Erickson Wins Overall at 27th Annual Pepsi Wisconsin State Championships at Jefferson Speedway

By Larry & Jeanne Starr

Saturday, September 15, 2007; Jefferson WI — Jason Erickson of Cambridge parlayed a 2nd and 4th place finish, in the Twin 50 Lap “Big 8 Series” Late Model features, to claim overall honors in the “Pepsi Wisconsin State Championships”. The feature finish standings had Erickson tied with Ryan Carlson. The scoring reverted to the best qualifying time, as the tie breaker, and Ericksons’ 14.129 qualifying time edged him ahead of Carlson, who qualified at 14.142.

Kyle Jarlsberg of Cambridge claimed victory in the first “Big 8 Series” 50 lapper. Starting outside the front row Jarlsberg took the lead at the green, guiding the field all the way to the checkers. At the finish it was Jarlsberg for the win followed by Ryan Carlson, Bobby Wilberg, Jason Erickson and Steve Dobbratz.

Jon Reynolds of Roscoe IL, notched the win in the second “Big 8 Series” 50 lapper. Starting inside row 3 Reynolds headed to the point as Matt Bryne drove to the early lead. Bryne led the way for 19 laps, as Reynolds made his way forward. Reynolds motored past Chad Stevens, for 2nd, on lap 10 closing with Bryne. Moving to the inside on lap 16, Reynolds made the winning pass on lap 20. As they streaked past the checked flag it way Reynolds for the win, followed by Jason Erickson, Bryne, Ryan Carlson, and Bobby Wilberg.

In Sportsman action Scott “Chico” Riedner of Waunakee, the 2-time track champion, claimed top honors in the 50 lap main event. Starting outside row 1, Riedner spent 5 laps working his way past Scott Lawver. Claiming the point on lap 6, Riedner showed the field to the checkered flag. As Riedner led the way the battle raged behind him between Tom Reents, Jay Kalbus, Bret Schmidt and Dave Oswald. Advantages were gained, and lost, as the they fought their way through traffic to the front. At the stripe it was Riedner for the win followed by Reents, Kalbus, Schmidt and Oswald.

In International action Kyle Smith of Lake Mills claimed top honors in the 35 lap Main event. Starting inside row 2, Smith headed to the front as Scotty Hoeft claimed the early lead. Hoeft was relieved at the point, on lap 2 by Craig Henning. Smith motored under Henning, on lap 5, claiming the top spot. As Smith showed the way to the checkers his sister Ashley found her way to the second spot, with Ken Au and Mark English close behind. At the checkers it was Kyle Smith for the win followed by Ashley Smith, Au, English and Hoeft.

In Hobby Stock action Hobby Stock action Jim Tate Jr., the 2007 Track Champion, claimed victory in the 40 lap main event. Starting outside row 5, Tate started his drive tot he front as Bobby Selsing grabbed the early lead. Tate made his way to the 4th spot by lap 6, motoring under Pete Elgas, for 3rd, on lap 8. Moving under Larry Moen for 2nd, on lap 11, Tate set his sights on Selsing. Moving to the inside on lap 13, Tate made the winning pass on the 14th circuit. At the stripe it was Tate for the win followed by Selsing, Moen, Mike Lichtfield, and Alex Papini.

In Bandit action Bobby Selsing notched the win, in the 35 lap feature. Starting inside row 5, Selsing headed toward the forward as Jeff LeFave claimed the early lead. Steven Scheel took over at the front, on lap 2 as Selsing and Kyle Watters battled their way through traffic. The battle went back and forth, with Watters holding the advantage much of the time. Selsing saw the opening that he needed, on lap 33, pulling ahead of Watters as he motored around Scheel. At the finish it was Selsing for the win followed by Scheel, Jess Watters, Gary Stark and Kyle Watters.

Next week the Lions return to Jefferson Speedway for the “Lions Great Race II”. Qualifying starts at 5:30PM and the first race starts at 7:00PM.

Jefferson Speedway is half way between Cambridge and Jefferson on Highway 18.

