Belling Chases Down Korish For Side-By-Side La Crosse Win
By David Morgan and Megan Mullikin

Saturday, Aug. 27 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Hornets
Saturday, Sept. 3 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, 100 Lap Feature
Saturday, Sept. 10 Eve of Destruction, Thunderstox, Hornets, Trailer Races of Destruction

(West Salem, WI - August 20, 2005) Todd Korish was one lap from his first feature win since 2001, but he had Mike Belling on his outside as he took the white flag. Belling dropped back a bit, but roared to the lead down the backstretch, then held off Korish by a quarter-length at the finish for his first win in just over a year. Korish had lead most of the first 24 laps, dominating at times before a lap 19 caution, but could not hold on for his second late model win.

Korish started on the outside of the front row, and quickly outgunned Lorin Kurth on the start, but as fast as he jumped to the lead, he had Sam Andersen and Steve Holzhausen charging up in his rear-view mirror. When Holzhausen ducked under Andersen for second on lap 5, the top three cars were six car-lengths in front of the rest of the 24-car field.

Holzhausen continued dogging the leader, taking the lead coming out of turn two on lap eight. Korish battled however, and a lap later, he pulled back into the lead on the backstretch, with Andersen following into second as Holzhausen drifted high on the track.

The 30-year veteran Holzhausen recovered quickly, passing Anderson for the second spot a lap later, just before Chris Skrede brought out the first caution for a spin in turn four.

Korish opened up a four-car advantage on the 78 of Holzhausen, but that was erased four laps later, as two separate incidents brought out the caution. First Todd Oliver spun on the frontstretch, sliding into the inside retaining wall. Seconds later Lorin Kurth spun on the backstretch, collecting Mark Lamoreaux, Nick Schroeder and Adam Degenhardt.

On the restart, Belling was the man on the move, quickly getting around Shawn Pfaff to take third, and then ducking inside to move by Holzhausen on lap 20. he chased down Korish, moving to the outside on lap 23, and crossing the start-finish line for the white flag side by side. Belling fell back through turns one and two, but had the power to pull alongside entering turn three, and edged his way to the win at the checkers.

Korish was second, followed by Holzhausen, Shawn Pfaff and Andy Burgess. Kevin Nuttleman was sixth, followed by Andersen, Tony Bagstad, Bill Niles and John Towner. 

Burgess tied Nuttleman’s 14-year old record with his 13th fast qualifying effort of the season, and has two more race nights to take the mark for himself. He timed in at 97.454 MPH on the evening. Jim Hagel won the B-Feature, John Towner won the qualifying heat, and Belling and Bill Niles won the Bud Dashes.

In the Sportsman feature Boomer Olson took the lead at the start. Mike Albrecht Jr. moved to the lead, and took control at the halfway point. He managed to hold off Olson for the remainder of the race. Behind the leaders, there were several changes in position in the final laps, with Branden Berg finishing third, followed by Lucas Korish, and Dan Gilster, the points leader. 

Albrecht Jr. also won the Odd Bud Dash, Emily Sue Steck won the Even Bud Dash. In qualifying heats Tom Thill and Larry Bolster Jr. won. Dan Linnehan was fast qualifier at 88.790 MPH. And the B-Feature win went to Chad Rosendahl.

In the Thunderstox feature Steve Grandall took the lead at the beginning, but later spun and was passed by Andy Moore who took the lead. Moore and Grandall battled for several laps. Later in the race there was a four car incident, and following that Al Bartles, Rusty Winchel, and Andy Moore did some bumping and grinding as they passed the finish line. Wayne Smith took the lead with four laps to go, and held everyone off for the win. Moore was second, followed by Henry Vian, Tim Steinhoff and Jason Chandler.

Ron Heller won the B-Feature, Andy Moore took the Bud dash, and heat wins went to Smith, Jason Chandler, Andy Barney and Jeff Strumlin. Steve Miller won the School Bus race, with Mike Albrecht, Jr. alongside Miller’s stop sign at the checkered.

LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Budweiser 25 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 2. Todd Korish, Holmen; 3. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 4. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 5. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek, Wis.; 6. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 7. Sam Andersen, Melrose; 8. Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 9. Bill Niles, Holmen; 10. John Towner, Trempealeau; 11. Dan Steele, West Salem; 12. J. Herbst, West Salem; 13. Jeff Baker, Holmen; 14. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 15. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 16. Chris Skrede, Rockland; 17. Travis Sauter, Necedah; 18. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 19. Lorin Kurth, Waukon, Ia.; 20. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 21. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 22. Nick Schroeder, Rockland; 23. Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls; 24. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.

B-Feature — 1. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 2. Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls; 3. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 4. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 5. Curt Eckleberg, West Salem.

Qualifying —1, Andy Burgess, Eau Claire, 20.148 seconds, 97.454 MPH; 2, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn., 20.219 secs, 97.112 MPH; 3, Mike Belling, La Crosse, 20.263 secs, 96.901 MPH; 4, Dan Steele, West Salem, 20.308 secs, 96.686 MPH; 5, J. Herbst, West Salem, 20.328 secs, 96.591 MPH;

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. John Towner, Trempealeau; 2. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 3. Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 4. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 5. Troy Goodenough.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Mike Belling, La Crosse; 2. Todd Korish, Holmen; 3. Tony Bagstad, Cashton; 4. J. Herbst, West Salem; 5. Sam Andersen, Melrose.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Bill Niles, Holmen; 2. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 3. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 4. Chris Skrede, Rockland; 5. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta.

Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
Budweiser 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 2. Boomer, Olson, Viroqua; 3. Branden Berg, Melrose; 4. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 5. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 6. Rob Mahan, Sparta; 7. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 8. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 9. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 10. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 11. Jordan Hess, La Crosse; 12. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 13. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 14. Bill Miller, Sparta; 15. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta.

B-Feature — 1. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn 2. Jamie Schlintz, Bangor 3. Matt Inglett, La Crosse 4. Rob Curran, Rockland 5. John Hafner, Onalaska.

Qualifying — 1, Dan Linnehan, Sparta, 22.114 secs, 88.790 MPH; 2, Jes Tenner, Melrose, 22.203 secs, 88.434 MPH; 3, Dan Gilster, West Salem, 22.226 secs, 88.342 MPH; 4, Jordan Hess, La Crosse, 22.275 secs, 88.148 MPH; 5, Chand Wehling, Stoddard, 22.350 secs, 87.852 MPH.

Non-Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 2. Ed Guenther, Onalaska; 3. Tim Groth, Ridgeway, Minn.; 4. Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 5. Darus Pettibone, Black River Falls.

Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Tom Thill, West Salem; 2. Nick Clements, Onalaska; 3. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 4. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn.; 5. Jason Dummer, Holmen.

Qualifying Heat 2 — 1. Larry Bolster, Jr., Sparta; 2. Rob Mahan, Sparta; 3. Jamie Schlintz, Bangor; 4. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 5. Rob Curran, Rockland.

Odd Bud Dash — 1. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.; 2. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 3. Dan Linnehan, Sparta; 4. Dan Gilster, West Salem; 5. Tony Leis, Middle Ridge.

Even Bud Dash — 1. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 2. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 3. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 4. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 5. Jes Tenner, Melrose.

United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Budweiser 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1. Wayne Smith, Sparta; 2. Andy Moore, Sparta; 3. Henry Vian, Sparta; 4. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. Jason Chandler, Black River Falls; 6. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 7. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 8. Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 9. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 10. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 11. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 12. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 13. Steve Grandall, Onalaska; 14. Tom Phillips, La Crosse; 15. Dan Erdman, Holmen.

B-Feature — 1. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 2. Adam Moore, Sparta; 3. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 4. Dan Erdman, Holmen; 5. Ed Senn, La Crosse.

Bud Dash — 1. Andy Moore, Sparta; 2. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 3. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 4. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 5. Jeff Stumlin, Mindoro.

Heat 1 — 1. Wayne Smith, La Crosse; 2. Steve Owen, La Crosse; 3. Jason Bolster, Sparta; 4. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 5. Tom Phillips, La Crosse.

Heat 2 — 1. Jason Chandler, Black River Falls; 2. Tony Wheeler, La Crosse; 3. Steve Grandall, Onalaska; 4. 85; 5. Josh Inglett, La Crosse.

