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Nuttleman Weaves Way To 93rd La Crosse Win, Second Of Season
By David Morgan
Upcoming Events
Saturday, July 2, ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox,
Recliner Race, Fireworks
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Saturday, July 9, ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox
(West Salem, WI - June 25, 2005) There have been times over the last few
seasons that eight-time track champion Kevin Nuttleman has struggled trying to
find victory lane. His consistency has had him in the points battles every
year, and has him leading the way this season, but after breaking Dick
Trickles record of 86 late model feature wins at La Crosse, the pace of
those wins has slowed.
That may have changed on Saturday night.
A week of late nights at the shop, and extra time on the track in the high
temperatures yielded what may well be the best race car he has had under him
in three years. On Saturday night, he started seventh, dropped a spot early,
then showed he was able to go inside and outside to pass, as he claimed
feature win number two on the season, and number 93 in his late model career
at La Crosse.
Weve been at the shop past midnight all this week, Nuttleman said
after the win. Weve put in a lot of work, and a day of practicing helped
us get the car ready for this heat.
His second win of the season helped him extend his points lead over Andy
Burgess, who has three feature wins on the season, to 27 points. Despite the
well-handling car, Nuttleman was hesitant to say it was the best he has had in
years.
Lets just say weve got a good car right now.
Sam Andersen and Todd Korish put on a good battle for the lead at the start,
with Andersen leading the first two laps, before Korish edged to the front on
the outside, and finally was able to pull down in front of Anderson on lap
five. A lap later the only caution of the night flew, as three cars spun in
between turns one and two, but all were able to continue.
Mike Belling moved by Anderson on lap five, just before the yellow, and
started working on Korish at the drop of the green. Twice he tried to duck
under Korish, to no avail, but on lap nine he moved to the high line, and took
over the lead on lap 12 as the cars came out of turn three.
Belling opened up a lead on the field, as Andersen looked for a way around
Korish once more, and Nuttleman moved into the four on lap 12, ducking inside
of Anderson to take third two laps later. By that time, both Belling and
Korish had 3-car advantages over the next position, but Nuttleman closed on
Korish, and the two stayed in line, catching Belling by lap 15.
On lap 16, Nuttleman went outside to take second from Korish, then ducked
inside of Belling coming out of turn two a lap later to take the lead for
good. Andersen moved by both Korish and Belling in the final five laps to take
second, with Belling, Korish and a hard-charging Steve Carlson rounding out
the top five. Burgess, who started outside of Nuttleman in the fourth row,
wound up sixth, followed by Steve Holzhausen, Mark Lamoreaux, Dan Steele and
Tony Bagstad.
Burgess was fast timer for the eighth time this season, at 98.540 MPH, and
also took one of the Bud Dash wins. Todd Oliver took the other Bud Dash,
with Adam Degenhardt claming the qualifying heat, and Troy Goodenough the
B-Feature.
Twice this season Jimmy Gilster looked poised to take Ray Hutson Chevrolet
sportsman division feature wins with a fast car and a front-row starting
position. Twice he was unable to capitalize, once because he gave up his
starting spot when his wife went into labor. On Saturday night, he started in
the second row, showed enough patience to let the first-row drivers sort
things out, and then went to the outside to pass Tom Thill on lap six for the
lead, and the win. Thill finished second, followed by Branden Berg. Chad
Rosendahl had his best-ever finish in fourth, and Dan Linnehan rounded out the
top five.
Gilster prepared for the feature with a battle with Larry Bolster, Jr. in the
Even Dash, with Bolster taking the win by mere inches at the line. Trent
Boettcher won the Odd Bud Dash, and heat wins went to Josh Millis and Rob
Mason. Mike Carlson won the B-Feature, and Mike Albrecht, Jr. was fast time at
88.510 MPH.
Steve Owen failed on his first two attempts to get by United Auto Supply
Thunderstox feature leader Tony Wheeler, but once Owen moved to the lead,
Charles Vian, Jr. was right behind, and Vian, Jr. ducked inside of Owen in
turn three of the final lap to edge his way to the feature win. Vian, Jr.s
win comes one week after his father was in Victory Lane after the Thunderstox
feature.
