By: Paul Reichert
The Dick Trickle 99 has become the most sought after race trophy to win in the Midwest. Drivers from all over the Midwest and the United States have converged on the LaCrosse Speedway to claim the biggest race with Dick Trickle’s stamp of approval on. Next to being crowned the overall Oktoberfest champion, this is the one Oktoberfest crown you want to put on your resume. No driver has ever scored a clean sweep of all three segments, and Dalton Zehr was well on his way to accomplishing that after winning the first two segments. Those hopes ended after taking a crazy ride on the turns three and four wall halfway through the final segment. Casey Johnson powered past Jacob Goede with seven laps remaining to capture the win in the final segment and add a Dick Trickle 99 title to his Oktoberfest championship from 2021.
Segment one of the Super Late Model Dick Trickle 99 saw the lead become a hot potato. Andrew Morrissey (Greenville, WI) led early before suffering a mechanical failure, which turned the lead over to Ty Fredrickson (Webster, MN). Dalton Zehr (Verona, WI) pressured Fredrickson before powering around the 2024 champion to take the lead just past halfway and drive off with the victory. 2009 champion Chris Weinkauf (Merrill, WI) pulled out to a huge lead over the first half of the middle segment. Zehr was passing cars left and right as if they were standing still and shot past Weinkauf on lap 18 to drive away with the segment win and a possible first-ever sweep of the event in sight. The hopes of that clean sweep were dashed by a major pileup coming out of turn two that collected Zehr. After driving back to the pits, fixing his car and returning to competition, Zehr’s right front suspension broke after the restart and sent him for a wild ride on the turns three and four wall. Now it was anybody’s ‘ball game’ to claim the overall as Jacob Goede (Carver, MN) drove around Ryan Farrell (Big Bend, WI) on the restart before that end to Zehr’s night occurred. Casey Johnson (Edgerton, WI) was the man on the move as he powered underneath Goede with seven laps remaining to lock up the final segment and join a prestigious list of Dick Trickle 99 winners.
Feature number three for the LaCrosse Late Models saw a great side-by-side battle between Ryan Kamish, Sr. (Farmington, MN) and Mike Litchfield (Pardeeville, WI). That lasted until Litchfeld powered around Kamish, Sr. to claim the number one position at the end of lap three. Meanwhile a little further back in the field, new points leader Skylar Holzhausen (Bangor, WI) broke into the top five on lap eight as he shot past Tom Luethe (West Salem, WI). About six car lengths separated Litchfeld and Kamish, Sr. as Holzhausen continued his forward progress and took over fourth from Adam Degenhardt (Coon Valley, WI) on lap 12. Two laps later Ryan Varner (Mayer, MN) would surrender third to Holzhausen, but time was running out to make any challenges with the leaders. Holzhausen would catch a break when Michael Ostdiek (Prior Lake, MN), rookie champion Carter Horstman (Bangor, WI) and Colin Stocker (Northfield, MN) tangled with each other and the turn one wall with only two laps to run. Holzhausen got a chance to challenge Litchfeld for the win when Kamish, Sr. may have brushed the wall. Litchfeld got a better run in turns three and four to claim his second Oktoberfest feature triumph and his third checkered flag of the year. After the race Litchfeld said "I just wanted a nice and easy coast after last night’s battle, but I suddenly had to work my butt off to fight off Skylar.”
Nick Clements (West Salem, WI) knows about charging to the lead from the front row of a feature, and he did it again in getting by Jeremy Wolff (Chaska, MN) to lead the fourth and final LaCrosse Late Model feature of 2026. Even though the championship was slipping through his fingers, Jacob Goede (Carver, MN) was determined to win one last feature as he powered around Adam Degenhardt (Coon Valley, WI) to take over third on lap five. Two laps later Goede made quick work of Wolff to settle into second and set his sights on Clements. After receiving the crossed flags, Goede continued to put in some hard work to whittle away at the deficit he had to make up on Clements. The heat was on Clements as Goede dove low to take over the top spot with three laps remaining and score his fourth feature win of the year to go along with the 2026 Chase championship. After the race Goede said "We are glad we could finish the year with a win and the Chase championship." Skylar Holzhausen locks up his third track championship and his second Festmaster crown.
