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Bilderback Claims Overall State Championship At Jefferson Speedway
by Larry & Jeanne Starr
September 16, Jefferson WI Ricky Bilderback of Rockton Il. Edged into
the overall championship title, with his 2nd and 6th place finish, in the Twin
50 lap main events. Bilderback's combined finishes were identical to
those of Jeremy Miller, taking the decision to Qualifying time for the tie
breaker. Bilderback had turned in a 14.268 lap, in qualifying, compared
to Miller's lap of 14.338. Bilderback's margin of victory was .07
seconds, in qualifying!
Luke Westenberg of Watertown won the first Late Model, Big 8, 50 lapper.
Starting from the pole position Westenberg surrendered the point to Jason Dunn
on lap 3, only to regain the top spot following Dunn's spin, on lap 6.
Once back at the point Westenberg showed the way to the checkers, as Ricky
Bilderback worked his way through traffic to the 2nd spot. At the stripe
it was Westenberg for the win, followed by Bilderback, Steve Dobbratz, Doug
Hahn, Jason Schuler and Jeremy Miller.
Bob Kahler of Belvidere Il. Claimed victory in the 2nd 50 lapper for the Late
Mode, Big 8, division. At the green flag it was Jerry Gille claiming the
early lead, with Kahler working his way from behind. Kahler closed the
gap, by lap 6, and started working the inside. On lap 11, Kahler motored
under Gille to claim the top spot and never looked back, showing the way from
there to the checkered flag. At the stripe it was Kahler for the win
followed by Jeremy Miller, Gille, Kyle Jarlsberg, Doug Hahn and Ricky
Bilderback.
In Sportsman division action Scott Chico Riedner claimed the
Wisconsin State championship," with his victory in the 50 lap main
event. Starting inside row 7, Riedner started his drive to the front, as
Roger Stanczyk drove to the early lead. Stanczyk led the way for 10 laps
before surrendering the point to Dave Oswald, on the 11th circuit. As
Oswald took the lead, Riedner was working his way up from 6th. By lap
16, Jay Kalbus claimed the 2nd spot, with Riedner moving ahead from 4th.
Riedner motored past Stanczyk, for 3rd, on lap 17, as Kalbys worked the inside
of Oswald. Riedner motored bast Kalbus on lap 22, moving to the inside
of Oswald. Trying to regain the position, Kalbus lost the handle, in
turn 1, bringing out the 3rd caution of the race. On the restart Riedner
went to work on Oswald, claiming the top spot on lap 24. At the stripe
it was Riedner for the win followed by Oswald, Trent Erdman, Michael Heelein
and Kalbus.
In International action Allen Dillon claimed victory in the 30 lap
feature. Starting inside row 4, Dillon headed toward the point as Dale
Nottestad pulled to the early lead. Dillon led the way for 9 laps before
surrendering the point to Chris Chenoweth. Chenoweth held the top spot,
until lap 27, when Dillon motored to the inside, claiming the lead 1 lap
before the white flag. As they streaked past the checkers it was Dillon
for the win, followed by Chenoweth, Brandon Riedner, Chris Gottschalk, and
Kevin Eckes.
In Hobby Stock action Ken Au of Jefferson claimed top honors in the 35 lap
feature. Starting outside row 7, Au headed to the front as Mike Meyers
grabbed the early lead. Meyers lost the point to Chet Paffel, on the 5th
circuit. Paffel traded the top spot, with Pete Elgas on lap 6, only to
reclaim it on 7, with Au up to the 5th spot. Au made his way to 2nd, by
lap 16, looking to the inside of Paffel. Caught in lapped traffic, Au
dropped back to the 3rd spot, and had to make his way back to the front.
Reclaiming 2nd, on lap 19, Au moved to the inside, making the winning pass on
lap 20. At the stripe it was Au for the win followed by Elgas, Jimmy
Robinson, Alan Dorn and Paffel.
In Bandit action several times Track Champion, Bill Sweeney of Janesville,
claimed victory in the 30 lap main event. Starting inside row 7, Sweeney
battled his way to the front as Alex Jones claimed the early lead. Jones
held the point for 14 laps before surrendering the top spot, to Rodney Mundt.
Mundt was at the front of a 3-way battle for the lead, with Kyle Watters and
Sweeney, when a spinning lapped car collected Mundt, on lap 24. On the
restart it was Sweeney at the point with Watters running 2nd. From that
point it was Sweeney showing the way to the checkered flag. At the
finish it was Sweeney for the win followed by Kyle Watters, Sean Watters,
Jeffery LeFave and Stephen Scheel.
