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Wiesz wins at Placerville

After two high profile events in a week, Placerville Speedway opened its Red Hawk Casino Championship point racing season presented by Thompson’s Auto Centers on Saturday night with four divisions of competition and a hearty car count in each of them. The event offered inflated winnings to each of the weekly division which in turn, produced an exciting night of racing for the weekly series in the 50th Anniversary Season. […]

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Schatz wins at Placerville

Donny Schatz scored his fourth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win of the season at Brad Sweet’s Placerville Short Track Outlaw Showdown presented by Riebes Auto Parts on Wednesday night. […]

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Hirst begins bid at KWS title three on Saturday in Placerville

Chico’s Kyle Hirst led the way last season with four victories en route to his second straight King of the West title and officially begins the march for three in a row on Saturday in Placerville. He also had tremendous consistency, finishing on the podium in half of the races and in the top-five 13-times out of 18 starts. […]

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King of the West starts regular season Saturday at Placerville

Famous for its steep banks, distinctive red clay, loyal fan base and extremely close action the El Dorado County Fairgrounds based Placerville Speedway will play host to the King of the West 410 Sprint Car Series this Saturday night at the Gold Country Shootout. […]

Civil War Series

CIVIL WAR CANCELLED SATURDAY

Please note that due to a massive fire in the area, the fire department is using the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, home of the Placerville Speedway, to stage equipment to fight the fire. […]

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Civil War Series Heads to Placerville

With just two races left on the 2014 schedule, the stars and cars of the California Sprint Car Civil War Series Presented By Flowmaster will invade the Placerville Speedway for their third and final visit of the season on Saturday night. […]

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Placerville Event Cancelled Due to Emergency Fire Camp

The management of Placerville Speedway has just received notice by county officials that the El Dorado County Fairgrounds will be unavailable for public use to be utilized for an emergency fire camp and evacuation center for the wildfire that is burning out of control and forcing evacuations in both Amador and El Dorado County. […]