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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

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

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

The Inaugural SWARM sees 19 Hornet entries, Dustin...

6/12/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6.10.2023 CHARLESTON SPEEDWAY: CHARLESTON, IL An absolutely gorgeous evening at The Charleston Speedway. Mother nature has provided some outstanding weather to enjoy racing, both for fans and teams! With multiple larger events happening in and around the area, we were excited to have 77 cars in 6 different divisions checked in. JAX MOBILE DETAIL boosted the Hornet payout to 5x the normal purse! 19 Hornets signed in to stake their claim for the $500 top prize. In addition...more

Tags: Charleston Speedway, DIRTcar, Street Stocks

Two Nights of Racing, Four BIG WILD rides, King co...

6/27/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6.24.2023 CHARLESTON SPEEDWAY: CHARLESTON, IL With POWRi National Midgets kicking off their 10th Annual Illinois Speedweek at The Charleston Speedway, that would mean two nights of racing were in store for teams and fans! National Midgets, DIRTcar Modified, DIRTcar Pro Modified and DIRTcar Hornets would compete on Thursday June 22. The POWRi National Midgets NEVER disappoint. Early in the feature, leader Cannon McIntosh and 2nd place Thomas “Tmez”, Meseraull would make...more

Tags: Cannon McIntosh, Gabe Menser, Deece Schwartz

Fan Appreciation HUGE Success, Reigning Modified T...

8/8/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8.5.2023 CHARLESTON SPEEDWAY: CHARLESTON, IL Fan Appreciation night is a highly anticipated event at The Charleston Speedway for both fans, drivers, and teams alike. The ability for fans to directly interact with all the drivers and teams puts smiles on EVERYONE’S faces! The memories made, memories shared, and memories reminisced will never be forgotten. For those not fortunate enough to be in attendance, Fan Appreciation Night is where fans pay $5 bucks at the front...more

Tags: Rockett Bennett, Kasey Schrock, Deece Schwartz

DIRTcar Modified National points leader, Tyler Nic...

8/14/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8.12.2023 CHARLESTON SPEEDWAY: CHARLESTON, IL What an exciting night to be at The Charleston Speedway. 110 cars checked in, 34 DIRTcar Modified entries, including DIRTcar Modified National Point leader, Tyler Nicely! Nicely would prove to be the night’s victor, but his win would not be without effort. The event started with qualifying and the Ashmore, IL native, Deece Schwartz, would just miss fast time qualifying with a time of 14.432, to Nicely’s 14.317; with 3rd quick...more

Tags: Kenny Carmichael, Dalton Shafer, Tyler Nicely

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

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