My year in review..... How did your race season go?

[HoosierDirtFan]

My year in review.


2023 Season
Races - 39
Tracks - 12
States - 6 (Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, & Wisconsin)


Went to 2 new tracks this year at the Talladega Short track back in January for the 32nd Annual Ice Bowl and The Dirt Track At Charlotte for the World Short Track Championship.

Saw a bunch of touring series compete this year including the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, World Of Outlaws Late Model Series, World Of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, XR Super Series Late Models, MARS Racing Series Late Models, MARS Racing Series Modifieds, Iron-Man Late Model Series, Crate Racin' USA Late Model Tour, IRA Sprint Car Series, Midwest Open Wheel Association (MOWA), Badger Midgets, MARA Midgets, UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals, UMP DIRTcar Summit Modified Nationals, Wisconsin WingLess Sprints, IRA Lightning Sprints, Midwest Big 10 Series Crate Late Models, Northeast DIRTcar Sportsman Modifieds, Northeast DIRTcar Pro Stocks, Mid-East 602 Modifieds, & Midwest Throwback Sprint Cars.


Brownstown (IN) Speedway - 2
(Weekly Shows with the 604 Crate Car)

Eldora (OH) Speedway - 3
(World 100 Weekend)

Fairbury (IL) American Legion Speedway - 9
(Weekly Races plus Lucas Oil, PDC, MOWA / IRA Sprint Car Show, Labor Day, & FALS Frenzy)

Grundy County (IL) Speedway - 1
(Bettenhausen Memorial)

Kankakee (IL) Speedway - 7
(Weekly Races + Badger/ MARA Show & UMP Summer Nationals)

Kokomo (IN) Speedway - 2
(XR Super Series & 4th of July)

Lincoln (IL) Speedway - 1
(UMP DIRTcar Nationals Saturday show)

Shadyhill Speedway (IN) - 6
(Weekly Races + Mystery 100 Modified show)

Spoon River Speedway (IL) - 1
(Memorial Day Weekend with the 604 Crate Car)

Talladega Short Track (AL) - 3
(32nd Annual Ice Bowl in January with the 604 Crate Car)

The Dirt Track at Charlotte (NC) - 3
(World Short Track Championship with the 604 Crate Car)

Wilmot (WI) Raceway - 1
(World Of Outlaws Sprint Car show)

[FastEd95]

2023 Season: 41 shows at 16 tracks in 3 states. Mason City - 6, Davenport - 5, Lansing, MN - 5, Independence - 4, Dubuque - 3, Webster City - 3, Deer Creek - 2, West Union - 2, Fountain City - 2, Fairmont - 2, Vinton - 2, Cresco, Kasson, Marshalltown, Boone, Donnellson - 1. Saw many weekly shows along with WoO LM, MLRA, SLMR, Pro LM Tour and USMTS.

[champion24]

Overall, many fewer races than I had planned to go. Several missed thanks to scared track & series operators! Watched a ton of races online. I think only 1 weekend without any dirt racing, due to wifi issues! Though I won't plan as many races in person next year.

[Mod22]

I ended up going a lot less than i wanted to, but i hit the races i wanted to see most. I helped a buddy on his steel block LM @ our local track and was happy to see him pick up his 1st track championship in his 30th season of racing.

Nice way to cap off the year. Getting ready for 2024.

[flagone]

2023 Season (includes Nov and Dec scheduled events)

Races - 61
Tracks - 27
States - 14 (Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, New Mexico, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia and Missouri)

[Trax53]

2023 Season

Races - 56
Tracks - 27
States - 9 (Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois)

