GREEN BAY, Wis. (September 14, 2023) – The TUNDRA Super Late Model Series will round out its 2023 season in a big way with twin 50-lap features this Saturday, September 16 at Marshfield Motor Speedway. Once the dust settles the season Champion will be crowned.

Due to a rainout in June this event will contain twin 50-lap features, including the rescheduled Bev Aschenbrenner Memorial presented by IncredibleBank, Solutionz LLC, and A&A Lock Service. Both features will award full points, meaning the title is still very much in play.

Dalton Zehr enters with a 48 point lead along with his Gildan Racing teammate John Beale. To secure the first ever TUNDRA team title, Zehr will have to hold off a hard-charging Justin Mondeik, who is hoping to defend his title with a dramatic come-from-behind victory on Saturday.

Both Zehr and Mondeik have won TUNDRA races at Marshfield. Zehr won in 2014 and 2020. Mondeik took the trophy last year, which help boost his run to the Championship.

Among the others entered are Brock Heinrich and Travis Volm, who are team driving this season. They sit 65 points back of Zehr in Third with Heinrich as the point-gaining car. Kole Guralski is currently Fourth, with a chance to move up a spot or two with a solid day. Regardless, Guralski has already clinched the Anthem Off-Road Wheels Fast Five Dash points title for the season.

Rounding out the Top Five in points entering the event will be Jordan Thiel. Along with his teammate Jordan DeVoy, the duo is looking to put Thiel in the Top Five in standings for the fourth time in his TUNDRA career.

Another past winner at Marshfield to watch will be Colin Reffner. Reffner enters after his best race of the season at Golden Sands where he set fast time and finished Fifth in the Cleaver Classic.

2023 Marshfield Motor Speedway Champion Mark Eswein will be looking for his first TUNDRA victory on Saturday. He finished Third in last year’s Bev Memorial.

Joining the pack for the second race in a row, Ty Fredrickson hopes to be a threat. Coming off his Third Place run in the last event at Golden Sands, Fredrickson could make history on Saturday. Fredrickson has a chance to become the youngest TUNDRA winner at the age of 14. Currently, Carson Kvapil holds that honor – having won a TUNDRA feature in 2018 at the age of 15.

Several other invaders will look to make the day interesting including former Marshfield Champion Darren Jackson. Jackson ran well at Golden Sands, spending much of the race in the Top Five before fading late. Former Golden Sands Champs Frank Nitzke and Wyatt Brooks, and former Slinger titlist Jeremy Lepak will also be in the field.

A pair of drivers from the north and a Marshfield feature winner will also be making their season debuts. Robbie Iverson and Tanner Kelly will invade from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Jerad DeBoer looks to capture another checkered flag at his home track behind the wheel of the 711.

TUNDRA will be part of the Chili Implement Fall Shootout on Saturday. The event also welcomes Super Stocks/Sportsman, Xtreme 4s, Bandits, and the Upper Midwest Vintage Racing Series. Fan gates open at 2pm, qualifying is at 3:30pm, and racing begins at 5pm.

Marshfield Motor Speedway Fall Shootout
Twin 50-Lap Features
Expected Entries as of 9/14/2023

# – Driver, Hometown
2 – Jordan Thiel, Darboy, Wis.
2 – Darren Jackson, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
7 – Mitchell Haver, West Bend, Wis. [R]
9 – Braison Bennett, Neenah, Wis.
18 – Frank Nitzke, Berlin, Wis.
25 – Wyatt Brooks, Amherst, Wis.
31 – Corey Jankowski, Tomah, Wis.
36 – Ty Fredrickson, Lakeville, Minn.
40 – Jeremy Lepak, Wausau, Wis.
44 – Justin Mondeik, Gleason, Wis.
51 – Tanner Kelly, Vulcan, Mich.
52 – Brock Heinrich, Wausau, Wis.
56 – Kole Guralski, Wausau, Wis.
71 – Mark Eswein, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
76 – Travis Volm, Mosinee, Wis.
87 – Colin Reffner, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
97 – Robbie Iverson, Escanaba, Mich.
119 – Dalton Zehr, Verona, Wis.
711 – Jerad DeBoer, Sherry, Wis.

Full Results

PLOVER, Wis. (September 4, 2023) – It’s been a while since Dalton Zehr saw Victory Lane at Golden Sands Speedway. On Monday afternoon Zehr made a triumphant return with a win in the Cleaver Classic presented by Kroll’s West Restaurant. It was Zehr’s second TUNDRA Super Late Model Series win of the season.

