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The speedway has become a pioneer in dirt track racing over the years. It was one of the first tracks in the nation to run the now popular 305 sprint car division. In 2000, Jim Ford created the dirt truck division as an affordable entry level into dirt track racing. [4] Similar divisions have since spread across the nation.
Average Lap Speed 410 Wing Sprint Car [10] May 22, 2021 Brian Brown: 14.351 125 mph 360 Wing Sprint Car [10] June 15, 2013 Joe Beaver 15.520 115.979 mph (186.650 km/h) 305/Pro Sprints Wing Sprint Car [10] May 7, 2016 Christian Bowman 16.736 107.552 mph (173.088 km/h) Non-Wing Sprint Car [11] June 3, 2017 Kevin Thomas Jr. 18.549
The first recorded automobile race at the track was a three car battle on July 4, 1910. [1] Somewhere between 7000 and 10000 people watched the cars race 10 laps over 7 minutes and 10 seconds. [ 1 ] The initial track was a flat half mile track and it was reconfigured to a high banked half mile track in 1932.
The High Limit Racing series, currently known as the Kubota High Limit Racing Series for sponsorship reasons, is an American touring sprint car racing series. It was founded in 2022 by five-time World of Outlaws sprint car series champion Brad Sweet and former NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson .
Land speed records by type of vehicle Category Speed (km/h) Speed (mph) Vehicle Operator Date Certifier Refs Land speed record [a] 1,227.985: 763.035: ThrustSSC: Andy Green: 15 Oct 1997 FIA [2] Wheel-driven [b] 745.187: 463.038: Vesco Turbinator II: Dave Spangler 14 Aug 2018 SCTA [3] [4] Piston-engine [c] 722.204: 448.757: Challenger 2: Danny ...
Sprint cars are open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval, circular dirt or paved tracks. Historically known simply as "big cars," distinguishing them from "midget cars," sprint car racing is popular primarily in the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. [1]
Pittman in 2013 at Dodge City Raceway Park Pittman's 2013 car at Beaver Dam Raceway. Pittman started his sprint car career in 1996. He raced in the American Sprint Car Series before moving to full-time competition in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series starting in 1999. [1]
On November 20, 2019, the speedway held the Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100, a 100-lap, $20,000-to-win USAC National Midget Series race which was won by Kyle Larson. [3] It was the first time that the national midgets raced at the track. [ 1 ]