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Rain Shortens Midseason Championships At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
June 25, Jefferson WI - Luke Westenberg of Watertown claimed top honors in
the, Rain Shortened, Late Model feature. Starting outside row 2,
Westenberg headed toward the front as Bret Schmidt charged to the early
lead. Westenberg overtook Schmidt, on lap 4, claiming the point.
Caution came, on lap 30, for a spin in the 2nd turn, after the restart on more
lap was completed before the rain started. The downpour made it evident
that racing was done for the night. The scheduled 50 lapper was declared
complete at 301 laps, with Westenberg still at the point. Rounding out
the top 5 were Chris Quam, John Ovadal, Tim Noble and Dylan Schuyler.
In Sportsman action Mark DePorter of Fort Atkinson notched the win, in the 35
lap main event. Starting 9th, DePorter began his journey to the
checkers, as Brent Gergen grabbed the early lead. Gergen led the way for
16 laps before surrendering the point to Dan Schmidt. As Schmidt claimed
the top spot, DePorter was up to the third spot, closing with Gergen for the
2nd spot. As the battle raged, a blown engine brought out the first
caution of the race, with DePorter still running 2nd to Schmidt. Closing
with Schmidt, on the restart, DePorter battled inside Schmidt, for 5
laps before making the winning pass on lap 28. At the stripe it was
DePorter for the win followed by Jason Thoma, Schmidt, Kyle Taylor and Scott
Chico Riedner.
In International action Mark English claimed victory in the 20 lap
feature. Starting outside row 4, English started his trek to victory
lane as Mike Hoppe claimed the early lead. Hoppes turn at the point
ended on the 2nd lap as Michelle Heimann drove to the front. English
motored past Heimann on lap 3, guiding the way from there to the
checkers. As the took the checkered it was English for the win followed
by Scotty Hoeft, Chris Chenoweth, bill Sweeney and Brandon Kozak.
The Hobby Stock and Bandit divisions were scheduled to race after the Late
Models, and were postponed, until next week due to rain. Both divisions
will run double features next week.
Next week at Jefferson Speedway hosts the "Kearns Motor Car Co. 50,"
with a 50 lap Late Model feature. Also on tap are Stock Car Rides for
kids, Big Wheel Races, and the Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular.
In order to allow time for the Kid's programs the program times have been
adjusted: Gates open at 1:00, Qualifying at 3:30 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
06/25/2005 MidSeason Championships
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Late Model Division
Feature Finish
1) 16 Luke Westenberg (Watertown)
2) 4 Chris Quam (Stoughton)
3) 71 John Ovadal
4) 71 Tim Noble (Janesville)
5) 33 Dylan
Schuyler
6) 52 Steve Dobbratz (Rio)
7) 82 Chad Stevens (Orfordville)
8) 99 Doug Hahn (Whitewater)
9) 94 Jason Erickson (Lake Mills) 10) 44
Roger Behlke
11) 20 Bret Schmidt (watertown)
12) 6 Ken Piotrowski (Janesville)
13) 2 Matt
Frey
14) 41 Mike Taylor (Stoughton)
15) 12 Allen Petrie Jr (Sun Prairie) 16) 17 Noel Ramge (Helenville)
17) 11 Tim Petrie
(Whitewater) 18) 22 Jasper
Gronert (Ft. Atkinson)
19) 68 Ken Olson (Ft.
Atkinson) 20) 23 Chris Koepke
(Jefferson)
Fast Qualifier: 94 Jason Erickson (Lake
Mills) : 14.275 seconds
Dash: 68 Ken Olson (Fort Atkinson)
Last Chance: 2 Matt Frey, 12 Allen Petrie Jr, 11 Tim Petrie,
22 Jasper
Gronert
Heats: Qual1) 17 Noel Ramge, Qual2) 44 Roger Behlke, Qual3) 23 Chris
Koepke
International Division
Feature Finish
1) 57 Mark
English
2) 00 Scotty Hoeft (Watertown)
3) 97 Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
4) 42 Bill Sweeney (Janesville)
5) 2 Brandon Kozak
(Whitewater) 6) 67 Joe Cross (Sun
Prairie)
Fast Qualifier: 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage
Grove) : 16.530 seconds
Dash: 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage Grove)
Heats: Qual1) 00 Scotty Hoeft
Sportsman Division
Feature Finish
1) 28 Mark DePorter (Fort Atkinson) 2) 42 Jason
Thoma
3) 19 Dan Schmidt (Waterton)
4) 14 Kyle Taylor (Stoughton)
5) 26 Scott Riedner
(Waunakee) 6) 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Jason Thoma
: 15.229 seconds
Dash: 3 Curt Thompson (Fort Atkinson)
Heats: Qual1) 38 Brent Gergen, Qual2) 42 Tom Rents
Hobby Stock Division
Feature Finish
Feature Race postponed until Next
week due to rain.