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Jefferson Speedway Race Summary
09/14/2007 Pepsi Wisconsin State Championships – Day 1
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Late Model Division Preview Feature 1 Finish
1) 62 Jeff Steenbergen (Waupun) 2) 87 Kyle Jarlsberg (Cambridge)
3) 613 Michael Bachus 4) 52 Steve Dobbratz (Rio)
5) 99 Doug Hahn (Whitewater) 6) 24 Randy Breunig
7) 28 Bobby Wilberg 8) 39 Ryan Carlson
9) 94 Jason Erickson 10) 10 Jon Reynolds
11) 5 Jeremy Miller 12) 104 Noel Ramge
13) 29 Scott Lindsay (Dousman) 14) 7 Chris Purdy (Milton)
15) 71 John Ovadal (Watertown) 16) 21 Matt Bryme
17) 02 Ricky Bishofberger 18) 37 Scott Nottestad

Preview Feature 2 Finish
1) 7 Chris Purdy (Milton) 2) 61 Jerry Eckhart (Watertown)
3) 71 John Ovadal (Watertown) 4) 28 Bobby Wilberg
5) 52 Steve Dobbratz (Rio) 6) 18 Mike Ehde
7) 10 Jon Reynolds 8) 94 Jason Erickson
9) 99 Doug Hahn (Whitewater) 10) 37 Scott Nottestad
Fast Qualifier: 10 Jon Reynolds : 14.075 seconds
Fast Dash 1: 52 Steve Dobbratz (Rio)
Fast Dash 2: 613 Michael Bachus
Consi: 41 Mike Taylor, 12 Greg Bowers
Consi: 14 Kyle Taylor, 49 Tory Adams
Heats: Qual1) 71 John Ovadal, Qual2) 7 Chris Purdy

International Division Preview Feature Finish
1) 67 Joe Cross (Sun Prairie) 2) 61 Chris Gottschalk (Jeffferson)
3) 21 Rodney Mundt (Lake Mills) 4) 05 Ashley Smith (Lake Mills)
5) 90 Kyle Smith (Lake Mills) 6) 17 Mike Bingham (Milton)
Fast Qualifier: 57 Mark English (Janesville) : 16.428 seconds
Heats: Qual1) 57 Pete Seitz

Sportsman Division Preview Feature Finish
1) 55 Terry Wangsness (Delavan) 2) 20 Bret Schmidt
3) 26 Scott Riedner (Waunakee) 4) 72 Todd Ambrose
5) 42 Tom Reents (Janesville) 6) 27 Jay Kalbus (Watertown)
Fast Qualifier: 20 Bret Schmidt : 15.022 seconds
Consi: 4D Brandon Riedner, 52 Shawn Watters
Heats: Qual1) 22 Brady Lilly

Hobby Stock Division Preview Feature Finish
1) 27 Jim Tate Jr. (Watertown) 2) 80 Mike Meyers (Town of Beloit)
3) 42 Bobby Selsing Jr. (Fort Atkins 4) 44 Mike Lichtfield
5) 33 Jim Robinson (Orfordville) 6) 67 Brad Luck (Prairie Du Sac)
Fast Qualifier: 27 Jim Tate Jr. (Watertown) : 16.053 seconds
Consi: 41 Nick Newton, 21 Charlie Frieche
Heats: Qual1) 96 Alan Dorn

Bandit Division Preview Feature Finish
1) 3 Dennis Johnson Jr (Watertown) 2) 7 Kyle Watters (Stoughton)
3) 4 Stephen Scheel (Lake Mills) 4) 42 Bobby Selsing
5) 77 Sean Watters (Sun Prairie) 6) 82 Mark Dewey (South Beloit, IL)
Fast Qualifier: 42 Bobby Selsing : 14.250 seconds
Heats: Qual1) 8 Jody Schmidt E

