July 9, 2005;  West Salem, WI -  Steve Carlson went airborne in a lap 13 accident in the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model feature at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, and definately had an impact on the points race, as he landed on points leader Kevin Nuttleman and second-place Andy Burgess. Worse yet for Nuttleman was the fact that Carlson was behind the wheel of Nuttleman’s backup car.

Photo Highlights Calm before the storm: The Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model field is staged to go.  The 25 lap main event was full of incidents but fortunately, no one was injured. The Bud Dash for the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model action had its usual thrills.  Mike Belling (43) works the inside groove with Tony Bagstad (27) in tow.  Sophomore driver Sam Andersen (44) tries the high side with Andy Burgess on his tail. Ray Hutson Chevrolet Grand National Sportsman provided close action as well as some thrills.  Here, #99 Rob Mason spins in turn two during heat race action.

The incident began behind race leader Steve Holzhausen, who went on to win the 25-lap feature, as Tim Nelson and Mike Belling battled for second. The two cars touched coming out of turn four, sending Nelson hard into the wall at the beginning of the frontstretch. Carlson was behind the 76 of Nelson, and had no where to go, and rammed the back of the 76, going airborne and sliding along the catch fence, before flipping once. Dan Steele and Sam Andersen were the luckiest drivers on the track, as both cars got through what turned into a 13-car accident as they both drove under the flying 66 of Carlson. When Carlson came down, he landed on Nuttleman and Burgess on the frontstretch, completely blocking the track, and bringing out the red flag.

The stoppage was the fourth and final one of the race, and caused a 28 minute delay as official cleared the track. Andy Niles hit the inside retaining wall hard in a five-car accident on lap eight, Mark Lamoreaux spun on lap 11, and Jim Hagel and Todd Oliver tangled in turn one on lap 11, just before the big one.

Holzhausen cruised to the victory, holding off three challenges by Steele to get underneath him down the stretch. Steel was second, followed by J. Herbst, Andersen and Nick Schroeder. Todd Korish, Lamoreaux, Hagel, Chris Skrede and Oliver rounded out the top ten.

Korish and Lamoreaux were both involved in the lap 13 incident, while Oliver and Hagel were involved in earlier incidents, and still came away with top ten finishes. Nuttleman returned, his car looking more like a modified than a late model, to finish 15th, getting lapped by the top two cars on the final lap.

Steele claimed his first-ever fast time, ending Burgess’s run of seven straight fast qualifying efforts. Stele averaged 97.401 MPH, while Burgess slipped to fourth quickest. Shawn Pfaff won the qualifying heat, while Steve Holzhausen and Todd Korish won the Bud Dashes.

While the late model feature had plenty of yellow and red flags flying, the Sportsman and Thunderstox went green all the way. Branden Berg outdueled Lucas Korish at the Sportsman feature, the cruised to the win, with points leader Dan Gilster taking second. Jes Tenner was third, Korish fourth, and Tom Thill edged Mike Albrecht, Jr. to the line by inches to claim fifth.

Tenner was quick qualifier, averaging 88.335 MPH around the 5/8-mile oval. Matt Inglett won the B-feature, with qualifying heats going to John Olson and Larry Bolster, Jr. Trent Boettcher and Mike Carlson won the Bud Dashes.

Tom Phillips lead from start to finish in the United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature, but he had cars right on his rear bumper the entire way. Tony Wheeler made several attempts to get under him, and Josh Inglett nearly got by on the outside twice, but Phillips led them all to take the feature win. Wheeler finished second, with Henry Vian third, Inglett fourth, and Jason Bolster fifth.

Andy Moore won the B-Feature, with Robert Stanfield taking the Bud Dash. Heat winners were Adam Moore, Inglett, Henry Vian and Al Bartels.

Action continues this weekend, with the Children’s Miracle Network 200 Enduro kicking things off on Friday night, as the La Crosse Interstate Fair gets underway alongside the speedway. On Saturday night, the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models will battle in a 50-lap feature, and the sportsman and thunderstox divisions will also be in action.

