Dells Raceway Park today announced that the Big 8 Late Model division (formerly known as “Limited Late Models”) would headline the weekly Racing show in 2010. The “Super Stock” division will migrate into a Sportsman class with rules identical to several other tracks in Central Wisconsin. Pure Stocks and Bandit divisions will remain largely unchanged. New rules packages will be available by November 15th, 2010.

So what happened to the Super Late Models? “The cost of running a Super Late has become impossible for all except a select few” said Race Director Scott Sauerbrei. “In the past few years, the Big 8 Late Model has provided a great opportunity for those who want to race a Late Model without the out-of-control costs. For our weekly series, we made the decision to join most other tracks in Wisconsin and build on the cost-conscious rules associated with the Big 8 Late Model.”

SLM car counts were respectable all year, so why the change? “We were one of the few tracks in Wisconsin with 2 distinct Late Model Divisions”, said track promoter Joe Graziano. “We tried to support this lineup for 3 years, and in the end we needed to fall in line with other tracks with similar demographics.

There will be several opportunities on our schedule to feature Super Late Models and the touring series’ that they represent. A tentative schedule will be posted by Nov 15th.