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(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- After a very successful night of action on July 6th, Merced Speedway comes back to life on Saturday night with a full card of action highlighted by the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprint Car Series’ first every trip to the track. In what will be the series’ fourth event of the 2019 season, the action this year has been outstanding with the likes of Jake Morgan and Shawn Jones scoring wins thus far. While the duo runs 1-2 in points, the short track setting of Merced...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- Back in action after a week off, Merced Speedway is excited to celebrate Independence Day on Saturday July 6th with a massive Fireworks show, and FREE admission into the main grandstands. “It has been a great first year for S&S Promotions, and we hope free gate admission brings a couple of new fans out to the speedway, and gets them hooked with some really cool shows still to come in 2019,” General Manager Doug Lockwood said. Saturday night is expected to be a fun...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- in what was the last weekend of racing action for the month of June at Merced Speedway, a great show saw Raul Rodriguez, Sr, Dwayne Short, Riley Jeppesen, and Dakota Albright each grab wins on Saturday night. With 13 Hobby Stocks in action on Saturday night, Rodriguez, Sr advanced from fourth to grab the win over Shannon Nelson, Michael Shearer, Timmy Crews and Donnie Shearer. The return of the Valley Sportsman belonged to Dwayne Short. Short was able to power to...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- Paying homage to the late, great Ed Parker on Saturday at Merced Speedway, an overflowing pit area saw Troy Foulger, Kelly Wilkinson, Kevin Irwin, and Shawn DePriest each claim victories in their respective divisions. With 29 IMCA Modifieds checked in for battle, it was Troy Foulger picking up the win. Chasing Foulger across the line was Randy Brown, Robby Sawyer, Cody Burke, and Trevor Fitz. 35 IMCA Sport Mods were back on the bullring, and Kelly Wilkinson proved...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- The Merced County Fair has now come and gone, but when the curtain went up on Wednesday night, fans and patrons were treated to a great night of IMCA Mod and IMCA Sport Mod action which saw Michael Johnson and DJ Shannon each grab feature event wins. A full pit area boasted a total of 27 IMCA Mods and 36 IMCA Sport Mods and a crisp program was completed just before 9pm. IMCA Sport Mod action saw Michael Johnson charge from the fifth starting position on slick...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- With the month of June officially upon us and Summer around the corner, Merced Speedway kicks the month of action off on Wednesday night during the annual Merced County Fair. A family fun night of action with the fair kicking off as well as the races taking place, admission into the races is FREE with paid admission into the Merced County Fair. During the fair’s opening night on Wednesday, the fair gates will open at 5pm with adults being admitted for just 10$,...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- While Monster trucks were the main attraction at Merced Speedway on Friday and Sunday, Saturday night featured a great night of racing as Paul Stone, Shannon Nelson, Chris Corder, and Rick Elliot each scored wins in their divisions. With 17 IMCA Modifieds in attendance on Saturday night, it was Paul Stone leading the way. Stone would grab the win over Ryan Porter, and Cody Burke rounding out the podium. Three heat races were also ran for the Mods, and wins went to...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- Continuing to offer up a variety of racing action at Merced Speedway, Scott Kinney led the way on Saturday night with the BCRA Midget Lites as he shared victory lane with Shannon Nelson, Timothy Crews, and Jerry Cecil. Kinney who won the series’ opening event back in March, adapted to the new Merced Speedway nicely and grabbed the win over Jimmy Riddell, Chase Gaal, Dakota Albright, and Jacob Williams. 16 Hobby Stocks were back in action, and Shannon Nelson...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- Fans were treated to a classic battle on Saturday night that was highlighted by Austin Liggett grabbing the USAC Western States Midget series event in what the division’s first ever appearance at Merced Speedway. 19 Midgets made the trip over and it was Austin Liggett grabbing the lead late and holding off Shane Golobic to score the win. Golobic would hang for second as Mitchell Moles, Cory Elliot and Ben Worth rounded at the Top-5. IMCA Mod action saw DJ Shannon...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- A big two-nights of racing action went down for the new and improved Merced Speedway last weekend, and another great night o racing is on tap this Saturday night with a ton of kids giveaway items up for grabs. The South Bay Dwarf Car Association had a big weekend in Merced, CA where three divisions of cars put on quite the show over the span of Friday and Saturday night. In Saturday night action, Shawn Jones picked up the victory in the Prod Division as he bested...more