3/21/2025
Antioch Speedway
Antioch Speedway Releases Schedule for It's 65th Championship Season
Antioch, CA...As the weather gets warmer, racing season draws nearer. The competitors only have a few weeks remaining to get their cars ready for the beginning of the 65th championship season at Antioch Speedway. The season will kick off with the April 5th opener, and we'll see the final checker flag fall on October 25th.
The lineup of divisions will feature most of what the fans have been enjoying in recent years along with some very special events along the way. This will include the 2x Monster Truck show, which is scheduled to take place on March 29th. It's a new group to the speedway, but they will bring a fresh approach to a popular form of motorsports entertainment.
The IMCA sanctioned Modifieds return for their 36th season of championship racing, which makes them the longest continuously promoted division in the track's history. The Sport Modifieds and Stock Cars make it three divisions under the sanctioning of the oldest motorsports organization in the United States. The Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks will join these three on numerous occasions throughout the season.
In fact, fans of the four divisions will take note. Following the April 5th season opener, which will include the four divisions, they will appear together on April 19th, May 3rd, May 17th, June 14th, June 28th, August 1st, August 23rd, September 13th and September 27th.
Noteworthy among those dates is that May 3rd is the 10th Annual Soares Memorial race, May 17th is the Contra Costa County Fair, June 14th is the Third Annual Fan Appreciation Night, June 28th is the 10th Annual Hetrick Memorial, September 13th is Hall of Fame/Championship Night and September 27th is the Bowers Memorial.
On those 10 dates in question, they will be joined by an assortment of other classes. The always exciting Late Models are scheduled for The Easter Eggstravaganza night on April 19th, the Soares Memorial on May 3rd, the Hetrick race on June 28th and August 23rd as part of their seven race schedule at the speedway.
Two of the Hobby Stock shows are also special nights you won't want to miss. On October 18th, it's the Fifth Annual Pacific Coast Hobby Stock Nationals. This show set a car count record for the track last year with 58 competitors. The Dean Cline Classic will take place on August 1st.
Fans of Sprint Car racing should take note. The speedway's NARC Winged 410 Sprint Car show in each of the last two seasons has been so popular that the track has booked them for two occasions this season on May 10th and October 11th. They will be joined by the BCRA Midgets for both shows. The BCRA and WMR are stepping things up as they have put together a special Midget series, and those two nights are a part of it.
Fans of Wingless Spec Sprint racing can mark six regular appearances on the calendar, but there are an additional four Hunt Wingless Spec Sprint shows as part of the tour's 15th Anniversary season. Those races include April 26th, the Cameron Martin Memorial race on June 21st, Back To School Backpack Night on July 26th and the season finale Track Or Treat night on October 25th.
The Larry Damitz Memorial race continues to pay tribute to the five-time Super Stock champion who is the oldest champion in speedway history at 87 years of age. The Damitz race is scheduled for May 31st, which will be headlined by the Tri State Pro Stocks and the Late Models. The Tri State Series also competes on June 14th and August 9th, while the speedway has an additional three regular Super Stock shows. All six races will be part of the Antioch point race.
Throughout the season, the track will have multiple races for the Dwarf Cars, Mini Stocks, 600 Micro Sprints and Hardtops. The Hardtops are a part of Track Or Treat night on October 25th, which also includes the Hunt Series Wingless Spec Sprints, California RaceSaver Sprints, Late Models and Super Stocks. The RaceSaver class, featured at Tulare and Hanford in recent years, also makes appearances on May 31st and June 21st.
On September 6th, the Hardtops will run their Fourth Annual Butch Althar Memorial race along with the third running of the Panfili Cup for the Wingless Spec Sprints and other divisions. The September 13th race is championship night for all of the IMCA sanctioned divisions. The Hardtops close their championship season on October 25th with the 23rd Annual Chet Thomson Memorial.
Once again, there's a little bit of something for everybody to enjoy at Antioch Speedway this year, and you won't want to miss out. Contra Costa County has had racing on any given weekend during the spring and summer months since 1948, starting with Contra Costa Speedway in Pacheco from then until 1960 and continuing at Antioch Speedway from 1961 to the present. To keep up with the latest happenings at the speedway, go to www.raceantiochspeedway.com or check out Antioch Speedway by PROmotions on Facebook.
2025 Schedule
March 9 - Playday
March 15 - Playday
March 22 - Playday
March 29 - 2x Monster Trucks
April 5 - IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Dwarf Card
April 12 - Wingless Spec Sprints, Hardtops, Dwarf Cars, 600 Micro Sprints, IMCA Sport Modifieds
April 19 - Easter Eggstravaganza - IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Late Models
April 26 - Hunt Wingless Spec Sprints, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, BCRA Lighting Sprints, Super Stocks, Dwarf Cars, 600 Micro Sprints
May 3 - Soares Memorial - IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Late Models
May 10 - NARC Sprint Cars, BCRA Midgets, Mothers Day Mini Van
May 17 - County Fair Race - IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks, Figure 8
May 24 - Memorial Day No Races
May 31 - Larry Damitz Memorial - Tri State Pro Stocks, Late Models, Wingless Spec Sprints, RaceSaver Sprints, Dwarf Cars, 600 Micro Sprints
June 7 - Wingless Spec Sprints, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Hardtops, Dwarf Cars, Super Stocks
June 14 - Fan Appreciation Night, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Tri State Pro Stocks
June 21 - Hunt Wingless Spec Sprints, RaceSaver Sprints, Dwarf Cars, Hardtops, Mini Stocks
June 28 - Hetrick Memorial - IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Late Models
July 5 - No Races
July 12 - No Races
July 19 - No Races
July 26 Backpack Night- Hunt Wingless Spec Sprints, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Dwarf Cars, Hardtops, Mini Stocks
Aug 1 (Friday)-Dean Cline Classic - Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks 50 Laps, IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Mini Stocks
Aug 9 - Wingless Spec Sprints, Tri State Pro Stocks, Dwarf Cars, Hardtops, 600 Micro Sprints
Aug 16 - IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks, WMR Midgets
August 23 - IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Late Models, 600 Micro Sprints
Aug 30 - Labor Day No Races
Sept 6 - Wingless Spec Sprints (Panfili Cup), Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Dwarf Cars, Butch Althar Hardtops, Mini Stocks, 600 Micro Sprints
Sept 13 - Championship/Hall Of Fame Night- IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Dwarf Cars
September 20 - Wingless Spec Sprints, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Late Models, Mini Stocks, BCRA Lightning Sprints, 600 Micros
September 27 - Bowers Memorial - IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks
October 4 - Dark
October 11 - NARC Sprint Cars, BCRA Midgets
October 18 - 5th Annual Pacific Coast Hobby Stock Nationals - Pacific Coast Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks
October 25 - Track or Treat - Hunt Wingless Spec Sprints, Late Models, Chet Thomson Hardtops, RaceSaver Sprint Cars, Super Stocks
Article Credit: Candice Martin
Submitted By: Wylie Wade
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