FREDRICKSON AND MURGIC CROWNED CHAMPIONS ON FRIDAY AT OKTOBERFEST

By:  Paul ReichertOctober 9, 2020So far we have been blessed with ‘chamber of commerce’ weather at the 51st Oktoberfest Race Weekend at the La Crosse Speedway.  The weather for day two felt like we were experiencing a summer Saturday night in West Salem.  Another great crowd saw some great racing action not just from our […]

FIRST TIME WINNERS HIGHLIGHT NIGHT ONE OF THE OKTOBERFEST RACE WEEKEND

By:  Paul ReichertOctober 8, 2020Rain has been a pest to the Oktoberfest Race Weekend at the La Crosse Speedway for the last few years.  With picture perfect weather expected for all four days of the 51st edition, great crowds should be expected with exciting competition on the track.  First time feature winners highlighted the opening […]

Pet Costume Parade is something to See and participate in at Oktoberfest

For many, the 51st Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, Wisconsin is solely not about the racing, but the other events that go on during the four days at the fairgrounds property.  One of those happens every Friday afternoon at 2:00pm outside of the Exhibition Hall for the annual Pet […]

Sunday’s Pancake Breakfast Starts Off an Action Packed final day of Oktoberfest

The garage door opens at 7am early Sunday morning at the Exhibition Hall with a fresh smell of pancakes and sausages letting campers and those arriving early to get their seats in the grandstands know that the annual charity pancake breakfast is ready to serve you. The charity pancake breakfast is an annual tradition on […]

The Original Dick Trickle “99” Highlights Friday Night at Fest

Trickle 99 Image

One of the great memories race fans have when they made the annual trek to the Oktoberfest Race Weekend at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, Wisconsin, was the chance to catch up with the legendary Dick Trickle. For Trickle, coming to Oktoberfest was a highlight every year for him.  Whether he competed or […]

Oktoberfest Pays Tribute to its Roots with Sunday’s Vintage Races

Oktoberfest Vintage Race Car

West Salem, WI- Some are tribute cars to heroes of yesterday, others are down right bad fast racing machines with vintage bodies, but there is no denying how great they look racing around LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway with the fall foliage as a backdrop each Oktoberfest Race Weekend.  The vintage cars will once again be part of […]

Popularity of Six Cylinder Racing to be on Display at Oktoberfest

West Salem, WI- In what is a relatively new racing division in the upper Midwest, the local Auto Value Street Stocks will be joined by six cylinder racers from across the region during the 51st Oktoberfest Race Weekend which begins on Thursday night October 8, 2020 at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway.  Drivers from four local tracks have already […]