Here are our Speed Talk shows in 2026
Elko Speedway Announcers Jason and Dean continue their long running radio show now ONLINE on YouTube
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Speed Talk Charlotte Trip 2026
Jason and Dean from Speed Talk took a week-long trip to Charlotte North Carolina, the NASCAR Hub.
Each day was documented with an unscripted LIVE video, Here is day one from the Dale Earnhardt statue in Kannapolis
Day 2 had visits to numerous NASCAR race shops with Patrick from Garage Pass Shop Tours, the Team Penske shop is pictured below
We also were able to have lunch with former 12 year Speed Talk correspondent Jordan Bianchi who now is a NASCAR writer for the Athletic.
Day three of Speed Talk on the Road featured a nice interview at Joe Gibbs racing with Minnesota NASCAR driver (and former Elko Speedway Legend car winner) and ELKO ARCA winner William Sawalich.
Days three and four included our trip to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, it was very interactive and full of interesting displays. Lots of cars on exhibit including new Hall of Fame member Harry Gant.
The crew also went to the Curb Racing and NC music Hall of Fame which included many unique race cars.
US Legend cars was also on the agenda where we took a photo of the very first INEX Legend car ever built circa 1992.
Day four Speed Talk road tripped 2 1/2 hours to Wake County Speedway to watch the Modifieds race.
Burt Meyers and Ryan Newman were in attendance along with our regional racing announcing hero Bob Dillner.
Day five weather was not ideal, the Racing Museum at Richard Childress Racing was incredible but the racing action at Bowman Gray Stadium was rained out, but not before we were given the full tour of this historic facility.
The final day of Speed Talk on the road we were able to attend the CARS Tour at Caraway Speedway.
Thank you very much for following along with our Charlotte NC area vacation. We would recommend it to any NASCAR fan, it will provide memories that will last a lifetime. We plan on returning next year to be able to finally see the Modifieds race at Bowman Gray Stadium. Thank you to NASCAR Home tracks for being so hospitable, the Southern Charm was truly appreciated.
Monday, April 6, 2026
2026 Elko Speedway schedule
Here is the unofficial 2026 Elko Speedway race schedule. Lots of variety of events this year, come out to the track and enjoy Motorsports in 2026! Elko Speedway manager Tim Brockhouse preseason interviews HERE Brockhouse interview
2026 Elko Speedway Schedule: (unofficial)
Sat April 11th Test and Tune
Sat April 18th Test and Tune
Fri April 24 - Sun April 26th DRIFTING
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Sat May 2nd RACING OPENER All divisions 1 feature & Crown Vics
Sat May 9th EVE of Destruction - All divisions double features
Fri May 15 Spring Showdown INEX
Sat May 16 Spring Showdown INEX
Sun May 17 Spring Showdown INEX
Sat May 23 EVE of Destruction - All divisions 1 feature
Fri May 29 - Sunday May 31st DRIFTING
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Sat June 6th EVE of Destruction - NASCAR double, INEX 1 feature
Sat June 13th FUKU fest- DASH, HSRA, Crown Vics’s, Junkers
Sun June 14 FUKU fest car show
Sat June 20th EVE of Destruction - All divisions Single Features
Sat June 27th ARCA 250 plus NASCAR divisions 1 feature Old Timers Static display
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Sat July 4th EVE of Destruction - Double Features
Fri July 10th - Sun July 12th DRIFTING
Sat July 18th EVE of Destruction NASCAR divisions 1 feature & Crown Vics
Sat July 25th Summer Shootout INEX & Crown VIcs & HSRA
Sun July 26th Summer Shootout INEX & Crown Vics & HSRA
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Sat Aug 1st EVE of Destruction NASCAR double features, INEX 1 feature
Fri Aug 7th- Sunday Aug 9th DRIFTING
Sat Aug 15th THUNDERSTRUCK Midwest Tour, NASCAR divisions & Old timers race
Sat Aug 22nd OPEN-Makeup
Sat Aug 29th EVE of Destruction Double Features
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Fri Sep 4th- Sunday Sep 6th DRIFTING
Sat Sep 12 EVE of Destruction NASCAR divisions 1 feature & Crown Vics
Sat Sep 19th INEX divisions & Crown Vics & HSRA & MW Dash
Sun Sep 20th INEX divisions & Crown Vics & HSRA & MW Dash
Sat Sep 26th EVE of Destruction NASCAR divisions 1 feature & Crown Vics
Friday - Sunday Sep 30 - Oct 1st DRIFTING
Here is some 2025 Race Highlights audio to get your pumped for the new season courtesy of track announcer Jason Searcy
Sunday, December 21, 2025
ELKO 2025 Awards Banquet
The 2025 Elko Speedway Awards Banquet was held at Rack Shack BBQ located at Champions Lounge at Elko Speedway on December 13th 2025.
