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HUTCHINSON, Kan. — SaltCity Racing is gearing up for it's third race of the 2025 season with the Murphy Tractor and Equipment IMCA Season Opener at the Kansas State Fairgrounds this evening.
"The IMCA is the largest sanctioned bodied through the country," Phil Nightingale with SaltCity Racing said. "They have over 10,000 racers registered to race throughout the country, that's one reason why I went with that sanctioning body at the Kansas State Fairgrounds for that sole reason."
The four different IMCA classes that will be racing include IMCA Stock Car, IMCA Modified, IMCA Hobby Stock and IMCA Northern SportMod.
"The one that will probably put on the best show is what we call the A mods, they're the fastest cars we have," Nightingale said. "That's a modified car with open front wheels and about a 400 horse motor. Then we have the B mods, which is kind of just like the A mods, but it's just a little less horsepower and a little less money to make that car go. Then we have the stock car class, which looks just like a stock car and those guys put on a great show. Then we have what we call the hobby stock class, which is almost like a stock car, just take the glass out of it, put role bars in it and you've got some different rules to follow. Those hobby stock guys put on a great show, we had them one time last year and so excited to have them back for 2025."
This evening also serves as Kids Night at SaltCity Racing.
"Every kid under 12 gets in free," Nightingale said. "The first 100 kids is going to get a ton of prizes, so you want to be first in line for the first 100. We've had some great sponsors that have stepped up and paid for those kids to get in free. There will be all kinds of prizes and giveaways, we're also going to have tons of neat vehicles for kids to play on and touch. We're going to have police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, the SWAT team is going to be there, the National Guard is going to be there."
There are still tickets available for the races, which you can purchase online by clicking here. You can also go to the west side of the grandstand and buy tickets in-person, or you can scan one of the QR codes that will be posted on different places outside of the grandstand.
Adult general admission is $18 and Pit Pass are available for $35.