by JD Green | Jul 2, 2018 | Behind The Scenes
Another weekend at the racetrack and the weather forecasters were incorrect again! Storms developed in Kansas City around 4:30, which were not predicted until the overnight hours, but they moved straight north away from the track. The cloud cover made for a great...
by JD Green | Jun 24, 2018 | Behind The Scenes
What a night! Racin for Rian! One hundred and three (103) racecars! Grandstands full of race fans and in support of the Wilson/Murphy family for the 7th Annual Racin for Rian. Lots of Thank you’s! Thank you, Wilson Murphy family for organizing and heading up the 7th...
by JD Green | Jun 18, 2018 | Behind The Scenes
Gary Davis 66 Memorial at I-35 Speedway – HUGE SUCCESS! Ninety-Seven race cars in competition and it could have been ninety-nine except two of the three late arriving E Mods could not unload quick enough and get into the lineup as their feature was pulling onto the...
by JD Green | Jun 11, 2018 | Behind The Scenes
Ninety-Five cars checked into the pits at I-35 Speedway on Saturday, June 9 to put on a great show for the super race fans who came out to enjoy all the fun racing has to offer. As I was making my travels I heard numerous fans choosing who they thought when a...
by JD Green | Jun 3, 2018 | Behind The Scenes
Beautiful night of racing, 82 race cars in the pits, .75 inch of rain the night before, grandstands full of fans, twenty-two races, where else would you rather be on a Saturday night? What a great staff at I-35 Speedway the rain created challenges with the track but...
by JD Green | May 28, 2018 | Behind The Scenes
What a great Memorial Day weekend night of racing! Ninety-Two racecars in the pits! Perfect weather! Lots of Fun! Superb racing! Lots of Fans! Fun, fun, fun. So, what was so fun behind the scenes – try some of our support workers helping out throughout the night! We...
by JD Green | May 21, 2018 | Behind The Scenes
Thank you, Mother Nature! All week the weather forecasters had dire predictions for Saturday racing. Saturday morning the radar display indicates wet weather around the Kansas City area. However, as the weather would get closer to the actual location of the track,...
by JD Green | May 14, 2018 | Behind The Scenes
What a week! Things were happening almost daily concerning I-35 Speedway last week. From the announcement 18 years old and younger would be admitted free to Figure 8 racing to ATV racing what a great week! The 18 years old and younger free was originally planned only...
by JD Green | Apr 23, 2018 | Behind The Scenes
Finally, yes finally, Mother Nature gave us weather for racing, not perfect weather but at least weather for racing. What a great night of racing it was too! Oh what great racing, side by side lap after lap racing but wait, there was even a comment from the announcers...
by JD Green | Jan 11, 2018 | Behind The Scenes
In 1988 I began racing after buying a racecar on Memorial Day. Twice I competed at Riverside and starting in July through the end of the season you would find us racing at Lakeside Speedway. I had crossed the fence from race fan to race participant. Being a rookie,...
