Nuttleman Survives Massive Wreck For 92nd La Crosse Win
By Daniel “ PUCKY “ Puckhaber

Saturday, May 14 ///NASCAR  Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Daredevil T-Bone
Saturday, May 21 ///NASCAR  Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Hornets
Saturday, May 28 ///NASCAR  Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Daredevil Roll-Over

(West Salem, WI - May 7, 2005) A simple bump coming out of turn four turned the frontstretch at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway into a royal mess, as 22 of the 24 cars starting the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model feature were involved in the melee. Kevin Nuttleman was one of those involved, spinning to avoid the carnage, but he manged to  finish Christen Farm Nursery night at the races by taking his 92nd career victory at La Crosse.

On the first lap twenty two cars were involved in a terrific accident when the car of Tom McClintock slightly bumped Jeff Baker in turn four. The bump started a chain reaction of accidents sending at least one car airborne. In all, 22 of the 24 cars in the field were involved in the accident that red-flagged the race for about 15 minutes while crews cleared the debris from the track.

Once the track was cleared only thirteen out of the original twenty four were in the restart. Nuttleman moved by Brent Kirchner for the lead on lap six, and held the lead the rest of the way. Kirchner finished second, barely holding off a late charge by Andy Burgess. Running a strong fourth was taken by McClintock, followed by Chris Skrede, Todd Korish, Adam Degenhardt, Bill Niles, Troy Goodenough and Kraig Burrows.

Adam Degenhardt and Shawn Pfaff won heat races, while the twin Bud Dashes went to Andy Burgess and Mark Lamoreaux. Kevin Nuttleman was fast timer at 98.382 MPH, while Andy Niles took the win in the B-Feature, and was the last car on the track in the feature, with very few body panels left after the wreck.

In The Ray Hutson Sportsman feature, Dan Gilster proved there is an outside groove, moving up from fifth in the final five laps to take the lead. Gilster chased down Randy Steinhoff for the win, with Mike Albrecht, Jr., Jimmy Gilster and Lucas Korish rounding out the top five.

Dan Linnehan broke Jes Tenner’s stranglehold on the fast qualifying spot, averaging 88.386 MPH. Qualifying heats went to Jeff Winterfield and Jerrod Loging, while Larry Bolster, Jr. and Randy Steinhoff won Bud Dashes. Chad Rosendahl claimed his checkered flag by taking the B-Main win.

Jerry Aylsworth won the United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature, followed by Jason Bolster, Jason Chandler, Brad Warthan, and Dan Erdmann. Heat winners were Jason Chandler, Jerry Aylsworth, Charlie Vian, Jamie Dummer and Joey Johnson, while Adam Moore won the Bud Dash. The C-Feature went to Rusty Winchel, while Mary Schill won the B-Main. Sara Breitsprecher won the inagural Queen Bee race of the year.

This Saturday night, Pischke Motors presents the NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman and Thunderstox action, along with the Daredevil Challenge T-Bone Crash. Qualifying begins at 5:05 p.m., with the first race at 7:15.


LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models

Christen Farm Nursery 25 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 2. Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 3. Andy Burgess, Eau Claire, Wis.; 4. Tom McClintock, West Salem; 5. Chris Skrede, Rockland; 6. Todd Korish, Holmen; 7. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 8. Bill Niles, Holmen; 9. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 10. Kraig Burrows, West Salem; 11. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 12. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 13. Andy Niles, Holmen; 14. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 15. Quinn Arnoldy, Arcadia; 16. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 17. Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 18. J. Herbst, West Salem; 19. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 20. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 21. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, Wis.; 22. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 23. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 24. Mike Belling, La Crosse.
B-Feature — 1. Andy Niles, Holmen; 2. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 3. Chris Skrede, Rockland; 4. Kraig Burrows, West Salem; 5. Joe Scholze, Holmen.
Qualifying — 1, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 19.958 seconds, 98.382 MPH; 2, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Min 20.008 secs,  98.136 MPH; 3, Andy Burgess, Eau Claire, Wis, 20.011 secs, 98.121 MPH; 4, Sam Anderson, Melrose, 20.060 secs,  97.881 MPH; 5, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor,  20.069 secs, 97.837 MPH;
Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley;Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 3. Bill Niles, Holmen; 4. Joseph Scholze, Holmen; 5. John Towner, Trempealeau.
Qualifying Heat 2 — 1.Shawn Pfaff, Bangor; 2. Mike Belling, LaCrosse; 3. Curt Eckelberg, West Salem; 4. Chris Skrede, Rockland; 5. Andy Niles, LaCrescent, Min
Odd Bud Dash — 1.Andy Burgess, Eau Claire, Wis; 2. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 3. Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 4. Steve Holhausen, Bangor; 5. Shane Ulvestad, Holmen;
Even Bud Dash — 1.Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn; 2. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 3. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, Wis.; 4. J. Herbst, West Salem; 5. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro.

Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
Christen Farm Nursery 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 2. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 3. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn; 4. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 5. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 6. John Olson, Sparta; 7. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 8. Tom Thill, West Salem; 9. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 10. Branden Berg, Melrose; 11. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 12. Boomer Olson, Viroque; 13. Tony Leis, Bangor; 14. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 15. Jason Dummer, Holmen.
B-Feature — 1. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn; 2. Rob Curran, Rockland; 3. Bill Miller, Sparta; 4. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. Matt Inglett, La Crosse.
Qualifying — 1. Dan Linnehan, Sparta, 22.215 secs, 88.386 MPH; 2, Dan Gilster, West Salem, 22.300 secs, 88.049 MPH; 3, Jes Tenner, Mindoro, 22.346 secs, 87.868 MPH; 4, Branden Berg North Bend, 22.417 secs, 87.590 MPH; 5, Michael Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.,22.424 secs,  87.562 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Jeff Winterfield, Westby; 2. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 3. Bill Miller, Sparta; 4. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 5. Mike Carlson, West Salem;
Qualifying Heat 2 — 1. Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 2. Randy Hass, LaCrosse; 3. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 4. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah; 5. Rob Mason, La Crescent, Minn.;
Odd Bud Dash — 1. Larry Bolster, Jr. Sparta; 2. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 3. John Olson, Sparta; 4. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.
Even Bud Dash — 1. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 2. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 3. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 4. Branden Berg, North Bend; 5. Dan Gilster, West Salem.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Christen Farm Nursery 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 2. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 3. Jason Chandler, Black River Falls; 4. Brad Warthan, Sparta; 5. Dan Erdmann, Holmen; 6. Mike Krueger, Jr., Sparta; 7. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro; 8. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 9. Ben Allen, Bangor; 10. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 11. Steve Bornitz ; 12. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 13. Mary Schill, Cashton; 14. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 15. Jamie Dummer, Holmen. 
B-Feature — 1. Mary Schill, Cashton; 2. Al Bartels, Tomah; 3. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 4. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 5. Ed Senn, La Crosse
C-Feature — 1. Rusty Winchell, Sparta; 2. Steve Cleveland, Sparta; 3. Craig Chandler, Black River Falls; 4. David Witt, West Salem; 5. Corey Barney, Sparta
Bud Dash — 1. Adam Moore, Sparta; 2. Andy Moore, Sparta; 3. Charlie Vian, Jr, Sparta; 4. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 5. Dan Erdmann, Holmen
Heat 1 — 1.Jason Chadler, Black River Falls; 2. Andy Moore, Sparta; 3. Jason Bolster, La Crosse; 4. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 5. Sreve Owen, La Crosse
Heat 2 — 1.Jerry Aylsworth, LaCrosse; 2. Adam Moore, Sparta; 3. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro; 4.Justin Berg, Bangor; 5. Travis Schendel, Cashton
Heat 3 — 1. Charlie Vian, Sparta 2. Dan Erdmann, LaCrosse; 3. Brad Warthan, Sparta; 4. Josh Inglett, LaCrosse; 5. Lance Lee, Galesville, Wis 
Heat 4 — 1.Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 2. Charles Vian, Jr., Sparta; 3. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 4. Mike Krueger jr., Sparta; 5. Corey Barney, Sparta
Heat 5 — 1.Joey Johnson, Mindoro; 2.Ben Allen, Bango; 3. Ron Heller, Chaseburg, Wis; 4. Chris Vinson, Holmen; 5. Chad Oehler, La Crosse 

Queen Bees — 1.Sara Breitsprecher; 2. Kim Eckelberg; 3. Pam Finnerud; 4. Rosie Zakem; 5. Ruth Inglett 

Point Standings
KWIK TRIP LATE MODELS Division

Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 4 KEVIN NUTTLEMAN 216  
2 85 ANDY BURGESS  185  
3 78 STEVE HOLZHAUSEN 162  
4 36 TROY GOODENOUGH 157  
5 26 MARK LAMOREAUX 154  
6 22 BRENT KIRCHNER 153  
7 44 SAM ANDERSEN 153  
8 27 TONY BAGSTAD 149  
9 32 TODD KORISH 137  
10 97 TOM MCCLINTOCK 133  
11 43 MIKE BELLING 130  
12 54 BILL NILES 127  
13 73 CHRIS SKREDE (R) 112  
14 20 TODD OLIVER 110  
15 03 ADAM DEGENHARDT 107  
16 14 ANDY NILES 105  
17 76 TIM NELSON 105  
18 82 J. HERBST 103  
19 106 JIM HAGEL 102  
20 126 JEFF BAKER (R) 99  
21 68 CURT ECKELBERG 94  
22 05 NICK SCHROEDER (R) 92  
23 17 CHARLIE MENARD 80  
24 37 RONNIE HAWLEY 79  
25 58 JOSEPH SCHOLZE 72  
26 99 KRAIG BURROWS 69  
27 18 JOHN TOWNER 67  
28 21 SHAWN PFAFF 66  
29 11 JEFF KRUEGER 59  
30 49 ALBERT LOCY (R) 47  
31 15 STEVE MILLER (R) 46  
32 28 JIM PATZNER (R) 45  
33 176 QUINN ARNOLDY 39  
34 10 KEN HUTCHENS 38  
35 72 DAN STEELE 27  
36 29 LAUREL VIERA (R) 26  
37 77 JIM SUMMERFIELD 24  
Updated on Sunday May 8, 2005 

