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Pavement Teams Greeted with Standardized Super Late Models Rules in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa
A collective effort has resulted in a common asphalt Super Late Model rules package for the 2024 racing season and beyond for much of Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and Iowa. Parties from Dells Raceway Park, Slinger Super Speedway, Jefferson Speedway, Madison International Speedway, State Park Speedway, LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, Grundy County Speedway as well as the ASA Midwest Tour and Alive …
ZACH PRUNTY GETS FIRST SLINGER FEATURE VICTORY AS BERNHAGEN IS CROWNED CHAMPION
Slinger, Wis., Sept 10—Zach Prunty held off a determined Mike Held to capture his first career Uptown Motors Pro Late Model feature victory in the 50-lap main event Sunday afternoon at the Slinger Speedway while Jesse Bernhagen was crowned the 2023 Pro Late Model track champion. “It’s about time we get a win here,” an excited Prunty stated from the …
TWO IN A ROW FOR PRUNTY AS APEL CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., Sept 3—Alex Prunty captured his second consecutive super late model feature in the 100-lap IBEW Local 494 Labor Day Weekend main event Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway while Steve Apel finished third to wrap up his sixth Elite Eight Super Late Model Series track championship. Alex Prunty took the green flag from the tenth starting position and …
ALEX PRUNTY HOLDS OFF STEVE APEL TO WIN THE CARL WEGNER MEMORIAL AFTER TOP THREE CRASH
Slinger, Wis., Aug 27—Alex Prunty held off Steve Apel to win the 5th Annual Carl Wegner Memorial Elite Eight Super Late Model Series 75-lap feature Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway. Prunty took the lead following a lap 64 caution when leader Braden Berge, second place Brad Mueller, and third place Luke Fenhaus all crashed together exiting turn two. Brad …
BERNHAGEN BESTS BERENS AND NOTTESTAD FOR ANOTHER SLINGER VICTORY
Slinger, Wis., Aug 13—Jesse Bernhagen passed Zach Prunty for the lead on lap 14 and then held off Tom Berens and Dale Nottestad to capture yet another victory in the 50-lap Uptown Motor Cars Pro Late Model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway. “It wasn’t easy,” Bernhagen exclaimed from victory lane, “We got out front and I had to …
APEL EDGES VAN DER GEEST TO WIN ALAN KULWICKI MEMORIAL AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., Aug 6—Steve Apel held off a determined Levon Van Der Geest to win the 77-lap Current Electric Alan Kulwicki Memorial Elite Eight Super Late Model Series feature Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway. Van Der Geest, who charged to the lead at the start and pulled away to a three second advantage, appeared to be on his way …
MIKE HELD GETS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., July 30—Mike Held captured his first victory of the season in the 50-lap Uptown Motor Cars Pro Late Model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway. Held battled Tyler Schley early on for the top spot before driving away to a commanding lead just past the halfway mark. Held maintained his advantage as Jesse Bernhagen and Ryan Gutknecht …
BERNHAGEN WINS AGAIN AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., July 23—Jesse Bernhagen turned back the challenges from a determined Mike Held and Dennis Prunty to win the 50-lap Uptown Motor Cars Pro Late Model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway. Bernhagen and Held found themselves battling for the top spot following a caution with 14 laps to go after leader Zach Prunty’s car spun around in …
STROBEL, KREUSER, BROCKHOUSE, SAUTER, EURICK, AND VANDERLOOP CLAIM FEATURE VICTORIES AT SLINGER SPEEDWAY’S SMALL CAR NATIONALS
Slinger, Wis., July 16—Al Strobel won the 30-lap Super Beez main event Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway as the world’s fastest quarter-mile oval hosted the Small Car Nationals. Strobel took the checkered flag ahead of Paul Reagles and Nick Schmidt who finished second and third respectively. Carl Benn crossed the finish line in fourth and Mark Dewey was fifth. …
LATE CAUTION ALLOWS MAJESKI TO BEST FENHAUS IN THE SLINGER NATIONALS
Slinger, Wis., July 11—Ty Majeski took advantage of a late caution flag with four laps to go and bested a dominant Luke Fenhaus to win his third Cobblestone Hotels Slinger Nationals presented by Lynch Buick GMC of West Bend Tuesday night at the Slinger Speedway. Fenhaus appeared to be on cruise control to win his second Nationals title as he …