Fast Qualifier: 38 Bryon Grassl
(Janesville) :
16.678 seconds
Dash: 31 Ken Au (Jefferson)
Last Chance: 88 William Stephenson, 21 Dan Gosda, 41 Nick Newton,
96 Tim
Lange
Heats: Qual1) 56 Randy Strasburg, Qual2) 33 Jim Robinson, Qual3) 31 Ken
Au
Bandit Division
Feature Finish
Feature Race postponed until Next
week due to rain.
Fast Qualifier: 98 John Remsik
: 14.710 seconds
Dash: 98 Tom Bleecker (Watertown)
Heats: Qual1) 29L Josh Lenz, Qual2) 27 James Bell, Qual3) 8 Shaun Scheel,
Qual4) 24 Tyler White
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Jefferson Speedway Race Summary
06/25/2005 MidSeason Championships
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Late Model Division
Feature Finish
1) 16 Luke Westenberg (Watertown)
2) 4 Chris Quam (Stoughton)
3) 71 John Ovadal
4) 71 Tim Noble (Janesville)
5) 33 Dylan
Schuyler
6) 52 Steve Dobbratz (Rio)
7) 82 Chad Stevens (Orfordville)
8) 99 Doug Hahn (Whitewater)
9) 94 Jason Erickson (Lake Mills) 10) 44
Roger Behlke
11) 20 Bret Schmidt (watertown)
12) 6 Ken Piotrowski (Janesville)
13) 2 Matt
Frey
14) 41 Mike Taylor (Stoughton)
15) 12 Allen Petrie Jr (Sun Prairie) 16) 17 Noel Ramge (Helenville)
17) 11 Tim Petrie
(Whitewater) 18) 22 Jasper
Gronert (Ft. Atkinson)
19) 68 Ken Olson (Ft.
Atkinson) 20) 23 Chris Koepke
(Jefferson)
Fast Qualifier: 94 Jason Erickson (Lake
Mills) : 14.275 seconds
Dash: 68 Ken Olson (Fort Atkinson)
Last Chance: 2 Matt Frey, 12 Allen Petrie Jr, 11 Tim Petrie,
22 Jasper
Gronert
Heats: Qual1) 17 Noel Ramge, Qual2) 44 Roger Behlke, Qual3) 23 Chris
Koepke
International Division
Feature Finish
1) 57 Mark
English
2) 00 Scotty Hoeft (Watertown)
3) 97 Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
4) 42 Bill Sweeney (Janesville)
5) 2 Brandon Kozak
(Whitewater) 6) 67 Joe Cross (Sun
Prairie)
Fast Qualifier: 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage
Grove) : 16.530 seconds
Dash: 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage Grove)
Heats: Qual1) 00 Scotty Hoeft
Sportsman Division
Feature Finish
1) 28 Mark DePorter (Fort Atkinson) 2) 42 Jason
Thoma
3) 19 Dan Schmidt (Waterton)
4) 14 Kyle Taylor (Stoughton)
5) 26 Scott Riedner
(Waunakee) 6) 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Jason Thoma
: 15.229 seconds
Dash: 3 Curt Thompson (Fort Atkinson)
Heats: Qual1) 38 Brent Gergen, Qual2) 42 Tom Rents
Hobby Stock Division
Feature Finish
Feature Race postponed until Next
week due to rain.
Fast Qualifier: 38 Bryon Grassl
(Janesville) :
16.678 seconds
Dash: 31 Ken Au (Jefferson)
Last Chance: 88 William Stephenson, 21 Dan Gosda, 41 Nick Newton,
96 Tim
Lange
Heats: Qual1) 56 Randy Strasburg, Qual2) 33 Jim Robinson, Qual3) 31 Ken
Au
Bandit Division
Feature Finish
Feature Race postponed until Next
week due to rain.
Fast Qualifier: 98 John Remsik
: 14.710 seconds
Dash: 98 Tom Bleecker (Watertown)
Heats: Qual1) 29L Josh Lenz, Qual2) 27 James Bell, Qual3) 8 Shaun Scheel,
Qual4) 24 Tyler White
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