June
25, 2005; West Salem, WI - There have been times over
the last few seasons that eight-time track champion Kevin Nuttleman has struggled trying
to find victory lane. His consistency has had him in the points battles every year, and
has him leading the way this season, but after breaking Dick Trickle’s record of 86
late model feature wins at La Crosse, the pace of those wins has slowed. That may have
changed on Saturday night.
A week of late nights at the shop, and extra time on the track in the high
temperatures yielded what may well be the best race car he has had under him in three
years. On Saturday night, he started seventh, dropped a spot early, then showed he was
able to go inside and outside to pass, as he claimed feature win number two on the season,
and number 93 in his late model career at La Crosse.
“We’ve been at the shop past midnight all this week,”
Nuttleman said after the win. “We’ve put in a lot of work, and a day of
practicing helped us get the car ready for this heat.”
His second win of the season helped him extend his points lead over Andy
Burgess, who has three feature wins on the season, to 27 points. Despite the well-handling
car, Nuttleman was hesitant to say it was the best he has had in years. “Let’s
just say we’ve got a good car right now.”
Sam Andersen and Todd Korish put on a good battle for the lead at the
start, with Andersen leading the first two laps, before Korish edged to the front on the
outside, and finally was able to pull down in front of Anderson on lap five. A lap later
the only caution of the night flew, as three cars spun in between turns one and two, but
all were able to continue.
Mike Belling moved by Anderson on lap five, just before the yellow, and started working on
Korish at the drop of the green. Twice he tried to duck under Korish, to no avail, but on
lap nine he moved to the high line, and took over the lead on lap 12 as the cars came out
of turn three.
Belling opened up a lead on the field, as Andersen looked for a way around
Korish once more, and Nuttleman moved into the four on lap 12, ducking inside of Anderson
to take third two laps later. By that time, both Belling and Korish had 3-car advantages
over the next position, but Nuttleman closed on Korish, and the two stayed in line,
catching Belling by lap 15.
On lap 16, Nuttleman went outside to take second from Korish, then ducked
inside of Belling coming out of turn two a lap later to take the lead for good. Andersen
moved by both Korish and Belling in the final five laps to take second, with Belling,
Korish and a hard-charging Steve Carlson rounding out the top five. Burgess, who started
outside of Nuttleman in the fourth row, wound up sixth, followed by Steve Holzhausen, Mark
Lamoreaux, Dan Steele and Tony Bagstad.
Burgess was fast timer for the eighth time this season, at 98.540 MPH, and also took one
of the Bud Dash wins. Todd Oliver took the other Bud Dash, with Adam Degenhardt claming
the qualifying heat, and Troy Goodenough the B-Feature.
Twice this season Jimmy Gilster looked poised to take Ray Hutson Chevrolet
sportsman division feature wins with a fast car and a front-row starting position. Twice
he was unable to capitalize, once because he gave up his starting spot when his wife went
into labor. On Saturday night, he started in the second row, showed enough patience to let
the first-row drivers sort things out, and then went to the outside to pass Tom Thill on
lap six for the lead, and the win. Thill finished second, followed by Branden Berg. Chad
Rosendahl had his best-ever finish in fourth, and Dan Linnehan rounded out the top five.
Gilster prepared for the feature with a battle with Larry Bolster, Jr. in
the Even Dash, with Bolster taking the win by mere inches at the line. Trent Boettcher won
the Odd Bud Dash, and heat wins went to Josh Millis and Rob Mason. Mike Carlson won the
B-Feature, and Mike Albrecht, Jr. was fast time at 88.510 MPH.
Steve Owen failed on his first two attempts to get by United Auto Supply
Thunderstox feature leader Tony Wheeler, but once Owen moved to the lead, Charles Vian,
Jr. was right behind, and Vian, Jr. ducked inside of Owen in turn three of the final lap
to edge his way to the feature win. Vian, Jr.’s win comes one week after his father
was in Victory Lane after the Thunderstox feature.
Owen finished second, followed by Wheeler, Joey Johnson and Corey Barney.
Andy Moore won the B-Feature, Craig Chandler took the C-Feature, and Greg Lindvig won the
Bud Dash. Heat wins went to Lonnie Klonecki, Kyle Voss, Owen, Mark Krueger and Vian, Jr.,
while Tony Leis won the Daredevil Challenge Roll Over Contest.
The Fourth of July may be on Monday, but the speedway will be busy with
Saturday and Sunday night events, including fireworks both nights! On Saturday, its the
NASCAR Kwik Trip Late Models, Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman, and United Auto Supply
Thunderstox will all be in action, with the Recliner race starting things off. On Sunday,
the Features Sports Bar & Grill Hornets highlight the show, along with the School Bus
race, not one but two huge Monster Trucks.
Saturday, July 2, ///NASCAR Late
Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Recliner Race, Fireworks
Sunday, July 3, Night of Thrills, Hornets, School Bus Race, Monster Truck, Fireworks
Saturday, July 9, ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox
For complete results from the RACESTAT
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LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Kwik Trip NASCAR
Late Models
Clason Pontiac-Buick-GMC 25 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 2. Sam
Andersen, Melrose; 3. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 4. Todd Korish, La Crosse; 5. Steve
Carlson, West Salem; 6. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 7. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 8. Mark
Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 9. Dan Steele, West Salem; 10. Tony Bagstad, Westby; 11. J.