The 25 lap Area Sportsmen feature saw Mike Krueger, Jr. (Sparta, WI) surged to the front at the start of the race, but he would soon have to contend with a hornet's nest of drivers that included Dustin Mann (Vermillion, MN), Chris Weber (Cashton, WI) and Dillon Sellner (Randolph, WI). The racing was very tight between those four competitors before Mann powered underneath Krueger, Jr. to move into first place on lap six. As we were closing in on the halfway mark of the race, Sellner was doing everything he could to close up the gap Mann had on him. Also joining the action after the crossed flags were displayed were Scotty Gardner, Jr. (Dyer, IN) and Dave Trute (New Lisbon, WI) in third and fourth. After a spin by Hunter Milbrath (Lake Mills, WI) on the front straight with six laps left, Sellner powered around Mann to claim first on the restart. Shortly after that a major pileup in turn one collected six different drivers and temporarily halted the action. When the red was lifted, Sellner could not fire up his car due to a faulty clutch and Mann found himself back in first on the restart. Trute lined up alongside of Mann and quickly shot past him entering turn one to drive away with another big time feature win. Thanks to a fall through the pack late in the race by Nick Burley gave Trute the championship for the new Sportsmen Showdown Series by a mere three points.
The competition reaches even greater intensity levels on Saturday, October 10 as the 57th Oktoberfest Race Weekend continues its traditional “Championship Saturday” with the biggest series championships on the line. One last race for both the Big 8 Late Model Series and the Mid-Am Racing Series could result in some historic championship accomplishments. Even though championships are not waiting at the end of their features, the Midwest Truck Series and the Midwest Dash Series will be in action to possibly tighten up their title fights with only one race left to run. The tightest championship fight ever in ASA Midwest Tour history could get even tighter thanks to their preliminary events leading up to their 200 lap grand finale on Sunday. Gates open at 2:10, the most sought after 'Faster Than a Speeding Bullet' awards go up for grabs beginning at 2:25 and the high octane competition to be an Oktoberfest champion revs to life at 5.
For more information about the LaCrosse Speedway or the 2026 schedule of events, please call the track office at 608-786-1525 or visit our web site at lacrossespeedway.com. Be sure to check out oktoberfestraceweekend.comfor the latest news and results on Wisconsin’s biggest racing weekend. LaCrosse Speedway is proud to be a NASCAR Regional race track, part of the NASCAR Local Racing Series powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts.
