A rough heat. A front-row start. A Falloween win to close out the Dells season.
Nick Schneider (No. 26S) during time trials at the Falloween 100 at Dells Raceway Park.
Photo credit: Roy Ophime Photography
The Falloween 100 at Dells Raceway Park is the season’s last big night in Wisconsin Dells. On Saturday, October 24, 2026, it brought together the Alive for 5 Series, the Midwest Dash and Truck Series, and the NASCAR Regional Lefthander Performance 602 Outlaws, with four division champions to be crowned.
Nick Schneider knew this race well. A year earlier, he won the 602 Dash here and finished second in the Falloween 35.
This year, he finished one spot better.
The Clock
Fifteen 602 Outlaws took time on Saturday.
Nick posted a 14.199-second lap, good for ninth in the field. Brad Warthan was fastest at 13.884, just ahead of Tanner Berge’s 13.893.
At Dells, the top six qualifiers advance straight to the dash. In ninth, the No. 26S had to run a heat race instead.
The Heat
Nick started seventh in the eight-lap first heat and finished ninth, while Adam Hansen won.
It wasn't the afternoon anyone wanted—but it didn't matter for long.
Nick Schneider (No. 26S) in the pack during his heat at the Falloween 100 at Dells Raceway Park.
Photo credit: Roy Ophime Photography
The Feature
The 602 Outlaw feature, the Falloween 35, was run over 35 laps.
The official lineup had Nick starting second on the front row.
The start was messy. According to Dells Raceway Park's race report, a couple of early cautions during the first two laps slowed things down. On the third restart, polesitter Pete Moore moved ahead of Nick.
Nick pulled alongside Moore on the inside on lap six to challenge for the lead, but Moore got a better run off turn two and held him off.
With 12 laps to go, Nick got the longtime veteran loose in turns one and two and took the lead. Charlie Bates followed him through to move into second.
From there, the No. 26S never looked back.
Nick Schneider won the Falloween 35. Bates climbed from seventh to finish second. Tanner Berge, who started eighth, passed Moore with four laps to go to claim the final podium spot. Moore finished fourth, and Brad Warthan rounded out the top five. Fourteen cars started the feature.
Race details are from Dells Raceway Park's official write-up: dellsracewaypark.com press release and Dells Raceway Park on Facebook.
Nick Schneider (No. 26S) burns it down in Victory Lane after winning the Falloween 35 at Dells Raceway Park, Oct. 24, 2026.
Photo: Victory Imagery.
The Points
Berge entered the night 16 points ahead of Nick. Dells Raceway Park's posted standings after the Falloween show list Berge first with 1,145 points and Nick second with 1,125, 20 points behind. Warthan was third.
Berge's third-place finish in the feature clinched the title. Congratulations to Tanner Berge on winning the 2026 602 Outlaw championship at Dells.
By the Numbers
Dells Raceway Park | Falloween 100 (Alive for 5 Race #5)
Date: October 24, 2026
Class: NASCAR Regional Lefthander Performance 602 Outlaw
Time trials: 14.199 seconds, P9 of 15
Heat 1 (8 laps): Started P7 | Finished P9
2026 Falloween 35 (35 laps): Started P2 | WON
2025 Falloween 35: 2nd
2026 Dells 602 Outlaw points: 2nd, 1,125 points
2026 602 Outlaw champion at Dells: Tanner Berge
Results and points are from Dells Raceway Park's official event and points pages. Race details are from Dells Raceway Park's official write-up.
What We Learned
A bad heat doesn't decide the night.
Nick started up front in the feature and never gave it back. Second last year, first this year.
That's a good way to finish.
Behind the No. 26
Nick Schneider (No. 26S) burns it down in Victory Lane after winning the Falloween 35 at Dells Raceway Park, Oct. 24, 2026.
Photo: 200 MPH Media
Nick Schneider Racing is proud to thank our 2026 partners:
Lynde Brothers Inc. – South Beloit, IL
Darlene Wagner
In Motion Automotive – Machesney Park, IL
Dicio Transport – Beloit, WI
C&T Transport – Rockton, IL
Lefthander Performance – Roscoe, IL
Johnson Racing Shocks – Roscoe, IL
Nason's Landscaping – Roscoe, IL
Bilderback Auto Parts – Rockford, IL
Legend & Legacy – Harvard, IL
A Falloween win and second in the Dells points. You were part of both. Thank you.
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