Highland Speedway is Swinging back to the Seventies on Saturday, April 26th with 70’s Night!

HIGHLAND, IL (April 21, 2014)  Swing back to the 70’s with Highland Speedway on Saturday, April 26, 2014.  Be sure to join us for this fun filled night in your best 70’s wear.  There will be prizes for some of the best dressed 70’s outfits.  So break out those 70’s clothes or dress up like your favorite 70’s stars.  Even the Junior Fan Club is joining the 70’s action.  Any drivers, teams, fans, supporters, and businesses that would like to make a donation to the Junior Fan Club for their own 70’s Night Best Dressed Contest it would be greatly appreciated.  They are looking for prizes, toys, gift certificates, racing shirts, anything.  Please contact Nicci Egbert at (618)581-3993 or Sue Zobrist at 618-644-5441 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your donation.  Or bring them with you on Saturday Night to the Pit Shack or Ticket Booth.  The Highland Speedway Junior Fan Club would like to thank you for your support!

This exciting night of racing action at Highland Speedway will feature the UMP Late Models, UMP Steve Schmitt Modifieds, UMP B-Dry Solutions SportMods, UMP Hamel Coop Street Stocks, & the UMP Sammie’s KidModz making their 2014 debut at Highland Speedway.  It will be an awesome night of racing action.  Come out and see who will end up in the CC Food Mart Victory Lane on this Swinging 70’s weekend.  Pits Open at 3:00 pm, Grandstands Open at 5:30 pm, Pill Draw by 6:00 pm, Drivers Meeting at 6:15 pm, Hot Laps at 6:30 pm, Racing Starts at 7:00 pm.  Box Seats are $15.00, General Grandstand Admission is $12.00, kids 10 and under are free with a paid adult admission.  Pit Passes are $30.00 and pit passes for kids 10 and under are $15.00 (Kids in the pits must have parental supervision at all times.)

Next weekend brings the Kids Dash for Cash for Ages 7 & 8 on Saturday, May 3, 2014.  Be sure to join us for this fun filled night and enjoy the kids battling it out on the front straight away for cash and prizes.  Any drivers, teams, fans, supporters, and businesses that would like to make a donation to the Junior Fan Club for the Kids Dash for Cash Ages 7 & 8 it would be greatly appreciated.  They are looking for prizes, toys, gift certificates, racing shirts, anything.  Please contact Nicci Egbert at (618)581-3993 or Sue Zobrist at 618-644-5441 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your donation.  Or bring them with you on Saturday Night to the Pit Shack or Ticket Booth.  The Highland Speedway Junior Fan Club would like to thank you for your support!

Junior Fan Club Members are a part of Action Each Week!

The Highland Speedway Junior Fan Club Members are loving being a part of the action at Highland Speedway this season.  Every night the Junior Fan Club members will pick their drivers and get a chance to be a part of the CC Food Mart Victory Lane celebration.  Each night Junior Fan Club Members are drawn at random and get a chance to pick their driver, if the driver they picked wins that Junior Fan Club Member gets to join them for the trophy presentation in the CC Food Mart Victory Lane.  The kids can bring something for the drivers to autograph in Victory Lane.  Congratulation to Adam Munie and Brady Hegen last weekend’s Junior Fan Club Winners.

The Highland Speedway Junior Fan Club is free to join for kids 10 and under.  They have weekly prizes and exciting things for the kids planned this year.  Kids can join by signing up at the table near the grandstand ticket booth each week.  Make sure that kids sign in weekly to be in the drawing for prizes and fun events each week.  

The Kids had a Blast Saturday, April 12th at Highland Speedway with Kids Dash for Cash Night!

HIGHLAND, IL (April 13, 2014) Saturday was Highland Speedway’s second night of racing action as Mother Nature kept us from racing the week before.  It was a beautiful day and night for racing with amazing weather.  The Highland Speedway crew did an amazing job on getting the track back into shape from a bumpy first night of racing.  It was a 100% better track and proved for some great racing action.  The Highland Speedway Junior Fan Club took center stage during intermission with the Kids Dash for Cash for ages 6 and under on the front straight away.  The kids made a mad dash to pick up as many nickels as they could that were donated by Miss Metro East, Dairyn Tye.  Dairyn also served as our trophy girl for the night, she is a candidate for Miss Illinois and hopes to continue on to become Miss America in the future.  Racing action featured the UMP Late Models, UMP Steve Schmitt Modifieds, UMP B-Dry Solutions SportMods, UMP Hamel Coop Street Stocks, and the Daum Insurance Outlaw Micros and had a total of 86 cars ready to race. 