RESULTS
Super Late Model Dick Trickle 99
Feature (99 laps/Overall): 1. 47-Casey Johnson, Edgerton, WI [4], 2. 119Z-Dalton Zehr, Madison, WI [1], 3. 44M-Justin Mondeik, Gleason, WI [6], 4. 80F-Ryan Farrell, East Troy, WI [11], 5. 375-Chris Weinkauf, Merrill, WI [7], 6. 72G-Jacob Goede, Carver, MN [12], 7. 91-Tristan Swanson, Phillips, WI [10], 8. 78-Skylar Holzhausen, Sparta, WI [3], 9. 36F-Ty Fredrickson, Northfield, MN [2], 10. 5S-Penn Sauter, Deforest, WI [8], 11. 15-Gabe Sommers, Plover, WI [5], 12. 23-Levon Van Der Geest, Merrill, WI [9], 13. 100-Weston Marthaler, Glenwood, MN [13], 14. 7-Mitch Haver, West Bend, WI [18], 15. 8M-Billy Mohn, Northfield, MN [17], 16. 25S-Jeff Storm, Waterford, WI [14], 17. 58S-Joseph Scholze, Holmen, WI [19], 18. 52J-Andy Jones, Gurnee, IL [15], 19. 02C-Carter Christenson, La Crosse, WI [20], 20. 31-Corey Jankowski, Tomah, WI [21], 21. 87E-Brent Edmunds, Janesville, WI [16], 22. 4F-Luke Fenhaus, Wausau, WI [22], 23. 39-Andrew Morrissey, Greenville, WI [24], 24. 2-Jerad deBoer, Milladore, WI [23]
Stubby Feature (25 laps): 1. 48-Branden Sischo, Stratford, WI [5], 2. 9B-Braison Bennett, Larsen, WI [7], 3. 89-Nick Egan, Hartford, WI [10], 4. 11-Bryce Miller, Columbus, WI [8], 5. 27-Matthew Gajewski, Wausau, WI [1], 6. 19F-Ty Fietzer, Greenville, WI [6], 7. 66S-James Storey, Burlington, WI [4], 8. 85-Danny Darnell, Beach Park, IL [2]
Last Chance Race #1 (10 laps/Top 3 advance): 1. 100-Weston Marthaler, Glenwood, MN [3], 2. 23-Levon Van Der Geest, Merrill, WI [1], 3. 7H-Mitch Haver, West Bend, WI [2], 4. 8M-Billy Mohn, Northfield, MN [4], 5. 9S-Wesley Slimp, Marietta, GA [9], 6. 48-Branden Sischo, Stratford, WI [8], 7. 31-Corey Jankowski, Tomah, WI [5], 8. 27-Matthew Gajewski, Wausau, WI [10]
Last Chance Race #2 (10 laps/Top 3 advance): 1. 4F-Luke Fenhaus, Wausau, WI [1], 2. 02C-Carter Christenson, La Crosse, WI [2], 3. 5S-Penn Sauter, Deforest, WI [4], 4. 58S-Joseph Scholze, Holmen, WI [3], 5. 87E-Brent Edmunds, Janesville, WI [5], 6. 11-Bryce Miller, Columbus, WI [6], 7. 89-Nick Egan, Hartford, WI [10], 8. 66S-James Storey, Burlington, WI [8], 9. 19F-Ty Fietzer, Greenville, WI [7], 10. 85-Danny Darnell, Beach Park, IL [9]
Qualifying: 1. 39-Andrew Morrissey, 18.5490; 2. 47-Casey Johnson, 18.5850; 3. 36F-Ty Fredrickson, 18.6000; 4. 119Z-Dalton Zehr, 18.6280; 5. 72G-Jacob Goede, 18.6600; 6. 375-Chris Weinkauf, 18.6760; 7. 44M-Justin Mondeik, 18.7470; 8. 80F-Ryan Farrell, 18.7470; 9. 15-Gabe Sommers, 18.7690; 10. 52J-Andy Jones, 18.7760; 11. 25S-Jeff Storm, 18.8140; 12. 78-Skylar Holzhausen, 18.8260; 13. 77S-Riley Stenjem, 18.8720; 14. 