RAY HUTSON CHEV.SPORTSMAN Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 90 MIKE ALBRECHT, JR 193  
2 93 RANDY STEINHOFF 184  
3 23 DAN GILSTER 180  
4 33 JIMMY GILSTER 175  
5 63 LARRY BOLSTER 162  
6 83 LUCAS KORISH 155  
7 9 JES TENNER 154  
8 01 AARON HASS 148  
9 41 JOHN OLSON 145  
10 35 BRANDEN BERG 144  
11 25 TRENT BOETTCHER 143  
12 2 TOM THILL 143  
13 18 JERIMY WAGNER 117  
14 0 TONY LEIS 115  
15 3 BOOMER OLSON 114  
16 00 CHAD ROSENDAHL (R) 105  
17 17 EMILY SUE STECK (R) 98  
18 48 DAN LINNEHAN 96  
19 22 BILL MILLER 90  
20 98 JOSH MILLIS 87  
21 46 JASON DUMMER 86  
22 43 KEN LEWIS 85  
23 79 JERROD LOGING (R) 79  
24 8 NICK CLEMENTS 78  
25 15 JEFF WINTERFIELD 69  
26 1 RANDY HASS 69  
27 27 MATT INGLETT (R) 62  
28 64 ROB CHRISTEN 62  
29 99 ROB MASON (R) 58  
30 40 ROB CURRAN 58  
31 42 TIM STEINHOFF (R) 57  
32 13 MARK CHALLET 56  
33 50 MIKE CARLSON (R) 48  
34 73 DANIELLE NEARY (R) 45  
35 71 TROY RAVE (R) 43  
36 65 JOE RINARTZ 36  
37 88 RICK POFF (R) 33  
38 66 SCOTT ZOBECK (R) 22  
39 60 TIMOTHY GROTH 22  
40 16 PAUL MAHLUM JR. 17  
41 05 JONATHAN OLMSTEAD 11  
42 89 BILL MCCABE 11  
43 02 AARON VINSON (R) 2  
44 82 DARUS PETTIBONE 1  
Updated on Sunday May 8, 2005 

UNITED AUTO THUNDERSTOX Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 19 ANDY MOORE 238  
2 8 JASON BOLSTER 234  
3 18 ADAM MOORE 230  
4 80 GREG LINDVIG 225  
5 1 CHARLIE VIAN 225  
6 90 JERRY AYLSWORTH 224  
7 2 RON HELLER 214  
8 91 MARY SCHILL 211  
9 28 STEVE BORNITZ 208  
10 12 AL BARTELS 203  
11 5 BEN ALLEN 202  
12 88 ROBERT STANFIELD 198  
13 40 ED SENN 197  
14 69 JUSTIN BERG 189  
15 3 WAYNE SMITH 185  
16 55 JASON CHANDLER 182  
17 99 JOEY JOHNSON 181  
18 21 DENISE MILLER 180  
19 9 JEFF RENTZ 177  
20 68 JAMIE DUMMER 174  
21 22 BRAD WARTHAN 169  
22 71 TONY WHEELER 165  
23 7 HENRY VIAN 159  
24 27 JOSH INGLETT 158  
25 14 KYLE VOSS 157  
26 10 TRAVIS SCHENDEL 151  
27 82 DAN ERDMANN 142  
28 95 LONNIE KLONECKI 133  
29 36 RAY BURKUM (R) 128  
30 01 CHARLES VIAN JR 125  
31 76 STEVE OWEN (R) 125  
32 4 COREY BARNEY 119  
33 51 RUSTY WINCHEL 113  
34 78 TOM PHILLIPS (R) 105  
35 74 JOHN RINARTZ (R) 104  
36 11 MARK KRUEGER (R) 103  
37 96 ANDY BARNEY 101  
38 34 MIKE KRUEGER JR. 98  
39 53 JEFF STUMLIN 96  
40 39 STEVEN CLEVELAND (R) 87  
41 70 COLE SCULZE (R) 86  
42 02 CHRIS VINSON 76  
43 24 JASON SCHALLER 74  
44 0 REN REVELS (R) 70  
45 29 DAVID WITT (R) 64  
46 17 KURT ABBOTT (R) 63  
47 08 DUSTY PFENNIG (R) 60  
48 72 BILL INGLETT 51  
49 60 KRIS BULDHAUPT 48  
50 92 CHAD OEHLER (R) 44  
51 83 ADAM MUEHR (R) 34  
52 23 CRAIG CHANDLER 26  
53 77 DAVID SLABAUGH (R) 23  
54 41 LANCE LEE 23  
55 94 STEVEN BRASDA 20  
56 84 unknown 16  
Updated on Sunday May 8, 2005 

 

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