Holzhausen Recovers for Third La Crosse Win! By David Morgan

July 26, 2003;  West Salem, WI -  One week ago, Steve Holzahsuen was battling Charlie Menard late in the 50-lap feature, and the two cars ended up in the turn one wall with severe damage. This week, Holzhausen was not only back on the track, but he chased down Kevin Eddy and claimed his third feature win of the season.

Photo Highlights Steve Holzhausen (#78) the current point leader in the the Kwik Trip Late Model division scored his third main event win of the season here at LaCrosse.

Holzhausen took advantage of a couple of Brad Powell moves to get to the front, first following Powell inside of Todd Korish to push the two into second and third. Four laps later, Powell went for the lead, but slid high through the turns, allowing Holzhausen to slip by into second, and one lap later Holzhausen was in the lead.

Eddy outgunned Tim Hagen at the start, and opened up a six car advantage at the front by lap five. Todd Oliver, Korish and Powell battled for second, with Korish and Powell finally moving by Oliver on lap seven. Steve Holzhausen followed by Oliver a lap later, and the three cars began closing in on the leader.

On lap nine, Powell ducked underneath Korish heading into turn one, and took over second onthe backstretch, with Holzhausen moving up to slide underneath the 32 car as well. on lap 13, Powell took the high line on the backstretch, and motored by Eddy at the start finish line, but then slid up the track in turn one, allowing both Eddy and Holzhausen by on the inside.

Once cleared of Powell, Holzhausen went to the outside, and passed Eddy on lap 14, and pulled away from the early race leader. On lap 16, Powell once more go by Eddy, but was five car lengths back of Holzhausen, trying to pick up ground.
Holzhausen held Powell at bay the rest of the way for the win, with Kevin Nuttleman, Charlie Menard and J. Herbst moving up late to take spots in the top five.

Mark Lamoreaux took the B-Main, with Menard taking fast time at 96.222 MPH. Heat winners were Monte Gress and Dexter Bean, while Rick Wateski and Blake Horstman won dashes.

Rick Shisler took the lead early, and survived two mid race cautions to take the Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman feature, his second of the season.

Shisler led the first seven laps of the Ray Hutson Chevy Sportsman feature, with Trent Boettcher and Jes Tenner making it a three-car runaway at the front. That lasted until Jeff Baker spun on the backstretch on lap eight, and there was some contact with three other cars, bringing out the yellow.

On the restart, the first three cars chose the inside lane, with Chand Wehling taking the outside line. That proved to be a bad decisioin, as Wehling appeared to cut a tired as the cars went into turn one, and hit the turn one wall hard.
A spectacular wreck on the frontstretch happened two laps later, as Jimmy Gilster and Bill Miller collided on the frontstretch, sending both cars around. As Jeff Baker ducked low to avoid the cars, he ran up the front end of the Gilster car, sending him airborn into turn one.

Boettcher put more pressure on Shisler on the restart, but was not able to get outside of him to challenge for the lead, as Shisler took his second win of the season. Boettcher was second, followed by Dan Linnehan, Randy Steinhoff and points-leader Dan Gilster.

Mike Albrecht, Jr. was fast timer at 85.791 MPH, and Branden Berg came home the winner in the B-Main. Heats went to Larry Bolster, Jr. Tom Thill and Mike Campbell, and the dash checkers went to Rick Steinhoff and Lucas Korish.
Shane Ulvestad took advantage of a bump between leader Craig Chandler to take the lead of the United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature, then held off Danielle Neary for the win.

Chandler led the first seven laps of the UAS Thunderstox feature, but contact with Dwayne Anderson on lap eight forced him high, and allowed Shane Ulvestad to slip underneath to take the lead. Danielle Neary and Jamie Dummer also slid by Anderson and Chandler, and battled for second the rest of the way, allowing Ulvestad to take the win.
Neary was second at the finish, followed by Dummer, Adam Moore and Chandler.

