May 8, 2024 | By Ben Sheton

Castrol® FloRacing Night in America Spoon River Event Postponed

BANNER, Ill. — With latest weather forecasts now calling for as high as a 70% chance of rain from 5 - 10 p.m. officials with Spoon River Speedway and Castrol® FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota have made the decision to postpone the scheduled event for tonight - Wednesday, May 8.

“We’re all chomping at the bit to get our 2024 season underway, so this is no doubt disappointing. However, since last night both the projected rain chances and duration of rainfall have for this evening have increased with rain scheduled to start around hot laps. The last thing we want to do is put our teams and fans in a bad position,” said series general manager, Ben Shelton. “We’re going to turn our focus to hitting the ground running tomorrow at Lincoln Speedway. We greatly appreciate everyone, who supports our series, and we apologize for any inconvenience.”

Track and series officials are currently evaluating possible reschedule dates.

The 2024 campaign along with the third annual Illinois Speed now opens at Lincoln Speedway on Thursday, May 9 with a $20,000-to-win / $1,000-to-start Castrol® FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota program. Dennis Erb Jr. won with the series at the ¼-mile oval in 2022, while Hudson O’Neal was victorious in 2023.

DIRTcar Modifieds ($2,000-to-win) will also be on the docket on a night presented by Graue Inc. Chevrolet Buick of Lincoln.

The pit gate opens at 3 p.m. CT with the grandstand gate opening at 4 p.m. The driver’s meeting is at 5:30 p.m. with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing action to follow.

Advanced grandstand tickets (ages 12-and-up) are $35, while advanced grandstand tickets (ages 11-and-under) are $5. Day of show grandstand tickets (ages 12-and-up) are $40 with children (ages 11-and-under) $10. Pit passes are $45. Advanced tickets can be purchased at www.myracepass.com/tracks/1855/tickets/1388292 .

2024 Castrol FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota Standard Purse
1)$20,000 2)$10,000 3)$5,000 4)$4,000 5)$3,000 6)$2,750 7)$2,500 8)$2,300 9)$2,200 10)$2,000 11)$1,500 12)$1,250 13)$1,100 $14)1,050 15-24)$1,000
Total - $68,650

Entry Fee: $100 | Non-Qualifier Money: $50


The Super Late Model tire rule for the event is as follows:
Left Front: Open
Right Front: NLMT2 (90), NLMT3 (90)
Left Rear: NLMT2 (90), NLMT3 (90)
Right Rear: NLMT3 (92), NLMT4 (92)

For more information on the facility, please visit www.LincolnSpeedwayIL.com .

For more information on Castrol® FloRacing Night in America sponsors, visit the company websites at www.castrol.com; www.kubotausa.com;  www.integrashocksandsprings.com; www.k1racegear.com;  www.buzzeracing.com; www.eibach.com; www.sweetmanufacturing.com; www.md3race.com; www.deatherageopticians.com; www.sunocoracefuels.com; www.coltmanfarms.com; www.poske.com; www.rocketchassis.com; www.dirtdraft.com; www.impactracegear.com; www.hoosiertire.com; and www.fkrodends.com.

For complete Castrol® FloRacing Night in America presented by Kubota details, visit the series website at www.FloSeries.com. For other questions, contact Ben Shelton at msrmafia@gmail.com or 901-335-3037.