A quick look at this weekends upcoming events at many of the tracks in the region.

Please support your favorite local short track this weekend!

Friday, September 11th

Columbus 151 Speedway - Championship Night. Extended laps in all divisions. Plus, Powder Puff and Mechanics Race. The Moore family and the staff of Columbus 151 Speedway would like to say "Thank You!" to all our supporters!! Time trials at 6:30, racing at 8pm. - http://www.columbus151.com/

Kopellah Speedway - Kopellah’s Friday night special. Featuring Hornets, Pure Stocks, Street Stocks and Midwest Modified. $100 First Place Hornets--$200 First Place Pure Stocks $400 First Place Street Stocks--$400 First Place Midwest Mod. - http://www.kopellahspeedway.net/

Luxemburg Speedway - No Races this Weekend - http://www.luxemburgspeedway.com/

Madison International Speedway - No Races this Weekend - http://www.madisoninternationalspeedway.com/

Wisconsin Dells, WI, September 6 – Mark Fogel of West Bend, collected his third Midwest Enduro Stock Car Series win of the season at the Dells Raceway Park. Fogel was shown as the leader for most of the “LABOR DAY 250” main event.

Fogel was the overall winner and first in the "A" Class over Phil Speciale. First in the "B" Class was Jesse Jollie over Steven Markey.

Mike Jucius scored his first career Midwest Enduro Small Car Series win. Steve Privett was first to cross the line but was not able to make up a 2-lap pre-race penalty to collect the win. Jucius was first over Mark Johler.

Brad Nelson was the winner in the “V-6 Series” division over Joe Ciardo III. Nelson collected his third win of the season and now sits on top of the Series point standings over defending champion Julie Hayes.

SMALL CAR

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

By Dan Margetta
Slinger, Wis., Sept. 6— Lowell Bennett turned back the challenges of Jamie Wallace and charged to his sixth super late model feature win of the season in the Russ Darrow Labor Day Special 100 Sunday night at the Slinger Super Speedway, padding his point lead in his mission to nail down his sixth track championship.

“My crew did one marvelous job as these last three weeks, this car has come alive so much,” Bennett told the crowd from victory lane, “My hat’s off to those guys in the pits as they really made it all possible.”

Photos By HooferBy: Bert Lehman
Shawano, WI (Sept. 5, 2009) - The action was fast and furious during the final night of racing at Shawano Speedway Saturday night. When the dust settled, Terry Anvelink won his second WISSOTA Late Model feature, while A.J. Diemel won his first WISSOTA Late Model track championship.

Jerry Wilinski won his third straight IMCA Modified feature, with Jared Siefert winning his third straight IMCA Modified championship.

Dan Michonski won his first IMCA Stock Car feature of the year, with Rod Snellenberger winning his third straight IMCA Stock Car championship and fourth overall.

Photos By HooferDiemel also won his 10th Fastrak Late Model feature of the year, but it was Justin Hirt taking home the track championship.

In the IMCA Sport Mod division Clint Forstner came up short in the championship battle, but did win his third feature of the year. Tim Jorgenson won his third straight IMCA Sport Mod championship.

By Andrew Schaller
Multiple features headlined a huge program at Jefferson Speedway on Saturday night. 138 cars plugged the pit area as the second half of the August 29th program was completed after being shortened by rain. Highlighting the night’s events were three Late Model features including the Pernat Meats Twin 35’s and the Mountain Dew 50. Three different winners found themselves in victory lane as the points race in the Late Model division tightened ever so slightly heading into Season Championship Night.

By Ed Reichert
Rice Lake WI, September 5 – For the first time ever in the long history of the event, the Little Dream race at the Rice Lake Speedway, where fan contributions help raise the overall pay as well as the winners share, was run for the benefit of the Midwest Modifieds instead of the Street Stocks and Jared Loos of Loyal was the winner. Along with that headline race, other winners on the final night of the 2009 racing season included Kevin Adams, Shane Kisling, Simon Wahlstrom and George Richards.

Loos survived intense pressure from Jason Zdroik to win the Midwest Modified feature race in a battle that wasn’t settled until the final lap.
Loos started on the pole and led the first few laps but he gave up the lead after a lap three restart when Zdroik went to the high side of the track and powered around Jared to take over the lead. Zdroik maintained the lead for a few laps himself, but Loos moved back in to challenge him for the lead. Meanwhile, Jesse Glenz, Shane Halopka and Clark Swartz were battling for positions behind the lead duo.

By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, Ill. (Saturday, September 5, 2009) – Jerry Gille inched ever closer to his second consecutive Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model championship tonight at the Rockford Speedway, grabbing the lead in the early stages of the 30-lap headliner and fending off an advance from title contender Jon Reynolds Jr for his third victory of the season. In the process, Gille extended his points lead over seven-time track champion Ricky Bilderback to 13 markers, while Reynolds Jr. fell to 26 points off the pace with just one week remaining in the battle for the crown. On Speedway Auto Mall Team Racing Night which featured the top ten drivers in the point standings in all four NASCAR Whelen All-American Series divisions randomly teamed up, Gille aided his Team Sunoco as they combined for the lowest overall score in the four features and collected bragging rights and glory. Doug Bennett drove to victory in the Bargain Hunter Sportsman 25-lap feature and maintained a steady eight point lead

By: Sandy Shultz
September 3, 2009(KAUKAUNA, WI) Kevin Eggert ended his rookie season in the late model division in victory lane on Fan Appreciation Night sponsored by Valley Liquor. Eggert claimed his second win in just three weeks, holding off Doug Mahlik by .644 seconds. Mahlik, who started second, took the early lead while Eggert worked his way from fifth place towards the front. Following the restart on lap 21, Eggert pulled to the outside of Mahlik, and took the lead. Eggert was able to pull away from the field in the closing laps. Kyle Calmes finished third, followed by Jeff Van Oudenhoven in fourth, and Mark Schroeder rounded out the top five. 37 late models qualified for the final night of racing, including nine cars from Norway Speedway. Mike Reichenberger was the highest finisher in the feature, coming home in 9th position. Van Oudenhoven held a nine point lead over Lowell Bennett coming into the final night of racing, but a broken axel forced Bennett to pit during the feature, finishing in 16th position. Van Oudenhoven claimed his second championship in a row, finishing 39 points ahead of Bennett.

By: Ashley Iwanski
(West Salem, WI – September 5, 2009) The 2009 race season was one of J. Herbst’s best, with two feature wins and three top qualifying times. Saturday was icing on the cake when Herbst was declared the 2009 Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model Champion.

Steve Carlson won the first of two Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model 50 lap features. Tony Bagstad passed Rookie of the Year Cole Howland for the lead early in the race and the two battled back and forth for the lead. Meanwhile Carlson was quickly making his way towards the front. On lap 20 Carlson passed Bagstad for the lead and extended his lead by five car lengths. Two laps later a caution came out when Howland, Brent Kirchner, and Emily Sue Steck spun exiting turn four. On the restart Carlson opened the lead as Bagstad fell back into fifth. Carlson held onto the lead through two more cautions and held off Todd Korish to win the feature. Korish finished 2nd, Herbst 3rd, Kevin Nuttleman 4th and Matthew Henderson 5th.