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Armed Forces Night victories to Schwartz, Armstrong, Andersen, Bassinger and Benson

Armed Forces Night, presented by Miller High Life saw a large crowd turn out to honor those who serve and have served our great country. The weather was beautiful, the racers were anxious to show their stuff and the track was prepped to make the racing fantastic.

There were no significant instances in the preliminary action.

The NAPA IMCA Sport Modified A Feature saw Rusty Montagne’s T1 out front of lap 1 followed by Kevin Anderson in the 22K, Gary Joens’ […]

DRIVER OF THE WEEK! – Dustin Andersen

Driver of the Week!

Division: Kaplan IMCA Modifieds
Name: Dustin Andersen
Age: 27
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Car#: 8A
Years In Racing:  12 years in racing
Crew Members:  Ryan McMahon , Robby Hobus
Sponsors:  Nebraska’s Best , Construction Specialist , Razor Chassis , Ron’s Drilling Service
Racing Accomplishments:  Winning A features , Go big or Go Home.
Short Bio:  Racing, theres nothin better than the smell of burning alcohol on a Saturday night !! whoever says winning isn’t everything probably didn’t win !

Harker, Macku, Andersen, Moyer & Boston win during Mom’s Tribute

By Greg Soukup

The hardy fans who showed up for Diva Dash-Mom’s Tribute sponsored by the Lincoln Saltdogs Saturday were rewarded for braving the chilly weather by great racing all evening long.

Nick Bryan flipped the #52 in the initial Budweiser IMCA Sprint Heat #1, but returned to compete in the A Feature. This was the only serious incident in the preliminary action.

Dana Deeke in the 36, Matt Boucher’s 5B, Cory Hutchison’s 96C and Gary Saathoff’s 96 were the first 4 […]

CANCELLED -Full Throttle Basket & Bottle Balloon Fest -Sunday, May 26th

Eagle Raceway & Lincoln Advertising Federation presents Full Throttle Basket & Bottle Balloon Festival!  -SUNDAY, May 26th, 2013

–We welcome the Nebraska Balloon Club for participating in this first time ever event taking place at Eagle Raceway on SUNDAY night, May 26th from 6:00 to 10:00 pm.  Weather permitting…there will be a Hot Air Balloon Exposition…Launch and Glow times will be determined by the weather.   Also featuring Wine Tasting with a variety of quality products including Wine samples from participating […]

Lincoln Saltdogs presents Diva Dash! -Mom’s Tribute! -May 11th, 2013

Lincoln Saltdogs presents Diva Dash! – Mom’s Tribute!  – Saturday, May 11th, 2013

50 Years of Slingin’ Dirt Continues 2013…

Lincoln Saltdogs presents Diva Dash! – Mom’s Tribute!   -Moms receive a Free “Mother’s Day” Gift from Lincoln Saltdogs!  -Happy D Klown 5:30-7:30pm   -Happy Hour 6-7pm…Featuring Coors Light and our 50th Anniversary “Hoodoos”

-Featuring Budweiser IMCA Sprints, Kaplan University IMCA Modifieds, NAPA IMCA Sport Modifieds, Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks and Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compacts.

Front Gates open at 5:30pm, Hot Laps at […]

May 4th’s Rumble in the Bullring Cancelled

The Rumble in the Bullring scheduled for Saturday, May 4th has been cancelled in courtesy to the many traveling teams/fans.  Looks like rain/snow/cold in the next couple day’s weather  forcast. It sure doesn’t feel like May yet. 🙁 We will see everyone next Saturday for the Mom’s Tribute presented by Lincoln Salt Dogs.

DRIVER OF THE WEEK! Jeff Edgington

DRIVER OF THE WEEK!

Division: IMCA Sprint
Name: Jeff Edgington
Age: 51
Car #: 4E   TEK Motorsports

Hometown:  Grew up in Fairmont, Mn.  Moved to Sioux Falls, SD. Now live in Lincoln, Ne.

Years In Racing:  Started in a Midget back in High School in 1979.  On and off for a number of years in different classes. Back into Sprints for the last 7 yrs.

Occupation:  One of the sprint techs at Speedway Motors

Crew Members:  Rob Klinghagen, Larry Russell, Mark Helming, Justin Scholten (son), Special Thanks to Dave Benton

Sponsors:   Mostly […]

Coors Light & Sam’s Club present Rumble in the Bull Ring -May 4th, 2013

Coors Light and Sam’s Club presents Rumble in the Bull Ring!*   –Saturday, May 4th, 2013

50 Years of Slingin Dirt 2013 continues…

Nebraska’s Must See Open Wheel Event of the Year! 

Coors Light and Sam’s Club presents Rumble in the Bull Ring!*   Open Wheel Mania!…USAC Wingless 410 Sprints, Budweiser IMCA Sprints and NAPA IMCA Sport Modifieds will be challenged on the high banked Bull Ring of Eagle Raceway…don’t miss it!   -“Silver Bullet 50” Happy Hour 6-7pm…featuring ice cold Coors Light

Featuring […]

50th Season opener sees Harker, Kennell, Ward, Johnson & Edgington win

by Greg Soukup

After last weekend’s Eagle Raceway Icebreaker Challenge fell to Mother Nature, Saturday’s 50th season opener presented by the Nebraska Lottery was held under clear skies and before a good-sized crowd. After a very long and cold winter, fans and drivers alike were ready for a great night of racing and they got that and more as 164 cars checked in for the event. There was just 1 noteworthy incident in the preliminary action as Cory Hutchison went […]

Nebraska Lottery presents “50th” Season Opener -Sat. April 27th

Nebraska Lottery presents 50th Season Opener  – Saturday, April 27th, 2013

50 Years of Slingin’ Dirt Continues 2013… -50th Season Opener!  -Happy D Klown from 5:30-7:30pm  -“Fireball 50” Happy Hour 6-7pm

-Featuring Budweiser IMCA Sprints, Kaplan University IMCA Modifieds, NAPA IMCA Sport Modifieds, Valentino’s IMCA Hobby Stocks and Sam’s Club IMCA Sport Compacts.

Front Gates open at 5:30pm, Hot Laps at 5:30pm and Racing at 6:30pm. Front Gate Admission: Adults(13+) $10, Youth(6-12) $5 and Child(5 & under) Free.

Pit Gates open at 4pm. Pit Membership Fee(Pit […]