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Beaver Dam Raceway

Beaver Dam Raceway

American clay oval track

Beaver Dam Raceway is a one-third mile banked clay oval track located in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, U.S.A.[1] The track holds weekly races over the Northern American summer months. It hosts an annual World of Outlaws sprint car races. The 2013 U.S. Dirt Legends Nationals event was held at the track. The World of Outlaws Late Model Series added an event in 2020. It has held midget car events on the POWRi Midget Racing and USAC National Midgets national tours.

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Divisions

This track has an average of 90 to 110 cars participating in every Saturday night race with some specials on holidays and weekdays. The current weekly divisions are modifieds, grand nationals, Legends, sport modifieds, and street stocks.[1] Well-known race car drivers, such as Kasey Kahne, (currently in NASCAR), Kenny Schrader, Tony Stewart, Josh Wise (all retired from NASCAR) and Steve Kinser (also retired from NASCAR), have competed here.[1] Drivers from the United States, Canada, and other countries have competed at Beaver Dam Raceway - including Japan and Australia.[1] The racetrack is located exactly 860 feet (260 m) above sea level.[2] The current track record is 11.025 seconds, set by Sheldon Haudenschild on June 17, 2022. The track also features a 1/5th mile Go-Kart track in the infield, which runs on Tuesday nights.

History

Troy Hoff of Flasher, North Dakota, 2013 U.S. Dirt Legends Nationals Young Lions class winner

The modern track opened on May 29, 1993, operating through 1998, and reopening in 2000.[2] Its alternative names are Powercom Park Raceway, The Raceway at Powercom Park, Charter Raceway Park, Wisconsin Motorsports Park and Raceway Park.[2] The track held a World of Outlaws sprint car event from 1996 to 1998, and from 2002 until the present, and have also held multiple World of Outlaws Late Model events. The track hosts legends cars and held the 2013 U.S. Dirt Legends Nationals in October.[3]

A fatality occurred at the track September 20, 2014, when the IRA Outlaw Sprint Series driver Scott Semmelmann flipped his car during a practice. The 410 sprint car tour event was canceled.[4]

On June 23, 2018, another fatal incident occurred when former Knoxville Nationals champion Jason Johnson crashed on lap 18 while racing for the lead in the World of Outlaws series A-main. The car made contact with another car and tumbled violently into the Turn 3 billboards.

Past Champions

Modified racing
Dirt modifieds racing at Beaver Dam Raceway — 2.1 MB
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World of Outlaws Sprint Cars A-Feature Winners

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* First career Outlaws win

References

  1. [1]
    Charter Raceway Park information at Treasuresof.com
  2. [2]
    Charter Raceway Park information at NA-Motorsports.com
  3. [3]
    "Congratulations from INEX". INEX. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  4. [4]
    Bill. "Our Darkest Day". WI Dirt Racin. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Balog Bests Outlaws at Beaver Dam" Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine at worldofoutlaws.com
  6. [6]
    "Solwold Wins at Charter Raceway Park" at worldofoutlaws.com
  7. [7]
    "Beaver Dam Raceway Previous Winners" Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine at worldofoutlaws.com
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