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Erickson Scores 2nd Win Of 2005 At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
August 6, Jefferson WI -- Jason Erickson of Lake Mills extended his lead in
the 2005 championship points chase, with his second feature win of the season,
in the “Bittner Heat & Cooling 50.” Starting inside row 7,
Erickson started his drive to the front as Noel Ramge grabbed the early
lead. Caution came, on lap 8, for a spin in turn 2, with Erickson up to
the 9th spot. On lap 13, the caution flew again, for a spin in turn 1
that collected, nearly, the while field. Erickson was up to the 4th spot
for the restart, behind defending track champion Dan Chesmore. Erickson
made his way past Chesmore by lap 21, battling with Bret Schmidt for
3rd. Erickson motored past Schmidt on lap 24, and Greg Bower on lap 26,
closing with Ramge. Moving to the inside Erickson made the winning pass
on lap 27. Caution flew, on final time, on lap 45, for a spin in turn
4. Erickson led the restart with Tim Noble in the 2nd spot. Noble
made several attempts, to the inside, over the closing laps but came up just a
little bit short. At the stripe it was Erickson for the win, followed by
Noble, Dylan Schuyler, Bower and Ramge.
In International action Mark English won the 15 lap main event. Starting
outside row 5 English passed Michelle Heimann, the early leader, on lap 4,
guiding the way to the finish. At the checkers it was English followed
by Scotty Hoeft, Chris Nelson, Chris Chenoweth and Heimann.
In Sportsman division action Jay Kalbus of Oconomowoc notched the win, in the
30 lap feature. Starting outside row 5, Kalbus headed for the front as
Larry Moen drove to the early lead. Moen’s turn at the point ended
with a spin in turn 2 and a caution, on the 4th circuit. On the restart
it was Brent Gergen at the point with Kalbus running 2nd. Kalbus passed
Gergen on lap 6, with Trent Erdman and Jason Thoma close behind. Thoma
and Erdman waged a monumental battle for the 2nd spot. The caution flew,
for the final time, on lap 15, for a loose tire. Kalbus led the restart,
followed by Erdman and Thoma. Thoma moved to the inside of Erdman making
his bid for 2nd, the pair battled side-by-side with Thoma claiming 2nd on lap
27. At the stripe it was Kalbus for the win, followed by Thoma, Erdman,
Mark DePorter and Luke Padfield.
In Hobby Stock action Johnny Robinson of Beloit notched a victory in the 20
lap feature. Starting inside row 4, Robinson headed to the front as Tim
Lange grabbed the early lead. Lange guided the way for 11 laps, as
Robinson made his way through traffic. Moving to the inside on lap 11,
Robinson claimed the top spot by lap 12, showing the way from there to the
checkered. At the finish it was Robinson for the win followed by Eaan
Carson, Lange, Jim Williams and Russ Nicholson.
In Bandit action Tom Bleecker of Jefferson claimed top honors in the 20 lap
main. Starting inside row 7, Bleecker started his drive to the point as
David Krull jumped to the early lead. The caution flew, on lap 4, for a
melee in the third turn. Sean Watters led the restart with Bleecker up
to the 5th spot. Bleecker make his way to 2nd, by lap 8, closing with
Watters. Moving under Watters, Bleecker pulled ahead on lap 13, showing
the way from there to the checkers. As the took the checkered flag it
was Bleecker for the win followed by Bobby Selsing, Watters, Marc Balis and
Jody Krueger.
Closing out the nights entertainment was a “Demolition Derby,” won by Mark
Lawson of Johnson Creek.
Next week at Jefferson Speedway hosts the “Winner’s Circle Challenge,” a
special annual race for all Late Model feature winners along with the “Good
Karma Cup 50," 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
08/06/2005 Bittner Heat & Cooling 50
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Late Model
Division
Feature Finish
1) 94 Jason Erickson (Lake
Mills) 2) 71 Tim Noble (Janesville)
3) 33 Dylan
Schuyler
4) 12 Greg Bowers (Waterloo)
5) 17 Noel Ramge (Helenville)
6) 32 Tony Koepke (Fort Atkinson)
7) 20 Bret Schmidt (watertown)
8) 16 Luke Westenberg (Watertown)
9) 27 Dan Chesmore
10) 2 Matt Frey
11) 7 Bill Dreyful
12) 52 April Reimer (Beloit)
13) 6 Ken Piotrowski (Janesville) 14) 22
Jasper Gronert (Ft. Atkinson)
15) 68 Ken Olson (Ft.
