Week 2 of Racing at Sands Gets Rained Out!
Saturday’s forecast was supposed to be scattered showers but unfortunately weather conditions were much worse causing the track to cancel their scheduled racing. The rain began during time trials and didn’t let up which forced the track officials to cancel all races for the day. The fortunate occurrence was that there were not many […]
Great Video of the Racing Action at Sands Speedway!
If you didn’t attend the races this past weekend at Sands Speedway, you missed out on a great time. Here is a video showing some of what you would have seen! Be sure to catch all of the action this summer at Sands Speedway!
Opening Race Day at Sands Well Attended
The weather was great – the track was ready for racers and Sands Speedway opened up with a roar at the 25th as a total of 43 racers buzzed the track. Saturday’s activity had 6 new drivers racing in either a new class previous to last year or they had entered new cars. Saturday’s attendance […]
SIR Federal Credit Union Says ‘Thank You’ to Our Veterans
Marquette, MI – May 27th, 2013 – From all the staff at SIR Federal Credit Union in Marquette, Negaunee and Gwinn, we salute all of our past and present veterans. To those that have given the ultimate sacrifice, we say, THANK YOU! Let freedom ring!” From the SIR family to yours, we hope you enjoy […]
Racing Season is on at Sands Speedway and Pure Stock is at the Front
Rumor Busted! There is definitely a Pure Stock class at Sands Speedway. Everyone at Sands Speedway is excited about the racing season kicking off and quickly putting the final touches on their cars. Some of the Pure Stock racers seems more excited than the rest and are really Fired Up about hitting the track wide open. […]
Last Practice Run Before Season Start Is Well Attended
Despite the appearance of rain last Saturday, 15 drivers representing all performances classes made their runs at Sands in preparation for the May 25th season opener of official racing at Sands Speedway. Track conditions are great for this 2013 season, the pits were tested also Saturday. 6 volunteers were present to prepare and review their […]
Sands Speedway Inching Closer to 1st Practice Run Despite Weekend Snow
The warmer temperatures during the work week dramatically aided with snow melting to help track personnel prepare for their first practice run scheduled for May 18th. However, the weekend snow flurries probably has racing fans shaking their heads in climate disbelief. Will this snow ever end? During this past week,however, power was restored to the […]
Jilly Vistited the Yooper Scoop in Gwinn
Gwinn – May 9th, 2013 – Jilly the Cow from Jilbert Dairy in Marquette recently visited the Yooper Scoop in Gwinn. As kids, parents and families left the Gwinn High School parking lot, Jilly was right there reminding them that the Yooper Scoop has opened for the season! […]
Jilly the Cow Takes a Trip to Houghton
Marquette – May 9th, 2013 – Jilly the Cow from Jilbert Dairy in Marquette has the best job! She gets to travel the Upper Peninsula and meet all the ice cream-loving people around! Most recently Jill traveled to Houghton to visit P.J., the owner of the Ice Cream Pit Stop at the Razorback Center off […]
Sands Race Track Inching Toward New Race Season!
Warmer weather has been helping the Sands Township Race Track personal toward their 2013 race season but there is still much work to be done before the first race of the season. Despite the fact that snow has been melting in the area, there is still located on some sections of the track which cancelled […]