Saturday, July 19, 2008 (West Salem, WI)  - Talent shows and cotton candy brought hundreds of people to the La Crosse Fairgrounds all week for the La Crosse Interstate fair. But, on Saturday night it was the thundering race cars and non-stop action of the La Crosse Speedway that urged the masses to come out despite the threat of rain.

 

 Early Saturday night radars showed a storm wall headed directly towards West Salem, but when it would hit no one knew. So the drivers drove and the fans cheered as the show went on. The main event of the night being the 50 lap NASCAR Kwik Trip Late Models feature. The dilemma for the Late Model drivers was having to decide between using the extra laps to get to the front or out-race the weather conditions. They did both. After the green flag waved the drivers tested the waters staying side by side for a few laps. By lap five it was every man for himself. J. Herbst took the lead as Emily Sue Steck quickly moved her car into the 3rd position. The field was bumper to bumper as Steve Carlson and Brent Kirchner were weaving in and out of traffic to get to the leader. By the half way point the two had broke into the top five. Tony Bagstad had been running second when he lost momentum and Kirchner and Carlson went around him leaving Herbst as easy prey. Carlson passed Kirchner while keeping his sights on Herbst. With 16 to go Carlson caught and passed Herbst for the lead in the middle of turns one and two. Moments later a caution came out giving Herbst a chance to retake the lead. Kirchner wouldn’t allow it. He stayed on the tail of Herbst and was able to pass directly after the restart. Kirchner then started to run down Carlson in hopes of passing and taking the checkered for himself. As the final lap came Carlson opened his lead over the rest of the field ending any chance for Kirchner to take a trip to victory lane Saturday night. Steve Carlson walked away with his fourth win of the season followed by Kirchner, Herbst, Mike Carlson, and Kevin Nuttleman.

For some added Late Model action La Crosse Speedway introduced a new event Saturday night. The 6 for 6 Dash. The top six Late Model qualifiers of the night race for six laps: the winner taking home $100. In this event J. Herbst was able to hold off Steve Carlson for the win and the cash.

Randy Steinhoff won the North Country Contracts Sportsmen feature with the help of racings worst enemy, rain. Steinhoff was able to maneuver his car through the pack as the storm was slowly creeping in. He took the lead at lap 6 and on lap 8 the sky opened up. Since the weather wasn’t looking to clear anytime soon the officials called the race making Steinhoff the winner.

Due to the rain the United Auto Supply Thunderstox weren’t able to race their feature Saturday. Instead they will run two feature events on Saturday, July 26th.

July 26th is also Kids Night at La Crosse Speedway, so bring out the kids for some family fun. On Saturday, August 2nd regular racing will continue along with the first Trailer Race of Destruction of the season. August 8th is the second to last Friday Night Street Drags of 2008, so if you want to be part of the on track action be sure to mark your calendars. For more information about La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway please visit www.lacrossespeedway.com or contact the office at (608) 786-1525 or lacrossespeedway@yahoo.com.





LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY

Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models

Brickl Bros. 25 Feature (23 Cars) — 1, Steve Carlson, West Salem; 2, Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 3, J. Herbst, La Crosse; 4, Mike Carlson, West Salem; 5, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 6, Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 7, Tony Bagstad, Sparta; 8, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 9, Todd Korish, Holmen; 10, Chris Skrede, Sparta; 11, Paul Proksch, Stoddard; 12, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 13, Tom Thill, West Salem; 14, Ty Reedy, La Crosse; 15, Matthew Henderson, Coon Valley; 16, Bill Niles, Holmen; 17, Todd Oliver, Bangor; 18, Dean Cota, Rochester, Minn.; 19, Albert Locy, Onalaska; 20, Jimmy Summerfield, Bangor; 21, Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 22, Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 23, Scott Rand, Arlington, TX.

