Special Events
Browse annual classics, memorial races, crown jewels, and championship weekends preserved as complete event families. Each collection links the years, divisions, winners, full fields, tracks, and surviving archive material behind the race.
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The Milwaukee Mile’s post-Indianapolis championship-car classic, preserving every named Rex Mays Classic from 1950 through 1985 plus the 1986–87 “in Honor of Rex Mays” continuation.
The annual Tony Bettenhausen Memorial, founded at Illiana in 1962 and continued at Grundy County Speedway since 2016, with every edition preserved through 2026.
One continuous headline-event archive preserving the National Short Track Championships from Rockford through its current Dells era.
The headline Oktoberfest race archive preserved as one annual tradition with documented finishing orders linked across its history.
Dells Motor Speedway’s major fall championship weekend, from the original 200-lap era through the ARTGO and CWRA finale years.
The Grundy County Speedway classic that launched ARTGO in 1975, preserving the full ARTGO/NASCAR lineage, the Midwest Tour revival, and the 2026 twin-50 edition.
Rockford Speedway’s original Tuesday Night Special, from the 15-race ARTGO era through the ASA/JEGS and ARCA Midwest Tour revivals.
The complete Slinger Nationals collection, from the original multi-race era through the modern 200-lap summer classic.
Wisconsin’s Larry Detjens memorial late model classic, preserving the museum’s continuous winner chronology from 1981 through the 46th running in 2026.
Norway Speedway’s annual Upper Michigan–Wisconsin Late Model showcase, preserving the Stateline Challenge winner chronology from 1981 through 2026.
Lake Geneva Raceway’s huge fall stock-car gathering, from the inaugural 1992 October Classic through the 2006 Final Fall Classic in the track’s closing season.
The annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend Super Late Model special, contested in three 33-lap segments with the lowest combined score determining the overall winner.
Madison’s spring Super Late Model memorial honoring Joe Shear, contested since 2008 and held at Dells Raceway Park only in 2020.
Elko Speedway’s Dan Ryan memorial late model classic, pairing elite regional competition with ALS fundraising, the No. 93 tradition, and its signature guitar trophy.
The John McKarns memorial invitational preserved as a nine-edition Special Event collection with verified winners and available full fields.