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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
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.
Eagle Raceway is a one-third mile dirt track located two miles (3 km) east of Eagle, Nebraska on U.S. Highway 34 in Cass County, Nebraska, often referred to by some as the "World's Fastest Third Mile" because of its speed.
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 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.
Jul. 24—When NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson and World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series driver Brad Sweet began to construct the schedule for the inaugural season of their new High Limit 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.
According to Leavitt’s proposal, “excessive speeding” is driving 20 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit. If approved, an offender must pay a $100 fee to apply for the new ...