85

John Kaanta

Elk Mound, Wisconsin

Born Mar 25, 1954 · Age 72

PHOTO: TROY POWERS

465

Races

32

Wins

199

Top 5

335

Top 10

Current Rankings

Limited Late Models

Recent Activity

SAT APR 25 2026

Cedar Lake Speedway

New Richmond, Wisconsin | 3/10 mi

#85 Late Model | $500

5th
THU APR 16 2026

Cedar Lake Speedway

New Richmond, Wisconsin | 3/10 mi

#85 Late Model | $300

8th
SAT OCT 4 2025

Ogilvie Raceway

Ogilvie, Minnesota | 3/8 mi

#85 WISSOTA Late Model

8th
SAT SEP 27 2025

ABC Raceway

Ashland, Wisconsin | 1/3 mi

#85 WISSOTA Late Model

2nd
SUN SEP 21 2025

Granite City Motor Park

Sauk Rapids, Minnesota | 3/10 mi

#85 Late Model

2nd

Recent Seasons

2026

2Starts 2Races 0Wins 62.6%Percentile

2025

30Starts 32Races 0Wins 53.8%Percentile

2024

35Starts 35Races 0Wins 65.8%Percentile

Frequent Rivals

Menomonie, Wisconsin

143-150 Head-to-Head

New Richmond, Wisconsin

102-183 Head-to-Head

Hermantown, Minnesota

94-137 Head-to-Head

Cumberland, Wisconsin

145-66 Head-to-Head

Jeff Massingill

Keewatin, Minnesota

119-76 Head-to-Head

Frequent Tracks

Cedar Lake Speedway

New Richmond, Wisconsin

3/10 mi (0.3067 mi)

110 Starts 7 Wins 68.0% Percentile

Red Cedar Speedway

Menomonie, Wisconsin

3/8 mi (0.3588 mi)

65 Starts 6 Wins 65.9% Percentile

Gondik Law Speedway

Superior, Wisconsin

3/8 mi (0.3701 mi)

37 Starts 1 Wins 63.0% Percentile

Hibbing Speedway

Hibbing, Minnesota

1/4 mi (0.2595 mi)

27 Starts 4 Wins 69.5% Percentile

Ogilvie Raceway

Ogilvie, Minnesota

3/8 mi (0.3554 mi)

25 Starts 2 Wins 72.8% Percentile

Basic Statistics

Year	Points	Races	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Earnings
2026	160	2	2	—	1	2	$800
2025	2,250	32	30	—	7	15	—
2024	2,716	35	35	—	16	22	—
2023	2,944	40	39	1	13	22	—
2022	2,693	37	35	1	10	23	$100
2021	3,543	44	44	1	20	36	—
2020	2,640	35	35	1	7	25	—
2019	3,513	43	43	7	24	33	—
2018	1,928	25	25	3	10	17	—
2017	3,578	42	41	10	29	36	—
2016	2,512	31	30	2	17	28	—
2015	1,617	19	18	4	12	16	—
2014	1,601	20	19	—	12	16	—
2013	947	12	12	—	4	12	—
2012	727	8	8	1	7	8	—
2011	1,725	24	21	—	6	14	—
2010	795	11	10	1	3	6	—
2009	119	2	1	—	—	1	—
2007	155	2	2	—	—	2	—
2006	87	1	1	—	1	1	—
CAREER	—	465	451	32	199	335	$900

Advanced Statistics

Year	Races	Starts	Percentile	Avg Fin	Best	Win %	Top 5 %	Top 10 %	Feat %
2026	2	2	62.6%	6.50	5	0.0%	50.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2025	32	30	53.8%	10.70	2	0.0%	23.3%	50.0%	93.8%
2024	35	35	65.8%	8.26	2	0.0%	45.7%	62.9%	100.0%
2023	40	39	57.9%	10.00	1	2.6%	33.3%	56.4%	97.5%
2022	37	35	55.8%	9.69	1	2.9%	28.6%	65.7%	94.6%
2021	44	44	70.4%	6.95	1	2.3%	45.5%	81.8%	100.0%
2020	35	35	61.6%	8.94	1	2.9%	20.0%	71.4%	100.0%
2019	43	43	72.6%	6.91	1	16.3%	55.8%	76.7%	100.0%
2018	25	25	64.6%	8.96	1	12.0%	40.0%	68.0%	100.0%
2017	42	41	78.0%	5.37	1	24.4%	70.7%	87.8%	97.6%
2016	31	30	74.8%	6.23	1	6.7%	56.7%	93.3%	96.8%
2015	19	18	83.1%	4.61	1	22.2%	66.7%	88.9%	94.7%
2014	20	19	75.2%	6.37	2	0.0%	63.2%	84.2%	95.0%
2013	12	12	71.1%	7.00	4	0.0%	33.3%	100.0%	100.0%
2012	8	8	90.7%	3.13	1	12.5%	87.5%	100.0%	100.0%
2011	24	21	66.0%	9.14	2	0.0%	28.6%	66.7%	87.5%
2010	11	10	60.3%	9.80	1	10.0%	30.0%	60.0%	90.9%
2009	2	1	66.7%	9.00	9	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%
2007	2	2	73.6%	7.50	6	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2006	1	1	87.0%	4.00	4	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
CAREER	465	451	67.6%	7.83	—	6.9%	44.1%	74.3%	97.0%

By Tier

Tier	Races	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Avg Fin
Limited Late Models	439	32	199	330	7.51
Super Late Models	26	0	0	5	14.38

Ranking History

Year-end rankings by tier and state

2025

#195

Overall

of 2,104

#42

Limited Late Models

of 479

#16

Wisconsin · Overall

of 83

#14

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 50

2024

#152

Overall

of 1,368

#21

Limited Late Models

of 293

#12

Wisconsin · Overall

of 101

#10

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 64

2023

#131

Overall

of 1,929

#17

Limited Late Models

of 427

#12

Wisconsin · Overall

of 98

#16

Minnesota · Limited Late Models

of 53

#15

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 60

2022

#152

Overall

of 789

#31

Limited Late Models

of 220

#12

Wisconsin · Overall

of 77

#12

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 47

2021

#113

Overall

of 707

#9

Limited Late Models

of 207

#11

Wisconsin · Overall

of 80

#9

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 46

2020

#107

Overall

of 536

#10

Limited Late Models

of 169

#12

Wisconsin · Overall

of 64

#9

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 40

2019

#56

Overall

of 571

#2

Limited Late Models

of 201

#3

Wisconsin · Overall

of 70

#2

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 47

2018

#93

Overall

of 553

#15

Limited Late Models

of 197

#13

Wisconsin · Overall

of 45

#12

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 44

2017

#70

Overall

of 466

#7

Limited Late Models

of 183

#3

Wisconsin · Overall

of 44

#2

Minnesota · Limited Late Models

of 35

#3

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 40

2016

#98

Overall

of 246

#12

Limited Late Models

of 74

#6

Wisconsin · Overall

of 26

#4

Wisconsin · Limited Late Models

of 24

2015

#83

Overall

of 181

#10

Limited Late Models

of 42

2014

#93

Overall

of 176

#11

Limited Late Models

of 39

#2

Minnesota · Overall

of 7

#2

Minnesota · Limited Late Models

of 6

2013

#88

Overall

of 147

#11

Limited Late Models

of 27

2011

#62

Overall

of 102

#8

Limited Late Models

of 27

#6

North Dakota · Overall

of 22

#6

North Dakota · Limited Late Models

of 22

2010

#82

Overall

of 106