Three cautions throughout the race helped Carlson get to the front bringing the field back together each time. The first caution was on lap four when Matthew Henderson and Tom Thill got together entering turn four. Both cars slammed into the wall and came back across the track. The second caution was one lap later when Dean Cota spun in turn two. Cota was able to finish the race. The last caution came out with six laps to go when Mark Lamoreaux and Todd Korish were battling for 2nd and Korish spun just tapping Lamoreaux. Lamoreaux was then sent to the back of the field. All drivers were able to walk away from the crashes.

The second of the two Late Model features was won by Andy Burgess (Fall Creek), who finished 6th in the first feature. He had to fight to keep his lead though. First he had to shake off Skylar Holzhausen and Kevin Nuttleman who were quickly advancing when the leader got caught up in lap traffic. Then Burgess had to keep Steve Carlson behind him. Carlson was again quickly moving forward to try to win both races of the double feature. Two cautions during the race brought Carlson right to the leaders, but Paul Proksch kept Carlson busy while Burgess took off with the lead. Proksch finished 2nd, Steve Carlson 3rd, Skylar Holzhausen 4th, and Mike Carlson finished 5th.
The second Late Model feature produced the biggest wreck of the night. Emily Sue Steck and Todd Oliver were entering turn three and as Oliver went to pass Steck the back end of Steck’s car got loose and hit the wall. The front end of her car then came around and climbed onto the wall; a billboard stopped her from going over. In the end Steck’s car had two wheels on each side of the wall and Oliver’s car took a hard hit in the wall. Both drivers walked away OK, but the same can’t be said for their cars.

Larry Bolster Jr. of Sparta walked away Saturday with the North Country Contractors Sportsmen feature win. He made quick work out of picking off the leader then held it while the battle raged behind him. Dan Gilster and Aaron Hass were trading paint all night trying to get into the second position to battle for the lead. Hass was loose at one point and sliding sideways through the turn but was able to save it and still keep pace with Gilster. With only three laps to go Jes Tenner stepped in and took over the 3rd position knocking Gilster back to 4th; both finished in those positions. Hass finished in 2nd and Brand Berg rounded out the top five.

Steve Bornitz (West Salem) won the United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature. Bornitz had to fight his way to the front around all the pushing, shoving and three wide racing. He quickly pulled away from the rest of the field and was able to keep a good cushion due to an unexpected caution free race. By the end of the race there was a gathering in the infield from cars spinning and wrecking, but none were severe enough to bring out a caution. Bornitz was able to move around all of the lap traffic and walk away with a win. Chris Weber finished 2nd, Tony Wheeler 3rd, Josh Inglett 4th and Matt Moore 5th.

Saturday, September 1st will be the Championship race for the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model division. There will be two 50 lap features in order to determine who will earn the title of 2007 Late Model Champion. The North Country Contractors Sportsmen division and the United Auto Supply Thunderstox division will also be in attendance, but their seasons have more racing left to do.

Saturday, September 8th is the Eve of Destruction. The event filled night will consist of the Trailer Race of Destruction, Monster Trucks, Green Mamba Jet Cars and the Features Sports Bar and Grill Hornet Championship. Other events include Thunderstox Novelty, Bus Race, Roll-Over Contest, Steel Wall Crash, T-Bone Crash and much More!

Then on Friday, September 14th another exciting night of Friday Night Street Drags will take place. Brackets include Pickup Trucks, Motorcycles, Tuner Cars, Domestic Cars, Detroit Iron (Muscle Cars), Open and Pros; plus a Burn-Out contest. Gates open at 6:00, practice runs at 6:30 and Drags begin at 7:30.

For more information about La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, visit www.lacrossespeedway.com or call the office at (608) 786-1525.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, Sept. 1 ///NASCAR Late Models (two-50 Lap Features), Sportsmen, Thunderstox
Saturday, Sept. 8 Eve of Destruction
Friday, Sept. 14 Friday Night Street Drags

LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Five Star Telecom 20 Feature 1 (26 Cars) — 1. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 2, Dan Steele, West Salem; 3, Mike Carlson, West Salem; 4, Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor; 5, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 6, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 7, Paul Proksch, Stoddard; 8, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 9, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 10, Tim Hagen, La Crescent, Minn.; 11, Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 12, Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 13, Todd Oliver, Bangor; 14, Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 15, Bill Niles, Holmen; 16, Jim Hagel, Holmen; 17, Keith Kirchner, La Crosse; 18, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 19, Todd Korish, Holmen; 20, Don Hess; 21, Albert Locy, Onalaska; 22, Dean Cota, Rochester, Minn.; 23, Tyler Reedy, La Crosse; 24, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 25, Tom
Thill, West Salem; 26, Matthew Henderson, Coon Valley.

Five Star Telecom 20 Feature 2 (26 Cars) — 1, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 2, Paul Proksch, Stoddard; 3, Steve Carlson, West Salem; 4, Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor; 5, Mike Carlson, West Salem; 6, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 7, Dan Steele, West Salem; 8, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 9, Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 10, Bill Niles, Holmen; 11, Jim Hagel, Holmen; 12, Matthew Henderson, Coon Valley; 13, Keith Kirchner, La Crosse; 14, Tom Thill, West Salem; 15, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 16, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 17, Tyler Reedy, La Crosse; 18, Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 19, Todd Oliver, Bangor; 20, Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 21, Dean Cota, Rochester, Minn.; 22, Todd Korish, Holmen; 23, Tim Hagen, La Crescent, Minn.; 24, Albert Locy, Onalaska; 25, Steve Owen, West Salem; 26, Aaron Hass, La Crosse.

