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Preserving the History of Upper Midwest Auto Racing

Explore drivers, tracks, race results, and historic photos

from WI • MN • UP MI • IL • Chicagoland

Drivers
24,000+
Tracks
250+
Race Events
150,000+
Results
360,000+
Photos
38,000+
Preserving Racing History

A Living Archive for Upper Midwest Auto Racing

The Virtual Upper Midwest Auto Racing Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of short track auto racing across Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Eastern Minnesota, and the Upper Midwest through photographs, newspapers, race programs, statistics, and historical archives.

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Have photos, race programs, newspapers, flyers, results, corrections, or historical information to share? Your contributions help keep Upper Midwest racing history alive for future generations.

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Explore More Than a Century of Racing History

Current Archive Coverage
  • Results Archive: 1903–2026
  • Photo Archive: 38,000+ Images
  • Drivers Documented: 24,000+
  • Tracks Covered: 250+
  • Newspapers: 1959–1978
  • Programs & Flyers Expanding Weekly
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Featured Driver
Benji LaCrosse
2025 • Dan Lewis Photo

Benji LaCrosse

Luxemburg, WI

  • Recorded Feature Wins: 236
  • Wisconsin Feature Wins: 235
  • Recorded Top-3 Feature Finishes: 435
  • Recorded Feature Race Results: 503
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Featured Series
Midwest Mini Champ Association

Midwest Mini Champ Association

Region expanding

Years Active:
Years unknown
Status:
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Historic touring or weekly racing series with results, champions, and archive coverage continuing to expand.

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Feature Win Archive

Explore more than a century of feature race victories across Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest. Filter by year, track, surface, class, and driver to uncover the sport’s winningest competitors.

1000s upon 1000s
of career feature wins tracked
1903–2026
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Museum by Numbers
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Results
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Drivers
250
Tracks
1903–2026
Coverage
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From the Newspaper Archive

Racing History, Preserved One Page at a Time

Historic racing newspapers open a window into the people, tracks, events, rivalries, and stories that shaped short track auto racing across the Upper Midwest.

Browse scanned issues, front pages, headlines, and race coverage from decades of regional racing history.

Midwest Racing NewsHistoric issues now being added
Checkered Flag Racing NewsRegional racing coverage preserved
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Media Archive
Photographers
Photographers
Featured Photographers
Historic racing images captured by the photographers who spent countless hours behind the lens.
Special Events
Featured Event
WISSOTA 100
WISSOTA 100
Cedar Lake Speedway / Yellow River Speedway
Historic marquee event
A major special-event name in Upper Midwest racing history, tied to championship-level competition and tradition.
Photo Spotlight
Randy Rahn
From the Archive
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Joe Verdegan Post
1952
Joe Verdegan Post
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Lyle Nelson
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Most Recent Museum Additions
  • New photo archive additions
  • Race program collection updates
  • Additional driver profile records
  • Expanded race result history
What Doors Will Be Opened Next
  • Expanded photographer archive
  • Newspaper reader upgrades
  • Track history timelines
  • More year-by-year race results