LINCOLN, Ill. — The gates swing open on the 20th season of racing action at Lincoln Speedway on April 7.
The popular track is set for another season of dirt track racing, featuring many marquee events and a strong presence from the staple classes. The quarter-mile track is located at the Logan County Fairgrounds.Â
Lincoln is off to a great start, having two test and tune events that have drawn huge car counts. The first test was held on March 26 and had approximately 45 cars on the grounds, the largest number for a test in recent memory. That was topped a week later, when 55-plus cars were on the grounds getting some track time.
Friday night’s action will feature all four of the staple divisions, plus two other part-time classes at the speedway. The evening will be headlined by the Midwest Big Ten Series DIRTcar Modifieds and the DIRTcar Pro Late Models. New to the track this season is the MARA Midgets, an Illinois division of the popular Badger Midgets. That class replaces the DII Midgets, which has run at the speedway for many years. Rounding out the staple divisions will be the DIRTcar Hornets, the front wheel drive class.
Joining the four staple classes will be the DIRTcar Street Stocks and Sportsman. For the Street Stocks, they will be making their first of seven appearances, counting the DIRTcar Fall Nationals. The Sportsman have just three appearances on the Lincoln Speedway schedule.