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Gronert Leads Miller Lite 50 Flag-to-Flag At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
July 10, Jefferson WI -- Jasper Gronert of Fort Atkinson led all 50 laps, of
Late Model feature, claiming his first feature of the season. Starting
outside row 1, Gronert took the lead, at the green flag, and never looked
back, guiding the field to the checkered flag. Doug Hahn, the pole
sitter, dropped to the second spot, following Gronert to the finish.
Over the first 28 laps the pair built a strong lead, only to see it disappear,
when a turn 2 spin brought the first caution. The caution appeared twice
more, on laps 35 and 40, both for spinning cars. At the stripe it was
Gronert for the win, followed by Hahn, Scott Chico Riedner, Tim
Noble and Scott Nottestad.
In International action Scotty Hoeft of Watertown claimed top honors, in the
20 lap main event. Starting fourth, Hoeft passed Keryn Hopwood, the
early leader, on lap 2, guiding the field from there to the checkers. At
the stripe it was Hoeft for the win, followed by Steve Allman, Tim Petrie,
Aaron Rude and Tim Seitz.
In Sportsman action, rookie driver, Brandon Riedner of Waunakee notched his
first win, in the 30 lap feature. Starting from the outside of row 1,
Riedner grabbed the early lead, guiding the field to the checkers. Kyle
Taylor ran second, early in the race, making several, unsuccessful, bids for
the top spot. Taylor surrendered the 2nd spot to Luke Padfield, on lap
10. Padfield looked, in vein, for an opening all the way to the
checkers. At the finish it was Riedner at the point, followed by
Padfield, Dave Oswald, Tom Reents and Trent Erdman.
In Hobby Stock action Chris Higgins of Watertown was first at the stripe, in the 20 lap feature. Starting from the
pole position, Higgins took the lead at the green flag, showing the way to the
checkers. The race slowed for 3 caution periods, the first on lap 5, for a
spin. A blown engine oiled the track on lap 9, and a car hit the turn one wall
on lap 17. As they roared past the checkered flag it was Higgins for the win,
followed by Russ Nicholson, Terry Wangsness, Pete Elgas and Dennis
Smith.
Higgins subsequently failed the post-race technical inspection
moving Russ Nicholson of Stoughton into the win column.
In Bandit action, rookie driver, Ryan Oldenhoff of Fort Atkinson claimed his
first feature win, in the 18 lap main. Starting fifth, Oldenhoff avoided
involvement in a lap 1 scuffle, inheriting the lead for the second start of
the race. From there it was Oldenhoff guiding the way to the checkered
flag. At the stripe it was Oldenhoff for the win, followed by Brandon
Kozak, Dan Gosda, Troy Yohn and Rory Padfield.
Next week Jefferson Speedway hosts the Kearns Motor Car Company 50,
and WJJO Night at the Races," with a 50 lap Late Model
feature, and a special WJJO DJ Grudge Match." The Bandits will
be racing.
The Gates open at 3:00PM, qualifying starts at 4:30PM with the first race at
7:00PM sharp.
Jefferson Speedway is on Highway 18, half way between Jefferson and Cambridge
Wisconsin.
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Jefferson Speedway
Date: July 10, 2004
Event: WJVL Night at the races Miller Lite 50
Late Model Feature Finish: Laps: 50
1. 22 Jasper Gronert (Ft. Atkinson) 10. 12 Greg Bowers
(Waterloo)
2. 99 Doug Hahn
(Whitewater) 11.
76 Ron Bishofberger (Ft. Atkinson)
3. 26 Scott Chico Riedner (Waunakee) 12. 19 Randy Breunig
(Columbus)
4. 71 Tim Noble
(Janesville) 13.
19 Chad Reimer (Oconomowoc)
5. 14 Scott Nottestad (Stoughton) 14. 4 Chris
Quam (Stoughton)
6. 82 Chad Stevens (Orfordville) 15. 68
Wayne Whitford (Janesville)
7. 11 Beau Sanden (Janesville)
16. 13 Shane Radtke (Watertown)
8. 94 John Ovadal Jr. (Watertown) 17. 37 Nick
Berge (Janesville)
9. 27 Dan Chesmore (Janesville) 18.