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Jefferson Speedway Race Summary
09/15/2007 27th Annual Pepsi Wisconsin State Championships – Day Two
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Late Model Division Feature 1 Finish
1) 87 Kyle Jarlsberg (Cambridge) 2) 39 Ryan Carlson
3) 28 Bobby Wilberg 4) 94 Jason Erickson
5) 52 Steve Dobbratz (Rio) 6) 99 Doug Hahn (Whitewater)
7) 5 Jeremy Miller 8) 37 Scott Nottestad
9) 10 Jon Reynolds 10) 613 Michael Bachus
11) 104 Noel Ramge 12) 21 Matt Bryme
13) 82 Chad Stevens 14) 7 Chris Purdy (Milton)
15) 44 Roger Behlke (Jefferson) 16) 29 Scott Lindsay (Dousman)
17) 97 Jason Schuler (Cambridge) 18) 7 Bob Kahler (Belvidere IL)
19) 02 Ricky Bishofberger 20) 71 John Ovadal (Watertown)
21) 4 Chris Quam (Stoughton) 22) 18 Mike Ehde
23) 2 Mike Bilderback 24) 39 Ryan Goldade
25) 24 Randy Breunig 26) 62 Jeff Steenbergen (Waupun)
Feature 2 Finish
1) 10 Jon Reynolds 2) 94 Jason Erickson
3) 21 Matt Bryme 4) 39 Ryan Carlson
5) 28 Bobby Wilberg 6) 87 Kyle Jarlsberg (Cambridge)
7) 82 Chad Stevens 8) 52 Steve Dobbratz (Rio)
9) 7 Chris Purdy (Milton) 10) 5 Jeremy Miller
11) 71 John Ovadal (Watertown) 12) 99 Doug Hahn (Whitewater)
13) 37 Scott Nottestad 14) 39 Ryan Goldade
15) 2 Mike Bilderback 16) 104 Noel Ramge
17) 02 Ricky Bishofberger 18) 18 Mike Ehde
19) 44 Roger Behlke (Jefferson) 20) 4 Chris Quam (Stoughton)
21) 7 Bob Kahler (Belvidere IL) 22) 24 Randy Breunig
23) 62 Jeff Steenbergen (Waupun) 24) 613 Michael Bachus
25) 29 Scott Lindsay (Dousman) 26) 97 Jason Schuler (Cambridge)
LastChance: 44 Roger Behlke, 82 Chad Stevens, 97 Jason Schuler, 4 Chris Quam
LastChance: 39 Ryan Goldade, 7 Bob Kahler, 32 Tony Koepke, 5 Casey Johnson

International Division Feature Finish
1) 90 Kyle Smith (Lake Mills) 2) 05 Ashley Smith (Lake Mills)
3) 31 Ken Au (Jefferson) 4) 57 Mark English (Janesville)
5) 00 Scott Hoeft (Watertown) 6) 21 Rodney Mundt (Lake Mills)

Sportsman Division Feature Finish
1) 26 Scott Riedner (Waunakee) 2) 42 Tom Reents (Janesville)
3) 27 Jay Kalbus (Watertown) 4) 20 Bret Schmidt
5) 31 David Oswald (Cottage Grove) 6) 12 Scott Lawver
Consi: 13 Jason Bragg, 82 Mike Acheson
LastChance: 4D Brandon Riedner, 7 Jon Reynolds Jr, 20 Kody Hubred, 39 Ken Scott

Hobby Stock Division Feature Finish
1) 27 Jim Tate Jr. (Watertown) 2) 42 Bobby Selsing Jr. (Fort Atkins
3) 10 larry Moen (Madison) 4) 44 Mike Lichtfield
5) 39 Alex Papini (Machesney Park) 6) 67 Brad Luck (Prairie Du Sac)
Consi: 89 Brian Piller, 30 Josh Carson
LastChance: 14 Andy Raley, 99 Johnny Robinson II, 32 Steve Lichtfield, 21 Charlie Frieche

Bandit Division Feature Finish
1) 42 Bobby Selsing 2) 4 Stephen Scheel (Lake Mills)
3) 77 Sean Watters (Sun Prairie) 4) 35 Gary Stark (Waunakee)
5) 7 Kyle Watters (Stoughton) 6) 8 Shawn Scheel
LastChance: 10 Roger Schultz, 42 Bill Sweeney, 46G Thomas Jasinski, 99 Parker Bergholz

STEENBERGEN TAKES PREVIEW FEATURE, REYNOLDS JR. FAST TIME AT BIG 8 SERIES AT JEFFERSON
By: Kevin Ramsell

Friday, September 14, 2007 (Jefferson, WI) – Jeff Steenbergen held off Kyle Jarlsberg to win the 35-lap Big 8 Series Preview feature at the Jefferson Speedway. Jon Reynolds Jr. also set a new track record in qualifying at the 27th Annual Pepsi Wisconsin State Championship two-day racing event.

Photo Highlights

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Jeff Steenbergen (#62), holding off Kyle
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Jim Tate Jr. (#27), moving under Mike
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Great way to finish a Championship season!
Steenbergen would go wire-to-wire in the feature event for the 18 cars that have already qualified into Saturday night’s Twin 50-lap feature event for the Big 8 Series.

The feature was only slowed once as 2005 winner John Ovadal, Jr. broke a brake rotor going into turn three and made hard contact with the outside wall.

On the re-start, Steenbergen would hold off numerous attempts by Jarlsberg. Lap after lap, Jarlsberg would get on the inside of Steenbergen to challenge for the top spot in turns one and two. But Steenbergen would have the preferred outside line in turns three and four to pull away to the win over Jarlsberg.

