The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will be making TWO stops to West Fargo in 2025!
– Saturday, May 31
– Saturday, August 23
Stay tuned to redrivervalleyspeedway.com for more details and schedule announcements.
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Urbach perseveres for first career SportMod win
WEST FARGO (May 17, 2024) – For the second consecutive week, persistent rains made for a wide open and tacky racing surface at Red River Valley Speedway for round two of the 2024 racing season. A monster field of 103 cars was checked in for action with both new and familiar faces visiting ChristianCarsOnline.com / Finley Motorsports Victory Lane.
Brennan Urbach was Friday night’s first-time winner as he scored his first career Red River Valley Speedway IMCA SportMod win. The FM Drain Cleaning Services feature began with Scott Jacobson taking the lead from the front row. Jacobson checked out from the rest of the field in the early going, while Jayden Pavlicek and Austin Veralrud ran second and third respectively. Near the midway point of the race, both Veralrud and a hard-charging Urbach moved by Pavlicek to secure spots inside the podium. Continue reading
Skalicky out-duels Shipley in hard-fought Modified win on opening night
WEST FARGO, N.D. (May 10, 2024) – The 54th season of racing at Red River Valley Speedway opened with a huge field of 93 race teams in the pit area and an unusually fast and tacky three-eighths mile high-banked oval.
Andy Pake, Jesse Skalicky, Ryan Restad, Rob VanMil, Tanner Engen and Sean Johnson all visited Finley Motorsports Victory Lane.
World of Outlaws Sprint Cars return to Red River Valley Speedway on August 24, 2024
WEST FARGO, N.D. (November 30, 2023) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series released their 86-race schedule for the 2024 season, which includes a Saturday, August 24th visit to Red River Valley Speedway.
This year’s event will mark the 69th time the World of Outlaws have visited Red River Valley Speedway in the 50-plus year history of the speedway.
Schatz family to support local sprint car racing with Petro Race Rewards
WEST FARGO (April 19, 2023) – Sprint cars made their modest return to the weekly Red River Valley Speedway schedule in 2021, but ever since then, the class has seen nothing but growth.
The class averaged nearly 10 cars per night after just 3.7 during their inaugural season. A big 2023 schedule is on tap for the IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars, however, with the launching of the Red River Sprint Series and with the addition of the Petro Race Rewards program.
With Petro Race Rewards, every IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car team will receive a $150 fuel card, redeemable at Petro Stopping Center in Fargo, every time they compete at Red River Valley Speedway this season.
“We’ve seen some steady growth with the sprint cars since we brought them in, but the Petro Race Rewards will help bring the class to the next level,” said Red River Valley Speedway chief operating officer, Nick Skalicky. “We can’t thank the Schatz family enough for their generosity and look forward to a big year of sprint car racing.”
“We want to help drivers get to the race track every week and help build the class,” said Deanne Schatz, operations manager of Petro Stopping Center. “Our goal is to fuel teams to get to the track to increase the number of cars and the competition.”
“Danny (Schatz) made the commitment to get the girls started in sprint cars and this is our way of not only continuing that, but supporting it even more,” added Diane Schatz, whose granddaughters, Laela and Amelia Eisenschenk, compete weekly at Red River Valley Speedway. “We felt it was more fair if we could help everybody the same, rather than just adding to the purse.”
To receive the $150 bonus, drivers must make and complete the feature (unless involved in a wreck or have a mechanical failure).
There are 16 IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Car dates on the Red River Valley Speedway schedule this year, all of which will have the Petro Race Rewards bonus. The full schedule will be available soon.
To view the traveling schedule for the Red River Sprint Series, click here.
World of Outlaws Sprint Cars to make 68th RRV Speedway appearance in 2023
WEST FARGO, N.D. (December 5, 2022) – The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series released their 87-race schedule for 2023, which includes an August 26th visit to Red River Valley Speedway.
This year’s event will mark the 68th time the World of Outlaws have visited Red River Valley Speedway in the 45-year history of the series.
Carson Macedo drove to his first career Red River Valley Speedway win during last year’s event, giving Jason Johnson Racing their second overall win at the track. Jason Johnson drove his No. 41 machine to the win when the Outlaws’ made their highly anticipated return to Red River Valley in 2017 after a five-year absence.
North Dakota native and 10-time series champion, Donny Schatz, ranks tied for third in all-time World of Outlaws wins at his home track with former champion Doug Wolfgang. He trails only all-time greats Steve Kinser and Sammy Swindell, who have 16 and 14 wins to their credit respectively.
Schatz’s most recent win at Red River Valley Speedway came in 2021.
The World of Outlaws CASE Construction Late Models will also be returning to West Fargo next year on June 28th.
Stay tuned to RedRiverValleySpeedway.com for ticket information and the full 2023 schedule.
Previous World of Outlaws winners at Red River Valley Speedway:
2022 – Carson Macedo on Aug. 27
2021 – Donny Schatz on Aug. 21
2020 – Kyle Larson on Aug. 22
2018 – Donny Schatz on Aug. 18
2017 – Jason Johnson on Aug. 19
2012 – Sammy Swindell on June 16
2009 – Jason Meyers on June 20
2008 – Daryn Pittman on Aug. 12
2007 – Jac Haudenschild on June 30
2006 – Donny Schatz on June 16, Donny Schatz on June 17
2005 – Brian Paulus on July 1, Jason Meyers on July 2, Steve Kinser on Aug. 16
2004 – Joey Saldana on July 8, Jason Meyers on July 9, Joey Saldana on July 10
2003 – Steve Kinser on June 12, Donny Schatz on June 13, Danny Lasoski on June 14
2002 – Joey Saldana on July 4, P.J. Chesson on July 5, Donny Schatz on July 6
2001 – Steve Kinser on July 5, Sammy Swindell on July 6, Craig Dollansky on July 7
2000 – Sammy Swindell on July 6, Danny Lasoski on July 7, Sammy Swindell on July 8
1999 – Andy Hillenburg on July 8, Stevie Smith on July 9, Steve Kinser on July 10
1998 – Steve Kinser on July 9, Steve Kinser on July 10, Sammy Swindell on July 11
1997 – Steve Kinser on July 11, Stevie Smith on July 12
1996 – Mark Kinser on July 6, Sammy Swindell on July 7
1995 – Sammy Swindell on July 7, Sammy Swindell on July 8
1994 – Dave Blaney on July 9, Steve Kinser on July 10
1993 – Steve Kinser on July 9, Johnny Herrera on July 10
1992 – Steve Kinser on July 10, Steve Kinser on July 12
1991 – Doug Wolfgang on July 5, Doug Wolfgang on July 6
1990 – Doug Wolfgang on July 6, Doug Wolfgang on July 7
1989 – Doug Wolfgang on July 7, Jeff Swindell on July 8
1988 – Sammy Swindell on July 8, Doug Wolfgang on July 9
1987 – Steve Kinser on July 11
1986 – Sammy Swindell on July 11, Steve Kinser on July 12
1985 – Mark Kinser on July 12, Steve Kinser on July 13
1984 – Jeff Swindell on July 13, Steve Kinser on July 14
1983 – Sammy Swindell on July 8, Sammy Swindell on July 9
1982 – Sammy Swindell on July 12, Steve Kinser on July 13
1981 – Sammy Swindell on July 13