(West Salem, WI - September 2, 2006) - Steve Carlson won the DODGE 100 Saturday night at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway. Carlson, who started 8th in the race, didn’t seem likely to win until after the halfway break at lap 50, but whatever he did to the car was exactly what it needed to become the fastest car on the track. Carlson, chasing down leader Charlie Menard, who seemed unbeatable at the half way point, motored down and passed leader Menard with about 35 laps to go. Charlie Menard finished 2nd, Mark Lamoreaux 3rd, Steve Holzhausen 4th, and Andy Burgess rounded out the top five.

Kevin Nuttleman finished 7th to win 2006 Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model Division Championship for a stunning 10th time. Nuttleman came into Saturday night’s race just 24 points ahead of Andy Burgess, and finished only 21 points behind. The closest point race was between Burgess and Bloomington, MN’s, Mark Lamoreaux, who were separated by only 10 points at the beginning of Saturday night. Lamoreaux narrowed that down to a 4 point lead by taking the fast Qualifying time for the night’s race finished only 1 point behind Burgess. Nuttleman (848), Burgess (827), Mark Lamoreaux (826), Todd Korish (732), and Steve Holzhausen (714) for the top five.

Skylar Holzhausen won the Rookie Of The Year honors for 2006, finishing an outstanding 7th in the point standings. Mike Carlson wound up second in the race for Rookie honors finishing 10th in the points standings. Tom Thill was 3rd, and Danielle Neary 4th.

Boomer Olson won the Dodge 15-lap feature in the Ray Hutson Chevrolet Division. Olson, who won the battle with pole sitter Branden Berg, took take an early lead during lap 2 of the race, then held off a late challenge by Jimmy Gilster to win. Jimmy Gilster, Aaron Hass, Jes Tenner, and Trent Boetcher finished in the top five in the race.

Points leader John Olson finished 10th , allowing 2nd in points Trent Boettcher to close the points gap to 11 points going in to the last race which will be held at the Oktoberfest Race Weekend, Oct. 7th. Jimmy Gilster finished 2nd in the race to re-take 3rd place in the points, and only 15 points back from 2nd. John Olson (770), Trent Boettcher (759), Jimmy Gilster (735), Larry Bolster (729), and Chand Wehling (718) complete the top five in points.

Dan Secor won the Dodge 15 lap feature in the United Auto Supply Thunderstox division. Secor, who started on the pole, held off what seemed like the entire field to win the Thunderstox race Saturday night. Kris Buldhaupt, Matt Inglett, Charles Vian, and Jake Krueger completed the top five for Saturday’s race.

With only two weeks of racing left, the points race is boiling down to the last possible race, with only 24 points separating the top six. Andy Moore (1156) Steve Bornitz (1149) Adam Moore (1143) Jerry Aylsworth (1133) Ron Heller (1132), and Charles Vian Jr. (1131) are the top six in points, in contention for the United Auto Supply Thunderstox Division Track Champinship.

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LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
DODGE 100 Feature (28 Cars) — 1. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 2. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 3. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN; 4. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 5. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 6. Todd Korish, Holmen; 7. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 8. Chris Skrede, Sparta; 9. J. Herbst, West Salem; 10. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 11. Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor; 12. Dan Steele, West Salem; 13. Dan Gilster, La Crosse; 14. Tony Bagstad; 15. Gib Scharpf; 16. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 17. Tim Hagen, La Crescent, MN; 18. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 19. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 20. Andy Niles, Holmen; 21. Tom Thill, West Salem; 22. Ronnie Hawley, Winona, MN; 23. John Towner, Trempealeau; 24. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, MN; 25. Jim Hagle, Holmen; 26. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 27.Jon Barrette, Westby; 28. Brad Powell, La Crosse.

