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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.
The first weekly races were held at the Knoxville Raceway in 1954. After internal issues with the sanctioning body—the Southern Iowa Stock Car Racing Association—in 1956, Marion Robinson of Des Moines, Iowa was appointed as race promoter. During Robinson's tenure, the cars progressed from stock cars to modifieds to supermodifieds to sprint ...
As of 2020, the track hosts Modifieds, 305 Sprint Cars, Sportsman, and Street Stock. The track is located on and a part of the Ontario County Fairgrounds. The track was the site where on August 9, 2014, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart collided with Kevin Ward, Jr., who was standing on track. Ward died from injuries sustained from the collision.
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.
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]
The International Motor Contest Association (IMCA} held their first national race at the track in 1951; the Big Cars (now Sprint cars) was won by Frank Luptow. [1] IMCA held a race at Belleville each year until 1960. [1] Ernie Derr won the 1960 IMCA race. [1] The final IMCA race was held at Belleville in 1968 and it was won by Ramo Stott. [1]
In October 2007 American race car driver Russ Wicks set a speed record for stock cars in a 2007-season Dodge Charger built to NASCAR specifications by achieving a maximum speed of 244.9 mph (394.1 km/h) at Bonneville Speedway. [9] [10] For the 2015 NASCAR Cup Series, power output of the competing cars ranged from 750 to 800 hp (560 to 600 kW).
IMCA Modified – Modified race cars with open wheels in the front and closed wheels in the back; IMCA Latemodel – full-bodied late model race cars; IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car – traditional 305 non-winged and winged sprint cars; IMCA Stock Car – full-bodied production stock cars; IMCA Hobby Stock – 8-cylinder rear wheel drive entry-level ...