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{{Short description|Racing series}}
{{distinguish|ASA Late Model Series}}
{{distinguish|ASA Late Model Series}}
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{{short description|Racing series}}
{{Infobox motorsport championship
{{Infobox motorsport championship
|logo = ARCA Midwest Tour.png
|name = ASA Midwest Tour
|logo =
|category = [[Stock car racing]]
|category = [[Stock car racing]]
|inaugural = 2007
|inaugural = 2007
|Owner = Gregg and Angie McKarns
|owner = Gregg and Angie McKarns
|country/region = {{USA}}
|country/region = {{USA}}
|champion driver = [[Ty Majeski]] (x5)
|champion driver = Casey Johnson (3rd title)
|current_season =
|current_season =
|website = http://midwesttour.racing/
|website = {{URL|starsnationaltour.com/midwest}}
}}
}}

The '''ASA Midwest Tour''' (until 2022: '''ARCA Midwest Tour''') is a pavement [[Late model|Super Late Model]] [[auto racing]] series based in the [[Midwestern United States]] with its headquarters in [[Oregon, Wisconsin]].<ref name="MJS ARCA Announcement">{{cite news|last=Kallman|first=Dave|title=Midwest Tour joins ARCA stock-car family for 2013|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/179156681.html|accessdate=November 14, 2012|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|date=November 13, 2012}}</ref> It was a developmental series of the [[Automobile Racing Club of America]] (ARCA), and currently of the [[American Speed Association]], along with the [[CRA Super Series]].<ref name="MJS ARCA Announcement" />
The '''ASA Midwest Tour''' (until 2022 the '''ARCA Midwest Tour''') is a pavement [[Late model|Super Late Model]] [[auto racing]] series based in the [[Midwestern United States]] with its headquarters in [[Oregon, Wisconsin]].<ref name="MJS ARCA Announcement">{{cite news|last=Kallman|first=Dave|title=Midwest Tour joins ARCA stock-car family for 2013|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/179156681.html|accessdate=November 14, 2012|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|date=November 13, 2012}}</ref> It was a developmental series of the [[Automobile Racing Club of America]] (ARCA), and currently of the [[American Speed Association]], along with the [[CRA Super Series]].<ref name="MJS ARCA Announcement" />


== History ==
== History ==
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[[File:Ty Majeski ARCAMT 2015 WIR.jpg|thumb|2015 car of champion [[Ty Majeski]]]]
[[File:Ty Majeski ARCAMT 2015 WIR.jpg|thumb|2015 car of champion [[Ty Majeski]]]]


