August 20, 2004; Columbus, WI. -  Tim Woollen of Sun Prairie won the 35-lap Late Model feature from the pole Friday night at the Columbus 151 Speedway. Woollen, a rare visitor to the Speedway, had a strong car all evening,
qualifying tenth quick in time.

Photo Highlights

Tim Woolen collected his first Late Model feature victory of the 2004 season at the Columbus 151 Speedway. Tim Woolen (#39) hugs the low line while Rob Retallick attempts to go for the lead on the outside during the Late Model feature race. Grant Lindner (#30) earned his first career Street Stock feature victory.  The former Hobby Stock standout also won his heat earlier in the evening. Grant Lindner (#30) fends off Dustin Ward (#9) on his way to winning the Street Stock feature race. Alan Dorn (#96) captured the Hobby Stock main event this evening. A little three-wide racing put a thrill in the air during the Hobby Stock feature race. Dan Gosda (#2) nabbed top honors in the Bandit feature contest. Mark Remsik (#83) was victorious in the Backup race this evening.

Clayton Braaksma and John Wasserburger made contact on the back straight on lap 16 bringing the field under caution. Upon going back to green Russ Goodwin and Bill Retallick were dicing for position coming out of turn two and all down the backstretch. Something had to give, and it was Goodwin's tire - spinning him around and collecting
Retallick. Retallick maintained his position and looked for a way to get around Woollen, but was unable to do so.

Rookie driver Grant Lindner collected his second win of the year in the Street Stock feature. Starting from the pole, Lindner was able to dash away from the field at the start. Bret Schmidt was the hard charger of the race, advancing seven plans, but ran out of laps to be able to pass for the lead. Behind the leaders, several positions were swapped in one of the most competitive events of the night.

Alan Dorn scored the win in the Hobby Stock main event. Mike Kearney held the early lead but all turned to chaos on lap 12. Gary Pashley and Gary Haarklau made contact and at the same time Brandon Johnson's engine met its end. Four laps later Terry Wangsness spun solo into the turn two wall, and the lapped car of Pashley hit Larry Moen, who had been running in the fifth place spot. Moen made a pit stop to change a bent rim and came back onto the track still on the lead lap. Jim Tate, Jr. advanced eight spots over the course of the race to finish second at the line.

Ryan Destefano was the first car to take the checkered flag in the four-cylinder Bandit feature, but failed the post-race technical inspection, handing the win over to Dan Gosda. After a couple of races filled with hard luck, Mark Remsik emerged victorious in the race for the reverse-driven Backup cars.

The Beaver Dam Humane Society is in dire need of several items for the facility, and Speedway management wants to help them out. Patrons donating any item from the wish list will receive $2 off admission at the September 3 show, bringing the price of adult admission down to just $6 for a full night of action-packed racing. Items on the wish list include: dry and canned dog food, bleach, flea spray, AA batteries, dish soap, colored copy paper, floor cleaner, paper towels, 33-gallon clear trash bags, laundry detergent, postage stamps, cat litter, dry puppy food, treats, liquid hand soap, baking  soda, Lysol spray, kitten food, and envelopes. More information about the Humane Society can be found online at www.bdhumanesociety.org. Information on the Speedway, including full results, reports, and point standings can be
found at www.racingonline.com/columbus151. Time trials are at 6:30 Friday evening with a full racing program to follow at 8:00, plus a gauntlet race and bubble-blowing contest.

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RESULTS

Late Model
Qualifying: Aaron Wilke, Waterloo 13.627 secs.
Heat Winners: Bob Taylor, Watertown; Chuck Egli, Waterloo; Clayton Braaksma, Beaver Dam
Semi-Feature Transfers: Ty James, Oconomowoc; Mike Taylor, Stoughton
Feature: Tim Woollen, Sun Prairie; Rob Retallick, Deerfield; Bill Retallick, Marshall; Wilke; Dean Schultz, Juneau

Street Stock
Qualifying: Bret Schmidt, Watertown 14.094 secs.
Heat Winners: Grant Lindner, Poynette; Rikki Bishofberger, Fort Atkinsin
Feature: Lindner; Schmidt; Justin Schultz, Rio; Dustin Ward, Beaver Dam,
Randy Padfield, Edgerton

Hobby Stock
Qualifying: Terry Wangsness, Delavan 15.139 secs. NTR
Heat Winners: Andy Raley, Fall River; Todd Wright, Oxford
Feature: Alan Dorn, Waterloo; Jim Tate, Watertown; Mike Kearney, Rio; Tylor Schultz, Rio; Lincoln Keeser, Johnson Creek

Bandit
Qualifying: Bryan Johnson, Stoughton 16.540 secs
Heat Winners: Hunter Schultz, Waterloo; Dan Birkett, Lodi; Dan Gosda, Sun Prairie
Feature: Dan Gosda, Sun Prairie; Troy Yohn, Waterloo; Travis Schneeberg, Sun Prairie; Brandon Riedner, Waunakee; Steve Privett, Fall River

Backup
Feature: Mark Remsik, Deerfield; Steve Oetzel, Marshall; Tom Gross, Sun Prairie; George Wachuta, Brooklyn; Dave Moore, McFarland