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Menard Cools Off Nuttleman By Taking La Crosse Win
By David Morgan
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(West Salem, WI - July 23, 2005) Earlier this season, Andy Burgess was on fire
at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, taking three feature wins in a
four-week span. He was cooled off when teammate and 2004 track champion
Charlie Menard returned to the track, and to victory lane. The last four weeks
have seen eight-time track champion Kevin Nuttleman in victory lane three
times, and once again, it was Menard who cooled off the hot shoe, taking the
lead on lap seven, and leading the rest of the way in the Altra Federal Credit
Union 25.
Sam Andersen jumped to the early lead over Todd Korish, but Menard was quickly
on the rear bumper of the second-year driver from Melrose. Andersen held him
off for six laps, including a restart after a lap 3 caution brought out by an
incident involving Shawn Pfaff and Nick Schroeder, but Menard finally worked
inside of Anderson on lap six, and took the lead in turn one of the following
lap.
Andersen stayed with Menard most of the way, as Burgess and Nuttleman charged
through the field. On lap 19, Burgess, and then Nuttleman moved by J. Herbst
to take over third and fourth, and although they closed on the lead pair, they
were never able to make a bid to take either spot.
Menard took the checkers, with Andersen second, Burgess third, and Nuttleman
fourth. Herbst claimed fifth, with Mark Lamoreaux, Steve Holzhausen, Chris
Skrede, Mike Belling and Troy Goodenough rounding out the top ten.
Burgess was also fast tmer at 97.833 MPH, just ahead of Nuttleman at 97.784
MPH. Andy Niles claimed the qualifying heat, while Todd Oliver and Shawn Pfaff
won the Bud Dashes.
Tom Thill, Dan Gilster and Jes Tenner battled hard behind the leader of the
Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman feature leader, but none of them was able to
overtake Tony Tuxedo Leis as he claimed his first feature win of the
season. Thill had his chances midway through the race, but whether he went
high or low, Leis was able to hold him off.
Gilster made a run on Thill, but went high on the backstretch, and fell back
to fourth. Tenner had his troubles on the last lap, and stumbled to the
finish, dragging parts under his car, as Gilster moved back by him for third,
and Linnehan was a bumper short of taking fourth.
Jes Tenner was quick qualifier for the 7th time this season at 88.450 MPH, and
Larry Bolster Jr. won the B-Main. Qualifying heats went to Nick Clements and
Josh Millis, while Linnehan and Jerimy Wagner won the Bud Dashes.
Jason Schaller pulled to the lead in the United Auto Supply Thunderstox
feature, and had a solid lead when the yellow flew on lap four, as Andy Barney
and Ron Heller both spun. Travis Schendel and Tony Wheeler moved up to
challenge Schaller on the restart, but neither had enough for the 24 car, as
Schaller led them all for the win. Schendel was second, followed by Wheeler,
Dan Erdmann and Steve Bornitz.
Andy Moore won the B-Feature and Ben Allen took the checkers in the Bud Dash.
Heat winners were Lonnie Klonecki, Chad Oehler, Jason Chandler and Schaller.
Andrew Moore ducked under Kevin Turner on lap four of the first Features
Sports Bar Hornets feature, then held off Lee Hager by managing to navigate
the lapped traffic better to take the checkered flag. Hager made several
attempts at the lead, and pulled ahead once down the frontstretch, but had to
settle for second at the finish. Larry Burrows was third, followed by Turner
and Matt Miller.
After a lap eight caution in the Hornets second feature, it was clear it was a
three-car race for the checkers. It became a one-car battle on lap 12, when
Jim Schermerhorn, running second, drilled leader Nate Towner, sending the
Towner car into the wall between turns three and four. Both cars went to the
rear, and Nicki Hagen pulled away on the restart for the win. Trevor Chilson
was second, followed by Justin Mulligen, Joe Losowski and Wendy Liebsch.
There was excitement from the start in the hornets third feature, as Jeff
Heaney spun on the backstretch, coming to a rest in the middle of the track.
As the cars parted, Kim Strom ducked into the infield, cutting through Lake
Speed, the water collected fromt the mornings rains. A lap later, Jason
Mork lost a tire in turn four, with the tire bouncing off the catch fence and
back onto the track, bringing out the caution. Wade Elliott, Chris Johnson and
Rick Schermerhorn battled at the front the rest of the way, the top three in
the race,and in the seasons points standings. Johnson was able to cross the
line first, but failed post-race inspection, handing the victory to
Schermerhorn. Elliott was second, followed by Mike Carlson, John Eron and
Jerry Lemke.
