LOVES PARK, Ill. (Monday, September 14, 2009) -- Competitors will have a unique way of earning a starting position during the 18th annual Bahama Bracket Nationals October 17 and 18 at Rockford Speedway, as they will be able to sing their way to a starting spot. Three drivers from each bracket will have the opportunity to earn one feature starting position per bracket by taking the microphone and belting out their favorite song for the Bud Light Last Blast Race Party crowd following racing action Saturday night at the quarter-mile high banked oval.

Crowd applause will determine which driver not already qualified for the 50 lap Championship Feature will get the nod to start shotgun on the field Sunday afternoon. One driver from each bracket will be awarded a position, those not already qualified for the feature event will have the option to sing based on their qualifying time until all three musical slots are filled in a given bracket.

ASAMT Oktoberfest 100 Race Winner Travis Sauter - Doug Hornickel PhotoSteve Carlson Wins the ASAMT Championship

By: Kevin Ramsell
WEST SALEM, WI (Sunday, October 11, 2009) - Travis Sauter finally did something that his grandfather, father, and uncle hoped to do, that is win the Oktoberfest championship. He accomplished that goal today as he won the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment’s Oktoberfest 100 at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, WI.

He holds off a late challenge from Steve Carlson for the win. Carlson’s second place finish secures the 2009 ASAMT Championship.

“Oh its unbelievable, I wanted it so bad. I wanted this race more than any other race, its unbelievable,” an excited Sauter said in victory lane. Sauter took the lead from his father Tim on lap 30 and held off a late challenge from Carlson.

WEST SALEM, Wis. (October 11, 2009) – What a difference one week can make. Last Sunday afternoon, a dejected Paul Neisius and his team towed their badly damaged car from Rockford Speedway home to Hastings, Minn., with a 21-point margin in series standings. This week, they are Mid-American Stock Car Series champions.

Neisius methodically worked his way through the field, charged past Bobby Gutknecht on lap 28 and secured his first ever MASCS championship by winning the Oktoberfest 40 at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway. Bill Prietzel finished 13th, falling short of a fourth title by 20 markers.

“I would rather win the race than win the championship, truthfully. Tonight it’s both,” Neisius said while accepting the final accolades of the 17th MASCS season.

By: Ashley Iwanski
(West Salem, WI – October 10, 2009) It was a cold night, but the grand stands were filled to see three exciting feature races. Steve Carlson walked away Saturday night with an ASA North feature win while Ross Kenseth took home both the Big-8 feature win and Championship. Paul Neisius also took home a win and Championship in the Mid-American series.

Dells Raceway Park today announced that the Big 8 Late Model division (formerly known as “Limited Late Models”) would headline the weekly Racing show in 2010. The “Super Stock” division will migrate into a Sportsman class with rules identical to several other tracks in Central Wisconsin. Pure Stocks and Bandit divisions will remain largely unchanged. New rules packages will be available by November 15th, 2010.

So what happened to the Super Late Models? “The cost of running a Super Late has become impossible for all except a select few” said Race Director Scott Sauerbrei. “In the past few years, the Big 8 Late Model has provided a great opportunity for those who want to race a Late Model without the out-of-control costs. For our weekly series, we made the decision to join most other tracks in Wisconsin and build on the cost-conscious rules associated with the Big 8 Late Model.”

October 10, 2009; Sturgeon Bay, WI – Joe Hernandez, owner of Prestige Yacht Coatings of Sturgeon Bay, has signed on for another season to be the headline sponsor of Thunderhill Raceway for the 2010 racing season.

Prestige Yacht Coatings came aboard prior to the start of last season, providing the track ample sponsorship to keep the doors open. The company also sponsored several local drivers during the 2009 campaign.

The awards banquet for the 2009 season has been set for Friday, November 13 at the Ladder House Sports Bar & Grill. The cash bar will open at 6pm with dinner at 7pm. All drivers and fans are welcome.

Also, the drivers meeting for 2010 has been scheduled for Wednesday, November 18 at 7pm. The meeting will also be held at the Ladder House Sports Bar & Grill.

More information on both the awards banquet and drivers meeting will be available shortly.

For more information, visit www.racethunderhill.com or call promoter Bryan “Woody” Wodack at (920) 743-7052.

By: Ashley Iwanski and Kevin Ramsell
Chris Weinkauf has tried for years to get a big win at the Oktoberfest Race Weekend. Tonight he finally breaks through to win the third annual Dick Trickle “99” on the second day of the 40th annual event.

By: Ashley Iwanski and Kevin Ramsell
(West Salem, WI – October 8, 2009) The air was cool but the racing was hot for the first night of the 40th Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway. Multiple divisions were out racing including the La Crosse Sportsmen and Thunderstox divisions who were racing for a championship.

By: Kevin Ramsell
WEST SALEM, WI (Wednesday, October 07, 2009) – The 40th Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, WI will start this Thursday, October 8 and will go through Sunday, October 11. This is already looking like a great event is shaping up for this year.

By: Kevin Ramsell
BURLINGTON, WI (Monday, October 05, 2009) – Fresh off his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win over a week ago at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Johnny Sauter is hoping to keep his winning streak alive as he will be competing at the 40th Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend that starts this Thursday at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, WI.

Sauter will be competing in the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment’s 100-lap event and is also planning on competing in the Dick Trickle “99” on Friday night.

“I’m really pumped up about it,” Sauter said as he was taking a break from a test session in Sandusky, OH. “No member of the Sauter family has ever won at Oktoberfest and I think its time to change that. I would like to be that one to get that first win.”