By: Sandy Shultz
September 3, 2009(KAUKAUNA, WI) Kevin Eggert ended his rookie season in the late model division in victory lane on Fan Appreciation Night sponsored by Valley Liquor. Eggert claimed his second win in just three weeks, holding off Doug Mahlik by .644 seconds. Mahlik, who started second, took the early lead while Eggert worked his way from fifth place towards the front. Following the restart on lap 21, Eggert pulled to the outside of Mahlik, and took the lead. Eggert was able to pull away from the field in the closing laps. Kyle Calmes finished third, followed by Jeff Van Oudenhoven in fourth, and Mark Schroeder rounded out the top five. 37 late models qualified for the final night of racing, including nine cars from Norway Speedway. Mike Reichenberger was the highest finisher in the feature, coming home in 9th position. Van Oudenhoven held a nine point lead over Lowell Bennett coming into the final night of racing, but a broken axel forced Bennett to pit during the feature, finishing in 16th position. Van Oudenhoven claimed his second championship in a row, finishing 39 points ahead of Bennett.

Dan Lewis Photo - danlewisphoto.netBy: Sandy Shultz
August 27, 2009 (KAUKAUNA, WI) Nate VanWychen returned to victory lane for the third time this season, beating Doug Mahlik to the checkered flag by 0.359 seconds. Van Wychen started the 30-lap race from the fourth position, taking the lead from Tom Gee Jr. on lap three, following the caution when Chris Grimes made contact with the turn three wall. VanWychen continued to lead and was challenged by Mahlik as the laps were winding down. Jeff Van Oudenhoven finished third followed by Lowell Bennett and Robb Vanderloop. With just one week remaining in the 2009 Season, VanOudenhoven leads Bennett by nine points.

Dan Lewis Photo - danlewisphoto.netBy: Sandy Shultz
August 13, 2009 (KAUKAUNA, WI) Kevin Eggert took home his first checkered flag in the 75-lap Blue race at Wisconsin International Raceway. Eggert passed Tom Gee Jr., on lap 68, for the lead and never looked back. Eggert had started the race from third position, following Gee Jr., Kyle Calmes, with John Meidam passing him for third spot on lap two. Gee Jr. pulled away from the field as Lowell Bennett, winner of the Red and White races, worked his way from twelfth position to the front pack. Eggert passed Calmes for third position as Bennett passed Robb Vanderloop for sixth position on lap 17. As the field began to spread out, Gee Jr. pulled ahead for a half straightaway lead on Meidam and Eggert.

Dan Lewis Photo - danlewisphoto.netBy: Sandy Shultz

By Jordan Kuehne
KAUKAUNA, Wis. (Tuesday, August 4th, 2009) – Ross Kenseth had another rocket ship tonight, setting a new track record in qualifying for the BRP Big 8 Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet and climbing to the top after starting the “Dixieland 38” seventh, grabbing the lead on lap 14 over Wisconsin International Raceway regular Kris Kelly and edging out a hard-charging Jesse Oudenhoven to pick up the trophy. With the victory, Kenseth took back the points lead from two-time defending series champion Jeremy Miller and solidified himself as a contender for the 2009 series championship.

The BRP Big 8 Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet “Dixieland 38” at the fast half-mile Wisconsin International Raceway got off to a wild start when Jonny Hentges and Keith Romenesko both got turned around on lap one, sending Hentges hard into the turn three wall.