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By Kevin Ramsell
As you drive south of Madison, you begin to enjoy its beautiful countryside. You find yourself driving down Sunrise Road, just east of Oregon, WI. Farms on the right and a heavily wooded area on the left. Then all of a sudden you are there, at one of the more historical racetracks in the Midwest...Madison International Speedway, an ASA Member Track.

It was in May, 1969 that Wisconsin’s Fastest Half-Mile opened with Jerry Eckhardt taking the first ever win. Since that time, it has had several different owners, had three different names, and even had was a dirt track for a short time.

The track originally opened as Capital Super Speedway and became the proving grounds for drivers like Dick Trickle, Joe Shear, Tom Reffner, Mark Martin, Jim Back, Johnny Ziegler and many more. Through the 70’s and the 80’s it was the premiere facility where the drivers from central Wisconsin would drive down to challenge the drivers from state line and Chicagoland area.

Dells Raceway Park - Wisconsin Dells, WII grew up fifteen miles from what was once named Dells Motor Speedway, so one may say that my views are somewhat favorably biased to my “home track” but this race facility transformation over the past few years has been nothing short of amazing. The new management group has worked their collective butts off to make this a very enjoyable experience for all race fans. This dedicated group, I am convinced, will not rest until they have achieved near perfection.