HOLTZ TOPS MIDWEST TRUCK SERIES MAIN EVENT DURING THE PRELUDE TO THE NATIONALS AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., July 9—Jeff Holtz may have led every lap of the caution-free 60-lap Midwest Truck Series main event Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway during the Prelude to the Nationals, but it was anything but easy as he first turned back challenges from Danielle Behn and then held off a closing James Swan and Brad Mueller for the victory. …
NOTTESTAD NETS FIRST FEATURE VICTORY OF 2023 AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., July 2—It had been an all too familiar story for Jacob Nottestad in the previous Elite Eight Super Late Model Series races at the Slinger Speedway in 2023 as each week he led many laps before having the victory snatched away in the end. That was until Sunday, when he put it all together to win the Washington …
FIVE IN A ROW FOR BERNHAGEN AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., June 25— Jesse Bernhagen remained perfect in 2023 Uptown Motor Cars Pro Late Model competition at the Slinger Speedway as he drove to his fifth consecutive 50-lap feature victory Sunday night. Bernhagen started from the eighth position and methodically worked his way forward from the drop of the green flag, first passing Zach Prunty for second and then …
DENNIS PRUNTY BACK IN VICTORY LANE AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., June 18—Dennis Prunty captured his first Elite Eight Super Late Model Series victory of the season by winning the PMF Landscape Supply 75 Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway. Prunty paced the early laps before Jacob Nottestad charged into the lead and pulled ahead to a sizeable advantage. As the laps wound down, however, the handling on Nottestad’s …
BERNHAGEN EDGES GUTKNECHT IN A PHOTO FINISH TO CAPTURE HIS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WIN AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., June 11—It took a last lap, last corner, outside groove pass but Jesse Bernhagen nipped Ryan Gutknecht in a photo finish to score his fourth consecutive Uptown Motor Cars Pro Late Model feature victory Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway. “I don’t know if we would have caught him there without a little bit of lapped traffic helping …
BERNHAGEN WINS THIRD PRO LATE MODEL FEATURE IN A ROW AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., June 4—Jesse Bernhagen won the 50-lap Uptown Pro Late Model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway to capture his third main event victory in a row. “Honestly, we have a lot more to figure out,” Bernhagen said from victory lane, “We have a good race car but we don’t have a good qualifying car so we’ve got …
10 Questions…Champions Edition Russ “Rusty” Dobberpuhl
1982 Figure 8 Champion How did you get into racing? I met Jim Kannenberg many years ago and helped him with his racecars and eventually built my own car. What do you like about Slinger Super Speedway? I liked running on asphalt and it was nice that Slinger was so close to home. Who do you want to thank from …
10 Questions…Champions Edition Dick Duston
Slinger Sportsman Champion, 1963 Southeastern WI Short Track Hall of Fame, Class of 2007 How did you get into racing? I started racing when I was just a kid, in the Soap Box Derby. The field next to our house had a motocross track, but we used it with our bicycles. We built up berms, and it was so cool. …
MUELLER OUTDUELS FENHAUS TO WIN EH WOLF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 75 AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., May 28—Brad Mueller outdueled Luke Fenhaus on a late restart and used the outside groove to drive to the victory in the EH Wolf Memorial Day Weekend 75-lap Elite Eight Super Late Model Series feature Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway. “You know, last year down at Summerfest, one of my good buddies came up to me and …
Cobblestone Hotels signs to sponsor Slinger Nationals
Matt Kenseth returns to Slinger Nationals (Slinger, WI) Cobblestone Hotels, LLC has signed a multiyear sponsorship with Slinger Speedway for naming rights to one of the crown jewel asphalt short track races is the Country, the Slinger Nationals. The 44th annual running of the Cobblestone Hotels Slinger Nationals will take place Tuesday night, July 11th, at the Slinger Super Speedway. Cobblestone Hotels, …
