Mark Eswein took the initial lead from the outside of the front row to lead the first three laps of the Independence Day Kwik Trip 100 ASA Midwest Tour Super Late Model race before mayhem befell in turn one, wadding Joey Johnson up into the wall ending the young driver’s night. Eswein held onto the point at the restart and just three laps later, NASCAR Busch East Series driver Tim Schendel spun solo from his second place running spot, bringing out the yellow caution flag for a second time. At the restart, one lap was completed before Trevor Stewart, Andy Niles, and Schendel were thrust into the turn three wall. Ambulance service responded to the scene and all drivers were okay. Racing resumed and on lap twelve 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Champion Steve Grissom took turn one high, wide, and hansom, slowing the field for the fourth time.

It took thirteen laps of competition to lay down enough Hoosier rubber to work the green track into race condition.

Dan Fredrickson took over the top spot on lap thirteen. He picked off lapped traffic as best he could to gain four car lengths over Eswein and Eugene Gregorich. Grissom again went high on lap 35 and stopped up at the turn two wall. At the green, Fredrickson tried to open his lead once again but only had four laps before Neil Knoblock slowed erratically on the backstretch and Echo Outdoor Power Equipment “Blow Your Competition Away” fast qualifier Josh Vadnais had to stop abruptly, resulting in both Vadnais and Adam Royle spinning down into the infield. There were still 28 cars running at halfway. On lap 51, Rich Bickle turned into Russ Blakely and both ran into the turn one wall slowing the field for the seventh time.

For Nathan Haseleu, race nights are either really good or really bad with not much in between. Haseleu wins more races than many of his competitors in a single season year after year, but the list of “should have been” good finishes is just as long. Tonight was one of the bad nights. Haseleu had charged up through the field to battle for the third spot with Dean Cornelius on lap 53 and it was a tight battle down the front stretch but something had to give and the Fourth of July Fireworks erupted early in turn two in front of the race-speed field. The running order was a pack of sixteen at the restart and the rocket man Dan Fredrickson was on fire, opening up a sizable lead over Steve Holzhausen.

The 47 laps that followed were a walk in the park for Fredrickson. Six cars finished on the lead lap.

All preliminary events were canceled due to 1.70 inches of rain pouring during the afternoon hours, precipitation report courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Dan Fredrickson Profile
For a racer under the age of thirty, Dan is quite the veteran with an impressive resume. In 2000, he entered the final seven races at the Elko Speedway and won the last five of them. In 2001, he started traveling and won Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Series Midwest division with four Bud Pole awards, ten top-five, and four top-three finishes. In 2002, he moved on to the American Speed Association National Tour and recorded twelve top-five, and three podium finishes and also set the track record at the Wisconsin International Raceway. In 2003, Dan returned to Elko Speedway to top the competition, earning the Late Model Championship with 12 pole awards and six wins, including the Featherlite Ultimate Challenge.
Fredrickson entered three Midwest AllStar Racing Series events in 2004 and won every one of them, including the event at the legendary Milwaukee Mile. He won twelve Super Late Model events overall during the season including four ASA Minnesota Late Model Challenge Series races, good for the Series championship and was voted Minnesota Driver of the Year.
In 2006 Dan had a breakout year, winning three of the final six NASCAR AutoZone Elite Series Midwest races, setting the track record at the LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, finishing third in the Toyota All Star Showdown, winning Powerade Racer of the Year, and finishing runner-up to the Championship by a margin of two points.
The Independence Day Kwik Trip 100 was the first event in the NASCAR Star Summer Shootout Series. Visit www.asamidwesttour.com to view the full schedule and order tickets online.

The American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment stays up North for the rest of the week to race at Minnesota’s I-94 Raceway Saturday July 7 before heading eight-and-one-half hours South to Morris, IL to race in the prestigious Appleton Memorial Friday July 13.

To learn more of the Daytona Beach, Florida-based Racing Speed Associates or the American Speed Association Racing Member Track program, call (386) 258-2221 or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com. For news and information from all the racetracks and regional tours involved in the American Speed Association, visit www.asa-racing.com.

Coming Events at the LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway

Saturday, July 7 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsmen, Thunderstox, Hornets
Wednesday, July 11 Night of Thrills! – Monster Truck, 75 Lap Enduro, Thunderstox & More
Friday, July 13 Friday Night Street Drags
Saturday, July 14 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsmen, Thunderstox, 50 Lap LM Featurere

RESULTS INDEPENDENCE DAY KWIK TRIP 100
Fast Qualifier: Josh Vadnais, White Bear Lake MN 19.163 Seconds
All Preliminary Events Rained Out

Independence Day Kwik Trip 100 Feature: (1-10) Dan Fredrickson, Lakeville MN; Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; Donny Reuvers, Dundas MN; Mark Eswein, Wisconsin Rapids; Dave Feiler, Sun Prairie; J. Herbst, West Salem; Dean Cornelius, Chaska, MN; Doug Mahlik, Green Bay; Steve Carlson, West Salem; Blake Horstman, Bangor

(11-20) Ron Hornaday, Palmdale CA; Andy Niles, Holmen; Don Turner, LaCrosse; Molly Rhoads, Hastings MN; Chad Walen, Prior Lake MN; Travis Sauter, Necedah; Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva; Neil Knoblock, Wausau; Nathan Haseleu, Marshall; Frank Kreyer, Pardeeville

(21-30) Andy Hanson, Ramsey MN; Rich Bickle, Edgerton; Russ Blakely, Whitewater; Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; Josh Vadnais, White Bear Lake MN; Adam Royle, Farmington MN; Steve Grissom, Gadsden AL; Kenny Richards, Montello; Jamie Iverson, Escanaba MI; Benny VanCleve, Prior Lake, MN

(31-37) Eugene Gregorich, Kewaunee WI; Tim Schendel, Sparta; Trevor Stewart, St. Cloud MN; AJ Rhoads, Hastings MN; Joe Scholze; Joey Johnson, Alexandria MN; Charlie Menard, Eau Claire (DNS)