By: Ashley Iwanski
(West Salem, WI – August 28, 2010) Brent Kirchner, La Crosse, won his first Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model feature race of the season Saturday at La Crosse Speedway. Kirchner moved up to third in points after being fourth last week.
By: Ashley Iwanski
(West Salem, WI – August 21, 2010) Points leader J. Herbst held onto his patience to get a feature win in the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model division Saturday night at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway.
Herbst was running in third behind Mike Koeneke and Jay Sauter. The two leaders were in a fierce battle for the lead while Herbst held back; waiting to see what would happen between the two.
A caution came out with six laps to go when Chris Skrede spun in the middle of turns three and four. When the lane cone came out Koeneke took the inside lane with Sauter on the outside in row one. As the leaders exited turn four to take the green flag Koeneke got loose collecting Sauter. They were inches from slamming into the wall before the got their cars back under control.
By: Ashley Iwanski
(West Salem, WI – August 14, 2010) Shawn Pfaff is one point out of the point standings lead after a feature win Saturday night in the 30-lap Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model race.
Pfaff started seventh and was working his way to the front when a caution came out on lap five. The lane cone was on the track shortly after and Pfaff restarted on the outside of lane one next to Todd Korish.
When the green flag waved Pfaff pass Korish on the outside to take the lead and never looked back.
by Ashley Iwanski
Steve Carlson is tough to beat at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway – especially when the veteran driver is leading a race. In fact, race fans – or competitors – would be hard-pressed to remember the last time the West Salem, Wis., driver had the lead taken away from him.
It didn’t happen Saturday night, although Rockland’s Mike Koeneke gave Carlson one of the toughest battles he has faced all season. Carlson won his sixth Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model feature of the season by holding off a hard-charging Koeneke in front of large La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway.
By: Ashley Iwanski
(West Salem, WI – July 31, 2010) Jay Sauter won the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model feature in his second night back at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway since 1984.
“It was a lot of fun,” Sauter said. “It brings back memories of when we raced here in the ‘80’s.”
By: Ashley Iwanski (West Salem, WI – July 24, 2010)
Steve Carlson came back to win the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model feature at La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway after some rough finishes in the Twin 20’s last week. It wasn’t easy, but a fast car and a lot of patience got Carlson to the front of the field.
“Last week we were so bad,” Carlson said. “The guys worked on it all week and we came out and practiced this afternoon; it really paid off.”
By: Ashley Iwanski
(West Salem, WI – July 17, 2010) Storm clouds were on the horizon at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway Saturday, but steered clear of West Salem long enough to finish one of the most exciting nights of racing this season. Two 20-lap Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model features had the drivers racing all-or-nothing for the checkered flags.
by Dave Noelke
(West Salem, WI – July 10, 2010) On a track where the unpredictable can happen, it did. 25 Laps was the Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model race distance. However, that’s not a lot of time to get to the front - in any division. With the aid of a couple yellows and some quick thinking, J. Herbst earned his second feature win of the 2010 season.
By: Ashley Iwanski
(West Salem, WI – July 3, 2010) Mike Carlson used a strategic move to pop into the lead before the first turn of the 25-lap Kwik Trip Late Model feature race. He would stay there, but it was far from easy.
By: Ashley Iwanski
(West Salem, WI – June 28, 2010) Can anybody beat Steve Carlson? Not on Saturday night.
Carlson won his fourth Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model feature of the season after taking the lead from Jeff Baker late in the race.
