Tomlinson Blasts Field In Cherrybomb 50 At ‘151’

By: Natasha Fabian

July 4, 2003 (Columbus, WI) – Quick qualifier Andy Tomlinson (Poynette) made another stop in Victory Lane after charting the win in the Mt. Dew Code Red Cherrybomb 50-lap late model main event at Columbus 151 Speedway Friday night. The win increased Tomlinson’s point lead over Gerry Junget (Rio) significantly, as Junget experience mechanical troubles all evening. Duane Deppe (Waterloo) brought his late model out for the first time this season and recorded a heat race win. Jeff Steenbergen (Waupun) won the fast heat for the division.

Veteran Dale Weatherwax (Cambria) saw victory in both the feature and his respective heat race after a rough qualifying effort in the street stocks. Justin Schultz (Rio) set fast time as well as winning his heat race.

The points chase heated up in the hobby stocks, as Chuck Egli’s (Waterloo) second place feature finish was enough to boost him just ten points over Gary Pashley (Marshall) for the top spot. Gilbert Valdez rejoined racing action at Columbus to win the first heat race; Egli claimed the other.

The evening had remained caution-free until the late model feature. The initial yellow flew when Steve Dobbratz (Rio) wound up underneath first-time ‘151’ competitor Derek Dombeck (Wittenberg). Dombeck was once again part of the caution fourteen laps later when his Ford spun in turn four. Although suffering hard luck, Dombeck hung on to finish the feature in the top ten. The third and final caution marked the halfway point of the contest when Aaron Falbe (Beaver Dam) and Ed Wolff III (Watertown) caught each other in turn one.

Rick Verdon (Fitchburg) won the Backup race.

Racing continues at Columbus 151 Speedway every Friday night with time trials at 6:15 and the first race at 7:45.

RESULTS
Late Model
Quick Time: Andy Tomlinson, Poynette 13.873 secs
Heats: Duane Deppe, Waterloo; Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun
Feature: Andy Tomlinson, Poynette; Don Gaserude, Fort Atkinson; Dean Schultz, Juneau; Steve Dobbratz, Rio; Duane Deppe, Waterloo

Street Stock
Quick Time: Justin Schultz, Rio 14.348 secs
Heats: Dale Weatherwax, Cambria; Justin Schultz, Rio
Feature: Dale Weatherwax, Cambria; Dan Schmidt, Watertown; Justin Schultz, Rio; Jim Rohrbeck, Portage; Dennis Schwark

Hobby Stock
Quick Time: Gary Pashley, Marshall 15.563 secs
Heats: Gilbert Valdez; Chuck Egli, Waterloo
Feature: Lincoln Keeser, Johnson Creek; Chuck Egli, Waterloo; Grant Lindner, Poynette; Gilbert Valdez; Jason Finnegan, Milton

FULL RESULTS
Backups Division

* * * Feature RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model  
1 0 83V RICK VERDON Featr FITCHBURG OLDS  
2 0 39W GEORGE WACHUTA Featr OREGON BUICK  
3 0 87O STEVE OETZEL Featr MARSHALL OLDS  
4 0 11M DAVE MOORE Featr - - -  - - -  
5 0 17G TOM GROSS Featr - - -  - - -  
6 0 22H WAYNE HOOK Featr OREGON CHEVY  
Number of Drivers in Feature Races: 6

Hobby Stock Division
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast  
1 20P GARY PASHLEY MARSHALL CHEVY 15.563  
2 19S JIM SCHMIDT JEFFERSON CHEVY 15.620  
3 13G ERIC GARDNER MARSHALL CHEVY 15.622  
4 22E CHUCK EGLI WATERLOO - - - 15.638  
5 30L GRANT LINDNER POYNETTE CHEVY 15.642  
6 66W JIM WINGETT FALL RIVER CHEVY 15.729  
7 10M LARRY MOEN MADISON CHEVY 15.970  
8 71D JASON DEPPE WATERLOO CHEVY 15.988  
9 99K LINCOLN KEESER - - - OLDS 16.218  
10 27B CHRIS BEINE SLINGER - - - 16.336  
11 43F JASON FINNEGAN MILTON CHEVY 16.443  
12 33V GILBERT VALDEZ - - - CHEVY 16.486  
Average time of all qualifiers : 15.938

* * * FastHeat RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model  
1 1 33V GILBERT VALDEZ Fast1 - - - CHEVY  
2 4 99K LINCOLN KEESER Fast1 - - - OLDS  
3 2 43F JASON FINNEGAN Fast1 MILTON CHEVY  
4 6 10M LARRY MOEN Fast1 MADISON CHEVY  
5 5 71D JASON DEPPE Fast1 WATERLOO CHEVY  
6 3 27B CHRIS BEINE Fast1 SLINGER - - -  

