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By Andrew Schaller
JEFFERSON, WI (Saturday, August 20, 2011) Steve Dobbratz motored to the front of the field and drove away to win the Miller Lite 50 lap Late Model feature event. The victory is the first on the season for the Rio pilot as he looks to close the gap in the standings between himself and point leader Jason Erickson.

Bruce Lee and Brandon Pendleton led the field to green with Lee sliding into command through turns one and two on the opening circuit. Shaun Scheel followed past Pendleton as he immediately began to pressure the early leader on lap two. The first of two caution periods came on lap five when Luke Westenberg backed his mount into the turn three wall. Once racing resumed, Scheel returned to work on Lee for the top spot while Dobbratz made his way into the top five. After the second caution on lap ten, Dobbratz started his charge to the front, moving into third on lap 11 and quickly driving under Scheel for the second spot. Dobbratz dove under Lee for the lead on lap 14, clearing for the top spot as they exited turn four. Dobbratz stretched his advantage while Lee continued to hold off Scheel for second. Scheel got loose on lap 27, opening the door for Chris Quam and Casey Johnson to slip past. Johnson mounted a late race charge to second, but Dobbratz was well on his way to capturing the win. Johnson settled for second with John Ovadal coming home third. Lee and Kyle Jarlsberg rounded out the top five finishers.

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By Andrew Schaller
JEFFERSON, WI (Saturday, August 13, 2011) Kyle Jarlsberg of Jefferson maneuvered to the front of the 18 car Late Model field and ran away to win the Pernat’s Premium Meats 50 lap feature event. Jarlsberg became the eleventh different pilot to capture the checkers in the premier division at Wisconsin’s Action Track in the 2011 season.

Chris Quam and Brandon Pendleton paced the field of some of Wisconsin’s finest hot shoes to the drop of the green flag. Quam quickly gained the advantage through turns one and two on the opening circuit with Trent Erdman trying to follow into second. Erdman completed the pass on lap two as Jarlsberg followed in his tracks for third. Jarlsberg went right to work on Erdman for second as Quam opened up a healthy lead. Jarlsberg cleared for the runner up spot on lap five, just before the first of two caution periods slowed the field. As racing resumed, the leaders bumped and banged each other as they entered the first corner. Jarlsberg slipped to the inside of Quam on lap eight as he drew even with the early leader. Jarlsberg continued to inch forward as Quam tried to hold his ground on the outside. Jarlsberg eventually gained control of the top spot on lap 12, sliding up in front of Quam as the raced off into turn three. The second caution appeared on lap 14 when Roger Behlke made solid contact with the turn three wall. Once racing got back underway, Jarlsberg continued to show the way with Quam staying in his rear view mirror. Point leader Jason Erickson made a late race charge into the top five, but Jarlsberg and Quam were well out in front of the pack as they cruised to the one/two finish. Erickson came home third with Erdman and Noel Ramge rounding out the top five.

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By Andrew Schaller
JEFFERSON, WI (Saturday, August 06, 2011) Watertown’s John Ovadal Jr returned from an early wreck in his heat race and avoided another accident in the feature to win the King Kollision 50 lap Late Model feature at Wisconsin’s Action Track. Ovadal picked up some valuable points in his quest to catch current point leader, Jason Erickson, for the season title.

Scott Lindsay and Chris Quam brought the field to the green flag with Lindsay taking the initial lead exiting turn two. Quam fought back on the outside as they raced down the backstretch on lap one. Lindsay cleared for the lead momentarily on lap two with Quam falling in line for second. A lap later, Quam gave the inside line a try, drawing even with Lindsay and eventually clearing for the top spot on lap four. Quam began to stretch his advantage while Lindsay tried to hold off Shaun Scheel for the second spot. Scheel took control of second on lap ten with Tommy Pecaro in tow for third. Meanwhile Ovadal was making his way into the top five and into fourth by lap 12. Ovadal ran Pecaro down and stole third away on lap 18 as he teamed up with Scheel to run down Quam on the point. The duo closed on Quam lap after lap, finally catching him on lap 30. Scheel began to apply heavy pressure to the leader as they touched several times with Quam maintaining control of the lead. On lap 38, they made contact once again entering turn one, sending Quam spinning and bringing out the first caution of the race. Both drivers were forced to the rear for the restart, handing the top spot to Ovadal with Dylan Schuyler running in second. Ovadal survived one more caution with six laps remaining as he took the checkered flag first to secure the win. Schuyler finished second followed by Jason Erickson, Casey Johnson and Roger Behlke.

