{"id":5212,"date":"2021-04-27T15:35:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T20:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abcraceway.com\/?p=5212"},"modified":"2021-04-27T15:35:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T20:35:53","slug":"schedule-for-2021-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcraceway.com\/wordpress\/schedule-for-2021-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule for 2021 Released"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ABC Raceway Schedule Set for \u201821<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sixteen-race slate includes several special events<\/em><\/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, April 26 <\/strong>\u2013 After several weeks of tweaking and fine-tuning, the Board of Directors of the Ashland-Bayfield County Racing Association have proudly put the finishing touches on an action-packed slate of events for the 2021 stock car racing season at the ABC Raceway.<\/p>\n

The track will once again provide area race fans with a six-division offering during its regular weekly race programs, hosting WISSOTA-sanctioned Modifieds, Super Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Pure Stocks and Hornets, and the track\u2019s own ABC Six-Cylinders, nearly every Saturday night from May 22 through August 28 at the award-winning historic three-eighths-mile red-clay oval in northern Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel we have put together an exciting schedule of events for the upcoming summer,\u201d Raceway Board president Eric Erickson said of the Raceway\u2019s 2021 offering. \u201cWe\u2019ll have an outstanding offering of touring series and single-night specials.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut as important as those specials are, our regular weekly programs and the divisions that compete in them are the lifeblood of our Association,\u201d Erickson emphasized. \u201cWith that in mind, our Board of Directors will increase the regular-night purse for our top three divisions for 2021, with hopes of doing the same for the remainder of the classes later in the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The updated purse can be found on the track\u2019s website, www.abcraceway.com<\/a><\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully we can provide the kind of race program our hard-core fans have come to expect, plus enough variety to attract new fans to our facility, to see what short-track racing on Summer nights in Wisconsin is all about,\u201d Erickson said.<\/p>\n

Several events on the menu stand out, but maybe none more so than \u201cThe 444 Memorial for Tanner Byholm,\u201d to be held on Thursday, July 29. The event will be held in honor of one of the region\u2019s top up-and-coming young talents and son of veteran ABC Raceway Modified champion Bill Byholm of Glidden, who tragically lost his life in an aircraft accident this past Winter.<\/p>\n

That program will also mark the return of the WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series to Ashland and will kick off a huge swing for that tour in the Northland.<\/p>\n

Also of note on the \u201921 campaign will be a set of four visits by the Northern Renegade Sprints to the red-clay oval. The non-winged sprint-car group, based in Minnesota\u2019s Iron Range, were a big hit with ABC fans during its two stops here last Summer, when veteran racers Jori Hughes of Tower, MN, and Caley Emerson of Grand Rapids, MN, each collected their first career feature victories on Ashland soil.<\/p>\n

The Northern Renegade Sprints will help kick off the ABC Raceway\u2019s 57th<\/sup> season under the direction of the Ashland-Bayfield County Racing Association when they appear as part of the May 22 season opener, and they will return on June 28, July 24, and August 14.<\/p>\n

Another treat during the upcoming season will be the three-race Ashland Ford-Chrysler Center Modified Series. \u201cThis Series will give Mod drivers the opportunity to race for a bigger purse on three different weekends here this season,\u201d stated Erickson. \u201cWe will also pay out a points fund for the three combined events.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Series will kick off on May 29 with a Memorial Day \u201cWeekend Deal\u201d $1,500-to-win feature, then will run again on June 12 as part of the Advantage RV Mod Series during its season-opening four-race, four-night trek through the Northland. This $2,000-to-win show will be sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts of Ashland and Washburn. The Series\u2019 final event will be held on August 7 and will also pay $1,500 to the feature winner.<\/p>\n

All of the Raceway\u2019s regular classes will be in attendance during each night of the Ashland Ford-Chrysler Center Modified Series, with the Super Stocks racing for $800 to win and the Midwest Mods running for $1,000 to win.<\/p>\n

One of the most popular nights of the season is the Northern Clearing \u201cRacing for a Reason\u201d program on July 24. This event is a fundraiser for the local Brick Ministries food shelf as well as the Ashland Area Relay for Life program. As in the past, all spectators will be granted free admission to the main grandstands, courtesy of the Vernon family and Northern Clearing, Inc.<\/p>\n

