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Being deemed the official start to the Martin County Fair, The Bacon Town Stock Car is an event you won't want to miss. $2,000.00 to win and $200.00 to start should intrigue many regional driver's to venture up and race with us. Pits open at 5:30 pm and grandstands open at 6:00 PM. Grandstand and pit pricing all remained the same. Adults int he grandstands will get in for $15.00 and Pit passes are $30.00. All 5 classes will be racing with us. USRA Tuners, USRA Hobby Stocks, USRA B-Mods, USRA...more

We have wrapped up our 2023 points season. Our local drivers participated in a shared points fund with Sports Park Raceway and are bringing home some extra cash for their efforts. The year started off bad with some mechanical issues for our 2023 C&B Operations Modified points champion Josh Ruby, but he found a way to repeat. Lyle Sathoff finished 2nd only 6 points behind and Roger Nielsen wraps up the top 3. Derek Green with a historic season brings home the State Bank of Fairmont Stock Car...more

Taking part in the final points race for the Repairable Vehicles.com Tri-State Late Model Series, Bargain Barn Motorsports invaded Fairmont Raceway (Fairmont, Minn.) on Friday evening with Blair Nothdurft piloting the Asphalt Pros. No. 76 Late Model. With a heat victory placing him on the second row for the feature, Nothdurft soared into the lead on the sixth circuit and held off a charging Cole Searing late to claim his second win of the season and eighth career Tri-State triumph. He earned a...more

(Image Credit: Jamie Borkowski) FAIRMONT, Minn (June 19, 2023) Back in action with the Tri-State Late Models on Friday, June 16, Blair Nothdurft rolled out of Minnesota's Fairmont Raceway with his sixth top-five finish of the season and fourth podium. Sixth to second in his Heat Race, Blair took the green from the front row but slipped back one spot for third against the 17-car field. For continued updates and results on Blair and the Bargain Barn Motorsports team, log onto...more

The 2023 Fairmont Raceway schedule has been finalized and some great events are in the mix. Join us May 5th as we open up our action packed season Featuring 5 weekly classes of USRA sanctioned race cars. Returning events in 2023 will be the USRA Summer Shootout opening in Fairmont June 19th. The Tri State Late models will be in action with 2 dates in Fairmont this season June 16th and August 25th. Mn Corn growers have stepped up and sponsored our Salute Ag night June 28th. Wyffel's Hybrids...more

By USRA PR (Fairmont, MN) -- Officials from the Sports Park Raceway in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Fairmont Raceway in Fairmont, Minnesota, will be working in tandem during the 2023 racing season to bring Friday Night Lights to life for dirt track racing fans. In addition to the regular Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series track and national points funds, drivers racing at the two tracks this year will compete for a bonus points fund for the top five drivers that acquire the most points between the two...more

Blair Nothdurft was back in action on Friday afternoon at Fairmont Raceway (Fairmont, Minn.) aboard his Bargain Barn Motorsports No. 76 Late Model. (Jamie Borkowski photos) In a field of 13 Repairable Vehicles.com Tri-State Late Model Series entries, Nothdurft secured his spot into the main event with a third-to-second showing in his heat race. Overtaking early pacesetter Shane DeMey on the sixth circuit, Blair dominated the remaining distance of the 20-lapper to capture his first win of the...more

Wednesday June 29th Tuner race had some challenges on the track that led to frustrations in the pits and a near accident. Race track officials deemed this avoidable. A 4 week suspension has been placed on the tuner driver. Concerned spectators and track staff witnessed the driver race into the pits out of frustration from a disqualification on the race track. Questionable driving was the call. If the excessive speed and rooster tails in the infield with the race car was not enough, the car...more

Salute to agriculture night is scheduled for June 29th. This event allows local Corn and soybean growers from Martin, Jackson, Faribault, Watonwan, and Cottonwood county free admission into the grandstands. Wyffels Hybrids seed corn has stepped up to sponsor a free cheeseburger to farmers in attendance and the race track has added a free french fry cooked in High oleic soybean fryer oil. Corn and soybean members should be seeing their invitation the mail soon. Bring that post card with for...more

State Bank of Fairmont has stepped up as the lead sponsor for our annual Kid's bike giveaway. So far we have 50 bikes bought that need sponsors and we would like to get to 100 bikes given away. To get involved get in touch with track management to make a donation towards sponsoring a bike. To qualify for the raffle children need to be present at the June 8th race. They will be given a raffle ticket at the grand stand gate. Through out the night we will call winning ticket numbers and they...more