Kam Raceway

About KAM Raceway

KAM Raceway is an eighth mile dirt oval at 4880 East J Street in Hastings, Nebraska, running karts and micro sprints. It has been providing family racing entertainment for around forty years, and it now serves as a weekly racing venue for the NOW600 National Open Wheel 600 Series. Car counts on a Friday night regularly push past forty entries, which for a micro sprint track is a full pit area.

Micro Sprints on an Eighth Mile

Micro sprints are 600cc open wheel cars built on the same principles as full size sprint cars, and on an eighth mile dirt oval they are genuinely fast. The short lap keeps the whole field in view, which makes this one of the easier forms of racing to watch from the stands.

The weekly program runs under NOW600 with several classes, including Non Wing, Winged A Class, Restricted and Junior Sprints. Restricted and junior classes are where young drivers start, which is why this track works as a family operation rather than just an adult racing venue.

Entry numbers tell the story. Recent weekly shows have drawn anywhere from the high twenties up to nearly sixty entries across the classes, with the non wing division alone sometimes topping twenty cars. That is a deep field for a weekly micro sprint program.

Nebraska Micro Speedweek

Beyond weekly racing, KAM hosts NOW600 special events including Nebraska Micro Speedweek, which brings the regional micro sprint community through Hastings as part of a multi track swing.

Those nights are the biggest of the season and the best introduction to the track if you have never seen micro sprints race.

A Path Into Open Wheel Racing

Micro sprint racing is one of the main feeder routes into higher level open wheel competition in this country. Drivers who go on to race midgets, sprint cars and beyond very often start in 600s, and a track with weekly NOW600 competition and junior classes gives a Nebraska family a realistic place to begin.

That matters in Hastings particularly, since the town also has Motorsport Park Hastings, the road course on the other side of the city. Between the two, a community of about 25,000 people has more motorsports variety than most cities several times its size.

Getting There

The track is on East J Street in Hastings, in Adams County in south central Nebraska, on US 6 and US 281 roughly two hours west of Lincoln.

The track phone is 402-469-6908. Race results, schedules and weather calls are posted on the track website and its Facebook page. Schedules do change, so confirm before making the trip.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the track?

It is an eighth mile dirt oval.

What races there?

Karts, micro sprints and junior sprints, with weekly competition sanctioned by the NOW600 National Open Wheel 600 Series.

What classes run weekly?

NOW600 divisions including Non Wing, Winged A Class, Restricted and Junior Sprints.

How long has the track been running?

Around forty years.

Can young drivers race?

Yes. Restricted and Junior Sprint classes are part of the regular weekly program.

What night does it race?

Weekly racing has run on Friday and Saturday nights depending on the event. Check the current schedule before traveling.

What is Nebraska Micro Speedweek?

A NOW600 special event that brings the regional micro sprint community to KAM Raceway as part of a multi track series of races.

Where is KAM Raceway located?

4880 East J Street, Hastings, Nebraska 68901. The phone number is 402-469-6908.

More information on KAM Raceway; Click here http://www.kamraceway.com/

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