July 23, 2005;  West Salem, WI -  Earlier this season, Andy Burgess was on fire at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, taking three feature wins in a four-week span. He was cooled off when teammate and 2004 track champion Charlie Menard returned to the track, and to victory lane. The last four weeks have seen eight-time track champion Kevin Nuttleman in victory lane three times, and once again, it was Menard who cooled off the hot shoe, taking the lead on lap seven, and leading the rest of the way in the Altra Federal Credit Union 25.

Sam Andersen jumped to the early lead over Todd Korish, but Menard was quickly on the rear bumper of the second-year driver from Melrose. Andersen held him off for six laps, including a restart after a lap 3 caution brought out by an incident involving Shawn Pfaff and Nick Schroeder, but Menard finally worked inside of Anderson on lap six, and took the lead in turn one of the following lap.

Andersen stayed with Menard most of the way, as Burgess and Nuttleman charged through the field. On lap 19, Burgess, and then Nuttleman moved by J. Herbst to take over third and fourth, and although they closed on the lead pair, they were never able to make a bid to take either spot.

Menard took the checkers, with Andersen second, Burgess third, and Nuttleman fourth. Herbst claimed fifth, with Mark Lamoreaux, Steve Holzhausen, Chris Skrede, Mike Belling and Troy Goodenough rounding out the top ten.

Burgess was also fast tmer at 97.833 MPH, just ahead of Nuttleman at 97.784 MPH. Andy Niles claimed the qualifying heat, while Todd Oliver and Shawn Pfaff won the Bud Dashes.

Tom Thill, Dan Gilster and Jes Tenner battled hard behind the leader of the Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman feature leader, but none of them was able to overtake Tony ‘Tuxedo’ Leis as he claimed his first feature win of the season. Thill had his chances midway through the race, but whether he went high or low, Leis was able to hold him off.

Gilster made a run on Thill, but went high on the backstretch, and fell back to fourth. Tenner had his troubles on the last lap, and stumbled to the finish, dragging parts under his car, as Gilster moved back by him for third, and Linnehan was a bumper short of taking fourth.

Jes Tenner was quick qualifier for the 7th time this season at 88.450 MPH, and Larry Bolster Jr. won the B-Main. Qualifying heats went to Nick Clements and Josh Millis, while Linnehan and Jerimy Wagner won the Bud Dashes.

Jason Schaller pulled to the lead in the United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature, and had a solid lead when the yellow flew on lap four, as Andy Barney and Ron Heller both spun. Travis Schendel and Tony Wheeler moved up to challenge Schaller on the restart, but neither had enough for the 24 car, as Schaller led them all for the win. Schendel was second, followed by Wheeler, Dan Erdmann and Steve Bornitz.

Andy Moore won the B-Feature and Ben Allen took the checkers in the Bud Dash. Heat winners were Lonnie Klonecki, Chad Oehler, Jason Chandler and Schaller.

Andrew Moore ducked under Kevin Turner on lap four of the first Features Sports Bar Hornets feature, then held off Lee Hager by managing to navigate the lapped traffic better to take the checkered flag. Hager made several attempts at the lead, and pulled ahead once down the frontstretch, but had to settle for second at the finish. Larry Burrows was third, followed by Turner and Matt Miller.

After a lap eight caution in the Hornets second feature, it was clear it was a three-car race for the checkers. It became a one-car battle on lap 12, when Jim Schermerhorn, running second, drilled leader Nate Towner, sending the Towner car into the wall between turns three and four. Both cars went to the rear, and Nicki Hagen pulled away on the restart for the win. Trevor Chilson was second, followed by Justin Mulligen, Joe Losowski and Wendy Liebsch.

There was excitement from the start in the hornets third feature, as Jeff Heaney spun on the backstretch, coming to a rest in the middle of the track. As the cars parted, Kim Strom ducked into the infield, cutting through Lake Speed, the water collected fromt the morning’s rains. A lap later, Jason Mork lost a tire in turn four, with the tire bouncing off the catch fence and back onto the track, bringing out the caution. Wade Elliott, Chris Johnson and Rick Schermerhorn battled at the front the rest of the way, the top three in the race,and in the seasons points standings. Johnson was able to cross the line first, but failed post-race inspection, handing the victory to Schermerhorn. Elliott was second, followed by Mike Carlson, John Eron and Jerry Lemke.

Heat winners were Hagen, Turner, Burrows and Elliott.

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Altra Federal Credit Union 25 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 2. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 3. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 4. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 5. J. Herbst, West Salem; 6. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 7. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 8. Chris Skrede, Rockland; 9. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 10. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 11. Bill Niles, Holmen; 12. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 13. Todd Korish, Holmen; 14. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 15. David Tradup, Viola; 16. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 17. Joe Scholze, Holmen; 18. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 19. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 20. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 21. Steve Miller, Onalaska; 22. Andy Niles, Holmen; 23. Curt Eckleberg, West Salem; 24. Jim Summerfield, West Salem.

