FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (July 28) – Shawn Kilgore, Kelsy Hayes and Greg Gretz put on a thriller of a show during the final laps of the IMCA Modified feature Saturday at 141 Speedway before Kilgore picked up the win.
Gretz and Hayes dueled early, swapped the lead multiple times until Gretz gained control down low. Hayes was not be deterred and brought her ‘A’ game up top, tracking down Gretz and pulling even on lap 13.
The 12th starting Kilgore worked his way through the field to join the top duo and the final five laps saw numerous three-wide battles. Hayes used the top to grab just enough of a lead for Kilgore to clear Gretz. Kilgore pulled a slide job to perfection on Hayes and grabbed the lead with Hayes pulling a slide job of her own back on Kilgore.
Gretz stayed with them as the trio went three-wide at the white flag.Kilgore proved to be just tough enough on the final lap to secure the win over Gretz and Hayes. Russ Reinwald finished fourth with Josh Lambert fifth.
One hundred and forty-two cars competed in the car fights. Other winners included Kyle Frederick in the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Cody Schroeder in the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods and Shaun Bangart in the Mach-1 Sport Compacts.
FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (July 8, 2024) – Stars of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car division come out July 15-17, for the seventh annual King of the Creek special at 141 Speedway. Winner of the Wednesday night main event earns both $10,000 and a guaranteed starting spot in the upcoming B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational. Entry fee is $100 and drivers can register at www.141speedway.com. Qualifying for the Stock Cars begins and Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds run for $750 in their Tuesday, July 16 feature. Last-chance races and the main event for Stock Cars and a $500 to win feature for Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods are on the Wednesday, July 17 docket. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, Razor Chassis North Central and EQ Cylinder Heads Northern region, and Wisconsin State points will be awarded. There is no entry fee for Modifieds or SportMods. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. both nights. Pit passes are $35. Pit stalls are $30 and can be reserved by emailing kyle141speedway@yahoo.com. Rental of a [Read More]
FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (July 3, 2023) – IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars take their turn racing for big money at 141 Speedway, at the sixth annual King of the Creek July 17-19. Winner of Wednesday night’s main event goes home with $10,000 and earns a guaranteed starting spot in the B & B Racing Chassis All-Star Invitational as well. Entry fee is $100 and drivers can register now at MyRacePass. Appleton Camping Center is back on board as title sponsor for King of the Creek. Qualifying for the Stock Cars and the rescheduled $1,000 to win, Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying White race for Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds is on Tuesday, July 18. Last-chance races and the main event for Stock Cars, plus $500 to win features for Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts are on the Wednesday, July 19 card. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and Wisconsin State points will be awarded. There is no entry fee for Modifieds, SportMods or Sport Compacts. Pit stalls are $25 each and [Read More]
By Greg Aregoni FRANCIS CREEK, Wis. (July 17, 2025) –– Mike Mullen earned his third career Appleton Camping Center King of the Creek crown with the Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars at 141 Speedway on Thursday night. The victory was worth a cool $10,000 payday and marked his eighth EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region win of the season, three of which have come at 141. Mullen earned the pole for the feature by virtue of his preliminary win two nights prior, where he charged from 10th to first. He capitalized on strong starts throughout the main event to build an early advantage over Benji LaCrosse and company. LaCrosse gradually chipped away at that lead over the course of the first 30 laps. Mullen was dominant even as he encountered lapped traffic, but an incident with Marcus Yarie—who spun after contact with the leader—brought out a caution. On the restart, Mullen once again proved his prowess, executing restarts with the same precision his father, Brian Mullen, once taught him. LaCrosse tried a variety of lines but could never [Read More]