By: Kevin Ramsell and Aspen Andre (West Salem, WI – October 7, 2016)
Day two of the 47th Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway had a familiar face in victory lane as Dan Fredrickson became the first three time winner of the Dick Trickle 99 presented by JE Pistons.
Tommy Pecaro won the Midwest Truck Series feature while Conrad Jorgenson took the checkers in the Great Northern Sportsmen Series.
Fredrickson’s victory in the first segment followed by two eighth place finishes in the second and third segments was enough for him to win the three segment event over Griffin McGrath and Nick Barstad.
Andy Jones took the lead from Dan Fredrickson at the start of segment one. Jones pulled away while Fredrickson battled with Majeski for the second spot. Majeski would get by Fredrickson for second on lap five. Three laps later Majeski would fly past Jones for the lead. Fredrickson would get by Jones for the second spot on lap 18. Majeski would easily win the first segment followed by Fredrickson, Jones, Chris Weinkauf and Griffin McGrath.
Following the race, Majeski failed post-race inspection and would finish last and start at the tail of the field for the second segment. After the draw, the top 12 were inverted for segment two.
Segment two had a spirited battle between Cole Anderson and Johnny Sauter as the two swapped the lead back and forth throughout the 33 laps. After an Austin Nason spin on lap 25, Anderson was able to get the lead on the restart from Sauter. Sauter tried lap after lap to get by on the inside of Anderson, but Anderson’s car got a good run off the corners all the way to the checkered flag. Majeski came from his 24th starting spot to finish third.
The final segment had the fans eyes looking all over the track watching to who would finish where on the track. Up front, Majeski took the lead from Derek Kraus on lap two and would easily drive to win the final segment. Behind him, the eyes were on Fredrickson, Griffin McGrath and Nick Barstad. At one point during the segment, each of them had the overall lead.
When the checkers flew, Fredrickson’s eighth place finish was enough for him to secure his third Dick Trickle 99 presented by JE Pistons victory. McGrath finished fifth in the segment to finish second overall and Barstad’s ninth place finish gave him third place.
Six drivers made the main event from last chance races. Dalton Zehr and Jeremy Lepak from the first race. Ryan Hinner and Travis Kvapil from the second qualifier race. Colin Reffner and Dennis Prunty advance from the final qualifier race.
Dan Lensing took the lead from Chad Walen on lap five and would go on to win the 30-lap “Stubby” Feature for the cars that didn’t make the field for the Dick Trickle 99. Reagan May was third with Michael Sauter in fourth. Jerry Brickner rounded out the top five.
Corey Jankowski held off a late charge from Bradley Tilton to win the 25-lap C-Main feature.
It was an incredible finish to the Midwest Truck Series 35-lap feature. On the final lap, Jeremy Lepak was leading Tommy Pecaro going into turn one. As the two went into turn three, Pecaro got to the inside of Lepak and two dragged race to the finish line. The two touched going down the front stretch causing Pecaro to go sideways across the line as the winner by 0.182 seconds. Pecaro then made hard contact with the wall and walked to victory lane. Rick Corso was third with Danielle Behn in fourth. Dave Edwards rounds out the top five.
Kyle Rhoades and Nick Egan won the Midwest Truck Series heat races.
Conrad Jorgenson drove away to a big win in the Great Northern Sportsmen Series 25-lap feature. Jorgenson took over the lead from Jason Thoma on lap nine and drove away from the competition. Behind him Nick Clements and Brent Kane battled for the runner-up spot with Clements getting second over Kane. Dan Gilster was fourth with Rick Schermerhorn rounding out the top five.
Jorgenson also won the odd dash and Dan Gilster won the even dash. Brent Kane and Dylan Sellner won the Grand National Sportsmen Series qualifier races. Eric Campbell won the last chance race.
Dave Trute is the 2016 Great Northern Sportsman Series Champion.
Day three of the 47th Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend will feature the ARCA Midwest Tour preliminaries, Big 8 Series, Mid-American Stock Cars and the Midwest Dash Cars in action. Qualifying starts at 2:05pm with racing at 5pm. For more information please call the Speedway office at (608) 786-1525 or visit www.oktoberfestraceweekend.com.
La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway is a proud NASCAR Home track, part of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series – www.hometracks.nascar.com.
LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Super Late Models
Dick Trickle 99 presented by JE Pistons (24 Cars) — 1. Dan Fredrickson, Lutherville, MN 2. Griffin McGrath, Cedar Rapids, IA 3. Nick Barstad, Prior Lake, MN 4. Jacob Goede, Carver, MN 5. Chris Weinkauf, Merrill 6. Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor 7. Dennis Prunty, Knowles 8. Cole Anderson, Northfield, MN 9. Ricky Baker, Plainfield, IL 10. Ty Majeski, Seymour 11. Andrew Morrissey, De Forest 12. Dalton Zehr, Port Orange, FL 13. Johnny Sauter, Mooresville 14. Nick Murgic, Rosemount, MN 15. Andy Jones, Park City IL 16. Derek Kraus, Stratford 17. Bobby Wilberg, Beloit 18. Ryan Hinner, Stevens Point 19. Maxwell Schultz, Reedsville 20. Colin Reffner, Wisconsin Rapids 21. Casey Johnson, Stoughton 22. Travis Kvapil, Mooresville, NC 23. Jeremy Lepak, Ringle 24. Austin Nason, Roscoe, IL
The Stubby Feature — 1. Dan Lensing, Roscoe, IL 2. Chad Walen, Prior Lake, MN 3. Reagan May, De Pere 4. Michael Sauter, West Salem 5. Jerry Brickner, Wausau 6. Matt Goede, Mayer, MN 7. Jason Weinkauf, Merrill 8. Dean La Pointe, Marshfield 9. John DeAngelis Jr., Hubertus 10. Natalie Decker, Eagle River 11. Kelsey Dassow, West Bend 12. Justin Oertel, Lincolshire, IL 13. John Ceale, Verona 14. Donny Reuvers, Dundas, MN 15. Jonathan Eilen, Hampton, MN
C-Feature — 1. Corey Jankowski, Tomah 2. Bradley Tilton, Cheyanne, WY 3. Michael Ostdiek, Lakeville, MN 4. Cory Kemkes, Appleton 5. Jimmy Dragich, Germantown 6. Jerry Mueller, Richfield 7. Brian Back, Rudolph 8. Gregory Borchardt, Prior Lake, MN 9. Justin Mondeik Gleason 10. Jeremy Spoonmore, unknown, IL 11. Harley Jankowski, Sparta 12. Mark Lamereaux, Bloomington, MN 13. Shane Morrissey, Cuba City14. Brain Hesselberg, West Salem 15. Chris Trickle, Las Vegas, NV
Qualifying — 1. Dan Fredrickson, 18.698 sec., 105.011 MPH 2. Andy Jones, 18.702 sec., 104.989 MPH 3. Ty Majeski, 18.725 sec., 104.860 MPH 4. Griffin McGrath, 18.803 sec., 104.425 MPH 5. Skylar Holzhausen, 18.815 sec., 104.358 MPH 6. Chris Weinkauf, 18.836 sec., 104.242 MPH 7. Jacob Goede, 18.868 sec., 104.065 MPH 8. Nick Barstad, 18.910 sec., 103.834 MPH 9. Ricky Baker, 18.914 sec., 103.812 MPH 10. Nick Murgic, 18.917 sec., 103.796 MPH 11. Travis Sauter, 18.947 sec., 103.631 MPH 12. Cole Anderson, 18.949 sec., 103.620 MPH 13. Casey Johnson, 18.980 sec., 103.451 MPH 14. Derek Kraus, 19.000 sec., 103.342 MPH 15. Andrew Morrissey, 19.008 sec., 103.299 MPH 16. Austin Nason, 19.009 sec., 103.293 MPH 17. Johnny Sauter, 19.018 sec., 103.244 MPH 18. Maxwell Schultz, 19.034 sec., 103.158 MPH 19. Jim Sauter Jr., 19.040 sec., 103.125 MPH 20. Michael Sauter, 19.044 sec., 103.103 MPH 21. Dalton Zehr, 19.047 sec., 103.087 MPH 22. Ryan Hinner, 19.053 sec., 103.055 MPH 23. Colin Reffner, 19.057 sec., 103.033 MPH 24. Jeremy Lepak, 19.058 sec., 103.028 MPH 25. Travis Kvapil, 19.066 sec., 102.984 MPH 26. Jason Weinkauf, 19.078 sec., 102.920 MPH 27. Reagan May, 19.095 sec., 102.828 MPH 28. Bobby Wilberg, 19.103 sec., 102.785 MPH 29. Donny Reuvers, 19.123 sec., 102.677 MPH 30. Matt