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Opening Night At the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway
By Megan Mullikin
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, April 22 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox, Steel
Wall Crash
Saturday, April 29 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox,
Hornets
(West Salem, WI April 15, 2006) - Saturday, the opening night at the La
Crosse Fairground Speedway, was full of thrills, spills and lots of new faces
in each of the three main divisons. If the opening night was a glimpse of what
is to come this season, fans wont need their whole seat, just the edge.
Overall there are 10 rookie drivers this year all of which are thrilled to be
racing this season in there new cars.
The Kwik Trip Late Models ran a good, clean race, turning in a green to
checkered race. When it was over, nine-track champion Kevin Nuttleman did
something he had never before done in his 27-year racing career he won a
Late Model feature on opening night. Nuttleman took the lead from Jon Barrett
on lap 13, then cruised to his 96th career Late Model win at the Fairgrounds
Speedway.
NASCAR touring series veteran Steve Carlson, a teammate of Nuttleman, finished
second. Andy Burgess, who won five feature races a year ago when he finished
second in the points standings, took third. Barrette took fourth, while Dan
Steele rounded out the top five. It was Barrettes best finish ever in his
four-year Late Model career.
The Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman feature winner was Dan Linnehan. followed
by veteran Jimmy Gilster. They had a close race to the finish line, where
Linnehan pulled away to take the win. There were a few cautions during the
race but no serious accidents.
The United Auto Supply Thunderstox top two finishers were Mark Kruger and
Jerry Aylsworth. The racing was intense in the 24-car field, but again, racing
was clean with just one caution.
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Budweiser 25 Feature (25 Cars) 1. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor 2. Steve
Carlson, West Salem 3. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek 4. Jon Barrette, Wesby 5. Dan
Steele, West Salem; 6. J. Herbst, West Salem 7. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire 8.
Steve Holzhausen, Bangor 9. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN 10. Todd
Korish, Holmen.
Qualifying 1. Charlie Menard , Eau Claire , 19.903 seconds, 98.653 MPH;
2. J. Herbst, La Crosse, 19.968 secs, 98.332 MPH 3.
Andy Burgess , Fall Creek , 19.977 secs, 98.288 MPH 4. Mark
Lamoreaux , Bloomington, MN , 20.068 secs, 97.842 MPH 5.
Steve Carlson , West Salem , 20.126 secs, 97.560 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 1. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta 2. Jon Barrette, Westby 3.
J. Herbst, La Crosse 4. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN 5. Todd Korish,
Holmen.
Odd Bud Dash 1. Steve Carlson, West Salem 2. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor
3. Dan Steele 4. Andy Burgess,
Fall Creek 5. Charlie Menard, Eau Claire.
Even Bud Dash 1. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta 2. Jon Barrette, Westby 3. J. Herbst,
La Crosse 4. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN 5. Todd Korish, Holmen.
Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
Budweiser 15 Feature (24 Cars) 1. Dan Linnehan 2. Jimmy Glister, West
Salem 3. Trent Bioettcher, La Crescent, MN 4. Chand Wehling, Stoddard 5. Jamie
Millis, Black River Falls.
B-Feature 1. Jason Dummer, Holmen 2. Keith Kitchner, La Crosse 3. Randy
Hass, La Crosse 4. Jerrod Loging, West Salem 5. Troy Rave, Black River
Falls.
Qualifying 1. Emly Sue Steck , Holmen , 22.018 secs, 89.177 MPH 2.
Lucas Korish , La Crosse , 22.098 secs, 88.854 MPH 3. Aaron Hass , La
Crosse , 22.111 secs, 88.802 MPH 4. Trent Boettcher , La Crescent,
MN , 22.169 secs, 88.570 MPH 5. Chand Wehling , Stoddard , 22.201 secs,
88.442 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 1. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton 2. Matt Inglett, La Crosse
3. Keith Kirchner, La Crosse 4. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls 5. Joe Rinatz, La
Crosse
Qualifying Heat 2 1.Jerimy Wagner, Melrose 2. Rob Mason, Caledonia,MN
3. Jerrod Loging, West Salem 5. Randy Hass, La Crosse.
Odd Bud Dash 1. Larry Bolster, Sparta 2. Todd Lockington, Mindoro 3. Dan
Linnehan, Sparta 4. John Olson, Sparta 5. Chand Wehling, Stoddard.
Even Bud Dash 1. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah,MN 2. JJamie Millis, Black River
Falls 3. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent,MN 4. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem 5. Rob
Curran, Rockland.
United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Budweiser 15 Feature (24 cars) 1. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro 2. Jerry
Aylsworth, La Crosse 3. Justin Berg, Bangor 4. Adam Moore, Sparta 5. Robert
Stanfield, La Crosse.
B-Feature 1. Jamie Dummer, Holmen 2. Jason Chandler, Black River Falls 3.
Steve Owen, La Crosse 4. Jake Krueger, Onalaska 5. Matt Cleveland,
Sparta.
Bud Dash 1. Greg Lindvig, Holmen 2. Ray Burkum, Wesby 3. Kris Buldhaupt,
La Crosse 4. Bill Inglett, La Crosse 5. Steven Cleveland, Sparta.
Heat 1 1.Andy Moore, Sparta 2. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crescent,MN 3. Jeff
Stumlin 4. Josh Inglett, La Crosse 5. Justin Berg, Bangor.
Heat 2 1. Steve Bornitz, Holmen 2. Gerg Lindvig, Holmen 3. Charles Vian 4.
Matt Moore, Tomah 5. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse.
Heat 3 1. Bill Inglett, La Crosse 2. Steve Cleveland, Sparta 3. Dan Secor,
West Salem 4.Adam Moore, Sparta 5. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse.
Heat 4 1. Charles Vian 2. Ray Burkum, Sparta 3. Rusty Winchel, Sparta 4.
Ron Heller, Coon Valley 5. Mark Kruger, Hillsboro.
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