|
Ovadal, Riedner, Hoeft, Elgas And Watters Champions At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
September 9, Jefferson WI -- The “Havill-Spoerl Season Championships”
brings the battle for championship points to and end for the 2006
season. The points are all tallied, the trophies presented and the
Champions have been recognized. John Ovadal Jr. of Watertown ended
the season with a commanding lead to claim the Late Model Championship.
Scott “Chico” Riedner of Waunakee brought home the Championship trophy in
the Sportsman division. Scotty Hoeft of Watertown was the top man in the
International division. Pete Elgas of Janesville claimed the season
honors, in the Hobby Stock division. And last of all Kyle Watters of
Stoughton won the championship for the Bandits.
In Late Model racing action Doug Hahn of Whitewater claimed top honors in the
“Havill-Spoerl 60” feature. Starting outside row 7, Hahn started his
drive to the front, as Tony Koepke drove to the early lead. Hahn was up
to the 7th spot when the first caution came, on lap 16, for a wreck in turn
2. Hahn made his way to 4th by lap 20, moving inside Ken Olson to claim
3rd by the 23rd circuit. Hahn motored past Luke Westenberg for 2nd, on
lap 32, closing in on Koepke. Moving to the inside on lap 34, Hahn
managed the winning pass on lap 37. The final caution came, on lap 56, for a
spin and crash in the fourth turn. Hahn led the restart, showing the way
to the checkers. At the stripe it was Hahn for the win followed by Steve
Dobbratz, Kyle Jarlsberg, Jason Erickson and Koepke.
In Sportsman action Luke Padfield of Jefferson claimed top honors in the 40
lap championship feature. Starting outside row 4 Padfield started his
run for the checkers, as Shaun Scheel grabbed the early lead. Scheel
surrendered the point, to Chris Ehrhardt on lap 12, with Padfield up to the
5th spot. Padfield moved under Tom Reents, for 2nd, on lap 20, closing
with Ehrhardt. Moving to the inside on lap 32, Padfield pulled ahead on
lap 34, only to see the yellow flag fly, for a spin in turn 2. Dropping
back to 2nd for the restart (his position on the last fully completed lap),
Padfield, once again launched his bid for the lead. Moving to the inside on
lap 36, Padfield made the winning pass on lap 38. As they flew past the
checkered flag it was Padfield for the win followed by Dave Oswald, Jay Kalbus,
Reents and Ehrhardt.
In International action Joe Cross of Sun Prairie notched the first feature
win, of his International career, in the 30 lap main event. Starting
outside row 3, Cross headed to the front as Shaun Magsamen claimed the early
lead. Magsamen led the way for 5 laps before losing the point to
Cross. By lap 13 Mark English was up to the 2nd spot, launching his bid
for the lead. Cross was up to the challenge, holding off English all the
way to the checkers. At the stripe it was Cross for the win followed by
English, Casey Strese, Chris Chenoweth and Mark Joyner.
In Hobby Stock action Dennis Schmidt of Johnson Creek drove to victory in the
35 lap Championship feature. Starting outside row 2, Schmidt headed to
the point as Scott Carson claimed the early lead. Schmidt motored past
Carson on lap 4, showing the way from there to the checkered flag. As
they took the checkers it was Schmidt for the win followed by Larry Moen, Kyle
Stark, Tim Lange and Dave Oswald.
In Bandit action Kyle Watters of Stoughton sealed his Championship season with
a feature win, in the 30 lap main. Starting 14th, Watters motored past
Ryan Granzow for the lead, on lap 6, guiding the way to the checkers. At
the strip it was Kyle Watters followed by Sean Watters, Bill Sweeney, Casey
Johnson and Jeffery LeFave.
Next week the racing action concludes, for 2006, at Jefferson Speedway with
the 26th annual “Pepsi Wisconsin State Championships.” This program
is two days of racing action by the best short track racers from all over
Wisconsin and the Midwest.
Thursday night the gates open at 4:00 PM and the track will be open for
practice from 4:00 to 9:00 PM.
Friday night the gates open at 1:00 PM and the track opens, for practice at
2:00 PM. Time trials begin at 5:00 PM and racing starts at 8:30 PM, with
a full program of qualifying races, Champions races, and preview
features. There is a band, in the pavilion following the races.
Saturday the gates open at 2:00 PM, and the track opens, for practice at 3:00
PM. Racing starts at 6:00 PM with a full program of Last Chance and
Feature Races, in all divisions, including twin, 50 lap, Late Model finales.
Jefferson Speedway is half way between Jefferson and Cambridge Wisconsin, on
Highway 18. Visit us on the World Wide Web at www.jeffersonspeedway.com.
