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Huset's Hall of Fame (Please be sure to include your case on WHY this person should be inducted.)

The Huset's Hall of Fame page is designed to get the latest information about upcoming events, discussion about the history of this legendary track, post old pictures pertaining to Huset's Speedway and for sending messages to the administrator to nominate someone for induction.

10/20/2024

When you call the racetrack on Saturday morning and they tell you the pits are a little soggy, but the track is going to roll in real nice.

10/20/2024

40 winners of the greatest photoshop battles ever (link in the comments)

09/30/2024

Wow, another great donation to the Huset’s Hall of Fame!!!

These are from the collection of Herm Nelson of Centerville who raced at Huset’s in the EARLY days. Items like these and ANYTHING to do with ALL kinds of racing from days gone by are PRICELESS and will eventually have a home.

It does not have to be just Huset’s stuff either. Big plans are in the works. If you are looking for a home for your pictures or ANY type of memorabilia, please let us know. More pictures of donated items coming soon!!!

09/21/2024

The Huset’s Hall of Fame just received a priceless donation from the Gene Gunther family. It’s a photo album that features Tilman and Mil Huset. These are just a few photos from the book that we wanted to share. Thank you Gunther family from the Huset’s Hall of Fame committee and all fans of the history of our speedway. ❤️

09/06/2024

Hello everyone, the Huset’s Hall of Fame committee has been receiving donations from people, ranging from fire suits, shirts, every “Open Wheel” magazine ever published and more. Does anyone have any suggestions for a small storage unit in Sioux Falls? Any racing fans who have a facility that we could support? If you have an idea, please send me a PM or go to our website and message us at husetshalloffame.com

Thank you in advance!!!

Rod

Our committee could not do this without the corporate support of businesses and friends of the Hall of Fame. If you, or someone you know is interested in becoming a partner or friend of the Hall of Fame, we are a 501c3 charitable organization and we would certainly appreciate your support. Just send...

08/21/2024

In case you missed the Huset's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, or you would like to watch it again, here is the link. Thank you DirtVision for the link...

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07/19/2024

07/18/2024

07/17/2024

Now that things have kind of settled down a bit, I would like to take time to thank a lot of people that made the 27th annual Huset's Hall of Fame night possible and such a success.

First, thank you to Tod Quiring and Doug Johnson and their staff at Huset's Speedway for their support and help with different situations. Thanks gang!!!

Thank you to all our corporate partners and friends of the Hall of Fame for their support please click on the banner shown below and make note of those people. Please try to do business with them to show your appreciation of their support. Thanks to these generous people, we were able to host the social and let our inductees and their guests mingle and watch the races from the third floor of the turn four tower. This was a big step in the right direction for the Hall of Fame.

Thank you to my committee. We could not do this without this GREAT group of guys. You probably know most or some of them, but if you click on the picture of the committee, they are all named. I can tell you this, our meetings are extremely interesting, especially when some of the elder statesmen start sharing stories from day gone by. I could sit and listen to those stories for hours. Our committee used to meet 4 times a year, but we have been meeting once a month for about 9 months now. Exciting things are on the horizon.

Last but CERTAINLY not least, thank you to my wife, Queen Doreen for her support and encouragement. I didn't pay much attention to her during Hall of Fame week, but she understood and stood by me the whole time. Thank you Mrs. P.

We really appreciate all the kind words and we will continue to work hard to make the Huset's Hall of Fame bigger and better each year.

Sincerely,

Rod

07/14/2024

Thank you to all of these great supporters to help us celebrate greatness and remember the history at Huset's Speedway

07/14/2024

Gary Brown, Jr

07/14/2024

Harlan TerWee

07/14/2024

Vernon Hehn

07/14/2024

Barb Wieskus

07/14/2024

Chad Mellenberndt

07/14/2024

TODAY is the big day for the Huset's Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Huset's Speedway. Tonight, the speedway will host the 27th annual Hall of Fame event.

The evening will begin with a meet and greet and social hour from 5pm-7pm on the third floor of the turn 4 suites, which is open to the public with a paid race ticket. Then, the induction ceremony will take place at intermission of the races. We hope you can join us tonight at Huset's Speedway.

Our spotlight on the Class of 2024 today shines on Gary Brown, Jr.

Gary Brown Jr.
by Tom A. Savage

Gary Brown Jr., has rewritten the record books at Huset’s over his career in a race car. The Winner, S.D., native has 75 career feature wins at Huset’s, second only to Terry McCarl with 102.

Brown also shares a record with McCarl as the two are the only drivers in history to have claimed eight track championships. Brown Jr., got his in the Late Model Street Stock class in 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015.

Of his 75 career wins at the time of his induction, 71 of them have come in the Late Model Street Stock class, also a record at the speedway. Marty Barber is second with 50.

