QUINCY, CALIF (May 1) – After being shut down all last season American Valley Speedway reopened and started the 2021 season. Good weather and a good crowd in the stands set the stage for a great night of racing on this May Day night.   Before the mains all classes had heat races. There was an attempt at a trophy dash for the top two A mod heat winners.   Well it lasted less than a lap after two cars took each other out, only one was able to make the main. Another had problems so the survivor got the

FALLON, NV (April 24) – Rattlesnake Raceway began its 2021 season with a two-day show on Friday and Saturday. While the last day began windy that eased after sunset.   Starting the night were the Hobby Stock racers. When the green waved Richie Altman was briefly in the lead until Victor Richey used an inside pass to take the point.   In back of the leader Jacob Dias was charging through the pack. Eventually he scored the victory followed by Richey and Dan Dias. For Jacob Dias this was his 100th Hobby Stock win. He celebrated by stopping on the

SUSANVILLE, CALIF. (April 3) — Diamond Mountain Speedway opened its 2021 season with a Friday/Saturday show on Easter weekend. Good car counts, fans in the stands were a positive sign for the upcoming season. Before the main events began there was an Easter Egg hunt on the infield. Dozens of plastic colored eggs were put out as youngsters from the stands and pits converged on the area. Many carried Easter baskets and on the signal the rush was on. The made quick work of the eggs but those that collected a gold one found there were three one dollar bills

RENO, NV (Dec.21, 2020) – Need one more look back at the 2020 Oval Track season. This time won’t have many pictures but there is some news to report. Diamond Mountain Speedway, like other tracks had a stop-and-start to the season. However there were enough events to crown class champions at the season’s end although for many races spectators weren’t allowed. Looking at the IMCA Modified ranks Ryan McDaniel earned the crown witeh 258 points while local Riley Simmons was second with 251 or a scant seven points. Nick Trenchard was third ahead of Chris Nieman in fourth. Apparently tragedy

FERNLEY, NV (Oct 11) – A Two-Day Show ended the 2020 season at the 95 Motor Sports Complex this weekend. The first day was Saturday evening while the second day began at noon and ended just as the sun was going down. The honor of ending the racing year fell to the IMCA Modifieds and prior the start they did a 4-wide salute to the fans.. It was quite a race with a come-from-the-pack victory for a California driver. When the green waved on the 20-car field Shawn Natenstedt took off and left everyone in his dust. Behind him Matt