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Menard takes fourth La
Crosse win, climbs to second in points!
By David Morgan |
August
16, 2003; West Salem, WI - Steve Holzhausen has led
the points race at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway since week two, but as he has
slipped up a bit over the last four weeks, the race has tightened. Charlie Menard is now
the man on the move, with two wins in the last three races, and four for the season, as he
took over second in points, setting up a race to the finish over the final three races.
Todd Korish got a huge jump at the start of the Kwik Trip/Special Olympics
feature, and led the outside row to the front of the field, as Mark Lamoreaux, Brad Powell
and Charlie Menard followed by pole sitter Troy Goodenough. The caution flew on lap three,
as Jeff Krueger spun in a pack of car in turn three, and came to rest on the infield in
turn four.
Lamoreaux took to the outside on the restart, and moved by Korish on lap
five, taking the lead briefly, before Korish battled back on the inside.
Menard and Nuttleman came up behind the 26 of Lamoreaux a lap later, and
used the draft to push him into the lead. The leapfrogging at the front continued, as on
lap eight, Menard went to the outside, and took the top spot, with Nuttleman following
into second a lap later. Menard changed the tactic, as he opened up a lead as Nuttleman
battled Lamoreaux for a lap, and the front three stretched out as Nuttleman began to try
to track down the three-time winner.
Nuttleman closed to within a car length, but could get no closer, as
Menard took his fourth feature of the season, tying him with points leader Steve
Holzhausen for total feature wins. Holzhausen made a late charge to finish fourth, as
Menard's win tightened the points race. Holzhausen's lead is still 16 points, but Menard
is now in second, while Tony Bagstad slipped to third, 30 points behind the leader. Brad
Powell is fourth, 33 points back, and defending track champion Kevin Nuttleman is hanging
in there, 44 points out of first.
Menard was also fast timer, turning in a 96.762 mph lap. Adam Degenhardt
was the B-Main victor, and heat wins went to Ken Hutchens and Jon Inglett. Greg Scheck
took one of the Bud Dash wins, while the second one went to Todd Korish.
Larry Bolster, Jr. and Trent Boettcher jumped to the lead in the Sportsman
feature, as the field stretched out early. Boettcher ducked under Bolster for the lead on
lap 3, as Bolster started to slide back through the field. Bolster and Chand Wehling
battled for third for six laps, bottling up the rest of the field behind them, as
Boettcher and Scott Beckler opened up a ten-car advantage on the field. Boettcher cruised
to the win, with Beckler second, Bolster third, and Jeff Baker and Dan Gilster rounding
out the top five.
Troy Anderson won the B-Main, Dan Erdman took the C-Main. Tom Thill was
fast timer at 85.318 mph, and Bolster, Jr. and Dan Linnehan took the Bud Dashes. Heat wins
went to Mark Challet, Rick Shisler and Ron Lockington.
Charlie Vian had the United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature well in hand,
as he built up a quarter-lap lead by lap six, and was cruising, that is until he stumbled
on a nine-car accident in turn two, and ended up right in the middle of it. Lance Lee took
charge on the restart, again taking a big lead, and cruising to the win. Matt Inglett
finished second, followed by Andy Barney, Jake Arneson and Dean Ashbacher.
Ron Heller won the B-Main, with Matt Inglett taking the Bud Dash. Heat
winners were Charles Vian, Brad Warthan, Jake Arneson and Lance Lee.
Brenda Bauer jumped out to the lead after an early incident, and pulled
away to the first Hornets feature win over Heath Weissenberger and Cory Klink.
Nicki Hagen did Bauer one better, as she not only pulled away from the
field, but began to lap cars just six laps into the second feature. Jim and Rick
Schermerhorn started closing the gap on the leaders, as al three cars had to deal with
lapped traffic. The Schermerhorns closed down, but not enough, as Hagen was able to take
the lead with a lapped car still between her and second-place Jim Schermerhorn.
In the third feature, the pressure was on the only female in the field,
Wendy Liebsch to continue the streak, but she appeared to have a tire going down, and
wasn't a factor as Andy Moore took the lead, and led for the first half of the race,
before Troy Opsahl came up to challenge him. The two raced side by side for a lap and a
half, but Opsahl took the lead, with Pete Arentz moving by a lap later. Arentz was able to
take the lead from Opsahl with just over a lap to go, and came home the winner, with
Opsahl second, and Moore third.
Heat winners were Steve Scholze, Kevin Turner, Jerry Schomers and Gary
Towner.
