Monthly Archives - July 2022

Saturday July 23 Events Cancelled

SPRING VALLEY, MN – July 23rd:  All events scheduled for July 23rd at Deer Creek Speedway have been cancelled. The National Weather Service has predicted storms to be passing through this afternoon and after watching the radar and forecasts throughout the morning this still seems to be the case. The action will pick back up next Saturday, July 30th with all five weekly classes. For more information visit us online at www.deercreekspeedway.com  or “LIKE” our Facebook Page.  

Hovden Takes Stock Car Thriller At Deer Creek

Spring Valley, MN (July 16) By: Todd Narveson A large crowd of fans and a season high 119-cars were on hand for Tasseldega Nights at Deer Creek Speedway. The southern Minnesota corn Growers of Mower, Dodge, Goodhue, Freeborn, Olmsted, Wabasha and Fillmore counties offered free admission to the front gate this week. Also 18-other ag related businesses and organizations helped out to present the free race program for the fans in attendance. A huge field of 44-Kid’s Dreams Come True USRA B-Mods needed [...]

Timm takes two on NAPA Gopher 50 weekend

OFFICIAL RESULTS United States Racing Association Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn. Saturday, July 9, 2022 Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. USRA MODIFIEDS Heat #1: 1. (3) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas 2. (7) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn. 3. (4) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif. 4. (8) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn. 5. (6) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn. 6. (2) 18 Michael Hofer, Cochrane, Wis. 7. (9) 07 Cory Crapser, Chippewa Falls, Wis. 8. (5) 55H A.J. Hoff, Mantorville, [...]

BRANDON OVERTON GETS FIRST CAREER GOPHER 50 WIN AT DEER CREEK

Spring Valley, MN (July 9, 2022) - In front of a record crowd at Deer Creek Speedway, Brandon Overton held off Chris Madden’s furious charge to win the NAPA Auto Parts Gopher 50 on Saturday night. Overton earned $50,000 for his victory in the co-sanctioned Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series/Lucas Oil MLRA Series and denied Madden an additional $25,000 bonus. When Overton took the race lead on lap 23, he had to hold off both Madden and Tim McCreadie as [...]

Schott scores Friday at Deer Creek

OFFICIAL RESULTS United States Racing Association Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn. Friday, July 8, 2022 Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. USRA MODIFIEDS Heat #1: 1. (3) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. 2. (2) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn. 3. (5) 94JR John Doelle, Arcadia, Wis. 4. (1) 96 Taton Hansen, Spicer, Minn. 5. (7) 90T Tyler Erb, New Waverly, Texas 6. (4) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif. 7. (9) 83X Kadden Kath, Ellendale, Minn. 8. (8) 18 Michael Hofer, Cochrane, [...]

DAVENPORT DOMINATES FRIDAY NIGHT PRELIMINARY AT DEER CREEK

SPRING VALLEY, MN (July 8, 2022) - Jonathan Davenport made quick work of the Friday night preliminary feature at Deer Creek Speedway, leading all 25 laps to score his 60th career win in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Davenport grabbed the lead at the start of the main event which saw back-to-back caution flags after one lap was completed. The rest of the race went caution-free and was virtually clear sailing for the 38-year-old Georgia native as he beat [...]

Timm tops Deer Creek tripleheader opener

OFFICIAL RESULTS United States Racing Association Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn. Thursday, July 7, 2022 Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and hometown. USRA MODIFIEDS Heat #1: 1. (2) 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn. 2. (4) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa 3. (7) 50III Brandon Davis, Hayfield, Minn. 4. (3) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif. 5. (6) 4 Jeremy Nelson, Alexandria, Minn. 6. (9) 15W Alex Williamson, Rushford, Minn. 7. (8) 99 Josh Angst, Winona, Minn. 8. (1) 77 Jacob Stark, Austin, Minn. 9. [...]

MADDEN TAKES THURSDAY NIGHT PRELIMINARY FEATURE AT DEER CREEK

SPRING VALLEY, MN (July 7, 2022) – Chris Madden snuck by Brandon Sheppard and Jonathan Davenport with five laps to go to win the 25-lap preliminary feature on Thursday night at Deer Creek Speedway. It was Madden’s first race back after winning last month’s Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Mountain Moonshine Classic at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Tennessee. Madden came from the eleventh starting spot using the low line around the 3/8-mile high-banked oval. Sheppard came home in second followed [...]

New Winners Continue To Emerge At Deer Creek

Spring Valley, MN (July 2) By: Todd Narveson Heavy early afternoon rains tried to stop action at Deer Creek Speedway. Fortunately, the rain subsided and the track prep crew worked hard to get the speedway ready to race. The program got started about an hour late, but it was worth the wait. This week’s event was highlighted by Fourth of July fireworks by Flashing Thunder Fireworks. A big field of 114-car cars signed in for the night. The show was supported by [...]

Brom’s Career First & Davis Wins Modified Thriller At Deer Creek

Spring Valley, MN (June 25) By: Todd Narveson Early morning rain on Saturday did not stop the race program at Deer Creek Speedway on Saturday. The track prep crew was able to get the facility in great shape for racing action. There was a good field of 102-cars in the five classes. Two more first time Deer Creek winners were crowned and one feature race was won in the final corner. This week’s event was presented by Jones Ace Hardware, Randy & [...]