Carlson passed Nuttleman on the high side and within three laps had charged to 2nd. Steve Holzhausen, then leader, wasn’t going to let Carlson get by easy. It took Carlson multiple tries going low then high. Turn three turned out to be the magic spot for Carlson; he was able to dip low to the inside of Holzhausen then completed the pass in turn four. Carlson put a fairly large gap between him and the rest of the field. With fifteen to go Nuttleman seemed to come alive making a strong charge toward Carlson and catching him six laps later. Nuttleman gave it his all trying each groove to see if he could get around Carlson, but it wasn’t in the cards. Nuttleman finished in the 2nd position followed by Steve Holzhausen, Andy Burgess and Bradley Powell.

The second Late Model Feature proved even harder to win then the first. Carlson started 12th and was much slower getting into the top five. When he finally did break into the top five everyone worked as hard as they could keeping Carlson back as they tried to work themselves into the lead. Carlson was able to get around Nuttleman for third then tried to get by Burgess for second. Although he was caught behind Burgess for a while both were able to get around leader Paul Proksch. The field was brought together due to a caution and on the restart Carlson blew past Burgess as though he was holding back the first half of the race. A late caution brought the field back together and brought Nuttleman to the back bumper of Carlson. In the end it was teammates battling for the win each trying to gain a very important landmark; Carlson is battling for the National Late Model Championship and Nuttleman is trying his hardest to get his 100th career feature win. Nuttleman finished 2nd in the second feature (and championship points). Burgess finished 3rd, Holzhausen 4th and Proksch 5th.

Some of the other drivers had pretty successful nights also. Andy Burgess finished 4th and then 3rd in the features therefore ending the season 3rd in points. Steve Holzhausen was another driver who had a lot of success finishing 3rd and then 4th in the features. Holzhausen ends his season 4th in the points moving up a spot from last week. The two top 10 finishes Paul Proksch got Saturday moved him up two spots in the points from 8th to 6th were he completes his season.

Of course not everyone could have a great night, but Mike Carlson probably had the worst of all the drivers. Two laps into the first feature Mike Carlson spun out on the front stretch. It would have been ok and only a loss of a few positions if he could have saved it, but he couldn’t. The back end of his car went up onto the inside wall and momentum caused the car to flip onto its roof. As if that wasn’t enough the car then caught fire with Carlson still inside. The fire was quickly extinguished and Carlson climbed out only slightly shaken. He started the second feature in an alternate car but was able to complete only four laps before calling it quits. As a result Carlson lost a position in the end of the year standings dropping down to 10th. Not bad, but not as good as he had hoped for at the beginning of the season.

Rick Schermerhorn (Westby) left Saturday with a feature win in the North Country Contractors Sportsmen Division. At the beginning of the race Schermerhorn was battling side by side with Todd Lockington. When Lockington pulled into the lead Schermerhorn was all over his back bumper. Schermerhorn was then able to take the lead and keep it through a restart and around lap traffic. With three to go Jamie Millis challenged Lockington for the 2nd position. Lockington tried everything to keep the position but when they crossed the finish line Millis was just slightly in front taking 2nd. Lockington was 3rd, Rob Curran 4th and Dan Gilster 5th.

Jason Stark won his first United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature of the season. Stark seemed to be glued to the side of Jake Krueger (Onalaska) for the majority of the race. They started side by side on the front row and stayed that way even when lap traffic forced the two leaders to go three wide through the corners. After all the pushing, shoving and rubbing Stark was finally able to get around Krueger with four to go. Krueger tried but couldn’t get back around Stark; Krueger clenched the 2nd finishing position. Matt Cleveland finished 3rd, Kris Buldhaupt 4th and Ray Hardy 5th.

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 Car 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! 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.

October 4th – 7th is La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway 38th Annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend presented by CC 106.3, Coca-Cola, Kwik Trip, Miller Genuine Draft and Miller Lite. Throughout the 4-day event filled weekend there will be 15 different divisions of racing including the ASA Midwest Tour, ASA Late Model North, Wisconsin Late Models, La Crosse Late Models, USST North Trucks, Super Sportsmen, Thuderstox and many more!

For more information about La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway and Oktoberfest Race Weekend 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
Allstate Insurance 50 Feature 1 (29 Cars) — 1, Steve Carlson, West Salem; 2, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 3, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 4, Andy Burgess, ; 5, Bradley Powell, La Crosse; 6, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 7, Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 8, Dan Steele, West Salem; 9, Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor; 10, Paul Proksch, Stoddard; 11, Todd Korish, Holmen; 12, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 13, Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 14, Matthew Henderson, Coon Valley; 15, Jim Hagel, Holmen; 16, Tim Hagen, La Crescent, Minn.; 17, Tom Thill, West Salem; 18, Steve Owen, West Salem; 19, Albert Locy, Onalaska; 20, Ty Reedy, La Crosse; 21, Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 22, Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 23, Bill Niles, Holmen; 24, Keith Kirchner, La Crosse; 25, Jarred Soller, Holmen; 26, Dean Cota, Rochester, Minn.; 27, Mike Carlson, West Salem; 28, Daniel Linnehan, Leon; 29, Jimmy Summerfield, Bangor.

