Princeton Speedway

06/03/2026

🎉🏁 Princeton Speedway’s 70th Anniversary Celebration is this Friday Night! 🏁🎉

Join us as we celebrate the year it all began — 1956 — and take a trip back to the 1950s for a fun night of racing, nostalgia, and family entertainment at the historic Princeton Speedway!

👗 Prizes for Best Dressed 1950s Attire
🌀 Hula Hoop Contest at Intermission
🏎 Vintage Race Cars on Display
🏛 Princeton Speedway Museum Open

🎟 Kids 12 & Under FREE!

🕔 Grandstands Open: 5 PM
🏁 Racing Begins: 7 PM

🔥 Racing Classes:
WISSOTA Modifieds, Super Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mod Fours & Crown Vics

Break out the poodle skirts, leather jackets, rolled-up jeans, and 1950s style and help us celebrate 70 incredible years of racing memories at Princeton Speedway! ❤️🏁

📅 Upcoming Princeton Speedway Events:
• June 5 — 70th Anniversary Celebration
• June 12 — UMSS Sprint Car Special
• June 19 — Celebrating the 90s featuring the DRC Street Stock Tour
• June 26 — Kids Night Meet the Drivers

Photo: Mark Anderson Images

06/03/2026

The passion for racing starts young. 🏁

For some kids, it becomes more than just watching from the stands. It becomes late nights in the shop, learning from family, showing up Fridays, and falling in love with life at the racetrack.

Charlie may not have had a lot to say on camera — and honestly, that’s what made it real.

Just a humble young racer who loves being at the track and has a family supporting the journey every step of the way.



Thunder Hill Speedway

06/02/2026

You don’t have to know every driver to have a great night at the races.

Sometimes it’s about grabbing a seat in the grandstands, meeting up with friends, enjoying the atmosphere, and spending a Friday night somewhere that still feels like community.

That’s what these race fans told us.

They come for the action.
They come for the people.
They come for the memories.

And week after week, they keep coming back.

Who are you bringing to the races next Friday? 👇

06/02/2026

🎉🏁 Princeton Speedway’s 70th Anniversary Celebration is this Friday Night! 🏁🎉

Join us as we celebrate the year it all began — 1956 — and take a trip back to the 1950s for a fun night of racing, nostalgia, and family entertainment at the historic Princeton Speedway!

👗 Prizes for Best Dressed 1950s Attire
🌀 Hula Hoop Contest at Intermission
🏎 Vintage Race Cars on Display
🏛 Princeton Speedway Museum Open
🎟 Kids 12 & Under FREE!

🕔 Grandstands Open: 5 PM
🏁 Racing Begins: 7 PM

🔥 Racing Classes:
WISSOTA Modifieds, Super Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mod Fours & Crown Vics

Break out the poodle skirts, leather jackets, rolled-up jeans, and 1950s style and help us celebrate 70 incredible years of racing memories at Princeton Speedway! ❤️🏁

📅 Upcoming Princeton Speedway Events:
• June 5 — 70th Anniversary Celebration
• June 12 — UMSS Sprint Car Special
• June 19 — Celebrating the 90s featuring the DRC Street Stock Tour
• June 26 — Kids Night Meet the Drivers

Photo: Mark Anderson Images

06/02/2026

Kids Night Big Giveaway Night last Friday was a success thanks to EVERYONE who donated bikes! More than 50 kids went home with a brand new bike! We were blown away by the support and generosity from this community!

Thank you Jess and Kris from Princeton Pizza Pub and Macko Racing 15 for getting the word out and being our drop off site!

