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Volm wins season finale while Heinrich clinches first-ever super late models title
WAUSAU, Wis. (Aug. 24) – A competitive 2023 season in the Auto Select Super Late Models at State Park Speedway came to a fitting conclusion, with good battles on the track and in the points in the final race of the season. Travis Volm of Wausau was victorious in the...
Cabelka, Breitenfeldt cap championship seasons with wins; Meharg wins in mini mods while Anderson clinches title
WAUSAU (Aug. 24) – A ‘bucket list’ season over 20 years in the making for Wausau’s Dave Cabelka ended in the best way possible on Season Championship Night at State Park Speedway. A longtime part-time racer, Cabelka made the most of his first season getting to race a...
Super late model, pure stock championship races highlight Season Championship Night
WAUSAU, Wis. (Aug. 23) – A competitive points race in its top division got closer last week and should come down to a compelling conclusion when State Park Speedway hosts its final night of weekly racing this Thursday at the Rib Mountain quarter-mile. Three drivers...
Driver Profile: Justin Mondeik
Name: Justin Mondeik Age: 26 Hometown: Gleason, Wis. Occupation: Mechanical Project Engineer Years racing/classes: 11 Years, Mini-Mod, Limited Late Model, Super Late Model Pit crew: Peter, Toby, Darin, Kayla, Mitch, Eric, Garret, Matt, Brian, Corey, Doug, Brian, Jeff,...
Mondeik’s big week continues with second straight Lodi Memorial win
WAUSAU, Wis. (Aug. 17) – Justin Mondeik’s chase for a fourth straight Auto Select Super Late Models championship at State Park Speedway isn’t over yet. The three-time defending champion from Gleason took the lead from points leader Brock Heinrich with 13 laps left and...
Cabelka nearing first title after pure stocks win; Sauter clinches Bandos championship
WAUSAU (Aug. 17) – A season-long battle between Dave Cabelka and Brett Breitenfeldt might’ve been summed up by their race Thursday night in the Wayne (Lodi) Lodholz Memorial at State Park Speedway. Two nearly equal cars battled at the front of the field once again in...
Lodi Memorial this Thursday Night
4:30pm - Fan Gates Open 6:00pm - Qualifying 7:00pm - Racing Begins TICKETS Adult (13 & up) - $18 Kids (6-12) - $5 5 & Under - FREE
Mondeik defends home turf with State Park TUNDRA win
WAUSAU, Wis. (Aug. 13) – After three years as one of the winningest drivers in Wisconsin, it’s been a rather quiet year for Justin Mondeik in 2023. Mondeik is still a three-time defending champion at State Park Speedway, though, and entering Sunday also was the...
Heinrich stays hot with feature win on Corn Night
WAUSAU, Wis. (Aug. 10) – A three-week break did nothing to cool off Brock Heinrich at State Park Speedway this summer. The year 2023 is starting to look like Heinrich’s year in the Auto Select Super Late Models at the quarter-mile track in Rib Mountain, after the...
Schilling, Kurth win first SPS features, trio sweep way to victories
WAUSAU, Wis. (Aug. 10) – A busy night of racing also was one with a number of milestones reached Thursday at State Park Speedway, including a pair of first-time feature winners at the track. Ringle’s Steve Schilling and Cole Kurth of Wisconsin Rapids both earned their...
Driver Profile: Mike Meharg
Name: Michael Meharg Age: 31 Hometown: Auburndale, Wis., now living in Marshfield Family: Wife Kortney; children Khloee (8), Korbyn (5), Karsyn (2) and newborn Karlee, who was just born July 28 Occupation: Asphalt repair Years racing/classes: Hornets at SK Speedway...
Rain gets best of State Park Thursday night program
WAUSAU (July 27) - The weather ended racing early at State Park Speedway for the first time this season as rain caused the postponement of Thursday night's Christmas in July and Wausau Noon Optimists Kids Night show. Rain and storms moved into the area just after...
Heinrich’s Last Minute Decision Pays Off with Detjens Memorial Victory
(release courtesy ASA Midwest Tour) WAUSAU, Wis. (July 22) – Brock Heinrich was a last minute entry into Saturday night’s Larry Detjens Memorial 125 at State Park Speedway in Wausau, Wisconsin. His plans for this weekend was to be on a boat, but he sailed his way to...
Check takes first-ever pure stock feature, Meharg, Strachota and Sauter also winners on Detjens Saturday
WAUSAU, Wis. (July 22) – The Larry Detjens Memorial supplied a first-time feature winner in the Advance Auto Parts Pure stocks a year ago, and it did the same again in 2023. Kyle Check of Shantytown took the lead from the outside pole on lap 2 and never gave it back,...
Brown takes care of unfinished business, cops first Big 8 win in Detjens Memorial
WAUSAU, Wis. (July 21) – Finally it was Grant Brown’s turn at State Park Speedway. Brown was runner-up the last two years in the annual Big 8 Series visit for the Larry Detjens Memorial, but he did one better Friday, winning the 58-lap feature event highlighting the...
