Madera Speedway

09/03/2026

FALL IS BIG EVENT TIME AT MADERA SPEEDWAY -

To kick off the big event season at the fastest 1/3 mile in the west it all starts with the 53rd Annual Harvest Classic on September 26th featuring the NASCAR/ARCA Series and the Ground Pounding Speed Tour Super Modifieds in a double header feature event. The under card includes the NCMA Sprint Cars, the INEX Legends and the Legends of Kearney Bowl!

Second up on the Fall BIG EVENT calendar is 14th Annual Short Track Shootout on October 10th featuring the best late model drivers vs the youngsters in the 51FIFTY Series in a triple 50 lap main event format with each main event paying $5,000.00 to win! The total purse for 36 cars exceeds $40,000.00 at the 14th annual ShortTrack Shootout!

3rd in line on the fall big event schedule is the family favorite 20th Annual PUMPKIN SMASH on October 24th! The Annual Pumpkin Smash featuring the 200 lap Enduro, and the Extreme Barrel Race! Plus, a Trick or Treat thru the Pits, a big costume contest and an on-track PUMPKIN SMASH for the KIDS!

The final major event of the fall is also the final event at the Madera Speedway of the 2026 racing season. November 13th & 14th is the 5th Annual Golden State Invitational Truck and Tractor Pulls bringing the best of the best in tractors and trucks from the pulling world!

Fans and competitors can learn more about the FALL BIG EVENT SEASON at the Madera Speedway by visiting our new website at

Experience thrilling racing at the Fastest 1/3 mile track in the west.

08/31/2026

TICKETS GO ON SALE TODAY for the September 26th, 53rd Annual Harvest Classic at the Madera Speedway with a dual headliner featuring the NASCAR/ARCA Series and the Mighty Super Modifieds!

Click here to get your tickets today https://www.eventbrite.com/e/53rd-annual-harvest-classic-tickets-1999238932465?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/30/2026

THE FIRST 25 DRIVERS TO ENTER THE 15K TO WIN SHORTTRACK SHOOTOUT HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN FREE HOOSIER RACING TIRES!

There is a mandatory driver preregistration for the $15,000.00 to win 14th Annual Short Track Shootout. The driver entry for the October 10th Short Track Shootout is NOW OPEN. Text your driver’s name, car number, hometown/state and email address to the race office at 559-507-9931.

The pre-entry list will set the qualifying order and lock in the guaranteed purse. The entry is also used for television production purposes.

Once we hit 25 drivers on the entry list, the first 25 drivers to enter will go into a drawing for the free Hoosier 970 racing tires to use at the event. This contest will result in two drivers winning two Hoosier 970 tires each after the entry populates with 25 drivers. A total of four (4) Hoosier 970’s will be given away once the entry list reaches 25 cars.

Details such as the race purse breakdown, race procedures, total number of tires allowed, fuel allowed, and RV/Hotel information will be emailed to the email address provided by the team entering.

The 2026 expanded purse for our classic fall event for 36 cars is $40,200.00, the purse for a 20-car field is $32,070.00.

Enter today by texting your driver’s name, car number, hometown/state and email address to the race office at 559-507-9931.

08/28/2026

SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2026 IS THE 53RD ANNUAL HARVEST CLASSIC AT THE MADERA SPEEDWAY featuring the NASCAR/ARCA Series, the GROUND POUNDING Super Modifieds, the NCMA Sprint Cars! Plus the Legends of Kearney Bowl and the INEX Legends.

We have a special guest that will be our Grand Marshal for the 53rd Annual Harvest Classic, and that announcement is set for early next week.

If you can only make it to one event in 2026, THIS SHOULD BE IT! Tickets go on sale September 1st, for the September 26th Harvest Classic at the Madera Speedway!

08/25/2026

$36,400.00 IN EXTRA BONUS BUCK IS UP FOR GRABS AT THE MADERA SPEEDWAY! BONUS BUCKS FLOW FROM MADERA SPEEDWAY for the RACER TV Televised Series Round 6

Madera, CA. (8.25.26) – There are many ways drivers can earn bonus money racing at the Madera Speedway. 24 different bonus-buck awards were earned on August 22nd in round six of the RACER TV televised series from Madera Speedway.

In the 51FIFTY Jr Late Model Series on August 22nd Jarrett Dickson won the 51FIFTY $150 Hard Charger Award, Keatin Lyons won the $150 Hoosier Hard Luck Award, Conner Penix won the Madera Speedway free car entry for the September TV race, Lane Christensen won the $150 Allied Packaging Fast Time Award. Jarrett Dickson, Wyatt Flowers and Dylan Bongiovanni won $100, $75 and $50 from Franks Radio.

