Photos by Mark Melchiori

(left) Andy Burgess and his crew celebrate their first Big 8 Series win at Oktoberfest Race Weekend at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway.
(right) Jeremy Miller and crew are all smiles after winning the 2007 Big 8 Series Championship

(left) Ross Kenseth holds his "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet" trophy after the 14-year-old driver set fast time among the 51 competitors on hand at Oktoberfest's Big 8 Series event.
(right) Andy Burgess (85) goes inside Jason Schuler (97) to take the lead in the Big 8 Series Oktoberfest 40.

21-year-old, Emily Sue Steck (6), battles with 14-year-old Ross Kenseth (37) in the early running of the Big 8 Series Oktoberfest 40. Kenseth would finish fourth while Steck finished eighth.