Welcome To Racing In 2017
By Brian Liskai - Buckeye Speedzone Host, Fremont & Attica Announcer
Welcome to the BAS Broadcasting 2017 Racing Guide. In the pages of this informative magazine you will find schedules for all the area tracks and series (both regional and national). This is a great resource to keep in your vehicle or camper throughout the next few months. I have been a race track announcer for over 34 years and feel truly blessed to have been raised and continue to live in this region. Ohio offers THE BEST in racing from dirt track to high speed asphalt to one of the world’s best drag racing facilities. Let’s not forget Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course near Lexington, Ohio. Did you know there are more than 769 dirt tracks across the Photography By: SprintFun Photos, order prints at http://sprintfun.net United States with more than 80,000 drivers competing each year? Over 1.3 million fans attend short track acing each week- 50 race tracks including dirt, asphalt, drag strip and road course Think about that….that’s more than NASCAR, the NFL, NBA end from February through November with 52 million tickets and NHL combined! sold just at dirt tracks each year. In Ohio alone there are around Please turn to Page 11
Toledo Speedway April 22 May 21 May 28 June 2 June 10 June 16 June 25
Spring 200: ARCA/CRA Super Series LMs, ARCA Outlaw LMs ARCA 200: ARCA Racing Series, Stock Car Series, ARCA Late Model Sportsman, autograph session Ohio Figure 8 Championship: ARCA F8, FS F8, LMSP, Kids Power Wheels Demo, Racer’s Reunion, Meet the Drivers Night of Destruction: School Bus F8, Train F8, Boat F8, Race Car Bowling, Flag Pole Race, FS F8, ARCA F8, ARCA LM Sport Insane Inflatables 5k Run Fastest Short Track Show in World: MSA Super Modifieds, AVBBSS Winged Sprints Rusty Wallace Racing Experience! Ride or Drive a Stock Car!
July 1 July 14 July 21 July 28
Aug. 5 Aug. 11 Aug. 25
Saturday Night Special! Firecracker 150: LM, LMSP, MCR Dwarf Cars, Fireworks! 250 Enduro, F8 Train, F8 Boat, Fan Club Night King of the Wing Sprint Cars, plus Top Speed Modifieds Rollie Beale Classic: USAC Silver Crown Cars, Thunder Roadsters, Vintage Race Car Exhibition, Openwheel Racer’s Reunion Saturday Night Special: ARCA LM, LMSP, FS LMSP Silver Cup Series, FS Road Course Night of Destruction: LMSP & FS Championships, School Bus F8, Train F8, Boat Figure 8, Flag Pole Race
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Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Nov. 5
Rusty Wallace Experience! Ride or Drive a Stock Car! 29th Running of Glass City 200: ARCA/CRA Super Series LM, Outlaw Late Models 27th Annual Bikers of NW Ohio Toy Run - to benefit Harbor Children’s Services - noon All schedules subject to change.
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2017 All-Star Circuit of Champions April 8 Atomic Speedway - Waverly, OH April 15 Attica Raceway Park - Attica, OH April 22 Wayne County Speedway Orrville, Ohio April 28 Tommy Hinnershitz Memorial Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA April 29 Port Royal Speedway - Port Royal, PA April 30 Bedford Speedway - Bedford, PA May 5 Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, PA May 6 Mercer Raceway Park - Mercer, PA May 19 Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN May 20 IRA All Star Challenge Part I Wilmot Raceway - Wilmot, WI
May 21 IRA All Star Challenge Part II Angell Park Speedway - Sun Prairie,WI May 26 Attica Raceway Park - Attica, OH May 27 TBA - OH May 28 TBA - OH June 9 Lincoln Speedway - Lincoln, IL June 10 Macon Speedway - Macon, IL June 16 Ohio Sprint Speedweek Attica Raceway Park - Attica, OH June 17 Ohio Sprint Speedweek Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, OH June 18 Ohio Sprint Speedweek - Waynesfield Raceway Park - Waynesfield, OH June 19 Ohio Sprint Speedweek Wayne County Speedway-Orrville, OH
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June 20 Ohio Sprint Speedweek Sharon Speedway - Hartford, OH June 21 Ohio Sprint Speedweek - Rain Date June 22 Ohio Sprint Speedweek - Muskingum County Speedway - Dresden, OH June 23 Ohio Sprint Speedweek - Limaland Motorsports Park - Lima, OH June 24 Ohio Sprint Speedweek - Atomic Speedway - Waverly, OH June 30 Hartford Speedway - Hartford, MI July 1 Merritt Speedway - Lake City, MI July 8 Lou Blaney Memorial - Sharon Speedway - Hartford, OH July 21 I-79 Summer Shootout Eriez Speedway - Erie, PA
2017 All-Star Circuit of Champions - cont. July 22 July 23 July 28 July 29 July 30 Aug. 17 Aug. 18
I-79 Summer Shootout Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway Imperial, PA I-79 Summer Shootout Tri-City Raceway Park - Franklin, PA Outlaw Speedway - Dundee, NY Orange County Fair SpeedwayMiddletown, NY Lebanon Valley SpeedwayWest Lebanon, NY Grandview Speedway Bechtelsville, PA Jack Gunn Memorial Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA
Aug. 19 Lincoln Speedway Abbottsville, PA Aug. 20 Justin Snyder Salute to the Troops Susquehanna Speedway York Haven,PA Aug. 25 -26 Open Wheel Championship Atomic Speedway - Waverly, OH Sept. 2 Dirt Classic Ohio Attica Raceway Park - Attica, OH Sept. 3 Pete Jacobs Memorial Wayne County Speedway Orrville, OH Sept. 8 Night Before the 50 Port Royal Speedway - Port Royal, PA
Sept. 9 Tuscarora 50 - Port Royal Speedway - Port Royal, PA Sept. 16 Selinsgrove Speedway Selinsgrove, PA Sept. 17 Bedford Speedway - Bedford, PA Sept. 23 4-Crown Nationals Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, OH Oct. 7 Wayne County Speedway Orrville, OH Oct. 14 UNOH Sprintacular Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, OH All schedules subject to change.
