Fairbury Speedway Opens 70th Season April 25

The three-time UMP DIRTcar Track of the Year, the Fairbury American Legion Speedway, will open the gates for their 70th season of weekly racing at the ultra-competitive quarter mile bullring this coming Saturday, April 25th. In a season where expectations could not be any higher, the track known as "FALS" delivers again with a schedule filled with marquee races highlighted by the back-to-back DirtonDirt.com National "Race of the Year", the prestigious Prairie Dirt Classic.

Notable Specials for 2015
May 2 - Street Stock Special in Memory of Earl J. Hubert $2,000 to win
May 9 - #FALS Fan Frenzy ALMS LM Special $10,000 to win, $1,000 to win MD
May 23 - Gary Cook Jr. Memorial AMS Modified Special $2,064 to win
May 23 - Eden-Piercy Memorial Sportsman Special $500 to win
June 13 - Pappy and Bob Allen Memorial Late Model Special $2,000 to win
June 20 - UMP Late Model Summer Nationals $10,000 to win
June 20 - Summit UMP Modified Nationals $1,500 to win
July 4 - Sportsman Topless Special $450 to win
July 11 - Lucas Oil POWRi Midget Special $3,000 to win, $2,000 to win LM, $1,000 to win MD
July 24 - World of Outlaws Late Model Series #FALS Draw $5,000 to win
July 24 - Summit UMP Modified Nationals Championship Weekend $2,000 to win
July 25 - World of Outlaws 26th Annual Prairie Dirt Classic $26,000 to win
July 25 - Prairie Dirt Shootout Non-Qualifiers Feature $1,500 to win
July 25 - Summit UMP Modified Nationals Championship Weekend Finale $2,000 to win
August 1 - Willard Bess Memorial Illinois Lightning Sprint Special $2,000 to win
August 15 - ALMS LM Special $2,000 to win
September 5 - Casey's AMS Modified Nationals $10,000 to win
September 5 - Mullins Race Engines Shootout Non-Qualifiers Feature $500 to win, $100 to start
September 5 - Illinois Corn Growers CBC/ALMS LM Special $5,000 to win

Scheduled for opening night is a regular night of racing featuring the UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, UMP Sportsman, UMP Street Stocks, and the Hobby Mods.

General Admission: $10, Kids 12 and under free when accompanied by a paying adult
Pit Passes: $25, Kids 12 and under: $15
Active military are free with proper identification

Gates Open: 3:00 p.m., Drivers Meeting 5:30 p.m., Hot Laps 5:50 p.m., Qualifying 6:30 p.m., Racing to follow
For those wishing to camp, the gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Friday afternoon until Noon on Saturday. They will be reopened at 3:00.

The speedway is located three blocks south of U.S. 24 on 3rd St. in Fairbury, IL (at the fairgrounds). For more information, including full payouts for all races, visit www.fairburyspeedway.com.