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Plans for the 2018 Murray County Speedway Fall are set for Saturday October 6th. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA/USRA Stock Cars, IMCA Sport Mods/USRA B-Mods/WISSOTA Midwest Mods and IMCA/USRA Hobby Stock Cars are each racing for $1,000 in their classes. IMCA Sport Compacts are racing for $500 and MCRA Pickups are racing for $200. Racing to begin at 5pm. Entry fees for each class is listed below, pit crew fee is $30. Grandstand admission is $15 for adults, children 10 and under is Free.

We are not racing this Friday Sept 14th. With 2 day specials in Park Jefferson and Rock Rapids and a special in Fairmont this Friday, we decided not to run. We will have our fall special on Saturday Oct 6th. We will posting details and payouts soon. Thank you and we look forward to seeing everyone in October.

Your 2018 Murray County Speedway Season Champions MCRA Pickups - TJ Gertsema / Neil Forsberg IMCA Sport Compacts - Dustin Virkus IMCA Hobby Stock - Cory Probst IMCA Sport Mod - Jim Horejsi IMCA Stock Car - Nick Johansen IMCA Modified - Tyler Limoges Awards Banquet will be held on December 8th

After thirteen weeks of racing, the season championship for 2018 will be taking place this Friday night. Several classes have close battles for first place, especially in the Sports Mods class as Tony Rialson and Jeremy Van Ede are tied for first place, with Jim Horejsi just one point behind. Our race night sponsor is Rough Country Excavating of Russell. This is their first year sponsoring, so we welcome Brent Thooft and his company, to our great list of sponsors. An added highlight to...more

This Friday night sponsors are Rowdy's Radiator & Diesel Repair and Avoca Spray Service. This season is quickly coming to an end. Make sure, you get a chance to see some of the very best drivers of SW Minnesota and NW Iowa, compete on the fast 3/8 mile speedway. Just for an example: Dustin Virkus was turning laps of 69-70mph in the Sports Compacts and Don Gerritsen Jr, clocking 84-85mph in the Modifieds. Looks to be a great evening at the Murray County Speedway.

Our biggest night of the season, is this Friday night, as the Murray County Fair is currently taking place. Come early and enjoy the best county fair in Southwest Minnesota. Grandstand will open at 6pm, with racing action beginning at 7:30pm. Admission prices will be $13 for Adults, $9 for students and Kids: 10 and under are FREE.

It was a very special night of races this past week as The Dominick Bruns Memorial race made its appearance at the Murray County Speedway. The Dominick Bruns Memorial race was set up in honor of young Dominick Bruns, who was taken from us very early in his life due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the death of a seemingly healthy baby in its sleep, due to an apparent spontaneous cessation of breathing. SIDS is the leading cause of death among infants 1...more

The Murray County Speedway will be inducting two new members to it's Hall of Fame on Friday July 6th. Sharon Staples and Roger Hook will be honored at intermission. Below is there induction write-up. Sharon Staples Sharon Staples was asked in 1994 by Luverne Johnson, if she would like to work at the Speedway. She accepted and worked all around: the ticket booth, along with scoring and cleaning. She was on the board of directors for eight years, including the president position. One of the...more

So, who wants to come watch FREE races tonight at the Murray County Speedway. The speedway is celebrating our "Salute to Ag" tonight with a special promotion, everyone coming into the grandstand will receive FREE admission tonight. What a great way to see many of the top racers in the area on the 3/8 mile Murray County Speedway. A even better reason to come enjoy the night, the special food that is being prepared for it. Thank you to the Murray County Pork Producers, the Murray County...more

Thank you, to everyone, who helped keep the pumps running today. As the weather forecast looks good for the next few days, the "Salute to Ag" Night is a GO for this Friday night. The Murray County Pork Producers and the Murray County Dairy Association will be selling pork burgers, pork chops on the stick and malts, the Murray County Cattleman Association will be grilling kabobs and burgers, beginning at 5pm. The grandstand will open at 5:30pm. Admission into the Grandstand is Free, thank you...more