Prelude to the Gold Crown

The O’Reilly POWRi National Midgets and Micro Sprints make their first appearance of the year at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL in a “Prelude to the Gold Crown” on Friday September 19th. The POWRi Midgets along with USAC will sanction the $15,000 to win Gold Crown Nationals in October and this will give teams an opportunity to tune up for the big show. Brett Anderson of Belleville, IL holds a substantial lead over Zach Daum of Pocahontas, IL and Brad Loyet of Sunset Hills, MO. Derek King of Vienna, IL and Mike Hess of Petersburg, IL will battle [...]

UMP Modified Mania set for September 18th-20th

Click on poster for larger view! CLICK HERE FOR THE ENTRY FORM FOR THE U.M.P. DIRTcar MODIFIED MANIA ON SEPTEMBER 18TH-20TH! MODIFIED MANIA T-SHIRTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE TRACK!

UMP Pro Late Model Championships on Saturday, September 27th!

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Richest Midget race of 2008 joins USAC National Midget calendar

The richest Midget race of 2008 – the October 9-11 DuPont “Gold Crown Midget Nationals” at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach (Granite City), Ill., has joined the USAC Mopar National Midget calendar. Saturday night’s (Oct. 11) feature event offers $15,000 to win and $1,000 to start, completing three nights of racing at the 3/8-mile dirt oval located just east of the Mississippi River, northeast of St. Louis, Mo. Co-sanctioned by USAC and POWRi, the event will showcase the finest Midget racing on the planet at a track with USAC history dating back to 1961. [...]

U.M.P. Limited Modifieds added to U.M.P. DIRTcar Modified Mania Dirt Nationals at Tri-City Speedway

Pontoon Beach, IL (August 14, 2008) Tri-City Speedway has added the U.M.P. Limited Modified division to the program on Thursday, September 18th during the U.M.P. DIRTcar Modified Mania Dirt Nationals. This will be the first time ever the U.M.P. Limited Modified division has competed at the 3/8 mile dirt oval at Tri-City Speedway. Along with the U.M.P. DIRTcar rules for the U.M.P. Limited Modified division, the specific rules will will be the same as the U.M.P. Limited Modified division that competes weekly at Montgomery County Speedway. (more…)

TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY TO HONOR POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS & FIRST RESPONDERS

TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY TO HONOR POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE FIGHTERS & FIRST RESPONDERS AT LT. COMMANDER ROBERT J. COONEY MEMORIAL RACE FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2008 Silent Auction to benefit Cooney Family Trust The silent auction for the family of Lt. Commander Robert J. Cooney will conclude on Friday evening August 15 at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. Lt. Commander Cooney, formerly of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Hostage Rescue Team, Canine and Mobile Reserve died in an off duty accident at his home. The silent auction proceeds will benefit the Cooney Family Trust. In [...]

Illinois/Missouri UMP Modified Challenge on August 1-2

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Gold Crown Midget Nationals October 9th – 11th!

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Lucas Oil Series roars into Tri-City Speedway on Friday, July 18th!

U.M.P. Summer Nationals invade Tri-City Speedway on Friday, July 4th!

Pontoon Beach, IL (July 1, 2008) The U.M.P. DIRTcar Summer Nationals will roar into Tri-City Speedway on Friday, July 4th. Ten thousand dollars will go to the winner of the forty lap main event featuring some of the fastest super dirt late models in the country. Dennis Erb or Carpentersville, Illinois and Brian Shirley of Chatham, Illinois are currently in a dead heat as they battle for the 2008 U.M.P. DIRTcar Summer Nationals Championship which features twenty-seven races in thirty days and is appropriately nicknamed "THE HELL TOUR". Some other top drivers expected to compete for all the [...]