by JD Green | Jul 25, 2016 | Behind The Scenes
Ninety One (91) racecars were in the pits for the Kaster Family Appreciation Night. This night was established by the Johnson family in honor of Larry Kaster and what he meant to the track in seasons past. We had drivers from Iowa and drivers from central Kansas, who...
by JD Green | Jul 18, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
On a cold, dark winter morning, a soldier rode out of his encampment and noticed a group of his comrades desperately trying to put a log on the top of a wall they were building. Each time they attempted it, the beam fell. The men were exhausted and ready to give up....
by JD Green | Jul 18, 2016 | Behind The Scenes
War Sprints and USMTS A Modifieds made for an Outstanding Race Program, add the USRA B Mods and the E Mods and outstanding became a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Race Program. These four classes attracted 93 racecar drivers to compete at I-35 Speedway. The...
by JD Green | Jul 11, 2016 | Behind The Scenes
One hundred and eleven (111) racecars were in attendance to compete this past Saturday night at I-35 Speedway. If you were in attendance you saw 20 heat races, 1 B feature, and 9 A main feature races, or put another way 124 laps of green flag heat races and 128 laps...
by JD Green | Jun 29, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done. Those words come from a song we occasionally sing in church. The song was...
by JD Green | Jun 27, 2016 | Behind The Scenes
Ninety-Five (95) racecars were in the pits for competition this past Saturday night. Twenty A Mods as drivers were coming to test the track in preparation for the USMTS/WAR Race scheduled for July 16, 2016. We even had a new guest class that was not on the schedule, a...
by JD Green | Jun 20, 2016 | Behind The Scenes
“Racin for Rian” what an event this has become, thank you Bud and Amanda Wilson. There is always a silver lining in every event that happens in our life, sometimes it is hard to see, sometimes it is hard to find, sometimes we don’t understand and we want to blame...
by JD Green | Jun 13, 2016 | Behind The Scenes
Wow, what a Saturday Night of Racing at I-35 Speedway! Excitement was in the air for the Super Late Model Racing Association (SLMR) Late Models, the group started by racing legend and numerous Hall of Fame former driver Joe Kosiski. The Kosiski family has been...
by JD Green | Jun 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
“I get all these?” said the boy to I-35 Speedway Concession Cashier Cheryl as she gave him his bubble gum he just purchased. This same statement could be said from the race fans in attendance at I-35 Speedway as 116 racecars came to compete. The same could be said...
by JD Green | May 30, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
This is the day designated for us to remember those who paid the ultimate price by giving their life for our freedoms! It is a day loved ones visit graves to remember family who has lived and gone on before us. In the racing world, did you know Jim and Claudine Penney...
