Elko 125 Feature Finish

By: Kevin Ramsell
ELKO, MN (Saturday, June 23, 2009) - West Salem, WI Steve Carlson held off a plethora of Minnesota drivers to win the Elko 125 in front of a fantastic Memorial Day Weekend crowd at Elko Speedway in Elko, MN. It was Carlson’s fourth overall win in the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment.

It was not an easy victory for the veteran as Carlson would hold off Minnesota drivers Jake Ryan, Dan Fredrickson, Donny Reuvers, Jonathan Eilen, and Adam Royle. Carlson patiently worked his way from his eleventh starting position to the front as he was in third at the lap 75 break.

On lap 86, Carlson would take Ryan to school as he would go high into turn three and dive down to the inside and challenge for the lead. But, it was Ryan taking the veteran driver to school as he consistently held on to the top spot. Carlson would keep pressuring Ryan lap after lap until he finally got by him on lap 99 and began to pull away to the eventual victory.

First in a series of 14 announcing the 2009 ASAMT Touring Stars

By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Wednesday, November 19, 2008) – Steve Carlson’s career is one that would easily get him into any racing hall of fame. With his nine championships in the ARTGO/NASCAR Elite Series, five NASCAR Weekly Series rings, a NASCAR Weekly Series National Championship, three track championships at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, and a track championship at Hawkeye Downs Speedway, Carlson has yet to pick up a championship under the American Speed Association banner.

In the first two seasons of the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment, Carlson has competed in 18 events where he has two fast qualifier awards, three wins, 13 top-five’s and 14 top-ten finishes.

In 2008 alone he has one fast time, two victories, seven top-five’s and seven top-ten finishes in nine starts.

Oktoberfest 100 Feature Finish
1 - 36 - Dan Fredrickson (TS) - Elko, MN
2 - 87 - Nathan Haseleu - Marshall, WI
3 - 5 - Travis Sauter (TS) - Necedah, WI
4 - 197 - Steve Holzhausen - Bangor, WI
5 - 66 - Steve Carlson - West Salem, WI
6 - 2D - Cameron Dodson - Sparta, WI
7 - 76W - Jason Weinkauf - Merrill, WI
8 - 39 - Andrew Morrissey (TS) - DeForest, WI
9 - 72 - Jacob Goede - New Germany, MN
10 - 22 - Russ Blakeley (TS) - Whitewater, WI
11 - 41 - Donny Reuvers (TS) - Dundas, MN
12 - 9c - Kyle Calmes (TS) - Freedom, WI
13 - 99 - Frank Kreyer - Pardeeville, WI
14 - 175 - Blake Horstman - Bangor, WI
15 - 12 - Nick Murgic (R) - Rosemount, MN
16 - 75W - Chris Weinkauf - Merrill, WI
17 - 15 - Brett Moffit - Ames, IA
18 - 40L - Jeremy Lepak - Wausau, WI
19 - 77 - Jonathan Eilen (TS) - Hampton, MN
20 - 155 - Nick Neville - Mackinaw, IL
21 - 52 - Chris Wimmer (TS) - Wasau, WI
22 - 9k - Mark Kraus - Stratford, WI
23 - 11 - Josh Vadnais - White Bear Lake, MN
24 - 97 - Jamie Iverson (TS) - Escanaba, MI

FULL RESULTS - PHOTOS

By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Thursday, August 07, 2008) – Steve Carlson joined Dan Fredrickson and Donny Reuvers as multiple winners this season in the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment. His win this past Tuesday night at Wisconsin International Raceway is just another notch in one of the more successful careers for the Midwest Short Track Racing star.

PAST CHAMPIONS REPRESENT

Four of the past thirteen Dixieland champions took the green flag this past Tuesday night. Carlson’s sixth win leads all of the past champions with Dick Trickle claiming four Dixieland championships (1983, 87, 90, 91).

1992 champion Steve Holzhausen led the first twelve laps of the 150-lap main event this past Tuesday night and finished seventh. Rich Bickle Jr., the 1989 champion, finished second in the Last Chance Race to earn a starting spot in the feature event. He fell out on lap 48 with handling problems and finished 25th.

FULL RESULTS - PHOTOS

By: Kevin Ramsell
BUCHANAN, WI (Tuesday, August 05, 2008) – Steve Carlson followed up his ASAMT win at Hawkeye Downs by collecting his sixth SCAG Power Equipment Dixieland 150 at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna, WI. Carlson won by 2.616 seconds over Kyle Calmes in front of over 5,100 fans.

“What a really almost perfect race car, I have to thank this one to my crew,� a happy Carlson stated in victory lane. “I have a well balanced crew. One guy wants to change a lot of things and another won’t let me change anything and it just balances out so well.�

Carlson stated that he never had a car near this perfect before at WIR, “This baby was right on tonight.�

Carlson took the lead from Jonathan Eilen on lap 79 after he made an inside pass from early leader Jonathan Eilen. But, Carlson didn’t have an easy drive as he held off Freedom, WI pilot Calmes who was competing on his home track. But with 25 laps to go, Carlson would pull away from Calmes and take home the win.