======================================
Jefferson Speedway Race Summary
09/09/2006 Season Championships
------------------------------------------------------------------
Late Model Division
Feature Finish
1) 53 Doug Hahn
(Whitewater) 2) 52
Steve Dobbratz
3) 87 Kyle Jarlsberg
4) 94 Jason Erickson
5) 32 Tony Koepke (Fort Atkinson)
6) 16 Luke Westenberg (Watertown)
7) 33 Dylan Schuyler
(Jefferson) 8) 68 Ken Olson (Fort
Atkinson)
9) 18 Andy
Wendt
10) 71 John Ovadal Jr (Watertown)
11) 22 Jasper Gronert (Jefferson) 12) 46
Nick Wendt
13) 17 Noel Ramge (Helenville)
14) 02 Ricky Bilderback (Rockton, IL)
15) 18 Brady Liddle
(Oregon) 16) 61
Jerry Eckhart (Johnson Creek)
17) 44 Roger Behlke
(Jefferson) 18) 11 Timothy Petrie
(Fort Atkinson)
19) 27 Tom Schuette (Fort Atkinson) 20) 27 Dan
Chesmore
Fast Qualifier: 52 Steve Dobbratz
: 14.255 seconds
Fast Dash: 02 Ricky Bilderback (Rockton, IL)
Consi: 02 Ricky Bilderback, 4 Chris Quam
LastChance: 27 Dan Chesmore, 87 Kyle Jarlsberg, 27 Tom Schuette,
46 Nick
Wendt
Heats: Qual1) 71 Jason Deppe, Qual4) 71 John Ovadal Jr, Qual3) 22
Jasper
Gronert,
Qual2) 61 Jerry Eckhart
International Division
Feature Finish
1) 67 Joe Cross (Sun
Prairie) 2) 57 Mark
English (Janesville)
3) 23 Casey Strese
4) 97 Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
5) 4 Mark Joyner
(Elkhorn)
6) 4D Brandon Riedner (Waunakee)
Fast Qualifier: 4 Mark Joyner
(Elkhorn)
: 16.760 seconds
Fast Dash: 4D Brandon Riedner (Waunakee)
Heats: Qual1) 49 Tory Adams, Qual2) 67 Joe Cross
Sportsman Division
Feature Finish
1) 4 Luke Padfield (Jefferwson)
2) 31 David Oswald (Cottage Grove)
3) 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown) 4) 42
Tom Reents (Janesville)
5) 6 Chris Ehrhart
(Deerfield) 6) 28 Mark
DePorter
Fast Qualifier: 26 Scott Riedner
(Waunakee) :
15.000 seconds
Fast Dash: 31 David Oswald (Cottage Grove)
Heats: Qual1) 20 Kody Hubred, Qual2) 31 David Oswald
Hobby Stock Division
Feature Finish
1) 19 Dennis
Schmidt
2) 10 Larry Moen (Madison)
3) 92 Kyle Stark
(Waterloo)
4) 96 Tim Lange (Dousman)
5) 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
6) 62 Bret Carson (Johnson Creek)
Fast Qualifier: 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
: 16.535 seconds
Fast Dash: 10 Larry Moen (Madison)
LastChance: 96 Alan Dorn, 29 Mike Manley, 41 Nick Newton, 45 Nick Balis
Heats: Qual1) 45 Nick Balis, Qual3) 19 Dennis Schmidt, Qual2) 7 Scott
Carson
Bandit Division
Feature Finish
1) 7 Kyle Watters
(Stoughton) 2) 77 Sean
Watters (Sun Prairie)
3) 42 Bill
Sweeney
4) 5 Casey Johnson (Stoughton)
5) 81 Jeffery Lefave Jr (Fort Atkins 6) 6 Zak
Czeszynski (Oconomowoc)
Fast Qualifier: 7 Kyle Watters
(Stoughton)
: 14.277 seconds
Fast Dash: 77 Sean Watters (Sun Prairie)
Heats: Qual1) 93 Jason Lenz, Qual2) 4 Stephen Scheel
======================================
Jefferson Speedway Point Standings (Top 10)
Division: Late Model Division
As of: 09/10/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
-------
1 71
Ovadal, John Jr 1410
2 53
Hahn,
Doug
1072
3 33
Schuyler, Dylan 1025
4 44
Behlke,
Roger
907
5 16
Westenberg, Luke 864
6 18
Wendt,
Andy
817
7 68
Olson,
Ken
817
8 94
Erickson, Jason
775
9 32
Koepke,
Tony
737
10 17 Ramge,
Noel
712
Division: International Division
As of: 09/10/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
-------
1 00
Hoeft,
Scotty 1157
2 57
English,
Mark 1132
3 97
Chenoweth, Chris 1053
4
4 Joyner,
Mark
994
5 67
Cross,
Joe
952
6 61
Gottschalk, Chris 943
7 77
Winters,
Mike
889
8 4D
Riedner, Brandon 723
9 23
Strese,
Casey
667
10 05
Smith,
Ashley
594
Division: Sportsman Division
As of: 09/10/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
-------
1 26
Riedner, Scott
1383
2 27
Kalbus,
Jay
1248
3 28
DePorter, Mark
1176
4 31
Oswald,
David 1076
5
2 Carson, Eaan
747
6
8 Heelein,
Michael 729
7 42
Reents,
Tom
716
8
4 Padfield,
Luke 697
9
6 Ehrhart,
Chris 590
10 11
Erdman,
Trent
573
Division: Hobby Stock Division
As of: 09/10/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
-------
1 52
Elgas,
Peter
1150
2 10
Moen,
Larry
1074
3 62
Carson,
Bret
1068
4 31
Au,
Ken
1035
5 92
Stark,
Kyle
881
6 60
Paffel, Chet
766
7 19
Schmidt, Dennis
760
8 96
Lange,
Tim
695
9 99
Keeser, Lincoln
671
10 7
Carson,
Scott
603
Division: Bandit Division
As of: 09/10/2006
Place Car
Driver's Name Points
----- ----- --------------------
-------
1
7 Watters,
Kyle 1340
2 77
Watters,
Sean 1166
3 42
Selsing, Bobby
1109
4 21
Mundt,
Rodney 1037
5
4 Scheel,
Stephen 825
6 81
Lefave, Jeffery Jr 735
7
5 Johnson,
Casey 676
8 25
Brown,
Darren
656
9
6 Czeszynski, Zak
548
10 89 Olds,
Chad
462
======================================
|
|
|