Plagues and Trophies were given out to many drivers including the newly crowned 2025 Champions.
All five Champions gave speeches with their division rivals joining them on stage and NASCAR weekly series representative Kevin Nevalainen. Here is a link to each of their comments.
NASCAR Late Model Champion #3 Chris Marek
NASCAR Eternity Homes Thunder Cars #99 Brent Kane
NASCAR Power Stock Champion #08 Mike Stoer
INEX Legends division Champion #12 Ayrton Brockhouse
INEX Bando Champion Mason Westphal
A Special Inspiration award was given to Chris Marek by Nichole Fredrickson
The Jeremy Johnson "Tire Guy" memorial Sportsmanship award was given to Mick Anderson
It was mentioned that NASCAR changed the rules so each track can only have 6 "Double Feature" nights per year as of 2026. The schedule would be released very soon.
It was also mentioned that the Elko Speedway Hall of Fame would be revived, and that was very well received by the audience.
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Championship at Elko Speedway 2025
Huge nearly sellout crowd in attendance
Here are the 2025 Point Champion interviews done after the race night:
Ayrton Brockhouse - Legends Brockhouse raced in all 4 adult divisions on the same race night
Brent Kane - Thunder Cars 6th Title at Elko Speedway, 2nd in National NASCAR Div II points.
Mike Stoer - Power Stocks First title since Raceway Park closed
TWO Monster Trucks including BigFoot 4x4 entertained the fans during Eve of Destruction at ELKO
The 2025 Race Season at ELKO ended with a bang! Thanks for watching fans, see you in 2026
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Speed Talk 5 of 2025
ELKO Speedway announcers Jason and Dean recap the exciting Thunderstruck93 ASA Midwest tour series race also talk about the drama with the Jacob Goede National Championship in the NASAR weekly series that took place at Elko Speedway.
They also talk about the Championship Night and what to expect plus reaction about the first season with new Owners at ELKO.
Watch HERE
or listen to the audio only version for your car HERE
Here is an interview with now two-time NASCAR weekly series Div I National Champion Jacob Goede done at Elko Speedway by Dean Reller
Here is the audio of the Race Call of the big Goede win at ELKO on the last night of NASCAR points
Here is the Audio of the full race broadcast with Jason and Dean of the Thunderstruck93 ASA Midwest tour race including interviews at the break and after the race.
Thanks for listening in 2025 race fans. See you for some exciting news in 2026!
Jason and Dean.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Ty Fredrickson wins Thunderstruck93
By Jason D Searcy
The 13th Thunderstruck93 event took place Saturday night at Elko Speedway. The ASA Midwest tour Super Late Models were the prime attraction during this event that raises awareness and funds to battle ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease in memory of ELKO Hall of Fame driver and car owner Dan Ryan who died in 2009 of the disease. The trophy for this event is a unique custom painted electric guitar widely considered the best trophy in all Super Late Model racing across America.
