(Milwaukee, WI) It’s been a longer break from being behind the steering wheel of a race car, than, Rich Bickle usually makes in one year. But the Mooresville, NC resident, who has been back in his hometown of Edgerton, WI, plans on making it up the next few weeks by going on a fall tour.

Bickle who has a career 218 combined NASCAR starts, with 3 wins, 26 top 5 finishes and 46 top 10 finishes among NASCAR’S top three divisions, has only made three appearances so far in 2006 on Wisconsin short-tracks. The 45 year old driver will start off heading back to Jody Deery’s Rockford (IL) Speedway on September 22^nd through 24^th for the 41^st Annual National Short-track Championships. Bickle who captured the NSTC title in 1990 under the former Artgo banner, will be making his first appearance at Rockford Speedway as a competitor since 1992 and for the first time racing with the Champion Racing Association (CRA), when he qualifies for the Chicago International Trucks 200, on Saturday afternoon September23rd. Nonetheless, Bickle who has seen some success on Rockford’s tight quarter mile, feel’s the track that bit him more times than man’s best friend, during his early late model career, deserves another bite out of victory lane on Sunday September 24^th.

Renowned, still as one of America’s top short-track drivers. Bickle has won events throughout the United States and Canada with success. Throughout his 29 year racing career one track that contributed to his resume was Lake Geneva Raceway. The following weekend Bickle will return to Kevin Dawson’s Lake Geneva (WI) Raceway for the Victor Ford Final Fall Classic, September 28^th through October 1^st .

The historic event which will see it’s grandstand filled for it’s final time, will be Bickle’s first return appearance to Lake Geneva Raceway in over 17 years. Bickle did see success at Lake Geneva during the mid 80's, when he won a Artgo show on the previous configured flat track. He has never raced on Lake Geneva’s new track layout and his last appearance came in 1988 during another Artgo event in which he settled for the runner-up honors that night.

So don’t missed this event. As Bickle battles the areas finest late model drivers, in a 75 lap event that will go down in Lake Geneva Raceway’s history books on Sunday October 1^st .

With a crew of over 25 years of racing experience this fall, Rich will then head north for the grand daddy of them all at Lacrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, in another effort in adding to his over 280 short-track victories.

The 37^th Annual Octoberfest Race Weekend will get underway at the beautiful 5/8 mile oval in western Wisconsin, October 5^th through the 8^th at the fairgrounds. Bickle who won the annual fall event back in 1986, will compete in Sunday’s Wisconsin 100 Super Late Model event, via of capturing the event’s $5000 first prize, against many of the top Midwest drivers and racing legend Dick Trickle.

From the camper village, the "Racing Family Reunion" and the legendary after-race parties Bickle will be returning to the Lacrosse Fairground Speedway and Octoberfest for the first time in over a decade. So don’t miss out on any of these action packed weekends coming up.

For further information on any of these fall events contact: Rockford Speedway at 815-633-1500. Lake Geneva Raceway at 262-248-8566. Lacrosse Fairgrounds speedway at 608-786-1525 or visit any of these speedway’s website’s.