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Three La Crosse Drivers Lead Second Night Of Fest 2004
By R.J. Herried
(West Salem, WI - October 8, 2004)
Limited Late Model:
Brad Powell capped a successful night for La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway
local drivers as he took the checkers in the Oktoberfest 25 Feature in the
Limited Late Model Division. Powell started 11th, then took advantage of
a late race caution on lap 17 to sweep past leader Ryan Carlson to take the
win. Powell, the 2001 La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway Late Model Champion
was in second place on the lap 17 restart, but immediately moved his car
inside Carlson’s once the green flag waved. Carlson had no choice but
to allow Powell the position. Kris Kelly was second, Jim Jarlsberg
third, with Carlson and Dennis Sebani rounding out the top five. As of
press time, the results were not official as track officials were still
inspecting the top finishers.
Jim Jarlsberg led Blake Horstman to the line to win the first Limited Late
Model Qualifying Feature race. Jarlsberg was in second place when a lap 10
caution flag brought out when Eric Thompson and Curt Thompson both made
contact with the outside retaining wall. After the caution, Jarlsberg
and Horstman quickly moved past race leader Jimmy Syvrud and held their
positions until the checkered flag.
Mike Beyer took control on the first lap of the second Limited Late Model
Qualifying Feature, and held his position until lap 13, when Brad Powell moved
his car to the outside of Beyer, taking the lead down the frontstretch.
Powell started deep in the field, but used aggressive but cautious driving to
move his car to the front. Beyer held on to finish second, followed by Kris
Kelly.
Dale Smith posted a win in the Last Chance Qualifying race, beating Robb
Dubnecay to the line be about 5 car lengths. Blake Horstman paced the field in
qualifying, posting a time of 20.200 seconds, 97.203 MPH. Brad Powell
was second quick, Jim Jarisberg third.
Central Wisconsin Late Models:
2004 La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Model Champion
showed he hasn’t lost his magic touch in the month he last raced in La
Crosse. Menard started deep in the field of the Oktoberfest 25 Feature,
and immediately started moving his way towards the front of the field, passing
nearly a car a lap. With the quickest car in the feature, it seemed
inevitable that Menard would eventually challenge for the win. On lap
18, Menard closed in on his teammate Ben Pettis, who led the 17 laps.
Pettis, who appeared to realize that Menard was much faster than he was, moved
over to allow Menard to take the lead. From there on out, Menard
maintained about the lead until the checkered flag. Pettis followed
Menard to finish second, with Jason Weinkauf, Jeremy LePak and Steve Rubeck
rounding out the top five.
Veteran driver Bobby Wilberg captured the first CW Late Model Qualifying
Feature. Eight laps in, Wilberg passed early race leader Matthew Mylin.
From there on, Wilberg had a comfortable lead, winning by about 15 car
lengths. Mylin finished second, followed by Menard.
Rod Berew showed he had his car hooked up well in the second Qualifying
Feature, as he led from start to finish, easily outdistancing the field to
take the victory. Todd Hansen finished in second, leading a tight group
of cars battling for one of the transfer spots to the CW Late Model
Oktoberfest 25 Feature.
Dean Cornelius and Jay VanDerGeest picked up the victories in the Last Chance
Qualifying races. Cornelius narrowly edged Brad Powell, who also
competed in the Limited Late Model Division. VanDerGeest picked up the
win by a fairly large margin over Jeff Weinfurter, who had trouble in an
earlier Qualifying Feature race.
Menard was quickest in qualifying, posting a lap of 19.529 seconds, 100.543
MPH. An Oktoberfest record 47 CW Late Models were in attendance, easily
breaking the old record of 40 set in 1998.
ASA Style Late Models:
Mike Beyer took the lead 10 laps into the Oktoberfest 40 Feature race, and
never looked back, leading the last 30 laps to take win. Beyer started
on the outside of row two, and quickly moved up to challenge for the lead,
trying hard for several laps to pass early race leader Dan Lensing.
Finally, on lap 10, Beyer moved to the inside in turn four, forcing Lensing to
lift which allowed Beyer to take the lead for good. Landon Cassill
finished second, followed by Lensing, Bobby Wilberg and Travis Dassow.
Todd Kluever passed Jared Ziegler with two laps to go to win the ASA Style
Heat Race. Ziegler led the first eight laps starting from the
pole. Kluever got the nose of his car underneath of Ziegler going into
turn four, making it stick to take the win. Landon Cassill was fast
timer, clocking in with a time of 19.463 seconds, 100.884 MPH.
Area Sportsman:
Jeff Baker certainly has had a great first two days of the 35th Annual
Oktoberfest Race Weekend. Thursday night, Baker was crowned the 2004 Ray
Hutson Chevrolet Sportsman Division Season Champion, then Friday night Baker
picked up the checkers in the Area Sportsman Oktoberfest 25 Feature.
