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Korish Finally Prevails at LaCrosse
By: Jon Compton
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///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsman, Thunderstox,
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Trailer Race of Destruction!
(West Salem, WI – July 8, 2006) - Todd Korish broke a two year feature
win drought at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway on Quillin’s night at the
races. After several hairy restarts, Korish narrowly edged Ronnie Hawley
for his first Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model feature win this season.
The race began with J. Herbst on the pole, and it took Korish about a lap to
gain the lead. On the fifth lap, Chris Skrede’s car was spun by Andy
Niles in turns one and two, resulting in the race’s first yellow. As
the race was about to restart, the leaders were slow to exit turn four,
resulting in about five cars tangling in the middle to back of the pack.
The race was cautioned again as several cars were relegated to the pits.
After the second restart, Korish got off to a quick lead, as Ronnie Hawley
worked his way to second, ahead of polesitter Herbst. Herbst started to
fade through the field, and he was spun in turn two by point leader Andy
Burgess on the final lap. Burgess admitted that it was his fault, and
both went to the rear for the restart. Burgess stopped for consultation
from the officials during the yellow, but failed to use the acceleration upon
re-entering the track. Burgess was asked by officials to come back and
use the acceleration lane, which he ignored, so he was black flagged, and
Burgess retired from the race. As the race restarted, the leaders almost
caused a big wreck like earlier, and they were given a “no-start.”
On the second attempt, it was a clean start, and Korish fended off a last turn
challenge by young-gun Hawley. “I just wanted a clean finish,”
commented Hawley after the race. “I could have bumped him a little and
taken the spot at the restart, but I don’t race like that. I know that
my first win is coming within the next few weeks,” concluded Hawley.
It was Hawley’s best finish in a Late Model feature to date.
Meanwhile, Korish celebrated his first win in two years. “The lapped
cars were tough tonight. Some would give us room, and some wouldn’t
give us any respect as leaders,” commented Korish after the win.
“I’m going to savor this victory, because it doesn’t happen very
often,” concluded Korish.
The Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman Quillins 15 lap feature was won in
dominating fashion by Randy Steinhoff. The Dodge Truck of Steinhoff,
which started inside row two, was able to capitalize on the slips made by the
front row starters Jerimy Wagner and rookie contender Randy Humfeld. On
lap three, Humfeld slid high from the top spot and barely held on as half the
field bypassed in turns three and four. The race’s only caution
occurred on lap nine, as Chand Wehling bumped into Wagner’s car, resulting
in a Wagner turn two spin. Luckily, all cars oncoming out of the corner
narrowly missed him. Steinhoff resumed control after the double-file
restart, and was able to hold on to take the win. The race’s last lap
was a thrill as Lucas Korish touched the car of Aaron Hass going into turn
three, as they battled for third. Hass almost spun twice though the
corner, but was able to hold on to finish without any other cars
involved. Jim Gilster took second, and Korish held on for third behind
winner Steinhoff.
In the United Auto Supply Thunderstox, the Feature Race went caution
free. Mid-race mishaps involved Justin Berg getting stuck in the mud in
the infield, while at the same time Jerry Aylsworth was spun at the
start-finish line. Several cars suffered minor damage in the mayhem as
they exited turn four, but all were able to continue, except Aylsworth, who
pulled off the track the next lap. The race saw row two starters Greg
Lindvig and Jason Stark in a nose to tail battle for the lead the entire
race. On the last lap, Lindvig dove to the high side of Stark and
finished the last lap virtually even at the line. Stark was declared the
winner in one of the closest Thunderstox finishes ever, ahead of Lindvig and
Adam Moore.
The Features Sports Bar & Grill Hornets were in action for the second time
this week, and the Feature winners were Steve Dwyer, Jim Schermerhorn, and Dan
Breitsprecher. Racing continues next Friday and Saturday, with the Big
Cheese Enduro 200 for the 4 cylinders on Friday night, July 14th, and
Saturday, July 15th as Brickl Bros. Presents the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late
Models, Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsmen, United Auto Supply Thunderstox, and a
50 Lap Late Model Feature. For More information about the LaCrosse
Fairgrounds Speedway, contact the office at 608.786.1525 or visit www.lacrossespeedway.com.
LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Quillin’s 25 Feature (27 Cars) — 1. Todd Korish, Holmen; 2. Ronnie Hawley,
Winona, MN.; 3. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 4. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 5. Mark
Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN.; 6. Dan Steele, West Salem; 7. Todd Oliver,
Bangor; 8. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 9. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 10. Mike
Carlson, West Salem; 11. Tim Hagen, La Crescent, MN.; 12. Troy Goodenough,
Mindoro; 13. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 14. Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor; 15. Tom Thill,
West Salem; 16. Bill Niles, Holmen; 17. Chris Vinson, Onalaska; 18. Jon
Barrette, Westby; 19. Danielle Neary, La Crosse; 20. J. Herbst, West Salem;
21. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 22. Chris Skrede, Sparta; 23. Kevin Eddy; 24.
Andy Niles, Bangor; 25. Jim Summerfield, Bangor; 26. Gib Scharpf, La Crosse;
27. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, MN.
Qualifying — 1. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, 20.154 seconds, 97.425 MPH; 2, Andy
Burgess, Eau Claire, 20.215 secs, 97.131 MPH; 3, Dan Steele, West Salem,
20.216 secs, 97.126 MPH; 4, Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN., 20.224 secs,
97.088 MPH; 5, Steve Carlson, West Salem, 20.270 secs, 96.867 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 2. Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 3.
Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor; 4. Bill Niles, Holmen; 5. Tom Thill, West Salem.
Odd Bud Dash — 1. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, MN.; 2. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor;
3. Todd Korish, Holmen; 4. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 5. J. Herbst, West
Salem.
Even Bud Dash — 1. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 2. Todd Oliver, Bangor; 3. Andy
Burgess, Eau Claire; 4. Adam Degenhardt, Coon Valley; 5. Gib Scharpf, La
Crosse.
Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsmen
Quillin’s 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 2. Jimmy
Gilster, West Salem; 3. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 4. Larry Bolster, Sparta; 5.
Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, MN.; 6. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 7. Dan Linnehan,
Sparta; 8. Don Hess, Coon Valley; 9. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 10. John Olson,
Sparta; 11. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, MN.; 12. Rob Curran, Rockland; 13. Ken
Lewis, Black River Falls; 14. Rob Mason, Caledonia, MN.; 15. Keith Kirchner,
La Crosse; 16. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 17. Chand Wehling, Stoddard;
18. Randy Humfeld, Chaseburg; 19. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 20. Jake Arneson;
21. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 22. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 23. Tim Steinhoff,
Cashton; 24. Al Bartels, Tomah.
B-Feature — 1. Randy Hass, La Crosse; 2. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 3.
Keith Kirchner, La Crosse; 4. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 5. Nick Clements, Holmen.
Qualifying — 1. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen, 22.133 secs, 88.714 MPH; 2,
Dan Linnehan, Sparta, 22.178 secs, 88.534 MPH; 3, John Olson, Sparta, 22.266
secs, 88.184 MPH; 4, Don Hess, Coon Valley, 22.269 secs, 88.172 MPH; 5, Larry
Bolster Jr., Four Corners, 22.436 secs, 87.516 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 2. Rob Mason,
Caledonia, MN.; 3. Keith Kirchner, La Crosse; 4. Jamie Millis, Black River
Falls; 5. Wayne Smith, Barre Mills.
Qualifying Heat 2 — 1. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 2. Jake Arneson, Taylor; 3.
Randy Hass, La Crosse; 4. Nick Clements, Holmen; 5. Matt Inglett, La Crosse.
Odd Bud Dash — 1. Rob Curran, Rockland; 2. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 3.
Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 4. Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 5. Trent Boettcher, La
Crescent, MN.
Even Bud Dash — 1. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, MN.; 2. Randy Humfeld, Chaseburg;
3. Chand Wehling, Stoddard; 4. Dan Lninehan, Sparta; 5. Larry Bolster Jr.,
Four Corners.
United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Quillin’s 15 Feature (24 cars) — 1. Jason Stark; 2. Greg Lindvig, Holmen;
3. Adam Moore, Sparta; 4. Matt Cleveland, Sparta; 5. Bill Inglett, La Crosse;
6. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crosse; 7. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 8. Jeff Stumlin,
Holmen; 9. Ron Heller, Coon Valley; 10. Andy Moore, Sparta; 11. Rusty Winchel,
Sparta; 12. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 13. Mark Krueger, Holmen; 14. Charles Vian
Jr., Sparta; 15. Steve Bornitz, West Salem; 16. Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 17. Mike
Krueger Jr., Sparta; 18. Matthew Moore, Tomah; 19. Dan Secor, West Salem; 20.
Brad Warthan, Sparta; 21. Justin Berg, Bangor; 22. Dan Jones, Tomah; 23. Jerry
Aylsworth, La Crosse; 24. Ray Burkum, Westby.
B-Feature — 1. Charles Vian Jr., Sparta; 2. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro; 3.
