Tri County Heating in New Franken has signed on to become the primary sponsor for a 2012 Harris IMCA northern sportmod that will be given away later this year at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek. The car will be awarded to a sportmod driver at the end of the year who races in 75 percent or more of the track’s weekly shows in 2012. In addition, division drivers who earn 100 percent attendance racing their cars all year will receive a mulligan – an extra chip in the drawing bag when the machine is awarded to a driver at season’s end in August. The value of the car, without a motor and transmission, is $15,000. Press Release (01-30-12)

141 Speedway in Francis Creek will host it’s 2011 awards banquet Saturday, February 4 at Fox Hills Resort in Mishicot. Champions in all six divisions will be crowned. Rookie-of-the-year honors will also be doled out, along with most improved driver awards. Drivers who took part in 75 percent or more of the weekly shows will receive point fund money. Drivers need to be at the banquet to collect both point fund money and trophies. Press Release (01-30-12)

Three northeast Wisconsin-based businesses, all with ties to dirt track racing, have signed on to back the Badger Mod Tour during its inaugural season in 2012. The tour will be referred to as“The Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design & Directional Drilling Services.” The series will host modified races at clay ovals in the eastern half of Wisconsin this year. “With the support of these three businesses, we can secure the guaranteed point fund for the drivers and that’s a big step for our first year,” said series director Joe Verdegan. “Our point fund will pay 20 spots deep to tour members and guarantees the winner a minimum of $1500 cash, along with other contingencies we’re currently working on. We’re new and we’re taking “baby steps” so to speak in our first year. We want to be around for the long haul.” Press Release (01-30-12)

141 Speedway in Francis Creek, Wisconsin will run their sportmods under the IMCA sanction for their weekly, Saturday night program in 2012. Track promoter Bruce Conard announced today at the Lakeshore Motorsports Show & Sale in Manitowoc that they had decided to accept the sanctioning body's request to rejoin the state's newest, high-banked, third-mile, clay oval in sanctioning weekly racing action for the sportmods. Press Release (01-23-12)

The schedule for the new Custom Windows Plus Badger Mod Tour presented by Floors By Design was released at a drivers meeting at 141 Speedway's Victory Lane Pub on Thursday. 8 shows at seven different clay ovals will take place in the series maiden voyage. The Tour kicks off on Memorial Day weekend Saturday, May 26 at Beaver Dam Raceway, a privately owned, high-banked third-mile clay oval. Press Release (01-23-12)

Lakeshore Motorsports Promotions, headed up by track manager Rick Goral of Denmark, has decided to call it quits as the promoters of Luxemburg Speedway's weekly, Friday night program at the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds. There were many factors, according to Goral, that led to the decision to pull out. Chief among those decisions was an added expense of moving the pit area to the west end of the fairgrounds. A new concession stand would be built. "It would be quite an expensive proposition to bring that kitchen up to code," said Goral. LMP paid the highest track rental fee to host weekly racing. "It's among the highest in the state, if not the Midwest and in this economy, makes it awful tough to pull a profit," said Goral. "Overall the county has been pretty good to work with. There are just some areas we don't see eye to eye on is all." Press Release (01-13-12)

141 Speedway will be giving away a complete 2012 Harris Racing Sportmod at the end of the year to one lucky driver who competes regularly at the high-banked, third mile clay oval. The car, valued at nearly $15,000, will be awarded to any sportmod driver who competes in 75 percent or more of the track’s weekly shows in 2012. In addition, division drivers who earn 100 percent attendance racing their cars all year will receive a mulligan – an extra chip in the drawing bag when the machine is awarded to a driver at season’s end in August. Press Release (01-13-12)

If there's one key theme to 141 Speedway's last two seasonsof racing at the Francis Creek oval, it's undoubtedly been "change." 141 saw it's average, weekly car count increase as the summer months wore on, a trend much differentthan most weekly dirt tracks in Wisconsin. "Our Modified and Brian Peterson Builders Grand National classes were pretty steady, but we saw a pretty good jump in the Stock Car and Street Stock classes,especially in late July and early August," said Bruce Conard. "I'm not sure what it was. We take a lot of pride in the whole program, everything from track prep to the concession area up top to shooting the t shirts out to the fans at intermission. We pay attention to the details and we'd like to think it'spaid off for us." Press Release (01-2-11)