Nine 51FIFTY Jr Late Model drivers took home $100 each for a total of $900 on August 22nd by getting a 100% grade on their racing history test. Each Jr driver will have an opportunity to win $100 each at all eight 51FIFTY Jr Late Model races. Plus, there is a $1,000 bonus to the Jr driver that scores the highest at the end of the season after all eight history/safety tests are completed!

In the Pro Late Model Series presented by Mission on August 22nd Jason Aguirre won the Mission $150 Hard Charger Award, Trevor Schlundt won the $150 Hoosier Hard Luck Award, Cam Carraway won the Madera Speedway free car entry for the September TV race, Kellen Keller won the $150 Mission Fast Time Award. Kellen Keller, Wyatt Flowers and Jason Aguirre won $100, $75 and $50 from Franks Radio.

Thanks to our great sponsors the bonus program is in place for every race in the Racer televised series in both the 51FIFTY Jr Late Model Series and the Mission Pro Late Model Series.

There is a total of $36,400.00 in bonus money above and beyond purse money up for grabs in the 2026 racing season. 51FIFTY Jr Late Model History tests have a $9,000 fund. Hard Charger, Hard Luck, Fast Time and Free Car Entry awards has a fund of $12,400. Plus, the $15,000 1st place prize for the Short Track Shootout that Mission has posted for the Triple 50’s.

The next televised race for the 51FIFTY and Mission Pro Late Model Series at the Madera Speedway is on September 19th, 2026.

For information about Madera Speedway, visit www.RaceMadera.com The 2026 season would not be possible without the support of 51FIFTY, Mission Foods, Busch Light, Allied Packaging, Franks Radio, Hoosier Tires, SealMaster and Sunoco Race Fuel.

08/24/2026

14TH ANNUAL SHORTTRACK SHOOTOUT EXPANDS TO $15,000.00 TO WIN

MADERA, CALIFORNIA (August 24, 2026) – The West Coast has been a hotbed of late model racing action for many decades and for the last 13 years the Short Track Shootout at the Madera Speedway has been a showcase of the best racing in the nation in the annual fall classic race event.

Madera Speedway’s Short Track Shootout was one of the first big payday races for local late model drivers to showcase their talent on national television. The event paid $10,000.00 to win from day one all the way through the 13th version of the fall classic.

The 14th annual Short Track Shootout is scheduled for October 10th, 2026 and we are announcing the winning prize money has now grown to $15,000.00 with support from Mission Foods and Hoosier Racing Tires.

Along with the increased prize money the race format has also changed. In recent years the race was a 150 lap contest with a break at the 100 lap mark and the winner took home $10,000.00.

The race will now become three separate 50 lap races, with three separate purses all taking place on a single night at the track. The new format features three separate 50 lap races paying $5,000.00 to win each race, making this the Triple 50’s for $15,000.00 to win.

How to make the race – There will be 24 starting positions available in each of the three 50 lap main events. The fastest 16 cars from qualifying will lock into the starting grid for each of the three main events. Positions 17-20th will come from a 25-lap B main. Positions 21-24th will come from provisionals available to drivers that are in the top 10 in the 2026 Mission Late Model point standings. Unused provisional starting positions will be available to drivers that fail to qualify that are in the top five in the 2026 51FIFTY Jr Late Model drivers points standings.

Drivers finishing 5th and back in the B main will go into standby positions for the second and third 50 lap main events. If drivers that qualified into the race are unable to make the start of the 2nd or 3rd 50 lap main event, then drivers that finished 5th and back in the B main will get pulled into the starting lineup for the 2nd and 3rd main events.

Who can compete in the 14th Annual Short Track Shootout – Any driver with a Madera Speedway legal pro late model that is 14 years of age or older and is in good standing with the Madera Speedway is eligible to enter the race. Any 51FIFTY Jr Late Model driver that has a victory in the 2026 racing season or is in the top five in the 2026 point standings is eligible to enter the event.

How to enter the event – There is a mandatory driver entry list for the $15,000.00 to win 14th Annual Short Track Shootout. The entry for the October 10th Short Track Shootout opens Tuesday August 25, 2026. Text your drivers name, car number and hometown/state to the race office at 559-507-9931.

More details on race procedures, tech and tires will populate on the Short Track Shootout page at racemadera.com on September 1st. If you have questions about the event, please call the race office at 559-507-9931.

08/24/2026

Congratulations to all of our winners on Saturday night!