Jamie Dummer, Holmen; 4. Mike Krueger Jr., Sparta; 5. Jake Krueger, Onalaska.
Bud Dash — 1. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 2. Matt Cleveland, Sparta; 3. Matt
Moore, Sparta; 4. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 5. Jason Stark, Sparta.
Heat 1 — 1. John Rinartz, Holmen; 2. Matt Cleveland, Sparta; 3. Dan Secor,
West Salem; 4. Steve Bornitz, Holmen; 5. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crescent, MN.
Heat 2 — 1. Jason Stark, Sparta; 2. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 3. Bill
Inglett, La Crosse; 4. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 5. Brad Warthan, Sparta.
Heat 3 — 1. Matt Moore, Sparta; 2. Chad Oehler, La Crosse; 3. Andy Moore,
Sparta; 4. Jeff Stumlin, Holmen; 5. Adam Moore, Sparta.
Heat 4 — 1. Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 2. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 3. Ron
Heller, Chaseburg; 4. Justin Berg, Bangor; 5. Don Jones.
Features Sports Bar & Grill Hornets
Quillin’s 15 Feature 1 (20 cars) — 1. Steve Dwyer; 2. Jerry Lemke,
Rochester, MN.; 3. Jason Mork, Osseo; 4. Nick Webb; 5. Steve Bezemek, 6. Tony
Waltemath, 7. Ron Amann, West Salem, 8. Jay Raines, Cashton, 9. Josh Myer,
Black River Falls, 10. Matt Kuruzovich, Sparta, 11. Jim Wilson, Camp Douglas
12. Steve Lemke, Hokah MN, 13. Jeff Heaney, Caledonia, MN 14,
Victor Wilson, Camp Douglas, 15. Wendy Liebsch, Winona, MN, 16. Jason Pyka,,
17 William McDougal, Onalaska, 18. Kirk Turner, West Salem, 19. Lee
Hager, Kellogg MN, 20. Lynda Hanson
Quillin’s 15 Feature 2 (21 cars) — 1. Dan Breitsprecher; 2. Aaron Nelson;
3. Travis Lee, Onalaska; 4. Chris Swenson; 5. Ken Bell, 6. Dennis Sampson,
Blair, 7. Marcus Hauser, Sparta, 8. Chris Diehlmann, Onalaska, 9. Kyle
Swenson, Sparta, 10. Andy Moore, Tomah, 11. Brett Bagstad, Westby, 12.
John Mohr, Tomah, 13. Megan Urch, Bangor, 14. Kevin Herold, 15. Jacob
Campbell, 16. Chris Weber, 17. Larry Shaw, 18. Steven Rusch, Sparta, 19. Tami
Schermerhorn, LaCrosse, 20. Derald Cordes, Hokah, MN, 21. Tim Murphy Sr.,
Tomah
Quillin’s 15 Feature 3 (17 cars) — 1. Jim Schermerhorn, Coon Valley; 2.
Heath Weissenberger, West Salem; 3. Jared Heaney, Rochester, MN.; 4. Kevin
Turner, La Crosse; 5. Pete Muenkel, Caledonia, MN, 6. Nicki Hagen, LaCrescent
MN, 7. Nate Towner, Trempealeau, 8. Justin Mullikin, Holmen, 9. Steve Scholze,
Sparta, 10. Trevor Chilson, LaCrosse, 11. John Clements, Bangor, 12. John Eron,
Wisconsin Rapids, 13. Joshua Smith, West Salem, 14. Eugene Hager, Eyota,
MN 15. David Treu, Holmen, 16. Kim Strom, West Salem, 17. Jack Litscheim.
Heat 1 — 1. Dan Breitsprecher; 2. Andrew Moore, Tomah; 3. Travis Lee,
Onalaska; 4. Nate Towner, Trempealeau; 5. Chris Diehlmann, Holmen.
Heat 2 — 1. Jeff Heaney, Claedonia, MN.; 2. Kyle Schroeder, Bangor; 3.
Angela Becker, Sparta; 4. Kirk Turner, Holmen; 5. Tami Schermerhorn, La
Crosse.
Heat 3 — 1. Trevor Chilson, La Crosse; 2. David Pfaff, Bangor; 3. Dennis
Sampson, Blair; 4. Marc Hauser, Sparta; 5. Tony Waltermath, Necedah.
Heat 4 — 1. Heath Weissenberger, Bunker Hill, USA; 2. Chris Johnson, West
Salem; 3. Nicki Hagen, La Crescent, MN.; 4. Jim Schermerhorn, Middle Ridge; 5.
Steve Scholze, Sparta.
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