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EAGLE RIVER STOCK CAR SPECIAL TUESDAY & MORE
Posted on: Monday June 30, 2025
Street stocks mix it up at 141 Speedway June 28. (danlewisphoto.net)
We took a little four day, family vacation of sorts in South Dakota last week for the wife’s family reunion.
A great time was had by all – and it’s even better when your wife’s family is a bunch a racers. They are in WISSOTA country for the most part. However, I decided to sneak away Friday night with my grandson Rylan to catch a new track as a fan in the stands – Murray County Speedway in Slayton, MN.
The track surface was black dirt, smooth and well-prepped. Although the car counts were a tad low in the divisions, there was plenty of side-by-side racing going on. The track did play host to IMCA stock cars, hobby stocks and sport compacts among a few other classes.
Sometimes working in the business for as long as I have, it’s refreshing once in awhile to pay your ticket to watch and be entertained. You can take in things that you may not normally get to experience when you’re in the announcer’s booth, for example. I love striking up a conversation with a local race fan.
That’s a great way to get the real “skinny” as to what’s hot and what’s not at your local track.
At any rate, let’s look ahead to another busy week of racing as we enter July (already? Where is the summer going?)
IMCA stock cars will battle for a $1,000 top prize at Eagle River Speedway July 1. (Castle Creations photo)
EAGLE RIVER STOCK CARS – A $1,000 top prize awaits the winner of the IMCA stock car feature at Eagle River Speedway Tuesday, July 1. We have run that exciting division now for the 2nd year, and getting cars in that class to this beautiful northwoods oval has been a struggle at times.
However, when drivers from the south come up and give it a whirl, most of the time they find they like it. I hesitate to name drop as it’s burned me in the past, but there are some pretty big names that will be towing north for this event Tuesday night. The hammer drops at 7 p.m. That will be the first of two nights of racing at ERS next week, as the track’s popular “Open Wheels and Wings” show takes place Saturday, July 5 with the MSA sprint cars making their appearance for the third straight year.
Plymouth’s Ben Schmidt has won the past two seasons, and will be there for a crack at a three-peat. You’ll want to get the Eagle River early for this one, as it’s normally standing room only. The B mods, 300 and 600 micro sprints and Dairyland Vintage racers will be part of that Saturday night special, which kicks off at 6 p.m.
OUTAGAMIE – Late models will be on the card Friday, July 4 at Outagamie Speedway in Seymour. The track’s other divisions will also be in action: IMCA modifieds, stock cars, northern sportmods, sport compacts and street stocks. Racing gets underway at 6:30 p.m. at the Outagamie County Fairgrounds.
Last Friday night, Bonduel’s Nick Anvelink was involved in a wild wreck during the late model feature. The second-generation driver wound up on his lid. On a social media post, the team said they would not be racing anywhere this coming weekend. We hope to see the 15 car back in action sooner than later.
141 BLAST INTO CASH – 141 Speedway in Francis Creek will host a “Blast Into Cash” night Saturday, July 5. Divisions will race for boosted prize winnings: IMCA modifieds & stock cars ($2,000), IMCA northern sportmods ($1,000), Unified Dirt Street Stocks ($750) and IMCA sport compacts ($500). The racing action gets underway at 6 p.m.
SHAWANO – IMCA northern sportmods will battle for a $1,000 top prize Saturday, July 5 at Shawano Speedway. The action on the clay, half-mile is set to commence at 6 p.m.
THE HILL – The next race at The Hill Raceway in Sturgeon Bay is set for Saturday, July 19 with the track’s annual Hall of Fame night. It will be the night for the Busch Shootout for the northern sportmods. The action gets underway at John Miles Park at 6 p.m.
We’ve got to cut this one short for now. This week, get out and support your local race track IN PERSON whenever possible!
