Holzhausen Takes Control at LaCrosse! By Pam Haller

July 27, 2002;  West Salem, WI - The heat of the summer continued, on and off the track at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway. Before the Budweiser 25 lap Kwik Trip Late Model Feature had even one lap completed, about half the field found themselves facing the wrong direction.

A thirteen car melee occured on the frontstretch as the leaders crossed the line after the first lap. A scary moment it was for Mark Lamoreaux, whose car hit the wall and was pushed up on its driver's side before dropping down to all four tires. Cars throughout the field spun and blocked the entire race track, causing a red flag. When the race resumed, Tim Hagen took the point, with Steve Holzhausen, Troy Goodenough, and Brad Powell in tow. Hagen led through the Outback Steakhouse halfway lap, but was overtaken the following lap by a determined Holzhausen. Powell was also able to slide under Hagen for second.

A five car accident in turn three caused the race's only other caution, which involved Brent Kirchner, Jon Barrette, Blake Horstman, Bill Niles, and Jim Christenson. The race resumed, with Holzhausen dominating the last ten laps, barely beating out Powell. Rounding out the top five were Hagen, posting his career-best finish, Rick Wateski, and Goodenough.

The Ray Hutson Chevrolet Grand National Sportsman drivers must have learned a lesson from the late model feature. They drove wire-to-wire without any yellows, but the race didn't lack any excitement. Battles throughout the pack kept the fans on their feet. Stoddard's Chand Wehling, who led the first fourteen laps, was so close to scoring a win. However, Todd Korish, substitute driving cousin Lucas' truck, had other ideas. Korish went from third with three laps to go to passing Wehling on the outside in turns three and four scoring his first Sportsman feature win in three years.

Thunderstox veteran Bill Inglett scored another feature win in the Bud 15, which saw spins, thrills and spills. Inglett fought young rookie Tony Leis side-by-side for the last seven laps, as Inglett narrowly edged Leis to the checkered. Finishing third through fifth were Chad Rosendahl, Jes Tenner, and Kurt Jankowski.

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RESULTS FROM JULY 27, 2002

KWIK TRIP ///NASCAR LATE MODEL DIVISION
Budweiser 25: 1. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 2. Brad Powell, LaCrosse; 3. Tim Hagen, LaCrescent; 4. Rick Wateski, LaCrosse; 5. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 6. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 7. Kevin Eddy, Sparta; 8. Dan Steele, West Salem; 9, Jim Hagel, Holmen; 10, Jeff Krueger, LaCrescent, MN
Semi-feature: 1. Jon Barrette, LaCrosse; 2. Greg Croell, Holmen; 3. Todd Korish, LaCrosse; 4. Dan Steele, West Salem, 5. John Towner, Trempealeau
Heat 1: 1, Ken Christensen Jr., LaCrosse; 2. J. Herbst, West Salem; 3. Dan Steele, West Salem; 4. Todd Korish, LaCrosse; 5. Jon Barrette, LaCrosse
Heat 2: 1, Jeff Krueger, LaCrescent, MN; 2. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 3. Greg Croell, Holmen; 4. Dean Cota, Rochester; 5. Bill Niles, Holmen
Odd heat: 1, Jim Christensen, Holmen; 2. Rick Wateski, LaCrosse; 3. Brad Powell, LaCrosse; 4. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 5. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor
Even heat: 1,Jim Hagel, Holmen; 2. Kurt Thicke, West Salem; 3. Blake Horstman, Bangor; 4. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 5. Brent Kirchner, LaCrosse
Qualifying: 1, Brad Powell, LaCrosse, 20.346 sec.; 2, Blake Horstman, Rockland, 20.350; 3, Charlie Menard, 20.397; 4, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 20.433; 5, Mike Belling, LaCrosse, 20.448; 6, Kurt Thicke, West Salem, 20.516; 7, Tim Hagen, LaCrescent, MN, 20.535; 8, Brent Kirchner, LaCrosse, 20.562; 9. Rick Wateski, LaCrosse, 20.614, 10. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN 20.657

