MARS - Midwest Auto Racing Series

Penalty Report Issued Following Illini 100 Weekend...
Official Summary of Results April 25, Peoria Speed...
Official Summary of Results April 24, 2026 Brownst...
Penalty Report Issued Following Illini 100 Weekend...

Penalty Report Issued Following Illini 100 Weekend...

4/28/2026 -
Penalty Report Issued Following Illini 100 Weekend at Farmer City Raceway FAIRBURY, IL (April 28, 2026) – MARS Modified Championship powered by Summit
Official Summary of Results April 25, Peoria Speed...

Official Summary of Results April 25, Peoria Speed...

4/25/2026 -
Official Summary of Results April 25, 2026 Peoria Speedway Peoria, IL Garry Swibold Memorial Feature Results for the MARS Late Model Championship Powe
Official Summary of Results April 24, 2026 Brownst...

Official Summary of Results April 24, 2026 Brownst...

4/24/2026 -
Official Summary of Results April 24, 2026 Brownstown Bullring Brownstown, IL Sievers JCB Diggin’ Dirt 40 Feature Results for the MARS Late Model Cham

-

Penalty Report Issued Following Illini 100 Weekend at Farmer City

Penalty Report Issued Following Illini 100 Weekend at Farmer City...

4/28/2026
Penalty Report Issued Following Illini 100 Weekend at Farmer City Raceway FAIRBURY, IL (April 28, 2026) – MARS Modified Championship powered by Summit Racing Equipment officials have issued a penalty to Modified driver Damian Kiefer for failing a tire test after competing...more
Official Summary of Results April 25, Peoria Speedway

Official Summary of Results April 25, Peoria Speedway

4/25/2026
Official Summary of Results April 25, 2026 Peoria Speedway Peoria, IL Garry Swibold Memorial Feature Results for the MARS Late Model Championship Powered by FK Rod Ends – 33 entries Ryan Unzicker – El Paso, IL - $5,998 Frank Heckenast Jr – Frankfort, IL - $3,223 Dennis Erb...more
Official Summary of Results April 24, 2026 Brownstown Bullring

Official Summary of Results April 24, 2026 Brownstown Bullring

4/24/2026
Official Summary of Results April 24, 2026 Brownstown Bullring Brownstown, IL Sievers JCB Diggin’ Dirt 40 Feature Results for the MARS Late Model Championship Powered by FK Rod Ends – 30 entries Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA - $5,050 Jake Little – Springfield, IL -...more
MARS Championship Tours Head to Pair of Illinois Bullrings to Rou

MARS Championship Tours Head to Pair of Illinois Bullrings to Rou...

4/20/2026
MARS Championship Tours Head to Pair of Illinois Bullrings to Round Out the Month of April FAIRBURY, IL (April 20, 2026) – The 2026 season for the MARS Championship Tours has been a memorable one as we prepare to close out the month of April this weekend. For the MARS...more


FK Rod Ends
Mars Racing Series 2020 Season Nearing End
399
8/22/2020

8/22/2020

MARS - Midwest Auto Racing Series


Mars Racing Series 2020 Season Nearing End

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LaSalle, Illinois (August 18, 2020) – The Rip It Energy Fuel Mars Racing Series has had a trying 2020 season dealing with the pandemic along with everyone else. We have had to cancel, postpone, and reschedule events all year long. It has been a struggle to have the schedule we had envisioned going into the 21st season of the series.

We have two exciting weekends coming up. Friday and Saturday August 28th and 29th we will be at Peoria Speedway for a pair of $5,000 to win events. Friday night will the be the Steve Lance Sr Night make up from back in June. On Saturday night is the annual Illinois State Championship race. Teams will compete on the high banks of Peoria Speedway for 50 laps Saturday night. These races will be aired LIVE on MARS Racing TV, you can watch at marsracing.tv. More information will be released as we get closer to the events on how to order the events.

We are very excited about our Labor Day weekend schedule. We will kick things off on Thursday September 3rd at Farmer City Raceway for the two-day Farmer City 74 with $5,000 to win. On Friday September 4th we will once again race at Farmer City Raceway for another $5,000 top prize. We will then move on to the Fairbury Speedway for a $10,000 to win event. All events during the Labor Day weekend will be LIVE on DirtonDirt.com. More information on the details of how to see these events will be released as we close in on the events.

REMAINING SCHEDULE:
Friday, August 28 – Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL) $5,000 to win
Saturday, August 29 – Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL) $5,000 to win
Thursday, September 3 – Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL) $5,000 to win
Friday, September 4 – Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL) $5,000 to win
Saturday, September 5 – Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL) $10,000 to win

All times and ticket info can be found at the track websites links below.
Peoria Speedway
Farmer City Raceway
Fairbury Speedway

All payouts and tire rule information can be found at our website www.marsracingseries.com

As always, the officials with the MARS Racing Series are looking for tracks and promoters to host events that make sense for the drivers, tracks and series involved. If you like to host a MARS Racing Series event in the future, please contact series officials. We hope to see you at the track before the season concludes!!

For more info and news concerning the Rip It Energy Fuel Mars Racing Series, please visit us at www.marsracingseries.com

Back to News
FK Rod Ends
Summit Equipment
Allstar Performance
Budda Bert
Digital Copy Systems
Dirt Draft
DIRTcar
Driscoll Motors
Dyers
Fairbury Fastener and Supply
Fast Shafts
Flo Racing
Hoosier Tire
Josh James Artwork
MD3
Multi Fire
MWD
OReilly Auto Parts
Pontiac RV
Racing Electronics
Sunoco Race Fuels
Wehrs
Whelen
Wilwood
Keyser Manufacturing
Willys
Varsitee
Hooker Harness
Fastrak Racewear
Lethal Chassis
Quick Car
Remtek
Midwest Sheet Metal
Mesa Valley Transport
Allgaier Performance
Equiplink
KS
LRD Products
Mat Man Designs
Swift Springs
Vanquish RaceCars
Angry Duck