Qualifying — 1. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek, 20.070 seconds, 97.833 MPH; 2, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 20.080 secs, 97.784 MPH; 3, J. Herbst, West Salem, 20.227 secs, 97.073 MPH; 4, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn., 20.253 secs, 96.949 MPH; 5, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, 20.287 secs, 96.786 MPH;

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Andy Niles, Holmen; 2. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 3. David Tradup, Viola; 4. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 5. Curt Eckelberg, West Salem.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 2. J. Herbst, West Salem; 3. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 4. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 5. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 2. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 3. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 4. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 5. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.

Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman

Altra Federal Credit Union 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Tony Leis, Middle Ridge; 2. Tom Thill, West Salem; 3. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 4. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 5. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 6. John Olson, Sparta; 7. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 8. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 9. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 10. Branden Berg, Melrose; 11. Don Hess, La Crosse; 12. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn.; 13. Boomer Olson, Viroqua; 14. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 15. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta.

B-Feature — 1. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 3. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 4. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. Jamie Schlintz, Bangor.

Qualifying — 1. Jes Tenner, Melrose, 22.199 secs, 88.450 MPH; 2, Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn., 22.222 secs, 88.358 MPH; 3, Dan Gilster, West Salem, 22.253 secs, 88.235 MPH; 4, Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn., 22.278 secs, 88.136 MPH; 5, John Olson, Sparta, 22.301 secs, 88.045 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Nick Clements, Bangor; 2. Rob Mason, La Crescent, Minn.; 3. Jamie Schlintz, Bangor; 4. Mark Challet, Bangor; 5. Matt Inglett, La Crosse.

Qualifying Heat 2 — 1. Josh Millis, Black River Falls; 2. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 3. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 4. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; Tim Steinhoff, Cashton.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 2. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 3. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 4. John Olson, Sparta; 5. Aaron Hass, La Crosse.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 2. Tom Thill, West Salem; 3. Boomer Olson, Viroqua; 4. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 5. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox

Altra Federal Credit Union 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1. Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 2. Travis Schendel, Cashton; 3. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 4. Dan Erdmann, Holmen; 5. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 6. Andy Moore, Sparta; 7. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 8. Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn.; 9. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 10. Adam Moore, Sparta; 11. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 12. Ben Allen, Bangor; 13. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 14. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 15. Jason Bolster, Sparta.

B-Feature — 1. Andy Moore, Sparta; 2. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 3. Boomer Olson, Viroqua; 4. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 5. Rusty Winchel, Sparta.

Bud Dash — 1. Ben Allen, Bangor; 2. Jason Schaler, La Crosse; 3. Steve Cleveland, Sparta; 4. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 5. Dan Erdmann, Holmen.

Heat 1 — 1. Lonnie Klonecki, Arcadia; 2. Ben Allen, Bangor; 3. Corey Barney, Sparta; 4. Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn.; 5. Andy Barney, West Salem.

Heat 2 — 1. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 2. Dan Erdmann, Holmen; 3. Adam Moore, Sparta; 4. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 5. Tom Phillips, La Crosse.

Heat 3 — 1. Jason Chandler, Black River Falls; 2. Steve Cleveland, Sparta; 3. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 4. Travis Schendel, Cashton; 5. Steve Bornitz, Holmen.

Heat 4 — 1. Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 2. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 3. Kris Buldhaupt, West Salem; 4. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 5. Josh Inglett, La Crosse.

Features Sports Bar Hornets

Altra Federal Credit Union 15 Feature 1 (15 cars) — 1. Andrew Moore; 2. Lee Hager; 3. Larry Burroughs; 4. Kevin Turner; 5. Matt Miller; 6. Jason Bruggeman; 7. Joey Johnson, III; 8. Marc Hauser; 9. Chris Diehlmann; 10. Bekah Voehl.

Altra Federal Credit Union 15 Feature 2 (21 cars) — 1. Nicki Hagen; 2. Trevor Chilson; 3. Justin Mulligen; 4. Joe Lisowski; 5. Wendy Liebsch; 6. Bill Warren; 7. Michael Ripinski; 8. Nate Towner; 9. Ren Revels; 10. Matt Kuruzovich.

Altra Federal Credit Union 15 Feature 3 (20 cars) — 1. Rick Schermerhorn; 2. Wade Elliott; 3. Mike Carlson; 4. John Eron; 5. Jerry Lemke; 6. Gary Towner; 7. Dave Treu; 8. Kim Strom; 9. Derrick Hammer; 10. Shane Finnerud.

Heat 1 — 1. Nicki Hagen; 2. Justin Mulligen; 3. Wendy Liebsch; 4. Michael Ripinski; 5. Ren Revels.

Heat 2 — 1. Kevin Turner; 2. Eugene Hager; 3. Lee Hager; 4. Carroll Niedfeldt; 5. Shane Finnerud.

Heat 3 — 1. Larry Burroughs; 2. Pete Muenkel; 3. Nate Towner; 4. Dave Treu; 5. Ron Amann.

Heat 4 — 1. Wade Elliott; 2. Chris Johnson; 3. Matt Moore; 4. John Eron; 5. Rick Schermerhorn.

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