Brad Waits of Zumbrota, who has won the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series National Championship for USRA Modifieds the past two years, got a good start on trying to make it three in a row as he posted the feature win Friday night at the Chateau Raceway in Lansing, Minn.

In what may be a first in organized racing, three of the four drivers that captured the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series titles in 2007 repeated the feat in 2008. Brad Waits captured his second straight USRA Modified crown, while the same can be said for Tom Schmitt (USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars) and Matt Jones (USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mods). Jason McDaniel (USRA Hobby Stocks) won his first title after finishing second last year.

Chateau Raceway powered by Miner's Outdoor & Rec hosted 3rd Annual Fall Nationals this past weekend. Two full shows featuring all six of the track's regular classes over two nights provided plenty of action as the 2008 racing season came to a close.

Jacob Dahle of Morristown, Minn. got to the front on the drop of the green and than hugged the bottom of a dry slick track to hold off all challengers for his second feature win of the season.

It was Season Championship Night Friday at the Chateau Raceway powered by Miners Outdoor Power & Recreation. A field of more than 100 cars filled the pits for another night of racin action to determine the track champions in the seven classes.

It was night 12 of racing action Friday night at Chateau Raceway powered by Miners Outdoor Power & Recreation, and a nice field of cars put on some exciting racing action with plenty of excitement in the USRA Modified main event.

There will be plenty to talk about around the garages and where ever drivers and fans gather this next week after week 11 of action at Chateau Raceway powered by Miners Outdoor Power & Recreation.

In French's Repair & Fabrication USRA Modified action, Brad Bakken, who has been consistent all year, drove one of the finest races of the year to pick up his first feature win of the year.

Chateau Raceway powered by Miners Outdoor Power & Recreation of Blooming Prairie rolled out its ninth night of action of the 2008 season Friday. Despite the hot muggy weather, a good field of 91 cars showed up to put on full night of exciting action.

Things were hot all the way around Friday night at the Chateau Raceway powered by Miners Outdoor Power & Recreation. With temperatures around the 90-degree mark, and the heat index up there as well, it was more than just the action on the track that was hot.

Chateau Raceway powered by Miner's Outdoor & Recreation, kicked off the Fourth of July Weekend with a bang Thursday night as it presented another full night of action with over 100 in the pits for the first time in a couple seasons, setting up a 23-race program.

After a week off because of flood waters, the Cedar River was back in its banks Friday night so the action at Chateau Raceway powered by Miners Outdoor Power & Recreation of Blooming Prairie was able to roll out just its fifth night of racing during this wet first half of the season.