The Phenomenon of illegal racing is a social problem because it can disturb and
endanger other people. Illegal racing activities are held without the appropriate safety and security
standards, contradictory with Law Number 22 of 2009 about Road Traffic and Transportation. The
purpose of this research is to find out how the actions taken and obstacles faced by the police in
overcoming illegal racing in Grobogan Regency. This research used qualitative method which
explain the normative law of illegal racing. The data source that are used are constitutions and
several theories that supported this research. This study describes the preventive act from Grobogan
Regional Police, such as provide counceling on Law Number 22 of 2009, conducting vehicle
operations, conducting inspections, carrying out continuous patrols and guarding posts around
illegal racing areas, forced dissolution. Beside that, Grobogan Regional Police also do repressive
act such as gathering the police personnel to carry out raids, bring illegal racing perpetrators to
the Grobogan Regional Police Station, and give punishment to illegal racing players who were
caught. The obstacles that are faced by the police are the location of illegal racing, lack of
information, legal awareness and low deterrent effects, and a lot of illegal racing players. The
conclusion from this research is the police of Grobogan Police used two efforts, which are
preventive and repressive acts to overcome illegal racing activities.