Heat winners were Hagen, Turner, Burrows and Elliott.
LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Altra Federal Credit Union 25 Feature (24 Cars) 1. Charlie Menard, Eau
Claire; 2. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 3. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 4. Kevin
Nuttleman, Bangor; 5. J. Herbst, West Salem; 6. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington,
Minn.; 7. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 8. Chris Skrede, Rockland; 9. Mike
Belling, La Crosse; 10. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 11. Bill Niles, Holmen; 12.
Jim Hagel, Holmen; 13. Todd Korish, Holmen; 14. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 15. David
Tradup, Viola; 16. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 17. Joe Scholze, Holmen; 18.
Jeff Baker, Holmen; 19. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 20. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 21.
Steve Miller, Onalaska; 22. Andy Niles, Holmen; 23. Curt Eckleberg, West
Salem; 24. Jim Summerfield, West Salem.
Qualifying 1. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek, 20.070 seconds, 97.833 MPH; 2,
Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 20.080 secs, 97.784 MPH; 3, J. Herbst, West Salem,
20.227 secs, 97.073 MPH; 4, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn., 20.253 secs,
96.949 MPH; 5, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, 20.287 secs, 96.786 MPH;
Qualifying Heat 1 1. Andy Niles, Holmen; 2. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 3.
David Tradup, Viola; 4. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 5. Curt Eckelberg, West
Salem.
Odd Bud Dash 1. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 2. J. Herbst, West Salem; 3. Andy
Burgess, Fall Creek; 4. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 5. Troy Goodenough,
Mindoro.
Even Bud Dash 1. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 2. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 3. Mike
Belling, La Crosse; 4. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 5. Mark Lamoreaux,
Bloomington, Minn.
Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
Altra Federal Credit Union 15 Feature (24 Cars) 1. Tony Leis, Middle
Ridge; 2. Tom Thill, West Salem; 3. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 4. Jes Tenner,
Melrose; 5. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 6. John Olson, Sparta; 7. Aaron Hass, La
Crosse; 8. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 9. Trent Boettcher, La
Crescent, Minn.; 10. Branden Berg, Melrose; 11. Don Hess, La Crosse; 12. Chad
Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn.; 13. Boomer Olson, Viroqua; 14. Lucas Korish, La
Crosse; 15. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta.
B-Feature 1. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 3.
Mike Carlson, West Salem; 4. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. Jamie Schlintz,
Bangor.
Qualifying 1. Jes Tenner, Melrose, 22.199 secs, 88.450 MPH; 2, Mike
Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn., 22.222 secs, 88.358 MPH; 3, Dan Gilster,
West Salem, 22.253 secs, 88.235 MPH; 4, Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.,
22.278 secs, 88.136 MPH; 5, John Olson, Sparta, 22.301 secs, 88.045 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 1. Nick Clements, Bangor; 2. Rob Mason, La Crescent,
Minn.; 3. Jamie Schlintz, Bangor; 4. Mark Challet, Bangor; 5. Matt Inglett, La
Crosse.
Qualifying Heat 2 1. Josh Millis, Black River Falls; 2. Jimmy Gilster,
West Salem; 3. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 4. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls;
Tim Steinhoff, Cashton.
Odd Bud Dash 1. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 2. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 3. Dan
Gilster, West Salem; 4. John Olson, Sparta; 5. Aaron Hass, La Crosse.
Even Bud Dash 1. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 2. Tom Thill, West Salem; 3.
Boomer Olson, Viroqua; 4. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 5. Mike
Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.
United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Altra Federal Credit Union 15 Feature (24 cars) 1. Jason Schaller, La
Crosse; 2. Travis Schendel, Cashton; 3. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 4. Dan
Erdmann, Holmen; 5. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 6. Andy Moore, Sparta; 7. Greg
Lindvig, Holmen; 8. Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn.; 9. Josh Inglett, La Crosse;
10. Adam Moore, Sparta; 11. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 12. Ben Allen, Bangor; 13.
Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 14. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 15. Jason Bolster, Sparta.
B-Feature 1. Andy Moore, Sparta; 2. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 3. Boomer
Olson, Viroqua; 4. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 5. Rusty Winchel, Sparta.
Bud Dash 1. Ben Allen, Bangor; 2. Jason Schaler, La Crosse; 3. Steve
Cleveland, Sparta; 4. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 5. Dan Erdmann, Holmen.
Heat 1 1. Lonnie Klonecki, Arcadia; 2. Ben Allen, Bangor; 3. Corey Barney,
Sparta; 4. Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn.; 5. Andy Barney, West Salem.
