By: Paul Reichert
August 9, 2025
Since 2011, the NASCAR Late Models have had four or five nights during the season when they race in twin 20 lap features. This format presented a new challenge for the drivers and teams to not use up their equipment or get too aggressive on the track with another feature waiting in the wings. With this week bringing an end to the weekly Saturday night racing here at the LaCrosse Speedway, a way to end the season with a bang was needed. That idea was having all the divisions running that night to compete in twin features in the Double Feature Showdown, and it proved to be a very good night of racing. For the veterans of twin feature shows, the NASCAR Late Models put on another terrific show in their features. Jacob Goede got by race long leader Tom Luethe on a restart with four laps to go to win the opening feature. Goede almost swept the features, but could not catch Mike Carlson as he claimed a flag-to-flag win in the nightcap.
In the first 20 lap Busch Light feature for the NASCAR Late Models, Tom Luethe (West Salem, WI) wasted little time to power past rookie leader Jason Stark (Wisconsin Dells, WI) for the lead position. Nick Clements (West Salem, WI ) and Jacob Goede (Carver, MN) wanted to be the first to challenge Luethe for the lead, but first they had to battle over second. Goede would shoot around the outside of Clements to take over the runner-up spot on lap seven. As we entered the second half of the race, Goede was taking small bites out of Luethe’s advantage as the lap count ticked away. A collision between Brian Lee (Holmen, WI) and Andy Barney (West Salem, WI) right in front of the leaders with four laps remaining gave Goede that chance to turn the points fight on its ear. Goede quickly surged past Luethe on the restart as he pulled away from the field to claim his third feature triumph this season. After the race Goede said “Maybe we should have kept our regular car at home all season because this car was a rocket ship.”
Mike Carlson (West Salem, WI) was shot out of a cannon as he took command of Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model 20 lap Busch Light feature number two. Bryan Wrolstad (Faribault, MN) and Steve Bachman (Bangor, WI) began to slowly close the gap on Carlson for the lead, but soon they would all have to contend with two-time track champion Skylar Holzhausen (Bangor, WI). Tom Luethe (West Salem, WI) spun on his own in turn two at the midway point of the race, and that would give the top three in points a shot at the win. Carlson went right back to work and pulled away from the field on the restart as Wrolstad and Bachman fought over third with Jacob Goede (Carver, MN) on their heels. Bachman and Goede powered around Wrolstad entering turn three to drop him back to fourth on lap 13. Goede began to look for a way around Bachman with three laps to go and powered under him in turn two for second. There was too much distance for Goede to make up in only a handful of laps as Carlson claimed his third checkered flag win of the season. After the race Carlson said “Our motor was lagging a little bit, so we made a few adjustments and it ran really good in the second feature”.
Dan Linnehan (Leon, WI) was fighting back the challenges of Henry Vian (Sparta, WI) in the first half of the first NASCAR Sportsmen feature. Brent Kane (Lonsdale, MN) came to play in a borrowed ride and he used the outside groove to his advantage as he picked off runners one by one. Kane stuck right beside Linnehan for a few laps after the restart, but began to fall pack through the field. Linnehan did all he could to fight off Charles Vian, Jr. (Sparta, WI) until the 1 machine went to the outside for the final three laps. Linnehan got a better run out of turn four to hold on for the win.
Henry Vian (Mauston, WI) pulled ahead of Jacob Lodermeier (Elko New Market, MN) to take the lead of TDS Telecom NASCAR Sportsman feature number two on lap two. After the yellow flag returned on lap eight for a tangle between Bob Fort (Fountain City, WI), Charles Vian, Jr. (Sparta, WI) and Mike Krueger, Jr. (Sparta, WI) in turn three. Tom Carlson (West Salem, WI) shot past Vian on the restart to settle into first place. After another spin by Fort with six laps remaining set up an interesting finish. Mark Challet (Sparta, WI) found a way around Carlson with three laps left to run and pulled away to score another checkered flag victory.
