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Burns Wins Sprint Feature During Tom Bigelow Classic

Burns Wins Sprint Feature; Watson Tops the D2 Midgets; Headley Nabs the Street Stock Main; Skeens Stars in the Hornets During Tom Bigelow Classic Friday Night at Gas City GAS CITY, Ind., June 25 — Racing legend Tom Bigelow always tries to help young drivers, so it was fitting that the winner of the 25-lap non-wing sprint car feature during the Tom Bigelow Classic Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway was a 20-year-old civil engineering student at Indiana State University. Harley Burns [...]

June 25, 2022

Gas City Round of Indiana Midget Week Is Rained Out After Big Fields Compete in Preliminary Action

Gas City Round of Indiana Midget Week Is Rained Out After Big Fields Compete in Preliminary Action GAS CITY, Ind., June 11 — Rain forced the cancellation of Friday night’s USAC Indiana Midget Week event Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway as the USAC NOS Energy Drink national midgets were about to begin their B-main. There were 37 midgets on the grounds and 26 Gas City non-wing sprint cars. Tickets will be honored at their face value for any other event [...]

June 11, 2022

Gas City Hosts USAC Indiana Midget Week And Gas City Sprints Doubleheader This Friday Night

Gas City Hosts USAC Indiana Midget Week And Gas City Sprints Doubleheader This Friday Night GAS CITY, Ind., June 7 — This Friday night Gas City I-69 Speedway hosts one of the most anticipated races of its season with its leg of the 18th annual Indiana Midget Week for the USAC NOS Energy Drink national midget series. Adding more excitement to the night will be the addition of non-wing sprint cars to make an open-wheel doubleheader. Michael “Buddy” Kofoid of Penngrove, Calif., is the early favorite, [...]

June 7, 2022

No Two-Seater Rides This Saturday

No Two-Seater Rides This Saturday GAS CITY, Ind., June 7 — The two-seater sprint car rides originally scheduled for Gas City I-69 Speedway this coming Saturday, June 11, have been canceled. The experience may be rescheduled in the future. When an update is available it will be posted on the track’s website at GasCityI69Speedway.com and its social media outlets. The track is on Twitter (@GasCitySpeedway), Instagram (@GasCitySpeedway) and Facebook (GasCitySpeedwayOnTheGas). Gas City I-69 Speedway is located on State Road 22, approximately a half- mile west of exit 259 of [...]

June 7, 2022

Weir Wins Sprint Feature at ‘Jack and Jiggs Classic;’ Losh Tops the Mods; Macenko Wins the Kenyon Midget Main; Hobbs and Arcaro Triumph in Street Stocks and Hornets At Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday Night

Weir Wins Sprint Feature at ‘Jack and Jiggs Classic;’ Losh Tops the Mods; Macenko Wins the Kenyon Midget Main; Hobbs and Arcaro Triumph in Street Stocks and Hornets At Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday Night GAS CITY, Ind., June 4 — Defending track champion Scotty Weir of Marion, Ind., used the high line to become the third different 25-lap non-wing sprint car feature winner in as many races over former track champion Shane Cottle of Kansas, Ill., Friday night at Gas City I-69 [...]

June 4, 2022

Gas City Hosts Doubleheader This Friday and Saturday Night

Gas City Hosts Doubleheader This Friday and Saturday Night GAS CITY, Ind., May 31 —Gas City I-69 Speedway shifts into high gear this weekend with a doubleheader on Friday (June 3) and Saturday (June 4) to please fans of both four-wheel and two-wheel competition. Friday’s fifth annual “Jack and Jiggs Classic” pays homage to current track owner Jack Himelick and former promoter Jiggs Thomason with a five-division card of non-wing sprint cars, United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) modifieds, Kenyon midgets, street stocks and [...]

June 1, 2022

Meseraull Wins BOSS Sprint Feature; Dager Scores His First USAC D2 Midget Feature Victory; Headley and Arcaro Triumph in Street Stocks and Hornets At Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday Night

Meseraull Wins BOSS Sprint Feature; Dager Scores His First USAC D2 Midget Feature Victory; Headley and Arcaro Triumph in Street Stocks and Hornets At Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday Night GAS CITY, Ind., May 21 —The answer to the question, “Who’s the boss?” on Friday night was Thomas Meseraull, as the Waveland, Ind.-based driver won the 25-lap MPD Racing Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) sprint car feature at Gas City I-69 Speedway. Kyle Dager of Fort Wayne, Ind., won the 20-lap USAC Midwest Thunder [...]

May 21, 2022

Mihocko and Paynter Win Sprint Features Friday Night; Headley and Hillman Triumph in Street Stock and Hornets As Gas City I-69 Speedway Opens Its 2022 Season

Mihocko and Paynter Win Sprint Features Friday Night; Headley and Hillman Triumph in Street Stock and Hornets As Gas City I-69 Speedway Opens Its 2022 Season GAS CITY, Ind., May 14 —With and without wings the sprint car action was fast and furious Friday night as Gas City I-69 Speedway opened its 2022 season to an enthusiastic crowd. Tye Mihocko of Phoenix, Ariz., won the 25-lap non-wing sprint car feature, while John Paynter Jr. of Bloomington, Ind., was victorious in the 25-lap main event for [...]

May 14, 2022

Gas City I-69 Speedway’s Test and Tune This Wednesday Is a Great Opportunity to Prepare for Season Opener May 6

GAS CITY, Ind., April 25 —“Getting to Know You” is the theme of this Wednesday’s “Test and Tune” from 5-9 p.m. at Gas City I-69 Speedway. It’s open to all forms of race cars as teams prepare for the season opener Friday night, May 6. Team members will be checking out the 2022 track surface, getting acclimated to their new rides and/or new driver-owner combinations, and testing any improvements they made to their race cars over the winter. Larry Boos, the [...]

April 26, 2022

Gas City I-69 Speedway’s Gappens Accepts General Manager Position at Eldora; Boos to Take Over as Gas City Promoter

GAS CITY, Ind., April 18 — Although Gas City I-69 Speedway was silent over the weekend, a great deal was happening behind the scenes. Jerry Gappens, promoter of the quarter-mile Grant County dirt track for the last four years, has accepted the position of general manager of the famous Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, and will start work at Eldora immediately. Larry Boos, the promoter of both Winchester Speedway and Montpelier Motor Speedway, will take over Gappens’ position and [...]

April 18, 2022

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