A new format was formed this year where there was a regular season championship for 15 events and then there was a series championship that was broken into 5 separate races with enhanced pay called the Fast 5 Series. That series allowed traveling cars a way to come and support the speedway and not have to make a full-time commitment.

The regular season finale that was to determine the regular season championship was scheduled to be Aug. 22. However, Mother Nature had other plans as the races were canceled due to rain.

The Coca-Cola Late Model championship was won for the second year in a row by veteran Joey Pontbriand of Norway. For the second year in a row, he edged out Kingsford’s Scott Stanchina by 78 points. Third was Kingsford’s Cory Cootware.

In the Auto Value Super Stock division there was big drama as it was the first time that two cars went into championship night tied. Defending champion Ryan Wender of Upper Pine Creek, driving a car owned by Pontbriand Racing and set up by Mike Pontbriand, was tied with rookie sensation Andy Secrist of Florence, Wis. With the rainout, the speedway track policy states, in the event of a tie, feature wins determines the champion. Third place went to Hermansville’s Dean Bellmore.

Ryan Wender successfully defended his Auto Value Super Stock division title this season.

Another dramatic ending ruined by rain was the battle between two-time champion BJ Schoneck of Marion, Wis., and fifth-year driver Travis Hulsizer of Menominee. The two battled all summer long and the points lead standing changed several times. Hulsizer went into the night with a 4-point lead and ended up winning his first 141 Auto Sportsman track championship at Norway Speedway.

The truck he drove was owned by 141 Auto and prepared by his dad, Mike, who has been a part of the speedway close to 30 years assisting late model driver John Ostermann. Third was Todd Schmidt of Spread Eagle, Wis.

In the Whelen Fab 4 division, Faithhorn’s Trever Cronick won his first track championship over defending champion Eli Whittkopf of Kingsford. Third was Cronick’s teammate Cody Gunville, who also had his best season.

The four champions were recognized at the opening ceremonies of the Dickinson County Fair Labor Day 100 race. Also recognized was 50-year racing veteran Bruce White of Kingsford. White was recognized on behalf of all the members of the Dickinson County Racing Association and racing fans throughout various communities.

The Fast 5 championship was decided during the Dickinson County Fair at the conclusion of the 100 Lap Coca-Cola Late Model feature. The packed grandstand saw an amazing display of short-track asphalt stock car racing, due to the fact that many great drivers showed up including, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion Johnny Sauter driving a car owned and prepared by Coleman Racing Products.

Travis Hulsizer captured his first 141 Auto Sportsman championship at Norway Speedway.

Also in attendance was Wisconsin racing legend Lowell Bennett, as well as a few more to take on the locals in the Fast 5 Series. There was good, hard racing with all 20 cars in the event, but the trio of Dan Lindsley, Joey Pontbriand and Braison Bennett were especially impressive.

Lindsley took first in the feature, followed by Neenah’s Bennett, who also got fast time at 14.501. Norway’s Pontbriand was third, Kingsford’s Cootware took fourth and Kingsford’s Stanchina placed fifth.

Lindsley is no stranger to winning at the speedway as he was the champion in 2019. Lindsley is the first Fast 5 Series champion, followed by Pontbriand and Stanchina.

Parker Cain of Marquette took first in the dash. John Ostermann of Niagara, Wis., took first in the first heat. Cootware took first in the second heat.

In the Auto Value Super Stock division, Upper Pine Creek’s Wender took fast time at 15.922 and won his third feature event of the summer, solidifying his first Fast 5 Series championship. He defeated surprise entry Cameron Clifford, driving Tim Schultz Jr.’s former championship car to a second-place finish. Clifford is a Norway native who now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was followed by Pembine’s Anthony Schiefelbein, who also took first in the dash.

Fourth was Hermansville’s Bellmore, and and fifth was Kingsford’s Zach Hanson.

Stewart Hornick of Peshtigo, Wis., won the first heat. Payton Linder of Niagara, Wis., won the second heat of the night. In the Fast 5 Series championship, Bellmore placed second and Florence’s rookie driver Secrist was third.

The 141 Auto Sportsman division featured a great battle between teammates Travis Hulsizer and Joe Ostermann, who raced in both the Auto Value Super Stock division and the Sportsman division. It ended with Hulsizer enjoying his first feature win of the season on the night he was recognized for winning his first track championship.

Third was Hayden McFarland of Felch, who also got fast time at 18.106. Spread Eagle’s Schmidt was fourth followed by Tim Krans of Aurora, Wis.

Joe Ostermann took first in the first Heat while Troy LaFave of Iron Mountain got first in the second heat.

The Fast 5 Series championship was won by veteran driver Schmidt in a race car that was built almost 30 years ago. Todd Schmidt is the son of the late Chuck Schmidt a longtime Norway Speedway racer and employee of the track. Placing second was current track champion Hulsizer of Menominee and third was Marion’s BJ Schoneck.

In the Whelen Fab 4 division, Vulcan’s Cody Gunville won his first feature of the season, followed by Eli Whittkopf. Third place went to Zach Gazda of Vulcan, who also took fast time at 17.936. Finishing fourth was Faithorn’s Cronick, who won the heat. Iron Mountain’s Devin Farragh was fifth.

The Fast 5 Series championship was won by current track champion Trever Cronick, followed by Whittkopf and Gunville.

The Spectator Eliminator Championship Round had a full field of 8 cars. These drivers had the best win/loss records this year, including the four event winners. In the deciding race, Paul Elertson overcame rookie Austin Randolph to claim his second consecutive title in the series.