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Sept. 9 Season Championship - Salute Our Champions - 410s, 305s, Trucks, LM Sept. 9-10 Johnny Auxter Days - Antique Farm Equipment & Race Cars on Display, Vintage Race on Sunday Sept. 15 10th Annual Jim Ford Classic - FAST/ OSCS, 305s, LM, Band in Campground Sept. 16 10th Annual Jim Ford Classic - FAST/ OSCS, 305s, Trucks, LM, Band Sept. 30 Mike Hensel Memorial - BOSS Non Wing Sprints, 305s, Trucks, LM Oct. 7 Run What You Brung - Campground Party w/ Live Music after races All schedules subject to change.
Eldora Speedway April 15 64th Season Opener - ALMS, DIRTcar Modifieds, Stocks April 22 Saturday Night SpeedFest - DIRTcar Modifieds, Stocks, Vore’s Compacts May 12-13 LetsRace Two - World of Outlaws Sprints, USAC Sprints May 20 Family Fireworks Night #1 - DIRTcar Mods, Stock Cars, Fireworks May 28 Johnny Appleseed Classic - ALMS, DIRTcar Mods, Stocks June 8-10 23rd Annual Dirt Late Model Dream DIRTcar Late Models June 17 Ohio Sprint Speedweek - All Star Sprints, Stock Cars
July 13 July 14 July 15 July 18 July 19 Aug. 12 Sept. 3
Jokers Wild - World of Outlaws Sprints Knight Before the Kings Royal World of Outlaws Sprints 34th Annual Kings Royal World of Outlaws Sprints Tuesday Night Tailgate - Super DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds Eldora Dirt Derby - NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Family Fireworks Night #2 - DIRTcar Modifieds, Stock Cars, Fireworks 10th Annual Baltes Classic - ALMS, DIRTcar Modifieds, Stocks
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Sept. 7-9 47th Annual World 100 - DIRTcar Late Models Sept. 22 BeFour The Crowns Showdown World of Outlaws Sprints, Stock Cars Sept. 23 36th Annual 4-Crown Nationals USAC Midgets, Sprints, Silver Crown, All Star Sprints Oct. 5-6 Fall Nationals - DIRTcar Modifieds Oct. 7 Fall Nationals - DIRTcar Modifieds, DIRTcar Late Models Oct. 14 The Sprintacular - All Star Sprints, NRA Sprints, NonWing Sprints All schedules subject to change.
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Limaland Motorsports Park April 14 Season Opening Shootout - NRA Sprints, Modifieds, Thunderstocks April 21 Spring Fling - NRA Sprints, Modifieds, Thunderstocks April 28 82nd Anniversary Race - Non Wing Sprints, Modifieds, Thunderstocks May 5 Meet the Drivers Night - NRA Sprints, Modifieds, Thunderstocks May 12 Modified Mayhem XVII - Modifieds, Lite Modifieds, Thunderstocks May 19 Busch Clash with Ken Schrader - NRA Sprints, Modifieds, Thunderstocks May 26 18th Annual Memorial Cup - NRA Sprint Invaders, Modifieds, Thunderstocks
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July 21 UNOH 20th Anniversary Night - Non Wing Sprints, Modifieds, Thunderstocks July 28 Clash - NRA Sprints, Modifieds, Thunderstocks Aug. 4 20th Annual Limaland Season Point Championships - Modifieds, Thunderstocks, Mini Sprints Aug. 11 Award Celebration Night - NRA/LMP Point Fund Invitational Race, LMP Season Banquet Ceremony, King of the Qtr-Mile Races, Pit Party & Celebration All schedules subject to change.
