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State Park Speedway is looking for marketing partners for the 2010 season!
Contact Jana Jurkovich at
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Track Facts
State Park Speedway is a ¼ mile racing oval located just outside the city of Wausau in the Town of Rib Mountain. State Park Speedway takes pride is its history. For over 35 years guys like Dick Trickle, Dave Marcis, Bobby Allison, Mark Martin, Tom and Bryan Reffner, Jim Back, Marv Marzofka, and Scott and Chris Wimmer have all competed at the track.
Special Events
Flip Merwin Memorial Race
This race was started in 2003 in honor of Flip Merwin, a former snowmobile racer, pit crew worker and race fan who was killed in a snowmobile racing accident in 2003. It has quickly become one of the track's signature events.
Past Flip Merwin Memorial Race Champions
2003 - Wayne Breitenfeldt
2004 - Jeremy Lepak
2005 - Chris Weinkauf
2006 - Neil Knoblock
2007 - Jesse Haase
2008 - Chris Wimmer
2009 - No Race
Larry Detjens Memorial Race
Started in 1981, the Larry Detjens Memorial race pays tribute to one of the greatest short track racers of his time. Detjens, a former Wausau short track racing star and 1977 track champion lost his life in a racing accident in 1981 at Wisconsin International Raceway.
Past Larry Detjens Memorial Race Champions at SPS
1981 - Dick Trickle
1982 - Dick Trickle
1983 - Kevin Stepan
1984 - Tom Reffner
1985 - Dick Trickle
1986 - Kevin Cywinski
1987 - Tom Reffner
1988 - Wayne Breitenfeldt
1989 - Wayne Lodholz
1990 - Bryan Reffner
1991 - Donnie Woller
1992 - Kirby Kurth
1993 - Joe Krzykowski
1994 - Donnie Woller
1995 - Kirby Kurth
1996 - Wayne Breitenfeldt
1997 - Donnie Woller
1998 - Jesse Haase
1999 - Mark Mackesy
2000 - Chris Wimmer
2001 - Scott Wimmer
2002 - Scott Wimmer
2003 - Chris Weinkauf
2004 - Charlie Menard
2005 - Allen Check
2006 - Mark Mackesy
Wayne “Lodi” Lodholz Memorial Race
The first annual Lodi Memorial Race took place in 2009 to honor a local Wausau racer who unexpectedly lost his life.
Past Wayne “Lodi” Lodholz Memorial Race Champions at SPS
2009 - Mark Mackesy
Mark Mackesy wins the first annual Lodi Memorial Race in 2009
Scott Wimmer wins his first Detjens Memorial Race in 2001