Patrick captures Miller Lite 50!   Preskar wins fast time challenge in Streets!
By Dennis Thompson

August 13, 1999; Columbus, WI. -  Scott Patrick of Dousman captured the Miller Lite 50 lap late model feature at the Columbus 151 Speedway on Friday night. Patrick thrilled the crowd by using the outside groove to charge to the front after starting in the last row.

Patrick steadily moved up through the pack working down low early in the event, but it was his drive on the outside later in the event that was impressive as he picked off car after car and moved into the lead on lap forty-five. It was the first feature win of the season for Patrick who became the eleventh different driver to win a feature in the division this season.

By virtue of his win, Patrick closed to within thirty-seven points of Mike Langsdorf of Doylestown in the battle for the track championship. Langsdorf also turned in a strong performance as he also utilized the outside groove to move up from the sixth row to finish in second. Rookie John Acker of Spring Green had his best race of the season driving to third. Acker currently is the top rookie driver in the division. Duane Deppe of Waterloo crossed the line in fourth. Mark Miller of Columbus, who started in the fifth row, followed in fifth. Finishing in sixth through tenth were Charlie Yelk of Lake Mills, Andy Tomlinson of Poynette, Bill Retallick of Marshall, Terry Sauer of Waterloo and Randy Breunig of Columbus.

Ron Preskar of Juneau picked up an additional $500 bonus courtesy of Jeche Garage of Juneau and Economy Firewood of Jackson for setting fast time and going on to win the twenty-five lap street stock feature. It was the second win of the season for Preskar who took over the point lead by five points from Dan Howard of Baraboo. Howard drove a strong race and challenged Preskar over the closing laps to finish in second. Will Godding of Cross Plains ran near the front all night and wound up in third. Kevin Anderson of Madison was fourth. Jeni Westergaard of Columbus took fifth.

Jerry Chapman of Juneau led from start to finish to race to his second win of the season in the twenty lap hobby stock feature. Grant Lindner of Poynette followed in second. Third went to Gerry Junget of Rio. Andy Junget of Rio crossed the line in fourth ahead of Ken Scott of Rio.

Ron Schneidewind of Madison posted his second win of the season in the back up division. Dave Moore of McFarland claimed second. Jim Remsik of Madison was third.

Fast times for the evening were turned in by Andy Tomlinson in the late models at 13.464, Ron Preskar in the street stocks at 14.177 and Ken Scott in the hobby stocks at 15.446.

Late model heat race wins were registered by Gary Conner of Ridgeway, John Ovadahl Jr. of Johnson Creek and John Acker. Street stock heat race action saw Fred Strobel of Hartford, Joe Roatch of Stoughton, Jay Spahn of Middleton and Ron Schmitt of Jackson race to wins. Lincoln Keeser of Jefferson and Jason Hibner of Pardeeville drove to the hobby stock heat wins.

Dale Weatherwax of Cambria recorded the late model semi-feature win. Mike Kolb of Wauwatosa was second. Butch Mierendorf of Lake Mills was third. Fred Strobel was victorious in the street stock semi-feature taking the win over Clayton Broesch Jr. of Rio and Joe Roatch.

Racing action will continue this Friday night at the Columbus 151 Speedway with the Pepsi Triple 60's Challenge Series Championship Round. The !ate model sixty lap feature will determine the Pepsi series champion. Junior Motorsports will also be making their final appearance of the season.

Special; Columbus, WI.

Pepsi Triple 60's Challenge Series Championship

The late model Pepsi Triple 60's Challenge Series title will be on the line this Friday night at the Columbus 151 Speedway. Randy Breunig of Columbus and Scott Patrick of Dousman currently are tied for the series point lead heading into the third and final event of the special series. Breunig won round one in the series back in July. Patrick is coming off an impressive win in the Miller Lite 50 in which he drove from the seventeenth starting position to capture his first feature of the season.

Al Weishoff of Otsego is third in the series standings after winning round two earlier this month. Terry. Sauer of Waterloo follows in fourth in the series forty points back from the leaders. Mike Langsdorf of Doylestown, who leads the season point standings, is sixty points from the top in the Pepsi series holding down fifth. Steve Dobbratz of Rio and Dean Schultz of Juneau are tied for sixth in the series and still have a chance at the championship. Also with a mathematical shot at the Pepsi title are Mark Miller of Columbus, Andy Tomlinson of Poynette, Bruce Havel of Deerfield and Bill Retallick of Marshall.

Time trials are set to begin at 6:30 p.m. with the first race slated for 7:45 p.m.   Columbus 151 Speedway is a quarter-mile paved oval located on Highway 151, between the towns of Columbus and Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Take Exit 111 of Highway 151 just south of Columbus.

RESULTS

LATE MODEL:
50 LAP FEATURE: 1.) #40 Scott Patrick, Dousman; 2.) #96 Mike Langsdorf, Doylestown; 3.) #77 John Acker, Spring Green; 4.) #17 Duane Deppe, Waterloo; 5.) #24 Mark Miller, Columbus; 6.) #11 Charlie Yelk, Lake Mills; 7.) #31 Andy Tomlinson, Poynette; 8.) # 9 Bill Retallick, Marshall; 9.) #13 Terry Sauer, Waterloo; 10.) #76 Randy Beunig, Columbus
15 LAP SEMI-FEATURE: 1.) #08 Dale Weatherwax, Cambria; 2.) #22 Mike Kolb, Wauwautosa; 3.) # 5 Butch Mierendorf
FIRST HEAT: 1.) #10 Gary Conner, Ridgeway
SECOND HEAT: 1.) #07 John Ovadal Jr., Johnson Creek
THIRD HEAT: 1.) #77 John Acker, Spring Green
FAST QUALIFIER: #31 Andy Tomlinson, Poynette,..........13.464 Seconds

STREET STOCKS:
FEATURE: 1.) #71 Ron Preskar, Juneau; 2.) #25 Dan Howard, Baraboo; 3.) #67 Will Gooding, Cross Plains; 4.) #42 Kevin Anderson, Madison; 5.) #91 Jeni Westergaard, Columbus
SEMI-FEATURE: 1.) #15 Fred Strobel, Hartford; 2.) #28 Clayton Boersch Jr., Rio; 3.) #43 Joe Roatch, Stoughton
FIRST HEAT: 1.) #15 Fred Strobel, Hartford
SECOND HEAT: 1.) #43 Joe Roatch, Stoughton
THIRD HEAT: 1.) #13 Jay Spahn, Middelton
FOURTH HEAT: 1.) # 6 Ron Schmitt, Jackson
FAST QUALIFIER: #71 Ron Preskat, Juneau,.........14.177 Seconds

HOBBY STOCKS:
FEATURE: 1.) # 7 Jerry Chapman, Juneau; 2.) #30 Grant Lindner, Poynette; 3.) #71 Gerry Junget, Rio; 4.) #70 Andy Junget, Rio; 5.) #39 Ken Scott, Rio
FIRST HEAT: 1) #99 Lincoln Keeser, Jefferson
SECOND HEAT: 1) #26 Jason Hibner, Pardeeville
FAST QUALIFIER: #39 Ken Scott, Rio.........15.446 Seconds

BACK-UPS:
FEATURE: 1.) #CYA2 Ron Schneidewind, Madison; 2.) #11 Dave Moore, McFarland; 3.) #88 Jim Remsik, Madison