WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (July 6, 2024) – Tristan Swanson cashed in on the biggest winner’s pay day in TUNDRA Super Late Model Series history Saturday night at Dells Raceway Park.

After battling with young gun Ty Fredrickson and local favorite Mike Lichtfeld, Swanson was able to work his way into the lead in the second half of the race and carefully pick his way through lapped traffic. Swanson scored $5,000 by taking the North American Cup Presented by Assembly Products & Tom and Sharon Lichtfeld in Remembrance of Carl Wegner.

“It’s just unreal, honestly,” Swanson said. “Never in a million years did I think I’d be in this position. It’s so surreal.”

Swanson was quick to thank his family and his team, plus the aid of the team of his top competitor on the day – Team 36.

“It’s hats off to my team,” Swanson said. “It’s pretty much just my family and I, a four-person team. This one’s for all the small-town families that don’t think they can do it. They can do it.”

The first half of the races saw four stoppages for cautions, all spins with the competitors continuing on. The first of those cautions, perhaps, was the most heart-stopping.

Seven laps in Fredrickson had worked his way to the front and past early-race leader and fellow EPYK Media Rookie contender Jevin Guralski.  Guralski kept close tabs on Fredrickson and made a run to his back bumper coming back to lap ten. Unfortunately, Guralski made significant contact, which sent Fredrickson spinning.  Guralski tapped out via the gentleman’s agreement, heading to the tail and returning Fredrickson to the lead.

That incident was the start of a dazzling run by Guralski, who patiently and powerfully picked his way back through the field in the remaining laps of the race. He ended up with a Sixth Place finish.

At that same time, Mike Lichtfeld and Swanson were on the march towards the Top Five.  Brent Edmunds, who was second fastest in qualifying, was also on the charge. He restarted alongside Fredrickson and took the lead.  Swanson and Lichtfeld filed in line behind Fredrickson.

Things got furious up front right around lap 13. Fredrickson returned to the bumper of Edmunds as Lichtfeld was attempting to go around the outside of the Top Three. On lap 16 Edmunds slipped, allowing Fredrickson to slide back to the lead, bringing Swanson along, and backing Lichtfeld off into Fourth.

As the laps clicked off Swanson stayed close to Fredrickson and Lichtfeld close the gap to create a three-car battle for the lead.  This was until a caution on lap 32 which restacked the front of the field.

On the restart Lichtfeld took the outside lane. He was unable to power around the outside and Swanson slipped back to the inside for Second.  Another spin on lap 38 reset the field once again.

This restart saw Lichtfeld lead momentarily before Fredrickson was able to wrestle the lead back. Again Swanson followed into Second. This time Dalton Zehr and Justin Mondeik were toward the front after working through traffic. This restart was short-lived as another spin brough out the final yellow.

A single file restart with 59 laps remaining proved to be the last chance for anyone to make a move off a caution.  Fredrickson led Lichtfeld, Swanson, and Zehr back to the line.  Fredrickson built a lead and Swanson slipped past Lichtfeld into Second.

Slowly Swanson began to reel in Fredrickson.  He was to his bumper on lap 60 and began taking looks to the inside line. The opportunity finally came on lap 62.  Swanson powered past at the line on the following lap. Lichtfeld attempted to follow through into Second, but a slip up allowed Fredrickson to tuck back in line.

Over the final 30 laps Swanson picked his way through traffic. Both he and Fredrickson distanced themselves from the competition.  Zehr closed in on Lichtfeld to challenge for Third, but was held off in the final laps.  Behind them Max Kahler cruised from behind the invert to close out the Top Five.

The next event for the TUNDRA Super Late Model Series is Friday, July 19 at Golden Sands Speedway. The Blue Knight 88 honors the late Tom Reffner. 

GREEN BAY, Wis. (July 3, 2024) – The biggest winner’s prize in TUNDRA Super Late Model Series history will be on the line Saturday at Dells Raceway Park. The North American Cup Presented by Assembly Products and Tom and Sharon Lichtfeld in Remembrance of Carl Wegner will pay $5,000 to the winner.

Plenty of heavy hitters will be ready to try to take the prize – including past TUNDRA winners at DRP Dalton Zehr and Mike Lichtfeld.  Lichtfeld captured the TUNDRA win last season at his home track while Zehr last took honors in 2022.

Looking to challenge for a first series win at the track will be point leader Justin Mondeik, current runner-up Brock Heinrich, and top rookie Ty Fredrickson.  Fredrickson won the IceBreaker 100 at DRP this past April and has shown good speed at the facility.