Michael Bachaus would come home third with Steve Dobratz in fourth. 2007 Jefferson Speedway champion, Doug Hahn, would round out the top five.

Reynolds Jr. set a new track record with a time of 14.075 seconds (63.943 mph). The old track record was 14.105 seconds (63.807 mph) by Jason Erickson.

“We were pretty quick in practice, but to come out and get a track record, we are proud of that,” Reynolds Jr. stated after his qualifying run. But, he hopes to gain some experience with tonight’s preview feature in preparation of tomorrow night’s Twin 50’s, “We need to learn how to race here, we don’t have a lot of experience. So learning where the groove is and racing side-by-side that is what I am going to be doing.”

Ovadal Jr. and Noel Ramge advanced to the main event by finishing first and second in the 20-lap qualifying race. Chris Purdy and Scott Lindsay also earned starting spots by their top-two finishes in the second qualifier.

Mike Ehde, currently third in Big 8 Series points, and Brady Liddle, fourth in points, have yet to qualify for the main event. They will have another opportunity in the last chance races on Saturday night.

Bachaus and Dobratz won the odd and even qualifier heats for the cars already qualified in the main event.

Kyle Taylor and Tory Adams advanced to the qualifying races from the first consolation race while Kyle’s dad, Mike Taylor along with Greg Bowers advanced from the second consolation race.

Chris Purdy held off John Ovadal Jr. to win the 15-lap Race of Champions.

The racing action will get underway at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday night. The Big 8 Series is one of five divisions, with a total of 178 cars, competing at this annual two-day race event. For more information, please visit the track’s website at www.jeffersonspeedway.com . The Speedway is located on Hwy. 18 between Cambridge and Jefferson, WI.

Big 8 Series Limited Late Models

Qualifying Heat 01 — 1. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 2. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 3. Ryan Goldade, Stoughton, Wis; 4. Roger Behlke, Jefferson, Wis; 5. Mike Lloyd, Davis; 6. Kyle Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 7. Bobbi Bishofberger, Fort Atkinson , Wis; 8. Jason Deppe, Waterloo, Wis; 9. Jerry Eckhardt, Johnson Creek, Wis; 10. Tory Adams, Madison, Wis; 11. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 12. Jason Schuler, Cambridge, Wis; 13. Cliff Rucks, Cottage Grove, Wis; 14. Chris Quam, Stoughton, Wis.

Qualifying Heat 02 — 1. Chris Purdy, Milton, Wis; 2. Scott Lindsay, Dousman, Wis; 3. Chad Stevens, Orfordville, Wis; 4. Casey Johnson, Stoughton, Wis; 5. Greg Bowers, Waterloo, Wis; 6. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 7. Mike Ehde, Prairie du Chien, Wis; 8. Aaron Wilke, Waterloo, Wis; 9. James Kruschke III, Reedsburg, Wis; 10. Mike Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 11. Tim Sargent (r), South Beloit; 12. Dylan Schuyler, `, Wis; 13. Brady Liddle, Oregon, Wis; 14. Tony Koepke, Fort Atkinson, Wis.

Consolation Heat 01 — 1. Kyle Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 2. Tory Adams, Madison, Wis; 3. Jody Krueger, Edgerton, Wis; 4. Ryan Livieri, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 5. Leonard Reimer, Beloit, Wis; 6. Allen Petrie, Jr, Sun Prairie, Wis; 7. Tim Petrie, Ft. Atkinson, Wis.

Consolation Heat 02 — 1. Mike Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 2. Greg Bowers, Waterloo, Wis; 3. Andy Niles, Holmen, Wis; 4. Kevin Seidler, Adams, Wis; 5. Ed Szelagowski Jr, Westfield, Wis; 6. Justin Wagner, South Beloit.

Champions Event — 1. Chris Purdy, Milton, Wis; 2. Jerry Eckhardt, Johnson Creek, Wis; 3. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 4. Bob Wilberg, Orfordville, Wis; 5. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 6. Mike Ehde, Prairie du Chien, Wis; 7. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 8. Jason Erickson, Lake Mills, Wis; 9. Doug Hahn, Whitewater, Wis; 10. Scott Nottestad, Stoughton, Wis.

Preview Feature — 1. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 2. Kyle Jarlsberg, Cambridge, Wis; 3. Michael Bachaus, Beloit, Wis; 4. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 5. Doug Hahn, Whitewater, Wis; 6. Randy Breunig, Columbus, Wis; 7. Bob Wilberg, Orfordville , Wis; 8. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 9. Jason Erickson, Lake Mills, Wis; 10. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 11. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 12. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 13. Scott Lindsay, Dousman, Wis; 14. Chris Purdy, Milton, Wis; 15. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 16. Matt Byrne, Burlington, Wis; 17. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 18. Scott Nottestad, Stoughton, Wis.