===2022 Season===
===2024 season===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Rnd
!Rnd
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|-
!1
!1
|April 24
|April 21
|Jerry 'The Bear' Priesgen Memorial
|Miracle On the High Banks 75
|[[Slinger Speedway]]
|[[Slinger Speedway]]
|[[Slinger, Wisconsin]]
|[[Slinger, Wisconsin]]
|Alex Prunty
|Luke Fenhaus
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|[[Ty Majeski]]
|Luke Fenhaus
|-
|-
!2
!2
|May 1
|May 5
|Joe Shear Classic 200
|Joe Shear Classic 200
|[[Madison International Speedway]]
|[[Madison International Speedway]]
|[[Oregon, Wisconsin]]
|[[Oregon, Wisconsin]]
|Ty Fredrickson
|John Deangelis Jr.
|[[Ty Majeski]]
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|Casey Johnson
|-
|-
!3
!3
|May 28
|May 25
|Salute the Troops
|Salute the Troops 100
|Jefferson Speedway
|Jefferson Speedway
|[[Cambridge, Wisconsin]]
|[[Cambridge, Wisconsin]]
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|Levon Van der Geest
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|Casey Johnson
|[[Ty Majeski]]
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|Jacob Nottestad
|-
|-
!4
!4
|June 19
|July 13
|Father’s Day 100
|[[Milwaukee Mile]]
|[[West Allis, Wisconsin]]
|[[Johnny Sauter]]
|Casey Johnson
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|-
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!5
|July 9
|Wayne Carter Classic 100
|Wayne Carter Classic 100
|[[Grundy County Speedway]]
|[[Grundy County Speedway]]
|[[Morris, Illinois]]
|[[Morris, Illinois]]
|colspan=2| Race weekend cancelled due to rain
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|Levon Van Der Geest
|Austin Nason
|-
|-
!6
!5
|July 24
|July 27
|Detjens Memorial 125
|Larry Detjens Memorial 125
|State Park Speedway
|State Park Speedway
|[[Wausau, Wisconsin]]
|[[Wausau, Wisconsin]]
|Levon Van der Geest
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|Jon Beale
|Justin Mondeik
|Jonathan Eilen
|-
|-
!7
!6
|August 2
|August 1
|Gandrud Auto Group 250
|Gandrud Auto Group 250
|[[Wisconsin International Raceway]]
|[[Wisconsin International Raceway]]
|[[Kaukauna, Wisconsin]]
|[[Kaukauna, Wisconsin]]
|[[Derek Kraus]]
|[[Ty Majeski]]
|[[Ty Majeski]]
|[[Ty Majeski]]
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|-
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!7
|August 17
|Hawkeye 100
|Hawkeye Downs Speedway
|[[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]]
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|John Beale
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|Gabe Sommers
|-
|-
!8
!8
|August 26
|August 23
|Howie Lettow Classic 100
|Howie Lettow Classic 100
|[[Madison International Speedway]]
|[[Madison International Speedway]]
|[[Oregon, Wisconsin]]
|[[Oregon, Wisconsin]]
|[[Ty Majeski]]
|[[Luke Fenhaus]]
|Dalton Zehr
|Casey Johnson
|-
|-
!9
!9
|August 31
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|September 3
|Jim Sauter Classic 200
|Jim Sauter Classic 200
|[[Dells Raceway Park]]
|[[Dells Raceway Park]]
|[[Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin]]
|[[Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin]]
|Ryan Farrell
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|[[Ty Majeski]]
|Max Kahler
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|Gabe Sommers
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|-
!10
!10
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|September 21
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|October 9
|Thunderstruck 93
|[[Elko Speedway]]
|[[Elko New Market, Minnesota]]
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|Jacob Goede
|Justin Mondeik
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|-
!11
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|October 6
|Oktoberfest 200
|Oktoberfest 200
|[[La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway]]
|[[La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway]]
|[[West Salem, Wisconsin]]
|[[West Salem, Wisconsin]]
|Matthew Henderson
|Andrew Morrissey
|Andrew Morrissey
|[[Ty Majeski]]
|}
|}


