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Motels for the Silver Dollar Nationals

Motel Rooms for the Silver Dollar Nationals For fans traveling to the Silver Dollar Nationals at I-80 Speedway on July 18 thru 20 we have blocked out a number of rooms in Lincoln and Omaha. For those staying Lincoln, it’s the Quality Inn & Suites located at 7333 Husker Circle, Lincoln, NE 68504. The price is $79.42 per night + tax and the phone number is (402)-435-8100. (Please use the code: SILVER DOLLAR NATIONALS/I-80 SPEEDWAY). Or you can book them on [...]

0 Post Date: March 28, 2019
18Jan-19

Tentative 2019 I-80 Speedway Schedule Released

Our tentative 2019 I-80 Speedway schedule has been released. Race season is closing fast, we will kick off our season in just 77 days with the Spring Meltdown. The 9th Annual Imperial Tile Silver Dollar Nationals and 3rd Annual Malvern Bank GO 50 is set for July 18th, 19th, and 20th. The dates of the other specials are as follows; Spring Meltdown (April 5th-6th), Bugeater Bash (April 12th-13th), Bobby Parker Memorial (May 3rd), Cookie’s BBQ Charlie Clark Memorial (May [...]

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13Dec-18

2018 Banquet Tickets on Sale Now

The 2018 I-80 Speedway Banquet of Champions’ tickets are on sale now! Tickets are $30 apiece, the deadline to order is January 11th. Tickets can either be purchased online or by calling the I-80 Speedway office (402-342-3453).  The banquet will be held January 26th at the Millard Social Hall. This is the address for the building, 10508 S 144th St, Omaha, NE 68138. Happy hour will be from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM with dinner and awards to follow. The menu [...]

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10Oct-18

Speedway Motors Cornhusker Classic Postponed

The Speedway Motors Cornhusker Classic has been postponed one week. The race will now be next week on the 18th, 19th and 20th. Purse, event format, and start times will be the same. Event pre-registration will be opened back up and be open through Sunday night, October 14th at 11 PM. Modifieds will run for $6,000 to-win and $500 to-start. Stock cars and sport mods will run for $1,200 to-win and $200 to-start. Bragging rights late models will run [...]

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Casey’s Fall Brawl will not be rescheduled

After much consideration in trying to find a suitable date to move the Casey’s General Stores Midwest Fall Brawl we have come up empty handed and will not be rescheduling any portion of the event in 2018. We look forward to this event again in 2019! We would like to Congratulate the I-80 Speedway Nickell Construction Points Champion Jason Martin – Special thanks goes out to Larry Nickell for supporting this additional point fund for 360 sprints!! All drivers that [...]

0 Post Date: October 1, 2018
20Sep-18

Casey’s Midwest Fall Brawl next up for I-80 Speedway

Saturday, September 29th racing action returns to the I-80 Speedway in the 2018 Casey’s General Stores Midwest Fall Brawl. The 3 classes that will be showcased in this year’s race will be the Malvern Bank Super Late Models, IMCA Racesaver Sprints, and the Nebraska 360s/Midwest Touring Sprint Series. The Malvern Bank Super Late Models will be racing for $3,000 to-win and $500 to-start. The 360 sprints will be racing for $4,000 to-win and $450 to-start, plus there is nearly [...]

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25Jul-18

Nebraska 360 Sprints back at I-80 Speedway on Friday, July 27

Nebraska 360 Sprint Cars at I-80 on July 27 The Nebraska 360 Sprint Car races scheduled for Thursday, July 19 at I-80 Speedway has been moved to Friday, July 27. The change was made necessary when the Lucas Oil GO 50 Late Model event scheduled for Sunday, May 20 was rained out and has been moved to Thursday, July 19. The July 27 show will be the third Nebraska 360 event in the Nickell Construction/I-80 Speedway $7,000 point fund at [...]

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22Jul-18

Thanks to all who have made the Silver Dollar Nationals such a special event

Thanks to all who have made the Silver Dollar Nationals one of the top racing events in America. The fans who travel from over this great county and beyond to a dirt track in Nebraska, to the sponsors who without them this event would not be possible, to the drivers who once again this year put this race at the top of the list of most see racing events in the country,  to crews who worked endless hours to [...]

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Great article in the Lincoln Journal Star on the Silver Dollar Nationals

Great article in the Lincoln Journal Star on the Silver Dollar Nationals. Thanks to Clark Grell and his staff   https://journalstar.com/sports/local/other-sports/fan-support-i–track-help-turn-silver-dollar-nationals/article_3b03e009-fee5-527e-93c9-77a48b42f8c1.html

0 Post Date: July 21, 2018

WOW What a finish at the GO 50

GREENWOOD, Neb. — In one of the closest finishes in series history, Jonathan Davenport edged Scott Bloomquist by 15 milliseconds to win his seventh Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of the season on Thursday night at I-80 Speedway. Davenport took the lead from Bloomquist on lap 37 and stayed in front, with Bloomquist lurking closer and closer as the laps wound down.   Davenport held off the final surge by Bloomquist at the line to win the Malvern Bank Go 50 and [...]

0 Post Date: July 20, 2018