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Beaver Dam Raceway recognizes the importance of family support while being involved in racing at the short track level. Racing is a challenging sport and success is only possible with the support of a lot of families. In our grandstands and our pit areas we see a lot of great families working, cheering, and supporting the drivers. We honor one of those families each year with this award.
We started the Golden Wrench Award to recognize those individuals behind the scenes that work on the cars we all enjoy watching. While the driver receives the accolades, it is these people that spend their nights behind the limelight; building, tuning, and making both their car and driver winners. One of the early winners of this award stated while receiving the award, ”I didn’t think anyone noticed”. We do notice and appreciate all members of the pit crews and their efforts. We recognize one of these each season that has achieved the respect of all the crews with the Golden Wrench Award.
Tom Rosera was a long time member of the Wisconsin Motorsports family, and that is how we think of ourselves, a family. Tom a level of dedication that was a rare gift in today's society. Whether crawling under a car to verify it's legality or debating the finer points of a rule in a staff meeting. Tom always ended his nights at the racetrack covered in clay, satisfied in the knowledge he gave his best effort to fairly enforce the rulebook. He was a guiding force in creating the rulebook we still use today. Even though he had retired from active inspections, he assisted in the off-season updating our rulebooks. He always provided insight and even sometimes a little humor. He was a very special member of our family and is greatly missed.
In Tom's honor, we present the Tom Rosera Memorial Award to a member of the Wisconsin Motorsports family. A racetrack is run by many people. They create the persona that becomes the track. Their character shows through the good times and sustains when things don't go just right. We are blessed with a great staff at Beaver Dam Raceway. It is tough to single out any one person, but we look for someone who has the same convictions of high character that Tom had.
Beaver Dam Raceway is owned by a group of men. There were five in the beginning, Scott Boyd, Lee Merkel, Glen Hepfner, Bill Muche, and Larry Henkel. We lost Larry some years back to illness. He was much like the others, a successful businessman who has a passion for this sport. He was a quiet, behind the scenes type of guy who enjoyed being at the track and was perfectly comfortable in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. If you didn't know him, you would never have guessed he was one of the owners.
His passion for racing was a lifelong affair with him and included being involved with the Blue Flame land speed record holding car. Hence the shape and color for the award that is given in his name. Larry's passion was for fast cars, good looking cars, and high character people. We give this award to honor Larry's passion for those traits.
With all the serious awards out of the way we recently started doing Fun Awards. If someone does something funny, unbelievably strange, or just something Kris can make a joke about - she creates awards.
2022 - Todd Asherien
2021 - Justin Pearson
2020 - Aaron Streblow
2019 - Tommy Moore
2018 - Aaron Streblow
2017 - Roger Lee
2016 - Roger Lee
2015 - Kenny Richards
2014 - Tommy Moore
2013 - Kenny Richards
2012 - Roger Lee
2011 - Kenny Richards
2010 - Roger Lee
2009 - Roger Lee
2008 - Don Sorce Jr.
2007 - Roger Lee
2006 - Roger Lee
2005 - Don Sorce Jr.
2004 - Tim Doehling
2003 - Troy Weich
2022 - Parker Jones
2021 - Jordan Miklas
2020 - Mike Mueller
2019 - Ryan Mech
2018 - Justin Pearson
2017 - Cody Apfelbeck
2016 - Mike Mueller
2015 - Mike Mueller
2014 - Joe Bongiorno
2013 - Joe Johnson
2012 - Brandon Schmitt
2011 - Eric Barth
2010 - Brandon Schmitt
2009 - Eric Barth
2008 - Eric Barth
2007 - Eric Barth
2006 - Eric Barth
2005 - Joel Wyttenbach
2004 - Eric Barth
2003 - Randy Manos Jr.
2002 - Kevin Brill
2001 - Greg Hartlaub
2000 - Eric Barth
2022 - Matt Recheck
2021 - Noah Schepp
2020 - Jimmy Berkevich Jr.
2019 - Dave Schoenberger
2018 - Matt Rechek
2017 - Tim Lemirande
2016 - Don Sheffler
2015 - Matt Rechek
2014 - Jeremy Christians
2013 - Don Scheffler
2012 - Jeremy Christians
2011 - Jeremy Christians
2010 - Craig Priewe
2009 - Craig Priewe
2008 - Jay Schraufnagel
2007 - Tim Lemirande
2006 - Craig Priewe
2005 - Jay Schraufnagel
2004 - Jay Schraufnagel
2003 - Tim Lemirande
2002 - Tim Lemirande
2001 - Rick Strommen
2022 - Skylar Woods
2021 - Nick Schultz
2020 - Geoff Jeche
2019 - Elijah Koenig
2018 - Mike Mueller
2017 - Elijah Koenig
2016 - James Berkevich Jr.
2015 - Brandon Riedner
2014 - Jeff Schmul
2013 - Jeff Steenbergen
2012 - LeRoy Osrowski
2011 - Zeke Bishofberger
2010 - Jeff Steenbergen
2009 - Jeff Schmul
2022 - James Fletcher
2021 - Jason White
2020 - James Fletcher
2019 - Mike Winters
2018 - Mike Winters
2017 - Mike Winters
2016 - Mike Winters
2015 - Brandon Riedner
2014 - Scott Riedner
2013 - Scott Riedner
2012 - Brandon Riedner
2011 - Brandon Riedner
2010 - Aaron Streblow
2009 - Jesse Kanas
2008 - Aaron Streblow
2007 - Jerry Winkler
2006 - Chuck Hummelmeier
2004 - Trevor Schmidt
2003 - Nate Schepp
2002 - Jamie Lastovich & Victor Duket
2001 - Pat Drinkwine
2019 - Natalie Mech
2009 - Tim Draheim
2008 - Matt Janke
2007 - Shaun Diebert
2006 - Roger Frank
2004 - Mike Mueller
2002 - Charlie Recheck
2001 - Dana Wille
1982- Gib Wiser
1981- Gib Wiser/Frank Heimerl
2022 - Asherien
2021 - Mueller
2019 - White
2018 - Mech
2017 - Streblow - Plate
2016 - Weiss
2015 - Crapser
2014 - Berkevich
2013 - Schepp
2012 - Riedner
2011 - Moore
2010 - Scheffler - McGrath
2009 - Firari
2022 - Kyle Shade
2021 - Wade Fletcher
2019 - Kale Peterman
2018 - Brian Pearson
2017 - Bill Dumire
2016 - Jeff Mallak
2015 - Kenny Richards
2014 - Steve Christians
2013 - Jim Krahn
2012 - Jeremy Christians Race Team
2011 - Don Uherka
2022 - EST Towing
2021 - Pete Firari
2019 - Kris Shepard
2018 - Todd Kobishop
2017 - Chris Niggemeier
2016 - Jim Tremblay
2015 - Carolyn Scharrer
2014 - Joe Surprise
2013 - Brian Firari
2012 - Dave Casper
2022 - Jeff Schepp
2021 - Nick Firari
2019 - Aaron Streblow
2018 - Roger Lee
2017 - Dave Schoenberger
2016 - Noah Schepp
2015 - Pat Kinjerski
2014 - Pete Firari
2013 - Mike Mueller
2012 - Tommy Moore
2011 - Brandon Riedner
2010 - Brian Crapser
2009 - Eddie Lemay
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