(West Salem, WI - September 9, 2006) - It was a fantastic night of thrills and spills at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway Saturday night for the annual Eve of Destruction. The evening started out with Thunderstox Qualifying, which is done only three times each season. Fast time for the night was posted by Sparta’s Andy Moore, with a time of 16.142 seconds, 5-hundreths of a second quicker than Dean Ashbacher. Next were the Features Sports Bar and Grill Hornets, which put on a great show with their Championship event.

The Hornets had regular heat and Feature races, plus a novelty - the Flag pole race. Heat race winners included Jerrod Loging, who was the winner of the first Hornet Feature, while Jared Heaney and Nate Towner won the second and third feature races. West Salem’s Heath Weissenberger, who has led the point standings for most of the season, won his first track championship, by just 10 points over Kevin Turner.

The United Auto Supply Thunderstox Novelty Races, such as the second over the line race – which featured cars six-wide at the finish – were as exciting as the Double Spin To Win Races. Shane Ulvestad and Jerry Alysworth were the winners of the second over the line races, while Charles Vian Jr. was crowned champion of the double win to spin race. At the conclusion of the evening’s Novelty events, Andy Moore edged brother Adam by one point to earn and add another Novelty Event Championship to his collection.

Stunts and Destruction also highlighted the evening, as Ben Allen and Andy Moore “kicked off” the stunts with the popular Double Steel Wall Crash. Other fun events included the Football Field Goal Contest – Hornet Cars punting a large inflatable into a set of goal posts, the Rollover Contest, a School Bus Race, and Spectacular Drags. Of course, the Devastator and Little Miss Dangerous Monster Trucks crushed over a dozen cars, the Green Mamba Jet Car melted an old Buick, and the Trailer Race of Destruction demolished over twenty pop-up and large campers, utility trailers and boats. The 2007 Eve of Destruction is tentatively planned for Saturday night, September 8th.

The 2006 season at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway will conclude at the 37th annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend, October 5th-8th. Action includes the Big-8 Late Models, Thunderstox, Double-O, R.A.Y.S., and 75 Lap Enduro on Thursday night. Friday night’s events include the NASCAR Autozone Midwest Series Farewell 150 – The Final Series Race, the Central Wisconsin Late Models, and the Area Sportsmen. Saturday night features the ASA Late Model North Series 100, the Mid-American Stock Car Series, LaCrosse Sportsmen, and the Wisconsin Late Model preliminaries. Sunday October 8th will conclude the 2006 season with the Wisconsin Late Model 100, the LaCrosse Late Models, Midwest Supertruck Series, and the Modifieds.

For more information about the LaCrosse Speedway or the Oktoberfest Race Weekend, please contact the track at 608-786-1525, email at lacrossespeedway@yahoo.com, or by visiting www.lacrossespeedway.com.

Upcoming Events:
Oktoberfest Race Weekend - Oct 5, 6, 7 & 8 Featuring: /// NASCAR Autozone Elite Midwest Series Finale - The Farewell 150, ASA Late Model North Series 100, and the Wisconsin Late Model Series 100 – 15 total divisions of racing action!

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Eve of Destruction Results – LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway – Sept. 9, 2006

Features Sports Bar & Grill Hornets
Feature 1 (21 cars) — 1. Jerrod Loging, West Salem ; 2. Joey Johnson lll, North Bend ; 3. Chris Swenson, Tomah; 4. Joe Scholze; 5. Larry Shaw; 6. Michael Ripinski, Sparta ; 7. Chris Weber; 8. Kyle Swenson, Sparta ; 9. Jason Pyka; 10. Troy Dockerty, Sparta ;

Feature 2 (21 cars) — 1.Jared Heaney, Caledonia , MN ; 2. Travis Lee, Onalaska; 3. John Towner, Trempealeau; 4. Lee Hager, Kellogg , MN ; 5. Jeff Heaney, Caledonia , MN ; 6. Tony Waltemath; 7. Tim Fuller; 8. Timothy Klug, Caledonia ; 9. Steve Bezemek; 10. Wayne Moore, Millstown;

Feature 3 (18 cars) — 1.Nate Towner, Trempealeau; 2. Kim Strom, West Salem ; 3. Heath Weissenberger, Bunker Hill, 4. Kevin Turner, La Crosse ; 5. John Eron, Wisconsin Rapids ; 6. David Treu; 7. Justin Mullikin; 8. Trevor Chilson, La Crosse ; 9. Jim Schermerhorn, Coon Valley ; 10. Eugene Hagen, Eyota , MN ;

Heat 1 — 1. Jerrod Loging, West Salem ; 2. Troy Dockerty, Sparta ; 3. Kyle Swenson, Sparta ; 4. Joe Heaney, Caledonia , MN ; 5. Larry Shaw, Tomah;

Heat 2 — 1. Travis Lee, Onalaska; 2. Marc Hauser, Sparta ; 3. John Towner, Trempealeau; 4. Tim Fuller, Necedah; 5. Tony Waltemath, Necedah;

Heat 3 — 1.Ron Amann, West Salem ; 2. Joey Johnson lll, North Bend ; 3. Jared Heaney, Caledonia , MN ; 4. Tim Klug, Caledonia , MN ; 5. Steve Owen, Holmen

Heat 4 — 1.Heath Weissenberger, Bunker Hill ; 2. Steve Scholze, Sparta ; 3. Kevin Turner, La Crosse ; 4. Pete Muenkel, Caledonia , MN ; 5. Kim Strom, West Salem

Hornet Division Final Point Standings: 1. Heath Weissenberger – 272; 2. Kevin Turner – 262; 3. Kim Strom – 258; 4. Pete Muenkel – 245; 5. Jim Schermerhorn – 243; 6. Nate Towner – 238; 7. John Eron – 236; 8. Steve Scholze – 230; 9. (Tie) Justin Mullikin, Tim Murphy Sr., Dennis Sampson - 228

United Auto Supply Thunderstox – Novelty Races
Qualifying (27 Drivers)- 1. Andy Moore, Sparta, 16.142 sec.; 2. Dean Ashbacher, Rockland, 16.196 sec.; 3. Justin Berg, Bangor, 16.291 sec.; 4. Steve Bornitz, 16.313 sec.; 5. Matthew Moore, 16.448 sec.

Second Over the Line Wins 1 – 1. Shane Ulvestad, Holmen; 2. Bill Inglett, LaCrosse; 3. Justin Berg; 4. Andy Moore; 5. Rusty Winchel, Sparta

Second Over the Line Wins 2 – 1. Jerry Aylsworth, LaCrosse; 2. Matt Inglett, LaCrosse; 3. Jake Krueger, Onalaska; 4. Dan Secor, West Salem; 5. Henry Vian, Sparta

Double Spin to Win 2 – 1. Charles Vian Jr., Sparta; 2. Brad Warthan, Sparta; 3. Josh Inglett, LaCrosse; 4. Harley Jankowski, Arcadia; 5. Justin Berg