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Noble Wins Late Models, Lange & White First Time Winners At Jefferson
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
July 16, Jefferson WI -- Tim Noble of Janesville claimed top honors in the
"Kearns Motor Car Co. 50," Late Model feature. Starting
outside row 4, Noble began his drive to the front, as Jasper Gronert jumped to
the early lead. Noble claimed the 3rd spot on lap 5 and 2nd on lap 6,
setting his sites on Gronert. Moving to the inside of Gronert, on lap
15, Noble made the winning pass on lap 16. The race slowed for one
caution, for a turn 1 spin on lap 48, setting up a Green White Checkered
finish. At the stripe it was Noble for the win followed by Gronert, Tony
Koepke, Luke Westenberg and Chris Koepke.
In International action Mark English of Janesville claimed the win, in the 15
lap main event. Starting outside row 3, English watched Bill Sweeney
pull to the early lead. English drove past Paul Kisow on lap 2, claiming
the point, from Sweeney, on lap 3. At the finish it was English for the
win followed by Chris Chenoweth, Chris Nelson, Mark Joyner and Sweeney.
In Sportsman action Jason Thoma of Fort Atkinson claimed victory in the 25 lap
main event. Starting inside row 3, Thoma started his drive tot he front
as Josh Courtney grabbed the early lead. Courtney led the way, for 17
laps, as the battle for 2nd raged behind him. Thoma made his way to 2nd,
on lap 11, with Trent Erdman, Mark Deporter and Jay Kalbus still battling for
the spot. Thoma gained the advantage on lap 18, while Courtney held on to the
2nd spot. As they took the checkers it was Thoma for the win followed by
Courtney, Deporter, Erdman and Luke Padfield.
In Hobby Stock action Tim Lange of Dousman was awarded the win, in the 20 lap
main event. Starting from the pole, Lange watched Steve Sauer take the
early lead. The only caution of the race came on lap 12, for a spin and
fluid on the track. Lange ran 2nd on the restart with Eaan Carson
working from behind. Carson motored to 2nd, on lap 13, with Sauer still
at the point. Sauer and Carson tangled heading into turn 1, on the final
lap. Sauer suffered a flat left rear tire. Carson made his way past and
was first at the checkered but was "Black Flagged", awarding the win
to Lange. Rounding out the "official" top 5 were Scott Carson,
Johnny Robinson, Pete Elgas and Ken Au.
In Bandit action Tyler White of Fort Atkinson claimed the first feature win of
his racing career, in the 18 lap top event. Starting outside row 2,
White moved quickly to 2nd, as Brad Knapp pulled to the early lead.
White made his way under Knapp on lap 2, claiming the top spot before the 3rd
circuit. The only caution of the race came, on lap 4, for a rollover in
the first turn. White led the restart, building a strong lead as he
showed the way to the checkered flag. Rounding out the top 5 were John
Remsik, Rodney Mundt, Chris Hart and Tom Schuette.
Clint Starks of Sun Prairie claimed victory in the One-on-One Street Drags.
Next week at Jefferson Speedway presents "Big Mike's Barn & Home
Improvement 50," plus "Q106 Night at the Races," with a 50 lap
Late Model feature and a full racing program 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
07/16/2005 WJVL Night at The Races
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Late Model Division
Feature Finish
1) 71 Tim Noble
(Janesville) 2) 22
Jasper Gronert (Ft. Atkinson)
3) 32 Tony Koepke (Fort Atkinson)
4) 16 Luke Westenberg (Watertown)
5) 23 Chris Koepke
(Jefferson) 6) 6 Ken
Piotrowski (Janesville)
7) 82 Chad Stevens (Orfordville)
8) 68 Ken Olson (Ft. Atkinson)
9) 94 Jason Erickson (Lake Mills) 10) 20
Bret Schmidt (Watertown)
11) 4 Chris Quam
(Stoughton) 12) 44
Roger Behlke
13) 52 April Reimer
(Beloit) 14) 17
Noel Ramge (Helenville)
15) 41 Mike Taylor
