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John Ziegler

Madison, WI

Historical driver profile combining museum-recorded race results, feature wins, championships, photographs and verified broader-career accomplishments.

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1968First Recorded Feature Race
198114 Feature Wins — Career High
2002Capital Super Speedway Champion
1981Slinger Speedway Champion
1981Capital Super Speedway Champion
113Recorded Feature Wins
263Recorded Results
247Recorded Top-3 Finishes
6Track Championships
0Series Championships
1968–1991Recorded Career
Career snapshot

Racing Lifetime Totals

115 total discovered wins are documented when verified broader-career victories are included.

9Tracks Won At
3Classes Won In
Late ModelTop Winning Class
Capital Super SpeedwayTop Winning Track
Central Wisconsin Racing AssociationTop Winning Series
Sep 18, 1988Last Feature Win
Documented career history

Career Accomplishments

Verified broader-career milestones alongside the museum's original event records.

01 · Touring & major events

Major Series Success

  • Career included 115 feature wins, six track championships and victories at nine different tracks across a 30-year racing career
  • Inducted into the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Slinger Speedway Wall of Fame in 2018
02 · Selected victories

Major & Touring Wins

  • 1986 Slinger Nationals — Slinger Speedway, Wisconsin
  • 1986 Slinger Nationals — Slinger Speedway, Wisconsin

Museum series championships and verified broader-career records are merged and deduplicated here. Museum-recorded race results remain in their original event records.

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Recent Feature Results

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Jun 22, 1991Wisconsin International RacewayLate ModelP3Sep 23, 1990Rockford SpeedwayLate ModelP21Jul 9, 1989Wisconsin International RacewayLate ModelP3Sep 18, 1988Rockford SpeedwayLate ModelP1Sep 5, 1988Minnesota State FairLate ModelP11Aug 2, 1988Wisconsin International RacewayLate ModelP3Jun 9, 1987Slinger SpeedwayLate ModelP2Jun 7, 1987Wisconsin International RacewayLate ModelP3May 17, 1987Wisconsin International RacewayLate ModelP2Apr 26, 1987Slinger SpeedwayLate ModelP1

Feature Wins by Track

01Capital Super Speedway4302Columbus 151 Speedway3603Slinger Speedway1504Wisconsin International Raceway805Dells Motor Speedway606Golden Sands Speedway207Jefferson Speedway108LaCrosse Interstate Speedway109Rockford Speedway1

Feature Wins by Class

01Late Model101
02Limited Late Model11
03Hobby Stock1
Season-by-season record

Results by Year

19911 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
19901 Results0 Wins0 Top 3s
19891 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
19883 Results1 Wins2 Top 3s
19875 Results1 Wins5 Top 3s
19869 Results4 Wins9 Top 3s
198511 Results4 Wins10 Top 3s
19843 Results0 Wins3 Top 3s
19835 Results0 Wins5 Top 3s
198219 Results5 Wins17 Top 3s
198135 Results14 Wins34 Top 3s
19809 Results5 Wins7 Top 3s
197910 Results1 Wins9 Top 3s
197810 Results9 Wins9 Top 3s
19771 Results0 Wins0 Top 3s
197626 Results12 Wins25 Top 3s
197520 Results9 Wins19 Top 3s
19745 Results1 Wins4 Top 3s
197315 Results9 Wins15 Top 3s
197222 Results11 Wins21 Top 3s
197119 Results7 Wins19 Top 3s
197018 Results12 Wins18 Top 3s
19699 Results4 Wins8 Top 3s
19686 Results4 Wins6 Top 3s
Championship history

Track Championships

2002
Capital Super SpeedwayLimited Late Model
1981
Slinger SpeedwayLate Model
1981
Capital Super SpeedwayLate Model
1972
Columbus 151 SpeedwayLate Model
1970
Columbus 151 SpeedwayLate Model
1970
Capital Super SpeedwayLate Model
Museum photo collection

Photo Archive

57 additional images connected to this driver

1969 • Jefferson SpeedwayCheckered Flag Racing News

1975 • Capital Super SpeedwayMike Napierala

1982 • Milwaukee MileKen Koppa Post

1982 • Milwaukee MileKen Koppa Post

1984 • Capital Super SpeedwayAl Fortner

1986 • Slinger SpeedwayPat Heaney Post

1990 • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Schafer

Year Unknown • Slinger SpeedwayWeber Brothers

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Columbus 151 SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Dells Motor SpeedwayJohn Vass

Year Unknown • Elko SpeedwayDave Mcclain

Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Milwaukee MileUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Slinger SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayKurt Luoma Post

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKeith Vercauteren Post

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayJohn Vass

Year UnknownKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayBob Elman

Year Unknown • Columbus 151 SpeedwayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Slinger SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Slinger SpeedwayFather Grubba

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayRockford Speedway History Post

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Schafer

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayBob Schafer

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Columbus 151 SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year UnknownLarry Thompson

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Schafer

Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayLarry Thompson Post

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayFather Grubba

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Schafer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayLarry Thompson Post

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Dells Motor SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Capital Super SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year UnknownKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayKurt Luoma

Year Unknown • Rockford SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Columbus 151 SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Lacrosse Interstate SpeedwayUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Slinger SpeedwayBob Schafer

Year Unknown • Slinger SpeedwayBob Schafer

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