Jefferson Speedway

Racing Recap

MICHAEL GRUNEBERG WINS AGAIN AT JEFFERSON SPEEDWAY - AUG 10, 2024

Late Models

Wisconsin Dells driver, Michael Grueneberg, nailed down his second feature victory of the 2024 season at Jefferson Speedway on Saturday evening. Grueneberg drove to the front of the field and hung on through multiple late restarts to secure the win and close the gap in the season standings, with only three points nights remaining until champions are crowned.

Steven Sauer and Kyle Smith led the field to green as they battled for control of the top spot in the West Side Monona Tire Late Model 50 lapper. Smith held the slight advantage at the conclusion of lap one, but Sauer fought back to drive into the lead alone on lap three. The first of several yellow flags flew on lap four when Seth Reamer spun in turn two, collecting Dale Nottestad. Sauer and Mark Deporter made up the front row for the restart. As racing resumed, Penn Sauter initiated a three wide fight for third on the inside of Shane Radtke and Smith. Meanwhile, Sauer reclaimed the point with Deporter dropping to second. Radtke won the battle for third and quickly dove under Deporter, looking for second. Radtke completed the pass on lap 11, driving up alongside Sauer for the top spot. Radtke moved out front on lap 12, with Sauter trying to follow him under Sauer. Sauter made the pass for second and drew in behind the new leader. While Sauter searched for an opening, Gruenberg made his way through the top five and into third. Grueneberg joined the battle for the lead around the halfway point of the race as they three drivers raced under a blanket. The trio traded some paint as they raced hard looking for an advantage. On lap 30, Grueneberg got good run on the high side, drawing even with Radtke. Two laps later, Grueneberg powered into the lead while Sauter pulled alongside Radtke. Sauter and Radtke leaned on each other as they raced hard for second. But contact on lap 34 ended with Radtke spinning forcing the caution. Both drivers were relegated the rear of the field on the restart with Grueneberg and Deporter out front.

Grueneberg reclaimed the lead with Stephen Scheel challenging Deporter for second. Scheel drew alongside Deporter on lap 43, but immediately began to show signs of an issue as he slowed and began to slip back. Lap 45 saw another caution, this time for leaking fluid from the machine of Scheel. Grueneberg and Deporter once again led the field back to green with Grueneberg retaking his lead while Deporter tried to fend off Shaun Scheel for the second spot. Grueneberg maintained his lead through one final yellow to secure the win. Deporter was second followed by Shaun Scheel, Michael Guderski and Carson Phillips.

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Michael Grueneberg #1 Late Model Feature Winner 

Sportsman

Jefferson’s Jason Thoma took top honors in the 35 lap Sportsman feature event. Patrick Featherston led lap one from the front row with Brock Behnke up to second. After a caution on lap ten, Featherston and Behnke paced the field to green with Featherston once again taking control on the restart. Tytus Helgestad moved past Behnke to claim second and begin to pressure Featherston at the front. Helgestad spent several lap searching for a way around the leader, finally drawing even on the outside on lap 21. After a brief battle, Featherston moved back into the lead with Helgestad trying to hold off Kyle Chwala for second. Helgestad mounted another challenge on the high side of the leader, this time making the pass for the top spot while Thoma joined the battle for the lead on lap 30. Thoma moved past Featherston for second and lap 32. The caution waved shortly afterwards when Featherston spun, setting up a three lap shootout to the finish. Helgestad and Thoma led the field to green with Thoma beginning to gain momentum. Thoma inched forward, moving into sole possession of the lead on lap 34. Matthew Thoma moved up, looking to take second from Helgestad while Jason Thoma cruised to the checkers for the win. Helgestad hung on to claim the second spot with Matthew Thoma, Chwala and Evan Leahy rounding out the top five.

