Huset's Speedway sale

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  • NeedforLMspeed
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2019
    • 1905

    #1

    Huset's Speedway sale

    Owner of Sprint car team for Kerry Madsen and track owner of Jackson Motorplex in MN.

    2020 race count:
    1/2 of an event
  • HoosierDirtFan
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2012
    • 22186

    #2
    Here are some details on it.
    Nathan Stephens

    Next Race - 7/20 TBA
    2024 Season: 14 - Brownstown (IN) 2, Fairbury (IL) 2, Farmer City (IL) 1, Grundy Co (IL) 1, Kankakee (IL) 2, & Shadyhill (IN) 6

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    • kazual
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2014
      • 1168

      #3
      Interesting, Husets has a long history so hopefully it returns to active racing, been a cluster under the current owner. Been to Jackson, first class facility so doing something right.
      I hate time trials.

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      • NeedforLMspeed
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2019
        • 1905

        #4
        Sale has been completed

        2020 race count:
        1/2 of an event

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        • Mister Ricochet
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2018
          • 374

          #5
          Huset's Speedway sale complete, timetable for racing still in flux https://www.argusleader.com/story/sp...ux/5429289002/

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          • Mister Ricochet
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2018
            • 374

            #6
            Looking at pics of this place after the owner dumped 18 mil into it it looks like a bucket list track. Absolutely beautiful. https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en...oiowEnoECBgQBg

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            • Zonks32x
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2013
              • 966

              #7
              Not to point out the obvious...but you don't need a math degree to figure out that the last owner pumping $18 mil into a dirt track in BFE was a bad idea.

              You can't possibly sell enough tickets and hot dogs to make that work.

              He needed 900,000 people to visit the joint and profit $20/person just to break even. That's 18 years if they averaged 50,000 fans/year...in SOUTH DAKOTA!!

              Best of luck to the new owners.

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              • Dlmfan123
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2017
                • 4519

                #8
                Originally posted by Mister Ricochet View Post
                Huset's Speedway sale complete, timetable for racing still in flux https://www.argusleader.com/story/sp...ux/5429289002/
                The all star sprints are racing there on August 1st

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                • t3r3e3
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2007
                  • 1962

                  #9
                  The track configuration and facility are pretty nice. Seems like they could pull MLRA, WISSOTA, USMTS, Lucas, and WoO in, and run IMCA shows.
                  We'll miss ya Doc Watson...

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                  • TUTY
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2012
                    • 1243

                    #10
                    Tod has moved all of Jackson Motorplex races to Husets the rest of the year. I heard they were fined $10,000 for selling way to many tickets to the Jackson Nationals. I’m sure next year Jackson with be Friday, Knoxville on Saturday, Husets on Sunday for 410 Sprints. Tod has got into the LateModels the last 3 years and hopefully both of his tracks will have 2 or 3 Late Model shows next year. It’s about 90 miles between Jackson and Husets so it’s a really great set for running 2 tracks.

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                    • kazual
                      Senior Member
                      • Jul 2014
                      • 1168

                      #11
                      Zonks, don’t underestimate the Sioux Falls, SD market. Metro area is likely over 200k by now and they’re sprint car fans. Place drew very well when it was Husets. Agreed, not sure what this most previous owner saw to throw that kind of money at it but he has made some curious moves in general over the years.
                      I hate time trials.

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                      • TUTY
                        Senior Member
                        • May 2012
                        • 1243

                        #12
                        They drew 3000-5000 fans every Sunday night for years for there weekly shows. I believe they had somewhere around 10,500 fans for Tony Stewart night 5 or 6 years ago. Yes it’s a great market for Sprint Car racing. I would look for big things in the next year. You can basically run any type of show and very large purses when the place holds 10,000 to 12,000 fans. I bet there towers for VIP seats hold another 500 or more fans at a much higher price tag. The right guy bought it and it will be back bigger than ever soon.

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                        • jhanson
                          Senior Member
                          • Jul 2011
                          • 361

                          #13
                          This track looks great---we are blessed to have people pouring money into "up north" tracks.

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                          • Zonks32x
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2013
                            • 966

                            #14
                            Hope this deal works out for the new owner. First class facility, no doubt, but there's still a lot of financial risk, especially early on with this "new" endeavor.

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                            • Dlmfan123
                              Senior Member
                              • Dec 2017
                              • 4519

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Zonks32x View Post
                              Hope this deal works out for the new owner. First class facility, no doubt, but there's still a lot of financial risk, especially early on with this "new" endeavor.
                              Money isn't a issue for Tod, he just loves racing

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