There will be some darkhorses looking to snag the prize as well. EPYK Media Rookie Jevin Guralski comes in with momentum after a win last week at Marshfield. Nick Egan, Braden Berge, Brent Edmunds, and Tristan Swanson have all had strong runs at DRP in the past and will be looking to make noise in their TUNDRA season debuts.

TUNDRA will be joined by the 602 Late Models, Sportsman, Bandits, Sixers, and High School Racing Association.  Qualifying is at 4:30 with racing at 6pm.

Expected Entries
# – Driver, Hometown
2 – Jerad DeBoer, Sherry, Wis.
7 – Mitchell Haver, West Bend, Wis.
7 – Ridge Oien, Bloomington, Minn.
10 – Noah Gajewski, Marathon, Wis.
11 – Bobby Kendall, Montello, Wis.
13 – Nick Egan, Slinger, Wis.
14 – Kody King, Clear Lake, Iowa
17 – Max Kahler, Caledonia, Ill.
20 – Jevin Guralski, Wausau, Wis. [R]
28 – Braden Berge, Elkhorn, Wis.
31 – Corey Jankowski, Tomah, Wis.
32 – Steve Lichtfeld, Portage, Wis.
34 – Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis.
36 – Ty Fredrickson, Webster, MN [R]
37 – Kyle Shear, Roscoe, Ill.
44 – Mike Lichtfeld, Pardeeville, Wis.
44 – Justin Mondeik, Gleason, Wis.
52 – Brock Heinrich, Wausau, Wis.
71 – Mark Eswein, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
76 – Travis Volm, Mosinee, Wis.
80 – Ryan Farrell, East Troy, Wis.
87 – Colin Reffner, Stevens Point, Wis.
87 – Brent Edmunds, Monticello, Wis.
91 – Tristan Swanson, Elko, Minn.
119 – Dalton Zehr, Verona, Wis.

Full Results

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (June 8, 2024) – Former TUNDRA Super Late Model Series Champion Justin Mondeik notched a large statement win in Saturday night’s Bev Aschenbrenner Memorial presented by IncredibleBank and A&A Lock Service.

It was Mondeik’s second Bev Memorial win, having captured the event in 2022.

“The Aschenbrenners are a great family,” Mondeik said. “We always knew [Bev] through racing growing up. She was always there to support us no matter if we finished first or 21^st.”

Mondeik stormed to the lead by lap four of the 75-lap affair and left the rest of the field battling for the runner up spot.

At the drop of the green Mondeik wasted no time proving he was a threat to capture the win.  He dipped to look inside Jeremy Lepak and Darren Jackson who were in the second row as Mark Eswein grabbed the lead from Mitch Haver. The furious racing up front was brought to a pause for the lone caution on lap one for an incident involving John Beale and Ty Fredrickson. Both were able to continue.

On the restart Eswein was joined by Jackson in the front row as Mondeik took advantage of the lane choice to join Mitch Haver in row two. Jackson settled into Second and left the outside lane open for Mondeik, who was able to grab the spot on lap two.  Mondeik then set his sights on Eswein.

After just two more laps the battle was on for the lead. Mondeik swung to the inside and had the lead coming back to the line on lap four. Behind him and Eswein, the field was starting to sort out with Brock Heinrich and Travis Volm on the move into the Top Five.

Heinrich quickly went on to pressure Eswin for Second. He and Volm made the same move entering turn one on lap seven to grab Second and Fourth respectively. Three laps later Volm was on the doorstep of the podium. He grabbed Third from Eswein on lap 11.

As the laps continued to click off, Mondeik stretched out his advantage.  Both Jeremy Lepak and John Beale started to close in on Top Five spots. The field settled in as Beale started to close in on Jackson and Volm chopped away at the gap to Heinrich.  Just past lap 25 Beale snuck past Eswein into Fourth.

It was Volm who was showing speed near the midway point of the race. On lap 40 Volm was able to power past Heinrich.  However, Mondeik was ahead by nearly a straightaway.  Unfortunately, gremlins under the hood of Volm soon took away his solid run.  Heinrich got back past Volm on lap 50 and Volm retired just a couple laps later.

The final laps clicked off without any further incident for Mondeik.  Beale chased down Heinrich late in the going and was able to take the spot with 11 laps remaining to take Second. Heinrich finished Third, Lepak Fourth, and Eswein rounded out the Top Five.

“We brought a really good package,” Mondeik said of his dominant race car. “It helped having no yellows, but I think we had them covered today.”

