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Open Practice on Saturday

2012-05-25T12:01:11Z

Madison International Speedway

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Open Practice (Noon - 5:00 PM) Pit Gates open at 10:00 AM / $20.00 Pit Pass

Here's Sunday's Racing Schedule at MIS

2012-05-25T11:01:50Z

Madison International Speedway

Sunday, May 27, 2012

MIS Season Opener / Salute to Public Safety

10:00 AM Pit Gates Open

11:00 AM Chapel w/ Todd and Don

11:00 AM Grandstands Open

11:30 AM Practice

Late Models

Sportsman

Legends

1:00 PM Qualifying

Pellitteri Waste Systems Legends

Ho Chunk Gaming Madison Sportsman

Rockweiler Insulation Late Models

Opening Ceremonies and Racing to Follow Qualifying

Morrison’s Auto Parts Late Model Dash (6 Laps)

Legends Qualifying Races (12 Laps)

Sportsman Qualifying Races (10 Laps)

Late Model Qualifying Races (15 Laps)

Intermission

Legends Feature (25 Laps)

Sportsman Feature (20 Laps)

Late Model Feature (40 Laps)

Qualifying races are Odd / Even

Schedule subject to change

Bring Your Truck to MIS on June 2nd

2012-05-25T10:57:47Z

MIS to Host Spectator Truck Pull

By John Wells

Calling all street legal gas and diesel trucks. We have the perfect way for you to spend your Saturday night at Madison International Speedway on June 2^nd. Gates will open at 4:30 PM.

In addition to the tractor and truck pulling divisions from Badger State and the Tri County Mini-Rods, two spectator truck pulling classes will also be in action on Saturday, June 2nd with an open street legal 4x4 gas and open street legal 4x4 diesel divisions. Participants in this division must have proof of insurance and registration. There will be a limit of 15 trucks in each division. Cost to pull is $20.00 per truck.

“We have a great night of tractor and truck pulling action planned for June 2^nd. But we’re also going to see who has the toughest street legal gas and diesel trucks too,” said MIS General Manager Dave Grueneberg.

Grandstand admission is just $10.00.

For more information contact the track office at 608.835.9700.

Tractor and Truck Pulling Comes to MIS on June 2nd

2012-05-25T10:53:28Z

Exciting Tractor and Truck Pulling Coming to MIS

Badger State and Tri County Mini Rods Here on June 2^nd

By John Wells

Mark your calendars for Saturday night, June 2^nd when the sights and sounds of tractor and truck pulling come to Madison International Speedway presented by 99.9 FM WJVL. Gates will open at 4:00 PM. First pull is 5:00 PM.

“We are very excited about the tractors and trucks coming to MIS again in 2012. This year will feature a slightly different look with Badger State and the Tri County Mini-Rods here,” said MIS General Manager Dave Grueneberg.

The current pulling surface located inside the Ring of Fire was installed in 2011 and hosted two nights of pulling. “The response from the guys who pulled last year was pretty positive. We think we have a pretty good venue for pulling,” added Grueneberg.

Highlighting the action will be the Badger State Tractor Pullers. Three classes will take to the clay surface inside the “Ring of Fire” including Super Farm Tractor, 466 Hot Farm Tractor, and 4x4 Pro Street Diesel trucks.

Super Farm Tractor and 466 Hot Farm Tractor are two of Badger State’s most popular pulling divisions. These are the “Smokers” that will get your heart beating as they take the line to pull the sled.

Super Farm features heavy chassis tractors that are allowed to run one limited size turbocharger with a large cubic engine. Their pulling weight is 9300 pounds, diesel or gas but must run the original stock fuel for the make and model. The chassis must be the original equipment only. The engine is a 640 cubic inch with original equipment block, cylinder head and exhaust manifold with a custom intake manifold allowed.

In the 466 Hot Farm division, the heavy chassis tractors are allowed to run one limited size turbocharger with a limited cubic inch engine, limited size tires, and unlimited engine RPM. The pulling weight is 9500 pounds with diesel fuel only with the original equipment chassis only. They run a 466 cubic inch engine with original equipped block, cylinder head, intake and exhaust manifolds.

In the 4x4 Pro Street Diesel Truck division these 1000 horsepower four wheel drive trucks weigh in at 8000 pounds with a 35 inch tall street legal tire. The truck must have an original equipped engine from the factory in a one ton or smaller pickup truck.

