Brandt River Town Showdown Cancelled

Friday’s Brandt River Town Showdown has been cancelled by officials from Track Enterprises, Tri-City Speedway and USAC due to a worsening forecast throughout the afternoon and evening hours.

Aug 30, 2019

USAC Doubleheader History Comes Alive Friday at Tri-City

The USAC doubleheader.  An opportunity for a racer to showcase his or her versatile skills in multiple disciplines on one track in a single night.  The chance for a rare breed to accomplish what so few individuals have done before them by succeeding and winning in both.

Aug 27, 2019

USAC Midgets Rock Granite City on Friday

USAC’s NOS Energy Drink National Midget division has a history with Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. that goes back nearly six decades, dating to Danny Frye’s win in 1961 to Tyler Courtney’s triumph in May of this year.

Aug 27, 2019

USAC Sprint Car Showdown Friday at Tri-City

Just a little over three months since the series’ last visit, the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship makes its return to Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois this Friday night, August 30, for the Brandt River Town Showdown.

Aug 26, 2019

River Town Showdown Rescheduled for Aug. 30

The Brandt “River Town Showdown,” featuring a USAC doubleheader with the AMSOIL National Sprint Cars, NOS Energy Drink National Midgets in addition to the B-Mods, has been rescheduled for Friday, August 30, at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill.  It will now be the start of a big racing weekend in Southern Illinois with Du Quoin State Fair events Saturday-Monday.

May 21, 2019

Tri-City USAC Sprints Fall to Rain

For the second consecutive Saturday, rain captured the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature, this time in Saturday’s Brandt “River Town Showdown” at Tri-City Speedway. A subsequent makeup date for the event will be announced soon.

May 19, 2019

Mother Nature Claims Tri-City USAC Midgets

Rain fell just as cars were pushed off for the start of the semi-feature, forcing cancellation of Saturday’s Brandt “River Town Showdown” program for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship at Tri-City Speedway.  A subsequent makeup date for the event will be announced soon.

May 19, 2019

Windom First to Repeat in Tri-City USAC Sprint Win

In a season with so much parity, the first winner of 2019 became the first repeat winner of the season as Chris Windom outdueled Carson Short in a wild Brandt “River Town Showdown” USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature Friday night at Tri-City Speedway.

May 18, 2019

Courtney Chalks Up History in Tri-City Midget Win

Tyler Courtney’s early-season USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship prowess has been paramount, and with his fourth win in the first six races of the season, he became the first driver to ever accomplish the feat following his victory in Friday night’s Brandt “River Town Showdown” opener at Tri-City Speedway.

May 18, 2019

Bacon Reunites with FMR at Tri-City

Brady Bacon will return to a familiar seat this weekend at Tri-City Speedway as he climbs back aboard the FMR Racing team car for the USAC NOS Energy Drink portion of the Brandt “River Town Showdown” Friday and Saturday, May 17-18, at the 3/8-mile dirt oval in Granite City, Ill.

May 14, 2019

Tri-City USAC Midget River Town Showdown Preview

USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget racing has a heritage at Tri-City Speedway that dates back to 1961.  Over the past three years now, the sight of the series on the 3/8-mile dirt oval in Granite City, Ill. has been absent, and the sound of midget racing has grown silent.

May 14, 2019

USAC Stat Book: NOS Energy Drink National Midgets

Here's a look at the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship stat book heading into this weekend’s doubleheader with the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship both Friday, May 17 & Saturday, May 18 at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill.

May 13, 2019

USAC Stat Book: AMSOIL National Sprints

Here's a look at the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car stat book heading into this weekend’s doubleheader with the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship both Friday, May 17 & Saturday, May 18 at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill.

May 13, 2019

River Town Showdown USAC Sprint Preview

Tyler Courtney’s 18 wins have come at numerous racetracks in his USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car career, 13 to be precise.

May 13, 2019

River Town Showdown Shifts to Granite City May 17-18

The upcoming two-night Brandt River Town Showdown will have a different look on Friday and Saturday, May 17-18, with consecutive nights of USAC doubleheaders, which will both now take place at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill., featuring the AMSOIL Sprint Car and NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championships.

May 9, 2019