CAMBRIDGE, WI (Saturday, June 16, 2018) Round two of the Badgerland Challenge Series invaded Wisconsin’s Action Track on Saturday night. The series of events pits the best drivers from Jefferson Speedway and Madison International Speedway in a four night challenge to see which track can prevail. On this particular night, it was Michael Grueneberg of Wisconsin Dells flexing his muscle on his way to back to back feature wins in the Late Model division.
JEFFERSON, WI (Saturday, June 9, 2018) Michael Grueneberg of Wisconsin Dells parked his mount in victory lane at Jefferson Speedway following the running of the Benninger Concrete and Construction 50 lap Late Model feature. A late race tangle between the leaders helped clear the way for Grueneberg to make his return to victory lane and give him his first feature win of the season.
Due to the impending poor weather predicted for the evening, the races scheduled for June 2 have been canceled. We will resume racing next Saturday, June 9, with a full program including Late Models, Sportsmen, Internationals, Hobby Stocks, Bandits and…
It has been a long time coming, but Paul Shafer Jr. and his crew finally broke through and celebrated their first ARCA Midwest Tour presented by SCAG Power Equipment victory during a Memorial Day weekend special at Jefferson Speedway, located between Cambridge and Jefferson, Wisconsin.
Shafer took over the lead from Dalton Zehr with 45 laps to go and then kept his distance from three-time Jefferson Speedway track champion Casey Johnson to end his long drought and get the long-awaited checkered flag.
The win, especially being the first one in the Tour, at Jefferson Speedway has a special meaning for Shafer and his longtime crew chief Chris Purdy.
“Now that the first one is out of the way, maybe we can get a couple more,” a smiling Shafer said after the race. “It’s awesome to get the first win here for a lot of reasons. One, it’s probably the short track in whole State of Wisconsin, especially with the way how they run it every week. During the Joe Shear Classic, we practiced on Saturday afternoon and we came over here and watched the races. The second is that my crew chief Chris Purdy grew up in the Janesville/Milton area and he ran here a lot. I think he won eight out of nine features one year. It means a lot to me, Chris and everyone on the team because many are from around here.”
Shafer, who was also the fast qualifier, started 13th and was up to second by lap 42 after passing Johnson was an early leader in the race. Shafer was trying to chase down Dalton Zehr for the top spot.
Memberships: Madison (NASCAR) and Jefferson Memberships will be honored at each host track for member pit pass rate. At Madison, any visiting team from Jefferson will be given a complimentary 15 day NASCAR License. Tires: American Racer 870 ***For…
JEFFERSON, WI (Saturday, May 19, 2018) Four time and defending Jefferson Speedway Late Model champion, Dale Nottestad of Cambridge, captured his first feature win of the season in the Newville Auto Parts 50 lap main event. Nottestad positioned his machine out front early in the event and dominated the caution free race to get the victory.
Due to poor weather conditions and already saturated speedway grounds, the racing action scheduled for Saturday, May 12, has been canceled. We will get back to racing next Saturday, May 19, with our regularly scheduled program including Late Models, Sportsmen,…
JEFFERSON, WI (Saturday, May 5, 2018) The 2018 racing season at Jefferson Speedway kicked of on Saturday night in style as Lake Mills pilot, Stephen Scheel, held off a hard charging Dale Nottestad in the closing laps to pick up…
JEFFERSON, WI (Tuesday, April 17, 2018) Unfortunately, Mother Nature has been rather uncooperative this spring as we head towards another season of racing at Wisconsin’s Action Track. Due to poor weather conditions, we have been forced to postpone the 2018…
New for 2018, the Badgerland Challenge will now be a four race mini-series for the top Late Model and Sportsman competitors at Madison International Speedway and Jefferson Speedway. Team Jefferson’s Dale Nottestad bested Madison’s Zack Riddle to claim his second…