Driver of the Lakeshore Burial Vault #55 Figure 8 Figure 8 Rookie-of-the-Year Contender a/k/a “The Figure 8 guy that went over the dirt pile at the Opener” How did you get into racing? Ryan [Lovald] got me into it. I worked with him quite a few years ago, and was towing some cars to the race track for him last …
BRAD MUELLER CAPTURES E.H. WOLF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SPECIAL 100 AT SLINGER!
By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., May 26—Fast qualifier Brad Mueller turned back several strong challenges to win the 100-lap E.H. Wolf Memorial Day Weekend super l ate model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway. “I’m telling you, that there is a great race car,” Mueller proclaimed from victory lane after leading 65 of the 100 laps of the …
10 Questions With…Dale Kiley-Schaefer
Co-Driver of the #89 Team Cruiser Catch the Debut of the 6-cylinder Team Cruisers tomorrow, 2pm start! How did you get into racing? I got into racing through my father, Rick Schaefer. He started the year I was born (or the year after), so he pretty much had me around it since I was a baby. What do you like …
10 Questions – Special Mother’s Day Edition
10 Driver/Staff Answers to 1 Question What is/was the best thing about your mom? Steve Zoromski, Creek View Landscape #20 Super Beez Mom: Janette Zoromski One of the best things is the food! So many great home cooked meals and plenty for seconds. Randy Schuler, #72 Circle B Recreation Super Late Model Mom: Barb Schuler She has always supported my …
10 Questions With…Jared Apel
Driver of the #51 Engineered Metal Products Enduro Car Crew Chief on the #51 Schroeder’s Simplicity Lawn & Garden Equipment Super Late Model See Jared back behind the wheel in tomorrow’s Slinger Enduro 200! Gates open at noon, racing starts at 2pm 200 laps of constant action! How did you get into racing? My dad used to take us since …
10 Questions With….Scottie Koch
Figure 8 Champion: 1985, 1986, 1989, and 1990 Slinger Speedway Focus Group Member Scottie and 75 other Slinger Speedway Champions will assemble for a group picture tomorrow at 1:30 by the flagstand at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Season Opener! What have you been up to since you stopped racing? I haven’t stopped! My duties have just changed from when …
Mother Nature Wins at Slinger – 100 laps and Fireworks Next Sunday
EH Wolf Memorial Day Special May 26 Slinger, Wis. May 19—Persistent rain showers forced the cancellation of the King of the High Banks racing program Sunday afternoon at the Slinger Super Speedway. Racing action returns to the Slinger Super Speedway next Sunday night, May 26th, with the EH Wolf Memorial Day Weekend Village of Slinger 150 special. The racing program …
NASCAR Rookie Daniel Hemric to Make Slinger Nationals Debut
Current Cup Series Rookie Cut His Racing Teeth on Short Tracks (Slinger, WI) Daniel Hemric, current NASCAR Cup Series rookie, will make his Slinger Super Speedway debut in the 40th annual SUPERSEAL Slinger Nationals presented by Miller Lite, Tuesday night, July 9. The Kannapolis, North Carolina native is no stranger to short track racing, having scored series championships in the …
DENNIS AND ALEX PRUNTY CAPTURE VICTORIES IN THE SEASON OPENING TWIN 50-LAP SUPER LATE MODEL FEATURES
By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., April 28—Dennis Prunty and Alex Prunty split the twin 50-lap super late model features Sunday afternoon at the Slinger Super Speedway as each captured a victory in the season-opening events with Dennis Prunty claiming the overall crown with his first and second place finishes. Mike Held paced the first eleven laps of the opening 50-lap …
10 Questions – Special Edition / 10 Reasons to Head to Slinger Today
10) TODAY is the Memorial Go-Kart Swap Meet and Wes Biswell Memorial Car Show at Kettle Moraine Bowl in Slinger from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Admission is FREE! Look for the Slinger Speedway “booth” for the first chance to purchase Bar Car driving opportunities! Regular Sunday –AND– Nationals tickets (Meet & Greets too!) will also be available for purchase (cash or …
Racing at Slinger Super Speedway Returns as 72nd Season Revs Up