This concludes the racing action, for the 2006 season, at Wisconsin's Action
Track. The action will continue in the Spring of 2007, when the roar of
the engines will, once again, wake the quite Wisconsin countryside on Saturday
nights. The Management and Staff of Jefferson Speedway would like to
thank fans, drivers and crew members who helped make 2006 a great season at
Jefferson Speedway.
Jefferson Speedway is half way between Jefferson and Cambridge Wisconsin, on
Highway 18. Visit us on the World Wide Web at www.jeffersonspeedway.com.
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Jefferson Speedway Race Summary
09/15/2006 Pepsi State Championships (Day 1)
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Late Model Division
Preview Feature Finish
1) 55 Brian
Carlson
2) 52 Steve Dobbratz
3) 71 Jason
Dunn
4) 10 Jeremy Miller
5) 87 Kyle Jarlsberg
6) 50 Tim Noble (Janesville)
7) 8 Michael Bilderback (So. Beloit, 8) 99 Jerry
Gille
9) 18 Mike Ehde (Prairie Du Chen) 10) 53
Doug Hahn (Whitewater)
11) 94 Jason
Erickson
12) 98 Rob Brown
13) 94 Luke Westenberg (Watertown) 14) 7 Bob
Kahler (Belvidere, IL)
15) 44 Roger Behlke
(Jefferson) 16) 02 Ricky Bilderback
(Rockton, IL)
17) 97 Jason
Schuler
18) 66 Curt Thompson
Late Model Race of Champions
1) 71 John Ovadal Jr
(Watertown) 2) 97 Jason Schuler
3) 02 Ricky Bilderback (Rockton, IL) 4) 8 Michael
Bilderback (So. Beloit,
5) 94 Jason
Erickson
6) 71 Jason Dunn
7) 16 Andy Tomlinson
(Poynette) 8) 61 Jerry Eckhart
(Johnson Creek)
9) 14 Andy
Niles
10) 21 Nick Shutlosn
11) 10 Jeremy Miller
Fast Qualifier: 94 Jason
Erickson
: 14.142 seconds
Fast Dash(#1): 87 Kyle Jarlsberg
Fast Dash(#2): 55 Brian Carlson
PreQualifier: 57 Mark English, 19 Michael Kruski
Heats: Qual1) 98 Rob Brown, 44 Roger Behlke
Qual2) 66 Curt Thompson, Mike Ehde
International Division
Preview Feature Finish
1) 4D Brandon Riedner
(Waunakee) 2) 61 Chris Gottschalk
(Jefferson)
3) 57 Mark English
(Janesville) 4) 97 Chris Chenoweth
(Watertown)
5) 5 Dale Nottestad
6) 77 Allen Petrie Jr
Fast Qualifier: 4 Allen
Dillon
: 16.450 seconds
Heats: Qual1) 40 John Swnklsil, 22 Chris, Drays
Sportsman Division
Preview Feature Finish
1) 31 David Oswald (Cottage Grove) 2) 28
Mark DePorter
3) 11 Trent
Erdman
4) 26 Scott Riedner (Waunakee)
5) 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown) 6) 39
Ryan Goldade
Fast Qualifier: 26 Scott Riedner
(Waunakee) :
15.048 seconds
PreQualifier: 29 Ryan Oldenhoff, 67 Russ Nicholson
Heats: Qual1) 30 Burt Soyka, 55 Terry Wangsness
Qual2) 25 Mike Brooks, 12 Scott
Lawler
Hobby Stock Division
Preview Feature Finish
1) 80 Mike
Meyers
2) 60 Chet Paffel (Newerk Township)
3) 52 Peter Elgas
(Janesville) 4) 92 Kyle Stark
(Waterloo)
5) 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
6) 33 Jim Robinson
Fast Qualifier: 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
: 16.255 seconds
PreQualifier: 08 Dennis Smith Jr., 49 Buck Stults
Heats: Qual1) 99 Lincoln Keeser, 94.1 Mike Storkson
Bandit Division
Preview Feature Finish
1) 21 Rodney Mundt
2) 93 Kyle Stark
3) 5 Casey Johnson
(Stoughton) 4) 42 Bobby
Selsing
5) 77 Sean Watters (Sun
Prairie) 6) 81 Jeffery Lefave Jr (Fort
Atkins
