By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., Aug 30—A driver’s first super late model feature victory at the Slinger Super Speedway is always memorable but the moment is even more special when that victory is achieved by beating the best in the business. Ryan DeStefano did just that Sunday night as he captured his first career super late model feature win in …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., Aug 23—16-year old Luke Fenhaus, a rising star on the Wisconsin super late model racing scene, topped a strong field of contenders to capture his first career Slinger Speedway super late model feature victory Sunday night in the 75-lap Carl Wegner Memorial. Nick Wagner and Dennis Prunty led the field to the green flag and …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., Aug 16—Defending late model track champion Jacob Nottestad took the lead on lap 33 of the 50-lap late model main event Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway and then turned back challenges from Ryan Gutknecht to drive to the victory. “That was unreal passing everyone on the outside there,” Nottestad said describing his many …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., July 19— Picking up right where he left off when the super late models last raced a Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway, Steve Apel drove to a convincing win in the Tribute Night 75-lap main event. “I can’t thank the crew enough because we wrecked the car pretty bad in the Nationals.” Apel …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., July 12— Sunday night marked the annual Small Car Nationals at the Slinger Super Speedway and Kyle Stark, Tristan Swanson, Brandon Tackes, Matt Rose, and Alex Hartwig all scored feature wins in their respective divisions. Stark captured the victory in the Super Beez division feature while Swanson took top honors in the Legends main event. …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., July 8— Redeeming himself from a last lap loss a year ago, Ty Majeski overcame power steering issues to capture a convincing victory in the SuperSeal Slinger Nationals presented by Miller Lite on a sweltering Wednesday evening at the Slinger Super Speedway. The prestigious event was postponed a day later after a strong rain deluge …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., July 5—Jacob Nottestad survived a tough 88-lap Big 8 Late Model Series Prelude to the Nationals feature and drove to the victory over Ryan Gutknecht and Nick Egan Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway. “The car really came to life after the halfway mark,” Nottestad stated from victory lane, “We were loose the first …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., June 28—Steve Apel took the lead just before halfway in the 77-lap super late model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway when leaders Alex Prunty and Brad Keith tangled in turn four and drove to his third victory in four weeks. “These guys work super hard all week long and to be able …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., June 21—For the second time in three weeks, Steve Apel worked his way to the front of the super late model feature field and drove away with the victory as he topped the PMF 75-lap main event Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway. “I’ll tell you what, that was fun racing with Rich (Loch) …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., June 14—Casey Johnson took the lead just past the halfway mark in the WABAM 75-lap super late model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway and then turned back several late race challenges from Alex Prunty to capture his first super late model main event victory at the fast quarter-mile oval. “We just got …

Slinger, Wis., May 31—Defending track champion Steve Apel drove to a convincing victory in the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Sunday on Keith’s Marina Race Against Cancer night at the Slinger Super Speedway. The win was Apel’s first in the prestigious super late model race. “It’s been a long time coming.” Apel stated reflecting on the important victory, “It’s been a tough …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., May 24—Slinger Speedway kicked off its 2020 season Sunday night with the E.H. Wolf and Sons Memorial Day Weekend Special as Alex Prunty bested Dennis Prunty and Mike Held to win the 100-lap super late model headliner. “The car just got better and better as the race went on, “Alex Prunty stated from victory lane …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., Sept. 8— The top two drivers in the late model division at the Slinger Super Speedway shined Sunday afternoon as Jack Stern won the 50-lap feature while Jacob Nottstad was crowned the 2019 Late Model Track Champion in his rookie season. Stern held off Jakob Hassler to capture the victory in the main event while …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., Sept. 1—After a few weeks away, Dennis Prunty returned to the Slinger Super Speedway high-banks and held off Brad Mueller and Luke Fenhouse to win the 100-lap super late model Labor Day Celebration feature Sunday night while Steve Apel’s fifth place finish was enough to earn the 2019 super late model track championship. “Some people …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., Aug 25—The box score shows Alex Prunty nearly led every lap of the Race for Autism Awareness 75-lap super late model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway but the victory was anything but easy as he had to fend off numerous challenges from Brad Mueller before taking the checkered flag. “The track was …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., Aug 18—Jacob Nottestad racked up his sixth late model feature victory of the season in the 40-lap main event Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway as he was in the right place at the right time when the top two drivers tangled with ten laps to go. “The car got a little bit tight …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., Aug 11— For the past several years, anything that could happen seemed to happen to Rich Loch and his Loch Motorsports team, yet through personal loss, injuries, accidents, and heart-breaking mechanical failures, they continued to race week in and week out without a word of complaining. That perseverance finally paid off Sunday night at the …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., Aug 4— Steve Apel and Brad Mueller staged a superb battle for the lead throughout the Obermeyer’s 41 Auto Body 75-lap super late model feature Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway before Apel was able to edge ahead to his fourth main event victory of the season. “I’ll tell you what, we need to …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., July 28—Alex Prunty wasted no time on his trek to victory in the South Eastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame Tribute 75 Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway as he captured his third super late model feature win of the season. Seemingly mired in third place behind Brad Mueller and Chris Blawat in …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., July 21— Steve Apel propelled himself from third place to the victory when leaders Alex Prunty and Brad Mueller tangled on a green-white-checkered final restart in the “Back in the Day” 75-lap super late model feature presented by the Washington County Fair Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway. “We caught the top two late …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., July 14—Matt Allen, Kyle Stark, Brandon Tackes, Brian Baldyga, and Alex Hartwig all claimed victories in feature events during the inaugural Small Car Nationals Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway. Allen’s victory in the 25-lap Legends feature was the most spectacular of the group as he and fast qualifier Austin Jahr crossed the finish …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., July 9— Two of the most prolific Wisconsin drivers settled the biggest short track race in the state Tuesday night at the Slinger Super Speedway as veteran Matt Kenseth outdueled up-and-comer Ty Majeski in a last lap shootout to win his record-extending eighth SuperSeal Slinger Nationals crown. A late race caution on lap 173 allowed …

By Dan Margetta Slinger, Wis., July 7—Jeff Holtz made his first appearance of the season in a late model at the Slinger Super Speedway Sunday night and drove to victory in the 50-lap Prelude to the Nationals main event. The event got off to a rough start when on the very first lap, a tightly bunched field resulted in the …