Kurth Holds Off Veterans In Three-Wide Finish At La Crosse
By David Morgan

Saturday, Aug. 6 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Daredevil Challenge
Saturday, Aug. 13 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, 30-lap late model feature
Saturday, Aug. 20 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, School Bus Race

(West Salem, WI - July 30, 2005) Lorin Kurth outgunned Tim Nelson at the start of the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model feature, and pulled away again after an early caution. Down the stretch, he had a mirror full of hotshoes Andy Burgess, Kevin Nuttleman and Charlie Menard. On the final lap, Nuttleman went high, looking to bypass two cars for the win, and Burgess came charging low out of turn four, the three cars side by side down the frontstretch, but Kurth had just enough to hold off both drivers for his first-ever late model feature win.

Kurth jumped out to a five car-length lead before a lap six caution flew for an incident between Jeff Baker and Jim Hagel in turn one. Mark Lamoreaux moved by Nelson and into second after the restart, and started reigning in the leader, with Burgess, Nuttleman and Menard on his tail. Just after Burgess got by him on the outside on lap 13, Lamoreaux broke loose on the frontstretch, and faded through the field, pitting a lap later.

Burgess then led the charge on the leader, closing the gap over the next seven laps, and pulling up to Kurth’s back bumper with five to go. Twice he looked to the high side, but was unable to make the pass, before the final lap set up the three-wide finish. Nuttleman was the first to make a move on the final lap, going high down the backstretch to pull alongside Burgess entering turn two. He was poised to try to bypass Kurth as well, but as the 2 car slid up the track, Burgess ducked low coming of of turn two, and the three cars roared down the frontstretch, with Kurth just holding off Burgess by a bumper for the win.

Burgess was second, by a half-length over Nuttleman. Menard was third, followed by Steve Holzhausen, Nelson, Shawn Pfaff, Mike Belling, Todd Korish and Sam Anderson.

Burgess claimed his 12th quick time, as he closes in on the track record of 13 set by Nuttleman in 1991. Burgess timed in at 20.132 seconds, an average of 97.531 MPH. Todd Korish won the qualifying heat, while Todd Oliver and Nuttleman won the Bud Dashes.

It was a night for firsts, as Don Hess, a 46 year old Sportsman rookie led most of the way in the Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman division feature, and held off John Olson in another side-by-side finish. 

Olson and Hess battled side by side for the last half of the race, with Olson leading several laps by a bumper. As they came to the white flag, Hess broke loose coming out of turn four, and Olson bolted to the lead. Hess recovered down the frontstretch, and pulled back alongside Olson through turns one and two, setting up the door handle to door handle finish.

They came out of turn four with Olson holding a slight lead, but Hess once more powered down the frontstretch, edging his bumper across the line first. Olson was second, with Dan Linnehan edging Trent Boettcher for third in another side by side battle. Tom Thill rounded out the top five.

It was a rough night for Chad Rosendahl, who leads the sportsman rookie standings, but has a hard-charging Emily Sue Steck gaining ground on him. He advanced to the feature by claiming the B-Main, and worked his way up to 15th in the big race. It was also a rough night for fast timer Jes Tenner, who tipped the gun at 88.124 MPH, but then had problems in both his heat and the feature, and fell to the rear of the field. Larry Bolster, Jr. and Josh Millis took qualifying heat wins, while Steck and Boomer Olson won the Bud Dashes.

Steve Cleveland won his heat race to be up near the front of the United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature, and quickly jumped to the front, pulling away from the field, but the lead evaporated on lap six, as the yellow flew for fluid on the track from the 44 of Danny Fradette. On the restart, Justin Berg stayed right with Cleveland, as they pulled away from third-place Lonnie Klonecki. Berg tried the outside line several times, but could not make the pass, as Cleveland took the win. Berg was second followed by 95 34 2 8 18 80 12 40 76 90

Jamie Dummer claimed the B-Main to advance to the feature, while Adam Moore took the Bud Dash. Heat winners were Lonnie Klonecki, Jason Schaller, Steve Cleveland and Mark Krueger.

LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
United Auto Supply 25 Feature (27 Cars) — 1. Lorin Kurth, Waukon, Ia.; 2. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 3. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 4. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 5. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 6. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 7. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 8. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 9. Todd Korish, La Crosse; 10. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 11. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 12. Chris Skrede, Sparta; 13. John Towner, Trempealeau; 14. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 15. Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls; 16. Bill Niles, Holmen; 17. David Tradup, Viola; 18. Curt Eckleberg, West Salem; 19. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 20. Steve Miller, Onalaska; 21. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 22. Dean Cota, Minnesota City, Minn.; 23. Joe Scholze, Holmen; 24. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 25. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 26. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 27. Jim Summerfield, West Salem.

Qualifying —1, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek, 20.132 seconds, 97.531 MPH; 2, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, 20.141 secs, 97.488 MPH; 3, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor, 20.173 secs, 97.333 MPH; 4, John Towner, Trempealeau, 20.183 secs, 97.285 MPH; 5, Mike Belling, La Crosse, 20.199 secs, 97.208 MPH;

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Todd Korish, Holmen; 2. David Tradup, Viola; 3. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 4. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 5. Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 2. Chris Skrede, Sparta; 3. Lorin Kurth, Waukon, Ia.; 4. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 5. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 2. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 3. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 2. John Towner, Trempealeau; 5. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire.

Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
United Auto Supply 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Don Hess, La Crosse; 2. John Olson, Sparta; 3. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 4. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 5. Tom Thill, West Salem; 6. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 7. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 8. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crosse; 9. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 10. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 11. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 12. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 13. Tony Leis, Middle Ridge; 14. Boomer Olson, Viroqua; 15. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn.

B-Feature — 1. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn.; 2. Jamie Schlintz, Bangor; 3. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 4. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 5. Rob Mason, La Crescent, Minn.

Qualifying — 1, Jes Tenner, Melrose, 22.281 secs, 88.124 MPH; 2, Dan Linnehan, Sparta, 22.316 secs, 87.986 MPH; 3, Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn., 22.317 secs, 87.982 MPH; 4, Aaron Hass, La Crosse, 22.334 secs, 87.915 MPH; 5, Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn., 22.353 secs, 87.841 MPH.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 3. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 4. Jamie Schlintz, Bangor; 5. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton.

Qualifying Heat 2 — 1. Josh Millis, Black River Falls; 2. Nick Clements, Onalaska; 3. Rob Mason, La Crescent, Minn.; 4. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn.; 5. Jarrod Loging, West Salem.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 2. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 3. Tom Thill, West Salem; 4. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 5. Branden Berg, Melrose.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Boomer Olson, Viroqua; 2. John Olson, Sparta; 3. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 4. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 5. Bill Miller, Sparta;

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
United Auto Supply 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1. Steve Cleveland, Sparta; 2. Justin Berg, Bangor; 3. Lonnie Klonecki, Arcadia; 4. Mike Krueger, Jr., Sparta; 5. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 6. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 7. Adam Moore, Sparta; 8. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 9. Al Bartels, Tomah; 10. Ed Senn, La Crosse; 11. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 12. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 13. Jason Schaller, Black River Falls; 14. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 15. Wayne Smith, La Crosse.

B-Feature — 1. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 2. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 3. Ben Allen, Bangor; 4. Kyle Voss, La Crescent, Minn.; 5. Andy Moore, Sparta.

Bud Dash — 1. Adam Moore, Sparta; 2. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 3. Steve Cleveland, Sparta; 4. Ed Senn, La Crosse; 5. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro.

Heat 1 — 1. Lonnie Klonecki, Arcadia; 2. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 3. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 4. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 5. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse.

Heat 2 — 1. Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 2. Ed Senn, La Crosse; 3. Justin Berg, Bangor; 4. Brad Warthan, Sparta; 5. Greg Lindvig, Holmen.

