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Ehde Claims First Feature Win At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
August 5, Jefferson WI -- Mike Ehde of Prairie Du Chien claimed his first
feature win, at Jefferson Speedway in the Star Packaging 50 Late Model
feature. Starting from the pole Ehde grabbed the early lead and never
looked back showing the way to the checkered flag. The race slowed for 3
cautions, for spins on laps 2 and 5 and a crash on lap 22. As Ehde led
the way, Jasper Gronert stayed close behind, in the 2nd spot as the battles
raged behind them. Moving up through the field were Doug Hahn and Jason
Schuler. At the stripe it was Ehde for the win followed by Gronert,
Hahn, Schuler and Roger Behlke.
In Sportsman action Scott Chico Riedner of Waunakee extended his point lead,
with his win in the 30 lap main event. Starting inside row 6 Riedner
headed toward the point as Tom Rents drove to the early lead. As Rents
led the way, Riedner worked his way through traffic, making his way to 5th by
lap 7. Moving to the inside of Luke Padfield, Riedner battled for the
4th spot as they battled it became a battle for 3rd, as they motored under
John Handeland. Riedner claimed the 3rd spot on lap 12, closing with
James Helmer for the 2nd spot. Motoring past Helmer on lap 14, Riedner
moved under Rents, making his bid for the lead. Pulling ahead on lap 15,
it was Riedner showing the way from there to the finish. At the line it
was Riedner for the win, followed by Jay Kalbus, Mark Deporter, Dave Oswald
and Rents.
In International action Mark English of Janesville claimed top honors in the
20 lap feature. Starting 6th, English avoided the lap first lap
calamity, placing him on the outside front row for the 2nd attempt at starting
the race. At the green flag English took the lead, guiding the field to
the checkered flag. At the finish it was English for the win followed by
Brandon Riedner, Mark Joyner, Chris Chenoweth and Scotty Hoeft.
In Hobby Stock action Pete Elgas of Janesville notched the win, in the 25 lap
main. Starting from the outside of row 4, Elgas headed toward the point,
as Mike Meyers took the early lead. Elgas made his way through the
field, claiming the top spot from Meyers on lap 6. From there it was
Elgas all the way to the checkers. The race slowed for a single caution,
on lap 14, for a car up in smoke and fluid on the racing surface. At the
finish it was Elgas for the win followed by Ken Au, Meyers, Scott Carson and
Tim Lange.
In Bandit action Bobby Selsing Jr. of Fort Atkinson turned an 11th place start
into a feature win, in the 20 lap main event. At the green flag it was
Ryan Granzow to the early lead. Granzow led the way for 12 laps, as
Selsing battled his way through traffic. Claiming the 32d spot by lap 11,
Selsing made the winning pass on lap 13, showing the way from there to the
checkers. As the crossed the line it was Selsing for the win followed by
Kyle Watters, Sean Watters, Rodney Mundt and Steven Scheel.
Rounding out the night's action was the Demo Derby. First place went to
Jeremy Wethal with second place going to Eric Page.
Next week Jefferson Speedway hosts the Watertown Bowl 50, with a full racing
program highlighted by Watertown Bowl 50 lap Late Model feature. Capping the
nights, on track, action, is the Auto Bowling competition among selected
"Favorite Drivers."
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
08/05/2006 Star Packaging Night
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Late Model Division
Feature Finish
1) 18 Mike Ehde (Prairie Du Chen)
2) 22 Jasper Gronert (Jefferson)
3) 53 Doug Hahn
(Whitewater) 4) 97
Jason Schuler
5) 44 Roger Behlke
(Jefferson) 6) 33 Dylan
Schuyler (Jefferson)
7) 66 Curt
Thompson
8) 32 Jason Thoma (Jefferson)
9) 94 Jason
Erickson
10) 52 Steve Dobbratz
11) 16 Luke Westenberg (Watertown) 12) 4 Chris
Quam (Stoughton)
13) 61 Jerry Eckhart (Johnson Creek) 14) 11 Timothy Petrie
(Fort Atkinson)
15) 70 Rick Kehoe
(Jefferson) 16) 18 Andy
Wendt
17) 17 Noel Ramge (Helenville)
18) 68 Ken Olson (Fort Atkinson)
Fast Qualifier: 52 Steve Dobbratz
: 14.407 seconds
Fast Dash: 97 Jason Schuler