91-Tristan Swanson, 18.8850; 15. 2-Jerad deBoer, 18.8880; 16. 8M-Billy Mohn, 18.8900; 17. 5S-Penn Sauter, 18.8960; 18. 100-Weston Marthaler, 18.9040; 19. 58S-Joseph Scholze, 18.9170; 20. 7S-Paul Shafer, 18.9220; 21. 02C-Carter Christenson, 18.9410; 22. 23-Levon Van Der Geest, 18.9460; 23. 4F-Luke Fenhaus, 18.9670; 24. 31-Corey Jankowski, 18.9870; 25. 87E-Brent Edmunds, 19.0260; 26. 7-Mitch Haver, 19.0460; 27. 11-Bryce Miller, 19.0580; 28. 9B-Braison Bennett, 19.0710; 29. 19F-Ty Fietzer, 19.0820; 30. 48-Branden Sischo, 19.2540; 31. 66S-James Storey, 19.4250; 32. 9S-Wesley Slimp, 19.5430; 33. 85-Danny Darnell, 19.6280; 34. 27-Matthew Gajewski, 19.6770
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Feature #3 (20 laps): 1. 44-Mike Litchfeld, Pardeeville, WI [2], 2. 78-Skylar Holzhausen, Sparta, WI [10], 3. 7L-Jackson Lewis, Sun Prairie, WI [6], 4. 1B-Nick Barstad, Prior Lake, MN [12], 5. 42-Ryan Kamish Sr, Farmington, MN [1], 6. 31-Ryan Varner, Mayer, MN [3], 7. 03-Adam Degenhardt, Cashton, WI [7], 8. 72-Jacob Goede, Carver, MN [16], 9. 5-Tom Luethe, Bangor, WI [11], 10. 14B-Steve Bachman, Sparta, WI [8], 11. 8C-Nick Clements, West Salem, WI [9], 12. 32-Jeremy Wolff, Chaska, MN [15], 13. 3L-Max Larson, Columbus, WI [22], 14. 19-Michael Haggar, Hanover, MN [4], 15. 8S-Colin Stocker, Northfield, MN [26], 16. 8W-Michael Weber, Palo, IA [13], 17. 50A-Steve Anderson Jr, Farmington, MN [21], 18. 1H-Cole Howland, West Salem, WI [17], 19. 01-Ryan Gutknecht, Waterford, WI [24], 20. 11-Randy Sargent, Beloit, WI [28], 21. 51-Tom Carlson, West Salem, WI [19], 22. 7T-Don Turner, La Crosse, WI [27], 23. 75-Carter Horstman, Bangor, WI [14], 24. 18-Michael Ostdiek, Prior Lake, MN [23], 25. 40-Michael Beamish, Eagan, MN [18]
Feature #4 (20 laps): 1. 72-Jacob Goede, Carver, MN [5], 2. 8C-Nick Clements, West Salem, WI [2], 3. 03-Adam Degenhardt, Cashton, WI [6], 4. 14B-Steve Bachman, Sparta, WI [3], 5. 78-Skylar Holzhausen, Sparta, WI [11], 6. 5-Tom Luethe, Bangor, WI [4], 7. 1B-Nick Barstad, Prior Lake, MN [9], 8. 32-Jeremy Wolff, Chaska, MN [1], 9. 7L-Jackson Lewis, Sun Prairie, WI [10], 10. 42-Ryan Kamish Sr, Farmington, MN [8], 11. 31-Ryan Varner, Mayer, MN [7], 12. 44-Mike Litchfeld, Pardeeville, WI [12], 13. 8W-Michael Weber, Palo, IA [16], 14. 8S-Colin Stocker, Northfield, MN [15], 15. 50A-Steve Anderson Jr, Farmington, MN [17], 16. 3L-Max Larson, Columbus, WI [13], 17. 19-Michael Haggar, Hanover, MN [14], 18. 01-Ryan Gutknecht, Waterford, WI [19], 19. 1H-Cole Howland, West Salem, WI [18], 20. 51-Tom Carlson, West Salem, WI [21], 21. 8K-Brent Kirchner, Stoddard, WI [24], 22. 7T-Don Turner, La Crosse, WI [25], 23. 11-Randy Sargent, Beloit, WI [20], 24. 75-Carter Horstman, Bangor, WI [22]