Badger State pulls throughout Wisconsin and northern Illinois and can be found pulling at many of our area county fairs this summer.

The Tri County Pullers Inc. Mini Rods will be part of the program with their Open Mod, Econo Mod, and Limited Mod classes pulling.

The Tri County Pullers Inc. brings some of the loudest and fastest paced mini-rod tractor pulling in Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois to MIS. They are a family based organization pulling at fairs and festivals with the finest built tractors in the nation. The series has three main divisions that will all be pulling at MIS on June 2^nd.

Two spectator truck pulling classes will also be on the card with an open street legal 4x4 gas and open street legal 4x4 diesel divisions. Participants in this division must have proof of insurance and registration. There will be a limit of 15 trucks in each division.

To learn more about Badger State checkout their website at bstponline.org and the Tri County Pullers at tricountypullersinc.com.

General admission tickets for this event are just $10.00 for adults.

Ladies Night at MIS on June 1st

2012-05-25T10:51:39Z

Attention Ladies: It’s Your Night at MIS on June 1^st

By John Wells

It’s the Friday night season opener on June 1^st at Madison International Speedway and it’s Ladies Night at the Races. All ladies will be admitted free of charge and all Dane County residents will receive $3.00 off regular admission.

Highlighting Ladies Night at the Races will be a visit by Ashley of 93.1 JAMZ in Madison who will be hosting a special VIP party.

The evening will also feature the first “Happy Hour” of the season with fans receiving $1.00 off beverages between 5:00 and 6:30.

“We want people to come out and have fun while they’re here at MIS,” said Marketing Manager Jason Tyler. “These are new promotions for us and we hope the fans come out and see what we’re all about.”

All three weekly divisions will be in action including the Rockweiler Insulation Late Models, Ho Chunk Gaming Madison Sportsman, and the Pellitteri Waste Systems Legends.

There will be special events for the kids as well with a Kiddie Tractor Pull and other contests planned for the Quest Industrial Turn One Kids’ Club.

Pit gates open at 3:30, practice at 4:45, qualifying at 6:15 with racing to follow.

For more information about MIS please check out our website at madisoninternationalspeedway.com or call the track office at 608.835.9700.

Join Todd and Don for Chapel at MIS

2012-05-24T02:07:55Z

Todd Christopherson and Don Wickstrum will be hosting their first chapel service of the season this Sunday (May 27th) at 11:00 AM. Chapel will be located in the bleachers in the pit area near turn one. Drivers / crew members are welcome to attend. Weekly Friday evening chapel services will begin on June 1st.

MIS Season Opener Set for Sunday, May 27th

2012-05-20T22:35:56Z

MIS Goes Green This Sunday Afternoon

Free Admission for Public Safety Personnel

By John Wells

The start of the weekly racing season at Madison International Speedway is upon us as the engines fire up and the green flag waves on Sunday, May 27^th as part of Salute to Public Safety Day presented by Pepsi Cola of Madison. All police officers, fire fighters, and emergency medical personnel will be admitted free with proof of active service.

“We are taking time to honor the men and women who risk their lives daily in order to save and protect us,” said MIS Marketing Manager Jason Tyler. “We hope the public safety people come out and join us for a great day of racing.”

A great day of racing it will be! Three weekly divisions will be in action for the first points event of the 2012 season. The Rockweiler Insulation Late Models and Ho Chunk Gaming Madison Sportsman will be racing around Wisconsin’s Fastest Half-Mile while the Pellitteri Waste Systems Legends take on the Ring of Fire. Pit gates open at 10:00 AM with the grandstands opening at 11:00 AM. Qualifying begins at 1:00 PM with racing to follow.

“The guys are ready to get out here and race. We’ve had several practice sessions for them, but it just isn’t the same,” said MIS General Manager Dave Grueneberg. “The point races are going to be wide open this year. We’re going to have a lot of new faces so it’s going to be exciting to see how it all plays out.”

There will also be many family friendly opportunities for the fans on opening day as well as all season. A brand new Rainbow Play System has been installed near turn one and the family section has been relocated there as well. Opening day will also feature fire truck rides for the kids. “This place is very family oriented and we know fans are going to like the changes we have made,” said Tyler. Kids will also be able to join the Quest Industrial Turn One Kids’ Club to take advantage of promotional opportunities all season long.

Cosmetic changes have been made throughout the facility from a brand new sound system, painting, general repairs to a new victory lane complete with flowers and plantings.