Mitchell Rinartz built up a sizable in the first feature for the NASCAR Hornets. Defending track champion Jimmy Bjorkman was tracking down the leader before the yellow flew with four laps to go. Bjorkman went right to work powering around Rinartz down the back straight and drove off with the victory.
Ben Thurk pulled out to a sizable advantage in NASCAR Hornet feature number two. Former champion Kristopher Berg had his hands full holding back Jacob Iverson as Thurk got smaller and smaller in his windshield. Yellow flew with just three laps left when Nick Hadler spun out in turn three. Iverson powered past Berg on the restart, but had nothing for Thurk as the 2023 champion drove off with another feature triumph.
Tim Murphy, Sr. dove underneath Brandon Bion to surge into first place on lap three of the first Street Stock feature. Ryan Stanfield held off Matt Moore for second, but had no answer for Murphy, Sr. as he scored his first feature win at LaCrosse in quite some time.
Jay Raines, Jr. moved by Ghage Moore for second on lap six and was in hot pursuit of Adam Moore in Street Stock feature number two. Lap traffic would be a benefit to Moore until the yellow flag flew with five laps to go. Cole Lewis spun on the front straight and unfortunately collected the drivers in the lead fight. Ghage Moore assumed the lead on the restart, but Matt Moore waited patiently for the opening to go for the lead. Ghage got a better run on the inside to pull away from Matt and claim the victory.
Rob Stanfield made a big time power move through traffic at the start of the first Mini-Van feature, and eventually drove past Fletcher Milene for the top position on lap three. Kevin Laufenberg tried to catch up to Stanfield late in the going, but Stanfield’s pace was too much for the field to handle as drove away with another checkered flag victory.
Feature number two for the Mini-Vans was a hot potato as Kevin Laufenberg shot by early race leader Fletcher Milene on lap seven before losing it to the repaired race vehicle of Matthew Parent on lap eight. Parent would have to fight off the advances of Rob Stanfield over the final six laps to capture his second feature victory of the year.
Alivia Moore powered under High School Racing Association newcomer Lauralee Stanton in turn three to charge to the front of their first feature race on lap two. Noah Waughtal got up to second with four laps to go, but could not catch Alivia Moore as she padded her point lead a bit more with the victory.
Lauralee Stanton quickly shot past Belle Bolduan for the lead in Finish Line Towing High School Racing Association feature number two. Noah Waughtal was also quickly making his way to the front, but so was point leader Alivia Moore. Waughtal and Moore dove under Stanson to take the first two positions at halfway. Moore tried to find a way around Waughtal but lap traffic was making her task difficult. Waughtal held on to claim the feature, while Alivia wrapped up the season championship.
The final Novelty race of the 2025 season was the Flagpole Race. The drivers had to negotiate completely around the flagpole in turns one and two every lap for five laps. There was a lot of contact going around the tire, while a couple drivers went wide around the tire. John Clauson and Rob Stanfield fought hard for the lead as Stanfield shot past Clauson down the back straight to claim the race win and the season points title.
After taking a two week break from racing action, we return on Saturday, August 30 with some fun racing on the ‘action track’ quarter-mile during the Big Cheese 200 Enduro. Four and six cylinder race vehicles will battle in a non-stop 200 lap race that will feature so many twists, turns and thrills. The drivers will have a ten-minute break sometime around halfway to let their teams work on the cars and stay in contention for the win. Gates open at 5:30, a beauty contest will take place at 6:45 to let the fans decide who has the best appearing enduro car and the heart stopping fun of enduro racing steps on the gas 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 home track, part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.
