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Luxemburg's LaCrosse Ready To Defend Hometown Crown
(Luxemburg, WI) April 2 - Luxemburg's Benji LaCrosse is ready to defend his
hometrack IMCA modified crown when the season opens Friday night, April 20 at
the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds. LaCrosse struggled with a new machine down in
Florida during Speedweeks and was involved in a wreck during a spring race
with yet a different car. Above it all, LaCrosse is poised to defend his home
turf at the third-mile, clay oval.
2006 proved to be a banner year for LaCrosse, who also nailed down both IMCA
national and regional crowns, as well as the track championship at Seymour
Speedway as well. LaCrosse earned 12 feature wins and finished an incredible
47 top five finishes. LaCrosse will continue the three night grind per week
hoping to defend his national and regional crowns as well.
With 28 out of the top 30 modified drivers in last years points returning to
compete weekly, LaCrosse's attempt at a title defense should be tougher than
ever. Among the chief opponents to dethrone LaCrosse are last year's points
runnerup Sean Jerovetz of Little Suamico and third place finisher Green Bay's
Jared Siefert. Others include former multi time champions RM Van Pay of
Denmark, Seymour's Brian Mullen and Green Bay's Eddie Muenster.
De Pere's Jay Matthias, Frog Station's Dan Ratajczak, Pulaski's Chad Wilcox,
Algoma's Todd Dart and Jeremy Jacobs of Kewaunee. Sturgeon Bay's Randy LeMieux
Jr. and Little Suamico's Danny Deau are slated to return, along with last
season's rookie-of-the-year Shawn Kilgore of Kewaunee. Leading this year's
rookie crop in the modifieds will be last season's IMCA stock car champion
Jason Czarapata of Pulaski.
The 2007 season will kick off Friday night, April 20 at 7 p.m. IMCA modifieds,
IMCA stock cars, IMCA hobby stocks, IMCA northern sportmods and sport fours will compete weekly
through Labor day weekend.
An open practice session for cars in any and all divisions will take place
Friday, April 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information call 920 863 8446. The
track's website is luxemburgspeedway.com.
Luxemburg Speedway is located 15 minutes east of Green Bay off highway 54 at
the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds.
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