The win helped push Mondeik back to the top of the TUNDRA point standings as he seeks a second title. If it is any indication, the winner of the Bev Aschenbrenner Memorial has won the TUNDRA Championship the last three years.

Next up for the TUNDRA Super Late Model Series is the North American Cup Dedicated to Carl Wegner at Dells Raceway Park on July 6. More info on the event will be available soon.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (June 7, 2024) – The TUNDRA Super Late Model Series will make its next stop Saturday, June 8 at Marshfield Motor Speedway. The event honors long-time race fan and friend to many teams Bev Aschenbrenner.

The expected entry list features former Marshfield Motor Speedway Champions and past winners of the event. It also features opening-race winner and early-season TUNDRA point leader Ty Fredrickson.

Fredrickson has continued to stay hot early this season. After his win in the Battle for the Bear on May 13 he grabbed a win in the Golden Sands Speedway Dick Trickle Memorial and a Second Place finish in the Dells Raceway Park Trickle 99. Last season Fredrickson was Second overall to Dalton Zehr in the twin 50-lap features.

Another TUNDRA Rookie, Jevin Guralski, may also play a factor in this race. Guralski is the current point leader at Marshfield in their Saturday night program. He has shown to be very strong at the three Central Wisconsin tracks this season, and his looking to defend his home turf.

Past winners of the event in the field include 2022 series Champion Justin Mondeik and Colin Reffner. Mondeik won the event in his Championship season and recently made a stop at Marshfield, grabbing a victory last Saturday night. Reffner won the first Bev Memorial that TUNDRA participated in back in 2018. Reffner proved very strong that season, also setting fast time for the event.

Past Marshfield Champions will also be on the card with Darren Jackson, John Beale, and Mark Eswein all looking to capture the trophy. Jackson has been strong early this season setting fast times at Marshfield. Eswein comes off capturing the track title last year and is seeking his first TUNDRA win. Beale claimed the track title in 2020 and has had podium finishes in the event. He is seeking his second TUNDRA feature win.

Other drivers ready to make some noise include Brock Heinrich, who is a past fast qualifier for this event, veteran racer Jeremy Lepak, the always-quick Travis Volm, and last year’s TUNDRA Rookie of the Year Mitch Haver.

Qualifying for the Bev Aschenbrenner Memorial presented by Incredible Bank and A&A Lock Service begins at 6pm with racing at 7. TUNDRA will be joined by the Legends, Upper Midwest Vintage Racing Series, Xtreme 4s, and Bandits.

Expected Entries
# – Driver, Hometown
2 – Darren Jackson, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
2 – Jerad DeBoer, Sherry, Wis.
5B – John Beale, Verona, Wis.
7 – Mitchell Haver, West Bend, Wis.
20 – Jevin Guralski, Wausau, Wis. [R]
31 – Corey Jankowski, Tomah, Wis.
36 – Ty Fredrickson, Webster, MN [R]
40 – Jeremy Lepak, Wausau, Wis.
44 – Justin Mondeik, Gleason, Wis.
49 – Jerry Mueller, Richfield, Wis.
52 – Brock Heinrich, Wausau, Wis.
58 – Joseph Scholze, Holmen, Wis.
71 – Mark Eswein, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
76 – Travis Volm, Mosinee, Wis.
87 – Colin Reffner, Stevens Point, Wis.
711 – Kyle Gennett, Rangeline, Wis.

Full Results

BUCHANAN, Wis. (May 11, 2024) – Wisconsin International Raceway is not a race track where a driver is supposed to win in his first visit to the historic half-mile. Unless that driver happens to be Ty Fredrickson.

The 15-year-old Kulwicki Driver Development Program finalist from Webster, Minn., scored his first TUNDRA Super Late Model Series feature win in The Battle for ‘The Bear’ at Wisconsin International Raceway, becoming the youngest winner in the series’ 14-year history. He also set fast time earlier in the afternoon.

Fredrickson engaged in a back-and-forth battle with four-time series Champion Dalton Zehr on multiple restarts and throughout the second half of the race. He was able to capitalize when Zehr had mechanical issues with 7 laps to go, and cruised to the checkered flag.

“The restarts with the double files were pretty difficult, but we made them work,” Fredrickson said. “I’ve got to thank Hoosier because these tires didn’t wear out. I had the same handling all race.”

Drivers settled in early behind Brock Heinrich. On lap two things began to open up as Jordan Thiel looked to settle in behind Max Schultz.  Contact sent Thiel up the track and others scrambling.  It also opened up the outside line for Fredrickson to close in on the Top Five.  Just a couple laps later Fredrickson was challenging Zehr until a yellow fell for an incident involving Lowell Bennett and Andy Monday.

