Live internet broadcasts set for Tri-City Speedway’s Lucas Oil Series and Gold Crown Midget events

PONTOON BEACH, Ill. — Two of Tri-City Speedway’s biggest events in 2015 will receive live pay-per-view video coverage on the internet. The 3/8-mile track’s May 1 Spring Spectacular for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the seventh annual Gold Crown Midget Nationals on Sept. 4-5 will be broadcast live, giving fans who can’t attend in person the chance to still catch all the competition. Both pay-per-view broadcasts will be handled by motorsports media companies with plenty of experience presenting live internet coverage of short-track racing. Dirt Late Model news site DirtonDirt.com will cover the $10,000-to-win Lucas Oil Series program, while thecushion.com will broadcast the [...]

April 6, 2015
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Open practice this Tuesday, March 31st at Tri-City Speedway!

Open Practice Tuesday, March 31 Pit Gates Open at 5:30 Open Practice 5:30 - 8:00 All Classes Welcome! General Admission FREE Concessions will be open All Drivers please go on-line and fill out your Driver Info sheets and bring Sunday Also you can purchase your Tri City Membership for $35/Reserved Parking $75 Any questions email Tammy at tricityspeedway@msn.com ****Opening Night**** Friday, April 3rd "Good Friday Classes: UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, B-Mods, UMP St. Stocks & UMP 4-Cylinders

March 29, 2015
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Test & Tune set for Sunday, March 29th is canceled due to wet conditions. Racing starts on Friday, April 3rd!

An inch and half of rain on Wednesday night and Thursday morning followed up by a dusting of snow Friday morning has forced track officials to cancel Sunday's Test & Tune at Tri-City Speedway. With high temperatures only forecast to be in the mid 40s on Friday and Saturday, there is just no possible way to get the track prepared for Sunday's practice. The season will open on Friday, April 3rd "Full Throttle Friday" will be in action with a full program of UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, B-Modifieds, UMP Street Stocks & UMP 4-Cylinders.

March 27, 2015
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UMP Late models will qualify during hotlaps in 2015!

The UMP Late Model class will be trying out a new format for the upcoming 2015 Racing Season: Late Models will hot lap & qualify in the same session on a weekly basis. With fast qualifier drawing a pill for inversion of their heat race line ups. 1,2,3,4,5 or 6! As always our dash will line up by heat race finish, with the feature being lined up by the dash finish. This should make for more exciting racing throughout our evenings events! This format will start with our Season Opener Friday April 3rd!

January 28, 2015
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