Kocourek, 19.134 sec., 102.618 MPH 31. Dan Lensing, 19.138 sec., 102.597 MPH 32. Chad Walen, 19.168 sec., 102.436 MPH 33. Brian Campbell, 19.182 sec., 102.362 MPH 34. Justin Oertel, 19.188 sec., 102.330 MPH 35. Jonathan Eilen, 19.227 sec., 102.122 MPH 36. John Beale, 19.234 sec., 102.085 MPH 37. John DeAndelis Jr., 19.255 sec., 102.974 MPH 38. Dennis Prunty, 19.262 sec., 101.936 MPH 39. Matt Goede, 19.264 sec., 101.926 MPH 40. Paul Shafer, 19.297 sec., 101.752 MPH 41. Dean La Pointe, 19.324 sec., 101.609 MPH 42. Natalie Decker, 19.357 sec., 101.436 MPH 43. Jerry Brickner, 19.366 sec., 101.389 MPH 44. Kelsey Dassow, 19.394 sec., 101.243 MPH 45. Mark Lamereaux, 19.409 sec., 101.164 MPH 46. Jerry Mueller, 19.411 sec., 101.154 MPH 47. Cory Kemkes, 19.420 sec., 101.107 MPH 48. Justin Mondeik, 19.441 sec., 100.998 MPH 49. Chris Trickle, 19.532 sec., 100.527 MPH 50. Michael Ostdiek, 19.615 sec., 100.102 MPH 51. Corey Jankowski, 19.631 sec., 100.020 MPH 52. Bradley Tilton, 19.681 sec., 99.766 MPH 53. Brian Back, 19.699 sec., 99.675 MPH 54. Gregory Borchardt, 19.930 sec., 98.520 MPH 55. Jeremy Spoonmore, 19.980 sec., 98.273 MPH 56. Jimmy Dragich, 20.102 sec., 97.677 MPH 57. Shane Morrissey, 20.129 sec., 97.546 MPH 58. Brody Willett, 20.583 sec., 95.394 MPH 59. Brian Hesselberg, 21.222 sec., 92.522 MPH 60. Harley Jankowski, 20.034 sec., 89.112 MPH 61. Alex Stumpf 62. Len Nowesel 63. Brandon Selle 64. Jeff Holtz
Great Northern Sportsmen Series
Oktoberfest 25 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Conrad Jorgenson, Elko, MN 2. Nick Clements, West Salem 3. Brent Kane, Lansdale, MN 4. Dan Gilster, West Salem 5. Rick Schermerhorn, Westby 6. Jason Thoma, Jefferson 7. Brad Warthan, Sparta 8. Rick Johnson, West Salem 9. Jeremy Wolff, Chaska, MN 10. Paul Neisius, Hastings, MN 11. Jake Aeneson, Taylor 12. Tony Leis, Onalaska 13. Eric Campbell, Lonsdale, MN 14. Jamie Dummer, Tomah 15. Adam Oxborough, New Prague, MN 16. Nathan Borchardt, Prior Lake, MN 17. Jeff Thompson, La Crosse 18. Thomas Farra, Cashton 19. Steve Bachman, West Salem 20. Dillon Sellner, Farmington, MN 21. Scott Luck, Prairie Du Sac 22. Dave Trute, New Lisbon 23. Dusty Mann, Dundas, MN 24. Travis Hancock, Mauston
Qualifying — 1. Tony Leis, 21.321 sec., 92.092 MPH 2. Dave Trute, 21.404 sec., 91.735 MPH 3. Rick Schermerhorn, 21.432 sec., 91.615 MPH 4. Nick Clements, 21.482 sec., 91.402 MPH 5. Jake Arneson, 21.485 sec., 91.389 MPH 6. Steve Bachman, 21.602 sec., 90.894 MPH 7. Jeremy Wolff, 21.719 sec., 90.405 MPH 8. Brad Warthan, 21.730 sec., 90.359 MPH 9. Conrad Jorgenson, 21.740 sec., 90.317 MPH 10. Jason Thoma, 21.947 sec., 90.205 MPH 11. Rick Johnson, 21.772 sec., 90.185 MPH 12. Dan Gilster, 21.781 sec., 90.147 MPH 13. Eric Campbell, 21.817 sec., 89.999 MPH 14. Dillon Sellner, 21.821 sec., 89.982 MPH 15. Paul Neisius, 21.835 sec., 89.924 MPH 16. Scott Luck, 21.879 sec., 89.744 MPH 17. Brent Kane, 21.937 sec., 89.506 MPH 18. Travis Hancock, 22.035 sec., 89.108 MPH 19. Dusty Mann, 22.050 sec., 89.048 MPH 20. Randy Breunig, 22.147 sec., 88.658 MPH 21. Justin Berg, 