The lawnmower races are held on a Saturday in September during the Baxter County Fair.

It's great family fun with an admission price of $2.00 per adult and $1.00 per child (5 and under are free). (Ticket proceeds belong to the Baxter County Fair Board.) 

Gregg Farm Services sponsors the Arkansas Lawnmower Racing Association from Jonesboro to come out and race their seriously modified lawnmowers. We also organized local stock races for folks that are willing to do a little tinkering to their mower and race among friends. 2019 will be the 5th year of racing.  Photos from previous years are below.

Our 2018 Entry Fee was $20 per racer.
Payouts are awarded to first thru third place in the Local Stock Feature Race.  Purse = 100% of entry fees plus $300 contributed by Doug Gregg.

Dependent on the field on the night of the race; organizers reserve the right to separate local racers into more than one class, which can alter the way the purse is divided. All participants will be required to sign a waiver of responsibility. There is no insurance coverage for this event. No alcohol allowed at this venue, in the parking lot, pit or stands. Any signs of inebriation will disqualify a driver and his crew. Race officials are provided by NALMRA. Employees of Gregg Farm Services or any other sponsors may compete in this event with no bias.

Safety is the number one priority in this event.

• Mower blades must be removed.
  
• A tethered kill strap is required.
  
• All standard safety guards must be in good working order.
  
• Drivers must wear a helmet, long sleeved shirt, gloves, and closed toed shoes.
• A neck brace is suggested by the USLMRA.

Mower Requirements

• A standard lawn tractor with gas engine. It does not have to be the engine original to the mower. Go-cart motor ok.... motorcycle motor is not.
  
• No racing fuel. Fuel must be pumped fuel bought at service stations.

To Be More Competitive

• You may adjust gearing to allow for higher speed.
• You may remove the mower deck when you remove the blades.
• You may install heavy duty parts.
• You may remove the governor.
• You may change the tires.
• Chassis must be a lawn tractor to keep playing field reasonably fair.
  

Our 2018 Lawnmower races were great fun. The local stock races had a field of 8 competitors, all of whom had participated in the 2017 event.  1st place was Curt Cotter, $300 prize plus a trophy. Travis Denton and Jason Hensley were 2nd and 3rd respectively, earning cash prizes of $260 and $180.

New this year was an exhibition race between two Gregg Farm employees. Robbie Green built his own racing machine. Jessica was the pilot for tiller builder, Ricky Pepper of Emerson, AR.  Mr. Pepper has built several tillers to win the World Championship Tiller Racing at the Purple Hull Pea Festival held annually in June.

Photos from previous competitions