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Ovadal Continues His Winning Ways At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
July 29, Jefferson WI -- John Ovadal Jr of Watertown returned to Victory Lane,
claiming top honors in the "Maui Wowi" 50 lap Late Model
feature. Starting 8th Ovadal started his drive to the front at Jasper
Gronert took the early lead. Caution came on lap 2, for a spin in turn
2. Gronert led the restart with Ovadal already up to the 4th spot. Gronert
showed the way for 13 laps, as Ovadal made his way to through traffic.
Ovadal motored under Curt Thompson, for 3rd, on lap 7 and claimed 2nd from
Luke Westenberg on lap 8. Moving under Gronert on lap 11, Ovadal made
his bid for the top spot. Gronert fought hard on the outside but, after
a 3 lap battle, succumbed to Ovadals charge. From there it was Ovadal
pulling ahead on his way to another Checkered flag. The race slowed, on
lap 29, for a spin on the back stretch. At the stripe it was Ovadal, by
a quarter lap over Gronert. Rounding out the top 5 were Westenberg,
Thompson and Dylan Schuyler.
In Sportsman action Jay Kalbus of Watertown claimed top honors in the 30 lap
feature. Starting inside row 5 Kalbus headed toward the point, as Terry
Wangsness drove to the early lead. By the 10th circuit Trent Erdman was
working the inside or Wangsness, making a bid for the lead, and Kalbus was up
to the 3rd spot, looking for an opening. Erdman slipped back a bit, on
lap 11, with Kalbus moving under Wangsness to challenge for the top
spot. Kalbus pulled ahead on lap 12, showing the field from there to the
checkers. At the finish it was Kalbus for the win, followed by Dave
Oswald, Scott "Chico" Riedner, Mark DePorter and Erdman.
In International action Chris Chenoweth of Watertown notched the win, in the
20 lap main event. Starting outside row 4, Chenoweth began his trek to
the checkers as Dan Munns drove to the early lead. Caution came on lap
8, for a spin in turn 3, closing the field for the restart, with Chenoweth
running 2nd to Munns. Moving to the inside, Chenoweth made the
winning pass on lap 10, with Scotty Hoeft close behind for the 2nd spot.
As the checkered flag flew it was Chenoweth for the win followed by Casey
Strese, Hoeft, Joe Cross and Mark Joyner.
In Hobby Stock action Ken Au of Jefferson claimed top honors in the 20 lap
main event. Starting outside row 6, Au started the long drive to the
front as Jim Schmidt grabbed the early lead. Schmidt surrendered the
point to Larry Moen on lap 8, with Au close behind in 3rd. Capturing 2nd
on lap 9, Au moved to the inside of Moen making his bid for the lead.
Moen held on as they battled, for 9 laps, with Au coming up, just a bit, short
at the line. Au led lap 18, by a fender. At the stripe it was Au
for the win followed by Moen, Jimmy Robinson, Bret Carson and Kyle Stark.
In Bandit action John Remsik of Watertown won the 20 lap feature.
Starting outside row 2, Remsik saw Dennis Johnson take the early lead.
Johnson's turn at the point was cut short by Andy Bauler on lap 2, only to see
Remsik motor past Bauler one lap later. Competition caution was thrown,
at the half way point, to reverse the field. Remsik led the restart,
beating the field to the checkers. At the finish it was Remsik followed
by Sean Watters, Kyle Watters, Rodney Mundt and Jeff Lefave.
Next week Jefferson Speedway hosts the Star Packaging 50, with a full racing
program highlighted by Star Packaging 50 lap Late Model feature. Capping the
nights, on track, action, is the Demolition Derby, paying $500 to win.
Demo rules are the same as the Jefferson County Fair.
Gates open at 3:00, Qualifying at 5:00 and racing at 7:00 sharp.
Wisconsin's Action Track is half way between Cambridge and Jefferson
Wisconsin, on highway 18. Visit us on the World Wide Web at www.jeffersonspeedway.com.
