(West Salem, WI - April 22, 2006) - Mark Lamoreaux, of Bloomington, Minn., made his three-hour venture to the
La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway Saturday night pay off in a big way as he captured his first feature win of the 2006 racing season before an enthusiastic crowd.

Photo Highlights New Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model Points Leader Steve Carlson (66) passes Todd Korish in turn two. Ray Hutson Chevrolet Grand National Sportsman Feature winner Jamie Millis (98) pulls ahead of Dan Linnehan entering the backstretch. Mark Krueger (11) and Jake Krueger (32) Battle down the quarter mile backstretch during United Auto Supply Thunderstox Action.

Lamoreaux was fast, but as he well knows, sometimes it pays off to be at the right place at the right time. Dan Steele, who led the first 20 laps of the 25-lap Kwik Trip Late Model feature, slid up the track ever-so-slightly as he passed a lap car between turns three and four on Lap 21, and found himself in the loose rubber and stones known as the marbles.

It was a roll Steele didn’t want, nor could he stop. The West Salem man swerved, bobbled and skidded through turn four, but somehow managed to regain control of his 2006 Chevy Monte Carlo. He lost two places – one to Lamoreaux and the other to upstart J.Herbst – but managed to straighten his car out and grab third place. It’s a position he would hold throughout the remaining five laps.

Lamoreaux did have a few tense moments over the last five laps, which included a restart on Lap 24. Skylar Holzhausen and Troy Goodenough tangled in turn four resulting in both colliding with the soft styrofoam wall, bringing out the second caution of the race. Neither driver was injured, but both cars incurred considerable damage.

Once the race resumed, it was a one-lap sprint to the finish. Lamoreaux was able to grab the checkers, while Herbst, Steele, Jon Barrette and Steve Carlson rouneded out the top five finishers. By virtue of his ffith-place finish, Carlson took over the KwikTrip Late Model points lead from nine-time track champion Kevin Nuttleman. Nuttleman, last week’s feature winner, finished seventh in main event and fell to third in the points.

The Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman division feature ran smooth compared to the first qualifying heat, in which Rob Mason went hurdling into the soft wall blocks. The impact caused major damage to the body of his car, but he walked away unscathed. Jamie Millis pulled away after a late race caution for his first feature win of the 2006 season in his Chevy Silverado truck.

Andy Moore and Mike Krueger, Jr., both of Sparta, Wis., finished one-two in the United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature race. Racing was, as it always is in the division, bumper to bumper, with considerable car contact on the quarter-mile track.The competitors kept the racing, for the most part, clean, with a few minor incidents.

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Saturday, April 29 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Hornets

Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
COCA-COLA 25 Feature (26 Cars) — 1. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN; 2. J. Herbst, West Salem; 3. Dan Steele, West Salem; 4. Jon Barrette, Westby; 5. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 6. Charlie Menards, Eau Claire ; 7. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 8. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 9. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 10. Todd Korish, Holmen; 11. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 12. Chris Skrede, Sparta; 13. Ronnie Hawley, Winona, MN; 14. Tim Hagel, La Crescent, MN; 15. Tom Thill, West Salem; 16. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 17. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 18. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 19. Bill Niles, Holmen; 20. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 21. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 22. Tim Groth, Onalaska; 23. Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 24. Chris Vinson, Onalaska; 25. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 26. Skylar Holzhausen, West Salem.

Qualifying — 1. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, 20.134 seconds, 97.522 MPH; 2. Steve Carlson, West Salem, 20.074 seconds, 97.813 MPH; 3. Todd Korish , Holmen, 20.190 seconds, 97.251 MPH; 4. Jon Barrette, Westby, 20.205 seconds, 97.179 MPH; 5. Andy Burgess, Eau Claire, 20.220 seconds, 97.107 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 2. Bill Niles, Holmen; 3. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 4. Skylar Holzhausen , West Salem; 5. Troy Goodenough, Melrose.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 2. J. Herbst, West Salem; 3. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 4. Todd Korish, Holmen; 5. Andy Burgess, Eau Claire.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 2. Dan Steele, West Salem; 3. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 4. Ronnie Hawley, Winona, MN; 5. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN.

Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
COCA-COLA 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 2. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 3. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 4. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 5. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, MN; 6. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, MN; 7. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 8. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 9. Nick Clements, Onalaska; 10. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 11. John Olson, Sparta; 12. Branden Berg, Melrose; 13. Larry Bolster, Sparta; 14. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 15. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 16. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 17. Randy Humfeld, Chaseburg; 18. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 19. Keith Kirchner, La Crosse; 20. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 21. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 22. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 23. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 24. Joe Rinartz, La Crosse.

B-Feature — Randy Hass, La Crosse; 2. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 3. Keith Kirchner, La Crosse; 4. Jeriah Rave, Black River Falls; 5. Dan Erdman, La Crosse.
Qualifying — 1. Lucas Korish , La Crosse , 22.081 seconds, 88.923 MPH; 2. Branden Berg, North Bend , 22.162 seconds, 88.598 MPH; 3. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, MN ; 22.165 seconds, 88.586 MPH; 4. Chand Wehling, Stoddard, 22.179 seconds, 88.530 MPH; 5. Jes Tenner,, Melrose, 22.200 seconds, 88.446 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Larry Bolster Jr., Four Corners; 2. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 3. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 4. Joe Rinartz, La Crosse; 5. Lonnie Klonecki, Arcadia.

Qualifying Heat 2 — 1.Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 2. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 3. Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 4. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 5. Al Bartels, Tomah.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 2. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 3. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, MN; 4. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 5. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 2. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 3. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, MN; 4. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 5. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
COCA-COLA 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1. Andy Moore, Sparta; 2. Mike Krueger Jr., Sparta; 3. Ray Burkum, Westby; 4. Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 5. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 6. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 7. Adam Moore, Sparta; 8. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crosse; 9 Charles Vian, Sparta; 10. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 11. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 12. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 13. Charles Vian Jr., Sparta; 14. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 15. Jeff Stumlin, Holmen; 16. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 17. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 18. Dan Secor, West Salem; 19. Jake Krueger, Onalaska; 20. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 21. Matthew Moore, Tomah; 22. Justin Berg, Bangor; 23. Daniel Fradette, De Soto; 24. Mark Krueger, Holmen 25. Lucas Langreck, Burning Stump

B-Feature — 1. 1. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro; 2. Josh Ingett, La Crosse; 3. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 4. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 5. Jason Chandler, Black River Falls.

Bud Dash — 1. Greg Lindbig, Holmen; 2. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 3. Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 4. Andy Moore, Sparta; 5. Charles Vian.

Heat 1 — 1.Mike Kruger Jr., Sparta; 2. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 3. Ron Heller, Chaseburg; 4. Jeff Stumlin, Holmen; 5. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse.

Heat 2 — 1. Ray Burkum, Westby; 2. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 3. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crescent, MN; 4. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 5. Dan Secor, West Salem.

Heat 3 — 1. Andy Moore, Sparta; 2. Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 3. Adam Moore, Sparta; 4. Matt Moore, Tomah; 5. Charles Vian.

Heat 4 — 1. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 2. Charles Vian; 3. Justin Berg, Bangor; 4. Jake Kruger, Onalaska; 5. Danny Fradette, De Soto.

Steel Wall Crash – Ben Allen