Benji LaCrosse

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.

Racing career IMCA stock car After purchasing his first car for $2500 in 1999, LaCrosse 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.

LaCrosse returned to the IMCA stock car division in 2019 to run double duty throughout the year with his IMCA modified running primarily at 141 Speedway and Marshalltown Speedway. In his return season LaCrosse ran a part time schedule with the stock car resulting in a 16th place points finish with 4 heat wins at 141 Speedway. The following year however, LaCrosse ran a full-time schedule at 141 Speedway and got his first feature win since returning to the class at the season opener. LaCrosse finished the 2020 season with 7 total feature wins in the IMCA stock car division five of those wins came during a third place points campaign at 141 Speedway with the following two coming at Outagamie Speedway where LaCrosse returned to with a part-time schedule.

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. He received a parade by his hometown of Luxemburg, Wisconsin. becoming the first Wisconsin driver to do so. He finished second in the Wisconsin state championship behind Siefert, sixth in the North Central region, and fifteenth nationally. At the 2007 IMCA Super Nationals he won his heat race and last chance races before finishing 25th in the feature. thumb 2015 ModifiedHe started his 2008 season by winning his heat and the feature at Luxemburg. He won the feature on the following evening at Shawano.

LaCrosse had several big money race wins in 2013. He won the $10,000 Clash at the Creek on the dirt at 141 Speedway in July. He won almost the same amount at the Night of 10,000 Stars at Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa. In 2016, he won the $10,000 Clash at the Creek race at 141 Speedway over a field of IMCA Modified drivers from across the nation.

In 2017, LaCrosse said that he would stop running full-time at tracks like Luxemburg and Seymour and focus more on high-paying races like the Cheesehead Triple Crown and IMCA SuperNationals. LaCrosse cited a lack of family time as the reason for stepping away from those weekly tracks. The following year, LaCrosse earned a $5,000 payday by winning the King of the Creek IMCA Stock Car event 141 Speedway.

Personal life LaCrosse was born in Luxemburg, Wisconsin, but later moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin.