Previous race season index next race the 197704 was an artgo challenge series event held at trackmadison international speedway on june 18, 1977. Jun 18, 2019 west chester, ohio june 18, 1975 tom reffner of rudolph, wis. This unique track has seen many veteran drivers, some of which still race the highly banked track, some who have moved on to nascar and the nascar super trucks, and some that no longer race, but their children carry on the addicting tradition. The education details are not available at this time. Tom reffner, left, and marv marzofka are working to build a dick trickle memorial in his hometown of rudolf, wis.
The inaugural wayne carter classic was won by tom reffner. Lacrosse wisconsin speedway racing october 4, 1970 first. West chester, ohio june 18, 1975 tom reffner of rudolph, wis. Jul 20, 2015 1975 reffner continues record pace with white win at kaukauna tom reffner kaukauna, wis. The artgo challenge series was a united states midwest late model short track racing series that ran from 1975 until 1998. Late model sportsman class dropped july 14 steve carlson wins 1st hobby stock feature aug 18tom reffner wins track. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course stats restrictor plate races all star race. Tom long professional coach and driver long road racing.
But while reffner had claimed two more wins, and trickle his second, shears lone oktoberfest trophy was 17 years old by the time the 89 fest rolled around. Amc javelin instant messenger order photos chicago photos park photos phase 2 photo gifts car stuff nascar. Tom won the first recorded oktoberfest event in 1970, then again in 1975 and 1983. Todd behlingtrack announcerradio show host jerry eckhardt driver howie lettowcrew chief john mckarnsartgo race series co founder larry ninneman driver engine builder. This fanpage does not represent the actual persons. At that years race at castle combe, his father asked pryce to make his helmet stand out more so that he.
He won nearly sixty races at capital speedway madison. Make offer vintage 1958 nascar bowman gray stadium stock car race program denton drivers. Tom reffner larry schuler racing photos, dirt late. Trading paints adds custom car liveries to iracing. The custom car painting platform for the iracing community. Tom reffner of rudolph, wisconsin wins the artgo racing. His grandfather, tom reffner was one of the greatest drivers to come out of central wisconsin as was his uncle bryan. Reffner, jay wendell 1570969 view arrest, jail and bonding information for this inmate that has been incarcerated at the ohio sexual offenders in state of ohio.
Coastal 181 bookstore reading for racers motorsports books. Tom reffner, johnny boegeman super america knights patches artgo a. Mike miller will be honored at stars to legends race thursday. Colin will be at elko mn speedway may 19 to race in. I am doing research on a midget driver named tom steiner. Colin will be at elko mn speedway may 19 to race in honor. Page 1 of 2 tom steiner posted in vintage midget racing.
The 1980 illiana champion defeated tom jones, ed hoffman, tom reffner and bill venturini. Special guests for this years event will be over 400 feature race winner from the 1950s1990s, tom reffner and over 125 main event winner and star midwestern driver, mike miller. July 20, 1975 tom reffner expertly guided his 1974 amc javelin to victory in the second race of the red, white and blue state championship series at the wisconsin international raceway sunday before a crowd of 6,846 sundrenched fans. Southeastern wisconsin short track hall of fame 2019 inductees in order from l to r carmen manzardo, margo detjensmackesy larry detjens, don sorce jr. Select this result to view tom t reffners phone number, address, and more. Reffners son bryan went on to a great racing career and continues to race parttime and now his grandson, colin, is racing at golden sands speedway. Grubba, a catholic priest in princeton, has for decades chronicled racing as a writer and photographer, has been a confidant to countless drivers. By 1959, trickle, marzofka and reffner all had race cars of their own. Get the best deals on auto racing vintage sports memorabilia when you shop the largest online selection at. Bryan reffner is known for being a race car driver. There will be a special guest driver autograph session from 5pm6pm. His grandfather, tom reffner, his father baird and uncle bryan also raced. Tribute to tom reffner this friday night at mis madison.
Tom reffner won approximately 400 feature races in his career that began at stratford speedway and wausau in 1959 before going to the first asphalt track in central wisconsin at griffith park speedway in wisconsin rapids in 1960. Here are the details elko, minn officials at elko speedway are super excited to announce the members of the 2012 hall of fame class, who will be inducted in a ceremony in their honor on saturday may 19. The second best result is tom t reffner age 70s in rudolph, wi. Tom reffner phone, address, background info whitepages. Tom reffner was the first to time in on the newly paved track. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Massive, thoroughly researched biography of arguably the greatest. Tom pryces helmet design was, in comparison to later drivers, simple and restrained. Reffner moved to the american speed association in 1994, and became the 1995 asa champion. Wisconsin rapids from early may to early october, you can usually find stock car driver colin reffner in one of three places.
Tom reffner of rudolph piloted his 1969 mercury cyclone to victory in the first oktoberfest 200 stock car race at lacrosse interstate speedway. This race was a qualifying event featuring drivers who had qualified for the days main event but still counted towards artgo official race records. Minnesota state fair 1980 race gustavus adolphus college. Bobby allison makes first annual visit to lacrosse interstate speedway. Local racecar driver, colin reffner, talks racing guidelines, car. Driver jim blazek driver don goeden driver dave moulis driver pete ostrowski driver bill prietzel driver. Reffner, the grandson of legendary driver tom reffner, has had much success on the halfmile paved oval of marshfield motor speedway. Father dale grubba, longtime spiritual adviser to some of americas top race drivers, chronicles the early years that shaped todays stars.
