In the post-race interview Wendt indicated
that he had a tire going down and had all he could do to hold off Taylor.
Chesmore set the fast qualifying pace, with a 14.777
second tour of the quarter mile.
Jim Jarlsberg of Cambridge took home the money from the
Krentz Auto Mart. Dash for Cash.
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| Don't
ya hate it when that happens! In the left photo, early in the Blackhawk 50,
Scott Bleecker spun in the first turn, with a little help. Collected in the
aftermath were Ron Bishofberger (#76), current point leader Dan Chesmore (#27), Jason
Erickson (#14), Gene Olson Jr. (#37) and Terry Morgan (#5). Bleecker, Chesmore and
Olson were finished for the night. While in the right photo Scott Nottestad (#14) also had
his evening cut short in the main event after making contact with Jefferson Speedway's
reliable wall. |
Claiming victories, in 10 lap heat races,
were Ryan Ley of Rome, Jerry Parker of Palmyra, Mike Taylor of Stoughton and Scott Null of
Lake Mills.
Moving to the feature lineup, from the 20 lap Last Chance
race, were Gene Olson Jr. of Jefferson, Terry Morgan of Delafield, Ken Piotrowski of
Milton and Scott Nottestad of Cambridge.
Moving to the Last Chance race, from the 10 lap Consi,
were Jim Gleesing of Whitewater and Jasper Gronert of Jefferson.
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On his way to 5 in a row!
Brent Nottestad (#25) works his way under Pete Weston (#53) and Jerry Efferding (#39) on
his way to an unprecidented 5th feature win in a row. Chris Quam (#4) is just
entering the picture. |
In International Division action, Brent Nottestad of
Cambridge made it five in a row, with his victory in the 20 lap main event. Starting from
the outside of row 6 Nottestad started the long drive to the front as Jerry Efferding of
Cottage grove drove out to the early lead. The only caution of the race came on lap 5,
when a spin out of 2nd turn collected another car and carried the two into the back
stretch wall.
On the restart it was Efferding at the point with
Nottestad up to the 6th spot. Pete Weston moved to the inside of Efferding on lap 6 as
Nottestad motored past Chris Quam of Stoughton for the 3rd spot. Nottestad closed with the
leaders launching a 3 wide battle for the top spot. Finding an opening on lap 15 Nottestad
claimed the top spot with Weston fighting back. As the flew past the checkered flag it was
Nottestad for the win, followed by Weston, Efferding, Darnell Mepham of Ft. Atkinson and
Aaron Rude of Cambridge.
Nottestad set the fast qualifying pace with a 15.771
second, track record, circuit of the quarter mile.
Claiming victory, in 10 lap heat races, were Pete Seitz of
Edgerton and Chris Quam of Stoughton.
Moving to the feature lineup from the 8 lap Last Chance
race were Bobby Moore of Edgerton, Seitz, Mike Dixon of Omro and Ken Edmundson of Lima
Center.
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Trent
Erdman (#11) leads Jeff Kohlhoff (#98) on his way to victory in the Sportsman
division feature. Erdman crossed the line second, but the leader failed the post
race technical inspection. |
In Sportsman Division action Trent Erdman of Ft.
Atkinson inherited the 25 lap feature win. Starting from the inside of row 6, Erdman
started his drive to the front as Dustin Ward of Beaver Dam pulled out to the early lead.
Starting from the outside of row 1, Ward guided the field, flag to flag, as Erdman worked
his way through traffic. Caution came on lap 4, as the current point leader, Dave Oswald
of Cottage Grove, lost a tire in the 2nd turn.
On the restart it was Ward opening up the lead with the
battle for positions fading behind. Erdman motored under Dale Padfield of Stoughton for
3rd on lap 18 and claimed 2nd from Mike Landers of Johnson Creek on lap 19. Erdman closed
with Ward over the final laps, coming within a fender of making the pass. At the stripe it
was Ward, followed by Erdman, Jeff Kohlhoff of Watertown, Tony Koepke of Ft. Atkinson and
Josh Courtney of Janesville.
Ward failed the post race technical inspection, handing
the official win to Erdman.
Oswald set the high mark in qualifying with a 15.722
second orbit of the quarter mile.
Claiming victories, in 10 lap heat races, were Judy Weir
of Cottage Grove, Shane Radtke of Hellenville and Rick Coppernoll of Madison.
Joining the feature lineup from the 15 lap Last Chance
race were Joe Wendorf of Jefferson, Kevin Thompson of Palmyra, Shane Radtke of Hellenville
and Tom Collins of Lake Mills.
| This
is getting to be a habit! Tim Noble (#71) became the first driver to repeat
in the Hobby Stock feature, last week. This week he made it two in a row.
Noble is show here with Ms. Wisconsin Lori Jensen and Lou Wendlandt of WFAW, in
victory lane. |
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In Hobby Stock action, Tim Noble of Janesville made
it two in a row in the 20 lap feature. Starting from the outside of row 6, Noble started
his drive to the front as Brett Schmidt of Farmington pulled out to the early lead. The
only caution of the race came on lap 5, for a spin. On the restart Schmidt continued to
lead as Noble battled his way up from the 6th spot. Noble moved steadily toward the front
claiming 3rd, behind Nick Golich of Hebron, on lap 11.
Noble motored around Golich, for 2nd, on lap 12, closing
the gap with Schmidt. Moving to the inside on lap 14, Noble took 2 laps to make the
winning pass. As they streaked by the checkered flag it was Noble for the win, followed by
Jim Pfeifer of Ft. Atkinson, Schmidt, Golich and Kevin Quale of Jefferson.
Noble Set the fast qualifying pace, with a 16.918 second
loop of the quarter mile speed plant.
Claiming victories, in 8 lap heat races, were Jay Finnegan
of Milton, John Shane of Waukesha and Lincoln Keeser of Milton.
Moving to the feature lineup, from the 12 lap Last Chance
race, were Jeremy Hartwig of Cottage Grove, Brett Carson of Ft. Atkinson, Eaan Carson of
Ft. Atkinson and Shane.
Rounding out the nights racing activities were the One on
One Street Drags were Mike Jarlsberg of Cambridge won in the 8 cylinder car division. Jim
Taylor of Stoughton won the 8 cylinder Trucks. Cory Corin won the 6 cylinder division and
Dan Hein won in the 4 cylinders.
Next Week Jefferson Speedway hosts the Bumper to Bumper 50
lap late Model feature, WIBA Night and Bubble Gauntlet round 2.
Gates open at 4:00, qualifying at 5:30 and racing at 7:30
sharp. Jefferson Speedway is on highway 18 between Jefferson and Cambridge Wisconsin.