RESULTS
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Feature #1 (20 laps): 1. 72-Jacob Goede, Carver, MN [6], 2. 5-Tom Luethe, Bangor, WI [2], 3. 21B-Adam Bendzick, Prior Lake, MN [8], 4. 78-Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor, WI [9], 5. 8-Nick Clements, West Salem, WI [4], 6. 14-Steve Bachman, Sparta, WI [7], 7. 48-Jason Stark, Wisconsin Dells, WI [1], 8. 13-Bryan Wrolstad, Faribault, MN [5], 9. 50-Michael Carlson, West Salem, WI [3], 10. 07-Tony Leis, Bangor, WI [12], 11. 66-Steve Carlson, West Salem, WI [14], 12. 32-Jeremy Wolff, Chaska, MN [11], 13. 40-Michael Beamish, Saint Paul, MN [10], 14. 4N-Joe Nuttleman, West Salem, WI [15], 15. 7-Don Turner, La Crosse, WI [16], 16. 96-Andy Barney, West Salem, WI [13], 17. 93-Brian Lee, Holmen, WI [17], 18. 77-Jim Summerfield, Rockland, WI [18]
Feature #2 (20 laps): 1. 50-Michael Carlson, West Salem, WI [1], 2. 72-Jacob Goede, Carver, MN [9], 3. 14-Steve Bachman, Sparta, WI [4], 4. 13-Bryan Wrolstad, Faribault, MN [2], 5. 21B-Adam Bendzick, Prior Lake, MN [7], 6. 78-Skylar Holzhausen, Bangor, WI [6], 7. 8-Nick Clements, West Salem, WI [5], 8. 48-Jason Stark, Wisconsin Dells, WI [3], 9. 32-Jeremy Wolff, Chaska, MN [12], 10. 40-Michael Beamish, Saint Paul, MN [13], 11. 5-Tom Luethe, Bangor, WI [8], 12. 66-Steve Carlson, West Salem, WI [11], 13. 07-Tony Leis, Bangor, WI [10], 14. 4N-Joe Nuttleman, West Salem, WI [14], 15. 77-Jim Summerfield, Rockland, WI [17], 16. 93-Brian Lee, Holmen, WI [16], 17. 96-Andy Barney, West Salem, WI [18], 18. 7-Don Turner, La Crosse, WI [15]
Qualifying: 1. 72-Jacob Goede, 19.7350; 2. 13-Bryan Wrolstad, 19.7990; 3. 8-Nick Clements, 19.8600; 4. 14-Steve Bachman, 19.9400; 5. 78-Skylar Holzhausen, 19.9410; 6. 21B-Adam Bendzick, 19.9480; 7. 50-Michael Carlson, 20.0390; 8. 5-Tom Luethe, 20.0600; 9. 48-Jason Stark, 20.1070; 10. 40-Michael Beamish, 20.1310; 11. 32-Jeremy Wolff, 20.3730; 12. 07-Tony Leis, 20.4600; 13. 96-Andy Barney, 20.4630; 14. 66-Steve Carlson, 20.4730; 15. 4N-Joe Nuttleman, 20.5410; 16. 7-Don Turner, 20.6020; 17. 93-Brian Lee, 20.8670; 18. 77-Jim Summerfield, 22.3390
TDS Telecom NASCAR Sportsmen
Feature #1 (15 laps): 1. 48-Dan Linnehan, Sparta, WI [2], 2. 1-Charles Vian Jr, Sparta, WI [8], 3. 18-Tina Lodermeier, Rosemount, MN [7], 4. 99-Brent Kane, Lonsdale, MN [6], 5. 13-Mark Challet, Sparta, WI [9], 6. 34K-Mike Krueger Jr, Sparta, WI [12], 7. 75-Justin Berg, Bangor, WI [13], 8. 97-Robert Fort, Winona, MN [11], 9. 10-Zach Oliver, Rockland, WI [5], 10. 51-Tom Carlson, West Salem, WI [10], 11. 67-Jesse Vian, Sparta, WI [1], 12. 60-Jacob Lodermeier, Elko New Market, MN [3], 13. 91-Dan Secor, Bangor, WI [15], 14. 39-Henry Vian, Mauston, WI [4], 15. 8B-Jason Bolster, Sparta, WI [14]
