Skagit Speedway

First trip to the Skagit Speedway! We came on Monster Truck night, the place was packed!
They have a large field where they park you. But, at least this time, they were parking cars 6 deep, cutting off roads, having cars cram into left over spots. It was ridicuous.
They races are pretty good for a small town venue. They spent a lot of the time with locals driving over there course for a time trial. About a third of the time was the monster trucks.
All the kids around us seemed to enjoy it. It was okay. We will not make the drive to attend another race though.
And here’s the clincher… with the way they parked everybody, it was a cluster *&$^ to get out of there. Took over an hour and that was after the police arrived to sort it all out.
Pros and cons, but I definitely think everyone needs to experience a small dirt track experience at least once.

The food is horrible and way over priced. It’s very dusty. Tickets are expensive it seems like the price is raised every 6 months! The bleachers are old and falling apart, bring a blanket to sit on or you may get splinters. Most of the employees are rude customer service is non existent. Time between races is long and drawn out probably so the management can rape the customers wallets on over prices beer and concessions.

Cannot recommend
. I have been going to Skagit Speedway since the early 1980’s. the last 10 + yrs have been a steady decline. The facilities from the stands to the rest rooms are in serious need of attention, Open wheel car counts have declined over the years.
The focus seems to be more on selling concessions & beer over racing.

My friend told me about this place so I figured, why not?
After buying our tickets we were greeted with a rude, old hag who asked us if we had our «stamps» multiple times. Having never been there I had no clue to what she was referring. She continued to be rude and practically spit in our faces til we understood what she was saying.
I have a disorder which requires the aid of a service animal. The people at the front had no problem with me bringing her in and didn’t question it in the slightest. When I entered the concession stand, though, there was an extremely rude woman with a mullet who was immediately trying to make me leave. «You can’t have that dog in here for health reasons.» I explained that the dog was my service animal and she continued to prompt me for my «service animal card.» I don’t know if many people are aware, but the laws of Washington do not require that you carry any identification or proof that your service animal is, in fact, a service animal. I told the woman the law and she proceeded to let me know that she «also» knew the law. Well clearly the rude woman did not know the law. What’s sad is the dog wasn’t even on the ground so there was no health risk. Judging from what I smelled, and saw, their own food was a health risk in itself.
I would’ve given the place one star but when I explained my story to the woman in charge she refunded me my money. She was very polite and understanding of how upsetting the whole situation was for me.
Other than that, the whole place was very backwoods. I won’t be returning.

This was everything is hoped it would be and more! Snack bar food, check. Beer garden, check. Sprint car racing, check. People watching, check. A mascot with a t shirt gun, check. Dirt? CHECK!
My boyfriend grew up coming to races here and what better way to mark his 25^th year than by dragging his prissy girlfriend along? When he told me to wear goggles and expect to have muddy boogers and dirt in my mouth he wasn’t kidding. As someone who normally prefers to watch sports from the comforts of sectional sofas and pillow top beds, I had a total blast. Each time the cars whipped around, so did the dirt. But it was exhilarating and entertaining. I clenched my teeth and fists, I witnessed crashes and I almost caught a free t shirt from that gun. All in all it was a great day. Good thing I had fun too, as I have tickets for tomorrows races as well!
Suggestion: get the French fries. They’ve got some crispy batter thing going on that makes them extra tasty. Think crack but legal!

Skagit Speedway is the heart of Sprint Car Racing in the pacific Northwest. If you are interested in watching sprint cars of all classes compete in weekly shows, this is a good place to do it. The setting is remote and watching the sun go down about halfway through the racing is usually a great experience. They have complete concessions and souvenirs and even allow those so inclined to camp out overnight.
The crowd is a great mix of hardcore racers and casual fans. Be prepared to get dirt in your teeth, ears, eyes, and hair… as the dust swirls up from the track and coats everything in its way… savvy fans bring eye their eye goggles just in case.