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Test N' Tune Cancelled

Test N' Tune Cancelled

4/23/2013
With snow still on the track, we will not be able to sufficiently prepare the track for this weekend. As a result, we will be cancelling our Test N' Tune previously scheduled for April 27th. We're looking forward to opening night on May 3rd!
Rick Hansen
  • Rick Hansen on Apr 23, 2013
  • Article Date: 4/23/2013
Tags: Rapid Speedway, NSL Non-Wing Sprint Cars, Limited 360 Sprints - Non-Winged
Season Opener this Friday!

Season Opener this Friday!

4/30/2013
Rapid Speedway will kick of the 2013 season this Friday, May 3rd at 7:30 p.m. Classes include: HRA Wingless Sprint Cars USRA Stock Cars USRA B-Mods USRA Hobby Stocks HRA Sportmans We're very excited for the new season to start, and we hope you join us as the engines roar and the dirt flies once again!
Rick Hansen
  • Rick Hansen on Apr 30, 2013
  • Article Date: 4/30/2013
Tags: Rapid Speedway, NSL Non-Wing Sprint Cars, Limited 360 Sprints - Non-Winged
Opening Night in the Books!

Opening Night in the Books!

5/20/2013
Rapid Speedway kicked of the 2013 season Friday night with some great racing! Feature winners were Travis VandenTop in the USRA Hobby Stocks, Brad Klaassen in the USRA Stock Cars, Colter Deutsch in the USRA B-Modifieds, Steve Schouwenburg in the HRA Sportsmans, & Bret Mellenberndt in the HRA Sprint Cars. This Friday, May 24th, we kick off the Memorial Day weekend with our weekly racing show, featuring all of our regular classes!
Rick Hansen
  • Rick Hansen on May 20, 2013
  • Article Date: 5/20/2013
Tags: Rapid Speedway, NSL Non-Wing Sprint Cars, Limited 360 Sprints - Non-Winged
Buffalo Wild Wings Outlaw 410 Spec

Buffalo Wild Wings Outlaw 410 Spec...

7/19/2013
July, 26 2013: The Buffalo Wild Wings Outlaw 410 Special with 360 Challenge will have 410 & 360 sprint cars racing alongside each other! Any 360 driver good enough to finish among the outlaw 410s will get bonus money! Along with HRA 360 non wing , USRA stock car, USRA hobby stock & HRA sportsman (no B-Mods), Rapid Speedway will be rockin' all night long. The grandstands will open at 5:30 and racing will start at our usually time of 7:30. Tickets are $20 for Adults &...more
Geoff Kruse
  • Geoff Kruse on Jul 19, 2013
  • Article Date: 7/19/2013
Tags: Rapid Speedway, 410 Sprints - Winged, 360 Sprints - Winged
Season Points Championship Night o

Season Points Championship Night o...

8/25/2013
Join us Friday, August 30 for our Season Championship! Currently the closest points battle is in our HRA Sportsmans class where Jesse Connel leads Nick Brady by just 3 points which means this last race will determine the season points champion! In our other classes, Chad Lonneman leads the USRA Hobby Stocks, Rich Gregoire leads the USRA Stock Cars, Cullen De Ruyter leads the USRA B-Modifieds & Alex Schriever leads the HRA Sprint Cars.
Geoff Kruse
  • Geoff Kruse on Aug 25, 2013
  • Article Date: 8/25/2013
Tags: Rapid Speedway, B Modifieds, Hobby Stocks
Champion Racing Oil Announces 2015

Champion Racing Oil Announces 2015...

12/27/2014
Champion Racing Oil Announces 2015 “ELITE RACER” Program Offering one of the most comprehensive racing programs in the motorsports industry, Champion Racing Oil has announced the details for their 2015 “ELITE RACER” Program, providing support for participants in almost every recognized sanctioned racing event in North America and Canada. Karl Dedolph, Director of Racing & Performance Products for Champion Oil, announced today, “The Champion 2015 “ELITE RACER” Program...more
Karl Dedolph
  • Karl Dedolph on Dec 27, 2014
  • Article Date: 12/27/2014
Tags: 410 Sprints - Winged, 360 Sprints - Winged, 410 Sprints - Non-Winged
Win #2 for Mellenberndt!

Win #2 for Mellenberndt!

