Success of sprint cars could lead to more dates at Adams County Speedway on future schedules

Adams County Speedway track promoters will look at adding more dates for sprint cars on future schedules. | Photo courtesy Gregg Teel

QUINCY — Paul Nienhiser’s comment might wind up proving prophetic. Nienhiser, one of the Midwest’s more accomplished sprint-car drivers, won Sunday night’s Sprint Invaders feature at Adams County Speedway. “Hopefully, we can race more in Quincy,” Nienhiser said after his relatively easy flag-to-flag dominance in the 25-lap main event. Nienhiser, who has been racing in…

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Taking the high road: Klingele’s sling shot coming out of turn four leads to sport mod victory

Tanner Klingele won his third sport mod feature of the season Sunday night at Adams County Speedway. | Photo courtesy Aaron Beaston

QUINCY — Tanner Klingele says it’s one thing to reach the proverbial mountain top, but staying there is another story in itself. Klingele, the points leader in the super-competitive sport mod division at Adams County Speedway, solidified his No. 1 position Sunday night with a thrilling — and that’s likely a major understatement — victory…

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Meet-and-greet allows race fans to become as excited as drivers for upcoming Speedway season

Tanner Klingele will have his familiar No. 73 sport mod ready to roll when the Adams County Speedway season opens. | Photo courtesy Aaron Beaston

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…

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Klingele captures career-best fourth feature victory of season in sport mod division

Tanner Klingele won his career-best fourth feature of the season Sunday night in the sport mod division at Adams County Speedway. | Photo courtesy Aaron Beaston

QUINCY — Looking back, Tanner Klingele will readily admit there are some feature finishes he would like to have the opportunity for a do over. Specifically, two finishes. Only twice this year has the 27-year-old sport mod driver wound up outside the top 10 in the series’ 15 main events at Adams County Speedway. And…

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Klingele, Girard score feature victories in highly competitive sport mods class at Speedway

Tanner Klingele and his crew celebrate after his victory in the sport mods feature race Sunday night at Adams County Speedway. | Photo courtesy Gregg Teel

QUINCY — The sport mods arguably have been the most competitive class this season at Adams County Speedway. Sunday night — and early Monday morning — helped cement that claim. Tanner Klingele and Dakota Girard collected sport mod feature victories before an appreciative July 4 weekend gathering that saw six classes and a whopping 103…

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