Hornets, Kids\u2019 Bike Races in Saturday\u2019s Spotlight at ABC Raceway<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n by Nick Gima<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ashland, WI, July 10<\/strong> — The \u201cbig boys\u201d came to play on the ABC Raceway\u2019s three-eighths-mile red-clay oval this past Tuesday night. On Saturday, it\u2019ll be time for the little boys – and girls – to play.<\/p>\n Chicago Iron & Supply of Ashland will present the popular annual Kids\u2019 Bike Races at the award-winning northern Wisconsin speedplant. Youngsters are encouraged to bring their bikes to compete on the track in four different age groups – ages 2-4, ages 5-7, ages 8-10, and ages 11-12 – for a chance to win prizes and more.<\/p>\n In addition, the Raceway will offer its newest division a chance at a little extra money when it hosts its first-ever \u201cHornet Stinger\u201d special. WISSOTA Hornets – the track\u2019s new entry-level four-cylinder class – will be racing for an enhanced purse that includes a $300 paycheck to the winner of that division\u2019s feature.<\/p>\n The World of Outlaws Late Model Series invaded Ashland for the first time in that national tour\u2019s history on Tuesday night, July 9, and by all accounts the event was a success. A huge crowd saw New Berlin, IL\u2019s Brandon Sheppard, the Series points leader, lead all 50 laps of the inaugural \u201cBadgerland 50 Outlaw Challenge,\u201d presented by Red\u2019s Auto of Ironwood, MI, and edge Shane Clanton of Zebulon, GA, to take home $10,000 – by far the largest check ever awarded to a competitor in the ABC Raceway\u2019s 55-year history.<\/p>\n Twenty-five Late Model drivers from ten different states and Canada were on hand to compete for the big purse offered on Tuesday, and most all of the touring drivers and Series officials conveyed to Raceway representatives after the show how impressed they were with the quality of the facility, the racing surface, the staff\u2019s professionalism, and the beauty and hospitality of the Chequamegon Bay area in general. Talks have already begun to attempt to bring dirt-track stock car racing\u2019s premier national touring series back to ABC in 2020.<\/p>\n It was also announced today that the WISSOTA Super Stock feature, which was stopped Tuesday night by rain before the race\u2019s mid-point, has been rescheduled to be completed on Saturday, August 3. The Super Stocks will not be in action at ABC this Saturday.<\/p>\n In a return to the Raceway\u2019s traditional night of action, four of the five other regular weekly divisions – the WISSOTA-sanctioned Modifieds, Midwest Mods and Pure Stocks, and the track\u2019s own Six-Cylinders – will join the Hornets in action. Hot laps will start at 6:15, while the heat races are slated to start at 7 pm. “Race Night” will air on WBSZ, 93.3 FM, with up-to-date track news and weather updates every 15-20 minutes from 4:30-6 pm; coverage will also stream on www.wbszfm.com<\/a> and on the free Heartland Communications Group radio app.<\/p>\n The ABC Raceway is located 3-1\/2 miles south of Ashland on State Highway 13 and one mile west on Butterworth Road. For raceday information call (715) 682-4990, or log on to the track’s website, www.abcraceway.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The ABC Raceway will get back into its traditional Saturday night routine on July 13, with the popular kids\u2019 bike races to be presented by Chicago Iron & Supply of Ashland. In addition, the Raceway will host its first-ever \u201cStinger\u201d special for the WISSOTA Hornets, offering an enhanced purse with a $300 winner\u2019s check for that night\u2019s feature.<\/p>\n Hot laps will start at 6:15, and the first green flag of the night is set to fly at 7 pm. \u201cRace Night\u201d will air on WBSZ, 93.3 FM, from 4:30 until 6 pm with track news and weather information leading up to the race program.<\/p>\n The ABC Raceway is located 3-1\/2 miles south of Ashland on State Highway 13 and one mile west on Butterworth Road. For raceday information call (715) 682-4990<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kid’s Bike Races & Hornet Special Hornets, Kids\u2019 Bike Races in Saturday\u2019s Spotlight at ABC Raceway by Nick Gima \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ashland, WI, July 10 — The \u201cbig boys\u201d came to…