Tyler added, “We want everyone to come out and have fun. That’s the bottom line. We’ve made a lot of changes to make this place the best it can be and we are still planning to do more. We’ve added some new food choices too so all of your senses will experience something new in 2012

Weekly racing at MIS will return to its regular Friday night slot beginning on June 1^st and continuing until August 17^th.

For more information about Madison International Speedway go to the track website at madisoninternationalspeedway.com or call the track office at 608.835.9700.

Today at MIS (May 19th)

2012-05-18T11:19:35Z

Open Practice

Saturday, May 19th

Noon - 5:00 PM

$20.00 pit passes

All divisions welcome

Free grandstand admission

Andrew Morrissey Wins Joe Shear Classic

2012-05-12T23:26:15Z

Click here for complete results

ANDREW MORRISSEY BREAKS HIS WINLESS STREAK IN THE ASAMT

By Kari Shear-Carlson

May 12, 2012 - Andrew Morrissey broke his winless streak in the American Speed Association^® Midwest Tour presented by SCAG Power Equipment and Lester Buildings after taking home the victory in the 4th Annual Joe Shear Classic at Madison International Speedway this afternoon.

“I’ve waited a long time for this,” said a very happy Morrissey from victory lane.

The 4th Annual Joe Shear Classic started off with a blistering pace. Chris Wimmer set a new track record with a 17.245 out of the 33 cars that qualified.

Travis Sauter lead the field to the green for the start of the 100 lap feature. Last year’s champion, Andrew Morrissey started on the outside of the front row. Morrissey took the early lead, but Sauter kept him within a car length along with Skylar Holzhausen until the 64 lap break.

A mid-pack battle between ECHO and ECHO Bear Cat Touring Star, Tim Schendel, along with Dan Fredrickson, Jeff Storm, Chris Weinkauf, Chris Wimmer, and Jeff Choquette were battling side-by-side and bumper to bumper trying to get clear to head to the front.

ECHO and ECHO Bear Cat Touring Star, Nick Panitzke was on the move after starting in 12th. He was charging through the field finding himself in the fifth spot at the break.

Meanwhile, up front, Holzhausen was looking for second on the outside of Sauter as Haseleu patiently waited in fourth to see how it shook out.

Morrissey continued to lead with 70 to go by only a 3/4 car length over Sauter as he kept him just in his sites. Morrissey started putting cars a lap down with only 40 laps into the event. Sauter closed his lead in on Morrissey’s bumper as the 10 minute break closed in.

Eilen started in the rear but charged his way into 11th by the break. “The car is really, really good,” said Eilen during the 10 minute break.

The 36-lap dash was set as the field lined back up with Morrissey taking the top spot once again. The cone came out for the “choose-rule” allowing all drivers on the lead lap to choose the inside or the outside at the restart.

Sauter took the outside, lining up next to Morrissey for the restart. The restart was a little dicey as drivers were all looking to make a charge to the front.

As the field started to spread out, Morrissey continued to lead, followed by Sauter, Holzhausen, a hard-charging Panitzke and Nathan Haseleu.

Haseleu was starting to making his move after being patient during the first 64 laps. Haseleu took the fourth spot with 25 to go.

Holzhausen powered by Sauter for second with 16 laps to go. Morrissey’s lead started shrinking by the lap as Holzhausen was all over his bumper with 10 to go.

Morrissey and Holzhuasen were side-by-side for the last final laps. They touched on the backstretch on the final lap giving Morrissey the edge.

Skylar Holzahausen, Nick Panitzke, Chris Weinkauf, and Nathan Haseleu rounded out the top five.

Drivers have less than a week to prepare before heading up to State Park Speedway for the World Wide Packaging State Park 125 on Saturday, May 19th.

Be sure to follow the ASA Midwest Tour on Facebook (asamidwesttour) and Twitter (@asamidwesttour).

To learn more about the American Speed Association^® Midwest Tour presented by SCAG Power Equipment and Lester Buildings, log on to asamidwesttour.com. For questions call the ASA Midwest Tour office at (630) 212-6022 or Tim Olson at (612) 327-5831 or e-mail Tim Olson at tim@asamidwesttour.com or Steve Einhaus at steve@asamidwesttour.com.

To learn more about the Daytona Beach, Florida-based Racing Speed Associates or the American Speed Association^® Racing Member Track program, call (386) 258-2221 or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com. For news and information from racetracks and regional tours involved in the American Speed Association^®, visit www.asaracing.com.