Baker certainly has his work cut out for him, after being involved in a
multi-car accident of lap six which brought out the first of several race
cautions. Baker’s car wasn’t any worse for the wear, as he quickly
moved towards the front. One big advantage to Baker came when Tom Thill
and Jordan Hess, running first and second, made contact in turn three to bring
out the caution and take them both of them out of contention. Once back
greem Baker wasted little time as he quickly put his car out front and held on
to the end. Nick Schroeder finished second, John Korish third, Luke
Padfield fourth and Jimmy Gilster fifth.
Luke Padfield took the first Area Sportsman Qualifying Feature race by the
narrowest of margins. Greg Scheck took the lead on the opening lap and
appeared to be heading towards a comfortable win, opening a 10 car length lead
until Padfield closed the gap. Padfield started sixth, but with three
laps to go, moved to the outside of Scheck down the backstretch. The two
battled side by side to the finish as Padfield edged Scheck by a foot to take
the checkered flag and a spot in the Oktoberfest 25 Feature.
Dan Gilster survived four cautions flags and numerous on track incidents to
take the second Area Sportsman Qualifying Feature. Gilster started
twelvth, but quickly worked his way towards the front, taking the lead for
good on lap nine. After a final caution that bunched up the field with
three laps to go, Gilster held on to beat Tom Thill to the line by about a car
length.
Tim Lewis and Randy Padfield survived wild Last Chance races to post
victories. Padfield picked up the win when the two leaders made contact
in turn four, allowing Padfield to move from third to first and take the win.
La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway regular Jimmy Gilster paced the field in
qualifying, with a lap of 21.592 seconds, 90.936 MPH.
LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Limited Late Model
Oktoberfest 25 Feature (24 cars) - 1, Brad Powell, La
Crosse; 2, Kris Kelly, Norway, MI; 3, Jim Jarlsberg, Cambridge; 4, Ryan
Carlson, Loves Park, IL; 5, Dennis Stebani, Kaukauna; 6, Neil Knoblock,
Wausau; 7, Brian Johnson, Jr., Roscoe, IL; 8, Blake Horstman, Rockland; 9, Rob
Dubnecay, Maple Grove, Minn; 10, Andy Niles, Holmen; 11, Tim Noble,
Janesville; 12, Gene Olson, Jr., Sullivan; 13, Lorin Kurth, Waukon, IA; 14,
Paul Block, Wausau; 15, Mike Taylor, Stoughton.
Qualifying - 1, Blake Horstman, Rockland, 20.200 secs, 97.203
MPH; 2, Brad Powell, La Crosse, 20.262 secs, 96.906 MPH; 3, Jim Jarlsberg,
Cambridge, 20.323 secs, 96.615 MPH; 4, Rod Wheeler, Appleton, 20.448 secs,
96.024 MPH; 5, Randy Brunig Columbus, 20.486 secs, 95.846 MPH.
Qualifying Feature 1 - 1, Jim Jarlsberg, Cambridge; 2, Blake
Horstman, Rockland; 3, Jimmy Syvrud, Pardeeville; 4, Richard Schumann, Jr.,
Portage; 5, Jerry Van Handel, Waupaca.
Qualifying Feature 2 - 1, Brad Powell, La Crossse; 2, Mike Beyer,
Rockford, IL; 3, Kris Kelly, Norway, MI; 4, Tom McClintock, Onalaska; 5, Mike
Ehde, Prairie du Chien.
Last Chance 1 - 1, Dale Smith, Lake Mills; 2, Rob Dubnecay, Maple
Grove, Minn,; 3, Mike Merriam, Ringle; 4, Lucas Grosinger, St. Louis Park,
Minn,; 5, Paul Block, Wausau.
Area Sportsman
Oktoberfest 25 Feature (25 Cars) - 1, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 2,
Nick Schroeder, Cashton; 3, John Korish, La Crosse; 4, Luke Padfield,
Edgerton; 5, Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 6, Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 7, Ken
Hutchens, Black River Falls; 8, Tom Thill, West Salem; 9, Scott Hamel,
Wisconsin Rapids; 10, Tuffy Myer, Tomah; 11, Josh Millis, Black River Falls;
12, Bryan Turtle, Shakopee, Minn; 13, Brent Kane, Prior Lake, Minn; 14, Randy
Padfield, Edgerton; 15, Rob Curran, Rockland; 16, Noel Ramge, Hellenville; 17,
Greg Scheck, West Salem; 18, Kevin Turek, Montgomery, Minn; 19, James Kruschke
III, Reedsburg; 20, Mark Challet, Bangor; 21, Jordan Hess, Coon Valley; 22,
Tim Lewis, Hopkins, Minn; 23, Joe Rinartz, West Salem; 24, Chand Wehling,
Stoddard; 25, Matt Hanson, Wonewoc.
Qualifying - 1, Jimmy Gilster, West Salem, 21.592 secs, 90.936
MPH; 2, Dan Gilster, West Salem, 21.611 secs, 90.857 MPH; 3, Jordan Hess, Coon
Valley, 21.746 secs, 90.292 MPH; 4, Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls, 21.861
secs, 89.817 MPH; 5,James Kruschke III, Reedsburg, 21.872 secs, 89.772 MPH.
