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 […]
Memorabilia Show Moves to Big Red Barn Saturday of Fest, Cornhole Tournament Returns Thurs and Fri
West Salem, WI- The Big Red Barn, located at the center of the La Crosse Fairgrounds will be a busy place during the 51st annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend. The annual fan Cornhole (bean bag) Tournament returns on Thursday and Friday afternoon, with the annual Memorabilia Show and Vintage T-Shirt Swap moving into the Big Red Barn on […]
The Original Dick Trickle “99” Highlights Friday Night at Fest
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
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 […]
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 […]