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Burgess Wins Feature, Takes Points Lead
By: Allen Rodgers
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(West Salem, WI - July 1, 2006) - Andy Burgess and his team made a renewed
effort on quaifying and heat racing, believing his feature performance would
take care of itself. How right he was.
The Fall Creek, Wis., driver earned his first fast qualifying effort of the
season Saturday night at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, finished third in
a highly-competitive heat race, then won the 25-lap NASCAR Kwik Trip Late
Model feature race before an enthusiastic crowd. The feature win, his third of
the season, vaulted Burgess past nine-time track champion Kevin Nuttleman into
the points lead. Burgess has 430 points, six more than Nuttleman.
It didn't come easy for Burgess as a young, up-and-coming driver named Adam
Degenhardt started on the pole and refused to relinquish the lead for the
first 19 laps. Degenhardt, who has one feature win to his credit this season,
appeared poised to win his second feature when the third -- and final --
caution came out when rookie Matt Henderson and Andy Niles tangled on the
backstretch. It was the break that Burgess needed as the driver of car No. 85
bolted to the low side on the restart, found the door closed by Degenhardt,
then went to the high groove in Turns 1 and 2. After a half-lap of
side-by-side racing, Burgess took the lead in Turn 3. He held it for the
remaining six laps despite a gallant effort by Degenhardt.
Degenhardt remained strong to claim second, while Westby, Wis., driver Jon
Barrette -- having the best Late Model season of his career -- ran well the
entire race to finish third. Rounding out the top five were Steve Holzhausen
and Nuttleman, who battled right to the end. Nuttleman had actually passed
Holzhausen for forth place on Lap 24, but Holzhausen -- a former track
champion -- regained the momentum and beat Nuttleman by two feet at the finish
line for fourth.
"To earn fast qualifying time, run well in the heat race, then win the
feature, it's unbelievable," said Burgess, who finished second to
Nuttleman in the points standings in 2005. "It was a lot of fun. We're
going to keep tinkering with the car and try to get it faster. We need to get
faster."
Jes Tenner and Brandon Berg engaged in an intense battle at the start Ray
Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman Division feature race. Berg and Tenner continued to
battle throughout the hotly-contested race until Tenner was able to take the
lead with 4 laps remaining. Tenner held the lead, with Chad Rosendahl
finishing second. Dan Linnehan grabbed third place and maintained his position
atop the Sportsman Division standings. Chand Wehling finished fourth, while
Berg rounded out the top five in what continues to be a very close and
unpredictable points race.
Greg Lindvig and Jeff Stumlin tangled in a wild United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Division feature race with Lindvig winning the battle. It was far from easy as
Kris Buldhaupt spun with seven laps to go, bringing out a caution flag.
Lindvig was able to prevail, grabbing the checkered flag. Stumlin finished
second, but was later disqualified during a post-race inspection as his car
exceeded the ride height allowed. That allowed Dan Secor to move into second
place, while Mark Krueger took third. Rounding out the top five were Jake
Krueger and Charles Vian, Jr.
LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Pischke Motors 25 Feature (27 Cars) -- 1. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 2. Adam
Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 3. Jon Barrette, Westby; 4. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor;
5. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 6. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 7. Steve
Carlson, West Salem; 8. Todd Korish, Holmen; 9. J. Herbst, West Salem; 10.
Ronnie Hawley, Winona, Minn.; 11. Tim Hagen, La Crescent, Minn.; 12. Skylar
Holzhausen, Bangor; 13. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 14. Chris Skrede, Sparta;
15. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 16. Bill Niles, Holmen; 17. Tim Nelson, La Crescent,
Minn.; 18. Don Hess; 19. Tom Thill, West Salem; 20. Chris Vinson, Onalaska;
21. Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 22. Matt Henderson, Coon Valley; 23. Troy
Goodenough, Mindoro; 24. Andy Niles, Holmen; 25. Gib Scharpf; 26. Todd Oliver,
Bangor; 27. Jimmy Summerfield, Bangor.
Qualifying -- 1.Andy Burgess, Eau Claire, 20.169 seconds, 97.352 MPH; 2. Mark
Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN, 20.209 Seconds, 97.159 MPH; 3. Kevin Nuttleman,
Bangor, 20.320 seconds, 96.628 MPH; 4. J. Herbst, West Salem, 20.375 seconds,
96.368; 5. Steve Carlson, West Salem, 20.377 seconds, 96.358.
Qualifying Heat 1 -- 1. Andy Niles, Holmen; 2. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 3.
Ronnie Hawley, Winona, MN; 4. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 5. Tim Nelson, La Crescent,
MN.