Zehr chased down Jordan DeVoy in the final third of the race and sneaked by on lap 73 to take the lead and the win – denying DeVoy a third straight win at the venue.

“Jordan DeVoy was wicked fast and he was doing it in the second groove which was cause for concern,” Zehr said. “But I knew we had a really good long-run car and we had a long run at the end.”

The win was Zehr’s 15^th in TUNDRA action, and his second series win at Golden Sands Speedway. The other win came in TUNDRA’s first race as a traveling series at GSS on May 27, 2013.

“It’s hard to get more (speed) here,” Zehr commented. “We were peaked. Our car was as good as it was going to get, and that’s what you need on a hot day like today.”

On a sweltering day the show was moved along quickly to beat the head. Darren Jackson and Kendrick Kreyer led the field to green with Kreyer getting an early jump and building a healthy advantage over the field.

As Kreyer held his advantage, defending TUNDRA Champion Justin Mondeik went to work on moving past Darren Jackson for Second.  At the same time, DeVoy was working the high side to get into the Top Four and Zehr was moving on the low line. They rounded out  the Top Five by lap 18.

The first caution fell on lap 20 for an incident involving Corey Jankowski and Mitch Haver. On the restart Mondeik was to the outside of Kreyer. The two went toe-to-toe for three laps until Mondeik secured the lead. As he took the top spot DeVoy moved past Kreyer into Second. He immediately went on the attack.

DeVoy swung to the outside of Mondeik on lap 27. Mondeik held his line, looking to outduel DeVoy. However, DeVoy was ahead by a slim margin at the line on lap 30 when the caution fell for an incident involving Michael Haggar and Travis Volm. Unfortunately, Volm experienced some mechanical issues and went to the pit area to make repairs.

When the field came back to the green it was DeVoy electing the outside lane and Mondeik joining him on the front row. Mondeik kept even with DeVoy as Zehr settled into Third. Behind them the battle for Fourth ended with contact between Mike Lichtfeld and Kendrick Kreyer. Keyer stalled after going off the track and up the berm.

By TUNDRA policy, the third restart before halfway was single-file. It proved to be the final restart on lap 30. DeVoy built up his lead as Zehr kept close tabs on Mondeik. Behind them two other drivers were on the move – Ken’s Sports Fast Qualifier Colin Reffner and 14-year-old Ty Fredrickson, making his series debut.

At halfway Fredrickson caught Reffner and got to the inside line.  Just one lap later Zehr slipped past Mondeik into Second.  Fredrickson eventually emerged from the battle with Reffner on lap 46. Four laps later he moved past Jackson into Fourth.

As the laps started to wind down, Zehr looked to close the gap on DeVoy. Over the next 20 laps Zehr slowly started to close in. By lap 70 he was on the bumper of Devoy. Zehr swung to the inside on lap 72 and took the lead on lap 73.  DeVoy looked to challenge back to the inside, but could not get to the line in time.

Zehr went on to pull away to the win as DeVoy captured Second. Fredrickson clipped off one more spot and rounded out the podium, making the most of his series debut. Mondeik held on for Fourth and Reffner was Fifth.

The event honored David Kronberger, aka Cleaver, who was a fan, sponsor, and friend of the series and many of its competitors. In 2017 Zehr drove the Wayne Brevik-owned Redline Speedsport 711 car, which is one of the “Team Cleaver” cars.

“I met Gayle and Cleaver when I was driving the 711 and visited with them every event since, it seems,” Zehr recalled. “I’m glad I could win this race. It’s a big deal to me.”

With Zehr as the primary and point-gaining driver for the Gildan Team, the win helped build the point lead.  The final event of the season at Marshfield Motor Speedway will host two 50-lap features which will determine the series title.

The next event at Marshfield on September 16 caps off the TUNDRA season and is the make-up for the Bev Aschenbrenner Memorial which was rained out in June.  Racing begins at 5pm. More details on the event will be available soon.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (September 1, 2023) – Monday’s Cleaver Classic Presented by Kroll’s West Restaurant at Golden Sands Speedway in Plover, Wis., will have plenty of drivers who are capable of taking the victory.

For starters, everyone will be looking to stop the hot streak of Jordan DeVoy. DeVoy has won the last two TUNDRA races at Golden Sands, and picked up a win in the Harvest Race prior to those. He has proven to be very strong at the third-mile.

DeVoy was almost denied a win by John Beale last season, in an unforgettable race to the checkered flag. Beale is another driver to keep an eye on…as well as his teammate Dalton Zehr. It’s rare that Beale and Zehr compete in the same event, but fans will have the opportunity to see that on Monday. Zehr won the first ever TUNDRA race at Golden Sands on Memorial Day of 2013. He’ll be looking to back up his win from Norway in July.

