By: Kevin Ramsell
It’s been a while since Steve Holzhausen raced at Elko Speedway in Elko, MN. In fact, its been over 20 years according to the veteran driver from Bangor, WI who hopes that his return will be a golden one.
“I believe so, I haven’t gone back to look and see exactly when it was but its got to be somewhere around there,” Holzhausen said when asked if his last visit to the 0.375-mile facility was in 1985 but a Google search shows that his last visit may have been on July 3, 1989, when he won the sixth Annual Minnesota State Championship ARTGO event holding off Mark Lamoreaux, Jim Weber, Dick Trickle and Joe Shear for the win.
Holzhausen’s return will come this Saturday night, September 26, when he competes in the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment’s Race for the Gold - Gold Race. The third event in the summer long three-race series where he is the current points leader after a pair of runner-up finishes at Dells Raceway Park. On Saturday, May 30 he finished second to Steve Carlson in the Bronze Race and then finished behind Frank Kreyer in the Silver Race on July 18th.
“Actually, I can’t wait, its been a long time and I like the place,” Holzhausen said when about returning to Elko to go for the Race for the Gold Championship. “It’s like a crap shoot never know, you do your best and whatever happens...happens. There will be a lot of good cars and a lot of good drivers, it should be fun.”
Holzhausen currently has 276 points after the first two races and has a 27-point lead over current ASAMT point leader Nathan Haseleu and a 32-point lead over Dan Fredrickson. Bronze winner Steve Carlson is in fourth only 36 points behind the leader. Jeff Kendall rounds out the top-five only 54 points back.
The overall champion will receive $4,000 in pure gold.
Not only will the focus on who will win the Race for the Gold championship, but many race fans will be keeping their eye on the close battle for the ASAMT Championship as Nathan Haseleu currently holds a 61-point lead over Steve Carlson in the standings. Chris Wimmer is third only 137 points back with Tim Schendel in fourth only 194 points behind. Jonathan Eilen rounds out the top-five only 240 points back.
The Race for the Gold - Gold Race is a 125-lap feature event with a break at lap 75. The pit gates will open at 11:00 a.m. with the first practice scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. ECHO/Oregon Cutting Systems “Quick Cut” Qualifying will get underway at 4:00 p.m. Elko Speedway’s Super Hornets, Power Stocks, and Thunder Cars will begin their heats at 5:00 p.m. with ASAMT and Legends racing beginning at 6:00 p.m.
For more information on Elko Speedway, please visit their website at www.elkospeedway.com.
To learn more about the American Speed Association Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment log on to www.asamidwesttour.com or call the ASA Midwest Tour office at (262) 514-3880 or e-mail Tim Olson at tim@asamidwesttour.com or Steve Einhaus at steve@asamidwesttour.com.
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