Holzhausen then had to hold off the advances of Andy Burgess (2nd) and Kevin Nuttleman (3rd) through two restarts. Holzhausen was able to stay out front to take the checkered flag. In a post-race interview Holzhausen said “I wasn’t able to practice earlier today so we went with our practice setup tonight. I’m just happy it worked and to be in victory lane.”

For the drivers who were faced with the challenge of having to weave through the traffic to get to the front faced a difficult task. Steve Carlson started in the middle of the field and was able to move through the pack with teammate Kevin Nuttleman, who started in front of Carlson. On lap 11 a caution came out for Matthew Henderson(19th), who spun on the backstretch. By that time Nuttleman was to fourth and Carlson was in sixth. Another caution came out with eight laps to go for another spin involving Matthew Henderson, Jim Hagel (21st), and Bill Niles (22nd). With five to go both Nuttleman and Carlson had moved up a spot. The final caution of the night was brought out when Emily Sue Steck (23rd) spun and hit the wall going into turn one on the last lap. Andy Burgess moved into his 2nd place finishing spot with ten laps to go and was able to hold on to the position through the last two restarts. Mark Lamoreaux, who was battling with the front four all night, was able to hold on to a 5th place finish.

Ken Lewis also won from to pole; making this win his second feature win of the season in the North Country Contractors Sportsmen division. Lewis was able to pull away from the rest of the pack quickly along with Dan Gilster who finished 2nd. With the leaders ten car lengths ahead, the battle seemed to be for the third position. With four laps to go Lucas Korish was fighting hard to keep the third position from Jerimy Wagner, but Wagner was able to get around him and cross the finish line 3rd. Korish followed in the 4th position and Rick Schermerhorn finished 5th.

Joey Johnson won the United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature. He was the third driver of the night to win from the pole. He battled side by side all night with Adam Moore. With just a few laps to go a caution was brought out when Mike Olson (19th) spun in front of the leaders in the middle of turns three and four. Moore was able to cross the finish line in front of Johnson, but post-race circumstances caused him to have to forfeit the win. Therefore, Johnson was declared the official winner. Keith Larson (2nd), Danielle Neary (3rd), Bill Inglett (4th), and Matt Cleveland (5th) rounded out the top five.

Next Saturday, June 16th is Kid’s Night at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway. There is free admittance for all children ages 11 and under. The pre-race activity for the children is a 10,000 penny Gold Rush sponsored by State Bank Financial. There will also be a Roll-Over contest accompanying a regular night of racing. Saturday, June 23 is another regular night of racing and also Fan Photo night. Before racing starts the drivers will be doing a Fan-Photo autograph session starting at 5:45. For more information visit www.lacrossespeedway.com or call the office at (608) 786-1525.

Saturday, June 16 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsmen, Thunderstox, Kids’ Night
Saturday, June 23 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsmen, Thunderstox, Fan Photo
Saturday, June 30 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsmen, Thunderstox, Fireworks
 

COMPLETE RACE RESULTS


LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Midwest Toyota / Scion 25 Feature (25 Cars) — 1, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 2, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 3, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 4, Steve Carlson, West Salem; 5, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 6, J. Herbst, La Crosse; 7, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 8, Paul Proksch, Stoddard; 9, Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 10, Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor; 11, Dan Steele, West Salem; 12, Mike Carlson, West Salem; 13, Todd Oliver, Bangor; 14, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 15, Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 16, Chris Skrede, Sparta; 17, Tom Thill, West Salem; 18, Tim Hagen, La Crescent, Minn.; 19, Matthew Henderson, Coon Valley; 20, Ty Reedy, La Crosse; 21, Jim Hagel, Holmen; 22, Bill Niles, Holmen; 23, Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 24, Todd Korish, Holmen; 25, Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley.

B-Feature — 1, Chris Skrede; 2, Jim Hagel; 3, Tim Nelson; 4, Matthew Henderson; 5, Tim Hagen, La Crosse.

Qualifying — 1, Mark Lamoreaux, 19.860 secs, 98.867 MPH; 2, Andy Burgess, 19.949 secs, 98.426 MPH; 3, Steve Carlson, 20.014 secs, 98.106 MPH; 4, Emily Sue Steck, 20.064 secs, 97.862 MPH; 5, Shawn Pfaff, 20.115 secs, 97.614 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1, Bill Niles; 2, Adam Degenhardt; 3, Tom Thill; 4, Jeff Baker; 5, Tim Nelson.