Heat 3 — 1. Steve Cleveland, Sparta; 2. Adam Moore, Sparta; 3. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 4. Charles Vian, Jr., Sparta; 5. Mike Krueger, Jr., Sparta.

Heat 4 — 1. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro; 2. Danny Fradette, La Crosse; 3. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 4. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 5. Al Bartels, Tomah.

Trailer Race of Destruction — 1. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 2. Josh Inglett, La Crosse

LaCrosse Speedway Point Standings after 7-30-05
KWIK TRIP LATE MODELS Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 4 KEVIN NUTTLEMAN 781  
2 85 ANDY BURGESS  714  
3 78 STEVE HOLZHAUSEN 685  
4 26 MARK LAMOREAUX 593  
5 43 MIKE BELLING 575  
6 32 TODD KORISH 561  
7 44 SAM ANDERSEN 559  
8 20 TODD OLIVER 510  
9 73 CHRIS SKREDE (R) 463  
10 27 TONY BAGSTAD 448  
11 54 BILL NILES 417  
12 126 JEFF BAKER (R) 408  
13 03 ADAM DEGENHARDT 408  
14 36 TROY GOODENOUGH 401  
15 05 NICK SCHROEDER (R) 389  
16 82 J. HERBST 359  
17 106 JIM HAGEL 357  
18 76 TIM NELSON 356  
19 97 TOM MCCLINTOCK 343  
20 17 CHARLIE MENARD 337  
21 14 ANDY NILES 333  
22 58 JOSEPH SCHOLZE 299  
23 68 CURT ECKELBERG 299  
24 22 BRENT KIRCHNER 297  
25 99 KRAIG BURROWS 210  
26 21 SHAWN PFAFF 204  
27 10 KEN HUTCHENS 196  
28 15 STEVE MILLER (R) 188  
29 72 DAN STEELE 187  
30 2 LORIN KURTH 139  
31 176 QUINN ARNOLDY 138  
32 37 RONNIE HAWLEY 122  
33 49 ALBERT LOCY (R) 119  
34 18 JOHN TOWNER 114  
35 28 JIM PATZNER (R) 112  
36 66 STEVE CARLSON 104  
37 3 DAVID TRADUP 85  
38 29 LAUREL VIERA (R) 61  
39 11 JEFF KRUEGER 59  
40 77 JIM SUMMERFIELD 55  
41 122 SHANE ULVESTAD 32  
42 172 DAN STEELE SR. 23  
43 25 DEXTER BEAN 23  
44 71 DEAN COTA 19  
45 8T TOM THILL 18  

RAY HUTSON CHEV.SPORTSMAN Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 23 DAN GILSTER 691  
2 2 TOM THILL 652  
3 9 JES TENNER 642  
4 90 MIKE ALBRECHT, JR 608  
5 48 DAN LINNEHAN 576  
6 63 LARRY BOLSTER 576  
7 33 JIMMY GILSTER 564  
8 25 TRENT BOETTCHER 560  
9 01 AARON HASS 557  
10 83 LUCAS KORISH 552  
11 35 BRANDEN BERG 543  
12 41 JOHN OLSON 495  
13 00 CHAD ROSENDAHL (R) 438  
14 0 TONY LEIS 432  
15 93 RANDY STEINHOFF 421  
16 18 JERIMY WAGNER 395  
17 17 EMILY SUE STECK (R) 380  
18 3 BOOMER OLSON 366  
19 50 MIKE CARLSON (R) 348  
20 27 MATT INGLETT (R) 331  
21 8 NICK CLEMENTS 297  
22 22 BILL MILLER 288  
23 31 DON HESS (R) 287  
24 43 KEN LEWIS 283  
25 46 JASON DUMMER 272  
26 99 ROB MASON (R) 270  
27 1 RANDY HASS 217  
28 42 TIM STEINHOFF (R) 209  
29 15 JEFF WINTERFIELD 209  
30 98J JOSH MILLIS 187  
31 13 MARK CHALLET 185  
32 79 JERROD LOGING (R) 184  
33 65 JOE RINARTZ 162  
34 64 ROB CHRISTEN 154  
35 73 DANIELLE NEARY (R) 149  
36 40 ROB CURRAN 145  
37 98 JAMIE MILLIS 106  
38 60 TIMOTHY GROTH 103  
39 89 BILL MCCABE 81  
40 94 JAMIE SCHLINTZ 75  
41 71 TROY RAVE (R) 67  
42 72 DAN ERDMAN 61  
43 02 AARON VINSON (R) 46  
44 88 RICK POFF (R) 44  
45 82 DARUS PETTIBONE (R) 34  
46 66 SCOTT ZOBECK (R) 33  
47 16 PAUL MAHLUM JR. 31  
48 98M MIKE MILLIS 26  
49 6 MARV DEGARMO 23  
50 06 JASON HAUGRUD 11  
51 14 ED GUENTHER 11  
52 05 JONATHAN OLMSTEAD 11  
53 68 JOHN LOWE 1  
54 04 CORY BARNEY 1  

