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Bubak Triumphs Firecracker Nationals at Jefferson

Bubak Triumphs Firecracker Nationals at Jefferson...

7/5/2020
By URSS PR (Fairbury, NE) -- Independence Day led the Mel Hambelton Ford Racing POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series to the 1/5-mile bullring of Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Nebraska. A stacked 13-car field was on hand for the historic marking, as the first time sprint cars ever took to the semi-banked dirt track, and three time URSS Champion Jake Bubak was the victor. The format would see the field participate in a qualifying run, heat races, and a dash that lined up the feature event....more
USAC National Midget Series swing through Mid-Amer

USAC National Midget Series swing through Mid-Amer...

6/25/2020
USAC Media (Speedway, IN) -- The USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship will make its annual mid-summer, mid-America swing with four races in a five-night span beginning with a July 17-18 doubleheader at Nebraska's Jefferson County Speedway, for the first time ever on July 19 at Caney Valley Speedway in Kansas, and concluding with Tuesday Night Thunder July 21 at Oklahoma's Red Dirt Raceway. The busy week of midget racing gets underway with a double-dip of USAC NOS Energy Drink...more
Courtney Comes Back with Authority to Win at Jeffe

Courtney Comes Back with Authority to Win at Jeffe...

7/19/2020
By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Fairbury, NE) -- After 21st and 22nd place finishes in his two most recent USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget outings, Tyler Courtney simply wasn't going to be stopped Saturday night at Jefferson County Speedway. Literally, he was unable to stop as he drove through victory lane without the aid of brakes. PHOTO CREDIT: Rich Forman A late caution following a 35-lap green flag run around the 1/5-mile dirt oval, however, nearly thwarted the team's resilient effort...more
Windom outlasts Kofoid at Jefferson County

Windom outlasts Kofoid at Jefferson County

7/18/2020
By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Fairbury, NE) -- Chris Windom withstood Buddy Kofoid's repeated, relentless challenges down the stretch, including during a hellacious final four lap trophy dash to the finish, to capture his third USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature victory of the season in Friday night's Riverside Chevrolet-Buick-Cadillac Midwest Midget Championship presented by Westin Meats & Schmidt's Sanitation at Fairbury, Nebraska's Jefferson County Speedway. PHOTO CREDIT: Danny...more
USAC Midwest Midget Championship preview

USAC Midwest Midget Championship preview

7/14/2020
By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Fairbury, NE) -- Mid-summer, mid-America. That's the state of mind for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship which takes the show on the road for a succession of racing events through Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma July 17-21. PHOTO CREDIT: Danny Clum photo Officially one-third of the way through the 2020 season, the action picks back up following a near one month layoff since the last round, the Indiana Midget Week finale at Kokomo Speedway, a...more
Stu Snyder Seizes Another Podium Run, Finishing 2n

Stu Snyder Seizes Another Podium Run, Finishing 2n...

7/6/2020
Relentless Promotions - FAIRBURY, Nebraska (July 4, 2020) - Three events over Independence Day weekend provided Stu Snyder and the KRL Motorsports team with many successes, including three podium finishes and two heat race wins. Saturday, July 4th led Snyder and team to Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Nebraska with the United Rebel Sprint Series. Thirteen cars were on hand at the 1/5-mile bullring, providing the fans with excellent racing and a different format for added...more
Two-Day 4th of July Weekend on Deck for United Reb

Two-Day 4th of July Weekend on Deck for United Reb...

7/2/2020
By URSS PR (Oberlin, KS) -- On Thursday, July 2nd the United Rebel Sprint Series will head to Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kansas for the URSS vs. DCRP Sprint Car Showdown paying $1000 to win and $200 to start. In attendance with the Sprint Cars will be IMCA Modifieds, Sport Mods, Stock Cars, and Hobby Stocks. Hot laps are slated to begin at 7PM with racing at 7:30PM. General admission is $12 with kids 11 and under free. Independence Day will lead competitors of the POWRi United...more
Thorson thunders to victory at Jefferson County

Thorson thunders to victory at Jefferson County

8/2/2017
By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Fairbury, NE) -- Patience is a virtue, so they say and, indeed, good things come to those who wait. Tanner Thorson was the epitome of each proverbial phrase at Jefferson County Speedway's 2nd Annual Riverside Chevrolet "Tuesday Night Thunder" presented by Westin Packaged Meats and Schmidt's Sanitation. The reigning series champ out of Minden, Nevada, relentlessly hassled Tyler Thomas for the race lead throughout the first half of the 40-lap main event. On the 25th...more
'Bullrings to High Banks' for USAC National Midget

'Bullrings to High Banks' for USAC National Midget...

8/1/2017
By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Indianapolis, IN) -- USAC's National Midget schedule annually consists of venues that range in size from the bullrings to the half-miles from new events to the established. This week, the series' drivers and teams will experience a docket that runs the gamut from the one-fifth-mile Jefferson County Speedway to the quarter-mile Solomon Valley Raceway to the aptly-named half-mile Belleville High Banks. Each racy in their own right with distinct characteristics that...more
Christopher Bell to Vie for USAC Midget “Tuesday N

Christopher Bell to Vie for USAC Midget “Tuesday N...

7/26/2017
It’s less than one week away and the anticipation continues to build for some USAC Midget “Tuesday Night Thunder” at Fairbury, Nebraska’s Jefferson County Speedway. Even NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship contender Christopher Bell is ready to go play in the dirt during next week’s “Riverside Chevrolet Tuesday Night Thunder at Jefferson County Speedway presented by Westin Packaged Meats and Schmidt’s Sanitation” on Tuesday night, August 1. The Norman, OK, native has made good use of a...more
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