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Ovadal Jr. Takes Late Model Win At Jefferson
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
June 17, Jefferson WI -- John Ovadal Jr of Watertown claimed top honors in the
River's Edge Farm Market 50 lap Late Model feature. Starting inside row
7, Ovadal started the journey to the checkers as Tony Koepke grabbed the early
lead. Koepke led the way for 33 laps, holding off a strong challenge, by
Noel Ramge for much of the way. At on point the battle for the lead
opened, nearly, a half lap lead over the field. Caution came, on lap 24, for a
crash in turn 3, closing the field for the restart, with Koepke at the point,
Ramge 2nd, and Ovadal up to the 5th spot. Ovadal motored past Ken Olson,
for 3rd, on lap 30, and claimed 2nd from Ramge on lap 33. Caution came,
again, on lap 33, when a pair of cars tangled in turn 2. On the restart,
Ovadal moved to the inside, making the winning pass on lap 34. At the
stripe it was Ovadal for the win, followed by Doug Hahn, Koepke, Ramge and
Jerry Eckhardt.
In Sportsman action Mark Deporter of Fort Atkinson notched the win in the 30
lap Main event. Starting outside row 3, DePorter headed toward the
point, as James Helmer jumped to the early lead. Helmer held off
DePorter, for 10 laps, before losing the top spot. As DePorter claimed
the lead, Mike Heelein was close behind for 2nd. Heelein moved to the
inside, launching his bid for the lead, pulling alongside many times, but was
never able to seal the deal. As they flew past the checkered flag it was
Deporter for the win, followed by Heelein, Scott "Chico" Riedner,
Jay Kalbus and Dave Oswald.
In International action Mark English drove from a 12th place start to another
feature win, in the 20 lap main. Kyle Smith claimed the early lead,
surrendering the point to Mike Bingham on lap 10. Bingham held off
English, for 3 laps, before dropping to 2nd. At the finish it was
English, followed by Bingham, Mike Winters, Joe Cross and Scotty Hoeft.
In Hobby Stock action Pete Elgas of Janesville claimed top honors in the 20
lap feature. Starting outside row 3 Elgas headed toward the front, as Tim
Lange claimed the early lead. Lange led the way for 6 laps, as Elgas
made his way to 2nd. Moving to the outside, on lap 6, Elgas motored to
the top spot by lap 7. Once at the point Elgas opened up a strong lead,
as he showed the way to the checkers. At the stripe it was Elgas for the
win, followed by Brett Carson, Johnny Robinson, Ken Au, and Lange.
In Bandit action Ryan Oldenhoff dominated the 20 lap main event, guiding the
field flag-to-flag, with Tim Bristol hot on his heels. At the finish it
was Oldenhoff for the win followed by Bristol, Rodney Mundt, Bobby Selsing and
Jim Remsik.
Selsing set a new track record in qualifying, with a 14.518 second orbit of
the Bandit track.
The overall championships, for the Summer Rumble, were: Late Model -
Aaron Wilke, Sportsman - Don Trush, Hobby Stock - Jim Robinson and Bandit -
Sean Watters.
Next week Smith Motors presents the Mid-Season Championships at Wisconsin's
Action Track, featuring a 50 lap Late Model Feature and extended features in
all Divisions. Don't miss Wisconsin's best Short Track Racers, battling
for the season point lead.
Gates open at 2:00PM, qualifying at 4:30PM, and the first Green flag at 7:00
sharp.
