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Olson Notches Late Model Win at Jefferson Speedway
Erickson, Ward, Storkson, and Balis Win Summer Rumble
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
June 18, Jefferson WI -- It was the finale of the "Summer Rumble," a
combined event between Columbus 151 Speedway and Jefferson Speedway. With all divisions, except the International, competing for overall titles,
for two nights of racing at two tracks.
Ken Olson of Fort Atkinson claimed top honors in the "Papa Murphy's
Pizza" 50 lap Late Model feature, during the "Summer Rumble
Finale." Starting 11th in the field Olson headed toward the front as
Jason Deppe drove to the early lead. Deppe guided the field for 27 laps
before surrendering the point to John Ovadal of Watertown. As Ovadal
assumed the point Jason Erickson was close behind for 2nd and Olson was
running in the 4th spot. Olson Motored past Deppe and closed with
Erickson, on lap 31. Moving to the inside, on lap 33, Olson made his way past
Erickson on lap 36. Ovadal crossed the stripe in first, but failed the
post-race technical inspection. The official finish was Olson for the
win, followed by Erickson, Tim Noble, Ken Piotrowski and Deppe.
Jason Erickson of Lake Mills combined a 4th place finish at Columbus with a
2nd place finish at Jefferson to claim the Late Model overall championship in
the "Summer Rumble."
In Sportsman division action Luke Padfield of Jefferson notched the victory,
in the 30 lap main event. Starting 13th, Padfield started through
traffic as Larry Moen pulled to the early lead. Moen showed the way for
20 laps, as Padfield made his way to the front. Claiming 2nd, on lap 17,
Padfield set his sites on Moen. Padfield drove to the inside, on lap 21,
making the winning pass, with Trent Erdman close behind for the 2nd
spot. At the stripe it was Padfield for the win, followed by Erdman,
Curt Thompson, Jason Thoma and Moen.
Dustin Ward of Beaver Dam turned in a 3rd place finish at Columbus and a 6th
place a Jefferson to claim the Sportsman division's overall championship
in the Summer Rumble.
In International action Chris Nelson of Cottage Grove won the 20 lap
feature. Starting 9th, Nelson started his drive to the checkers, as Joe
Cross jumped to the early lead. Cross led the way for 4 laps, before
surrendering the point to Mark English. Nelson claimed the 2nd spot, on
lap 9, closing with English. Pulling to the inside, on lap 13, Nelson
made the winning pass on lap 13. At the checkered flag it was Nelson for
the win, followed by English, Scotty Hoeft, Cross and Chris Chenoweth.
In Hobby Stock action Jim Robinson of Orfordville led the field flag-to-flag,
claiming victory in the 20 lap feature. Starting outside row 1, Robinson
sprang to the lead and never looked back pulling away from the field on his
way to the checkers. At the finish it was Robinson for the win, followed
by Eaan Carson, Jim Tate Jr., Larry Moen and Mike Storkson.
Storkson, with a win at Columbus and 5th place at Jefferson, claimed the Hobby
Stock overall championship in the Summer Rumble.
In Bandit action Andy Bauler of Milton was victorious in the 18 lap main
event. Starting inside row 2, Bauler grabbed the lead on the first
circuit, only to give it up, to James Bell, on lap 8. Bauler fought
back, reclaiming the top spot on lap 14. As they took the checkers it
was Bauler for the win followed by Kyle Stark, Bell, Troy Yohn and Kyle
Riedner.
Marc Balis of Edgerton claimed the "Summer Rumble" overall
championship, for the Bandits, with a 2nd place finish at Columbus and a 9th
place at Jefferson.
Next week at Jefferson Speedway it's "Mid-Season Championships,"
presented by Smith Motors, with a 50 lap Late Model feature and extended
features in all divisions.
Gates open at 2:00, Qualifying at 4:30 and racing starts at 7:00 sharp.
Jefferson Speedway is half way between Cambridge and Jefferson Wisconsin on
Highway 18.
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Jefferson Speedway Race Summary
06/18/2005 Summer Rumble Finale
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Late Model Division
Feature Finish
1) 68 Ken Olson (Ft.