APEL EDGES NOTTESTAD IN A THRILLER AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., May 21—Steve Apel edged Jacob Nottestad in a photo finish to win the 75-lap Elite Eight Super Late Model Series Keith’s Marina Race Against Cancer Sunday afternoon at the Slinger Speedway. The pair traded the lead several times in an intense battle in the final fifteen laps and crossed under the checkered flag side by side and nearly …
NASCAR Hall of Famer Matt Kenseth Returns to the Slinger Nationals
Purchase $99 Hospitality ticket for chance to ride with Kenseth (Slinger, WI) Following up on his run in last year’s Cobblestone Hotels Slinger Nationals presented by Lynch Buick GMC of West Bend, Matt Kenseth will return to the high banks for the 44th annual running of the crown jewel event, Tuesday night, July 11th, at the Slinger Super Speedway. “The …
10 Questions…Champions Edition John “Johnny Z” Ziegler
1981 Super Late Model Champion 1986 Slinger Nationals Winner Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame, Class of 2018 Southeastern WI Short Track Hall of Fame, Class of 2015 How did you get into racing? Father Harold pushed Midgets at Sun Prairie. I started in a go-kart at Whitehorse’s track in south Madison and went from there. What do you like about …
RJ BRAUN TOPS THE MIRACLE ON THE HIGH BANKS TO OPEN THE 2023 SEASON AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., April 23—R.J. Braun took the lead from Jacob Nottestad on lap 38 and then held off a hard charging Steve Apel in lapped traffic to win the 100-lap Miracle on the High Banks super late model feature Sunday afternoon at the Slinger Speedway. The event served as the season opener for the ASA Midwest Tour and the Elite …
10 Questions…Champions Edition Nick “Lead Shoe” Schumacher
Slinger Super Speedway Midwest Sportsman Champion, 2003 How did you get into racing? My father drag raced, then got into dirt racing at Hales Corners and Cedarburg with the likes of Jim Hendricks and all those names. He eventually got out of racing when I was born and he worked on a pit crew with a gentleman by the name …
Midwest and Slinger’s Best Ready for the Miracle on the High Banks
Bruce Nuttleman Photo Printable Entry List (PDF) Slinger, WI (April 17, 2023) – The first Super Late Model race of 2023 in the state of Wisconsin sees the ‘Stars And Cars’ of the ASA Midwest Tour and the Elite 8 Super Late Models take on the ‘World’s Fastest Quarter-Mile’ at Slinger Super Speedway for the Miracle On The High Banks. …
10 Questions with…Levon Van Der Geest / Van Der Geest Racing
2023 Kulwicki Driver Development Program (KDDP) Semi-Finalist Driver of the #23 Super Late Model – see Levon at the Miracle on the High Banks 2 on April 23! How did you get into racing? I grew up watching my dad race Super Late Models (and before that Limited Lates at Tomahawk when it was still asphalt) at Marshfield Motor Speedway …
10 Questions with…Al Laufer
Sportsman Champion, 1975 Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame, Class of 2019 How did you get into racing? When I was a junior in high school, Terry Helmbrecht was a senior. He brought an Amateur racecar to Auto Mechanics. I grew up in Hartford in a family of 11, five miles from the Slinger Speedway but had never heard of it. …
ALEX PRUNTY WINS CARL WEGNER MEMORIAL 100 AS R.J. BRAUN CLAIMS THE ELITE EIGHT SUPER LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., Sept. 18—Alex Prunty used a late charge to take the lead from Steve Apel with six laps to go and drove to his first Elite Eight Super Late Model Series feature victory of the season in the Carl Wegner Memorial 100 Sunday afternoon at the Slinger Speedway while R.J. Braun edged Jacob Nottestad to win the 2022 championship. …
Super Late Models Added to Program, Sunday Afternoon, September 11th
Super Late Models are One of Seven Championships to be Decided Carl Wegner Memorial (Slinger, WI) The Elite 8 Super Late Model division has been added to the Sunday afternoon, September 11th program, at the Slinger Super Speedway. The super late models will compete in a 100-lap championship feature honoring legendary engine builder Carl Wegner. The super late models will …
TYLER SCHLEY SCORES PRO LATE MODEL VICTORY AT SLINGER
Slinger, Wis., Aug 14—Tyler Schley survived a rough 50-lap Uptown Motor Cars Pro Late Model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway to capture his first Pro Late Model main event victory of the season. Schley, who started seventh and worked his way to the lead by lap 20, maintained the top spot through two red flag periods and numerous …