CHARLOTTE, NC., (July 29, 2020) – After a 6 month hiatus due to COVID-19, the Speed SUPER Trucks 2020 season resumes on August 6-8 with the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Road America, located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. This will mark the 3rd consecutive year that the popular SPEED SUPER Trucks Presented By Menards have raced at Road America.
The trucks will take to the track many times throughout the weekend, holding practice and qualifying on Friday, August 7th, and will run 2 high flying action packed races on Saturday, August 8th. The first United States race of the season will take place right before the NASCAR XFINITY Series race. The second SST race will begin upon completion of the Trans-Am race. You will not want to miss this, as both motos will count towards the overall win of the weekend.
As in previous years the Speed SUPER Trucks will run races that utilize the front half of the circuit, crossing between turns 5 and 13, as well as the entire 4-mile track. Some of the drivers expected to compete in this year’s races include Matt Brabham, Robby Gordon, Bill Hynes, Sheldon Creed & local driver John Holtger. Stay tuned for other exciting names to be announced later this week.
“I am very excited to get back to racing at the famous Elkhart Lake Road America race track for the first USA race of our season. Road America has provided some awesome races in our SST trucks in the past two years and can not wait to see what we can do this year. The fans at this track have always welcomed us and we hope that we can put on a great show this year.”
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Fans are welcome at Road America! To purchase tickets, please visit www.roadamerica.com or call 800-365-RACE (7223).
Robby Gordon will appear on the Dale Earnhardt Jr Download on Thursday, July 30 on the NBC Sports Network at 6pm/et (3pm/pt)
2018 Road America SST Replay https://youtu.be/nyb3w69sHO4
2019 Road America SST Replay https://youtu.be/jTOyOOjOzVI
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 25, 2018) – CBS Sports Network will broadcast the MENARDS Stadium SUPER Trucks at Road America, Rounds 13 and 14 of the 2018 Stadium SUPER Trucks World Championship from Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Wednesday evening, September 26 at 10 P.M. ET (7 P.M. PT).
Join Sean Sermini, and Australian Matt Naulty as they call all the high-flying action that took place during the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks inaugural visit to the famed Road America back on August 24 & 25.
Both races contested at the picturesque permanent road course known as America’s national park of SPEED, will be shown in their complete entirety.
Will Robby Gordon use his past experience at the track to his full advantage? Can current SST World Championship Points Leader Matt Brabham continue his points lead?
TEAM UFD enters the weekend with a different lineup of drivers looking to capture the podium in the MENARDS Stadium SUPER Trucks at Road America with first time SST competitor and NASCAR veteran Greg Biffle filling in for Bill ‘The Thrill’ Hynes, former open-wheel and NASCAR driver Casey Mears replacing Arie Luyendyk Jr., and open-wheel and Trans Am veteran Adam Andretti subbing for 2017 SST World Champion Paul Morris. With not much SST seat time between the three, action on track will surely be interesting. Rounding out the five-truck team will be Championship contender Gavin Harlien and Jeff Hoffman.
Australian import Tommy Dawson of the United Kingdom makes his first SST start on the ultra fast road course, while SST welcomes back Gold Coast, Australia native Matt Nolan to the series for the second time in 2018 joining SST regulars Cole Potts, Blade Hildebrand and Aaron Bambach for an extreme shootout in the Dairy Land.
Tune into CBS Sports Network Wednesday, September 26th at 10 P.M. ET (7 P.M. PT) to find out whom comes out on top in the MENARDS Stadium SUPER Trucks at Road America.
The Newly announced Robby Gordon Off-Road World Championships are to take place November 30, December 1 & 2 at the Glen Helen National MX Track in San Bernardino California.
Featuring a full field of Stadium SUPER Trucks, UTV’s, two divisions of Motocross, Freestyle MX, and an amateur jump contest. Tickets are on sale now at https://stadiumsupertrucks.com.
Suites to enjoy the race in luxury are also available, along with vendor locations for the Off-Road Vender Village. Please email info@stadiumsupertrucks.com for additional information and pricing.
ELKHART LAKE, Wis., (October 17, 2017) – Road America announced today the addition of the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks (SST) to the racing lineup for the NASCAR XFINITY weekend of August 23-25.
Led by the NASCAR XFINITY Series, the weekend also features SCCA Pro Trans Am providing non-stop, on-track action from three separate series’ throughout the weekend.
The Stadium SUPER Trucks will take to the track many times throughout the weekend, holding practice and qualifying on Friday prior to the first SST race. The second SST race will take place in advance of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Saturday.
“We always enjoy adding more for our fans to experience and the Stadium SUPER Truck Series is the perfect combination for our fans and our facility,” said Road America President and General Manager George Bruggenthies. “Wisconsin is truck country and this is going to be a new and incredible experience for our fans. We encourage everyone to stake out a good viewing spot because it’s going to be wild watching these racers race, jump and fly through the air around our legendary racecourse.”
The widely popular Stadium SUPER Truck Series features identically prepared 650-horsepower trucks that are built to take flight. Being able to race on virtually any surface thrown at them, the Stadium SUPER Trucks will race the front half of Road America, crossing between turns 5 and 13 as compared to the entire 4-mile circuit utilized by NASCAR XFINITY Series and the SCCA Pro Trans Am Series.
The Stadium SUPER Truck races will feature four 36-inch tall aluminum ramps placed in strategic locations on the racecourse, allowing the trucks to fly 20 feet off the ground and hundreds of feet down the racecourse.
“For Stadium SUPER Trucks to visit Wisconsin and America’s National Park of Speed, I cannot be more excited,” Stadium SUPER Trucks President Robby Gordon said. “Along with other racers, I’ve been fond of Road America for many years. To bring the door-to-door action and the big air of Stadium SUPER Trucks to Road America for the first time, the fans are going to be ecstatic for Stadium SUPER Truck racing.”
The NASCAR XFINITY Series rolls into Road America August 23-25, bringing intense door-to-door stock car, sports car and now truck racing action to the nation’s most intimidating road course. The NASCAR XFINITY Series schedule and the event could prove to be a pivotal race for drivers looking to improve their standing in the championship points. The event weekend will feature practice, qualifying and racing from the SCCA Pro Trans Am and the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks.
Advance pricing for Road America season passes is available from October through December and 2018 event tickets and camping are now available. To purchase season passes, tickets or learn more about upcoming events at Road America, please visit Road America online at www.roadamerica.com or call 800-365-RACE (7223).
About Road America: Established in 1955, Road America is located midway between Milwaukee and Green Bay in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The world’s best racers have competed at this legendary 4-mile, 14-turn road circuit for over 60 years. The 640-acre, park-like grounds offer amazing viewing opportunities, fantastic concessions and high-speed excitement to hundreds of thousands of spectators each year. In addition to public race weekends, Road America offers a variety of group event programs, a new 1,200 foot Zip Line, the CTECH Manufacturing Motorplex for karting and supermoto, and the Road America Motorcycle and Advanced Driving Schools. For more information, visit www.roadamerica.com Follow Road America on www.facebook.com/RoadAmerica and on Twitter: @roadamerica or call 800-365-7223.
