(West Salem, WI - August 26, 2006) - West Salem’s Danny Gilster won his first career Late Model Feature in the Five Star Telecom 25 Saturday night at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway. After starting on the pole, Gilster managed to keep every body behind him to claim his 1st Kwik Trip Late Model Feature win in just his third attempt. Gilster, driving a Team Menard Monte Carlo (Teammate to Andy Burgess), became the 2nd Rookie to win a feature race this year, after 2nd generation driver Skylar Holzhausen won his first just a couple of weeks ago.

Photo Highlights Dan Gilster (#8) and his crew celebrate in victory lane following his first career Kwik Trip Late Model feature win at LaCrosse Speedway.

The Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model Points race caught the attention of everyone Saturday night. Kevin Nuttleman stretched his lead in the point standings to 24 after charging from 9th place to 4th place Saturday night. Meanwhile, right behind Nuttleman, Andy Burgess(2nd place in the points) and Mark Lamoreaux ( 3rd in the points) spun each other out battling for position mid-pack during the race’s mid-stages. The two of them would restart Lamoreaux17th and Burgess 18th. Burgess would only make it back to 9th place, but Lamoreaux, who had a fast car all night, weaved his way all the way back to fifth place. Lamoreaux finished right behind Nuttleman, and made up six points on Burgess. Lamoreaux has a ten point deficit to overtake Burgess for 2nd heading into the 100 lap feature next week, which will decide the 2006 Late Model Championship.

Larry Bolster Jr. took top honors in the Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsmen Five Star Telecom 15 Feature. Bolster, who also started on the pole, almost lost the lead several times, but the cautions fell his way, and he was able to bring the car home on top. A last minute charge by early season point leader Dan Linnehan was unsuccessful, as Linnehan had to settle for runnerup. Point leader John Olson took 3rd, Jerimy Wagner 4th, and Nick Clements would round out the top 5. The race included an eight car pileup on the frontstretch during the mid stages of the race. Several cars were involved, including point lead contenders Jimmy Gilster and Chand Wehling.

The points race for the Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsmen Division is also a very close battle. Seperated by only 36 points 1st to 3rd. Larry Bolster Jr. will move into 3rd in the points after the incident involving Gilster and Wehling. Trent Boettcher, now 2nd in the points, finshed 6th, making up 1 point on leader John Olson, who now holds a 21 point margin going into the last two weeks of racing.

Andy Barney won the United Auto Supply Thunderstox Five Star Telecom 15 lap feature Saturday night. Andy Moore, Josh Inglett, Adam Moore, and Charles Vian Jr. would finish out the top five. Going into the last two weeks of racing, the top five are only separated by 24 points, and is clearly the best championship battle at the track. Here are the top five in Thunderstox Points: 1. Andy Moore (1111) 2. Charles Vian Jr. (1100) 3. Adam Moore (1099) 4. Steve Bornitz (1091) 5. Ron Heller (1087).

The Final weekly event on the 2006 schedule is next Saturday night, September 2nd, as Dodge presents the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models, Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsmen, and United Auto Supply Thunderstox, plus the Late Models will have their longest race of the season, a 100 lap main event. For more information about the LaCrosse Speedway, visit www.lacrossespeedway.com, or call the office at 608.786.1525.

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LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
FIVE STAR TELECOM 25 Feature (26 Cars) — 1. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 2. Todd Korish, Holmen; 3. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 4. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 5. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN; 6. Tim Hagen, La Crescent, MN; 7. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 8. Tom Thill, West Salem; 9. Andy Burgess, Eau Claire; 10. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 11. J. Herbst, West Salem; 12. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 13. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 14. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 15. Don Hess; 16. Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor; 17. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 18. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 19. Ty Reedy; 20. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, MN; 21. Scott Beckler, Sparta; 22. Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 23. Jim Summerfield, Bangor; 24. Gib Scharpf, La Crosse; 25. Kevin Eddy, Hatfield; 26. Ronnie Hawly, Winona, MN;

Qualifying — 1, Gib Scharpf, La Crosse, 20.285 secs, 96.796 MPH; 2, Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor , 20.326 secs, 96.600 MPH; 3, Andy Burgess, Eau Claire, 20.337 secs, 96.548 MPH; 4, Todd Oliver, Bangor , 20.369 secs, 96.396 MPH; 5, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta, 20.382 secs, 96.335 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN; 2. Kevin Eddy, Hatfield; 3. Tyler Reedy, Galesville; 4. Dan Steele, West Salem; 5. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley;

Odd Bud Dash —1. J. Herbst, West Salem; 2. Todd Korish, Holmen; 3. Andy Burgess, Eau Claire; 4. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 5. Tom Thill, West Salem;

Even Bud Dash —1. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 2. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, MN; 3. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 4. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 5.Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor;

Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
FIVE STAR TELECOM 15 Feature (24 Cars) —1. Larry Bolster Jr, Four Corners; 2. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 3. John Olson, Sparta; 4. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 5. Nick Clements, Onalaska; 6. Trent Boetcher, La Crescent, MN; 7. Kieth Kirchner, La Crosse; 8. randy Humfeld, Chaseburg; 9. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 10. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 11. Rob Curran, Rockland, IL; 12. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 13. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 14. Troy Rave, Black River Falls; 15. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 16. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 17. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 18. Rob Mason, Caledonia, MN; 19. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 20. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 21. Branden Berg, Melrose; 22. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, MN; 23. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 24. John Hafner, Onalaska;

