by Nick Gima
Ashland, WI, January 21, 2012 – A crowd of well over 200 gathered at the Bad River Lodge, Casino & Convention Center in nearby Odanah to socialize, enjoy a great buffet meal, and celebrate the 2011 stock car racing season as the ABC Raceway put the final touches on its 47th season Saturday night.
by Nick Gima
Ashland, WI, October 1, 2011 – Jake Redetzke of Eau Claire followed in his father’s celebrated footsteps Saturday night, completing the first father-son combination to win Red Clay Classic features during the 36th running of the traditional stock car racing finale at the ABC Raceway on a crisp, clear autumn evening.
Joining Redetzke as winners of the AmsOil Dirt Track Series event were Joey Jensen of Forest Lake, MN; Shane Kisling of Sarona, and George Dalbeck of Ironwood, MI; while Dave Cain of Corcoran, MN, became the fifth – and, as it turns out, the final – Como Mod Series champion in the six seasons of the popular WISSOTA modified tour.
by Nick Gima
September 24, 2011; - Ashland, WI — With Fall comes several guarantees in northern Wisconsin. Cooler temperatures. Leaves changing colors. The start of football season.
And hundreds of racers and thousands of race fans gathering at the ABC Raceway for the Red Clay Classic.
The venerable three-eighth-mile red-clay oval just south of Ashland will once again be the site of the Northland’s traditional season finale for stock car racing, as the track hosts the 36th annual running of its signature event on Friday and Saturday, September 30 and October 1.
by Nick Gima
Ashland, WI, August 27, 2011 – The ABC Raceway crowned its 2011 track champions during its Pepsi Fan Appreciation Night presented by Northstar Beverages of Hurley and WIMI, 99.7 FM, of Ironwood, MI on a beautiful late-summer evening.
by Nick Gima
Ashland, WI — It all boils down to the final night of the 2011 stock car racing season at the ABC Raceway on Saturday, August 27.
All five divisional points championships will be decided, in a program to be presented by Northstar Beverage of Hurley, Pepsi, and WIMI, 99.7 FM, of Ironwood, MI, that will include heats and features in all classes plus some bonus racing.
by Nick Gima
Ashland, WI, August 20, 2011 – The rains came down at just the right time for Brian Mikkonen, who was leading the WISSOTA super stock feature with six laps remaining when the skies opened up and washed out the balance of Saturday’s race program at the ABC Raceway.
Brian Mikkonen captured the rain-shortened WISSOTA Super Stock main event at ABC Raceway.
The popular Iron River veteran racer was declared the winner of the race and joined Ashland drivers Rick Przybylski and Neil Adamczak as well as Steve Udeen of Superior in cashing in first-place checks during the shortened AmsOil Dirt Track Series program presented by Ashland businesses Chicago Iron & Supply and Northern Clearing Inc.
by Nick Gima
August 20, 2011 – Ashland, WI — Going for the win and looking at the big picture is a mental coin-toss when it comes to stock car racing.
Many of the drivers at the ABC Raceway will have to make that decision with the season boiling down to just two more regular-season shows, including the one this Saturday presented by Chicago Iron & Supply and Northern Clearing, both of Ashland.
by Nick Gima
Ashland, WI — The grand finale of the 2011 stock car racing season in the Northland is the 36th annual Red Clay Classic at the ABC Raceway, and reservations are now being accepted for pit parking, camping spots and seat-and-ticket packages.
This year’s Red Clay Classic will be held on Friday and Saturday, September 30-October 1 and will feature four WISSOTA-sanctioned divisions in action. Over 200 racers are again expected to compete for their share of a purse that should once again exceed $75,000.
by Nick Gima
Ashland, WI, August 13, 2011 – Ken Tody Jr of Ashland made a low-groove pass stick on the final lap and stole away the win in the “Pure Excitement 25” pure stock feature at the ABC Raceway on Saturday night.
Also claiming victories during the AmsOil Dirt Track Series program, which was presented by the Ashland-Bayfield County Sportsman’s Club and Baxter’s Speed Shop of Dorchester, were Ashland’s Kevin Eder in the WISSOTA modifieds, Scott Lawrence of Superior in the WISSOTA super stocks, Taylor Leuthner of Foxboro in the WISSOTA Midwest modifieds, and Ashland’s Tyler Hudack in the six-cylinders. A season-high 91 cars were in action on a cool but comfortable evening.
