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Burgess Back In Front At LaCrosse’s 50 Lap Main Event
By: Dave Noelke
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(West Salem, WI – July 15, 2006) - Andy Burgess is back, and on a mission at
the LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway. Last Week’s Kwik Trip NASCAR Late
Model Feature ended with Burgess, of Fall Creek, Wis., falling out during a
last lap caution. But this week, one could see the determination
evaporate from his car just like tonight’s sweltering heat and
humidity. Burgess won the Brickl Bros 50 Lap Main, in dominating
fashion, leading 41 of 50 laps.
The tone was set for the entire race early on, as cars tangled on the first
lap, resulting in damage to Adam Degenhardt’s car and Ronnie Hawley’s car
ended up in the wall. Hawley was unable to continue, and on the restart,
an accordion effect caused a spin by second-generation driver Skylar
Holzhausen in turn three. The race was started again, and the next
yellow flew on lap 5, as Andy Niles spun in turn two. The race went
green again, and on the eighth lap, Burgess, who started sixth, passed Mike
Carlson for second. One lap later, Burgess gained the lead without much
of a fight from polesitter Bill Niles. Veteran Steve Holzhausen was not
going to let Burgess get away, and they raced nose to tail for the remainder
of the feature.
On Lap 13, the mishaps continued, as an accordion effect occurred in turn two,
involving six cars. Fast Qualifier Gib Scharpf and Chris Skrede suffered
the most damage, and were not able to continue. Several laps later,
Shawn Pfaff smacked the wall in turn four, while attempting a high-side pass
around Carlson. Pfaff’s orange Dodge slid down the frontstretch, and
hit the wall again in turn one, and was unable to continue. The numerous
cautions were just enough to allow veteran Steve Carlson, probably the fastest
car on the track, to catch the leaders after starting deep in the
pack.
The race’s final restart came with 12 laps to go, and it looked like Steve
Carlson’s car was the fastest, and could possible challenge for the
win. It appeared, however, that Carlson used up his tires trying to work
through traffic, and could not threaten Burgess or Holzhausen. Burgess
was able to hold on to win the Brickl Bros. 50. “I wasn’t worried
too much about Holzhausen, but I was worried about Carlson at that last
restart,” commented Burgess after the race. I pretty much knew what
Holzhausen had, but Carlson was kind of an unknown to me, since I hadn’t
raced with him yet tonight,” concluded Burgess.
Burgess regains ground on the point lead of Kevin Nuttleman, after last
week’s last lap mishap. At the start of the evening’s events,
Burgess had a 21 point deficit, but closed to within three of defending track
late model champion and NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series regional champion,
Nuttleman. Mark Lamoreaux continues to hang within reach, 42 points
behind, with Carlson 44 back.
The Brickl Bros. 15 for the Ray Hutson Chevrolet Grand National Sportsmen went
caution free, as Sparta’s Larry Bolster Jr. took his third feature win of
the 2006 season. This year has been a great comeback for Bolster after a
dismal 2005.
The United Auto Supply Thunderstox Division Brickl Bros. 15 Lap Feature had it
usual bumps, spins and mayhem, with Robert Stanfield on top at the checkered
flag. Stanfield was later disqualified, leaving the win to Sparta’s
Adam Moore, with Danny Fradette in Second and Justin Berg in Third
place.
Action Continues next weekend with another doubleheader. Friday night
will feature the second round of Street Drags, open to any street legal car,
truck, motorcycle, bus, motorhome, etc… Pits open at 6:30, Practice
runs begin at 7:00 and Drag Eliminations at 8:00. On Saturday Night,
Altra Federal Credit Union presents the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model action,
the Ray Hutson Chevrolet Grand National Sportsmen, and United Auto Supply
Thunderstox. Plus, it’s the first ever run for the new Tuners Division
– 4 cylinder cars with “special effects.” Qualifying is at 5:45
and the first race starts at 7:15. For more information, please contact
the LaCrosse Speedway office at 608.786.1525 or visit www.lacrossespeedway.com.
LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Brickl Bros. 25 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 2.
Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 3. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 4. Dan Steele, West
Salem; 5. Mark Lamoreaux, Bloomington, MN; 6. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 7. Todd
Korish, Holmen; 8. Bill Niles, Holmen; 9. Tim Hagen, La Crescent,MN; 10. Todd
Oliver, Bangor; 11. Tim Nelson, La Crescent, MN; 12. Adam Degenhardt, Coon
Valley; 13. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 14. Jim Hagel, Holmen;15. Skylar
Holzhausen, Bangor; 16. Tom Thill, West Salem; 17. Tim Groth, Onalaska; 18.
Andy Niles, Holmen; 19. Chris Vinson, Onalaska; 20. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 21.
Gib Scharpf, La Crosse; 22. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 23. Chris Skrede,
Sparta; 24. Ronnie Hawley, Winona, MN.
B-Feature — 1. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 2. Chris Skrede, Sparta; 3. Tim Nelson, La
Crescent,MN; 4. Kevin Eddy, Hatfield; 5. Chris Vinson, Onalaska.
Qualifying — 1. Gib Scharpf , La Crosse , 20.240 seconds, 97.011 MPH; 2.
Skylar Holzhausen , Bangor , 20.267 secs, 96.882 MPH;
3. Steve Carlson, West Salem , 20.302 secs, 96.715 MPH; 4.
Mark Lamoreaux , Bloomington, MN. , 20.311 secs, 96.672 MPH; 5. Dan
Steele , West Salem
, 20.324 secs, 96.610 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Tom Thill, West Salem; 2. Adam Degenhardt, Coon
Valley; 3. Tom McClintock, Onalaska; 4. Chris Skrede, Sparta; 5. Kevin Eddy,
Hatfield.
