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Jorgenson Tops State Fair 300 Field At Elko Speedway
(Elko, MN – 9-5-05) Conrad Jorgenson had the field covered in piloting
his Herman’s Landscape Chevy to a convincing win Monday afternoon in the
Luther Automotive State Fair 300.
Jorgensen used the first 100 lap segment to move toward the front from his
17th starting spot. Dean Cornelius grabbed the early lead until giving
way to a hard charging Jacob Goede on the 23rd lap. Cornelius was forced
to retire his car on the 29th lap. A spin in front of Goede on the 55th
lap caused the young charger to drop back to seventh in the running order
bringing Ryan Matthews to the point. Matthews incurred a cut tire twelve
laps later and starting his drop in the field, eventually meeting up with the
front straight wall on the 91st circuit. Tim Schendel inherited a lead
that he would hold into the second 100 lap session. Kelly Bires got by
Schendel on the 105th lap and took control of the race until a caution was
displayed on the 134th lap. Bires was forced to pit during the caution
and never made it back onto the race track. At that point Jorgenson
would be positioned in the lead which he was able to hold for the final 156
laps. Goede moved into second at the races halfway point and looked to
be strong enough to give Jorgenson a run. However, engine problems
forced Goede to the pits for good on the 214th lap, allowing Schendel to move
back into second followed by Steve Carlson, Jake Ryan and Jon Lemke.
Lemke would give up his spot to Adam Royle 30 laps later and then wound up in
a spin with Todd Hansen that brought out the seventh and final caution of the
race on lap 254. Jorgenson showed his strength on the restart and
motored away from the rest of the field over the final 40 laps to lay claim to
the win and the $10,000 check that came with it.
“I really don’t know what to say about this team. I knew coming into
the weekend that we had a strong car and that we could win this one if
everything fell into place. And it did,” said a beaming Jorgenson from
victory lane. “Just to finish in front of Steve (Carlson) and Tim (Schendel)
is a great accomplishment.” Carlson finished second while Schendel
settled for third. Royle and Ryan rounded out the top five.
For more information, contact the speedway at 952-461-RACE (7223) or go to the
speedway website at www.elkospeedway.com.
Luther Automotive State Fair 300 (top 20 with laps completed)
1 Conrad Jorgenson, Lakeville, MN - 300
2 Steve Carlson, West Salem, WI - 300
3 Tim Schendel, Sparta, WI - 300
4 Adam Royle, Farmington, MN - 300
5 Jake Ryan, Farmington, MN - 300
6 Todd Hansen, Minneapolis, MN - 300
7 Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, WI - 299
8 Frank Kreyer, Pardeeville, WI - 299
9 Bryan Roach, Goodhue, MN - 298
10 AJ Rhoads, Hastings, MN - 298
11 Scott Marshall, Elko, MN - 297
12 Jon Lemke, Greenfield, MN - 296
13 Gary Mueller, Chisago City, MN - 295
14 Benny Van Cleve, Prior Lake, MN - 293
15 Jon Eilen, Hampton, MN - 290
16 Jacob Goede, New Germany, MN - 213
17 Mark Eswien, Wisconsin Rapids, WI – 187
18 Donny Reuvers, Dundas, MN - 159
19 Steve Anderson, Lakeville, MN - 159
20 Kelly Bires, Mauston, WI - 136
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