Join the Illinois Lightning Sprint Series on Saturday, August 1st, as they host the Willard Bess Memorial Nationals at the UMP award winning Fairbury American Legion Speedway. A starting field of 20 wing lightning sprints will be going elbows up for 25 laps, battling for $2,000 and a giant novelty check. See the ILSS website for rules and updates. Thanks for reading.
The RMLSA has a two night show at Dodge City Raceway in Dodge City, KS, on July 3rd and 4th, as support class for the World Of Outlaws, that is $1000 to win each night!! Come and race, and watch the World Of Outlaws!!!!
Nice to see all these better paying races for Lightning Sprints!!!
^ for lightening sprints at one of the best tracks in the country FALS. If you've never been to Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Illinois. Imagine the track of Kokomo with the atmosphere of Eldora on BIG race nights. You should check out the 2014 Prairie Dirt Classic on YouTube with the World Of Outlaws Late Model Series. Best race I have seen in at least the last 15 years period! This ought to be one he!! of a show. I would absolutely love to see a 410 Non-Wing Sprint Car race there. It would be like Kokomo part 2 only in Illinois.
2024 Season: Race 1 - April 20th Brownstown (Crate LM). Unlike many I don't discriminate on what racing I choose to watch.
Originally Posted by cbaumeyer48:
How does it compare in size vs Tri State Speedway or Brownstown ??
Better then both look the track up on YouTube! It's about the same size with just a bit more banking then Brownstown, IN.
Originally Posted by 97juicedgmc:
only starting 20 cars? any particular reason ? is the place real small or something?
No <> probably tracks choice. It's just a BAD FAST & extremely racy 1/4 - 1/3 mile. The track surface is out of the river near Danville, Il (close to vermilion county Speedway) mixed with Clay. I've seen a lot of races there and they barely have to touch the track all night. It retains a lot of moisture in the surface.
I'm serious Check out the track on YouTube! 2014 Prairie Dirt Classic!
We ran one lightning sprint race there last year. Looked like long straights and tight turns at first. Ended up being one of the best tracks we have ever ran. Very smooth with nice banking and great dirt. You can hammer it in the turns. The cars come off the turns nicely and follow a good line. Not one of those places that tries to skate you into the concrete. Lets cars race close and hard. Ran a 12.25 gear with a R1 and didn't hit the rev limit.
