Main Event Racing Series

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Series Overview
Alternatively Known As: Main Event Racing Series (1997-2012; 2015-2017); Great Lakes Helicopter Main Event Racing Series (2013-2014); Sweet Manufacturing Main Event Outlaw Tour presented by Senneker Performance (2018-2019)
Series Founded: 1994 Series Disbanded: 2019
Car Style: Outlaw Super Late Model Region: Upper Midwest
Quick Stats
Most Wins: Rich Rohrer (18) Most Titles: Gary Whipkey (5)
Number of Races: 224 Number of Drivers: 505
Project Status: INCOMPLETE
Data for the 1994-1995 seasons is currently missing. Some data for 1997-1998 is incomplete; full race rundowns are available for all seasons from 1996 & 1999 onward. If you have any of the data that is missing, please contact us.


The series appears to have quietly folded after the dissolution of ICAR following the 2019 season.

Season Races Champion Margin Most Wins
1994 John Vallo +28
1995 4 Brian Volk +3
1996 5 Rich Rohrer +17 Five Drivers (1)
1997 10 Tim Ice +170 Rich Rohrer (2)
1998 9 Tim Ice +61 Rich Rohrer (3)
1999 12 Ted Johnson +122 Tim Felver (3)
2000 13 Rich Rohrer +45 Three drivers (2)
2001 10 Tim Ice +4 Tim Felver (2)
2002 12 Tim Felver +149 Tim Felver (3)
2003 9 Rich Rohrer +115 Rich Rohrer (3)
2004 7 Gary Whipkey +79 Steve Sauve (2)
2005 11 Bobby Parsley +47 Scott Hantz (3)
2006 8 Gary Whipkey +99 John Crumrine (2)
2007 8 Gary Whipkey +33 Don Harvey, Jr. (3)
2008 8 Gary Whipkey +27 No repeat winners
2009 10 Gary Whipkey +11 Gary Whipkey & Mike Stacy (2)
2010 9 Jimmy Carter +98 Jimmy Carter & Scott Baker (2)
2011 6 Bud Perry +25 Jimmy Carter (2)
2012 11 Bud Perry +89 Johnny VanDoorn (2)
2013 12 Jeff Ganus +22 Jeff Ganus (2)
2014 11 Harold Fair, Jr. +24 Bud Perry (2)
2015 11 Jeff Ganus +80 Jeff Ganus (6)
2016 9 Bud Perry +227 Bud Perry (5)
2017 7 Bud Perry +349 Bud Perry & Justin Schroeder (2)
2018 6 Steve Needles +87 Terry Senneker, Jr. (3)
2019 6 Steve Needles +67 Steve Needles (3)