Retallick and Erickson share spotlight August 11, 2000; Columbus, WI. - Bill Retallick of Marshall and Jason Erickson of Cambridge shared the spotlight for the late model Pepsi Triple 60’s Challenge Series Championship Round at the Columbus 151 Speedway on Friday Night. Retallick drove to victory in the 60-lap Pepsi feature while Erickson was crowned the Pepsi Triple 60’s Challenge Series Champion.
Retallick jumped into the lead at the start of the event and built up nearly a half lap lead on the rest of the pack. Randy Breunig of Columbus, who came into the event tied with Erickson for the lead in the Pepsi Series, began to move up through the traffic along with Andy Tomlinson of Poynette and Jason Erickson. Also in the battle was Terry Sauer of Waterloo. Erickson, who had started in the seventh row, moved into second about midway through the race and set sail for Retallick. By lap forty, Erickson had closed in on Retallick as the pair worked through traffic.
The two battled with Erickson moving up alongside of Retallick on several occasions. On lap forty-two, Erickson had a slight edge as they crossed the line. Retallick battled back and was back out in front the next lap. As the laps went by Erickson continued to work on Retallick, but it was Retallick across the line first at the checkered flag. For Retallick, it was his first win of the season. He is the eleventh different driver to win a feature in the division in the thirteen events held. Randy Breunig finished in third ahead of Terry Sauer. Andy Tomlinson of Poynette was fifth. Finishing in sixth through tenth were Al Weishoff of Otsego, Will Godding of Cross Plains, Dean Schultz of Juneau, Rich Schumann Jr. of Portage and Don Gaserude of Fort Atkinson. The top five in the final Pepsi Triple 60’s Challenge Series standings were Jason Erickson, Randy Breunig, Terry Sauer, Al Weishoff and Andy Tomlinson.
Kevin Anderson of Cottage Grove took over the lead on lap eighteen and went on to score his second win of the season in the twenty-five lap street stock feature. John Schafer of Monona raced to his best finish of the season crossing the line in second. Ron Schmitt of Jackson was third ahead of Rick Coppernoll of Marshall and Bobby Stough Jr. of Waunakee. Bret Schmidt of Watertown moved up quickly from his third row starting position to take the lead at the end of lap one and went on to capture his third win of the season in the twenty lap hobby stock feature. Roger Stephenson of Cambridge drove to second. Jim Rohrbeck of Portage came on strong to finish in third. John Remsik of Sun Prairie was fourth. Grant Lindner of Poynette took fifth. Bruce Havel of Deerfield returned to competition by leading from start to finish to claim the win in the back up division. Havel is the seventh different winner in the division this season. Jim Remsik of DeForest was second ahead of Rick Verdon of Fitchburg. Ray Kreyer of Poynette was victorious in the fifteen lap Junior Motorsports feature. Shayne Poehnelt of Spring Green followed in second. Brian Shonasky of Wyocena took third. Nick Maerz of Arena was fourth. Scott Kleist of Poynette was fifth. Fast times for the evening were recorded by Dean Schultz in the late models at 13.779, Ron Preskar of Juneau in the street stocks at 14.697, Dennis Gaserude of Oregon in the hobby stocks at 15.684 and Ray Kreyer in the Junior Motorsports at 16.534. Late model heat race wins were registered by Bill Retallick, Rich Schumann Jr. and Russ Goodwin of Beloit. Street stock heat race action saw wins go to Bob Jacobs of DeForest, Kevin Anderson and Ron Schmitt. Hobby stock heat race wins were taken by Jim Hibner of Pardeeville, Roger Stephenson and Bret Schmidt. The Junior Motorsports dash was won by Shayne Poehnelt while heat wins went to Bryan Pautsch of Sun Prairie and Ray Kreyer. Howard Hosely of Sun Prairie outraced Jeff Falbe of Beaver Dam and Butch Mierendorf of Lake Mills to capture the late model semi-feature. Joe Roatch was victorious in the street stock semi-feature. Randy Padfield of Stoughton was second. Ed Jackson of Madison took third. Racing action continues this Friday night at the Columbus 151 Speedway with WIBA 101.5 Night. In addition to the regular program of late model, street stock, hobby stock and back up racing, the Formula Indy Racing Association will be on hand. Also on the schedule for the first time at the speedway will be trailer races. Friday night is also Watch Night with the first 200 kids in attendance receiving free watches. SPECIAL NOTICE - The Moore Family would like to address the many rumors that have been circulating recently. It is felt that it is unfortunate that so much has been said regarding the status of the Columbus 151 Speedway and that it has become necessary to clarify matters. The Moore Family has owned and operated the Columbus 151 Speedway since July of 1981. Over the years a great deal of effort has been put forth to improve the speedway and to provide a competitive racing program in an entertaining family atmosphere. The many improvements to the facilities, the closeness of the competition and the many family activities exemplify the commitment the Moore Family has had in the past and to the future of the speedway. The Columbus 151 Speedway is open and plans to remain open. The schedule is full of activities for the remainder of this season and plans are already in the making for the next season. Payoffs to drivers for weekly shows were raised for this season and are at an all time high. There are other programs in place that pay out to the drivers at the annual awards banquet. There are more special events and kids activities taking place than at any other time in speedway history. The Moore Family hopes that the rumors can be laid to rest and would like to thank the fans, sponsors and drivers for their continued support and look forward to the times ahead. RESULTS LATE MODEL: STREET STOCKS: HOBBY STOCKS: JUNIOR MOTORSPORTS: BACK-UPS: |
