SLINGER, Wis. – In the first of many announcements regarding the 75th season of racing in 2022 at the Slinger Speedway, the Uptown Super Late Model division will compete in the inaugural Elite 8 Series, an eight-race series paying a minimum of $2,500 to win and $400 to start.
The Elite 8 Super Late Model Series will kick off on Sunday afternoon, April 24 with the 75th Slinger Speedway Season Opener and the super late models will return for round two on Sunday evening May 29 for the E.H. Wolf and Sons Memorial Day Weekend Special with Fireworks. Round three for the Elite 8 Super Late Model Series is set for Sunday evening June 12 with the Keith’s Marina Race Against Cancer and round four follows one week later on Sunday evening June 19 with the PMF Landscape Supply Father’s Day Special.
The super late models will celebrate the Red, White, and Blue with round five of the Elite 8 Series on Sunday evening July 3rd with the Washington County Fair Park and Conference Center Independence Day event that will include fireworks.
The series takes a break following the July 3 event, but the super late models will be back at Slinger Speedway for the 43rd Annual Miller Lite Slinger Nationals on Tuesday evening July 12.
The Elite 8 Super Late Model Series heads into the homestretch with the prestigious Alan Kulwicki Memorial and Wall of Fame Induction on Sunday evening, Aug. 7. The prominence continues two weeks later as the Carl Wegner Memorial will make up the penultimate event of the series on Sunday evening, Aug. 28.
The inaugural Elite 8 Super Late Model Series will conclude and a champion will be crowned with the IBEW Local 494 Labor Day Weekend Special with Fireworks on Sunday evening, Sept. 4.