(West Salem, WI - August 20, 2005) -  Todd Korish was one lap from his first feature win since 2001, but he had Mike Belling on his outside as he took the white flag. Belling dropped back a bit, but roared to the lead down the backstretch, then held off Korish by a quarter-length at the finish for his first win in just over a year. Korish had lead most of the first 24 laps, dominating at times before a lap 19 caution, but could not hold on for his second late model win.

Photo Highlights Heat race action in Grand National Sportsman division heads for the checkered flag as the fans watch on. Thunderstox early action included a loose car of Dan Erdman (#82) near the start finish line. The Thunderstox continue to provide close action and excitement for the fans.

Korish started on the outside of the front row, and quickly outgunned Lorin Kurth on the start, but as fast as he jumped to the lead, he had Sam Andersen and Steve Holzhausen charging up in his rear-view mirror. When Holzhausen ducked under Andersen for second on lap 5, the top three cars were six car-lengths in front of the rest of the 24-car field.

Holzhausen continued dogging the leader, taking the lead coming out of turn two on lap eight. Korish battled however, and a lap later, he pulled back into the lead on the backstretch, with Andersen following into second as Holzhausen drifted high on the track.

The 30-year veteran Holzhausen recovered quickly, passing Anderson for the second spot a lap later, just before Chris Skrede brought out the first caution for a spin in turn four.

Korish opened up a four-car advantage on the 78 of Holzhausen, but that was erased four laps later, as two separate incidents brought out the caution. First Todd Oliver spun on the frontstretch, sliding into the inside retaining wall. Seconds later Lorin Kurth spun on the backstretch, collecting Mark Lamoreaux, Nick Schroeder and Adam Degenhardt.

On the restart, Belling was the man on the move, quickly getting around Shawn Pfaff to take third, and then ducking inside to move by Holzhausen on lap 20. he chased down Korish, moving to the outside on lap 23, and crossing the start-finish line for the white flag side by side. Belling fell back through turns one and two, but had the power to pull alongside entering turn three, and edged his way to the win at the checkers.

Korish was second, followed by Holzhausen, Shawn Pfaff and Andy Burgess. Kevin Nuttleman was sixth, followed by Andersen, Tony Bagstad, Bill Niles and John Towner.

Burgess tied Nuttleman’s 14-year old record with his 13th fast qualifying effort of the season, and has two more race nights to take the mark for himself. He timed in at 97.454 MPH on the evening. Jim Hagel won the B-Feature, John Towner won the qualifying heat, and Belling and Bill Niles won the Bud Dashes.

In the Sportsman feature Boomer Olson took the lead at the start. Mike Albrecht Jr. moved to the lead, and took control at the halfway point. He managed to hold off Olson for the remainder of the race. Behind the leaders, there were several changes in position in the final laps, with Branden Berg finishing third, followed by Lucas Korish, and Dan Gilster, the points leader.

Albrecht Jr. also won the Odd Bud Dash, Emily Sue Steck won the Even Bud Dash. In qualifying heats Tom Thill and Larry Bolster Jr. won. Dan Linnehan was fast qualifier at 88.790 MPH. And the B-Feature win went to Chad Rosendahl.

In the Thunderstox feature Steve Grandall took the lead at the beginning, but later spun and was passed by Andy Moore who took the lead. Moore and Grandall battled for several laps. Later in the race there was a four car incident, and following that Al Bartles, Rusty Winchel, and Andy Moore did some bumping and grinding as they passed the finish line. Wayne Smith took the lead with four laps to go, and held everyone off for the win. Moore was second, followed by Henry Vian, Tim Steinhoff and Jason Chandler.

Ron Heller won the B-Feature, Andy Moore took the Bud dash, and heat wins went to Smith, Jason Chandler, Andy Barney and Jeff Strumlin. Steve Miller won the School Bus race, with Mike Albrecht, Jr. alongside Miller’s stop sign at the checkered.