Qualifying Feature 1 - 1, Luke Padfield, Edgerton; 2, Greg
Scheck, West Salem; 3,
Qualifying Feature 2 - 1, Dan Gilster, West Salem; 2, Tom Thill,
West Salem; 3, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 4, Ken Hutchens, Black River Falls; 5,
Chand Wehling, Stoddard.
Last Chance 1 - 1, Tim Lewis, Hopkins, Minn.; 2, Kevin Turek,
Montogmery, Minn.; 3, Noel Ramge, Hellenville; 4, Mark Challet, Bangor; 5, Ken
Lewis, Black River Falls.
Last Chance 2 - 1, Randy Padfield, Edgerton; 2, Rob Curran,
Rockland; 3, Raymond Sandgren, New Richmond; 4, Joe Rinartz, West Salem; 5,
Robert Challet, Bangor.
Central Wisconsin Late Model
Oktoberfest 25 Feature Feature (24 Cars) - 1, Charlie Menard, Eau
Claire; 2, Ben Pettis, Eau Claire; 3, Jason Weinkauf, Merrill; 4, Jeremy LePak,
Wausau; 5, Steve Rubeck, Cherry Valley, IL; 6, Todd Kluever, Marshall; 7,
Bobby Wilberg, Orfordville; 8, Mark Eswein, Wisconsin Rapids; 9, Andy Burgess,
Eau Claire; 10, Jeff Weinfurter, Wisconsin Rapids; 11, Dan Fredrickson, Elko,
Minn; 12, Matthew Mylin, Rockton, IL; 13, Trent Snyder, Ironton, Minn; 14,
Jacob Humphrey, Lake Geneva; 15, Dean Cornelius, Chaska, Minn; 16, Bryan
Roach, Becker, Minn; 17, Todd Hansen, Minneapolis, Minn; 18, Jay VanDerGeest,
Merrill; 19, Terry Schoppenhorst, Berlin; 20, chris Weinkauf, Merrill; 21.
Jeff Kendall, Montello; 22, Chad Walen, Prior Lake, Minn; 23, Robb Vanderloop,
Kaukauna; 24, Brad Powell, La Crosse.
Qualifying - 1, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire, 19.529 seconds,
100.543 MPH; 2, Andy Burgess, Eau Claire, 19.554 secs, 100.414 MPH; 3, Dan
Fredrickson, Elko, Minn., 19.627 secs, 100.041 MPH; 4, Terry Schoppenhorst,
Berlin, 19.674 secs, 99.802 MPH; 5, Neil Knoblock, Wausau, 19.722 secs, 99.559
MPH.
Qualifying Feature 1 - 1, Bobby Wilberg, Oxfordville; 2, Matthew
Mylin, Rockton, IL; 3, Charlie Menard, Eau Claire; 4, Jacob Humphrey, Lake
Geneva; 5, Todd Kluever, Marshall.
Qualifying Feature 2 - 1, Rod Berew, Menomonee; 2, Todd Hansen,
Minneapolis, Minn; 3, Trent Snyder, Ironton, Minn; 4, Jason Weinkauf, Merrill;
5, Ben Pettis, Eau Claire.
Last Chance 1 - 1, Dean Cornelius, Chaska, Minn.; 2, Brad Powell,
La Crosse; 3, Chris Weinkauf, Merrill; 4, Chad Walen, Prior Lake, Minn.; 5,
John Knaus, Rockford, IL.
Last Chance 2 - 1, Jay VanDerGeest, Merrill; 2, Jeff Weinfurter,
Wisconsin Rapids; 3, Robb Vanderloop, Kaukauna; 4, Jeff Kendall, Montello; 5,
Dean Schultz, Juneau.
ASA Style Late Model
Oktoberfest 40 Feature - 1, Mike Beyer, Rockford, IL; 2, Landon
Cassill, Fairfax, IA; 3, Dan Lensing, Rockford, IL; 4, Bobby Wilberg,
Orfordville; 5, Travis Dassow, West Bend; 6,
Qualifying - 1, Landon Cassill, Fairfax, IA, 19.463 seconds,
100.884 MPH; 2, Chad Wood, Madison, 19.785 secs, 99.242 MPH; 3, Bobby Wilberg,
Orfordville, 19.925 secs, 98.545 MPH; 4, Pete Moore, McFarland, 20.046 secs,
97.950 MPH; 5, Travis Dassow, West Bend, 20.054 secs, 97.911 MPH.
Heat Race 1 - 1, Todd Kluever, Marshall; 2, Jared Ziegler,
Madison; 3, Travis Sauter, Necedah; 4, Pete Moore, McFarland; 5, Travis Dassow,
West Bend.
Budweiser 75 Enduro (Late Friday Results) - 1, Dan Rozek; 2, Steve
Reaben; 3, Mark Bornitz; 4, Nick Hammer; 5, Mitch Houden; 6, Jason Dummer; 7,
Tony Waltemath; 8, Scott Bleecker; 9, Jeremy Halverson; 10, Reed Powers; 11,
Jason Wintoch; 12, Drew Budde; 13, Kevin Fossum; 14, Tony Fluette; 15, Tom
Bleecher.
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