40th Annual WI State Championships Day One Results

CAMBRIDGE, WI (Friday, September 18, 2020) Day one of the 40th annual Wisconsin State Championships at Jefferson Speedway kicked off on Friday evening with seven divisions on track, including the Midwest Truck Series. Former Jefferson Late Model champion, John Ovadal Jr of Watertown, dominated the 50 lap Truck Series feature to get the win. Meanwhile, Lake Mills pilot, Stephen Scheel, scored the win in the Glassworks 50 lap Late Model main event.

Luke Westenberg and Kyle Smith led the 18 car Late Model field to green with Smith taking the early lead ahead of Westenberg and Jacob Nottestad. The sole caution of the race flew on lap three when Nottestad spun in turn four after contact with a fellow competitor. Smith and Luke Hoffman restarted the action with Smith once again grabbing the lead. On lap seven, Stephen Scheel dove under Smith, stealing the top spot away and bringing Dale Nottestad along for second. Shaun Scheel followed into third as the leaders lined up single file with Nottestad remaining on Scheel’s rear bumper. Casey Johnson joined the leaders as the laps began to dwindle, making his way up to second by lap 48. Johnson took a look under Scheel on the final circuit, but Scheel held him at bay to see the checkers first and get the win. Johnson settled for second with Nottestad, Shaun Scheel and Jordan DeVoy rounding out the top five.
The Midwest Truck Series returned to Jefferson Speedway for the second time in 2020 for a 50 lap feature event. Kevin Knuese took the early lead from the pole until a caution on lap two slowed the action. Knuese and John Ovadal Jr paced the field back to green with Ovadal firing into the lead on the restart. Knuese fell to second while Ovadal moved out to a comfortable advantage and began to cruise. Ovadal remained unchallenged at the point over the remainder of the race, crossing the stripe first to complete the win. Knuese hung on for second followed by Joe Valento, James Swan and Kenny Joosten.
Bobby Selsing Jr of Fort Atkinson took the lead of the 30 lap Sportsman feature and held off his father-in-law to secure the win. Chris Jones held the early lead until a caution on lap eight slowed the pace. Jones and Selsing led the field back to green with Selsing pouncing on the lead at the restart. Deporter moved up to the high side of Jones to challenge for second while Selsing continued to show the way. Deporter completed the pass for second before the second and final caution waved on lap 22. Selsing and Deporter paced the field back to green as they battled side by side for control while the laps ticked away. Selsing held the advantage on the final lap, holding his lead as they raced out of turn four and crossed the stripe. Deporter settled for second with Robert Hansberry Jr, Jones and Jason Thoma completing the top five.
Marshall’s Kyle Stark charged to the front of the 20 lap International feature to grab the win. Mark Dewey led lap one with John Handeland up to second and Stark already in third. Stark moved past Handeland on lap seven and drew even with Dewey at the front a lap later. After three cautions around the halfway point of the race, Stark assumed the top spot and began to separate himself from the pack. At the checkers, it was Stark for the win followed by Tyler Deschaine, Gary Stark, Dewey and Mark English.
Chester Williams of Waukesha claimed the 25 lap Hobby Stock feature event. Williams and Korey Bengsch battled from the front row as racing began with Bengsch taking the initial lead. Williams stuck close until a caution on lap 13 slowed the action. Bengsch and Williams led the pack back to green, this time with Williams grabbing control of the lead on the restart. Williams remained out front over the final laps to secure the win with Bengsch coming home second. Chris Flairty was third followed by Christian Janssen and Shane Radtke.
The Road Warrior division ran double features on Friday evening to determine the 2020 Wisconsin State Champion. Bill Sweeney of Lake Mills stole the lead from Bill Reynolds in the first feature event, holding him off over the final 13 laps to get the win. Reynolds was second with AJ Accardi in third. Accardi jumped out front in the second feature, pulling away from the pack while Sweeney and Reynolds moved up into the top three. Sweeney got to second while Accardi ran away to get the win. When the dust settled, Sweeney was crowned Road Warrior State Champion after a tie breaker situation with Accardi.
In Bandit action, Carson Phillips and Jon Pettit scored wins in twin 20 lap feature races. Phillips took control of the point in the first feature after an early caution. Phillips ran unchallenged from there to get the win with Nick Schmidt grabbing second on the final lap from Isaac Bray. Jon Petitt took the lead from Ashlynn Jarlsberg in the second feature on lap nine. Petitt maintained the lead through a caution on lap 12 and stayed out front to capture his first career feature win. Petitt combined finishes of first and seventh to claim the overall title for the Bandit division.
Night two of the 40th annual Wisconsin State Championships gets underway on Saturday, September 19, with the first green flag at 6pm. Jefferson Speedway is located halfway between Jefferson and Cambridge on Hwy 18. Please visit jeffersonspeedway.com for more information.