Allstate Insurance 50 Feature 1 (28 Cars) — 1, Steve Carlson; 2, Kevin Nuttleman; 3, Andy Burgess; 4, Steve Holzhausen; 5, Paul Proksch; 6, Dan Steele; 7, Shawn Pfaff; 8, Emily Sue Steck; 9, Bradley Powell; 10, Jeff Baker; 11, Tim Nelson; 12, Jim Hagel; 13, Ty Reedy; 14, Matthew Henderson; 15, Jamie Millis; 16, Albert Locy; 17, Tim Hagen; 18, Tom Thill; 19, Skylar Holzhausen; 20, Keith Kirchner; 21, Dean Cota; 22, Todd Korish; 23, Brent Kirchner; 24, Jarred Soller; 25, Mike Carlson; 26, Jimmy Summerfield; 27, Steve Owen.

Qualifying — 1, Steve Carlson, 19.923 secs, 98.554 MPH; 2, Bradley Powell, 19.942 secs, 98.461 MPH; 3, Kevin Nuttleman, 20.006 secs, 98.146 MPH; 4, Skylar Holzhausen, 20.034 secs, 98.008 MPH; 5, Andy Burgess, 20.046 secs, 97.950 MPH.

North Country Contractors Sportsmen
Allstate Insurance 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1, Rick Schermerhorn, Westby; 2, Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 3, Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 4, Rob Curran, Rockland; 5, Dan Gilster, West Salem; 6, Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 7, Rob Mason, Caledonia, Minn.; 8, Randy Humfeld, Chaseburg; 9, Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 10, Branden Berg, Melrose; 11, Troy Maier, La Crosse; 12, Larry Bolster Jr., Sparta; 13, Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 14, Nick Clements, Onalaska; 15, Randy Hass, La Crosse; 16, Greg Scheck, West Salem; 17, Wayne Smith, Onalaska; 18, Keaton Hilby, Bangor; 19, Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 20, Joe Rinartz, La Crosse; 21, Jes Tenner, Melrose; 22, Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 23, Ralph Cattone, Onalaska; 24, Troy Rave, Black River Falls.

B-Feature — 1, Joe Rinartz; 2, Wayne Smith; 3, Troy Rave; 4, Justin Berg, Bangor; 5, Jerrod Loging.
Qualifying — 1, Jerimy Wagner, 22.257 secs, 88.219 MPH; 2, Dan Gilster, 22.297 secs, 88.061 MPH; 3, Aaron Hass, 22.322 secs, 87.963 MPH; 4, Jes Tenner, 22.330 secs, 87.931 MPH; 5, Chand Wehling, 22.365 secs, 87.793 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1, Greg Scheck; 2, Larry Bolster Jr.; 3, Troy Rave; 4, Joe Rinartz; 5, Mark Challet, Bangor.

Qualifying Heat 2 — 1, Ralph Cattone; 2, Keaton Hilby; 3, Justin Berg; 4, Jerrod Loging; 5, Tim Steinhoff, Cashton.

Odd Bud Dash — 1, Chand Wehling; 2, Todd Lockington; 3, Troy Maier; 4, Jerimy Wagner; 5, Aaron Hass.

Even Bud Dash — 1, Rick Schermerhorn; 2, Ken Lewis; 3, Jamie Millis; 4, Nick Clements; 5, Jes Tenner.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Allstate Insurance 15 Feature (25 cars) — 1, Jason Stark; 2, Jake Krueger, Onalaska; 3, Matt Cleveland, Sparta; 4, Kris Buldhaupt, La Crescent, Minn.; 5, Ray Hardy, Sparta; 6, Jamie Dummer, Galesville; 7, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 8, Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 9, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 10, Steve Bornitz, West Salem; 11, Brad Warthan, Sparta; 12, Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 13, Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 14, Harley Jankowski, Sparta; 15, Keith Larson, La Crosse; 16, Steve Owen, West Salem; 17, Ben Allen, Bangor; 18, Mike Olson, Sparta; 19, John Huebner, La Crosse; 20, Dean Ashbacher, Rockland; 21, Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 22, Chris Weber, Cashton; 23, Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 24, Steven Rusch, Sparta; 25, Robert Stanfield, Onalaska.

Bud Dash — 1, Jason Stark; 2, Dean Ashbacher; 3, Jake Krueger; 4, Josh Inglett; 5, Matt Cleveland.

Heat 1 — 1, Matt Cleveland; 2, Jason Stark; 3, Steve Bornitz; 4, Ben Allen; 5, Brad Warthan.
Heat 2 — 1, Jake Krueger; 2, Kris Buldhaupt; 3, Tony Wheeler; 4, Matt Inglett; 5, Jamie Dummer.
Heat 3 — 1, Josh Inglett; 2, Dean Ashbacher; 3, Chris Weber; 4, Jason Bolster; 5, Chad Oehler.