Season Opener Features New Format and Super Late Model Bonus Cash (Slinger, WI) Racing action returns to the high-banks of the Slinger Super Speedway, Sunday afternoon, April 28th as Potawatomi Hotel & Casino presents the Miller Lite Season Opener. The event kicks off the 72nd season of action at the high-banked quarter-mile oval and begins a season-long celebration of the …
10 Questions With….Paul “Frogy” Forgach Longtime Sponsor of Slinger Racers
How did you get into racing? I’ve always been a gearhead, always had fast street cars and rode Harleys. I used to hang out at Great Lakes Dragaway, Hales Corners and the Kaukauna drag strip. In 1980 I moved here and started going to Slinger. I watched everyone from Trickle to Bickle….Bobby Allison…Rusty Wallace…Kenseth when he was a little kid. …
10 Questions With….Tom Blawat Father, Crew Member, and Spotter of Chris Blawat and the CJ Painting #26 Super Late Model
How did you get into racing? My mother said the first word I ever said was “car” – not “mom” or “dad”. I’ve been interested in racing my entire life. I raced at Hales Corners the first year they had the Hales Whales, and then sportsman for eight years. In ‘87 or ‘88 I stopped racing; it got to be …
10 Questions With….Janet “Blondie” Hafemann Slinger Super Speedway Back Gate Manager
Stop and see Janet today at the 2019 Orientation (10-noon) and Registration (Noon-4) in the Pavilion at Slinger Super Speedway! How did you get into racing? Naturally that was through my hubby, Butchie [The “Lil Stinker” of dirt modified fame]. He was kind of on a break from racing when I met him, but we did go to racetracks and …
10 Questions With…Evan Hassler Driver of the #3 Schroeder Implement Slinger Bee
Check out Evan, and other young Slinger drivers, at the Young Racers Special at the Southeast WI Short Track Hall of Fame in Hartford tomorrow (3/24) from 10:00am to 2:00pm. $2 admission How did you get into racing? A couple of years ago, my brother [Jake, driver of the #6 late model] found a car on Craig’s List, showed it …
10 Questions With…Grant Griesbach Driver of the #17 Cobblestone Hotels Super Late Model
Kulwicki Driver Development Program, Class of 2019 Semi-Finalist How did you get into racing? When I was a little kid, I used to go to Slinger all the time, starting at the age of two or three. When I was five, I believe, Santa got me a go-kart for Christmas. We started locally in the Badger Kart Club and it …
10 Questions With….Emily Kraus Driver of the #87 GrinderVille Grinders & Pizza Kart in Memorial Go-Karts, Inc.
How did you get into racing? My dad owned a kart for the Del Camps [Dan and Sonya]; they carried the karts, Jared Deming and others raced it. I started from there, with Justin Poenitsch as my mentor. Talk about the Memorial Go-Kart (MGK) program. They have super cool events! The program remembers parents who have lost children. I can …
10 Questions With….Scott Apuli Crew Chief for Super Late Model #0 Ryan DeStefano
How did you get into racing? I’ve known Ryan since high school, we were friends. I was into cars and knew he raced at Slinger, so I went with him a couple times and thought, “This is pretty cool”. From there I started helping in the shop slowly(when I started, I pretty much only knew “righty tighty, lefty loosey”), but …
10 Questions With….The Figure 8 Division
How much will it cost to get involved? The cost of a figure 8 car really depends on a persons budget…cars can be built for 2,000$ or you can spend as much as 6-8000$. There is alot of used chassis for sale out there so alot of times you can find them pretty cheap for around 500-1000 $ complete minus …
10 Questions With….The Slinger Bees Division
How much will it cost to get involved? “My mom and dad bought my first car for $300. Once we replaced some of the bad parts, we had maybe $1000 into the car but it blew up and we later bought a car from Rick Schaefer. He won the night I blew my car up. Afterward, we walked over to …
10 Questions With….Zach Braun
(who recently turned 21!) Driver of the #30 Late Model Memorial Go-Kart Alumni & Volunteer How did you get into racing? I was in Cub Scouts and Mike Egan [super late model #89] did a presentation on Memorial Go-Karts. I was really into racing at the time; we went to the track every single weekend and I could hear the …
10 Questions with…Joel Laufer Retired Sportsman, Super Late Model, and Late Model Driver
