Championship Battles Come to Oktoberfest
The 50th Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend will get underway on Thursday, October 3rd starting a busy four days of racing with 19 different divisions in action. Some will determine their 2019 champion at the famous La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, Wisconsin. The weekly divisions at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway will be featured on […]
Andrew Morrissey Hopes to Make a Statement at 50th Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend
After the checkered flag fell on the 2018 Oktoberfest 200 at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, Wisconsin, Andrew Morrissey sat in the tech area waiting for his car to be inspected after finishing fourth on the track. As he waited his turn, one by one the competitors who finished ahead of him […]
Over a Week Away from the 50th Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend
Just like The Masters in golf, Speedweeks in the Daytona Beach area, and Wimbledon for tennis, the Oktoberfest Race Weekend at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, Wisconsin has become a traditional annual event for short track competitors and race fans across the Midwest. This year competitors and fans will gather for the […]
Fans Share Their Oktoberfest Race Weekend Memories
Officials with the Oktoberfest Race Weekend recently went on the event’s Facebook page and asked followers to share how long have they been coming to the four-day racing event and what is their favorite memory. The famous racing event will be celebrating it’s 50th annual gathering this October 3, 4, 5, 6 at the La […]
Gandrud Chevrolet Cratetoberfest Challenge, Engine Give-A-Way Announced for 50th Oktoberfest
West Salem, WI- A new division has been added to the Sunday afternoon October 6 portion of the 50th anniversary Oktoberfest Race Weekend taking place at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway October 3-6, 2019. The first ever Gandrud Chevrolet Cratetoberfest Challenge will award two brand new Chevrolet Performance CT350 ‘602 Crate’ engines to competitors in this new […]
DRAMA GALORE ON ‘CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY’ AT OKTOBERFEST
By: Kevin Ramsell and Paul Reichert The race fans got a break from the rain and were treated to an exciting night of racing on day three of the 49th Oktoberfest Race Weekend. Drama was the theme on this ‘Championship Saturday’ as titles were decided in the Big 8 Late Model Series, the Mid-American Stock […]
MORRISSEY DECLARED THE WINNER OF THE OKTOBERFEST 200
By: Kevin Ramsell and Paul Reichert Another cloudy and cool day greeted the race fans on the final day of the 49th Oktoberfest Race Weekend. Rain in the morning tried to mess the day’s racing up, but thanks to the Air Titan and several dry hours we were able to get the entire program in. […]
Majeski Sets Fast Time, Final Point Battle set for the Oktoberfest 200
ARCAMT Saturday Results The season finale for the ARCA Midwest Tour got off to a great start on Saturday night with qualifying and preliminary races for Sunday’s Oktoberfest 200, the main event of the Oktoberfest Race Weekend at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, Wisconsin. Ty Majeski set the fast time of 18.623 […]
SAUTER CAPTURES THE DICK TRICKLE 99 AT OKTOBERFEST
By: Kevin Ramsell and Paul Reichert The weather tried to rain on our racing parade, but it would stay far enough away to allow us to get day two of the 49th Oktoberfest Race Weekend completed. The highlight of this night’s racing was the annual Dick Trickle 99 for the Super Late Models. Johnny Sauter […]
Air Titan Bound for Oktoberfest Race Weekend
Daytona Beach, FL- Oktoberfest Race Weekend officials will have the latest in track drying technology available for this weekend’s 49th annual event at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway. In a combined effort with NASCAR, the cutting edge Air Titan 2.0 will be heading north to assist with track drying operations should they be needed during the four […]