RAY HUTSON CHEVROLET SPORTSMAN DIVISION
Budweiser 15: 1. Todd Korish, LaCrosse; 2. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 3. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 4. Scott Beckler, Sparta; 5. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 6. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 7. Rick Shicler, LaCrosse; 8. Tony Ciano, LaCrosse; 9. Tom Thill, West Salem, 10. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem
B Semi-feature: 1. Jamie Schlintz, 2. Mike Albrecht Jr., LaCrescent, MN; 3. Todd Lockington, Mindoro, 4. Chris Skrede, Holmen; 5. Jes Tenner, Melrose
C Semi-Feature: 1. Mark Challet, Bangor; 2. Scott Clark, Onalaska; 3. Larry Bolster Jr. 4. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls, 5. Laurel Viera, Eagle Lake MN
Heat 1: 1, Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 3. Rob Christen, Holmen; 4. Randy Hass, LaCrosse; 5. Mark Challet, Bangor
Heat 2: 1, Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 2. Les Pfaff, Mindoro; 3. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 4. Jason Backus, Tomah; 5. Todd Lockington, Mindoro
Heat 3: 1, Rick Steinhoff, Sparta; 2. Bill Miller, Onalaska, 3. Shawn Lockington, LaCrosse; 4. Branden Berg, North Bend; 5. Laurel Viera, Eagle Lake MN
Odd heat: 1, Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 2. Todd Korish, LaCrosse; 3. Tony Ciano, LaCrosse; 4. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 5. Rick Shisler, LaCrosse
Even heat: 1, Aaron Hass, LaCrosse; 2. Scott Beckler, Tomah, 3. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 4. Tom Thill, West Salem; 5. Trent Boettcher, LaCrescent, MN
Qualifying: 1, Rick Shisler, LaCrosse 22.862 sec.; 2. Dan Gilster, West Salem, 22.880; 3, Corey Jankowski, Tomah, 22.932; 4, Tom Thill, West Salem, 22.956; 5, Dan Linnehan, West Salem, 23.021; 6, Trent Boettcher, LaCrescent MN, 23.044; 7, Jeff Baker, Holmen 23.062; 8, Scott Beckler, 23.066; 9, Todd Korish, 23.122; 10, Sam Andersen, Melrose, 23.133.


UNITED AUTO SUPPLY THUNDERSTOX
Budweiser 15: 1.Bill Inglett, LaCrosse; 2. Tony Leis, Bangor, 3. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, MN; 4. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 5. Kurt Jankowski, Sparta; 6. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 7. Scott Voss, LaCrescent, 8. Dan Erdman, Holmen; 9. Dean Ashbacher, Rockland; 10. Ron Heller, Onalaska
Semi-feature: 1. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 2. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 3. Scott Voss, LaCrescent, MN; 4. John Hendrickson, LaCrosse; 5. Nicholas Schroeder, Cashton
Bud Dash: 1, Bill Inglett, LaCrosse; 2. Ron Heller, Onalaska; 3. Jason Schaller, Holmen; 4. Grant Kutchara, Winona, MN 5. Jeff Meil, Holmen
Heat 1: 1, Jeff Meil, Holmen, 2. Grant Kutchara, Winona MN, 3. Tony Leis, LaCrosse 4. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, MN, 5. Tim Steinhoff, Sparta
Heat 2: 1, LaVern Berg, Melrose, 2. Bill Inglett, LaCrosse, 3. Dan Erdman, Holmen 4. Ed Senn, LaCrosse, 5. Danielle Neary, LaCrosse
Heat 3: 1, Matt Inglett, LaCrosse; 2. Jason Schaller, LaCrosse; 3. Nicholas Schroeder, Cashton; 4. Jerimy Wagner, LaCrosse; 5. Kevin Burr
Heat 4: 1. Ben Allen, Bangor; 2. Ron Heller, Onalaska; 3. Kurt Jankowski, Tomah; 4. Dean Ashbacher, Rockland; 5. Andy Moore

Novelty, Double Spin to Win: 1. Jake Arneson, Taylor; 2. Ben Allen, Bangor; 3. Ray Hardie; 4. Tony Leis, LaCrosse; 5. Kurt Jankowski, Tomah