Following Fan Friendly Fair Time Races, CWRA Returns to Fest
West Salem, WI- Midwest Racing Legend Steve Carlson picked up the first win in CWRA competition in over twenty-five years at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, this past July during the Fair Time Races. While no fair was held this year, the racing continued and those in attendance were witness to some of the best mid-summer racing in […]
Notify Ready for Saturday Pre-Race Concert at Oktoberfest
West Salem, WI- A new addition to the 51st Oktoberfest Race Weekend is a pre-race concert featuring Black River Falls band ‘Notify’ performing in the LaCrosse Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall from 1-5pm on Saturday October 10. Notify, known for their great sound and crowd interaction remains an integral part of the Oktoberfest Experience. “Notify has been a great […]
Nuttleman Grain Cleaning Adds a Grand for Top 4 ate Model Finishers, LM Fest Master to Be Named
West Salem, WI- Local racing supporter Nuttleman Grain Cleaning has offered a $1,000 bonus to be split amongst the four NASCAR Kwik Trip Late Model Drivers with the best average finishes in the four Oktoberfest features scheduled for the division Thursday and Friday night, October 8 and 9, 2020. Preliminary indications are that over thirty weekly […]
Oktoberfest Camper Village Opens in One Week
West Salem, WI- In just one week’s time, Camper Village will be opening at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway for the 51st annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend. The spacious fairgrounds will be opened at noon on October 5 for reserved campsites as well as the open free camping on the far southwest end of the grounds. New this year, campers will […]
Number 51 Returns to 51st Oktoberfest Race Weekend
West Salem, WI- He won Fest in 1991 and again in 1992. Tom Carlson twice bested the ARTGO Challenge Series Oktoberfest field, joining Midwest racing legend Larry Detjens as the only back to back winners of the annual racing festival to that point. For the 51st annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend, October 8-11, 2020, Carlson and his familiar #51 […]
Oktoberfest Championship Sunday Shaping Up to Be Best Yet
West Salem, WI- Championship Sunday during the 51st Oktoberfest Race Weekend at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway finds six drivers in the mix for the ARCA Midwest Tour Championship. The ‘Stars and Cars’ of the Tour will contest a 200 lap Championship feature on Sunday afternoon October 11, 2020 as the final event of the four day racing festival. The […]
51 Reasons Fest is Best
For the 51st Oktoberfest, we’ve compiled a list of 51 reasons #FestisBestWhat are your favorite traditions and memories? The Best Drivers 200 Lap Feature Sunday The Beautiful Fall Colors Four La Crosse LM Features Winner’s Hats and Banners After-Race Parties Meeting Your Racing Heroes Big 8 Championship Feature The Original Dick Trickle 99 Exploring the […]
Big 8 Series Highlights Action Packed Saturday at Fest
West Salem, WI- Kwik Trip presents the third night of racing action during the 51st annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend, Saturday night October 10, 2020. Champions and Challengers from weekly tracks across the region are anticipating their chance at Oktoberfest Glory during the Big 8 Late Model Series headlining feature. Feature events for the Mid-American Stock Car Series, Midwest […]
Tom Reffner wins Inaugural Oktoberfest 200 at New Speedway
By Stan Kalwasinski Tom Reffner came home the winner of the inaugural Oktoberfest 200 late model stock car special at the LaCrosse Interstate Speedway in West Salem, Wis., on Sunday afternoon, October 4, 1970. The new 0.545-mile paved oval, located at the LaCrosse Interstate Fairgrounds, had just opened a few months earlier on Tuesday evening, […]
Six Features Make For an Action Packed Friday Night at Oktoberfest Race Weekend
Six Features Make For an Action Packed Friday Night at Oktoberfest Race Weekend West Salem, WI- The second night of racing during the 51st annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend is perhaps the most compelling at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway. Three divisions will contest a total of six feature events plus preliminary races on Friday night October 9 with the […]