Aug 04, 2007 year old colin reffner the blue car, family of flyin bryan and tom reffner, dominates in heat race after being the runaway fast qualifier. Reffner won three track championships in 1989 and 1990. He even started to offer bounties outside of the central wisconsin racing associations club. Jim cossman driver mike frost driver brian gilles driver. Reffner qualified for the a feature, the top race in the late model division. The life of americas most popular race driver and a long look back at american auto racing and life circa 19311949. I continue to enjoy the thrill of trying to take that perfect picture. In addition to all the stars of cwra racing, the night will see the. Tom reffner larry schuler racing photos, dirt late models. Cars will be on display and some might even make in on the track for opening ceremonies.
Also raced at lacrosse, wausau, kaukauna, madison, wis dells, elko, rockford, wis rapids, and columbus. Drivers like tom refiner seemed too fast to catch or even catch. Tom reffner of rudolph, wisconsin wins the artgo racing wayne. Before the feature, however, reffner made one more modification to his car. While there may not have ever been a lot of supermodified racing in a state famous for turning out late model stock car legends like joe shear, tom reffner, alan kulwicki, dick trickle, and the sauter family, to name a few, but it makes sense to run a show at madison according to suprs cofounder bob gangwer. When colin talks about racing with his family, its a pretty big deal. I would really appreciate any information i could get my hands on. Select this result to view tom t reffner s phone number, address, and more. But while reffner had claimed two more wins, and trickle his second, shears lone oktoberfest trophy was 17. He began racing when he was 16 as a competitor in the late model division at madison international speedway. Unofficially, tom reffner won a total of 391 feature races in his career that began at stratford speedway and wausau in 1959 before going to the first asphalt track in central wisconsin at griffith park speedway in wisconsin rapids in 1960. Drivers can design their own cars or race with pre.
The 59lap race, honoring wayne carter, who brought auto racing to the grundy county area, highlighted the sunday afternoon program, which was the first ever artgo event. Dick trickle, tom reffner, rich bickle are topics of new. Drivers can design their own cars or race with premade paint schemes shared from other painters. A tribute to tom reffner madison international speedway.
Sep 07, 2019 in cwra super late model action, it was colin reffner grabbing fast time honors tonight. Many race car drivers have used the artgo series as a stepping stone to get. American race car driver who was the 1996 craftsman truck series rookie of the year. Auto racing vintage sports memorabilia for sale ebay. Sauter got his start racing in minnesota around 1967, wheeling a 32 ford coupe with a 409 chevy engine in it. Larry schuler grabbed his first artgo victory, holding off tom reffner and a young driver. Tom reffner old chicagoland area racing photos album. He has also been the lead development driver for the global mazda mx5 cup car since its inception. Yesteryears auto racing products starmaker multimedia. Longgone sacramentoarea race tracks, including west capital speedway, hughes stadium. Two wisconsin racing books, 67 trickle and reffner, which covers the incredible 67win seasons of dick trickle and tom reffner, and barnyard to brickyard. Three years later, dick trickle memories remain wisconsin. A javelin that has the exact appearance of the one that tom reffner won 67 features with in 1975, and a dick trickle coors light beer look a like race car. He was also a champion in the american speed association.
Jul 19, 2016 reffner qualified for the a feature, the top race in the late model division. Tom long is a professional racer, coach, and development driver. All the top drivers of cwra are expected to be in attendance for the event. Dick trickle 1973 merc montego gt he ran for del puro in nascar in 74 the white knight dick trickle on facebook. Colin reffner heat race at golden sands speedway 8. He made his nascar nationwide series debut at the 2002 cabelas 250, which was won by michael waltrip. Tom reffner, of rudolph, wisconsin won the artgo racing wayne carter classic at the grundy county speedway in morris, illinois. Nascar race cars old race cars little red corvette drag racing auto racing vintage race car car and driver classic cars mustangs. History of illiana motor speedways tony bettenhausen. The 1981 camaro miller drove to many feature wins in 1981 will be on display at the event with mike available for pictures with the car as well as autographs. We are very happy to be honoring a true racing legend with the tribute to tom reffner on friday, august 31 st. As a mazda motorsports factory driver, tom will continue in his role as mazdas tcr testing and development driver in 2020. Old race cars old cars nascar late model racing mark martin vintage race car awesome shoes bad boys track. Reffner and marzofka were longtime competitors of trickle on short tracks around.
The track featured weekly racing throughout the summer and was one of two. Colin will be at elko mn speedway may 19 to race in honor of grandpa tom, dick trickle and john boegeman the super america knights. Nascar race cars old race cars mercury montego real racing vintage race car car and driver sweet cars fast cars car pictures. Minnesota state fair 1980 labor day races the first day was rained out. Tom marchese promoter jim moulis driver russ peterson driver mike randerson car builder hank sauer starter lee sohns driver allen winker driver 2015 inductees. In cwra super late model action, it was colin reffner grabbing fast time honors tonight. Bryan reffner is a former nascar craftsman truck series driver. Majeski flirts with history in winning trickle 99 racing. Grubba will be there with copies of his book, 67, which honors trickle and reffner, who both won 67 features in a single season. Dick trickle, tom reffner, rich bickle are topics of new racing books. Its been a blast as i have witnessed many great drivers and some of the best races ever run.