Cole Trudeau Racing

09/14/2026

Alright time for the full season recap
2026 FRRC total results
11th/ 20ish weekly competitors
2 Top 5 finishes
5 top 10 finishes
1 heat race win
5 times qualifying in the top five 
All of those stats except for the heat race win came from the Mazda. Which 2 out of the 7 nights in the Mazda ended up with dnf and damage. This year was quite the year to say the least.

I would like to start of by saying thanks to each and everyone who supported me though this year. My parents, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, and fans. This was definitely a tough year and a special thanks to Jacoby Pollei and Mitch Opsahl for being nice enough to lend me cars as I was fighting with getting the Mazda put back together. I couldn’t have even been anywhere near what I was in points without them guys and I’m more than glad to say because of them I was able to work my way into the top 10 in points but unfortunately, lost it on the last race.
I would also like to thank family and friends for all the work and time they spend helping me each and every week to get the car out there. My Dad has been a huge help with getting the car ready and staying up late working on it with me. He also lets me use his truck every Thursday so that I can make it to the race track. Thank you Dad.
There was so much excitement coming into this year and with the spring classic finishing 4th in my first race with the Mazda was very exciting. Life takes turns very quickly like my Mazda lol. When going out and the engine blows it really set me back. It was new things every week that I had to wait on an order or something new broke or even receiving the wrong engine from a junk yard. All the little things added up weeks of time away from the Mazda. I was able to sneak in a heat win with Jacoby’s car and got to lead my first ever feature laps in that car as well! By the time I got back in the Mazda I had to re learn a lot. It started off with simple mistakes on the race track and feeling out the car and learning it. I started to get better results as it went on. I still am looking forward to next year and man did I learn a lot from this year. The last 2 races in the Mazda were rough lol but made that back up in Norway and had a bunch of fun at the eve! So the 84 Team will be back! Hopefully next year things go a little smoother.
I have lots of great sponsors on the car and also without them it would be a struggle to be out there every week as this year got very expensive with all the things that happened. I am more than glad to say that everyone of these sponsors has my back and is willing to help. Seriously thank you for your support and make sure you all support these amazing sponsors!

Fox Valley Mosquito & Tick Control LLC
Warner Commercial Roofing LLC
Prime Steer Supper Club
Herrling Clark Law Firm Ltd.
Shear Envy Hair & Nail Salon LLC
Valley Trusses LLC
Ritual Ink Tattoo

One last thing. A list of my friends that helped out on the car!
Grayson Kelley
Blake Maass
Mason Hoelzel
Ayden Hoelzel
Addison Hoelzel🩷
Davis Born
Xander Biese
I know it’s a lot thanks for reading! (Pictures are in order of start to finish )

09/14/2026

2026 Mount the Trailer race!

09/13/2026

The number 84 Fox Valley mosquito and tick van made its first appearance in the eve! It was so much fun and we did pretty good in the Mount trailer race I’ll have a first person point of view posted on YouTube! Obstacle course didn’t really pass much, but it was definitely a lot of fun! I also got to be a part of 141 traffic in the team cruiser race and holy man that was nuts watching those cars fly by my little red focus. I’ll be back next year! Season recap will be posted tomorrow 

09/07/2026

Figured I would Try something new! Here is Norway from my pov!

Come with me while I navigate through Norway Speedway! Had such a g...

09/07/2026

Results from Norway
Qualifying: 3rd
Heat Race: Start 10th-> finish 3rd
Feature: 10th ->4th

End of Norway. Wow what a better way to end the season and make sure we finished strong. This was a very fun track and I would come back again. We definitely worked hard all day and night to get the car ready for this. Huge thank you to my dad for helping me get the 84 fixed up and ready to go! Also Mason Hungerford and Rylin was there as well! (2 other WIR cars)

Qualifying: I was a little nervous because I only put in two or three laps before this and overheated in practice due to a belt issue. However, I’m going out there in the car handled pretty good with the track was definitely slick, but I was very surprised to see I qualified 3rd!

Heat Race: Started 10th and kept an eye on the temp and nothing was acting up! So i slowly made my way up and was trying my best to learn the track and make passes! It was definitely fun and I had a good battle to the finish line with Rylin! Finished 3rd!

Feature race: Started off in 10th, it was very cool doing driver introductions! Once we got in and went green I made my way to the bottom and followed my way up to the front! There was a big wreak that I was able to avoid. So once we were green again I made my way around cars pushing to get to the next car and once I got to fourth, the top three were too far gone by then, but we were able to finish strong on my first race there ! 

Additionally, I was going to run slinger, but because of my aluminum wheels, I was not able to. I am looking forward to try new tracks and hopefully returning to Norway in 2027! Also Thanks to my Parents for coming up and supporting along with them letting me use there truck!

I would also like to thank my sponsors! Be sure to support them!
Fox Valley Mosquito & Tick Control LLC
Warner Commercial Roofing LLC
Prime Steer Supper Club
Herrling Clark Law Firm Ltd.
Shear Envy Hair & Nail Salon LLC
Valley Trusses LLC
Ritual Ink Tattoo

09/07/2026

Results from Race 12
Qualifying: 11th
Heat Race: Start 4rd-> finish 6th
Feature: 6th ->16th DNF

End of race 12 well back to back weeks of struggling and not finishing where we needed too. Lost out on the top 10 in points which was my goal for this year which is a bummer but Marty made it in 9th! So we will be at the banquet!