Another former winner, Justin Mondeik, enters with plenty of momentum. Mondeik dominated the last TUNDRA race at State Park Speedway and was victorious in TUNDRA action at GSS in 2020.

Mark Mackesy won the TUNDRA stop at Golden Sands in 2016 and will be back looking for some magic in this season’s event.

Looking for their first TUNDRA wins, plenty of attention will be on last year’s fast qualifier Travis Volm and 2023 GSS Champion Mark Eswein. Volm will enter the race as the point leader with teammate Brock Heinrich and will be looking to hold that advantage with one race remaining after Plover. Eswein will be looking to shake the bad luck he’s had in TUNDRA events, and take home the W in front of his home crowd.

Plenty of intrigue surrounds other racers looking for marquee wins including Colin Reffner, 2023 GSS Pro Late Champion Kendrick Kreyer, former GSS Champion Brandon Selle, Anthem Fast Dash point leader Kole Guralski, and Alex Hartwig, making his Super Late Model debut.

TUNDRA will be joined by the WIR 1/4-Mile Late Models, Pure Stocks, and American Super Cups. Fan gates open at noon, qualifying is at 10:45 and racing begins at noon.

Cleaver Classic Presented by Kroll’s West Restaurant
Expected Entries as of 9/1/2023

#- Driver, Hometown
02 – Rayce Haase, Wausau, Wis.
2 – Darren Jackson, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
5B – John Beale, Verona, Wis.
7 – Mitchell Haver, West Bend, Wis. [R]
9 – Braison Bennett, Neenah, Wis.
12 – Mark Mackesy, Wausau, Wis.
18 – Frank Nitzke, Berlin, Wis.
19 – Michael Haggar, Hanover, Minn.
21 – Alex Hartwig, Portage, Wis.
25 – Wyatt Brooks, Amherst, Wis.
27 – Brandon Selle, Dale, Wis.
31 – Corey Jankowski, Tomah, Wis.
32 – Steve Lichtfeld, Portage, Wis.
38 – Jordan DeVoy, Lake Geneva, Wis.
44 – Justin Mondeik, Gleason, Wis.
44 – Mike Lichtfeld, Pardeeville, Wis.
56 – Kole Guralski, Wausau, Wis.
66 – Kendrick Kreyer, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
70 – Brady Bill, Reedsburg, Wis.
71 – Mark Eswein, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
76 – Travis Volm, Mosinee, Wis.
87 – Colin Reffner, Stevens Point, Wis.
119 – Dalton Zehr, Verona, Wis.

by TUNDRA PR and State Park Speedway PR (Adam Glatczak)

WAUSAU, Wis. (August 13) – Justin Mondeik admits he hasn’t had the season he’d expected after capturing last year’s TUNDRA Super Late Model Series title. But as he showed Sunday afternoon at State Park Speedway, the season is far from over.

“It feels really good to get it done here at home,” Mondeik said of returning to Victory Lane. “It feels like it’s been a long year. It’s been hard to swallow, but we’ve been working really hard, and it feels really good to get a traveling series win.”

Mondeik captured the lead in the first third of the 75-lap Rib Mountain Rumble Presented by Mr. Brews Taphouse and surged away on a couple of restarts to score his second TUNDRA win at his home track and his fourth overall.

The defending TUNDRA Champion won under overcast skies that included brief sprinkles affecting practice laps earlier in the day, but eventually subsided to allow the completion of the SPS TUNDRA show for the first time in three years.

Mondeik also led a trio of SPS regulars who protected their home turf and swept the top three spots in the feature. Brock Heinrich of Wausau finished second and Wausau’s Travis Volm finished third, making up a top three that included this year’s SPS points leader and has combined for seven feature wins at the track in 2023.

Mondeik started seventh in a 16-car field for the feature and used the inside to quickly move into the top five. He got by Mitchell Haver of West Bend for fifth on lap 6, and then completed the pass of TUNDRA traveler Riley Stenjem of Utica on lap 12 after four laps racing side-by-side.

Mondeik then swooped past Jordan Thiel of Darboy on lap 14, and he was pressuring the leaders when Haase slipped inside early leader Braison Bennett of Neenah for the top spot on lap 19.

Mondeik also got inside Bennett for second a lap later, and three laps later he made the pass for the lead on the inside out of turn 4, with Haase drifting high on the track out of the corner to open the door.

