For the 55th time, Wisconsin’s LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway will welcome the best short-track competitors from across the Midwest this Thursday through Sunday for its Oktoberfest 2024 Race Weekend.
Held annually since 1970, Oktoberfest Race Weekend is the biggest event every year at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway. Featuring racing from multiple divisions spread across four days, the event is headlined by the Oktoberfest 200 Super Late Model event on Sunday that serves as the season finale for the ASA Midwest Tour.
Some of short-track racing’s greatest stars have won the Oktoberfest 200 through the years, including drivers like Dick Trickle, Joe Shear, Larry Detjens, Mark Martin, Junior Hanley, Rich Bickle, Matt Kenseth, Eddie Hoffman, Dan Fredrickson, Tom Sauter, Ty Majeski, Johnny Sauter, Andrew Morrissey and the most recent winner, Gabe Sommers.
The Oktoberfest 2024 weekend will also feature the finale for the LaCross Fairgrounds Speedway Late Model division. A champion season-long champion will be crowned in that division by the time the checkered flag waves Sunday evening.
Below is everything you need to know about Oktoberfest Race Weekend.
What TV channel is the Oktoberfest 2024 Race Weekend on?
All the on-track action during Oktoberfest Race Weekend at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway can be viewed live on TrackTV.com.
The event will not be shown on a traditional television network.
Below is the complete schedule for TrackTV.com’s coverage of Oktoberfest Race Weekend.
| Date | Event | Start time | How to watch |
| Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 | Oktoberfest – Day No. 1 | 6 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. ET | TrackTV.com |
| Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 | Oktoberfest – Day No. 2 | 3 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. ET | TrackTV.com |
| Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 | Oktoberfest – Day No. 3 | 2:25 p.m. CT / 3:25 p.m. ET | TrackTV.com |
| Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 | Oktoberfest – Day No. 4 | 2 p.m. CT / 3 p.m. ET | TrackTV.com |
Complete schedule for the 2024 Oktoberfest Race Weekend
On-track activity for this year’s Oktoberfest Race Weekend will begin Thursday, Oct. 3 and run through Sunday, Oct. 6.
The event is headlined by the 200-lap feature for ASA Midwest Tour Super Late Models on Sunday. Additional events throughout the course of the four-day event include the Dick Trickle 99, the Super Late Model Futures race, the Knights of Oktoberfest feature and four 20-lap features for the LaCrosse Late Model division.
Below is the complete schedule at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway (all times CT).
- Thursday, Oct. 3
| Time | Event |
| 8 a.m. | Registration/Pits Open |
| 9 a.m. | Drivers Meeting |
| 9:30 a.m. | Open Practice |
| 1:20 p.m. | Open Practice Ends |
| 2:05 p.m. | Quarter-Mile Track Practice |
| 2:20 p.m. | Grandstands Open |
| 2:45 p.m. | Qualifying |
| 6 p.m. | Street Stock/6 Shooter B-Feature (10 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Hornet B-Feature (10 Laps) |
| Followed by… | LaCrosse Late Model Semi-Feature (15 Laps) |
| Followed by… | LaCrosse Sportsman Semi-Feature (12 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Street Stock/6 Shooter Feature (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Hornet Feature (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | LaCrosse Late Model Feature No. 1 (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Super Late Model Hooligan Race (15 Laps) |
| Followed by… | LaCrosse Sportsman Feature (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Super Late Model Futures Feature (25 Laps) |
| Followed by… | LaCrosse Late Model Feature No. 2 (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Super Late Model Knights of Oktoberfest Feature (25 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Double-O Feature (6 Laps / Track = 12 Total) |
- Friday, Oct. 4
| Time | Event |
| 8 a.m. | Registration/Pits Open |
| 8 a.m. | Grandstands Open (Free Admission Until 2:40 p.m.) |
| 9 a.m. | Drivers Meeting |
| 9:30 a.m. | Open Practice |
| 2:40 p.m. | Grandstands Open (Paid Admission) |
| 3 p.m. | Qualifying |
| 5:30 p.m. | Super Late Model Last Chance Races (10 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Area Sportsman Qualifying Races (8 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Area Sportsman Odd & Even Heats (6 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Segment 1: Dick Trickle 99 (33 Laps) |
| Followed by… | LaCrosse Late Model Semi-Feature (15 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Area Sportsman Last Chance Race (12 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Super Late Model C-Feature (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | LaCrosse Late Model Feature No. 3 (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Segment 2: Dick Trickle 99 (33 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Area Sportsman Feature (25 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Super Late Model “The Stubby” Feature (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | LaCrosse Late Model Feature No. 4 (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Segment 3: Dick Trickle 99 (33 Laps) |
- Saturday, Oct. 5
| Time | Event |
| 8 a.m. | Registration/Pits Open |
| 8 a.m. | Grandstands Open (Free Admission Until 2:05 p.m.) |
| 9:30 a.m. | Practice |
| 2:05 p.m. | Grandstands Open (Paid Admission) |
| 2:25 p.m. | Qualifying |
| 5 p.m. | Big-8 Late Model Series Qualifying Features (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | ASA Midwest Tour Odd & Even Dash (8 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Midwest Dash Series Heats (8 Laps) |
| Followed by… | ASA Midwest Tour Qualifying Features (12 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Midwest Truck Heats (8 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Mid-American Stock Car Series Heats (8 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Midwest Dash Series B-Feature (12 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Big-8 Late Model Series B-Feature (18 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Midwest Dash Series Feature (20 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Mid-American Stock Car Series Feature (25 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Midwest Truck Feature (25 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Big-8 Late Model Series Feature (48 Laps) |
- Sunday, Oct. 6
| Time | Event |
| 8 a.m. | Pits/Registration Open |
| 8:30 a.m. | Grandstands Open |
| 9:30 a.m. | Drivers Meeting |
| 10 a.m. | Cratetoberfest Practice/Qualifying |
| 10:15 a.m. | Vintage Cars Practice |
| 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. | Autograph Session (On Frontstretch |
| 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Champions Reunion (Hospitality Chalet) |
| 12 p.m. | Vintage Car Heats (8 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Crateoberfest Heats (8 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Vintage Car Feature (15 Laps) |
| Followed by… | Crateoberfest Feature (25 Laps) |
| Followed by… | ASA Midwest Tour Driver Introductions |
| Followed by… | ASA Midwest Tour Oktoberfest 200 (200 Laps) |
Race format
The field for the finale of Oktoberfest Race Weekend – the ASA Midwest Tour Oktoberfest 200 – is set through a variety of means.