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Jason Thoma #6 Sportsman Feature Winner 

Sportsman - Make Up Feature

Earlier in the evening, the Sportsman division competed in a 50 lap make up feature from a previous rainout. Chris Jones of South Beloit, IL, picked up his second feature win of the season in the event. Evan Leahy led lap one with Jones moving up to battle Mike Lambert for second. Jones made the pass on lap four and looked to close in on Leahy out front. A caution on lap eight  closed up the field for the restart with Leahy and Jones on the front row. Leahy jumped back out front as racing resumed with Jones trying to hold off Jake Biever for second. Jones moved back into control of the runner up spot on lap 12 as he looked to close back in on Leahy. Jones chipped away at Leahy’s lead until finally catching him on lap 27. Jones dove under Leahy entering turn one. The duo battled side by side until Jones claimed the advantage on lap 30. One more caution on lap 43 pitted Jones and Leahy against each other for the restart. But Jones reclaimed his lead and hung on through the checkers for the win. Biever came home second followed by Jason Thoma, Matthew Thoma and Leahy.

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Chris Jones #22 Sportsman Feature Winner 

Bandits

Watertown’s Mason Wilcott claimed the 20 lap Bandit feature. Caden Pankow led early from the pole with Wilcott quickly up to second. Wilcott shadowed Pankow until lap seven with Pankow drifted high exiting turn four. Wilcott pounced on the opening, grabbing the lead and never looking back. At the checkers it was Wilcot for the win followed by Landon Peterson, Nick Newton, Tom Schuette and Trent Rueth.

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Mason Wilcott #109 Bandit Feature Winner 

Legends

Dillon Schwanbeck of Poynette captured the 25 lap Legends main event. Schwanbeck drove to the front of the field quickly, taking the lead on lap five. Meanwhile, Ayrton Brockhouse was making his way to the front as well. A caution on lap 12 placed Schwanbeck and Brockhouse on the front row for the restart. Brockhouse charged into the lead as racing resumed. Lincoln Cain followed under Schwanbeck, taking second on lap 18. The leaders ran single file until the second caution flew, slowing the pace. Brockhouse and Cain made up row one for the restart. But after two failed restart attempts, both drivers were relegated the rear of the field, handing row one to Schwanbeck and Ayden Brockhouse. Schwanbeck retook the lead as racing resumed, hanging on through one final caution to claim the win. Jacob Stark moved up to finish second with Travis Rose, Ryan Laatsch and Ethan Ross rounding out the top five.

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Dillon Schwanbeck #27 Legends Feature Winner 

Bandoleros

Bentley Thompson of West Salem captured the 15 lap Bandolero feature event. After an early caution on lap two, Carter Stein led the field to green. Thompson dove to the low side of the speedway, charging up alongside Stein to take the lead on lap seven. Harley Johnson joined the battle a lap later. Johnson got under Thompson, stealing the lead on lap nine. But Thompson hung close, looking to reclaim his lead. Thompson got a good run, pulling alongside Johnson as they race even under the white flag. Thompson drove into the lead on the final lap, flying past the checkers first to get the win. Johnson settled for second ahead of Teegan Wangsness, Stein and Emily Billings.

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Bentley Thomson #22 Bandolero Feature Winner 

Racing resumed next Saturday, August 17, with time trials at 4pm and racing at 6pm. Please visit jeffersonspeedway.com for more information.

RACE SUMMARY 8-10-2024

JEFFERSON SPEEDWAY RACE SUMMARY

 

