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Monroe Hospital Supports Bloomingt

Monroe Hospital Supports Bloomingt...

7/23/2025
We are thrilled to announce a partnership with Monroe Hospital - look for details about a Monroe Hospital Night at the Races Soon
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  • administrator on Jul 23, 2025
  • Article Date: 7/23/2025
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged, Super Stocks
9 Days Away from the Biggest Race

9 Days Away from the Biggest Race...

7/23/2025
Sheldon Kinser Memorial at the Historic Bloomington Speedway Race #1. September 29, 1989 The race, delayed 1 week by rain paid $3,000 to win. Any fears about participation was dispatched early as 55 cars signed in. Bob Kinser was the fast qualifier, transferred to the A main by wining the B feature, but got upside down when the money was on the line. In the end Kerry Norris topped Tray House and Jack Hewitt. With the passage of time there may be fans who only remember...more
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  • administrator on Jul 23, 2025
  • Article Date: 7/23/2025
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged
Hartmann checks Knoxville box, pr

Hartmann checks Knoxville box, pr...

7/23/2025
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 23, 2025 – A childhood dream decades in the making came to realization when Austin Hartmann paid a visit to the Sprint Car Capital of the World in Knoxville, Iowa, to complete his first night of competition at the fabled Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, July 19. Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing Team made the 310-mile one-way trek to the famed third-mile black dirt oval to compete in a weekly 410 Sprint Car event, which drew...more
Jeff Pederson
  • Jeff Pederson on Jul 23, 2025
  • Article Date: 7/23/2025
Tags: Austin Hartmann, Angell Park Speedway, Attica Raceway Park
The Countdown Begins

The Countdown Begins

7/22/2025
August 1st Indiana Sprint Week comes to town for the Sheldon Kinser Memorial. It is the biggest race of the year. He was one of "our own." Sheldon was your neighbor, someone you worked with, and someone who you watched take his first laps in a stock car on the red clay. And he made it -- big time He was born in Bloomington on December 9. 1942 to parents Eathel and Jean. After a hitch in the Navy Sheldon not only competed in a stock car at Bloomington he was a big...more
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  • administrator on Jul 22, 2025
  • Article Date: 7/22/2025
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, USAC National Sprint Cars, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged
KEVIN HUNTLEY MEMORIAL WEEKEND POS

KEVIN HUNTLEY MEMORIAL WEEKEND POS...

7/17/2025
ATTENTION!!!!! VERY IMPORTANT! The Kevin Huntley Memorial Weekend for the Riverway Plumbing and Mechanical Huntley's Hoosier Winged Sprint Series has been POSTPONED UNTIL THE WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 5 & 6. It has rained throughout the week at Bloomington and it rained nearly 1/2 inch last night. A track inspection this morning found the pit lane flooded and presently it is impossible to get on the racetrack. The only way we could race is if it stayed completely dry today...more
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  • administrator on Jul 17, 2025
  • Article Date: 7/17/2025
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, Hoosier Sprints, IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car
Carson Dillion: Ready to Repeat

Carson Dillion: Ready to Repeat

7/16/2025
One can imagine that 50 years from today Carson Dillion will close his eyes and fondly remember what he accomplished on a June night during the 2024 racing season. You see, by his own admission Dillion can easily recall every detail of the biggest moment in his racing career to date. It was so rewarding he is preparing to do it all over again. When he says he was tooling around his yard in the quarter midget not long after he was able to walk it is unsurprising. His...more
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  • administrator on Jul 16, 2025
  • Article Date: 7/16/2025
Tags: Carson Dillion, Bloomington Speedway, Hoosier Sprints
Hartmann mounts Outlaws charge, ey

Hartmann mounts Outlaws charge, ey...

7/16/2025
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 16, 2025 – In a season haunted by mechanical maladies and misfortune, Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing Team encountered more of the same early before coming on strong late to cap an eventful night with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. on Saturday, July 12. The Plymouth, Wis. driver’s fifth night of competition with the World of Outlaws in 2025 started on a sour note as his...more
Jeff Pederson
  • Jeff Pederson on Jul 16, 2025
  • Article Date: 7/16/2025
Tags: Austin Hartmann, Angell Park Speedway, Attica Raceway Park
Blayne Ridgley: So Close he Can Ta

Blayne Ridgley: So Close he Can Ta...

7/15/2025
Blayne Ridgley has experienced the thrill of victory many times in his career, but as he moves into his fourth season with the Huntley’s Hoosier Wing Sprint Car Series he has one overriding goal – he needs to win a 305 sprint car race on Indiana soil. The 19-year old North Knox High School graduate has had a strong season by any measure. He has routinely been among the leaders, but Lady Luck seems to turn her head away from him at the most inopportune times. Undaunted,...more
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  • administrator on Jul 15, 2025
  • Article Date: 7/15/2025
Tags: Blayne Ridgley, Bloomington Speedway, Hoosier Sprints
Kevin Briscoe: Red Clay Legend

Kevin Briscoe: Red Clay Legend

7/11/2025
Tonight we celebrate Historic Bloomington Speedway Legends and one of the biggest has spent decades in around the Red Clay. His father Richard Briscoe purchased a car in the Nation's Bicentennial year from Bob Papoy and gave it go for one night. He quickly decided to concentrate on being an owner. He was a good one and as a result he had plenty of talented guys anxious to give it a whirl. The list includes Dick Gaines, Chuck Amati, Randy Kinser, Jack Hewitt ... and the...more
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  • administrator on Jul 11, 2025
  • Article Date: 7/11/2025
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged, Non-Winged Sprints
Red Clay Legend: Cecil Beavers

Red Clay Legend: Cecil Beavers

7/10/2025
Those who are fans of sprint car history are sure to know the names of Bloomington Speedway legends like Bob Kinser, Dick Gaines and those who followed. But not to be overlooked are the exploits of Bedford, Indiana stone cutter Cecil Beavers. Beavers was born on September 17, 1930 to Roy and Leona (Lake) Beavers. He was a Korean war veteran and came back hungry for action. Thus, by the mid-1950s could be found in a racecar at Bloomington, Bedford and the Mitchell...more
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  • administrator on Jul 10, 2025
  • Article Date: 7/10/2025
Tags: Bloomington Speedway, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged, Non-Winged Sprints
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