1 3 22E CHUCK EGLI Fast2 WATERLOO - - -  
2 2 30L GRANT LINDNER Fast2 POYNETTE CHEVY  
3 1 66W JIM WINGETT Fast2 FALL RIVER CHEVY  
4 5 19S JIM SCHMIDT Fast2 JEFFERSON CHEVY  
5 6 20P GARY PASHLEY Fast2 MARSHALL CHEVY  
6 4 13G ERIC GARDNER Fast2 MARSHALL CHEVY  
Number of Drivers in FastHeat Races: 12

* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model  
1 4 99K LINCOLN KEESER Featr - - -  OLDS  
2 8 22E CHUCK EGLI Featr WATERLOO - - -  
3 7 30L GRANT LINDNER Featr POYNETTE CHEVY  
4 1 33V GILBERT VALDEZ Featr - - -  CHEVY  
5 2 43F JASON FINNEGAN Featr MILTON CHEVY  
6 11 20P GARY PASHLEY Featr MARSHALL CHEVY  
7 10 19S JIM SCHMIDT Featr JEFFERSON CHEVY  
8 12 66W JIM WINGETT Featr FALL RIVER CHEVY  
9 9 13G ERIC GARDNER Featr MARSHALL CHEVY  
10 6 10M LARRY MOEN Featr MADISON CHEVY  
11 3 27B CHRIS BEINE Featr SLINGER - - -  
12 5 71D JASON DEPPE Featr WATERLOO CHEVY  
Number of Drivers in FEATURE Races: 12

Late Model Division
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast  
1 31T ANDY TOMLINSON POYNETTE CHEVY 13.873  
2 2B DENNY BERGERON WATERLOO PONTIAC 13.885  
3 52D STEVE DOBBRATZ RIO CHEVY 13.901  
4 34S DEAN SCHULTZ JUNEAU BUICK 13.901  
5 81G DON GASERUDE FORT ATKINSON CHEVY 13.906  
6 9R BILL RETALLICK MARSHALL CHEVY 13.917  
7 13W ED WOLFF III WATERTOWN CHEVY 13.931  
8 62S JEFF STEENBERGEN WAUPUN FORD 13.973  
9 79K BRENT KNIGHT WATERTOWN CHEVY 14.009  
10 71J GERRY JUNGET RIO FORD 14.016  
11 87F AARON FALBE BEAVER DAM CHEVY 14.074  
12 94DD DEREK DOMBECK WITTENBERG FORD 14.140  
13 27J TYLER JAMES OCONOMOWOC CHEVY 14.309  
14 8D DELBERT DESJARLAIS COLUMBUS PONTIAC 14.486  
15 17D DUANE DEPPE WATERLOO CHEVY 14.517  
Average time of all qualifiers : 14.056

* * * FastHeat RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model  
1 1 17D DUANE DEPPE Fast1 WATERLOO CHEVY  
2 4 94DD DEREK DOMBECK Fast1 WITTENBERG FORD  
3 2 8D DELBERT DESJARLAIS Fast1 COLUMBUS PONTIAC  
4 5 87F AARON FALBE Fast1 BEAVER DAM CHEVY  
5 7 79K BRENT KNIGHT Fast1 WATERTOWN CHEVY  
6 6 71J GERRY JUNGET Fast1 RIO FORD  
7 3 27J TYLER JAMES Fast1 OCONOMOWOC CHEVY  

1 1 62S JEFF STEENBERGEN Fast2 WAUPUN FORD  
2 2 13W ED WOLFF III Fast2 WATERTOWN CHEVY  
3 3 9R BILL RETALLICK Fast2 MARSHALL CHEVY  
4 6 34S DEAN SCHULTZ Fast2 JUNEAU BUICK  
5 4 81G DON GASERUDE Fast2 FORT ATKINSON CHEVY  
6 5 52D STEVE DOBBRATZ Fast2 RIO CHEVY  
7 8 31T ANDY TOMLINSON Fast2 POYNETTE CHEVY  
8 7 2B DENNY BERGERON Fast2 WATERLOO PONTIAC  
Number of Drivers in FastHeat Races: 15

