Posts Tagged ‘Jimmy Lieurance’
Adams County Speedway promoters expect weekly car counts to top 100 during upcoming season
QUINCY — The numbers never lie. That’s why Jimmy Lieurance is anxious for the Adams County Speedway racing season to get underway. “We’re pretty sure we’ll have more than 100 cars in the pits most Sunday nights this season,” said Lieurance, who with his wife, Tammy, are close to beginning their third year as co-promoters…
Read MoreLet the green flag drop: Adams County Speedway will have weekly racing in 2024
QUINCY — Adams County Speedway officials are ushering in the new year with some good news for local dirt-track fans. There will be weekly racing on Sunday nights after all. Jimmy and Tammy Lieurance, co-promoters of the track, along with race director Nathan Anders, confirmed to Muddy River Sports the .295-mile race site at 8000…
Read MoreAdams County Speedway operators announce track will ‘definitely be open’ for 2024 season
QUINCY — The biggest news Sunday night from Adams County Speedway actually occurred off the track. Track operator Jim Lieurance said the facility would “definitely be open” for business in 2024. Lieurance said he felt it important to make that clear to fans, sponsors and drivers. Lieurance and his wife, Tammy, have operated the .29-mile…
Read MoreDipping attendance to force Adams County Speedway operators to make schedule changes
QUINCY — Operators of Adams County Speedway said Sunday night there likely will be some scheduling changes due to low attendance during July. Jim and Tammy Lieurance, the husband-wife team that has operated .29-mile dirt track at 8000 Broadway since its 2022 re-opening, told Muddy River News the weekly series will probably be cut from…
Read MoreAdams County Speedway gearing up for Sunday’s season-opening night of racing
QUINCY — The wait is almost over. For the past six months, dirt-track race fans have been anticipating what Sunday night will bring at 8000 Broadway — the first green flag of the season at Adams County Speedway. “Everything is a go,” said Jimmy Lieurance, who with his wife, Tammy, will begin their second season…
Read MoreAdams County Speedway promoters push back season opener to avoid weather-related issues with track condition
QUINCY — The Adams County Speedway season will start a bit later than scheduled. Track officials have postponed Sunday night’s scheduled opening until April 16. The track was scheduled to be off April 9 in honor of the Easter holiday. “The track is extremely soft, and with more bad weather likely this week we felt…
Read MoreMeet-and-greet allows race fans to become as excited as drivers for upcoming Speedway season
QUINCY — The excitement in Tanner Klingele’s voice made it perfectly clear the dirt-track racing season is drawing close. Klingele, who will be a contender in the rugged sport mod class at Adams County Speedway, was one of the drivers on hand Saturday at the first day of the annual preseason race show at the…
Read MoreAdams County Speedway sets date for opening night of racing
QUINCY — The countdown to the start of the 2023 dirt-track racing season is officially underway. Adams County Speedway operators Jim and Tammy Lieurance have announced opening night is scheduled for Sunday, April 2, which is now less than three months away. “We learned a lot last year and are anxious for year two,” Jim…
Read MoreImprovements on agenda for 2023 as Adams County Speedway closes remarkable season in return to racing
QUINCY — The curtain had barely fallen late Sunday night on the 2022 dirt-track season at Adams County Speedway when talk began about what lies ahead in 2023. “We have a busy offseason planned,” said Jim Lieurance, who along with his wife, Tammy, had just completed their first year of operating Adams County Speedway. The…
Read MoreRacing notebook: Adams County Speedway promoters working to find perfect starting time
QUINCY — Jimmy Lieurance says Sunday night’s starting time at Adams County Speedway is a matter of “splitting the difference.” The first-year promoter will be trying for a starting time around 6:30 p.m. That decision follows last week’s scheduled 7:30 p.m. start, which combined with a delay caused by a power outage midway through the…
Read MoreRacing notebook: Interest in Adams County Speedway grows after successful opening night
QUINCY — Jimmy Lieurance is the first to admit there were some hiccups. But not many. “I was totally blown away by the community’s response,” said Lieurance, who with his wife, Tammy, are one week into their first year of operating Adams County Speedway, the .29-mile dirt track that had been shut down for two…
Read MoreSoggy conditions force Adams County Speedway operators to delay flag dropping on new season
QUINCY — The much-anticipated reopening of Adams County Speedway will have to wait. Sunday’s scheduled season opener at 8000 Broadway has been postponed until April 24, according to first-year operator Jimmy Lieurance. The track was originally scheduled to open Sunday and then take off April 17, which is Easter Sunday. The entire 28.5-acre site is…
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