Fast Qualifier: 7 Kyle Watters
(Stoughton)
: 14.380 seconds
Heats: Qual1) 21 Ben Monday, 8 Shawn Scheel
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Jefferson Speedway Race Summary
09/16/2006 Pepsi Wisconsin State Championships (Day 2)
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Late Model Division
Feature #1 Finish
1) 94 Luke Westenberg (Watertown)
2) 02 Ricky Bilderback (Rockton, IL)
3) 52 Steve Dobbratz
4) 53 Doug Hahn (Whitewater)
5) 97 Jason
Schuler
6) 10 Jeremy Miller
7) 87 Kyle Jarlsberg
8) 99 Jerry Gille
9) 7 Bob Kahler (Belvidere,
IL) 10) 94 Jason Erickson
11) 66 Curt
Thompson
12) 50 Tim Noble (Janesville)
13) 18 Mike Ehde (Prairie Du Chen) 14) 71 John
Ovadal Jr (Watertown)
15) 61 Jerry Eckhart (Johnson Creek) 16) 18 Andy Wendt
17) 32 Tony Koepke (Fort Atkinson) 18) 82 Chad
Stevens
19) 1 Chris
Kelly
20) 68 Ken Olson (Fort Atkinson)
21) 98 Rob
Brown
22) 17 Noel Ramge (Helenville)
23) 44 Roger Behlke
(Jefferson) 24) 8 Michael Bilderback
(So. Beloit,
25) 71 Jason
Dunn
26) 55 Brian Carlson
Late Model Division
Feature #2 Finish
1) 7 Bob Kahler (Belvidere,
IL) 2) 10 Jeremy Miller
3) 99 Jerry Gille
4) 87 Kyle Jarlsberg
5) 53 Doug Hahn
(Whitewater) 6) 02
Ricky Bilderback (Rockton, IL)
7) 97 Jason
Schuler
8) 94 Jason Erickson
9) 52 Steve Dobbratz
10) 50 Tim Noble (Janesville)
11) 18 Nick
Wendt
12) 94 Luke Westenberg (Watertown)
13) 82 Chad
Stevens
14) 86 Brent Knight (Watertown)
15) 68 Ken Olson (Fort Atkinson)
16) 18 Mike Ehde (Prairie Du Chen)
17) 1 Chris
Kelly
18) 32 Tony Koepke (Fort Atkinson)
19) 98 Rob
Brown
20) 61 Jerry Eckhart (Johnson Creek)
21) 71 John Ovadal Jr (Watertown) 22) 17
Noel Ramge (Helenville)
23) 66 Curt
Thompson
24) 71 Jason Dunn
LastChance(#1): 17 Noel Ramge, 61 Jerry Eckhart
LastChance(#2): 71 John Ovadal Jr, 68 Ken Olson
International Division
Feature Finish
1) 4 Allen
Dillon
2) 97 Chris Chenoweth (Watertown)
3) 4D Brandon Riedner
(Waunakee) 4) 61 Chris Gottschalk
(Jefferson)
5) 3 Kevin Eckes
6) 23 Casey Strese
LastChance: 3 Kevin Eckes, 1 Kyle Riedner, 0 Shaun Magsamen R,
6 Scott
Dolphin, 99 Keryn Hopwood, 27 James Bell
Sportsman Division
Feature Finish
1) 26 Scott Riedner
(Waunakee) 2) 31 David Oswald
(Cottage Grove)
3) 11 Trent
Erdman
4) 8 Michael Heelein (Fort Atkinson)
5) 27 Jay Kalbus
(Watertown) 6) 4
Luke Padfield (Jefferwson)
PreLastChance: 52 Mike Amador, 15 Skipp Krais
LastChance(#1): 38 Brent Gergen, 01 Bobby Bishofberger
LastChance(#2): 4 Luke Padfield, 2 Eaan Carson
Hobby Stock Division
Feature Finish
1) 31 Ken Au
(Jefferson)
2) 52 Peter Elgas (Janesville)
3) 33 Jim
Robinson
4) 96 Alan Dorn (Waterloo)
5) 61 Craig
Oliver
6) 60 Chet Paffel (Newerk Township)
PreLastChance: 79 Josh Stetsen, 00 Bob Hinz
LastChance: 08 Dennis Smith Jr., 29 Mike Manley, 41 Nick Newton,
30 Josh
Carson
Bandit Division
Feature Finish
1) 42 Bill
Sweeney
2) 7 Kyle Watters (Stoughton)
3) 77 Sean Watters (Sun
Prairie) 4) 81 Jeffery Lefave Jr (Ft
Atkinson)
5) 4 Stephen Scheel (Lake
Mills) 6) 8 Shaun Scheel (Lake Mills)
LastChance: 25 Darren Brown, 38 Voight,Carson, 7 Matt Brown, 98 John
Remsik,
92
Andy Bauler, 88 Roger Stephenson
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