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DeJong Caps Off Big Day With SIS Win, Graves Scores First Ever Win

Southern Iowa Speedway

by Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: Wednesday, May 10th provided perfect weather for night number four of weekly racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. It was Hall of Fame voting night which featured the opportunity for fans and drivers the opportunity to cast a ballot for those individuals that will be inducted into the […]

Aaron Reutzel Fifth Driver to Sweep 410’s and 360’s at Knoxville!

Aaron Reutzel won both the 410 and 360 features at Knoxville Raceway Saturday

Matthew Stelzer Back Atop Pro Sprints Career Win List by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 6, 2023) – Aaron Reutzel became the fifth different driver in Knoxville Raceway history to sweep both a 410 and 360 feature event in one evening, joining Terry McCarl (4 times), Brian Brown (3), Justin Henderson (3) and Dennis Moore […]

VanDerWal Breaks Through For SIS Win

Southern Iowa Speedway

by Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: Wednesday night was DeJong Manufacturing Free Popcorn night at the races as night number three of the 23 season was contested at the Mahaska County Monster ½ mile dirt track on the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds in Oskaloosa. The first two nights of the season have not produced the results that […]

Southern Iowa Speedway Opens With An Exciting Night of Racing

Southern Iowa Speedway

By: Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: The 2023 Season is off and running at the Southern Iowa Speedway located on the Fairgrounds in Oskaloosa. The weather was nice and warm for mid-April but there was a threat of rain moving into the area before 10 pm. The drivers put on a fast night of action with […]

58 Drivers Attend Practice Night at Knoxville!

Knoxville Speedway 2019 (photo by Monte Goodyk)

by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (April 14, 2023) – Fifty-eight drivers participated in Friday’s practice at the Knoxville Raceway. The quickest lap of the night unofficially went to Scott Bogucki at 15.236 seconds on the half-mile. Aaron Reutzel unofficially led the 360’s with a lap of 15.935 seconds. The Pro Sprints were led unofficially by […]

2023 Mahaska YMCA State Championships

Kyler Drost, Eleanor Fross, Rylee Klyn, Miles Lamb, Nora Lamb, Ian Rosvold, Taylor Semini, Oliver Smith, Cora Snakenberg, Levi Snyder, Dawson Sytsma, Ella Walter, Callie Walters, and Emma Whitt The swimmers who are not in the picture are Greta Fross, Daniel Peterson, and Cora Snakenberg.

(Location: Marshalltown YMCA, 108 Washington Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158, USA) Was held from : 03/04/2023 – 03/05/2023 Mahaska County YMCA Dolphins State Qualifiers: Drost, Kyler (11) # 124 Boy 11-12 200 Free Relay A Fross, Eleanor M (13) # 21 Girl 13-14 200 Medley Relay A # 125 Girl 13-14 200 Free Relay A Klyn, […]

Newcomers to Knoxville Include Rookies and Veterans

Knoxville Speedway 2019 (photo by Monte Goodyk)

by Bill Wright Knoxville, IA – As sprint car drivers continue to make their racing plans for 2023 known, it’s evident that the Knoxville Raceway will again see an influx of newcomers to its weekly cast. In the 410 class, the rookies include Kade Higday, Lachlan McHugh, Gage Pulkrabek and Christopher Thram. Higday is no […]

Wood & DeJong Dominate Musco Lighting Fall Challenge

Southern Iowa Speedway

by Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: The 2022 racing season came to a close this past weekend with the running of the Musco Lighting Fall Challenge which featured two complete nights of racing on the Southern Iowa Speedway ½ mile dirt track located on the Mahaska County Fairgrounds. The Midstate Machine Stock Cars always provide great […]

Musco Lighting Fall Challenge Set At Southern Iowa Speedway

Southern Iowa Speedway

Friday & Saturday, October 14 & 15 Oskaloosa, Iowa: The Southern Iowa Speedway located on the Mahaska County Fairgrounds in Osklaoosa is set to host the annual Musco Lighting Fall Challenge featuring the five classes of race cars that have competed on Wednesday nights throughout the 2022 season. This Friday and Saturday the drivers will […]

Kyle Larson Cashes $21,000 in Non-Stop Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge!

Kyle Larson celebrates his win at the Front Row Challenge in Oskaloosa Monday (Paul Arch Photo)

Adam Gullion Wins IMCA Racesaver Feature by Bill Wright Oskaloosa, IA, Monday, August 8, 2022 – Kyle Larson roared to his third career win at the Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge Presented by the Rayce Rudeen Foundation and Country Builders Construction Monday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. The Elk Grove, California native […]

             

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