The first caution fell on lap four for an incident involving Mitch Haver and Josh Butler.  On the restart Heinrich was again able to get away from the field, leaving everyone to battle for Second.  As the laps clicked off the field settled in with Schultz, Thiel, Zehr, and Grant Griesbach rounding out the Top Five.  Fredrickson then charged to Fifth on lap ten.

Heinrich again rocketed away from the field on the restart, leaving Schultz, Zehr and Thiel to settle in.  Defending race winner Sawyer Effertz also jumped into the mix for a Top Five spot.  As the laps clicked off, Fredrickson slid back to Fourth with Effertz following to Fifth on lap 17.

From that point, Fredrickson began to climb. He worked his way past Zehr on lap 23, then battled Schutlz for Second on lap 25.  He started to close the gap until a caution with 41 laps to go. Effertz had a part failure that sent him hard into the outside wall in turn three. He was able to get out of the car under his own power.

When the green fell again Fredrickson shot past Heinrich into the lead.  Zehr immediately went in to challenge for Second.  Heinrich was able to hold on for several laps, until Zehr finally slipped by on lap 40. Another caution fell four laps later, setting up a series of cat-and-mouse restarts between Zehr and Fredrickson.

After the jousting, it was Zehr who got away and set the pace.  Fredrickson stayed close, but Zehr was able to turn away all of his advances.  The race took another turn when Zehr closed in on the lapped car of Jerry Mueller and closed in a bit quicker than he had anticipated. The incident brought out another caution, setting up yet another double file restart between Zehr and Fredrickson.

Again Zehr was able to get the advantage off the restart, but Fredrickson quickly swept to the inside trying to take the lead.  Coming to the line with five laps remaining, Zehr slowed down the front stretch and Fredrickson slipped by.  He held a strong lead over Heinrich, while Justin Mondeik powered past Schultz into Third.

Fredrickson cruised to the victory over Heinrich, Mondeik, Schultz and Alex Prunty rounding out the Top Five.

The next event for the TUNDRA Super Late Model Series is the Bev Aschenbrenner Memorial at Marshfield Motor Speedway on Saturday, June 8. More information on the event will be available soon.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (May 8, 2024) – Last season a WIR regular finally was able to turn the TUNDRA Super Late Model Series travelers away from Victory Lane. This Saturday, May 11 the locals will be looking to do the same against some invading stars.

The stakes have been raised this year with $3,500 going to the winner of the 75-lap main event.

Sawyer Effertz will return to defend his win in last year’s TUNDRA stop at WIR.  After picking up the win, Effertz went on to a dominant season on the big half-mile. He captured five feature wins on the way to an overall Championship and the Red, White and Blue title.

Former event winner Dalton Zehr will be looking to give Effertz a run this season after struggling late in last year’s visit.  Zehr is also a former track and Red, White and Blue Champion – accomplishing the feat just two seasons ago. The defending TUNDRA co-champ won the very first TUNDRA race at WIR in 2014.

Among the competitors will be a hungry group of contenders who were on the verge of making big strides last season.

On the TUNDRA side – Justin Mondeik has a past podium finish in the event and is looking to get his 2024 off to a hot start in hopes of recapturing the TUNDRA title. Brock Heinrich raced his way to a Third Place finish last season, and has shown excellent speed and improvement at WIR. Colin Reffner has also shown speed at WIR, but has not had the luck to finish off a solid day. He’ll be hoping to accomplish that on Saturday.

Two TUNDRA Rookies will be looking to make some noise, as well. Jevin Guralski made big strides in limited Super Late Model action in 2023 – including a Second Place finish in the Larry Detjens Memorial at Wausau. Ty Fredrickson has been off to a hot start this season after a big ending to 2023 with a win in the IceBreaker at Dells Raceway Park and Fast Time in the Joe Shear Classic at Madison. It will be the first visit for both to WIR.

On the WIR side – the top six in Fox River Racing Club points from last season will be in attendance including former track Champions Max Schultz, Lowell Bennett, and Andy Monday.  Jordan Thiel and Grant Griesbach complete that grouping and picked up feature wins last season to show their strength at the facility.

Among the wild cards in the group are Alex Prunty, who set fast time and scored one Top Five in four appearances last season and former TUNDRA Champ Riley Stenjem, who teams up with the always-fast Chase Motorsports this year.  Chase Motorsports has racked up a multitude of Top Five and podium finishes in the TUNDRA event at WIR, including a win with Zehr in 2014 and a Second Place with Max Schultz last season.

