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Westenberg Claims Victory At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
June 3, Jefferson WI -- Luke Westenberg of Watertown claimed top honors in the
Goodyear Racing Tire 50 lap Late Model feature. Starting outside row 1,
Westenberg took the early lead, leading every lap of the race. As Westenberg
led the way, John Ovadal Jr. worked his way through the field, trying to
extend his record of 6, consecutive, feature wins, to 7. Ovadal made his
way to 2nd, on lap 29, looking far ahead to Westenberg. As the laps
ticked off, Ovadal was closing the gap, but Westenberg held a commanding
lead. That all changed, on lap 36, when a spin in the 2nd turn brought
the final caution of the race, closing the field, with 14 laps to go.
Everyone knew that Ovadal was on his way to another victory. Everyone,
that is, but Westenberg. Ovadal worked the inside lap after lap, pulling
alongside a couple of times, but was never able to find the opening he
needed. Westenberg was first at the stripe followed by Ovadal, Jerry
Eckhardt, Doug Hahn and Noel Ramge.
In Sportsman action Luke Padfield of Jefferson drove his way to Victory Lane,
from a 4th place start. Brent Gergen claimed the early lead, holding the
point for 5 laps before Padfield, motored past. As Padfield guided the
field to the checkers the battles raged behind him, with Jim Syvrud
challenging for the top spot over the last half of the race. The race
slowed for 5 cautions, on laps 9, 11, 15, 16 and 28. At the stripe it
was Padfield for the win, followed by Syvrud, Scott 'Chico' Riedner, Mike
Heelein and Chris Ehrhardt.
In International action Scotty Hoeft of Watertown won the 20 lap
feature. Starting outside row 6, Hoeft headed to the point, as Ashley
Smith grabbed the early lead. Smith was relieved at the point, on lap 4,
by Bill Sweeney. Sweeney's turn at the front was interrupted, on lap 7,
by Mike Winters. Chris Gottschalk motored past Winters on lap 10, with
Winters trying to reclaim the lead on lap 11, resulting in the first caution
of the race, and placing Sweeney back at the point for the restart, with Hoeft
running 2nd. Hoeft motored past Sweeney on lap 11, guiding the way from
there to the checkers. At the stripe it was Hoeft for the win, followed
by Joe Cross, Sweeney, Ashley Smith and Kyle Smith.
In Hobby Stock action Jim Tate Jr. of Watertown notched the win, in the 20 lap
feature. Starting 3rd, Tate headed to the front as Jim Schmidt claimed
the early lead. Schmidt lost the point to Tate on lap 5, with Kyle Stark
and Chet Paffel close behind, for the 2nd and 3rd spots. Caution came on
lap 6, for a car stopped on the track. Tate led the restart with Stark
looking to the inside for several laps. Johnny Robinson motored past
Stark on lap 19, challenging Tate for the top spot. Tate was first at
the finish, followed by Robinson, Stark, Larry Moen and Pete Elgas.
In Bandit action Rodney Mundt held off Brandon Riedner to claim the win, in
the 20 lap main event. Starting inside row 3, Mundt started the charge
to the front, with Riedner close behind, as Cody Strese claimed the early
lead. Mundt blazed past Strese, on lap 5, with Riedner right behind for
2nd. Riedner looked for a way to the front, but was never able to find
it. At the finish it was Mundt for the win, followed by Riedner, Kyle
Watters, Bobby Selsing and James Bell.
Riedner did, however, have to make a trip to Victory lane. It seems that
he had skipped his graduation ceremony tonight, to go racing. His folks
brought his diploma to the track and presented it to him following the
feature.
Closing the night's show was the, 7 lap, Trailer Race that was, reportedly won
by an unnamed vagrant, who found his way to the pit area to join the
festivities.
Next Week at Jefferson Speedway DeJope Gaming presents the Summer Rumble
Finale, featuring the Papa Murphy's Pizza 50 lap Late Model feature.
Round one of the Summer Rumble is Friday night at Columbus 151 Speedway.
Bonus money will be paid to overall champions based on the best performance
from both night's racing.
Gates open at 2:00PM, qualifying starts at 4:30PM and the first green flag
flies at 7:00PM sharp.
Jefferson Speedway is on Highway 18 half way between Cambridge and Jefferson
Wisconsin. Visit us on the World Wide Web at www.jeffersonspeedway.com.
