I-35 Speedway Week 8

by | Jun 6, 2017 | Behind The Scenes

THANK YOU MOTHER NATURE! We were able to race on our preferred night of Saturday, even though the forecasters had predicted all week a different bout of weather! Maybe Mother Nature is truly a race fan. The word for the week – SMOOTH! Mother Nature’s work allowed Mike...

I-35 Speedway Week 6 Recap

by | May 16, 2017 | Behind The Scenes

FUN! That was the word for this past weekend! Fun weather, Fun theme, Fun giveaways, Fun Racing, what more could you ask for but a Fun Night of Racing! First and foremost there was some sportsmanship to hand out. Brandon Box, Pure Stock Driver of the #4B, I was told,...

I-35 Speedway Behind the Scenes Week 5

by | May 10, 2017 | Behind The Scenes

THANK YOU MOTHER NATURE! After weeks of not so great weather, Mother Nature gave us a beautiful day! Clear skies, sunny, and 75 degrees at race time. Thank you! We had a ton of fun on week 5. Power wheel racers, eight classes of cars, Vintage Racecars and Vintage...

I-35 Speedway Week 4 Recap

by | Apr 26, 2017 | Behind The Scenes

Work, work, work, weather, weather, weather those would be the words from last week. Mother Nature has us in a weather pattern we need to break. Bad weather conditions with bad drivers on the road can lead to major accidents. If you’re ever involved in an...

Behind the Scenes Week 3

by | Apr 16, 2017 | Behind The Scenes

Week 3 of Racing at I-35 Speedway brought more fun at the racetrack! Mother Nature and the forecasters were playing games with us with predictions which kept changing hourly, but hey it did not stop the fun we were having with the racing. Speaking of Fun next week if...

Opening Night – Smooth and Simply Outstanding!

by | Mar 20, 2017 | Behind The Scenes

What an opening night – wow – great track, great crowd, great staff, and great fans! This was by far one of the smoothest opening nights I have experienced in my 23 years of being an official after retiring from driving. The improvements made at I-35 Speedway this...

Behind the Scenes (Race Recap Week 27)

by | Oct 24, 2016 | Behind The Scenes

As the season winds down, the autumn air becomes cool, jackets become the outer wear, hunting gear comes out of the closet, bon fires are started to keep us warm, and then you come to I-35 Speedway and the racing is just amazingly Hot, HOt, HOT! If you attended I-35...

Behind the Scenes (Race Recap Week 26)

by | Oct 9, 2016 | Behind The Scenes

The 7th Annual McCarthy Auto Group Show Me Spectacular is now history but WOW WHAT A HISTORY! The racing was simply superb, no that word does not describe it, it was better than that, maybe awesome, well that word is closer, but we are looking for that one word which...