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COLLIN MASSART – KEEPING THAT FAMILY RACIN’ TRADITION ALIVE
Posted on: Thursday April 10, 2025
Collin Massart poses next to his 2019 Outlaw chassis-IMCA northern sportmod.
Collin Massart is proud to keep carrying on an ol’ family tradition.
Massart is a third-generation racer from Brussels, Wisconsin. And if the name rings a bell, it should.
Massart, 24, comes from a family with deep ties into the local racing community – especially at the tracks in Sturgeon Bay and Luxemburg. Collin’s great grandfather, the late Wally Massart, was a highly-successful car owner with one of the most popular drivers to come out of the winged supermodified era – Irv “Golden Boy” Ettien in the 1970’s.
Collin’s grandfather was no slouch himself in the local racing world – Darrell Massart. Massart, a hall-of-famer at both the Luxemburg and Sturgeon Bay ovals, is a former champion at both tracks, and during the height of his career racing IMCA modifieds used to race four nights a week, when Manitowoc Expo was still running on Wednesday nights.
Collin’s Dad Josh Massart had a racing career himself. The common theme with all the generations of Massart’s is 1) the car’s paint scheme always has the color green in it (considered by many in the sport to be taboo) and 2) the car number is 2. The Dinosaur “Dino” from the popular 1960’s cartoon “The Flintstones” also makes an appearance somewhere on all of the race vehicles.
“Yeah, the color green and the number 2 was pretty set it stone,” Massart joked. “And from what I’ve been told, Great Grandpa Wally always said the number 2 and the color green were both unlucky, so he went against the grain you could say.”
Massart served in the United States Army from 2019 through 2024. (submitted photo)
Collin Massart had a good reason for holding off on jump starting his own stock car racing career. The younger Massart served in the United States Army from 2019 to 2024.
In late, 2024, Massart was able to get five nights of racing in under his belt with his 2019 Outlaw chassis northern sportmod. “We raced at Beaver Dam, 141 Speedway and Luxemburg last year,” Massart said. “The most fun I had was actually down at Beaver Dam. It’s sort of sad to see the track for sale, and the future of it remaining a race track looks pretty slim.”
Massart’s home track, which will be The Hill Raceway in 2025, was already done racing for the year last season when Massart was able to get some late-season seat time in. “Yeah everyone tells me Sturgeon Bay is a place where you’re always pretty much pitching it sideways,” Massart said. “I’m anxious to get some laps in up there.”
Because Massart ran five, late season specials in ’24, he has kept his eligibility to earn rookie-of-the-year honors at the two weekly tracks he plans on competing at this year – Sturgeon Bay and Luxemburg. “I don’t know how many other rookies there are in this class in all honesty,” Massart admitted. “I’m sure there are others, but I’m just not sure at this point. There were quite a few rookies last year in the sportmod class.”
Darrell Massart, Collin’s Grandfather, wheels his familiar No. 2 green, IMCA modified in early 1990’s action. (Bob Bergeron photo)
Growing up as a kid, Massart was immersed in the racing scene at a very young age. “I remember riding up and down the road with my Dad when he would drive his race car up and down the road,” Massart said. “I remember looking at those scrapbooks at the shop. It’s all pretty cool stuff, and I always ate it up.”
The sportmod Massart will wheel in ’25 was built by the Richards family out of Montello, Wisconsin. “This was actually Kenny’s (Richards) car,” Massart said. “We found it online last year. We went and got it, and so far, we’re pretty happy with it.”
Darrell (center) and Josh Massart play an instrumental role in Collin’s racing program. (danlewisphoto.net)
When it comes to Grandpa Darrell, Massart admitted it’s often tough to get him out of the shop. “He’s good to give me some advice and chipping in with the car,” Massart said. “Same as my Dad, Josh. It’s truly a family deal. Dad still has some parts and stuff laying around yet from his racing days. So we’re in good shape, there.”
For his ’25 campaign, Massart will support those tracks closest to their home base of Brussels, Wisconsin. “For sure we’ll be at all of the shows at The Hill in Sturgeon Bay and Luxemburg, too,” Massart explained. “We’re gonna fill in some nights wherever we can race. We did run down in Iowa in early April to shake the car down. We found a couple of minor things with it to fix. It was a great track, with some really nice progressive banking. Something we really don’t see as much of up this way.”
As far as Massart’s season goals? “Truthfully, I’ve set the expectations sort of high,” Massart admitted. “I’d like to score a couple of heat wins, and run competitively in the feature races. I think those are realistic goals.”
Massart’s eye-popping, colorful race car was lettered by Bryan “Woody” Wodack of Woody’s Signs in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. “Woody did a great job as he always does with lettering those cars,” Massart said. “He never lets us see it as he’s working on them, and it sounds like he always does that. But boy, it sure turned out nice. I’m proud to carry on the torch of our racing family, so to speak.”
When he’s not racing, Massart works in the heating and cooling business.
Massart’s 2025 team of marketing partners includes: Floors By Josh, Massart’s Auto Body, Massart’s Garage, Metals America Recycling, Douglas J. Maurer Concrete, Woody’s Signs, The Hen House Bar and Grill, VanOss Enterprises, Hanson Tree Service, Bayland Flooring LLC, Zahn’s Fireworks, Advance Auto Parts, Dino Motorsports, Tyler Woodgate Painting, and a special thank you to Brian & Sandy Monfils along with Dad, Grandpa, Nick, Cole, Randy, Bill & Kirsten.