August 28, 2004;  West Salem, WI - Eau Claire, WI driver Charlie Menard won his season high fifth feature race of the season, and in doing so wrapped up the season points title in the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model division Saturday night at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway. With a 62 point lead heading into the final race next weekend, Menard's lead is untouchable. Menard's fifth win of the season was most like his most gratifying, having won a feature filled with former La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway track champions in the most impressive lineup of the year. A season high 40 Late Model cars turned out to race on a perfect evening for racing.

Photo Highlights Charlie Menard claimed his first track championship in the 2004 Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model division at LaCrosse Speedway. Multi-time LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway NASCAR Late Model champion, Kevin Nuttleman raced a Team Menard Car for the first time since parting ways with the Wehrs team this week.

Menard started the Five Star Telecom 25 Feature race in fifth place and had to patiently work his way to front, finally passing Menards teammate Andy Burgess on lap 18 to take the lead for good. Menard was able to take full advantage of two caution flags that slowed the field, allowing him to close in on the leaders under the yellow flag.

Mike Belling started the from the pole, but the lead was short lived as he was hit from behind by Brad Powell on lap 6, causing him to spin out and collecting four other cars in the melee. Mark Lamoreaux, Todd Oliver, Kevin Nuttleman and Adam Degenhardt were all involved in the incident, forcing them all to start at the rear of the field on the restart. Lorin Kurth brought out the first caution, with a solo spin between turns one and two.

Burgess was able to hold on for second place, followed by Steve Holzhausen, Paul Proksch and rookie Sam Andersen. Proksch actually had the evenings most impressive drive, starting at the rear of the 25 car field, and working his way to finish fourth, in his first race of the season.

Quinn Arnoldy captured his first feature win, taking the B-Feature checkered flag. Taking Kwik Trip Late Model heat race wins were J.J. meyer and Todd Korish, while Jim Hagel and Todd Oliver took the Bud Dash wins in the division. Burgess posted the evenings fast qualifying time, with a lap of 20.128 seconds, 97.551 MPH.

Larry Bolster, Jr. captured his third feature win of the season in the Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman Division. Bolster, Jr. started on the pole and was able to lead every lap in a very hotly contested race, filled with very close racing and one big wreck. Tom Thill and Chand Wehling made contact coming out of turn four to take both out of competition. Both cars made contact with the wall and suffered extensive damage, ending their evening. Once the race resumed, Bolster, Jr. was able to maintain a fairly comfortable lead the rest of the way. Jes Tenner finished second, with Jordan Hess, Rob Mahan and Jimmy Gilster rounding out the top five.

Daniel Linnehan continued to dominate Sportsman qualifying, taking the fast time for the sixth consecutive week with a lap of 22.694 seconds, 86.521 MPH. Ken Lewis captured the B-Feature checkers, while Marv DeGarmo and Joe Rinartz took heat wins. Bud Dash wins went to Aaron Hass and Bolster, Jr.

Jason Chandler was first across the line in the United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature to take his first win of the season. Chandler took full advantage of his pole starting position, to edge Lonnie Klonecki for the win. Mary Schill finished third, followed by Charles Vian and Jason Bolster. Matt Inglett took the Thunderstox B-Feature, with Vian taking the Bud Dash. Heat race wins in the division went to Klonecki, Bolster, Aaron Vinson and Ben Allen.

The regular season wraps up next Saturday evening, with racing to begin at 7:15 PM. Gates open at 5:00 PM, with qualifying to start at 5:05 PM.

Saturday, September 4 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, 100 Lap Late Model Feature
Saturday, September 11 12th Annual Eve of Destruction

