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Driver Appreciation Night Big Hit; DIRTcar Factory...

8/22/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8.19.2023 CHARLESTON SPEEDWAY: CHARLESTON, IL Yet another gorgeous night to be at The Charleston Speedway. 117 cars checked in, 12 DIRTcar Factory Stock, including local favorite, Randy Smyser. The night would start off on a high note for Smyser and end the exact same way. Smyser qualified fast time with a time of 18.070, which would start him pole position in Heat #1, after fending off the challenge from the #65 of Wally Kerst, Smyser would win heat #1. John Strawser...more

Tags: Charleston Speedway, DIRTcar, Street Stocks

Owen Steinkoenig--10th different DIRTcar Modified...

8/29/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8.26.2023 CHARLESTON SPEEDWAY: CHARLESTON, IL The roller coaster of weather on Saturday had everyone second guessing what to do. The facility received 0.8” of rain overnight on Friday, and there seemed to be a storm headed straight for the Speedway at 4pm. Brad Agney and his staff were on eggshells all day long, but eventually at 3pm the decision was made to press forward until Mother Nature put her foot down. As the afternoon and evening progressed, the storm broke up,...more

Tags: Kenny Carmichael, Rockett Bennett, Gabe Menser

Freaky 40 presented by McHugh’s Double Drive-Thru...

9/6/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9.2.2023 CHARLESTON SPEEDWAY: CHARLESTON, IL Freaky 40 presented by McHugh’s Double Drive-Thru sees NEW winner, Gabe Menser; Danny Schwartz Wins DIRTcar Modified; Randy Smyser continues Streak; Devon Webb wins FIRST EVER DIRTcar Hornet feature-- The 4th running of the Freaky 40 for Topless DIRTcar Pro Modified presented by McHugh’s Double Drive-thru lived up to every ounce of the anticipation!! Heading into the event, 3x winner Deece Schwartz looked to be the favorite....more

Tags: Kenny Carmichael, A.J. Cline, Guy Taylor

Land of Lincoln Triple-Header Next for MARS Champi...

5/15/2023

Land of Lincoln Triple-Header Next for MARS Championship Tours FAIRBURY, IL (May 15, 2023) After a week away from MARS competition, both series are set to return to action this weekend to continue their quest for the season ending championship. After 3 events completed in MARS Late Model Championship Powered by FK Rod Ends competition, New Berlin, Illinois’ Brandon Sheppard leads series points standings followed by Drake Troutman, Jason Feger, Ryan Unzicker, and Mike Harrison. Opening weekend...more

Tags: Charleston Speedway, Adams County Speedway (IL), Kankakee County Speedway

Steffens Storms to Pair of MARS Wins

5/21/2023

Kyle Steffens stormed to a pair of Midwest Auto Racing Series (MARS) Modifieds victories over the weekend. The Missouri racer's weekend opened on Saturday evening at Charleston (Ill.) Speedway. With a talent laden roster of 48 racers on hand, Kyle swept the festitivies. He set fast time in qualifying before winning his heat race to earn the pole position for the 30-lap feature. Steffens led every lap of the feature to bag the $2,000 victory over Josh Harris, Tyler Nicely, Michael Long, and...more

Tags: Kyle Steffens, Charleston Speedway, Adams County Speedway (IL)

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