Slinger Super Speedway 07.17.2007 - Slinger Nationals
The Slinger Nationals is a Super Late Model race that attracts many major regional stars, plus usually some NASCAR racers. The 28th annual event this year attracted NASCAR stars Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch. Kenseth won his first Slinger Nationals as we was rising up the ranks, and he comes back to the track that he first raced late models each year for the event. Busch is making a tour of three Wisconsin racetracks (Thursday at Wisconsin International Raceway and Friday at Madison International Speedway). Other racers with at least one NASCAR start include the winner Lowell Bennett, third place Bradley "J.J." Mueller, Dick Trickle, Rick Bickle, Scott Wimmer, Chris Wimmer, Erik Darnell, and Kelly Bires. Chris Wimmer was the only NASCAR driver who didn't make the 24 car feature (they gave promoter provisionals to Darnell and Trickle).

Busch qualified first and Kenseth second. They started 12th and 11th respectively. Busch rocketed through the field to lead by lap 20. He had a flat tire during a caution, and restarted in the back. The blew another tire, and fell 5 laps down. He ended his race after his third blown tire. One was the left rear, and another was the left front. Kenseth passed up to around 7th by lap 20, but the caution that got Busch's first tire also claimed Kenseth. Tony Strupp's car slipped in Turn 4, and a chain reaction accident brought out the caution. It turns out that Kenseth's car was oiling down the track. He was black flagged, and it turns out that Kenseth was out of oil (I think it was rear end oil). He fells laps down and parked the car. Local regular Bennett moved up through the field, and looked poised to dominate by the 10 minute half way break at lap 126. There were around 9 cars on the lead lap. Just before half way there was an accident that took out second and third place Jeremy Lepak and Strupp. Lepak had damage to the front that looked fatal, and Strupp looked okay. The opposite was true, as Strupp was done, and Lepak's crew took off the hood and taped the front clip in place. Lepak rejoined the race without losing a lap. Lepak was strong in the second half, but he started deep in the field in the second half. Lepak turned laps 0.1 seconds faster than Bennett, but Bennett won going away by 4.8 seconds.

The limited late models had major problems, and their caution-filled race was reduced from 35 laps to 30 laps to 25 laps. I went to their show earlier this season, and the race was not normal.

The Mid-American Stock Car Series raced at the track. The series is a regional touring series of sportsman stock cars.