Lincoln Speedway, located in
Lincoln, Illinois
Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. First settled in the 1830s, it is the only town in the United States that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; he practiced law there from 1847 to 1859. Lincoln is h ...
on the
Logan County Fairgrounds, is a 1/4 mile dirt race track that opened in 2004.
Lincoln Speedway races on Friday nights. After running races sanctioning by the
United Midwestern Promoters
United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) is a short track motor racing sanctioning body in the United States that sanctions short track racing on dirt race tracks from 1/5 mile (0.3 km) in length to in length. UMP currently sanctions eight diffe ...
(UMP), it switched to DIRTcar sanction.
In 2007 Lincoln Speedway hosted events for
World of Outlaws Late Model Series
The World of Outlaws Case Construction Late Model Series is a Dirt Super Late Model touring series currently owned by World Racing Group, and is sanctioned by the World of Outlaws & DIRTcar. The series competes on dirt ovals across the Unite ...
and
UMP Summernationals as well as their local racing series'. 2008 will see more of the same from both sanctioning bodies, as well as full-time sanctioning from
United Midwestern Promoters
United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) is a short track motor racing sanctioning body in the United States that sanctions short track racing on dirt race tracks from 1/5 mile (0.3 km) in length to in length. UMP currently sanctions eight diffe ...
. In 2008, Lincoln Speedway acquired their very own 2-seat
Late Model
A late model car is a car which has been recently designed or manufactured, often the latest model. (An early model car or classic car is a car old enough to be of historical interest; there is no usual intermediate term.)
The precise definition ...
, and offer rides in it after the racing program is finished. Lincoln Speedway's season opening race for 2011 is Friday, April 8, and the speedway will also hold a NASCAR Night on Tuesday, June 14 for the first time ever. The track was scheduled to be the first co-sanctioned event with the World of Outlaws Late Models and UMP Hell Tour in July 2016 but it rained out.
Thursday, September 3, 2015 Lincoln Speedway become operated by Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises, which also manages
Macon Speedway. The previous 2 seasons had been run by Ken Dobson of CILTRAK, which promoted Quincy Raceways and Jacksonville Speedway at the time. He still runs Jacksonville today.
Major events
Racing classes
*DIRTcar Pro
Late model
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The precise definition ...
*DIRTcar
Modified
*DIRTcar Street Stock
*DIRTcar
Midget
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*DIRTcar Hornet (4 cylinders)
Track records
The record for the fastest time in
Late Model
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qualifying is 12.219 seconds posted by Dennis Erb Jr. of
Carpentersville, Illinois
Carpentersville is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 37,983 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Carpentersville is located at (42.121156, -88.274679).
According to the 2010 census, Carpentersville has a total a ...
on June 28, 2009.
The track record for Midgets was set when the USAC Midgets made their first ever visit on July 2, 2017 by Tanner Thorson of Mendon, Nevada at 13.616 seconds
References
External links
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{{USAC National Midget Series race venues
Buildings and structures in Logan County, Illinois
Motorsport venues in Illinois
Tourist attractions in Logan County, Illinois