10/31/2024
WISSOTA
CROSBY CRUISES TO WISSOTA NATIONAL PURE STOCK ROOKIE OF THE YEAR TITLE
Amery, Wisconsin’s Eric Crosby wrapped up the WISSOTA Pure Stock Rookie of the Year title after a solid first full season in the division. Crosby, a former ice racer, jumped into the Pure Stock division for a few events at the conclusion of the 2023 season and parlayed that into a great first full year in the division, resulting in the national ROY award at season’s end.
Crosby bested 22 other Pure Stock rookies this season and ended up beating Bayfield, Wisconsin’s Shane Basina by 209 points to claim the title.
During the 2024 season, Crosby entered 33 events and raced to 8 feature wins, including winning the Northern Nationals at the Gondik Law Speedway, the Greenbush Race Park Invitational and the Legendary 100 at Cedar Lake. Along with his 8 victories, he raced to 33 top ten finishes and finished inside the top five on 24 occasions on his way to the rookie title. Other honors Eric raced to this season were becoming the Pure Stock Track Champion and Rookie of
the Year at the ABC Raceway in Ashland, WI and the Rookie of the Year at the Gondik Law Speedway in Superior, WI. His efforts all season long also landed him fourth in the final WISSOTA Pure Stock national point standings at season’s end.
44-year-old Crosby started racing on the ice in 2006 and jumped onto the dirt in August of 2023 for several events before embarking on his first full season in the division this past season. He was able to enter action at ten tracks over the course of the season, including the Rice Lake Speedway, the Bemidji Speedway, the Eagle Valley Speedway, the Proctor Speedway, the ABC
Raceway, the Gondik Law Speedway, the Grand Rapids Speedway, the Greenbush Race Park, the Cedar Lake Speedway and the Ogilvie Raceway. He was able to pick up wins at five of the ten tracks he was able to turn laps at.
Eric is sponsored by Tim’s Automotive Machine, and he is also supported by his daughter Lilliahna, along with crew members Charlie Hultman, Anthony Schultz and Keith Arnett.
The Pure Stock division first was sanctioned by WISSOTA in 2015 and Crosby becomes the first Wisconsin driver to win the Rookie of the Year Award in the division.
Congrats to Eric and his team!
The WISSOTA Promoters Association exists to benefit its member tracks to enhance safe, profitable and successful dirt track racing, through unified, cost-effective rules, policies and procedures enacted within a democratic environment.
The WISSOTA Promoters Association was founded in 1981 by eight track promoters in Wisconsin and Minnesota, with an intent to offer uniform rules for the promoters and drivers involved in the Late Model division. Soon, the group decided to do the same for the growing Modified division.
In 1984 a voluntary steering committee was formed to oversee the business aspects that developed and to guide the future of WISSOTA’s racing divisions. That steering committee evolved into a board of directors, and the non-profit racing organization became incorporated in 1986.
Promoters who join the organization become, in essence, part owners of the racing organization and are expected to contribute to its overall success. Each November, the WISSOTA annual meeting is held; the member promoters gather annually in this forum to discuss the future of the organization. Member promoters are given the opportunity to vote on all organizational policies and procedures as well as rules for competition in the various racing divisions. WISSOTA’s member promoters and racing associations have spent approximately 30 years of hard work at the annual meetings crafting unique rules for each of the divisions, which are known as WISSOTA Late Models, WISSOTA Modifieds, WISSOTA Super Stocks, WISSOTA Street Stocks, WISSOTA Mod Fours, WISSOTA Pure Stocks and WISSOTA Hornets.
WISSOTA is proudly sponsored by their official marketing partners: Hoosier Racing Tire, My Race Pass, NAPA Auto Parts, Dirt Race Central, Speedway Motors, Suburban Chevrolet and All The Dirt Racing News, along with their Platinum partners, Raceceiver and Chevrolet Performance, plus their Gold sponsors, which include EngineQuest, QA1, and World Products.
WISSOTA is also sponsored by Silver partners Motul, AFCO and Willy’s Carburetor & Dyno Shop, plus Bronze sponsors, including Hanco Corporation and Statk Products. WISSOTA also has a great group of contingency sponsors, including Brodix Cylinder Heads, BuyRaceShirts.com,
Manley, Allstar Performance, AMI Graphics, Winning Edge Graphics, Velocita, RaceCals, RaceGear Designs, All Star Trophy & Awards, Minuteman Press, UEM Pistons, Mahle Motorsports, Performance Auto and MD3. WISSOTA’s Late Model Challenge Series is proudly sponsored by Structural Buildings, Momentum Truck Group, Freightliner, Western Star, Minnesota Truck Headquarters, NAPA Auto Parts, Garage Tech X-treme, Raceceiver, AT21
Spoiler Factory, Velocita, BuyRaceShirts.com, Sunoco Race Fuels by Woodie’s Racing, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Speedwerx, Hiller Auction Inc., Shaw Trucking Inc., Collins Bros Towing of St. Cloud, ServPro, Olsen Custom Farms, Joe Provo Racewear, My Race Pass, Hoosier Racing Tire, Motul, White City Glass, Champ Pans and MD3. WISSOTA’s Official Supporters include:
American Heritage Bank, After The Checkers, Bid-2-Buy, Carlson Service Center, Engine Shop, Extreme Tint LLC, Frankman Motor Comp. Inc., FYE Motorsports Promotions, Hanso Paving, Heights Pizza Man, H&S Heating & Cooling, Hilmerson Spots Center, K&A Autobody, Kal’s Motor
Group, Kramlich – Deede Meats, Landwehr Construction, Line-X of St. Cloud, Manheim Minnesota, Nyhus Family Sales, Outlaw Graphics, Select Electric, LLC, Sharptruck.com, Specialized Auto Glass, St. Cloud Financial Credit Union, TP Fabricating, Town & Country Excavating, Westwind Logistics, Woodie’s Racing, Woodie’s Manufacturing and Zeuli’s Race Engines.
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Submitted By: Nikki Cook