Top Ad
I DIG Radio
www.idigradio.com
Listen live to the best music from around the world!
I DIG Style
www.idigstyle.com
Learn about the latest fashion styles and more...

Wisconsin Int’l Raceway Up For Sale

Written by 
Published in Racing
Wednesday, 12 August 2020 13:06

KAUKAUNA, Wis. – Wisconsin Int’l Raceway, home to two of Wisconsin’s coveted super late model events – the Red-White-Blue Series and the Dixieland 250 – has hit the market with a price tag of $11 million.

Opened in 1964, Wisconsin Int’l Raceway consists of nearly 16,000 square feet on 147 acres, according to the property sale listing. It has three asphalt race tracks – a quarter-mile oval, a half-mile oval and a dragstrip. A Figure 8 track is on the inside of the quarter-mile oval. Capacity for the oval tracks is listed at 14,000 and 4,500 for the dragstrip. The half-mile oval has a similar configuration as Daytona Int’l Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, with slight banking in the turns.

Another popular event at the facility is the Eve of Destruction. This year, it will be held Sept. 11 and will feature a monster truck show, plus rides, as well as pyrotechnics, fireworks, extreme freestyle motocross, Figure 8 racing and more.

A message left at the track seeking comment wasn’t immediately returned.

According to the track’s website, racing returned to the facility in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in late May and early June, and has operated events throughout the summer. Most recently, Ty Majeski won his second-straight Dixieland 250 on Aug. 4.

According to the property listing, “Never offered before – once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of history. Since 1964, race fans from across the country have been gathering at Wisconsin Int’l Raceway.”

The listing added that the business is “thriving.”

According to a 2017 article in the Post-Crescent newspaper in nearby Appleton, Wis., Joe Van Daalwyk partnered with Connie DeLeeuw and Clyde Schumacher to build what eventually became Wisconsin Int’l Raceway. Van Daalwayk’s son, Roger, became the general manager of the facility in 1972 at the age of 18. Joe Van Daalwyk died in 1983. In 2018, Danny Van Daalwayk, Roger’s son, and Danny’s wife, Ginger, took over.

The Fox River Racing Club began helping promote the racing programs in 1975.

There are six divisions at the track. The super late model and late model divisions race on the half-mile track. The Super Stocks, Sport 4’s and Wisconsin Sport Trucks divisions race on the quarter-mile track. The Figure 8 cars end programs on the Figure 8 track inside of the quarter-mile.

Previous track champions include Alan Kulwicki, Matt Kenseth, Jim Sauter, Terry Baldry and Scott Hansen.

The Dixieland 250 is an event put on by the ARCA Midwest Tour. This year’s field included defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch (finished sixth), NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series drivers Johnny Sauter (14th) and Derek Kraus (21st), and national short-track racing star Bubba Pollard (22nd).

The Red, White and Blue State Championship Series, held annually since 1972 for super late models, is an annual triple-race series. It consists of three races in June (red), July (white) and August (blue).

The final leg of the Red-White-Blue Series is scheduled for Thursday night. Bobby Kendall, the 2017 and 2018 champion, leads Saywer Effertz by 11 points. The defending champion is Maxwell Schultz.

Previous Red-White-Blue champions include Dick Trickle, Mark Martin, Joe Shear, Rich Bickle Jr., Robbie Reiser and Kenseth.

Read 222 times

Soccer

Messi sets 2 more MLS records in 6-2 Miami win

Messi sets 2 more MLS records in 6-2 Miami win

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLionel Messi set the Major League Soccer record for most goal contr...

European soccer review: Real Madrid clinch LaLiga, Stuttgart thump Bayern, Arsenal and Man City win

European soccer review: Real Madrid clinch LaLiga, Stuttgart thump Bayern, Arsenal and Man City win

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWhat a Saturday across European soccer! Real Madrid took down Cádiz...

Xavi: Girona loss tells the story of our season

Xavi: Girona loss tells the story of our season

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsXavi Hernández said Saturday's crushing 4-2 defeat at Girona was em...

2026 FIFA


2028 LOS ANGELES OLYMPIC

UEFA

2024 PARIS OLYMPIC


Basketball

Edwards outduels Jokic: Wolves 'know who we are'

Edwards outduels Jokic: Wolves 'know who we are'

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDENVER -- If you asked another young star what it felt like to go i...

Former Laker Morris dies at 33, family announces

Former Laker Morris dies at 33, family announces

EmailPrintFormer Michigan standout and Los Angeles Lakers draft pick Darius Morris has died at 33, h...

Baseball

Arraez a big hit in Padres debut, goes 4-for-6

Arraez a big hit in Padres debut, goes 4-for-6

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsPHOENIX -- Luis Arraez had four hits and an RBI in his first game a...

Judge: First ejection of career 'very surprising'

Judge: First ejection of career 'very surprising'

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- Aaron Judge has accomplished plenty during his nine-yea...

Sports Leagues

  • FIFA

    Fédération Internationale de Football Association
  • NBA

    National Basketball Association
  • ATP

    Association of Tennis Professionals
  • MLB

    Major League Baseball
  • ITTF

    International Table Tennis Federation
  • NFL

    Nactional Football Leagues
  • FISB

    Federation Internationale de Speedball

About Us

I Dig® is a leading global brand that makes it more enjoyable to surf the internet, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information.  Today I Dig® attracts millions of users every month.r

 

Phone: (800) 737. 6040
Fax: (800) 825 5558
Website: www.idig.com
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Affiliated