B-Feature (15 laps/Top 4 advance): 1. 18-Michael Ostdiek, Prior Lake, MN [2], 2. 01-Ryan Gutknecht, Waterford, WI [3], 3. 8K-Brent Kirchner, Stoddard, WI [10], 4. 8S-Colin Stocker, Northfield, MN [5], 5. 30-Tyler Bauknecht, Manitowoc, WI [1], 6. 61-Franc Beldowski, Rockford, IL [4], 7. 16-Jimmy O'Meara III, Randolph, MN [6], 8. 715-Todd Schmitz, Brooklyn, WI [7], 9. 54-Joey Miller, La Crescent, MN [8], 10. 13L-Brandon Laing, South Beloit, IL [12], 11. 7R-Ridge Oien, Bloomington, MN [11]
Area Sportsmen
Feature (25 laps): 1. 2T-Dave Trute, New Lisbon, WI [9], 2. 10M-Dustin Mann, Waterville, MN [2], 3. 23B-Nick Bruley, Johnson Creek, WI [8], 4. 48-Jason Stark, Wisconsin Dells, WI [11], 5. 97W-Christopher Weber, Cashton, WI [4], 6. 1-Charles Vian Jr, Sparta, WI [18], 7. 18L-Tina Lodermeier, Rosemount, MN [14], 8. 13C-Mark A Challet, Sparta, WI [15], 9. 51-Robert Turzinski, Mauston, WI [16], 10. 10Z-Zach Oliver, Rockland, WI [25], 11. 20M-Hunter Milbrath, Lake Mills, WI [3], 12. 60-Jacob Lodermeier, Rosemount, MN [21], 13. 6H-Kody Hubred, Milton, WI [10], 14. 18M-Eric Montour, Rosemount, MN [17], 15. 88C-Clay Curts, Monee, IL [6], 16. 34K-Mike Krueger, Sparta, WI [1], 17. 07-Dillon Sellner, Northfield, MN [5], 18. 13G-Scotty Gardner Jr, Dyer, IN [7], 19. 50-Brandon Reed, Lowell, IN [22], 20. 5K-Todd Kamish, Farmington, MN [12], 21. 75-Justin Berg, Bangor, WI [19], 22. 73-Matt Chester, Joliet, IL [20], 23. 28-Cameron Vandermier, Sheridan, IL [23], 24. 09W-Matt Wiebusch, Lonsdale, MN [24], 25. 71-Matt Pyburn, Wisconsin Rapids, WI [13]
Last Chance Race #1 (12 laps/Top 3 advance): 1. 50-Brandon Reed, Lowell, IN [6], 2. 28-Cameron Vandermier, Sheridan, IL [1], 3. 09W-Matt Wiebusch, Lonsdale, MN [4], 4. 14M-Andrew Meyerhofer, Freedom, WI [3], 5. 42C-Adam Cartwright, Rockford, IL [14], 6. 69-Jacob Meyer, Reedsburg, WI [10], 7. 13F-Mathew Frye, Bloomington, MN [8], 8. 55-Chad Smith, Poplar Grove, IL [15], 9. 16-John Ventrello, Seneca, IL [12], 10. 49-Ryan Manthei, Green Bay, WI [18], 11. 34G-Travis Gordon, Mindoro, WI [9], 12. 30-Landon Lockington, Melrose, WI [11], 13. 2R-Mike Richer, Powers, MI [16], 14. 21W-Parker Wenkman, Sun Prairie, WI [17], 15. 97E-Sean Eurick, New Berlin, WI [19], 16. 86-Josh Fehrmann, Kewaskum, WI [13], 17. 42H-Kooper Heintz, La Crosse, WI [5], 18. 10Z-Zach Oliver, Rockland, WI [2]
Qualifying Heat #1 (8 laps/Top 2 advance): 1. 13C-Mark A Challet, Sparta, WI [1], 2. 1-Charles Vian Jr, Sparta, WI [2], 3. 09W-Matt Wiebusch, Lonsdale, MN [3], 4. 13F-Mathew Frye, Bloomington, MN [5], 5. 34G-Travis Gordon, Mindoro, WI [6], 6. 42C-Adam Cartwright, Rockford, IL [8], 7. 42H-Kooper Heintz, La Crosse, WI [4], 8. 30-Landon Lockington, Melrose, WI [7], 9. 21W-Parker Wenkman, Sun Prairie, WI [9]
