Sammy Swindell Takes on Lucas Oil ASCS Friday Night at Tri-City Speedway!
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 28, 2009) He's won just about everything imaginable in Sprint Car racing. Of course, when a guy piles up more than 600 feature wins over the course of a career, that's just about inevitable. And he's not done yet. Sammy Swindell will try to add yet another major win to the ledger this Friday night when he takes on the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL. (more…)
STLRacing.com Hard Charger Award Update!
After much discussion, we have decided to make the STLRacing.com Hard Charger Award exactly how it has been the last 2 seasons. Every driver will be eligible and it will be the true hard charger winning the $200. So whoever improves their finishing position the most over where they started wins the award. We were going to make it where only track members were eligible, but have decided against it. It didn't have an effect on last weeks winner Bobby Martintoni because he truly was the hard charger as he did pass the most cars. He was a [...]
Lucas Oil ASCS Debut at Tri-City Speedway Draws Near!
Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 21, 2009) The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters will break new ground when action resumes at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL, next Friday night, May 1. It will mark the series first ever stop atop the semi-banked, 3/8-mile Tri-City Speedway dirt oval located just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis and the first series stop in Illinois since 1997. (more…)
New Fan Friendly Pit Pass Prices for Kids!
Tri-City Speedway is pleased to announce new pit pass prices for kids in 2009! Pit passes for anyone 12 years and younger will only be $10 in 2009 instead of the regular adult price! The price for kids includes this Friday's Frostbuster 50 event!
STLRacing.com & SKI Soda team up again in 2009 for the STLRacing.com Hard Charger Award at Tri-City
Pontoon Beach, IL - April 4, 2009 - STLRacing.com and SKI Soda will team together again for the 2009 racing season at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL and present the STLRacing.com Hard Charger Award. The award is presented to a specific division each night and the driver that improves their finishing position over where they started the feature event by the most positions will win the STLRacing.com Hard Charger Award of $200. There are two requirements for a driver to be eligible for the STLRacing.com Hard Charger Award. The first requirement is that they must display an STLRacing.com [...]
Over 100 cars attend practice at Tri-City Speedway!
There were over 100 racecars that attended the open practice session on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at Tri-City Speedway! CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY'S PRACTICE SESSION!
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to Deliver FedEx 50 at Tri-City (IL) Speedway on Sunday, May 24th
CORONA, CA (March 17th, 2008) Officials of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Tri-City (IL) Speedway promoters Kevin and Tammy Gundaker have announced that the 4th Annual FedEx 50 scheduled for Sunday Night, May 24th will be sanctioned for the first time by the LOLMDS. The $10,000 to win event will top off what promises to be an exciting Memorial Day weekend as the series will come to the Pontoon Beach, IL facility just outside of St. Louis a day after running the $40,000 to win 17th Annual OReilly Auto Parts Show-Me 100 Presented by [...]
Tri-City Speedway Championship Banquet Photos!
2008 Champions Billy Faust, Josh Jackson, Jason Schmidt, Bobby Dauderman & Bobby Martintoni CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM THE BANQUET!
2009 Tri-City Speedway Special Events
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2008 Tri-City Speedway Awards Banquet set for January 31st!
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE Tri-City Speedway 2008 Awards Celebration Saturday January 31st, 2009 Knights of Columbus 4225 Old Alton Rd Granite City, IL 62040 5:00 PM DOORS OPEN 6:30 PM DINNER 7:30 PM AWARDS 8:30 PM BAND Drinks (Beer & Soda, will be provided) TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR $25.00 EACH $30.00 AT THE DOOR CALL or EMAIL YOUR RESERVATIONS!!! PLEASE R.S.V.P BY JAN 25TH CC PAYMENT: MC/VISA/DISCOVER CHECKS MAIL TO: G & G Motorsports, [...]
Gold Crown Midget Nationals Pre-Entry List
Here are the pre-entries for the Gold Crown Midget Nationals! (more…)
Prelude to the Gold Crown
The OReilly POWRi National Midgets and Micro Sprints make their first appearance of the year at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL in a Prelude to the Gold Crown on Friday September 19th. The POWRi Midgets along with USAC will sanction the $15,000 to win Gold Crown Nationals in October and this will give teams an opportunity to tune up for the big show. Brett Anderson of Belleville, IL holds a substantial lead over Zach Daum of Pocahontas, IL and Brad Loyet of Sunset Hills, MO. Derek King of Vienna, IL and Mike Hess of Petersburg, IL will battle [...]
UMP Modified Mania set for September 18th-20th
Click on poster for larger view! CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTRY FORM FOR THE U.M.P. DIRTcar MODIFIED MANIA ON SEPTEMBER 18TH-20TH! MODIFIED MANIA T-SHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE TRACK!
UMP Pro Late Model Championships on Saturday, September 27th!
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Richest Midget race of 2008 joins USAC National Midget calendar
The richest Midget race of 2008 the October 9-11 DuPont Gold Crown Midget Nationals at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach (Granite City), Ill., has joined the USAC Mopar National Midget calendar. Saturday nights (Oct. 11) feature event offers $15,000 to win and $1,000 to start, completing three nights of racing at the 3/8-mile dirt oval located just east of the Mississippi River, northeast of St. Louis, Mo. Co-sanctioned by USAC and POWRi, the event will showcase the finest Midget racing on the planet at a track with USAC history dating back to 1961. [...]
U.M.P. Limited Modifieds added to U.M.P. DIRTcar Modified Mania Dirt Nationals at Tri-City Speedway
Pontoon Beach, IL (August 14, 2008) Tri-City Speedway has added the U.M.P. Limited Modified division to the program on Thursday, September 18th during the U.M.P. DIRTcar Modified Mania Dirt Nationals. This will be the first time ever the U.M.P. Limited Modified division has competed at the 3/8 mile dirt oval at Tri-City Speedway. Along with the U.M.P. DIRTcar rules for the U.M.P. Limited Modified division, the specific rules will will be the same as the U.M.P. Limited Modified division that competes weekly at Montgomery County Speedway. (more…)
TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY TO HONOR POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS & FIRST RESPONDERS
TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY TO HONOR POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS & FIRST RESPONDERS AT LT. COMMANDER ROBERT J. COONEY MEMORIAL RACE FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2008 Silent Auction to benefit Cooney Family Trust The silent auction for the family of Lt. Commander Robert J. Cooney will conclude on Friday evening August 15 at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. Lt. Commander Cooney, formerly of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Departments Hostage Rescue Team, Canine and Mobile Reserve died in an off duty accident at his home. The silent auction proceeds will benefit the Cooney Family Trust. In [...]
