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  • AWARDS: RATTLESNAKE RACEWAY, LOVELOCK SPEEDWAY, MAD METAL

    October 24, 2017 Author: Dan McGee
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    Awards

    FALLON, NV (Oct. 21) – Two tracks and a mud drag series combined their awards banquets this evening. Rattlesnake Raceway, Lovelock Speedway an the Dynamic Diesel Mud Drag Series were all present for a night of food and celebration not to mention honoring their champions. LARA president Chris Lumsden got things rolling by comments about the season and also indicating that the Northern Nevada Tracks were starting to work together. That is something many have looked forward to for a long time. First up were the Rattlesnake Outlaw Karts and first award was for beginner Kiley Detomasi as she was

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  • LOVELOCK SPEEDWAY: FRONTIER DAY RACES

    August 1, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Lovelock Speedway: Joel Myers, IMCA winner.

    This weekend an annual event was held at a oval track in Northern Nevada.     LOVELOCK, NV (July30) – Lovelock Speedway hosts two night of races during the town’s annual Frontier Days that honors its founding. This year the racing card had IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stock, 360 Sprint Cars and Dwarf Cars. “We haven’t won all year so got this new DeVilbiss car and we’ve been working, working on it every time we’ve had it out and its getting better and better but we’re not 100% yet but we’re close,” Joel Myers said after winning Saturday’s IMCA 40-lap main.

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  • LOVELOCK SPEEDWAY OPENS SEASON

    May 22, 2016 Author: Dan McGee
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    Lovelock Speedway: Michael Bartlett wins in Hobby Stocks.

    Finally the weather smiled and the racing season began. LOVELOCK (May 20) – Lovelock Speedway finally got its year started after having its first race rained out two weeks ago. Although the weather was cool, winds were calm and set the stage for a good night of racing. “Glad we could come down and run a nice race. It’s all about coming down and having some fun. The track is good, it’s got a couple of rough spots in the corners but nothing that we couldn’t get around. When I could see half the field on the other half side

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  • RACING PREVIEW – AUGUST 19-23

    August 18, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Wild West Motorsports Park hosts the Lucas Oil Off Road Series this weekend.

     Racing preview for this weekend has something for almost any racing fan. Including a special event that will only happen once this year in our area. Locally oval track fans have three choices but there are two other events going on as well in a weekend filled with motor sports. It all begins at 7 p.m. as Lovelock Speedway closes out its 2015 season as the track class championships are secured.   Then on Saturday at 6 p.m. Rattlesnake Raceway, just east of downtown Fallon, hosts another points races but this time, along with the cars, there will be mud

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  • LOVELOCK VIDEO FROM 7/31 & 8/1

    August 4, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Video of the opening laps for each main event from the Frontier Day Races.

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  • LOVELOCK SPEEDWAY – SATURDAY, 8-1

    August 3, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Lovelock Speedway - IMCA winner Zane DeVilbiss

    Lovelock Speedway second night for its Frontier Days races. Same speed, less dust and close finishes. LOVELOCK (Aug. 1): The second night of the Frontier Races at the Lovelock Speedway had a bit better weather than the previous night. There was a wind but the temperature was a bit lower and humidity higher, which helped keep the dust down. Not to mention the track had been worked on during the day. The officials decided to streamline things a bit so there would not be a B main or LCQ for the modifieds. Instead they’d start 23 cars after the scoring

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  • LOVELOCK SPEEDWAY – FRI. 7/31

    August 3, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Lovelock Speedway - IMCA winner Corey Sample

     Lovelock Speedway once again has two-days of racing to help celebrate the town’s Frontier Days celebration. LOVELOCK (July 31) – This small rural Nevada town annually celebrates its founding with Frontier Days. In addition to the parade and festival the Lovelock Speedway also has a two-day show. And Friday was a day of heat, speed and dust. Both the heat and wind conspired to keep the track crew busy. After winning the IMCA feature, Cory Sample said, “It was definitely tough, you know it’s our first win for the year. Had to race with Miller and DeVilbiss, a past national

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  • RACING PREVIEW – JULY 30-AUG 1

    July 29, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Lovelock Speedway - Frontier Days poster

