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Ken Markwardt

Sheboygan, WI

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

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1960First Recorded Feature Race
196625 Feature Wins — Career High
1967Plymouth Dirt Track Champion
1966141 Speedway Champion
1966Plymouth Dirt Track Champion
110Recorded Feature Wins
246Recorded Results
220Recorded Top-3 Finishes
8Track Championships
0Series Championships
1960–1974Recorded Career
Career snapshot

Racing Lifetime Totals

Key museum-recorded and verified career indicators.

8Tracks Won At
2Classes Won In
ModifiedTop Winning Class
Plymouth Dirt TrackTop Winning Track
No series wins recordedTop Winning Series
Aug 3, 1974Last 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

  • Inducted into the Hartford Short Track Hall of Fame in 2007
  • Inducted into the Hartford-area short track Hall of Fame in 2007; career sources credit him with six Eastern Wisconsin Modified championships and 97 A-main feature victories
  • Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame honoree; career record included six Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Modified championships, a 141 Speedway Modified title and 97 A-main feature victories

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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Aug 3, 1974Plymouth Dirt TrackModifiedP1Aug 30, 1973141 SpeedwayModifiedP3Aug 25, 1973Plymouth Dirt TrackModifiedP1Aug 11, 1973Plymouth Dirt TrackModifiedP3Aug 5, 1973Slinger SpeedwayModifiedP1Aug 2, 1973141 SpeedwayModifiedP3Jul 22, 1973Slinger SpeedwayModifiedP2Jul 12, 1973141 SpeedwayModifiedP1Jun 28, 1973141 SpeedwayModifiedP1Jun 21, 1973141 SpeedwayModifiedP1

Feature Wins by Track

01Plymouth Dirt Track4002Chilton Speedway3103141 Speedway1804Cedarburg Speedway705Slinger Speedway606Hales Corners Speedway407Beaver Dam Raceway308Wisconsin International Raceway1

Feature Wins by Class

01Modified109
02Late Model1
Season-by-season record

Results by Year

19741 Results1 Wins1 Top 3s
197312 Results5 Wins12 Top 3s
197213 Results6 Wins12 Top 3s
197119 Results9 Wins17 Top 3s
197013 Results4 Wins10 Top 3s
19698 Results2 Wins4 Top 3s
19687 Results2 Wins6 Top 3s
196728 Results15 Wins27 Top 3s
196641 Results25 Wins41 Top 3s
196521 Results12 Wins19 Top 3s
196427 Results10 Wins24 Top 3s
196316 Results5 Wins15 Top 3s
196219 Results9 Wins15 Top 3s
196119 Results5 Wins16 Top 3s
19602 Results0 Wins1 Top 3s
Championship history

Track Championships

1967
Plymouth Dirt TrackModified
1966
141 SpeedwayLate Model
1966
Plymouth Dirt TrackModified
1965
141 SpeedwayLate Model
1965
Plymouth Dirt TrackModified
1964
Plymouth Dirt TrackModified
1962
Plymouth Dirt TrackModified
1961
Plymouth Dirt TrackModified
Museum photo collection

Photo Archive

3 additional images connected to this driver

Year UnknownUnknown Photographer

Year Unknown • Wisconsin International RacewayBob Bergeron

Year Unknown • Plymouth Dirt TrackWeber Brothers

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