==Rookie of the Year==
==Champions and Rookies of the Year==
{|class=wikitable
{|class=wikitable
! Season !! Champion !! Rookie of the Year
! Season !! Champion !! Rookie of the Year
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| [[2009 ASA Midwest Tour season|2009]] || Steve Carlson || Jacob Goede
| [[2009 ASA Midwest Tour season|2009]] || Steve Carlson || Jacob Goede
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| [[2010 ASA Midwest Tour season|2010]] || Steve Carlson || [[Ross Kenseth]]
| [[2010 ASA Midwest Tour season|2010]] || Steve Carlson (2) || [[Ross Kenseth]]
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| [[2011 ASA Midwest Tour season|2011]] || Andrew Morrissey || Skylar Holzhausen
| [[2011 ASA Midwest Tour season|2011]] || Andrew Morrissey || Skylar Holzhausen
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| 2013 || Dan Fredrickson || James Swan
| 2013 || Dan Fredrickson || James Swan
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| 2014 || [[Ty Majeski]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 points standings|url=http://arcamidwesttour.com/standings/|publisher=ARCA Midwest Tour|accessdate=November 23, 2014}}</ref> || [[Ty Majeski]]
| 2014 || [[Ty Majeski]] || [[Ty Majeski]]
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| 2015 || [[Ty Majeski]]<ref name="ARCA2015">{{cite web|author1=Kevin Ramsell & Stephanie Johnson|title=Dan Fredrickson's Late Charge Makes him a Four-Time Oktoberfest Winner|url=http://lacrossespeedway.com/2015/10/dan-fredricksons-late-charge-makes-him-a-four-time-oktoberfest-winner/|publisher=LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway|accessdate=October 12, 2015}}</ref> || Austin Nason<ref name="ARCA2015" />
| 2015 || Ty Majeski (2) || Austin Nason<ref name="ARCA2015">{{cite web |author1=Kevin Ramsell & Stephanie Johnson |title=Dan Fredrickson's Late Charge Makes him a Four-Time Oktoberfest Winner |url=http://lacrossespeedway.com/2015/10/dan-fredricksons-late-charge-makes-him-a-four-time-oktoberfest-winner/ |accessdate=October 12, 2015 |publisher=LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway}}</ref>
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| 2016 || [[Ty Majeski]] || Casey Johnson
| 2016 || Ty Majeski (3) || Casey Johnson
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| 2017 || Ty Majeski (4) || Michael Ostdiek
| 2017 || [[Ty Majeski]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://midwesttour.racing/2017/09/zehr-wins-thunderstruck-93-at-elko-majeski-secures-fourth-title/|title=Zehr Nabs Elko Win|publisher=ARCA Midwest Tour|accessdate=September 25, 2017}}</ref> || Michael Ostdiek
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| 2018 || Dalton Zehr<ref>{{cite web|url=https://speed51.com/zehr-clinches-arca-midwest-title-over-upset-nason/|title=Zehr Clinches ARCA Midwest Title Over Upset Nason |publisher=Speed51.com|accessdate=November 24, 2018}}</ref> || Billy Mohn
| 2018 || Dalton Zehr<ref>{{cite web|url=https://speed51.com/zehr-clinches-arca-midwest-title-over-upset-nason/|title=Zehr Clinches ARCA Midwest Title Over Upset Nason |publisher=Speed51.com|accessdate=November 24, 2018}}</ref> || Billy Mohn
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|2019 || Casey Johnson || Gabe Sommers
|2019 || Casey Johnson || Gabe Sommers
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|2020 || Casey Johnson (2) ||
|2020 || Casey Johnson<ref>{{cite web |title=Majeski Takes Challenge and Third Oktoberfest 200 Victory |url=https://midwesttour.racing/2020/10/majeski-takes-challenge-and-third-oktoberfest-200-victory/ |publisher=ARCA Midwest Tour |access-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> ||
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|2021 || [[Ty Majeski]] || Luke Fenhaus
|2021 || Ty Majeski (5) || Luke Fenhaus
|-
|-
|[[ARCA Midwest Tour 2022 Season|2022]]
|[[ARCA Midwest Tour 2022 Season|2022]]
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|Casey Johnson (3)
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|Harley Jankowski
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|2023 || Gabe Sommers || Bryan Syre-Keske
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|2024 || Gabe Sommers || Ty Fredrickson
|}
|}


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| [[Dells Raceway Park]] || [[Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin|Wisconsin Dells]] || [[Wisconsin]] || 14
| [[Dells Raceway Park]] || [[Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin|Wisconsin Dells]] || [[Wisconsin]] || 14
|-
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| [[Grundy County Speedway]] || [[Morris, Illinois|Morris]] || [[Illinois]] || 12
| [[Grundy County Speedway]]|| [[Morris, Illinois|Morris]] || [[Illinois]] || 12
|-
|-
| [[State Park Speedway]] || [[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]] || [[Wisconsin]] || 12
| [[State Park Speedway]]|| [[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]] || [[Wisconsin]] || 12
|-
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| [[Hawkeye Downs Speedway]] || [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids]] || [[Iowa]] || 8
| [[Hawkeye Downs Speedway]]|| [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids]] || [[Iowa]] || 8
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| [[Marshfield Motor Speedway|Marshfield Superspeedway]] || [[Marshfield, Wisconsin|Marshfield]] || [[Wisconsin]] || 8
| [[Marshfield Motor Speedway|Marshfield Superspeedway]] || [[Marshfield, Wisconsin|Marshfield]] || [[Wisconsin]] || 8
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| [[Gateway International Speedway]] || [[Madison, Illinois|Madison]] || [[Illinois]] || 2
| [[Gateway International Speedway]] || [[Madison, Illinois|Madison]] || [[Illinois]] || 2
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| [[Golden Sands Speedway]] || [[Plover, Wisconsin|Plover]] || [[Wisconsin]] || 2
| [[Golden Sands Speedway]]|| [[Plover, Wisconsin|Plover]] || [[Wisconsin]] || 2
|-
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| [[Berlin Raceway]] || [[Marne, Michigan|Marne]] || [[Michigan]] || 1
| [[Berlin Raceway]] || [[Marne, Michigan|Marne]] || [[Michigan]] || 1
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| [[I-94 Speedway]] || [[Sauk Centre, Minnesota|Sauk Centre]] || [[Minnesota]] || 1
| [[I-94 Speedway]]|| [[Sauk Centre, Minnesota|Sauk Centre]] || [[Minnesota]] || 1
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| [[Fairgrounds Speedway|Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway]] || [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] || [[Tennessee]] || 1
| [[Fairgrounds Speedway|Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway]] || [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] || [[Tennessee]] || 1