The UMP Late Models had a field of 14 cars racing at Highland Speedway.  Matt Weidner took the checkered flag in the first heat of Late Models followed by Michael Kloos and Shannon Kuhn.  Dan Jacober took the checkered flag in the second heat of Late Models followed by Mike Schulte and Jason Zobrist.  Mike Schulte won the Huddle House Dash followed by Michael Kloos and Shannon Kuhn.  Michael Kloos took the checkered flag in the UMP Late Model Feature and went to the CC Food Mart Victory Lane, with Chad Zobrist and Matt Weidner not far behind.  It was a great night of exciting racing action.   

The UMP Steve Schmitt Modifieds had a field of 17 cars racing at Highland Speedway.  Dennis Ponder took the checkered flag in the first heat of Modifieds followed by Tyler Diebert and Chad Sellers.  Jeremy Thole took the checkered flag in the second heat race followed by Aaron Kleine and Brian Bielong.  Aaron Kleine took home the checkered flag in the Huddle House Dash followed by Dennis Ponder and Brian Bielong.  Robbie Eilers took home the checkered flag in the UMP Steve Schmitt Modified Feature and celebrated in the CC Food Mart Victory Lane, with Chris Smith and Justin Ketrow not far behind. 

The Daum Insurance Outlaw Micros had a field of 14 cars at Highland Speedway.  Chad Elliott took the checkered flag in the first heat of Mircos followed by Michael Bustamante and Austin Vantoll.  Carlee Gress took the checkered flag in the second heat race followed by Dylan Benscoter and Tyler Vantoll.  Carlee Gress took home the checkered flag in the Daum Insurance Outlaw Micro Feature and celebrated in the CC Food Mart Victory Lane, Chad Elliott and Austin Vantoll were not far behind finishing second and third. 

The UMP B-Dry Solutions SportMods had a full field of 24 cars racing at Highland Speedway.  Rob Lee took the checkered flag in the first heat of SportMods followed by CJ Volluz and Jerry Thompson.  TJ Frazier took the checkered flag in the second heat race followed by Bobby Mahan and Brett Page.  Ryan Eilers took the checkered flag in the third heat race followed by Jake Hewitt and Justin Durbin.  Rob Lee took home the checkered flag in the UMP B-Dry Solutions SportMods Feature and went to the CC Food Mart Victory Lane, with Jake Hewitt and Ryan Eilers not far behind. 

The UMP Hamel Coop Street Stocks had a field of 17 cars racing at Highland Speedway.  Trevor Issak took the checkered flag in the first heat of Street Stocks followed by Cale Hartnagel and Eric Harris.  Jacob Rexing took the checkered flag in the second heat race followed by Dan Pikington and Adam Koch.  Jacob Rexing took home the checkered flag in the UMP Hamel Coop Street Stock Feature and went to the CC Food Mart Victory Lane, with Trevor Issak and Cale Hartnagel not far behind. 

For complete results visit our website and look at the results page at www.highlandspeedway.com

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It was a Cold Season Opener with the Lucky 40 at Highland Speedway Saturday, March 29th!

HIGHLAND, IL (March 30, 2014) Saturday was Highland Speedway’s season opener and Old Man Winter and Mother Nature did their best to delay it yet another week, but we braved the cold and damp conditions and had a bumpy first night.  The Lucky 40 kicked off the 2014 racing season at Highland Speedway with an action packed night with the UMP Late Models, UMP Steve Schmitt Modifieds, UMP B-Dry Solutions SportMods, UMP Hamel Coop Street Stocks, and the Daum Insurance Outlaw Micros.  The Lucky 40 started the season off with 86 cars ready to race. 

The UMP Late Models had a field of 17 cars racing at Highland Speedway.  Chad Zobrist took the checkered flag in the first heat of Late Models followed by Greg Kimmens and Michael Kloos.  Randy Korte took the checkered flag in the second heat of Late Models followed by John Beck and Matt Santel.  Chad Zobrist won the Huddle House Dash followed by John Beck and Ryan Little.  Michael Kloos took the checkered flag in the UMP Late Model Feature and went to the CC Food Mart Victory Lane, with John Beck and Greg Kimmens not far behind.  It was a great night of exciting racing action.   

