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Two Nights Left in Points Chase at MIS
Monday, August 21, 2006 (Oregon, WI) - Who will win track championships at
Madison International Speedway in 2006? The answer to that question is
only two race nights away as the season wraps up with a point race this week
followed by the Season Championships on September 1st.
The race for the Weaver Auto Parts Madison ASA Late Models championship comes
down to Travis Sauter and defending champion Bobby Wilberg. The
twenty-one year old Sauter who hails from Necedah, Wisconsin, currently has a
45 point advantage over Wilberg with two events to go. Conistency has
been the rule all season long for Sauter who didn’t pick up his first
feature win until August 11th. Nathan Haseleu is third with 482 points
followed by Dan Lensing with 463, Andrew Morrissey with 426, and Nick Hammer
just three points out of the top five with 423.
Rockton, Illinois’ Jeremy Miller has a twenty-six point lead over Bobby
Wilberg in the Rockweiler Insulation Limited Late Models. Miller
currently holds a 457-431 advantage over Wilberg who is still in position to
win back to back dual championships at MIS. Bill Baumeister is in third
with 403 points followed by Jerry Gille with 350 and Beau Sanden with 322.
With a season high six feature wins to his credit, Scott Riedner has a solid
lead in theBryden Motors Area Sportsman points race with an eighty-four point
cushion over Scott Lawver (806-722). Casey Burns is looking to repeat
his third place finish from 2005 as he is in that postion this season with 655
points followed by Ryan Goldade with 598 and Chris Ehrhart with 524.
The closest points race comes in the Club La Mark Hobby Stocks where Mike
Storkson has just a thirty point lead over Johnny Robinson II (764-734).
Nick Newton is in third with 658 while Kyle Stark and Rodger Stephenson round
out the top five with 572 and 532 respectively.
Tyler Kelley is closing in on his first track championship at MIS as he leads
the Roto Rooter Bandits with a 993-919 advantage over Stephen Scheel. The
fifteen year old Kelley from nearby Oregon is enroute to become the youngest
track champion in MIS history. Rory Padfield holds down the third
position with 830 points followed by Alex Jones with 787 and Kyle Riedner with
762. Steve Dickson is just twenty-seven points out of fifth place with
735.
Jason Erickson is the current leader in the Madison ASA Late Models for the
Rookie of the Year title with Cliff Rucks leading the way in the Limited Late
Models.
With only two points events remaining on the schedule anything can happen. The
final race night of the season occurs on September 8th when Bryden Motors
presents "Salute to America" Night featuring the Wisconsin Challenge
Series and a spectacular fireworks program. The Area Sportsman, Bandits,
and Lake Geneva Super Stocks will also be in action.
Pit gates for regular Friday night racing open at 3:30 with hot laps at 4:45,
qualifying at 6:45 and racing at 7:30. For more information contact the
track office at 608.835.9700. Complete information is also available on
the track website at www.madisoninternationalspeedway.com.
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