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2019 NEWSROOM
Fenhaus breaks out for first SPS feature win of season
WAUSAU, Wis. (Aug. 15) – Quiet for much of the season at State Park Speedway coming off a championship a year ago, Luke Fenhaus broke out in a big way Thursday night. The 15-year old from Wausau and defending champion in the Auto Select Super Late Models class scored...
Blount wins with “Lucian Strong” effort; Cabelka, Ferge, Hartwig add victories
A night that was about more than racing for Greg Blount wound up a success on all levels. Already in the midst of a fierce points battle in the Snap-on Mini Mods class, Blount also raced Thursday night with seven-year old Lucian Taggart on his mind. His night on the...
Weinfurter, Knoblock win twin CWRA features; Swan avoids trouble in Midwest Trucks
WAUSAU, Wis. (Aug. 8) – Years after he ran the Central Wisconsin Racing Association circuit on a regular basis, Jeff Weinfurter isn’t a regular at State Park Speedway anymore. One would have a hard time knowing that based on his current performances at the track. The...
Pingel, Stark get to top for first time in SPS features
WAUSAU, Wis. (Aug. 8) - While grizzled veterans dominated the longest races of the night, Thursday night also featured a pair of first-time winners at State Park Speedway, as well as another vet picking up a win in making a move in the point standings. The Rockstar...
CWRA STARS TO LEGENDS TOUR MIKE MILLER HONORING RACE COMING TO STATE PARK SPEEDWAY, AUGUST 8TH
WAUSAU, WI - The CWRA Stars to Legends Tour as presented by Smiley's Old Time Diner will be coming to the State Park Speedway, Wausau, WI., Thursday night, August 8th. In addition to all the stars of CWRA racing, the night will see the honoring of short track racing...
No runner-up this time, Johnson rolls to TUNDRA win at SPS
WAUSAU, Wis. (Aug. 3) – There was no finishing second for Casey Johnson this time. One week after a runner-up finish at State Park Speedway and after two seconds in TUNDRA Super Late Model Series features earlier this year, Johnson was back as a winner at the track...
Schramm wins wild one in pure stocks; Thicke, Vander Loop get first-ever SPS wins
Saturday night’s TUNDRA show at State Park Speedway saw plenty of action in the night’s three support divisions, including a wild finish in the track’s lone regular division on hand plus a pair of traveling first-time winners. Four nearly equal cars led to a whale of...
ROBUST ROUND FIVE FIELD WILL FORM TUNDRA CHAMPIONSHIP PICTURE
PORTAGE, Wis. (July 30, 2019) – With only two races remaining in the 2019 season for the TUNDRA Super Late Model Series Powered by Wisconsin Potatoes, the Championship battle is about to intensify. The next stop is the tricky quarter-mile at State Park Speedway in...
Sommers captures Detjens Memorial for first ARCA Midwest Tour win
WAUSAU, Wis. (July 27) – In what has become a breakthrough month in his young super late model racing career, Gabe Sommers captured his biggest prize yet Saturday night at State Park Speedway. Sommers added his name to a long list of winners of the prestigious Larry...
Schramm, Call, Ferge score emotional Detjens wins; Hartwig doubles up in Bandos
Young racer or veteran, the significance of winning a feature on Larry Detjens Memorial Weekend is not lost on drivers competing in Detjens’ honor at State Park Speedway. Add in varying personal circumstances and exciting finishes in several divisions, and just about...
No. 70 wins No. 70 as Knoblock takes Detjens Big 8 feature
WAUSAU, Wis. (July 26) – Time and again, Neil Knoblock faced challenges for supremacy at State Park Speedway Friday night. Every single time, Knoblock had an answer, and the result was a memorable victory for a veteran on his home track. Knoblock scored his first-ever...
Jimmer Lietz, Ferge and Hartwig all prevail on Detjens Friday
The Big 8 race hardly had a monopoly on popular wins by local veteran drivers on the first night of the 2019 Larry Detjens Memorial Weekend. The Snap-on Mini Mods also saw one of State Park Speedway’s leading racing families back in Brickner Family Auto Group Victory...
EXPERIENCED AND EXCITING GROUP OF DRIVERS VIE FOR BIG 8 DETJENS CROWN
By: Tom AceThis Friday night July 26, the Big 8 Late Model Series returns toState Park Speedway in Wausau Wisconsin for the eighth time in Serieshistory.Through the years, the tricky bullring nestled at the base of Rib Mountain has produced some of the best racing and...
Defending Race Winner Johnson Brings Point Lead Into Detjens 125 Saturday at State Park
Wausau, WI- Having won last year’s Larry Detjens Memorial at State Park Speedway as well as half of the ARCA Midwest Tour Super Late Model events this season, Casey Johnson is amongst the favorites for the Auto Select Larry Detjens 125 this Saturday night July...
Camping Form for Auto Select Detjens Memorial Weekend
Below is the camping form for Auto Select Detjens Memorial Weekend. Please fill out the form and email to stateparkspeedway@yahoo.com so we can attempt to accommodate all camping requests. There will be a $25 fee for all campsites this year and there will be limited...
