Crew and spectator admission is $40 for the weekend, $35 for a three-day pass or $15 per day. Dragster entry fees are $75 for the weekend or $45 for Saturday or Sunday. $200 for Saturday and $150 for Sunday only. Entry fees for Bottom Bulb racers are $225 at the gate for two or three-day. First Rd of eliminations at 9am on Sunday (There will be one time run for Jr’s on Sunday). This flexible venue features regular races on the 0.25 mile drag strip. New for 2023 will be the addition for the Slick Sixty Production 32 car High Roller for the big cars as well as a High and Low Roller for the Jr Dragsters these races will be conducted on Saturday.įri, Sat and Sun Gates open at 8 am daily with time trial starting at 9 am for Friday and Saturday. Friday there will be an added special index race for Jrs (11.90, 8.90 and 7.90) Thursday will be early parking and offer a $35 Test and Tune, gates open at 12 Noon with test and tune running from 5pm-9pm. Saturday and Sunday Jr Races will be Lane Automotive Points races for the Jr Dragster classes with the Master and Advanced classes paying $500 to win and Beginners class paying $150 to win. Dragsters will be competing in an “ALL” run class paying $150 to win on Friday. Route 66 Nationals Race Recap DIRT OVAL 66 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK. 2023’s event will be a three-day event paying a winning purse of $10,000 to win on Saturday and $5000 each day Friday and Sunday. Millican, Wilkerson, Glenn, and Herrera claim coveted wins at Route 66 Raceway. Bottom Bulb refers to when the driver leaves the starting line. Racers that are included in this race are No-Box and Sportsman racers from WDRA, Modified and Street racers from IHRA and Pro and Sportsman racers from NHRA, no-box cars allowed. There are no electronics allowed (other than a trans-brake). Please contact NIDBA if you have any questions or are interested in being a part of the NIDBA.Bottom bulb racing is the core race group across the country. World Wide Technology Raceway is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Want to Race on Thursday nights? The NIDBA is happy to be a resource in assisting you with becoming a member, learning the racing rules and other boating regulations. Blarney Island Corporation is the sponsor and race promoter. All Thursday night racing is run by the Northern Illinois Drag Boat AssociationĪll race participants are members of the Northern Illinois Drag boat Association (NIDBA), the race event sanctioning organization, which manages the weekly race events. Please view the parking map above for FREE vs. There is also an expanded section of FREE parking on Blarney Island during race nights, now including the brat bar row. Thursday night races boat parking 5:30 - 7:30 Race Night Free Parking Click HERE for more information and to request your seasonal slip. The World Series of Drag Racing has been entertaining fans for nearly 70 years. Facility Spectator Track and Anchor Map Seasonal Race Night Slipsīlarney Island offers you the chance to reserve your preferred slip every night of the race season. Cordova Dragway is the home to the oldest drag racing event in America. Once the races are over, all slips are once again open to FREE parking. Benton, IL - I-57 Dragstrip played host to the Biggest Little Door Car Race in the Midwest, the 8th annual JEGS Summer Door Car Shootout last weekend. The pit area is race boat parking ONLY! These are reserved from 5:30 to 7:30 (or race ending). At least one person was killed and 22 others were wounded. Want to watch the Races?īlarney Island's "front row seat" to the race course *Blarney Island pier parking* is reserved, or pay per race spots. Investigators look over the scene of an overnight mass shooting at a strip mall in Willowbrook, Ill., Sunday, June 18. The notoriously choppy waters have given Blarney Island racers a reputation for being both fast and fearless. Drag Racing Classifieds Racer Profile Login. The racecourse length is approximately 800 feet and it is located on an open lake. Havana, IL 62644 USA: Mailing Address: Box 752 Havana, IL 62644 USA: Office Phone Number: 72. This is bare-knuckles, heads-up, ‘race-what-you-brung’ drag racing. Now entering its 36th season, Blarney Island on Grass Lake (Antioch, IL) is the only location in the world where high performance drag boat racing takes place every Thursday Evening, from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Welcome to the unique world of Blarney Island Drag Boat Racing.
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