UNITED AUTO THUNDERSTOX Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 18 ADAM MOORE 873  
2 8 JASON BOLSTER 870  
3 19 ANDY MOORE 864  
4 80 GREG LINDVIG 843  
5 2 RON HELLER 839  
6 90 JERRY AYLSWORTH 832  
7 28 STEVE BORNITZ 775  
8 3 WAYNE SMITH 769  
9 68 JAMIE DUMMER 749  
10 40 ED SENN 744  
11 69 JUSTIN BERG 739  
12 82 DAN ERDMANN 735  
13 91 MARY SCHILL 724  
14 14 KYLE VOSS 711  
15 88 ROBERT STANFIELD 690  
16 12 AL BARTELS 685  
17 27 JOSH INGLETT 676  
18 5 BEN ALLEN 660  
19 99 JOEY JOHNSON 627  
20 76 STEVE OWEN (R) 618  
21 71 TONY WHEELER 610  
22 22 BRAD WARTHAN 609  
23 11 MARK KRUEGER (R) 584  
24 55 JASON CHANDLER 583  
25 34 MIKE KRUEGER JR. 580  
26 10 TRAVIS SCHENDEL 564  
27 02 CHRIS VINSON 552  
28 96 ANDY BARNEY 552  
29 7 HENRY VIAN 549  
30 4 COREY BARNEY 547  
31 78 TOM PHILLIPS (R) 543  
32 51 RUSTY WINCHEL (R) 518  
33 92 CHAD OEHLER (R) 491  
34 01 CHARLES VIAN JR 479  
35 23 CRAIG CHANDLER 479  
36 53 JEFF STUMLIN 453  
37 95 LONNIE KLONECKI 452  
38 1 CHARLIE VIAN 423  
39 24 JASON SCHALLER 399  
40 74 JOHN RINARTZ (R) 378  
41 21 DENISE MILLER 374  
42 36 RAY BURKUM (R) 358  
43 39 STEVEN CLEVELAND (R) 344  
44 9 JEFF RENTZ 336  
45 0 REN REVELS (R) 328  
46 29 DAVID WITT (R) 275  
47 60 KRIS BULDHAUPT 220  
48 30 TODD LOCKINGTON 175  
49 08 DUSTY PFENNIG (R) 164  
50 05 TOM HAUSER (R) 159  
51 70 COLE SCULZE (R) 142  
52 32 JAKE KRUEGER 136  
53 41 LANCE LEE 126  
54 77 DAVID SLABAUGH (R) 115  
55 44 DANNY FRADETTE 103  
56 17 KURT ABBOTT (R) 101  
57 66 TERRY CRAIG 72  
58 119 KEVIN GRANDALL 67  
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  
65 07 TONY LEIS 5  

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