Owen finished second, followed by Wheeler, Joey Johnson and Corey Barney. Andy
Moore won the B-Feature, Craig Chandler took the C-Feature, and Greg Lindvig
won the Bud Dash. Heat wins went to Lonnie Klonecki, Kyle Voss, Owen, Mark
Krueger and Vian, Jr., while Tony Leis won the Daredevil Challenge Roll Over
Contest
The Fourth of July may be on Monday, but the speedway will be busy with
Saturday and Sunday night events, including fireworks both nights! On
Saturday, its the NASCAR Kwik Trip Late Models, Ray Hutson Chevrolet
Sportsman, and United Auto Supply Thunderstox will all be in action, with the
Recliner race starting things off. On Sunday, the Features Sports Bar &
Grill Hornets highlight the show, along with the School Bus race, not one but
two huge Monster Trucks.
LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Clason Pontiac-Buick-GMC 25 Feature (24 Cars) 1. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor;
2. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 3. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 4. Todd Korish, La
Crosse; 5. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 6. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 7. Steve
Holzhausen, Bangor; 8. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 9. Dan Steele, West
Salem; 10. Tony Bagstad, Westby; 11. J. Herbst, West Salem; 12. Todd Oliver,
Bangor; 13. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 14. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 15. Troy
Goodenough, Mindoro; 16. Brent Kirchner, La Crosse; 17. Chris Skrede,
Sparta; 18. Dexter Bean, Westby; 19. Andy Niles, Holmen; 20. Adam Degenhardt,
Coon Valley; 21. Quinn Arnoldy, Arcadia; 22. Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls;
23. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 24. Bill Niles, Holmen.
B-Feature 1. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 2. Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls;
3. Andy Niles, Holmen; 4. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 5. Joe Scholze, Holmen.
Qualifying 1, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek, Wis., 19.926, seconds,
98.540, MPH; 2, Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 20.099, secs, 97.691,
MPH; 3, Dan Steele, West Salem, 20.106, secs, 97.657, MPH; 4,
Steve Carlson, West Salem, 20.158, secs, 97.405, MPH; 5, Steve
Holzhausen, Bangor, 20.194, secs, 97.232, MPH;
Qualifying Heat 1 1. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 2. Brent Kirchner, La
Crosse; 3. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 4. Quinn Arnoldy, Arcadia; 5. Troy Goodenough,
Mindoro.
Odd Bud Dash 1. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek, Wis.; 2. Mark Lamoreaux,
Bloomington, Minn.; 3.Bill Niles, Holmen; 3. 4. Tim Nelson, La Crescent,
Minn.; 5. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor
Even Bud Dash 1. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 2. Tony Bagstad, Westby; 3. Todd
Korish, Holmen; 4. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 5. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor.
Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
Clason Pontiac-Buick-GMC 15 Feature (24 Cars) 1. Jimmy Gilster, West
Salem; 2. Tom Thill, West Salem; 3. Branden Berg, Melrose; 4. Chad Rosendahl,
Hokah, Minn. 5. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 6. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 7. Mike
Albrecht, Jr., West Salem; 8. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 9. Jonathan Olmsted, La
Crosse; 10. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 11. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent,
Minn.; 12. Tony Leis, Middle Ridge; 13. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 14. John Olson,
Sparta; 15. Bill Miller, Sparta.
B-Feature 1. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 2. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 3. Nick
Clements, Onalaska; 4. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 5. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen.
Qualifying 1, Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn., 22.184,
secs, 88.510, MPH; 2, Jes Tenner, Melrose, 22.270, secs, 88.168,
MPH; 3, Dan Gilster, West Salem, 22.349, secs, 87.856, MPH; 4,
John Olson, Sparta, 22.354, secs, 87.837, MPH; 5, Dan Linnehan,
Sparta, 22.399, secs, 87.660, MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 1. Josh Millis, Black River Falls; 2. Matt Inglett, La
Crosse; 3. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 4. Jeff Winterfield, Westby; 5. Nick
Clements, Onalaska.
Qualifying Heat 2 1. Rob Mason, La Crescent, Minn.; 2. Rob Christen,
Onalaska; 3. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 4. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 5. Emily Sue
Steck, Holmen.
Odd Bud Dash 1.Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 2. Dan Gilster, West
Salem; 3. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 4. Boomer Olson, Viroqua; 5.
Dan Linnehan, Sparta.
Even Bud Dash 1. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem;
3. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 4. John Olson, Sparta; 5. Tom Thill, West Salem.
