Monthly Archives - July 2021

Several Drivers Stay Hot At Deer Creek

Spring Valley, MN (July 24) By: Todd Narveson   It was a hot and sultry evening for racing this week at Deer Creek Speedway. The program was dedicated to long-time Deer Creek grader operator Joe Fitzpatrick who passed away on July 19 at the age of 82. Fitzpatrick had worked at the speedway for 18-seasons. The American flag was flown at half-staff and a moment of silence was observed before the start of the program in his honor. Also, the grader he operated [...]

Full house for Tasseldega Nights, grows the racing family as they support one of their own.

Spring Valley, MN July 17th, 2021: Eric Thronson Something Special happens when a racing family has one of their own get knocked down. They rally around that family member, support them, help them, help their children and even help out with an extra race engine when they can. The Motto of, “we’re a family” was never shining brighter, when Saturday at intermission, over 30 drivers “passed their helmets through the stands, to collect donations”, as Schatney Sanders is trying to heal [...]