JEFFERSON SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY

Late Model-
Qualifying
Pos Start Number Competitor Best Lap
1 5J Casey Johnson 14.136
2 8S Shaun Scheel 14.139
3 94E Jason Erickson 14.188
4 77S Riley Stenjem 14.201
5 4SC Stephan Scheel 14.207
6 51N Dale Nottestad 14.218
7 19H Luke Hoffman 14.242
8 97N Jacob Nottestad 14.269
9 97S Kyle Smith 14.28
10 16W Luke Westenberg 14.281
11 9B Braison Bennett 14.328
12 38D Jordan DeVoy 14.329
13 1G Michael Gruenberg 14.334
14 17K Max Kahler 14.365
15 99W Phillip Wuesthoff 14.392
16 37R Seth Reamer 14.396
17 02H Rayce Haase 14.405
18 91T Cole Thomas 14.429
19 74S Joe Shelby 14.452
20 79P Craig Phillips 14.474
21 8x Tory Bagley 14.477
22 33S Dylan Schuyler 14.489
23 80S Dennis Smith Jr 14.5
24 61E Jerry Eckhardt 14.516
25 17R Noel Ramge 14.52
26 7 Hunter Drefahl 14.604
27 21H Cody Houseweart 14.625
28 3H Tyler Hromadka 14.718
29 99LK Lincoln Keeser 14.912
30 16G Russ Grossen 15.119

Qualifiers
Pos Start Number Competitor
1 33S Dylan Schuyler
2 7 Hunter Drefahl
3 79P Craig Phillips
4 91T Cole Thomas
5 37R Seth Reamer
6 99LK Lincoln Keeser
7 61E Jerry Eckhardt

Pos Start Number Competitor
1 17R Noel Ramge
2 02H Rayce Haase
3 99W Phillip Wuesthoff
4 3H Tyler Hromadka
5 74S Joe Shelby
6 16G Russ Grossen
7 80S Dennis Smith Jr
8 8x Tory Bagley

Feature
Pos Start Number Competitor
1 4SC Stephan Scheel
2 5J Casey Johnson
3 51N Dale Nottestad
4 8S Shaun Scheel
5 38D Jordan DeVoy
6 77S Riley Stenjem
7 1G Michael Gruenberg
8 97S Kyle Smith
9 16W Luke Westenberg
10 17K Max Kahler
11 9B Braison Bennett
12 97N Jacob Nottestad
13 94E Jason Erickson
14 19H Luke Hoffman
15 33S Dylan Schuyler
16 17R Noel Ramge
17 7 Hunter Drefahl
18 02H Rayce Haase

Sportsman-
Qualifying
Pos Start Number Competitor Best Lap
1 2D Tyler Deporter 14.695
2 28D Mark Deporter 14.755
3 7H Robert Hansberry Jr. 14.814
4 42S Bobby Selsing 14.816
5 6T Jason Thoma 14.82
6 45B Randy Breunig 14.836
7 97W Chris Weber 14.93
8 4T Jim Taylor 14.996
9 90H Tytus Helgestad 15.016
10 22J Chris Jones 15.02
11 50H Dan Harris 15.027
12 27K Jay Kalbus 15.038
13 03T Jeff Thompson 15.103
14 94H Craig Henning 15.109
15 34B Jake Biever 15.181
16 9B David Borntreger 15.198
17 8S Adam Schook 15.318
18 71F Patrick Featherston II 15.606
19 21S Bill Schott 15.779

Feature
Pos Start Number Competitor
1 42S Bobby Selsing
2 28D Mark Deporter
3 7H Robert Hansberry Jr.
4 22J Chris Jones
5 6T Jason Thoma
6 45B Randy Breunig
7 27K Jay Kalbus
8 97W Chris Weber
9 03T Jeff Thompson
10 8S Adam Schook
11 4T Jim Taylor
12 90H Tytus Helgestad
13 34B Jake Biever
14 94H Craig Henning
15 50H Dan Harris
16 71F Patrick Featherston II
17 21S Bill Schott
18 9B David Borntreger
19 2D Tyler Deporter