The third annual Lakeshore Motorsports Show & Sale is slated to take place Saturday, January 21 at the Manitowoc County Expo's Merchants Building in Manitowoc from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 30 different vendors will be on hand, everything from Wisconsin race tracks, chassis builders, race car parts manufacturers and individuals and businesses selling new and used racing parts, equipment and supplies. Press Release (12-28-11)

The first official drivers meeting for the newly created Badger Mod Tour will be held Thursday night, January 19 at 7 p.m. at the Victory Lane Sports bar located at 141 Speedway in Francis Creek. The Badger Mod Tour is traveling modified series hosting dates at dirt ovals across the eastern half of Wisconsin in 2012. A series schedule will be unveiled, along with the rules package, payout and points fund as well as other pertinent information. Press Release (12-28-11)

Floors By Design team owner Ricky Lemmen of Ashwaubenon has announced that 2011 Wisconsin state IMCA modified champion “Dancin Lance” Arneson of Oconto Falls will team up with Green Bay’s “Crocodile Kyle” Lentz in a two-car dirt modified team for 2012. Both cars will be housed in the new Floors By Design racing shop located in Suamico. Kyle and Lance will both race weekly at Luxemburg Speedway on Friday nights. Kyle will race weekly at 141 Speedway (Francis Creek) on Saturday nights while Lance will race Saturday nights at Shawano and 141 Speedways. Both may also compete Sunday nights at Seymour Speedway and will compete on the new Badger Mod Tour, with that series schedule set to be released in January, 2012. Press Release (12-28-11)

Street Stocks and 4 Cylinder Divisions will crown their 2011 champions in their respective divisions this Sunday. The Late Models will also return for their third night at Seymour Super Speedway. IMCA Modifieds, Stockcars and Sportmods are also in action. The evening’s events are sponsored by Jerry Calaway. Racing gets underway at 6 p.m. Dan Gracyalny holds a 13 point lead in the Street Stock series championship after his feature win last week. Winkler sits in second place. Press Release (09-3-11)

A pair of “Race of Champions” races for Modified and Stock Car drivers have been added to the Friday night show of the 8th annual “Fall Classic” presented by Tisler Salvage at Luxemburg Speedway September 16 and 17. Drivers eligible for the ROC will include any driver who has won a feature event or a track championship in 2011. In addition, any driver that has won a track title in any previous racing season is eligible. The features won to qualify a driver for these special races must have been in either a Modified or Stock car with no crossover allowed. Press Release (09-3-11)

”Dancin” Lance Arneson passed Scott Mullen with just 3 laps remaining to take home his second feature of the season in the IMCA Modifieds at Seymour Super Speedway. Other feature winners were Brian Ambrosius (IMCA Stock Car), Chad Guyette (IMCA Sport Mod), Danny Gracyalny (Street Stock) and Brian Johnson (Four-Cylinders). Press Release (08-29-11)

The third appearance of the season of the 900-horsepower, winged Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints at 141 Speedway will be Sunday, September 4. Joining the fastest machines on dirt will be the Brian Peterson Builders Grand Nationals, Sport 4’s and the Legends. The shows will be a draw/redraw format and non-points for the Grand Nationals and Sport 4’s. Press Release (08-29-11)

With the 2011 race season winding down, Jason Czarapata continues to be the class of the field in the IMCA Modified division at Shawano Speedway as he won his sixth feature of the year Saturday night. Justin Ritchie won his first WISSOTA Late Model feature of the year, while Dan Michonski won his fourth IMCA Stock Car feature. Dave Fieber continues the lead the FASTRAK Late Model division, winning his third feature of the year. Travis Van Straten won his fourth IMCA Northern SportMod feature. Press Release (08-29-11)

Mark Schroeder tells us that Miller Lite/General Beer Northeast has notified the team that they are cutting sponsorship for the 2012 season. This was strictly a business decision by Miller Lite/General Beer Northeast as they cut expenses out of their budget, not to sponsor a car at WIR. On a positive note the team is currently awaiting a brand new chassis for the 2012 season. The team's new car will sit on a 2012 Right Foot Chassis. This will be the first complete chassis out of Right Foot Performance Products. (01-23-11)

