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WAUSEON, OH – Persistent rain throughout the week and all day and night before the 23rd Annual Birthday Race left the grounds of Oakshade Raceway a bit soggy, but track crews were determined in working in the racing surface to get the show in. Fans and race crews packed the house with 53 DIRTcar Summer…

WAUSEON, OH – A huge field of race cars filled the pits and fans packed the stands for the Tim Fisher/Billy Ruff Memorial at Oakshade Raceway Saturday night which also featured the Vintage American Race Cars (VARC). Britton, Michigan’s Devin Shiels delighted the crowd by earning his second UMP Late Model feature win of the…

WAUSEON, OH – Rusty Schlenk survived a wild Ehrsam Excavating UMP Late Model feature to pick up his fifth feature win of the season Saturday night at Oakshade Raceway. It was defending track champion Steve Kester taking command for the first part of the 25-lap Ehrsam Excavating UMP Late Model feature event, however, Kester’s night…

WAUSEON, OH – Rusty Schlenk became the first four-time winner of the prestigious Oakshade Raceway Barney Oldfield Race while picking up his fourth feature win of the season Saturday night over a stout field of competitors. With weather moving in and lightning lighting up the distant sky, drivers were called to the staging area early…

WAUSEON, OH – Saturday night’s UMP Late Model feature event at Oakshade Raceway had just about everything, including a three-wide race at the checkered flag. It was Chris Keller who narrowly edged out the win over Rusty Schlenk while both drivers split around a lapped car. …

WAUSEON, OH – Oakshade Raceway hosted its first ever Dirt Track Truck Series (DTTS) event Saturday night which ended up with a familiar name taking the checkered flag, 2015 Bomber Track Champion Gregg DeTray. Rusty Schlenk also had a good night, picking up his third UMP Late Model feature win of the year at Oakshade…

WAUSEON, OH – The American Late Model Series (ALMS) present by Sunoco returned to Oakshade Raceway for the first time since 2019 and produced one of the most exciting finishes of the season with Casey Noonan and Jeep Van Wormer duking it out to the checkered flag. In the end, Noonan was able to drive…

WAUSEON, OH – Rusty Schlenk became the season’s first repeat UMP Late Model feature winner, notching his second consecutive win Saturday night at Oakshade Raceway. Colin Shipley, who is third in the track point standings, slowed on the track shortly after the drop of the green flag in the UMP Late Model feature and brought…

WAUSEON, OH – Six-time Oakshade Raceway Late Model Champion Rusty Schlenk became the third different UMP Late Model feature winner in as many weeks after picking up the victory Saturday night at Oakshade. Current point leader and three-time track champion Devin Shiels launched the lead on the first lap of the UMP Late Model feature…

WAUSEON, OH – Former NASCAR Truck Series driver Chad Finley scored his first dirt late model feature win of the year Saturday night at Oakshade Raceway. Jim Plotts started on the pole and looked strong leading the first half of the UMP Late Model feature event. Plotts fended off an early challenge from Colin Shipley.…

WAUSEON, OH – Oakshade Raceway opened its gates for the first time in 2021 with an exciting Bill Reckner Memorial night of racing. Three-time track champion Devin Shiels drove to the UMP Late Model feature win and Adam Lantz pocketed $1,200 for winning the Bomber A Main. Dusty Moore won his heat race earlier in the night and started in…

Oakshade Raceway is set to kick off the 2021 race season with the Bill Reckner Memorial on Saturday, May 1 featuring a full show of UMP Late Models, UMP Sportsman, Bombers and Compacts. There will be a little extra incentive to win the Bomber A Main thanks to PTSD Awareness Racing and Dynamic Technologies…