The #SnowballDerby coverage has been great, here is some background on those drivers with a @MidwestTour pedigree that are in this afternoon’s 300 lap contest available on PPV @speed51dotcom CC: @MattWeaverAW @JacobSeelman77 📸 @raceoktoberfest
@TyMajeski is a 4x @MidwestTour Champ ‘14-17, ‘13 ROY All-Time leader in wins 25 and FT 26, 2x Dixieland 2x Fest 1x Trickle99
Dan Fredrickson is 2x Tour Champ ‘08/13, 4x Fest, 4x Trickle99 including ‘20, 16 Tour wins, 13 FT, also ‘17 @MISRacing Triple Crown Champ, Track record holder @LaxSpeedway and 2001 ///N Elite ROY
@ShaferRacing7 has 2 Tour wins including this year’s Wayne Carter Classic at Grundy, twice Tour point runner-up, 4FT, ‘13 Illiana Champ, ‘20 Grundy Champ where he is also 3x Bettenhausen 🏁
@johndeangelis7 has been a Touring Star since ‘16 with highlights including 3rd place points ‘19 and runner-up in last year’s Dixieland
@derek9kraus became the youngest driver to win a Feature event in Tour history at age 15 in 2016 @DellsRaceway way before he became @ARCA_Racing West Champ
@RossKenseth is a Midwesterner through and through and has the stats to back it up. The ‘10 Tour ROY is 9th all-time with 4 Tour wins. He was also the 2009 @big8series Champ and scored 7 victories there.
While not Tour regulars, @KyleBusch scored the first SLM win for @KBMteam during ‘07 Dixieland, also recorded wins @MilwaukeeMile ‘08/‘13 (Tour returns to Mile 6/20/21) and has 4FT. @bubbapollard26 won the Joe Shear Classic in 2019. @CaydenLapcevich was 2nd Dixieland ‘20
And while we are on it, the Midwest as an entirety is known for producing top talent and furthermore, those drivers continuously exhibit mutual respect for one another and short track racing in general. I am proud to continue to be part of that legacy started generations ago 🏁
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