Latest News – Norman County Raceway

Feature Winners: August 20, 2026

IMCA Racesaver Sprint – Ty Hanten

IMCA Sport Mod – Jayden Pavlicek

IMCA Stock Car – Kalvin Kesselberg

INEX Legend – Tye Wilke

IMCA Hobby Stock – Hunter Goulet

WISSOTA MW Modified – Aaron Blacklance

Next Race: Thursday, August 20, 2026

Next Race: Thursday, August 20th

Nightly Sponsors: Randall’s Excavating | Thor Buildings | Airborne Seed & Agronomy | City of Ada, MN

Classes:

Times:

Pit Gates Open: 4:30pm

Grandstands Open: 5:30pm

Start Time: 7pm

Driver Registration:
Driver Pre-Registration Cutoff: 6:00 pm day of the event. No drivers can register at the track. If you have not registered online, you will start at the back. Register here: https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/3319/registrations

Grandstand Admission:

Adults General Admission: $5

Student General Admission (Ages 13-17): $5

12 & Under: FREE

Military & First Responders: $5 off (with ID)

Pit Admission:
– $30
– Ages 6 & under: $10

Weekly Race Sponsors:
Starting Line: Randall’s Excavating
Caution Flag: Corwin Automotive Group

Don’t Forget:
– We have delicious concession food with NEW items for 2026 including Burnt End Brats, West Main Pizza Pockets, Chicken Strips, French Fries, and MORE! Plus, ice-cold beverages

Nightly Activities:
– The Subway Ada & Hawley Candy Toss
– 50/50 Tickets

Listen LIVE:
Can’t make it to the race? Tune in to 106.5 KRJB for LIVE racing coverage. You can also listen on your phone by downloading the RadioMax app and searching “KRJB.” Pre-race coverage begins at 6:45 pm.

Social Media:
Website – https://ncraceway.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ncraceway
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Threads – https://www.threads.net/@ncraceway
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MyRacePass – https://www.myracepass.com/profile/?r=3319&rt=track

Norman County Raceway:
503 West Thorpe Avenue – Ada, MN
Phone: 218-474-1104
Mailing Address: 2287 170th Street, Halstad, MN 56548
Track Address: 503 West Thorpe Avenue, Ada, MN 56510
Track Surface: 3/8 mile dirt oval

Camping:
– Available on grounds with site hookups
– Onsite camping is free for the event night
– There are weekly rates from Norman County Fair Association

Feature Winners | August 13, 2026

INEX Legend – Tye Wilke

Midwest Modified – Aaron Blacklance

Hobby Stock – Austin Jahnz

Modified – Joseph Thomas

Stock Car – Brody Carlsrud

Sport Mod – Jayden Pavlicek

Next Race: Thursday, August 13, 2026

Next Race: Thursday, August 13, 2026

Nightly Sponsors: Ziegler Ag Equipment | Corwin | EZ Open Garage Door | Nutrien Ag | Auction Block

Classes:

Times:

Pit Gates Open: 4:30pm

Grandstands Open: 5:30pm

Start Time: 7pm

Grandstand Admission:

Adults General Admission: $15

Student General Admission (Ages 13-17): $10

12 & Under: FREE

Military & First Responders: $5 off (with ID)

Pit Admission:
– $30
– Ages 6 & under: $10

Weekly Race Sponsors:
Starting Line: Randall’s Excavating
Caution Flag: Corwin Automotive Group

Don’t Forget:
– We have delicious concession food with NEW items for 2026 including Burnt End Brats, West Main Pizza Pockets, Chicken Strips, French Fries, and MORE! Plus, ice-cold beverages

Nightly Activities:
– The Subway Ada & Hawley Candy Toss
– 50/50 Tickets

Camping:
– Available on grounds with site hookups
– Onsite camping is free for the event night
– There are weekly rates from Norman County Fair Association

No Races at NCR for the week of Thursday, August 6th

No Races on Thursday, August 6th

Feature Winners July 30, 2026

IMCA Sport Mod – Paul Colvin

IMCA Hobby Stock – Reid Randall

WISSOTA A Mod – Mike Stearns

INEX Legend – Noah Lewis

IMCA Stock Car – Ryan Satter

WISSOTA MW Mod – Justin Olson

Next Race: Thursday, July 30, 2026

Nightly Sponsors: Christian Motors | Sanders Metal Products | Norman County Heating & Cooling | Pacific Ag