Brown’s four other career wins at Huset’s have been in a Late Model, a class he switched to beginning in 2016. That class races a limited schedule at Huset’s, which has slowed his career wins number at the speedway. Just 27 career wins behind the top spot, Brown could have arguably caught McCarl for that elusive title since the track reopened in 2020.

But, Brown said that record has never been a driving force. Once he stopped racing the weekly Late Model Street Stock in 2015, he said he’s never looked back.

“I enjoy doing what I’m doing so much right now,” he said of racing with the Tri-State Late Model series. “I’ll never say never, but as of right now, it’s something I don’t ever think about. I didn’t even think about it when we were racing there each week. We were just out having fun.”

Brown began racing in the Bomber class at age 17 in 1993. His first race was at Lake Andes Speedway. He later raced that same season in Winner before becoming a weekly participant at Lake County Speedway in Madison, I90 Speedway in Hartford, and Huset’s.

He’s raced every year since, except for 1997 when he took a year off to save money for a new race car.

Brown has always raced his own car and has always carried the No. 22 in honor of his favorite driver growing up, World of Outlaws regular Jac Haudenschild.

Brown is one of the youngest members inducted into the Hall of Fame at 48 years of age upon his induction.

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The Huset’s Speedway Hall of Fame page is designed to get the latest information about upcoming events, discussion about the history of this legendary track, post old pictures pertaining to local racing and for sending messages to the administrator to nominate someone for induction. (Please be sure to include your case on WHY this person should be inducted.)

Welcome to the Huset’s Speedway Hall of Fame

By Tom Savage (Hall of Fame Founder and Hall of Fame Inductee, Class of 2008)

The first race at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon was on Sunday afternoon May 23rd, 1954. Since that original beginning a lot of people have either laid down tire marks, slung dirt over the walls, tweaked with a wrench, wiped mud off, sponsored, officiated, recorded, or sat in the grandstand. To honor and remember this extraordinary group of people the hall of fame was formed. The folks who are enshrined in the hall of fame fall into one of the above categories and each has earned the right of admission into the hallowed hall. The members are a proud group and they are quick to tell all listeners that being in the Huset’s Speedway Hall of Fame is an honor to be remembered forever.

The idea for a hall of fame for the little 3/8 mile dirt speedway was first proposed in 1979 at the 25th anniversary, but then promoter Fred Buckmiller was not convinced of the idea. A bit of irony is the first hall of fame class included Mr. Buckmiller.

The second attempt to establish a hall of fame was successful and the original selection committee met in April of 1998 to kick start the idea. The first five members of that committee were: Bruce Conley, a sports writer for the Argus-Leader newspaper with a great knowledge of racing; Don Jones, a former track champion as well as engine and car builder and later official at the track; Harold Petree, also a former champion and driver at the track since the 1950’s and later also an official; Jay Egge, a driver, owner, engine and car builder, sponsor and chief of the Split Rock Fire Department which provided fire safety at the track; and Tom Savage a representative of the media. At that first meeting the group drew up bylaws which remain in effect today. The basic bylaws were to be eligible for admission to the hall of fame a person had to have ‘been involved for at least one full year’ in any of the above categories. This particular provision was to insure that only people who had ‘grown’ with the track would be considered and not drivers like Steve Kinser or Tony Stewart who only appeared on occasion. Another of the bylaws was “selection committee members will not be influenced by any outside sources” which kept the decision making processs exclusive to the committee. Each of the original committee members then wrote down names of possible first class inductees and 13 names were tabulated. The committee then met one week later, a week to think about the 13 to arrive at 5, and made the first selection to the Huset’s Speedway Hall of Fame. Those first inductees selected were: Fred Buckmiller, promoter from 1958 until his death in 1982; Til Huset, who built the speedway; Marshall Gardner, a driver who ran in the first race and was a consistent top racer and among the first to realize the value of good press, Jim Matthews, who also ran the first race and was later a champion; and Paul Stogsdill who won the first feature on that historic May 23rd. And thus the Huset’s Speedway Hall of Fame was off and running.

In the ensuing years, the Huset’s Speedway Hall of Fame continued to grow and achieve more visibility, stature and credibility. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Huset’s Speedway Hall of Fame committee, the process of nominating persons to the hall of hame has expanded with a simple nomination form, and has also gained interest with updates and follow through procedures. The Huset’s Speedway Hall of Fame page has added the memories that embody the history of the famed oval. This has kept all interested parties current with the Hall of Fame.

Of the original five member committee only Don Jones remains and serves as the unofficial ‘old timer’ for consultation and recommendations to the Hall.

History can never be overlooked regardless of the venue and the history of local racing will live on forever.