Hall of Fame

Inducted August 20, 2011. From left: Chuck Robarge (representing his Father Lyle), Dean Harrington, Steve Beranek (representing Aldy Knutson), Don Brown, Buddy Mayala, Gloria Laursen (representing her Husband Russ Laursen, Butch Madsen, June Havel (representing her husband 'Bud' Havel and Dave Morgan. Missing from photo is inductee Louie Carpenter....more

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Third induction class. August 10, 2013. From Left: Speedway co-owner Dave Adams, Jerry Amundson, Dick Briesemeister, Phil Prusak, Doug Zimmer, Axel Dahlberg, Dean Harrington (representing inductee Dr. R.A. Doctor), 'Bud' Ellis, Florian Lawrence (representing his wife Mary Lawrence), Brandon Distel (grandson of the Lawrence's), Linda Reichert (daughter of Mary Lawrence) and speedway co-owner Mitch Hansen....more

Fourth induction class. August 9, 2014. Front, from left: Bob Heffner - promoter, Midge Kelnhofer - representing her husband Dick Kelnhofer, a promoter inductee, Patty Boortz - representing her grandfather Milo Hegna, a promoter inductee, Megan Connors - representing her father Bob Conners, a racer inductee and Dave Zimmerman - a racer inductee. Back, from left: Howie Olson - a racer inductee, Don Smith - a racer inductee, Phil Strenke - a racer inductee and speedway co-owners Mitch Hansen and Dave Adams....more

From left; Speedway co-owner Dave Adams, Ken Stodola (accepting for his brother Don Stodola), Chuck Robarge (accepting for Dan Schuster), Jerry Curnow, Larry Quinn, Wayne Kurtzhals (accepting for his brother Chuck Kurtzhals), Bruce Davis and Speedway co-owner Mitch Hansen. Quinn, Davis and Kurtzhals were drivers. Curnow, Stodola and Schuster were promoters....more

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Pat Becker had a long career in dirt track racing, running on and off for well over thirty five years in various classes of competition. And while he will be remembered as a long and loyal member of Rice Lake Speedway racing, it was perhaps his influence on others off the track that steered them toward participating in the sport that might be his strongest legacy in local racing. Pat got his start in local racing at a young age, first racing as a fifteen year old Freshman at the Rice Lake Speedway in 1961. He was influenced to get into racing by Lavern Fossum and his first car was a 1950 Ford. The car was purchased without a motor for $35...more

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Darwin Brown is a member of one of the most famous racing families in the history of the Rice Lake Speedway. His father Don was inducted as a member of the inaugural class of the speedway's Hall of Fame back in 2011. But Darwin did much more than just ride the family shirt tails on the way to his hall of fame selection as his racing record at the speedway is one of the strongest in track history. Darwin began racing at Rice Lake back in 1987 at the rather old age for a rookie driver of thirty. He raced in the Street Stock class with his first race car being a 1973 Ford Torino with a 351 Cleveland engine in it. The car had been given to...more