Slinger, Wis., July 17—Following up on the prestigious Slinger Nationals, the Slinger Speedway held the Small Car Nationals Sunday night featuring divisions of smaller cars along with the Hobby Stocks who finally got a chance to race after two previous rain outs. Paul Reagles topped the 30-lap Super Beez feature by holding off Al Strobel and Marty Tackes. Hunter Landwehr …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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; …
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 …
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 …
Slinger, Wis., June 12— While Steve Apel has been to victory lane at the Slinger Speedway numerous times in the past, Sunday night’s win in the Elite Eight Super Late Model Series Keith’s Marina Race Against Cancer 75 was special considering what the five-time track champion’s family has been through recently. During the off-season it was discovered Apel’s six-year-old son, …
Slinger, Wis., May 29—With a combined ten track championships of experience among the drivers chasing him, the youthful R.J. Braun held off veterans Brad Mueller and Lowell Bennett to win the E.H. Wolf and Sons Memorial Day Weekend 75-lap super late model main event Sunday night at the Slinger Speedway in Round Two of the Elite Eight Super Late Model …
Slinger, Wis., May 22—Jeff Holtz held off a determined Ryan Gutknecht to win the 50-lap Uptown Pro Late Model feature Sunday afternoon at the Slinger Speedway while Dennis Prunty was victorious in the inaugural 602 Outlaw Late Model main event. Holtz used the outside lane to take the top spot from early leader Mitchell Haver and then found himself locked …
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 …
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 …
Slinger, Wis., Weekly racing is set to begin at the Slinger Speedway Sunday afternoon May 15th as the Uptown Pro Late Models headline a full racing program featuring the Sportsman, Finish Line Sales & Service Super Beez, Siding Homz Slinger Bees, Great North Legends, Johnson and Sons Paving Bandoleros, and Figure 8’s. Spectator gates will open at Noon and qualifying …
Driver of the #22 SODA Quad and UTV Come out this Friday and/or Saturday to see another member of the Bennett racing family take on the high banks! How did you get into racing? From my dad actually! I started at the age of 7.5 for drag racing; I drag raced Junior Dragster until I was 18, then took a …
Driver of the #77 Super Late Model 2022 Kulwicki Driver Development Program Finalist How did you get into racing? I’ve really grown up watching racing quite a bit. My dad didn’t race when I was kid, but he raced right out of high school and then he quit to go on the road working. So I kind of had a …
Slinger, Wis., April 24—Defending super late model champion Luke Fenhaus bested Casey Johnson and Ty Majeski to win the inaugural Keen Parts Miracle on the High Banks 75 Sunday afternoon at the Slinger Speedway. The seasoning opening event marked the first time the ARCA Midwest Tour competed at the Slinger high banks and also served as the first round of …
Slinger, WI- The ‘Stars and Cars’ of the ARCA Midwest Tour will make their first ever visit to ‘World’s Fastest ¼ Mile Oval’ to battle Slinger Super Speedway’s finest Super Late Model drivers this Sunday afternoon April 24. The Keen Parts ‘Miracle on the High Banks’ 75th Miller Lite Season Opener will be highlighted by a pair of 30-lap Showdown …
ARCA Midwest Tour Inaugural Slinger Event April 24 at 2 pm Slinger, Wis., Slinger Speedway is proud to welcome Keen Parts as the presenting sponsor of the “Miracle on the High Banks” season-opening super late model race on Sunday, April 24th. The “Miracle on the High Banks” will kick off Slinger Speedway’s 75th season of racing action as the first event of the new …
Meet & Greet Tickets Available (Slinger, WI) Matt Kenseth will return to his native Badger state in search of a record ninth win in the 43rd annual WABAM Slinger Nationals with Cobblestone Hotels and PepperJack Kennels, Tuesday night, July 12, at Slinger Speedway. The Cambridge, Wisconsin native cut his short-track racing teeth barnstorming Wisconsin ovals before moving south to compete full-time in NASCAR. Kenseth captured the 2003 …
Slinger, WI- The ‘Stars and Cars’ of the ARCA Midwest Tour will make their first ever visit to ‘World’s Fastest ¼ Mile Oval’ to battle Slinger Super Speedway’s finest Super Late Model drivers during the Miracle on the High Banks Sunday afternoon April 24, part of the 75th Miller Lite Season Opener. A pair of 30-lap Showdown features will set …
Lap money could push Winner payout to over $30,000 Slinger, Wis., February 23—The winner of the 2022 WABAM Slinger Nationals with Cobblestone Hotels and PepperJack Kennels will take home a record amount as Slinger Speedway announces the prestigious super late model race will pay $20,000 to win. The WABAM Slinger Nationals with Cobblestone Hotels and PepperJack Kennels will take place …
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA (January 24, 2022) – Bakersfield’s Derek Thorn returns to Wisconsin in 2022 with the addition of the 43rd Slinger Nationals on July 12 to his schedule of marquee Super Late Model races across the country. Thorn will be making just his fourth career start in the Badger state and first since 2008 when he raced in the former …
1983 Mini Stock Champion 1991, 1992, 1993 Super Late Model Champion Southeastern WI Short Track Hall of Fame, Class of 2014 Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame, Class of 2018 How did you get into racing? My dad and my grandpa raced together in the Modifieds from 1958 to 1970 and then in 1971 they switched to Late Models. My dad …
Driver of the #4 Sportsman 2021 Sportsman Rookie-of-the-Year How did you get into racing? I live in the same town as Rick Corso, and my dad’s been helping Rick since he started racing back in ‘89. I’ve been going to the races with them and my dad decided one day to put me in his car and I liked it …
Driver of the #3 Slinger Bee 2021 Slinger Bee Rookie-of-the-Year How did you get into racing? My grandpa and I used to watch NASCAR races probably ever since I was three, and I just loved watching them. We finally were able to get into go-karting a couple years back, and did that for two years. So really my grandpa is …
Slinger, Wis., Dec 1—In the first of many announcements regarding the 75th season of racing in 2022 at the Slinger Speedway, the Uptown Super Late Model division will compete in the inaugural Elite 8 Series, an eight-race series paying a minimum of $2,500 to win and $400 to start. The Elite 8 Super Late Model Series will kick off on …
Driver of the #6 Modified and the # Late Model 2021 Slinger Super Speedway Finish Line Bar & Grill Modified Champion How did you get into racing? To make a long story short, my dad coached Parker Klumb in football. After Parker was killed, Kathy Fies started the Memorial Go-Kart deal. At that point I wasn’t racing so dad got …
(pronounced “air-i-ton”) Driver of the #12 Bandolero 2021 Slinger Speedway Bandolero Champion How did you get into racing? When I was still in diapers, I used to ride 4-wheelers and anything motorized around our house and shop. My Dad put me in a 1/4 midget at age four and we raced at Little Elko where I got many wins. What …
Driver of the #27 Legend 2021 Slinger Speedway Legend Champion How did you get into racing? I got into racing because my dad was RC racing, and at the age of four we started Go-Kart racing. Then, I went straight to Legends at the age of 15/16. What do you like about Slinger Super Speedway? It’s just fast. It’s a …