The UMP Steve Schmitt Modifieds had a full field of 25 cars racing at Highland Speedway.  Aaron Kleine took the checkered flag in the first heat of Modifieds followed by Robbie Eilers and Dennis Ponder.  Brock Bauman took the checkered flag in the second heat race followed by Jeremy Thoele and Zach Schantz.  Mike Harrison took the checkered flag in the third heat race followed by Dean Hoffman and Justin Ketrow.  Mike Harrison took home the checkered flag in the Huddle House Dash followed by Dean Hoffman and Robbie Eilers.  Dean Hoffman took home the checkered flag in the UMP Steve Schmitt Modified Feature and celebrated in the CC Food Mart Victory Lane, with Aaron Kleine and Dennis Ponder not far behind. 

The Daum Insurance Outlaw Micros had a field of 12 cars at Highland Speedway.  Joe Miller took the checkered flag in the first heat of Mircos followed by Chad Elliott and Jacob Patton.  Ryan Mueller took the checkered flag in the second heat race followed by Austin Vantoll and Brad McDainel.  Joe Miller took home the checkered flag in the Daum Insurance Outlaw Micro Feature and celebrated in the CC Food Mart Victory Lane, after the race was called for safety reasons after Joey Wirth and Jacob Patton took hard flips.  Brad McDaniels and Carlee Gress were not far behind finishing second and third. 

The UMP B-Dry Solutions SportMods had a full field of 20 cars racing at Highland Speedway.  TJ Eilers took the checkered flag in the first heat of SportMods followed by Steven Ellison and Justin Durbin.  Tyler Diebert took the checkered flag in the second heat race followed by Rob Lee and Jerry Thompson.  Ryan Eilers took the checkered flag in the third heat race followed by Bobby Mahan and Curt Loddeke.  Ryan Eilers took home the checkered flag in the UMP B-Dry Solutions SportMods Feature and went to the CC Food Mart Victory Lane, with Tyler Diebert and Steve Ellison not far behind. 

The UMP Hamel Coop Street Stocks finished up the night with a field of 12 cars racing at Highland Speedway.  Dan Pikington took the checkered flag in the first heat of Street Stocks followed by Trevor Issak and Wade Glover.  Eric Harris took the checkered flag in the second heat race followed by Adam Koch and Jacob Rexing.  Dan Pikington took home the checkered flag in the UMP Hamel Coop Street Stock Feature and went to the CC Food Mart Victory Lane, with Trevor Isaak and Wade Glover not far behind. 

For complete results visit our website and look at the results page at www.highlandspeedway.com

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Highland Speedway 2014 Racing Season Announcements

HIGHLAND, IL  (March 12, 2014)  The 2014 racing season is upon us at Highland Speedway.  We are all excited to get back out on the track and we have several announcements regarding the 2014 racing season at Highland Speedway. 

Some of these announcements include an improved racing surface, larger pit spaces, improved speaker system in the pit area, big screen TV in grandstands, and an improved sound system in the grandstands.

Race receivers are mandatory in ALL Classes; this includes UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, UMP SportMods, UMP Street Stocks, Outlaw Micros, and UMP KidModz. 

Transponders, Highland Speedway is running transponders for the 2014 racing season for all classes if possible.  This includes UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, UMP SportMods, UMP Street Stocks, Outlaw Micros, and UMP KidModz.  Please see track rules for more information regarding transponders. 

UMP Membership is required in all applicable classes.  You will not be able to race at Highland Speedway without it.  This includes UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, UMP SportMods, UMP Street Stocks, and UMP KidModz. 

Highland Speedway is excited to announce some increases to the weekly payout, including Dash payout for the UMP Late Models and UMP Modifieds.  Pick up a copy of the new weekly payout at the Pit Shack. 

Highland Speedway 2014 Points Fund, each driver that wants to participate in our point fund must purchase a Highland Speedway membership.  Membership is $30 per year.  You must purchase your membership prior to the second time you race at Highland Speedway in order to participate in our point fund.  We are excited to announce that we will continue to have a guaranteed a point fund for the 2014 racing season again of $22,000.  This includes UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, UMP SportMods, UMP Street Stocks, and Outlaw Micros.    

By popular demand Delaware Double File restarts will be implemented in all classes at Highland Speedway for the 2014 racing season.  This includes UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, UMP SportMods, UMP Street Stocks, Outlaw Micros, and UMP KidModz.

One of the improvements you will see completed during the racing season are the addition of private party rooms that are heated and air conditioned.  All of us at Highland Speedway are excited about these changes and the upcoming racing season.  Be sure to come out and join us for our season opener, the Lucky 40 on Saturday, March 22, 2014.  Let’s Go Racing!!!!!