With only six to go he started to catch lap traffic and two laps later Powell was on his bumper weaving back and forth trying to throw Burgess off and be able to get around him. Powell was able to pull up beside Burgess, and tried to pass him coming out of turn four on the last lap. Burgess had the advantage though. In a post race interview Burgess said “I knew I had a run on him on the low side…I had him then.” Powell finished in the 2nd position.

For the rest of the field it was simply a race to get into and finish in the top five. It wasn’t an easy feat though. Drivers were switching positions every time you blinked. They were weaving in and out of each other just trying to get an edge on anyone and everyone. With four laps to go Kevin Nuttleman, who had been battling for fifth, took over the 3rd position and fast qualifier Steve Carlson took over the 4th position, just when it looked like he was going to suffer his worst finish of the 2007 season. Rounding out the top five was Sparta’s Shawn Pfaff.

Nick Clements won the North Country Contractors Grand National Sportsmen feature, presented by United Building Centers. A five car breakaway separated the top ten in the race with the top five. A late race caution bunched up the field, after Jerrod Loging and Rick Johnson Jr. collided in turn one. On the restart, Clements regained the lead. The last two laps saw a challenge by La Crescent’s Rob Mason, who was gunning for his first ever feature win. Clements was able to charge ahead on the last lap, leaving Mason side by side with third place finisher Rick Schermerhorn. Finishing 4th and 5th were Branden Berg and Randy Humfeld.

Chad Oehler of La Crosse won his first United Auto Supply Thunderstox race during 2007. He started in the third position but had to work his way back from deep in the field. No one seemed to stay in one position for too long. They shuffled themselves up so much cars were getting loose and spinning on nearly every lap since the half way point. A caution didn’t come out until two to go when Jason Schaller (Holmen) and Ray Hardy (Sparta) got together in turn two and hit the wall. In the end it was Oehler who crossed the line first followed by Shane Ulvestad (2nd), Kris Buldhaupt (3rd), Danielle Neary (4th), and Josh Inglett (5th).

The Trailer Race of Destruction was run Saturday night due to a rain postponement the previous week. The first lap was just a little pushing and shoving but by the next lap boats were flying and campers were being torn apart. Many cars got stuck in debris. No one went down easy though and it lasted several laps. When the checkered flag waved it was hard to tell who the winner was; none of the trailers were fully intact and the track looked like a tornado had just ripped through. It was determined in the end though that Jason Pyka had the least damage and he was declared the official winner.

Saturday, August 18th will be filled with exciting racing from beginning to end with the Sportsmen and Thunderstox divisions along with a Special 30 lap Late Model feature. Also in attendance will be the Features Sports Bar and Grill Hornets division. Then on Saturday, August 25th regular racing will continue with a brand new Novelty event that promises to surprise and excite fans and drivers alike. For more information on La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway visit our website at www.lacrossespeedway.com or call our office at (608) 786-1525.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, Aug. 18 ///NASCAR Late Models (30 Lap Feature), Sportsmen, Thunderstox, Hornets

Saturday, August 25 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsmen, Thunderstox, Novelty

Saturday, Sept. 1 ///NASCAR Late Models (100 Lap Feature), Sportsmen, Thunderstox

LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

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

B-Feature --- 1, Matthew Henderson; 2, Don Hess; 3, Tom Thill; 4, Joseph DeVito; 5, Keith Kirchner, La Crosse.

Qualifying — 1, Steve Carlson, 20.044 secs, 97.959 MPH; 2, Todd Korish, 20.048 secs, 97.940 MPH; 3, Steve Holzhausen, 20.107 secs, 97.653 MPH; 4, Mark Lamoreaux, 20.110 secs, 97.638 MPH; 5, Kevin Nuttleman, 20.156 secs, 97.415 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Brent Kirchner; 2, Jim Hagel; 3, Matthew Henderson; 4, Tyler Reedy, Galesville; 5, Joseph DeVito.

Qualifying Heat 2 --- 1, Bill Niles; 2, Mike Carlson; 3, Keith Kirchner; 4, Tom Thill; 5, Don Hess.