Feature #2 (15 laps): 1. 13-Mark Challet, Sparta, WI [8], 2. 39-Henry Vian, Mauston, WI [1], 3. 60-Jacob Lodermeier, Elko New Market, MN [2], 4. 18-Tina Lodermeier, Rosemount, MN [11], 5. 48-Dan Linnehan, Sparta, WI [13], 6. 10-Zach Oliver, Rockland, WI [5], 7. 97-Robert Fort, Winona, MN [10], 8. 91-Dan Secor, Bangor, WI [15], 9. 67-Jesse Vian, Sparta, WI [3], 10. 8B-Jason Bolster, Sparta, WI [14], 11. 99-Brent Kane, Lonsdale, MN [9], 12. 34K-Mike Krueger Jr, Sparta, WI [7], 13. 75-Justin Berg, Bangor, WI [6], 14. 1-Charles Vian Jr, Sparta, WI [12], 15. 51-Tom Carlson, West Salem, WI [4] [DQ]
Qualifying: 1. 13-Mark Challet, 21.9050; 2. 99-Brent Kane, 21.9070; 3. 97-Robert Fort, 21.9230; 4. 1-Charles Vian Jr, 21.9430; 5. 10-Zach Oliver, 21.9910; 6. 39-Henry Vian, 21.9930; 7. 18-Tina Lodermeier, 21.9940; 8. 60-Jacob Lodermeier, 22.0110; 9. 48-Dan Linnehan, 22.0430; 10. 51-Tom Carlson, 22.0850; 11. 91-Dan Secor, 22.0930; 12. 34K-Mike Krueger Jr, 22.2940; 13. 67-Jesse Vian, 22.5720; 14. 8B-Jason Bolster, 23.1710, 15. 75-Justin Berg, NO TIME [DQ]
Skyline Fireworks NASCAR Hornets
Feature #1 (15 laps): 1. 28-Jimmy Bjorkman, West Salem, WI [8], 2. 75H-Carter Horstman, Bangor, WI [9], 3. 65-Mitchell Rinartz, Hammond, WI [1], 4. 44-Jake Schomers, La Crescent, MN [3], 5. 12B-Al Bartels, Tomah, WI [5], 6. 36-Brandon Olson, Eden Prairie, MN [7], 7. 21-Jacob Iverson, West Salem, WI [11], 8. 02-Shane Kohlmeier, Onalaska, WI [10], 9. 3/4-Nick Hadler, Inver Grove Heights, MN [6], 10. 25-Kristopher Berg, Mondovi, WI [13], 11. 13L-Christopher Lofquist, Prior Lake, MN [2], 12. 12T-Ben Thurk, La Crosse, WI [4], 13. 24-Justin Iverson, Prior Lake, MN [12], 14. 111-Shaw Strangstalien, West Salem, WI [21], 15. 77-Bentley Knaack, Onalaska, WI [14], 16. 12G-Greg Oliver, Bangor, WI [18], 17. 5-Brandon Thorson, La Crosse, WI [15], 18. 8-Paityn Barney, West Salem, WI [17], 19. 27-Alex Liebsch, Goodview, MN [16], 20. 68M-Mandi Mckinney, West Salem, WI [19], 21. 100-Lee Dechant, Viola, WI [20]
Feature #2 (15 laps): 1. 12T-Ben Thurk, La Crosse, WI [2], 2. 21-Jacob Iverson, West Salem, WI [6], 3. 02-Shane Kohlmeier, Onalaska, WI [10], 4. 25-Kristopher Berg, Mondovi, WI [4], 5. 75H-Carter Horstman, Bangor, WI [12], 6. 36-Brandon Olson, Eden Prairie, MN [7], 7. 12B-Al Bartels, Tomah, WI [8], 8. 44-Jake Schomers, La Crescent, MN [9], 9. 13L-Christopher Lofquist, Prior Lake, MN [3], 10. 24-Justin Iverson, Prior Lake, MN [1], 11. 