TUNDRA will be joined by the Mid-Am Racing Series, WIR ¼-Mile Late Models, Wisconsin Sport Trucks, and Figure 8s. Fan gates open at noon, qualifying is at 12:30pm and racing is at 2pm.

Battle for ‘The Bear’ Presented by Great Lakes Testing
Preliminary Expected Entries
# – Driver, Hometown
2 – Jordan Thiel, Darboy, Wis.
2 – Sawyer Effertz, Darboy Wis.
2 – Lowell Bennett, Neenah, Wis.
7 – Mitchell Haver, West Bend, Wis.
10 – Andy Monday, Appleton, Wis.
11 – Alex Prunty, Lomira, Wis.
12 – Josh Butler, Kaukauna, Wis.
17 – Grant Griesbach, Pewaukee, Wis.
17 – Kevin Seidler, Kendall, Wis.
20 – Jevin Guralski, Wausau, Wis. [R]
24 – Nick Van, Greenville, Wis.
34 – Maxwell Schultz, Reedsville, Wis.
36 – Ty Fredrickson, Webster, MN [R]
36 – Tim Springstroh, Freedom, Wis.
44 – Justin Mondeik, Gleason, Wis.
47 – Riley Stenjem, Utica, Wis.
49 – Jerry Mueller, Richfield, Wis.
52 – Brock Heinrich, Wausau, Wis.
52 – Brent Strelka, Freedom, Wis.
87 – Colin Reffner, Stevens Point, Wis.
91 – Mickey Schallie, Darboy, Wis.
119 – Dalton Zehr, Verona, Wis.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (April 24, 2024) – Drivers who show consistent speed in TUNDRA Super Late Model events this season may find some bonus dollars heading their way.

The series has teamed up with sponsors Kroll’s West Restaurant of Green Bay and Team Cleavers to introduce the Fast-Tastic Five Challenge. The challenge is a race within the race that will reward $500 to the best finisher.  In the final event of the season, that bonus will increase to $1,000.

Guidelines for the Challenge are as follows:

• The Top Five finishing drivers from each feature race will qualify into The Fast-Tastic Five for the following event’s feature race
• Registered TUNDRA members will automatically be entered if eligible. Non-member drivers will have one week to register for the following event to maintain eligibility.  If they do not register, the next eligible TUNDRA member will be selected.
• The highest finishing Fast-Tastic Five driver will receive a $500 bonus on top of their winnings from the feature event
• The final bonus of the season will be $1,000
• Drivers can not win the bonus two races in a row, unless it is the final two
• If a driver is part of a team, and their teammate races in the next event, that teammate is eligible to take their place. 
• If that teammate wins, the prize will be $350 with $150 going to the next highest finishing driver who qualified and attended the previous event.

TUNDRA’s opening event at Wisconsin International Raceway will be the first chance for drivers to qualify for the challenge. The first bonus will be given in the second race of the season at Marshfield Motor Speedway on June 8.

The first event of the 2024 TUNDRA season is Saturday, May 11 at Wisconsin Interntional Raceway in Kaukauna, Wis. Qualifying is scheduled for 12:30pm with racing at 2pm.  TUNDRA will be joined by the Mid-Am Racing Series on the half-mile and the Wisconsin Sport Trucks, WIR ¼-Mile Late Models and Figure 8s on the quarter mile.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (April 1, 2024) – Registration is now open for the 2024 TUNDRA Super Late Model Series season. The series features five races at four tracks, well spaced out through the summer of 2024.

The biggest change on the competitor side for the 2024 season will be the change to four new tires at each event this season. This will make for easier inclusion of new racers and will allow for longer feature events.

Registration Information and Forms Available Here

Wisconsin International Raceway once again hosts the season opener, set for Saturday, May 11. Once again presented by Great Lakes Testing, the opener honors hall of fame racer Roger “The Bear” Regeth. More information on the event will be available soon.

TUNDRA will continue its season on June 8 at Marshfield Motor Speedway with The Bev Aschenbrenner Memorial before hitting the midway point on July 6 with the North American Cup Dedicated to Carl Wegner at Dells Raceway Park.

This season TUNDRA will round out the year with two straight events at Golden Sands Speedway. On Friday, July 19 TUNDRA remembers Tom Reffner with The Blue Knight 88. The final event of the season will be the Cleaver Classic on Labor Day, Monday, September 2.

