Elko Speedway, is a 3/8 mile asphalt oval

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-sanctioned race track located in Elko New Market, Minnesota. Elko Speedway is a track in the

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. The track is located in the former Elko portion of the merged city.

Divisions

The track divisions include Limited Late Models, Thunder Car,

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, Power Stocks, and Bandoleros on regular Saturday Nights.

Traveling series

The

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held races at the track, and its successor the

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still holds events. The track has held

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events as well as their now-defunct Super Truck division. The ARCA racing series held the Akona 200, their first ever race in Minnesota, at Elko Speedway on June 2, 2012. The series returned in

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and

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for the Akona 250, adding 50 laps to the event. Elko is the shortest track ARCA currently races on.

Eve of Destruction

Elko Speedway commonly hosts an event called
Eve of Destruction
which would have traditional racing, as well as events such as using a Jet Truck to melt a car, Burn Out competitions, School Bus Figure-8 Racing, and Trailer racing. all with the intent of showing cars being damaged or on fire.

Drive in Movie Theater

Elko Speedway has a

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in which films are shown, most commonly after races.

References

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Divisions

Traveling series

Eve of Destruction

Drive in Movie Theater

See also

References