JACOB NOTTESTAD STUNS FIELD IN DEBUT WIN AT JEFFERSON

JEFFERSON, Wis. (July 18, 2021) – With many laps and a lot of family success at Jefferson Speedway, expectations were that Jacob Nottestad would be good in his TUNDRA Super Late Model Series debut Saturday night.  However, no one knew just how good he would be.

Nottestad slipped to the lead past early-race leader John Beale on lap 18 of the Transport Services LLC 75 and cruised to victory utilizing the car he races as a weekly Late Model at Jefferson Speedway. It’s been nearly four years since a driver won in his first TUNDRA start, last happening when Chris Wimmer was victorious in August of 2017 at State Park Speedway.

 

“It definitely couldn’t be a better start to the Super Late Model career,” Nottestad said. “I definitely didn’t expect to run this good. I knew we were going to be decent with our car. It just kept getting better and better and we ended up getting ‘er done.”

 

Starting from the outside of the third row, Nottestad held in through an early botched start and a caution.  The top line had edged ahead coming to the line for lap one, allowing drivers who had been on the outside line to choose the inside for the restart.  Beale selected the bottom with Ryan Farrell and Nottestad following down low.

 

On the restart Beale was able to get away from Brady Bill, bringing Farrell and Nottestad for the ride.  Justin Mondeik and Mike Lichtfeld settled in behind.  On lap seven, Nottestad worked his way past Farrell and set his sights on Beale, who had built a seven-car-length advantage.

 

As Nottestad slowly started to reel in Beale, the rest of the Top Five were scrambling for position.  Farrell was left to try to hold off the charges of Mondeik, who was constant in his pursuit of the Third spot.  By lap 25 Nottestad had caught Beale and began a three-lap attack resulting in him taking the lead.

 

“We caught him, then fell back a little bit and then finally just started getting better and better,” Nottestad said.  “I was able to drive under him coming off two and set sail from there.”

 

Behind the lead duo the battle for Third was frantic. Mondeik made his move on lap 34 and got to the inside of Farrell with Casey Johnson in hot pursuit. The tight quarters racing resulted in a chain reaction Johnson spin out of turn two, bringing another yellow and restacking the field.

 

On the restart Nottestad was joined on the front row by Mondeik as Beale selected the inside lane.  Nottestad was able to hold off Mondeik on that restart and another restart eight laps later when Brady Bill and Grant Thompson got together.

 

Nottestad and Mondeik made some contact racing for the lead, but both were able to escape – with Nottestad emerging at the front of the pack again.  He left Mondeik to deal with Beale and Section 715 Throwing Co. Fast Qualifier Riley Stenjem.  The four settled in until another caution fell with eight laps remaining.

 

As had been the case on the previous two restarts, Nottestad surged from the field on the inside line.  Behind him the action heated up for Second, resulting in a tangle between Mondeik and Beale.  The result would give Riley Stenjem a chance to restart in Second alongside Nottestad.

 

“I knew Stenjem was going to be quick so I was definitely going to get up on the wheel and keep the heat in the tires,” Nottestad commented “We were able to clear him off two and go from there.”

 

Through the final five laps Nottestad was able to maintain a comfortable advantage. Stenjem fell into the hands of Ryan Farrell and surrendered Second late in the race.  Brock Heinrich – utilizing a different car due to an accident earlier in the week – was able to surge to Third, passing Stenjem late in the race.

 

The top four was followed to the line by Jordan DeVoy, who bounced back from some bad luck in the first half of 2021.  Johnson was able to recover and finish Sixth.

 

For Nottestad, it was another notch in the belt of his career as he starts to make his name known more throughout the racing community.  He credits his team and his time behind the wheel at the tricky quarter-mile.

 

“A lot of guys come here and struggle. It’s really tough to figure out,” he said. “Having our rookie year almost five years ago now, I was able to learn a lot there and pick up the line watching guys like Casey Johnson and Dale Nottestad. That helped a ton. I was able to keep hitting my marks in one and two and just kept getting faster in three and four.”

 

The first of twin 25 lap Hobby Stock features ended with Johnson Creek’s Nick Bruley in victory lane. Starting on the pole, Bruley grabbed the top spot as the green flag waved. Jon Benninger slipped behind him in second as the leaders lined up single file. Shane Radtke drove up to the third position as the laps ticked away. Bruley remained strong on the point to see the checkers first and secure the win. Benninger was second followed by Radtke, Jim Tate Jr and Brandon Riedner.

Andy Raley jumped out to the early lead as the second 25 lapper got underway. Jessica Breunig drove up behind Raley into second on lap three. On lap ten, Breunig took to the high side of the leader, Raley. She drew even with Raley and slid into the lead alone on lap 12. Jim Tate Jr joined the battle at the front, getting around Raley on lap 14 and setting his sights on Breunig. On lap 15, Tate and Breunig made slight contact entering turn three and forcing Breunig to check up. This allowed Tate to motor into the lead and take off towards the checkers. Chris Flairty and Brandon Riedner waged a great battle for second throughout the remainder of the event. At the checkers, it was Tate for the win with Flairty getting second over Riedner. Shane Radtke was fourth with Scott Riedner rounding out the top five.

