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"the track is a paved 1/4 mile with unique banking and down and uphill design"

Sands Speedway is Marquette Counties Hot Spot on Saturday Night. Families from Negaunee, Ishpeming, Champion, Gwinn, Marquette, Escanaba and Iron Mountain all gather for Family Fun Racing!

Racing at Sands has become a family affair where 3 generations from one family merge in a pit team.

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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. [...]

May 21, 2013 / No Comment / Read More

Last Practice Run Before Season Start Is Well Attended

May 20, 2013 No Comment

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

May 13, 2013 No Comment

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 [...]

Sands Race Track Inching Toward New Race Season!

May 6, 2013 No Comment

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 [...]

The Snow is Melting at Sands Speedway

April 29, 2013 No Comment

Everyone around the track is waiting patiently on the weather. The Sun shine this weekend was not only enjoyable but really knocked down the snow. After the long winter this weekend gave us hope to still have our first practice laps may 11th. The racers are putting the final touches on their cars and are [...]

Sands Preparing For 3rd Season Under New Ownership

April 22, 2013 1 Comment

Sands Speedway owners Larry Peterson, Bob Goodwin, Mike Mattson, Gene Coleman “Red” Adair and Stan Wittler are patiently waiting for the winter weather to subside so they can begin preparation for their third season of racing. Currently the track still has up to 5 feet of snow on the south side and front straight away; [...]

Sands Speedway Comes ALIVE in May

April 15, 2013 2 Comments

Sands Township – Marquette County Michigan – Feeling Taxed today? Feeling down and out? Sick and tired of the dang snow… Listen in Monday Morning 8am on 103-FXD with Joe to an exciting track update with Sands Speedway Track Manager Stan Wittler. We understand there are several cool improvements! First Report 8am April 22 on [...]

Directions to Sands Speedway – Maps, Directions, and Satellite View

April 14, 2013 No Comment

Sands, Michigan – Sands Speedway south of Marquette, Michigan appears on a map and Satellite Photo to be just across the road (east) from the Marquette County Fairgrounds CR 553 using Co Rd. Nu to Old County Road 553 and then to Track (see Google Map below), but the official directions, are a bit different, [...]