Benji LaCrosse

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LaCrosse in 2007
LaCrosse in 2007
2006 National Championship car
2006 National Championship car

Benji LaCrosse (born May 10, 1977 in Luxemburg, Wisconsin) is an American racecar driver. He was the 2006 IMCA Modified national champion, and the winner of the 2005 IMCA SuperNationals.

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[edit] Racing career

[edit] IMCA stock car

He began racing in the IMCA stock car division in his first full season in 2000. He was the track champion at the Door County Speedway in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

LaCrosse was the Wisconsin state champion in his second season in 2001. He won the points championship at his hometown track (Luxemburg Speedway). He finished second at Door County (then called Thunderhill Speedway) and the Seymour Tri-Oval. He finished second in the points at Thunderhill Raceway in 2002.

[edit] IMCA Modified

LaCrosse moved up to the IMCA Modified division in 2003. He won the rookie of the year at Luxemburg Speedway, Seymour, and Thunderhill.

LaCrosse won the Wisconsin state championship in the IMCA Modified division in 2004. He became the first driver ever to qualify a modified and an IMCA stock car at the IMCA Super Nationals.

He became the first Wisconsin driver to win the IMCA Super Nationals in 2005, when he won the IMCA Modified event. [1] [2] He received a parade by his hometown of Luxemburg, Wisconsin.[3] He won the track championship at Luxemburg.

LaCrosse was the 2006 IMCA Modified National champion. [3] He won the North Central regional championship, the Wisconsin state championship, and track championships at Luxemburg and Seymour. He was voted one of the Top 10 most popular drivers in IMCA at the All Star Invitational Race.

LaCrosse was the 2007 track champion at Thunderhill Raceway in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He finished second at Luxemburg, third at Seymour. The Luxemberg and Seymour season championships were won by 2007 IMCA Modified National champion Jared Siefert. On August 11 he had his first win at Shawano Speedway.[4] He finished second in the Wisconsin state championship behind Siefert, sixth in the North Central region, and fifteenth nationally.[5] At the 2007 IMCA Super Nationals he won his heat race and last chance races before finishing 25th in the feature.[6]

He started his 2008 season by winning his heat and the feature at Luxemburg. He won the feature on the following evening at Shawano.

As of the end of the 2006 season, LaCrosse has 45 IMCA Modified and 31 IMCA Stock Car feature victories.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Benji LaCrosse wins 23rd annual Super Nationals at Boone Speedway; speed51.com; Retrieved February 19, 2007
  2. ^ IMCA Supernationals Champion Lacrosse to be honored at his home track; Joe Verdegan; WhoWon.com; September 15, 2006; Retrieved February 19, 2007
  3. ^ a b LaCrosse heads 2006 IMCA national championship class; October 6, 2006; imca.com; Retrieved February 19, 2007
  4. ^ Shawano Speedway race report, Bert Lehman, August 11, 2007, Retrieved September 12, 2007
  5. ^ 2007 Official IMCA Modified points, Retrieved November 11, 2007
  6. ^ 2007 IMCA Super Nationals results, Retrieved November 19, 2007

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