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Doug Hahn Tops B&M Electric
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By Andrew Schaller |
May 24, 2008; Jefferson WI --
Whitewater's Doug Hahn took control of the B&M Electric 50 lap late model
feature early and finished strong to take the win last Saturday night at
Jefferson Speedway. Luke Padfield took the initial lead on the opening lap
as Hahn settled into second and the field began to string out behind them.
On lap seven, Hahn slipped inside Padfield in turn four and took over the
top spot down the front stretch.
Five laps later, Hahn had begun to pull away as the field bunched back up
behind him. By lap 17, week one winner John Ovadal Jr was knocking on the
door of the top five with Jason Erickson in tow. Erickson allowed Ovadal to
open the holes for the two to drive through as they motored their way
through the top five and into second and third respectively by lap 27. Once
the duo cleared traffic, Erickson began to put heavy pressure on Ovadal for
the position while Hahn enjoyed the battle in his rear view mirror. Erickson
made several attempts on the inside of Ovadal for second, but Ovadal proved
strong enough to hold off the advances. The fight for second allowed Hahn to
maintain his lead without giving up much ground, and Hahn cruised to the
stripe in first followed by Ovadal, Erickson, Tim Sargent and Padfield.
Dave Oswald of Cottage Grove motored his way through traffic to take the
victory in the 30 lap sportsman feature event. Dick Reents and Ron Nelson
made up row one at the drop of the green with Reents holding the advantage
after lap one. Nelson was hanging with Reents till a flat tire forced him to
drop into the pack giving second to John Handeland. The first of two
cautions flew on lap five for debris, and on the restart, Oswald crept into
the top five. On lap eight, Reents got very loose entering turn three and
when he checked up, Handeland made contact sending the two into the outside
wall ending their evening. The melee handed the lead to Tory Bagley with
Oswald on his rear bumper for the restart. Oswald wasted little time as he
immediately drove to the inside of Bagley and grabbed the lead on lap ten.
Oswald drove out to a healthy advantage on his way to the checkers. Rounding
out the top five were Tom Reents, Terry Wangsness, Bagley and RC VanRamsell.
An exciting finish to the international feature saw Brandon Riedner of
Waunakee take the checkers to win the 20 lap event. Kenny Au took the early
lead from fellow front row starter Ashley Smith on lap two. But Smith came
back strong, taking the top spot away from Au three laps later. Riedner
followed Smith under Au, taking second with Rodney Mundt sliding into third.
Riedner began his challenges on the leader as he managed to get underneath
Smith in the corners, but never could get clear for a pass. Reidner charged
under Smith each lap, gaining ground every time. Riedner finally got a good
run on the final lap, taking sole possession of the lead through turns three
and four and flying under the checkers in first. Smith finished second with
Mark English, Mundt and Gary Stark rounding out the top five.
Orfordville's Jimmy Robinson waged an intense battle with Lincoln Keeser
ending in Robinson posing in victory lane after the 25 lap hobby stock
feature. Keeser took control early after the drop of the green while
Robinson moved to fifth. Robinson made pass every other lap, advancing to
second by lap 11 and pulling up to Keeser's rear bumper. Robinson began to
look to the inside of Keeser for the lead, pulling even with him on lap 15.
Caution waved over the field on lap 16 and Robinson resumed his challenge on
the restart, again pulling even with Keeser. The two made contact several
times as they leaned on each other through the corners. On lap 19, Keeser
pushed up the track in turn two and bounced off the back stretch wall,
ending his night and handing the lead to Robinson. Robinson cruised to the
win followed by Alan Dorn, Bobby Selsing Jr, Zac Schmidt and Steven Sauer.
Tommy Pfeifer of Madison sliced through the field on his way to the win in
the 20 lap bandit feature which was held over from last week's program due
to rain. Terry Ciano took control early with Jody Schmidt on his heels in
second. Pfeifer moved into the top five by lap five and quickly made his way
to third behind Schmidt in second. Ciano, Schmidt and Pfeifer drove three
wide into turn three on lap 12 with Pfeifer taking the lead out of turn
four. Meanwhile, Kyle Watters was advancing through the pack and into second
with only three laps to go. A caution on lap 18 set up a
green/white/checkered finish, but Pfeifer was able to hold Watters off for
the win. Finishing third was John Beale with Schmidt fourth and Ciano coming
home in fifth.