22.165 sec., 88.586 MPH 22. Sam Niles, 22.169 sec., 88.570 MPH 23. Mike Hanson, 22.207 sec., 88.418 MPH 24. Adam Oxborough, 22.231 sec., 88.323 MPH 25. Thomas Farra, 22.253 sec., 88.235 MPH 26. Jamie Dummer, 22.281 sec., 88.124 MPH 27. Nathan Borchardt, 22.535 sec., 87.841 MPH 28. Jason Dummer, 22.372 sec., 87.766 MPH 29. Jeff Thompson, 22.407 sec., 87.629 MPH 30. Dakota Miller, 22.415 sec., 87.598 MPH 31. Clint Sillars, 22.421 sec., 87.574 MPH 32. Keith Paulsrud, 22.607 sec., 86.854 MPH 33. Mark Challet, 23.259 sec., 84.419 MPH 34. Jonathan Eckelberg, 24.064 sec., 81.595 MPH
Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Brent Kane 2. Dusty Mann 3. Paul Neisius 4. Eric Campbell 5. Thomas Farra
Qualifying Heat 2 — 1. Dillon Sellner 2. Travis Hancock 3. Scott Luck 4. Sam Niles 5. Adam Oxborough
Odd Heat — 1. Conrad Jorgenson 2. Tony Leis 3. Rick Johnson 4. Jake Arneson 5. Dillon Sellner
Even Heat — 1. Dan Gilster 2. Nick Clements 3. Dave Trute 4. Steve Bachman 5. Jason Thoma
Last Chance Race — 1. Eric Campbell 2. Thomas Farra 3. Jamie Dummer 4. Nathan Borchardt 5. Jason Dummer
Midwest Trucks
Oktoberfest 25 Feature (19 Cars) — 1. Tommy Pecaro 2. Jeremy Lepak 3. Rick Corso 4. Danielle Behn 5. Dave Edwards 6. Mike Corvo 7. Rock Christinansen 8. Ross Christiansen 9. Todd Schmitz 10. Kevin Knuese 11. Jerry Wood, 12. Nick Egan 13. Dan Jung 14. Cole Scholze 15. CJ Hedges Jr. 16. Kyle Rhoades 17. Kurt Kleven 18. Derek Doerr 19. Chester Ace
Qualifying — 1. Jeremy Lepak, 20.036 sec., 97.867 MPH 2. Dave Edwards, 20.194 sec., 97.232 MPH 3. Kevin Knuese, 20.243 sec., 96.996 MPH 4. Tommy Pecaro, 20.281 sec., 96.815 MPH 5. Nick Egan, 20.544 sec., 95.575 MPH 6. Jerry Wood, 20.575 sec., 95.431 MPH 7. Ross Christianson, 20.601 sec., 95.311 MPH 8. Chester Ace, 20.646 sec., 95.103 MPH 9. Dan Jung, 20.681 sec., 94.942 MPH 10. Derek Doerr, 20.858 sec., 94.137 MPH 11. Rick Corso, 20.892 sec., 93.953 MPH 12. Rock Christinansen 20.922 sec., 93.849 MPH 13. Mike Corvo, 20.945 sec., 93.746 MPH 14. Danielle Behn, 20.977 sec., 93.603 MPH 15. Todd Schmitz, 21.037 sec., 93.336 MPH 16. CJ Hedges Jr., 21.278 sec., 92.278 MPH 17. Kurt Kleven, 21.294 sec., 92.209 MPH 18. Kyle Rhoades, 21.613 sec., 90.848 MPH 19. Cole Scholze, 21.958 sec., 89.421 MPH
Heat 1 — 1. Kyle Rhoades 2. Rock Christinansen 3. CJ Hedges Jr. 4. Danielle Behn 5. Mike Corvo
Heat 2 — 1. Nick Egan 2. Tommy Pecaro 3. Jeremy Lepak 4. Ross Christiansen 5. Kevin Knuese
Pet Costume Parade
1st Best Overall — Harvick; dressed as “Top Gun”; owned by Shelly Olar from Goulais River, Ontario, Canada
2nd Best Overall — Cooter; dressed as “Super Girl”; owned by Casey Neverman from Appleton
3rd Best Overall — Mandy, Missy, and Cruze; dressed as “Beanie Babies”; owned by Sandra Pasche from Winona, MN
Best Homemade Costume — Hoosier; dressed as “Hillary Clinton”; owned by Natalie Decker Racing from Eagle River
Best Behaved — Jaxon; dressed as “Mini Skeleton”; owned by Mary Hendricks from Tomah
Best Theme — Trickle and Gordon; dressed as “The Wizard of Oz”; owned by Chris and Wendi Weinkauf from Merrill