Time Trial — 1. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 2. Doug Hahn, Whitewater, Wis; 3. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 4. Jason Erickson, Lake Mills, Wis; 5. Scott Nottestad, Stoughton, Wis; 6. Bob Wilberg, Orfordville, Wis; 7. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 8. Randy Breunig, Columbus, Wis; 9. Kyle Jarlsberg, Cambridge, Wis; 10. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 11. Michael Bachaus, Beloit, Wis; 12. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 13. Matt Byrne, Burlington, Wis; 14. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 15. Roger Behlke, Jefferson, Wis; 16. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 17. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 18. Mike Ehde, Prairie du Chien, Wis; 19. Ryan Goldade, Stoughton, Wis; 20. Tim Sargent (r), South Beloit; 21. Jason Schuler, Cambridge , Wis; 22. Aaron Wilke, Waterloo, Wis; 23. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 24. Chris Purdy, Milton, Wis; 25. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 26. Dylan Schuyler, `, Wis; 27. Mike Lloyd, Davis; 28. Scott Lindsay, Dousman, Wis; 29. Bobbi Bishofberger, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 30. Brady Liddle, Oregon, Wis; 31. Cliff Rucks, Cottage Grove, Wis; 32. Tony Koepke, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 33. Jerry Eckhardt, Johnson Creek, Wis; 34. Casey Johnson, Stoughton, Wis; 35. Chris Quam, Stoughton, Wis; 36. Chad Stevens, Orfordville, Wis; 37. Jason Deppe, Waterloo, Wis; 38. James Kruschke III, Reedsburg, Wis; 39. Tim Petrie, Ft. Atkinson, Wis; 40. Greg Bowers, Waterloo, Wis ; 41. Kyle Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 42. Mike Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 43. Allen Petrie, Jr, Sun Prairie, Wis; 44. Andy Niles, Holmen, Wis; 45. Jody Krueger, Edgerton, Wis; 46. Kevin Seidler, Adams, Wis; 47. Ryan Livieri, Fort Atkinson , Wis; 48. Ed Szelagowski Jr, Westfield, Wis; 49. Leonard Reimer, Beloit, Wis; 50. Justin Wagner, South Beloit; 51. Tory Adams, Madison, Wis.

Qualifier Race 01 — 1. Michael Bachaus, Beloit, Wis; 2. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 3. Kyle Jarlsberg, Cambridge, Wis; 4. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 5. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 6. Scott Nottestad, Stoughton, Wis; 7. Matt Byrne, Burlington , Wis.

Qualifier Race 02 — 1. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 2. Bob Wilberg, Orfordville, Wis; 3. Doug Hahn, Whitewater, Wis; 4. Jason Erickson, Lake Mills, Wis; 5. Randy Breunig, Columbus, Wis; 6. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis.

JARLSBERG, REYNOLDS JR TAKE VICTORIES, ERICKSON WINS OVERALL AT JEFFERSON
By: Kevin Ramsell

Saturday, September 15, 2007 (Jefferson, WI) – Kyle Jarlsberg and Jon Reynolds Jr. each took home their first Big 8 Series win while Jason Erickson was the overall champion at the 27th Annual Pepsi Wisconsin State Championships at the Jefferson Speedway. The seventh stop on the 2007 Big 8 Series schedule.

Jarlsberg started on the outside of the front row and got the whole shot as Tom Powell waved the green flag for the first 50-lap feature event. Carlson, who started fourth, got by pole sitter Steve Dobratz for second on lap 3.

It was pretty much the Jarlsberg/Carlson show throughout the race as it was slowed by three caution flags. From lap 16 all the way to the checkered flag, Carlson continuously looked on the inside of Jarlsberg in turns one and two but couldn’t make his car stick as he entered the backstretch.

But the role was reversed for Jarlsberg, who ran the same line the night before as he finished second to Jeff Steenbergen in the Preview Feature, as he took home his first Big 8 Series feature win with Carlson right behind him. He becomes the 18th different winner in 24 Big 8 Series feature events.

Bobby Wilberg started fifth and came home third with Erickson in fourth. Dobratz rounded out the top five.

“Carlson was real tough guy, he has raced a long time in different series and now he has been fast in a Limited Late Model. My nerves were rattling but I just kept my cool and just went for it,” an excited Jarlsberg stated in victory lane. “We have been running quite a few of these (Big 8 Series races), we have gotten real close and missed a lot of them and it finally paid off.”