Midwest Truck Series-
Qualifying
Pos Start Number Competitor Best Lap
1 11M Bryce Miller 13.969
2 47J Kenny Joosten 14.077
3 23V Levon Van Der Geest 14.1
4 71O John Ovadal Jr. 14.136
5 97S James Swan 14.163
6 93A Chester Ace 14.223
7 30V Joe Valento 14.312
8 86K AJ Kreager 14.343
9 33K Kevin Knuese 14.348
10 38H Jeff Holtz 14.371
11 7P Joey Pontbriand 14.389
12 27E Alex Ertmann 14.43
13 74A Jake Arneson 14.479
14 73W Jerry Wood 14.545
15 28P Craig Phillips 14.612
16 39M Griffin McGrath 14.858
17 22G Brad Gajewski 14.953

Heats
Pos Start Number Competitor
1 28P Craig Phillips
2 73W Jerry Wood
3 74A Jake Arneson
4 27E Alex Ertmann
5 38H Jeff Holtz
6 39M Griffin McGrath
7 22G Brad Gajewski
8 7P Joey Pontbriand

Pos Start Number Competitor
1 33K Kevin Knuese
2 86K AJ Kreager
3 93A Chester Ace
4 97S James Swan
5 11M Bryce Miller
6 30V Joe Valento
7 23V Levon Van Der Geest
8 47J Kenny Joosten
9 71O John Ovadal Jr.

Feature
Pos Start Number Competitor
1 71O John Ovadal Jr.
2 33K Kevin Knuese
3 30V Joe Valento
4 97S James Swan
5 47J Kenny Joosten
6 7P Joey Pontbriand
7 38H Jeff Holtz
8 23V Levon Van Der Geest
9 93A Chester Ace
10 28P Craig Phillips
11 86K AJ Kreager
12 39M Griffin McGrath
13 22G Brad Gajewski
14 74A Jake Arneson
15 11M Bryce Miller
16 27E Alex Ertmann
17 73W Jerry Wood

International-
Qualifying
Pos Start Number Competitor Best Lap
1 192 Kyle Stark 15.505
2 213M Josh Marx 15.554
3 35S Gary Stark 15.58
4 11L Mike Lambert 15.68
5 33D Tyler Deschaine 15.704
6 57E Mark English 15.705
7 19h John Handeland 15.749
8 20N Ryan Nelson 15.79
9 82D Mark Dewey 15.835
10 09S Nick Schmidt 15.922
11 66H Neil Higgins 15.924
12 92R Josh Rusch 15.948
13 0B Keith Bell 16.019
14 119 Brandon DeLacy 16.029
15 47P Merek Pankow 16.051
16 9T Josh Tanguay 16.095
17 21E Tyler Edmundson 16.108
18 192X Brent Nottestad 16.176
19 77H Timothy Higgins 16.2
20 8S Carson Strese 16.249
21 7M Chris Matz 16.514
22 19O Ronnie Osborne 16.539
23 9D Taylor Dawson 16.845
24 111 Devon Dixon 0

Qualifiers
Pos Start Number Competitor
1 47P Merek Pankow
2 77H Timothy Higgins
3 21E Tyler Edmundson
4 7M Chris Matz
5 9D Taylor Dawson

Pos Start Number Competitor
1 192X Brent Nottestad
2 111 Devon Dixon
3 9T Josh Tanguay
4 19O Ronnie Osborne
5 8S Carson Strese

Feature
Pos Start Number Competitor
1 192 Kyle Stark
2 33D Tyler Deschaine
3 35S Gary Stark
4 82D Mark Dewey
5 57E Mark English
6 20N Ryan Nelson
7 92R Josh Rusch
8 66H Neil Higgins
9 19h John Handeland
10 47P Merek Pankow
11 119 Brandon DeLacy
12 77H Timothy Higgins
13 11L Mike Lambert
14 9T Josh Tanguay
15 09S Nick Schmidt
16 213M Josh Marx
17 192X Brent Nottestad
18 0B Keith Bell

