MORRIS, IL- They both have won NASCAR National Championships, albeit in different countries. Now Cayden Lapcevich and Jacob Goede will bring their racing talents to Grundy County Speedway this Saturday Night July 11 for the 34th Wayne Carter Classic presented by Rod Baker Ford and Illinois Truck and Equipment.
Lapcevich turned heads last fall at the one-third mile paved Grundy County oval during the Tony Bettenhausen Memorial in which he rallied to a fourth place finish in his Bobby Blount prepared mount. Having won six times on the NASCAR Canadian Tour and capturing the 2016 Championship in the process, the native of Grimsby, Ontario will make his first Midwest Tour start in the 100 lap feature event Saturday night under the new LED lights.
Meanwhile, Jacob Goede has two career Midwest Tour victories to his credit. The 2009 Tour Rookie of the Year and 2007 Bristol Motor Speedway victor has run a partial Super Late Model schedule as of late, concentrating on his weekly racing efforts. Those efforts have paid off, winning six consecutive Championships at Elko (MN) Speedway and capturing the 2019 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series National Championship on the strength of ten wins last season. He won just last week at LaCrosse Fairgrounds (WI) Speedway.
Joining the ARCA Midwest Tour will be the Midwest Dash Series and the Northern Outlaw Vintage Series. The Wayne Carter Classic began in 1975 when Tom Reffner defeated Bob Roper in what was the first ever ARTGO Racing event. Spectator Gates will open at 4:30pm, qualifying begins at 5pm with the First Race starting at 7pm.
Adult General Admission Tickets are $20, Seniors (62 and over) are $18, Students (ages 12-17) are $10 with kids ages 11 and under admitted Free. Tickets will be available for purchase at the gate or can be purchased in advance through Friday night on the tour website. For additional information or to buy tickets for this event, please visit www.midwesttour.racing
Expected Entries
34th Wayne Carter Classic presented by Rod Baker Ford and Illinois Truck & Equipment
ARCA Midwest Tour
Saturday July 11, 2020
Grundy County Speedway, Morris, IL
| Car | Name | Hometown | State | Sponsor | Make |
| 0 | Josh Nelms | Lockport | IL | McMahon Transport/Vandoorn Racing Development | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Alex Clubb | Morris | IL | A. Clubb Lawn Care & Landscaping | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Eric White | St. John | IN | Reliable Recovery Services | Toyota |
| 7 | Paul Shafer, Jr | Portage | IN | Paul’s Auto Yards | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Eddie Hoffman | Wheaton | IL | Feece Oil/Advanced Generator | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Andrew Brocker | Jefferson | WI | American State Equipment | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Austin Nason | Roscoe | IL | Montgomery Ward/Haase Builders/JRS Shocks/Kar Korner | Ford |
| 15 | Gabe Sommers | Plover | WI | DeKalb/Kwik Trip/Tasteful Selections Potatoes/Allied Co-op | Toyota |
| 16 | DJ Weltmeyer | Dyer | IN | Engine Masters/DeNovi Heating & Cooling | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Cayden Lapcevich | Grimsby | ONT | A Services/AP Race Engines/All-Star Perf | Ford |
| 16 | Nathan Kelly | Wilmington | IL | Elite Tradeshow/Greg and Sons Const/Whip FX Graphic Wraps | Chevrolet |
| 25 | Jeff Storm | East Troy | WI | Great Lakes Components/Duramax Trucking/All Pro Mechanical | Chevrolet |
| 36 | Dan Fredrickson | Lakeville | MN | Herman’s Landscape Supply/Justman Freight | Toyota |
| 39 | Andrew Morrissey | DeForest | WI | B&B Racing Engines/MRI, Inc Chassis & Fabrication | Ford |
| 44 | Justin Mondeik | Gleason | WI | AGRA Industries/Aqua Finance/Industrial Accessories Company | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Rich Bickle, Jr | Edgerton | WI | T1 Racing/Wegner Automotive/Barnyard to Brickyard | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Casey Johnson | Edgerton | WI | Montgomery Ward/Hougan Farms/UAW Region 4 | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Andy Jones | Waukegan | IL | KBR Performance/Evolve Concepts/Pomp’s Tire Service | Ford |
| 52 | Ricky Baker | Plainfield | IL | Rod Baker Ford/Illinois Truck and Equipment | Ford |
| 55 | Scott Koerner | Joliet | IL | Advanced Powder Coating/Brandolino’s Encore Music/Sontag | Toyota |
| 72 | Jacob Goede | Carver | MN | Baby Gowdy/Goetz Trucking/Northern Racing Products | Chevrolet |
| 73 | Joe Vinachi | Morris | IL | Midwest Industrial Sales/Indicom Electric/Oval Engineering | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Jonathan Eilen | Hampton | MN | Eilen & Sons Trucking & Landscape/Graber Auto Body | Ford |
| 78 | Skylar Holzhausen | Bangor | WI | Kempf Logging/Wehrs Machine/Fechner Motors | Ford |
| 80 | Ryan Farrell | Big Bend | WI | Lingford Construction & Transport/Able Plumbing | Chevrolet |
| 119 | Dalton Zehr | Daytona Beach | FL | Gildan/American Apparel/Comfort Colors/Prim + Preux/AMS | Chevrolet |
Wayne Carter Classic Winners
1975 Tom Reffner
1976 Dave Watson
1977 Larry Phillips
1978 Mike Miller
1979 Mike Miller
1980 Mark Malcuit
1981 Larry Schuler
1982 Jim Sauter
1983 Tom Reffner
1984 Dick Trickle
1985 Butch Miller
1986 Joe Shear
1987 Dick Trickle
1988 Joe Shear
1989 Ted Musgrave
1990 Steve Carlson
1991 Kevin Cywinski
1992 Steve Holzhausen
1993 Joe Shear
1994 Joe Shear
1995 Joe Shear
1996 Dave Weltmeyer
1997 Joe Shear
1998 Eddie Hoffman
1999 Steve Carlson
2011 Ross Kenseth
2012 Eddie Hoffman
2013 Jonathan Eilen
2014 Chris Weinkauf
2015 Eddie Hoffman
2016 Ty Majeski
2017 Ricky Baker
2018 Dalton Zehr
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