Nathan Haseleu
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Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
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, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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. He competed in the Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series
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, and now competes in the ASA Midwest Tour
ASA Midwest Tour
The American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour Presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment is a pavement Super Late Model Touring Series based in the Midwest United States...
, the CRA Super Series
CRA Super Series
The CRA Super Series is a Super Late Model stock car racing series owned and operated by the Champion Racing Association. It is a touring series based in the Midwest United States. It was formerly known as the Kendall Late Model Series and the Sunoco Super Series. The series utilizes late model...
, and the Wisconsin Challenge Series.
Racing career
Haseleu began racing in a hobby stock at age 16 in 1994 at Columbus 151 Speedway and Jefferson Speedway in Wisconsin, and he won the Rookie of the Year at both tracks plus the championship at Columbus 151. He won hobby stock track championships both tracks in 1995. Haseleu moved up to the (limited) late modelLate model
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division at Columbus 151 Speedway in 1996. He was the division Rookie of the Year, finished third in points, and won the Hard Charger of the Year award for passing the most cars in feature races. He won the track late model championship in 1997 and repeated as Hard Charger. He started travelling in 1998. He won his first super late model race at Madison International Speedway
Madison International Speedway
The Madison International Speedway is a stock car racing oval in the town of Rutland in rural Oregon, Wisconsin a short distance off of Wisconsin Highway 138. The track is billed as "The Track of Champions" and "Wisconsin's Fastest Half Mile." The weekly program at the track runs on Friday...
in his second super late model start. He also competed in four NASCAR
NASCAR
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RE/MAX Challenge Series races. In 1999 had seven Top 10 finishes in the RE/MAX Challenge Series, one pole, and two Top 5 finishes. Also in 1999 he won the Miller Classic race at Madison, and 6 super late model features at Dells Motor Speedway (now Dells Raceway Park). He competed in 17 super late model races in 2000, with nine wins and thirteen Top 5 finishes. He also had one win, one pole, seven Top 5, and ten Top 10 finishes in the NASCAR Midwest Series (as the RE/MAX Challenge Series had been renamed).
He competed in twelve races in the NASCAR
NASCAR
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Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
in 2001 for Roush Racing
Roush Racing
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. He scored four Top 10 finishes before he was released half way through the season. All four Top 10 finishes were tenth place finishes. He finished 24th in the final series points.
He returned to racing at Wisconsin short tracks. He competed in 33 super late model races in 2002, and won 9 events. Three of the wins were in the Midwest All-Star Racing Series, and he finished second in the season points standings. Haseleu won two races at Madison in 2003, and had one win in ten starts at Madison in 2004. He was the 2005 champion of the Wisconsin Challenge Series with three wins. He also won five super late model features at Madison, and finished second in the season points despite missing two events. He won the 2005 Slinger Nationals at Slinger Super Speedway
Slinger Super Speedway
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against numerous drivers with NASCAR experience. He won four straight races en route to winning the 2006 Wisconsin Challenge Series, including the series' events at the Milwaukee Mile
Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile is a -long oval race track in West Allis, Wisconsin that seats about 40,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953. The track was paved in 1954....
and Wisconsin International Raceway
Wisconsin International Raceway
The Wisconsin International Raceway is a stockcar racing oval and drag strip in the Town of Buchanan, in Outagamie County, just outside Kaukauna, Wisconsin, USA.-Stockcar track:...
. In 2007 he competed in the ASA Midwest Tour
ASA Midwest Tour
The American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour Presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment is a pavement Super Late Model Touring Series based in the Midwest United States...
, the CRA Super Series
CRA Super Series
The CRA Super Series is a Super Late Model stock car racing series owned and operated by the Champion Racing Association. It is a touring series based in the Midwest United States. It was formerly known as the Kendall Late Model Series and the Sunoco Super Series. The series utilizes late model...
, the Wisconsin Challenge Series (WCS), and occasional late model events. He won WCS races at Madison and Dell Raceway Park, and an ASA Midwest Tour race at Jefferson Speedway. He won the 2007 Wisconsin Challenge Series. He raced in the ASA Midwest Tour in 2008, finishing 8th in season points. In 14 events, he had eight Top 10 finishes and three Top 5s.