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oval track located in

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''Charter Raceway Park'' information
at Treasuresof.com The track holds weekly races over the Northern American summer months. It hosts an annual

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races. The 2013 U.S. Dirt Legends Nationals event was held at the track. The

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added an event in 2020. It has held midget car events on the

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and USAC National Midgets national tours.

Divisions

This track has an average of 90 to 110 cars participating in every Saturday night race with some specials on holidays and weekdays. The current weekly divisions are

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, grand nationals,

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, sport modifieds, and street stocks. Well-known race car drivers, such as

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, (currently in NASCAR), Kenny Schrader,

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(all retired from NASCAR) and

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(also retired from NASCAR), have competed here. Drivers from the United States,

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, and other countries have competed at Beaver Dam Raceway - including

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and Australia. The racetrack is located exactly above

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.''Charter Raceway Park'' information
at NA-Motorsports.com The current track record is 11.025 seconds, set by Sheldon Haudenschild on June 17th, 2022. The track also features a 1/5th mile

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track in the infield, which runs on Tuesday nights.

History

The modern track opened on May 29, 1993, operating through 1998, and reopening in 2000. Its alternative names are ''Powercom Park Raceway'', ''The Raceway at Powercom Park'', ''Charter Raceway Park'', ''Wisconsin Motorsports Park'' and ''Raceway Park''. The track held a

event from 1996 to 1998, and from 2002 until the present, and have also held multiple World of Outlaws Late Model events. The track hosts

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and held the 2013 U.S. Dirt Legends Nationals in October. A fatality occurred at the track September 20, 2014 when the IRA Outlaw Sprint Series driver Scott Semmelmann flipped his car during a practice. The 410 sprint car tour event was canceled. On June 23, 2018, another fatal incident occurred when former Knoxville Nationals champion Jason Johnson crashed on lap 18 while racing for the lead in the World of Outlaws series A-main. The car made contact with another car and tumbled violently into the Turn 3 billboards.

Past Champions

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Sprint Cars A-Feature Winners

"Beaver Dam Raceway Previous Winners"
at worldofoutlaws.com ^* First career Outlaws win

References

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