28-Jimmy Bjorkman, West Salem, WI [13], 12. 77-Bentley Knaack, Onalaska, WI [14], 13. 27-Alex Liebsch, Goodview, MN [18], 14. 111-Shaw Strangstalien, West Salem, WI [21], 15. 65-Mitchell Rinartz, Hammond, WI [11], 16. 5-Brandon Thorson, La Crosse, WI [16], 17. 8-Paityn Barney, West Salem, WI [17], 18. 3/4-Nick Hadler, Inver Grove Heights, MN [5], 19. 12G-Greg Oliver, Bangor, WI [15], 20. 68M-Mandi Mckinney, West Salem, WI [19]
Qualifying: 1. 02-Shane Kohlmeier, 15.5930; 2. 75H-Carter Horstman, 15.6730; 3. 21-Jacob Iverson, 15.8430; 4. 28-Jimmy Bjorkman, 15.9420; 5. 36-Brandon Olson, 15.9480; 6. 3/4-Nick Hadler, 15.9580; 7. 25-Kristopher Berg, 15.9970; 8. 12B-Al Bartels, 16.1040; 9. 12T-Ben Thurk, 16.1270; 10. 44-Jake Schomers, 16.2090; 11. 24-Justin Iverson, 16.2610; 12. 13L-Christopher Lofquist, 16.2850; 13. 65-Mitchell Rinartz, 16.3210; 14. 111-Shaw Strangstalien, 16.4160; 15. 77-Bentley Knaack, 16.5310; 16. 5-Brandon Thorson, 16.5370; 17. 27-Alex Liebsch, 16.5460; 18. 8-Paityn Barney, 16.5820; 19. 12G-Greg Oliver, 16.8540; 20. 68M-Mandi Mckinney, 17.0890; 21. 100-Lee Dechant, 18.0150
Auto Value Street Stocks
Feature #1 (15 laps): 1. 0-Tim Murphy Sr, Tomah, WI [4], 2. 88-Ryan Stanfield, La Crosse, WI [2], 3. 9-Matt Moore, Kendall, WI [13], 4. 0NO-Jay Raines Jr, Sparta, WI [10], 5. 05-Brandon Bion, La Crosse, WI [1], 6. 29-Adam Moore, Sparta, WI [14], 7. 77-Robert Stanfield, La Crosse, WI [11], 8. 24-Colton Jacobson, La Crosse, WI [7], 9. 99-Ghage Moore, Kendall, WI [9], 10. K9-John Clauson, La Crosse, WI [12], 11. K91-Shawn McCarthy, Sparta, WI [6], 12. 27-Cole Lewis, La Crosse, WI [16], 13. 54-Joey Miller, La Crescent, MN [15], 14. 74-Kyle Cottone, Melrose, WI [3], 15. 126-Melissa Rusch, Holmen, WI [5], 16. 68-Brody Rundhaugen, La Crosse, WI [19], 17. K19-Dakota Clauson, Sparta, WI [8], 18. 66M-Marshall Rinartz, Centuria, WI [17], 19. 70M-Dave Marcou, Rockland, WI [18]
Feature #2 (15 laps): 1. 99-Ghage Moore, Kendall, WI [5], 2. 9-Matt Moore, Kendall, WI [12], 3. K9-John Clauson, La Crosse, WI [11], 4. 24-Colton Jacobson, La Crosse, WI [6], 5. K91-Shawn McCarthy, Sparta, WI [4], 6. 66M-Marshall Rinartz, Centuria, WI [18], 7. 88-Ryan Stanfield, La Crosse, WI [13], 8. 126-Melissa Rusch, Holmen, WI [15], 9. 0-Tim Murphy Sr, Tomah, WI [14], 10. 05-Brandon Bion, La Crosse, WI [8], 11. 68-Brody Rundhaugen, La Crosse, WI [17], 12. 70M-Dave Marcou, Rockland, WI [19], 13. 54-Joey Miller, La Crescent, MN [2], 14. 29-Adam Moore, Sparta, WI [7], 15. 0NO-Jay Raines Jr, Sparta, WI [9], 16. 27-Cole Lewis, La Crosse, WI [3], 17. 77-Robert Stanfield, La Crosse, WI [10]
