Saturated Grounds Force Ira Bastin Memorial to be Postponed

HOPE, IN (March 11, 2026) – With heavy rainfall over the last two weeks creating saturated grounds officials of the Brownstown (IN) Speedway and the Northern Allstars Series have postponed this Saturday’s 4th Annual Ira Bastin Memorial to a later date to be announced.

It was scheduled to be the season opener for Brownstown Speedway for 2026. Up next on the schedule for Brownstown will be the 29th Annual Indiana Icebreaker featuring the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series paying $25,000 to win on Saturday night, March 28. Also competing will be Pure Stocks. For more information www.brownstownspeedway.com.

The Northern Allstars Late Model and Modified Dirt Series Powered by Sunoco Race Fuels will now set its sights on the 50th Annual Spring 50 on Saturday, March 21 at the Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky.

The Northern Allstars Late Models will compete for a $10,000 to win and $1,000 to start main event. The Northern Allstars Modifieds will be racing for a $1,500 to win main event and the Pro Stocks will compete for a $1,200 to win feature race. For more information www.florencespeedway.com.

Also, in memory of the late John Weber, there will be a special “Dash for Cash” for the four Late Model heat race winners paying $2,000 to win, winner take all. Weber, a former co-owner of Florence Speedway passed away at age 82 last July 10th. He was instrumental in helping several area racers for more than 30 years owning cars driven by Audie and Chuck McWilliams, Jason Jameson, and Darrell Lanigan among others.

The Northern Allstars Series Powered by Sunoco Race Fuels would like to thank the following marketing partners including Allstar Performance, Arizona Sport Shirts, Brad Arthur Heating and Air, C&W Sales, Cain’s Tree Service, Cheap Cars, Coltman Farms Racing, Deatherage Racing Opticians, Delph Communications, Diamond Race Cars, Flag 2 Flag Media, Florence Winwater Company, Generations of Graham, Hellraizer Jacks, Hoosier Racing Tires, Indiana USSSA Fast Pitch Softball, Jason Grimes Construction, Kendall Trucks and Parts, Ky. Clutch, Malvern Bank, Midwest Sheet Metal, PPM Racing Products, Right Auto Parts, Rocket Chassis, Schaefer Trucking, Slicker Graphics, Stakt Products. Sunoco Race Fuels, SuperHeat Solutions, Swift Springs, The Bearded Hobo Brewery and Pub, The Bryan Bowman Family, Todd Steel Buildings, Travis Kern Racing Engines, Wheelman by Dasco, and Yakel Trucking and Hauling.

Those interested in becoming a marketing partner with the 2026 Northern Allstars Late Model and Modified Series can email series owner, director, and announcer James Essex at [email protected] for more information.

###