    Racing preview for this week has a wide variety of events, local as well as on TV and the Internet. Something for almost any race fan. This weekend Lovelock Speedway joins the town as it celebrates Frontier Days. There’s racing both Friday and Saturday, starting at 7:30 p.m., and if the car counts make the minimum, extra money for the winners.   As usual there will be IMCA Modifieds, 360 Winged Sprint Cars and Hobby Stocks racing each night. American Valley Speedway in Quincy, Calif., starting at 7 p.m. Saturday hosts the next event in its points season. For the

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  • RACING PREVIEW – JULY 9-12

    July 8, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Another week of varied motorsports for the racing fan, including some in this region. One of the biggest events this weekend will happen at Livfast Exit 28, located east of Sparks. The track is hosting what probably will be the only night motocross this summer. There will be practice sessions on Friday from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. Then practice resumes at 3 p.m. Saturday with the first motos slated to start right after that, as they’ll race into the night. The track is located off Exit 28 on I-80 east of Sparks. Take the exit then go over the

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  • THIS WEEKS RACING PREVIEW

    June 17, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    This week’s racing has a mix of two- and four-wheel action in our region. The Fernley Lion’s Motocross Track will be in action as MRANN ends its spring desert-racing season. It’s the annual Corey Herring Memorial race but this time in a short track configuration.   On Saturday, from 8 to 10 a.m. the big bikes can practice then at 10:30 a.m. the Pee Wee riders take center stage. They are followed by the Mini Bike race and later the Women’s, Vintage and Bomber race. On Sunday each of the big bike classes get their own separate race on the

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  • OCTANE FEST COMES TO FALLON

    June 10, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    Octane Fest brings color and speed to Fallon. The Octane Fest rolls into Fallon this weekend for three days and evenings of action packed motorsports. In addition two regional tracks will also be staging their own races. On Friday evening at 7 p.m. the Lovelock Speedway hosts another points race while, up at Susanville, at that same time Diamond Mountain Speedway, located at the fairgrounds, will also be in action. Moving to Fallon the action starts on Friday at 11 a.m. when Top Gun Raceway begins test and tune sessions on the dragstrip. Then, at 6 p.m., there’s a pit

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  • WHAT’S RACING FOR – JUNE 4-7

    June 4, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    What’s racing this weekend is packed days of motorsport action that has something for almost anybody. If the weather holds local race fans are in for a treat. On Friday, starting at 7 p.m., Lovelock Speedway has a make up race for the one rained out in May. Top Gun Raceway, located south of Fallon, hosts another $5 Friday where people can test and tune their cars on the drag strip. Saturday kicks off two racing at Top Gun as the track hosts Rounds 6 and 7 of its ET series and the Junior Dragsters are also part of the

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  • THIS WEEK’S RACING – MAY 21-24

    May 20, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    This week’s racing has something for just about any type of racing fan. The biggest event in our area this weekend is the second round of the Over The Hill Gang Nationals hosted by the Reno chapter. Two days of racing, starting around 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, at the Fernley Lions Motocross or the Sandbox as it’s also known. And there will be the traditional BBQ after the races on Saturday. Racing for the weekend actually starts on Friday at 7 p.m. when Lovelock Speedway stages the next round of its series. ((Got late word that Lovelock Speedway canceled

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  • RACING PREVIEW – APRIL 30-MAY 2

    April 29, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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     RACING PREVIEW FOR THE WEEKEND This week has both oval and drag racing for area fans.   Things begin Friday as Fernley 95A Speedway hosts the 2nd annual Dave Richardson & Leroy Kay Memorial race. It’s a Western Dwarf Car regional. On both Friday and Saturday qualifying begins at 5 p.m. with racing starting at 6 p.m. These little speedsters usually put on quite a show. Further east on Friday, starting at 7 p.m., Lovelock Speedway starts its 2015 season. Most of their events this season will be on Friday evenings. Over in Fallon the Top Gun Speedway hosts two

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  • RACING PREVIEW – APRIL 9-12

    April 9, 2015 Author: Dan McGee
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    After the Easter break racing resumes here and all over the world. Locally action begins at the Fernley 95A Speedway around 2 p.m. when Fernley 95A Speedway hosts its second points race of the year.   To the east Lovelock Speedway is helping the town’s volunteer Fire Department with a car wash that runs from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. MRANN hosts a weekend of racing northeast of Doyle, California as the Lassen Motorcycle Clubs stages the Diamond Back Hare Scrambles.   Saturday’s action begins at 9:30 a.m. when the Pee Wee racers are flagged off. Following that will be

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