Latest revision as of 07:23, 26 October 2024

Not to be confused with ASA Late Model Series.
ASA Midwest Tour
CategoryStock car racing
Country United States
Inaugural season2007
Drivers' championCasey Johnson (3rd title)
Official websitestarsnationaltour.com/midwest

The ASA Midwest Tour (until 2022 the ARCA Midwest Tour) is a pavement Super Late Model auto racing series based in the Midwestern United States with its headquarters in Oregon, Wisconsin.[1] It was a developmental series of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA), and currently of the American Speed Association, along with the CRA Super Series.[1]

History

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The Midwest Tour under ASA sanction
Trailer in 2013

The series can trace its roots back to the ARTGO series which was formed in 1975. NASCAR sanctioned the tour from 1998 until 2006. During that time, it was known as the RE/MAX Challenge Series, International Truck & Engine Midwest Series and finally the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series. NASCAR discontinued the series in 2006 as car counts dwindled.[1]

Tim Olson and Stephen Einhaus formed Cars and Stars Promotions in 2006 to begin a separate series that replaced the defunct ARTGO/NASCAR series. It was sanctioned by the American Speed Association (ASA) and was known as the ASA Midwest Tour. ARCA took over sanctioning the series in 2013 when it began to be known as the ARCA Midwest Tour.[1] Tim Olson, President of the ARCA Midwest Tour, announced that he has sold the ownership of the ARCA Midwest Tour to former Big 8 series director and Rockford Speedway general manager Gregg McKarns.[2] The purchase of ARCA by NASCAR on April 27, 2018[3][4] indirectly reunited the series with the series' former sanctioning body. Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises announced to purchase the ARCA Midwest Tour from McKarns at the end of 2022, and rebranded it the ASA Midwest Tour.

Drivers

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Ty Majeski

The series has its "Touring Stars" program, which recognizes the top drivers committed to racing the whole schedule. The "Touring Stars" are featured throughout the year on posters and event fliers promoting the series, as well as are eligible for pay bonuses at each race.

There have also been many NASCAR stars that have made appearances in the ASA Midwest Tour, such as Aric Almirola, David Ragan, David Stremme, Rusty Wallace, Tony Stewart, Kelly Bires, Kevin Harvick, Landon Cassill, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Green, Ron Hornaday Jr., Kyle Busch, Travis Kvapil, Todd Kluever, Johnny Sauter, Erik Darnell, Scott Wimmer, Ken Schrader, Tim Sauter, Jay Sauter, Dick Trickle, Natalie Decker, Rich Bickle and William Byron.

