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TYLER KIDWELL TAKES BIG MONEY B-MOD WIN WIRE TO WIRE AT HUMBOLDT SPEEDWAY! By Scott Lee Stewart Dateline: July 17, 2020 He’s known as Big Dog (as in “Run With The Big Dogs, or Stay On The Porch!). On this steamy summer night at Humboldt Speedway, Tyler Kidwell showed the world exactly why. The event was a $600.00 to win Ray’s Metal Depot B-Mod feature. Good money in these parts. The 20 car starting field was set through the heats. Pole position went to Shadren Turner, from St Joesph, Mo., a...more

B-Mods will be headlining this weeks action with $600 to win Also racing Midwest Mods, Factory Stocks, and Sport Compacts Due to conflicting schedules with other tracks Modifieds will have the night off and have been added to the schedule November 14th for the Harvester 50. Ticket prices remain $10 for Adults, Kids 6-12 $5, and Seniors $9 Hotlaps start at 7:15 Racing at 8:00

STUART PROVES “TOO HOT” FOR HUMBOLDT SPEEDWAY STREET STOCK COMPETITORS! By Scott Lee Stewart Dateline: 07-10-20 Humboldt Speedway It was a hot night at The Hummer, and the racing action was even hotter… The unusual aspect of Friday’s main event was the once a season appearance of the Lucas Oil POWRi Midget Series. This gave the night off to both the Factory Stock and Sport Compact drivers, making room for one of the most spectacular dirt racing shows to be found anywhere. Leading off the...more

By POWRi (Humboldt, KS) -- In what was an action-packed 30-lap feature event at Humboldt Speedway between the POWRi Lucas Oil National and West Midget Leagues, Michael "Buddy" Kofoid claimed the checkers over Kaylee Bryson and Daison Pursley for a Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports podium sweep. Kofoid's Humboldt Speedway victory is his fourth POWRi win of 2020. PHOTO CREDIT: Dayton Sutterby Sharing the front row with Zach Daum, polesitter Chance Morton pounced to an early lead over Daum...more

Belleville, IL. (07/06/2020) Humboldt Speedway welcomes back POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League along with the POWRi Lucas Oil West Midget League. Friday, July 10th will be both POWRi Midget Leagues only second visit to Humboldt Speedway. Both POWRi Midget Leagues will go head to head, to start off a three-day race weekend. Starting off night one at the 3/8 mile, high-banked clay oval, Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kansas. Followed by a two day show at the famous Valley Speedway in Grain...more

JACOB ELLISON WINS FIREWORKS FRIDAY FEATURE AT HUMBOLDT SPEEDWAY; WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS! By Scott Lee Stewart Here is a feel good story for a time when it seems the world has forgotten how to feel good: Chanute, Ks. Midwest Modified driver Jacob Ellison is a young man with a ton of skill and ambition to match. Sometimes, though, mechanical failures get in the way. Ellison broke the transmission in his Love’s Travel Stops Midwest Modified in his heat race. Bad news, indeed....more

Thousands of dollars will be blown up in the sky after 6 classes of racing concludes. Fireworks are set to kick off roughly 11:00pm Adult Admission $10.00 Kids 6-12 $5.00 Gates open at 6pm Hotlaps at 7:15 Racing at 8:00

BRANDON VINK TOPS HUMBOLDT SPEEDWAY O’REILLY AUTO PARTS SPORT COMPACTS FOR FIRST 2020 FEATURE WIN! By Scott Lee Stewart Brandon Vink, a young driver from Humboldt, Ks., turned in an outstanding effort Friday night in Humboldt Speedway’s Sport Compact division for his first feature win of the 2020 season. Sport Compact is the basic, entry level class of Dirt Racing at The Hummer; a rough and tumble, run what you brung collection of 4 cylinder front wheel drive cars that, oddly enough, are most...more

“THE HUMMER HUSTLE!” ROLLS INTO HUMBOLDT SPEEDWAY! GUSTIN CAPTURES USMTS MODIFED WIN! By Scott Lee Stewart June 5, 2020 Billed as the “Hummer Hustle”, the first major racing event of the 2020 season brought the nationwide United States Modified Touring Series to the Humboldt Speedway Friday night, much to the delight of a huge crowd of racing fans. 32 Modifieds were aboard for the main event. After qualifying heats and two “B” features, 26 cars took to the Hummer High Banks in the 40 lap“A...more

By USMTS PR (Humboldt, KS) -- -Marshalltown, Iowa's Ryan Gustin continued to wreak havoc on the competition Friday, picking up his second win in as many nights as the Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey's invaded the Humboldt Speedway for the 7th Annual USMTS Hummer Hustle presented by Fast Shafts. The green flag waved to start the 40-lap main event and Gustin quickly disposed of Dustin Sorensen and went to work on Sybesma Pole Award winner Dereck Ramirez. PHOTO CREDIT: Todd...more