Qualifying —Mark Lamoreaux , Bloomington, MN, 20.010 seconds, 98.126 MPH; Bradley Powell, La Crosse, 20.068 secs, 97.842 MPH; Todd Oliver, Bangor, 20.168 secs, 97.357 MPH; Steve Carlson, West Salem, 20.183 secs, 97.285 MPH; Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 20.193 secs, 97.237 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 —1. Andy Niles, Holmen; 2. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, MN; 3. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 4. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 5. Tom Thill, West Salem.

Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsmen
DODGE 15 Feature (24 Cars) —1. Boomer Olson, Glendale Heights, IL; 2. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 3. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 4. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 5. Trent Boetcher, La Crescent, MN; 6. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 7. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 8. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, MN; 9. John Olson, Sparta; 10. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 11. Larry Bolster, Sparta; 12. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 13. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 14. Branden Berg, Melrose; 15. Keith Kirchner, La Crosse; 16. Rob Curran, Rockland, IL; 17. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 18. John Hafner, Onalaska; 19. Rob Mason, Caledonia, MN; 20. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 21. Wayne Smith, Onalaska; 22. Randy Humfeld, Chaseberg; 23. Jon Pettibone, Black River Falls; 24. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose.

B-Feature —1. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 2. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 3. Randy Humfeld, Chaseberg; 4. Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 5. Jamie Schlintz.

Qualifying —Jes Tenner, Melrose, 22.090 secs, 88.886 MPH; Emily Sue Steck, Holmen, 22.110 secs, 88.806 MPH; Lucas Korish, La Crosse, 22.114 secs, 88.790 MPH; Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, MN, 22.213 secs, 88.394 MPH; Aaron Hass, La Crosse, 22.227 secs, 88.339 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. John Hafner, La Crosse; 2. Rob Mason, Caledonia, MN; 3. Greg Cattone, Warrens; 4. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 5. Randy Humfeld, Chaseberg.

Qualifying Heat 2 —1. Rob Curran, Rockland, IL; 2. Wayne Smith, Barre Mills, 3. Jamie Schlintz; 4. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 5. Nick Clements, Holmen.

Odd Bud Dash —1. Keith Kirchner, La Crosse; 2. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 3. John Olson, Sparta; 4. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 5. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, MN.

Even Bud Dash —1. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 2. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 3. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 4. Trent Boetcher, La Crescent, MN; 5. Larry Bolster Jr, Four Corners.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
DODGE 15 Feature (24 cars) —1. Dan Secor, West Salem; 2. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crosse; 3. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 4. Charles Vian, Sparta; 5. Jake Krueger, Onalaska; 6. Jason Stark, La Crosse; 7. Steve Bornitz, West Salem; 8. Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 9. Matt Moore, Tomah; 10. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 11. Justin Berg, Bangor; 12. Mark Krueger, Holmen; 13. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 14. Brad Warthan, Sparta; 15. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 16. Andy Barney, West Salem; 17. Ray Burkum, Westby; 18. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 19. Andy Moore, Sparta; 20. Harley Jankowski, Arcadia; 21. Adam Moore, Sparta; 22. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 23. Mike Krueger Jr, Sparta; 24. Rusty Winchel, Sparta.

B-Feature —1. Mark Krueger, Hillboro; 2. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 3. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 4. Harley Jankowski; 5. Raymond Hardy, Sparta.

Bud Dash —1. Adam Moore, Sparta; 2. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 3. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 4. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 5. Jake Krueger, Onalaska.

Heat 1 — 1. Dan Secor, West Salem; 2. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 3. Mike Krueger Jr, Sparta; 4. Justin Berg, Bangor; 5. Dusty Pfennig, La Crosse.

Heat 2 — 1. Jake Krueger, Onalaska; 2. Charles Vian, Sparta; 3. Andy Moore, Sparta; 4. Brad Warthan, Sparta; 5. Ray Burkum, Westby.

Heat 3 —1.Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 2. Adam Moore, Sparta; 3. Andy Barney, West Salem; 4. Matt Moore, Tomah; 5. Bill Inglett, La Crosse.

Heat 4 — 1. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crescent, MN; 2. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 3. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 4. Ron Heller, Chaseberg; 5. Matt Inglett.