* * * Feature RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model  
1 14 31T ANDY TOMLINSON FEATR POYNETTE CHEVY  
2 10 81G DON GASERUDE FEATR FORT ATKINSON CHEVY  
3 11 34S DEAN SCHULTZ FEATR JUNEAU BUICK  
4 12 52D STEVE DOBBRATZ FEATR RIO CHEVY  
5 1 17D DUANE DEPPE FEATR WATERLOO CHEVY  
6 2 8D DELBERT DESJARLAIS FEATR COLUMBUS PONTIAC  
7 6 79K BRENT KNIGHT FEATR WATERTOWN CHEVY  
8 7 62S JEFF STEENBERGEN FEATR WAUPUN FORD  
9 9 9R BILL RETALLICK FEATR MARSHALL CHEVY  
10 4 94DD DEREK DOMBECK FEATR WITTENBERG FORD  
11 8 13W ED WOLFF III FEATR WATERTOWN CHEVY  
12 13 2B DENNY BERGERON FEATR WATERLOO PONTIAC  
13 3 27J TYLER JAMES FEATR OCONOMOWOC CHEVY  
14 15 87F AARON FALBE FEATR BEAVER DAM CHEVY  
15 5 71J GERRY JUNGET FEATR RIO FORD  
Number of Drivers in Feature Races: 15

Street Stock Division
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
Plce Car # Driver Home Town Model Fast  
1 79S JUSTIN SCHULTZ RIO CHEVY 14.348  
2 39S KEN SCOTT RIO PONTIAC 14.428  
3 36R JIM ROHRBECK PORTAGE - - - 14.604  
4 17R NOEL RAMGE - - - - - - 14.698  
5 19S DAN SCHMIDT WATERTOWN CHEVY 14.736  
6 97B KURT BROWN HUBERTUS BUICK 14.792  
7 42A KEVIN ANDERSON COTTAGE GROVE OLDSMOBILE 14.858  
8 87J ED JACKSON MADISON CHEVY 14.897  
9 45S DENNIS SCHWARK - - - - - - 14.950  
10 21C TONY CHASE COLUMBUS CHEVY 15.016  
11 33W DALE WEATHERWAX CAMBRIA CHEVY 15.051  
Average time of all qualifiers : 14.762

* * * FastHeat RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model  
1 1 33W DALE WEATHERWAX Fast1 CAMBRIA CHEVY  
2 3 45S DENNIS SCHWARK Fast1 - - - - - -  
3 5 42A KEVIN ANDERSON Fast1 COTTAGE GROVE OLDSMOBILE  
4 6 97B KURT BROWN Fast1 HUBERTUS BUICK  
5 4 87J ED JACKSON Fast1 MADISON CHEVY  
6 2 21C TONY CHASE Fast1 COLUMBUS CHEVY  

1 5 79S JUSTIN SCHULTZ Fast2 RIO CHEVY  
2 1 19S DAN SCHMIDT Fast2 WATERTOWN CHEVY  
3 4 39S KEN SCOTT Fast2 RIO PONTIAC  
4 3 36R JIM ROHRBECK Fast2 PORTAGE - - -  
5 2 17R NOEL RAMGE Fast2 - - - - - -  
Number of Drivers in FastHeat Races: 11

* * * Feature RESULTS * * *
Place Start Car # Driver Event Home Town Model  
1 1 33W DALE WEATHERWAX FEATR CAMBRIA CHEVY  
2 7 19S DAN SCHMIDT FEATR WATERTOWN CHEVY  
3 11 79S JUSTIN SCHULTZ FEATR RIO CHEVY  
4 9 36R JIM ROHRBECK FEATR PORTAGE - - -  
5 3 45S DENNIS SCHWARK FEATR - - -  - - -  
6 6 97B KURT BROWN FEATR HUBERTUS BUICK  
7 4 87J ED JACKSON FEATR MADISON CHEVY  
8 10 39S KEN SCOTT FEATR RIO PONTIAC  
9 8 17R NOEL RAMGE FEATR - - -  - - -  
10 2 21C TONY CHASE FEATR COLUMBUS CHEVY  
11 5 42A KEVIN ANDERSON FEATR COTTAGE GROVE OLDSMOBILE  
Number of Drivers in Feature Races: 11



POINT STANDINGS

Backups Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 83V RICK VERDON 159  
2 87O STEVE OETZEL 122  
3 11M DAVE MOORE 108  
4 39W GEORGE WACHUTA 96  
5 17G TOM GROSS 77  
6 22H WAYNE HOOK 65  
7 84R MARK REMSIK 63  
8 15H BRUCE HAVEL 63  
9 81R JIM REMSIK 50  

