April 24, 2004; West Salem, WI - A huge night of racing was ended prematurely for the second week in a row due to rain. There were 169 cars that turned out to race in all four divisions before the light, persistent rain forced an end to the evening’s schedule.
For the second consecutive week, Charlie Menard turned the fastest lap in Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models qualifying at 98.165 MPH. He was followed in order by Kevin Nuttleman, rookie driver Sam Andersen, with Blake Horstman and Tony Bagstad rounding out the top five. With the points earned in qualifying, Menard assumes the season point lead, by three over second place Kevin Nuttleman. Heat winners were John towner and Bill Niles, while the Bud Dash wins went to J. Herbst and Andy Burgess. In the Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman Division, Rob Mahan averaged 86-.873 MPH for his qualifying effort to lead the field. Rounding out the top five were Chris Skrede, Jeff Baker, Randy Steinhoff and John Olson. Chris Skrede maintains a slim five point lead over Jeff Baker in the overall season standings. In the United Auto Supply Thunderstox division, all four heat races were concluded prior to the showers. Winning heat races were Craig Chandler, Emily Sue Steck, Matt Inglett and Tony Wheeler. Andy Moore maintains his lead in the season’s standings. The Features Sports Bar and Grill Hornets were on the track for the first time this season, and had 67 cars racing in four heat races. Winning those heat races were Pete Arentz, Todd Lemke, Heath Weissenberger and Mark Bornitz. For complete results from the RACESTAT computer click here LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models Qualifying - 1, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, 20.002 seconds, 98.165 MPH; 2, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 20.161 secs, 97.391 MPH; 3, Sam Andersen, Melrose, 20.210 secs, 97.155 MPH; 4, Blake Horstman, Rockland, 20.211 secs, 97.150 MPH; 5, Tony Bagstad, Cashton, 20.296 secs, 96.743 MPH. Qualifiers Heat 1 - 1, John Towner, Trempealeau; 2, Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 3, Mike Belling, La Crosse; 4, Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 5, Jon Barrette, La Crosse. Qualifiers Heat 2 - 1, Bill Niles, Holmen; 2, Andy Niles, Holmen; 3, Kraig Burrows, West Salem; 4, Tim Hagen, North Bend; 5, Kevin Eddy, Sparta. Odd Bud Dash - 1, J. Herbst, West Salem; 2, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 3, Todd Oliver, Bangor; 4, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 5, Tony Bagstad, Cashton. Even Bud Dash - 1, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 2, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 3, Blake Horstman, Rockland; 4, Rick Wateski, La Crosse; 5, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor. Ray Hutson Chevy Sportsman Qualifying - 1, Rob Mahan, Sparta, 22.602 secs, 86.873 MPH; 2, Chris Skrede, Rockland, 20.699 secs, 94.860 MPH; 3, Jeff Baker, Holmen, 20.704 secs, 94.837 MPH; 4, Randy Steinhoff, Cashton, 22.718 secs, 86.429 MPH; 5, John OIson, Sparta, 22.719 secs, 86.425 MPH. United Auto Supply Thunderstox Heat 1 - 1, Craig Chandler, Black River Falls; 2, Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 3, Andy Moore, Sparta; 4, Jerry Aylesworth, Holmen; 5, Steve Scholze, Sparta. Heat 2 - 1, Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 2, Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 3, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 4, Jason Pulham, Sparta; 5, Ed Senn, La Crosse. Heat 3 - 1, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 2, Justin Berg, Bangor; 3, Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 4, Joey Johnson, Mindoro; 5, Danielle Neary, La Crosse. Heat 4 - 1, Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 2, Dwayne Anderson, Sparta; 3, Mary Schill, Cashton; 4, Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 5, Raymond Hardy, Sparta. Features Sports Bar & Grill Hornets Heat 1 - 1, Pete Arentz, Middle Ridge; 2, Jerry Schomers, La Crescent, Minn.; 3, Ryan Lockington, Bangor; 4, Larry Burroughs, La Crescent, Minn.; 5, Steve Lemke, Caledonia, Minn. Heat 2 - 1, Todd Lemke, Caledonia, Minn; 2, Jim Schermerhorn, Coon Valley; 3, Wade Elliot, Ettrick; 4, Mike Carlson, West Salem; 5, Jerrod Logging, West Salem. Heat 3 - 1, Heath Wissenberger, West Salem; 2, John Eron, Merillan; 3, Derrick Hammer, Galesville; 4, Mike Peters, Whitehall; 5, Mike Thompson. Heat 4 - 1, Mark Borritz, Holmen; 2, Jeff Heaney, Caledonia, Minn.; 3, Jared Heaney, Caledonia, Minn.; 4, Eric Komperud, Galesville; 5, Andy Welky. |
