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Noble Wins Late Model 50 Lapper At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
August 20, Jefferson WI -- Tim Noble of Janesville claimed top honors in the
"Big Mike's Home & Barn Improvement 50," 50 lap Late Model
feature. Starting inside row 5 Noble began his trek to the checkers as
Mike Taylor took the early lead. Tailor led the way for 25 laps, with
Jerry Eckhardt battling from the 2nd spot. Moving to the inside, on lap
25, Eckhardt claimed the point on lap 26. The first caution came, on lap
28, when Chris Quam's car crashed into the wall, in turns 3 and 4, erupting in
flames. Quam emerged uninjured, while the flames were extinguished and
fuel cleaned from the racing surface. Eckhardt led the restart opening a
strong lead as Noble battled forward from 6th. Noble moved under Taylor,
for 2nd, on lap 36, looking far ahead to Eckhardt. Eckhardt's lead
evaporated on lap 39, when the battle for 3rd ended in a spin in turn 2,
bringing out the final caution of the race. On the restart Noble moved
to the inside in turn 1, claiming the point as he drove out of turn 2.
Jason Erickson cleared Eckhardt on the next lap, closing with Noble. The
pair battled all the way to the finish where Noble had the advantage, by a
fender over Erickson. Rounding out the top 5 were Eckhardt, Roger Behlke
and Chris Koepke.
It was an emotional win for Noble, who was running #50 on his car this week,
in honor of Badger Midget driver Kevin Doty, who passed away this week due to
injuries received last Sunday at Angel Park Speedway. Drivers had
"passed the helmet," earlier in the evening, collecting over $1,800,
for the "Kevin Doty Memorial Fund."
In International class Mark English of Janesville won the 15 lap
feature. Starting outside row 4, English made his way to 2nd on lap 3
and claimed the lead on lap 4. At the stripe it was English for the win
followed by Chris Nelson, Scotty Hoeft, Chris Gottschalk and Brandon Kozak.
In Sportsman division action Luke Padfield of Jefferson held off the, hard
charging, Mark DePorter to claim victory in the 30 lap feature. Starting
outside row 3, Padfield headed for the front as Cliff Rucks drove to the early
lead. Rucks led the way for 11 laps, with Padfield making his way to 2nd
on lap 9. Padfield motored past Rucks, on lap 12, with DePorter close
behind. Caution came on lap 13, for a stalled car in turn 1.
Padfield led the restart, with DePorter challenging. Jason Thoma claimed
3rd, on lap 14, closing with DePorter. Soon it was a 3 way battle for
the lead, with Padfield holding the advantage. Yellow came again, on lap
20, for a spin in turn 4. DePorter looked constantly for the way to the
front, but Padfield was up to the challenge. At the finish it was
Padfield for the win followed by DePorter, Thoma, Dave Oswald and Curt
Thompson.
In Hobby Stock action Alan Dorn of Waterloo claimed top honors in the 20 lap
main event. Starting outside row 2, Dorn watched Nick Newton grab the
early lead. Dorn motored past Newton, on lap 2, to claim the point,
showing the way from there to the checkers. At the stripe it was Dorn
for the win followed by Pete Elgas, Dennis Schmidt, Jim Williams and Jim
Robinson.
In Bandit action Bobby Selsing Jr. of Ft. Atkinson was victorious in the 20
lap feature. Starting outside row 2, Selsing motored past Casey Johnson,
the early leader, claiming the point on lap 2. As Selsing showed the way
to the checkered flag, Jody Krueger battled from the 2nd spot. Krueger
was able to pull even, many times, but was never able to complete the
pass. As they flashed past the checkered flag it was Selsing for the
win, followed by Krueger, Shaun Scheel, Ryan Hart and Brandon Riedner.