B-Feature — 1, Keith Kirchner; 2, Matthew Henderson; 3, Don Hess; 4, Tyler Reedy; 5, Steve Owen.

Qualifying — 1, Steve Carlson, 19.847 secs, 98.932 MPH; 2, Andy Burgess, 19.880 secs, 98.768 MPH; 3, Mark Lamoreaux, 19.885 secs, 98.743 MPH; 4, Paul Proksch, 20.031 secs, 98.023 MPH; 5, Shawn Pfaff, 20.049 secs, 97.935 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1, Jim Hagel; 2, Tom Thill; 3, Keith Kirchner; 4, Don Hess; 5, Aaron Hass, La Crosse.
Qualifying Heat 2 — 1, Jeff Baker; 2, Brent Kirchner; 3, Matthew Henderson; 4, Tyler Reedy; 5, Dean Cota.

Odd Bud Dash — 1, Steve Holzhausen; 2, Steve Carlson; 3, Todd Oliver; 4, Mark Lamoreaux; 5, Dan Steele.
Even Bud Dash — 1, Bill Niles; 2, Skylar Holzhausen; 3, Mike Carlson; 4, Kevin Nuttleman; 5, Andy Burgess.

North Country Contractors Sportsmen
Five Star Telecom 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1, Larry Bolster Jr., Sparta; 2, Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 3, Jes Tenner, Melrose; 4, Dan Gilster, West Salem; 5, Branden Berg, Melrose; 6, Rick Schermerhorn, Westby; 7, Randy Humfeld, Chaseburg; 8, Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 9, Troy Maier, La Crosse; 10, Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 11, Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 12, Rob Mason, Caledonia, Minn.; 13, Greg Scheck, West Salem; 14, Nick Clements, Onalaska; 15, Troy Rave, Black River Falls; 16, Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 17, Mark Brooner, Camp Douglas; 18, Randy Hass, La Crosse; 19, Wayne Smith, Onalaska; 20, Joe Rinartz, La Crosse; 21, Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 22, Adam Gallagher, Melrose; 23, Keaton Hilby, Bangor; 24, Al Bartels, Tomah.

B-Feature — 1, Troy Rave; 2, Joe Rinartz; 3, Mark Brooner; 4, Al Bartels; 5, Jerry Aylsworth.

Qualifying — 1, Dan Gilster, 22.022 secs, 89.161 MPH; 2, Randy Humfeld, 22.188 secs, 88.494 MPH; 3, Aaron Hass, 22.207 secs, 88.418 MPH; 4, Troy Maier, 22.214 secs, 88.390 MPH; 5, Jes Tenner, 22.263 secs, 88.196 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1, Greg Scheck; 2, Wayne Smith; 3, Justin Berg, Bangor; 4, Mark Challet, Bangor; 5, Gordie Gerke, West Salem.
Qualifying Heat 2 — 1, Adam Gallagher; 2, Tim Steinhoff; 3, Joe Rinartz, La Crosse; 4, Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 5, Kevin Austin, Leon.

Odd Bud Dash — 1, Todd Lockington; 2, Rich Schermerhorn; 3, Dan Gilster; 4, Jes Tenner; 5, Aaron Hass.
Even Bud Dash — 1, Jerrod Loging; 2, Jamie Millis; 3, Larry Bolster Jr.; 4, Jerimy Wagner; 5, Randy Humfeld.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Five Star Telecom 15 Feature (26 cars) — 1, Steve Bornitz, West Salem; 2, Chris Weber, Cashton; 3, Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 4, Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 5, Matthew Moore, Tomah; 6, Brad Warthan, Sparta; 7, Jamie Dummer, Galesville; 8, John Huebner, La Crosse; 9, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 10, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 11, Keith Larson, La Crosse; 12, Steve Owen, West Salem; 13, Dean Ashbacher, Rockland; 14, Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 15, Mike Olson, Sparta; 16, Lydia Eddy, Sparta; 17, Ray Hardy, Sparta; 18, Tom Hauser, La Crosse; 19, Kyle Swenson, Sparta; 20, Kris Buldhaupt, La Crosse; 21, Harley Jankowski, Sparta; 22, Craig Schmidt, Black River Falls; 23, Joey Johnson, North Bend; 24, Jason Stark; 25, Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 26, Bill Inglett, La Crosse.

Bud Dash — 1, Matt Inglett; 2, Josh Inglett; 3, Jason Stark; 4, Chris Weber; 5, Tony Wheeler.

Heat 1 — 1, Tony Wheeler; 2, Matt Inglett; 3, Bill Inglett; 4, Steve Bornitz; 5, Brad Warthan.
Heat 2 — 1, Chris Weber; 2, Chad Oehler; 3, Keith Larson; 4, Jason Bolster; 5, Ray Hardy.
Heat 3 — 1, Jason Stark; 2, Josh Inglett; 3, Craig Schmidt; 4, Jamie Dummer; 5, Harley Jankowski.