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Wendt, Erdman, Tate, English And Balis Victorious At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
July 30, Jefferson WI -- Andy Wendt of Watertown dominated the "Watertown
Bowl 50" Late Model feature, leading all 50 laps on his way to the
checkered flag. Starting from the pole, Wendt pulled ahead of Jerry
Eckhardt on the start, and never looked back. Jason Erickson came from a
11th place start, to the 3rd spot before the only caution of the race, on lap
24, for a spin in turn 4. On the restart Erickson moved to the inside of
Eckhardt, claiming the 2nd spot by lap 26. Erickson was able to pull up
behind Wendt, but could not find the opening he needed. As they roared
toward the checkers John Ovadal made his way to the 3rd spot, closing with the
leaders. At the stripe it was Wendt for the win with Erickson in 2nd, by
inches, over Ovadal. Rounding out the top 5 were Eckhardt and Bret
Schmidt.
In Sportsman action Trent Erdman of Fort Atkinson claimed top honors in the 25
lap main event. Starting outside row 3, Erdman started his drive to the
front as Terry Wangsness pulled to the early lead. Erdman made his way to 2nd,
by lap 6, moving under Wangsness. Wangsness fought hard for 3 laps,
before surrendering the point to Erdman on the 10th circuit. As Erdman
pulled ahead, Wangsness found himself battling Jason Thoma for the 2nd
spot. Thoma made his way to 2nd on lap 13 closing with Erdman.
They battled toward the checkered, with Erdman first at the checkers, followed
by Thoma, Wangsness, Jay Kalbus and Curt Thompson.
In International action Mark English of Janesville won the 20 lap
feature. Starting outside row 4, English quickly moved to 3rd, behind a
pair of former track champions, Brent and Justin Nottestad. Coming off
the 2nd turn, on lap 5, Justin Nottestad, moved under Brent leaving enough
room on the bottom for English to start his move, clearing Brent Nottestad as
they entered the back straight and Justin as they rounded turns 3 and 4.
From there to the checkers it was English at the front, with Justin Nottestad
looking for a way past. At the stripe it was English for the win,
followed by Justin Nottestad, Chris Nelson, Chris Chenoweth and Bill Sweeney.
In Hobby Stock action Jim Tate Jr. of Watertown placed a notch in the win
column, in the 20 lap main event. Starting inside row 4, Tate headed
toward the front as Ryan Oldenhoff pulled tot he early lead. Caution
came on the 2nd lap, for a collision in turn 2. On the restart it was
Oldenhoff at the point with Tate running 5th. Tate moved quickly,
claiming 3rd by lap 4 and the lead by lap 5. From there Tate built a
strong lead, as he showed the way to the checkers. At the stripe it was
Tate for the win, followed by Ken Au, Pete Elgas, Jim Williams and Lincoln
Keeser.
In Bandit action Nick Balis of Edgerton scored the first feature win of his
career, in the 18 lap main. Starting outside the 2nd row, Balis began
his drive to the checkers as Nick Klettke pulled to the early lead.
Balis was running 2nd by lap 4, making the winning pass on lap 5. As
Balis guided the field to the checkers the battled raged behind him. At
the stripe it was Balis for the win, followed by Jody Krueger, Zak Czeszynski,
James Bell and Troy Yohn.
Johnny Danger of Radio Station WJJO claimed victory, in the 10 lap Grudge
Match," over track announcer Randy Kamenick.
Next week at Jefferson Speedway hosts the "Bittner Heat & Cooling
50," with a 50 lap Late Model feature and a full racing program in all
divisions. Capping the night's entertainment is the "Demolition
Derby."
