Burgess Charges to Victory at LaCrosse! By Pam Haller

July 20, 2002;  West Salem, WI - The race track was as hot as the air on Saturday night at the LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, as Eau Claire's Andy Burgess took home the Brickl Bros. 50 lap feature. With a little luck, and a few yellows, 11th place starter Burgess was able to work his way to the front by the time the checkered waved.

LaCrescent's Tim Nelson led the first two laps, before Mike Belling overtook the lead. Paul Proksch, who is competing on a limited schedule, was able to pass Belling going into turn three on the high side. He was able to control the lead until lap 35, when the hard-charging Burgess put the pressure on Proksch.

With ten laps to go, the cars of Rick Wateski and Blake Horstman tangled, and sent them both into the turn four wall and out of the race. That allowed Proksch, Steve Holzhausen and Points leader Kevin Nuttleman to close right on the rear bumper of Burgess' number 85 car. A ten lap shootout remained, and Burgess, who always seems to capitalize in the longer races, was able to hold off any challenges. Finishing in the top five behind Burgess were Proksch, Holzhausen, Nuttleman, and Brad Powell.

West Salem's Jimmy Gilster earned the Brickl Bros. 15 for the Ray Hutson Chevrolet Grand National Sportsman Division. Pole starter Tony Ciano led laps one through nine, but Gilster overtook the lead on the high side on lap ten. Going into turn two the next lap saw top guns Corey Jankowski, Chand Wehling, Marv DeGarmo and Dan Gilster involved in a multi-car wreck. all but DeGarmo were able to continue. When the race resumed with five laps to go, Gilster took it home for his first feature win of the season. A late race charge by Tom Thill threatened the Gilster victory, but wound up short. Rounding out the top five were Ciano, Sam Andersen and Trent Boettcher.

The United Auto Supply Thunderstox Brickl Bros. 15 lap feature had everything a short track needs - three and four wide racing, a few spins, and suspense, as championship contender Ron Heller ran into problems on lap one. A four car melee on the backstretch put Heller a lap down. Dan Erdman led all fifteen laps en route to his second feature win of the season.

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RESULTS FROM JULY 20, 2002

KWIK TRIP NASCAR LATE MODEL DIVISION
Brickl Brothers 50: 1, Andy Burgess, Eau Claire; 2, Paul Proksch, Stoddard; 3, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 4, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 5, Brad Powell, La Crosse; 6, Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 7, Mike Belling, La Crosse; 8, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 9, Tim Hagen, La Crescent, Minn.; 10, Dan Steele, West Salem
Semi-feature: 1, Rick Wateski, La Crosse; 2, Todd Oliver, Bangor; 3, Ken Christensen, Jr., West Salem; 4, Dan Steele, West Salem; 5, J. Herbst, West Salem
Heat 1: 1, Jim Hagel, Holmen; 2, Bill Niles, Holmen; 3, Rick Wateski, La Crosse; 4, Dan Steele, West Salem; 5, J. Herbst, West Salem
Heat 2: 1, Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 2, Jim Christenson, Holmen; 3, Greg Croell, Holmen; 4, Ken Christensen, Jr., West Salem; 5, Tom McClintock, Onalaska
Odd heat: 1, Tim Hagen, La Crescent, Minn.; 2, Mike Belling, La Crosse; 3, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 4, Andy Burgess, Eau Claire; 5, Kraig Burrows, West Salem
Even heat: 1, Paul Proksch, Stoddard; 2, Brad Powell, La Crosse; 3, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 4, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 5, Paul Menard, La Crosse
Qualifying: 1, Andy Burgess, Eau Claire, 20.139; 2, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn., 20.489; 3, Blake Horstman, Rockland, 20.398; 4, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 20.473; 5, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor, 20.507; 6, Brad Powell, La Crosse, 20.531; 7, Tony Bagstad, Cashton, 20.548; 8, Todd Korish, La Crosse, 20.549; 9, Mike Belling, La Crosse, 20.559; 10, Paul Proksch, 20.565. 11, Tim Nelson, 20.591; 12, Kevin Eddy, Hatfield, 20.661; 13, Tim Hagen, La Crescent, 20.666; 14, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, 20.671; 15, Kraig Burrows, West Salem, 20.689; 16, John Towner, Trempealeau, 20.713; 17, J. Herbst, West Salem, 20.721; 18, Ken Christensen, Jr., West Salem, 20.732; 19, Dan Steele, West Salem, 20.735; 20, Todd Oliver, Bangor, 20.762.


