Weekly racing, candy dash to highlight weekend action at The Bullring

By Jerry Mackey VINTON, Iowa (July 5) – One hundred and forty-seven drivers packed the pit area at the Benton County Speedway Bullring Sunday night for the Urbana 5 Memorial. The very special race night was run in memory of the five youngsters who perished in a tragic traffic accident in April of 2015; the kids were all avid race fans.  The headliner of the night was the 25-lap Karl Kustoms Northern SportMod feature. With the lineup included past national and IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s champi­ons, the Urbana 5 committee bolstered the winner’s share of the purse to $1,800. The ex­tra money brought a stout field of 30 SportMod drivers to The Bullring on Sunday night. Joe Docekal took the lead from his outside front row start and led for several laps before a series of yellow flags allowed some of the heavy hitters time to work toward the front from deep in the field.  Brayton Carter had started 21st and steadily worked to the front, taking the lead from Docekal late in the race setting [Read More]

VINTON, Iowa (June 6, 2023) – A $1,000 winner’s share will showcase a busy Super Sunday this weekend at Benton County Speedway. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars presented by Christie Door Company will do battle for a $1,000 top prize in their draw/redraw event Sunday, June 11 at The Bullring.  There is no entry fee for the Stock Cars, which will pay $100 to start the Super Sunday main event, and earn the winner qualifying eligibility for the B&B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational at this year’s Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. Track points will be awarded. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds presented by Beaty Excavating, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks presented by Vermedahl Trucking, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods presented by Houdek Auto Center and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts presented by iHeart Radio will also be in competition for weekly points racing at The Bullring. The annual candy dash, which was originally scheduled for the June 4 program that was rained out just prior to race time, has been rescheduled and will be held during [Read More]

VINTON, Iowa (July 26, 2023) – Race fans will have the chance to beat the heat this Sunday during Mountain Dew Night at Benton County Speedway. In addition to IMCA Weekly Racing, door prizes will be awarded, a 50/50 raffle will be held and the Lil’ Racer Car Club will be giving away over 100 back packs to school age kids in attendance during the July 30 show. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds presented by Beaty Excavating, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars presented by Christie Door Company, Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods presented by Houdek Auto Center, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks presented by Vermedahl Logistics, Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts presented by iHeart Radio and INEX Legends presented by Legends.Direct will continue their pursuit of a championship Sunday night. Vintage race cars will join the evening’s festivities and kids’ power wheels races will be held during intermission. Both pit gate and grandstand open at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, with hot laps at 5:30 and racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and veterans, and [Read More]