A collection of Tri-City Speedway news and photos. Tri-City Speedway is a high-banked 3/8-mi. oval dirt racetrack with bare-bones amenities located in Granite City, Illinois.
Russ Wallace flipped but he was fine; His mom, Judy ended up going to the hospital after electrocuting herself on the fence
Racing is a sport of danger. It’s come a long way in terms of safety.
If you look back on the 1970’s, nothing made sense. The drivers lacked real helmets.
Read MoreNAPA Know How 50 race results for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Tonight, it’s the second of back to back nights of dirt late model racing in the state of Illinois. The 3/8-mile dirt oval of Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL hosts the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.
Read MoreLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series results from Pontoon Beach, Illinois paying $12,000 to win
Tonight, it’s the first of back-to-back full program nights of dirt racing in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has unloaded at the 3/8-mile of Tri-City Speedway.
View full Tri-City Speedway results below.
Read MoreTyler Erb talks the thrilling Summer Nationals event where he was crashed by his friend, Kyle Bronson
On Tuesday, the DIRTcar Summer Nationals ventured to Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. The 3/8-mile dirt track near St. Louis engaged the crowd with a thriller of a dirt late model event.
Read MoreTri-City Speedway once featured a dim lighted, narrow and bad fast 5/8th’s mile dirt track
Tri-City Speedway has transformed a lot over the years. Years ago, there was a tiny 1/4-mile that was surrounded by an ultra fast 5/8-mile. It’s been years since that was torn down.
If you never saw it.
Read MoreBloomquist ‘understands their perspective’ regarding the World Racing Group suspension
– Bloomquist states that he’s already taken a drug and alcohol class – The class is half the steps needed to reduce the driver suspension and be reinstated
– Bloomquist passed a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series drug test at Tri-City Speedway in July 2018
On June 8,
Read MoreThe free internet broadcast from Tri-City Speedway was due to a weather that caused technical issues for the provider in Colorado
On May 26th, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series ran a LIVE broadcast on network television. The 2018 Show-Me 100 from Lucas Oil Speedway was seen LIVE via the MavTV network.
Read MoreLucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race results from the NAPA Know How 50 at Tri-City Speedway on July 13, 2018
Tonight, the tour unloads across the river from St. Louis, Missouri. Tri-City Speedway is set to host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on the 3/8-mile dirt track in Pontoon Beach,
Read MoreThe Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series invades the St. Louis area tonight
BATAVIA, OHIO (July 2018) – The stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series are approaching one of their toughest stretches of the season as they head to the Midwest.
July 13th: Tri-City Speedway in Granite City,
Read MoreGordy Gundaker almost skipped a Summer Nationals event due to motor issues, jumps in crate car instead
At Quincy Raceways, Gordy Gundaker lost a fan blade and hurt the motor. The initial plan was to park it and start working on repairs.
“Broke a fan blade last night at Quincy.
Read MoreBobby Pierce put the Dunn Benson Motorsports machine back in victory lane, twice
DUNN, NC (May 2018) – The Dunn Benson Motorsports Team and driver Bobby Pierce picked up their first and second wins of 2018 this past weekend on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Both events were in Bobby’s home state of Illinois at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach,
Read MoreAfter running 25th quickest in hot laps, Pierce placed the car on the pole in qualifying
At the start of the 2018 season, Bobby Pierce made the switch to Dunn-Benson Motorsports. Until last night, his best Lucas Oil finish of the season was a 5th which he earned at East Bay Raceway Park back in February.
Read MoreKevin Gundaker explains the risk of hosting various national dirt races from the track owner’s perspective
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series hosts 60 races per year from South Dakota to Florida and Nebraska to Pennsylvania. Most races pack the crowd into short tracks all across the country.
But,
Read MoreTri-City Speedway results from the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on Friday April 27th, 2018
Tonight, the national late model dirt series rolls into the Midwest for the first time in 2018. Tri-City Speedway hosts the LOLMDS on the semi-banked 3/8-mile dirt track in Pontoon Beach, Illinois.
View full Tri-City Speedway race results below.
Read MoreKevin Gundaker: “Between, Thursday-Friday, we’ll use around 80,000 gallons of water.”
I think some people think you open up the gates at a dirt track, roll out the water truck once or twice on race day and throw the green flag. Oh man is that incorrect.
Tri-City Speedway is getting ready to host the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tonight in Pontoon Beach,
Read MoreRick Schwallie: “Tri-City and Macon have a history of producing some of the most exciting events of the season.”
BATAVIA, OH – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will make their presence known in the “Land of Lincoln” this weekend, returning to Tri-City Speedway and Macon Speedway for a pair of $12,000-to-win events.
Read MoreTri-City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, IL) Special events schedule
Tri City Speedway is a 3/8 mile located in Pontoon Beach, IL. The St Louis area race track features 10 degrees of banking and 70 feet of width.
Below is the special events calendar for Tri-City Speedway
Tri-City Speedway 2018 Schedule
Specials
March 28
Open Practice
March 30
Season Opener
UMP LM/UMP Mods/B-Mod
UMP Crate LM ($700)
April 4
Open Practice
April 6
“Dueces Wild”
