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Stevens Scores First 2004 Win At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
September 4, Jefferson WI -- Chad Squirt Stevens of Orfordville
ended his dry spell, of the 2004 season, with a victory in the WMAD Night
at the Races Late Model feature.
Starting 10th, Stevens headed toward the front, as Chris Quam pulled to the
early lead. Quam surrendered the point to Roger Behlke, on lap 3, just
before crash brought out the only caution of the race. On the restart it
was Behlke at the point with Stevens up to 4th. Stevens motored past
Scott Nottestad, for 3rd, on lap 11, closing with Quam. Pulling to the
inside on lap 16, Stevens battled Quam for 3 laps before claiming the 2nd
spot. Catching Behlke on lap 26, Stevens made the winning pass on lap
27. At the stripe it was Stevens for the win, followed by Nottestad, Dan
Chesmore, Behlke and Quam.
In International Action, Steve Allman of Oconomowoc claimed top honors in the
20 lap Main Event. Starting outside row 5 Allman watched as Brian
Paulson grabbed the early lead. Scotty Hoeft overtook Paulson on lap 4,
with Allman claiming 2nd by lap 5. Hoeft received the black flag, on lap
14, for refusing to heed instructions to Pick a Lane," placing
Allman at the point. At the stripe it was Allman for the win, followed
by Chris Drays, Alan Petrie, Tim Petrie and Tim Seitz.
In Sportsman action Carey Hensel of Stoughton piloted his car to Victory lane,
in the 30 lap feature. Starting from the pole, Hensel watched Kyle
Padfield power to the early lead. Following a 5 lap battle, Hensel
relieved Padfield at the point, guiding the field from there to the
checkers. Dave Oswald pulled into the second spot, as Carey assumed the
point, looking for an opening, but was never able to find his way past.
At the stripe it was Carey followed by Oswald, Padfield, Curt Thompson and
Josh Courtney.
Dennis Schmidt of Johnson Creek claimed top honors in the Hobby Stock
main. Starting 6th, Schmidt spent 13 laps running down the early leader,
Russ Nicholson. Closing with Nicholson, on lap 13, Schmidt moved to the
inside. The pair raced side-by-side for 5 laps, before Schmidt pulled
ahead on lap 18. As they flew past the checkered flag it was Schmidt for
the win followed by Eaan Carson, Nicholson, Pete Elgas and Ken Au.
In Bandit action Bill Sweeney of Janesville notched another win, in the 18 lap
main event. Starting 13th, Sweeney motored toward the front, as Zak
Czeszynski claimed the early lead. Czeszynski surrendered the point to Tom
Bleeker on lap 6. Bleeker led the way to the white flag, succumbing to
Sweeneys Charge on the final lap. At the checkers it was Sweeney
followed by Bleeker, Jody Krueger, bobby Selsing and Ryan Oldenhoff.
Next week the battle for the Season Point championships ends, with the Havill-Spoerl
Season Championships," presenting a 75 lap Late Model feature, and
extended features in all divisions. Champions will be crowned, in all 5
divisions.
Gates open at 2:00PM, qualifying begins at 4:30PM with racing at 7:00PM sharp.
Jefferson Speedway is half way between Cambridge and Jefferson Wisconsin, on
Highway 18.
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Jefferson Speedway
Date: September 4, 2004
Event: WMAD Night at The Races
Late Model Feature Finish: Laps: 35
1. 82 Chad Squirt Stevens (Orfordville) 10. 94 Jason Erickson
(Cambridge)
2. 14 Scott Nottestad (Stoughton) 11. 76 Ron Bishofberger (Ft. Atkinson)
3. 27 Dan Chesmore (Janesville) 12. 52 Steve Dobbratz (Rio)
4. 44 Roger Behlke (Jefferson) 13. 4 Jason Thoma (Jefferson)
5. 4 Chris Quam (Stoughton) 14. 33 Dylan Schuyler (Dousman)
6. 99 Doug Hahn (Whitewater) 15. 87 Kyle Jarlsberg (Cambridge)
7. 11 Beau Sanden (Janesville) 16. 41 Mike Taylor (Stoughton)
8. 71 Tim Noble (Janesville) 17. 6 Ken Piotrowski (Janesville)
9. 71 John Ovadal Jr. (Watertown) 18. 19 Chad Reimer (Oconomowoc)
FAST QUALIFIER : 27 Dan Chesmore (Janesville): 14.665
seconds
FAST DASH: 8 Lap : 82 Chad Squirt Stevens (Orfordville)
Iron Man: 15 lap : 4 Chris Quam (Stoughton)
LAST CHANCE: 20 Lap : 87 Kyle Jarlsberg, 76 Ron Bishofberger , 41
