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Winston Speedway reschedules Player Hater Wild West Shootout

WINSTON, Mich. (April 4, 2022) – The Winston Speedway Player Hater Wild West Shootout has been moved to Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9. Saturday’s IMCA Modified feature pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $175 to start with the winner earning Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility. Qualifying begins on Friday with last-chance races and the main event on night two. The Player Hater Wild West Shootout is presented by Lane Automotive.

IMCA Modifieds chase $2,000 at Winston’s Wild West Shootout

ROTHBURY, Mich. (March 28, 2022) – A top prize the IMCA Modified winner will love is at stake at Winston Speedway’s April 1-2 Player Hater Wild West Shootout. The Saturday night feature pays $2,000 to win and a minimum of $175 to start with the winner earning Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying eligibility as well. Qualifying begins on Friday with last-chance races and the main event on night two. Entry fee is $30 for the draw/redraw special. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded; drivers must race on Friday to be eligible to compete Saturday. Pit gates open at 3 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Friday. Pit passes are $30 and spectator admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and kids ages 6-11 and $5 for ages five and under. On Saturday, pits open at 2 p.m., the grandstand opens at 3 p.m. and racing is at 4 p.m. [Read More]

Winston Speedway hosts another Friday Fast Shafts All-Star qualifier

ROTHBURY, Mich. – A check for $1,000 and a place on the 2021 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot go to the winner of the IMCA Modified main event this Friday night at Winston Speedway. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, KMJ Performance State and track points will be awarded at the Aug. 28 draw/redraw show. There is no entry fee; pit passes are $30 with admission to the pits free for children two and under. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 60 and over, military and kids 6-11, and free for five and under. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. The draw ends and hot laps start at 6:30 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. Sponsor for the division at Rothbury is Mercy Health Partners. More information is available by calling the track at 231 508-3030.

Winston Speedway hosts Friday Fast Shafts All-Star qualifier

ROTHBURY, Mich. – A check for $1,200 and a Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot berth go to the winner of the IMCA Modified main event this Friday night at Winston Speedway. The July 31 show is draw/redraw and IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Dirt Works Eastern Region, KMJ Performance State and track points will be awarded. Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. The draw ends and hot laps start at 6:30 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. There is no entry fee; pit passes are $30 with admission to the pits free for children two and under. Spectator admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 60 and over, military and kids 6-11, and free for five and under. Sponsor for the division at Rothbury is Mercy Health Partners. More information is available by calling the track at 231 508-3030.

Rush on pit stall sales results from new IMCA Modified sanction at Michigan’s Winston Speedway

ROTHBURY, Mich. – After making the announcement that he’d run IMCA Modifieds beginning in 2020, Winston Speedway promoter Dean Wilkerson had one of the hottest properties in town. Twenty Friday night dates for the sanctioned division are scheduled this season at the 3/8-mile clay oval in Rothbury. It didn’t take long for area drivers to start a rush on pit parking reservations at the newest track in IMCA’s Dirt Works Eastern Region. “We made the announcement that we would sanction with IMCA and posted pit spots for sale. We’ve already sold more than 30,” Wilkerson reported. “The response has been unreal. It’s been more than I ever expected.” The second of three generations to race at Winston – his father Dean Sr. was a multi-time track champion while son Drew has earned rookie of the year honors there – Wilkerson and wife Lynette took over as promoters last September. Wilkerson had been in charge of track prep at both Winston and Saturday speedplant Thunderbird Raceway in Muskegon, half an hour to the south “I grew [Read More]