Mission Pro Late Models - Kellen Keller
51FIFTY Jr. Late Models - Jarrett Dickson
INEX Legends - Logan Chambers
Pro Sportsman - Steve Schermerhorn

We return to action on September 19th! Stay tuned for all the race details at www.racemadera.com

Photos by Danny Gies

08/23/2026

KELLER AND DICKSON EARN BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCES AT MADERA SPEEDWAY

MADERA, CALIFORNIA (August 22, 2026) – Madera’s Kellen Keller in the Mission Pro Late Models and Jarrett Dickson of Redwood Valley in the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series each enjoyed their first career series triumphs during Saturday’s round six action at Madera Speedway. The RACER Network-televised racing also saw Bakersfield’s Logan Chambers and Steve Schermerhorn collect trophies on the one-third mile oval. Both Keller and Dickson rolled the high side as the road map to victory.

“It feels great. We made a lot of adjustments at the half way break. It didn’t really help us on the bottom but it helped a lot on the top. This wouldn’t be possible without Red (Randy Denson) who works on the cars every day,” Keller said.

Opening night winner Mike Hensley had the pole for the 70-lap Pro Late Model feature before multi-time champion Matt Erickson swooped by to take the lead. Erickson accumulated a 2.2 second advantage before a caution on lap ten when Shaun Reynolds and Hensley spun in turn four.

Alaska’s Wyatt Flowers used the outside to seize second from Keller on the restart, then began to claw towards Erickson. Erickson struggled down a cylinder and limped through lapped traffic to narrowly lead the race at the lap 40 break. Flowers was second over Keller, Cam Carraway, and points leader Jason Aguirre.

Erickson solved his woes during the break but still faced pressure from Flowers. Flowers slid past Erickson to take the lead on lap 49. Erickson then collided with Carraway in turn one, sending Carraway spinning and relegating both to the rear of the field.

Flowers chose the bottom on the ensuing restart, allowing Keller the opening he needed. Keller used the high side to win a thrilling battle over Flowers. Kellen Keller scored the victory followed by Flowers with Aguirre coming back to finish third. Matt Erickson and Shaun Reynolds rounded out the top-five.

Illinois driver Keatin Lyons again led the 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series to green for their 70-lap affair for drivers ages 10-16 years old. A caution on lap 31 for a spin for new driver Dylan Reese tightened up the pack behind Lyons. Incoming points leader Lane Christensen – who set fast-time but started sixth – worked to the outside of Lyons to take the lead on lap 32. Christensen led a tight lead pack of Lyons, Jarrett Dickson, Wyatt Flowers, and first-time driver Dylan Bongiovanni of Cu***ng, Georgia into the lap 40 race break.

Christensen and Lyons raced door handle to door handle on the restart with neither driver gaining much of an advantage for several laps. The duo then collided exiting turn two, sending Christensen onto his side and causing significant damage to Lyons. Lyons was eliminated from the race and the caution flew on lap 47.

Wyatt Flowers inherited the lead but it was short lived as Jarrett Dickson soared past him on the outside lane to lead lap 48. Flowers and Dickson jostled on the next restart but Dickson maintained the top spot after a brief three-wide tussle with Bongiovanni in the mix. Jarrett Dickson led the final 22 laps for his first career stock car win. Dickson is also the first California winner of the 2026 Jr. Late Model campaign. Flowers finished second for the second event in a row with Bongiovanni fending off Clovis’ Connor Penix for third. Washington’s Mason Blodgett finished fifth.

“This is awesome, can’t thank the sponsors enough, and Cole Brown for helping all season,” Dickson said. “Probably mostly some of the dirt stuff that I’ve ran (helped with the high line success). Hopefully we can win the last two races and compete with Lane (Christensen) in the points.”

Bakersfield’s Logan Chambers used a bump and run pass to move ahead of points leader Antonio Gonzales of Turlock and win the 30-lap INEX Legends feature. Jared Torres finished third in his Madera debut followed by Santana Gonzales and Patrick Geiger.

Steve Schermerhorn topped Jason Kerns in the 25-lap Pro Sportsman feature. Jon Schlundt finished third.

Madera Speedway returns with televised stock car action on September 19th. More details at www.racemadera.com

The 2026 season would not be possible without the support 51FIFTY LTM, Mission Foods, 805 Beer, Race 2B Drug Free, Competition Carburetion, Hoosier Tires, Franks Radio, and Sunoco Race Fuel.

Madera Racing on RACER Network airs Monday nights.

08/23/2026

Pits are filling up and full of excitement as we gear up for round 6 of the Mission Pro Late Models and 51FIFTY Jr. Late Models from the fastest one-third mile in the west. Plus INEX Legends and Pro Sportsman racing. Meet me at Madera!