DODGE CITY, Kan. – In accordance with guidelines set forth by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday phasing in the easing of restrictions over the coming weeks regarding the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, Dodge City Raceway Park is tentatively set to resume operations in mid-May.
The track has set Saturday, May 16, as an Open Practice session on both the three-eighths-mile DCRP clay oval as well as the seventh-mile Little DCRP clay oval.
“We look forward to resuming activities at Dodge City Raceway Park,” track manager and promoter Tommie Estes Jr. said. “We will continue to be in constant communication with local and state authorities to ensure that we reopen the facility in a manner that is safe for each of our fans, race teams and employees.”
The first racing action will follow on Friday, May 22, with the NOW600 Brandon Barbo Classic atop the Little DCRP clay oval featuring the Micro Sprint divisions of Winged A Class, Non-Wing A Class and Restricted A Class.
The three-eighths-mile DCRP track will see its first official action on Saturday, June 6, with the United Rebel Sprint Series taking on the Precise Racing Products DCRP Sprint Cars along with a full slate of championship chase action including IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars and IMCA Hobby Stocks.
The track’s marquee event, the Lubbock Wrecker Service DCRP Sprint Car Nationals along with the Modified Stampede, has been shifted from the originally scheduled dates of June 18-20 to Aug. 20-22.
Additionally, the Hobby Stock Roundup originally set for May 16 will now take place on June 20 with an added date for Karts and Micros on the Little DCRP track on Sunday, June 21.