By: Paul Reichert
June 21, 2025
Sometimes we all need to take a break from the fast and furious pace we live. Race car drivers also need to take a break when they run into a rough stretch of racing that tries to stymie their efforts. That was the case with Skylay Holzhausen’s recent two week run of bad luck here at the LaCrosse Speedway. With the Late Models off for Smash-O-Rama last week, that turned out to be a much needed break and recharging for Holzhausen and his race team. Holzhausen powered to the front from his seventh starting spot eight laps into the NASCAR Late Model feature and drove away from the field to score his second checkered flag win this season.
Tony Leis (Middle Ridge, WI) shot past Cole Howland (LaCrosse, WI) to lead the early stages of the Pischke Motors 25 lap NASCAR Late Model feature. Adam Degenhardt (Coon Valley, WI) followed right behind Leis and found a way around Leis to take command of the race on lap three. Two laps later Degenhardt’s mirrors would be filling up with the purple and white machine of Skylar Holzhausen (Bangor, WI). By lap eight Holzhausen zoomed past Degenhardt to put himself in the number one position. Adam Bendzick (New Prague, MN) powered by Degenhardt to take over second spot on lap 11, and tried to close up the distance Holzhausen had over the field. Steve Bachman (Bangor, WI) surged past Degenhardt to dismiss him from the top three as the crosses flags were displayed. Degenhardt’s night came to a sudden end with eight laps to go when he suffered an engine failure. Bendzick was not making any headway in catching up to Holzhausen as the laps continued to click away. He does not always have to be the fastest car, but Holzhausen has the best car on the track as he drove away with his second feature victory this year. After the race Holzhausen said “We took a vacation after the couple bad weeks we had to clear ourselves and it helped to get our racing efforts back on track.”
Charles Vian, Jr. (Sparta, WI) powers to the front at the start of the NASCAR Sportsmen feature. Defending track champion Bob Fort (Fountain City, WI) was in hot pursuit of Vian, Jr. Both pushed the limits of the breakout time twice during the race. In the end Vian, Jr. pulled out to a large advantage over Fort and ran away with the victory.
Al Bartels powers around Mitchell Rinartz to settle into first place on lap five of the Skyline Fireworks NASCAR Hornet feature. Bartels left the competition in his wake and ran away with another victory to add to his nearly 40 years of racing on nothing but quarter mile race tracks.
In the Six Shooter feature, Matt Moore powered by Alex Rud to settle into the lead with six laps left in the race. Moore pulled away from the field down the stretch to capture another checkered flag to go in his victory display case.
What turned into a difficult night for point leader Noah Waughtal turned into a big night for Peyton Payne in the High School Racing Association. Payne quickly takes the lead in the feature and runs away with her first ever LaCrosse feature win. This gate-to-wire run follows up her two feature wins in Illinois the night before.
In the Drive-Thru Novelty Race, each driver had a box of popcorn they needed to deposit in the bucket at some point during the five laps. If you do not get the popcorn in the bucket, you are black flagged. Steven Brasda was one of the first drivers to make that early deposit and ended up driving away the win.
We end the month of June with a blockbuster program of racing next Saturday, June 28. The Late Models will run another pair of 20 lap features and they will be joined by the Sportsmen, Hornets, Street Stocks and Mini-Vans. The very challenging Hot Dog race will be that night’s Novelty event, plus the American Super Cup Series will make their annual appearance on the ‘action track’ quarter-mile. Gates open at 5:15, the race against the clock in qualifying revs up at 5:30 and the battle for checkered flag victories starts at 7.
For more information about the LaCrosse Speedway and the 2025 schedule of events, call the track office at 608-786-1525 or visit our website at lacrossespeedway.com. LaCrosse Speedway is proud to be a NASCAR Regional race track, part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Part Weekly Series.
RESULTS
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Feature (25 laps): 1. Skylar Holzhausen, 2. Adam Bendzick, 3. Steve Bachman, 4. Mike Carlson, 5. Jacob Goede, 6. Bryan Wrolstad, 7. Tom Luethe, 8. Steve Carlson, 9. Nick Clements, 10. Cole Howland, 11. Jason Stark, 12. Tony Leis, 13. Don Turner, 14. Brian Lee, 15. Joe Nuttleman, 16. Shelby Lockington, 17. Adam Degenhardt, 18. Jimmy Summerfield
6-for-6 Dash (6 laps): 1. Adam Bendzick, 2. Skylar Holzhausen, 3. Jacob Goede, 4. Nick Clements, 5. Bryan Wrolstad, 6. Tom Luethe
Heat #1 (8 laps): 1. Adam Degenhardt, 2 Tony Leis, 3. Steve Bachman, 4. Jason Stark, 5. Mike Carlson, 6. Cole Howland
Heat #2 (8 laps); 1. Steve Carlson, 2. Don Turner, 3. Brian Lee, 4. Joe Nuttleman, 5. Shelby Lockington, 6. Jimmy Summerfield
Qualifying: 1. Jacob Goede, 19.866; 2. Bryan Wrolstad, 19.869; 3. Skylar Holzhausen, 19.872; 4. Tom Luethe, 19.951; 5. Adam Bendzick, 19.954; 6. Nick Clements, 20.027; 7. Steve Bachman, 20.038; 8. Mike Carlson, 20.132; 9. Jason Stark, 20.200; 10. Adam Degenhardt, 20.257; 11. Cole Howland, 20.278; 12. Tony Leis, 20.382; 13. Steve Carlson, 20.438; 14. Brian Lee, 20.866; 15. Don Turner, 20.993; 16. Joe Nuttleman, 21.301; 17. Shelby Lockington, 22.286; 18. Jimmy Summerfield, 22.804
TDS Telecom NASCAR Sportsmen
Feature (15 laps): 1. Charles Vian, Jr. 2. Bob Fort, 3. Tom Carlson, 4. Justin Berg, 5. Bill Schott, 6. Tina Lodermeier, 7. Jacob Lodermeier, 8. Kevin Butt, 9. Zach Oliver
Heat #1 (8 laps): 1. Tom Carlson, 2. Bob Fort, 3. Bill Schott, 4. Kevin Burr, 5. Justin Berg, 6. Tina Lodermeier, 7. Zach Olier, 8. Jacob Lodermeier, 9. Charles Vian, Jr.