Jerry Aylesworth took the B-Feature, Neary won the dash, and heat wins went to Anderson, John Hendrickson, Andy Barney and Chandler.

The Hornets were back in action on Saturday night, and features went to Gary Towner, Heath Wissenberger and Shane Funnerud. Finnerud and Wissenberger also took heat wins, along with John Eron.

Saturday, Aug. 2      ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Trailer Race
Saturday, Aug. 9    ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Pylon Race
Saturday, Aug 16     ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Hornets

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LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Johnsonville Brats 25 Feature (25 Cars) - 1. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 2. Brad Powell, La Crosse; 3. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 4. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 5. J. Herbst, West Salem; 6. Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 7. Kevin Eddy, Sparta; 8. Blake Horstman, Bangor; 9. Todd Korish, La Crosse; 10. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 11. Rick Wateski, La Crosse; 12. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 13. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 14. Tim Hagen, La Crescent, Minn.; 15. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 16. Monte Gress, Neillsville; 17. Dexter Bean, Westby; 18. Jon Barrette, La Crosse; 19. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 20. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 21. Jeff Krueger, La Crescent, Minn.; 22. John Towner, Trempealeau; 23. Tom McClintock, Onalaska; 24. Jim Summerfield, West Salem; 25. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.
B-Main - 1. Lamoreaux; 2. Krueger; 3. McClintock; 4. Hagel; 5. Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls
Qualifying - 1. Menard, 20.406 seconds, 96.222 MPH; 2. Holzhausen, 20.441 secs, 96.057 MPH; 3. Nuttleman, 20.467 secs, 95.935 MPH; 4. Powell, 20.542 secs, 95.585 MPH; 5. Wateski, 20.563 secs, 95.487 MPH
Qualifying Heat 1 - 1. Gress; 2. Barrette; 3. Lamoreaux; 4. McClintock; 5. Curt Eckleberg, West Salem
Qualifying Heat 2 - 1. De. Bean; 2. Towner; 3. Krueger; 4. Hagel; 5. Greg Scheck, Holmen
Odd Bud Dash - 1. Wateski; 2. Nuttleman; 3. Menard; 4. Korish; 5. Goodenough
Even Bud Dash - 1. Horstman; 2. Belling; 3. Powell; 4. Holzhausen; 5. Herbst

Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
Johnsonville Brats 15 Feature (25 Cars) - 1. Rick Shisler, La Crosse; 2. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 3. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 4. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 6. John Olson, Sparta; 7. Jes Tenner, North Bend; 8. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 9. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 10. Marv DeGarmo, Chaseburg; 11. Jordan Hess, West Salem; 12. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 13. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 14. Rick Steinhoff, Sparta; 15. Tom Thill, West Salem
B-Main - 1. Branden Berg, North Bend; 2. Schroeder; 3. Bill Miller, Sparta; 4. Jordan Hess, West Salem; 5. Jake Arneson, Taylor
Qualifying - 1. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, MN, 22.887 secs, 85.791 MPH; 2. Chand Wehling, Stoddard, 23.002 secs, 85.362 MPH; 3. Baker, 23.008 secs, 85.340 MPH; 4. Chris Skrede, Holmen, 23.010 secs, 85.332 MPH; 5. D, Gilster, 23.050 secs, 85.184 MPH
Non-Qualifying Heat - 1. Mike Campbell, Bangor; 2. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 3. Maynard Rave, Jr., Black River Falls; 4. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 5. Laurel Viera, Eagle Lake, Minn.
Qualifying Heat 1 - 1. Bolster, Jr.; 2. Ra. Steinhoff; 3. Dan Erdman, Holmen; 4. Hess; 5. David Steensen, Melrose
Qualifying Heat 2 - 1. Thill; 2. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 3. Arneson; 4. B. Miller; 5. B. Berg
Odd Bud Dash - 1. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 2. Baker; 3. Albrecht, Jr.; 4. D. Gilster; 5. Shisler
Even Bud Dash - 1. Rick Steinhoff, Sparta; 2. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 3. Scott Beckler, Sparta; 4. Marv DeGarmo, Chaseburg; 5. Wehling