Friday, July 15 Children’s Miracle Network 200 Enduro, Come early for the La Crosse Interstate Fair
Saturday, July 16 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, 50-lap late model feature
Saturday, July 23 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Hornets

For complete results from the RACESTAT computer click here

LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models

Quillin’s 25 Feature (27 Cars) — 1. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 2. Dan Steele, West Salem; 3. J. Herbst, West Salem; 4. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 5. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 6. Todd Korish, Holmen; 7. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 8. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 9. Chris Skrede, Sparta; 10. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 11. Bill Niles, Holmen; 12. Joe Scholze, Holmen; 13. Curt Eckelberg, West Salem; 14. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 15. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 16. Steve Miller, Onalaska; 17. Lorin Kurth, Waukon, Ia.; 18. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 19. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 20. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 21. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 22. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 23. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 24. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 25. Quinn Arnoldy, Arcadia; 26. Andy Niles, Holmen; 27. Jimmy Patzner, Winona, Minn.

Qualifying — 1, Dan Steele, West Salem 20.159 seconds, 97.401 MPH; 2, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 20.172 secs, 97.338 MPH; 3, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, 20.230 secs, 97.059 MPH; 4, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek, 20.287 secs, 96.786 MPH; 5, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn., 20.319 secs, 96.634 MPH;

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 2. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 3. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 4. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 5. Andy Niles, Holmen.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 2. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 3. J. Herbst, West Salem; 4. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 5. Chris Skrede, Rockland.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Todd Korish, Holmen; 2. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 3. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 4. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 5. Bill Niles, Holmen.

Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman

Quillin’s 15 Feature (25 Cars) — 1. Branden Berg, Melrose; 2. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 3. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 4. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 5. Tom Thill, West Salem; 6. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 7. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 8. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 9. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 10. Josh Millis, Black River Falls; 11. Don Hess, La Crosse; 12. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 13. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 14. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 15. John Olson, Sparta.

B-Feature — 1. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 2. Rob Curran, Rockland; 3. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 4. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton

Qualifying — 1. 1, Jes Tenner, Melrose, 22.228 secs, 88.335 MPH; 2, Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn., 22.290 secs, 88.089 MPH; 3, Emily Sue Steck, Holmen, 22.327 secs, 87.943 MPH; 4, Don Hess, La Crosse, 22.334 secs, 87.915 MPH; 5, Tom Thill, West Salem, 22.352 secs, 87.844 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. John Olson, Sparta; 2. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn.; 3. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 4. Rob Curran, Rockland; 5. Nick Clements, Onalaska.

Qualifying Heat 2 — 1. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2. Jeff Winterfield, Westby; 3. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 4. Dan Erdman, Holmen; 5. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 2. Tom Thill, West Salem; 3. Boomer Olson, Viroqua; 4. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 5. Jes Tenner, Melrose.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 2. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 3. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 4. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 5. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox

Quillin’s 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1. Tom Phillips, La Crosse; 2. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 3. Henry Vian, Sparta; 4. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 5. Jason Bolster, Sparta’ 6. Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn.; 7. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 8. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 9. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 10. Adam Moore, Sparta; 11. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 12. Ed Senn, La Crosse; 13. Charles Vian, Jr., Sparta; 14. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 15. Andy Moore, Sparta.

B-Feature — 1. Andy Moore, Sparta; 2. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 3. Dan Erdmann, Holmen; 4. Andy Barney, West Salem; 5. Chris Vinson, Holmen.

Bud Dash — 1. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 2. Adam Moore, Sparta; 3. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 4. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 5. Henry Vian, Sparta.

Heat 1 — 1. Adam Moore, Sparta; 2. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 3. Tom Phillips, La Crosse; 4. Kyle Voss, La Crescent, minn.; 5. Greg Lindvig, Holmen.

Heat 2 — 1. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 2. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 3. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 4. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 5. Brad Warthan, Sparta.

Heat 3 — 1. Henry Vian, Sparta; 2. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 3. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 4. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 5. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro.

Heat 4 — 1. Al Bartels, Tomah; 2. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 3. Charles Vian, Jr., Sparta; 4. Joey Johnson, Mindoro; 5. Ed Senn, La Crosse.