Boone Speedway
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Boone Speedway is a 1/4-mile high-banked dirt
oval raceway
located in Boone, Iowa
. Races are held on Saturday nights sanctioned by the IMCA
. Regular events include modifieds
, stock cars, hobby stocks, SportMods, dwarf cars, and four-cylinder front-wheel-drive cars.
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During SuperNationals Boone Speedway is also famous for their track "farming". They have eight John Deere tractors that plow up the racing surface of the track, then "pack" the track back to a smooth racing surface.
Boone Speedway also boasts having "Dirt Track Racing's Only Jet Dryer."
Dirt track racing
Dirt track racing is a type of auto racing performed on oval tracks. It began in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 30s. Two different types of racecars predominated—open wheel racers in the Northeast and West and stock cars in the South...
oval raceway
Stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain, Brazil and Argentina. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately in length...
located in Boone, Iowa
Boone, Iowa
Boone is a city in and the county seat of Des Moines Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', which encompasses all of Boone County. This micropolitan statistical area, along with the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan...
. Races are held on Saturday nights sanctioned by the IMCA
International Motor Contest Association
The International Motor Contest Association was organized in 1915 by J. Alex Sloan, and is currently the oldest active auto racing sanctioning body in the United States. IMCA is currently headquartered in Vinton, Iowa, and features several classes and divisions of weekly racing in six geographical...
. Regular events include modifieds
IMCA Modified
IMCA Modified is the top division sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association. The series began in 1979.The car bodies are a hybrid of an open wheel car and a stock car. The front tires have no body around them like an open wheel car, and the back wheels have a body around them like a...
, stock cars, hobby stocks, SportMods, dwarf cars, and four-cylinder front-wheel-drive cars.
SuperNationals
During the first week of September, Boone Speedway holds the Speedway Motor's IMCA SuperNationals racing event. Many of the top drivers from across the United States come to Boone to compete in the weeklong event. The event is the crown jewel of the series. Making the final feature is considered a career highlight. The events are broadcast on the internetInternet
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During SuperNationals Boone Speedway is also famous for their track "farming". They have eight John Deere tractors that plow up the racing surface of the track, then "pack" the track back to a smooth racing surface.
Boone Speedway also boasts having "Dirt Track Racing's Only Jet Dryer."