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St Cloud, MN (September 30, 2021) - On Speedway Motors WISSOTA 100 Championship night, the top finishers had fuel samples taken among other testing. The fuel tests have all been returned as legal. The 5 day event wrapped up on Saturday, September 18 with no shortage of excitement. From the start of the night to the end there was passing and a lot of it. Among the hard chargers from the championship races on Saturday a total of 105 cars were passed among those 6 drivers. All championship race...more

By Ron Krog All The Dirt! Racing News FERGUS FALLS, MN (Sept 14) - Opening night of the Speedway Motors WISSOTA 100 had a little bit of everything for race fans, as close to 200 cars practiced before the WISSOTA?Hornets and Pure Stocks hit the track for their headlining features. When the dust settled, in more ways than one, Casey Stremick and Cory Jorgensen were crowned WISSOTA?100 champions in the Hornet and Pure Stock division, respectively. In the 20-lap Hornet feature, Justin Schelitzche...more

By Tony Steuck All The Dirt! Racing News FERGUS FALLS, MN (September 18) - Mod Four drivers Tommy Bawden and Keith Thell spent seemingly every lap of action within a few car lengths of each other during the WISSOTA 100. Bawden made a late pass on Thell to earn his first WISSOTA 100 title on Saturday, and the paycheck worth $1,500. Bawden and Thell shared the front row of the 20-lap Mod Four feature with Skyler Smith in the three-wide start. Bawden jumped out and grabbed the initial lead, but...more

By Tony Steuck FERGUS FALLS, MN (September 18) - Parker Anderson put an exclamation mark on a dominant season in the Street Stock division. The teenager from Phillips, WI took the lead on lap 10 of the WISSOTA 100 main event and raced to the $2,000 victory on Saturday night. Jonny Carter shot to the lead on the opening lap of the 30-lap Street Stock feature while Anderson and Jeff Nowak were side by side for second. Braden Brauer and Justin Vogel battled in the top five as well. Nowak secured...more

By Tony Steuck All The Dirt! Racing News FERGUS FALLS, MN (September 18) - Lucas Rodin’s dream season continued on Saturday night when he put his competition to sleep in the WISSOTA 100 Midwest Modified feature. The Marion, ND driver has reached new heights in 2021 and pocketed $3,000 for a career-highlight victory. Shane Howell started on the pole of the 35-lap Midwest Modified feature, but slipped backward early. Travis Schulte grabbed the point from the outside of the first row with Rodin...more

By Tony Steuck All The Dirt! Racing News FERGUS FALLS, MN (September 18) - The WISSOTA 100 Super Stock feature turned out to be a heavyweight bout - Kevin Burdick came out swinging, but ultimately Shane Sabraski delivered enough blows to become the champion Saturday night. Sabraski, of Rice, MN, took the lead just after halfway and cruised to a $4,000 payday and his first-ever WISSOTA 100 Super Stock title. Burdick grabbed the lead when the 33-car Super Stock field roared to life. Dan Nissalke...more

By Tony Steuck All The Dirt! Racing News FERGUS FALLS, MN (September 18) - Dan Ebert added a WISSOTA 100 Modified championship to his ever-growing resume on Saturday night at I-94 Speedway. The Lake Shore, MN driver made his move in the second half of the race and held off 26th-starter Johnny Broking for the $6,000 paycheck. Ebert led the field to the green flag in the 40-lap WISSOTA 100 Modified feature, but he hit the gas too soon, and was docked one row in the three-wide restart. Jimmy Mars...more

By Tony Steuck All The Dirt! Racing News FERGUS FALLS, MN (September 18) - Jimmy Mars held off a late high-side charge from Dave Mass to win his first WISSOTA 100 Late Model championship in 25 years Saturday night. Mars assumed control early in the race and dominated the middle stages, but had company as the laps clicked away. Cole Searing grabbed the lead when the green flag waved over the 50-lap WISSOTA 100 Late Model feature. Travis Budisalovich fell to second early and Mars moved to third...more

By Speedway Motors PR Team (Lincoln, Neb. Oct. 16) Speedway Motors, a manufacturer, retailer and distributor of high-quality automotive parts and racing products, is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Jason Smith, second-generation family owner, after a long battle with cancer at the age of 60. “We are devastated by the loss of Jason. He was a leader and innovator in the after-market industry,” said Clay Smith, President & CEO of Speedway Motors. “Jason was truly passionate about the...more

18-year-old Parker Anderson of Phillips, Wisconsin picked ‘em up and laid ‘em down all season long en route to a 34-win season, capped off by claiming his first career WISSOTA Street Stock National Championship. Anderson turned 18 in early July was well on his way to his national title by the season’s mid-point and never let off the gas, capturing the national title by 80 points over runner-up Justin Vogel when the final event was held in mid-October. Anderson raced to an impressive 34...more