The doubleheader for the Dakota Classic Modified Tour that was scheduled to happen at the Estevan Motor Speedway next month has been cancelled due to the closure of the Canada-U.S. border to non-essential traffic, stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The announcement was made by tour organizers Wednesday afternoon.
Estevan was slated to host the first two nights of the tour on July 11 and 12. While the track has held tour doubleheaders previously, they haven’t hosted a doubleheader on a weekend.
It was being billed as the biggest event in the history of the speedway, and events were planned in the community both days in conjunction with the tour stops.
In a post on their Facebook page, the speedway said they are grateful for the opportunity to have had the double-header this year. They are also sad the local drivers won’t be joining the tour and competing for tour glory, “as they are well capable of doing.”
The speedway wished the tour organizers the best of luck.
A press release for the tour said organizers have been working on a Plan B for several weeks in case Estevan could not race. The tour will now start at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., on July 10.
The program on July 11 will be at Jamestown Speedway and the third race will be at Nodak Speedway in Minot. Nodak was not going to be on the tour this year because of a scheduling conflict with the North Dakota State Fair, but the fair was cancelled so Minot is now able to host a race.
The tour features six races in six days with modifieds and stock cars racing each night.
The Estevan Motor Speedway will be back on the tour in 2021.