Qualifying: 1. Tina Lodermeier, 21.933; 2. Bill Schott, 21.954; 3. Bob Fort, 21.974; 4. Charles Vian Jr, 21.986; 5. Zach Oliver, 22.010; 6. Justin Berg, 22.022; 7. Jacob Lodermeier, 22.044; 8. Tom Carlson, 22.140; 9. Kevin Burr, 22.682
Skyline Fireworks NASCAR Hornets
Feature (15 laps): 1. Al Bartels, 2. Mitchell Rinartz, 3. Jimmy Bjorkman, 4. Ben Thurk, 5. Shane Kohlmieier, 6. Carter Horstman, 7. Nick Hadler, 8. Jake Schomers, 9. Brandon Olson, 10. Alex Liebsch, 11. Ben Kohlmeier, 12. Bentley Knaack, 13. Jacob Iverson, 14. Cory Starnes, 15. Kendon Thurk
6-for-6 Dash (6 laps): 1. Brandon Olson, 2. Carter Horstman, 3. Kendon Thurk, 4. Jimmy Bjorkman, 5. Shane Kohlmeier, 6. Nick Hadler
Heat #1 (8 laps): 1. Jacob Iverson, 2. Al Bartels, 3. Alex Liebsch, 4. Jake Schomers, 5. Bentley Knaack, 6. Ben Thurk, 7. MItchell Rinartz, 8. Ben Kohlmeier, 9. Cory Starnes
Qualifying: 1. Shane Kohlmeier, 15.741; 2. Jimmy Bjorkman, 15.789; 3. Carter Horstman, 16.048; 4. Brandon Olson, 16.152; 5. Nick Hadler, 16.235; 6. Kendon Thurk, 16.242; 7. Al Bartels, 16.266; 8. Ben Thurk, 16.344; 9. Mitchell Rinartz, 16.436; 10. Jake Schomers, 16.445; 11. Jacob Iverson, 16.859; 12. Ben Kohlmeier, 17.002; 13. Bentley Knaack, 17.113; 14. Shaw Strangstalien, 17.265; 15. Alex Liebsch, 18.689; 16. Cory Starnes, 19.209
Auto Value Six Shooters
Feature (15 laps): 1. Matt Moore, 2. Dan Osthoff, 3. Alex Rud, 4. Dakota Clauson, 5. Colton Jacobson, 6. Brandon Bion, 7. Marshall Rinartz, 8. Shawn McCarthy, 9. Carlie Rinartz, 10. Matthew Parent, 11. Steven Brasda, 12. Cole Lewis, 13. Bryon Olson, 14. Matthew MIller, 15. Brody Rundhaugen, 16. Ghage Moore, 17. John Clauson (DQ)
Heat #1 (8 laps): 1. Dan Osthoff, 2. Matt Moore, 3. Marshall Rinartz, 4. John Clauson, 5. Matthew Parent, 6. Steven Brasda, 7. Shawn McCarthy, 8. Ghage Moore
Heat #2 (8 laps); 1. Alex Rud, 2. Dakota Clauson, 3. Brandon Bion, 4. Matthew Miller, 5. Bryon Olson, 6. Colton Jacobson, 7. Carlie Rinartz, 8. Cole Lewis, 9. Brody Rundhaugen, 10. Molly Snodgrass
Qualifying: 1. Matt Moore, 16.542; 2. John Clauson, 17.093; 3. Steve Brasda, 17.303; 4. Matthew Parent, 17.360; 5. Ghage Moore, 17.371; 6. Marshall Rinartz, 17.378; 7. Shawn McCarthy, 17.438; 8. Dan Osthoff, 17.514; 9. Carlie Rinartz, 17.636; 10. Colton Jacobson, 17.748; 11. Brody Rundhaugen, 17.935; 12. Cole Lewis, 17.999; 13. Alex Rud, 19.148; 14. Brandon Bion, 19.377; 15. Dakota Clauson, 19.734; 16. Bryon Olsen, 19.755; 17. Molly Snodgrass, 22.521
Finish Line Towing High School Racing Association presented by TDS Telecom
Feature (15 laps): 1. Peyton Payne, 2. Caleb Arneson, 4. Xander Weeks, 4. Noah Waughtal, 5. Alivia Moore, 6. Kennedy Krueger
Heat #1 (8 laps): 1. Alivia Moore, 2. Peyton Payne, 3. Kennedy Krueger, 4. Xander Weeks, 5. Caleb Arneson, 6. Noah Waughtal
Qualifying: 1. Noah Waughtal, 16.548; 2. Alivia Moore, 16.739; 3. Kennedy Krueger, 17.090; 4. Caleb Arneson, 17.142; 5. Peyton Payne, 17.200; 6. Xander Weeks, 17.363
Novelty
Drive-Thru Race (6 laps): 1. Steven Brasda, 2. Dakota Clauson, 3. Alex Liebsch, 4. Bentley Knaack, 5. Marshall Rinartz, 6. Carlie Rinartz, 7. Alex Rud, 8. Matthew Miller, 9. Dan Osthoff