LastChance: 4 Chris Quam, 68 Ken Olson, 27 Tyler James, 70 Rick Kehoe
Heats: Qual1) 70 Rick Kehoe, Qual2) 22 Jasper Gronert, Qual3) 4 Chris
Quam
International Division
Feature Finish
1) 57 Mark English
(Janesville) 2) 4D Brandon Riedner
(Waunakee)
3) 4 Mark Joyner
(Elkhorn)
4) 97 Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
5) 00 Scotty Hoeft
(Watertown) 6) 67 Joe Cross
(Sun Prairie)
Fast Qualifier: 77 Mike Winters (Sun
Prairie) : 16.758
seconds
Fast Dash: 4D Brandon Riedner (Waunakee)
LastChance: 42 Bill Sweeney, 27 James Bell, 90 Kyle Smith, 49 Tory Adams
Heats: Qual1) 42 Bill Sweeney, qual2) 57 Mark English
Sportsman Division
Feature Finish
1) 26 Scott Riedner
(Waunakee) 2) 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown)
3) 28 Mark DePorter
4) 31 David Oswald (Cottage Grove)
5) 42 Tom Reents
(Janesville) 6) 7 James
Helmer (Oconomowoc)
Fast Qualifier: 26 Scott Riedner
(Waunakee) :
15.109 seconds
Fast Dash: 39 Ryan Goldade
LastChance: 82 Mike Acheson, 53 Richard Rothwell, 1 Jody Krueger,
19 John
Handeland
Heats: Qual1) 53 Richard Rothwell, qual2) 7 James Helmer, qual3) 31
David Oswald
Hobby Stock Division
Feature Finish
1) 52 Peter Elgas
(Janesville) 2) 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
3) 80 Mike
Meyers
4) 7 Scott Carson (Fort Atkinson)
5) 96 Tim Lange
(Dousman)
6) 19 Dennis Schmidt
Fast Qualifier: 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
: 16.515 seconds
Fast Dash: 62 Bret Carson (Johnson Creek)
LastChance: 88 Roger Stephenson, 45 Nick Balis, 75 Travis Schneeberg,
08 Dennis
Smith Jr.
Heats: Qual1) 25 Jim Lampen, qual2) 10 Larry Moen, qual3) 52 Peter Elgas
Bandit Division
Feature Finish
1) 42 Bobby Selsing
2) 7 Kyle Watters (Stoughton)
3) 77 Sean Watters (Sun
Prairie) 4) 21 Rodney Mundt
5) 4 Stephen Scheel (Lake
Mills) 6) 19 Ryan Granzow (Watertown)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Bobby Selsing
: 14.586 seconds
Fast Dash: 7 Kyle Watters (Stoughton)
LastChance: 31 Michael Heimann, 89 Chad Olds, 7 Dennis Johnson Jr,
92 Andy
Bauler
Heats: Qual1) 92 Marc Balis, qual2) 93 Kyle Stark, qual3) 98 John Remsik
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Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Late Model Division
As of: 08/06/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 71
Ovadal, John Jr 1242
2 33
Schuyler, Dylan
736
3 53
Hahn,
Doug
714
4 44
Behlke,
Roger
702
5 68
Olson,
Ken
698
6 16
Westenberg, Luke 583
7 61
Eckhart,
Jerry 564
8 17
Ramge,
Noel
557
9 94
Erickson, Jason
522
10 32
Koepke,
Tony
500
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: International Division
As of: 08/06/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 00
Hoeft,
Scotty
879
2 57
English,
Mark
791
3
4 Joyner,
Mark
741
4 97
Chenoweth, Chris 721
5 67
Cross,
Joe
705
6 77
Winters,
Mike
653
7 61
Gottschalk, Chris 645
8 42
Sweeney,
Bill
490
9 23
Strese,
Casey
458
10 4D
Riedner, Brandon 421
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Sportsman Division
As of: 08/06/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 26
Riedner,
Scott 986
2 28
DePorter,
Mark 909
3 27
Kalbus,
Jay
904
4 31
Oswald,
David
804
5
8 Heelein,
Michael 585
6
2 Carson, Eaan
574
7
4 Padfield,
Luke 471
8 11
Erdman,
Trent
448
9
6 Ehrhart,
Chris 400
10 19
Schmidt,
Dan
389
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Hobby Stock Division
As of: 08/06/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1 62
Carson,
Bret
819
2 52
Elgas,
Peter
805
3 31
Au,
Ken
740
4 10
Moen,
Larry
733
5 92
Stark,
Kyle
656
6 60
Paffel, Chet
564
7 99
Keeser, Lincoln
551
8 67
Nicholson, Russell 483
9 19
Schmidt, Dennis
467
10 99
Robinson, Johnny II 431
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Bandit Division
As of: 08/06/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
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1
7 Watters,
Kyle
914
2 77
Watters,
Sean
874
3 42
Selsing,
Bobby 849
4 21
Mundt,
Rodney
754
5
4 Scheel,
Stephen 584
6
5 Johnson,
Casey 530
7 81
Lefave, Jeffery Jr 497
8 25
Brown,
Darren
469
9
6 Czeszynski, Zak
404
10 89 Olds,
Chad
364
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