1974 • Hales Corners SpeedwayWeber Brothers
Upper Midwest Driver Archive
Ernie Rathke
Fredonia, WI
Historical driver profile combining museum-recorded race results, feature wins, championships, photographs and verified broader-career accomplishments.
1968First Recorded Feature Race
19697 Feature Wins — Career High
1969Plymouth Dirt Track Champion
2000Latest Recorded Feature Season
22Recorded Feature Wins
109Recorded Results
82Recorded Top-3 Finishes
1Track Championships
0Series Championships
1968–2000Recorded Career
Career snapshot
Racing Lifetime Totals
Key museum-recorded and verified career indicators.
6Tracks Won At
2Classes Won In
SportsmanTop Winning Class
Plymouth Dirt TrackTop Winning TrackNo series wins recordedTop Winning Series
Sep 1, 1986Last Feature Win
Latest archive activity
View complete results →Recent Feature Results
Sep 2, 2000Hales Corners SpeedwaySportsmanP2Sep 1, 1986Plymouth Dirt TrackSportsmanP1Aug 30, 1986Plymouth Dirt TrackSportsmanP2Jul 19, 1986Plymouth Dirt TrackSportsmanP1Jun 21, 1986Plymouth Dirt TrackSportsmanP2Jun 14, 1986Plymouth Dirt TrackSportsmanP1Jun 7, 1986Plymouth Dirt TrackSportsmanP2May 31, 1986Plymouth Dirt TrackSportsmanP2May 24, 1986Plymouth Dirt TrackSportsmanP4Jul 27, 1985Plymouth Dirt TrackSportsmanP4
Feature Wins by Track
01Plymouth Dirt Track1102Chilton Speedway503Cedarburg Speedway204Leo's Speedway205141 Speedway106Beaver Dam Raceway1Feature Wins by Class
01Sportsman17
02Late Model5
Season-by-season record
Results by Year
20001 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
19868 Results3 Wins7 Top 3s
19853 Results0 Wins0 Top 3s
19748 Results1 Wins5 Top 3s
197310 Results0 Wins7 Top 3s
197220 Results3 Wins15 Top 3s
197110 Results3 Wins8 Top 3s
197021 Results5 Wins15 Top 3s
196917 Results7 Wins15 Top 3s
196811 Results0 Wins9 Top 3s
Championship history
Track Championships
Museum photo collection
Photo Archive
9 additional images connected to this driver
Year Unknown • Leos SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Shawano SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
Year UnknownUnknown Photographer
Year UnknownJoe Verdegan Post
Year Unknown • Hales Corners SpeedwayUnknown Photographer
Year Unknown • Leos SpeedwayBob Bergeron
Year Unknown • Brown County SpeedwayPete Vercauteren
Year Unknown • Hales Corners SpeedwayWeber Brothers
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