Bemidji Speedway moves Meet the Drivers, Kids Night to July 19
Bemidji Speedway pushed Meet the Drivers and Kids Night to July 19 after rain washed out the June 28 program. Fans can still meet drivers, pick up hero cards and catch the green flag around 5:15 p.m.
Weather sent Bemidji Speedway’s Meet the Drivers and Kids Night off the June 28 card and onto July 19, giving families, young fans and regular racegoers a new date to circle on the summer calendar in Bemidji.
The highly anticipated program had been set up as one of the track’s most hands-on nights. Drivers and their cars were scheduled to be on track at 4:30 p.m., with fans allowed down onto the surface to meet racers, collect autographs, pick up hero cards and treats, and settle in before the green flag was expected to wave at about 5:15 p.m. A June 17 reminder from the track urged fans to get there early so they would have time to go on the track and meet their favorite racers.
The change followed a cancellation of Sunday’s races because of inclement weather. On MyRacePass, the June 28 Meet the Drivers Night is marked rain out, and the same site lists Bemidji Speedway’s July 19 date as Great River Rescue Night. The current July 19 event listing also shows a regular race night with a 4:30 p.m. draw cutoff and classes for Wissota Pure Stocks, Bemidji Mini Stocks, Wissota Midwest Mods, Wissota Hornets, Wissota Mod Fours, Wissota Super Stocks and Wissota Modifieds.
For Beltrami County fans, the postponement is more than a scheduling note. Meet the Drivers nights have become one of the Speedway’s most family-friendly draws, built around close access to the people behind the cars rather than only lap times and points. That kind of up-close contact is part of what gives summer nights at Bemidji Speedway their place in local routine, especially for kids who want to see the machines, take home a hero card and meet the drivers in person.
The rainout also fit a pattern. Bemidji Speedway’s 2025 schedule marked June 29, 2025 Meet the Drivers Night as a rain out as well, underscoring how quickly summer weather can interrupt outdoor racing in northern Minnesota. MyRacePass lists the track as a 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval at 1,360 feet elevation, a setup that leaves little room for weather to sit idle on race day. The 2026 schedule still includes themed nights such as Women in Motorsports Night, Young Guns Night, Hall of Fame Night and Kids Night plus Boxcar Races, keeping the Speedway’s summer lineup anchored in the kind of events that bring drivers, families and fans back to Sunnyside Road SE.
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