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2008 THURSDAY LIVE UPDATES FROM FEST

THURSDAY 11:10PM Update
Speedwway officials have announced that the on and off precipitation in the area will not allow for the continuation of the La Crosse Late Model feature. Tim Nelson has been declared the winner. This concludes the racing for the evening. Please visit the schedule page for Friday's event schedule.

THURSDAY 11:05PM Update
Adam Moore held off Jason Stark to win the Double-O race. We are waiting for the officials decision on whether the La Crosse Late Model race will get back on the track.

THURSDAY 10:55PM Update
There are 14 laps completed in the La Crosse Late Model feature which has been slowed due to precipitation over the track. Officials trying to keep the track dry.

Officials have suspended the La Crosse Late Model feature until the track is more favorable for them. The Double-O race is about to take place.

THURSDAY 10:20PM Update
Paul Paine would hold off Nick Neville to win the 25-lap "Futures" race. The race had a red flag on lap 3 for a multi-car wreck in turn three. Brian Back got the worse of it as he took a wild ride up on the wall, almost going over. All drivers were alright.

THURSDAY 9:10PM Update
Randy Humfeld took the lead from Jimmy Glister in a one-lap dash to the finish to win the 20-lap La Crosse Sportsmen feature. Larry Bolster Jr. won the La Crosse Sportsmen Championship.

The "Futures" Super Late Model 25-lap feature is on the track.

THURSDAY 9:00PM Update
Jim Schermerhorn went wire-to-wire to win the Hornet vs. Bandit feature.

THURSDAY 8:45PM Update
Brett Wenzel of Two Rivers held off Daniel Linnehan to win the R.A.Y.S 15-lap Oktoberfest feature.

THURSDAY 8:35PM Update
Scott Geier made a last lap pass on Matthew Moore to win the 15-lap La Crosse Thunderstox feature. Jamie Dummer was fifth and captured the 2008 La Crosse Thunderstox championship.

THURSDAY 8:20PM Update
Joe Rinartz of of La Crosse won the La Crosse Sportsmen B-Feature.

Feature races about to start.

THURSDAY 8:05PM Update
R.A.Y.S. Heat and Thunderstox B-Feature just finished. Brett Wenzel of Two Rivers won the heat and Harley Jankowski from Sparta was the Thunderstox B-Feature winner.

THURSDAY 7:45PM Update
Brad Powell of La Crosse won the 6 for 6 La Crosse Late Model Dash. Tony Bagstad of Sparta and Paul Proksch of Stoddard won the heats.

THURSDAY 7:22pm Update
La Crosse Sportsmen heats are now complete at Fest. Tony Leis of Onalaska, Jeremy Wagner of Melrose, Jess Tenner of Melrose, and Greg Scheck of La Crosse were the winners.

La Crosse Late Model heats are up now.

THURSDAY 6:45PM Update
Thunderstox heats just completed with Matthew Moore of Tomah, Charles Vian of Sparta, Steve Owen of West Salem, and Chris Weber of Cashton winning the heats.

THURSDAY 6:20PM Update - WE ARE RACING!!!
The Hornet/Bandits was the first division out to open the 39th Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend. Jack Litsheim of La Crosse and Steve Bornitz of Coon Valley won the Hornet heats. Steve D. won the Bandit heat.

THURSDAY 5:30PM Update
Qualifying has completed for tonight's action. Larry Bolster Jr. set the fast time in La Crosse Sportsmen qualifying with a time of 22.118 seconds and Daniel Linnehan set a new track record in the R.A.Y.S. division with a time of 14.770 seconds.

Racing action gets underway at 6:00PM. It will be a great night of racing.

THURSDAY 4:15PM Update
Brett Moffitt set the fast time in "Futures" qualifying with a time of 19.195 seconds. Mike Carlson was second quick with a time of 19.249 seconds and Skylar Holzhausen was third with a time of 19.313 seconds. La Crosse Sportsmen are up next.

THURSDAY 3:45PM Update
La Crosse Late Model Qualifying has just ended with Todd Oliver setting the fast time of 20.246 seconds. "Futures" Qualifying is about to begin with 29 cars in attendence.

THURSDAY 3:00PM Update
Practice is wrapping up on the quarter-mile for tonight's racing action. Qualifying will get underway at 3:15PM. Opening of the 39th Annual Okoberfest will open with the "Futures" Super Late Model event, the La Crosse Late Models, La Crosse Sportsmen, Thunderstox, R.A.Y.S., Hornet/Bendit divisions, and the Double-O. Racing gets underway at 6:00PM.

2:30PM THURSDAY
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