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Both Non-Wing and Winged Sprints Are at Gas City This Friday

Do you prefer sprint cars with or without wings? People are usually pretty vocal on their preference. But no matter what your answer is, Gas City I-69 Speedway has you covered. Both types of sprint cars will be in action at the Grant County quarter-mile oval this Friday night. The Gas City non-wing 410 sprint cars will compete in a full program, as will the winged 305 sprint cars of the Schaffer’s Oil Indiana RaceSaver series in the fourth annual Jack [...]

June 16, 2021

Kofoid Dominates USAC Midget Feature; Thomas Becomes Newest Sprint Feature Winner At Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday Night

GAS CITY, Ind., June 12 – Last year Michael “Buddy”Kofoid finished second in the Indiana Midget Week USAC NOS Energy Drink national midget race at Gas City I-69 Speedway. On Friday night for the 2021 version of Indiana Midget Week at Gas City the Penngrove, Calif.-based driver did that one better, leading all 30 laps to earn a runaway, $4,000 victory over Emerson Axsom of Franklin, Ind. Kevin Thomas Jr. of Cullman, Ala., finished sixth in the midget feature [...]

June 12, 2021

Weir Wins Sprint Feature; Massingill Stars in Midgets; Losh Tops Modifieds; Hobbs Is Street Stock Victor and Headley Jr. Rules Hornets In ‘Monkey Wrench Mania’ At Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday Night

GAS CITY, Ind., June 5 – Scotty Weir had to fight off all comers for five restarts in the 25-lap non-wing sprint car feature Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway. Each restart erased his lead, but the Marion, Ind.-based driver was up to the challenge and led every lap to beat Shane Cockrum of Benton, Ill. to the checkered by 1.541 seconds and score a popular victory. Bryce Massingill of Troy, Ohio took the lead from polesitter Ian Creager [...]

June 5, 2021

Bacon Wins Wild BOSS Sprint Feature; Nusbaum, Turner and Headley Jr. Star in Their Divisions At Gas City I-69 Speedway Friday Night

GAS CITY, Ind., May 15 – The answer to the question “Who’s the Boss?” was Brady Bacon Friday night at Gas City I-69 Speedway, as the Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) non-wing sprint cars staged a thriller at the quarter-mile dirt track. After a violent start to the 25-lap main event with two separate flips by Ben Knight and defending track champion Max Adams, the top runners ran under a blanket numerous times in the beginning stages of the race, [...]

May 15, 2021

Meseraull Wins Twice on His Birthday; Roberts, Fincher and Headley Jr. Also Take Checkereds As Gas City I-69 Speedway Kicks Off Its 2021 Season

GAS CITY, Ind., May 8 – Thomas Meseraull of Waveland, Ind., celebrated his 40th birthday in victory lane following both the 25-lap non-wing sprint car feature and the 20-lap USAC Midget Cup series feature Friday night as Gas City I-69 Speedway opened its 2021 season. Following a bizarre lap 19, Bub Roberts of Warren, Ind., got the lead for the second time on the 20th and final lap to win the modified feature. Mike Fincher of Rochester, Ind.,had a bit [...]

May 8, 2021

Two-Seater Rides Debut This Sunday, April 25th

GAS CITY, Ind., April 22 – Now the general public can enjoy the “Greatest Thrill Ride in Indiana” when Gas City I-69 Speedway debuts its new two-seater sprint car during Sunday’s (April 25) “Test & Tune” session. Veteran USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car & USAC Silver Crown driver Matt Goodnight will be behind the wheel, giving rides at Gas City I-69 Speedway this Sunday between noon and 5 p.m. Riders will be given five hot laps around Gas City’s 1/4-mile [...]

April 22, 2021

Gas City I-69 Speedway Test and Tune Moved to Sunday, April 25th

GAS CITY, Ind., April 22 – Due to rain in the forecast for Saturday, Gas City I-69 Speedway’s “Test & Tune” has been moved to Sunday (April 25). Pit gate will open at 10:30 a.m. with on-track test sessions running from noon to 5 p.m. The “Test & Tune” is open to all classes of race cars. Each class of car will be grouped together on-track. Pit passes are $30 per person (6 & under free, ages 7-12 are $10. Anyone [...]

April 22, 2021

‘Media Day’ and ‘Test and Tune’ Slated for April 24 As Gas City I-69 Speedway Prepares for May 7 Opener

GAS CITY, Ind., March 16 – Gas City I-69 Speedway announced today that its open “Test and Tune” practice session from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 24 will also serve as an informal “Media Day” for the press and participants. The practice day is open to all classes of race cars. Since the racers will just be testing their equipment and not competing, they’ll have more time for interviews between their on-track sessions than they do on typical [...]

March 16, 2021

Gas City I-69 Speedway’s 2021 Schedule Offers Something for Everyone

GAS CITY, Ind., Jan. 27 – From sprint cars, modifieds, street stocks and hornets to monster trucks, tractors and everything in between, a jam-packed, 21-event schedule is set for Gas City I-69 Speedway’s 2021 season. It begins with an open “test and tune” on Saturday, April 24, with racing action kicking off on Friday night, May 7 and concluding Saturday, Oct. 23. Anchoring the weekly schedule will be non-wing sprint cars, UMP-style modifieds, street stocks and hornets. In addition to releasing the [...]

January 27, 2021

Schlenk Rules Late Model Feature; Wilber Nabs Modified Main; Bishop and Headley Also Star In Second Half of ‘Fall Festival of Speed’ Saturday at Gas City I-69 Speedway

GAS CITY, Ind., Oct. 4 – In the only late model race held this year at Gas City I-69 Speedway, Rusty Schlenk of McClure, Ohio won the 25-lap headliner Saturday night as the track closed its 2020 season with the “Tin Top Spectacular,” the second half of its two-day “Fall Festival of Speed.” There were 128 open-wheel race cars on the grounds on Friday and 118 stock cars on Saturday. Tim Wilber of Quincy, Mich., won the 25-lap UMP modified feature [...]

October 4, 2020

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