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Johnsonville Brats 15 Feature (25 cars)- 1. Shane Ulvestad, Holmen; 2. Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 3. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 4. Adam Moore, Sparta; 5. Craig Chandler, Black River Falls; 6. Lester Stanfield, La Crosse; 7. Ron Heller, Onalaska; 8. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 9. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 10. John Hendrickson, La Crosse; 11. Al Bartels, Tomah; 12. Ryan Pfaff, La Crosse; 13. Tony Leis, Middle Ridge; 14. Joey Johnson, West Salem; 15. Mary Schill, Wisconsin Rapids
B-Main (17 cars)- 1. Jerry Aylesworth, Holmen; 2. Trent Tenner, Melrose; 3. Ben Allen, Bangor; 4. Travis Schendel, Cashton; 5. Scott Voss, La Crescent, Minn.
Bud Dash- 1. Neary; 2. M. Inglett; 3. Heller; 4. Kevin Burr, La Crescent, Minn.; 5. Hendrickson
Heat 1- 1. Hendrickson; 2. Neary; 3. L. Stanfield; 4. J. Bolster; 5. Bartels
Heat 2- 1. Andy Barney, West Salem; 2. M. Inglett; 3. R. Pfaff; 4. Leis; 5. Dummer
Heat 3- 1. Chandler; 2. Burr; 3. Ad. Moore; 4. Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 5. Dean Ashbacher, Rockland
Heat 4- 1. Dwayne Anderson, Sparta; 2. Heller; 3. J. Johnson; 4. Ulvestad; 5. Schill

Features Sports Bar & Grill Hornets
Johnsonville Brats 15 Feature 1 (18 cars)- 1. Gary Towner, Galesville; 2. Troy Opsahl, Caledonia; 3. Nate Towner, Trempealeau; 4. Jared Heaney, Caledonia, Minn.; 5. Terry Francisco, Rushford, Minn.; 6. John Clements, Bangor; 7. Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 8. Brenda Bauer, Kellogg, Minn.; 9. Dan Hundorf, Winona, Minn.; 10. Wendy Liebsch, Winona, Minn.
Johnsonville Brats 15 Feature 2 (19 cars)- 1. Heath Wisenberger, West Salem; 2. Pete Arentz, Coon Valley; 3. Jerry Lemke, Rochester, Minn.; 4. Jeff Heaney, Caledonia, Minn.; 5. Jim Schermerhorn, Coon Valley; 6. Mark Bornitz, Holmen; 7. Alan Van Vleet, La Crosse; 8. Jerry Schomers, La Crescent, Minn.; 9. Mike Peters, Whitehall; 10. Shane Anderson, Holmen
Johnsonville Brats 15 Feature 3 (25 cars)- 1. Shane Finnerud, Elba, Minn.; 2. Rick Schermerhorn, La Crosse; 3. Kevin Turner, La Crosse; 4. Nicki Hagen, La Crosse; 5. Jeff Rud, Caledonia, Minn.; 6. Ryan Happel, Holmen; 7. Ryan Lockington, Bangor; 8. Ron Amann, West Salem; 9. Andy Welke, Hokah, Minn.; 10. Wade Elliott, Ettrick
Heat 1- 1. Finnerud; 2. N. Hagen; 3. Van Vleet; 4. Jeff Tomei, Galesville; 5. Clements
Heat 2- 1. John Eron, Merrilan; 2. Jerry Schoners, La Crescent, Minn.; 3. Eugene Hagen, Eyota, Minn.; 4. Francisco; 5. Steve Bornitz, Holmen
Heat 3- 1. Wissenberger; 2. Kevin Turner, La Crosse; 3. Ja. Heaney; 4. Welke; 5. Rud
Heat 4- 1. R. Schermerhorn; 2. Opsahl; 3. M. Bornitz; 4. Happel; 5. J. Lemke