Saturday, Aug. 23 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman,
Thunderstox, school bus race
Saturday, Aug. 30 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, 100-lap feature
Saturday, Sept. 7 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Championship Night
For complete results from the RACESTAT
computer click here
LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Kwik Trip NASCAR
Late Models
Kwik Trip/Special Olympics 25 Feature (25 Cars) - 1. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 2. Kevin
Nuttleman, Bangor; 3. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 4. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 5.
Brad Powell, La Crosse; 6. Todd Korish, La Crosse; 7. Rick Wateski, La Crosse; 8. J.
Herbst, West Salem; 9. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 10. Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 11. Blake Horstman,
Bangor; 12. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 13. Greg Scheck, West Salem; 14. Tim Nelson, La
Crescent, Minn.; 15. Jon Barrette, La Crosse; 16. Dexter Bean, Westby; 17. Adam
Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 18. Tom McClintock, Onalaska; 19. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 20. Jeff
Krueger, La Crescent, Minn.; 21. Bill Niles, Holmen; 22. Jon Inglett, La Crosse; 23. Ken
Hutchens, Black River Falls; 24. Dean Cota, Rochester, Minn.; 25. Kevin Eddy, Sparta
B-Main - 1. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 2. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 3. Tom McClintock,
Onalaska; 4. Kevin Eddy, Sparta; 5. Curt Eckleberg, West Salem
Qualifying - 1. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, 20.292 seconds, 96.762 MPH; 2. Blake Horstman,
Bangor, 20.300 secs, 96.724 MPH; 3. Brad Powell, La Crosse, 20.488 secs, 95.837 MPH; 4.
Steve Holzhausen, Bangor, 20.530 secs, 95.641 MPH; 5. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 20.559
secs, 95.506 MPH
Qualifying Heat 1 - 1. Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls; 2. Jeff Krueger, La Crescent,
Minn.; 3. Tom McClintock, Onalaska; 4. Kevin Eddy, Sparta; 5. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley
Qualifying Heat 2 - 1. Jon Inglett, La Crosse; 2. Jon Barrette, La Crosse; 3. Curt
Eckleberg, West Salem; 4. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 5. Andy Niles, Holmen
Odd Bud Dash - 1. Greg Scheck, West Salem; 2. J. Herbst, West Salem; 3. Charlie Menard,
Eau Claire; 4. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 5. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor
Even Bud Dash - 1. Todd Korish, La Crosse; 2. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 3. Bill
Niles, Holmen; 4. Blake Horstman, Bangor; 5. Rick Wateski, La Crosse
Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
Kwik Trip/Special Olympics 15 Feature (25 Cars) - 1. Trent Boettcher, Jr., La Crescent,
Minn; 2. Scott Beckler, Sparta; 3. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 4. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 5.
Dan Gilster, West Salem; 6. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 7. Rick Steinhoff,
Sparta; 8. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 9. Tom Thill, West Salem; 10. Randy Steinhoff,
Cashton; 11. Rick Shisler, La Crosse; 12. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 13. Chris Skrede, Holmen;
14. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 15. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem
B-Main - 1. Troy Anderson, Galesville; 2. Scott Stingl, Mindoro; 3. John Olson, Sparta; 4.
Branden Berg, North Bend; 5. Jake Arneson, Taylor
C-Main - 1. Dan Erdman, Holmen; 2. Jeff Winterfield, La Crosse; 3. Joe Rinartz, La Crosse;
4. Tim Groth, Winona, Minn.; 5. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose
Qualifying - 1. Tom Thill, West Salem, 23.014 secs, 85.318 MPH; 2. Aaron Hass, La Crosse,
23.034 secs, 85.244 MPH; 3. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn., 23.038 secs, 85.229
MPH; 4. Jeff Baker, Holmen, 23.049 secs, 85.188 MPH; 5. Chand Wehling, Stoddard, 23.058
secs, 85.155 MPH