Full results

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (September 16, 2023) – It’s not so rare to see a Championship capped off in style, but Dalton Zehr hit full style points on his way to clinching the TUNDRA Super Late Model Series title on Saturday night at Marshfield Motor Speedway.

Zehr won both 50 lap features to secure the first ever TUNDRA team title with teammate John Beale under the Gildan Racing banner.

In the first feature, the Bev Aschenbrenner Memorial Presented by IncredibleBank, Solutionz LLC, and A&A Lock Service, Zehr took advantage of a late restart to muscle his way past Colin Reffner and set sail to the win.

In the second feature, the Chili Implement Championship Shootout, Zehr chased down Brock Heinrich just past midway of the 50 lapper, and held off Ty Fredrickson on a late restart.

Both features were stalled by only one yellow flag each, leaving plenty of time for side-by-side action and movement throughout the field.

Jordan Thiel took an early lead from fellow front-row starter Braison Bennett in the Bev Memorial feature to begin the evening for TUNDRA. Just after Thiel escaped Bennett, Fredrickson went on the move. He captured Second by lap six, then took the lead from Thiel four laps later.

As Fredrickson moved up to the lead, Colin Reffner was also charging through the pack. He moved from his Seventh Place starting spot to Second by lap 21. Not too far behind him, Zehr was also on the move and had advanced from Eighth to Fourth.

Once into the Second spot, Reffner quickly chased down Fredrickson. On lap 22 he caught Fredrickson, just after Zehr had taken Third from Thiel. Three laps later Reffner jumped to the top line to try to take the lead. He grabbed the lead on lap 26.  Reffner then began to build his advantage over Fredrickson and Zehr.

The race saw a big change on lap 38 when Mitch Haver spun exiting turn four. Both Reffner and Fredrickson selected the inside line, leaving the outside open for Zehr on the restart.  After a two-lap battle, Zehr emerged with the lead.

Zehr built his advantage over Reffner over the final laps while Fredrickson was left to deal with Mark Eswein, who had charged from his 14^th Place starting spot.  Eswein was able to secure the position by sneaking around Fredrickson on the final lap.

With an invert of nine, the field was led to green by Wyatt Brooks and Kole Guralski. Brooks slid up at the drop of the green and washed up into the middle groove. He and Guralski made contact, which led to Guralski making an incredible save.  However, the inside line opened up allowing Brock Heinrich to secure the lead.

After Heinrich took the lead, Justin Mondeik slid to the inside of Brooks and Eswein to the inside of Guralski.  Mondeik eventually took the Second spot on lap two.  Eswein followed the next lap with Zehr in tow.

As the race settled in, Heinrich built a lead and Mondeik was left to deal with Eswein and Zehr.  On lap eight Guralski moved back into the Top Five on the inside of Brooks. This move left the door open for Fredrickson to move to Sixth.

On lap 14 Eswein got to the inside of Mondeik in the battle for Second.  He took the spot on lap 16, bringing Zehr with.  Just one lap later Zehr slipped past Eswein and started his pursuit of Heinrich.

Zehr chopped away at the deficit lap after lap. Just past halfway he was on the back bumper of Heinrich and ready to challenge.  On lap 29 Zehr moved past Heinrich and set sail.

Behind them Fredrickson was still moving. He passed Mondeik just past halfway to take Fourth and started to put pressure on Eswein. However, Eswein was able to hold off the youngster until the caution fell on lap 41 for a stalled Mitch Haver.

For the restart, Zehr, Heinrich, and Eswein elected to take the inside line. Fredrickson jumped to the outside. The first attempt at green was called off, but on the second Fredrickson quickly tucked behind Zehr and tried a daring crossover.  Zehr was able to escape though, and went on to the win. 

Fredrickson finished Second, and Eswein was Third after retaking the spot from Heinrich with five laps remaining. Coincidentally, that was how they finished overall on the evening, as well.

The Championship was Zehr’s fourth, but first as a member of a team.  It came in an impressive season where Zehr captured three fast times and four feature wins. Beale also chipped in a fast time in his lone series start at State Park Speedway.

“It says a lot about this team,” Zehr said of the title. “I’m just excited. This was a great day and a great year.”

“It was really impressive watching Dalton driving tonight,” Beale added. “We really owe it to the crew and the team. It really is a team effort for all we do.”

The event at Marshfield brought the 13th season of TUNDRA to a close, with plans already being developed for the 2024 season. More information will be available throughout the off-season on the TUNDRA web site and social media pages.

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.