A quartet of former racers will be the 2025 inductees into the Norway Speedway Hall of Fame. Those inductees include Ryan Windell, Steve DeBakker, Ron Jenshak Sr. and Mike Reichenberger. Click the above headline for details.
The Escanaba Motor Speedway held its championship races Saturday night, with champions crowned in eight different classes. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos and videos taken by Jayger Quinn.
The Escanaba Speedway was alive Monday night with races as the Upper Peninsula State Fair got under way. There was racing in eight different classes, and a large crowd was on hand to watch under warm conditions. Click the above headline to see photos, videos taken by Jayger Quinn.
Another great night of racing weas held in Escanaba last Saturday night at the Escanaba Speedway, and it was a special night as the late racing legend Bob Iverson was honored. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Jayger Quinn.
The Escanaba Raceway was alive Sunday night as the weekly races were held on Fan Appreciation Night. Next Saturday's races will honor Bob Iverson, an Escanaba racing legend, who died in 2018. Click the above headline for details, and to see photos taken by Jayger Quinn.
Rain met competitors as AMSOIL Championship Off-Road made its annual trip to Bark River on Saturday. Muddy conditions are part of off-road, and a great equalizer as driver’s must be both cautious and aggressive to win. Click the above headline for details.
Joey Pontbriand survived a crash-filled event plagued with numerous yellows to emerge triumphant in the Auto Value Super Stock feature at Norway Speedway Friday night. Unfortunately, Mother Nature claimed victory in the other classes as all of the other divisions feature races were washed out. Click the above headline for details.
Local Dickinson County racers Ryan Wender and Jason Wells were among the winners at Norway Speedway Friday night. Click the above headline for all of the details.
Justin Mondeik grabbed the lead on a lap on a lap 53 restart and fought off NASCAR truck champion Johnny Sauter in the waning laps to capture the 38th annual Stateline Challenge at Norway Speedway Friday night. Click the above headline for details.(Mark Dobson II photo)
Gleason, Wisconsin’s Justin Mondeik passed Mike Lantange for the lead with six circuits remaining and went on to win the late model feature at Norway Speedway Friday. Pembine, Wisconsin’s Anthony Schiefelbein sweated out multiple caution periods and went on to win the super stock feature. Click the above headline for details.
Justin Mondeik of Gleason, Wisconsin, and Joey Pontbriand of Norway were two of the big winners at Norway Speedway Friday night. Mondreik won the late model feature and Pontbriand rallied to win the super stock feature. Click the above headline for all the winners.
2020 track champion Dan Lindsley of Vulcan won the caution-free 50 lap late model feature at Norway Speedway Friday. Ryan Wender won the super stock after his 14-year-old son, Tony, won the heat. Click the above headline for details.
After swapping the lead and trading paint with Jason Zdroik for several laps, former track champion Jesse Aho snuck past Zdroik for the lead on the final lap and went on to win the B Mod feature at Eagle River Speedway Tuesday night. Click the above headline for details.
The Upper Peninsula International Raceway held its second week of races Friday night in Escanaba. The racers and fans in attendance thanked our veterans as part of Veterans Night at the races as the Independence Day weekend kicked off in Escanaba. Click the above headline for details, photos, video highlights.
Norway Speedway is still planning to get the season of stock car racing under way on May 22nd. Click the above headline to read more about their plans.
There will be five signing events in the coming months to promote the book "Racing in The 906", which highlights the history of racing in the Upper Peninsula dating back to the 1950's, written by Joe Verdegan. Click the above headline for details.
Vulcan’s Dan Lindsley patiently sifted his way through traffic and grabbed the lead on a late race restart to grab the Werner Electric Supply $1,000 super late model feature at Norway Speedway Friday night. Click the above headline to see all of Friday's results.
With this racing season in the books Norway Speedway saw a boost in not only fan attendance but also car counts in three of the track’s five weekly divisions in 2018. In a report released Tuesday by Dickinson County Racing Association treasurer Tim Schultz, grandstand attendance soared 21 percent from 2017 at the third-mile, paved oval. The track ran a total of 12 shows from May through September. Click the above headline for more details.
Dillion Kralovetz may have finished second to Menominee’s Dalton Zehr in the 100 lap Island Resort Casino feature during the Dickinson County Fair at Norway Speedway Sunday. But the second-generation driver made Norway Speedway history by winning his fourth straight Coca Cola late model title. Click the above headline for details.
Dan Lindsley won his second race of the season Saturday night in Norway, one night after an accident at Norway Speedway took the life of Doug Rose. Rose's Green Mamba Jet crashed and flipped during an exhibition run. A ceremony and moment of silence was held for Rose Saturday. Click the above headline for more. (Joe Verdegan photo)
Officials from Norway Speedway are planning to resume racing Saturday night, August 18 following the untimely crash and death of veteran jet dragster driver Doug Rose at the track Friday night. Rose’s machine veered into turn one and crashed into the guardrail in turn one and flipped over. Click the above headline to read more details.
Bark River’s Tom Lindquist grabbed the lead on lap nine and survived a stiff challenge from Gregg Haese from Francis Creek in the final laps to win the super late model feature at Norway Speedway Friday night. Click the above headline for details. (Norway photo)
Local racing legend Bob Iverson has died. The 77-year-old Escanaba native raced on tracks throughout the Midwest and had numerous track championships over the years in Escanaba, Norway, and Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. Click the above headline to read more.
On a night when Norway Speedway inducted the six new members into the track’s Hall of Fame Friday, Dan Lindsley picked up a big win. Click the above headline to read details.
The Upper Peninsula International Raceway held the summer's next-to-last races Sunday night as the "906 State Fair" came to an end in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see video highlights and photos from several of Sunday's races.
There were plenty of storylines Sunday as the Bark River Off-River 100's wrapped up. Like CJ Greaves taking control in two classes and local driver Cody Kleiman joining his brother with victories. Read details and see photos, courtesy of the TORC Series.
Bark River International Raceway always provides top-quality racing action and 2017’s first day was no exception. Storm clouds once again threatened to interrupt the TORC Series action in progress, but this time Mother Nature held off and the racing program proceeded smoothly. Click the above headline to read all of the details. (TORC Photo)
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is retiring from racing. The 41-year-old Earnhardt has 603 starts, over a career that began at age 24 in 1999. He thanked his crew chief, Bark River native Greg Ives, during Tuesday's press conference. Click the above headline to read more.
The stock car races at the Upper Peninsula International Raceway were cancelled Saturday night because of heavy rain. But that rain was just what the doctor ordered for Sunday's Mud Drag Races at the track, winding down Fair Week in Escanaba. Click the above headline to see photos.
After rain and heavy mist early Saturday morning and afternoon the skies cleared, allowing for another night of action packed racing at UPIR. Click the above headline to read details. (Pictured above: Christian Groleau was the winner in the 600 MicroSprints. Jim Groleau photo)