Sixteen year old #36 Ty Fredrickson from Webster (MN) won this prestigious 125 lap event, he started the race 5th on the grid, moved up through the field to take the lead on lap 18 and never gave it up after that, winning by 2.507 seconds. “The whole Ryan family is here and that is really special,” said Ty Fredrickson in victory lane, “I managed my gap and saved the right rear tire, I was starting to lose it at the end but was able to keep the lead.” Ty Fredrickson’s father Dan won this memorial race 5 times in the past and he was joyful during the post race celebration that included the traditional ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. “I couldn’t be more happy,” said Dan Fredrickson “Dan Ryan meant so much to me and this is one of Dan Ryan’s old cars, it is 23 years old, this means the world to our family.”
It is the second win of the season for Ty Fredrickson in the ASA Midwest tour. Another Minnesota driver #72 Jacob Goede finished second place, "It's my best finish in a Super Late Model in a long time, we are getting better, I just need to race this car more and we could be up there too, congrats to Ty he had the best car by far,” said Goede. Goede set the fast time in qualifying with a 13.883 second lap, he started the race in 8th and passed a lot of cars on his way to a second place finish. 3-time ASA Midwest Tour Champion Casey Johnson #5 from Edgerton (WI) finished third, “In the first 93 we were really good but after the restart something started smoking and sparking so at that point we were just trying to finish,” said Johnson. “This is a heck of a facility, (at ELKO) one of the best I’ve been to, it raced great and had two grooves, what more could you ask for,” said Johnson post-race.
Defending Thunderstruck93 Champion #44 Justin Mondiek finished fourth, #23 Levon Van Der Geest led the first 10 laps and finished 5th. Elko (MN) driver #91 Tristan Swanson was 6th, #119 Dalton Zehr was 7th, #77 Jonathan Eilen who won the first ever Midwest Tour event in 2007 was 8th, #30 Joe Valento was 9th and Tour point leader #15 Gabe Sommers led 7 laps early in the race but dropped back with mechanical problems, he did return to finish 10th. An impressive 13 cars of the 23 in attendance did finish on the lead lap.
For ASA Midwest tour results go to https://starsnationaltour.com/
Here is the full race call of the event with Jason Searcy and Dean Reller on the race call. https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/thunderstruck93-2025-full-race
This is our Speed Talk 5 of 2025 where Dean and Jason recap the exciting Thunderstruck93 ASA Midwest tour race at Elko Speedway.
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Speed Talk Show #4 of 2025
Elko Speedway announcers Jason Searcy and Dean Reller talk about Local racing in MN, National NASCAR points, Tomah Speedway, Iowa Speedway, Old times at I-94 Raceway, IMCA old timers display, Elko Speedway and much more.
YouTube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2ac0fUYf9w
Here is the AUDIO ONLY version of the show, so you can listen in your car! https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/audio-speed-talk-4-of-2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Max Reaves wins ARCA at ELKO
15 year old Joe Gibbs driver #18 Max Reaves won for the first time in the ARCA Menards National series at Elko Speedway during the Shore Lunch 250.
Max Reaves took the lead during the final segment of the race by passing Lavar Scott and he ended up winning by 3.786 seconds.
Brenden "butter bean" Queen #28 was the fast qualifier and finished in second place, it was obvious he had many fans in the Elko Speedway stands.
The weather was unseasonably hot with temperatures in the mid 90's and high humidity. Numerous cars and some drivers had trouble completing the race due to the heat.
16 year old Ty Fredrickson from Webster MN made his ARCA debut at ELKO and finished a very strong 4th place. He gave away 200 kids shirts to fans in attendance.
Here is a video of Elko Speedway announcers Jason and Dean recapping the Shore Lunch 250 at Elko Speedway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0tCE97Jrlk
The on-track driver autograph session was a big success and the crowd was large considering the unusually hot weather.
24 cars entered the race, the largest field in over a decade at Elko Speedway. Drivers from 19 different states raced at ELKO for the Shore Lunch 250, 13 of them were rookies.
Here is the full race replay from announcers Jason Searcy and Dean Reller as heard on the track Public address speakers. Post-race interviews also included.
https://soundcloud.com/speedtalkon1360/arca2025-elko-race-call
Click here for full field results ARCA Shore Lunch 250 2025
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