August 27, 2004; Columbus, WI. -  Dean Schultz won the 35-lap Late Model feature Friday night at the Columbus 151 Speedway on Voit Concrete night at the races. However, the win was not enough to gain any ground on current point
leader Andy Wendt, whose third place finish was enough to lock up the 2004 championship title. Schultz started the race from the inside of row 5, quickly advancing to take the lead only a few laps into the race. The fastest cars on the track were the twin number 18s of Brady Liddle and Andy Wendt who dashed to the front but ran out of laps before having any
opportunity to close in on Schultz's lead.

Photo Highlights

Dean Schultz (#34) topped the Late Model main event on Voit Concrete night at Columbus 151 Speedway. Dean Schultz (#34) manages to fend off a late race charge by Brady Liddle on his way to winning the Late Model feature event. A little three wide racing during the Late Model feature, makes things exciting on the race track! Kevin Anderson (#42) was the evenings winner in the Street Stock division. Gary Pashley (#20) places his uniquely colored race car in the winner's circle after winning the Hobby Stock feature. Larry Moen (#10) tried to fend off Gary Pashley (#20) during the Hobby Stock main event.  Pashley would make the pass and go onto the victory. Rookie Bryan Johnson (#44) captured the Bandit main event. Using the high line Bryan Johnson (#44) worked past Ben Lewis (#93) and Tina Remsik (#98) on his way to winning the Bandit feature. Greg Wachuta (#39) enjoys his time in the spotlight after capturing the Backup contest.

Kevin Anderson won the thrilling Street Stock feature by approximately one foot over Bret Schmidt. Schmidt, the fast qualifier of the evening, suffered break troubles all evening, but the car was as fast as ever as he charged through the pack to the front. Anderson and Schmidt raced several laps side-by-side, raising the crowd on its feet every lap, but at the line Anderson kept the edge and nosed by for the win.

The Hobby Stock points race was further unsettled during the feature race, leaving a margin of only 18 points and two weeks for Larry Moen to hold on for the championship over Gary Pashley. The two have been extremely competitive in their chase for the championship, swapping the lead almost weekly. Moen had the advantage coming into the night, but Pashley gained many valuable points by winning the night's feature, in which Moen finished eighth. Moen was in front of the pack for the majority of the time, and Pashley was right on his bumper for a time. Just when it looked as though Pashley's time had run out, Moen made contact with Gary Pashley, Sr., sending Moen to the rear, and Pashley taking the lead to the win.

The Bandit point race will likely come down to the feature results on championship night to determine the season title-holder. The race between Dan Birkett and Bryan Johnson has been neck-and-neck all season long, eight points separating the two with only two nights to go. Johnson, a rookie, and Birkett, going into retirement midseason last year with an injury, want the title equally greatly and it shows. Birkett turned a qualifying lap faster than any other car, but Johnson was only 0.020 seconds behind him. Johnson won the heat race, as well as the feature, but Birkett recorded third and second place finishes respectively.

George Wachuta won the race for the Backup cars. Steve Oetzel crossed the line in second, and point leader Mark Remsik third. Bruce Havel, who is the track, and unofficially world, record holder for qualifying with a time of just over 15 seconds (faster than the Bandits and Hobby Stocks) made his first appearance of the night and finished fourth in the nine car race.

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 for fan appreciation night, complete with stock car rides for kids 12 and under at intermission.

For complete results from the RACESTAT computer click here

RESULTS

Late Model
Qualifying: Andy Wendt, Watertown 13.664 secs.
Heat Race Winners: Mike Taylor, Stoughton; Delbert Desjarlais, Columbus; Chico Riedner, Waunakee
Feature: Dean Schultz, Juneau; Brady Liddle, Oregon; Wendt; Russ Goodwin, Beloit; Aaron Wilke, Waterloo

Street Stock
Qualifying: Bret Schmidt, Watertown 14.291 secs.
Heat Race Winners: Joe Roatch, Brooklyn; Grant Lindner, Poynette
Feature: Kevin Anderson, Cottage Grove; Schmidt; Randy Padfield, Edgerton; Jimmie Pankow, Oregon; Luke Padfield, Jefferson

Hobby Stock
Qualifying: Jim Tate, Watertown 15.448 secs.
Heat Race Winners: Andy Raley, Fall River; Alan Dorn, Waterloo
Feature: Gary Pashley, York Center; Mike Kearney, Rio; Lincoln Keeser, Johnson Creek; Tate; Tylor Schultz, Rio

Four-Cylinder Bandit
Qualifying: Dan Birkett, Lodi 16.117 secs.
Heat Race Winners: Ryan Oetzel, Marshall; Brandon Riedner, Waunakee; Bryan Johnson, Stoughton
Feature: Johnson; Birkett; Troy Yohn, Waterloo; Tina Remsik, Watertown; Riedner

Backup Cars
Feature: George Wachuta, Brooklyn; Steve Oetzel, Marshall; Mark Remsik, Deerfield; Bruce Havel, Deerfield; Tom Gross, Sun Prairie