5/24/2010
Mellenberndt is off to a great start with the Heartland Racing Association traditional non-winged sprint cars putting the Sioux City Truck and Trailer Keizer Wheels #97 to victory lane for the second time of the year this past Friday at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Starting out the evening, Bret took the lead coming out of turn two of the first lap of the heat race and never looked back. He kept the car up front with no one contesting, winning his third heat...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 04, 2015
  • Article Date: 5/24/2010
Tags: Bret Mellenberndt, Limited 360 Sprints - Non-Winged, Non-Winged Sprints
Mellenberndt Wins at Rocky! First

Mellenberndt Wins at Rocky! First...

5/17/2010
It was all Mellenberndt at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa this past Friday in the Heartland Racing Association traditional non-winged sprint series. The speedway had nearly 100 cars in the infield as they were holding their first 410 Outlaw Sprint show, but Sioux Falls native, Bret Mellenberndt was the one to watch from the stands. He started on the pole of the heat race in which he was able to keep his Sioux City Truck and Trailer Keizer Wheels #97 at the front...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 04, 2015
  • Article Date: 5/17/2010
Tags: Bret Mellenberndt, Rapid Speedway, Limited 360 Sprints - Non-Winged
Bret Mellenberndt Sits Second with

Bret Mellenberndt Sits Second with...

5/10/2010
Non-wing Sprint Car driver Bret Mellenberndt out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota traveled the short distance to I-90 Speedway in Hartford this past Saturday for the Heartland Racing Association season opener. The HRA season opener was scheduled for this past Friday, but due to the rain and cold weather, the race was canceled and moved to I-90. Mellenberndt started on the pole for the heat race to start out the evening and lead the race from flag to flag, holding off the...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 04, 2015
  • Article Date: 5/10/2010
Tags: Bret Mellenberndt, Limited 360 Sprints - Non-Winged, Non-Winged Sprints
Mellenberndt Travels to Eldora, Ra

Mellenberndt Travels to Eldora, Ra...

4/5/2010
Sioux Falls, South Dakota native Bret Mellenberndt was all geared up to race the USAC National Sprint Car event that was to be held this past Friday and Saturday at the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, but once he and the team arrived, the track was not ready to be raced on. He was able to have one hot lap session, but the track was just not ready for action; it was dry slick to a point in which you couldn’t see. The officials attempted to work the track in...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 04, 2015
  • Article Date: 4/5/2010
Tags: Bret Mellenberndt, Limited 360 Sprints - Non-Winged, Non-Winged Sprints
Bret Mellenberndt is BACK! Startin

Bret Mellenberndt is BACK! Startin...

3/5/2010
Everybody remembers the black number 97 out of Sioux Falls, SD who traveled back and forth from the near non-existing non-wing sprint car world of South Dakota to the heart of wingless sprints in Indiana every weekend for the better of 2008. Then throughout 2009 the pilot of the Sioux City Truck & Trailer #97, Bret Mellenberndt, didn’t travel as much, staying around home and racing with the Heartland Racing Association in Rock Rapids, IA in a wingless 360 sprint...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 04, 2015
  • Article Date: 3/5/2010
Tags: Bret Mellenberndt, Arizona Motorplex, USAC National Sprint Cars
Western World Championship and '08

Western World Championship and '08...

11/10/2008
USAC Sprint Car driver Bret Mellenberndt out of Sioux Falls, SD finishes out the season this past weekend at Manzanita Speedway with the Western World Championship. It was a two-day show for Mellenberndt at the famed Manzanita Speedway and Bret went there with great expectations as for last February he set quick time. With Sprint Car veteran Rick Ferkel and long time sprint racer Doug Martens on his side, Bret qualified in the top half of the field at 27th out of the...more
administrator
  • administrator on Aug 04, 2015
  • Article Date: 11/10/2008
Tags: Bret Mellenberndt, Limited 360 Sprints - Non-Winged, Non-Winged Sprints
Matt Ward Works To Top 10 Finish I

Matt Ward Works To Top 10 Finish I...

9/13/2018
(Image Credit: TeeJay Crawford) SAPULPA, Okla. (September 13, 2018) Despite not being in a Non-Wing Sprint Car in over three years, ASCS National Coordinator, Matt Ward, got behind the wheel of the Dyno Services of Oklahoma/D&E Supply No. 22 this past Saturday and rolled to a tenth-place finish in the Iron Man 66. “I had a blast. I can’t thank David Stephenson enough for letting me get in one of his cars and have some fun. Hopefully, we can get together a few more...more
Bryan Hulbert
  • Bryan Hulbert on Sep 13, 2018
  • Article Date: 9/13/2018
Tags: Creek County Speedway, Limited 360 Sprints - Non-Winged, Non-Winged Sprints
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