Another Laursen to join Rice Lake HoF
Longtime Late Model racer Steve Laursen of Cumberland, Wis., will be among 2026 inductees into the Rice Lake (Wis.) Speedway Hall of Fame, the Hall of Fame committee announced.
The 71-year-old driver, still in competition, joins the Hall of Fame that last season elected his brother Brent Laursen posthumously.
Steve Laursen is a 21-time winner at Rice Lake between 1980-2018, including an eight-victory season in 1982 when he won the season championship. He was a two-time Midseason Championship winner at Rice Lake, capture the track’s Firecracker Special in 1980 and ’82, and won 1990’s Late Model Invitational.
Laursen’s Hall of Fame Class includes Mike Anderson (super stock and modified driver), Bob Ellis (street and super stock driver), and Mitch Hansen (former track owner and longtime track prep guru). — Ed Reichert