Atkinson) 16) 87 Aaron Falbe (Beaver
Dam)
17) 4 Chris Quam
(Stoughton) 18) 41
Mike Taylor (Stoughton)
19) 44 Roger Behlke
20) 23 Chris Koepke (Jefferson)
Fast Qualifier: 94 Jason Erickson (Lake
Mills) : 14.426 seconds
Fast Dash: 22 Jasper Gronert (Ft. Atkinson)
Heats: Qual1) 12 Greg Bowers
International
Division
Feature Finish
1) 57 Mark
English
2) 00 Scotty Hoeft (Watertown)
3) 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage Grove) 4) 97
Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
5) 02 Michelle Heimann
(Madison) 6) 2 Brandon Kozak (Whitewater)
Fast Qualifier: 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage
Grove) : 16.765 seconds
Fast Dash: 97 Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
Heats: Qual1) 00 Scotty Hoeft
Sportsman
Division
Feature Finish
1) 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown) 2) 42
Jason Thoma
3) 11 Trent Erdman (Fort Atkinson) 4) 28
Mark DePorter (Fort Atkinson)
5) 4 Luke Padfield (Jeffersonm)
6) 38 Brent Gergen (Jefferson)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Jason Thoma
: 15.268 seconds
Fast Dash: 42 Jason Thoma
Heats: Qual1) 14 Kyle Taylor
Hobby Stock
Division
Feature Finish
1) 99 Johnny Robinson
(Beloit) 2) 2 Eaan Carson
3) 96 Tim Lange
(Dousman)
4) J10 Jim Williams (Milton)
5) 67 Russ Nicholson
(Stoughton) 6) 7 Scott Carson
Fast Qualifier: 1 Brett Carson (Johnson
Creek) : 16.604 seconds
Fast Dash: 11 Steve Sauer (Waterloo)
LastChance: 29 Mike Manley, 44 Jesse Ayers, 41 Nick Newton, 96 Alan Dorn
Heats: Qual1) 99 Johnny Robinson, qual2) 96 Tim Lange
Bandit
Division
Feature Finish
1) 98 Tom Bleecker
(Watertown) 2) 42 Bobby
Selsing Jr (Fort Atkinso
3) 77 Sean Watters (Sun
Prairie) 4) 92 Marc W. Balis (Edgerton)
5) Z28 Jody Krueger
(Edgerton) 6) 24 Tyler White
(Ft. Atkinson)
Fast Qualifier: 98 Tom Bleecker
(Watertown)
: 14.815 seconds
Fast Dash: 24 Tyler White (Ft. Atkinson)
LastChance: 4D Brandon Riedner, 27 James Bell, 45 Nick Balis,
21 Rodney
Mundt
Heats: Qual1) 77 Sean Watters, qual2) 27 Tom Schuette
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Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Late Model Division
As of: 08/07/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
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1 94
Jason Erickson
1125
2 71
Tim
Noble
944
3 16
Luke Westenberg
746
4 33
Dylan
Schuyler 743
5 68
Ken
Olson
670
6
6 Ken Piotrowski
669
7
4 Chris Quam
598
8 44
Roger Behlke
538
9 71
John Ovadal
506
10 52 Steve
Dobbratz 482
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: International Division
As of: 08/07/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 57
Mark
English
1189
2 73
Chris
Nelson
1135
3 97
Chris Chenoweth
858
4 00
Scotty Hoeft
783
5
4 Mark
Joyner
732
6
2 Brandon Kozak
621
7 42
Bill
Sweeney
537
8 67
Joe
Cross
495
9 61
Chris Gottschalk 423
10 02
Michelle Heimann 413
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Sportsman Division
As of: 08/07/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
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1 11
Trent
Erdman
997
2 42
Jason Thoma
960
3
4 Luke Padfield
716
4 26
Scott Riedner
606
5
3 Curt
Thompson
590
6 28
Mark DePorter
589
7 38
Brent Gergen
544
8 19
Dan
Schmidt
481
9 55
Terry Wangsness
438
10 27 Jay
Kalbus
424
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Hobby Stock Division
As of: 08/07/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
2 Eaan
Carson
901
2 52
Pete Elgas
758
3 31
Ken
Au
746
4 J10 Jim
Williams
604
5 44
Jesse
Ayers
601
6 19
Dennis
Schmidt 581
7
7 Scott
Carson
581
8 38
Bryon Grassl
542
9 27
Jim Tate Jr
488
10 99
Lincoln Keeser
479
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Bandit Division
As of: 08/07/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
8 Shaun Scheel
721
2 42
Bobby Selsing Jr 693
3 22
Chris
Hart
601
4 98
Tom Bleecker
587
5 27
Tom Schuette
574
6 92
Kyle
Stark
556
7 4D
Brandon Riedner
554
8 92
Marc W. Balis
496
9
X Troy Yohn
486
10 24 Tyler
White
462
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