National Trail Raceway April 8 April 9 April 16 April 19 April 23 April 26 May 3 May 6 May 7 May 10 May 13 May 17 May 19-21 May 24 May 27 May 28
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NHRA Summit King of the Track JEGS ET - Summit Series #9, Super 32 #5 JEGS ET - Summit Series #10, Super 32 #6, Jr Q330 #4 12th Annual Fall Import Face Off NTR - JEGS Wednesday Night, Summer Series Points #12 9th Annual LX & Beyond Nationals Pure Speed Drag Racing Experience NTR - JEGS Wednesday Night Closed - NHRA Bracket Finals NTR - JEGS Wednesday Night JEGS ET - Summit Series #11, Jr Q330 #5 JEGS ET - Summit Series #12 NTR - JEGS Wednesday Night 23rd Annual NTR Halloween Hootout 89th Edition OHSAA State Cross Country Meet 4th Edition NTR New Year’s Eve Bash
Oct. 1 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 28
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Welcome To Racing In 2017 Continued from Page 3
The 2017 racing season has begun around our neck of the woods and it promises to be a good one. Three-time NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart has retired from the stock cars and will race on the dirt A LOT in 2017. He, along with fellow NASCAR stars Kasey Kahne and Kyle Larson own sprint car teams that tour the country with the World of Outlaw series. Tony also owns the world famous half-mile dirt track of Eldora Speedway and the country’s oldest touring series, the All Star Circuit of Champions. Sandusky, Ohio is home to the NASCAR truck teams of ThorSport Racing which boasts series championships! One of the biggest pieces of news to happen in the Buckeye State this year is the re-opening of Mansfield Motor Speedway in Mansfield, Ohio. The track started as a dirt track many decades ago, was paved and held NASCAR truck races for a few years and is now being turned back into a state-of-the-art dirt track. Go to www.mansfieldmotorspeedway.com for all the exciting news! Along with that exciting news is the sad news of the closing
of the historic Columbus Motor Speedway in Columbus, Ohio. It will be missed…it was a stepping stone for a lot of future stars in motorsports. And maybe the most encouraging thing is the re-opening of several go-kart tracks and the increased participation of youngsters. Racing is a wonderful family bonding experience that teaches kids discipline, responsibility and hard work. Today’s biggest stars in Indy cars and NASCAR started in go-karts. There are huge events all over the area in 2017. Check out the schedules of Fremont Speedway, Attica Raceway Park, Summit Motorsports Park, Toledo Speedway, Limaland Motorsports Park, Wayne County Speedway, Pacemakers Dragway Park, Oakshade Raceway, Sharon Speedway, Hilltop Speedway, Speedway 7, Atomic Speedway, Eldora Speedway, Portsmouth Raceway Park, Waynesfield Raceway Park….heck, just Google race tracks in Ohio! Please turn to Page 13
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Lorain County Speedway April 15 April 22 April 29 May 6 May 14 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 25
Opening Night - Sprints, Parking Lot Drags, North Coast Modified Series - Midwest Modified Series 50 Lapper Family Fun Night - Pure Stocks, Coyote Racing Series Trucks Grand Nationals - 40 Lapper #1, Sprints Mother’s Day - Pure Stocks, CRS Trucks Sunday Funday - Charger 30 Lapper #1, Weekly Racing, Sprints, Parking Lot Drags Grand Nationals - 40 Lapper #2, Pure Stocks, Sportsman Memorial Day Show - Military Special, NCMS-MMS 50 Lapper #2, Sprints, CRS Trucks Main Event Late Models Series, Pure Stocks MSA Supermodifieds, NCMS-MMS 50 #3 - 1st Annual Modified Race in Honor of Chris Newman, Sprints Family Fun Night - Silly String Shootout, Grand Nationals 40 Lapper #3, Pure Stocks, CRS Trucks Sunday Funday - Midwest Non Wing 410 Sprints, Charger 30 Lapper #2, Weekly Racing, Sprints, Parking Lot Drags
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Summit Motorsports Park April 15 36th Annual Spring Warmup April 22 Edelbrock Super Series Opening Day w/Juniors April 29 Edelbrock Super Series w/ Juniors May 3 Wednesday Fun Night May 6 Edelbrock Super Series w/ Juniors May 7 29th Annual High School Nationals May 10 Wednesday Fun Night May 13 Edelbrock Super Series w/ Juniors May 17 Wednesday Fun Night May 19-21 11th Annual Cavalcade of Stars May 24 Wednesday Fun Night May 27 Edelbrock Super Series Summit JDRL Challenge May 31 Wednesday Fun Night June 2-4 20th Annual No Box Bonanza June 7 Wednesday Fun Night June 9-10 Summit Racing Equipment Super Summit