Brandon Dhuey Racing would like to thank Adam Sandavol and COMBAT USA FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS for becoming the teams primary sponsor for 2012!! We are very excited to partner with COMBAT USA and look forward to 2012. ALSO just in.........Crosby's Heavy Duty Wrecker Servive has joined BDR as an associate sponsor for the 2012 season. We would like to thank Steve Crosby for putting this partnership together. Brandon Dhuey Racing (01-23-11)

Lots of things in the works for “The Ace(Austin Luedtke) ”. This is what we know at this point: Pathfinder will be providing equipment and technical support for the ASA Midwest Tour. Pro Power will be providing engines for both the ASA and CRA. Mike Butz will be Driver Coach and Crew Chief for the ASA. QKA Racing (01-23-11)

We have put up our 2012 Fox River Racing Club Drivers plans page. If you have any information on a team and their plans for 2012 please email us! (01-02-12)

Track officials at Madison International Speedway have announced plans for the 2012 weekly racing program along with some exciting news about many special events planned for the season including super late models and the return of the ARCA Series. In addition, a former racer has joined the staff as the new business / marketing manager. Preliminary plans are in the works for four nights of super late model racing at MIS in 2012. “We are excited to have the super late models back on the weekly schedule for four events,” said Grueneberg. “We are hoping that many of the super late teams in the area and beyond come out and run these Super Friday events at Madison.” The super late models will join the program with the other three divisions on the nights they will be racing. Press Release (12-28-11)

Brandon Reichenberger has picked up sponsorship from Stockbridge Engineering and will race weekly at Wisconsin International Raceway for the 2012 season. (12-28-11)

We provided some old pictures to ESPN for a segment they ran before a NASCAR race a couple months ago. You can watch the video on youtube at this link http://youtu.be/tv3T85S-BjE (11-14-11)

Tyler Bauknecht who has raced in the Mid American Series for the last couple of season will be making a big jump in 2012. Tyler has been brought on board the Vanderloop Racing team for the 2012 season. Tyler will be racing weekly at Wisconsin International Raceway in the Super Late Model division. At the conclusion of the 2011 season the Vanderloop team was talking about building a brand new car. We are told that Robb Vanderloop will race in a part time schedule for the 2012 season. (11-14-11)

Cody Kippenhan the 2011 Sizzlin 4 Champion at Wisconsin International Raceway is making the move up to the Limited Late Model division. (11-14-11)

Jake Carpenter who has raced Wisconsin Sport Trucks for the last couple of seasons will be moving up to the Limited Late Model division. The team has purchased a car from May Sports Racing which was driven up at Norway by Parker May. (11-14-11)

Corey Manders, a Super Stock driver that has raced at WIR for years has purchased a Limited Late Model from Kemkes Racing. Manders plans to race weekly at Wisconsin International Raceway, running for rookie of the year honors. (11-14-11)

Dave Satorius has purchased a Super Late Model that the Satorius race team plans to campaign weekly at WIR. (11-14-11)

FRRC Tidbits: Andy Kluck raced his final race and the car has been sold. Dylan Ihde will be driving the car during the 2012 season. Dylan's father has been a long time crew member of Andy Kluck's. Gary Natrop won the 2011 Limited Late Model championship and stated he will be back behind the wheel for the 2012 season. Cody Kippenhan, the 2011 Sizzlin Four championship looks to be moving up to the Limited Late Model division next year. Corey Manders has his street stock for sale and plans to move up to either the Super Late Model or Limited Late Model division. John Roeser the 2011 Wisconsin Sport Truck champion stated in his interview that he will not be racing the truck next season. Kenny Van Wychen raced in his final figure 8 race after racing in that division for 40 years. Sounds like it will be a busy offseason as many teams were already talking about the 2012 season and their plans. (09-3-11)

Full Results from Fox River Racing Club September 2nd Racing - 2011 Final Point Standings (09-3-11)