United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Clason Pontiac-Buick-GMC 15 Feature (24 cars) 1. Charles Vian, Jr.,
Sparta; 2. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 3. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 4. Joey Johnson,
Mindoro; 5. Corey Barney, Sparta; 6. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 7. Andy Barney,
West Salem; 8. Adam Moore, Sparta; 9. Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn.; 10. Chad
Oehler, La Crosse; 11. Andy Moore, Sparta; 12. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 13. Mark
Krueger, Hillsboro; 14. Mike Krueger, Jr., Sparta; 15. Ed Senn, La
Crosse.
B-Feature 1. Andy Moore, Sparta; 2. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 3. Jamie Dummer,
Holmen; 4. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 5. Steve Bornitz, Holmen.
C-Feature 1. Craig Chandler, Black River Falls; 2. Jeff Stumlin, Mindoro;
3. Chris Vinson, Holmen; 4. Tom Phillips, La Crosse; 5. Charlie Vian, Sparta.
Bud Dash 1. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 2. Adam Moore, Sparta; 3. Steve
Cleveland, Sparta; 4. Ed Senn, La Crosse; Chad Oehler, La Crosse.
Heat 1 1. Lonnie Klonecki, West Salem; 2. Steve Cleveland, Sparta; 3. Ron
Heller, Coon Valley; 4. Corey Barney, Sparta; 5. Jamie Dummer, Holmen.
Heat 2 1.Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn.; 2. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 3. Mike
Krueger, Jr., Sparta; 4. Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 5. Al Bartels, Tomah.
Heat 3 1. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 2. Ed Senn, La Crosse; 3. Joey Johnson,
Mindoro; 4. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 5. Mary Schill, Cashton.
Heat 4 1. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro; 2. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 3. Andy
Barney, West Salem; 4. Ray Burkum, Westby; 5. Chris Vinson, Holmen.
Heat 5 1. Charles Vian, Jr., Sparta; 2. Adam Moore, Sparta; 3. Tony
Wheeler, La Crosse; 4. Kris Budhalpt, West Salem; 5. Justin Berg, Bangor.
Daredevil Challenge (Roll-Over Contest) 1. Tony Leis, Middle Ridge
POINT STANDINGS
KWIK TRIP LATE MODELS Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 4 KEVIN NUTTLEMAN 526
2 85 ANDY BURGESS 499
3 78 STEVE HOLZHAUSEN 452
4 26 MARK LAMOREAUX 408
5 43 MIKE BELLING 388
6 32 TODD KORISH 378
7 27 TONY BAGSTAD 371
8 44 SAM ANDERSEN 368
9 20 TODD OLIVER 334
10 36 TROY GOODENOUGH 328
11 22 BRENT KIRCHNER 297
12 73 CHRIS SKREDE (R) 292
13 54 BILL NILES 280
14 97 TOM MCCLINTOCK 276
15 126 JEFF BAKER (R) 272
16 03 ADAM DEGENHARDT 271
17 76 TIM NELSON 254
18 05 NICK SCHROEDER (R) 248
19 14 ANDY NILES 247
20 106 JIM HAGEL 224
21 82 J. HERBST 217
22 17 CHARLIE MENARD 206
23 58 JOSEPH SCHOLZE 203
24 99 KRAIG BURROWS 192
25 68 CURT ECKELBERG 182
26 10 KEN HUTCHENS 131
27 37 RONNIE HAWLEY 122
28 176 QUINN ARNOLDY 122
29 28 JIM PATZNER (R) 98
30 15 STEVE MILLER (R) 92
31 49 ALBERT LOCY (R) 90
32 72 DAN STEELE 83
33 18 JOHN TOWNER 67
34 21 SHAWN PFAFF 66
