By John Wells
Here is the latest from Madison International Speedway.

It's Fan Favorite Time

Some of you were able to vote for your favorite drivers at the track in August. I understand that not everyone who wanted to vote was able to do it so here's your chance.

Email your favorites in all five weekly divisions plus choose a best appearing car from any of the five divisions. Voting remains open until this Friday at 5:00 PM. Only one vote accepted per email address.

Email MISVoting@gmail.com.

Here Comes the Fall Classic

Make your plans to be at this year's third annual MIS Fall Classic on September 25th and 26th. Four divisions will be racing both nights with the Legends, International Four Cylinders, and Short Trackers joining the program on Friday night and the the USST Super Trucks and Mid American Stock Car Series in action on Saturday night.

Area Sportsman, Hobby / Pure Stock, Bandit drivers from other tracks should contact Dave Oswald at 608.839.5507 for rules questions, etc. We want to work with you to make your car eligible to race during our Fall Classic.

We are also looking for sponsors for this event for bonus money for the Hobby / Pure Stocks, Area Sportsman, and Bandits. If interested please contact Dave Grueneberg at 608.513.2278.

Madison International Speedway
Fall Classic
September 25-26, 2009

Friday, September 25, 2009:
Noon Pit Gates Open / Pit Passes: $25.00 (Members) / $30.00 (Non-Members)
2:00 Practice
4:30 Grandstands Open
5:00 Qualifying
o Bandits (1/4 Mile)
o Legends (1/4 Mile)
o Hobby / Pure Stocks (1/2 Mile)
o Short Trackers (1/2 Mile)
o International Four Cylinders (1/2 Mile
o Area Sportsman (1/2 Mile)
o Late Models (1/2 Mile)...top 12 to feature
7:00 Racing: Schedule Subject to Change
Qualifying Races
· Legends, Bandits, Hobby/Pure Stock, International, Short Tracker, Area Sportsman (8 Laps)

· Late Model Qualifying Race (s) (12 Laps)...a total of 12 advance to feature
· Bandit Feature (25 Laps) $150 to win / $60 to start
· Legends Feature (25 Laps) $250 to win / $85 to start
· Hobby / Pure Stock Feature (15 Laps) $200 to win / $75 to start
· Late Model Feature (40 Laps) $800 to win / $225 to start
· Late Model Semi Feature- if more than 30 cars (20 Laps)
· Short Tracker Feature (15 Laps) $200 to win / $75 to start
· International Feature (15 Laps) $200 to win / $75 to start
· Area Sportsman Feature (20 Laps) $400 to win / $100 to start

Saturday, September 25, 2009
Noon Pit Gates Open
1:00 Practice
4:00 Qualifying
Bandits (1/4 Mile)
Hobby/Pure Stocks (1/2 Mile)
Area Sportsman (1/2 Mile)
Mid American Stock Car Series (1/2 Mile)
Late Models (1/2 Mile)... 12 cars advance by time
USST Super Trucks (1/2 Mile)

6:00 Racing: Schedule Subject to Change
Qualifying Races
· Bandits, Hobby/Pure Stock, Area Sportsman (8 Laps)

· Late Model Qualifying Race(s) (12 Laps) Total of 12 advance
· USST Super Truck Heats (8 Laps)
· Mid American Stock Car Series Qualifying Races (15 Laps)
· Bandits Feature (25 Laps) $150 to win / $60 to start
· Area Sportsman Feature (20 Laps) $400 to win / $100 to start
· Hobby/Pure Stock Feature (15 Laps) $200 to win / $75 to start
· Late Model Feature (40 Laps) $800 to win / $225 to start
· Late Model Semi Feature- if more than 30 cars (20 Laps)
· Mid Am Stock Car Series Feature (40 Laps)
· USST Super Truck Feature (30 Laps)
· Dave's Famous Trailer Race
Bonus Payout: Based on total points from both nights
Late Models: Overall Winner: 1st-$300, 2nd-$200, 3rd-$100
Rules / Entry Fees (Entry fee is good for both nights):
Late Models: MIS / Big 8 Rules / $30 entry fee
Mid American Stock Cars: Series Rules
USST: Series Rules
Legends: Series Rules ($15 entry fee)
Short Trackers: Rockford Rules ($15 entry fee)
International Four Cylinders: Jefferson Rules ( $15 entry fee)

*Area Sportsman: MIS Rules ($20 entry fee)
*Bandits: MIS Rules ($15 entry fee)
*Hobby / Pure Stocks: MIS Rules / $15 entry fee)

Entry fees will be deducted from payout

· Outside cars with deviations may be allowed to compete with weight adjustments. Please call Dave Oswald at 608-839-5507.

