Garner, Rickert, and Blomstrom win Jackson Spring Nationals
By: Tom Svoboda/Jackson Speedway
May 9, 2008 - Jackson, MN - On a cool and partly cloudy night the Jackson Speedway kicked off its 2008 racing season with the first annual Folkens Brothers Trucking/Van Wyhe Livestock Spring Sprint Car Nationals.  A total of 72 Sprint cars in three classes checked in for the nights racing action which saw Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, take the Jackson Speedway Touring Series 360 Sprint feature; Jay Rickert, Glencoe MN, Jackpot Junction IMCA Touring Series Sprints; and Mike Blomstrom, Ft. Dodge IA, taking the Double Barrel Sprint feature race. 

The 20-lap JSTS Sprint feature race saw three different leaders and also four red flags fly.  At the start of the race it was Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD getting the early lead from his inside pole starting position.  Peters would lead through the races first three laps when the red flag came out when Mike Sitzman, Jr., Tappen ND made contact with the front stretch wall and catch fence sending him flipping several times.  In the process of trying to avoid the wreck, Chad Meyer, Sioux Falls SD, also ended up flipping.  Meyer would actually flip over the top of Sitzman and come to a rest further off the track.
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Chad Meyer sails over the top of the crashed car of Mike Sitzman during the May 9 Spring Sprint Car Nationals at the Jackson Speedway. (Jeff Bylsma photo).

 Deer Creek Succumbs to Rain
By Bill Nelson
May 10, 2008 - Spring Valley MN - Another great week leading up to another rainout.  With great weather all week the crews have been busy putting the final touches on many needed projects only to have mother nature wash away all of the hard work.

Racing action will resume on Saturday May 17 with racing in all five classes.  A 5:00 start time continues for the month of May with a tentative practice date of May 18 for the drivers of the new slingshot class to be ran on the smaller 1/5 mile track on the infield.

On Saturday May 24^th. The United States Modified Touring Series comes back to the Southern Minnesota Speedplant.  A large field of modifieds is expected to be on hand along with the WISSOTA Super Stocks racing for $600 to win and the  WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds for $400 to win.  Advance tickets are on sale at www.deercreekspeedway.com or by calling 507-754-6107.

JSTS to run with the WDRL at Spencer on Friday, July 4th!
May 8, 2008 - Spencer, IA - The Jackson Speedway Touring Series (JSTS) adds Friday, July 4th at the Clay County Raceway to its 2008 schedule. For this race the JSTS will be the support class to the World Dirt Racing League (WDRL) Late Models. This marks the 10th date on the JSTS schedule.

Jackson Speedway Promoter John McCorkell had this to say:
"All the drivers I have talked to are thrilled to have a 360 Sprint Car Race at the Clay County Raceway. It is 40 miles from Jackson and to have another race for our local teams to "sell" to their sponsors is big for them."

We are extremely pleased to be working with the Clay County Raceway. I had not heard from them in quite a while, so I was not sure if we were in the plans or not. I felt we had a lot to offer, a great bunch of racers and fans, great insurance coverage and close proximity to help promote not only this race but their World of Outlaw Race.

Not only getting a date at the Clay County Raceway, but to be teaming up with an organization like the WDRL is just awesome. This should be one of the top shows in the area, and should be a great prelude to the World of Outlaw race in September. This race should have a great car count for both the Late Models and the 360 Sprints, and they are planning a huge fireworks display after the race.

This date should work out very well as we were already working on a July 3rd special at Jackson. This will give most of the 360 Sprint Car teams two dates close to one another, and still have the July 4th weekend off.

Jackson Speedways Take To The Highways With Touring Series And ASA Member Track Affiliation

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 2, 2008) – Jon McCorkell, promoter of Jackson (Minn.) Speedway, has his eye on the future, and it is looking at both the new Jackson Speedway Touring Series and an ASA Member Track affiliation as two ways for his racetrack to stand out and bring in new race fans.

McCorkell emphatically states that the 360 Sprint Cars are the premier division for his half-mile racetrack, and he is looking at ways to help increase the car count and keep teams coming back. One way was to develop the Jackson Speedway Touring Series this season.
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RLD Marketing Announces
"A special event with Kenny Wallace"
Spirit Lake, IA - March 17, 2008 - RLD Marketing and Night of Victory are happy to announce that NASCAR driver, Kenny Wallace, will be participating in five special evenings of "Hang with Herman", while he travels with the USMTS racing series.
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