Late Model- Qualifying

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

Best Lap

1

1G

Michael  Gruenberg

 14.355

2

4S

Stephen Scheel

14.386

3

5S

Penn  Sauter

14.406

4

8S

Shaun Scheel

14.427

5

51K

Kurt Kleven

14.459

6

15P

Carson Phillips

14.467

7

28D

Mark Deporter

14.471

8

2N

Dale Nottestad

14.483

9

97S

Kyle Smith

14.501

10

52R

Shane Radtke JR

14.507

11

90G

Michael Gudurski

14.515

12

37R

Seth Reamer

14.602

13

13S

Steven Sauer

14.624

14

114F

Chris Flairty

14.632

15

16W

Luke Westenberg

14.654

16

3o

Laney Osborne

14.679

17

40P

Scott Patrick

14.683

18

61E

Jerry Eckhardt

14.761

19

99JR

Johnny Robinson

14.789

20

91C

Tim Coley

14.821

21

70S

Alan Shierling

14.825

22

17B

Billy  Busch

14.957

23

53L

Justin  Laxton

14.996

Heat Races

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

99JR

Johnny Robinson

2

16W

Luke Westenberg

3

70S

Alan Shierling

4

61E

Jerry Eckhardt

5

40P

Scott Patrick

6

17B

Billy  Busch

7

3o

Laney Osborne

8

53L

Justin  Laxton

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

37R

Seth Reamer

2

8S

Shaun Scheel

3

4S

Stephen Scheel

4

52R

Shane Radtke JR

5

15P

Carson Phillips

6

114F

Chris Flairty

7

2N

Dale Nottestad

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

90G

Michael Gudurski

2

28D

Mark Deporter

3

13S

Steven Sauer

4

1G

Michael  Gruenberg

5

5S

Penn  Sauter

6

51K

Kurt Kleven

7

97S

Kyle Smith

Last Chance

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

16W

Luke Westenberg

2

99JR

Johnny Robinson

3

17B

Billy  Busch

4

40P

Scott Patrick

5

3o

Laney Osborne

6

2N

Dale Nottestad

7

70S

Alan Shierling

8

61E

Jerry Eckhardt

9

53L

Justin  Laxton

Feature

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

1G

Michael  Gruenberg

2

28D

Mark Deporter

3

8S

Shaun Scheel

4

90G

Michael Gudurski

5

15P

Carson Phillips

6

51K

Kurt Kleven

7

16W

Luke Westenberg

8

97S

Kyle Smith

9

3o

Laney Osborne

10

40P

Scott Patrick

11

5S

Penn  Sauter

12

52R

Shane Radtke JR

13

4S

Stephen Scheel

14

17B

Billy  Busch

15

13S

Steven Sauer

16

37R

Seth Reamer

17

99JR

Johnny Robinson

18

2N

Dale Nottestad

 

Sportsman- Qualifying

Pos

Start Number

  Competitor

Best Lap

1

6T

Jason Thoma

14.832

2

18L

Evan Leahy

14.922

3

23B

Nick  Bruley

14.931

4

9T

Matthew Thoma

14.969

5

22J

Chris Jones

14.987

6

71o

John Ovadal Jr.

15.007

7

42H

Tytus  Helgestad

15.025

8

34B

Jake Biever

15.044

9

26L

Mike Lambert

15.065

10

22C

Kyle Chwala

15.089

11

35B

Brock Behnke

15.098

12

14M

Andrew Meyerhofer

15.137

13

94H

Craig  Henning

15.161

14

71F

Patrick Featherston II

 15.248

15

4T

Jim Taylor

15.275

16

25H

Dan Harris

15.277

17

55J

Paul Johnson Jr.

15.348

18

5S

Dan  Silberhorn

15.384

19

98P

Merek Pankow

15.554

20

67N

Russ Nicholson

15.787

21

66S

Riley Smith

15.958

Heat Races

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

98P

Merek Pankow

2

55J

Paul Johnson Jr.

3

25H

Dan Harris

4

4T

Jim Taylor

5

5S

Dan  Silberhorn

6

67N

Russ Nicholson

7

66S

Riley Smith

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

71o

John Ovadal Jr.

2

34B

Jake Biever

3

18L

Evan Leahy

4

22C

Kyle Chwala

5

71F

Patrick Featherston II

6

14M

Andrew Meyerhofer

7

9T

Matthew Thoma

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

35B

Brock Behnke

2

42H

Tytus  Helgestad

3

6T

Jason Thoma

4

23B

Nick  Bruley

5

22J

Chris Jones

6

26L

Mike Lambert

7

94H

Craig  Henning

Last Chance

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

25H

Dan Harris

2

4T

Jim Taylor

3

55J

Paul Johnson Jr.

