85 Speedway

85 Speedway is a 1/4 mile, semi-banked, clay oval dirt track located just east of Ennis, Texas that hosts Saturday night races for classes such as Twister, Jr. Mini, Cruiser, Bomber, Street Stock, IMCA Southern Sport Mod, and IMCA Modifieds, with special events held throughout the season with guest race classes, candy giveaways, bicycle giveaways, wheelbarrow races, tricycle races, an Independence Day fireworks show, and more.The schedule for 2012 is filled with exciting races each week. The regular weekly classes are Twister, Jr. Mini, Cruiser, Bomber, Street Stock, IMCA Southern Sport Mod, and IMCA Modified. Special classes are the SST Sprint Cars, the Winged Modifieds, the Lone Star Dwarf Car Club, the Southern Outlaw Street Stock, and the Young Guns.In 2011, a class was started for young, beginner drivers called the Twisters. These 4-cylinder, front-wheel drive cars are completely stock. Drivers could start at 11 years of age, with their parents approval. The class was very popular with kids and grownups too. For older and more experienced drivers, the Jr. Mini class was also a 4-cylinder car but these cars are rear wheel drive cars, and faster than the Twisters. The special classes continued and included the Lone Star Dwarf Car Club and the Southern Street Stock class. The track also hosted special sanctioned races during the year. 2010's special classes include the Lone Star Dwarf Car Club and the Southern Street Stock class from Texas Dirt Motorplex in East Texas. The track is also host, each season, to the Regional IMCA Southern SportMod race which brings cars from Texas and the surrounding states.