Classes:

Times:

Pit Gates Open: 4:30pm

Grandstands Open: 5:30pm

Start Time: 7pm

Grandstand Admission:

Adults General Admission: $15

Student General Admission (Ages 13-17): $10

12 & Under: FREE

Military & First Responders: $5 off (with ID)

Pit Admission:
– $30
– Ages 6 & under: $10

Weekly Race Sponsors:
Starting Line: Randall’s Excavating
Caution Flag: Corwin Automotive Group

Don’t Forget:
– We have delicious concession food with NEW items for 2026 including Burnt End Brats, West Main Pizza Pockets, Chicken Strips, French Fries, and MORE! Plus, ice-cold beverages

Nightly Activities:
– The Subway Ada & Hawley Candy Toss
– 50/50 Tickets

Camping:
– Available on grounds with site hookups
– Onsite camping is free for the event night
– There are weekly rates from Norman County Fair Association

Next Race: Bus Races 7/25/26

It’s 🚌 Bus Racing Day!! 🚌

Where: Norman County Raceway

When: 7pm

Tickets: Go on sale when the Grandstands open at 5:30
• Adults $10
• Students (ages 6-17) $5
• Children (ages 5 & under) FREE

Concessions: open until the bus races are over

After the races: Music in the Beer Garden at 9pm

From Sharnel Bitker:

The Bus Races rained out last year and it feels like it’s been forever since we’ve held them! I’m excited to be a part of City of Ada, Minnesota’s 150th Birthday Celebration and to be having the Bus Races this year!

What makes the Norman County Raceway Bus Races so special is that while of course it is fun to see buses race on a race track, we’ve modeled our bus races after the Model T races of the past and there are these “activities” before and between the laps raced. I was so lucky to be able to sit down with Leon Johnson many years ago and he told me all about them. One year I based every activity off of what he told me from the wearing of dresses to the oiled pigs to the “beer” being drank from baby bottles and more. It’s been fun thinking back to the things we’ve done in the past like racing scooters, riding inflatable stick horses, eating watermelon, the pools of straw, the pools of water, the boat races, the slide, grocery shopping, bird feeders….so many activities! This year Ada turned 150 and I sure do love a good birthday party! 🥳

I hope a ton of people come out for the FREE WILL DONATION SUPPER at Norman County Raceway concession stand from 5:00-6:30. The proceeds go to fairground improvements. We are fortunate to have such a beautiful fairgrounds in our community but of course there improvements needed and big plans for new additions to the fairgrounds! If you can’t make the supper, you can always make a donation to the Norman County Ag Society!

In conjunction with Ada’s 150th Celebration there will be music in the beer gardens after the bus races. It’s going to be a great evening!

Hope to see you tonight!

Feature Winners | 7.23.26

WISSOTA MW Mod – Jory Berg

IMCA Stock Car – Brody Carlsrud

IMCA Sport Mod – Rich Pavlicek

NLRA Late Model – Zach Johnson

IMCA Modified – Tyler Hall

INEX Legend – Ryan Braseth

IMCA Hobby Stock – Austin Jahnz

Next Race: Thursday, July 23, 2026

Next Race: Thursday, July 23rd

Nightly Sponsors: Shaw Trucking | Finley Motorsports | RDO Equipment | Thom Construction | Horizon Ag/ Betaseed

Classes:

Times:

Pit Gates Open: 4:30pm

Grandstands Open: 5:30pm

Start Time: 7pm

Grandstand Admission:

Adults General Admission: $15

Student General Admission (Ages 13-17): $10

12 & Under: FREE

Military & First Responders: $5 off (with ID)

Pit Admission:
– $30
– Ages 6 & under: $10

Weekly Race Sponsors:
Starting Line: Randall’s Excavating
Caution Flag: Corwin Automotive Group

Don’t Forget:
– We have delicious concession food with NEW items for 2026 including Burnt End Brats, West Main Pizza Pockets, Chicken Strips, French Fries, and MORE! Plus, ice-cold beverages

Nightly Activities:
– The Subway Ada & Hawley Candy Toss
– 50/50 Tickets

Camping:
– Available on grounds with site hookups
– Onsite camping is free for the event night
– There are weekly rates from Norman County Fair Association

