Just before the 60th season of racing at Elko Speedway long-time owner Tom Ryan has sold the ELKO racetrack to MEGA corp (Make Elko Great Again).
The new management and ownership includes 2009 Elko Speedway Great North Legends Champion driver Jaycen Brockhouse (son of Great North Legends owner Tim Brockhouse), Pat Flynn the owner of Eternity Homes (grandfather of Bando driver Christopher Flynn), and former ELKO driver Wade from Rack Shack Barbecue (his two kids will be racing in the Bando's in 2025). Tim Brockhouse (owner of Tomah WI Speedway) (photo below) will be heavily involved with management and Robin Anderson will continue her role as facility manager.
The 2025 race schedule has been set and will not change. It includes 10 Eve of Destruction nights, 1 ARCA race June 21st and 1 ASA Midwest Tour race night Thunderstruck on September 20th.
Fans can expect some improvements including updated signage, added food options featuring Rack Shack Barbecue, a video and pinball arcade inside the Champions lounge on the West side, new carpet and Wainscoting, updated TV monitors and updates to the Luxury Suites above the grandstand.
New management said they are open to listening to the racers ideas on improving the racing, increasing car count and adding more purse money in the near future and adding more events in 2026. Pit Pay is the new mobile pit pass app used at the track. My Race Pass will also be used for lineups.
It was mentioned that the Eve of Destruction entertainment would continue including School Bus races, Monster Trucks, ATV Big air jumps, petting zoo's, drifters, spectator drags, LIVE music etc.
Other idea's they brought up include: Enduro's, Flag pole races, figure 8 events, music concerts, a rodeo, snowmobile racing in the winter, a drifter event etc. Overnight camping returning was also discussed also Classic car shows at the track.
The idea of racing both heat races and feature events on a nightly basis was discussed (instead of just double features) and moving up the Opening Ceremony to 6pm. The importance of keeping the "Little Elko" quarter midget program strong was emphasized. On-track interviews will return in some fashion and an End of the year Championship banquet will be held. Thursday night practice will return in 2025.
Here is the audio of the full drivers meeting 2025 Drivers meeting
Here are some photos from the 2025 Opening Day practice
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