MARSHFIELD, WIS. (May 2) – Marshfield Motor Speedway opened its 2026 racing season on Saturday, and it’s safe to say Verona’s John Beale picked up right where he left off at the track last year.

Beale made quick work of the field in winning the 35-lap Super Late Model feature highlighting  the Solutionz Spring Opener at the half-mile asphalt oval. The Verona native was joined by Devin Dieringer of Marshfield (Legends class), Pittsville’s Tim Anderson (X-Treme 4’s), Wausau’s Eric Breitenfeldt (Bandits) and Trevor Salber of Schofield (6-Shooters) as feature winners in Saturday’s mid-afternoon matinee.

Coming into Saturday, Beale was last seen at the track taking the 50-lap main event in Marshfield’s Fall Shootout back in September, the track’s final race of the 2025 season.

Beale won the 2026 opener by going from his ninth starting spot to the lead in less than six laps. He overtook Stratford’s Brandon Sischo in turns three and four for the top spot on lap 6, and sailed away to win by more than four seconds over last year’s track champion Jerad de Boer of Sherry.

Getting a tremendous bite on the bottom of the track all day, Beale had already moved up three positions when the race’s lone caution waved on lap 4 after Bradley Gajewski of Wausau spun in turn one.

While Sischo got inside early leader Kyle Genett of Rangeline on lap 4 to take the lead, Beale had already moved into third, and was inside Genett a lap later for second. He then drove inside Sischo on lap 6 when the leader slipped high in turn four, and Beale pulled away from the field.

Defending champion de Boer was the class’s fastest qualifier and gradually worked his way forward, passing Sischo for second halfway through. He was unable to make up much ground on Beale, though, and finished four seconds behind the winner at the line.

Sischo ran third the second half of the race and held onto the spot by half a car length at the finish over Travis Volm of Wausau, who ran down Sischo in the closing laps. Past MMS champion Darren Jackson came in fifth.

Dieringer won the Legends feature after a drive from deep in the 18-car field that took the green for the 20-lap event, and pulled away late after a spirited five-lap battle with Marshfield’s Elliott Weiler for the lead.

Dieringer started 13th but was inside the top five after just four laps, and slipped into third on lap 7 while Weiler got inside early leader Abby Blasel of Dorchester for first. Dieringer moved past Blasel into second on lap 8, and then got inside Weiler on lap 9.

Dieringer cleared Weiler for the lead on lap 10, but the veteran Weiler drove back to the inside a lap later and cleared Dieringer to go back in front on lap 12. It was only temporary, though, as Dieringer crossed Weiler over on the backstretch on lap 12 and was alone in first one lap later. Weiler took another look inside on lap 13, but Dieringer slowly pulled away over the final laps and went on to win with Weiler second, Cael Slater of Hayward third, Devon Lee of New Lisbon fourth and Hayden Dieringer of Marshfield fifth.

Anderson needed barely more than a quarter of a lap to take the lead in the X-Treme 4’s feature. From the inside of the second row he overtook polesitter Rylie Mullin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and outside polesitter Kamren Hill of Marshfield to take the lead, and he led the rest of the way in the 15-lap event to finish a clean sweep of the class for the night.

Marshfield’s Kamren Hill ran second to Anderson much of the race and was there until his engine went up in smoke on the final lap. Travis Hill of Arpin wound up second with Mullin third and Kamren Hill finishing fourth.

Breitenfeldt made a successful return to racing at Marshfield by winning the 15-lap Bandits feature. Driving a silver hatchback instead of his traditional red No. 14, Breitenfeldt denied Wausau’s Joe Schoener a feature win, getting by Schoener on the seventh lap and going on to win by six car lengths.

Schoener finished second after leading five laps early, while Wausau’s Abby Kohn was third, Wyatt Artac of Willard was fourth and Kip Martin of Marinette came in fifth. Breitenfeldt finished with a clean sweep of the night, also taking fast time honors plus the heat race.

Salber darted through the field quickly in winning the 6-Shooters feature. 

Salber started ninth in a 17-car field but moved into third after two laps after a three-wide pass on the outside. He then drove outside Noah Ulrich of Merrill for second on lap 3 and overtook early lead Brandy King of Marshfield on the next lap. Salber pulled away from there and did so again after a brief caution resulted in the race’s lone restart on lap 9, finishing well ahead of second-place Tyler Kowalke of Wausau with Nick Wanta of Stevens Point third.

Racing continues at Marshfield Motor Speedway this coming Saturday, May 9, for the Sportsman Summer Shootout presented by Kalahari Resorts. Super Late Models, Super Stocks, Legends, X-Treme 4’s, Bandits and 6-Shooters will all be racing. Qualifying begins at 1:30 p.m. with racing at 3 p.m.

