By: Kevin Ramsell
(Morris, IL) – ASA Midwest Tour officials announced the addition of three rising star drivers who have entered this Saturday’s Wayne Carter Classic 100 presented by Rod Baker Ford & D’Arcy Chevrolet.
One is the 2024 ASA Midwest Tour Rookie of the Year, another is the defending Jim Sauter Classic winner, and the third is the grandson of Jim Sauter.
Ty Fredrickson, 2024 ASAMT Rookie of the Year, will make his Wayne Carter Classic debut after a strong showing at the recent Gandrud Auto Group 250 event at Wisconsin International Raceway. The 15-year-old led more than half of the event until being involved in a late caution that relegated him to a 13th-place finish. The son of three-time ASAMT champion Dan Fredrickson is also the 2024 TUNDRA series champion.
Max Kahler is no stranger to Grundy County Speedway as he won a feature event last season. He also made waves when he won the Jim Sauter Classic 200 at Dells Raceway Park in Wisconsin Dells, WI. This will be his third start in the Wayne Carter Classic and will be looking to improve on his previous starts, where his best finish is 14th in 2022.
In 1982, Jim Sauter won his only Wayne Carter Classic. 38 years later, his grandson Penn Sauter hopes to add his name to the record books. The 15-year-old is in his second year competing in Super Late Models after success in Bandoleros. In his first six starts in the ASAMT, he has two top-ten finishes with the latest being an eighth-place finish in the Miller 100 at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, IA.
For a complete, up-to-date, entry list, click here.
The Wayne Carter Classic honors Wayne Carter, who brought auto racing to the Grundy County area. Since 1975, when Art Frigo and John McKarns formed ARTGO Racing and began this event, the goal was to bring the top Wisconsin and Midwest drivers into Chicagoland to take on the top local talent. Just as it was 50 years ago, this Saturday night’s contest will continue the rich tradition of the Wayne Carter Classic.
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Tickets can be purchased in advance via the Ticket Hoss App or at the Grundy County Speedway ticket gate on Saturday beginning at 3pm. Adult General Admission tickets are $25, Seniors (ages 62 and over) are $20, Students (ages 12-17) tickets are $10 with ages 11 and under admitted Free.
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Event Schedule:
1:00 Pit Gate Opens
3:00 Spectator Gates Open
3:30 Practice Begins
5:45 Qualifying Begins
7:00 Racing Begins
Racing Divisions: The ASA Midwest Tour will be joined by the Midwest Truck Series and Grundy Sixers.
Past Wayne Carter Classic Winners
1975 Tom Reffner
1976 Dave Watson
1977 Larry Phillips
1978 Mike Miller
1979 Mike Miller
1980 Mark Malcuit
1981 Larry Schuler
1982 Jim Sauter
1983 Tom Reffner
1984 Dick Trickle
1985 Butch Miller
1986 Joe Shear
1987 Dick Trickle
1988 Joe Shear
1989 Ted Musgrave
1990 Steve Carlson
1991 Kevin Cywinski
1992 Steve Holzhausen
1993 Joe Shear
1994 Joe Shear
1995 Joe Shear
1996 Dave Weltmeyer
1997 Joe Shear
1998 Eddie Hoffman
1999 Steve Carlson
2011 Ross Kenseth
2012 Eddie Hoffman
2013 Johathan Eilen
2014 Chris Weinkauf
2015 Eddie Hoffman
2016 Ty Majeski
2017 Ricky Baker
2018 Dalton Zehr
2020 Paul Shafer Jr.
2022 Austin Nason
2023 Paul Shafer Jr.
2024 Rained Out