Odd Bud Dash — 1, Steve Carlson; 2, Paul Proksch; 3, Mark Lamoreaux; 4, Steve Holzhausen; 5, Skylar Holzhausen.

Even Bud Dash — 1, J. Herbst; 2, Emily Sue Steck; 3, Kevin Nuttleman; 4, Andy Burgess; 5, Brent Kirchner.

North Country Contractors Sportsmen
Midwest Toyota / Scion 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 2, Dan Gilster, West Salem; 3, Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 4, Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 5, Rick Schermerhorn, Westby; 6, Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 7, Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 8, Rob Curran, Rockland; 9, Rob Mason, Caledonia, Minn.; 10, Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 11, Larry Bolster Jr., Sparta; 12, Nick Clements, Onalaska; 13, Daniel Linnehan, Leon; 14, Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 15, Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 16, Randy Hass, La Crosse; 17, Troy Maier, La Crosse; 18, Jake Arneson, Taylor; 19, Ralph Cottone, Onalaska; 20, Joe Rinartz, La Crosse; 21, Jes Tenner, Melrose; 22, Branden Berg, Melrose; 23, Randy Humfeld, Chaseburg; 24, Scott Clark, Bangor.

B-Feature — 1, Randy Steinhoff; 2, Ralph Cottone; 3, Joe Rinartz; 4, Wayne Smith, Barre Mills; 5, Troy Rave, Black River Falls.

Qualifying — 1, Aaron Hass, 22.130 secs, 88.726 MPH; 2, Dan Gilster, 22.139 secs, 88.690 MPH; 3, Jes Tenner, 22.196 secs, 88.462 MPH; 4, Randy Humfeld, 22.202 secs, 88.438 MPH; 5, Branden Berg, 22.210 secs, 88.406 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1, Dan Linnehan; 2, Randy Hass; 3, Joe Rinartz; 4, Wayne Smith; 5, Ralph Cottone.

Qualifying Heat 2 — 1, Jimmy Gilster; 2, Larry Bolster Jr.; 3, Keaton Hilby, Bangor; 4, Greg Scheck, West Salem; 5, Mark Challet, Bangor.

Odd Bud Dash — 1, Rob Mason; 2, Nick Clements; 3, Jes Tenner; 4, Aaron Hass; 5, Branden Berg.

Even Bud Dash — 1, Ken Lewis; 2, Todd Lockington; 3, Dan Gilster; 4, Randy Humfeld; 5, Jerimy Wagner.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Midwest Toyota / Scion 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1, Joey Johnson, Mindoro; 2, Keith Larson, La Crosse; 3, Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 4, Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 5, Matt Cleveland, Sparta; 6, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 7, Steve Bornitz, West Salem; 8, Kris Buldhaupt, La Crosse; 9, Harley Jankowski, Sparta; 10, Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 11, Raymond Hardy, Sparta; 12, Jamie Dummer, Galesville; 13, Brad Warthan, Sparta; 14, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 15, Shane Ulvestad, Onalaska; 16, Andy Barney, West Salem; 17, Chris Webber, Cashton; 18, Travis Lee, Holmen; 19, Mike Olson, Sparta; 20, Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 21, Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 22, Steve Owen, West Salem; 23, Steve Grandall, Sparta; 24, Adam Moore, Sparta.

B-Feature — 1, Shane Ulvestad; 2, Steve Owen; 3, Mike Olson; 4, Tony Wheeler; 5, Steve Grandall.

Bud Dash — 1, Joey Johnson; 2, Adam Moore; 3, Jamie Dummer; 4, Josh Inglett; 5, Matt Cleveland.

Heat 1 — 1, Adam Moore; 2, Joey Johnson; 3, Andy Barney; 4, Jason Bolster; 5, Matt Inglett.

Heat 2 — 1, Matt Cleveland; 2, Keith Larson; 3, Steve Bornitz; 4, Harley Jankowski; 5, Travis Lee.

Heat 3 — 1, Josh Inglett; 2, Jamie Dummer; 3, Kris Buldhaupt; 4, Chris Weber; 5, Ray Hardy.

Heat 4 — 1, Brad Warthan; 2, Ed Senn; 3, Bill Inglett; 4, Jason Schaller; 5, Danielle Neary.

Tuners
Feature --- 1, Mary Schill, Cashton; 2, Jason Bolster, Sparta.

Heat 1 --- 1, Jason Bolster; 2, Mary Schill.