Brian Shirley, Michael Long, Aaron Heck, Dan Pilkington & Jeff Frohwitter take wins at Tri-City Speedway!

Pontoon Beach, IL - April 11th, 2014 - Tri-City Speedway opened up the 2014 racing season with some outstanding racing action in all five divisions. Brian Shirley of Chatham, IL would claim the UMP DIRTcar Super Late Model main event as he held off the challenges of Randy Korte and Michael Kloos on the restarts after several late race cautions. Kloos made the final attempt at Shirley on the final restart with just five laps remaining and would get a nose under Shirley but Shirley would power back ahead. Kloos couldn't get closer than a couple of car lengths of [...]

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Tri City Speedway’s First Ever Pay-Per-View Event Friday, May 2

Watch live video on DirtonDirt.com of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series tripleheader May 1-3 at Macon, Tri-City and Paducah Even fans unable to make it to the track for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events May 1-3 at Macon (Ill.) Speedway, Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., and Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway can see all the action live. Live video from all three nights of the national tour’s swing through the Midwest will be available on-line at DirtonDirt.com, the popular Dirt Late Model news website that has been bringing lap-by-lap coverage of special events to fans across [...]

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Scott Weber wins Brad Yotter Memorial! Ray Walsh, Jon Ripperda & Dave Armstrong pick up season finale wins at Tri-City Speedway!

Scott Weber Ray Walsh Jon Ripperda Dave Armstrong CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY! Aaron Heck claims the UMP DIRTcar Pro Late Model National Championship Granite City, IL - 10/12/13 - Thirty one UMP DIRTcar Pro Late Models signed in for their National Championship event at Tri-City Speedway. The Season Championship battle had come down to be between Aaron Heck and Nick Lyons with the only way Lyons could get the title would be with a victory. Lyons would have to settle for a fourth place finish allowing Aaron Heck to be crowned the 2013 UMP DIRTcar National [...]

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Russ Wallace Memorial on Friday, July 20th

This Friday July 20th features an exciting night at Tri-City Speedway! It's the 1st Annual Russ Wallace Memorial Night as well as a special dedication to Russ & his family. Kenny Wallace will be here racing his UNOH/Impressive modified! The St. Louis Auto Racing Fan Club will be there as well, present your SLARFC membership card at the ticket office for a free admission! The First Responder's will be here with there First Responder Vehicles on display on the Midway! Come on out & join us for another Action Filled night @ Tri-City Speedway! Gates open @ 5pmRacing @ 7:15pmGeneral Admission - Adults $12 w/Children [...]

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Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 & Tri-City Speedway team up for The St. Louis UMP DIRTcar Nationals

St. Louis, MO (January 23rd, 2014) - Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 located in Pevely, MO and Tri-City Speedway located in Pontoon Beach, IL have teamed up host the St. Louis UMP DIRTcar Nationals on September 12th and 13th, 2014. Tri-City Speedway will host the Tri-City Nationals as the first leg of the action on Friday, September 12th, 2014 featuring a 50 lap $10,000 to win - $500 to start main event for the UMP DIRTcar Late Models. UMP DIRTcar Modifieds will also be action along with other classes to be announced. Then on Saturday, September 13th, 2014 the action [...]

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Christopher Bell takes Gold Crown Midget Nationals $10,000 payday!

Christopher Bell CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM THE GOLD CROWN MIDGET NATIONALS AT TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY! PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (Oct. 6, 2013)—Chris Bell drove to a runaway victory to earn $10,000 in the fifth annual DuPont Gold Crown Midget Nationals in a 50-lap feature co-sanctioned by the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series and the Honda USAC National Dirt Midget Series on Sunday at three-eights mile Tri-City Speedway. The fifth-starting Bell passed Bryan Clauson for the lead on the 10th lap and wasn’t challenged to the checkered flag. The 18-year-old from Norman, Okla., led by half a lap twice before cautions and [...]

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Randy Korte claims UMP DIRTcar Pro Late Model Championship Feature Win! Vince Shehorn takes $1,000 Sport Compact win while Mike Harrison & Chad Day also pick up wins at Tri-City Speedway!

Randy Korte Mike Harrison Chad Day Vince Shehorn CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY! Tri City Speedway, Pontoon Beach, ILRace Results for 10/15/2011 Factory Stk-4cyl/UMP Sport Compacts – A-Main — 33 CarsFinish Car No Driver Hometown1 2 Vincent Shehorn Mt. Vernon, IL2 24T Sage Thornhill St. Louis, MO3 6W Earl Pryor (F) Troy, MO4 27 Tommy Bruce Mt. Vernon, IL5 9X Trevor Isaak Highland, IL (more…)

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Oller takes CARS Fall Nationals win, Seets, Naeger & Wheat also take victories at Tri-City Speedway!

Mark Oller CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY Pontoon Beach, IL (October 13, 2007) Tri-City Speedway hosted the 2nd Annual Crate American Racing Series (CARS) Fall Nationals on Saturday, October 13th and a stellar field of 52 crate late models signed in to compete for coveted title. Mark Oller of Highland, Illinois put on a dominating performance as he swept the entire night's activities and picked up $3,700 in the process. Oller started the night off by setting fast time, then won his qualifying heat race, the dash and led all forty laps of the main event [...]

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