Smaller or Local Race Tracks

A category for some of the smaller or local race tracks that we offer coverage for, mostly due to Lou Modestino’s Track Talk.

USAC Silver Crown Series, ARCA Menards Series, & DIRTcar Modifieds – Saturday-Sunday, August 30-31, 2025 – DuQuoin State Fair – Du Quoin, IL

by Mike
DuQuoin State FairThe DuQuoin State Fairgrounds hosts a huge weekend of racing begins Saturday afternoon, August 30 with USAC Silver Crown and Modifieds and Sunday evening, August 31 with the ARCA Southern Illinois 100 and the Modified Bill Oldani Memorial.
The car counts are strong for the Saturday and Sunday afternoon races at the DuQuoin State Fair with 30 entries on the USAC Silver Crown list and 20 on this year’s ARCA list for Sunday.
Advance tickets for the DuQuoin State Fair races are available by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200, by calling the DuQuoin State Fair box office at 618-542-1535, or by stopping by the DuQuoin State Fair box office.

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Annual Run-What-U-Brung Spectator Drags Highlight Jet Service Envelope/Accura Printing Night at Thunder Road

by Lou Modestino

Thunder Road Spectator DragsBarre, VT – It’s one of the most anticipated Thursday night events of the summer season with the annual Run-What-U-Brung Spectator Drags set to once again headline Jet Service Envelope/Accura Printing Night at Barre’s Thunder Road! World famous track championship racing accompanies the annual Run-What-U-Brung special as your own neighbors, business owners and maybe even a local celebrity or two take on the highbanks in their daily drivers!

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Mega Fireworks Display, Thrills & Spills On Labor Day Saturday At Seekonk Speedway

by Lou Modestino

Seekonk SpeedwaySEEKONK, Mass. — A special fireworks display sponsored by MEGA Disposal will light up the night sky in honor of Labor Day this Saturday night at Seekonk Speedway. As part of the annual Labor Day Thrill Show, fireworks will wrap the night of competition that includes more than five divisions of racing action – a can’t miss night for families!

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Trans Am Series Announces 2026 Schedule for 60th-Anniversary Season

by Mike
  • Trans Am 2026 Schedule AnnouncedTrans Am National Championship Returns to The Brickyard, Adds Two Doubleheader Events Next Season

CHARLOTTE (August 26, 2025) — The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli announces its 2026 schedule for its 60th-anniversary season. As the longest-running professional road racing series in North America celebrates six decades of competition, the National Championship will visit 10 bucket list venues across the United States and Canada, while the Western Championship will feature a five-race schedule at three iconic tracks.

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Corvette Conquers VIR’s GT-Heavy IMSA Weekend

by Mike
IMSA VIR Corvette
Photo: IMSA

Three Takeaways: IMSA Michelin GT Challenge at VIR (By David Phillips)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Each and every season the Michelin GT Challenge at VIRginia International Raceway is the chance for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) competitors to strut their stuff in the spotlight. They seldom disappoint, and this year was no exception.

Not only were the identities of the victors in both categories in some doubt right up until the checkered flag, so were the identities of the rest of the podium finishers. The top three in GTD PRO were covered by five seconds while the GTD podium was blanketed by 2.7 seconds.

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USAC Silver Crown Contenders Emerge at Springfield, Head for DuQuoin Mile Race

by Mike
Silver Crown
Silver Crown Cars set for Saturday afternoon affair in DuQuoin (Allen Horcher Photo)

August 25, 2025-DuQuoin, IL-The August 16 Bettenhausen 100 at Springfield, run in high heat and humidity, saw several contenders for victory emerge in the USAC Silver Crown Series event.  The Bettenhausen was the first of two traditional one-mile dirt track races on the schedule.  The second and final mile race is also a daytime event on Saturday, August 30 when the Ted Horn 100 is contested at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.  The Springfield race saw several potential first-time winners on the Illinois mile.

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George Skora III Wins 24th Annual George Decker Memorial At Holland Speedway This Past Saturday

by Mike
  • Jason Deiter (Race of Champions Super Stock); Trisha Connolly (Race of Champions FOAR SCORE Four Cylinder Dash Series) also Victorious at Holland Speedway

Holland SpeedwayHolland, N.Y. – (August 25, 2025) – George Skora, III of Eden, NY started 12th and steadily worked his way through the field to capture the victory in the 24th annual George Decker Memorial at Holland (NY) Speedway this past Saturday.

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