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Jefferson Speedway Race Summary
06/03/2006 Goodyear Race Tire 50
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Late Model Division
Feature Finish
1) 16 Luke Westenberg (Watertown)
2) 71 John Ovadal Jr (Watertown)
3) 61 Jerry Eckhart (Johnson Creek) 4) 53 Doug
Hahn (Whitewater)
5) 17 Noel Ramge (Helenville)
6) 27 Dan Chesmore
7) 32 Tony Koepke (Fort Atkinson)
8) 44 Roger Behlke (Jefferson)
9) 27 Tyler James
(Oconomowoc) 10) 95 Jason Thoma
(Jefferson)
11) 33 Dylan Schuyler (Jefferson) 12) 68
Ken Olson (Fort Atkinson)
13) 82 Chad
Stevens
14) 23 Chris Koepke (Jefferson)
15) 17 Duane Deppe
(Waterloo) 16) 11
Timothy Petrie (Fort Atkinson)
17) 70 Rick Kehoe
(Jefferson) 18) 8 Aaren
Wilke (Waterloo)
Fast Qualifier: 95 Jason Thoma
(Jefferson)
: 14.539 seconds
Fast Dash: 27 Dan Chesmore
LastChance: 70 Rick Kehoe, 27 Tyler James, 23 Chris Koepke, 17 Duane
Deppe
Heats: Qual1) 57 Mark English, Qual3) 68 Ken Olson, Qual2) 44 Roger
Behlke
International Division
Feature Finish
1) 00 Scotty Hoeft
(Watertown) 2) 67 Joe Cross
(Sun Prairie)
3) 42 Bill Sweeney
(Janesville) 4) 05 Ashley Smith
5) 90 Kyle Smith (Lake
Mills) 6) 23 Casey
Strese
Fast Qualifier: 4 Mark Joyner
(Elkhorn)
: 16.727 seconds
Fast Dash: 97 Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
Heats: Qual1) 0 Keith Bell, qual2) 00 Scotty Hoeft
Sportsman Division
Feature Finish
1) 4 Luke Padfield (Jefferwson)
2) 26 Tim Syvrud (Poynette)
3) 26 Scott Riedner
(Waunakee) 4) 8 Michael
Heelein (Fort Atkinson)
5) 6 Chris Ehrhart
(Deerfield) 6) 28 Mark
DePorter
Fast Qualifier: 26 Scott Riedner
(Waunakee) :
15.245 seconds
Fast Dash: 28 Mark DePorter
Heats: Qual1) 20 Kody Hubred, qual3) 6 Chris Ehrhart, qual2) 19 Dan
Schmidt
Hobby Stock Division
Feature Finish
1) 27 Jim Tate Jr
(Watertown) 2) 99 Johnny
Robinson II (Beloit)
3) 92 Kyle Stark
(Waterloo)
4) 10 Larry Moen (Madison)
5) 52 Peter Elgas
(Janesville) 6) 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
Fast Qualifier: 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
: 16.633 seconds
Fast Dash: 38 Bryon Grassl (Janesville)
LastChance: 29 Mike Manley, 30 Josh Carson, 7 Scott Carson, 41 Nick
Newton
Heats: Qual1) 99 Lincoln Keeser, qual3) 67 Russell Nicholson,
qual2) 29 Mike Manley
Bandit Division
Feature Finish
1) 21 Rodney Mundt
2) 4D Brandon Riedner (Waunakee)
3) 7 Kyle Watters
(Stoughton) 4) 42 Bobby
Selsing
5) 27 James
Bell
6) 81 Jeffery Lefave Jr (Fort Atkinson)
Fast Qualifier: 5 Casey Johnson
(Stoughton) :
14.607 seconds
Fast Dash: 7 Kyle Watters (Stoughton)
LastChance: 9 Shawn Madison, 98 Tom Bleecker, Z28 Jody Krueger,
25 Darren
Brown
Heats: Qual1) 9 Shawn Madison, qual3) 21 Rodney Mundt, qual2) 4D Brandon
Riedner
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Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Late Model Division
As of: 06/04/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 71
Ovadal, John Jr
435
2 95
Thoma,
Jason
244
3 68
Olson,
Ken
243
4 16
Westenberg, Luke 241
5 44
Behlke,
Roger
214
6 61
Eckhart,
Jerry 214
7 53
Hahn,
Doug
207
8 17
Ramge,
Noel
202
9 27
Chesmore,
Dan
182
10 71
Noble,
Tim
170
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: International Division
As of: 06/04/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 00
Hoeft,
Scotty
304
2 57
English,
Mark
258
3
4 Joyner,
Mark
244
4 67
Cross,
Joe
235
5 42
Sweeney,
Bill
207
6 61
Gottschalk, Chris 188
7 77
Winters,
Mike
183
8 97
Chenoweth, Chris 180
9 05
Smith,
Ashley
124
10 62
Braun,
Charlie 117
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Sportsman Division
As of: 06/04/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 26
Riedner,
Scott 296
2 28
DePorter,
Mark 279
3
8 Heelein,
Michael 218
4 27
Kalbus,
Jay
214
5 31
Oswald,
David
189
6
2 Carson, Eaan
168
7 19
Schmidt,
Dan
166
8
6 Ehrhart,
Chris 155
9
4 Padfield,
Luke 147
10 11
Erdman,
Trent
133
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Hobby Stock Division
As of: 06/04/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 99
Robinson, Johnny II 274
2 62
Carson,
Bret
241
3 10
Moen,
Larry
227
4 52
Elgas,
Peter
226
5 67
Nicholson, Russell 205
6 31
Au,
Ken
185
7 92
Stark,
Kyle
176
8 11
Sauer,
Steven
166
9 99
Keeser, Lincoln
154
10 60
Paffel, Chet
150
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Bandit Division
As of: 06/04/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
7 Watters,
Kyle
305
2 4D
Riedner, Brandon 272
3 21
Mundt,
Rodney
200
4 86
Nelson,
Ron
195
5 77
Watters,
Sean
188
6
6 Czeszynski, Zak
172
7
4 Scheel,
Stephen 171
8 98
Bleecker,
Tom
164
9 25
Brown,
Darren
162
10 5
Johnson,
Casey 149
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