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Mother Nature Postpones Event at Peoria Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 5, 2021) LaSalle, IL – The officials from Peoria Speedway and Mars Racing Series have made the tough decision to postpone this weekend’s season opener that was slated for Saturday April 10. Due to rain already received and the forecast for more tomorrow it was in the best interest for all that we look for a new date for this event. Track officials want to give the drivers the best racing surface possible to compete on and the weather is not going to allow that to happen. As soon as a new date is decided on [...]

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Mars Adds RPM TV as Streaming Partner at Select Events in 2021

(April 5, 2021) LaSalle, IL – The officials of the Mars Racing Series are excited to announce that RPM TV, a division of Racing Performance Media will be streaming select races during the 2021 race season. Racing Performance Media is already heavily involved with the media side of the Mars Racing Series and has recently expanded to be able to stream live events. The first event to be streamed will be the upcoming season opener at Peoria Speedway this weekend. This weekend’s event will be the first pay-per-view event for RPM TV. They had a successful test of their setup [...]

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Mother Nature Moves Thaw Brawl to Another Weekend

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LaSalle, IL (March 25, 2021) – The officials from LaSalle Speedway and the Mars Racing Series are sorry to announce that this weekend’s scheduled 10th Annual Thaw Brawl will have to wait. With already saturated grounds from the Tuesday rains coupled with a forecast of heavy rain Thursday night and a chance of more rain again on Saturday we are left with no choice but to move to another weekend. The event will be made up on May 7th and 8th with the same format. All those who purchased advanced VIP seating, camping, parking, and skyboxes can use [...]

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Mars Racing Series Revved Up For The Brawl

LaSalle, IL (March 24, 2021) – It’s finally here, the start to the 2021 Mars Racing Series. After a challenging year in 2020 dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic the officials from the Mars Racing Series are fired up and ready to kick off the season with the 10th Annual Thaw Brawl at LaSalle Speedway. The event that has become a staple in kicking off racing in the state of Illinois will return after Covid claimed the win in 2020.  Tony Izzo, owner of the LaSalle Speedway, will start his second season with the Mars Racing Series that he purchased back [...]

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Arizona Sport Shirts to Be Official Merchandise Provider for Mars Racing Series

(March 15, 2021) LaSalle, IL – The officials of the Mars Racing Series are excited to announce that Arizona Sport Shirts will be the Official Merchandise provider for the 2021 season. Arizona Sport Shirts, going into their 47th season of producing “The Original Racing Shirt” will be providing merchandise for the official Mars Racing Series apparel trailer at all 20 events on the Mars Racing Series schedule. The trailer will be stocked with series t-shirts, hoodies, hats, and other Mars inspired merchandise. Several special event items are also planned to include the opening weekend Thaw Brawl and the Championship Weekend [...]

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