I Shoulda Waited

Looks like I jumped the gun just a bit on the Quincy Raceways schedule. After discussions held at the UMP banquet last weekend, the dates for the two Northern All Stars $2,000 to win events at the speedway have changed. Both Sunday visits have tentatively been moved up one week, with the first visit on April 15, and the second on May 20. This second date make moew sense, as Tri City Speedway in Pontoon Beach,Il - the track commonly known as
" Granite City" - has a $10,000 to win UMP late model special on Sunday,
May 27. From the sounds of things, the AllStars may be making another stop in the area in 2012, but we will wait for further word on this. In the meantime, the countdown to the 2012 season continues!

Quincy Raceways Releases Schedule

Quincy Raceways released their preliminary 2012 schedule today, Friday January 6. After the banquet on Jan.21, the next event will be the Quincy Mall car show on Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11. Three practice nights will be held for all six classes on March 25,27, and 29. The season and points opener is set for Sunday April 1, with racing every Sunday night through September 23. With the switch to UMP late models for 2012, the two Deery Brothers Summer Series races have been replaced by two visits of the Northern All Stars Series. Both events pay $2,000 to win, and are scheduled for April 22 and May 27. In addition the MOWA 410 sprint car series, which enjoyed a successful first season in 2011, will make a stop on July 1. This will be the only night the late models will have off in 2012. Mid season championships will be June 10, season championships on Sept. 16, and a King of the Hill/Front Row Challenge will close things out on Sept. 23. QR has made a wise decision to start racing action one hour earlier during the cooler months/school nights, with hot laps at 4:45 and racing at 5:30 during April, May, and September, while June, July, and August racing will see the action start one hour later. Six classes will compete on regular nights, including UMP late models and modifieds, IMCA stock cars, sport mods, and sport compacts, along with track rules hobby stocks. Stock cars and sport mods will be off on the Northern All Stars nights, while late models and stock cars will sit out when the sprints come to town.
The Positively Racing crew will keep you up to date as more schedules are released, and be sure and check out the special events calender on the home page. " Only " 85 days until my first planned road trip!