Results
Super Late Models
Fast Qualifer: Jerad de Boer, Sherry, 17.906 sec.
First Heat: 1. Kyle Genett, Rangeline; 2. Mike Olson, Dorchester; 3. Dillon Mackesy, Athens; 4. Bradley Gajewski, Wausau; 5. Jason Wells, Kimberly; 6. Derrick Van Dreel, Wisconsin Rapids
Dash 4 Cash: 1. John Beale, Verona; 2. Travis Volm, Wausau; 3. Carter Christenson, La Crosse; 4. De Boer; 5. Darren Jackson, Nekoosa; 6. Branden Sischo, Stratford
Feature: 1. Beale; 2. De Boer; 3. B. Sischo; 4. Volm; 5. Jackson; 6. Genett; 7. M. Olson; 8. Mackesy; 9. Gajewski; 10. Wells; 11. Christenson; 12. Van Dreel

Legends
Fast Qualifier: Devin Dieringer, Marshfield, 20.858 sec.
First Heat: 1. Matt Schecklman, Marshfield; 2. Chad Scholl, Marshfield; 3. Chase Olson, Dorchester; 4. Chris Hanson, Marshfield; 5. John Schmutzer, Wisconsin Rapids
Second Heat: 1. Kaleb Baumgart, New Lisbon; 2. Ernie Duerr, Hewitt; 3. Michael Holewinski, Necedah; 4. Abby Blasel, Dorchester; 5. Mark Wellman, Slinger; 6. James Berndsen, Necedah; 7. Justin Gilbertson, Black River Falls; 8. Michael Sina, Whitewater
Third Heat: 1. Elliott Weiler, Marshfield; 2. D. Dieringer; 3. Hayden Dieringer, Marshfield; 4. Cael Slater, Hayward; 5. Coty Gular, Hayward; 6. Devon Lee, New Lisbon; 7. Russ Weiler, Marshfield; 8. Dalton Lee, Hayward
Feature: 1. D. Dieringer; 2. E. Weiler; 3. Slater; 4. Devon Lee; 5. H. Dieringer; 6. Blasel; 7. Gular; 8. Baumgart; 9. R. Weiler; 10. Duerr; 11. Sina; 12. Holewinski; 13. Wellman; 14. Berndsen; 15. Gilbertson; 16. Dalton Lee; 17. Scholl; 18. Schecklman

X-Treme 4’s
Fast Qualifer: Tim Anderson, Pittsville, 21.661 sec.
Heat: 1. Anderson; 2. Kamren Hill, Marshfield; 3. Travis Hill, Arpin; 4. Rylie Mullin, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 5. Ron Sischo, Neillsville
Feature: 1. Anderson; 2. Travis Hill; 3. Mullin; 4. Kamren Hill; 5. R. Sischo

Bandits
Fast Qualifer: Eric Breitenfeldt, Wausau, 22.277 sec.
Heat: 1. Breitenfeldt; 2. Joe Schoener, Wausau; 3. Abby Kohn, Wausau; 4. Kip Martin, Marinette; 5. Joey Blaschka, Wausau; 6. Wyatt Artac, Willard; 7. Levi Wiesman, Merrill; 8. John Domine, Marshfield
Feature: 1. Breitenfeldt; 2. Schoener; 3. Kohn; 4. Artac; 5. Martin; 6. Wiesman; 7. Blaschka; 8. Domine

6-Shooters
Fast Qualifer: Jason Wanta, Stevens Point, 23.970 sec.
First Heat: 1. Pat Literski, Wausau; 2. Steven Spoehr, Merrill; 3. Cassie Williams, Mosinee
Second Heat: 1. Noah Ulrich, Merrill; 2. Patrick Reeves, Rudolph; 3. Brandy King, Marshfield; 4. Christine Schmude, Arpin; 5. Robert Walloch, Wisconsin Rapids; 6. Richard Slozes, Merrill; 7. Nick Wanta, Stevens Point; 8. Kole Rodemeier, Bancroft
Third Heat: 1. Trevor Salber, Schofield; 2. J. Wanta; 3. Kyle Davis, Marshfield; 4. Jerryd Armagost, Wisconsin Rapids; 5. Kevin Armagost, Wisconsin Rapids; 6. Kainan Davis, Marshfield; 7. Tyler Kowalke, Wausau; 8. Jeremiah Apsey, Vesper
Feature: 1. Salber; 2. Kowalke; 3. N. Wanta; 4. J. Armagost; 5. Apsey; 6. Reeves; 7. K. Armagost; 8. Ulrich; 9. King; 10. Schmude; 11. Kainan Davis; 12. Rodemeier; 13. Walloch; 14. J. Wanta; 15. Spoehr; 16. Literski; 17. Kyle Davis