Anderson rallies on late restart again, Custer, Brockhouse and Sauter also win on Detjens Friday
WAUSAU, Wis. (July 21) – It felt like Groundhog Day all over again in the Snap-on Mini Mods at State Park Speedway on the opening night of the 2023 Larry Detjens Memorial. For Tim Anderson, it’s a movie that he was happy to play again. For the second straight week,...
Auto Select Detjens Memorial Weekend Full Schedule
2023 Detjens Memorial Weekend Schedule Friday, July 21st 3:00 Pit gates open 4:00-4:20-Big 8 Practice 4:20-4:30-Bandolero Practice 4:30-4:40-Legends 4:40-4:50-Mini-Stock Practice 4:50-5:00-Mini-Mod Practice 5:00-5:20-Big 8 Practice 5:20-5:30-Bandolero Practice...
Mondeik rings the bell for first feature win of season
WAUSAU, Wis. (July 13) – Thirty-five laps turned out to be just right for Justin Mondeik at State Park Speedway Thursday night. A few laps more might’ve been a problem with Jason Weinkauf in hot pursuit, but instead it was Mondeik snapping a rare drought with his...
Points leaders Breitenfeldt, Cabelka, Anderson keep winning at SPS
WAUSAU, Wis. (July 13) – Eric Breitenfeldt, Dave Cabelka and Tim Anderson have been the drivers to beat this year in their respective divisions at State Park Speedway, and nothing changed with that Thursday night. Breitenfeldt, Cabelka and Anderson all added to their...
Next Race: Thursday, July 13th
GIFTS FROM HEAVEN NIGHT SUPER LATE MODELS & SUPPORT DIVISIONS 4:30pm - Fan Gates Open 6:00pm - Qualifying 7:00pm - Racing Begins TICKETS Adult (13 & up) - $15 Kids (6-12) - $5 5 & Under - FREE
Heinrich holds off Mondeik for second SPS feature win this season
WAUSAU, Wis. (June 29) – Brock Heinrich once again received more drama than he bargained for at State Park Speedway, but this time with a happy ending. Taking the lead early in the feature for the second straight week, Heinrich dealt with three restarts, a light pole...
Breitenfeldt captures first Lashua Memorial, Anderson wins Midwest Dash visit
WAUSAU, Wis. (June 29) – In the course of just over two laps, a frustrating race for Brett Breitenfeldt turned into a golden one. Misfortune for the leaders combined with a late caution gave Breitenfeldt the opening to change his luck, and the Wausau driver took...
Second for Weinkauf now means two straight feature wins at State Park
WAUSAU, Wis. (June 22) – After being seemingly haunted by the number two for more than a year, Jason Weinkauf has found a two that fits him much better at State Park Speedway. The Merrill native now is a two-time feature winner this year in the Auto Select Super Late...
Cabelka, Anderson and Strachota all add to 2023 SPS feature win totals
WAUSAU, Wis. (June 22) – The fourth race night of the season at State Park Speedway was a night for second- and even third-time feature winners all around in every division. Tim Anderson of Auburndale and Wausau’s Garret Strachota both became two-time winners,...
Thursday Night Racing at State Park Speedway
Thursday Night Super Late Models, Pure Stocks, Mini-Mods and Mini-Stocks! Fan gates: 4:30pm Qualifying: 6:00pm Racing 7:00pm
Weinkauf ends string of near-misses, wins his first Flip Merwin Memorial
WAUSAU, Wis. (June 15) – After more than a year of near-misses at State Park Speedway, the breaks finally went Jason Weinkauf’s way in the 2023 Flip Merwin Memorial. What appeared set to be Jevin Guralski’s breakthrough moment instead became Weinkauf’s night at the...
Snappy Joe nabs first Flip race win, Breitenfeldt, Schoone and Sauter also winners
WAUSAU, Wis. (June 15) – The 20th running of the Flip Merwin Memorial at State Park Speedway also resulted in some firsts for a couple of local veteran drivers. Joe Kuehn claimed the Snap-on Mini Mods feature, the veteran’s first-ever Merwin Memorial feature win....
Flip Merwin Memorial Thursday Night
The annual Flip Merwin Memorial takes to State Park Speedway Thursday, June 15th. The night will feature a 75-lap Auto Select Super Late Model presented by C-Tech race plus support divisions and bandoleros. Fan gates open at 4:30pm with qualifying at 6pm and racing...
Hanging around pays off for Volm with first SPS feature win of 2023
WAUSAU, Wis. (June 8) – As Jason Weinkauf and Justin Mondeik pulled away late, Travis Volm’s chances at winning his first feature of the 2023 season at State Park Speedway appeared to have slipped away. Everything changed with eight laps left in the Auto Select Super...
Cabelka goes 2-for-2 in pure stocks, Brockhouse, Willhite, Strachota, Sauter also among winners
WAUSAU, Wis. (June 8) – Driving a former State Park Speedway track champion’s car continues to suit Dave Cabelka perfectly, to the point where he may just make a run at his own championship in the car himself this year. Cabelka won his second straight Advance Auto...