Oahe Speedway
This website is now dedicated to
preserving the history of the
Dam Fast Track
Permanently Closed
Following the 2020 Racing Season
Oahe Speedway Permanently Closed Following 2020 Season
It was 20 years ago today……
July 3, 2025
“It was twenty years ago today,
Midwest drag racers had a new place to play,
Straight down the quarter mile,
Guaranteed to bring a smile,
So, let us introduce to you,
The one, the only,
Dam Fast Track,
Oahe Speedway!”
(With apologies to a little British quartet)
Oahe Speedway opened on July 3, 2005 as South Dakota’s newest NHRA sanctioned
quarter mile drag strip. Located 14 miles north of Pierre, SD, the track became
a destination track for drag racers and fans from throughout the upper Midwest.
The track would operate continuously through Labor Day weekend 2020.
The track was closed permanently in early 2021.
NHRA SuperGrip Thunder Valley Nationals ~ Bristol Dragway, Bristol, TN ~ June 6-8, 2025
NHRA SuperGrip Thunder Valley Nationals ~ Bristol Dragway, Bristol, TN ~ June 6-8, 2025
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Mission Drag Racing Series |
| ROUND / SERIES | DATE | TIME | CH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying Show 1 | Friday, June 06, 2025 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CT | FS1 |
| Qualifying Show 2 | Saturday, June 07, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CT | FS1 |
| Finals | Sunday, June 08, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT | FS1 |
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NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series |
| ROUND / SERIES | DATE | TIME | CH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro Mod | Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM CT | FS2 |
Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Nationals Update
Oahe Speedway Alumni
Update
Competing at Route 66
Dennis Keck ~ Super Gas ~ Wheatland, WY – First Round Out
Donnie Durenberger Jr ~ Super Gas ~ Dayton, MN – Semifinals Out
Randy Nygaard ~ Super Gas ~ Watertown, SD – First Round Out
Dave Crawford ~ Super Comp ~ First Round Out
Jeremy Lehrke ~ Super Comp ~ First Round Out
Cal Belden ~ Super Comp ~ Aberdeen, SD – Semifinals Out
Jamey Picht ~ Stock ~ DNC
Brent Kopetjka ~ Stock ~ Norfolk, NE ~ First Round Out
Larry DeForrest ~ Stock ~ Semifinals Out
Brian Anderson ~ Stock ~ DNC
David Picht ~ Stock ~ DNC
Jason DeForrest ~ Super Stock ~ DNC
Game On!
OK … Game On!
1) What is the significance of this photo?
2) Identify the players ….
3) Date of photo?
4) Bonus ~ Who Won?
A Shiny New Quarter for the Correct Answers….
(Not the Actual Quarter ~
For Illustration Purposes Only)
Dayton’s “Double D” Doubles Down and Doubles Up at D5 Double Div!
Another Oahe Speedway Alum Does Good
(photo credit unknown)
Donnie Durenberger, Dayton, MN, scored two Wally’s at the
NHRA Division 5 Double Divisional at World Wide Technology Raceway
in Madison, Illinois this past weekend. Durenberger outclassed the Super Street
and Sportsman Motorcycle fields to grab his pair of Wally’s.
Donnie D visited Oahe Speedway several weekends through the Oahe years.