“It was a very fun race, we raced each other real clean and didn’t touch each other at all” Carlson stated afterwards. “That’s how I like to do it, the best man wins and he was the better man in that race.”

Jarlsberg then had to roll the ‘die’ to help set the invert for the second 50-lap feature. He rolled a five and then added to the number eight to create a 13-car invert for the second race.

Matt Byrne was the early leader in the second 50-lap feature event after starting on the outside of the second row. Reynolds Jr. started fifth and worked his way past Chad Stevens for second on lap 10. Four laps later, Reynolds got on the inside of Byrne to challenge for the lead.

The two battled side-by-side until Reynolds cleared him coming off the fourth turn on lap 17. Reynolds would pull out to a huge lead while Erickson worked his way past Byrne for second on lap 29.

Reynolds would cruise to his first ever Big 8 Series feature win and becoming the 19th different winner in 25 feature races.

Erickson would finish second with Byrne holding on to third over Carlson. Wilberg would come home fifth.

Reynolds, who was the fast qualifier for the weekend, expressed some concerns the night before about learning to race at Jefferson, “Ricky (Bilderback) and I talked about it on the way home last night,” Reynolds stated. “I told him I didn’t know how to pass here and he shared a few things. I drove the ‘cuda today (in the Sportsman division) to help me get more laps and that helped me figure a few things out. I am so excited, this is just awesome, and I love this place.”

Erickson’s fourth and second place finish and Carlson had a second and fourth place finish caused a tie for the overall win. The tiebreaker reverted back to qualifying where Erickson qualified fourth and Carlson was seventh. This gave the overall win to Erickson.

“It’s a long list of great names and a lot great competition,” Erickson stated about having his name added to the list of Wisconsin State Champions at Jefferson. “We won an individual race here in 1998 and the track championship in 2005 but never been the overall champion until now.”

For Carlson, he was satisfied with his weekend run, “It was a good weekend overall. We are getting the team turned around,” Carlson stated. “Second and a fourth, what more can you do but just let the chips fall where they may. We had a lot of fun this weekend, everybody was lighthearted and the car was fast, we did our job and just came up a .013 seconds short from the championship.”

Ryan Goldade and Bob Kahler advanced to the Twin 50’s by finishing first and second in the first Last Chance race. Roger Behlke and Chad Stevens were first and second in the second Last Chance.

Mike Ehde, currently third in Big 8 Series points, earned the Big 8 Series provisional. Jason Schuler, Chris Quam, and Michael Bilderback also earned provisional starts.

Brady Liddle, fourth in the point standings, failed to make the main event after he was involved in a bad wreck in the second Last Chance race as he and Greg Bowers got together coming off of turn four causing Liddle to make hard contact with the outside wall.

The Big 8 Series has two events remaining this season. The next event will be on Saturday, September 29th for the 42nd Annual Chicago International Trucks National Short Track Championships at the Rockford Speedway. The Series will compete in Twin 58-lap feature events. For more information on the National Short Track Championships, please visit the track’s website at www.rockfordspeedway.com. It will be “One Great Racing Weekend!”

For more information on the Big 8 Series, please visit their website at www.big8series.com.

Big 8 Series Limited Late Models
Overall — 1. Jason Erickson, Lake Mills, Wis; 2. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 3. Kyle Jarlsberg, Cambridge, Wis; 4. Bob Wilberg, Orfordville, Wis; 5. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 6. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 7. Matt Byrne, Burlington, Wis; 8. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 9. Doug Hahn, Whitewater, Wis; 10. Chad Stevens, Orfordville, Wis; 11. Scott Nottestad, Stoughton, Wis; 12. Chris Purdy, Milton, Wis; 13. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 14. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 15. Michael Bachaus, Beloit, Wis; 16. Roger Behlke, Jefferson, Wis; 17. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 18. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 19. Ryan Goldade, Stoughton, Wis; 20. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 21. Mike Ehde, Prairie du Chien, Wis; 22. Scott Lindsay, Dousman, Wis; 23. Chris Quam, Stoughton, Wis; 24. Jason Schuler, Cambridge, Wis; 25. Randy Breunig, Columbus, Wis; 26. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis.

