Gas City I-69 Speedway’s Night of Destruction Features Monster Trucks, School Bus Races and More
GAS CITY, Ind., Aug. 5 — In what promises to be one of the most entertaining events in the 27-year history of Gas City I-69 Speedway, a night of power and destruction is set for this Saturday, Aug. 10 at the multi-purpose motorsports facility. The “Night of Destruction” will feature the popular monster trucks and wild school bus racing. In addition, a mini-van demo derby, a rollover competition, a trailer race and a 75-lap hornet/compact car enduro will complete the [...]
BOSS Sprint Cars to Visit Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday Night As Part of a Huge Five-Division Show
GAS CITY, Ind., Aug. 5 — The friendly rivalry between the non-wing sprint car drivers of Indiana versus the non-wing sprint car drivers of Ohio is expected to produce an exceptionally large field of cars this Friday night as Gas City I-69 Speedway hosts the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) sprint cars as part of a huge, five-division show. To make things even more interesting, a not-so-dark horse from Michigan or Illinois could very well steal both groups’ thunder [...]
Meseraull Wins ‘Summer Slam’ Sprint Feature at Gas City; Freeman, Gehrke, Orr and Bishop Also Post Victories
GAS CITY, Ind., Aug. 3 — Thomas Meseraull of Waveland, Ind. had to work for it but he earned his sixth 25-lap non-wing sprint car feature victory of the year at Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday night to highlight the quarter-mile dirt oval’s “Summer Slam” program. Chad Freeman of Adairville, Ky. was 0.652 of a second ahead of Roy Caruthers of Indianapolis when he took the checkered flag in the 20-lap American Vintage Sprint Car Association (AVSCA) feature. The 20-lap [...]
Gary Ott’s Spectacular Aerobatic Flying To be Featured During Races At Gas City I-69 Speedway This Friday, Aug. 2
GAS CITY, Ind., July 29 – In what is expected to be one of the most breathtaking and entertaining intermissions ever at an American weekly dirt short track, Gary Ott of Marion, Ind. will perform a show of aerobatic flying above Gas City I-69 Speedway this Friday night, Aug. 2. Ott, who has more than 45 years of flying experience, will perform feats of spectacular flying including loops, rolls and other aerial maneuvers. Presented by Wesleyan Health and Rehabilitation Center [...]
Dalman Wins GLSS Feature at Gas City; Nusbaum Nabs First Mod Feature Win of the Year; Headley, Naida and Knittle Also Post Victories
GAS CITY, Ind., July 27 — Gregg Dalman of Bellevue, Mich. beat Conner Morrell of Bradenton, Fla. by 1.727 seconds to win the second 25-lap Great Lakes Super Sprints (GLSS) 360 winged sprint car feature ever held at Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday night. Dillon Nusbaum of Warsaw, Ind. won the quarter-mile dirt oval’s UMP modified championship last year without winning a feature, but he won one Friday night in a 20-lap contest. The $100 bounty on the Headley [...]
Cottle Wins USAC Indiana Sprint Week Opener By Inches on the Last Lap And Myers Takes Micro-Sprint Feature Thursday Night at Gas City I-69 Speedway
GAS CITY, Ind., July 19 — Thursday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway Shane Cottle reminded everyone that it’s the leader at the checkered who gets the big check. In a night of innumerable ups and downs for many drivers, Cottle used the low line to pass C.J. Leary on the last lap, win by inches, and earn $5,000 in a 30-lap barn burner that opened the 32nd annual NOS Energy Drink “Indiana Sprint Week” featuring the USAC AMSOIL national [...]
Gas City I-69 Speedway Officials Make It the ‘Cool Place to Be’ for Sprint Week
GAS CITY, Ind., July 16 — In preparation for Thursday’s “NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week” opener for the USAC AMSOIL national sprint cars, Gas City I-69 Speedway officials are adding several measures for fan comfort in light of the forecasted high temperatures. Speedway officials said that two 20-foot-by-20-foot tents will be erected, one in the grandstand concourse near the kids’ playground and one in the pit area. Each tent will feature picnic-table seating in the shade of the tents [...]
Meseraull Wins Sprint Feature, Headley Scores in Hornets, McKenzie Tops Mods, VanDrunen Nabs Street Stocks And Nickles Takes AMSA Mini-Sprint Main During ‘Christmas in July’ Show at Gas City Friday
GAS CITY, Ind., July 13 — Thomas Meseraull must be on Santa Claus’s “nice list,” because the latter came all the way from the North Pole to watch the Waveland, Ind.-based driver win his fifth 25-lap non-wing sprint car feature of the year at Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday night. Santa brought gifts for the children in attendance, and a real reindeer named “Nutcracker” was led in front of the main grandstand to the delight of children of all [...]
Boyles Wins Sprint Feature, Orr Tops Mods, Headley Jr. Scores in Hornets, Bishop Nabs Street Stocks, Haas Takes Mini-Sprint Main and Hicks Rules the Trucks In ‘Star-Spangled Spectacular’ at Gas City Saturday
GAS CITY, Ind., July 7 — Gas City I-69 Speedway switched to a Saturday night format instead of its usual Friday night races over the Fourth of July weekend, presenting a six-division card for its “Star-Spangled Spectacular” show. Defending track champion Clinton Boyles of Brownsburg, Ind. won his second 25-lap non-wing sprint car feature of the year at the quarter-mile clay oval. Three-time track champion Scott Orr of Columbia City, Ind. got his first victory at the track this [...]
Headley Family Is Always In the Thick of the Action At Gas City I-69 Speedway
GAS CITY, Ind., July 1 — When Gas City I-69 Speedway stages its special holiday “Star-Spangled Spectacular” program complete with fireworks this Saturday night, it’s pretty safe to expect someone in the Headley family will be in the middle of the action at some point. After all, James Headley of Marion, Ind. is the winningest driver in the Grant County quarter-mile clay oval’s history, and he once won five features at three different tracks over the Fourth of July weekend. [...]
