Southern Iowa Speedway Ready For An Outstanding 2026 Racing Season
Oskaloosa, Iowa: The 2026 racing season is about to get underway at the Mahaska County Monster 1/2-mile dirt track located on the Mahaska County Fairgrounds in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Saturday, April 25th the Southern Iowa Speedway will host a practice session open to all types of race cars. Pit gates will open at 11 am and the track will be open for practice from 1 till 5 pm. The grandstands will be open and will offer FREE admittance to fans wanting to get a sneak peak of the cars that will be in action in 2026 at the Southern Iowa Speedway.
The 2026 racing season at the Southern Iowa Speedway will play host to the most ambitious schedule in recent history as the track will host several large special events featuring many different types of race cars. The 2026 racing season will get underway on Wednesday, April 29th as KBOE Radio will be sponsoring the night that will offer an expanded purse to the drivers. Racing will be featured in five classes, Stock Cars, Sportmods, Hobby Stocks, Sport Compacts and all new in 2026 will be the Crown Victoria Class. Wednesday night racing will be held through the end of July but racing will continue into October as the Musco Lighting Fall Challenge will conclude the season. Special events on the racing calendar include the return of Super late Model racing as the SLMR Series will be in action on Wednesday, June 24th. The 2026 Southern Iowa Fair will include two nights of racing as the annual Caleb Hammond Memorial will be held on Wednesday, July 15th, the following night, July 16th the Sprint Invader Series will return to the Osky 1/2 mile for the second consecutive year. Terry McCarl will once again host the “Front Row Challenge” on Monday, August 10th, this annual event brings the very best 410 Sprint Car Drivers to the Southern Iowa Speedway. For the first time ever, the traveling Superstars of Super Late Model racing will tackle the Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday, August 26th as the “Cornbelt Showdown” featuring the “WoO” Late Models will battle it out for a $12,000 first place prize. The season will conclude October 9th and 10th with the running of the Musco Lighting Fall Challenge.
The Southern Iowa Fairboard and the race committee is very excited about the 2026 season and look forward to getting the season started on Wednesday, April 29th when the pit gates will open at 5 pm, hot laps will take to the track at 7:15 with racing to follow.
