Placerville, CA – With the Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100 fast approaching at Placerville Speedway, officials with the event have announced the format for the much-anticipated double header on November 19th and 20th. As noted, the Hangtown 100 will feature a Trophy Cup style format that has been slightly modified. The number one theme, however, will be larger than normal inverts and points on the line each time a driver hits the speedway. On opening night drivers will draw rando

Placerville, CA – Officials with the Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100 are pleased to announce that Royal Truck Body has come on board to sponsor the Wednesday night, 100-lap main event on November 20th at Placerville Speedway. Royal Truck Body was founded in 1971 on the principal of commitment to quality for its customers’ service needs and is the largest service body provider in the Western United States. At Royal they make work trucks harder and better, while manufacturing a com

Placerville, CA – The Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100 is already one of the more anticipated events in California this season and things just got a little more spicy with the confirmation that NASCAR star Kyle Larson will compete both nights on November 19th and 20th. The November double header at Placerville Speedway will be a must attend showcase featuring the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets and the USAC Western States Midgets, along with the Wicked Energy Gum NW Focus M

Rico Abreu claims an exciting Nor-Cal Posse Shootout at Placerville Speedway Placerville, CA – Rutherford, California’s Rico Abreu came out on a top of a thrilling main event to take home the $7,000 top prize last night at the third annual Nor-Cal Posse Shootout. The two-time Chili Bowl champion was part of a torrid battle for the lead with Fremont’s Shane Golobic and Paradise racer Kyle Hirst over much of the contest. Abreu and Golobic battled side-by-side for several laps

Placerville, CA – With anticipation building the El Dorado County Fairgrounds based Placerville Speedway is geared up to present the third annual “Nor-Cal Posse Shootout” this Friday and Saturday September 20th and 21st. This year’s event is headlined by non-sanctioned Winged 360 Sprint Cars each night, with the BCRA Midget Lites also in action as the companion class. The Nor-Cal Posse Shootout is the only two-night Winged 360 Sprint Car event of the season at Placerville Spe

Placerville, CA – With the inaugural running of the Elk Grove Ford Hangtown 100 coming up in November at Placerville Speedway race teams are reminded that event registration is open for the much-anticipated show. Simply visit https://www.hangtown100.com/register and download the form to mail in. For any multi-car teams competing please e-mail Matt Wood at mlwspt@aol.com so proper accommodations can be made. A parking plan is being put in place and a map is being formulated, s

Andy Forsberg goes big winning both the Sprint Car and Mini Truck features on Ladies Night at Placerville Speedway Dan Jinkerson and Ben Wiesz also share victory lane during championship finale Placerville, CA – Auburn, California’s Andy Forsberg performed a rare double on Saturday at the Placerville Speedway by claiming his 65th career Winged 360 Sprint Car victory at the track, along with his first ever Mini Truck triumph during “Ladies Night” at the races. Not only did For

Placerville, CA – After weeks of anticipation one of the busiest stretches of the season at Placerville Speedway is ready to fire-off, beginning with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars this Wednesday, followed by “Ladies Night” and the 2019 championship finale on Saturday. After finishing off the Gold Cup last weekend the “Greatest Show on Dirt” is set to invade the El Dorado County Fairgrounds this Wednesday September 11th for the rescheduled “49er Gold Rush C

Placerville, CA … Kyle Larson kicked off the Fastest Four Days in Motorsports with a thrilling sprint car victory, claiming Wednesday’s King of the West by NARC Fujitsu Sprint Car Series 30-lap headliner at Placerville Speedway. Larson also won the BCRA midget feature. Larson started the Paul Silva Finley Farms/McDonalds-sponsored sprint car in the fourth spot in the 24-car grid and took advantage of a pair of late race cautions to set up his winning move. The last one all

Kalib Henry wins a final corner thriller at Placerville Speedway on Saturday Placerville, CA – With the championship season winding down race fans were treated to the most exciting finish so far this season at Placerville Speedway on Saturday night, where Mather’s Kalib Henry executed a final corner slider to get past Andy Gregg and score his second consecutive victory at the quarter-mile. Also picking up victories on “Student Night” were Clark Gougliomani with the Ltd. Late

NASCAR star Kyle Larson returns to Placerville Speedway on Wednesday August 21 Placerville, CA - One week from tonight the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu 410 Sprint Car Series invades Placerville Speedway for the $5,000-to-win “Gold Country Showdown” on Wednesday August 21st. Don’t miss out on seeing the top Winged 410 Sprint Car drivers in California tackle the famed red clay for a night of non-stop action. NASCAR star Kyle Larson makes his Placerville return along with othe

We look forward to having members of the Vista Junior Eagles football team in attendance for Student Night this Saturday! Jay’s Mobile Welding & Fabricating Pure Stock driver Jesse “The Savage” Bryant is a member of the football team and is excited to have his teammates on hand to cheer him on during the night. “I’m really enjoying my first season of football as a Vista Junior Eagle. The team has been very welcoming, supportive and them wanting to come out and watch me race,

Student Night marks penultimate point race of 2019 at Placerville Speedway on Saturday Gold Country Showdown also fast approaching Placerville, CA – The Placerville Speedway is ready to host the penultimate point race of the season and celebrate back to school with “Student Night” at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds quarter-mile taking place this Saturday August 17th. The event marks a big upcoming week of racing that also features the King of the West-NARC and POWRi-BCRA Mi

Placerville, CA – After a week off the Placerville Speedway is locked and loaded to honor the past this Saturday August 10th with “Legends Night” as part of championship point race number 13 at the quarter-mile. Divisions ready to tackle the speedway during the exciting night of grass roots racing will include the Thompson’s Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the Jay’s Mobile Welding & Fabricating Pure Stocks, Mini Trucks and the traveling Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sp

Late race pass nets Andy Forsberg third career Mark Forni Classic victory at Placerville Speedway Placerville, CA – The 14th annual Mark Forni Classic came down to a late race restart on Saturday and during it Auburn’s Andy Forsberg slipped underneath San Jose’s Tim Kaeding, before driving away from the field to grab the $5,000 victory at Placerville Speedway. Also picking up Forni Classic wins on Saturday night were Jay Norton with the Ltd. Late Models, Dan Jinkerson with t