Saturday, July 5, 2008 (West Salem, WI)  - J. Herbst was able to hold off many of the current point leaders to win his first Kwik Trip Late Model division feature of the season. This was a much needed win to help Herbst move up into the top ten in the point standings.

The action packed Late Model feature began with a horrendous pile up in turn one. Nine cars were involved in the wreck including Tom Thill, who had severe back end damage, and Bill Niles. Niles’ car was stuck on top of the car of Tim Nelson for about ten minutes before safety crews could pull them apart.

 

When the race restarted both Steve and Mike Carlson were quickly advancing through the field as Herbst took the lead. As Mike Carlson was passing Todd Oliver for the 5th position Oliver spun tapping Carlson. Carlson was able to recover but lost about five positions. On the restart Steve Carlson was on the bumper of Brent Kirchner trying to take the 4th running spot. A battle for second between Todd Korish and Emily Sue Steck helped take the pressure off of Herbst allowing him to take the checkered. Steck walked away with the best finish of her career - 2nd. She was followed by Korish, Kirchner and Steve Carlson.

Rick Schermerhorn also walked away from La Crosse Speedway Saturday night with his first feature win of the season. For a while it looked as though John Olson was going to get his second feature win. Olson magically held onto the lead throughout a caution and multiple ferocious battles for the lead. It was the last fight for the lead with Schermerhorn on lap eleven that lost Olson the feature. Refusing to give up another position got Olson a 2nd place finish. Larry Bolster Jr., Nick Clements and Jes Tenner round out the top five.

There was twice as much United Auto Supply Thunderstox action Saturday night. The Thunderstox division began the feature line up for the night. First the regular series drivers battle for a win under the lights. Josh Inglett was able to retake the lead multiple times to get to victory circle. Three wide racing threatened to take out many drivers, but they were able to keep their cars under enough control to cross the finish line and come back later in the night.

The night ended with the Thunderstox Novelty event: a race in the dark. Cars had to provide their own lights to get around the track. Many drivers got very creative with their lighting. Jamie Dummer’s Car displayed an American flag wishing everyone a happy 4th of July, while another tried to bring order to the track by using police lights on top of the car. In the end Jason Schaller proved to all he had the best night vision and was declared the winner.

On July 11th Friday Night Street Drags return. Brackets include Pickup Trucks, Motorcycles, Imports, Domestics, Muscle Cars and more. Then on Saturday, July 11th the Queen Bees will be accompanying the Late Models, Sportsmen and Thunderstox divisions for their first race of the season. Also Friday, July 18 is a special Friday Night Street Drags during the annual LaCrosse Interstate Fair. 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
Midwest Toyota 25 Feature (22 Cars) — 1, J. Herbst, La Crosse; 2, Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 3, Todd Korish, Holmen; 4, Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 5, Steve Carlson, West Salem; 6, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 7, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 8, Mike Carlson, West Salem; 9, Tony Bagstad, Sparta; 10, Chris Skrede, Sparta; 11, Jimmy Summerfield, Bangor; 12, Dean Cota, Rochester, Minn.; 13, Albert Locy, Onalaska; 14, Bradley Powell, La Crosse; 15, Todd Oliver, Bangor; 16, Matthew Henderson, Coon Valley; 17, Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 18, Ty Reedy, La Crosse; 19, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 20, Bill Niles, Holmen; 21, Tom Thill, West Salem; 22, Jarred Soller, Holmen.

Qualifying — 1, Steve Carlson, 19.901 secs, 98.663 MPH; 2, Mike Carlson, 20.028 secs, 98.038 MPH; 3, Todd Korish, 20.049 secs, 97.935 MPH; 4, Todd Oliver, 20.121 secs, 97.585 MPH; 5, Brent Kirchner, 20.176 secs, 97.319 MPH; 6, Bradley Powell; 7, Tony Bagstad; 8, Shawn Pfaff; 9, Kevin Nuttleman; 10, J. Herbst; 11, Emily Sue Steck; 12, Tim Nelson; 13, Ty Reedy; 14, Matthew Henderson; 15, Chris Skrede; 16, Jeff Baker; 17, Tom Thill; 18, Bill Niles; 19, Jarred Soller; 20, Dean Cota; 21, Albert Locy; 22, Jimmy Summerfield.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1, Jeff Baker; 2, Tom Thill; 3, Bill Niles; 4, Chris Skrede; 5, Jarred Soller.
Odd Bud Dash — 1, Ty Reedy; 2, Kevin Nuttleman; 3, Tony Bagstad; 4, Brent Kirchner; 5, Steve Carlson.
Even Bud Dash — 1, J. Herbst; 2, Brad Powell; 3, Mike Carlson; 4, Matthew Henderson; 5, Shawn Pfaff.