1. 1/28 Golden Isles Speedway Lucas Oil LM $20k to Win
2. 2/9 East Bay Raceway Park Lucas Oil LM $10k to Win
3. 2/10 East Bay Raceway Park Lucas Oil LM $12k to Win
4. 2/11 Raymond James Stadium AMA Supercross
5. 2/19 Big Buck GNCC Bikes
6. 2/26 Cherokee Speedway "Season Opener"
7. ¾ Hickory Motor Speedway "Season Opener"
8. ⅗ Cherokee Speedway March Madness SAS $20k to Win
9. 3/11 Winder Barrow Speedway MMSA $1500 to Win
10. 4/8 NASCAR Craftsman Trucks @ Bristol Motor Speedway
11. 4/9 NASCAR Cup Series @ Bristol Motor Speedway
12. 4/12 Millbridge Speedway
13. 4/15 Volunteer Speedway XR Super Series $100k to Win
14. 4/16 NASCAR Cup Series @ Martinsville Speedway
15. 4/22 Cherokee Speedway Stick Elliott Memorial $5k to Win
16. 4/28 zMax Dragway NHRA 4 Wide Nationals
17. 4/29 zMax Dragway NHRA 4 Wide Nationals
18. 4/30 zMax Dragway NHRA 4 Wide Nationals
19. 5/13 Darlington Raceway Shriners 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series
20. 5/14 Darlington Raceway Goodyear 400 NASCAR Cup Series
21. 5/19-20 Union County Dragway Steel in Motion
22. 5/23 Millbridge Speedway Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series
23. 5/25 Hickory Motor Speedway ASA STARS SUPER SERIES
24. 5/29 Charlotte Motor Speedway Alsco 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series
25. 5/29 Charlotte Motor Speedway Coca Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series
26. 6/8 Eldora Speedway DREAM prelim
27. 6/9 Eldora Speedway DREAM prelim
28. 6/10 Eldora Speedway DREAM $129K to Win
29. 6/15 zMax Dragway Hot Rod Power Tour
30. 6/17 Smoky Mountain Speedway Lucas Oil LM $50k to Win
31. 6/24 Cherokee Speedway Weekly show
32. 7/3 Cherokee Speedway Blue Ridge LM
33. 7/7 Cherokee Speedway Grassy Smith Memorial Mid East Super Late Models $10,000 to Win
34. 7/14 Beckley Motor Speedway Southern Nationals $10,053 to Win
35. 7/15 Wythe Raceway Southern Nationals $10,053 to Win
36. 7/22 Bowman Gray Stadium Fox 8 100
37. 7/28 Fairbury Speedway Prairie Dirt Classic prelims
38. 7/29 Fairbury Speedway Prairie Dirt Classic $50,000 to win WoO LM
39. 8/9 Millbridge Speedway DNQ Series
40. 8/12 Florence Speedway North South 100 $75,000 to Win Lucas LM
41. 9/2 Millbridge Speedway Weekly Racing
42. 9/7 Eldora Speedway World 100 Prelims
43. 9/8 Eldora Speedway World 100 Prelims
44. 9/9 Eldora Speedway 53rd World 100 $56,000 to Win
45. 9/23 Carolina Speedway Enduro 250 $10,000 to Win
46. 9/30 North Wilkesboro Speedway NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
47. 10/7 Tri County Speedway Smart Modified Tour
48. 10/7 Carolina Speedway Blue Ridge Late Models Buddy Smith Memorial
49. 10/8 NASCAR Cup Series @ Charlotte ROVAL
50. 10/15 Mideast Harescamble Racing "Waterwheel Classic" @ Cleveland county Fairgrounds
51. 10/27 The Dirt Track at Charlotte World Short Track Championship
52. 10/28 The Dirt Track at Charlotte World Short Track Championship
53. 10/29 NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 @ Martinsville Speedway
54. 11/2 The Dirt Track at Charlotte WoO World Finals
55. 11/3 The Dirt Track at Charlotte WoO World Finals
56. 11/4 The Dirt Track at Charlotte WoO World Finals

Still a few more on my calendar... including the Blue Gray 100 at Cherokee Speedway and the Gateway Dirt Nationals at the Dome.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

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Wow that's a ton of races trax.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Went to the least amount of races I've gone to since 07'. Didn't once drive a car. Watched super late model racing become more of a circus. Struggled to find the motivation to actively participate. Twice went to the track 2 miles from my home and regretted it both times.

[EvelB7]

Didn't get fired, yet. Raced around 18 races (limited late model), crossed off a couple of tracks I have always wanted to race at; attended another 10 or so super or limited shows, watched quite a few on the TV...May possibly go watch the Dome in person this year, and not taking calls from the team owner so I can at least finish out the year with him...

[Highside Hustler25]

28 races
9 tracks
2 States (Illinois and barely across the border into Iowa.)

Fairbury. 8
Farmer Cty 6
Davenport. 5
Banner. 3
Tri City. 2
Peoria
Macon
Lincoln
34 Raceway

Trax53, hope you got a fuel allowance.

[klemmabyna]

Trax53, hope you got a fuel allowance.

and a tire deal!

jealous of those who get to travel so much.