Jeremy Lepak picked up his seventh super late model feature win of the season in the Pepsi Championship Round 75 Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway and in doing so, claimed the overall three-race Pepsi Challenge Series Championship over Jeff Holtz. Press Release (08-29-11)

Tim Olson and Myself would like to inform all of you that effective today, the ASA Midwest Sportsman Tour has been put on hold indefinitely. After numerous efforts to make a few drastic changes and updates to the current business plan, rules, and scheduling, we feel that it is justifiably impossible to keep the series operating under the current plan. ASA Sportsman Tour (01-30-12)

The American Speed Association® Midwest Tour announces it's biggest year of incentives yet with the announcement of the 2012 Champions Awards. The 2012 ASA Midwest Tour Champion will receive a free lease on a B&B Racing Engines Chevy 9:1 or Chevy Ace motor to be used during the 2013 racing season. Bruce Mueller, owner of B&B Racing engines, has been a huge part of the ASAMT and continues to have success, winning engine builder of the year 4 out of 5 years. Press Release (01-30-12)

Officials from the American Speed Association (ASA) Midwest Tour announced today Speed51.com, the leading short track news and information website, would be the Official News Site for the Swiss Colony Howie Lettow Memorial 150 presented by raceteamgear.com, held Tuesday, June 12th at the famed Milwaukee Mile in Wisconsin. Press Release (01-30-12)

The American Speed Association® Midwest Tour joins Elko Speedway for the 4th annual Thunderstruck 93 event on Saturday, September 22nd in honor of Dan Ryan Sr. who lost his life to ALS. This race will be 125 laps with a break at lap 93 in memory of Dan. Press Release (01-23-12)

The American Speed Association® Midwest Tour is excited to add Berlin Raceway in Berlin, MI to the 2012 schedule. This event will be on Saturday, June 2nd and will be sponsored by the Muskegon, MI based Port City Racecars. "Our schedule has been forming up very nicely and we assumed we were all locked up until we received a phone call from the guys at Berlin Raceway. If there was one track that we would like to add to our schedule it would have been Berlin and it was really comforting to hear how excited they were to have the Touring Stars of the ASA Midwest Tour make an inaugural visit to the historic ARTGO track. We will always continue to keep this series Midwest based and when you can go into a new market, it benefits the notoriety of our drivers and greatly improves the footing for our corporate sponsors. A lot of history will be relived by adding I-44 and Berlin Raceway and we couldn't be any more proud of what we have to offer our fans in 2012," said ASAMT VP, Steve Einhaus. Press Release (01-23-12)

The American Speed Association® Midwest Tour is proud to announce a sponsorship with Choice Hotels, making Choice Hotels the official hotel company of the ASA Midwest Tour. Press Release (01-23-12)

The American Speed Association® Midwest SCAG Truck Tour announces the tentative 2012 schedule. The Trucks will start out the season with a 50 lap feature on Saturday, May 19th at State Park Speedway in Wausau, WI for the track's season opener. Press Release (01-13-12)

The ASA Midwest Tour is accepting applications for a full time Announcer for the 2012 racing season and beyond. Individuals that are interested in this position must have at least 2 years of announcing experience in the auto racing field or related sports venues. Applicants must be capable of producing a strong voice that is capable of entertaining thousands of race fans around the Midwest. Additional requirements include a basic knowledge in PR, Marketing, and Media along with exceptional writing skills are a plus. Candidates must be able to travel on weekends with our team and assist in at track marketing display setups and technical aspects of the event. Press Release (01-13-12)

Lebanon I-44 Speedway's American Speed Association® (ASA) Midwest Tour race date has been re-scheduled for the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, September 1, 2012, returning the super late model series to the track's 3/8-mile, high-banked asphalt oval for the first time in over ten years. "We fully support Lebanon I-44 Speedway's decision to request an earlier race date for our series," said ASA Midwest Tour Vice President, Steve Einhaus. "Since there are no ASA Midwest Tour race dates one week before or after Labor Day, we believe that Saturday, September 1st will be perfect for our race teams in terms of travel, and even vacation opportunities in the Ozarks prior to or after I-44 Speedway's event." Press Release (01-13-12)