4

5S

Dan  Silberhorn

5

98P

Merek Pankow

6

67N

Russ Nicholson

7

66S

Riley Smith

Feature

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

6T

Jason Thoma

2

42H

Tytus  Helgestad

3

9T

Matthew Thoma

4

22C

Kyle Chwala

5

18L

Evan Leahy

6

26L

Mike Lambert

7

23B

Nick  Bruley

8

35B

Brock Behnke

9

94H

Craig  Henning

10

22J

Chris Jones

11

34B

Jake Biever

12

25H

Dan Harris

13

5S

Dan  Silberhorn

14

55J

Paul Johnson Jr.

15

4T

Jim Taylor

16

71o

John Ovadal Jr.

17

14M

Andrew Meyerhofer

18

71F

Patrick Featherston II

Make Up Feature

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

22J

Chris Jones

2

34B

Jake Biever

3

6T

Jason Thoma

4

9T

Matthew Thoma

5

18L

Evan Leahy

6

26L

Mike Lambert

7

22C

Kyle Chwala

8

5S

Dan  Silberhorn

9

98P

Merek Pankow

10

35B

Brock Behnke

11

14M

Andrew Meyerhofer

12

4T

Jim Taylor

13

55J

Paul Johnson Jr.

14

42H

Tytus  Helgestad

15

71F

Patrick Featherston II

16

23B

Nick  Bruley

 