52 Steve Dobbratz (Rio)
FAST QUALIFIER : 82 Chad Squirt Stevens (Orfordville):
14.725 seconds
FAST DASH: 8 Lap : 76 Ron Bishofberger (Ft. Atkinson)
LAST CHANCE: 20 Lap : 19 Chad Reimer, 37 Nick Berge, 13 Shane
Radtke, 4 Chris Quam
Heats: 10 lap: 1) 11 Russ Goodwin (Beloit)
2) 66 Curt Thompson (Ft. Atkinson)
3) 4 Chris Quam (Stoughton)
International Feature: Laps: 20
1. 00 Scotty Hoeft (Watertown) 4. 70 Aaron Rude
(Cambridge)
2. 79 Steve Allman (Oconomowoc) 5. 57 Tim Seitz (Edgerton)
3. 11 Tim Petrie (Whitewater) 6. 12 Allen Petrie (Sun
Prairie)
FAST QUALIFIER : 79 Steve Allman (Oconomowoc): 16.977
seconds
FAST DASH: 6 Lap : 79 Steve Allman
Heats: 10 lap: 1) 00 Scotty Hoeft
(Watertown)
Sportsman Feature: Laps: 30
1. 4D Brandon Riedner (Waunakee) (First Win) 4. 42 Tom Reents
(Janesville)
2. 4 Luke Padfield
(Jefferson)
5. 11 Trent Erdman (Ft. Atkinson)
3. 31 Dave Oswald (Cottage
Grove)
6. 14 Kyle Taylor (Stoughton)
FAST QUALIFIER : 11 Trent Erdman (Ft. Atkinson): 15.498
seconds
FAST DASH: 6 Lap : 28 Mark Deporter (Ft. Atkinson)
LAST CHANCE: 15 Lap : 7 Jody Purdy, 8 Mike Heelein, 87 Ed Jackson,
94 Craig Henning
Heats: 10 lap: 1) 38 Brent Gergen
(Jefferson) 2) 8 Mike
Heelein (Ft. Atkinson)
3) 57 Mark English
(Janesville) 4) 4D Brandon
Riedner (Waunakee)
Hobby Stock Feature: Laps: 20
1. 67 Russ Nicholson (Stoughton) 4. 08 Dennis Smith (Beloit)
2. 55 Terry Wangsness (Delavan) 5. 99 Johnny Robinson II
(Beloit)
3. 52 Pete Elgas (Janesville)
6. 19 Dennis Schmidt (Johnson Creek)
FAST QUALIFIER : 2 Eaan Carson (Ft. Atkinson): 16.822
seconds
FAST DASH: 6 Lap : 70 Rick Kehoe (Jefferson)
LAST CHANCE: 12 Lap : 50 Jim Schmidt, 99 Lincoln Keeser, 44 Jesse
Ayers, 41 Nick Newton
Heats: 8 lap: 1) 37 Chris Jackson (Ft.
Atkinson) 2) 44 Jesse Ayers (Stoughton)
3) 7 Scott Carson (Ft.
Atkinson)
Bandit Feature: Laps: 18
1. 29 Ryan Oldenhoff (Ft. Atkinson) 4. X Troy Yohn
(Waterloo)
2. 02 Brandon Kozak (Whitewater) 5. 3 Rory
Padfield (Stoughton)
3. 21 Dan Gosda (Sun
Prairie) 6. 92 Kyle
Stark (Waterloo)
FAST QUALIFIER : 42 Bill Sweeney (Janesville): 14.960
seconds
FAST DASH: 5 Lap : Z/28 Jody Krueger (Edgerton)
CONSI: 8 Lap : 4 Steve Fulwiler, 33 Charity Shockley
LAST CHANCE: 12 Lap : 30 Rick Seitz, 24 Tyler White, 98 Tom
Bleeker, 7 Kyle Watters, 75 Paula Seitz
Heats: 8 lap: 1) 4 Steve Fulwiler
(Watertown) 2) 18 Nick
Klettre (Ft. Atkinson)
3) 22 Michael Hart
(Edgerton) 4) 92 Kyle Stark
(Waterloo)
5) 42 Bobby Selsing (Ft. Atkinson)
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UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS (top 10) as of 7/10/2004
SUMMARY REPORT -- Late Model Division
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 19B
Breunig, Randy
575
2 27
Chesmore,
Dan
565
3 94
Ovadal, John Jr.
538
4 2E
Erickson, Jason
510
5 68
Olson,
Ken
498
6 82
Stevens,
Chad
462
7 26
Riedner, Scott
402
8 4T
Thoma,
Jason
368
9 66
Thompson, Curt
361
10 52D Dobbratz,
Steve
344
SUMMARY REPORT -- International Division
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
-------
1 00
Hoeft,
Scotty
717
2 79
Allman,
Steve
629
3 12
Petrie,
Allen
477
4 57
Seitz,
Tim
450
5 11
Petrie,
Tim
376
6 70
Sparkman, B.J.
353
7 67
Cross,
Joe
291
8 70R Rude,
Aaron
266
9 19
Peck,
Keith
178
10 41P Paulson,
Brian
133
SUMMARY REPORT -- Sportsman Division
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 28
Deporter, Mark
628
2 17R Ramge,
Noel
528
3 20S
Schmidt,
Bret
507
4 39
Goldade,
Ryan
460
5
4 Padfield,
Luke
384
6 31
Oswald,
Dave
379
7 42
Reents,
Tom
369
8 57
English,
Mark
346
9 11
Erdman,
Trent
335
10 4D
Riedner, Brandon
329
SUMMARY REPORT -- Hobby Stock Division
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
-------
1 55
Wangsness, Terry
612
2 27
Tate, Jim
Jr.
414
3 2C
Carson, Eaan
364
4 19
Schmidt, Dennis
361
5 31
Au,
Ken
361
6 94
Carson,
Brett
331
7 99R
Robinson, Johnny II 327
8 38
Grassl,
Bryon
320
9 99K
Keeser, Lincoln
318
10 08
Smith,
Dennis
307
SUMMARY REPORT -- Bandit Division
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 42SW Sweeney,
Bill
530
2
X Yohn,
Troy
457
3
3 Padfield,
Rory
425
4
5 Shelley,
Peter
394
5 21G Gosda,
Dan
370
6 42SE Selsing,
Bobby
357
7 02
Kozak, Brandon
350
8 Z/28 Krueger,
Jody
286
9 94
Storkson, Mike
270
10 92
Stark,
Kyle
247
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