Heat 2 1. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 2. Dan Erdmann, Holmen; 3. Adam Moore,
Sparta; 4. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 5. Tom Phillips, La Crosse.
Heat 3 1. Jason Chandler, Black River Falls; 2. Steve Cleveland, Sparta;
3. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 4. Travis Schendel, Cashton; 5. Steve Bornitz,
Holmen.
Heat 4 1. Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 2. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 3. Kris
Buldhaupt, West Salem; 4. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 5. Josh Inglett, La Crosse.
Features Sports Bar Hornets
Altra Federal Credit Union 15 Feature 1 (15 cars) 1. Andrew Moore; 2. Lee
Hager; 3. Larry Burroughs; 4. Kevin Turner; 5. Matt Miller; 6. Jason Bruggeman;
7. Joey Johnson, III; 8. Marc Hauser; 9. Chris Diehlmann; 10. Bekah Voehl.
Altra Federal Credit Union 15 Feature 2 (21 cars) 1. Nicki Hagen; 2.
Trevor Chilson; 3. Justin Mulligen; 4. Joe Lisowski; 5. Wendy Liebsch; 6. Bill
Warren; 7. Michael Ripinski; 8. Nate Towner; 9. Ren Revels; 10. Matt
Kuruzovich.
Altra Federal Credit Union 15 Feature 3 (20 cars) 1. Rick Schermerhorn; 2.
Wade Elliott; 3. Mike Carlson; 4. John Eron; 5. Jerry Lemke; 6. Gary Towner;
7. Dave Treu; 8. Kim Strom; 9. Derrick Hammer; 10. Shane Finnerud.
Heat 1 1. Nicki Hagen; 2. Justin Mulligen; 3. Wendy Liebsch; 4. Michael
Ripinski; 5. Ren Revels.
Heat 2 1. Kevin Turner; 2. Eugene Hager; 3. Lee Hager; 4. Carroll
Niedfeldt; 5. Shane Finnerud.
Heat 3 1. Larry Burroughs; 2. Pete Muenkel; 3. Nate Towner; 4. Dave Treu;
5. Ron Amann.
Heat 4 1. Wade Elliott; 2. Chris Johnson; 3. Matt Moore; 4. John Eron; 5.
Rick Schermerhorn.
POINT STANDINGS
FEATURES HORNETS Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 8 RICK SCHERMERHORN 199
2 94 WADE ELLIOTT 196
3 90 MATT MOORE 179
4 50 MIKE CARLSON 178
5 16 JEFF HEANEY 171
6 88 CHRIS JOHNSON 169
7 57 JOHN ERON 166
8 19 PETE MUENKEL 163
9 46 LEE HAGER 163
10 33 JERRY LEMKE 163
11 66 KIM STROM 163
12 111 DERRICK HAMMER 162
13 13 JASON MORK 161
14 123 TONY WALTEMATH 160
15 119 CHRIS SAMPSON 160
16 44 LARRY BURROUGHS 160
17 1 ANDREW W MOORE 160
18 77 DAVE TREU 159
19 59 EUGENE HAGER 158
20 98 TIMOTHY KLUG 156
21 138 WILLIAM WARREN JR. 155
22 81 JIM SCHERMERHORN 155
23 43 KEVIN TURNER 153
24 31 STEVE LEMKE 152
25 45 STEVEN RUSCH 152
26 21 MATT KURUZOVICH 151
27 00 NICKI HAGEN 145
28 101 TREVOR CHILSON 143
29 87 CHRIS DIEHLMANN 140
30 83 SHANE FINNERUD 140
31 99 JOEY JOHNSON III 138
32 72 WENDY LIEBSCH 137
33 42 GARY TOWNER 134
34 121 MATT MILLER 133
35 92 NATE TOWNER 132
36 08 ANDREW GODFREY 132
37 03 MIKE THOMPSON 131
38 105 ALAN VAN VLEET 130
39 05 JASON BRUEGGEMAN 130
40 09 TIM MURPHY SR. 126
41 17 JOE HEANEY 125