Feature 01 — 1. Kyle Jarlsberg, Cambridge, Wis; 2. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 3. Bob Wilberg, Orfordville, Wis; 4. Jason Erickson, Lake Mills, Wis; 5. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 6. Doug Hahn, Whitewater, Wis; 7. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 8. Scott Nottestad, Stoughton, Wis; 9. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 10. Michael Bachaus, Beloit, Wis; 11. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 12. Matt Byrne, Burlington, Wis; 13. Chad Stevens, Orfordville, Wis; 14. Chris Purdy, Milton, Wis; 15. Roger Behlke, Jefferson, Wis; 16. Scott Lindsay, Dousman, Wis; 17. Jason Schuler, Cambridge, Wis; 18. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 19. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 20. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 21. Chris Quam, Stoughton, Wis; 22. Mike Ehde, Prairie du Chien, Wis; 23. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 24. Ryan Goldade, Stoughton, Wis; 25. Randy Breunig, Columbus, Wis; 26. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis.

Feature 02 — 1. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 2. Jason Erickson, Lake Mills, Wis; 3. Matt Byrne, Burlington, Wis; 4. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 5. Bob Wilberg, Orfordville, Wis; 6. Kyle Jarlsberg, Cambridge, Wis; 7. Chad Stevens, Orfordville, Wis; 8. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 9. Chris Purdy, Milton, Wis; 10. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 11. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 12. Doug Hahn, Whitewater, Wis; 13. Scott Nottestad, Stoughton, Wis; 14. Ryan Goldade, Stoughton, Wis; 15. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 16. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 17. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 18. Mike Ehde, Prairie du Chien, Wis; 19. Roger Behlke, Jefferson, Wis; 20. Chris Quam, Stoughton, Wis; 21. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 22. Randy Breunig, Columbus, Wis; 23. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 24. Michael Bachaus, Beloit, Wis; 25. Scott Lindsay, Dousman, Wis; 26. Jason Schuler, Cambridge, Wis.

Last Chance “A” 01 — 1. Ryan Goldade, Stoughton, Wis; 2. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 3. Casey Johnson, Stoughton, Wis; 4. Jerry Eckhardt, Johnson Creek, Wis; 5. Bobbi Bishofberger, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 6. Mike Lloyd, Davis; 7. Mike Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 8. Tim Petrie, Ft. Atkinson, Wis; 9. Kevin Seidler, Adams, Wis; 10. Leonard Reimer, Beloit, Wis; 11. Jody Krueger, Edgerton, Wis; 12. Aaron Wilke, Waterloo, Wis; 13. Dylan Schuyler, Jefferson, Wis; 14. Justin Wagner,
South Beloit; 15. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 16. Tony Koepke, Fort Atkinson, Wis.

Last Chance “A” 02 — 1. Roger Behlke, Jefferson, Wis; 2. Chad Stevens, Orfordville, Wis; 3. Jason Schuler,
Cambridge, Wis; 4. Chris Quam, Stoughton, Wis; 5. Allen Petrie, Jr, Sun Prairie, Wis; 6. Kyle Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 7. Tory Adams, Madison, Wis; 8. Ryan Livieri, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 9. Ed Szelagowski Jr, Westfield, Wis; 10. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 11. Greg Bowers, Waterloo, Wis; 12. Brady Liddle, Oregon, Wis; 13. Mike Ehde, Prairie du Chien, Wis

Qualifier Heat 01 — 1. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 2. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 3. Ryan Goldade, Stoughton, Wis; 4. Roger Behlke, Jefferson, Wis; 5. Mike Lloyd, Davis; 6. Kyle Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 7. Bobbi Bishofberger, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 8. Jason Deppe, Waterloo, Wis; 9. Jerry Eckhardt, Johnson Creek, Wis; 10. Tory Adams, Madison, Wis; 11. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 12. Jason Schuler, Cambridge, Wis; 13. Cliff Rucks, Cottage Grove, Wis; 14. Chris Quam,
Stoughton, Wis.

Qualifier Heat 02 — 1. Chris Purdy, Milton, Wis; 2. Scott Lindsay, Dousman, Wis; 3. Chad Stevens, Orfordville, Wis; 4. Casey Johnson, Stoughton, Wis; 5. Greg Bowers, Waterloo, Wis; 6. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 7. Mike Ehde, Prairie du Chien, Wis; 8. Aaron Wilke, Waterloo, Wis; 9. James Kruschke III, Reedsburg, Wis; 10. Mike Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 11. Tim Sargent (r), South Beloit; 12. Dylan Schuyler, Jefferson, Wis; 13. Brady Liddle, Oregon, Wis; 14. Tony Koepke, Fort Atkinson, Wis.