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LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Five Star Telecom 25 Feature - 1, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 2, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 3, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 4, Paul Proksch, Stoddard; 5, Sam Andersen, Melrose; 6, J. Herbst, West Salem; 7, Todd Korish, La Crosse; 8, Blake Horstman, Rockland; 9, Rick Wateski, La Crosse; 10, Jim Hagel, Holmen; 11, Dan Steele, West Salem; 12, Tim Hagen, La Crescent, Minn; 13, Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn; 14, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn; 15, Tom McClintock, La Crosse; 16, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 17, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 18, Brad Powell, La Crosse; 19, Mike Belling, La Crosse; 20, Lorin Kurth, Waukon, IA; 21, Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 22, Quinn Arnoldy, Arcadia; 23, Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 24, Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 25, Todd Oliver, Bangor.
B-Main - 1, Quinn Arnoldy, Arcadia; 2, Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn; 3, Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 4, Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 5, Tom McClintock, West Salem.
Qualifying - 1, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek, 20.128 seconds, 97.551 MPH; 2, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor, 20.163 secs, 97.381 MPH; 3, Paul Proksch, Stoddard, 20.238 secs, 97.020 MPH; 4, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, 20.323 secs, 96.615 MPH; 5, Sam Andersen, Melrose, 20.377 secs, 96.359 MPH.
Non-Qualifying Heat - 1, J.J. Meyer, Holmen; 2, Shawn Lockington, La Crosse; 3, Shane Ulvestad, Holmen; 4, Kraig Burrows, West Salem; 5, Curt Eckelberg, West Salem.
Qualifiers Heat 1 - 1, Todd Korish, Holmen; 2, Tim Hagen, La Crescent, Minn; 3, Quinn Arnoldy, Arcadia; 4, Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn; 5, Jeff Krueger, La Crescent, Minn.
Qualifiers Heat 2 - 1, Jim Hagel, Holmen; 2, Dan Steele, West Salem, 3, Tom McClintock, La Crosse; 4, Bill Niles, Holmen; 5, Tony Bagstad, Cashton.
Odd Bud Dash - 1, Todd Oliver, Bangor; 2, Lorin Kurth, Waukon, IA; 3, Paul Proksch, Stoddard; 4, J. Herbst, West Salem; 5, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek.
Even Bud Dash - 1, Mike Belling, La Crosse; 2, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 3, Rick Wateski, La Crosse; 4, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 5, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta.

Ray Hutson Chevy Sportsman
Five Star Telecom 15 Feature (25 Cars) - 1, Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2, Jes Tenner, Melrose; 3, Jordan Hess, West Salem; 4, Rob Mahan, Sparta; 5, Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 6, Tony Leis, Bangor; 7, Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 8, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 9, Rick Shisler, La Crosse; 10, Chris Skrede, Rockland; 11, Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 12, Branden Berg, Melorse; 13, Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 14, Nick Clements, Onalaska; 15, Bill Miller, Sparta.
B-Main - 1, Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 2, Jeff Winterfield, Coon Valley; 3, Josh Millis, Black River Falls; 4, Dan erdman, Holmen; 5, Nick Clements, Onalaska.
Qualifying - 1, Daniel Linnehan, Sparta, 22.694 secs, 86.521 MPH; 2, Chris Skrede, Rockland, 22.781 secs, 86.190 MPH; 3, Jeff Baker, Holmen, 22.789 secs, 86.160 MPH; 4, Jes Tenner, Melrose, 22.805 secs, 86.100 MPH; 5, Rick Steinhoff, Sparta, 22.887 secs, 85.791 MPH.
Qualifiers Heat 1 - 1, Marv DeGarmo, Chaseburg; 2, Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 2, Rob Christen, Holmen; 4, Dan Erdman, La Crosse; 5, Nick Clements, Onalaska.
Qualifiers Heat 2 - 1, Joe Rinartz, Melrose; 2, Branden Berg, Melrose; 3, Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 4, Jake Arneson, Taylor; 5, Josh Millis, Black River Falls.
Odd Bud Dash - 1, Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 2, Rick Shisler, La Crosse; 3, Rick Steinhoff, Sparta; 4, Tom Thill, West Salem; 5, Nick Schroeder, Cashton.
Even Bud Dash - 1, Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2, Rob Mahan, Sparta; 3, chand Wehling, Stoddard; 4, Bill Miller, Sparta; 5, Jimmy Gilster, West Salem.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Five Star Telecom 15 Feature (25 Cars) - 1, Jason Chandler, La Crosse; 2, Lonnie Klonecki, Arcadia; 3, Mary Schill, Cashton; 4, Charles Vian, Sparta; 5, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 6, Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn; 7, Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 8, Adam Moore, Sparta; 9, Kevin Burr, La Crescent, Minn; 10, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 11, Al Bartels, Tomah; 12, Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 13, Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 14, Lavern Berg, Ettrick; 15, Bill Inglett, La Crosse.
B-Main - 1, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 2, Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 3, Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 4, Wayne Smith, Barre Mills; 5, Emily Sue Steck, Holmen.
Bud Dash - 1, Charles Vian, Sparta; 2, Brad Warthan, Sparta; 3, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 4, Kevin Burr, La Crescent, Minn; 5, Jason Chandler, La Crosse.
Heat 1 - 1, Mary Schill, Cashton; 2, Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 3, Andy Moore, Sparta; 4, Charles Vian, Sparta; 5, Lonnie Klonecki, Arcadia.
Heat 2 - 1, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 2, Kevin Burr, La Crescent, Minn; 3, Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 4, Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 5, Al Bartels, Tomah.
Heat 3 - 1, Aaron Vinson, La Crosse; 2, Brad Warthan, Sparta; 3, Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn; 4, Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 5, Adam Moore, Sparta.
Heat 4 - 1, Ben Allen, La Crosse; 2, Jason Chandler, La Crosse; 3, Danny Fradette, DeSoto; 4, Ed Senn, La Crosse; 5, Lavern Berg, La Crosse.