42 02 DAMIAN KELLY 123
43 4 RON AMANN 123
44 127 AARON TOWNER 122
45 10 MARC HAUSER 122
46 9 CHRIS ARNOLD 120
47 7 ROBERT DOCKERTY 120
48 11 JERRY HOLTER 120
49 2 CARL ANDERSON 120
50 07 TROY DOCKERTY 120
51 27 JOE LISOWSKI 113
52 06 JOHN P. CLEMENTS 111
53 71 RYAN COLBY 110
54 29 HEATH WEISSENBERGER 105
55 89 JERRY SCHOMERS 105
56 20 TRAVIS LEE 104
57 52 DANA BERG 102
58 6 BEKAH VOEHL 100
59 62 GREG HERTZFELDT 100
60 32 MIKE LAVIGNE 98
61 0 REN REVELS 91
62 125 MATT STORLIE 90
63 04 FREDRICK SANDWALD JR 90
64 198 LARRY SHAW 86
65 75 DREW BUDDE 83
66 154 DEXTER MALIN 70
67 48 CHRIS MCHUGH 70
68 129 JEREMY ARNDT 64
69 76 TRAVIS NILES 64
70 56 RANDY LAVIGNE 63
71 107 MICHAEL RIPINSKI 62
72 23 JEFF RUD 62
73 18 CLAY SCHROEDER 62
74 74 KINDRA GEORGESON 60
75 58 VICTOR WILSON 60
76 171 BEN HEHL 60
77 179 JOE SCHOLZE 45
78 95 TIM PAYNE 42
79 01 ERIC KOMPERUD 42
80 151 JUSTIN MULLIKIN 40
81 49 CARROLL NIEDFELDT 40
82 69 JUSTIN SCHOLZE 40
83 85 CYNTHIA GRONER 40
84 391 JASON MOORE 31
85 147 SAM ANDRING 30
86 131 BRYCE PETTIBONE 30
87 187 JUSTIN YAHNKE 30
88 118 MIKE KLEIN 30
89 126 LINDSEY KRAJEWSKI 30
90 108 STEVE ROWAN 30
91 178 WAYNE MOORE 30
92 30 DAVE NOBLE 30
93 112 RUSS HENTHORN 30
94 82 RUSSELL HURST 30
95 61 CHRISTOPHER OSLEY 30
96 86 KEITH GODFREY 30
97 40 JOAN ANDERSON 30
98 169 MELISSA DOBBS 20
99 79 JERROD LOGING 15
100 192 JOHN TOWNER 10
101 39 GARY ROTH 10
102 159 ANDY STETTER 10
103 22 JAMES WILSON 10
KWIK TRIP LATE MODELS Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 4 KEVIN NUTTLEMAN 730
2 85 ANDY BURGESS 660
3 78 STEVE HOLZHAUSEN 640
4 26 MARK LAMOREAUX 568
5 43 MIKE BELLING 538
6 44 SAM ANDERSEN 525
7 32 TODD KORISH 523
8 20 TODD OLIVER 475
9 27 TONY BAGSTAD 448
10 73 CHRIS SKREDE (R) 430
11 126 JEFF BAKER (R) 391
12 54 BILL NILES 391
13 36 TROY GOODENOUGH 386
14 03 ADAM DEGENHARDT 378
15 05 NICK SCHROEDER (R) 367
16 82 J. HERBST 359
17 97 TOM MCCLINTOCK 343
18 106 JIM HAGEL 339
19 14 ANDY NILES 333
20 76 TIM NELSON 317
21 22 BRENT KIRCHNER 297
22 17 CHARLIE MENARD 288
23 58 JOSEPH SCHOLZE 281
24 68 CURT ECKELBERG 276
25 99 KRAIG BURROWS 210
26 72 DAN STEELE 187
27 10 KEN HUTCHENS 169
28 15 STEVE MILLER (R) 167
29 21 SHAWN PFAFF 163
30 176 QUINN ARNOLDY 138
31 37 RONNIE HAWLEY 122
32 49 ALBERT LOCY (R) 119
33 28 JIM PATZNER (R) 112
34 66 STEVE CARLSON 104
35 2 LORIN KURTH 85
36 18 JOHN TOWNER 81
37 29 LAUREL VIERA (R) 61
38 11 JEFF KRUEGER 59
39 3 DAVID TRADUP 57
40 77 JIM SUMMERFIELD 41
41 122 SHANE ULVESTAD 32
42 25 DEXTER BEAN 23
43 172 DAN STEELE SR. 23
44 8T TOM THILL 18
RAY HUTSON CHEV.SPORTSMAN Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 23 DAN GILSTER 650
2 9 JES TENNER 619
3 2 TOM THILL 607
4 90 MIKE ALBRECHT, JR 569
5 63 LARRY BOLSTER 540
6 33 JIMMY GILSTER 529