Qualifying Heat #2 (8 laps/Top 2 advance): 1. 51-Robert Turzinski, Mauston, WI [2], 2. 75-Justin Berg, Bangor, WI [1], 3. 69-Jacob Meyer, Reedsburg, WI [6], 4. 14M-Andrew Meyerhofer, Freedom, WI [3], 5. 16-John Ventrello, Seneca, IL [7], 6. 55-Chad Smith, Poplar Grove, IL [8], 7. 97E-Sean Eurick, New Berlin, WI [5], 8. 49-Ryan Manthei, Green Bay, WI [9], 9. 50-Brandon Reed, Lowell, IN [4][DQ]
Qualifying Heat #3 (8 laps/Top 2 advance): 1. 18M-Eric Montour, Rosemount, MN [2], 2. 73S-Max Shoemaker-Schott, Maiden Rock, WI [5], 3. 10Z-Zach Oliver, Rockland, WI [3], 4. 60-Jacob Lodermeier, Rosemount, MN [6], 5. 86-Josh Fehrmann, Kewaskum, WI [7], 6. 2R-Mike Richer, Powers, MI [8], 7. 7C-Jim Cormack, Custer, WI [4], 8. 28-Cameron Vandermier, Sheridan, IL [1][DQ]
Odd Dash (6 laps): 1. 48-Jason Stark, Wisconsin Dells, WI [2], 2. 97W-Christopher Weber, Cashton, WI [4], 3. 23B-Nick Bruley, Johnson Creek, WI [6], 4. 10M-Dustin Mann, Waterville, MN [3], 5. 6H-Kody Hubred, Milton, WI [7], 6. 88C-Clay Curts, Monee, IL [5], 7. 71-Matt Pyburn, Wisconsin Rapids, WI [1]
Even Dash (6 laps): 1. 18L-Tina Lodermeier, Rosemount, MN [1], 2. 34K-Mike Krueger, Sparta, WI [3], 3. 2T-Dave Trute, New Lisbon, WI [7], 4. 07-Dillon Sellner, Northfield, MN [5], 5. 5K-Todd Kamish, Farmington, MN [2], 6. 20M-Hunter Milbrath, Lake Mills, WI [4], 7. 13G-Scotty Gardner Jr, Dyer, IN [6]
Qualifying: 1. 6H-Kody Hubred, 20.6990; 2. 2T-Dave Trute, 20.7030; 3. 23B-Nick Bruley, 20.7120; 4. 13G-Scotty Gardner Jr, 20.7490; 5. 88C-Clay Curts, 20.8830; 6. 07-Dillon Sellner, 20.9310; 7. 97W-Christopher Weber, 20.9580; 8. 20M-Hunter Milbrath, 21.0160; 9. 10M-Dustin Mann, 21.0330; 10. 34K-Mike Krueger, 21.1110; 11. 48-Jason Stark, 21.1130; 12. 5K-Todd Kamish, 21.1340; 13. 71-Matt Pyburn, 21.1570; 14. 18L-Tina Lodermeier, 21.2390; 15. 09W-Matt Wiebusch, 21.2580; 16. 14M-Andrew Meyerhofer, 21.3010; 17. 10Z-Zach Oliver, 21.3320; 18. 1-Charles Vian Jr, 21.3470; 19. 51-Robert Turzinski, 21.3690; 20. 18M-Eric Montour, 21.4170; 21. 13C-Mark A Challet, 21.4510; 22. 75-Justin Berg, 21.4840; 23. 28-Cameron Vandermier, 21.5280; 24. 42H-Kooper Heintz, 21.5570; 25. 50-Brandon Reed, 21.5610; 26. 7C-Jim Cormack, 21.6460; 27. 13F-Mathew Frye, 21.6600; 28. 97E-Sean Eurick, 21.7170; 29. 73S-Max Shoemaker-Schott, 21.7420; 30. 34G-Travis Gordon, 21.7640; 31. 69-Jacob Meyer, 21.8030; 32. 60-Jacob Lodermeier, 21.8120; 33. 30-Landon Lockington, 21.8520; 34. 16-John Ventrello, 21.8540; 35. 86-Josh Fehrmann, 22.0630; 36. 42C-Adam Cartwright, 22.0670; 37. 55-Chad Smith, 22.1030; 38. 2R-Mike Richer, 22.3720; 39. 21W-Parker Wenkman, 22.4140; 40. 49-Ryan Manthei, 22.4770