8/13/2020
Dells Raceway Park
Midwest Stars Set to Battle in Badger State 125
Wisconsin Dells WI-UMA Super Late Models return to Dells Raceway Park this Saturday Night August 15th for the 3rd race in the Alive for 5 Series "The Badger State 125”. Ryan Farrell is the Current Alive for 5 Series point leader and will lead the star studded field into battle this Saturday, Farrell has already picked up the winner’s check for the Trickle 99 & a top five finish in the Capital 100.
Andrew Morrissey is currently second in the Alive for 5 Series points, fresh off a pair of top five finishes in the Alive for 5 Series and looking for his first win of the season.
Casey Johnson is sitting third in the point standings, winner of Thursday nights Blue Race at Wisconsin International Raceway and is former winner of the Icebreaker 100, Captial 100, and Falloween 150 with feature wins and Championships all across the Midwest and Multi time winner of the National Short Track Championships and Wisconsin State Champion not only has entered but is looking for his first win of the season in the Alive for 5 Series.
A couple of hot drivers this season to watch for are Montello’s Bobby Kendall & Merrill WI driver Justin Mondeik. Kendall has won three of the last four feature events at Wisconsin International Raceway and Mondeik has been on a terror himself winning at Golden Sands, Norway and several feature wins at State Park Speedway including last week’s TUNDRA victory at Wausau.
Dalton Zehr is the defending Alive for 5 Series Champion and winner of the Capital 100 a couple weeks ago will be looking to get back into victory lane as he is a past winner of the Badger State 125 back in 2018.
Gabe Sommers currently sitting fourth in the series standings is a former TUNDRA race winner at Dells Raceway Park and is a threat to win every time he enters.
Travis Sauter the Inaugural Icebreaker 100 winner has entered and is poised to get back to victory lane with a new team this season as things are coming together for a shot at victory lane.
Hubertus WI driver Johnny DeAngelis Jr. is excited to get back to the Dells for the first time this season and would like nothing better to get into Dells Raceway Park.
Rich Bickle is looking forward to Saturdays Badger State 125 as he has qualified in the top 3 of each of the Alive for 5 Series races this season and the longer races play into his advantage as he usually starts deeper in the field.
Dalton Zehr is the defending Alive for 5 Series Champion and winner of the Capital 100 a couple weeks ago will be looking to get back into victory lane as he is a past winner of the Badger State 125 back in 2018.
Skylar Holzhausen is primed and ready sitting fifth in the series points and was last year’s winner of segment one in the Capital 100 at Madison Speedway.
Minnesota’s Dan Fredrickson a former ARCA Midwest Tour Champion has entered and always has a fast race car but is still in search of his first Alive for 5 Series event.
Nine times Golden Sands Speedway Champion Mark Eswein has entered with his eye on the prize and still searching for his first Alive for 5 Series Win. “The longer races fit my style” Eswein said, a little patience goes a long way in these big races, you have to keep your car in tact on a short track to be able to have a chance at the win.
Fan Favorite the hard charging Jeff Storm of East Troy WI have entered, Storm currently sitting eighth in the standings only a handful of points out of cracking into the top five was the pole sitter for the Capital 100 a few weeks ago.
TUNDRA Series drivers Mike Lichtfeld, Harley Jankowski, Jordan DeVoy, Kevin Knuese and the 2018 Alive for 5 Series Rookie of the Year Jake Zellmer will be back at Dells Raceway Park. Lichtfeld who does double duty in the Super Late Models & the Big 8 style late models pick up a check for six thousand dollars at Dells Raceway Park back in July by winning the Assembly Products Summer Shootout. DeVoy, who set a new track record a few weeks ago in the TUNDRA Super Late Model show at Jefferson has been fast all season as he was fastest in qualifying also for the Capital 100 at the DRP back on August 1st.
Please join us as the The Alive for 5 Super Late Model Series returns to Dells Raceway Park this Saturday Aug 15th for the Badger State 125 Presented by Ho-Chunk Gaming of Wisconsin Dells. It’s 125 laps of side-by-side, heart-pounding action at Wisconsin’s Showcase Short Track. This is a race you CAN NOT MISS! Plus, the UMA 602 Late models along with the DRP Sportsman division will be on hand. Spectator gates will open at 3pm for the special event, with qualifying at 4:30 and racing at 6pm. Adult general admission tickets are $20, Seniors (65 and over) and Students (ages 13-17) & Military are $15 with kids ages 12 and under admitted free. General admission tickets can be purchased in advance at: https://market.myracepass.com/store/tickets/?i=1215951&store=17961 or at the track box office on the day of the event. Dells Raceway Park is located two miles west of I-90/94 at Exit 85 (Rocky Arbor) just off of Highway 12. Dells Raceway Park where the Best in the Midwest Race.
Points as of 8/1/2020
Super Late Models 2020 - Dells Raceway Park Schedule
Pos # Competitor Hometown Points
1 80F Ryan Farrell Big Bend, WI 202
2 39M Andrew Morrissey Deforest, WI 197
3 5J Casey Johnson Edgerton, WI 196
4 15S Gabe Sommers Plover, WI 187
5 78H Skylar Holzhausen Bangor, WI 182
6 44L Mike Lichtfeld Portage, WI 172
7 11K Bobby Kendall Montello, WI 167
8 25S Jeff Storm East Troy, WI 166
9 119 Dalton Zehr Menomonee, MI 161
10 5T Travis Sauter Prairie du Sac, WI 160
11 38D Jordan DeVoy Lake Geneva, WI 156
12 45B Rich Bickle Sun Prairie, WI 147
13 71E Mark Eswein Wisconsin Rapids, WI 142
14 34H Brandon Hill Woodstock, IL 130
15 91M Ty Majeski Seymour, WI 97
16 40T Curt Tillman Rockton, IL 96
17 72G Jacob Goede Carver, MN 90
18 44M Justin Mondeik Merrill, WI 88
19 33K Kevin Knuese Waukesha, WI 84
20 17J Brian Johnson Jr Machesney Park, IL 80
21 37M Mike Meyerhofer Burlington, WI 78
22 1B Abe Bires Mauston, WI 76
23 4F Luke Fenhaus Wausau, WI 76
24 77E Jonathan Eilen Hampton, MN 74
25 22G M.G Gajewski Wausau, WI 73
26 8B Chad Butz Green Bay, WI 72
27 42P Dennis Prunty Lomira, WI 66
28 51S Dennis Schmidt Juneau, WI 62
29 99Z Jake Zellmer Burlington, WI 60
30 23L* Levon VanDerGeest Merrill, WI 60
31 11P Alex Prunty Lomira, WI 58
32 50S Hunter Stenson Wisconsin Dells, WI 58
33 2S Tod Stenson Wisconsin Dells, WI 56
34 2B Michael Bilderback Rockford, IL 54
35 25B Wyatt Brooks Amherst, WI 50
36 52H Brock Heinrich Wausau, WI 48
37 2T Jordan Thiel Appleton, WI 46
38 20H Kody Hubred Cambridge, WI 44
39 2GB Gregory Borchardt Prior Lake, MN 40
Submitted By: Jerry Auby