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Jefferson Speedway Race Summary
07/29/2006 Maui Wowi Night
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Late Model Division
Feature Finish
1) 71 John Ovadal Jr
(Watertown) 2) 22 Jasper Gronert
(Jefferson)
3) 16 Luke Westenberg (Watertown)
4) 66 Curt Thompson
5) 33 Dylan Schuyler
(Jefferson) 6) 94 Jason Erickson
7) 46 Nick
Wendt
8) 18 Andy Wendt
9) 87 Kyle Jarlsberg
10) 44 Roger Behlke (Jefferson)
11) 68 Ken Olson (Fort Atkinson)
12) 52 Steve Dobbratz
13) 12 Allen Petrie Jr (Sun Prairie) 14) 61 Jerry Eckhart
(Johnson Creek)
15) 17 Noel Ramge (Helenville)
16) 27 Tom Schuette (Fort Atkinson)
17) 70 Rick Kehoe
(Jefferson) 18) 53 Doug
Hahn (Whitewater)
Fast Qualifier: 53 Doug Hahn
(Whitewater)
: 14.454 seconds
Fast Dash: 71 John Ovadal Jr (Watertown)
LastChance: 68 Ken Olson, 12 Allen Petrie Jr, 61 Jerry Eckhart,
27 Tom
Schuette
Heats: Qual1) 61 Jerry Eckhart, Qual2) 87 Kyle Jarlsberg, Qual3) 44
Roger Behlke
International Division
Feature Finish
1) 97 Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
2) 23 Casey Strese
3) 00 Scotty Hoeft
(Watertown) 4) 67 Joe Cross
(Sun Prairie)
5) 4 Mark Joyner
(Elkhorn)
6) 77 Mike Winters (Sun Prairie)
Fast Qualifier: 57 Mark English
(Janesville) :
16.826 seconds
Fast Dash: 77 Mike Winters (Sun Prairie)
LastChance: 90 Kyle Smith, 2 Geoffrey Jansen, 5 Shaun Magsamen R,
0 Bret
Schmidt
Heats: Qual1) 05 Ashley Smith, qual2) 56 Dan Munns
Sportsman Division
Feature Finish
1) 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown) 2) 31
David Oswald (Cottage Grove)
3) 26 Scott Riedner
(Waunakee) 4) 28 Mark DePorter
5) 11 Trent
Erdman
6) 55 Terry Wangsness
Fast Qualifier: 31 David Oswald (Cottage
Grove) : 15.325 seconds
Fast Dash: 27 Jay Kalbus (Watertown)
LastChance: 82 Mike Acheson, 19 Dan Schmidt, 20 Kody Hubred, 8 Shaun
Scheel
Heats: Qual1) 72 Greg Ovadal, qual2) 27 Jay Kalbus, qual3) 28 Mark
DePorter
Hobby Stock Division
Feature Finish
1) 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
2) 10 Larry Moen (Madison)
3) 33 Jim
Robinson
4) 62 Bret Carson (Johnson Creek)
5) 92 Kyle Stark
(Waterloo)
6) 50 Jim Schmidt (Jefferson)
Fast Qualifier: 62 Bret Carson (Johnson
Creek) : 16.543 seconds
Fast Dash: 19 Dennis Schmidt
LastChance: 88 Roger Stephenson, 99 Lincoln Keeser, 56 Randy Strasburg,
80 Mike
Meyers
Heats: Qual1) 29 Mike Manley, qual2) 92 Kyle Stark, qual3) 62 Bret
Carson
Bandit Division
Feature Finish
1) 98 John Remsik
(Watertown) 2) 77 Sean
Watters (Sun Prairie)
3) 7 Kyle Watters
(Stoughton) 4) 21 Rodney
Mundt
5) 81 Jeffery Lefave Jr (Fort Atkins 6) 4 Stephen
Scheel (Lake Mills)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Bobby Selsing
: 14.495 seconds
Fast Dash: 77 Sean Watters (Sun Prairie)
LastChance: 2 David Krull, 25 Darren Brown, 50 Geno Schlieve, Z28 Dan
Topel
Heats: Qual1) 25 Darren Brown, qual2) 21 Rodney Mundt
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Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Late Model Division
As of: 07/29/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
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1 71
Ovadal, John Jr 1222
2 33
Schuyler, Dylan
674
3 68
Olson,
Ken
665
4 44
Behlke,
Roger
633
5 53
Hahn,
Doug
624
6 16
Westenberg, Luke 550
7 17
Ramge,
Noel
533
8 61
Eckhart,
Jerry 512
9 32
Koepke,
Tony
500
10 94
Erickson, Jason
470
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: International Division
As of: 07/29/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 00
Hoeft,
Scotty
822
2 57
English,
Mark
701
3
4 Joyner,
Mark
673
4 97
Chenoweth, Chris 664
5 67
Cross,
Joe
662
6 77
Winters,
Mike
611
7 61
Gottschalk, Chris 604
8 42
Sweeney,
Bill
451
9 23
Strese,
Casey
435
10 4D
Riedner, Brandon 330
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Sportsman Division
As of: 07/29/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
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1 26
Riedner,
Scott 885
2 28
DePorter,
Mark 842
3 27
Kalbus,
Jay
817
4 31
Oswald,
David
734
5
8 Heelein,
Michael 585
6
2 Carson, Eaan
535
7 11
Erdman,
Trent
448
8
4 Padfield,
Luke 433
9
6 Ehrhart,
Chris 367
10 19
Schmidt,
Dan
363
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Hobby Stock Division
As of: 07/29/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 62
Carson,
Bret
782
2 52
Elgas,
Peter
713
3 10
Moen,
Larry
693
4 31
Au,
Ken
654
5 92
Stark,
Kyle
618
6 60
Paffel, Chet
530
7 99
Keeser, Lincoln
529
8 67
Nicholson, Russell 437
9 99
Robinson, Johnny II 431
10 19
Schmidt, Dennis
424
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Bandit Division
As of: 07/29/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
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1
7 Watters,
Kyle
824
2 77
Watters,
Sean
808
3 42
Selsing,
Bobby 748
4 21
Mundt,
Rodney
687
5
4 Scheel,
Stephen 535
6
5 Johnson,
Casey 509
7 81
Lefave, Jeffery Jr 462
8 25
Brown,
Darren
443
9
6 Czeszynski, Zak
404
10 86
Nelson,
Ron
347
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