Summaries:

Coca-Cola Late Models: 2025 Track Champion Joey Pontbriand, 2nd Scott Stanchina, 3rd Cory Cootware, 4th Joey Stankowicz, 5th Bruce White, 6th Devon Wilcox, 7th John Ostermann, 8th Parker Summerfield, 9th Dan Lindsley, 10th Mike Lantagne.

2025 Fast 5 Series Champion Dan Lindsley, 2nd Joey Pontbriand, 3rd Scott Stanchina, 4th Cory Cootware, 5th Joey Stankowicz, 6th Adam Faull, 7th Tim Baumann, 8th Braison Bennett, 9th Devon Wilcox, 10th Bruce White.

Fast Qualifier: Braison Bennett 14.501. Fast Dash: 1st Parker Cain, 2nd Ty Fietzer. Heat 1: 1st John Ostermann, 2nd Johnny Sauter. Heat 2: 1st Cory Cootware, 2nd Scott Stanchina.

Feature: 1st Dan Lindsley, 2nd Braison Bennett, 3rd Joey Pontbriand, 4th Cory Cootware, 5th Scott Stanchina, 6th Johnny Sauter, 7th Adam Faull, 8th Lowell Bennett, 9th Joey Stankowicz, 10th Ty Fietzer, 11th Parker Cain, 12th Abi Yelle, 13th John Ostermann, 14th Tim Baumann, 15th Alyssa Larson, 16th Devon Wilcox, 17th Mike Lantagne, 18th Tj Spierowski, 19th Bruce White, 20th Parker Summerfield.

Auto Value Super Stocks: 2025 Track Champion Ryan Wender, 2nd Andy Secrist, 3rd Dean Bellmore, 4th Payton Linder, 5th Zach Hanson, 6th Joe Ostermann, 7th Izayah Reed, 8th Bode Johnson, 9th Stewart Hornick, 10th Jesse Hendrickson.

2025 Fast 5 Series Champion Ryan Wender, 2nd Dean Bellmore, 3rd Andy Secrist, 4th Zach Hanson, 5th Payton Linder, 6th Izayah Reed, 7th Joe Ostermann, 8th Stewart Hornick, 9th Tim Pollard, 10th Bode Johnson.

Fast Qualifier: Ryan Wender 15.922. Fast Dash: 1st Anthony Schiefelbein, 2nd Dean Bellmore. Heat 1: 1st Stewart Hornick, 2nd Tom Neeley. Heat 2: 1st Payton Linder, 2nd Andy Secrist.

Feature: 1st Ryan Wender, 2nd, Cameron Clifford, 3rd Anthony Schiefelbein, 4th Dean Bellmore, 5th Zach Hanson, 6th Nick Anderson, 7th Jesse Hendrickson, 8th Andy Secrist, 9th Tim Pollard, 10th Tom Neeley, 11th Bode Johnson, 12th Payton Linder, 13th Joe Ostermann, 14th Brian Ely, 15th Izayah Reed, 16th Stewart Hornick.

141 Auto Sportsman: 2025 Track Champion Travis Hulsizer, 2nd BJ Schoneck, 3rd Todd Schmidt, 4th Jon Maenpaa, 5th Nick Kroehler, 6th Troy LaFave, 7th Jeff Nooyen, 8th Carol Graves, 9th Emily Vincent, 10th Darren Peterson.

2025 Fast 5 Series Champion Todd Schmidt, 2nd Travis Hulsizer, 3rd BJ Schoneck, 4th Troy LaFave, 5th Nick Kroehler, 6th Hayden McFarland, 7th Jeff Nooyen, 8th Emily Vincent, 9th Carol Graves, 10th Jon Maenpaa.

Fast Qualifier: Hayden McFarland 18.106. Heat 1: 1st Joe Ostermann, 2nd Emily Vincent. Heat 2: 1st Cody Turner, 2nd Tim Krans.

Feature: 1st Travis Hulsizer, 2nd Joe Ostermann, 3rd Hayden McFarland, 4th Todd Schmidt, 5th Tim Krans, 6th BJ Schoneck, 7th Brian Gilhuber, 8th Jeff Nooyen, 9th Nick Kroehler, 10th Emily Vincent, 11th Darren Peterson, 12th Sophi Hornick, 13th Carol Graves, 14th Paul Holton, 15th Zachary Krans, 16th Cody Turner, 17th Troy LaFave, 18th Scotty Dalgren.

Whelen Fab 4: 2025 Track Champion Trever Cronick, 2nd Eli Whittkopf, 3rd Cody Gunville, 4th Andy Street, 5th Chris Hallenbeck, 6th Ashlyn Van Den Heuvel, 7th Chase Nerat, 8th Zach Gazda, 9th Adam Loomis, 10th Bobby Nordell.

2025 Fast 5 Series Champion Trever Cronick, 2nd Eli Whittkopf, 3rd Cody Gunville, 4th Andy Street, 5th Ashlyn Van Den Heuvel, 6th Chris Hallenbeck, 7th Adam Loomis, 8th Jake Van Hese, 9th Bobby Nordell, 10th Zach Gazda.

Fast Qualifier: Zach Gazda 17.936. Heat 1: 1st Trever Cronick, 2nd Cody Gunville.

Feature: 1st Cody Gunville, 2nd Eli Whittkopf, 3rd Zach Gazda, 4th Trever Cronick, 5th Devin Farragh, 6th Ashlyn Van Den Heuvel, 7th Chris Hallenbeck, 8th Andy Street, 9th Jake Van Hese, 10th Chase Nerat, 11th Jacoby Pollei, 12th Bobby Nordell, 13th Mike Singletary, 14th #98, 15th Cameron Schiefelbein, 15th Adam Loomis.