Non-Qualifying Heat 1 - 1. Mark Challet, Bangor; 2. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 3. Jerimy
Wagner, Melrose; 4. Keith Ringlestetter, Poynette; 5. Joe Rinartz, La Crosse
Qualifying Heat 1 - 1. Rick Shisler, La Crosse; 2. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 3. Bill
Miller, Sparta; 4. Jake Arneson, Taylor; 5. Jordan Hess, West Salem
Qualifying Heat 2 - 1. Ron Lockington, Mindoro; 2. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 3. Scott
Beckler, Sparta; 4. Branden Berg, North Bend; 5. John Olson, Sparta
Odd Bud Dash - 1. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2. Rick Steinhoff, Sparta; 3. Marv DeGarmo,
Chaseburg; 4. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 5. Tom Thill, West Salem
Even Bud Dash - 1. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 2. Scott Beckler, Sparta; 3. Dan Gilster, West
Salem; 4. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. Jeff Baker, Holmen
United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Kwik Trip/Special Olympics 15 Feature (25 cars)- 1. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 2. Andy
Barney, West Salem; 3. Jake Arneson, Taylor; 4. Dean Ashbacher, Rockland; 5. Emily Sue
Steck, Holmen; 6. Travis Schendel, Cashton; 7. Al Bartels, Tomah; 8. Danielle Neary, La
Crosse; 9. Justin Berg, Bangor; 10. Ed Senn, La Crosse; 11. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 12. Ron
Heller, Onalaska; 13. Scott Voss, La Crescent, Minn.; 14. Allison Worster, Sparta; 15. Tim
Steinhoff, Sparta
B-Feature - 1. Ron Heller, Onalaska; 2. Ben Allen, Bangor; 3. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 4. Al
Bartels, Tomah; 5. Brandy Eddy, Sparta
Bud Dash - 1. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 2. Ed Senn, La Crosse; 3. John Hendrickson, La
Crosse; 4. Bill Miller, Sparta; 5. Jake Arneson, Taylor
Heat 1- 1. Charles Vian, La Crosse; 2. John Hendrickson, La Crosse; 3. Tim Steinhoff,
Cashton; 4. Kevin Burr, La Crescent, Minn.; 5. Tony Leis, Middle Ridge
Heat 2- 1. Brad Warthan, Sparta; 2. Ed Senn, La Crosse; 3. Joey Johnson, West Salem; 4.
Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 5. Shane Ulvestad, Holmen
Heat 3- 1. Jake Arneson, Taylor; 2. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 3. Dean Ashbacher, Rockland; 4.
Justin Berg, North Bend; 5. Scott Voss, La Crescent, Minn.
Heat 4- 1. Lance Lee, Richland Center; 2. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 3. Andy Barney, West
Salem; 4. Allison Worster, Sparta; 5. Danielle Neary, La Crosse
Features Sports Bar Hornets
Kwik Trip/Special Olympics 15 Feature 1 ( cars)- 1. Brenda Bauer, Kellogg, Minn.; 2. Heath
Weissenberger, West Salem; 3. Cory Klink, Fountain City; 4. Ryan Happel, Holmen; 5. Steve
Bornitz, Holmen; 6. Lisa Simonson, La Crosse; 7. Terry Francisco, Rushford, Minn; 8. Ben
Hehl, Whitehall; 9. Dan Brague, La Crosse; 10. Travis Proksch, La Crosse
Kwik Trip/Special Olympics 15 Feature 2 ( cars)- 1. Nicki Hagen, La Crosse; 2. Rick
Schermerhorn, La Crosse; 3. Kevin Turner, La Crosse; 4. Jim Schermerhorn, Coon Valley; 5.
Mark Bornitz, Holmen; 6. Ryan Lockington, Bangor; 7. Wade Elliott, Ettrick; 8. Steve
Scholze, Sparta; 9. Gary Towner, Galesville; 10. Jeff Rud, Caledonia, Minn.
Kwik Trip/Special Olympics 15 Feature 3 ( cars)- 1. Pete Arentz, Coon Valley; 2. Troy
Opsahl, Caledonia, Minn.; 3. Andy Moore, Sparta; 4. Jerry Lemke, Rochester, Minn.; 5.
Eugene Hagen, Eyota, Minn.; 6. Shane Anderson, Holmen; 7. Garrett Thicke, West Salem; 8.
Steve Owen, La Crosse; 9. Keenan Stitt, West Salem; 10. John Benson, Caledonia, Minn.
Heat 1- 1. Steve Scholze, Tomah; 2. Jeff Rud, Caledonia, Minn.; 3. Dave Witt, La Crosse;
4. Tory Lockington, Mindoro; 5. Garrett Thicke, West Salem
Heat 2- 1. Kevin Turner, La Crosse; 2. Brandon Crane, La Crosse; 3. Nicki Hagen, La
Crosse; 4. Eugene Hagen, Eyota, Minn.; 5. Alan Van Vleet, La Crosse
Heat 3- 1. Jerry Schomers, La Crescent, Minn.; 2. Rich Fladhammer, La Crosse; 3. Keenan
Stitt, West Salem; 4. Mike Peters, La Crosse; 5. John Clements, Bangor
Heat 4- 1. Gary Towner, Galesville; 2. Shane Finnerud, Elba, Minn.; 3. Ryan Happel,
Holmen; 4. Jerry Lemke, Rochester, Minn.; 5. Rick Schermerhorn, La Crosse |