Qualifying Race Format...based on 24 cars in feature
Area Sportsman, Hobby / Pure Stocks, Internationals, AST, Bandits
Dash: Fastest 8 cars ...locked into feature
Qualifier 1: 8 cars advance / Even qualifiers 10-24+
Qualifier 2: 8 cars advance / Odd qualifiers 9-23+
Qualifiers will be adjusted based on car count
Feature Lineup: Row 1- Qualifier 1 and 2 winners
Row 2- Qualifier 1 and 2 second place
Row 3-6 Top 8 qualifiers
Row 7-12 Based on qualifying race finish

Note: All payouts based on a minimum of 16 cars in a division.

Grandstand Admission:
Friday: Adults ($12.00) Students 12-16 ($10.00) 11 and under Free
Saturday: Adults ($15.00) Students 12-16 ($12.00) 11 and under Free

MIS reserves the right to change the schedule due to weather and / or other factors.

Congratulations to the 2009 Track Champions

Rockweiler Insulation Late Models: Jeremy Miller
Brown Heating and Air Conditioning Area Sportsman: Jay Kalbus
Weaver Auto Parts Hobby Stocks: Brad Luck / Todd Ambrose
Roto Rooter Bandits: Chester Ace
Pellitteri Waste Systems Legends: Max McNamara

Rounding out the top three in each division were Bobby Wilberg and Zack Riddle (Late Models), Bobby Wilberg and Kurt Kleven (Area Sportsman), Don Fassett and Bobby Selsing Jr. (Hobby Stocks), Kyle Padfield and Jody Schmidt (Bandits), and Aaron Moyer and Hermann Greinig (Legends).

Jeremy Miller also won the Wayne's Custom DIECAST Hard Charger Award. Rookie of the Year honors went to Brad Becker (Late Models), Stephen Scheel (Area Sportsman), Chad Knaus (Hobby Stocks), and Lee Haag (Bandits)

Congratulations also goes out to our Friday night feature winners: Jeremy Miller and Ryan Goldade in the Late Models, Jay Kalbus in the Area Sportsman, Max McNamara x2 in the Legends, and Jody Schmidt in the Bandits.

MIS Stats at a Glance
2009

Rockweiler Insulation Late Models

Fast Qualifiers: JMiller (5/22, 5/29, 6/12, 6/26, 7/3, 7/17, 7/31, 8/14) Baumeister (6/5), Wilberg (8/21, 8/29) Feiler (9/4)

Heats: Fagerberg (5/22, 7/17) Knuese (5/22) Hicks (5/22) Barber (5/29, 6/26)) Feiler (5/29) Wilberg (5/29) Kasten (6/5) Ovadal Jr. (6/5, 7/17) Riddle (6/5), Storkson (6/12), Henricksen (6/12), Reedy (6/12, 6/26), Becker (6/26), Kenseth (7/17, 7/31), Wallace (7/31), Leonard (7/31, 8/21), Rucks (8/21), Broughton (8/21)

Last Chance: Kelley (6/5), Liddle (6/12) Bachaus (6/26) Knuese (7/3) Ovadal Jr. (7/31, 9/4) Scheel (8/14), Evraets (8/14) Liddle (8/29) Shear (8/30)

Feature: Broughton (5/22, 7/3, 8/21) Wilberg (5/29, 7/31) Stevens (6/5) Bilderback (6/12) Riddle (6/26) Miller (7/3, 9/4), Kenseth (7/17) Baumeister (8/14) Feiler (8/21) M.Kenseth (8/30,8/30) Goldade (9/4)

Brown Heating and Air Conditioning Area Sportsman

Fast Qualifiers: Wilberg (5/22, 5/29, 6/12, 6/26, 8/14, 8/21, 8/28)) Kalbus (6/5, 7/3, 7/17, 7/31, 9/4NP)

Heats: TJ Goldade (5/22) Kleven (5/29, 7/17) Scheel (5/29, 6/5) Schmidt (6/5, 6/12) Handeland (6/12), Van Ransull (6/26), Kalbus (6/26, 7/3)) Wilberg (7/3, 7/31)) Bagley (7/17) Taylor (7/31) Ryan Goldade (8/21) Coppernoll (9/4NP)

Feature: Kalbus (5/22, 6/5, 6/12, 6/26, (9/4NP)) Schmidt (5/29) Heelein (7/3) Kleven (7/17) Wilberg (7/31, 8/14, 8/28) Ryan Goldade (8/21) TJ Goldade (8/28)

Weaver Auto Parts Hobby Stocks

Fast Qualifiers: Ambrose (5/22, 5/29, 8/21, 8/28) Fassett (6/5, 6/12, 6/26, 7/17, 7/31) Luck (7/3, 8/14)

Heats: (Selsing Jr. 5/22, 7/3) Fassett (5/29) Luck (6/5, 6/12) Ciano Jr. (6/26, 7/31, 8/21) Ambrose (7/17)

