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Britt, Iowa – The tradition of Friday night IMCA racing will return to Hancock County Speedway for the 2017 race season. “This is huge for the Hancock County Speedway and the Britt community. We have been hearing from race fans in the community, and they wanted Friday night racing back in Britt,” states Brian King, of 4 Wide Promotions. Along with racing returning to Friday nights, many exciting things are happening at the speedway. Some of these changes include a kid’s zone, reshaping of the...more

We are happy to announce that Landus Cooperative will join Doug Studer Farms as co-title sponsor of Night of 1000 Stars. The the long time Thursday night event will take place August 10, 2017. “Landus Cooperative is proud to sponsor the Night of 1,000 Stars at the Hancock County Speedway. We appreciate the opportunity to support local community activities.”

BRITT, Iowa (June 27) – Eleven minutes and some odd seconds was all it took for Tyler Droste to win his career first Arnold Motor Supply Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature, and $3,000. Droste started on the pole of the Tuesday night main event for IMCA Modifieds during Hancock County Speedway’s Salute to Veterans special and led every time around the track in a 30-lapper that ran green to checkers. He was half a straightaway ahead of Joel Rust when he caught up with the back of the 24-car field at...more

Britt, IA- The 3 biggest nights of racing in North Iowa will take place this Thursday- Saturday at the Hancock County Speedway! Thursday night will be the 23rd annual Night of 1000 Stars presented by Landus Cooperative and Doug Studer Farms featuring $3500 to win and $300 to start IMCA Modifieds. $750 to win IMCA Sport Mods, $600 to win IMCA Stock Cars and $500 to win IMCA Hobby Stocks will complete Thursday’s card. DuPont Pioneer and DuPont Crop Protection will present Night of 10,000 Stars...more

BRITT, Iowa (Aug. 10) – Tyler Droste’s second career IMCA Modified win at Hancock County Speed­way looked a lot like his first. Droste led the last 35 times around the track in Thursday’s Night of 1,000 Stars main event at Britt. His $3,500 share of the purse was complemented by a $1,000 bonus for leading at halfway in the 50-lapper. Johnny Whitman ran at the front early on but couldn’t keep Droste, who’d started in the middle of the second row, at bay. There was no catching Droste from that...more

BRITT, Iowa (Aug. 11) – Hunter Marriott became the first repeat winner of IMCA Speedweek when he repeated as the Night of 10,000 Stars winner Friday at Hancock County Speedway. Marriott led all but the first lap, earning $7,000 for the IMCA Modified feature victory along with a $1,000 bonus for leading at halfway in the 50-lap main event. Tad Reutzel drew the pole start and was scored first on the opening circuit; the sixth-starting Mar­riott made the best use of the lower line, had the lead...more

BRITT, Iowa (Aug. 12) – Kyle Strickler was right where he wanted to be midway through Hancock County Speedway’s Shryock Memorial All-Star main event. As a result, he was right where he wanted to be at the end of Saturday’s 50-lap feature for IMCA Modifieds. Strickler stayed close to Ryan Ruter following numerous cautions throughout the first half and was running second when the race was halted for the mandatory pit stop at halfway. He restarted second, took the lead almost at the drop of the...more

Saturday Oct. 21 we will have our 2017 Race Banquet at the Duncan Ballroom in Duncan, IA. We will be honoring the top ten in points in each division. Social Hour will be at 5:30, Dinner at 6:30 with the awards to follow. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under. Please RSVP for the Banquet by Fri.Oct. 13th @ this link. https://goo.gl/forms/56x4QVB2i0iCU3rA3 or messaging us on Facebook. We need a firm # for the caterers. Thanks, we look forward to seeing everyone on the 21st!

2018 Track Registration and Pit Reservation. 2017 Pit spots can be reserved up until March 1. The form can be printed from this link: https://docs.google.com/…/2PACX-1vSE9kI2AeLbiKrC1QOBO54…/pub

With 2018 on the horizon we want to share some news for the upcoming season. First of all we are very excited to be adding the Mini Mods for 2018. We really hope this will be an avenue to bring new racers to the speedway and move on to the upper divisions. Anyone planning on running the Mini Mod division please follow the link below that will help us determine the feasibility of being able to run Youth and Adult Divisions in 2018. https://goo.gl/forms/fgT3vli0sFBqcMtQ2 John Pletcher will be...more