The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and GrandStay Hospitality Rookie of the Year program has always been a very worthwhile one, but in 2012, the program will be the biggest yet and an opportunity any potential rookie would not want to pass up. The new ROY program will include prizes from McGunegill Engines, Pathfinder Chassis, Five Star Bodies, Schaeffers Racing Oil and Roltek Transmissions for a grand total of $28,500. The highest finishing rookie in each event will also receive a $200 cash bonus at every race. Press Release (12-28-11)

Becca Kasten and the BDI Racing team announced today they will compete for the CRA Super Series championship in 2012 with their number-51 Super Late Models. The team, which will be housed in West Salem, WI, is owned by NASCAR on SPEED broadcaster Bob Dillner and led by crew chief Toby Nuttleman. Speed 51 (12-28-11)

The most recent domino in the driver/crew chief silly season came with the announcement that Ross Kenseth’s Super Late Model efforts would be crew chiefed by Jamie Rouleau in 2012. Kenseth’s operation will be based in Mooresville, North Carolina now that he is attending Clemson University in South Carolina, just a short drive from Race City USA. Rouleau guided Ryan Blaney to the PASS South championship after taking over the crew chief title at the season’s halfway point. Shortly after Kenseth finished third in the Snowball Derby, the team relocated to Mooresville and tapped Rouleau to lead the team in 2012. Speed 51 (12-28-11)

In an effort to promote and develop more interest in Asphalt Vintage Stock Car Racing here in the Midwest, you are invited to attend a meeting 1:00 PM, Saturday, November 19, 2011 at: Wintergreen Resort & Conference Center. Press Release (11-14-11)

The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and GrandStay Hospitality releases its tentative schedule for the 2012 racing season. The schedule is tentatively set to include 13 events. On May 19th, the ASA Midwest Tour opens up the season at State Park Speedway in Wausau, WI with a 150 lap feature event. The 2011 event was a nail-biter with one of several first-time ASAMT winners as Mark Mackesy edged out a long battle with Bryan Reffner for the win. Press Release (11-14-11)

The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and GrandStay Hospitality will be honoring the 2011 Champions in all three divisions on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at Ho Chunk Casino in Wisconsin Dells, WI. Press Release (11-14-11)

So just what do drivers during this time? Well, if you guessed race, you were right. Young drivers like Nick Panitzke, Michael Bilderback, Thor Anderson and Griffin McGrath as well as seasoned drivers such as Steve Carlson, Scott Null, Scott Lawver and many others still spend their weekends on the track. In fact, they are not just racing, but winning. For example, last Friday night, Griffin McGrath and Thor Anderson put on a great show for the Hawkeye Downs weekly racing fans as they battled for the win. McGrath came out ahead in the end and it was a great showcase of ASAMT drivers and their talent. That is just one example of the great racing that ASAMT drivers put on when they are racing at their weekly race track. Press Release (09-29-11)

As the American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and GrandStay® Hospitality heads into a five week hiatus, it seems like a good time to reflect on the stats so far this season. Current point-leader, Andrew Morrissey has proven that consistency is the key to maintaining his point lead. Out of ten races so far, he has finished in the top five seven times and the top-ten nine times. He is yet to get his first victory, but with two races left in the season, he cannot be counted out just yet. Press Release (08-24-11)

The American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and GrandStay Hospitality was at Raceway Park in Shakopee, MN today for the Shakopee 125. Nathan Haseleu won his first race in 2011 and second Raceway Park event in a row. When the field restarted, it was green for the remainder of the way and Nathan Haseleu won his second consecutive Shakopee 125. Chris Wimmer, Nick Panitzke, Andrew Morrissey, and Michael Bilderback rounded out the top five. Press Release (08-24-11)

Jonathan Eilen won the American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and GrandStay Hospitality race at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, IA tonight in the 39th Annual Miller 100 presented by McGrath Powersports. Jonathan Eilen who had a season-ending wreck in turn two last year in this event came back and took home the victory! "I was so happy to be able to come back to this track and show that wall who is boss," said an emotional Eilen from victory lane. Press Release (08-14-11)

IOWA SPEEDWAY ASA Midwest Tour Race Recap (08-8-11)