Cedar Lake Speedway

Cedar Lake Speedway, is a 3/8 mile clay oval located near New Richmond, Wisconsin. It hosts such races as "The Masters"," "The Usa Nationals," "The Legendary 100," and the "The Badger State Nationals." The USA Nationals annually attracts big name Late model drivers such as Scott Bloomquist, Donnie Moran, and Brady Smith, all of whom fight for the $50,000 winner's prize.

History

Elmer Cook, his wife Lorraine and their family owned a convert|160|acre|km2|sing=on farm located near New Richmond, Wisconsion. Elmer had tried several professions before starting the speedway. He was a farmer, tavern keeper, truck driver, and then he decided to go into the bulldozing and construction business.

It was August of 1956 Elmer had a crew but work was slack. He decided to build a new driveway across the swamp on his farm property to get out to County Road CC which was called Swede Road then. Although it was not known at the time construction began, the driveway would later become the main entrance to the racetrack. With the drive way completed, Elmer and his oldest son bob were resting on the lawn after lunch admiring how the back slope was built up so high. Elmer remarked how the natural bowl around the swamp would make a perfect racetrack. Soon Elmer and Bob began talking about auto racing. Elmer had actually only been to a couple races in his life, but his family did enjoy the sport of auto racing. Then Elmer asked Bob what he thought about the idea of building a racetrack in the swamp. Bob jumped at the idea and plans were quickly underway. Bob asked when he could start building the track. Elmer figured they did not have a lot of work for the Caterpillar bulldozer right at the moment, so he told Bob, who was only 14 at the time that he could start tomorrow morning. At 6:00 am the next morning, after a restless night Bob was on the cat and the first construction of a dirt race track begin. The outline of the track quickly took shaped , and it was roughed out in a approximately three weeks.

Cedar Lake Speedway signed with NASCAR as a NASCAR Home Track in 2008 in addition to its own Dirt Track Racing Association. [cite web|url=http://www.cedarlakespeedway.com/news/newsitem.aspx?newsid=399&newsitemid=5691|title=Cedar Lake Speedway signs with NASCAR!|publisher=Cedar Lake Speedway press release|accessdate=2008-06-12]

Major Events

Cedar Lake Speedway host several major events including
*The Masters
*Usa Nationals
*Legendary 100
*Badger State Nationals

References

External links

* [http://www.cedarlakespeedway.com/ Official website]