Qualifying — 1, Brent Kirchner, 19.927 secs, 98.535 MPH; 2, Mike Carlson, 19.944 secs, 98.451 MPH; 3, Emily Sue Steck, 19.971 secs, 98.318 MPH; 4, Steve Carlson, 19.991 secs, 98.219 MPH; 5, Ty Reedy, 20.099 secs, 97.691 MPH; 6, J. Herbst; 7, Paul Proksch; 8, Todd Oliver; 9, Todd Korish; 10, Tony Bagstad; 11, Kevin Nuttleman; 12, Tim Nelson; 13, Chris Skrede; 14, Jeff Baker; 15, Shawn Pfaff; 16, Matthew Henderson; 17, Tom Thill; 18, Bill Niles; 19, Aaron Hass; 20, Jimmy Summerfield; 21, Dean Cota; 22, Albert Locy; 23, Scott Rand.

6 for 6 — 1, J. Herbst; 2, Steve Carlson; 3, Mike Carlson; 4, Brent Kirchner; 5, Emily Sue Steck.

Odd Bud Dash — 1, Kevin Nuttleman; 2, Shawn Pfaff; 3, Paul Proksch; 4, Todd Korish; 5, Chris Skrede.
Even Bud Dash — 1, Bill Niles; 2, Matthew Henderson; 3, Jeff Baker; 4, Todd Oliver; 5, Tim Nelson.


North Country Contractors Sportsmen

Brickl Bros. 15 Feature (## Cars) — 1, Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 2, Nick Clements, Onalaska; 3, John Olson, Sparta; 4, Rob Mason, Preston, Minn.; 5, Larry Bolster Jr., Sparta; 6, Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 7, Rick Schermerhorn, Westby; 8, Randy Humfled, Chaseburg; 9, Jess Tenner, Melrose; 10, Jake Arneson, Taylor; 11, Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 12, Branden Berg, Melrose; 13, Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 14, Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 15, Rob Curran, Rockland; 16, Rick Johnson, La Crosse; 17, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 18, Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 19, Keaton Hilby, Bangor; 20, Greg Scheck, La Crosse; 21, Joe Rinartz, La Crosse; 22, Mark Challet, Bangor; 23, Wayne Smith, Onalaska; 24, Ken Lewis, Black River Falls;

B-Feature — 1, Mark Challet; 2, Ken Lewis; 3, Keaton Hilby; 4, Joe Rinartz, La Crosse; 5, Andy Moore, Sparta.

Qualifying — 1, Randy Humfeld, 22.132 secs, 88.718 MPH; 2, Jake Arneson, 22.229 secs, 88.331 MPH; 3, Larry Bolster Jr., 22.239 secs, 88.291 MPH; 4, Rick Schermerhorn, 22.247 secs, 88.259 MPH; 5, Jes Tenner, 22.291 secs, 88.085 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1, Matt Inglett; 2, Greg Scheck; 3, Jason Dummer, Holmen; 4, Randy Hass, La Crosse; 5, Keaton Hilby, Bangor.

Qualifying Heat 2 — 1, Wayne Smith; 2, Jerrod Loging; 3, Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 4, Joe Rinartz, La Crosse; 5, Ken Lewis, Black River Falls.

Odd Bud Dash — 1, Todd Lockington; 2, Randy Steinhoff; 3, Rob Mason; 4, Aaron Hass; 5, Larry Bolster Jr.

Even Bud Dash — 1, Jerimy Wagner; 2, John Olson; 3, Rick Schermerhorn; 4, Branden Berg; 5, Rob Curran.


United Auto Supply Thunderstox

Bud Dash — 1, Jason Bolster; 2, Adam Moore; 3, Charles Vian Jr.; 4, Harley Jankowski; 5, Joey Johnson.
Heat 1 — 1, Joey Johnson; 2, Jason Bolster; 3, Dakota Miller; 4, Josh Inglett; 5, Kayla Steinhoff.
Heat 2 — 1, Wayne Smith; 2, Charles Vian Jr.; 3, Jamie Dummer; 4, Adam Moore; 5, Brad Warthan.
Heat 3 — 1, Harley Jankowski; 2, Andy Moore; 3, Bill Inglett; 4, Jason Stark; 5, Ray Hardy.