Consi Heat 01 — 1. Kyle Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 2. Tory Adams, Madison, Wis; 3. Jody Krueger, Edgerton, Wis; 4. Ryan Livieri, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 5. Leonard Reimer, Beloit, Wis; 6. Allen Petrie, Jr, Sun Prairie, Wis; 7. Tim Petrie, Ft. Atkinson, Wis.

Consi Heat 02 — 1. Mike Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 2. Greg Bowers, Waterloo, Wis; 3. Andy Niles, Holmen, Wis; 4. Kevin Seidler, Adams, Wis; 5. Ed Szelagowski Jr, Westfield, Wis; 6. Justin Wagner, South Beloit.
Champions Main Event — 1. Chris Purdy, Milton, Wis; 2. Jerry Eckhardt, Johnson Creek, Wis; 3. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 4. Bob Wilberg, Orfordville, Wis; 5. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 6. Mike Ehde, Prairie du Chien, Wis; 7. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 8. Jason Erickson, Lake Mills, Wis; 9. Doug Hahn, Whitewater, Wis; 10. Scott Nottestad, Stoughton, Wis.

Preview Feature — 1. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 2. Kyle Jarlsberg, Cambridge, Wis; 3. Michael Bachaus, Beloit, Wis; 4. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 5. Doug Hahn, Whitewater, Wis; 6. Randy Breunig, Columbus, Wis; 7. Bob Wilberg, Orfordville, Wis; 8. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 9. Jason Erickson, Lake Mills, Wis; 10. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 11. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 12. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 13. Scott Lindsay, Dousman, Wis; 14. Chris Purdy, Milton,
Wis; 15. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 16. Matt Byrne, Burlington, Wis; 17. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 18. Scott Nottestad, Stoughton, Wis.

Time Trial — 1. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 2. Doug Hahn, Whitewater, Wis; 3. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 4. Jason Erickson, Lake Mills, Wis; 5. Scott Nottestad, Stoughton, Wis; 6. Bob Wilberg, Orfordville, Wis; 7. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 8. Randy Breunig, Columbus, Wis; 9. Kyle Jarlsberg, Cambridge, Wis; 10. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 11. Michael Bachaus, Beloit, Wis; 12. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 13. Matt Byrne, Burlington, Wis; 14. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 15. Roger Behlke, Jefferson, Wis; 16. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 17. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 18. Mike Ehde, Prairie du Chien, Wis; 19. Ryan Goldade, Stoughton, Wis; 20. Tim Sargent (r), South Beloit; 21. Jason Schuler, Cambridge, Wis; 22. Aaron Wilke, Waterloo, Wis; 23. John Ovadal Jr., Watertown, Wis; 24. Chris Purdy, Milton, Wis; 25. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 26. Dylan Schuyler, Jefferson, Wis; 27. Mike Lloyd, Davis; 28. Scott Lindsay, Dousman, Wis; 29. Bobbi Bishofberger, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 30. Brady Liddle, Oregon, Wis; 31. Cliff Rucks, Cottage Grove, Wis; 32. Tony Koepke, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 33. Jerry Eckhardt, Johnson Creek, Wis; 34. Casey Johnson, Stoughton, Wis; 35. Chris Quam, Stoughton, Wis; 36. Chad Stevens, Orfordville, Wis; 37. Jason Deppe, Waterloo, Wis; 38. James Kruschke III, Reedsburg, Wis; 39. Tim Petrie, Ft. Atkinson, Wis; 40. Greg Bowers, Waterloo, Wis; 41. Kyle Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 42. Mike Taylor, Stoughton, Wis; 43. Allen Petrie, Jr, Sun Prairie, Wis; 44. Andy Niles, Holmen, Wis; 45. Jody Krueger, Edgerton, Wis; 46. Kevin Seidler, Adams, Wis; 47. Ryan Livieri, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 48. Ed Szelagowski Jr, Westfield, Wis; 49. Leonard Reimer, Beloit, Wis; 50. Justin Wagner, South Beloit; 51. Tory Adams, Madison, Wis.

Trophy Dash 01 — 1. Michael Bachaus, Beloit, Wis; 2. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 3. Kyle Jarlsberg, Cambridge, Wis; 4.Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 5. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 6. Scott Nottestad, Stoughton, Wis; 7. Matt Byrne, Burlington, Wis.
Trophy Dash 02 — 1. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 2. Bob Wilberg, Orfordville, Wis; 3. Doug Hahn, Whitewater, Wis; 4. Jason Erickson, Lake Mills, Wis; 5. Randy Breunig, Columbus, Wis; 6. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis.