Paul Stender

Stender and his vehicles have been featured in publications including FHM, Popular Science, ESPN the Magazine, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, and the National Enquirer. He has also been featured on television shows that include Dangerous Curves (Spike TV), Monster Garage (Discovery Channel), and Horsepower TV in the United States. Paul and his jet vehicles have appeared on numerous Japanese television shows.

He continued to build his Polaris Powersports Dealership into one of the top 10 volume dealers in the world gaining him the nickname “Polaris Paul”. In 1994 along with help from the staff from his dealership along with the Muskego Icetronauts Snowmobile Club, Stender broke the endurance record for snowmobiles by completing 1740 miles on a Ski-Doo MX-Z 440 Snowmobile in 24 hours on Big Muskego Lake, Muskego, Wisconsin enduring wind chill temperatures in excess of -80 degree F at 100 MPH.

Stender grew up racing ATV’s, motorcycles and snowmobiles in his teens and early twenties. He then made the jump into the big leagues and began racing Badger and USAC Midgets. He continued his racing career as an Outlaw sprint car Driver at race tracks across the country. After a series of spectacular crashes that resulted in numerous broken bones and concussions, he retired from Oval Racing in the early 1990s.

Stender was born in Big Bend, Wisconsin, on November 20, 1965, attended Mukwonago High School through most of the senior year. Stender’s parents were; John (1930-2001) and Patrica (1932-1992) His father served in the US Navy, ran a large Dairy Farm in Big Bend, and when the Milwaukee suburbs moved in closer, became a Realtor. His mother raised Paul on the farm and their new house until he became old enough to take care of himself then went on to a very successful career at Marshall Fields in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

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