2005 USA Speedway History
Central USA

2005 Speedway Banquet in Chicago

Results from Central USA

Indiana State Championship
Saturday August 6th
Porter County Expo Center
Valparaiso, IN

Drew's Motorcycle Service is very proud to announce their Sponsorship of the 2005 AMA SPORTS Grand Championship Invitational MOTORCYCLE SPEEDWAY RACE
Sunday July 3rd
ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
AMA SPORTS has invited 16 TOP U.S.A. Speedway Riders to compete in this exciting Racing Event.

It will also kick off the annual AMA Dirt track Grand Championships which is a week long event featuring young riders from across the country racing Dirt track 1/2 Mile, Short track, TT, and "THE MILE". Drew's Motorcycle Service is very excited about this NEW Speedway Event, and hopes it exposes to many Fans

Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005
From: "instrackinfo" <instrackinfo@yahoo.com>

Qualifying Round Format Springfield July 3, 2005
*20 four-lap Heats
*Point paid 3-2-1-0

Championship Round Format

13th through 16th advance to D Main
9th through 12th advance to C Main
5th through 8th advance to B Main
1st through 4th advance to A Main

Saturday June 11th

VALPO M O T O R C Y C L E   S P E E D W A Y RACING SERIES * * * HARLEY NIGHT * * * GATES OPEN AT 5PM RACING STARTS AT 7:00PM PORTER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Valparaiso, Indiana

This coming weekend May 29th will be the Inaugural running of the A.M.A. Sanctioned Valpo Speedway Racing Series.

They will be located at Porter County Fairgrounds inValparaiso, Indiana.

There will be Division 1, Division 2, and Division 3 racing. Plus various flat track support classes.

Races start at 4:00 pm.

If you would like more information, please contact me by the following:

EMAIL: DREW1955@GTE.NET WEBSITE: WWW.DREWSMOTORCYCLESERVICE.COM

BUS. PH. 219-926-6715 CELL PH. 219-242-3444

Thanks- Drew Gatewood Zippo Racing Promotions A.M.A. Charter #8241- May 24, 2005

* I am happy to announce that we will be getting updates and information from Morgan Hedrick that will be worked into a column by Morgan. Below is the beginning of a fun filled summer of speedway from the midwest. Cheers RC Jones *

Lawrenceburg Motorcycle Speedway May 6, Opener
By: Morgan “Crank” Hedrick #52

The first Speedway Event in the Mid West for 2005 was held at the clay 1/8 mile in Lawrenceburg Indiana. It featured six Speedway riders for the night, some short trackers and a whole lot of go carts. Lawrenceburg is very smooth, very fast and extremely narrow.

Coy Mathews, a third year rider, who is absolutely fearless, was the stand out of the night. Coy was riding fast and smooth all night and no one could touch him. Joe Garrison and Joe Grey both suffered crashes early on in the second heat. Joe Garrison’s bike was too damaged to continue, and unfortunately Joe Grey; a very promising rider, went out for the night, and possibly the year with a wrist injury.
Barry Benkert Jr. looks promising as he starts his second full year of riding. It will be interesting to see how Barry Benkert and Joe Garrison handle the deep cushion at Indy this year.

More to come next week…

Mon, 09 May 2005 From: "Drew Gatewood" <drew1955@gte.net>

HELLO EVERYONE,

WELL, IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR THE FIRST SPEEDWAY RACE IN VALPARAISO, AND WE ARE ALL GETTING EXCITED. SO, TO HELP YOU GET EXCITED, GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE AND CHECK OUT WHAT SPEEDWAY IS ALL ABOUT.

THERE ARE SOME GREAT VIDEO CLIPS OF THE OPENING RACES AT COSTA MESA IN CALIFORNIA. WWW.ACTIONSPORTSRADIO.NET

REMEMBER....SUNDAY MAY 29TH 4:00PM AT THE PORTER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN VALPARAISO INDIANA BRING THE KIDS....THIS IS GREAT ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!!!

COME EARLY AND ENJOY THE WHOLE DAY STARTING WITH VALPOFEST WWW.2MOTORCYCLESHOWS.COM

May 4, 2005 From: "Jim Terchila" <jimterchila@yahoo.com>

Due to wet track conditions, practice in Indianapolis has been cancelled for Wednesday May 4th.

Practice for Sunday May 8th is questionable.

Updates will be posted on www.indianapolisnationalspeedway.com, and also on the forum on www.midwestspeedway.com