2025 REGIONAL DIRT TRACK FEATURE WINNERS (as of 6/29/25)
(Tracks included, but not limited to: Outagamie Speedway, Gravity Park USA, Luxy Raceway, 141 Speedway, The Hill Raceway, Plymouth Dirt Track & Shawano Speedway. We’ll also include feature wins by N.E. Wisconsin drivers scored at other tracks, including out-of-state and series victories. These include both IMCA sanctioned & non-sanctioned wins)
LATE MODELS
Mike Mullen 3
Andy Karl 3
Nick Anvelink 2
Taylor Scheffler 2
Troy Springborn 1
Lukas Postl 1
Joel Bennett 1
Mitch McGrath 1
Brett Swedberg 1
IMCA MODIFIEDS
Benji LaCrosse 5
Johnny Whitman 4
Konnor Wilinski 3
Jesse Cullen 3
Matt Klenz 2
Tanner Janke 2
Joel Seegert 2
Cole Czarneski 2
Ethan Braaksma 2 (141 Clash)
Todd Dart 2
Lucas Lamberies 2
Race Van Pay 2
Marcus Hoeppner 1
Tony Wedelstadt 1
Geoff Jeche 1
Mike Wedelstadt 1
Brian Mullen 1
Kevin Feck 1
Steve Schneider 1
Jayden Schmidt 1
Steve Mueller 1
Skyler Woods 1
IMCA STOCK CARS
Tyle Wilson 8
Cole Czarneski 6
Mike Mullen 4
Jeremy Christians 4
Benji LaCrosse 3
Luke Lemmens 3
Mark Hoeppner 2
Rod Snellenberger 2
Nick Buckarma 1
Trent Nolan 1
Brandon Schmitt 1
Phil Mott 1
Trentin Bell 1
Tyler Schrimpf 1
R.M. Van Pay 1
Nate Michonski 1
Caden LeMieux 1
Marcus Yarie 1
Devin Snellenberger 1
Shannon Guelette 1
Shawn Kilgore 1
Vern Stedjee 1
Troy Muench 1
IMCA NORTHERN SPORTMODS
Coy Vlies 5
Brian Konitzer 3
Tim Warner 3
Tommy Rindt 3
Jake Carpenter 2
Ryan Schmidt 2
Max Oreskovich 2
Brady Harshbarger 2
Cole Slezewski 2
Jay Schaalma 2
Dylan Schmidt 2
Craig Dorner 2
Cory Kemkes 1
Dustin White 1
Cole Thomas 1
Jordan Jahnke 1
Jim Zdroik 1
Jeffery Teske 1
Spencer Long 1
AJ Springborn 1
Cole Magnin 1
Travis Schmidt 1
Robert Wittkopf 1
Nick Kresbach 1
Tim Jorgenson 1
Colton See 1
Bernie Reinhardt 1
Jared Spaulding 1
Trevin Veeser 1
Matt Urban 1
UNIFIED DIRT STREET STOCKS
Paul Diefenthaler 5
Derek Moede 5
Trey Van Straten 3
Jeff Richards 3
Ryan Sullivan 2
Shannon Guelette 2
Mark Hoeppner 2
Dave DeGrave 2
Cory Romenesko 1
Austin Steinke 1
Jason Piron 1
Danny Gracyalny 1 (Eagle River)
Garrett Geyer 1
Phillip Wuesthoff 1
Kyle Gennett 1
Jacob Ambrosius 1
GRAND NATIONALS
Jeff Richards 5
Jeff Muehlbauer 3
Jake Richards 2
Brian Gilles 1
Maverick Ruh 1
Tyler Wilson 1
Jeff Steenbergen 1
FOUR CYLINDERS/IMCA SPORT COMPACTS
Brian Watzka Jr. 6
James Reese 5
Adam Broehm 3
Skylar Bork 3
Cody Booth 3
Dalton Nelson 2
Thomas Schulte 2
Brad Wedde 2
Shaun Bangart 2
Clint Malueg 2
Tanner Westphalt 2
Scott Schlafke 2
Seth Collar 1
Ben Schulte 1
Missy Clark 1
Chase Ertel 1
Brett Deprez 1
Jeffrey Meyer 1
Scott Blanke 1