WEATHER FORCES COMPLETE GOLD CROWN MIDGET CANCELLATION
Granite City, IL........The 6th "Gold Crown Midget Nationals" has fallen to the elements as continuing rain, wet grounds and predicted low temperatures in the St. Louis area have conspired to force cancellation of the remaining two nights of the Honda USAC National Midget race weekend at Tri-City Speedway. The Honda USAC National Midget series resumes November 20-21-22 at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz.
RAINS FORCE “GOLD CROWN” NIGHT 1 CANCELLATION
RAINS FORCE “GOLD CROWN” NIGHT 1 CANCELLATION Persistent rains in the St. Louis area have conspired to force cancellation of Thursday night’s opening round of the 2014 “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. The 6th Annual event will resume Friday night with a complete program of racing on the 3/8-mile dirt oval. Saturday night’s finale will culminate with a 50-lap feature offering $10,000-to-win. Pits gates will open at noon on Friday & Saturday National Weather Service data indicates that the weather system is expected to leave the area later tonight and the forecast is optimistic for racing Friday [...]
Gold Crown available on LIVE Pay-Per-View
Live Pay-Per-View broadcast of the all 2 nights of the Gold Crown Midget Nationals will be available on The Cushion (thecushion.com). Our Live broadcasts include the full night of racing - from Hot Laps thru to Victory Lane interviews each night. Launched in 2013, TheCushion.com strives to become Open Wheel racing’s destination website for On-Demand Video, and Live Pay-Per-View race broadcasts. In 2014, the website will produce over 30 live broadcasts, and our Video-On-Demand library will grow to over 400 race videos. Gold Crown PPV Pricing: Oct 3: $24.99 (USAC Midgets and MOWA Sprints) Oct 4: $27.99 (USAC Midgets and MOWA Sprints) 3-Day Package: [...]
Michael Kloos, Rusty Griffaw, Jeff Walston, Trey Harris, Jacob Rexing, Robbie Eilers & Travis Bittle take wins at Tri-City Speedway!
Michael Kloos Rusty Griffaw Jeff Walston Trey Harris Jacob Rexing Robbie Eilers Travis Bittle CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY! Tri City Speedway, Granite City, IL Race Results for 9/26/2014 Championship Night UMP Late Models - A-Main (31 Cars) Finish Car No Driver Hometown 1 6K Michael Kloos (L) Trenton, IL 2 82 Billy Laycock (L) Marine, IL 3 11D Brian Diveley Springfield, IL 4 1s Rick Salter HIghland, IL 5 00 Randy Korte (L) Highland, IL 6 92W Scott Weber (L) Festus, MO 7 17 Jim Shereck (L) St. Charles, MO 8 00V Kolby Vandenbergh (C) Ashland, IL 9 38L Ryan Little Pleasant Plains, IL 10 14K Paul Kuper (C) Breese, IL 11 71 Trace Westling Fulton, MO 12 15 [...]
6th Gold Crown Midget Oct. 2-3-4 at Granite City
Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. hosts the next event for the 2014 Honda USAC National Midgets and the series championship could hang in the balance. It’s the 6th running of the "Gold Crown Midget Nationals" October 2-3-4. The three-night extravaganza (Thursday-Saturday) will showcase the nation’s top Midget drivers battling for enhanced prize money, including Saturday night’s $10,000 first-place payout. Rico Abreu of Rutherford, Calif. has been the driver to beat all year and has a 79-point lead over teammate and defending National champion Christopher Bell but more than 200 points are available at the Gold Crown. Abreu, one of several drivers [...]
Chad Kinder takes Summit Mod Mania finale at Tri-City Speedway!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY! Tri City Speedway, Granite City, IL Race Results for 9/20/2014 Mod Mania Finale (Night #3) UMP Modifieds - A-Main (54 Cars) Finish Car No Driver Hometown 1 22s Chad Kinder Newton, IL 2 24H Mike Harrison Highland, IL 3 2H Nick Hoffman Mooresville, NC 4 10Y Trent Young Hopkinsville, KY 5 16 Rusty Griffaw Festus, MO 6 18L Michael Long (M) Fowler, IL 7 12L Lucas Lee Paris, TN 8 32P Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 9 10 Bryan Barber Greensburg, Ky 10 R5 Hunter Rasdon Jonesboro, AR 11 1W Ray Walsh (M) Saint Louis, MO 12 70 Josh Russell (M) Festus, MO Hard Charger Started 26th Passed 14 [...]
Brandon Sheppard takes Tri-City Speedway victory!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY! Tri City Speedway, Granite City, IL Race Results for 9/20/2014 Mod Mania Finale (Night #3) UMP Late Models - A-Main (32 Cars) Finish Car No Driver Hometown 1 B5 Brandon Sheppard Berlin, IL 2 32P Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 3 6K Michael Kloos (L) Trenton, IL 4 99JR Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL 5 00 Randy Korte (L) Highland, IL 6 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. Lebanon, MO 7 33 Tim Manville (L) St. Jacob, IL 8 33B Mark Burgtorf Quincy, IL 9 82 Billy Laycock (L) Marine, IL 10 27P Jason Perry Payson, IL 11 77A Justin Asplin Birch Tree, MO 12 2M Allan Murray San Antonio, TX 13 [...]