Feature Winners: 7/16/26

IMCA Racesaver Sprint Car Feature Winner: Monty Ferriera

Optima Realty – Tony Paul INEX Legend Feature Winner: Regan Reinke

MSTS/NOSA King of the Wings by Buffalo Wild Wings 410 Sprint Car Feature Winner: Mark Dobmeier

Feature Winners | Thursday, July 9

Sanders Sport Mod Challenge Feature Winner – Kyle VanMil

Skalicky’s Auto Repair Stock Car Feature Winner – Kalvin Kesselberg

NDSCS Hobby Stock Feature Winner – Tim Otterness

All Finish Concrete Wissota Modified Feature Winner – Bryce Sward

Never Alone Hornet Feature Winner – Lincoln Miller

Hillside Ag Services Wissota MW Modified Feature Winner – Justin Olson

Optima Realty – Tony Paul INEX Legend Feature Winner – Joseph Lewis

Next Race: Thursday, July 16, 2026

Next Race: Thursday, July 16, 2026

Classes:

MSTS/NOSA 410 Sprint Cars | Superior Customs Red River Sprint Series IMCA Racesaver 305 Sprints | Optima Realty – Tony Paul INEX Legends

Times:

Pit Gates Open: 4:30pm

Grandstands Open: 5:30pm

Start Time: 7pm

Grandstand Admission:

Ages 13 & Up: $20

12 & Under: FREE

Pit Admission:
– Ages 13 & Up: $40

– Ages 7-12: $20

– Ages 6 & under: $10

– 410 Drivers: $45

Weekly Race Sponsors:
Starting Line: Randall’s Excavating
Caution Flag: Corwin Automotive Group

Don’t Forget:
– We have delicious concession food with NEW items for 2026 including Burnt End Brats, West Main Pizza Pockets, Chicken Strips, French Fries, and MORE! Plus, ice-cold beverages

Nightly Activities:
– The Subway Ada & Hawley Candy Toss
– 50/50 Tickets

Camping:
– Onsite camping on grounds with optional site hookups is available for a fee.
– There are weekly rates from Norman County Fair Association

Next Race: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Next Race: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Nightly Sponsors: Sanders Metal Products, Inc., CHS Ag Services, Kelly’s Chrysler Center, Lee Bros. Chevrolet

Classes:

Times:

Pit Gates Open: 4:30pm

Grandstands Open: 5:30pm

Start Time: 7pm

Grandstand Admission:

Adults General Admission: $15

Student General Admission (Ages 13-17): $10

12 & Under: FREE

Military & First Responders: $5 off (with ID)

Pit Admission:
– $30
– Ages 6 & under: $10

Weekly Race Sponsors:
Starting Line: Randall’s Excavating
Caution Flag: Corwin Automotive Group

Don’t Forget:
– We have delicious concession food with NEW items for 2026 including Burnt End Brats, West Main Pizza Pockets, Chicken Strips, French Fries, and MORE! Plus, ice-cold beverages

Nightly Activities:
– The Subway Ada & Hawley Candy Toss
– 50/50 Tickets

Camping:
– Available on grounds with site hookups
– Onsite camping is free for the event night
– There are weekly rates from Norman County Fair Association

Next Race: Tuesday, June 30th: Start to Finish Showdown

World of Outlaws at Norman County Raceway

🏁Next Race: Tuesday, June 30th

World of Outlaws Late Model Series
+
IMCA Stock Car Special

⏰ Start Time: Late Model Hot Laps at 7pm, Racing to follow

🚪All Gates Open: 3pm

🖊️ Autograph Session: 4:30pm

🎟️ Tickets: available at the gate or online

🪑 Seating: Your ticket will get you into the general admission grandstand, the infield, or the pits. Please Note: if you do sit in the infield or the pits, you’ll need to stop at the pit gate and sign the waiver, but there is no extra charge to sit in the pits or infield.

⛺️ Camping: spots are still available! Cost is $35

🛒 Shopping: merch trailers on site

Sponsors:
Ada Building Center, LLC | KRJB KRJM KKCQ Radio | Victory Diesel, LLC

Stock Car Drivers:
Register by 6pm Tuesday! Link: https://www.myracepass.com/tracks/3319/registrations

Stock Car Class Sponsor:
Skalicky’s Auto Repair

📸 JD Photo courtesy of Josh James Artwork