The hugely popular FastLane Motorsports Northland Super Stock Series, to be presented by the Bad River Lodge, Casino & Convention Center, is set for July 31. As one of the three charter-member tracks of the tour, ABC will host the FastLane Series for the seventh time in as many seasons, with upwards of 40-50 Super Stock entries expected.<\/p>\n

WISSOTA Street Stocks will be invited back for the second annual \u201cBattle by the Bay\u201d on August 7, presented by Anderson Auto Body of Phillips. And just a couple of weeks after that, the entry-level WISSOTA Hornets will be spotlighted, with an enhanced purse offered for 25-lap Safari Bar \u201cHornet\u2019s Nest\u201d feature presented by the Ashland-Bayfield County Sportsmen\u2019s Club on August 21.<\/p>\n

After last year\u2019s hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic and unfavorable weather, the 46th<\/sup> annual Red Clay Classic will cap off the 2021 season on October 1-2 in traditional style, with an expected 200-plus Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks and Midwest Mods running for a total purse of more than $100,000 during this prestigious event.<\/p>\n

The Raceway Board and staff continue to take an initiative in working with area health officials, employing an extensive array of protocols and programs aimed at minimizing the possible transmission of the COVID-19 virus to and among fans, drivers and track workers visiting the ABC Raceway throughout the 2021 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to cooperate with every recommendation and mandate that the County Health Departments in our area deem necessary,\u201d said Erickson.<\/p>\n

More information will be made available regarding the ABC Raceway\u2019s 2021 season schedule in the coming weeks on the track’s website, www.abcraceway.com<\/a><\/u><\/em>, and via its FaceBook page.<\/p>\n

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ABC 2021 schedule advance 4.26.21<\/p>\n

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ABC Raceway \u2013 2021 season schedule<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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May 22<\/strong> \u2013 season opener with Northern Renegade Sprints, presented by Northern State Bank<\/p>\n

May 29<\/strong> \u2013 Memorial Day Weekend Deal, including Round 1 of Ashland Ford-Chrysler Center Modified Series, presented by Lake Shore Caf\u00e9 and Zielies Tree Service<\/p>\n

June 5<\/strong> \u2013 Kids\u2019 Meet the Drivers Night, presented by Little Caesar\u2019s Pizza<\/p>\n

June 12<\/strong> \u2013 Advantage RV Mod Series, including Round 2 of Ashland Ford-Chrysler Center Modified Series, presented by NAPA Auto Parts of Ashland & Washburn<\/p>\n

June 19<\/strong> \u2013 AFCO Race of Champions, presented by Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n

June 26<\/strong> \u2013 Northern Renegade Sprints, presented by Heartland Communications Group<\/p>\n

July 10<\/strong> \u2013 kids\u2019 bike races, presented by Chicago Iron & Supplies<\/p>\n

July 17<\/strong> \u2013 Hall of Fame Night, presented by Zar\u2019s Bar & Banquet Hall<\/p>\n

July 24<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cRacing for a Reason\u201d Night, with Northern Renegade Sprints, presented by Northern Clearing Inc (free grandstand admission)<\/p>\n

July 29 (Thurs)<\/strong> \u2013 The \u201c444 Memorial for Tanner Byholm\u201d WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series special, plus Modifieds & Midwest Mods<\/p>\n

July 31<\/strong> \u2013 FastLane Motorsports Northland Super Stock Series, presented by Bad River Lodge, Casino & Convention Center<\/p>\n

August 7<\/strong> \u2013 Street Stock \u201cBattle by the Bay,\u201d including Round 3 of Ashland Ford-Chrysler Center Modified Series, presented by Anderson Auto Body<\/p>\n

August 14<\/strong> \u2013 Northern Renegade Sprints, presented by WIMI-FM<\/p>\n

August 21<\/strong> \u2013 Safari Bar \u201cHornet\u2019s Nest 25,\u201d presented by Ashland-Bayfield County Sportsmen\u2019s Club<\/p>\n

August 28<\/strong> \u2013 Championship Saturday Night, presented by Mountain Dew<\/p>\n

October 1-2<\/strong> \u2013 46th<\/sup> annual Red Clay Classic, presented by Red\u2019s Auto, FastLane Motorsports, and Tim\u2019s Automotive Machine<\/p>\n

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