By: Paul ReichertOctober 6, 2019 Mother Nature was successful in raining out the racing action on Saturday night, but a much sunnier day welcomed the race fans to the final day of the 50th Oktoberfest Race Weekend at the LaCrosse Speedway. It would be a very busy and jam packed final day with two days […]
West Salem, WI- Due to continued precipitation throughout the afternoon and into the evening, the Saturday portion of the 50th annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend will now be contested on Sunday afternoon October 6 at the 5/8 mile paved oval. Sunday will now feature the ARCA Midwest Tour Super Late Models in the Oktoberfest 200 as […]
By: Paul ReichertOctober 4, 2019 As the Oktoberfest Race Weekend continues on at the LaCrosse Speedway, the racing action gets more intense and competitive. With this year being the 50th edition, the drivers are more detemined to claim a victory at Wisconsin’s biggest racing happening. The highlight of Friday night’s show was the annual Dick […]
By: Paul ReichertOctober 3, 2019 The biggest racing event and reunion in the state of Wisconsin kicked off Thursday night at the LaCrosse Speedway. It was a perfect fall weather night to begin the Oktoberfest Race Weekend, which was marking its 50th running. The opening night was highlighted by Derek Kraus taking the lead late […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]