The race’s first caution flag would come out three laps later when Wausau’s Kole Guralski spun between turns 3 and 4 after contact from fast qualifier John Beale of Verona. Mark Mackesy of Wausau also spun, and the two-time past TUNDRA winner at State Park would go to the pits and not return.

Mondeik quickly got away from Bennett on the restart, and he would face a total of four restarts in all, quickly taking the lead on all of them. He held a comfortable lead when the last came with 16 laps left, when Haver and Colin Reffner of Wisconsin Rapids tangled in turns 1 and 2, right in front of Mondeik.

Heinrich was running second to Mondeik at the caution, having gotten by Haase for the runner-up spot on lap 30 and staying there. The hottest car at SPS this year with four feature wins, including three in weekly racing plus the ASA Midwest Tour Larry Detjens Memorial last month, Heinrich stayed solidly in second but had little for the leader, including on the final restart, when he quickly fell in behind Mondeik.

Volm would finish third after a number of side-by-side battles, including holding off Beale while running the outside for six laps before the lap 60 caution, and then by getting around Stenjem on the outside for third on lap 66 after a six-lap fight. Beale would recover from the early incident to finish fourth with Thiel edging Stenjem for fifth. Bennett would finish seventh after leading the first 18 laps, making the outside groove work early in the race to take the lead from polesitter Thiel.

Full Event Recap from State Park Speedway Website

The next event for the TUNDRA Super Late Model Series is The Cleaver Classic on Monday, September 4 at Golden Sands Speedway outside Plover, Wis. The event honors David Kronberger (aka Cleaver), a standout fan/sponsor and friend of the series. Racing will begin at 2pm. More details on the event will be available soon.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (August 11, 2023) – It’s as close to a home track for the TUNDRA Travelers as it gets with several of the top TUNDRA Super Late Model Series teams very much familiar with State Park Speedway. Those regulars will be hoping for some home cooking when the series heads to the quarter-mile this Sunday for the Rib Mountain Rumble Presented by Mr. Brews Taphouse.

Perhaps the driver with the most momentum will be State Park Speedway point leader and current TUNDRA runner-up Brock Heinrich. Heinrich won the Detjens Memorial at the end of July and won Thursday night’s feature as well.

Behind Heinrich were two other home-area drivers looking to pick up the win. Kole Guralski finished Second to Heinrich, and has shown good speed throughout the TUNDRA season. A chance to race in front of the home crowd could be just what he needs for a potential first series win.

Justin Mondeik finished Third at State Park on Thursday, and will be looking to back up his dominating performance from 2020 – the last time TUNDRA visited Wausau for an event. Mondeik capture fast time and ran away with the feature win. It was during a time-frame where Mondeik won three straight SPS Championships.

For the non-SPS regulars, many eyes will be on John Beale. Beale led a large portion of the Detjens Memorial in July and is no stranger to Victory Lane at Wausau. He tags in for teammate Dalton Zehr for the first time this season. The Gildan Team currently leads the TUNDRA points standings.

A host of other central Wisconsin standouts will look to make some noise including former TUNDRA SPS winner Mark Mackesy, now 11-time Golden Sands Champion Mark Eswein, local favorite Rayce Haase, past feature winner at SPS Travis Volm, and a returning Colin Reffner.

Some traveling spoilers are potentially in the field as well. Kulwicki Driver Development Program finalist Riley Stenjem has shown plenty of promise at State Park in the past. Jordan Thiel has also found the podium in past races. Braison Bennett could also prove to be dangerous on Sunday.

TUNDRA will be joined by the WIR ¼-Mile Late Models, Wisconsin Sport Trucks, and Dairyland Vintage Series. Qualifying is scheduled for 1:30pm with racing at 3pm.

State Park Speedway is located at 147711 N Mountain Rd in Wausau, Wis. For More information visit http://www.stateparkspeedway.com

Rib Mountain Rumble Presented by Mr. Brews Taphouse
State Park Speedway
Sunday, August 13
Expected Entries as of 8/11/23

# – Driver, Hometown
02 – Rayce Haase, Wausau, Wis.
2 – Jordan Thiel, Darboy, Wis.
5B – John Beale, Verona, Wis.
7 – Mitchell Haver, West Bend, Wis. [R]
9 – Braison Bennett, Neenah, Wis.
12 – Mark Mackesy, Wausau, Wis.
27 – Travis Rodewald, Manitowoc, Wis.
28 – Riley Stenjem, Utica, Wis.
32 – Steve Lichtfeld, Portage, Wis.
44 – Justin Mondeik, Gleason, Wis.
52 – Brock Heinrich, Wausau, Wis.
56 – Kole Guralski, Wausau, Wis.
71 – Mark Eswein, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
76 – Travis Volm, Mosinee, Wis.
87 – Colin Reffner, Stevens Point, Wis.
91 – Mickey Schallie, Darboy, Wis.
99 – Dan Thomson, Neenah, Wis.

