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Charleston Speedway ends Late Model hiatus with MA...

5/20/2023

CHARLESTON, IL (Saturday, May 20th) - Photos from the MARS Late Model Championship powered by FK Rod Ends and the MARS Modified Championship powered by Summit Racing Equipment held on Saturday Night, May 20th at the Charleston Speedway in Charleston, Illinois! El Paso, Illinois' Ryan Unzicker claimed the 'Graves 40' and the $5,000 up for grabs at the Charleston Speedway for the MARS Racing Series Late Model Championship powered by FK Rod Ends ahead of Rich Dawson and Mike Harrison! Kyle...more

Tags: Charleston Speedway, MARS - Midwest Auto Racing Series, DIRTcar

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, Quincy Raceways, Kankakee County Speedway

National, Regional Points Funds Increase In All DI...

4/22/2023

For DIRTcar Racing’s 40th anniversary season, drivers in every division will be getting a bigger slice of the cake at season’s end with the biggest national and regional points fund increase in over 20 years. Through DIRTcar’s eight core divisions, a grand total of over $142,000 has been added between all regions and the national points standings. That’s an increase of over 78 percent from the previous sum, which had stood since 2012. “DIRTcar’s weekly racers are some of the most hard-working,...more

Tags: Charleston Speedway, DIRTcar

TIME TO CELEBRATE: 39th DIRTcar Banquet Honors Cha...

1/16/2023

Mike Warren January 16, 2023 Charleston Speedway wins track of the year, Brad Denney wins Promoter of the year, Bob Memmer Award The final order of business for the 2022 DIRTcar Racing season is complete after drivers were honored at the 39th DIRTcar Banquet in Springfield, IL. Emcee Ruben Mireles kicked off the celebration after dinner with Regional and National points fund check winners being honored and those who won special awards. 2022 DIRTcar National Champions Late Model – Bobby...more

Tags: Mike Harrison, Trevor Isaak, Bobby Pierce

2022 Champions Crowned

9/27/2022

Charleston Speedway, Charleston, Illinois 9/27/2022 For Immediate Release: 2022 Champions Declared. On Saturday, September 24, 2022, the regular season of The Charleston Speedway ended and the 59th annual season track Champions of The Charleston Speedway were crowned. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, car counts were great and the fans that came out to enjoy the event were phenomenal! The pits were packed with 99 cars signing in 7 different divisions. There were 4 divisions that qualified,...more

Tags: Deece Schwartz, Ed Roley, Wally Kerst

McIntosh Perfect at Charleston Speedway with POWRi

8/19/2022

By POWRi PR (Charleston, IL) -- Cannon McIntosh would lead every caution-free lap of feature racing Friday Night to capture victory at Charleston Speedway with the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League ramping up the weekend excitement in outstanding fashion to claim his fourteenth career league feature win. Early Charleston's competition with the Lucas Oil POWRi National Midget League would see Cannon McIntosh start the fastest with a 13.024-second lap as Cannon McIntosh and Brenham Crouch...more

Tags: Charleston Speedway, POWRi, Midgets

Zach Daum Earns POWRi WAR-Wildcard Feature Win at...

6/23/2022

By POWRi (Charleston, IL) -- Zach Daum would hold steady on the low line in the Charleston Speedway feature event with the Lucas Oil POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League “Wildcard Series in the twenty-five-lap shootout. Resurrecting the series would witness Kyle Shipley clock top-time with a 13.008-lap as heat racing action would witness Shane Cockrum and Kyle Shipley each earn an early competition victory. Soaring into the initial start would see high-point qualifier and pole-sitter...more

Tags: Charleston Speedway, POWRi, Midgets

2022 General Rules are Available

3/21/2022

Our 2022 General

Tags: Charleston Speedway, Street Stocks, DIRTcar UMP Modifieds

Our 59th Annual Season is quickly approaching!

1/13/2022

The 2022 racing season is quickly approaching and thus the 59th annual season of DIRTcar stock car racing at The Charleston Speedway is right around the corner! We are working diligently on our schedule and hope to have it released VERY soon! There are a few highlights to our 2022 season that we want to point out for those that might have missed them. First off, in April, we will be having the first annual car show at the Speedway. This is a FREE event for participants and visitors alike. This...more

Tags: Charleston Speedway, MARS - Midwest Auto Racing Series, POWRi

McIntosh tops POWRi at Charleston

8/21/2021

By POWRi PR (Charleston, IL) -- Cannon McIntosh of Bixby, Oklahoma led the field of Lucas Oil POWRi National Midgets to the green flag for the 30-lap feature event, and never looked back. McIntosh came out of the pits swinging as soon as the cars hit the track. He earned fast time in hot laps, claimed MVT Services Heat Race No. 2, and finished the night off with a trip to victory lane at Charleston Speedway in Charleston, IL. Taking the early lead from the polesitter Gavan Boschele after going...more

Tags: Charleston Speedway, POWRi, Midgets

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