(Stoughton) 16) 2 Matt Frey
17) 33 Dylan
Schuyler
18) 19 Chad Reimer
Fast Qualifier: 94 Jason Erickson (Lake
Mills) : 14.530 seconds
Fast Dash: 71 Tim Noble (Janesville)
Heats: Qual1) 22 Jasper Gronert, Qual2) 4 Chris Quam
International Division
Feature Finish
1) 57 Mark
English
2) 97 Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
3) 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage Grove) 4) 4
Mark Joyner (Palmyra)
5) 42 Bill Sweeney
(Janesville) 6) 00 Paul Kisow
(Marshall)
Fast Qualifier: 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage
Grove) : 16.738 seconds
Fast Dash: 4 Mark Joyner (Palmyra)
Heats: Qual1) 2 Brandon Kozak
Sportsman Division
Feature Finish
1) 42 Jason Thoma
2) 21 Josh Courtney (Janesville)
3) 28 Mark DePorter (Fort Atkinson) 4) 11 Trent
Erdman (Fort Atkinson)
5) 4 Luke Padfield
(Jefferson) 6) 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Jason Thoma
: 15.333 seconds
Fast Dash: 28 Mark DePorter (Fort Atkinson)
Heats: Qual1) 21 Josh Courtney
Hobby Stock Division
Feature Finish
1) 96 Tim Lange
(Dousman)
2) 7 Scott Carson
3) 99 Johnny Robinson
(Beloit) 4) 52 Pete Elgas
(Janesville)
5) 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
6) 80 Mike Meyers (Orfordville)
Fast Qualifier: 19 Dennis Schmidt (Johnson
Creek) : 16.749 seconds
Fast Dash: 99 Lincoln Keeser (Whitewater)
LastChance: 88 William Stephenson, 29 Mike Manley, 22 Chester Williams,
41 Nick
Newton
Heats: Qual1) 11 Steve Sauer, qual2) 7 Scott Carson
Bandit Division
Feature Finish
1) 24 Tyler White (Ft.
Atkinson) 2) 98 John Remsik
3) 21 Rodney Mundt (Johnson Creek) 4) 22
Chris Hart (Edgerton)
5) 27 Tom Schuette (Fort Atkinson) 6) 8
Shaun Scheel (Johnson Creek)
Fast Qualifier: 98 John Remsik
: 14.958 seconds
Fast Dash: 42 Bobby Selsing Jr (Fort Atkinson)
LastChance: 45 Nick Balis, 25 Darren Brown, 08 Renee Collins,
5 Peter
Shelley
Heats: Qual1) 20 Kody Hubred, qual2) 24 Tyler White
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Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Late Model Division
As of: 07/17/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 94
Jason
Erickson 913
2 71
Tim
Noble
800
3 16
Luke Westenberg
667
4 33
Dylan
Schuyler 621
5
6 Ken Piotrowski
587
6 68
Ken
Olson
582
7
4 Chris Quam
528
8 52
Steve Dobbratz
482
9 44
Roger Behlke
481
10 99 Doug
Hahn
465
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: International Division
As of: 07/17/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 57
Mark
English
1001
2 73
Chris
Nelson
981
3 97
Chris Chenoweth
735
4 00
Scotty Hoeft
700
5
4 Mark
Joyner
662
6
2 Brandon Kozak
536
7 42
Bill
Sweeney
463
8 67
Joe
Cross
427
9 61
Chris Gottschalk 366
10 02
Michelle Heimann 333
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Sportsman Division
As of: 07/17/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 11
Trent
Erdman
830
2 42
Jason Thoma
786
3
4 Luke Padfield
626
4 26
Scott Riedner
606
5 28
Mark DePorter
536
6
3 Curt
Thompson
517
7 38
Brent Gergen
464
8 19
Dan
Schmidt
424
9 42
Tom
Rents
389
10 87 Ed
Jackson
352
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Hobby Stock Division
As of: 07/17/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
2 Eaan
Carson
775
2 52
Pete Elgas
671
3 31
Ken
Au
623
4 44
Jesse
Ayers
541
5
7 Scott
Carson
514
6 19
Dennis
Schmidt 507
7 J10 Jim
Williams
498
8 38
Bryon Grassl
470
9 27
Jim Tate Jr
406
10 99
Lincoln Keeser
401
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Bandit Division
As of: 07/17/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
8 Shaun Scheel
659
2 42
Bobby Selsing Jr 580
3 22
Chris
Hart
543
4 92
Kyle
Stark
527
5 4D
Brandon Riedner
521
6 27
Tom Schuette
507
7 98
Tom Bleecker
497
8
X Troy Yohn
427
9 92
Marc W. Balis
398
10 98 John
Remsik
368
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