Odd Bud Dash -- 1. Todd Korish, Holmen; 2. Tom Thill, West Salem; 3. Andy
Burgess, Eau Claire; 4. Jon Barrette, Westby; 5. Skylar Holzhausen,
Bangor.
Even Bud Dash -- 1. Chris Skrede, Sparta; 2. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 3. Troy
Goodenough, Mindoro; 4. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 5. Mark Lamoreaux,
Bloomington, MN.
Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman
Pischke Motors 15 Feature (24 Cars) -- 1. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 2. Chad
Rosendahl, Hokah, Minn.; 3. Danielle Linnehan, Leon; 4. Chand Wheling,
Stoddard; 5. Branden Berg, Melrose; 6. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Minn.; 7.
Larry Bolster Jr., Sparta; 8. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 9. Lucas Korish, La
Crosse; 10. John Olson, Sparta; 11. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 12. Emily Sue Steck,
Holmen; 13. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls, 14. Aaron Olson, Glendale
Heights, Ill.; 15. Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 16. Ken Lewis, Black River
Falls; 17. Nick Clements, Onalaska; 18. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 19. Keith
Kirchner, La Crosse; 20. Randy Humfeld, Chaseburg; 21. Matt Inglett, La
Crosse; 22. Mark Challet, Bangor; 23. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 24. Randy
Steinhoff, Cashton.
B-Feature -- 1. Denise Clarkin, Holmen; 2.
Qualifying -- 1. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, MN, 22.353 seconds, 87.840 MPH;
2. Chand Wehling, Stoddard, 22.361 seconds, 87.809MPH; 3. Lucas Korish, La
Crosse, 22.371 seconds, 87.769MPH; 4. Dan Linnehan, Sparta, 22.410 seconds,
87.617MPH; 5. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen, 22.453 seconds, 87.449 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 -- 1. Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 2. Mark Challet, Bangor; 3.
Joe Rinartz, La Crosse; 4. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 5. Al Bartels, Tomah.
Qualifying Heat 2 -- 1. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 2. Keith Kirchner, La
Crosse; 3. Wayne Smith, Barre Mills; 4. Rob Curran, Rockland; 5. Jason Dummer,
Holmen.
Odd Bud Dash -- 1. Larry Bolster Jr., Four Corners; 2. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah,
MN; 3. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 4. Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, MN; 5. Emily
Sue Steck, Holmen.
Even Bud Dash -- 1. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 2. John Olson, Sparta; 3.
Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 4. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 5. Chand Wehling,
Stoddard.
United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Pischke Motors 15 Feature (24 cars) -- 1. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 2. Dan Secor,
West Salem; 3. Mark Krueger, Onalaska; 4. Jake Krueger, Onalaska; 5. Charles
Vian, Sparta; 6. Adam Moore, Sparta; 7. Jamie Dummer, Galesville; 8. Mark
Krueger Jr., Sparta, 9. Jason Stark; 10. Steve Bornitz, West Salem; 11.
Charles Vian Jr., Sparta; 12. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 13. Justin Berg,
Bangor; 14. Andy Moore, Sparta; 15. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 16. Bill Inglett,
La Crosse; 17. Ray Burkum, Westby; 18. Dean Ashbacher, Rockland; 19. Brad
Warthan, Sparta; 20. Joey Johnson, North Bend; 21. Matt Cleveland, Sparta; 22.
Kris Buldhaupt, La Crosse; 23. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 24. Jeff Stumlin,
Holmen.
B-Feature -- 1. Andy Moore, Sparta; 2. Joey Johnson, Mindoro; 3. Dean
Aschbacher, Rockland; 4. Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 5. Raymond Hardy,
Sparta.
Bud Dash -- 1.Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 2. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 3. Justin Berg,
Bangor; 4. Jake Krueger, Onalaska; 5. Matt Cleveland, Sparta.
Heat 1 -- 1. Dan Secor, West Salem; 2. Rusty WEinchel, Sparta; 3. Steve
Bornitz, Holmen; 4. Brad Warthan, Sparta; 5. Jason Stark.
Heat 2 -- 1. Jeff Stumlin, Holmen; 2. Jake Krueger, Onalaska; 3. Adam Moore,
Sparta; 4. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 5. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro.
Heat 3 -- 1. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 2. Justin Berg, Bangor; 3. Charles Vian
Jr., Sparta; 4. Charles Vian, Sparta; 5. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crescent,
MN.
Heat 4 -- 1. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 2. Matt Cleveland, Sparta; 3. Ray Burkum,
Westby; 4. Mike Krueger Jr., Sparta; 5. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse.
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