Mike Taylor, 6 Ken Piotrowski
Heats: 10 lap: 1) 41 Mike Taylor (Stoughton) 2)
76 Ron Bishofberger (Ft. Atkinson)
3) 16 Luke Westenberg
(Watertown)
International Feature: Laps: 20
1. 79 Steve Allman (Oconomowoc) 4. 11 Tim Petrie (Whitewater)
2. 29 Chris Drays (Milton) 5. 57 Tim Seitz (Edgerton)
3. 12 Alan Petrie (Sun Prairie) 6. 99 Keryn Hopwood (Madison)
FAST QUALIFIER : 79 Steve Allman (Oconomowoc): 16.737
seconds
Iron Man: 5 Lap : 11 Tim Petrie (Whitewater)
Heats: 10 lap: 1) 00 Scotty Hoeft
(Watertown) 2) 11 Tim
Petrie (Whitewater)
Sportsman Feature: Laps: 30
1. 55 Carey Hensel (Stoughton) 4. 3 Curt Thompson (Ft. Atkinson)
2. 31 Dave Oswald (Cottage Grove) 5. 21 Josh Courtney (Janesville)
3. 2 Kyle Padfield (Edgerton) 6. 4D Brandon Riedner (Waunakee)
FAST QUALIFIER : 11 Trent Erdman (Ft. Atkinson): 15.390
seconds
Iron Man: 15 Lap : 5 Cliff Rucks (Cottage Grove)
LAST CHANCE: 15 Lap : 14 Kyle Taylor, 94 Craig Henning, 38 Brent
Gergen, 57 Mark English
Heats: 8 lap: 1) 57 Mark English
(Janesville) 2) 94 Craig
Henning (Hellenville)
3) 31 Dave Oswald (Cottage Grove)
Hobby Stock Feature: Laps: 20
1. 19 Dennis Schmidt (Johnson Creek) 4. 52 Pete Elgas (Janesville)
2. 2 Eaan Carson (Ft. Atkinson) 5. 31 Ken Au (Jefferson)
3. 67 Russ Nicholson (Stoughton) 6. 27 Jim Tate Jr. (Watertown)
FAST QUALIFIER : 2 Eaan Carson (Ft. Atkinson): 16.622 seconds
Iron Man: 15 Lap : 2 Eaan Carson (Ft. Atkinson)
LAST CHANCE: 12 Lap : 40 Leroy Gronert, 80 Mike Meyers, 50 Jim
Schmidt, 22 Boyd Eichelkraut
Heats: 10 lap: 1) 9 Bill Emmons (Jefferson)
2) 94 Bret Carson (Johnson Creek)
3) 99 Lincoln Keeser
(Whitewater)
Bandit Feature: Laps: 18
1. 42 Bill Sweeney (Janesville) 4. 42 Bobby Selsing (Ft. Atkinson)
2. 98 Tom Bleeker (Watertown) 5. 29 Ryan Oldenhoff (Ft. Atkinson)
3. Z/28 Jody Krueger (Edgerton) 6. X Troy Yohn (Waterloo)
FAST QUALIFIER : 42 Bill Sweeney (Janesville): 14.780
seconds
Iron Man: 8 Lap : X Troy Yohn (Waterloo)
CONSI: 8 Lap : 90 Kyle Smith, 11 Andy Bauler
LAST CHANCE: 12 Lap : 85 Matt Lorenz, 27 James Bell, 17 Shaun
Scheel, 29 Gary Stark
Heats: 8 lap: 1) 75 Sara Hoppe (Milwaukee)
2) 92 Kyle Stark (Waterloo)
3) 24 Tyler White (Ft. Atkinson)
4) 3 Rory Padfield (Stoughton)
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Late Model Division Point Standings (Top 10)
09/04/2004 WMAD Night
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 27
Chesmore, Dan
1030
2 82
Stevens,
Chad
790
3 71O
Ovadal, John Jr.
783
4 4T
Thoma,
Jason
738
5 52D
Dobbratz, Steve
717
6 19B
Breunig, Randy
716
7 68
Olson,
Ken
660
8 33
Schuyler, Dylan
641
9 76
Bishofberger, Ron
635
10 71N Noble,
Tim
615
Sportsman Division Point Standings (Top 10)
09/04/2004 WMAD Night
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
-------
1 28
Deporter, Mark
880
2 17R Ramge,
Noel
869
3 20S
Schmidt,
Bret
840
4 11
Erdman,
Trent
785
5 39
Goldade,
Ryan
740
6
4 Padfield,
Luke
713
7 42
Reents,
Tom
665
8 57
English,
Mark
631
9 31O
Oswald,
Dave
603
10 4D
Riedner, Brandon
545
Hobby Stock Division Point Standings (Top 10)
09/04/2004 WMAD Night
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 55
Wangsness, Terry
968
2 2C
Carson, Eaan
751
3 52E Elgas,
Pete
746
4 19
Schmidt, Dennis
728
5 27
Tate, Jim
Jr.
716
6 31
Au,
Ken
666
7 67
Nicholson, Russ
655
8 99R
Robinson, Johnny II 651
9 38
Grassl,
Bryon
648
10 94
Carson,
Brett
645
Bandit Division Point Standings (Top 10)
09/04/2004 WMAD Night
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 42SW Sweeney,
Bill
941
2
X Yohn,
Troy
757
3 21G Gosda,
Dan
741
4 42SE Selsing,
Bobby
726
5
3 Padfield,
Rory
692
6 Z/28 Krueger,
Jody
600
7
5 Shelley,
Peter
559
8 02
Kozak, Brandon
545
9 29O
Oldenhoff, Ryan
465
10 98
Bleeker,
Tom
450
International Division Point Standings (Top 10)
09/04/2004 Fast Lap/WMAD Night
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 00
Hoeft, Scotty
1111
2 79
Allman, Steve
1058
3 12
Petrie,
Allen
924
4 57
Seitz,
Tim
807
5 11
Petrie,
Tim
734
6 67
Cross,
Joe
584
7 49A
Adams,
Tory
363
8 70
Sparkman, B.J.
353
9 70R Rude,
Aaron
306
10 41P Paulson,
Brian
270
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