May 21, 2005;  West Salem, WI - Andy Burgess moved to the lead on lap eight, and came away with his second win of the season by holding off Kevin Nuttleman down the stretch. While Burgess claimed the win, much of the attention went to Ronnie Hawley, who hit the wall hard in a lap 12 accident on the frontstretch, and had to be carefully removed from his car as the race was red flagged.

Photo Highlights Andy Burgess moved to the lead on lap eight, and came away with his second win of the season in the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models. Jes Tenner (#9) captured top honors in the Ray Hutson Sportsman feature.

The Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model feature race started with twenty four cars running for the checkered flag. On the opening lap, Bill Niles and Curt Eckleberg touched on the backstretch, with Eckleberg spinning to bring out the first caution. Mike Belling led for the first seven laps, before Burgess moved by on the outside for the lead. Burgess started to pull away from the field, but the second caution flew two laps later when Andy Niles and Tim Nelson tangled, with Niles spinning to the infield.

On lap twelve the car of Ronnie Hawley hit the wall in turn four. He and Mark Lamoreaux got together coming out of the turn, and Hawley's car slammed the frontstretch wall. Ronnie was taken to the hospital to be checked out, and was released later that night. The race was red flagged to allow safety crews to take all precautions to safely remove Hawley from his car. Officials ran the Thunderstox feature while crews attended to Hawley.

Top qualifier in the late models was Burgess who went on to win the feature. It wasn't easy for him with Nuttleman coming up on the twenty second lap to challenge for the flag. Coming in a strong third was Mike Belling, with Todd Korish fourth, and Tony Bagstad rounding out the top five.

Curt Eckelberg took the B-feature, while Burgess was fast timer at 99.292 MPH. Heat wins went to Nick Schroeder and Bill Niles, while Todd Oliver and Tony Bagstad took the Bud Dash wins.

The top spot in the Sportsman feature went to Jes Tenner with a great pass of leader Branden Berg with four laps to go. Tom Thill came in second followed by John Olson and Dan Gilster. Berg held on to finish fifth at the checkered flag.

Nick Clements won the B-Feature, and heat wins went to Rob Curran and Ken Lewis. The Bud Dash checkers went to Jimmy Gilster and Jes Tenner, while Dan Linnehan was quickest in qualifying at 88.538 MPH.

In the feature race of the Thunderstox class the race was won by Chris Vinson. Chris took the lead with eleven laps to go in the race. He held off Adam Moore who came in second just ahead of Jason Bolster in the third place finish. The fourth place was taken by Jamie Dummer, with Jerry Aylsworth taking the fifth. place spot.

Greg Lindvig advanced to the feature by winning the B-Feature, while Jason Schaller claimed the win in the C-Feature. Heat winners were Steve Owen, Chris Vinson, Kyle Voss and Josh Inglett, and Wayne Smith came away with the Bud Dash win.

The Hornets had three feature races in their events. In the first feature Gary Towner took top place while second went to Chris Sampson followed by Jerry Schomers. In the second feature of the night the top spot went Travis Lee. Coming in second was Andrew Godfrey followed by Tim Murphy in the third place. In the third final feature race was Mike Carlson. With a second going to Wade Elliott, and third going to Jeff Heaney.

Heat wins went to Larry Burrows, Trevor Chilson, Tony Waltemath and Matt Moore.

This Saturday, round two of the Daredevil Challenge takes place, as six drivers will compete in a roll-over contest.

Qualifying for the late model and sportsman drivers begins at 5:05, with the first race set for 7:30.

For complete results from the RACESTAT computer click here

Saturday, May 28 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Daredevil Challenge Rollover Contest
Saturday, June 4 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Outhouse Race, Kid's Night
Saturday, June 11 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Hornets

LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Majestic Pines Casino 25 Feature (24 Cars) - 1. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek, Wis.; 2. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 3. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 4. Todd Korish, La Crosse; 5. Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 6. Steve holzhausen, Bangor; 7. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 8. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 9. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 10. Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 11. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn;12. J. Herbst, West Salem; 13. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 14. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 15. Chris Skrede, Sparta; 16. Quinn Arnoldy, Arcadia; 17. Andy Niles, Holmen; 18. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 19. Tim Nelson La Creescent; 20. Bill Niles; Holmen; 21. Ronnie Hawley, Winona, Minn; 22. Loran Kurth, Waukon, Ia; 23. Curt Eckelberg, West Salem; 24. Tom McClintock, La Crosse
B-Feature - 1. Curt Eckelberg, West Salem; 2. Tom McClintock, La Crosse; 3. Lorin Kurth, Waukon, Ia.; 4. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 5. Kraig Burrows, West Salem.
Qualifying - 1. Andy Burgess, Eau Claire, Wis., 19.775 seconds, 99.292 MPH; 2, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn., 20.097 secs, 97.701 MPH; 3, J. Herbst, West Salem, 20.103 secs, 97.672 MPH; 4, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor, 20.122 secs, 97.580 MPH; 5, Ronnie Hawley, Winona, Minn., 20.209 secs, 97.160 MPH;
Qualifying Heat 1 - 1.Nicholas Schroeder, Cashton; 2. Andy Niles, Holmen; 3. Lorin Kurth, Waukon, Ia.; 4. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 5. Chris Skrede, Rockland.
Qualifying Heat 2 - 1.Bill Niles, Holmen; 2. Brent Kirchner, LaCrosse; 3. Kraig Burrows, West Salem; 4. Tom McClintock, Onalaska; 5. Jimmy Patzner, Winona, Minn
Odd Bud Dash - 1.Todd Oliver, Bangor; 2. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 3, Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 4. Andy Burgess, Eau Claire; 5. Mike Belling, LaCrosse.
Even Bud Dash--Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 2.Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 3. Tim Nelson, LaCrescent, Minn.; 4. Steve Holhausen, Bangor 5. Sam Andersen, Melrose.

Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
Majestic Pines Casino 15 Feature (24 Cars) - 1. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 2. Tom Thill, West Salem; 3. John Olson, Sparta; 4. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 5. Branden Berg, Melrose; 6. Aaron Hass La Crosse; 7. Larry Bolster Jr., Sparta; 8. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 9. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 10. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 11. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 12. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 13. Rob Curran, Rockland; 14. Boomer Olson, Viroque; 15. Bill Miller, Sparta
B-Feature - 1. Nick Clements, Onalaska; 2. Josh Millis, Black River Falls; 3. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 4. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 5. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton
Qualifying - 1. 1, Dan Linnehan, Sparta, 22.177 secs, 88.538 MPH; 2, John Olson, Sparta 22.298 secs, 88.057 MPH; 3, Tony Leis, Middle Ridge 22.303 secs, 88.037 MPH; 4, Jes Tenner, Melrose, 22.379 secs, 87.739 MPH; 5, Tom Thill West Salem 22.390 secs, 87.695 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 - 1.Rob Curran, Rockland; 2. Bill Miller, Sparta; 3. Jeff Winterfield, Westby; 4. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 5. Mike Carson, West Salem
Qualifying Heat 2 - 1.Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 2. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 3. Rob Mason, LaCrescent; 4. Nick Clements, Onalaska; 5. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen
Odd Bud Dash - 1.Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 2. Tom Thill, West Salem; 3. Larry Bolster, Sparta; 4. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 5. Daniel Linnehan, Sparta.
Even Bud Dash - 1.Jes Tenner, Melrose; 2. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 3. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn.; 4. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. John Olson, Sparta.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Majestic Pines Casino 15 Feature (24 cars) - 1. Chris Vinson, Holmen; 2. Adam Moore, Sparta; 3. Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn.; 4. Jason Bolster, Sparta 5. Jamie Dummer, Holmen 6. Jerry Aylesworth, La Crosse; 7. Dan Erdmann, Holmen; 8. Craig Chandler, Black River Falls; 9. Ed Senn, La Crosse; 10. Mary Schill, Cashton; 11. David Witt, West Salem; 12. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 13. Lance Lee, Galesville; 14. Andy Moore, Sparta; 15. Justin Berg, Bangor
B-Feature - 1. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 2. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 3. Ron Heller, Coonvalley; 4. Mary Schill, Cashton; 5. Al Bartels, Tomah
C-Feature - 1. Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 2. Andy Barney, West Salem; 3. Jeff Stumlin, Mindoro; 4. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 5. Steve Grandall, Onalska
Bud Dash - 1. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 2. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 3. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 4. Chris Vinson, Holmen; 5. Steve Owen, La Crosse.
Heat 1 - 1.Steve Owen, 2. Tony Wheeler 3. Jason Bolster 4. Ed Seen 5. Heath Weissenberger
Heat 2 - 1.Chris Vinson, Holmen 2. Lance Lee, Galesville 3. Andy Moore, Sparta 4. Travis Schendel, Cashton 5. Graig Chandler, Black River Falls
Heat 3 - 1.Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn. 2. Jamie Dummer, Holmen 3. Denise Miller, Sparta 4. Justin Berg, Bangor 5. Dan Erdmann, Holmen
Heat 4 - 1.Josh Inglett, LaCrosse 2. Wayne Smith, La Crosse 3. Ray Burkum,Wesby 4. Chad
Oehler, La Crosse 5. Henry Vian, Sparta

Features Sports Bar Hornets
Majestic Pines Casino 15 Feature 1 (26 cars) - 1. Gary Towner, Galesville; 2. Chris Sampson, La Crosse; 3. Jerry Schomers, La Crescent, Minn.; 4. Dave Treu, Viroqua; 5. Steven Rusch, Sparta; 6. Randy Lavigne, Elgin, Minn.; 7. Steve Lemke, Hokah, Minn.; 8. Lee Hager, Kellogg, Minn.; 9. Justin Scholze, Sparta; 10. Tim Payne, La Crosse.
Majestic Pines Casino 15 Feature 2 (25 cars) - 1. Travis Lee, Holmen; 2. Andrew Godfrey, Sparta; 3. Tim Murphy, Sr., Tomah; 4. Mike Lavigne, Elgin, Minn.; 5. Ron Amann, West Salem; 6. Mike Thompson, Melrose; 7. Matt Storlie, Spring Grove, Minn.; 8. Wendy Liebsch, Winona, Minn; 9. Jason Mork, Osseo; 10. Jason Brueggeman, Ontario.
Majestic Pines Casino 15 Feature 3 (25 cars) - 1. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 2. Wade Elliott, Galesville; 3. Jeff Heaney, Caledonia, Minn.; 4. Kim Strom, West Salem; 5. Alan Van Vleet, Galesville; 6. Jerry Lemke, Rochester, Minn.; 7. Nate Towner, Trempealeau; 8. Pete Muenkel, Caledonia, Minn; 9. Matt Moore, Tomah; 10. Derrick Hammer, Galesville.
Heat 1 - 1.Larry Burroughs; 2. Mike Lavigne; 3. Dave Treu; 4. Chris Sampson; 5. Mike Thompson
Heat 2 - 1.Trevor Chilson; 2. Jerry Schomers; 3. Gary Towner; 4. Tim Payne; 5. Matt Kurozovich
Heat 3 - 1.Tony Waltemath; 2. Andrew Godfrey; 3. Eugene Hager; 4. Steve Lemke; 5. Aaron Towner
Heat 4 - 1. Matt Moore; 2. Nate Towner; 3. Rick Schermerhorn; 4. Mike Carlson; 5. Nicki Hagen