Hobby Stock-
Qualifying
Pos Start Number Competitor Best Lap
1 2T Dave Trute 15.472
2 20V Jared Vike 15.529
3 23NB Nick Bruley 15.552
4 56G Kolton Guralski 15.566
5 43J Christian Janssen 15.568
6 4D Bud Riedner 15.586
7 114 Chris Flairty 15.649
8 52R Shane Radtke Jr 15.655
9 2W Chester Williams 15.658
10 22B Korey Bengsch 15.717
11 22T Jim Tate Jr 15.725
12 9W Dustin Ward 15.74
13 5A Brandon Angileri 15.767
14 26R Chico Riedner 15.81
15 22E Chuck Egli 15.816
16 23JB Jessica Breunig 15.827
17 5R Robbie Rucks 15.88
18 10B Jon Benniger 15.896
19 41L Jordan Lamb 15.906
20 34M Matthew Melchiori 15.921
21 33R Jimmy Robinson Jr 15.926
22 01B Mike Bollinger 15.966
23 0K Jordan Egli 15.973
24 39S Ken Scott 15.981
25 14K Chris Kern 16.24
26 71D Jason Dunn 16.287
27 71T Jamie Tate 16.298
28 34K Mike Krueger 16.31
29 16S Shane Strothman 16.421
30 42R Alex Rud 16.826
31 33S Bill Schott 17.047
32 36B Eric Bennett 17.118
33 18R Robby Robinson 17.859
34 00H DL Hatton 18.009

Qualifiers
Pos Start Number Competitor
1 39S Ken Scott
2 71D Jason Dunn
3 01B Mike Bollinger
4 10B Jon Benniger
5 34M Matthew Melchiori
6 23JB Jessica Breunig
7 71T Jamie Tate
8 16S Shane Strothman
9 33S Bill Schott
10 18R Robby Robinson

Pos Start Number Competitor
1 5R Robbie Rucks
2 14K Chris Kern
3 22E Chuck Egli
4 41L Jordan Lamb
5 33R Jimmy Robinson Jr
6 36B Eric Bennett
7 42R Alex Rud
8 0K Jordan Egli
9 34K Mike Krueger
10 00H DL Hatton

Feature
Pos Start Number Competitor
1 2W Chester Williams
2 22B Korey Bengsch
3 114 Chris Flairty
4 43J Christian Janssen
5 52R Shane Radtke Jr
6 56G Kolton Guralski
7 20V Jared Vike
8 5A Brandon Angileri
9 22T Jim Tate Jr
10 9W Dustin Ward
11 39S Ken Scott
12 26R Chico Riedner
13 4D Bud Riedner
14 5R Robbie Rucks
15 71D Jason Dunn
16 14K Chris Kern
17 2T Dave Trute
18 23NB Nick Bruley

Bandits-
Qualifying
Pos Start Number Competitor Best Lap
1 109S Nick Schmidt 14.196
2 189 Kyle Reidner 14.284
3 70B Bart Brockmann 14.321
4 50P Jon Petitt 14.533
5 5O Ryan Oetzel 14.535
6 10S Dave Schmidt 14.542
7 92S Karter Stark 14.551
8 7B Isaac Bray 14.58
9 15P Carson Phillips 14.602
10 12J Ashlynn Jarlsberg 14.664
11 18S Gavin Smothers 14.807
12 18J Bobby Frisch 14.826
13 41N Nick Newton 14.85
14 32S Peter Shelley 14.879
15 17R Johnny Robinson 14.963
16 29K Matt Krinke 15.112
17 64R Trent Rueth 15.157
18 135 Josh Finn 15.182
19 175 Josh Dearborn 15.325
20 2W Matt Weber 15.38

Feature #1
Pos Start Number Competitor
1 15P Carson Phillips
2 109S Nick Schmidt
3 7B Isaac Bray
4 10S Dave Schmidt
5 5O Ryan Oetzel
6 189 Kyle Reidner
7 50P Jon Petitt
8 92S Karter Stark
9 12J Ashlynn Jarlsberg
10 70B Bart Brockmann
11 29K Matt Krinke
12 17R Johnny Robinson
13 41N Nick Newton
14 18S Gavin Smothers
15 32S Peter Shelley
16 135 Josh Finn
17 175 Josh Dearborn
18 2W Matt Weber
19 18J Bobby Frisch
20 64R Trent Rueth

Feature #2
Pos Start Number Competitor
1 50P Jon Petitt
2 41N Nick Newton
3 5O Ryan Oetzel
4 32S Peter Shelley
5 18J Bobby Frisch
6 12J Ashlynn Jarlsberg
7 109S Nick Schmidt
8 92S Karter Stark
9 189 Kyle Reidner
10 18S Gavin Smothers
11 29K Matt Krinke
12 70B Bart Brockmann
13 15P Carson Phillips
14 2W Matt Weber
15 135 Josh Finn
16 175 Josh Dearborn
17 64R Trent Rueth
18 7B Isaac Bray
19 17R Johnny Robinson
20 10S Dave Schmidt