RAY HUTSON CHEVROLET SPORTSMAN DIVISION
Brickl Brothers 15: Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 2, Tom Thill, West Salem; 3, Tony Ciano, La Crosse; 4, Dan Linnehan, West Salem; 5, Sam Andersen, Melrose; 6, Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 7, Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 8, Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 9, Rick Steinhoff, Sparta; 10, Jeff Baker, Holmen
Semi-feature: 1, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 2, Mike Albretcht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 3, Chuck Timm, Galesville; 4, Morris Proctor, Genoa; 5, Aaron Hass, La Crosse
Heat 1: 1, Charles Vian; 2, Randy Hass, La Crosse; 3, Mark Olson, Lewiston, Minn.; 4, Scott Clark; 5, Ken Lewis, Black River Falls
Heat 2: 1, Scott Beckler; 2, Doug Lee, La Crosse; 3, Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 4, Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 5, Jes Tenner, Melrose
Heat 3: 1, Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 2, Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 3, Bill Miller, Sparta; 4, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 5, Shawn Lockington, La Crosse
Odd heat: 1, Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2, Tony Ciano, La Crosse; 3, Trent Boettcher, La Crescent; 4, Tom Thill, West Salem; 5, Dan Gilster, West Salem
Even heat: 1, Corey Jankowski, Tomah; 2, Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 3, Rick Steinhoff, Sparta; 4, Rick Shisler, La Crosse; 5, Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 6, Mitch Langreck, West Salem
Qualifying: 1, Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn., 22.884; 2, Chand Wehling, Stoddard, 22.945; 3, Dan Gilster, West Salem, 23.018; 4, Corey Jankowski, Tomah, 23.024; 5, Dan Linnehan, West Salem, 23.062; 6, Marv DeGarmo, Chaseburg, 23.079; 7, Tom Thill, West Salem, 23.106; 8, Rick Shisler, La Crosse, 23.121; 9, John Olson, Sparta, 23.122; 10, Jimmy Gilster, West Salem, 23.177. 11, Tony Ciano, La Crosse, 23.187; 12, Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley, 23.237; 13, Sam Andersen, Melrose, 23.248; 14, Chris Skrede, Holmen, 2.248; 15, Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta, 23.263; 16, Rick Steinhoff, Sparta, 23.264; 17, Aaron Hass, La Crosse, 23.270; 18, Randy Steinhoff, Cashton, 23.285; 19, John Korish, La Crosse, 23.300; 20, Jeff Baker, Holmen, 23.365.

UNITED AUTO SUPPLY THUNDERSTOX
Brickl Brothers 15: 1, Dan Erdman, Holmen; 2, Andy Moore; 3, Joey Johnson, West Salem; 4, Tim Steinhoff; 5, Shane Ulvestad.
Semi-feature: 1, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 2, Jake Arneson, Taylor; 3, Jerimy Wagner, La Crosse; 4, Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 5, Tony Leis, La Crosse
Dash: 1, Tim Steinhoff; 2, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 3, Jes Tenner, Melrose; 4, Dan Erdman, Holmen; 5, Andy Moore
Heat 1: 1, Jes Tenner, Melrose; 2, Tim Steinhoff; 3, Dwayne Anderson; 4, Al Bartels, Tomah; 5, Ben Allen, La Crosse
Heat 2: 1, Dan Erdman; 2, Brad Warthan, La Crosse; 3, Dean Ashbacher, Rockland; 4, Joey Johnson, West Salem; 5, Scott Voss, La Crescent, Minn.
Heat 3: 1, Shane Ulvestad; 2, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 3, Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 4, Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn.; 5, Jason Schaller, La Crosse
Heat 4: Andy Moore; 2, Nicholas Schroeder; 3, Ron Heller, Onalaska; 4, Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 5, Ed Senn, La Crosse