Heat 3 — 1. Andy Barney, West Salem; 2. Andy Moore, Sparta; 3. Henry Vian, Sparta; 4. Al Bartels, Tomah; 5. Jason Schaller, La Crosse.

Heat 4 — 1. Jeff Strumlin, Mindoro; 2. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 3. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 4. Chris Vinson, Holmen; 5. Craig Chandler, Black River Falls.

School Bus Race — 1. Steve Miller, Onalaska; 2. Mike Albrecht, Jr., La Crescent, Minn.

POINT STANDINGS
UNITED AUTO THUNDERSTOX Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 18 ADAM MOORE 1022  
2 8 JASON BOLSTER 1021  
3 80 GREG LINDVIG 1008  
4 19 ANDY MOORE 1003  
5 2 RON HELLER 988  
6 90 JERRY AYLSWORTH 962  
7 3 WAYNE SMITH 911  
8 68 JAMIE DUMMER 893  
9 82 DAN ERDMANN 886  
10 28 STEVE BORNITZ 866  
11 40 ED SENN 863  
12 91 MARY SCHILL 843  
13 14 KYLE VOSS 836  
14 69 JUSTIN BERG 836  
15 88 ROBERT STANFIELD 829  
16 27 JOSH INGLETT 824  
17 12 AL BARTELS 813  
18 71 TONY WHEELER 758  
19 5 BEN ALLEN 749  
20 22 BRAD WARTHAN 737  
21 11 MARK KRUEGER (R) 719  
22 76 STEVE OWEN (R) 719  
23 7 HENRY VIAN 711  
24 99 JOEY JOHNSON 710  
25 02 CHRIS VINSON 705  
26 78 TOM PHILLIPS (R) 660  
27 55 JASON CHANDLER 651  
28 96 ANDY BARNEY 627  
29 34 MIKE KRUEGER JR. 624  
30 92 CHAD OEHLER (R) 616  
31 10 TRAVIS SCHENDEL 611  
32 51 RUSTY WINCHEL (R) 604  
33 01 CHARLES VIAN JR 599  
34 23 CRAIG CHANDLER 568  
35 4 COREY BARNEY 565  
36 53 JEFF STUMLIN 558  
37 24 JASON SCHALLER 502  
38 95 LONNIE KLONECKI 452  
39 36 RAY BURKUM (R) 430  
40 1 CHARLIE VIAN 423  
41 74 JOHN RINARTZ (R) 418  
42 21 DENISE MILLER 374  
43 39 STEVEN CLEVELAND (R) 368  
44 0 REN REVELS (R) 344  
45 9 JEFF RENTZ 336  
46 29 DAVID WITT (R) 275  
47 05 TOM HAUSER (R) 226  
48 60 KRIS BULDHAUPT 220  
49 41 LANCE LEE 193  
50 30 TODD LOCKINGTON 175  
51 08 DUSTY PFENNIG (R) 164  
52 70 COLE SCULZE (R) 142  
53 32 JAKE KRUEGER 136  
54 85 LORNE KLONECKI 130  
55 77 DAVID SLABAUGH (R) 115  
56 07 TONY LEIS 106  
57 44 DANNY FRADETTE 103  
58 17 KURT ABBOTT (R) 101  
59 09 STEVE GRANDALL 73  
60 66 TERRY CRAIG 72  
61 119 KEVIN GRANDALL 67  
62 72 BILL INGLETT 66  
63 87 TYLER ZENKE (R) 62  
64 81 TIM STEINHOFF 59  
65 83 ADAM MUEHR (R) 40  
66 48 LAVERN BERG 21  
67 94 STEVEN BRASDA 20  
68 84 JOHN LOWE 16  

