Upper Midwest Special Event Archive

Red Clay Classic

ABC Raceway · Ashland, Wisconsin

First run in 1976, ABC Raceway's Red Clay Classic grew into one of the Upper Midwest's signature fall dirt-track traditions. The Museum links each documented championship division by year, preserving the Late Models, Modifieds, Super Stocks, the early Sportsman and Street Stock eras, and the Midwest Modified division added in 2010.

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History

1976–2026

Division Events

151

Result Rows

899

51st Edition

Oct. 4, 2026

Red Clay Classic Tradition

The event began in 1976; the 51st edition was completed October 4, 2026.

ABC Raceway's official champions archive is the chronology standard. Historical finishing orders are displayed only where they survive in the Museum record. The 2026 championship program was postponed by rain on October 3 and completed on October 4, with full feature fields preserved for all four divisions.

Division History

Championship Divisions Preserved

The class lineup evolved across five decades of the Classic.

Late Model

47 documented events

Modified

40 documented events

Super Stock

42 documented events

Late Model Sportsman

1 documented event

Street Stock

5 documented events

Midwest Modified

16 documented events

Complete Event History

Year-by-Year Archive

Open an edition to view every documented Red Clay Classic championship division for that year.

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