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 …

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. …

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 …

NICK EGAN TOPS THE PRO LATE MODELS AT SLINGER

Slinger, Wis., July 31—Nick Egan captured his first Uptown Motorcars Pro Late Model feature win of the season Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway by holding off a fast-closing Jesse Bernhagen in the Obermeyer’s 41 Auto Body 50-lap main event. Egan started fifth and worked his way up to second by lap seven as Jerry Eckhardt paced the opening laps. …

JEFF HOLTZ TOPS 50-LAP PRO LATE MODEL MAIN EVENT AT SLINGER

Slinger, Wis., July 24—Jeff Holtz and Zach Prunty staged an intense battle for the lead for most of the 50-lap Uptown Motorcars Pro Late Model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway before Holtz prevailed and then captured the victory over a fast-closing Jordan DeVoy. Holtz and Prunty spent the first half of the race advancing their way forward toward …

BYRON WINS THRILLING SLINGER NATIONALS

Slinger, Wis., July 12—With $20,000 on the line, the gloves came off Tuesday night during the WABAM Slinger Nationals presented by Pepperjack Kennels and Cobblestone Hotels at the Slinger Speedway as budding rivals Ty Majeski and Luke Fenhaus traded paint late in the 200-lap feature allowing William Byron to slip by and claim the victory. The intense battle for the …

Masons Donate Fire Suppression Solutions

The Freemasons of Wisconsin are Donating Fire Suppression Tools (FSTs) to the Slinger Police Department and the West Allis Police Department on July 12th during the 43rd WABAM Slinger Nationals with Cobblestone Hotels and PepperJack Kennels at the Slinger Speedway. SLINGER, WI (July 05, 2022): Fire Suppression Solutions is honored to announce that the Freemasons of Wisconsin will be donating …

SLINGER NATIONALS UP NEXT FOR BAKERSFIELD’S DEREK THORN

BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA (July 8, 2022) – Derek Thorn heads to the upper Midwest this Monday and Tuesday for the 43rd WABAM Slinger Nationals presented by Cobblestone Hotels and PepperJack Kennels. The Bakersfield, Calif. Super Late Model standout joins a strong entry list battling for the $20,000 victory in the 200-lap classic. Thorn will carry primary support from The Tool Shack, …

NOTTESTAD OVER BRAUN IN A BARN BURNER AT SLINGER

Slinger, Wis., July 3—Jacob Nottestad and R.J. Braun rubbed fenders and staged a classic old-school short track battle for the win in the Washington County Fair Park and Conference Center 75 Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway before Nottestad edged ahead at the checkered flag to capture his first career Elite Eight Super Late Model Series victory. “This is awesome …

GEE SCORES MIDWEST TRUCK SERIES VICTORY AT SLINGER

Slinger, Wis., June 26—Tom Gee Jr. drove to the front early on in the 60-lap Midwest Truck Series feature event Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway and then held off challenges from Austin Luedtke to capture the victory. Jeff Holtz edged James Swan to finish third while Kenny Joosten took the checkered flag in fifth. “This is pretty awesome, we’ve …

10 Questions with…James Swan

Driver of the #97 Midwest Truck Series Entry Quite possibly the most excited person about the return of the trucks to Slinger tomorrow! How did you get into racing? My parents took me to Lake Geneva Raceway when I was 5 years old; we ended up moving closer to the track when I was 7 years old and my brother …

10 Questions with…Mike Reichenberger

Midwest Truck Series Driver returning to Slinger Speedway this Sunday for the first time in 27 years! How did you get into racing? I got into racing because of my dad; he was doing it and I fell in love with it. Forty-three years later I am still doing it. I am not that old, lol. I Started at 15; …

TWO IN A ROW FOR APEL ON PMF NIGHT AT SLINGER

Slinger, Wis., June 19—Steve Apel used the inside lane to take the lead from Derek Kraus following a lap 42 restart and ran away from Ty Majeski and Jacob Nottestad to capture his second Elite Eight Super Late Model Series feature win in a row in the PMF Landscape 75 Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway. Up until Apel took …

Hunter Graham #707

Do you ever wonder what happens when you give 10 questions to a Johnson and Sons Paving Bandolero driver? Here’s how it goes, let me introduce you to Hunter Graham #707 By: Katlyn Hall, PR/Marketing Intern How did you get into racing?It’s a family tradition. My great-grandpa and grandpa raced a long time ago. My dad grew up involved in …

10 Questions with…Jason Stark

Driver of the #81 602 Late Model The 602 Outlaw Late Model Tour hits the high banks this weekend for the first time! How did you get into racing? My dad and my grandpa. My dad raced Hobby Stocks when I was a kid, then a Late Model, and a Sportsman at the end, and my grandpa raced a bunch …

TOM BERENS SCORES EMOTIONAL FIRST PRO LATE MODEL FEATURE VICTORY AT SLINGER

Slinger, Wis., May 15— Tom Berens outdueled Jeff Holtz in the 50-lap Uptown Pro Late Model main event Sunday afternoon at the Slinger Speedway to capture his first career feature victory in the division. “Jeff (Holtz) gave me an awesome run and this one’s for my Mom,” an emotional Berens declared from victory lane as he dedicated the victory to …