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ASCS Western Plains / Gunsmoke Region

Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, KS Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Jesse Pate Caps ASCS Gunsmoke Season With Victory At Dodge City Raceway Park

By Bryan Hulbert September 12, 2026

Taking in the final event of the 2026 season for the ASCS Gunsmoke Region, Jesse Pate led every lap of Saturday’s 20-lap feature event at Dodge City Raceway Park.

Getting the win by 3.641-seconds, the next driver to the line was Jeremy Campbell, who also finished second in the tour’s final standings to the driver who crossed third; Bryant Wiedeman. The final score put the Colby, Kan. racer ahead by 48 markers.

The top-five rounded out with Adam Trimble and Taylor Milton.

Details on the 2027 lineup will be posted once finalized.

The 2026 season marks the 35th season of competition for the American Sprint Car Series. Spearheaded by the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, the ASCS Nation includes several regional tours, along with cooperating tracks and events throughout the United States.

For other news, notes, and information on any of the tours under the ASCS banner, visit the ASCS website. Also, follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X (@ascsracing).

RACE RESULTS

ASCS Gunsmoke Region
Dodge City Raceway Park (Dodge City, Kan.)
Saturday, September 12, 2026

A-Feature (20 Laps) 1. 22P-Jesse Pate[1]; 2. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[4]; 3. 1X-Bryant Wiedeman[2]; 4. 5D-Adam Trimble[3]; 5. 68-Taylor Milton[6]; 6. 4S-Adam Speckman[11]; 7. 31-Casey Wills[5]; 8. 6G-Bryan Gossel[7]; 9. 72-Ray Seemann[10]; 10. 77-Cole MacEwen[8]; 11. 382-Grant Ensign[9]; 12. (DNS) 2J-Kelby Fetters

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Event Info

ASCS Western Plains / Gunsmoke Region

Saturday, September 12th to Saturday, September 12th

Dodge City Raceway Park

Hwy 56 & 14th Ave

Dodge City, KS, 67801

Series ASCS Gunsmoke Region, ASCS Western Plains Region

Dodge City Raceway Park

Dodge City, Kansas

Hwy 56 & 14th Ave , 67801

3/8 Mile Oval Black Dirt
Opened 1934
First Series Race 2004
Ticket Phone (620) 225-3277
Closest Airport Dodge City Regional Airport
Other Airport Wichita Eisenhower National Airport
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Track History

With a seating capacity near 3,500, Dodge City Raceway Park features a multitude of motorsports entertainment events. Including five International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) classes, High Plains Late Models, the United Rebel Sprint Series, Monster Truck Nitros Tour, the American Sprint Car Association, the National Open Wheel 600 Series, and the newly added DCRP 305 Nationals, DCRP rounds out its season in the fall with the 'Steve King Memorial' a special event featuring sprint car and midget classes.

Kansas's auto racing history is almost as legendary as its reputation as the 'Queen of Cowtowns.' In 1934, a dirt track for automobile racing was built in Wright Park at the Ford County Fairgrounds, on the South side of Dodge City. Named McCarty Speedway, the 1/2-mile dirt track in the park operated consistently there through the fall of 1941. After various revisions in size and a major flood in 1965, the track was rebuilt into a 3/8th mile banked dirt oval that was open from 1966 until it closed its doors for good in 1994. Missing the action, acceleration and entertainment that auto racing provides, the community of Dodge City, voted to bring auto racing back to the historic city.

In 2000, leaders broke ground to build a state-of-the-art facility for auto racing on the southern outskirts of town. Originally constructed as a paved surface venue, it wasn't but a few years later the facility returned to its roots and popularity as a dirt venue. Dodge City Raceway Park, as part of the “Why NOT Dodge" initiative, brought affordable family entertainment to the city and took the title as the premier Kansas dirt track.