North Country Contractors Sportsmen
Midwest Toyota 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1, Rick Schermerhorn, Westby; 2, John Olson, Sparta; 3, Larry Bolster Jr., Sparta; 4, Nick Clements, Onalaska; 5, Jes Tenner, Melrose; 6, Rob Mason, Preston, Minn.; 7, Tony Leis, Mooresville, NC; 8, Brandon Berg, Melrose; 9, Randy Humfeld, Chaseburg; 10, Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 11, Jake Arneson, Taylor; 12, Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 13, Rob Curran, Rockland; 14, Jeff Winterfield, Westby; 15, Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 16, Troy Maier, La Crosse; 17, Justin Berg, Bangor; 18, Keaton Hilby, Bangor; 19, Randy Hass, La Crosse; 20, Greg Scheck, La Crosse; 21, Joe Rinartz, La Crosse; 22, Rick Johnson, La Crosse; 23, Matt Inglett, La Crosse.
B-Feature — 1, Justin Berg; 2, Rick Johnson; 3, Matt Inglett; 4, Jerrod Loging; 5, Jamie Schlintz.
Qualifying — 1, Randy Humfeld, 22.000 secs, 89.250 MPH; 2, Jes Tenner, 22.222 secs, 88.358 MPH; 3, Rick Schermerhorn, 22.241 secs, 88.283 MPH; 4, Larry Bolster Jr., 22.256 secs, 88.223 MPH; 5, Branden Berg, 22.266 secs, 88.184 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 — 1, Jake Arneson; 2, Joe Rinartz; 3, Justin Berg; 4, Matt Inglett; 5, Andy Moore.
Qualifying Heat 2 — 1, Mark Challet; 2, Randy Hass; 3, Jerry Aylsworth; 4, Jerrod Loging; 5, Greg Scheck.
Odd Bud Dash — 1, Troy Maier; 2, Rob Curran; 3, Nick Clements; 4, Rick Schermerhorn; 5, Randy Humfeld.
Even Bud Dash — 1, Keaton Hilby; 2, Todd Lockington; 3, Jeff Winterfield; 4, Larry Bolster Jr.; 5, John Olson.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Midwest Toyota 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1, Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 2, Ed Senn, La Crosse; 3, Ray Hardy, Sparta; 4, Chris Weber, Cashton; 5, Steven Flickinger, Sparta; 6, Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 7, Jason Stark, Sparta; 8, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 9, Adam Moore, Sparta; 10, Wayne Smith, Onalaska; 11, Jamie Dummer, Galesville; 12, Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 13, Scott Geier, La Crosse; 14, Brad Warthan, Sparta; 15, Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 16, Steve Owen, West Salem; 17, Harley Jankowski, Sparta; 18, Keith Larson, La Crosse; 19, Bill Ingeltt, La Crosse; 20, Jake Krueger, Sparta; 21, Charles Vian Jr., Sparta; 22, Joey Johnson, North Bend; 23, Cole Scholze, Bangor; 24, Andy Moore, Sparta.
B-Feature — 1, Bill Inglett; 2, Keith Larson; 3, Harley Jankowski; 4, Jake Krueger; 5, Dakota Miller.
Bud Dash — 1, Adam Moore; 2, Tim Steinhoff; 3, Brad Warthan; 4, Danielle Neary; 5, Jason Stark.
Heat 1 — 1, Josh Inglett; 2, Adam Moore; 3, Ed Senn; 4, Scott Geier; 5, Charles Vian Jr.
Heat 2 — 1, Chris Weber; 2, Tim Steinhoff; 3, Andy Moore; 4, Steve Owen; 5, Cole Scholze.
Heat 3 — 1, Jason Stark; 2, Danielle Neary; 3, Jason Bolster; 4, Steven Flickinger; 5, Wayne Smith.
Heat 4 — 1, Jason Schaller; 2, Brad Warthan; 3, Ray Hardy; 4, Jamie Dummer; 5, Joey Johnson.

Challenge — 1, Adam Moore; 2, Jason Stark; 3, Brad Warthan; 4, Chris Weber; 5, Ray Hardy; 6, Harley Jankowski; 7, Jake Krueger; 8, Steven Flickinger; 9, Josh Inglett; 10, Keith Larson; 11, Dakota Miller; 12, Jason Bolster; 13, Charles Vian Jr.; 14, Cole Scholze; 15, Tom Hauser; 16, Nathan White; 17, Danielle Neary; 18, Bill Inglett; 19, Steve Owen; 20, Scott Geier; 21, Jamie Dummer; 22, Joey Johnson.