Weinfurter, Volm repeat as winners on second CWRA stop at State Park
WAUSAU, Wis. (July 18) – Jeff Weinfurter and Travis Volm both took eventful paths to get there, but in the end they were in the exact same place Thursday night at State Park Speedway as they were just under three weeks earlier. Weinfurter and Volm both claimed...
Volm, Strachota get third feature wins; Rowe back up front in Mini Stocks
WAUSAU (July 18) - The race for supremacy at State Park Speedway in the Advance Auto Parts Pure Stocks this season has become a spirited two-man battle at the top, and Alex Volm ensured it would remain that way. With Brian (Butchie) Schramm having won three of the...
Fr. Grubba Book Tour & CWRA on Tap for a Special Thursday Night of Racing
Thursday, July 18th will be a special night at State Park Speedway as we host Fr. Dale Grubba’s final book on Dick Trickle and Tom Reffner. Drivers old and new will be on hand as well as some memorable cars to celebrate Fr. Grubba’s newest book 67. “Fr. Grubba has...
Red-hot Volm wins again, takes super late main on Christmas in July Night
WAUSAU, Wis. (July 3) – One of the most successful drivers at State Park Speedway over the past decade, Travis Volm is reaching new heights in the 2019 season. And suddenly, the hottest super late model at State Park Speedway at the moment isn’t even a super late...
Defending champions Schramm, Seliger and Ferge all start July with feature wins
The calendar turning to July and hot summer weather proved to be good signs for three of last season’s State Park Speedway track champions. Brian Schramm, George Seliger and Kole Ferge all won championships at State Park Speedway in 2018 in their respective divisions,...
Wednesday, July 3rd is Christmas in July and FIREWORKS
This Wednesday at State Park Speedway we will celebrate Christmas in July and also kick off the 4th of July weekend with fireworks! Santa will be on hand for visits and might even have presents for good boys and girls. Then make sure to stick around after the races...
WEINFURTER, VOLM VICTORIOUS IN CWRA STARS TO LEGENDS TOUR ACTION AT STATE PARK SPEEDWAY
WAUSAU, WI - The CWRA Stars to Legends Tour as presented by Smiley's Old Time Diner, made it's first appearance, on Dave Lashua Memorial night, at State Park Speedway in over a year here Saturday, June 29th and when all was said and done it was Tour veteran, Jeff...
Kids Night, Dave Lashua Memorial Postponed, Rescheduled for Saturday, June 29
WAUSAU (June 27) -Thursday night's Wausau Noon Optimist Kids' Night and Dave Lashua Memorial race at State Park Speedway has been postponed due to persistent rain showers in the Wausau area. A rain date has been set for Thursday night's entire race program, and racing...
CWRA Stars to Legends Tour Coming to State Park Speedway
WAUSAU, WI - The CWRA Stars to Legends Tour as presented by Smiley's Old Time Diner Super Late Model drivers will be making a stop at the State Park Speedway, Wausau, WI., Thursday night, June 27th. It will be the first time in over a year the Tour is holding an event...
Gajewski continues mastery of Flip Merwin Memorial
WAUSAU, Wis. (June 20) - M.G. Gajewski’s reign in State Park Speedway’s Flip Merwin Memorial continued Thursday night. With authority. Gajewski won the Flip Merwin race for the third straight year, doing so with a dominant performance. He took the lead from Chris...
Night of Flip Merwin repeats also counts Schramm, Blount, Schoone & Guralski as winners
WAUSAU, Wis. (June 20) - M.G. Gajewski wasn’t the only driver to repeat in 2019 as a Flip Merwin Memorial feature winner at State Park Speedway. Incredibly, all five divisions that raced last year and again this year saw the same winners as the 2018 Merwin race. Brian...
Flip Merwin Memorial Entry List Features Heavy Hitters
The entry list for the Flip Merwin Memorial race continues to grow and features a mix of local drivers and some that are making the trip back to State Park Speedway for the first time in years. Local favorites Mark Mackesy, Luke Fenhaus, Travis Volm, Jay VanDerGeest,...
Flip Merwin Memorial Payout and Schedule
The Flip Merwin Memorial race will take place next Thursday, June 20th at State Park Speedway. Below is the schedule and payout information for the event. All Super Late Model drivers who register by June 18th will receive one free pit pass. Flip Sheet 2019...
Defending Champs Schramm, Seliger Back in Victory Lane; Lecher Gets First SPS Feature
Throwback Thursday at State Park Speedway also was a throwback to just a year ago as a pair of defending division champions took checkered flags in feature racing for the first time this season. Brian Schramm won last year’s Advance Auto Parts Pure Stocks...
Mondeik Sweeps the Show in Super Late Models on Throwback Thursday
From start to finish, Justin Mondeik left no doubt about who had the best car at State Park Speedway Thursday night. Mondeik brought out the broom for a clean sweep in the Auto Select Super Late Model class, claiming fast time, winning his heat race and then taking...