Breaking News: Do to the Extreme Heat Warning Races are CANCELLED for this Sat Night July 20th
Cooler size 10x14x12 Tall (NO Exceptions) $10 everytime thru gate. NO Food or Glass
NO Large Purses, Bags or Backpacks Allowed | No Dogs Allowed in Grandstand Area
Regular Race Admission (Specials will Vary)
Adults $10 | Kids 10 and under $3 | Coolers $10 | All Pit Passes $30
Transponder Rental $5 | Pouches $20
35th Season Opener Set For Saturday Night April 28th
The 35th season opener is set for Saturday April 28th featuring the Zane's Automotive Service DirtCar Modifieds, the Perkins Seed House DirtCar Pro Late Models, the Fulton Farm Service USAC/IMRA SpeeD2 Midgets, the Farmington Locker E-Mods and the Bartonville Express Lube DirtCar Hornets. Spoon has flashed back to the past this year on all Regular Race programs, only charging $10 for a General admission grandstand ticket. Kids 10 and under will be $3. A 10x14x12Tall cooler will once again be $5 everytime through the gate (NO Food or Glass). Large purses, Fanny packs and Backpacks will not be allowed and will be enforced in 2018. All pit passes are $30. Grandstands will open at 5 with the pit gate opening at 3:30. Racing will be scheduled to begin around 6:30. We will be Honoring the late Bud Welker and Kevin Bills on opening night. In honor of Bud the DirtCar Modifieds will run for $1000 to win and in honor of Kevin the E-Mods will run for $500 to win. Hope to see everyone on opening night and throughout the year. Remember ONLY $10 a ticket on Regular Race Nights!! See you at the Spoon.
Monster Mash-a-mania Oct 19th and 20th
Spoon River Speedway is proud to announce that we will be running into October with two of our divisions. On Oct 19th and 20th we will hold the 1st Monster Mash Nationals at Spoon River Speedway for the Hornets and E-Mods paying the Hornets Saturday night 100 lap feature winning $2500 in the 30 car main event. The E-Mods 50 lap feature winner will pocket $2500 Saturday night in the 30 car main event. Feature car count could be change by number of entries up or down, but I believe this should bring in a large car count in both divisions to end the season. The Hornets first 70 laps we will count yellow flag laps with the last 30 only counting green flag laps. The E-Mods first 20 laps we will count yellow flag laps with the last 30 only counting green flag laps.
Big 10 Late Models at the Spoon in 2018
We are excited to announce that the Big 10 Late Models will be making their first appearance at the Spoon River Speedway in 2018. Spoon will become part of a six track series that cars will compete in ten races total to crown a champion. Spoon's first Big 10 race will be scheduled on the Gary Cook Jr Memorial Sunday May 27th. The second Big 10 race will be heald on the 28th Modified Fall Nationals Sunday Sept 2nd. Both nights will feature the two premier classes in DirtCar racing, the Super Late Models and the Modifieds. These are just two of the great races scheduled in 2018 that you will want to mark down on your calendar.
Ray Bollinger Named Driver of the Year
On Saturday Night December 2nd Spoon River Speedway held their annual banquet. Just shy of $12,000 was handed out in point fund money alone with all kinds of extra money and prizes also handed out.
Many Awards were handed out with Ray Bollinger being named Spoon River Speedways Driver of the Year voted on by the Fans and Drivers.
More info to come.
2017 Awards Banquet Set For Sat. Dec 2nd
| Spoon River Speedway |
| C/O Brad Denney |
| 1136 S. 5th Ave Canton, Ill 61520 |
| Brad's Home Phone --- 309 - 649 - 3329 |
| 2017 Awards |
| I would like to invite you to our 2017 racing awards this year. |
| It will once again be held at the VFW in Canton |
| VFW |
| Located At: South Main |
| Canton, IL. 61520 |
| Date --------------------- Saturday December 2nd |
| We will eat at ---------- 6 PM |
| Must have competited in 60% of events in your division to be eligible |
| Must attend Banquet to receive any Awards or Point Fund money |
| Buffet Style Dinner |
| Fried Chicken, Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Green Beans & Salad |
| Includes Coffee, Tea, Water and Dessert |
| Alcohol May Be Purchased At Bar - Tab On You |
| After We Eat We Will Give Out Awards |
| Top Ten In Each Class Receives Plaque For Points Finish - Followed By |
| Driver Vote Awards, Fan Vote Awards, and Management Awards |
| We Will Than Honor Our --- DRIVER OF THE YEAR |
| He, or She Will Draw A Number For Our Main Door Prize |
| Cost To Attend: |
| $22 a Plate for Buffet Dinner |
| We will need your money no later than November 18th, 2017 along with |
| a list of the people's name who will attend. List will be at front door. Sorry no |
| late entries or refunds for any reason. They need to know ahead of time. |
| We have lots of door prizes to give away also. |
| YOUR NAME MUST BE ON LIST TO ATTEND |
| Send Money and Name List To |
| Spoon River Speedway |
| C/O Brad Denney Thanks |
| 1136 S. 5th Ave SRS Promoter |
| Canton, IL. 61520 Brad |
Rail Splitter Nationals Set For Saturday Sept 23rd
Tom Knowle Memorial Featuring the MOWA 410 Sprints and the POWRI Lucas Oil National Midgets
27th Modified Fall Nationals Sunday Night Sept 3rd
May, Weisser Pick Up Important Wins
As the 2017 UMP DirtCar season draws closer to an end, several area drivers in the hunt for national points championships picked up much needed victories and solid finishes at Spoon River Speedway on Meet the Driver's Night.