Jefferson Speedway is half way between Cambridge and Jefferson on Highway
18. Visit us online at www.jeffersonspeedway.com.
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Jefferson Speedway Race Summary
06/17/2006 Scout Night
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Late Model Division
Feature Finish
1) 71 John Ovadal Jr
(Watertown) 2) 53 Doug Hahn (Whitewater)
3) 32 Tony Koepke (Fort Atkinson)
4) 17 Noel Ramge (Helenville)
5) 61 Jerry Eckhart (Johnson Creek) 6) 18 Andy
Wendt
7) 68 Ken Olson (Fort
Atkinson) 8) 71 Tim Noble
(Janesville)
9) 44 Roger Behlke
(Jefferson) 10) 23 Chris Koepke
(Jefferson)
11) 4 Chris Quam
(Stoughton) 12) 52
April Reimer (Beloit)
13) 33 Dylan Schuyler (Jefferson) 14) 52
Steve Dobbratz
15) 27 Tom Schuette (Fort Atkinson) 16) 16 Luke
Westenberg (Watertown)
17) 27 Dan Chesmore
18) 46 Nick Wendt
Fast Qualifier: 27 Dan Chesmore
: 14.507 seconds
Fast Dash: 71 John Ovadal Jr (Watertown)
LastChance: 52 April Reimer, 46 Nick Wendt, 23 Chris Koepke,
27 Tom
Schuette
Heats: Qual1) 52 April Reimer, Qual2) 33 Dylan Schuyler, Qual3) 32 Tony
Koepke
International Division
Feature Finish
1) 57 Mark English
(Janesville) 2) 0 Mike Bingham
(Milton)
3) 77 Mike Winters (Sun
Prairie) 4) 67 Joe Cross (Sun Prairie)
5) 00 Scotty Hoeft
(Watertown) 6) 61 Chris
Gottschalk (Jefferson)
Fast Qualifier: 00 Scotty Hoeft
(Watertown)
: 16.725 seconds
Fast Dash: 57 Mark English (Janesville)
LastChance: 05 Ashley Smith, 99 Keryn Hopwood, 27 James Bell,
01 Brent
Berkholtz
Heats: Qual1) 05 Ashley Smith, qual2) 0 Mike Bingham
Sportsman Division
Feature Finish
1) 28 Mark DePorter
2) 8 Michael Heelein (Fort Atkinson)
3) 26 Scott Riedner
(Waunakee) 4) 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown)
5) 31 David Oswald (Cottage Grove) 6) 41
Dick Reents (Portage)
Fast Qualifier: 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown)
: 15.180 seconds
Fast Dash: 26 Scott Riedner (Waunakee)
LastChance: 8 Shaun Scheel, 1 Jody Krueger, 20 Kody Hubred,
9 Craig
Kleinsteiber
Heats: Qual1) 20 Kody Hubred, qual2) 6 Chris Ehrhart, qual3) 2 Eaan
Carson
Hobby Stock Division
Feature Finish
1) 52 Peter Elgas
(Janesville) 2) 62 Bret Carson
(Johnson Creek)
3) 99 Johnny Robinson II (Beloit)
4) 31 Ken Au (Jefferson)
5) 96 Tim Lange
(Dousman)
6) 60 Chet Paffel (Newerk Township)
Fast Qualifier: 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
: 16.502 seconds
Fast Dash: 99 Johnny Robinson II (Beloit)
LastChance: 56 Randy Strassburg, 29 Mike Manley, 99 Lincoln Keeser,
7 Scott
Carson
Heats: Qual1) 5 Jon Bue Ira, qual2) 30 Josh Carson, qual3) 41 Nick
Newton
Bandit Division
Feature Finish
1) 29 Ryan Oldenhoff
2) 71 Tim Bristol (Watertown)
3) 21 Rodney Mundt
4) 42 Bobby Selsing
5) 98 John Remsik
(Watertown) 6) 77 Sean
Watters (Sun Prairie)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Bobby Selsing (New Track
Record): 14.518 seconds
Fast Dash: 4 Stephen Scheel (Lake Mills)
LastChance: 25 Darren Brown, 22 Brady Lilly, 7 Dennis Johnson Jr,
89 Chad
Olds
Heats: heat3) 29 Ryan Oldenhoff, heat1) 89 Chad Olds, heat2) 21 Rodney
Mundt
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Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Late Model Division
As of: 06/17/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
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1 71
Ovadal, John Jr
671
2 53
Hahn,
Doug
388
3 61
Eckhart,
Jerry 363
4 68
Olson,
Ken
312
5 16
Westenberg, Luke 303
6 17
Ramge,
Noel
295
7 44
Behlke,
Roger
293
8 95
Thoma,
Jason
278
9 33
Schuyler, Dylan
266
10 32
Koepke,
Tony
266
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: International Division
As of: 06/17/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 57
English,
Mark
453
2 00
Hoeft,
Scotty
422
3 67
Cross,
Joe
338
4
4 Joyner,
Mark
324
5 97
Chenoweth, Chris 290
6 42
Sweeney,
Bill
276
7 61
Gottschalk, Chris 276
8 77
Winters,
Mike
276
9
0 Bingham,
Mike
208
10 05
Smith,
Ashley
195
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Sportsman Division
As of: 06/17/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
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1 28
DePorter,
Mark 427
2 26
Riedner,
Scott 416
3 27
Kalbus,
Jay
358
4
8 Heelein,
Michael 334
5
2 Carson, Eaan
292
6 31
Oswald,
David
281
7 19
Schmidt,
Dan
213
8
4 Padfield,
Luke 207
9
6 Ehrhart,
Chris 206
10 11
Erdman,
Trent
175
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Hobby Stock Division
As of: 06/17/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 62
Carson,
Bret
404
2 99
Robinson, Johnny II 393
3 52
Elgas,
Peter
345
4 10
Moen,
Larry
319
5 31
Au,
Ken
308
6 67
Nicholson, Russell 276
7 92
Stark,
Kyle
262
8 99
Keeser, Lincoln
236
9 60
Paffel, Chet
230
10 33
Robinson,
Jim
229
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Bandit Division
As of: 06/17/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
7 Watters,
Kyle
435
2 21
Mundt,
Rodney
322
3 4D
Riedner, Brandon 316
4 77
Watters,
Sean
299
5 42
Selsing,
Bobby 286
6
4 Scheel,
Stephen 279
7
6 Czeszynski, Zak
242
8 25
Brown,
Darren
236
9
5 Johnson,
Casey 233
10 71
Bristol,
Tim
231
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