Zack Riddle Wins Late Model Season Opener at MIS

2012-05-12T23:06:26Z

Zack Riddle Sets the Pace at MIS

By John Wells

Zack Riddle set a new track record in qualifying and then proceeded to go out and win the 30 lap feature as part of the Joe Shear Classic at Madison International Speedway.

Chuck Garetson and Shane Morrissey brought the ten car field to the green flag for their thirty lap feature. Morrissey would take the lead over Garetson on the backstretch with Wilberg moving up to second before the caution flag would come out on lap 2 for a spin in turn four. The caution sent Morrissey and Casey Johnson to the back.

On the restart Wilberg would inherit the lead and choose the inside lane on the restart while John Baumeister Jr. would line up next to the leader on the outside. When the green flag waved Wilberg would take the top spot followed by Baumeister Jr. and Zack Riddle only to have the yellow come out again for a spin back in the pack.

Wilberg would retain the lead following the restart. Baumeister Jr. would stay a car length behind while Riddle and Johnson would fight it out for third. On lap 11 Nate Oppliger would power by Johnson to take the fourth position but still many car lengths behind the top three.

Out front Wilberg continued his leading ways with Baumeister Jr. and Riddle close behind. On lap 16 Baumeister Jr. looked to the inside of Wilberg for the lead but would lose momentum and surrender second place to Riddle.

On lap 21 Riddle would move to the inside of Wilberg coming down the backstretch and nudge his way to the lead while coming out of turn four. Riddle would increase his lead to two car lengths while Wilberg and Baumeister Jr. would fight it out for second. This would allow Riddle to expand his lead and cruise to victory lane followed by Wilberg, Baumeister Jr., Oppliger, and Kevin Knuese.

“It was a good race. Everyone respected each other out there and it was good racing,” said Riddle in a post race interview with Eric Huenefeld. “I’m really looking forward to this season racing with these guys and some good side by side action with the new tires.”

Bobby Wilberg took home the checkered flag in the ten lap qualifying race. Shane Morrissey and Kevin Knuese started in the front row and the two raced side by side for the first two laps before Morrissey was able to gain a slight advantage. On lap 3, Bobby Wilberg moved inside of Knuese to take second place. Two laps later Morrissey drifted up the track opening the door for Wilberg who would take the lead coming out of turn four. Casey Johnson would also get past Morrissey, but would not have enough laps to catch the leader.

Zack Riddle set a new track record in qualifying with a lap of 18.453 or 97.545 mph. The previous record had been 18.419 set by Rick Nelson.

Rockweiler Insulation Late Models 5/12/2012

30 Lap Feature:1. Zack Riddle (Brooklyn, WI), 2. Bobby Wilberg (Beloit, WI), 3. John Baumeister Jr. (Lake Geneva, WI), 4. Nathan Oppliger (Oregon, WI), 5. Kevin Knuese (Waukesha, WI), 6. Chuck Garetson (Albany, WI), 7. Tyler Kelley (Oregon, WI), 8. Shane Morrissey (Cuba City, WI), 9. Gary Krueger (Edgerton, WI), 10. Casey Johnson (Stoughton, WI), 11. Pat Richgels (Middleton, WI)- DNS

10 Lap Qualifying Race:1. Bobby Wilberg (Beloit, WI), 2. Casey Johnson (Stoughton, WI), 3. John Baumeister Jr. (Lake Geneva, WI), 4. Shane Morrissey (Cuba City, WI), 5. Nathan Oppliger (Oregon, WI), 6. Tyler Kelley (Oregon, WI), 7. Kevin Knuese (Waukesha, WI), 8. Chuck Garetson (Albany, WI), 9. Zack Riddle (Brooklyn, WI), 10. Gary Krueger (Edgerton, WI), 11. Pat Richgels (Middleton, WI)- DNS

Qualifying:1. Zack Riddle (Brooklyn, WI), 2. John Baumeister Jr. (Lake Geneva, WI), 3. Nathan Oppliger (Oregon, WI), 4. Casey Johnson (Stoughton, WI), 5. Tyler Kelley (Oregon, WI), 6. Bobby Wilberg (Beloit, WI), 7. Kevin Knuese (Waukesha, WI), 8. Shane Morrissey (Cuba City, WI), 9. Chuck Garetson (Albany, WI), 10. Gary Krueger (Edgerton, WI), 11. Pat Richgels (Middleton, WI),