[Shiny Side Up 18]

4/13 MLRA at Davenport
4/14 MLRA at Burlington
4/25 High Limit Sprints at Burlington
5/6 ARCA/NASCAR Craftsman Truck at Kansas
5/7 NASCAR Cup at Kansas
5/10 Castrol at Spoon River
5/11 Castrol at Lincoln
5/12 Lucas Oil at Farmer City
5/13 Lucas Oil at Fairbury
5/17 Castrol at Davenport
5/26 Carb Night at IRP
5/28 107th Indianapolis 500
6/1 WoO Late Models at Farmer City
6/3 NASCAR Craftsman Truck at WWT Raceway
6/4 NASCAR Cup Series at WWT Raceway
6/17 DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Fairbury
6/21 DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Davenport
7/8 ASA Midwest Tour at Grundy County
7/10 XR Super Series at Dubuque
7/11 Lucas Oil at Davenport
7/25 MARS at Davenport
7/28 WoO Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury
7/29 WoO Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury
8/5 NASCAR Xfinity at Michigan
8/5 USAC Silver Crown at Toledo
8/6 NASCAR Cup Series at Michigan
8/11 NASCAR Craftsman Truck at IRP
8/12 IndyCar/NASCAR Xfinity at Indianapolis RC
8/13 NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis RC
8/27 USAC Silver Crown/IndyCar at WWT Raceway
9/8 ARCA/NASCAR Craftsman Truck at Kansas
9/9 NASCAR Xfinity at Kansas
9/10 NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas
9/12 Castrol at Fairbury
9/22 WoO Sprint Cars at Eldora
9/23 4 Crown Nationals at Eldora
10/7 WoO Late Models at Fairbury
10/15 ASA STARS at Winchester

[Dirt Clod]

While I didn't date all the races I went to, it was a wide variety for me. Tracks I saw races at were:

New Smyrna Speedway
Volusia Speedway Park
Daytona International Speedway
Brownstown Speedway
Anderson Speedway
Kokomo Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Dirt Track at IMS
Circle City Raceway
Lucas Oil Raceway IRP
Lucas Oil Raceway Dragstrip
Lawrenceburg Speedway
Eldora Speedway
Bloomington Speedway
Paragon Speedway
Lincoln Park Speedway
Farmer City Raceway
Fairbury Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Fairgrounds Nashville Speedway

I saw plenty of concerts that kept me from attending more races. Great list by everyone!

[Trax53]

Trax53, hope you got a fuel allowance.

A couple of these trips were all expenses paid Work Trips, like for instance the World 100 when the company I work for, SRI Performance, hosted the Dirty Grass Soul concert and I also helped run the parts trailer. And then the PDC at FALS I was fortunate to be invited to ride in the CFM #22 Race Hauler there and back.

and a tire deal!

jealous of those who get to travel so much.

Luckily I have good friends to travel with and most of the time have a media credential, if not for that theres no way I could go like I do. I'm thankful I've gotten to go to so many races over the years.

I saw plenty of concerts that kept me from attending more races. Great list by everyone!

My concert list is pretty impressive as well. Maybe someone will start a thread about that in the off topic section.

[i like racing]

Races 87

Tracks

WI

Beaver Dam Raceway
Gravity Park
Slinger Speedway (asphalt)
Madison International Speedway (asphalt)
Outagamie Speedway
141 Speedway
Wisconsin International Raceway (asphalt)
The Burg Speedway
The Hill Raceway
Shawano Speedway
Plymouth Dirt Track
Rice Lake Speedway (New Track)
Golden Sands Speedway (asphalt)
Dells Raceway Park (asphalt)
State Park Speedway (asphalt)

Illinois
Fairbury (New Track)
Rockford Speedway (New Track) (asphalt)

Michigan
Norway Speedway (asphalt)

Went to 141, Outagamie, The Burg and Wisconsin International Raceway the most. Was happy to get to 3 new tracks this year as well.

[cgrace]

Races 71Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, WisconsinFollow late models. Lucas Oil and WOO when closer, otherwise Summernationals, Lucas Oil MLRA and Mars

[jog49]

Trax53.....

You're a racing wild man!

[weatherman85]

Fewest races I've attended ever as a fan. Only attended dirt shows as local tracks here and there.

Lavonia Speedway
Senoia Raceway
Winder-Barrow Speedway
Toccoa Speedway
Tri-County Speedway (Asphalt NC)

I did however FINALLY jumped the fence and raced a Mini Stock on asphalt at Anderson Speedway SC for my first full season at the ripe old age of 37. Had a blast! Looking forward to next year!

[PushinTheLimit]

We raced our new Excel Chassis this season in mostly local Limited Late Model classes in East TN between three tracks (Crossville, I-75 and Mountain View) 15 total races, 1 win, 11 top 5's, 14 top 10's made my first ever SLM start at Mountain View with XR Working Man, Qualified 3rd overall and finished 5th Looking to run more of the same next year and maybe a couple more SLM starts

[Raceready]

We raced our new Excel Chassis this season in mostly local Limited Late Model classes in East TN between three tracks (Crossville, I-75 and Mountain View) 15 total races, 1 win, 11 top 5's, 14 top 10's made my first ever SLM start at Mountain View with XR Working Man, Qualified 3rd overall and finished 5th Looking to run more of the same next year and maybe a couple more SLM starts

That is some respectable results.