Qualifying Heat 2 — 1. Andy Niles, Holmen; 2. Troy Goodenough, Mindoro; 3.
Tim Nelson, La Crescent, MN; 4. Jim Hagel, Holmen; 5. Chris Vinson,
Onalaska.
Odd Bud Dash — 1. Bill Niles, Holmen; 2. Steve Carlson, West Salem; 3. Todd
Korish, Holmen; 4. Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 5. Ronnie Hawley, Winonia, MN.
Even Bud Dash — 1. Andy Burgess, Eau Claire; 2. Mark Lamoreaux,
Bloomington, MN; 3. Mike Carlson, West Salem; 4. Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor; 5.
Tim Nelson, La Crescent, MN.
Ray Hutson Chevrolet Sportsmen
Brickl Bros. 15 Feature (24 Cars) — 1. Larry Bolster Jr., Sparta; 2. Chand
Wehling, Stoddard; 3. Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 4. Branden Berg, Melrose; 5.
Trent Boettcher, La Crescent, Mn; 6. John Olson, Sparta; 7. Aaron Olson,
Glendale Heights, IL; 8. Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 9. Jimmy Gilster, West
Salem; 10. Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 11. Chand Rosendahl, Hokah, MN; 12. Randy
Humfeld, Chaseburg; 13. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 14. Rob Curran,
Rockland; 15. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 16. Jes Tenner, Melrose; 17. Rob
Mason, Caledonia, MN; 18. Keith Kirchner, La Crosse; 21. Tim Steinhoff,
Cashton; 22. Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 23. Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 24.
Randy Steinhoff, Cashton.
B-Feature — 1. Tim Steinhoff, Cashton; 2. Nick Clements, Holmen; 3. Keith
Kirchner, La Crosse; 4. Jason Dummer, Holmen; 5. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose.
Qualifying — 1. Emily Sue Steck , Holmen , 22..171 secs, 88.562 MPH;
2. Lucas Korish , La Crosse , 22.304
secs, 88.034 MPH; 3. Trent Boettcher
, La
Crescent, MN , 22.407 secs, 87.629 MPH; 4. Aaron Olson , Chicago, IL ,
22.454 secs, 87.445 MPH; 5. Aaron
Hass, La Crosse ,
22.463 secs, 87.410 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 — 1. Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 2. Ken Lewis, Black River
Falls; 3. Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 4. Wayne Smith, Barre Mills; 5. Randy
Hass, La Crosse.
Qualifying Heat 2 — 1. Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 2. Rob Mason, Caledonia,
MN; 3. Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 4. Nick Clements, Holmen; 5. Mark Challet,
Bangor.
Odd Bud Dash — 1. Jamie Millis, Black River Falls; 2. Chand Wehling,
Stoddard; 3. Chad Rosendahl, Hokah, MN; 4. Larry Bolster Jr., Four Corners; 5.
Emily Sue Steck, Holmen.
Even Bud Dash — 1. Randy Steinhoff, Cashton; 2. Boomer Olson, Chicago, Il;
3. John Olson, Sparta; 4. Branden Berg, North Bend; 5. Jimmy Gilster, West
Salem.
United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Brickl Bros. 15 Feature (23 cars) — 1. Adam Moore, Sparta; 2. Danny Fradette,
De Soto; 3. Justin Berg, Bangor; 4. Jake Krueger, Onalaska; 5. Andy Moore,
Sparta; 6. Mike Krueger Jr., Sparta; 7. Ron Heller, Chaseburg; 8. Jamie Dummer,
Holmen; 9. Charles Vian Jr., Sparta 10. Jason Stark, La Crosse; 11. Bill
Inglett, La Crosse; 12. Henry Vian, Sparta; 13. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 14.
Greg Lindvig, Holmen; 15. Mark Kruger, Holmen; 16. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse;
17. Jeff Stumlin, Holmen; 18. Steve Bornitz; 19. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 20.
Dan Secor, West Salem; 21. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crosse; 22. Andy Barney, West
Salem; 23. Brad Warthan, Sparta.
B-Feature — 1. Mark Krueger, Hillsboro; 2. Josh Inglett, La Crosse; 3. Dan
Secor, West Salem; 4. Brad Warthan, Sparta; 5. Matt Cleveland, Sparta.
Bud Dash — 1. Jerry Aylsworth, La Crosse; 2. Justin Berg, Bangor; 3. Andy
Moore, Sparta; 4. Jason Stark 5. Adam Moore, Sparta.
Heat 1 — 1. Robert Stanfield, La Crosse; 2. Jerry Aylsworth, La
Crosse; 3. Henry Vian, Sparta; 4. Charles Vian Jr. Sparta; 5. Jake Krueger,
Onalaska.
Heat 2 — 1. Danny Fradette, De Soto; 2. Andy Moore, Sparta; 3. Jeff
Stumlin, Holmen; 4. Kris Buldhaupt, La Crescent, MN; 5. John Rinartz,
Holmen.
Heat 3 — 1. Jason Stark, La Crosse; 2. Justin Berg, Bangor; 3. Greg Lindvig,
Holmen; 4. Andy Barney, West Salem; 5. Bill Inglett, La Crosse.
Heat 4 — 1. Adam Moore, Sparta; 2. Ron Heller, Chaseburg; 3. Jamie Dummer,
Holmen; 4. Rusty Winchel, Sparta; 5. Steve Bornitz, Holmen.
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