John Holtger Racing

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John Holtger is a 16-year-old athlete from Abrams, WI that began racing at the age of 5 in go-karts on local clay oval tracks. John ventured into the world of Off-Road Racing at the age of 10 in the Midwest TORC Series. After 2 years he progressed into the Midwest Mod Kart Class, which is a smaller version of a PRO 2 race vehicle. These karts travel at speeds of over 80 MPH and will travel 60-70 feet through the air over jumps. In an effort to get more seat time and experience, John entered the Lucas Oil Off-Road National Series in Oct of 2017 and has competed in most of the National Races to date across CA, AZ, UT, MO, and NV. In addition, he has participated in the Midwest Short Course League Series, which includes races throughout WI, MI, MN, and IL. To diversify his skill set, and add additional experience, John has competed in asphalt Legend Cars in the Silver State Road Course Race Series (Las Vegas, NV) and the Winter Road Course Series (Charlotte, NC). In March 2019 John decided to enter the UTV racing circuit. Participating in SXS Sports, LLC 2019 Chasing the Triple series John took 2nd place in the first (2) rounds of the Sportsman SXS class! John also debuted in the 2019 Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course League Sportsman Stock SXS class on June 15th in Crandon, WI – taking 1st place against 38 other drivers! In August 2019 John had the opportunity to make his first appearance in the Robby Gordon Stadium Super Trucks Race during the NASCAR XFINITY event at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI! John debuted in this series as the youngest Wisconsin driver to race at Road America – at the age of 14! In 2020 John make his return appearance to this same Stadium Super Trucks Race at Road America…taking a solid 4th place finish in Race 1, and ending Race 2 with a crazy rollover! 2020 was a transition year for John as he progressed into the Professional Racing circuit. John debuted in the Pro Lite class and Pro Stock SXS class in the Championship Off-Road Series in June and ended up the 2020 Pro Lite Champion, and 4th place in points for the Pro Stock SXS class! John also raced in the Pro Stock SXS class in the SXS Sports, LLC 2020 King of the Elements Series (ending 3rd place in points), as well as the Mod Kart class in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing National Series, So-Cal Regional Series, and AZ Regional Series. John also took up racing Northern Sport Mods on the local tracks in Wisconsin on the weekends he is not busy racing elsewhere, and is currently registered to race this class in the Dirt Nationals at Bristol Motor Speedway in March! With the dedication to continue becoming a well-developed professional racer, John is constantly looking for new ways to learn and improve his skill sets. He has had the opportunity to do rally car testing with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, has attended the Bondurant High Performance Driving School, and most recently tested Late Models on a track in Virginia! Career Highlights • 2020 Championship Off-Road Pro Lite Champion (Rookie Year) • 2019 Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course Mod Kart Champion • 2019 Midwest Mod Kart World Cup Champion • 2019 Midwest Sportsman Stock SXS World Cup Champion • 2018 Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course Mod Kart Champion • 2018 Midwest Mod Kart World Cup Champion • 2nd Place in Points SXS Sports, LLC 2019 Chasing the Triple Series Sportsman Stock SXS • 2nd Place in Points Lucas Oil Regional Series Mod Kart (2019) • 3rd Place in Points SXS Sports, LLC 2020 King of the Elements Series Pro Stock (Rookie Year) • 4th Place in Points Championship Off-Road Pro Stock SXS (Rookie Year) • 4th Place in Points Lucas Oil National Series Mod Kart (2019) • 4th Place Points Lucas Oil MW Short Course Series Sportsman Stock SXS (2019 Rookie Year) • 6th Place in Points Lucas Oil National Series Mod Kart (2018 Rookie Year) • 4th Place in Points U.S. Legend Car 2019 Silver State Road Course Series Stay tuned to see what the 2021 season brings!!

AMSOIL Championship Off-Road – Crandon International Raceway Crandon, WI – September 4 & 5, 2021

Wednesday, September 1st, the John Holtger Racing crew headed north and moved into The Big House racing pits for the last race weekend of the Championship Off-Road series. It surely was an action-packed, weekend of racing! Thursday, September 2nd, John hit the track to practice and qualify for the final round of racing on Saturday. …

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AMSOIL Championship Off-Road – Bark River International Raceway – Bark River, MI – August 14 & 15, 2021

Another race weekend is in the books! August 13th, we practiced/qualified at Bark River, Michigan in preparation for rounds 9 and 10. Saturday, August 14th, John was on fire in both races, with very different outcomes. In the Pro-Stock SXS John started 4th, and by the first corner he was in 1st. He stayed in …

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AMSOIL Championship Off-Road – Dirt City Motorplex – Lena, WI – July 31 & August 1, 2021

Rounds 7 and 8 were held at Dirt City Motorplex in Lena, Wisconsin.  This is technically a hometown race for John; with Abrams being just a few miles down the road.  We had a great practice on July 30th with the 3rd fastest lap in the Pro-Stock SXS; and 2nd fastest lap in the ProLite. …

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AMSOIL Championship Off-Road – ERX Off-Road National – Elk River, MN – July 9 & 10, 2021

Thursday, July 8th was the start to another exciting race weekend. John ran 3rd in practice with the Pro-Stock SXS and the ProLite. Champ Off-Road decided to bring back qualifying at the track, for the first time since Antigo, WI. John qualified 5th and was inverted to 4th in the Pro-Stock SXS; and he qualified …

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AMSOIL Championship Off-Road – Antigo Lions Roaring Raceway Antigo, WI June 5 & 6, 2021

Rounds 1 and 2 in Antigo were hot ones. The first race of the season is always nice, racing with all the new gear and pit supplies from our great sponsors. In round 1, John qualified 3rd in both, the prostock SXS and the prolite. He ended 4th in the prostock SXS after racing in …

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SXS Sports, LLC 2021 Monster Energy King of the Elements Round 1 – Arctic Derby Dash, Eagle River WI – Feb 27

A new year, and a new race season is finally underway! The John Holtger Racing Team kicked off the 1st race of the year in the surprisingly mild winter conditions at the World Championship Derby Complex in Eagle River, WI last weekend! John went into Saturday’s heat race in a good spot. He had the …

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Championship Off-Road Rounds 9 & 10– Crandon, WI – Sept 26 & 27

This was it – the final (2) rounds of Championship Off-Road’s inaugural 2020 season! John went into this weekend trailing the points leader in the Pro Lite class by 16 points and sitting in 6th place overall in the Pro Stock SXS class. Ready to put it all on the line…it was race time! The …

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Championship Off-Road Crandon World Championship Weekend – Crandon, WI Sept 3-6

The most anticipated race weekend of the year finally arrived! Racers from across the country made the trek to Wisconsin for the 51st Crandon World Championship Off-Road Races held in Crandon, WI! It was shaping up to be a busy weekend for the John Holtger Racing Team! John was registered to race in (3) different …

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