RAY HUTSON CHEV.SPORTSMAN Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 23 DAN GILSTER 820  
2 2 TOM THILL 769  
3 9 JES TENNER 750  
4 90 MIKE ALBRECHT, JR 749  
5 48 DAN LINNEHAN 708  
6 25 TRENT BOETTCHER 698  
7 63 LARRY BOLSTER 682  
8 83 LUCAS KORISH 681  
9 01 AARON HASS 663  
10 35 BRANDEN BERG 657  
11 33 JIMMY GILSTER 649  
12 41 JOHN OLSON 577  
13 0 TONY LEIS 540  
14 00 CHAD ROSENDAHL (R) 521  
15 17 EMILY SUE STECK (R) 494  
16 3 BOOMER OLSON 474  
17 18 JERIMY WAGNER 468  
18 93 RANDY STEINHOFF 436  
19 50 MIKE CARLSON (R) 413  
20 27 MATT INGLETT (R) 391  
21 8 NICK CLEMENTS 368  
22 31 DON HESS (R) 347  
23 46 JASON DUMMER 330  
24 43 KEN LEWIS 321  
25 22 BILL MILLER 316  
26 99 ROB MASON (R) 308  
27 1 RANDY HASS 278  
28 42 TIM STEINHOFF (R) 238  
29 15 JEFF WINTERFIELD 229  
30 79 JERROD LOGING (R) 225  
31 13 MARK CHALLET 225  
32 98J JOSH MILLIS 187  
33 65 JOE RINARTZ 186  
34 73 DANIELLE NEARY (R) 186  
35 64 ROB CHRISTEN 177  
36 40 ROB CURRAN 163  
37 98 JAMIE MILLIS 129  
38 60 TIMOTHY GROTH 129  
39 94 JAMIE SCHLINTZ 118  
40 4 CHAND WEHLING 92  
41 89 BILL MCCABE 82  
42 82 DARUS PETTIBONE (R) 68  
43 02 AARON VINSON (R) 68  
44 71 TROY RAVE (R) 67  
45 72 DAN ERDMAN 61  
46 98M MIKE MILLIS 51  
47 88 RICK POFF (R) 44  
48 66 SCOTT ZOBECK (R) 33  
49 16 PAUL MAHLUM JR. 31  
50 7 ROB MAHAN 28  
51 11 J0HN HAFNER 27  
52 6 MARV DEGARMO 23  
53 07 JAY CHERWENKA 22  
54 68 JOHN LOWE 12  
55 14H RANDY HUMFELD 11  
56 06 JASON HAUGRUD 11  
57 14 ED GUENTHER 11  
58 05 JONATHAN OLMSTEAD 11  
59 76 SHANE ULVESTAD 11  
60 021 CRIS VINSON 1  
61 04 CORY BARNEY 1  

KWIK TRIP LATE MODELS Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 4 KEVIN NUTTLEMAN 920  
2 85 ANDY BURGESS  868  
3 78 STEVE HOLZHAUSEN 820  
4 26 MARK LAMOREAUX 723  
5 43 MIKE BELLING 706  
6 32 TODD KORISH 676  
7 44 SAM ANDERSEN 672  
8 20 TODD OLIVER 581  
9 27 TONY BAGSTAD 561  
10 73 CHRIS SKREDE (R) 559  
11 54 BILL NILES 530  
12 126 JEFF BAKER (R) 497  
13 03 ADAM DEGENHARDT 487  
14 36 TROY GOODENOUGH 464  
15 82 J. HERBST 462  
16 05 NICK SCHROEDER (R) 460  
17 106 JIM HAGEL 439  
18 76 TIM NELSON 400  
19 14 ANDY NILES 399  
20 17 CHARLIE MENARD 389  
21 97 TOM MCCLINTOCK 363  
22 68 CURT ECKELBERG 353  
23 58 JOSEPH SCHOLZE 316  
24 21 SHAWN PFAFF 313  
25 22 BRENT KIRCHNER 297  
26 72 DAN STEELE 263  
27 10 KEN HUTCHENS 251  
28 15 STEVE MILLER (R) 234  
29 99 KRAIG BURROWS 210  
30 18 JOHN TOWNER 194  
31 2 LORIN KURTH 188  
32 176 QUINN ARNOLDY 138  
33 3 DAVID TRADUP 131  
34 37 RONNIE HAWLEY 122  
35 49 ALBERT LOCY (R) 119  
36 28 JIM PATZNER (R) 112  
37 66 STEVE CARLSON 104  
38 77 JIM SUMMERFIELD 99  
39 29 LAUREL VIERA (R) 61  
40 11 JEFF KRUEGER 59  
41 71 DEAN COTA 45  
42 122 SHANE ULVESTAD 32  
43 45 ISAAK OWEN 31  
44 172 DAN STEELE SR. 23  
45 25 DEXTER BEAN 23  
46 8T TOM THILL 18  

Print This Page
<back to previous page>