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July 28-30 5th Annual Monster Mopar Weekend Aug. 2 Wednesday Fun Night Aug. 4-6 26th Annual Ames Performance Tri Power Pontiac Nationals Aug. 12 40th Annual Night Under Fire (no Juniors) / National Dragster Challenge Aug. 16 Wednesday Fun Night Aug. 18-20 25th Annual Shootout Aug. 23 Wednesday Fun Night Aug. 25-27 16th Annual NMCA All American Muscle Super Nationals Aug. 30 Wednesday Fun Night Sept. 1-3 25th Annual Ten Grand Nationals
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Devil’s Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, Texas Riverside International Speedway - West Memphis, Arkansas Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 - Pevely, Missouri Plymouth Speedway - Plymouth, Indiana Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, Indiana Missouri State Fair Speedway - Sedalia, Missouri 81 Speedway - Park City, Kansas Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio Lincoln Speedway - Abbotstown, Pennsylvania Williams Grove Speedway - Williams Grove, Pennsylvania Weedsport Speedway - Weedsport, New York New Egypt Speedway - New Egypt, New Jersey The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, North Carolina Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana Jackson Motorplex - Jackson, Minnesota Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, Iowa Eagle Raceway - Eagle, Nebraska
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River Cities Speedway - Grand Forks, North Dakota Red River Valley Speedway - West Fargo, North Dakota Granite City Speedway - Sauk Rapids, Minnesota West Liberty Raceway - West Liberty, Iowa Beaver Dam Raceway - Beaver Dam, Wisconsin The Dirt Oval at Route 66 Raceway - Joliet, Illinois Deer Creek Speedway - Spring Valley, Minnesota Badlands Motor Speedway - Brandon, South Dakota Cedar Lake Speedway - New Richmond, Wisconsin Attica Raceway Park - Attica, Ohio Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, Pennsylvania Williams Grove Speedway - Williams Grove, Pennsylvania Ransomville Speedway - Ransomville, New York Ohsweken Speedway - Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada Hartford Speedway - Hartford, Michigan Wilmot Raceway - Wilmot, Wisconsin Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 - Pevely, Missouri Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, Iowa River Cities Speedway - Grand Forks, North Dakota NoDak Speedway - Minot, North Dakota Black Hills Speedway - Rapid City, South Dakota BMP Speedway - Shepherd, Montana Skagit Speedway - Alger, Washington Grays Harbor Raceway - Elma, Washington Willamette Speedway - Lebanon, Oregon Silver Dollar Speedway - Chico, California TBA Calistoga Speedway - Calistoga, California Eldora Speedway - Rossburg, Ohio Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, Pennsylvania Williams Grove Speedway - Williams Grove, Pennsylvania TBA Fulton Speedway - Fulton, New York TBA Port Royal Speedway - Port Royal, Pennsylvania Lakeside Speedway - Kansas City, Kansas Salina Highbanks Speedway - Salina, Oklahoma Dodge City Raceway Park - Dodge City, Kansas The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina All schedules subject to change.
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2017 NASCAR Schedules April 8 April 22 April 29 May 6 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 June 30 July 7 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 18 Aug. 27 Sept. 2 Sept. 8 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 6 Oct. 21 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
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Martinsville - FS1 - 2:00 Texas - FOX - 1:30 Bristol - FOX - 2:00 Richmond - FOX - 2:00 Talladega - FOX 2:00 Kansas - FS1 - 7:30 Showdown - FS1 - 6:00 All-Star Race - FS1 - 6:00 Charlotte - FOX - 6:00 Dover - FS1 - 1:00 Pocono - FS1 - 3:00 Michigan - FS1 - 3:00 Sonoma - FS1 - 3:00 Daytona - NBC - 7:30 Kentucky - NBCSN - 7:30 New Hampshire - NBCSN - 3:00 Indianapolis - NBC - 3:00 Pocono - NBCSN - 3:00 Watkins Glen - NBCSN - 3:00 Michigan - NBCSN - 3:00 Bristol - NBC - 7:30 Darlington - NBCSN - 6:00 Richmond - NBCSN - 7:30 Chicagoland - NBCSN - 3:00 New Hampshire - NBCSN - 2:00 Dover - NBCSN - 2:00 Charlotte - NBCSN - 7:00 Talladega - NBC - 2:00 Kansas - NBCSN - 3:00 Martinsville - NBCSN - 1:00 Texas - NBC - 2:00 Phoenix - NBC - 2:30 Homestead-Miami - NBC - 2:30 All schedules subject to change.