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
07/30/2005 Watertown Bowl 50
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Late Model Division
Feature Finish
1) 18 Andy
Wendt
2) 94 Jason Erickson (Lake Mills)
3) 71 John Ovadal
4) 61 Jerry Eckhardt (Johnson Creek)
5) 20 Bret Schmidt (watertown)
6) 68 Ken Olson (Ft. Atkinson)
7) 6 Ken Piotrowski
(Janesville) 8) 4 Chris Quam (Stoughton)
9) 52 April Reimer
(Beloit) 10) 71
Tim Noble (Janesville)
11) 46 Nick
Wendt
12) 16 Luke Westenberg (Watertown)
13) 33 Dylan
Schuyler
14) 44 Roger Behlke
15) 23 Chris Koepke
(Jefferson) 16) 71 Jason Deppe
(Waterloo)
17) 00 Paul Kisow
18) 19 Chad Reimer
19) 97 Jim Jarlsberg
20) 22 Jasper Gronert (Ft. Atkinson)
Fast Qualifier: 94 Jason Erickson (Lake
Mills) : 14.380 seconds
Fast Dash: 22 Jasper Gronert (Ft. Atkinson)
LastChance: 19 Chad Reimer, 16 Luke Westenberg, 46 Nick Wendt,
00 Paul
Kisow
Heats: Qual1) 61 Jerry Eckhardt, Qual2) 18 Andy Wendt
International Division
Feature Finish
1) 57 Mark
English
2) 00 Justin Nottestad
3) 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage Grove) 4) 97
Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
5) 42 Bill Sweeney
(Janesville) 6) 2 Brandon Kozak
(Whitewater)
Fast Qualifier: 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage
Grove) : 16.653 seconds
Fast Dash: 57 Mark English
Heats: Qual1) 70 Brent Nottestad
Sportsman Division
Feature Finish
1) 11 Trent Erdman (Fort Atkinson) 2) 42
Jason Thoma
3) 55 Terry Wangsness
(Delavan) 4) 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown)
5) 3 Curt Thompson (Fort Atkinson) 6) 4
Luke Padfield (Jeffersonm)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Jason Thoma
: 15.163 seconds
Fast Dash: 27 Jay Kalbus (Watertown)
Heats: Qual1) 87 Ed Jackson
Hobby Stock Division
Feature Finish
1) 27 Jim Tate Jr
(Watertown) 2) 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
3) 52 Pete Elgas
(Janesville) 4) J10 Jim
Williams (Milton)
5) 99 Lincoln Keeser (Whitewater)
6) 19 Dennis Schmidt (Johnson Creek)
Fast Qualifier: 2 Eaan
Carson
: 16.603 seconds
Fast Dash: 99 Lincoln Keeser (Whitewater)
LastChance: 7 Scott Carson, 80 Mike Meyers, 49 Buck Stults, 41 Nick
Newton
Heats: Qual1) 88 William Stephenson, qual2) 96 Tim Lange
Bandit Division
Feature Finish
1) 45 Nick Balis
(Edgerton)
2) Z28 Jody Krueger (Edgerton)
3) 6 Zak Czeszynski
(Oconomowoc) 4) 27 James Bell
5) 92 Marc W. Balis
(Edgerton) 6) 24 Tyler White
(Ft. Atkinson)
Fast Qualifier: 8 Shaun Scheel (Johnson
Creek) : 14.978 seconds
Fast Dash: 08 Renee Collins
LastChance: X Troy Yohn, 5 Peter Shelley, 71 Tim Bristol, 32 Cody Strese
Heats: Qual1) 18 Nick Klettke, qual2) 2 David Krull
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Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Late Model Division
As of: 07/31/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
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1 94
Jason Erickson
1015
2 71
Tim
Noble
846
3 16
Luke Westenberg
701
4 33
Dylan
Schuyler 654
5
6 Ken Piotrowski
641
6 68
Ken
Olson
640
7
4 Chris Quam
575
8 44
Roger Behlke
514
9 71
John Ovadal
506
10 52 Steve
Dobbratz 482
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: International Division
As of: 07/31/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 57
Mark
English
1097
2 73
Chris
Nelson
1058
3 97
Chris Chenoweth
792
4 00
Scotty Hoeft
700
5
4 Mark
Joyner
694
6
2 Brandon Kozak
578
7 42
Bill
Sweeney
507
8 67
Joe
Cross
457
9 61
Chris Gottschalk 395
10 02
Michelle Heimann 365
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Sportsman Division
As of: 07/31/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 11
Trent
Erdman
925
2 42
Jason Thoma
870
3
4 Luke Padfield
669
4 26
Scott Riedner
606
5
3 Curt
Thompson
562
6 28
Mark DePorter
536
7 38
Brent Gergen
502
8 19
Dan
Schmidt
460
9 55
Terry Wangsness
416
10 87 Ed
Jackson
390
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Hobby Stock Division
As of: 07/31/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
2 Eaan
Carson
821
2 52
Pete Elgas
736
3 31
Ken
Au
704
4 44
Jesse
Ayers
571
5 J10 Jim
Williams
552
6 19
Dennis
Schmidt 548
7
7 Scott
Carson
543
8 38
Bryon Grassl
506
9 27
Jim Tate Jr
488
10 99
Lincoln Keeser
453
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Bandit Division
As of: 07/31/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
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1
8 Shaun Scheel
686
2 42
Bobby Selsing Jr 613
3 22
Chris
Hart
579
4 27
Tom Schuette
547
5 92
Kyle
Stark
527
6 4D
Brandon Riedner
521
7 98
Tom Bleecker
497
8
X Troy Yohn
464
9 92
Marc W. Balis
442
10 27 James
Bell
418
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