Cedar Lake Speedway
Fast Facts: 38th annual Cedar Lake USA Nationals
By Aaron Clay
DirtonDirt weekend editor
Dates: July 31-Aug. 2 (Thursday standalone program with Friday preliminaries heading for Saturday’s USA Nationals finale)
Track: Cedar Lake Speedway (high-banked 3/8-mile dirt oval)
Location: New Richmond, Wis.
Purse: $100,000-to-win Late Model feature
Sanction: World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series
Streaming: Live on DIRTVision
Last year’s winner: Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., his second straight event victory
Tickets: Three-day advance sales $110 for adults and $55 for students; day-by-by ticketing options below.
Websites: cedarlakespeedway.com and worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels
Track phone: (612) 363-0479
Notes: The event’s $100,000 payday is a race record (double last year’s winning purse). … Fresh off the Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway, World of Outlaws competitors invade Cedar Lake for the 38th annual USA Nationals. … The three-day event begins with Thursday’s 30-lap, $10,000-to-win preliminary feature before Friday’s time trials and heat races set up Saturday’s consolations and 100-lap, $100,000-to-win finale. … Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., chases his third consecutive USA Nationals triumph after back-to-back event victories worth more than $100,000 combined. Pierce also earned a $6,000 prelim victory each of the last two years. … Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa, won last year’s other $6,000 preliminary feature. … Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, Ga., is a three-time event winner, including repeat victories in 2021 and ’22 after his initial $50,000 payday in 2015. … Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., earned a $20,000 WoO standalone victory in 2020 after topping 2018’s $50,000 USA Nationals finale. … Sammy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., earned his first career touring series victory there last year, worth $5,000 on WISSOTA’s Challenge Series. … Cedar Lake’s weekly Late Model division is also in action during the weekend. … Off-track entertainment includes postrace parties (Thursday and Friday), fireworks (Friday), Apple River tubing (Friday and Saturday) and a driver autograph session (4:30 p.m. Saturday). … Cedar Lake Limited Late Models ($2,500-to-win) are on the undercard nightly. … Pits open at 2 p.m. and grandstands open at 4, with hot laps at 6:30 each day.
USA Nationals winners
Year: Winner, hometown
2024: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2023: Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, Ill.
2022: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2021: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2020: Brandon Overton, Evans, Ga.
2019: Chris Madden, Gray Court, S.C.
2018: Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin, Ill.
2017: Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind.
2016: Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va.
2015: Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga.
2014: Jimmy Owens, Newport, Tenn.
2013: Tim McCreadie, Watertown, N.Y.
2012: Darrell Lanigan, Union, Ky.
2011: Josh Richards, Shinnston, W.Va.
2010: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2009: Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, Wis.
2008: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2007: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2006: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2005: Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, Ga.
2004: Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, Iowa
2003: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
2002: Rick Eckert, York, Pa.
2001: Dale McDowell, Chickamauga, Ga.
2000: Davey Johnson, Greensburg, Pa.
1999: Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn.
1998: Donnie Moran, Dresden, Ohio
1997: Rick Aukland, Fargo, N.D.
1996: Jimmy Mars, Elk Mound, Wis.
1995: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1994: Jack Boggs, Grayson, Ky.
1993: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1992: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1991: Rick Aukland, Fargo, N.D.
1990: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1989: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
1988: Billy Moyer, Batesville, Ark.
Weekend purses
Thursday’s program
1. $10,000
2. $5,000
3. $3,000
4. $2,600
5. $2,400
6. $2,200
7. $2,100
8. $2,000
9. $1,800
10. $1,600
11. $1,400
12. $1,300
13. $1,200
14. $1,100
15. $1,000
16. $900
17.-24. $800
Saturday’s USA Nationals
1. $100,000
2. $25,000
3. $12,000
4. $9,000
5. $7,500
6. $6,000
7. $5,000
8. $4,500
9. $4,400
10. $4,200
11. $4,000
12. $3,800
13. $3,600
14. $3,400
15. $3,350
16. $3,300
17. $3,250
18. $3,200
19. $3,100
20.-24. $3,000
Event schedule
(All times local; subject to change)
Thursday
2 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Limited Late Model hot laps
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Super Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Limited Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Super Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Limited Late Model consolation (10 laps)
- Super Late Model consolations (10 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Limited Late Model feature (25 laps)
- Super Late Model feature (30 laps)
Postrace party in the Cedar Lake Arena
Friday
8:30 a.m. - Breakfast served in both restaurants
11 a.m. - Apple River tubing
2 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Limited Late Model hot laps
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Super Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Limited Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Super Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Limited Late Model consolation (10 laps)
Intermission/fireworks show
- Super Late Model dash (6 laps)
- Limited Late Model feature (25 laps)
- Super Late Models Fans Fund dash (12 laps)
Postrace party in the Cedar Lake Arena
Saturday
8:30 a.m. - Breakfast served in both restaurants
11 a.m. - Apple River tubing
12:30 p.m. - FansFund luncheon
2 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
4:30 p.m. - Drivers’ autograph session (vendor area)
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Limited Late Model hot laps
- Super Late Model hot laps (consolation entrants)
Opening ceremonies
- Limited Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Super Late Model consolations (12 laps)
- Super Late Model hot laps (feature locked-in entrants)
- Limited Late Model consolation (12 laps)
- Super Late Model last chance (15 laps)
- Limited Late Model feature (30 laps)
Track prep/driver introductions
- 38th annual USA Nationals (100 laps)
Tickets
Thursday
Three-day general admission: $110 for adults (ages 17-and-up); $55 for students (ages 6-to-16)
One-day general admission: $35 for adults (ages 17-and-up); $17 for students (ages 6-to-16)
One-day all access pit pass: $40
Friday
Two-day general admission: $85 for adults (ages 17-and-up); $42 for students (ages 6-to-16)
One-day general admission: $40 for adults (ages 17-and-up); $20 for students (ages 6-to-16)
One-day all access pit pass: $40
Saturday
One-day general admission: $45 for adults (ages 17-and-up); $22 for students (ages 6-to-16)
One-day all access pit pass: $50
More information: (612) 363-0479 or clstickets.com/tickets.asp
Camping
Reserved dry/primitive camping: $60 for the weekend
More information: ticketpeak.co/cedarlake/subscriptions/702 or (612) 363-0479