Photos Courtesy of Tom Loos Photography –

Next week, it’s the first leg of the Sportsman’s Summer Shootout, presented by Kalahari Resorts, a special event for the Sportsman division.  Marshfield Motor Speedway is expecting 30 plus cars for this special event!  Also, on Grand Flooring & Designs Night at the Races, Super Late Models, Legends, X-Treme 4’s, 6-Shooters, and the Bandits, will be competing!  For all information in regards to events at Marshfield Motor Speedway, visit us online at marshfieldspeedway.com, or Like Us on Facebook.

Fairchild, WI, (April 12, 2026) – Fans avoided a few early sprinkles, but otherwise enjoyed a great day of Family Fun, as Marshfield Motor Speedway was host to the Spring Opener “Day of Devastation!”

With a great selection of events on the card, fans stirred with excitement prior to opening ceremonies!  Competitors worked hard on their cars all winter in anticipation for the first Day of Devastation of the year in the state of Wisconsin, and put on a tremendous show for the fans at Marshfield.

Listed below, are the events and drivers that finished on the podium:

BURNOUT CONTEST:

1st- Andrew Huebner

OBSTACLE COURSE RACE:

1st – #51 Jason Wanta

2nd – #92 Carl Knopps

3rd – #38 LJ Hahn

SPIN TO WIN RACE:

1st – #77 Dusty Zander

2nd – #722 Cole Pliska

3rd – #21 Austyn Rauch

FULL FRAME EVENT:

1st – #10-4 Eric Loiselle

2nd – #01 Trevor Salber

3rd – #2330 Ryan Mckibben

RED ROVER EVENT:

1st – #37 Mike Garms

2nd – #36 Deitrik Ellis

3rd – #56R Logan Rueth

RELAY RACE:

1st – #7X Blake Lobacz & #7R Tegan Reyes

2nd – #37 Mike Garms & #36 Deitrik Ellis

3rd – #92 Carl Knopps & #95 Mike Knopps

FORWARD/BACKWARD RACE:

1st – #77 Dusty Zander

2nd – #01 Trevor Salber

3rd – #56R Logan Rueth

Photos Courtesy of Tom Loos Photography – 

Special thanks to the Town of Lincoln Fire & Rescue for being on site for the event!

Race fans, Saturday afternoon, May 2nd will be our Solutionz Spring Opener for the race cars.  You won’t want to miss this kick off to, what should be, a great racing season at Marshfield Motor Speedway!

Like Us on Facebook, or Visit Us online at marshfieldspeedway.com for all the up to date information, leading up to the Solutionz Spring Opener!

With the final event of the year in the books, it was a great time had by all.  With the provide great weather, fans filled the stands to witness some great talents by the competitors!  Listed below are the results of our final “Day of Destruction.”

FORWARD/BACKWARDS

1st-Dusty Zander

2nd-TJ Gorski

3rd-Trevor Salber

RELAY RACE

1st-Deitrik Ellis & Mike Garms

2nd-Rick Slozes & Noah Ulrich

3rd-Austyn Rauch & Trevor Salber

RED ROVER

1st-Ryan McKibben

2nd-Kyle Herr

3rd-Jeremiah Apsey

BARREL OBSTACLE

1st-Noah Ulrich

2nd-John Schnect

3rd-Kyle Herr

SPIN TO WIN

1st-TJ Gorski

2nd-Dusty Zander

3rd-John Schnect

TIRE RACE

1st-Dusty Zander

2nd-Sydney Knops

3rd-Trevor Simone

FULL FRAME

1st-John Schnect

2nd-Dusty Zander

3rd-Deitrik Ellis

BURNOUT CONTEST

1st-Eric Loiselle

BEST HALLOWEEN THEME DECORATED CAR

1st-Andrew Dean

Fans, no miss this opportunity to visit with your favorite driver & race team.  The race teams enjoy sharing camaraderie with the fans that cheer for them on race night!

ALL drivers and teams are welcome, however, listed below is a breakdown by division, who are receiving awards:  Super Late Models – Top 7, Super Stocks/Sportsman – Top 6, Central WI Legends – Top 14, Bandits – Top 9,  6-Shooters – Top 13, X-Treme 4’s – Top 8, and Eve Cars – Top 20.

Seating will be on a first come, first served basis, so don’t put off returning your rsvp’s.  No checks will be cashed until after the banquet. 

Hope to see another great turnout for the 2025 Annual Awards Banquet, at the Marshfield Eagles Club!