Bandit- Qualifying

Pos

Start Number 

Competitor

Best Lap

1

3L

Max Larson

14.274

2

61G

Chris  Gottschalk

14.275

3

64R

Trent  Rueth

14.297

4

37S

Tom Schuette

14.348

5

09X

Nick Schmidt

14.387

6

15W

Craig Wilcott

14.547

7

12P

Caden Pankow

14.652

8

87o

Ryan Oetzel

14.714

9

29K

Matt Krinke

14.739

10

41N

Nick Newton

14.746

11

109W

Mason Wilcott

14.753

12

89K

Josh Kienbaum

14.755

13

81P

Landon Peterson

14.906

14

165B

Tommy Bleecker

14.947

15

7T

Joshua Tanguay

15.003

16

16L

Carli Lenz

15.003

17

96J

Soren  Johnson

15.013

18

23X

Logan Jones

15.099

19

44S

Rodger Stephenson 

15.208

20

5C

Dylan Cherry

15.259

21

31W

Michael Williams

15.27

22

81B

Scott Barlass

15.282

23

5X

Jordan Goecks

15.285

24

36W

Kyle  Wahlgren

15.63

25

29C

Justin Cutts

15.661

26

21L

Jayden Laehr

16.125

Heat Races

Pos

Start Number 

Competitor

1

29C

Justin Cutts

2

81B

Scott Barlass

3

5X

Jordan Goecks

4

23X

Logan Jones

5

31W

Michael Williams

6

96J

Soren  Johnson

7

36W

Kyle  Wahlgren

8

21L

Jayden Laehr

9

44S

Rodger Stephenson

10

5C

Dylan Cherry

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

37S

Tom Schuette

2

16L

Carli Lenz

3

61G

Chris  Gottschalk

4

87o

Ryan Oetzel

5

41N

Nick Newton

6

15W

Craig Wilcott

7

89K

Josh Kienbaum

8

165B

Tommy Bleecker

Pos

Start Number 

Competitor

1

81P

Landon Peterson

2

109W

Mason Wilcott

3

29K

Matt Krinke

4

3L

Max Larson

5

64R

Trent  Rueth

6

09X

Nick Schmidt

7

12P

Caden Pankow

8

7T

Joshua Tanguay

Last Chance

Pos

Start Number

Competitor

1

96J

Soren  Johnson

2

16L

Carli Lenz

3

81B

Scott Barlass

4

7T

Joshua Tanguay

5

23X

Logan Jones

6

31W

Michael Williams

7

29C

Justin Cutts

8

36W

Kyle  Wahlgren

9

21L

Jayden Laehr

10

44S

Rodger Stephenson

11

5C

Dylan Cherry

DQ

5X

Jordan Goecks

Feature

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

109W

Mason Wilcott

2

81P

Landon Peterson

3

41N

Nick Newton

4

37S

Tom Schuette

5

64R

Trent  Rueth

6

12P

Caden Pankow

7

61G

Chris  Gottschalk

8

09X

Nick Schmidt

9

3L

Max Larson

10

87o

Ryan Oetzel

11

29K

Matt Krinke

12

15W

Craig Wilcott

13

165B

Tommy Bleecker

14

16L

Carli Lenz

15

96J

Soren  Johnson

16

7T

Joshua Tanguay

17

89K

Josh Kienbaum

18

81B

Scott Barlass

 

Legends- Qualifying

Pos

Start Number 

Competitor

Best Lap

1

8J

Jayden Johnson

15.335

2

5C

Lincoln Cain

15.365

3

12B

Ayrton Brockhouse

 15.39

4

13B

Ayden Brockhouse 

15.468

5

18L

Ryan Laatch

15.506

6

11JS

Jacob Stark

15.522

7

27S

Dillon Schwanbeck

15.523

8

54R

Ethan  Ross

15.623

9

76H

Alex Haese

15.637

10

11CS

Cael  Slater

15.693

11

76S

Connor Sullivan

15.826

12

47R

Travis Rose

15.836

13

87K

Alexander Kniewel

15.839

14

115G

Aaron Genske

15.919

15

69L

Devon  Lee

15.919

16

21E

Tyler Edmundson

15.952

17

41M

Tony Moyer

16.052

18

5B

Caleb Baumgart

16.078

19

84M

Kyle Mitchell

16.153

20

23W

Matt Weber

16.225

21

D1

Dalton  Lee

16.285

22

111K

Marianna Kubicz

16.368

23

114K

Peyton Kubicz

17.224

Heat Races

Pos

Start Number 

Competitor

1

5B

Caleb Baumgart

2

69L

Devon  Lee

3

D1

Dalton  Lee

4

21E

Tyler Edmundson

5

84M

Kyle Mitchell

6

41M

Tony Moyer

7

23W

Matt Weber

8

114K

Peyton Kubicz

9

111K

Marianna Kubicz

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

5C

Lincoln Cain

2

11JS

Jacob Stark

3

54R

Ethan  Ross

4

11CS

Cael  Slater

5

13B

Ayden Brockhouse

6

115G

Aaron Genske

7

47R

Travis Rose

Pos

Start Number

Competitor

1

8J

Jayden Johnson

2

18L

Ryan Laatch

3

12B

Ayrton Brockhouse

4

76H

Alex Haese

5

27S

Dillon Schwanbeck

6

87K

Alexander Kniewel

7

76S

Connor Sullivan

Last Chance

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

41M

Tony Moyer

2

69L

Devon  Lee

3

5B

Caleb Baumgart

4

84M

Kyle Mitchell

5

21E

Tyler Edmundson

6

D1

Dalton  Lee

7

111K

Marianna Kubicz

8

23W

Matt Weber

9

114K

Peyton Kubicz

Feature

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

27S

Dillon Schwanbeck

2

11JS

Jacob Stark

3

47R

Travis Rose

4

18L

Ryan Laatch

5

54R

Ethan  Ross

6

76H

Alex Haese

7

69L

Devon  Lee

8

76S

Connor Sullivan

9

41M

Tony Moyer

10

11CS

Cael  Slater

11

115G

Aaron Genske

12

5C

Lincoln Cain

13

8J

Jayden Johnson

14

5B

Caleb Baumgart

15

84M

Kyle Mitchell

16

13B

Ayden Brockhouse

17

12B

Ayrton Brockhouse

18

87K

Alexander Kniewel

 

