Korish comes back with a feature win By: Ashley Iwanski (West Salem, WI – August 17, 2013) Todd Korish faced a huge challenge in the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model feature Saturday night at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway. He had to stop the duo of Mike and Steve Carlson to capture the checkered flag. Korish, who was involved in the eight-car pileup in last week’s feature, jumped to an early lead after starting the race in the third spot. It didn’t take long before Mike Carlson was in his rearview mirror. Steve Carlson then fell in line behind his son, followed by Mike Koeneke in fourth. From there it was a bumper-to-bumper cat and mouse game as the top four cars cruised around the track. Mike Carlson was looking for a chance to make a run on Korish while Koeneke was running the high and low lines waiting for the perfect opportunity to squeeze past Steve Carlson. As the laps ticked by and time was winding down the racing got tighter and tighter. None of top four drivers were willing to give an inch on the track. Someone was going to have to make a mistake. With two laps to go Koeneke started to make a run on Steve Carlson on the high side entering Turn 1. But as they two rounded Turn 2 Steve Carlson pushed ahead forcing Koeneke back into the fourth spot. On the final lap there was no space between the front pack. It was their last chance to gain any position. But no one moved an inch. Not one error was made as Korish led Mike Carlson, Steve Carlson and Mike Koeneke across the finish line, respectively. Cole Howland rounded out the top 5. Jake Arneson held off Jamie Dummer and Greg Scheck after a green-white-checkered restart on the last lap of the Exhaust Plus Sportsmen feature. Arneson was leading the race when contact was made between Steve Bachman and Jimmy Gilster, who were in the second and third spots. Gilster spun on the backstretch bringing out the caution and both restarted in the back of the field. The race restarted with one lap to go with Scheck in the second spot and Dummer in third. As the field came around Turn 1 Scheck pulled up beside Arneson, but he couldn’t get the pass. Scheck fell back and as the checkered flag waved Dummer narrowly took the second spot, followed by Scheck. Jerrod Loging and Bill Martin finished fourth and fifth. Arneson was able to secure a 33 point lead over Scheck in the points standings with his feature win. Jason Bolster and Adam Moore battled for the top spot in the United Auto Supply Thunderstox feature. Both raced their way up from the back of the field. And as cars were spinning out behind them, Bolster held on strong to the top spot as Moore grabbed second. Jesse Vian finished third, Jordan Myers fourth and Brad Warthan fifth. Moore narrowly leads Myers in the points standings by 14. The ANTS Complete Pest Control Hornets joined the racing action Saturday night with two features. Tony Leis found his way to Victory Lane in the first feature, while Jake Schomers followed him there in the second feature. There’s only two nights of racing action left before the 2013 regular season comes to an end. Saturday, Aug. 24 join us for State Bank Financial Buck Night! All concession stand items are just one dollar while the Late Models, Sportsmen, Thunderstox and Volden Construction Outlawz go full throttle as they race toward championships. Saturday, Aug. 31 is the weekly racing finale. Late Model drivers are ending the season in style as they pair up for brackets of side-by-side elimination racing, along with a full schedule for the Late Models, Sportsmen and Thunderstox. For more information please call the Speedway office at (608) 786-1525 or visitlacrossespeedway. LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway is a proud NASCAR Hometrack, part of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series – hometracks.nascar. LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models Kwik Trip 25 Feature (17 Cars) — 1, Todd Korish, Holmen; 2, Mike Carlson, West Salem; 3, Steve Carlson, West Salem; 4, Mike Koeneke, Rockland; 5, Cole Howland, La Crosse; 6, J. Herbst, La Crosse; 7, Brad Powell, La Crosse; 8, Matthew Henderson, La Crosse; 9, Nick Clements, West Salem; 10, Branden Berg, Melrose; 11, Harley Jankowski, Sparta; 12, Jerimy Wagner, Onalaska; 13, Dean Cota, Rochester, Minn.; 14, Jonathan Eckelberg, West Salem; 15, Curt Eckelberg, West Salem; 16, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 17, Jimmy Summerfield, Rockland. Qualifying — 1, Mike Koeneke, 20.048 seconds, 97.940 MPH; 2, Steve Carlson, 20.074 secs, 97.813 MPH; 3, Brad Powell, 20.132 secs, 97.531 MPH; 4, Matthew Henderson, 20.174 secs, 97.328 MPH; 5, Mike Carlson, 20.211 secs, 97.150 MPH; 6, Cole Howland; 7, Todd Korish; 8, J. Herbst; 9, Branden Berg; 10, Nick Clements; 11, Harley Jankowski; 12, Jerimy Wagner; 13, Jonathan Eckelberg; 14, Curt Eckelberg; 15, Dean Cota; 16, Jimmy Summerfield; 17, Matt Inglett. Heat 1 — 1, Todd Korish; 2, J. Herbst; 3, Nick Clements; 4, Branden Berg; 5, Harley Jankowski. Top Dogs — 1, J. Herbst; 2, Nick Clements; 3, Todd Korish; 4, Mike Koeneke; 5, Steve Carlson. Fast Puppies — 1, Brad Powell; 2, Mike Carlson; 3, Matthew Henderson; 4, Harley Jankowski; 5, Branden Berg. Fast Dash — 1, Steve Carlson; 2, Mike Koeneke; 3, Cole Howland; 4, Mike Carlson; 5, Matthew Henderson. Exhaust Plus Sportsmen Kwik Trip 15 Feature (13 Cars) — 1, Jake Arneson, Taylor; 2, Jamie Dummer, Tomah; 3, Greg Scheck, La Crosse; 4, Jerrod Loging, West Salem; 5, Bill Martin, Madison; 6, Jeff Thompson, La Crosse; 7, Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 8, Steve Bachman, West Salem; 9, Mandi Eckelberg, West Salem; 10, Brian Hesselberg, West Salem; 11, Nick Clements, West Salem; 12, Josh Haessly; 13, Mark Challet, La Crosse. Qualifying — 1, Greg Scheck, 22.222 seconds, 88.358 MPH; 2, Jake Arneson, 22.341 secs, 87.888 MPH; 3, Brian Hesselberg, 22.424 secs, 87.562 MPH; 4, Jimmy Gilster, 22.457 secs, 87.434 MPH; 5, Steve Bachman, 22.458 secs, 87.430 MPH; 6, Jerrod Loging; 7, Bill Martin; 8, Jamie Dummer; 9, Nick Clements; 10, Jeff Thompson; 11, Josh Haessly; 12, Mandi Eckelberg. Heat 1 — 1, Jamie Dummer; 2, Bill Martin; 3, Jeff Thompson; 4, Mandi Eckelberg; 5, Josh Haessly. Dash — 1, Jake Arneson; 2, Steve Bachman; 3, Jerrod Loging; 4, Greg Scheck; 5, Brian Hesselberg. United Auto Supply Thunderstox Kwik Trip 15 Feature (11 cars) — 1, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 2, Adam Moore, Sparta; 3, Jesse Vian, Sparta; 4, Jordan Myers, Sparta; 5, Brad Warthan, Sparta; 6, Dustin Bagstad, La Crosse; 7, JR Tourtellott; 8, Jacinda Pfaff, Sparta; 9, Mark Challet, La Crosse; 10, Kayla Lockington, Mindoro; 11, Andy Moore, Sparta. Dash — 1, Jason Bolster; 2, Dustin Bagstad; 3, Andy Moore; 4, Adam Moore. Heat 1 — 1, Dustin Bagstad; 2, Jason Bolster; 3, Jordan Myers; 4, Kayla Lockington; 5, Radlee Pfaff. Heat 2 — 1, Adam Moore; 2, Andy Moore; 3, JR Tourtellott; 4, Brad Warthan; 5, Mark Challet. ANTS Complete Pest Control Hornets Kwik Trip 15 Feature (18 cars) — 1, Tony Leis, La Crosse; 2, Jack Litsheim, La Crosse; 3, Steve Bornitz; 4, Mike Drazkowski; 5, Joey Johnson, North Bend; 6, Chris Swenson, Tomah; 7, Charles Koch, Alma; 8, Hunter Miller, West Salem; 9, Michael Moore, Tomah; 10, Matthew Carpenter, Galesville; 11, Dan Hundorf, Minnesota City, Minn.; 12, Melissa Rusch, La Crosse; 13, Josh Viner, La Crosse; 14, Jonathan Burbach, Winona, Minn.; 15, Tanner Hammerbach, Onalaska; 16, Brandon LeMoine; 17, Jarad Cary, La Crosse; 18, Devan Heaney, Caledonia, Minn. Kwik Trip 15 Feature (21 cars) — 1, Jake Schomers, La Crescent, Minn.; 2, Kim Strom, West Salem; 3, Samantha Linnehan, Sparta; 4, Jeff Stumlin, Holmen; 5, Kristopher Berg, Ettrick; 6, Kevin Turner, La Crosse; 7, Logan Denaska, Bangor; 8, Jill Oostdyk, La Crosse; 9, John Piotrowski, Black River Falls; 10, Taylor Dobbs, Galesville; 11, Wendy Liebsch, Winona, Minn.; 12, Fletcher Milene, Winona, Minn.; 13, Larry Holets, Rochester, Minn.; 14, Garrett Thicke, West Salem; 15, Matthew Moore, Kendall; 16, Patrick Thicke, West Salem; 17, Kyle Swenson, Sparta; 18, Jacob Bemis, Trempealeau; 19, John Clauson, Onalaska; 20, Jeff Thompson, La Crosse; 21, Brady Adams, Onalaska. Heat 1 — 1, Joey Johnson; 2, Jack Litsheim; 3, Chris Swenson; 4, Tony Leis; 5, Michael Moore. Heat 2 — 1, Charles Koch; 2, Steve Bornitz; 3, Hunter Miller; 4, Larry Holets; 5, Logan Denaska. Heat 3 — 1, Samantha Linnehan; 2, Garrett Thicke; 3, Matthew Moore; 4, Kristopher Berg; 5, Patrick Thicke.
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