Full Results

NORWAY, Mich. (July 29, 2023) – Dalton Zehr remained perfect in TUNDRA Super Late Model Series features at Norway Speedway as he captured the 75-lap Eh Main on Saturday night. The win backed up Zehr’s TUNDRA victories at Norway from 2014 and last season.

Zehr slipped to the lead past Braison Bennett on lap 20 and outgunned Brock Heinrich on a couple of restarts to score the win.

For Zehr and the team, preparation for the feature was key. Despite having a strong setup, the team was diligent during the afternoon’s practice session, striving for improvements even while they were at the top of the charts.

“We worked hard in practice. We were good, but we made it strong for the long runs,” Zehr said “We made 12 changes in practices and I would say ten of them were improvements.”

The invert of seven placed Zehr on the outside of row two with Ken’s Sports Fast Qualifier Riley Stenjem in the row behind.  The outside line shuffled into place early with Braison Bennett taking the lead from Gregg Haese on lap one. Chad Butz settled into Third in front of Heinrich with Zehr right behind in Fifth.

Heinrich and Zehr got around Butz into Third and Fourth just before the caution fell on lap eight when Stenjem and Kole Guralski got together in turn one. Mickey Schallie was shuffled out of line and collided with Guralski. Guralski continued at the tail with Stenjem while Schallie was forced to retire due to damage.

On the restart Bennett took the lead from Heinrich who chose the outside for the restart. Zehr quickly wrestled Third from Haese.

As the top three set sail ahead, Zehr waited for the right opportunity to move past Heinrich. He did so on lap 15. At the same time Justin Mondeik moved into the top four by slipping past Haese. Andy Monday and Chad Butz soon slipped by as Haese nursed an ill-handling machine.

Just five laps later Zehr was on the bumper of Bennett.  Again he waited for the right opportunity and found it on the exit of turn four coming back to lap 20. Zehr slipped past and left Bennett to try to deal with Heinrich in a battle for Second.

Zehr began to reel in the tail end of the field just as the caution fell on lap 28 for a spin involving Justin Woller.  The field reset for the restart with Zehr on the inside of Henrich in the front row and Bennett alongside Mondeik in row two.

A perfect restart allowed Zehr to jump away from Heinrich who settled into Second. Bennett secured Third and left the door open for Andy Monday to grab Fourth.

While the top two got away again, Monday went to work on Bennett. On lap 35 Monday slid to the inside of Bennett to take Third and brought Chad Butz along into Fourth. Just behind, Stenjem had moved to Sixth and was looking for a spot in the Top Five. He secured the spot at halfway.

As Zehr and Henrich once again closed in on lapped traffic, Butz started to put heat on Monday in the battle for Third. He closed in repeatedly as the race closed in on lap 50.

At lap 58, lapped traffic began to get thick in front of Zehr, allowing Heinrich to close the gap.  Although Zehr had to tip toe through traffic, once he was clear, he was able to build another healthy advantage.

Zehr’s lead was erased on lap 72 for a spin involving Jerry Mueller.  With less than five laps remaining it set up a single-file restart.

The restart was short-lived, however, as Chad Butz lost brakes going into turn one on the next lap and spun wildly into the grass. He was ok, but the car was sidelined with heavy damage. This set up a final restart with Zehr, Heinrich, Monday, Stenjem and Mondeik in the Top Five.

One final restart brought an opportunity for Heinrich, but again Zehr was just too strong and was able to jump away to the checkered flag.

Despite the late restarts, Zehr felt plenty of confidence on his way to the three-peat.

“Brock kept me honest, that’s for sure. But as the race progressed, it seemed like we could build the gap,” Zehr said.

Heinrich was Second, Andy Monday was Third, Riley Stenjem Fourth, and Justin Mondeik rounded out the Top Five.

The win helped Zehr build a bigger gap for his team over the tandem of Heinrich and Travis Volm in the TUNDRA standings. The gap sits at 19, but plenty of intrigue will surround the next event as Heinrich will look for some home cooking in Wausau and John Beale tags in for team Gildan.

The next event for the TUNDRA Super Late Model Series is The Rib Mountain Rumble at State Park Speedway in Wausau on Sunday, August 13. TUNDRA will be joined by the WIR ¼-Mile Late Models and the Wisconsin Sport Trucks. More details, including start times, will be available shortly.