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By Andrew Schaller
JEFFERSON, WI (Saturday, July 30, 2011) Fort Atkinson’s Jason Erickson charged to the front of the field on Saturday night to win the Pepsi 50 lap Late Model feature. The win marked Erickson’s second straight victory and third of the season. Erickson is the only Late Model pilot to garner more than one feature win to this point in the 2011 campaign.

Scott Lindsay and Brandon Pendleton led the field to green with Lindsay taking the initial lead on lap one. Pendleton fell in line for second with Roger Behlke running third. Behlke moved to the low side as he pulled alongside Pendleton on lap two. Behlke cleared for second on lap three with Trent Erdman trying to follow. The first of two cautions waved on lap nine for a spinning Steve Dobbratz. Erdman made the pass for third as racing resumed and just before the second caution on lap 11. Once racing got back underway, Erdman was shown the black flag for leaking fluid handing third to John Ovadal. On lap 18, Behlke began to take a look to the inside of Lindsay at the point. Behlke drew even with Lindsay as they duo battled for the lead. Behlke drifted a little high entering turn one on lap 20. Behlke and Lindsay made contact forcing Lindsay to check up as Behlke rocketed into the lead with Ovadal in tow for second. Two laps later, Ovadal took a look to the inside of the new leader as Erickson ran the two drivers down. Erickson joined the two leaders as he pulled up behind Behlke with Ovadal to the inside. Ovadal continued to work the low side as he tried to make the pass for the lead. On lap 34, Ovadal began to lose grip as he slid back allowing Erickson to dive under Behlke. Erickson completed the winning pass with ten circuits remaining. Erickson cruised through the final laps to see the checkers first for the win. Rounding out the top five were Behlke, Casey Johnson, Dylan Schuyler and Ovadal.

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By Andrew Schaller
JEFFERSON, WI (Saturday, July 23, 2011) Fort Atkinson’s Jason Erickson became the first Late Model pilot to win his second feature of the 2011 season on Saturday night at Jefferson Speedway. Erickson methodically picked his way to the front of the field and drove on to capture the Schmidt’s Auto 50 lap feature event.

Tommy Pecaro grabbed the initial lead as the green flag waved over the 18 car field. Roger Behlke followed into second on lap two with Noel Ramge and John Ovadal in tow for third and fourth respectively. The first of two caution periods came on lap ten when defending champion Casey Johnson spun in turn four. Ovadal snuck past Ramge for third on the restart with Pecaro still showing the way out front. Pecaro began to slip away from the field as Ovadal moved up to challenge Behlke for the runner up spot. His large lead was erased on lap 19 when Trent Erdman cut a tire and spun in turns one and two to bring out the second caution. As racing resumed, Dylan Schuyler slipped past Ovadal for third and proceeded to apply pressure to Behlke for second. Meanwhile, Erickson made his way into the top five by lap 32 as he continued to move forward. Erickson found himself in fourth on lap 36 as he charged under Schuyler looking for third. Erickson claimed the position a lap later and continued forward alongside Behlke. Erickson owned the second spot on lap 38 as he set his sights Pecaro at the point. Erickson motored under Pecaro on lap 39 as the duo raced wheel to wheel. Erickson finally cleared for the lead with eight circuits remaining as he began to check out from the pack. Schuyler made a late pass for second, but Erickson was well on his way to crossing under the checkers first for the win. Schuyler was second followed by Steve Dobbratz, Pecaro and Luke Westenberg.