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Schuyler Notches Second Feature In 2005 At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
July 9, Jefferson WI -- Dylan Schuyler of Dousman claimed his 2nd feature of
the 2005 season in the "Miller American 50," 50 lap Late Model
feature. Starting 10th Schuyler began his trek to the checkered flag as
Mike Taylor grabbed the early lead. Schuyler made his way to the 5th
spot before the yellow flew, on lap 6, for a spin in the 2nd turn.
Taylor continued to lead with April Reimer and Tony Koepke locked in a side by
side battle for 2nd. Behind that Schuyler and Luke Westenberg battled
for the 4th spot, both looking for an opening ahead. Schuyler found his
opening, motoring past Reimer and Koepke, for 2nd, by lap 18, with Jason
Erickson joining the battle with Koepke for 3rd. Schuyler motored under
Taylor, claiming the point on lap 20, with Erickson moving into 3rd.
Caution came again on lap 21, when a pair of cars tangled in turn 2. On
the restart Erickson drove under Taylor for 2nd, with Ken Olson close behind
in the 3rd spot. Olson battled Erickson, for the 2nd spot, for 7 laps
before losing the handle and spinning, in turn 1, to bring out the final
caution of the race. As Schuyler showed the way to the checkers,
Erickson looked for a way to the front as Chris Koepke made his way to the 3rd
spot. At the stripe it way Schuyler for the win followed by Erickson,
Chris Koepke and Olson.
In Sportsman division action, defending track champion, Mark DePorter of Fort
Atkinson, claimed top honors in the lap main event. Starting 4th
DePorter headed toward the front, as Brent Gergen claimed the early
lead. Claiming the 2nd spot, by lap 2, DePorter looked to the inside of
Gergen, motoring to the top spot on lap 4. The only caution of the race
came on lap 22, for a spin in turn 4. DePorter led the restart, guiding
the way to the checkers. At the finish it was DePorter for the win
followed by Jay Kalbus, Jason Thoma, Gergen and Tom Rents.
In International action, Scotty Hoeft of Watertown was first across the line,
in the 15 lap feature. Starting 3rd, Hoeft headed for the front as Bill
Sweeney claimed the early lead. Sweeney surrendered the point, to Hoeft,
on lap 2. The race was interrupted by a caution, on lap 6, when the
battle for 2nd, between Chris Nelson and Mark English ended with a crash into
the front stretch wall. From the restart to the checkered flat it was
Hoeft at the point, followed by Chris Chenoweth, Mark Joyner, Sweeney and
Michelle Heimann.
In Hobby Stock action Jesse Ayers of Stoughton was victorious in the 20 lap
feature. Starting outside row 4, Ayers headed for the point as Tim Lange
claimed the early lead. The yellow flew on lap 2, for a bumper on the
track. On the restart Ryan Oldenhoff moved under Lange, claiming the
point by the 3rd circuit, while Ayers moved up to the 4th spot. Ayers
claimed the 3rd spot on lap 6 and 2nd on lap 7, closing with Oldenhoff.
After a 7 lap battle, Oldenhoff spun out of the lead, ending up in the infield
grass, handing the point to Ayers. As they took the checkers it was Ayes
for the win followed by Johnny Robinson, Pete Elgas, Dennis Schmidt and Eaan
Carson.
In Bandit action Shaun Scheel of Lake Mills claimed the win in the 18 lap main
event. Starting outside row 4, Scheel headed to the front as Dale Warner
drove to the early lead. Warner lost the point, to Rodney Mundt, on lap
2, with Scheel up to 3rd. Scheel drove to the 2nd spot by lap 4, and the
lead by lap 6. At the line it was Scheel for the win, followed by Tom
Schuette, Chris Hart, Jody Krueger and Kyle Padfield.
Next week at Jefferson Speedway hosts "WJVL Night at the Races,"
featuring the "Kearn's 50 Rematch," with a 50 lap Late Model feature
and a full racing program in all divisions, capped by One-on-One Street Drags.
