151 Speedway plans for the year ahead with Awards Banquet and Opening Date!

January 29, 2001; Columbus, WI. - The top drivers of the 2000 season at Columbus 151 Speedway will be honored at the annual awards banquet.  The banquet will be held at the Park Ponderosa in McFarland on Saturday March 3, 2001. Tickets for the event may be purchased for $20 per person by sending a check or money order to Columbus 151 Speedway, 5220 Erling Ave, McFarland, WI  53558.   The deadline for advance ticket purchases is February 26th.  After that date tickets may be purchased at the door for $25.

The doors for the banquet will open at 5:00 p.m., with dinner being served at 6:00 p.m..  Entertainment will be provided by Swing Shift at 8:00 p.m.

Columbus 151 Speedway will be featured in a special segment of Ripley's Believe It Or Not on TBS.  The show will air on February 7th at 7:00 p.m., and features footage of the Back-up races held this past summer at Columbus 151 Speedway.

In April the track will begin to prepare for another busy summer of racing action on the quarter-mile paved oval.  Activities at the track begin with The Moore’s Towing & Service Racing 2001 Car Show will be held on Sunday April 22. This show features cars from area tracks and will include a flea market on the track grounds.

The 2001 racing Season Opener will be on Sunday April 29. The first Friday night program is scheduled for May 4.  The weekly program will feature Late Models, Street Stocks, Hobby Stocks and Back-up cars.

Columbus 151 Speedway is located off Kraus Road and Highway V.   There is easy access to the raceway on Highway 151.  Simply take exit 111, which is located halfway between Columbus and Sun Prairie on Highway 151.