Odd Bud Dash — 1, Adam Degenhardt; 2, Kevin Nuttleman; 3, Shawn Pfaff; 4, Steve Carlson; 5, Dan Steele.

Even Bud Dash — 1, Tim Nelson; 2, Todd Oliver; 3, Andy Burgess; 4, Mark Lamoreaux; 5, Todd Korish.

North Country Contractors Sportsmen
USG/United Building Centers 15 Feature (25 Cars) — 1, Nick Clements, Onalaska; 2, Rob Mason, Caledonia, Minn.; 3, Rick Schermerhorn, Westby; 4, Branden Berg, Melrose; 5, Randy Humfeld, Chaseburg; 6, Dan Gilster, West Salem; 7, Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 8, Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 9, Troy Maier, La Crosse; 10, Jes Tenner, Melrose; 11, Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 12, Larry Bolster Jr., Sparta; 13, Keaton Hilby, Bangor; 14, Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 15, Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 16, Randy Hass, La Crosse; 17, Justin Berg, Bangor; 18, Wayne Smith, Onalaska; 19, Mark Challet, Bangor; 20, Mark Brooner, Camp Douglas; 21, Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 22, Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 23, Adam Gallagher, Melrose; 24, Kevin Austin, Sparta; 25, Rick Johnson, La Crosse.

Qualifying — 1, Dan Gilster, 22.230 secs, 88.327 MPH; 2, Rob Mason, 22.248 secs, 88.255 MPH; 3, Jerimy Wagner, 22.271 secs, 88.164 MPH; 4, Aaron Hass, 22.276 secs, 88.144 MPH; 5, Jes Tenner, 22.302 secs, 88.041 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1, Mark Challet; 2, Wayne Smith; 3, Todd Lockington; 4, Justin Berg; 5, Mark Brooner,

Odd Bud Dash — 1, Chand Wehling; 2, Rick Schermerhorn; 3, Jes Tenner; 4, Dan Gilster; 5, Jerimy Wagner.

Even Bud Dash — 1, Larry Bolster Jr.; 2, Nick Clements; 3, Keaton Hilby; 4, Ken Lewis; 5, Branden Berg.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
USG/United Building Centers 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1, Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 2, Shane Ulvestad, Onalaska; 3, Kris Buldhaupt, La Crosse; 4, Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 5, Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 6, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 7, Keith Larson, La Crosse; 8, Jamie Dummer, Galesville; 9, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 10, Harley Jankowski, Sparta; 11, Steve Bornitz, West Salem; 12, Jake Krueger, Sparta; 13, Mike Olson, Sparta; 14, Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 15, Chris Weber, Cashton; 16, Steve Owen, West Salem; 17, Ben Allen, Bangor; 18, Robert Stansfield, Onalaska; 19, Ray Hardy, Sparta; 20, Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 21, Brad Warthan, Sparta; 22, Steven Rusch, Sparta; 23, Jason Stark; 24, Cole Scholze, Bangor; 25, Matt Cleveland, Sparta.

B-Feature — 1, Ray Hardy; 2, Harley Jankowski; 3, Steve Owen; 4, Mike Olson; 5, Steven Rusch.

Bud Dash — 1, Jason Stark; 2, Shane Ulvestad; 3, Jake Krueger; 4, Jamie Dummer; 5, Chad Oehler.

Heat 1 — 1, Chad Oehler; 2, Jason Stark; 3, Jason Bolster; 4, Bill Inglett; 5, Matt Cleveland.
Heat 2 — 1, Chris Weber; 2,Shane Ulvestad; 3, Kris Buldhaupt; 4, Steve Bornitz; 5, Matt Inglett.
Heat 3 — 1, Jamie Dummer; 2, Jake Krueger; 3, Ben Allen; 4, Keith Larson; 5, Brad Warthan.

Tuners
Feature --- 1, Jason bolster; 2, Ron Amann, West Salem.
Heat 1 --- 1, Jason bolster; 2, Ron Amann.