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
08/20/2005 Big Mikes and Q106
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Late Model
Division
Feature Finish
1) 50 Tim Noble
(Janesville)
2) 94 Jason Erickson (Lake Mills)
3) 61 Jerry Eckhardt (Johnson Creek) 4) 44
Roger Behlke
5) 23 Chris Koepke (Jefferson)
6) 22 Jasper Gronert (Ft. Atkinson)
7) 6 George
Bohn
8) 00 Paul Kisow
9) 6 Ken Piotrowski (Janesville)
10) 52 Steve Dobbratz (Rio)
11) 2 Matt
Frey
12) 32 Tony Koepke (Fort Atkinson)
13) 20 Bret Schmidt (watertown)
14) 41 Mike Taylor (Stoughton)
15) 33 Dylan
Schuyler
16) 11 Tim Petrie (Whitewater)
17) 12 Allen Petrie Jr (Sun Prairie)
18) 16 Luke Westenberg (Watertown)
19) 0 Scott
Hatton
20) 4 Chris Quam (Stoughton)
Fast Qualifier: 50 Tim Noble
(Janesville)
: 14.387 seconds
Fast Dash: 52 Steve Dobbratz (Rio)
Heats: Qual1) 00 Paul Kisow
International
Division
Feature Finish
1) 57 Mark
English
2) 73 Chris Nelson (Cottage Grove)
3) 00 Scotty Hoeft
(Watertown) 4) 61 Chris
Gottschalk (Jefferson)
5) 2 Brandon Kozak (Whitewater) 6) 97
Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
Fast Qualifier: 57 Mark
English
: 16.693 seconds
Fast Dash: 57 Mark English
Heats: Qual1) 61 Chris Gottschalk
Sportsman
Division
Feature Finish
1) 4 Luke Padfield (Jeffersonm)
2) 28 Mark DePorter (Fort Atkinson)
3) 42 Jason Thoma
4) 31 David Oswald (Cottage Grove)
5) 3 Curt Thompson (Fort Atkinson) 6) 27 Jay
Kalbus (Watertown)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Jason Thoma
: 15.217 seconds
Fast Dash: 28 Mark DePorter (Fort Atkinson)
Heats: Qual1) 87 Ed Jackson
Hobby Stock
Division
Feature Finish
1) 96 Alan Dorn
(Waterloo)
2) 52 Pete Elgas (Janesville)
3) 19 Dennis Schmidt (Johnson Creek) 5) J10 Jim
Williams (Milton)
6) 33 Jim Robinson (Orfordville)
7) 99 Lincoln Keeser (Whitewater)
Fast Qualifier: 2 Eaan
Carson
: 16.612 seconds
Fast Dash: 44 Jesse Ayers (Stoughton)
LastChance: 88 William Stephenson, 2 John Orr, 6 Dale Warner, 5 Jon Ira
Bue
Heats: Qual1) 33 Jim Robinson, qual2) 96 Tim Lange
Bandit
Division
Feature Finish
1) 42 Bobby Selsing Jr (Fort Atkinso
2) Z28 Jody Krueger (Edgerton)
3) 8 Shaun Scheel (Johnson
Creek) 4) 3 Ryan Hart
5) 4D Brandon Riedner
(Waunakee) 6) 92 Kyle Stark (Waterloo)
Fast Qualifier: 98 Tom Bleecker
(Watertown)
: 14.821 seconds
Fast Dash: 98 Tom Bleecker (Watertown)
Consi: 81 Jeff LaFave, 53 Dennis Johnson
LastChance: 27 James Bell, 92 Marc W. Balis, 77 Sean Watters,
7
Kyle Watters
PreQual: 4 Steve Fulwiler, 21 Craig Knapp
Heats: Qual1) 32 Cody Strese, qual2) 42 Bobby Selsing Jr
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Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Late Model Division
As of: 08/21/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 94
Jason Erickson
1225
2 50
Tim
Noble
1054
3 33
Dylan
Schuyler 772
4 16
Luke Westenberg
768
5
6 Ken Piotrowski
711
6 68
Ken
Olson
670
7
4 Chris Quam
626
8 44
Roger Behlke
618
9 52
Steve Dobbratz
530
10 71 John
Ovadal
506
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: International Division
As of: 08/21/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 57
Mark
English
1289
2 73
Chris
Nelson
1217
3 97
Chris Chenoweth
901
4 00
Scotty Hoeft
854
5
4 Mark
Joyner
773
6
2 Brandon Kozak
668
7 42
Bill
Sweeney
573
8 67
Joe
Cross
521
9 61
Chris Gottschalk 485
10 02
Michelle Heimann 443
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Sportsman Division
As of: 08/21/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 42
Jason Thoma
1032
2 11
Trent
Erdman
1023
3
4 Luke Padfield
800
4 28
Mark DePorter
671
5
3 Curt
Thompson
635
6 26
Scott Riedner
606
7 38
Brent Gergen
583
8 19
Dan
Schmidt
505
9 55
Terry Wangsness
464
10 27 Jay
Kalbus
463
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Hobby Stock Division
As of: 08/21/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
2 Eaan
Carson
913
2 52
Pete Elgas
832
3 31
Ken
Au
771
4 19
Dennis
Schmidt 652
5 J10 Jim
Williams
648
6 44
Jesse
Ayers
643
7
7 Scott
Carson
609
8 38
Bryon Grassl
577
9 99
Lincoln Keeser
518
10 99
Johnny Robinson
508
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Bandit Division
As of: 08/21/2005
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
8 Shaun Scheel
789
2 42
Bobby Selsing Jr 783
3 98
Tom Bleecker
635
4 22
Chris
Hart
630
5 27
Tom Schuette
607
6 92
Kyle
Stark
605
7 4D
Brandon Riedner
598
8 92
Marc W. Balis
530
9
X Troy Yohn
486
10 24 Tyler
White
484
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