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(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- For a third consecutive season Merced Speedway will kick Thanksgiving week off in a big way. November 22nd and 23rd, the ¼ mile bullring will host the NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midget Series as well as the Kings of Thunder 360 Winged Sprint Cars and offer fans a full two-nights of open wheel action as a Thanksgiving appetizer. Serving as USAC’s penultimate points paying event of the season leading into the Turkey Night Grand Prix, fans can expect to see the...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- For the fourth consecutive season Merced Speedway will open Thanksgiving Week with the NOS Energy Drink USAC National Midget Series headlining a two-night Midget Madness program next Tuesday and Wednesday night. As the stars and cars of the National series make their annual November trip to California, next week is their final week of the 2023 season, and Merced Speedway will again host the series for two nights of action, culminating with a Midget/Winged 360...more

September 14th the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series invades Merced Speedway, and tickets are on sale NOW! To grab yours, simply follow the link below. https://mpv.tickets.com/?orgid=52711&agency=WRG_SNG_MPV&eventID=104617#/event/E104617/seatmap/?selectBuyers=false&minPrice=43&maxPrice=48&quantity=2&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=true&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- With Mother Nature delaying the start of the 2025 season opener at Merced Speedway, fans were rewarded for their patience as the season came to life on Saturday night as was highlighted by a thrilling USCS feature event that was won by Ricky Lewis. A total of 72 cars were in the Merced Speedway pit area on Saturday night as the USCS Non Wing Sprint Car Series, the Western RaceSaver 305’s, Dwarf Cars, Mini Stocks, and Hobby Stocks all made up the card to kick the...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- Returning to racing action over the weekend following a successful weekend with the Monster Trucks, Nick Velazquez took top honors during the Dwarf Car Nationals event as he was joined in victory lane with Dan Myrick, Paul Stone, Justin Smart, Bobby Hogge, and Tom Morley. With the Dwarf cars broken up into three divisions for their National event, Saturday night was all about Nick Velasquez in the pro division. Velasquez was able to race his way to the win as he...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- Welcoming winged sprint cars to Merced Speedway for the first time in 2025 on Saturday night, it was Fresno, CA driver Dominic Scelzi winning a thrilling 35 lap feature event as he was joined in victory lane by Valley Sportsman winner, Mike Gillard and Hobby Stocks winner Chad Johnson. A total of 43 winged sprint cars checked into the Merced Speedway on Saturday night and the race lived up to the hype. Dominic Scelzi battled the likes of Braden Chiaramonte and...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- Saturday night in Merced, CA, Jake Morgan highlighted a full night of racing at Merced Speedway as he powered to the win in the visiting Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Series event. Morgan came into the night grabbing a win during the series’ season opening event and continued to flex his muscles as they invaded the quarter mile bullring on Saturday night. Racing to the win, Morgan led the way over Brent Steck, Daniel Dekeyser, Carson Hawkins, and Eathon Lanfri. Mike...more

(PETERSEN MEDIA- Merced, CA)- Playing host to a Civil War stop for the BCRA Lighting Sprints, Merced Speedway saw Santa Barbara’s David Gasper score the win as he shared victory lane with Daniel Bond, Mike Gillard, and Chris Durden. With 21 BCRA Lighting Sprints on hand, David Gasper proved to be the class of the field. As Gasper raced to the win he was flanked by Hunter Kinney, Jeff Dyer, Eric Greco Jr, and Bobby Michnowicz rounding out the top-five. The Mini Stock feature event went to...more

Inside Line Promotions – LINCOLN, Neb. (Jan. 28, 2019) – MyRacePass has established a new track website for Merced Speedway. The website – http://www.MercedSpeedway.net – has pages showcasing the schedule and results, news, points, rules, fan information, sponsors and more. Merced Speedway, which is a dirt track located in Merced, Calif., hosts weekly competition from late March through October. Regular classes at the track include IMCA mods, sport mods, hobby stocks, mini stocks and mini late...more