Atkinson) 2) 94 Jason Erickson
(Lake Mills)
3) 71 Tim Noble
(Janesville) 4) 6
Ken Piotrowski (Janesville)
5) 71 Jason Deppe
(Waterloo) 6) 52
Steve Dobbratz (Rio)
7) 44 Roger Behlke
8) 27 Tyler James
9) 32 Tony Koepke (Fort Atkinson) 10) 33
Dylan Schuyler
11) 16 Luke Westenberg (Watertown) 12) 17 Noel
Ramge (Helenville)
13) 8 Aaron Wilke
(Waterloo) 14) 11
Tim Petrie (Whitewater)
15) 99 Doug Hahn
(Whitewater) 16) 52
April Reimer (Beloit)
17) 79 Justin Schultz
(Rio) 18) 12
Allen Petrie Jr (Sun Prairie)
19) 20 Bret Schmidt (watertown)
20) 71 John Ovadal
Fast Qualifier: 94 Jason Erickson (Lake
Mills) : 14.419 seconds
Dash: 33 Dylan Schuyler (Dousman)
Last Chance: 17 Noel Ramge, 20 Bret Schmidt, 8 Aaron Wilke,
6 Ken
Piotrowski
Heats: 1) 61 Jerry Eckhardt, 2) 52 Steve Dobbratz, 3) 11 Tim Petrie
International Division
Feature Finish
1) 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage Grove) 2) 57
Mark English
3) 00 Scotty Hoeft
(Watertown) 4) 67 Joe Cross
(Sun Prairie)
5) 97 Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
6) 02 Michelle Heimann (Madison)
Fast Qualifier: 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage
Grove) : 16.711 seconds
Dash: 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage Grove)
Heats: 1) 67 Joe Cross, 2) 57 Mark English
Sportsman Division
Feature Finish
1) 4 Luke Padfield (Jeffersonm)
2) 11 Trent Erdman (Fort Atkinson)
3) 3 Curt Thompson (Fort Atkinson) 4) 42
Jason Thoma
5) 10 Larry Moen
(Madison)
6) 9 Dustin Ward (Beaver Dam)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Jason Thoma
: 15.226 seconds
Dash: 26 Scott Riedner (Waunakee)
Heats: 1) 10 Larry Moen, 2) 38 Brent Gergen
Hobby Stock Division
Feature Finish
1) 33 Jim Robinson (Orfordville)
2) 2 Eaan Carson
3) 27 Jim Tate Jr
(Watertown) 4) 10 Larry
Moen (Madison)
5) 94.1 Mike Storkson (Evansville) 6) 1
Brett Carson (Johnson Creek)
Fast Qualifier: 38 Bryon Grassl
(Janesville) :
16.725 seconds
Dash: 96 Alan Dorn (Waterloo)
Last Chance: 27 Jim Tate Jr, 56 Randy Strasburg, 50 Jim Schmidt,
7 Scott
Carson
Heats: 1) 27 Jim Tate Jr, 2) 99 Lincoln Keeser, 3) 33 Jim Robinson
Bandit Division
Feature Finish
1) 92 Andy Bauler
(Milton)
2) 92 Kyle Stark (Waterloo)
3) 27 James
Bell
4) 5 Troy Yohn (Waterloo)
5) 1 Kyle Riedner
(Waunakee) 6) 42
Bobby Selsing Jr (Ft Atkinson)
Fast Qualifier: 5 Troy Yohn
(Waterloo)
: 14.743 seconds
Dash: 27 Tom Schuette (Fort Atkinson)
Consi: 29 Brad Knapp, 11 Jim Pfeifer
Last Chance: 24 Tyler White, 7 Kyle Watters, 92 Marc W. Balis,
45 Nick
Balis
Heats: 1) 29 Brad Knapp, 2) 7 Kyle Watters, 3) 27 James Bell,
4) 98 Tom Bleecker
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Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Late Model Division
As of: 06/19/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 94
Jason
Erickson 606
2 71
Tim
Noble
462
3 33
Dylan
Schuyler 415
4
6 Ken Piotrowski
394
5 16
Luke Westenberg
390
6 68
Ken
Olson
387
7 52
Steve Dobbratz
379
8
4 Chris Quam
365
9 99
Doug
Hahn
352
10 44 Roger
Behlke
301
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: International Division
As of: 06/19/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 73
Chris
Nelson
712
2 57
Mark
English
682
3
4 Mark
Joyner
439
4 00
Scotty Hoeft
429
5 97
Chris Chenoweth
422
6
2 Brandon Kozak
343
7 42
Bill
Sweeney
262
8 61
Chris Gottschalk 256
9 67
Joe
Cross
251
10 12 Mike
Winters
249
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Sportsman Division
As of: 06/19/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 11
Trent
Erdman
634
2
3 Curt
Thompson
474
3 26
Scott Riedner
464
4
4 Luke Padfield
446
5 42
Jason Thoma
434
6 19
Dan
Schmidt
266
7
7 James Helmer
252
8 38
Brent Gergen
250
9 42
Tom
Rents
243
10 87 Ed
Jackson
239
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Hobby Stock Division
As of: 06/19/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
2 Eaan
Carson
563
2 31
Ken
Au
441
3 52
Pete Elgas
424
4 J10 Jim
Williams
380
5 38
Bryon Grassl
306
6 44
Jesse
Ayers
303
7 67
Russ
Nicholson
281
8 27
Jim Tate Jr
270
9
7 Scott
Carson
267
10 19
Dennis
Schmidt 264
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Bandit Division
As of: 06/19/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 42
Bobby Selsing Jr 415
2 4D
Brandon Riedner
415
3
8 Shaun Scheel
374
4 41
Brian
Paulson
367
5 98
Tom Bleecker
331
6 92
Kyle
Stark
328
7 92
Marc W. Balis
309
8 27
Tom Schuette
303
9 92
Andy Bauler
276
10 27 James
Bell
251
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