7 48 DAN LINNEHAN 526
8 35 BRANDEN BERG 522
9 83 LUCAS KORISH 520
10 25 TRENT BOETTCHER 515
11 01 AARON HASS 512
12 41 JOHN OLSON 443
13 00 CHAD ROSENDAHL (R) 410
14 0 TONY LEIS 403
15 93 RANDY STEINHOFF 398
16 18 JERIMY WAGNER 366
17 17 EMILY SUE STECK (R) 346
18 3 BOOMER OLSON 334
19 50 MIKE CARLSON (R) 332
20 27 MATT INGLETT (R) 305
21 43 KEN LEWIS 282
22 8 NICK CLEMENTS 273
23 22 BILL MILLER 263
24 46 JASON DUMMER 259
25 99 ROB MASON (R) 252
26 31 DON HESS (R) 235
27 1 RANDY HASS 217
28 15 JEFF WINTERFIELD 209
29 42 TIM STEINHOFF (R) 198
30 98J JOSH MILLIS 187
31 13 MARK CHALLET 185
32 79 JERROD LOGING (R) 172
33 64 ROB CHRISTEN 154
34 65 JOE RINARTZ 148
35 40 ROB CURRAN 145
36 73 DANIELLE NEARY (R) 138
37 60 TIMOTHY GROTH 103
38 98 JAMIE MILLIS 83
39 89 BILL MCCABE 69
40 71 TROY RAVE (R) 66
41 72 DAN ERDMAN 61
42 94 JAMIE SCHLINTZ 52
43 02 AARON VINSON (R) 46
44 88 RICK POFF (R) 44
45 66 SCOTT ZOBECK (R) 33
46 16 PAUL MAHLUM JR. 31
47 98M MIKE MILLIS 26
48 82 DARUS PETTIBONE (R) 23
49 6 MARV DEGARMO 23
50 06 JASON HAUGRUD 11
51 14 ED GUENTHER 11
52 05 JONATHAN OLMSTEAD 11
53 04 CORY BARNEY 1
UNITED AUTO THUNDERSTOX Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points
1 19 ANDY MOORE 832
2 18 ADAM MOORE 815
3 8 JASON BOLSTER 813
4 80 GREG LINDVIG 789
5 90 JERRY AYLSWORTH 788
6 2 RON HELLER 780
7 28 STEVE BORNITZ 727
8 3 WAYNE SMITH 720
9 82 DAN ERDMANN 707
10 91 MARY SCHILL 704
11 68 JAMIE DUMMER 702
12 40 ED SENN 689
13 69 JUSTIN BERG 677
14 14 KYLE VOSS 673
15 88 ROBERT STANFIELD 650
16 27 JOSH INGLETT 636
17 12 AL BARTELS 632
18 5 BEN ALLEN 620
19 99 JOEY JOHNSON 599
20 71 TONY WHEELER 590
21 22 BRAD WARTHAN 566
22 76 STEVE OWEN (R) 564
23 55 JASON CHANDLER 559
24 02 CHRIS VINSON 552
25 4 COREY BARNEY 547
26 11 MARK KRUEGER (R) 542
27 7 HENRY VIAN 540
28 10 TRAVIS SCHENDEL 538
29 96 ANDY BARNEY 528
30 34 MIKE KRUEGER JR. 522
31 78 TOM PHILLIPS (R) 515
32 51 RUSTY WINCHEL (R) 488
33 23 CRAIG CHANDLER 479
34 92 CHAD OEHLER (R) 456
35 53 JEFF STUMLIN 453
36 01 CHARLES VIAN JR 434
37 1 CHARLIE VIAN 423
38 95 LONNIE KLONECKI 389
39 21 DENISE MILLER 366
40 36 RAY BURKUM (R) 358
41 74 JOHN RINARTZ (R) 349
42 24 JASON SCHALLER 346
43 9 JEFF RENTZ 336
44 0 REN REVELS (R) 301
45 39 STEVEN CLEVELAND (R) 279
46 29 DAVID WITT (R) 257
47 60 KRIS BULDHAUPT 220
48 05 TOM HAUSER (R) 152
49 30 TODD LOCKINGTON 144
50 08 DUSTY PFENNIG (R) 144
51 70 COLE SCULZE (R) 142
52 32 JAKE KRUEGER 136
53 41 LANCE LEE 126
54 77 DAVID SLABAUGH (R) 115
55 17 KURT ABBOTT (R) 101
56 66 TERRY CRAIG 72
57 119 KEVIN GRANDALL 67
58 44 DANNY FRADETTE 59
59 72 BILL INGLETT 51
60 83 ADAM MUEHR (R) 40
61 85 LORNE KLONECKI 37
62 09 STEVE GRANDALL 22
63 94 STEVEN BRASDA 20
64 84 JOHN LOWE 16
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