50th NHRA Winternationals

This Weekend

Monday, Feb 8, 2010

First to Enter

2010 Coca Cola Points Series

Monday, Feb 8, 2010

The Speedway office has received the first entry in the 2010

Coca Cola Points Series.  Rick Meier will defend his Super Pro title

in his 1984 Corvette.  Meier also won the 2009 Dale's A-1 Super Series championship.  The first points race of the 2010 season will be contested on May 2nd. 

Time to Sign Up

2010 Coca Cola Points Series

Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010

The 2010 Season is approaching and we would like to get everyone signed up early.  We would like to have the points/sponsor t-shirts ready before the first points race of the season. 

Division 5 ET Finals Change for 2010

Any competitor listed on the 2010 Oahe Speedway Summit Racing ET Finals roster,  must have been registered in the 2010 Oahe Speedway Points Series, and competed at a

 minimum of two events during the

2010 season. 

Click here for registration info and form

Kendra Kimball

to

Compete in 2010

Kendra Kimball, Rapid City

in her new Jr Drag Racing League

Ride for 2010

New Rides for the OAHE SPEEDWAY 2010 Season will welcome new racer Kendra Kimball into the OSW Major Jr. Dragster Class. Kendra is a familiar face at Oahe Speedway where she encourages her dad Ken to race his apple green ’71 Chevy El Camino in the Sportsman Class since the Dam Fast Track’s inaugural season. 

 Kendra will compete this year in a red trimmed, silver flamed, black wide-body, semi-layback ’99 Strickland slip-joint chrome-moly chassis race car, running on methanol fuel metered by a 33 mm Mikuni, feeding a JR Race Cars billet block motor at stage 8 power, connecting through a reverse driven Polar Clutch, applying the power to the 8.5 x 18 Mickey Thompson Slicks.

 The new ride was acquired by her and primary sponsor ksKimball of Rapid City, SD. When NHRA Safety updates completed, the Jr. Fueler should better her quickly to under 8.90 ET’s and top speeds over 74 mph in the 1/8 mile. Another “ride” is in the works for Kendra to compete in the High School Class in the 2011 season. A stock body ’76 Chevy Monza Spider with small block Chevy 305 power that is backed by an automatic and a 3.73 posi, turning 13” M/T Slicks. The motor was assembled by Kendra with dad’s help.

 Our main racing effort is to get Kendra seat time in the dragster on track as often as our schedules allow. “We are working to get down early this year and hope the weather will allow that and get some passes on the Jr. in April, run the El Camino in the Gator's 100 MPH Race plus other events and enter the Monza for Friday Night Street Legal races.” The Jr. points program is also a focus for Kendra this year.   

 Kendra, a high-school freshman at Rapid City Christian School and is an “A” student, a member of the student council and is involved in JV & Varsity Volleyball, Drama, Band, Choir, and Cheerleading. She enjoys reading, hunting, fishing and crafts. Favorite subjects are History and Science with Her career goal to study large animal sciences and become a provider in the field of Veterinary Medicine. There is more about Kendra that can be viewed on Face Book.  

Sponsoring Kendra are Ken & Sue Kimball, owners of ksKimball at Rapid City, SD. Distributors of HVAC/R instruments & products for service technicians and Providers of technical support and training programs for energy professionals in Carbon Monoxide Safety, Combustion Analysis and Energy Efficiency Education. CO test instrument calibration and combustion analyzer service is a ksKimball specialty.

Please visit them at www.kskimball.com or e-mail inquiries to info@kskimball.com

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Oahe Speedway will participate in the Winterfest of Wheels

Show at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, Feb 19-21, 2010.

The 2nd annual show features classic cars, muscle cars, street rods, tuners, motorcycles and much more.  Many of the displayed vehicles have been featured in national magazines and several have been shown on major television programs.  The promoters have secured the display of several rarely seen private collector cars. 

Oahe Speedway will have a presence at the show, with an information booth and display of Dale and Jen Garber's Super Pro '72 Dodge Challenger, "Kryptonite".  In addition, Scott Driscoll, of  Watertown, will bring the Driscoll Family Racing Team Junior Dragsters to the show. 

The "Winterfest of Wheels" will benefit "Cure Kids Cancer". 

For more information:

Winterfest of Wheels Indoor Car Show in Sioux Falls, SD

Sanford Children's Hospital

January 25, 2010

The 2010 schedule is posted.  We continue to work with sponsors and hope to announce further details in the near future.  There are several new and exciting additions to the schedule:

-The Oahe Speedway Half Track Attack- We have talked about adding 1/8th mile racing to our program for the past couple of years.  We plan to run 1/8th mile competition on a regular basis in 2010.  We are still working out the details and will be announcing the format later in the spring.

see preliminary details

-Street Legal Feature Nights-We will run Street Legal nights once a month

with "Schools Out 2010' featured in May, "Ladies Night out at the TracK" in June, a "Bike, Sled and Quad" evening in July, and "Diesel Drags" in August.  The featured classes will run in conjunction with our regular Friday night Street Legal programs.  All competitors, are welcome.  

-Eddies Truck Center Diesel Blast 2010-Scheduled for Saturday, May 29, along with the Eddies Truck Center Shootout Races. The Diesel Blast will feature a Big Rig Show and Shine for working class trucks and trailers.  Trophies will be awarded in several classes and the rigs will be invited to make a few passes down the track.  Details will be announced on the

 Oahe Speedway website.   

- Junior Jam presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler-The first annual Junior Jam, presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler, will be held on Sunday,

July 18.  The competition, featuring  Major and Minor classes, will offer one of the larger Junior Drag Racing League purses in the upper Midwest.

-"Old Skool" Nostalgia Drags-In a another, long talked about, special weekend, we will run our first "Old Skool" Nostalgia Drags on August 18.

This special race day, along with our regular Shootouts, sponsored by Truck n' Carwash and Creative Cuts,  will feature several classes of race cars from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Full details will be available soon.

Stay tuned to the website for details as we continue to work on the 2010 season, the 6th year of operation at the "Dam Fast Track".

January 14, 2010

Renee Ryckman, spouse of El Dean, and  mother of Cody, Junior Drag Racing League competitor, at Oahe Speedway, recently underwent kidney surgery.  Renee is recovering at home, in Fort Pierre. 

Please mark you calendars for her fundraiser, on February 27, 2010

Renee Keyser-Ryckman Fundraiser

Renee is a two time cancer survivor and recently had a kidney removed.  For the past six years she has received extensive medical care and treatment requiring travel and the expense of being away from home. 

Renee's family includes husband El Dean

Children Bailey, Cody and Jansen

Daughter

of Arlen Keyser & Hime and Betty Bourk

Silent Auction---Live Auction---BBQ Dinner

Free Will Donation

Account has been established at

BankWest

attn: Mike Oakland