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LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway To Host ASALMS Northern Division Championships
By ASA Late Model Series Staff
February 10th, 2006
Lexington, Michigan (02/10/2006): With the ASA Late Model Series Presented by
GM Performance Parts 2006 season just three weeks away in the Southern
Division, it’s far to early to look ahead at crowning of each divisions
respective champions.
But looking deeper into the respective 2006 schedules for the three ASALMS
divisions, one event stands out amongst the rest and is widely considered one
of the premiere end of the season special events in the country.
The 37th Oktoberfest weekend at the LaCrosse (WI) Fairgrounds Speedway in West
Salem, Wisconsin is set for October 5-8. In all, 15 different divisions of
cars and trucks will invade the LaCrosse/West Salem, Wisconsin area over the
four-day weekend.
Amongst the highlights will be the crowning of the 2006 ASALMS Northern
Division Champion during Oktoberfest! The ASALMS Northern Division Season
Championships will be taking center stage on Saturday October 7th for the
running of the 2nd annual Oktoberfest 100.
Last season, hometown favorite, Charlie Menard delighted the home town fans
with a pass on 2005 ASA Late Model Series Champion, Stephen Leicht with 28
laps to go to score his first career ASALMS win. The Eau Claire, Wisconsin
driver would go on to win two more features during the 2005 Oktoberfest
weekend!
Menard would take the ASALMS feature win over Chad Wood, Landon Cassill, Fast
Qualifier, Eddie Hoffman, and Peter Cozzolino, who would complete the Top
Five. 40 machines entered for the event.
Earlier in the day, Jesse Saunders would win his second GM Performance Part
Shootout feature of the 2005 season over Brent Downey. But it was Mark
Hartline whop would reap the awards during the Shootout. By finishing sixth in
the GMPPSO, the Gilberts, Illinois veteran would clinch the GMPP Shootout
Championship with a race left in the season!
“We are excited about the ASALM tour returning to Wisconsin’s oldest and
most prestigious race weekend, the 37th annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend.”
Stated Chuck Deery of the LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway. “The Oktoberfest
fans are in for a treat as the ASALMS tour will combine local racing talent
with racing talent from across the nation. This is a great formula for some
hard charging racing, especially on the long and fast LaCrosse oval.” Added
Deery.
LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway will enjoy its’ 37th year of great family
entertainment in 2006. LaCrosse is a 5/8 mile asphalt oval with a second 1/4
mile inner oval. The speedway first operated as a dirt track in 1969 with
asphalt racing starting a year later in 1970.
Every Saturday night, the 5/8th mile has three grooves of racing and is used
weekly by the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Late Models, Sportsman and
Thunderstox. Plus once a month, Hornets (4 cylinder) and Tuners (6 cylinder)
divisions compete as well.
LaCrosse features six Inches of highway grade asphalt over a ground asphalt
base Width. All straights are 50 feet wide. The corners on the 5/8 mile are 60
feet wide. The banking on the 5/8 mile track has four degrees banking in the
straights with progressive banking of four, six, and nine degree banking in
the corners.
As for the Retaining Wall, the speedway has a steel reinforced concrete outer
wall, 3.5 feet high and 90 degrees to the racing surface. Moveable highway
barriers are used to form an inner wall for special events that require pit
stops.
For more information about the LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, please call: 1
(608) 786-1525 or you can log onto the speedway’s website at: www.lacrossespeedway.com
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