Moos, Morrow Win Two In A Row At Spoon
It was a spectacular night at Spoon Saturday as they hosted their annual Kids Back Pack Night. More than seventy back packs were handed out at intermission to the kids by the Drivers, Spoon River Speedway workers and management putting a huge smile on their little faces. The track even had their Kids/Fans bus on hand to give rides through the pits and around the track. At one point the Modified dash came out on the track and during the parade lap split the bus giving the kids and fans a thrill.
The racing action began with the Dirtcar Pro Late Model division with Austin May, who had set fast time earlier won the first heat race. Allen Weisser brought home the win in the second heat race. After the front three in each heat redraw, they found Evan Fink sitting on the pole with Samuel Halstead outside front row. Halstead would jump out to the early lead but National point leader Allen Weisser took over on lap five. Weisser would hold the lead until a hard charging Myles Moos would make a crossover move out of turn two late in the race to pull out his second feature win in a row at Spoon. Weisser would finish second followed by Halstead, Jason Wagner and Mavrick Piller.
Next up was the exciting USAC/IMRA Speed2 Midgets which saw Promoter Brad Denney behind the wheel of one of the sixteen hotrods on hand. Tyson Hart would win the first heat race while Chase McDermand would win the second heat. After the redraw, Hart would start on the pole with McDermand on his outside. Hart would jump out to the lead and hold off McDermand and third place finisher Mitchel Davis to pick up the feature win. Behind Davis was a tenth place starter Andy Baugh and Adam Taylor rounded out the top five. Promoter Brad Denney started sixteenth and would finish just outside the top ten in eleventh. Denney would exit the midget with a smile from ear to ear saying “Man these cars are fun. It took me a little while to get use to the quick steering but after that I started to feel more comfortable in the car. I might have to get me one of these.” Johnny Murdock who let Denney drive one of his cars nickname Denney the Hurricane saying “He picked right up on how to drive a midget and was up to speed fast. We might have to do this again if he wants.”
Twenty Dirtcar Modified were on hand. Ray Bollinger (Second in National Points) would take home the win in heat one of three. Heat two saw Allen Weisser (Third in National Points) would bring home the win with track point leader Brandon Roberts winning heat number three. Weisser would draw the pole positon for the dash and run away with it to put him on the pole for the feature event with Roberts on his outside. Weisser jumped out to the early lead and never looked back to pick up the feature win. Behind Weisser was a different story as Roberts, Bollinger and Josh Allen would battle it out for the entire twenty laps from top to bottom for second. As the checkered flag flew, Bollinger would take second followed by Allen then Roberts with sixteenth starter Dave Wietholder rounding out the top five.
In the E-Mod division, Kevin Morrow would win the first heat race while track point leader Mark Anderson would win the second heat. Fifteen E-Mods would start the feature event with youngsters Mason Duncan and Dawson Cook leading the field to the green. Duncan would jump out top the early lead but it didn’t take long for sixth place starter Morrow to pass young Duncan on the third lap and lead the final twelve laps for his second feature win in a row and also taking back over the point lead from Anderson. In second was Matt Dobey who earlier had set fast time for the night in this division. Behind Dobey in third was Duncan followed by Cook and Trent Ross.
In the Dirtcar Hornet division Kyle Harper would pick up both the heat and feature win while Johnny Dennis picks up the 6-Shooter heat and feature victory.
Next Saturday Night is the annual Meet the Drivers Night when all the cars will be parked on the front stretch and the fans will be allowed to come out on the track to get autographs and meet their favorite drivers. Check out Spoon’s Face Book page and website for more info on this and other up coming events.