# Driver Name Hometown
1 - 66 - Steve Carlson - West Salem, WI
2 - 143 - Johnny Sauter - Necedah, WI
3 - 36 - Dan Fredrickson (TS) - Elko, MN
4 - 41 - Donny Reuvers (TS) - Dundas, MN
5 - 5 - Travis Sauter (TS) - Necedah, WI
6 - 175 - Blake Horstman (TS) - Bangor, WI
7 - 97 - Jamie Iverson (TS) - Norway, MI
8 - 77 - Jonathan Eilen (TS) - Hampton, MN
9 - 39 - Andrew Morrisey (TS) - DeForest, WI
10 - 87 - Nathan Haseleu (TS) - Marshall, WI
11 - 9c - Kyle Calmes - Freedom, WI
12 - 21 - Tim Schendel (TS) - Sparta, WI
13 - 34 - Brandon Hill (TS) - Genoa Ciy, WI
14 - 102 - Ken Reiser - Waukon, IA
15 - 22 - Russ Blakeley (TS) - Whitewater, WI
16 - 35 - Joey Gase - Cedar Rapids, IA
17 - 199 - Bryan Roach - Minneapolis, MN
18 - 7 - Don Turner - LaCrosse, WI
19 - 77k - Kris Kelly (TS) - Norway, MI
20 - 99 - Frank Kreyer - Pardeeville, WI
21 - 12 - Nick Murgic (R) - Rosemount, MN
22 - 9k - Mark Kraus - Stratford, WI
23 - 52 - Chris Wimmer (TS) - Wausau, WI
24 - 110 - Johnny Spaw - Cedar Rapids, IA
25 - 19 - Jake Ryan - Farmington, MN

FULL RESULTS

By: Kevin Ramsell
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (Friday, July 18, 2008) – Steve Carlson’s domination at Hawkeye Downs Speedway continued on Friday night as he took home his fifth Keith Fleck Miller 100 at Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, IA. It was Carlson’s second win in the ASA Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment.

“I had a very good car, very good car,� Carlson stated in victory lane. “I just run well here and I have a lot of fun here.�

Carlson started seventh and charged to the front within the first 40 laps of the event. He showed how strong his car was when he was able to pass both Donny Reuvers for third and Dan Fredrickson for second on the outside.

Mark Kraus was the early leader in the race that many thought may not happen as rain was approaching the ½ mile oval all day, but only one small shower caused a delay in qualifying.

Steve Carlson is ready to get flying. (Photo Credit: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for NASCAR)

*LAS VEGAS** (Nov. 9, 2007) *– Steve Carlson leaned back against the seat and exhaled.

"Man, I feel like I just finished a 300-lap race," Carlson said.

The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champion spent Friday morning at Nellis Air Force Base as a guest of the U.S. Air Force. Carlson was treated to a ride in an F-16 that is part of the Air Force's world-famous Thunderbirds.

"Overall, it was about the most awesome thing I've ever done," Carlson said. "If anybody gets a chance to fly in that Thunderbird jet, they better take it. It's a pretty cool deal."

The 50-year-old Carlson will be honored Saturday night at the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship banquet for his 2007 title run.

But nothing he ever experienced on the track prepared him for the ride of a lifetime in a Thunderbird.

The Thunderbirds were practicing Friday for their final exhibition weekend of the season.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — (Oct. 3, 2007) Steve Carlson was pretty sure that he was in good shape. After all, he had been tracking the standings for the past several weeks. But it wasn’t until he got the call Wednesday afternoon from George Silbermann, NASCAR’s managing director of racing operations, that it became a reality.

Carlson is the 2007 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series champion. “It’s a relief,� Carlson said. “This is so big, this is unreal. I’m sure it will be a while until it all sinks in on just how big this really is.�

For starters, Carlson joins an elite class of racers who have won the national championship for NASCAR’s short track program – besting a field of thousands of racers competing at various tracks across the country. He earned his ticket to the New York City, where NASCAR will honor its champions, and to Las Vegas, where he will be in the spotlight for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series banquet.

The 50-year-old from Black River Falls, Wisc. native finished with eight wins and 21 top five finishes in 23 starts. He raced primarily at LaCrosse (Wisc.) Speedway. After that season ended in the beginning of September, he ran a handful of events at Elko (Minn.) Speedway in an attempt to pick up a few more valuable points. In the end, Carlson’s 862 points from his top 18 finishes was enough to hold off the challenges of Woody Pitkat and defending champion Philip Morris.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (June 1, 2007) – Steve Carlson from West Salem, Wisconsin, won The American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment Keith Fleck Miller 100 presented by Echo at the Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The win marked Carlson’s fifth championship of the Miller 100.