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The Lake Geneva Raceway is “Wisconsin’s busiest racetrack,” playing host to an average of six divisions Friday nights and three divisions Saturday nights from April through September. There’s also Motocross on the property Friday nights and Go-Kart races Sunday mornings.

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Lake Geneva Raceway Banquet - Feb 3rd, 2007

Banquet Ticket Order Form

January 2, 2007; Lake Geneva, WI. - The final Lake Geneva Raceway Banquet of Champions will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Rumpoles in Twin Lakes, Wis.

Bench racing with a cash bar begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30. Awards will follow.

Tickets should be purchased in advance. Advance tickets are $25.00 each. Limited tickets may be available at the door depending upon advance ticket sales. Deadline for advance tickets is January 26. Tickets purchase after January 26 will be $30 each and only if space is still available....More.

LAKE GENEVA RACEWAY’S
CHECKERED FLAG YEAR
1962-2006

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After 44-years of racing action at LGR, it was fitting that car #44 would win the final Stock Car race ever at the track. Wayne Freimund secured the win in his winged
Super Late Model.

Freimund, Jensen, Merry, Janssen and Petska Final Winners as LGR Says Goodbye!
By Dale R. Erdmann

October 28, 2006; Lake Geneva, WI. - It wasn’t easy, but the Lake Geneva Raceway officially closed for the 2006 season. Not for the winter, not for a break, but forever. This was the last public race program, something everyone in attendance wished it would never have come, but it did. Since June of 1966 weekly racing was provided to many race fans each year, until tonight. The longest reining Promoter Kevin Dawson was on hand and thanked everyone for coming and thank you for the support they gave them, for the past 23 years....More

FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT THE RACEWAY OFFICE
262-248-8566

The main attraction to the semi-banked one-third-mile asphalt oval is arguable: some come for the photo finishes, some for the wonderful popcorn, huge brat burgers, caramel apple delights, and ice cream, and some for the large fields of cars, but no matter which reason they come the fans leave happy after a night of great racing. Better yet, the races start at 7:00 and usually get done around 10:15 pm.

LGR has a lot of history behind it. It first opened as a drag strip in 1962 (still visible through the middle of the track today). Four years later a flat quarter-mile was built around a section of the strip.

The track was already busy by then, racing Modifieds three nights a week, and Late Models being added in on Saturday nights. Current owner Kevin Dawson bought the 100 acre complex from Ray Toft. A former off-road racer himself, Dawson had big plans for the facility. That first season under Dawson’s reign the car count averaged between 50-60 cars and 400 spectators. The Lake Geneva Raceway as it is known now started operating in 1990 on the brand new one-third-mile.

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This track is a fun one for both drivers and fans alike. There’s great passing on both the higher and lower grooves (sometimes even bringing a third “groove” into the mix) and lots of action. The entertaining announcers keep the fans informed and the Junior Fan club allows children the opportunity to watch feature races from the infield and have their pictures taken with the winning drivers. The Lake Geneva Raceway is the place to be every Friday and Saturday night.

Lake Geneva Raceway is located west of I-43.
Highway 50 is the best route to take to Lake Geneva, WI.
Use the map here to help you locate the track.

We are located less than one hour from Madison and Milwaukee, and less than an hour and a half from Chicago!