We want to recognize the amazing businesses, race teams and individuals below who stepped up to help make this event possible. Please let us know if we missed you on this list, as we might have missed a few that come in while we were organizing. Please help us thank and support these incredible donors who gave back to the kids in such a big way! ❤️ 👇

Jake's Top Notch Tree Service LLC
Zimmerman American Legion Riders
Princeton Pizza Pub
Northwoods Finishing
Hy-Tech Automotive
Hair Trigger Gun Shop
Macko Racing 15
Sunken Ship Brewing Company
Short Welding LLC
Chance Kodet #77
Josiah Kottschade #70 Racing Team
Jason VandeKamp Racing
Callan & Clayton Wagamon #14
Dustin Nelson #46
Ben Lewis 14L Racing
Sizzle Sisters
Princeton Chevrolet
RMK Contracting
North Country Heating and Air Conditioning
Dirt Race Central
Princeton Walmart
Mille Lacs County Fair

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06/01/2026

It’s getting in and out of the trailer. 😂

All in good fun — these guys let us in on the struggle because honestly… it’s real.

Behind every race night is a whole lot of problem solving, teamwork, laughs, and figuring it out as you go.

05/30/2026

WOW Princeton businesses, drivers, and fans, you absolutely stepped up and blew us away with the return of the Kids Night Bike Giveaway! 🚲❤️🏁

The generosity from this community was incredible, and because of all of you, over 50 kids went home with huge smiles and unforgettable memories. Thank you to everyone who donated bikes, helped organize, or supported this special night. Thank you also to everyone in attendance for your patience with the speaker issues. We promise that will be better next year! Look for so many fun photos and donor shoutouts from this awesome event!

Congratulations to our May 29, 2026 Kids Night Bike Giveaway Night Feature Winners:
Dirt Race Central Modifieds - 14 Clayton Wagamon
Super Stocks - 9 Dylan Kromschroeder
Crystal Cabinet Works Inc. Midwest Modifieds - 46 Ryan Putnam
Hy-Tech Automotive Street Stocks - 04 Tommy Pogones
East Central Sports Mod Fours - 5H Dustin Holtquist
Crown Vics - 7 Abe Langager

Congratulations to the Minuteman Press Princeton MN Jr Fans:
Penelope
Oliver
Ripp
Kash
Olivia
Cooper

🏁 KIDS WEEKEND continues TONIGHT at Ogilvie Raceway with Kids Night Meet the Drivers! FREE admission for all kids 14 & under and get your chance to grab autographs, treats and more from the drivers down on the track!

📅 Upcoming Princeton Speedway Events:
• June 5 — 70th Anniversary Celebration
• June 12 — UMSS Sprint Car Special
• June 19 — Celebrating the 90s featuring the DRC Street Stock Tour
• June 26 — Kids Night Meet the Drivers

Photos: Mark Anderson Images https://www.markandersonimages.com/

05/29/2026

05/29/2026

🏁 IT’S RACE DAY — KIDS NIGHT & BIKE GIVEAWAY NIGHT! 🚲🎉

🎟 FREE General Admission for all kids 14 & under
🚲 Brand New Bike Giveaway at Intermission
🎫 Every parent/gardian in attendance with Kids 14 & Under will receive a chance to win a bike — must be present to win!

A huge THANK YOU to all the businesses, drivers, and fans who donated bikes to help make this night so special for local kids. ❤️

🕔 Grandstands Open: 5 PM
🏁 Racing Begins: 7 PM

🔥 Racing Classes:
WISSOTA Modifieds, Super Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks, Mod Fours & Crown Vics

Bring the family out for a fun night of racing and unforgettable memories at Princeton Speedway! 🏁

More event details: www.PrincetonSpeedway.com

05/28/2026

This wasn’t just another race night story. 🏁❤️

It’s a reminder that racing communities help support kids in more ways than one.

From young racers chasing their passion… to families spending Friday nights together in the stands… to events like our upcoming bike giveaway helping create memories for local kids — this sport is built around community.

Josiah’s first-ever Wissota A Mod race is exactly what dirt track racing is all about:
Family. Generations. Support. Opportunity.

Because sometimes supporting kids starts with simply giving them a place to belong, dream big, and grow up around good people.



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