Qualifying, which takes place on Saturday, will set the first 16 starting positions in the 200-lap event. Qualifying races, which are also set for Saturday, will then determine four additional starters. There are also provisionals available for the ASA Midwest Tour championship leader, the most recent winner of the Dick Trickle 99 and the most recent Oktoberfest 200 winner. The promoter also has promoters choice provisionals available to use, if necessary.
The Oktoberfest 200 will utilize a controlled pit stop format. Controlled pit stops allow teams to refuel, change tires and make adjustments under yellow flag conditions for a certain number of laps – typically four.
There are several other unique events held during Oktoberfest that utilize special race formats. Chief among them is the Dick Trickle 99, which is split into three 33-lap segments and run through the day on Friday.
Segment one is set by the roll of a dice inversion plus zero following qualifying. Segment two is lined up by inverting 10 plus draw of the first segment (must finish on the lead lap to be included in the draw) and segment three is lined up by inverting 10 plus draw of the current points (must finish on lead lap to be included in the draw).
The driver with the lowest average finish across all three 33-lap segments is declared the winner of the Dick Trickle 99.
Additionally, the Futures race is a special Super Late Model event exclusive to drivers under the age of 30 that have never finished in the top-three of the ASA Midwest Tour standings or anyone over 30 who has never raced in a previous Oktoberfest 200 or any touring division of NASCAR, ARCA, ASA, ARTGO or any of NASCAR’s three national divisions. The Knights of Oktoberfest feature is for drivers who do not qualify for the Futures race.
Oktoberfest 2024 entry list
Headlining Oktoberfest 2024 Race Weekend is the Super Late Model division, which will be on track multiple times throughout the four-day extravaganza.
More than 40 drivers have indicated they plan to be in attendance during Oktoberfest Race Weekend. Headlining that list is current NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Ty Majeski, who is a three-time winner of the Oktoberfest 200 that serves as the grand finale of the race weekend.
Also entered is defending Oktoberfest 200 winner Gabe Sommers as well as 2019 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Division I champion Jacob Goede, who will be looking to clinch his first LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway track championship during Oktoberfest Race Weekend.
Other notable entrants include Derek Kraus, Levon VanDerGeest, Ty Fredrickson, Andrew Morrissey, Justin Mondeik, Michael Hinde, Jonathan Eilen, R.J. Braun and Dalton Zehr, among others.
Below is the complete Super Late Model entry list for Oktoberfest Race Weekend.
| Car No. | Driver |
| 2 | Gregory Borchardt |
| 2 | Lowell Bennett |
| 5 | Casey Johnson |
| 6 | Owin Giles |
| 7 | Mitch Haver |
| 8 | Chad Butz |
| 9 | Braison Bennett |
| 9 | Derek Kraus |
| 11 | Bryce Miller |
| 14 | Grant Brown |
| 14 | Kody King |
| 15 | Dean LaPointe |
| 15 | Gabe Sommers |
| 21 | Adam Bendzick |
| 23 | Levon VanDerGeest |
| 25 | Jeff Storm |
| 27 | Matthew Gajewski |
| 28 | Braden Berge |
| 30 | Joe Valento |
| 31 | Corey Jankowski |
| 31 | Derek Lemke |
| 33 | Matthew Henderson |
| 34 | Brandon Hill |
| 36 | Ty Fredrickson |
| 39 | Andrew Morrissey |
| 40 | Jeremy Lepak |
| 44 | Justin Mondeik |
| 47 | Riley Stenjem |
| 52 | Brock Heinrich |
| 58 | Joseph Scholze |
| 66 | James Storey |
| 66 | Kendrick Kreyer |
| 69 | Michael Hinde |
| 72 | Jacob Goede |
| 76 | James Lynch |
| 76 | Travis Volm |
| 77 | Jonathan Eilen |
| 80 | Ryan Farrell |
| 81 | Bryan Syer Keske |
| 87 | Colin Reffner |
| 91 | Tristian Swanson |
| 91 | Ty Majeski |
| 92 | R.J. Braun |
| 95 | Harley Jankowski |
| 119 | Dalton Zehr |