Mike Harrison wins night 2 of Summit Modified Mania at Tri-City Speedway!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY! Tri City Speedway, Granite City, IL Race Results for 9/19/2014 Mod Mania Night 2 UMP Modifieds - A-Main (71 Cars) Finish Car No Driver Hometown 1 24H Mike Harrison Highland, IL 2 18L Michael Long (M) Fowler, IL -- Hard Charger Started 15th Passed 13 cars 3 32P Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 4 2H Nick Hoffman Mooresville, NC 5 3L Jeff Leka Buffalo, IL 6 1D Dean Hoffman Troy, IL 7 1G Devin Gilpin Columbus, IN 8 12L Lucas Lee Paris, TN 9 25W Allen Weisser Peoria, IL 10 16 Rusty Griffaw Festus, MO 11 5B Steven Brooks New Lenox, IL 12 32 Donovan Lodge Davenport, IA 13 77 [...]
Randy Korte takes Tri-City Speedway victory!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY! Tri City Speedway, Granite City, IL Race Results for 9/19/2014 Mod Mania Night 2 UMP Late Models - A-Main (50) Finish Car No Driver Hometown 1 00 Randy Korte (L) Highland, IL 2 B5 Brandon Sheppard Berlin, IL 3 32P Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 4 99JR Frank Heckenast, Jr. Frankfort, IL 5 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. Lebanon, MO 6 17 Jim Shereck (L) St. Charles, MO 7 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL 8 00V Kolby Vandenbergh (C) Ashland, IL 9 00X Jesse Stovall Billing, MO 10 82 Billy Laycock (L) Marine, IL 11 27P Jason Perry Payson, IL 12 11D Brian Diveley Springfield, IL 13 11 Gordy Gundaker [...]
Matt Mevert claims Tri-City Speedway’s Mod Mania opening night!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY! Tri City Speedway Granite City, IL Race Results for 9/18/2014 Modified Mania Night 1 UMP Modifieds - A-Main ( 72) Finish Car No Driver Hometown 1 22V Matt Mevert (M) Steeleville, IL 2 2H Nick Hoffman Mooresville, NC 3 32P Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL Hard Charger started 16th passed 13 cars 4 18L Michael Long (M) Fowler, IL 5 24H Mike Harrison Highland, IL 6 36W Kenny Wallace Concord, NC 7 16 Rusty Griffaw Festus, MO 8 3L Jeff Leka Buffalo, IL 9 1W Ray Walsh (M) Saint Louis, MO 10 60 Dan Ebert Lake Shore, MN 11 70 Josh Russell (M) Festus, MO 12 1G Devin Gilpin [...]
Brandon Sheppard tops stellar field at Tri-City Speedway!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY! Tri City Speedway Granite City, IL Race Results for 9/18/2014 Modified Mania Night 1 UMP Late Models - A-Main ( 42) Finish Car No Driver Hometown 1 B5 Brandon Sheppard Berlin, IL 2 32P Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 3 00 Randy Korte (L) Highland, IL 4 17 Jim Shereck (L) St. Charles, MO 5 56 Tony Jackson, Jr. Lebanon, MO 6 33 Tim Manville (L) St. Jacob, IL 7 96 Tanner English Benton, KY 8 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL 9 91 Rusty Schlenk McClure, OH 10 00X Jesse Stovall Billing, MO 11 77A Justin Asplin Birch Tree, MO 12 54X Dillan White Hopkinsville, KY 13 82 Billy [...]
Tri-City Speedway’s 10th Annual Summit Modified Nationals set for September 18th-20th with big payout increase!
Granite City, IL (August 15th, 2014) The hugely successful Summit Modified Nationals at Tri-City Speedway will take to the track on September 18th, 19th and 20th for the tenth consecutive year. The event will once again feature UMP DIRTcar Modifieds competing on the medium banked 3/8 mile dirt oval and there will be more money on the line than ever before. Thursday's event will pay $3,000 to the winner, while Friday's will pay $4,000 to win and Saturday's pays $5,000 to win! Each day will be a complete program with a full payout. UMP DIRTcar Late Models will once again be [...]
Billy Moyer, Jr. takes Tri-City Speedway’s St. Louis Showdown! Danny Ems & Ryan Eilers pick up Modified wins!
Billy Moyer, Jr. Danny Ems Ryan Eilers CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY! (Story courtesy of DirtonDirt.com) - GRANITE CITY, Ill. (Sept. 12) — Billy Moyer Jr. of Batesville, Ark., went from third to first on a lap-22 restart, then fought off a serious challenge from eighth-starting Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, to grab his third $10,000 victory of the season. Moyer took advantage of a slipup by polesitter Tim Manville of Troy, Ill., on the restart before the halfway point and led the rest of the way for a victory in the first half of the St. Louis Showdown. Many of Tri-City’s [...]