David Schmidt of Cudahy lead every lap of the regularly scheduled 20 lap
bandit feature as he sped to the victory. Schmidt took control immediately
on the first lap and pulled out to a big lead. The battle raged behind him
as paint and positions were swapped with regularity. Terry Ciano maintained
the second position with third being traded amongst several drivers. The
only caution of the event flew with five laps remaining, erasing Schmidt's
large advantage. But Ciano was unable to mount a challenge as Schmidt
crossed the line first followed by Ciano, Kyle Padfield, Kyle Watters and
John Beale.
Next Saturday is a full program of racing highlighted by the Pepsi 50 lap
late model feature. Time trials begin at 5:00 with racing at 7 pm. Jefferson
Speedway is located half way between Jefferson and Cambridge on Hwy 18. For
more information, please visit www.jeffersonspeedway.com.
Jefferson Speedway Race Summary
Late Model--
B&M Electric 50 Feature Finish- 1) 99 Doug Hahn 2) 71 John Ovadal Jr 3) 94
Jason Erickson 4) 11 Tim Sargent 5) 4 Luke Padfield 6) 97 Scott
Broughton 7) 33 Dylan Schuyler 8) 7 Bob Kahler 9) 5 Casey Johnson 10) 44
Roger Behlke 11) 4 Chris Quam 12) 29 Scott Lindsay 13) 52 Steve Dobbratz 14)
13 Andy Brocker 15) 61 Jerry Eckhart 16) 16 Luke Westenberg 17) 151 Mike
Taylor 18) 71 Jason Deppe
Fast Qualifier- 94 Jason Erickson 14.263 seconds
Best Appearing Car Winner- 4 Chris Quam
Last Chance- 71 Jason Deppe, 29 Scott Lindsay, 61 Jerry Eckhart, 151 Mike
Taylor
Heat Winners- 1) 71 Jason Deppe 2) 21 Ty James 3) 29 Scott Lindsay
Sportsman--
Feature Finish- 1) 31 Dave Oswald 2) 42 Tom
Reents 3) 55 Terry Wangsness 4) 52 Tory Bagley 5) 36 RC VanRamsell 6) 22
Brady Lilly 7) 45 Nick Balis 8) 6 Chris Ehrhart
Fast Qualifier- 31 Dave Oswald 15.200 seconds
Best Appearing Car Winner- 22 Brady Lilly
Heat Winners- 1) 82 Mike Acheson 2) 7 James Helmer
International--
Feature Finish- 1) 1 Brandon Riedner 2) 05 Ashley Smith 3) 57 Mark English
4) 21 Rodney Mundt 5) 35 Gary Stark 6) 67 Joe Cross 7) 4 Steven Scheel 8) 00
Scott Hoeft
Fast Qualifier- 35 Gary Stark 16.603 seconds
Best Appearing Car Winner- 31 Kenny Au
Heat Winners- 1) 05 Ashley Smith 2) 57 Mark English
Hobby Stock--
Feature Finish-
1) 33 Jimmy Robinson 2) 96 Alan Dorn 3) 42 Bobby Selsing Jr 4) 19 Zac
Schmidt 5) 11 Steven Sauer 6) 22 Chester Williams 7) 9 Dustin Ward 8) 96 Tim
Lange
Fast Qualifier- 5 Elliott 16.449 seconds
Best Appearing Car Winner- 92 Kyle Stark
Last Chance- 21 Ben Monday, 41 Nick Newton, 07 Mike Maurer, 32 Craig Staude
Heat Winners- 1) 56 Randy Strasburg 2) 42 Bobby Selsing Jr 3) 88 Roger
Stephenson
Bandit--
Make up Feature Finish from 5/17/08- 1) 57
Tommy Pfeifer 2) 7 Kyle Watters 3) 04 John Beale 4) 8 Jody Schmidt 5)
66 Terry Ciano
Feature Finish-
1) 10 David Schmidt 2) 66 Terry Ciano 3) 27 Kyle Padfield 4) 7 Kyle Watters
5) 04 John Beale 6) 57 Tommy Pfeifer 7) 8 Jody Schmidt 8) 81 Jeff LeFave
Fast Qualifier- 7 Kyle Watters 14.416 seconds
Best Appearing Car Winner- 66 Terry Ciano
Last Chance- 29 Waylin Willman, 18 Scott Pauls, 92 Andy Bauler
Heat Winners- 1) 45 Nick Balis 2) 57 Tommy Pfeifer 3) 17 Jess Watters
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