35 29 LAUREL VIERA (R) 61
36 11 JEFF KRUEGER 59
37 66 STEVE CARLSON 44
38 2 LORIN KURTH 35
39 3 DAVID TRADUP 28
40 77 JIM SUMMERFIELD 24
41 172 DAN STEELE SR. 23
42 25 DEXTER BEAN 23
43 8T TOM THILL 18
44 122 SHANE ULVESTAD 14
RAY HUTSON CHEV.SPORTSMAN Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 23 DAN GILSTER 469
2 9 JES TENNER 427
3 2 TOM THILL 421
4 63 LARRY BOLSTER 413
5 90 MIKE ALBRECHT, JR 397
6 33 JIMMY GILSTER 396
7 83 LUCAS KORISH 390
8 35 BRANDEN BERG 384
9 48 DAN LINNEHAN 359
10 93 RANDY STEINHOFF 351
11 01 AARON HASS 346
12 25 TRENT BOETTCHER 329
13 41 JOHN OLSON 300
14 00 CHAD ROSENDAHL (R) 289
15 0 TONY LEIS 280
16 18 JERIMY WAGNER 254
17 22 BILL MILLER 246
18 3 BOOMER OLSON 231
19 43 KEN LEWIS 219
20 17 EMILY SUE STECK (R) 211
21 27 MATT INGLETT (R) 209
22 50 MIKE CARLSON (R) 204
23 46 JASON DUMMER 203
24 99 ROB MASON (R) 201
25 8 NICK CLEMENTS 190
26 98 JOSH MILLIS 187
27 15 JEFF WINTERFIELD 182
28 1 RANDY HASS 172
29 42 TIM STEINHOFF (R) 145
30 64 ROB CHRISTEN 140
31 79 JERROD LOGING (R) 139
32 31 DON HESS (R) 130
33 40 ROB CURRAN 125
34 13 MARK CHALLET 112
35 65 JOE RINARTZ 96
36 73 DANIELLE NEARY (R) 93
37 60 TIMOTHY GROTH 92
38 89 BILL MCCABE 58
39 71 TROY RAVE (R) 54
40 88 RICK POFF (R) 44
41 02 AARON VINSON (R) 35
42 66 SCOTT ZOBECK (R) 33
43 72 DAN ERDMAN 31
44 16 PAUL MAHLUM JR. 30
45 6 MARV DEGARMO 23
46 94 JAMIE SCHLINTZ 12
47 14 ED GUENTHER 11
48 05 JONATHAN OLMSTEAD 11
49 82 DARUS PETTIBONE (R) 1
UNITED AUTO THUNDERSTOX Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 8 JASON BOLSTER 553
2 19 ANDY MOORE 552
3 18 ADAM MOORE 550
4 90 JERRY AYLSWORTH 537
5 80 GREG LINDVIG 534
6 2 RON HELLER 521
7 68 JAMIE DUMMER 498
8 3 WAYNE SMITH 473
9 69 JUSTIN BERG 468
10 91 MARY SCHILL 468
11 28 STEVE BORNITZ 459
12 40 ED SENN 442
13 99 JOEY JOHNSON 436
14 88 ROBERT STANFIELD 434
15 82 DAN ERDMANN 431
16 12 AL BARTELS 427
17 14 KYLE VOSS 426
18 71 TONY WHEELER 402
19 27 JOSH INGLETT 399
20 10 TRAVIS SCHENDEL 395
21 5 BEN ALLEN 379
22 02 CHRIS VINSON 372
23 76 STEVE OWEN (R) 354
24 96 ANDY BARNEY 354
25 36 RAY BURKUM (R) 351
26 55 JASON CHANDLER 346
27 22 BRAD WARTHAN 343
28 4 COREY BARNEY 341
29 7 HENRY VIAN 336
30 53 JEFF STUMLIN 319
31 11 MARK KRUEGER (R) 316
32 1 CHARLIE VIAN 314
33 78 TOM PHILLIPS (R) 307
34 51 RUSTY WINCHEL (R) 306
35 34 MIKE KRUEGER JR. 305
36 21 DENISE MILLER 305
37 92 CHAD OEHLER (R) 291
38 23 CRAIG CHANDLER 264
39 24 JASON SCHALLER 255
40 74 JOHN RINARTZ (R) 234
41 95 LONNIE KLONECKI 221
42 9 JEFF RENTZ 215
43 01 CHARLES VIAN JR 211
44 60 KRIS BULDHAUPT 199
45 39 STEVEN CLEVELAND (R) 176
46 29 DAVID WITT (R) 164
47 0 REN REVELS (R) 159
48 70 COLE SCULZE (R) 142
49 08 DUSTY PFENNIG (R) 128
50 41 LANCE LEE 126
51 30 TODD LOCKINGTON 113
52 17 KURT ABBOTT (R) 101
53 77 DAVID SLABAUGH (R) 78
54 32 JAKE KRUEGER 75
55 119 KEVIN GRANDALL 67
56 72 BILL INGLETT 51
57 05 TOM HAUSER (R) 50
58 83 ADAM MUEHR (R) 40
59 66 TERRY CRAIG 35
60 09 STEVE GRANDALL 22
61 94 STEVEN BRASDA 20
62 84 JOHN LOWE 16
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