by Ed Reichert
Menomonie WI, May 11 – The Red Cedar Speedway was able to defeat its two most persistent foes, the weather and the track curfew, in presenting one of the biggest programs in recent memory at the speedway.

by Ed Reichert
Menomonie WI, April 27 – Jason Havel and Cory Crapser, both with late race passes, became the first repeat winners in racing action Friday night at the Red Cedar Speedway. While those two drivers were able to duplicate opening night wins, four new winners also emerged in Keith Tourville, Ben Hillman, Kevin Adams and Jimmy Mars.

by Ed Reichert
Menomonie WI, April 20 – The Red Cedar Speedway started its thirty ninth year of dirt track racing Friday night, and the new, six class program of racing got its first test. Highlighting the opening night of racing were the brother act of Jake And Jesse Redetzke, who both won feature races to keep the family happy while Matt Leer wasted little time in winning his first feature race since moving up to the Modifieds this year. Other winners on a cool Friday night included Cory Crapser, Cody Kummer and Jason Havel.

Red Cedar Community Discussion

by Ed Reichert
Spring has arrived and so has the opening dirt track race of the 2012 racing season at the Red Cedar Speedway. The thirty ninth consecutive season stock car racing opener at the Red Cedar Speedway, presented by the Red Cedar Racing Association, is scheduled for Friday night, April 13th .

Stock car racing, a staple for Dunn County residents at the Rec Park on Menomonie’s east side, will be contested with six divisions in action after changes during the off season. Despite off season rumors, track officials want everyone to know that Late Models will again be a part of the weekly program. WISSOTA sanctioned Late Models will be joined in weekly action by the Modifieds, Super Stocks and Midwest Modifieds along with the Red Cedar Pure Stocks. New to the weekly schedule will be WISSOTA sanctioned Street Stocks, who return to the weekly show after having been dropped from the program several years ago. The addition of the Street Stocks has many drivers in that division excited and is expected to help pack the pit area with competitors in all divisions.

Featuring concessions from Springbrook Meats, the pit gates will open at 4 p.m. weekly, with the grandstands opening at 5 p.m. and the first green flag to drop at 7 p.m. sharp. Spectator admission remained unchanged with adult admission at $12 and kids twelve and under admitted absolutely free. The track phone number is 715-235-6318.

by Ed Reichert
Mark Hanson in the Modifieds and Brent Voeltz in the Hornets became first time winners at the Red Cedar Speedway on the final night of the regular season at the Dunn County oval. Other winners on a cool and breezy Friday night included Ashley Anderson, Shane Kisling and Matt Leer.

by Ed Reichert
The rains that caused a lot of tracks to cancel Friday night missed the Menomonie area, and it was a pleasant night to crown Season Champions in all five divisions that routinely race at the speedway. The proud winners who can call themselves Red Cedar Speedway 2011 Season Champions include Chad Mahder, Mark Gerth, Tom Karis, Matt Leer and Gunnar Watkins. Mahder, Gerth and Leer were also point champions at the track while the other two victors were upset winners.