Bandolero- Qualifying

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

Best Lap

1

000J

Lincoln Johnson

16.446

2

22T

Bentley Thompson

16.529

3

7J

Harley Johnson

16.541

4

29o

Axel  Oldenhoff

16.562

5

11W

Kaeden Wangsness

 16.595

6

17L

Mason  Lenz

16.65

7

17W

Teegan Wangsness

 16.7

8

10B

Emily Billings

16.702

9

126K

Gage Kubicz

16.755

10

11S

Carter Stein

16.796

11

62o

Ace Oldenhoff

16.812

12

4B

Wesley  Baumeister

 16.842

13

93o

Mason Obermeyer

16.948

14

22G

Chase Gronert

17.209

15

5T

Randsom Tate

17.213

16

707G

Hunter  Graham

17.369

17

17R

Ryder Robinson

17.407

18

44o

Markus Obermeyer

17.422

19

24M

Blake Michael

17.474

20

99M

Mackenzie Maule

17.499

21

63R

Jase Riedner

17.747

22

125W

Kinsleigh  Weber

18.173

23

15R

LJ Robinson

18.179

24

21L

Trevor  Lami

18.189

25

23Y

Braxton  Yelland

18.363

26

13R

Jarrett  Reynolds

18.459

27

8P

Thomas Poretsky

18.535

28

22J

Xander Jones

18.567

29

51K

Jackson Krinke

19.354

30

21x

Zadale  Demeny

19.419

Heat Races

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

21x

Zadale  Demeny

2

8P

Thomas Poretsky

3

13R

Jarrett  Reynolds

4

22J

Xander Jones

5

51K

Jackson Krinke

6

23Y

Braxton  Yelland

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

24M

Blake Michael

2

63R

Jase Riedner

3

99M

Mackenzie Maule

4

125W

Kinsleigh  Weber

5

21L

Trevor  Lami

6

15R

LJ Robinson

Pos

Start Number

Competitor

1

22G

Chase Gronert

2

93o

Mason Obermeyer

3

707G

Hunter  Graham

4

17R

Ryder Robinson

5

5T

Randsom Tate

6

44o

Markus Obermeyer

Pos

Start Number

Competitor

1

17W

Teegan Wangsness

2

4B

Wesley  Baumeister

3

62o

Ace Oldenhoff

4

126K

Gage Kubicz

5

10B

Emily Billings

6

11S

Carter Stein

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

29o

Axel  Oldenhoff

2

11W

Kaeden Wangsness

3

7J

Harley Johnson

4

22T

Bentley Thompson

5

000J

Lincoln Johnson

6

17L

Mason  Lenz

Consy

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

22J

Xander Jones

2

21x

Zadale  Demeny

3

13R

Jarrett  Reynolds

4

23Y

Braxton  Yelland

5

21L

Trevor  Lami

6

51K

Jackson Krinke

7

15R

LJ Robinson

8

8P

Thomas Poretsky

Last Chance

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

44o

Markus Obermeyer

2

24M

Blake Michael

3

5T

Randsom Tate

4

93o

Mason Obermeyer

5

707G

Hunter  Graham

6

125W

Kinsleigh  Weber

7

22G

Chase Gronert

8

22J

Xander Jones

9

21x

Zadale  Demeny

10

99M

Mackenzie Maule

11

63R

Jase Riedner

12

17R

Ryder Robinson

Feature

Pos

Start Number

 Competitor

1

22T

Bentley Thompson

2

7J

Harley Johnson

3

17W

Teegan Wangsness

4

11S

Carter Stein

5

10B

Emily Billings

6

62o

Ace Oldenhoff

7

4B

Wesley  Baumeister

8

44o

Markus Obermeyer

9

93o

Mason Obermeyer

10

126K

Gage Kubicz

11

5T

Randsom Tate

12

000J

Lincoln Johnson

13

11W

Kaeden Wangsness

14

24M

Blake Michael

15

29o

Axel  Oldenhoff

16

17L

Mason  Lenz

 

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