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
07/09/2005 Miller American 50
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Late Model
Division
Feature Finish
1) 33 Dylan
Schuyler
2) 94 Jason Erickson (Lake Mills)
3) 23 Chris Koepke
(Jefferson) 4) 68 Ken Olson
(Ft. Atkinson)
5) 6 Ken Piotrowski
(Janesville) 6) 16 Luke Westenberg
(Watertown)
7) 51 Dennis Schmidt
(Juneau) 8) 22 Jasper
Gronert (Ft. Atkinson)
9) 41 Mike Taylor
(Stoughton) 10) 52 April
Reimer (Beloit)
11) 20 Bret Schmidt (watertown)
12) 2 Matt Frey
13) 32 Tony Koepke (Fort Atkinson) 14) 87 Aaron
Falbe (Beaver Dam)
15) 17 Noel Ramge (Helenville)
16) 71 Tim Noble (Janesville)
17) 4 Chris Quam
(Stoughton) 18) 99
Doug Hahn (Whitewater)
19) 44 Roger Behlke
20) 71 John Ovadal
Fast Qualifier: 94 Jason Erickson (Lake
Mills) : 14.547 seconds
Fast Dash: 68 Ken Olson (Ft. Atkinson)
LastChance: 71 John Ovadal, 87 Aaron Falbe, 20 Bret Schmidt,
6 Ken
Piotrowski
Heats: Qual1) 44 Roger Behlke, Qual2) 2 Matt Frey
International
Division
Feature Finish
1) 00 Scotty Hoeft
(Watertown) 2) 97 Chris
Chenoweth (Watertown)
3) 4 Mark Joyner
(Palmyra)
4) 42 Bill Sweeney (Janesville)
5) 02 Michelle Heimann
(Madison) 6) 67 Joe Cross (Sun Prairie)
Fast Qualifier: 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage
Grove) : 16.810 seconds
Fast Dash: 57 Mark English
Heats: Qual1) 2 Brandon Kozak
Sportsman
Division
Feature Finish
1) 28 Mark DePorter (Fort Atkinson) 2) 27 Jay
Kalbus (Watertown)
3) 42 Jason Thoma
4) 38 Brent Gergen (Jefferson)
5) 42 Tom
Rents
6) 21 Josh Courtney (Janesville)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Jason Thoma
: 15.365 seconds
Fast Dash: 11 Trent Erdman (Fort Atkinson)
Heats: Qual1) 38 Brent Gergen
Hobby Stock
Division
Feature Finish
1) 44 Jesse Ayers
(Stoughton) 2) 99 Johnny
Robinson (Beloit)
3) 52 Pete Elgas
(Janesville) 4) 19
Dennis Schmidt (Johnson Creek)
5) 2 Eaan
Carson
6) 1 Brett Carson (Johnson Creek)
Fast Qualifier: 52 Pete Elgas
(Janesville)
: 16.812 seconds
Fast Dash: 1 Brett Carson (Johnson Creek)
LastChance: 99 Lincoln Keeser, 22 Chester Williams, 67 Russ Nicholson,
88 William
Stephenson
Heats: Qual1) 96 Tim Lange, qual2) 11 Steve Sauer
Bandit
Division
Feature Finish
1) 8 Shaun Scheel (Johnson Creek)
2) 27 Tom Schuette (Fort Atkinson)
3) 22 Chris Hart
(Edgerton)
4) Z28 Jody Krueger (Edgerton)
5) 27 Kyle Padfield
(Stoughton) 6) 21 Rodney Mundt
(Johnson Creek)
Fast Qualifier: X Troy Yohn
(Waterloo)
: 14.929 seconds
Fast Dash: 42 Bobby Selsing Jr (Fort Atkinson)
LastChance: Z28 Jody Krueger, 92 Kyle Stark, 4D Brandon Riedner,
7 Kyle
Watters
Heats: Qual1) 1 Kyle Riedner, qual2) 21 Rodney Mundt
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Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Late Model Division
As of: 07/10/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 94
Jason
Erickson 856
2 71
Tim
Noble
684
3 33
Dylan
Schuyler 594
4 16
Luke Westenberg
590
5 68
Ken
Olson
535
6
6 Ken Piotrowski
525
7
4 Chris Quam
486
8 52
Steve Dobbratz
482
9 99
Doug
Hahn
465
10 44 Roger
Behlke
451
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: International Division
As of: 07/10/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 57
Mark
English
913
2 73
Chris
Nelson
911
3 00
Scotty Hoeft
700
4 97
Chris Chenoweth
660
5
4 Mark
Joyner
606
6
2 Brandon Kozak
488
7 42
Bill
Sweeney
421
8 67
Joe
Cross
393
9 61
Chris Gottschalk 329
10 02
Michelle Heimann 304
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Sportsman Division
As of: 07/10/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 11
Trent
Erdman
772
2 42
Jason Thoma
689
3 26
Scott Riedner
606
4
4 Luke Padfield
581
5
3 Curt
Thompson
517
6 28
Mark DePorter
460
7 38
Brent Gergen
434
8 19
Dan
Schmidt
399
9 42
Tom
Rents
389
10 55 Terry
Wangsness 348
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Hobby Stock Division
As of: 07/10/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
2 Eaan
Carson
745
2 52
Pete Elgas
618
3 31
Ken
Au
576
4 44
Jesse
Ayers
507
5 J10 Jim
Williams
479
6 19
Dennis
Schmidt 473
7
7 Scott
Carson
434
8 38
Bryon Grassl
431
9 27
Jim Tate Jr
406
10 67 Russ
Nicholson
369
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Bandit Division
As of: 07/10/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
8 Shaun Scheel
618
2 42
Bobby Selsing Jr 552
3 4D
Brandon Riedner
521
4 98
Tom Bleecker
497
5 22
Chris
Hart
487
6 92
Kyle
Stark
486
7 27
Tom Schuette
459
8
X Troy Yohn
401
9 92
Marc W. Balis
398
10 41 Brian
Paulson
367
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