Hobby Stock Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 22E CHUCK EGLI 946  
2 20P GARY PASHLEY 936  
3 10M LARRY MOEN 882  
4 30L GRANT LINDNER 854  
5 66W JIM WINGETT 767  
6 19S JIM SCHMIDT 627  
7 99K LINCOLN KEESER 609  
8 71D JASON DEPPE 511  
9 43F JASON FINNEGAN 501  
10 89G GARRETT GOTH 459  
11 96D ALAN DORN 344  
12 33V GILBERT VALDEZ 308  
13 8S KRIS SCHOONOVER 300  
14 86S TYLOR SCHULTZ 255  
15 13G ERIC GARDNER 183  
16 4B AMY BRUNELL 158  
17 75S DAVE SCHWARK 110  
18 69O CRAIG OLVER 104  
19 10KM KEVIN MOEN 104  
20 38G BRYON GRASSL 66  
21 91L BRANDON LOFGREN 65  
22 6H JEREMY HARTWIG 60  
23 31 KEN AU 58  
24 100 GARY HAARKLAU 41  
25 88S RODGER STEPHENSON 40  
26 67N RUSS NICHOLSON 40  
27 991 BRET SCHMIDT 38  
28 91 JOE RACER 38  
29 55W TERRY WANGSNESS 38  
30 10H JASON HOGAN 38  
31 27B CHRIS BEINE 34  
32 2C EAAN CARSON 33  
33 20H SCOTT HACKBARTH 30  

Late Model Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 31T ANDY TOMLINSON 857  
2 71J GERRY JUNGET 739  
3 34S DEAN SCHULTZ 689  
4 52D STEVE DOBBRATZ 636  
5 13W ED WOLFF III 632  
6 87F AARON FALBE 497  
7 1R ROB RETALLICK 485  
8 81G DON GASERUDE 454  
9 13S TERRY SAUER 431  
10 2B DENNY BERGERON 401  
11 40P SCOTT PATRICK 368  
12 8D DELBERT DESJARLAIS 352  
13 79K BRENT KNIGHT 350  
14 27J TYLER JAMES 278  
15 62S JEFF STEENBERGEN 180  
16 8W AARON WILKE 133  
17 11G RUSS GOODWIN 132  
18 53S JOEL SOENKSEN 118  
19 16W LUKE WESTENBERG 84  
20 17D DUANE DEPPE 82  
21 95.3 JEFF FALBE 76  
22 12B GREG BOWERS 69  
23 9R BILL RETALLICK 60  
24 77A JOHN ACKER 58  
25 76B RON BISHOFBERGER 56  
26 14N SCOTT NOTTESTAD 54  
27 94DD DEREK DOMBECK 54  
28 68E JASON ERICKSON 49  
29 4B RANDY BREUNIG 49  
30 76BR RANDY BREUNIG 45  
31 82S CHAD STEVENS 44  
32 28H RUSS HEBEL 42  
33 94D PATRICK DWYER 34  
34 52T BOB TAYLOR 34  
35 87J KYLE JARLSBERG 33  
36 33S DYLAN SCHUYLER 33  
37 52DD DUANE DEPPE 32  
38 56M DON MATTRISCH 31  
39 18W ANDY WENDT 31  
40 100 CURT THOMPSON 30  
41 2D TOM DORN 30  
42 28S PAUL SEEBER 26  
43 1B GENO BROESCH 25  

Street Stock Division
Place Car No Driver's Name Points  
1 79S JUSTIN SCHULTZ 966  
2 42A KEVIN ANDERSON 897  
3 39S KEN SCOTT 724  
4 33W DALE WEATHERWAX 633  
5 45S DENNIS SCHWARK 552  
6 99R JIM ROHRBECK  534  
7 87J ED JACKSON 524  
8 19S DAN SCHMIDT 503  
9 36O DAVE OSWALD 464  
10 97B KURT BROWN 426  
11 95T JASON THOMA 370  
12 20S BRET SCHMIDT 317  
13 21C TONY CHASE 261  
14 40C KURT CLAPPER 231  
15 44M IAN MARKS 183  
16 4S JOHN SCHAFER 163  
17 17R NOEL RAMGE 95  
18 28D MARK DEPORTER 94  
19 46W LUKE WILHELM 91  
20 48BS BOBBY STOUGH 89  
21 32K TONY KOEPKE 74  
22 9W DUSTIN WARD 74  
23 2P RANDY PADFIELD 72  
24 65R TIM RAUPP 56  
25 17B BILL BUSH 40  
26 4P LUKE PADFIELD 40  
27 19R CHAD REIMER 38  
28 40P GARY PEAT 36  
29 7H JAMES HELMER 36  
30 62B CHRIS BEINE 34  
31 23K CHRIS KOEPKE 34  
32 7C JERRY CHAPMAN 32  
33 57E MARK ENGLISH 30  
34 55H CAREY HENSEL 28  
35 27F MARK FOGEL 28  
36 100 KEVIN THOMPSON 27  
37 11J GARY JACOBSON 26  
38 36R JIM ROHRBECK 4  

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