B-Feature —1. Rob Mason, Caledonia, MN; 2. John Hafner, La Crosse; 3. Wayne Smith, Barre Mills; 4. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. Jamie Schlintz, Bangor;

Qualifying — 1,Aaron Hass, La Crosse, WI, 22.210 secs, 88.406 MPH; 2, Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, MN ,22.297 secs, 88.061 MPH; 3, Jimmy Gilster, West Salem, 22.323 secs, 87.959 MPH; 4,Emily Sue Steck, Holmen, 22.325 secs, 87.951MPH; 5,Keith Kirchner, La Crosse, WI, 22.326 secs, 87.947MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 —1. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 2. Randy Humfeld, Chaseburg; 3. Rob Mason, Caledonia, MN; 4.Wayne Smith, Barre Mills; 5. John Hafner, Onalaska;

Qualifying Heat 2 —1. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 2. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 3. Jake Arneson, Taylor; 4. Troy Rave, Black River Falls; 5. Mark Challet, Bangor;

Odd Bud Dash —1. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 2. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 3. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 4. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 5. Aaron Hass, La Crosse;

Even Bud Dash — 1. Branden Berg, North Bend; 2. Larry Bolster Jr, Four Corners; 3. Rob Curran, Riockland, IL, 4. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, MN; 5. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, MN;

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
FIVE STAR TELECOM 15 Feature (23 cars) —1. Andy Barney, West Salem; 2. Andy Moore, Sparta; 3. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 4. Adam Moore, Sparta; 5. Charles Vian Jr, Sparta; 6. Shane Ulvestad, Holmen; 7. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 8. Matthew Moore, Tomah; 9. Steve Bornitz, West Salem; 10. Brad Warthan, Sparta; 11. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 12. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 13. Mark Krueger, Holmen; 14. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 15. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 16. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 17. Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 18. Raymond Hardy, Sparta; 19. Matt Cleveland, Sparta; 20. Justin Berg, Bangor; 21. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crosse; 22. Harley Jankowski, Arcadia; 23. Tim Steinhoff;

B-Feature — 1. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 2. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 3. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 4. Raymond Hardy, Sparta; 5.

Bud Dash — 1. Matt Moore, Tomah; 2. Adam Moore, Sparta; 3. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 4. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 5. Andy Barney, West Salem;

Heat 1 — 1. Charles Vian Jr, Sparta; 2. Matt Moore, Tomah; 3. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 4. 5. Matt Cleveland, Sparta;

Heat 2 —1. Adam Moore, Sparta; 2. Andy Barney, West Salem; 3. Shane Ulvestad, Holmen; 4. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crescent, MN; 5. Bill Inglett, La Crosse;

Heat 3 —1. John Inglett, La Crosse; 2. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 3. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 4. Andy Moore, Sparta; 5. Ron Heller, Chaseburg;

Features Sports Bar & Grill Hornets
FIVE STAR TELECOM 15 Feature 1 (18 cars) — 1.Travis Lee, Onalaska; 2. Steve Owen; 3. Justin Mulkin; 4. Matt Kuruzovich, Sparta; 5. Kyle Swenson, Sparta; 6. John Mohr, Tomah; 7. Michael Repinski; 8. Larry Shaw; 9. Megen Urch, Bangor; 10. Jay Raines, Cashton;

FIVE STAR TELECOM 15 Feature 2 (17 cars) — 1.Timothy Klug, Caledonia, MN; 2. Dennis Sampson, Blair; 3. Jesse Colsch, Dorchester; 4. Josh Meyer, Black River Falls; 5. Nick Webb; 6. Tim Fuller; 7. Steve Rusch, Sparta; 8. Bret Bagstad; 9. Chris Weber; 10. Tony Waltmath;

FIVE STAR TELECOM 15 Feature 3 (18 cars) — 1. Kevin Turner, La Crosse; 2. Pete Muenkel, Caledonia, MN; 3. Kim Strom, West Salem; 4. Trevor Chilson, La Crosse; 5. Nate Towner, Trempealeau; 6. Jim Schermerhorn, Coon Valley; 7. heath Wiessenberger, West Salem; 8. Kirk Turner; 9. Nicki Hagen, La Crescent; 10. Tim Murphy, Tomah;

Heat 1 — 1.Derrick Hammer, Galesville; 2. 3.Jonathan Eckelberg, West Salem; 4. Mike Repinski, Sparta; 5. Troy Dockerty, Sparta;

Heat 2 — 1. Tim Fuller, Necedah; 2. Troy Waltemath, Necedah; 3. Derald Cordes, Hokah, MN; 4. 5. Jason Mork, Osseo;

Heat 3 — 1.Ron Amann, West Salem; 2. Travis Lee, Onalaska; 3. John Clements, Bangor; 4. John Mohr, Tomah; 5.Jared Heany, Caledonia, MN;

Heat 4 — 1. Harley Jankowski, Sparta; 2. Pete Muenkel, Caledonia; 3. Jim Schermerhorn, Middle Ridge; 4. Heath Weissenberger, Bunker Hill; 5. Kirk Turner, Holmen;