Qualifying: I knew that my set up was not right but it was good enough to make a lap. I tired messing with it beforehand but ran out of time with work and getting the car fixed from last week.

Heat Race: made some adjustments in between qualifying and the heat race thought that I hit the set up, but came out and completely struggled with the car going every which way it felt like. It was a lot to handle, but after I got spun out, I struggled to make up any ground on the front and finished second from last.

Feature race: Started off in 6th, we didn’t have much time in between the heat race and the feature. So unfortunately, I wasn’t able to change the set up, but I went through the car to make sure nothing was broken. I tried to learn what I could on the car during pace laps and where to hold the steering wheel. Then we went green and I was able to control the car much better but it still was wild. I think I was 5th at the time and went into the corner doing the same thing I have been and the car just snapped around on me and I got a little help to spin more. Which was scary looking at everyone coming at you. The car still drove after but because of handling issues I chose to take it off. Which I found out my control arm had broken which is why the car just snapped around on me and I blew a belt.  definitely not the way I wanted the last two weeks ago.

Outside of my race recap. My teammate Marty had a great night and won both the heat race and the feature race. I’m very proud of him in the progress that he has made. Definitely gave some spark to the night and good vibe to end the 2026 season!

Thank you to my sponsors and make sure to check out all there businesses and really take the time because they support local short track racing!
Fox Valley Mosquito & Tick Control LLC
Warner Commercial Roofing LLC
Prime Steer Supper Club
Herrling Clark Law Firm Ltd.
Shear Envy Hair & Nail Salon LLC
Valley Trusses LLC
Ritual Ink Tattoo

Supporting the sponsors of your local short track is probably one of the best things that you can do to ensure they stick around! Many companies put in lots of money so that we can enjoy every Thursday night in the summer!

09/03/2026

The Valley Trusses # 84 is at Wisconsin international Raceway! Got in a big wreck last week gonna have to make some set up adjustments through the night, but it’s the last night to enjoy some racing!

08/28/2026

Results from Race 11
Qualifying: 4th
Heat Race: Start 7rd-> finish 9th
Feature: 9th ->21th

End of race 11, ugh. Well took my biggest hit following Marty from his big hit last week. Then both of our cars DNF which sucks for our team and our sponsors as well. We will be back next week and I’m just glad the engine didn’t blow lol

Qualifying: everything went pretty good for qualifying felt strong and put out a good time! Track definitely felt a little slick🫣

Heat Race: went out for the heat race with a new front right tire and I knew I wasn’t gonna have as much grip as I was breaking in the tire. But when I changed the tires around, I forgot to lower the left front tire pressure which really did not help with exit on corner so I lost a lot of time and struggled and ended up finishing ninth. 

Feature race: Started off in 8th, I really felt like I was gonna have a good car and a possibility of finishing in the top 3. Then we went green in the car on outside pole. Had to check way up cause he was going to hit the wall and the car behind him from what I was got hit loose and was going low. So I went up high to avoid what was going on and next thing I know that car came back up and to the wall leaving me with no where to go. He got pin balled around and just didn’t end up good for either of us. Sucks but we will be back next week!

Thank you to my sponsors and make sure to check out all there businesses!
Fox Valley Mosquito & Tick Control LLC
Warner Commercial Roofing LLC
Prime Steer Supper Club
Herrling Clark Law Firm Ltd.
Shear Envy Hair & Nail Salon LLC
Valley Trusses LLC
Ritual Ink Tattoo

I really appreciate all of these sponsors listed and make sure you check out there businesses as they are to why we can afford to keep running every week.

08/27/2026

The Herrling Clark law firm # 84 is at Wisconsin international Raceway! Last week was a strong week just looking to climb more in points. Should a great night of racing see ya down there !

08/23/2026

Results from Race 9
Qualifying: 7th
Heat Race: Start 3rd-> finish 8th
Feature: 7th ->6th

End of race 10, this week wasn’t the best week but still a solid night. I made my way to 9th in points beating my goal of top 10 now I just have to maintain it. We have really came along way from the first race of the season!

Qualifying: Went out for practice and car felt decent. Just didn’t get the time we were looking for but still in the 17s got beat for 6th by .001

Heat Race: I started third and made some adjustments to my tire pressure and it was not good at all, it threw off the balance of the car so I was fighting it just trying to keep it straight in the corners but a few slides later found my self in 8th :/

Feature race: Started off in 9th, I was able to fight my way up to 6th place! I was very close to getting the top five but just barely fell short. I changed my PSI back down a little ways and definitely could feel the difference. Still feels like there’s some adjustments to be made but hopefully we’ll come back strong next week!

Thank you to my sponsors and make sure to check out all there businesses!
Fox Valley Mosquito & Tick Control LLC
Warner Commercial Roofing LLC
Prime Steer Supper Club
Herrling Clark Law Firm Ltd.
Shear Envy Hair & Nail Salon LLC
Valley Trusses LLC
Ritual Ink Tattoo