2017 Inductee – Southeastern WI Short Track Hall of Fame Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame – Class of 2015 How did you get into racing? My brother, Al, built a car and he let me drive it. Once I drove it, I thought I better get into racing. I started in a Sportsman in 1972 and raced the last two …
10 Questions With….Miles “Mouse” Melius
2011 Inductee – Southeastern WI Short Track Hall of Fame Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame – Class of 2014 (Special thanks to Gene Schwister for his assistance!) Stop at the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame in Hartford today from 10:00 to 2:00 to join Miles “Mouse” Melius’ 95th Birthday Celebration! Why did you get into racing? I was …
10 Questions With….The Team Cruisers Division
Why is the Team Cruiser division returning to Slinger Super Speedway in 2019? “There are a couple of reasons to bring back the Team Cruisers. Number one is demand, and if everyone that says they want to build and race in the division does it, we will have a good-sized field of cars right out of the box. The second …
10 Questions With….Brian Stanczyk (“stan-check”) Driver of the #23 Painting Pros “Mullet Power” Slinger Bee
Why did you get into racing? Two years ago I was sitting at home, my daughter had moved out, and there was money falling out of the cupboards. I decided I need to find a girlfriend or buy a racecar. The racecar seemed like it would have fewer problems. Who is your favorite NASCAR (or other pro) driver? I’ve always …
10 Questions With….Bill Shavlik Driver of the #0 Figure 8
Why did you get into racing? I started with a Demo Derby and an Enduro, both at Slinger in the late 80’s. That made me want to buy a racecar! The first one was a Stinger (in 1994 or 95). I bought it on a Saturday from Birdie Shong, and bought a trailer on Sunday morning. That night I took …
10 Questions with…Mark Ritger Driver of the 1X Figure 8
(See end of article for the full list of divisions raced) Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame – Class of 2017 How did you get into racing? My dad starting taking me to the races in 1968 at Cedarburg Firemen’s Park every Wednesday night. Before I knew it, Dad and I were going to races at least two times a week …
“Where Are They Now” Version 10 Questions With….Austin Konetski Driver of the #13 Super Late Model (2003-2005)
Why did you stop racing? My last year was 2005, when Kevin Laatsch at Pathfinder, where I worked, was selling his business. I knew I was not going anywhere in racing, and could not move up the ladder on my own. It was time to start working on my own future, so I moved to North Carolina. What have you …
10 Questions With….Jay Kalbus Driver of the #27 Sportsman
How did you get into racing? I was taken to the track by my father when I was young, so I’ve always wanted to race something. I started as a kid in snowmobiles, then go-karts, and motocross. At Slinger, I started with Enduros in the 80’s, then Figure 8’s a little. I also raced The Futures when they used to …
10 Questions with…Willie “The Rabbit” Goeden, who recently turned 80 years old!
(with special guest appearances by his wife, Jeanne) Retired Driver of the #72 modified, #1 modified, and #72 late model 2007 Inductee – Southeastern WI Short Track Hall of Fame Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame – Class of 2017 How did you get into racing? I went to Slinger and saw Billy Chitwood in a Corvette, doing jumps – I …
10 Questions With….Garrett Konrath Driver of the #9 Slinger Bee
How did you get into racing? I started watching racing when I was really young, as far back as I can remember. But I really didn’t get into it until I started helping Zach Braun [#30] with his late model, and spotting for him. Two years after that, I bought my own car. In 2017, I ran two races at …
“Where Are They Now” Version 10 Questions With….Jason Taghikhani Driver of the #41 Slinger Stinger (2002) and Sportsman (2003-2005)
What have you been up to since leaving racing? Since I left racing, I packed up and moved to Florida, got a job in engineering to pay off all the racing debt I collected, got married and we had a boy a couple months ago. I spend most of my time out on the ocean keeping the grouper and snapper …