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2025 Season Recap, Awards Night, Champs Officially...

11/4/2025

The 62nd season is in the books; Champions were Crowned; Rodney Standerfer guest speaker! ---- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11.4.2025 CHARLESTON SPEEDWAY: CHARLESTON, IL For 62 straight years The Charleston Speedway has been a destination for Modified Stock Car Racing in Coles County. Perfectly situated just 4mi East of Charleston Illinois, right along IL RT 16, The Charleston Speedway offers extremely easy access to some of the most amazing Modified Stock Car Racing you’ve ever seen. Started as...more

Tags: Brayden Doyle, Jesse Simmons, Donnie Cheesman

The 12th Annual DIRTcar Fall Nationals

9/29/2025

Make plans NOW to be at The Charleston Speedway for The 12th Annual DIRTcar Fall Nationals for DIRTcar Stock Car, DIRTcar Factory Stock and DIRTcar Hornets. If those divisions don't have you excited enough, we will also be racing DIRTcar Modified, DIRTcar Pro Modified, DIRTcar Pro Late Model and DIRTcar KidModz! It is sure to be an action packed weekend. The event kicks off on October 9th with an OPEN Test & Tune for ANY AND ALL types of racecars! ALL cars and ALL drivers are invited to this...more

Tags: Charleston Speedway, DIRTcar, DIRTcar UMP Modifieds

The Weather FINALLY cooperated, Wenthe Wins DIRTca...

7/28/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7.26.2025 CHARLESTON SPEEDWAY: CHARLESTON, IL Quite possibly the biggest story of the night, seemed to be the fact that the weather FINALLY cooperated and allowed us to do racecar things with our racecar friends at our favorite racecar track, The Charleston Speedway!! We have suffered 9 total rain outs thus far in 2025, making the last Saturday in July, only the fifth race of the season. The drivers were ready to get back to slinging dirt, and the fans were ready to...more

Tags: David Henderson, Brent Moore, David Shain

Championship Auto Racing PLUS KidModz

7/21/2025

Jusy 26, 2025 DIRTcar Modified DIRTcar Pro Modified DIRTcar Stock Car DIRTcar Factory Stock DIRTcar Hornet PLUS*** DIRTcar KidModz Pits open at 3pm Grandstands at 4pm Racing at 7pm

Tags: Charleston Speedway

$5 FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT!! AUGUST 2, 2025

7/17/2025

Fan Appreciation Night + Driver Autographs + Championship Auto Racing Fan Appreciation Night made possible by Steak 'n Shake of Mattoon, Il. This is the night we show appreciation for our wonderful fans and say THANK YOU!! In addition to $5 grandstand tickets--Fans will get up close and personal with the drivers and cars during intermission time! All the cars will be brought out onto the track where the drivers will have an opportunity to meet the fans, pass out autographs and show off their...more

Tags: Charleston Speedway, Modifieds, Stock Cars

The Summer Shootout Double Points Night!

6/16/2025

The Summer Shootout June 21, 2025 DOUBLE TRACK POINTS NIGHT for ALL DIVISIONS! All 7 divisions will be in action, DIRTcar Modified DIRTcar Pro Modified DIRTcar Pro Late Model DIRTcar Stock Car DIRTcar Factory Stock DIRTcar Hornet Charleston Crown Vic BE THERE!!!

Tags: Charleston Speedway, DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, DIRTcar Factory Stock

Charleston Speedway 2025 Crown Vic Rules

2/3/2025

Charleston Speedway is set to debut Crown Vic racing in 2025. Here are the rules for this exciting new division!! Click here to check them out, veiw, download, print and GET READY FOR 2025!! http://charlestonspeedway.myracepass.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=1026297

Tags: Charleston Speedway, Crown Vic

38 special for DIRTcar Modified presented by Leaf...

1/15/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Charleston Speedway, Charleston, IL. January 15, 2025 For the fifth consecutive season, The 38 Special for DIRTcar Modified presented by Leaf Tree Service, will once again take place at The Charleston Speedway. Mark your calendars NOW for July 12, 2025! You do not want to miss this event. Mike and Kat Leaf, owners/operators of Leaf Tree Service in Southern Illinois, had a vision of partnering with The Charleston Speedway to create a DIRTcar Modified race that not only...more

Tags: Tyler Nicely, Will Krup, Tyler Weiss

2024 Championship Awards Night

11/22/2024

Be there as we honor and award our 2024 Charleston Speedway Track Champions!

Tags: Charleston Speedway

DIRTcar Fall Nationals WEEK

9/30/2024

Check out the flyers and avaialble information for The DIRTcar Fall Nationals October 3rd-5th, 2024!

Tags: Charleston Speedway

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