Qualifying: 1. 9-Matt Moore, 16.1790; 2. 0NO-Jay Raines Jr, 16.2430; 3. 99-Ghage Moore, 16.5260; 4. 29-Adam Moore, 16.5700; 5. K19-Dakota Clauson, 16.8290; 6. 66M-Marshall Rinartz, 16.9070; 7. 24-Colton Jacobson, 17.0010; 8. K91-Shawn McCarthy, 17.0070; 9. 77-Robert Stanfield, 17.0150; 10. 126-Melissa Rusch, 17.0930; 11. 68-Brody Rundhaugen, 17.1010; 12. 0-Tim Murphy Sr, 17.1450; 13. K9-John Clauson, 17.1700; 14. 74-Kyle Cottone, 17.2120; 15. 88-Ryan Stanfield, 17.3180; 16. 05-Brandon Bion, 17.7090; 17. 70M-Dave Marcou, 18.0120; 18. 27-Cole Lewis, 18.0490; 19. 54-Joey Miller, 34.2060
Auto Value Mini-Vans
Feature #1 (15 laps): 1. 77-Robert Stanfield, La Crosse, WI [3], 2. 4L-Kevin Laufenberg, Sparta, WI [5], 3. 66M-Marshall Rinartz, Centuria, WI [4], 4. 1-Fletcher Milene, Winona, MN [2], 5. 21M-Matthew Miller, La Crosse, WI [1], 6. 2-Matthew Parent, Bangor, WI [6]
Feature #2 (15 laps): 1. 2-Matthew Parent, Bangor, WI [6], 2. 77-Robert Stanfield, La Crosse, WI [5], 3. 4L-Kevin Laufenberg, Sparta, WI [4], 4. 66M-Marshall Rinartz, Centuria, WI [3], 5. 1-Fletcher Milene, Winona, MN [2], 6. 21M-Matthew Miller, La Crosse, WI [1]
Qualifying: 1. 77-Robert Stanfield, 16.9980; 2. 4L-Kevin Laufenberg, 17.0810; 3. 66M-Marshall Rinartz, 17.1660; 4. 2-Matthew Parent, 17.2380; 5. 1-Fletcher Milene, 17.5770; 6. 21M-Matthew Miller, 18.3940
Finish Line Towing High School Racing Association presented by TDS Telecom
Feature #1 (15 laps): 1. 19M-Alivia Moore, Sparta, WI [6], 2. 02-Noah Waughtal, Mindoro, WI [7], 3. 12-Caleb Arneson, Melrose, WI [4], 4. 19P-Peyton Payne, Elroy, WI [3], 5. 34-Kennedy Krueger, Sparta, WI [8], 6. 22-Lauralee Stanton, Melrose, WI [2], 7. 05M-John Mashak, La Crosse, WI [9], 8. 7-Bella Bolduan, La Crosse, WI [1], 9. 27-Xander Weeks, Sauk City, WI [5]
Feature #2 (15 laps): 1. 02-Noah Waughtal, Mindoro, WI [6], 2. 19M-Alivia Moore, Sparta, WI [7], 3. 12-Caleb Arneson, Melrose, WI [5], 4. 19P-Peyton Payne, Elroy, WI [4], 5. 34-Kennedy Krueger, Sparta, WI [3], 6. 22-Lauralee Stanton, Melrose, WI [2], 7. 7-Bella Bolduan, La Crosse, WI [1], 8. 05M-John Mashak, La Crosse, WI [9]
Qualifying: 1. 02-Noah Waughtal, 16.3270; 2. 19M-Alivia Moore, 16.4150; 3. 12-Caleb Arneson, 16.8720; 4. 19P-Peyton Payne, 17.4590; 5. 22-Lauralee Stanton, 17.5340; 6. 7-Bella Bolduan, 17.5460; 7. 34-Kennedy Krueger, 17.5470; 8. 05M-John Mashak, 18.4450; 9. 27-Xander Weeks, 20.0460
Novelty
Flagpole Race (5 laps): 1. 77-Robert Stanfield, La Crosse, WI [3], 2. K9-John Clauson, La Crosse, WI [2], 3. K19-Dakota Clauson, Sparta, WI [1], 4. 0NO-Jay Raines Jr, Sparta, WI [4]