Feature: Ambrose (5/22, 8/28) Selsing Jr. (5/29, 6/12, 7/3, 8/14) Knaus (6/5) (Ciano Jr. 6/26) Fassett (7/17, 8/21) Luck (7/31) Pruitt (8/28)

Roto Rooter Bandits

Fast Qualifiers: Ace (5/22, 5/29, 6/12, 7/31, 8/14, 8/21, (9/4, ) C. Skolaski (6/5, 6/26, 7/17) K.Stark (7/26) Haag (8/28NP)

Heats: B.Skolaski (5/22, 5/29) Schmidt (5/22, 5/29, 6/26, 8/28NP,9/4) Jon Coker (6/5, 7/31, 8/21, 9/4) Ace (6/5, 7/17) Richgels (6/12) Padfield (6/12, 7/31) Helgestad (6/26) R. Padfield (6/26) CSkolaski (8/21) Blakely (8/28NP)

Feature: Padfield (5/22, 6/26, 7/17, 7/31, 8/14) Ace (5/29, 6/5, 6/12, 7/26, 8/21) Schmidt (8/28NP, 9/4)

Pellitteri Waste Systems Legends

Fast Qualifiers: McNamara (5/22, 6/12, 6/26, 7/17, 7/31, 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4NP) Moyer (5/29, 6/5))

Heats: Moyer (5/22, 5/29, 7/17, 7/31, 8/21) McNamara (6/5, 6/12, 6/26, 8/28, 9/4NP) Ivaska (6/26) Greinig (7/31) Narr (8/21) Rawski (8/28, 9/4NP)

Feature: Moyer (5/22, 7/31, 8/14, 8/21) McNamara (5/29, 6/5, 6/12, 6/26, 7/17, 8/28, 9/4NP)

Important News from Phast Photos

Photos from Friday night that are posted on the MIS website and those that have been posting each week throughout the season can be ordered in several ways.

1) Photos can be viewed and purchased at the PhastPhoto booth on the MIS Midway both Friday and Saturday Sept 25 & 26 of the Fall Classic. We make every effort to have photos printed and available to our Fans and Race Teams before they leave the track that day.

2) Photos can be ordered by emailing us at cphastphotos@gmail.com .

3) 'NEW' Phastphotos has launched a website. We are working every day to get photos from the entire season posted for the convenience of our Fans and Friends. The site will ultimately contain photos of each weeks Victory Lane, Team Photos and Action Photos. Candid Photos as well as Championship Photos, Special Event Photos, Custom Designed Calendars and Hero Cards can also be ordered through the website.

The web address is http://phastphotos.smugmug.com/ .Photos can be viewed and ordered by visiting the PhastPhoto website. Website visitors can also click the MIS logo to link directly back to the Madison International Speedway website.

PhastPhotos and Phan Cards - 2009 Victory Lane photos provided courtesy of Chuck West and the Phast Photo crew. Fans and race teams are invited to order photos and Hero Cards by email at cphastphotos@gmail.com , by contacting us at our 2 concession booths at MIS on race days,by calling us at 608-225-9166 or by visiting the PhastPhoto website at http://phastphotos.smugmug.com/ .

News from Fagerberg Racing: CNCF Race 4-Hope

Fagerberg Racing has teamed up with The Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation (CNCF) to help children stricken with this devastating disease. Neuroblastoma is one of the most deadly forms of pediatric cancer. It is a solid tumor cancer that strikes mainly toddlers and infants.

They will be hosting a racing event at Chicago Indoor Racing in Addison, Illinois from Noon - 5:00 PM on Sunday, November 8th. Their goal is to raise $10,000 for neuroblastoma research and education. Space is limited to the first 100 entries. A variety of sponsorship levels are available.

For more information contact Vern Fagerberg Jr. at 1-630-479-9691 or email him at vern@fagerbergracing.com.

The Chaplain's Corner
By Todd Christopherson

Wow can you believe we are at the end of the season already? It does not seem possible. Friday night we crowned champions. I was thinking about that and looking at some of the trophies and medals around the house and even my ordination plaque. I thought about the work that went into to each of them, the work you put into the cars to get the trophies, and other things we work hard for. Then I began to think about how there are a few trophies I/we have lost or forgot where they are. I thought how all the trophies will be in that category some day. Then I thought that if we know Jesus as our Lord and Savior we are given crowns that will last for eternity an even better we will be allowed to cast them in worship at Jesus' feet and proclaim "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things and by Your will they were created and have their being." (Revelation 4:11) That is the crown, the trophy I am after. One I can place before God.

I hope you want that also. I hope you know you will be in Heaven.

Let's pray together this week for Mitch, soldiers, Dennis Schwin, and the country we live in remembering 9/11 and those who died and have died since serving freedom and the USA!

See you at the Fall Classic and have a great day racin' in the SONshine,

Todd

That's all for this week. See you at the Fall Classic.

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