I-80 Speedway
| Location | Cass County, at 14200 238th St Greenwood, NE 68366 |
|---|---|
| Owner | Land Developers Inc. |
| Operator | Joe Kosiski |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Major events | Silver Dollar Nationals, Casey's Midwest Fall Brawl, Cornhusker Classic |
| Oval | |
| Length | 4/10 mi (0.6 km) |
| Banking | Turns - N/A Straights - N/A |
Nebraska Raceway Park is a multiuse racing facility in southeastern Nebraska near Greenwood, Nebraska. Located approximately halfway between Omaha, and Lincoln, Nebraska, the facility is able to draw spectators and race teams from both metropolitan areas.
The track is near the interchange of Interstate 80 and Nebraska Highway 63 at exit 420. The facility features the I-80 Speedway, and The Little Sunset Speedway. I-80 Speedway boasts an extra pit area on the outside of the back straightaway. With space for over 200 cars, the track easily handles large special events. The grandstands can handle 6000 race fans. The Little Sunset Speedway has a pit area large enough to accommodate over 200 karts, and seating for 500 spectators.
I-80 Speedway, a 4/10ths mile banked dirt track which hosts NASCAR sanctioned weekly stock car racing. Several special events are also part of every season, including the Silver Dollar Nationals, and the Casey's Midwest Fall Brawl. The Silver Dollar Nationals is a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lucas Oil MLRA sanctioned event for touring Super Late Models. The event features the largest purse for any stock car race ever held in the state of Nebraska. This race also showcases the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) as the support division. The Casey's Midwest Fall Brawl is a Lucas Oil ASCS National Series 360 Sprint Car event. Casey's General Stores is the primary sponsor for the event. The race weekend also includes the "Double Down, Back to Back Challenge". A $50,000 bonus is paid to the driver who can win both feature events over the weekend.
The Little Sunset Speedway is a 1/5th mile dirt kart racing track aimed at family racing entertainment. Built as a scale replica of the former Sunset Speedway in Omaha, Nebraska, the track is the entry to dirt track racing for young drivers looking to make their way up the ladder of short track motorsports. Several of the drivers who regularly race at the I-80 Speedway, began their careers at The Little Sunset Speedway. Several special events at the kart track are also part of the season.
History
Originally built in 1994 as I-80 Speedway under the ownership of Omaha businessman and race fan Rich Bellino, the track was sold in 2001 to Sioux City, Iowa businessman Ted Carlson, who also owned Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, South Dakota. The facility was renamed The Nebraska Raceway Park. At the time of the sale, Craig Kelley was hired as the General Manager. Kelley was the former owner and General Manager of the recently closed Sunset Speedway in Omaha. Subsequently, Kelley took with him the NASCAR sanctioning that Sunset Speedway had enjoyed since 1982. At this time, the pit area was moved to inside the dirt oval, as opposed to the former pit area located outside of turn one since the facilities inception. The former pit area was repurposed for additional spectator parking.
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