TUNDRA OPENS AT WIR

The 2026 TUNDRA Super Late Model Series season begins on Saturday with the Spring Classic at Wisconsin International Raceway,

The 75-lap main event around the half-mile, D -shaped oval pays $4,000 to the winner and is the first of five races on the series’ 2026 schedule.

A number of top drivers from around the region including weekly Thursday night competitors at WIR are on the entry list including Penn Sauter, Andy Monday, Grant Griesbach and Jeff Van Oudenhoven, missed the entire 2025 season recovering from an ankle injusy and surgery.

Former TUNDRA series champion Dalton Zehr, Cody Vander Loop and Jordan Thiel are other familiar names expected to be on hand.

The weekend also includes the Pro Late Models as well as the Mid-American Series, which will compete in the Vercauteren Memorial race.

The pit gates open at 8 a.m. with practice set for 10:30 a.m. Qualifying begins at 1 p.m. with racing beginning at 2 p.m.