Seasons

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2015 car of champion Ty Majeski

2024 season

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Rnd Date Race Name Track Location Fast Qualifier Winner
1 April 21 Jerry 'The Bear' Priesgen Memorial Slinger Speedway Slinger, Wisconsin Alex Prunty Ty Majeski
2 May 5 Joe Shear Classic 200 Madison International Speedway Oregon, Wisconsin Ty Fredrickson Ty Majeski
3 May 25 Salute the Troops 100 Jefferson Speedway Cambridge, Wisconsin Levon Van der Geest Ty Majeski
4 July 13 Wayne Carter Classic 100 Grundy County Speedway Morris, Illinois Race weekend cancelled due to rain
5 July 27 Larry Detjens Memorial 125 State Park Speedway Wausau, Wisconsin Levon Van der Geest Justin Mondeik
6 August 1 Gandrud Auto Group 250 Wisconsin International Raceway Kaukauna, Wisconsin Ty Majeski Ty Majeski
7 August 17 Hawkeye 100 Hawkeye Downs Speedway Cedar Rapids, Iowa John Beale Gabe Sommers
8 August 23 Howie Lettow Classic 100 Madison International Speedway Oregon, Wisconsin Luke Fenhaus Dalton Zehr
9 August 31 Jim Sauter Classic 200 Dells Raceway Park Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Ryan Farrell Max Kahler
10 September 21 Thunderstruck 93 Elko Speedway Elko New Market, Minnesota Jacob Goede Justin Mondeik
11 October 6 Oktoberfest 200 La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway West Salem, Wisconsin Andrew Morrissey Ty Majeski

Champions and Rookies of the Year

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Season Champion Rookie of the Year
2007 Nathan Haseleu Jonathan Eilen
2008 Dan Fredrickson Nick Murgic
2009 Steve Carlson Jacob Goede
2010 Steve Carlson (2) Ross Kenseth
2011 Andrew Morrissey Skylar Holzhausen
2012 Jonathan Eilen Matt Tifft
2013 Dan Fredrickson James Swan
2014 Ty Majeski Ty Majeski
2015 Ty Majeski (2) Austin Nason[5]
2016 Ty Majeski (3) Casey Johnson
2017 Ty Majeski (4) Michael Ostdiek
2018 Dalton Zehr[6] Billy Mohn
2019 Casey Johnson Gabe Sommers
2020 Casey Johnson (2)
2021 Ty Majeski (5) Luke Fenhaus
2022 Casey Johnson (3) Harley Jankowski
2023 Gabe Sommers Bryan Syre-Keske
2024 Gabe Sommers Ty Fredrickson

Tracks

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2014 race at Wisconsin International Raceway

The series has raced at 23 different race tracks, mainly in the Upper Midwest:

Track Town State Races
Madison International Speedway Oregon Wisconsin 21
La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway West Salem Wisconsin 16
Elko Speedway Elko Minnesota 14
Wisconsin International Raceway Kaukauna Wisconsin 14
Dells Raceway Park Wisconsin Dells Wisconsin 14
Grundy County Speedway Morris Illinois 12
State Park Speedway Wausau Wisconsin 12
Hawkeye Downs Speedway Cedar Rapids Iowa 8
Marshfield Superspeedway Marshfield Wisconsin 8
Norway Speedway Norway Michigan 8
Jefferson Speedway Cambridge Wisconsin 7
Milwaukee Mile West Allis Wisconsin 7
Rockford Speedway Loves Park Illinois 6
Illiana Motor Speedway Schererville Indiana 5
Raceway Park Shakopee Minnesota 5
Iowa Speedway Newton Iowa 4
Toledo Speedway Toledo Ohio 2
Gateway International Speedway Madison Illinois 2
Golden Sands Speedway Plover Wisconsin 2
Berlin Raceway Marne Michigan 1
I-94 Speedway Sauk Centre Minnesota 1
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville Tennessee 1
Slinger Speedway Slinger Wisconsin 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kallman, Dave (November 13, 2012). "Midwest Tour joins ARCA stock-car family for 2013". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "McKarns Takes Over ARCA Midwest Tour Ownership | Speed 51 | 100% Short Track Racing". speed51.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Dale, Holly (April 27, 2018). "NASCAR acquires ARCA, affirming commitment to next generation of racers". NASCAR. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Welcomes ARCA to the Family". Automobile Racing Club of America. April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Kevin Ramsell & Stephanie Johnson. "Dan Fredrickson's Late Charge Makes him a Four-Time Oktoberfest Winner". LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "Zehr Clinches ARCA Midwest Title Over Upset Nason". Speed51.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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