Saturday, Aug. 27 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Hornets
Saturday, Sept. 3 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, 100 Lap Feature
Saturday, Sept. 10 Eve of Destruction, Thunderstox, Hornets, Trailer Races of Destruction

LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

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Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models

Budweiser 25 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 2. Todd Korish, Holmen; 3. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 4. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 5. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek, Wis.; 6. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 7. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 8. Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 9. Bill Niles, Holmen; 10. John Towner, Trempealeau; 11. Dan Steele, West Salem; 12. J. Herbst, West Salem; 13. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 14. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 15. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 16. Chris Skrede, Rockland; 17. Travis Sauter, Necedah; 18. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 19. Lorin Kurth, Waukon, Ia.; 20. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 21. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 22. Nick Schroeder, Rockland; 23. Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls; 24. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.

B-Feature — 1. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 2. Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls; 3. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 4. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 5. Curt Eckleberg, West Salem.

Qualifying —1, Andy Burgess, Eau Claire, 20.148 seconds, 97.454 MPH; 2, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn., 20.219 secs, 97.112 MPH; 3, Mike Belling, La Crosse, 20.263 secs, 96.901 MPH; 4, Dan Steele, West Salem, 20.308 secs, 96.686 MPH; 5, J. Herbst, West Salem, 20.328 secs, 96.591 MPH;

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. John Towner, Trempealeau; 2. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 3. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 4. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 5. Troy Goodenough.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 2. Todd Korish, Holmen; 3. Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 4. J. Herbst, West Salem; 5. Sam Andersen, Melrose.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Bill Niles, Holmen; 2. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 3. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 4. Chris Skrede, Rockland; 5. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta.

Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman

Budweiser 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 2. Boomer, Olson, Viroqua; 3. Branden Berg, Melrose; 4. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 5. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 6. Rob Mahan, Sparta; 7. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 8. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 9. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 10. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 11. Jordan Hess, La Crosse; 12. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 13. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 14. Bill Miller, Sparta; 15. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta.

B-Feature — 1. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn 2. Jamie Schlintz, Bangor 3. Matt Inglett, La Crosse 4. Rob Curran, Rockland 5. John Hafner, Onalaska.

Qualifying — 1, Dan Linnehan, Sparta, 22.114 secs, 88.790 MPH; 2, Jes Tenner, Melrose, 22.203 secs, 88.434 MPH; 3, Dan Gilster, West Salem, 22.226 secs, 88.342 MPH; 4, Jordan Hess, La Crosse, 22.275 secs, 88.148 MPH; 5, Chand Wehling, Stoddard, 22.350 secs, 87.852 MPH.

Non-Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 2. Ed Guenther, Onalaska; 3. Tim Groth, Ridgeway, Minn.; 4. Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 5. Darus Pettibone, Black River Falls.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Tom Thill, West Salem; 2. Nick Clements, Onalaska; 3. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 4. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn.; 5. Jason Dummer, Holmen.

Qualifying Heat 2 — 1. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2. Rob Mahan, Sparta; 3. Jamie Schlintz, Bangor; 4. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 5. Rob Curran, Rockland.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 2. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 3. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 4. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 5. Tony Leis, Middle Ridge.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 2. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 3. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 4. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 5. Jes Tenner, Melrose.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox

Budweiser 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1. Wayne Smith, Sparta; 2. Andy Moore, Sparta; 3. Henry Vian, Sparta; 4. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. Jason Chandler, Black River Falls; 6. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 7. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 8. Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 9. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 10. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 11. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 12. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 13. Steve Grandall, Onalaska; 14. Tom Phillips, La Crosse; 15. Dan Erdman, Holmen.

B-Feature — 1. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 2. Adam Moore, Sparta; 3. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 4. Dan Erdman, Holmen; 5. Ed Senn, La Crosse.

Bud Dash — 1. Andy Moore, Sparta; 2. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 3. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 4. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 5. Jeff Stumlin, Mindoro.

Heat 1 — 1. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 2. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 3. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 4. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. Tom Phillips, La Crosse.

Heat 2 — 1. Jason Chandler, Black River Falls; 2. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 3. Steve Grandall, Onalaska; 4. 85; 5. Josh Inglett, La Crosse.

Heat 3 — 1. Andy Barney, West Salem; 2. Andy Moore, Sparta; 3. Henry Vian, Sparta; 4. Al Bartels, Tomah; 5. Jason Schaller, La Crosse.

Heat 4 — 1. Jeff Strumlin, Mindoro; 2. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 3. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 4. Chris Vinson, Holmen; 5. Craig Chandler, Black River Falls.

School Bus Race — 1. Steve Miller, Onalaska; 2. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.