located in LaSalle, Illinois. The track is promoted by the Izzo family.
In 1947, the facility opened doors to race fans for the first time. At the time, it was a 1/5-mile dirt oval called Tri-City Speedway.
Read MoreThe Georgia dirt track first opened in 1964
In 1964, Swainsboro Raceway opened for business as a 1/2-mile dirt track with grandstand capacity at 100 race fans.
The track is located at 586 Modoc Road Swainsboro, Georgia. It was later converted to the current 3/8-mile configuration.
In 2000,
Read MoreTornado damage has caused the Show-Me 100 to be canceled but the Diamond Nationals will see an increased purse
BATAVIA, Ohio (May 28, 2019) – Officials with the Lucas Oil Speedway, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, and the Lucas Oil MLRA have announced that the 13th annual CMH Diamond Nationals –
Read MoreLucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri saw a possible tornado last night that inflicted damage on the facility ahead of a major LOLMDS show
WHEATLAND, Missouri (May 21, 2019) – A severe storm and possible tornado has done major damage to Lucas Oil Speedway, forcing this weekend’s Lucas Oil Show-Me 100 presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com to be postponed.
Read MoreThe track has released a rendering of a proposed change to the walls at the track following the crash
Race track openings have been a discussion point forever. The problem stems from the need to separate the racing surface and the cars on it from the spectators.
In doing so,
Read MoreThey had plans to open the gates at I70 Motorsports Park in 2019; The county is making that very difficult
I70 Motorsports Park sits pretty in Odessa, Missouri near Kansas City. Before that, the former race track sat dormant.
For years, activity lacked at the race track. Trees began to crack through the racing surface.
Read MoreA levee has collapsed and canceled the season opener at the now flooded dirt track; Drone captures video of flooding
Lakeside Speedway is a 4/10-mile dirt track in Shawnee, Kansas.
The season opener was scheduled for Friday, April 19th. However, a Missouri river levee broke on Saturday and has amended those plans.
Read MoreHaas F1 driver Kevin Magnussen visited Carolina Speedway in a race car that’s completely strange to him; NETFLIX was there
F1 visits the dirt track
F1 and dirt track racing couldn’t be racing worlds that are further apart. But, Tony Stewart bridges gaps anywhere he goes.
NASCAR champion Tony Stewart is the co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing,
Read MoreStewart details what NASCAR needs to return to the days of popularity
NASCAR was a sport born with stock cars on the short tracks of the South. The cars were somewhat affordable. Richard Childress turned a $20 race car into a NASCAR super team of today.
In those days,
Read MoreDirt track owners set a price for the beloved speedway
Hartwell Speedway opened in 1969. The 254 Speedway Road in Hartwell, GA dirt track is now for sale.
The track is a 3/8 mile slightly banked clay oval. It features seven classes of racing: Crate Late Model, Hobby 602,
Read MoreThe dirt track formerly known as Huset’s Speedway had a pending agreement to save the track from demolition which has now fallen through
Badlands Motor Speedway, formerly known at Huset’s Speedway is now back on the real estate market. The current owner has attempted to unload the race track for the last several years,
Read MoreFlorida dirt track up for sale as turnkey operation
North Florida Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-baked dirt oval. The track sits on 25+/- acres of Florida real estate.
In 1963, a race track was constructed between Jacksonville and Tallahassee. It’s now the second oldest speedway in the state of Florida.
Read MoreTrading Paint is a new dirt track racing film starring John Travolta and Shania Twain
This movie has long been anticipated by avid dirt racing fans across the country. It’s finally here from streaming in the race shop.
Straight to digital download. The new dirt racing film is currently available on Apple iTunes and Google Play libraries for rent.
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