Herbst, West Salem; 12. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 13. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 14. Jeff
Baker, Holmen; 15. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 16. Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 17. Chris
Skrede, Sparta; 18. Dexter Bean, Westby; 19. Andy Niles, Holmen; 20. Adam Degenhardt, Coon
Valley; 21. Quinn Arnoldy, Arcadia; 22. Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls; 23. Nick
Schroeder, Cashton; 24. Bill Niles, Holmen.
B-Feature — 1. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 2.
Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls; 3. Andy Niles, Holmen; 4. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 5. Joe
Scholze, Holmen.
Qualifying — 1, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek,
Wis., 19.926, seconds, 98.540, MPH; 2, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 20.099, secs, 97.691, MPH;
3, Dan Steele, West Salem, 20.106, secs, 97.657, MPH; 4, Steve Carlson, West Salem,
20.158, secs, 97.405, MPH; 5, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor, 20.194, secs, 97.232, MPH;
Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Adam Degenhardt,
Coon Valley; 2. Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 3. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 4. Quinn Arnoldy,
Arcadia; 5. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro.
Odd Bud Dash — 1. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek,
Wis.; 2. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 3.Bill Niles, Holmen; 3. 4. Tim Nelson, La
Crescent, Minn.; 5. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor
Even Bud Dash — 1. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 2.
Tony Bagstad, Westby; 3. Todd Korish, Holmen; 4. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 5. Kevin
Nuttleman, Bangor.
Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
Clason Pontiac-Buick-GMC 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 2. Tom
Thill, West Salem; 3. Branden Berg, Melrose; 4. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn. 5. Dan
Linnehan, Sparta; 6. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 7. Mike Albrecht, Jr., West Salem; 8. Aaron
Hass, La Crosse; 9. Jonathan Olmsted, La Crosse; 10. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 11. Trent
Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 12. Tony Leis, Middle Ridge; 13. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 14.
John Olson, Sparta; 15. Bill Miller, Sparta.
B-Feature — 1. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 2.
Randy Hass, La Crosse; 3. Nick Clements, Onalaska; 4. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 5. Emily Sue
Steck, Holmen.
Qualifying — 1, Mike Albrecht, Jr., La
Crescent, Minn., 22.184, secs, 88.510, MPH; 2, Jes Tenner, Melrose, 22.270, secs, 88.168,
MPH; 3, Dan Gilster, West Salem, 22.349, secs, 87.856, MPH; 4, John Olson, Sparta, 22.354,
secs, 87.837, MPH; 5, Dan Linnehan, Sparta, 22.399, secs, 87.660, MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Josh Millis, Black
River Falls; 2. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 3. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 4. Jeff Winterfield,
Westby; 5. Nick Clements, Onalaska.
Qualifying Heat 2 — 1. Rob Mason, La
Crescent, Minn.; 2. Rob Christen, Onalaska; 3. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 4. Jason Dummer,
Holmen; 5. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen.
Odd Bud Dash — 1.Trent Boettcher, La
Crescent, Minn.; 2. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 3. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 4.
Boomer Olson, Viroqua; 5. Dan Linnehan, Sparta.
Even Bud Dash — 1. Larry Bolster, Jr.,
Sparta; 2. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 3. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 4. John Olson, Sparta; 5.
Tom Thill, West Salem.
United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Clason Pontiac-Buick-GMC 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1. Charles Vian, Jr., Sparta; 2.
Steve Owen, La Crosse; 3. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 4. Joey Johnson, Mindoro; 5. Corey
Barney, Sparta; 6. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 7. Andy Barney, West Salem; 8. Adam Moore,
Sparta; 9. Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn.; 10. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 11. Andy Moore,
Sparta; 12. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 13. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro; 14. Mike Krueger, Jr.,
Sparta; 15. Ed Senn, La Crosse.
B-Feature — 1. Andy Moore, Sparta; 2. Jason
Bolster, Sparta; 3. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 4. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 5. Steve Bornitz,
Holmen.
C-Feature — 1. Craig Chandler, Black River
Falls; 2. Jeff Stumlin, Mindoro; 3. Chris Vinson, Holmen; 4. Tom Phillips, La Crosse; 5.
Charlie Vian, Sparta.
Bud Dash — 1. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 2. Adam
Moore, Sparta; 3. Steve Cleveland, Sparta; 4. Ed Senn, La Crosse; Chad Oehler, La Crosse.
Heat 1 — 1. Lonnie Klonecki, West Salem; 2.
Steve Cleveland, Sparta; 3. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 4. Corey Barney, Sparta; 5. Jamie
Dummer, Holmen.
Heat 2 — 1.Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn.;
2. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 3. Mike Krueger, Jr., Sparta; 4. Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 5. Al
Bartels, Tomah.
Heat 3 — 1. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 2. Ed
Senn, La Crosse; 3. Joey Johnson, Mindoro; 4. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 5. Mary Schill,
Cashton.
Heat 4 — 1. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro; 2.
Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 3. Andy Barney, West Salem; 4. Ray Burkum, Westby; 5. Chris
Vinson, Holmen.
Heat 5 — 1. Charles Vian, Jr., Sparta; 2.
Adam Moore, Sparta; 3. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 4. Kris Budhalpt, West Salem; 5. Justin
Berg, Bangor.
Daredevil Challenge (Roll-Over Contest) —
1. Tony Leis, Middle Ridge |