The Bandit division also competed in twin feature events. Carson Phillips of Edgerton claimed the first 20 lapper. Tyler White grabbed the early lead with Mason Wilcott in second. Wilcott moved past White to grab the lead on lap four. Ashlynn Jarlsberg got to second just before the first of two cautions waved on lap ten. Wilcott and Jarlsberg led the field back to green with Wilcott reclaiming the top spot on the restart. Meanwhile, Phillips was charging toward the front on the high side. Phillips powered into the lead on lap 13. Phillips survived one last caution in the closing laps to cross the stripe first for the win. Nick Newton was second followed by Tyler Deporter, White and Nick Schmidt.

Jon Petitt took the early lead in the second Bandit feature. On lap two, Brandon Johnson drove up alongside Petitt, drivin into the lead before the lap completed. Nick Schmidt drove into second on lap five. A caution lap eight slowed the pace, pitting Johnson and Tyler Deporter on the front row for the restart. Johnson moved back out front as the green waved again. Another yellow on lap 16 set up a four lap shootout to the finish. Johnson once again took control on the restart with Nick Newton now up to second to challenge. But Johnson held him at bay to see the checkers first and get the victory. Newton was second with Carson Phillips, Deporter and Schmidt rounding out the top five.

AJ Accardi claimed the win in the 12 lap Road Warrior feature event. Bill Reynolds took control of the top spot early in the race with Accardi quickly up to second. Accardi shadowed Reynolds for the entirety of the event with Reynolds managing to keep him behind. Reynolds led the way across the stripe to complete the event. Following post race inspection, Reynolds was forced to vacate his position, handing the win to Accardi. Matthew Thoma was second followed by Garrett Meister in third.

Next Saturday, July 24, is a full program of racing including the return of the Midwest Truck Series to Wisconsin’s Action Track. Time trials begin at 4pm with racing 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

 

TUNDRA Super Late Models-

Qualifying

Pos	Start Number	Competitor	Best Lap
1	77	Riley Stenjem	13.43
2	38	Jordan DeVoy	13.435
3	99	Jake Zellmer	13.444
4	54	Grant Thompson	13.484
5	5j	Casey Johnson	13.518
6	97	Jacob Nottestad	13.52
7	44L	Mike Lichfeld	13.528
8	80	Ryan Ferrell	13.553
9	44M	Justin Mondeik	13.592
10	5B	John Beale	13.609
11	70	Brady Bill	13.62
12	17	Max Kahler	13.642
13	89	Nick Egan	13.676
14	21	Brock Heinrich	13.71
15	34	Brandon Hill	13.744
16	33	Kevin Knuese	13.77
17	16	Luke Westenberg	13.784
18	76	Travis Volm	13.787
19	2j	Darren Jackson	13.814
20	8s	Shaun Scheel	13.817
21	107	Darek Gress	13.818
22	8w	Josh Wallace	13.821
23	32	Steve Lichtfeld	13.848
24	1	Wyatt Blashe	13.873
25	2t	Jordan Thiel	13.878
26	64	Mike Olson	13.963
27	40	Curt Tillman	14.051
28	87	Brent Edmunds	0

 

Qualifiers

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	16	Luke Westenberg
2	34	Brandon Hill
3	2j	Darren Jackson
4	2t	Jordan Thiel
5	40	Curt Tillman
6	32	Steve Lichtfeld

 

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	8s	Shaun Scheel
2	76	Travis Volm
3	64	Mike Olson
4	8w	Josh Wallace
5	87	Brent Edmunds
6	33	Kevin Knuese
7	1	Wyatt Blashe

 

Fast Heat

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	44L	Mike Lichfeld
2	97	Jacob Nottestad
3	44M	Justin Mondeik
4	5B	John Beale
5	21	Brock Heinrich
6	80	Ryan Ferrell
7	89	Nick Egan
8	70	Brady Bill

 

Fast Dash

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	5j	Casey Johnson
2	99	Jake Zellmer
3	77	Riley Stenjem
4	38	Jordan DeVoy
5	54	Grant Thompson

 

Last Chance

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	40	Curt Tillman
2	76	Travis Volm
3	8w	Josh Wallace
4	87	Brent Edmunds
5	1	Wyatt Blashe
6	33	Kevin Knuese
7	2j	Darren Jackson
8	32	Steve Lichtfeld
9	64	Mike Olson
10	17	Max Kahler

 

Feature

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	97	Jacob Nottestad
2	80	Ryan Ferrell
3	21	Brock Heinrich
4	77	Riley Stenjem
5	38	Jordan DeVoy
6	5j	Casey Johnson
7	99	Jake Zellmer
8	8w	Josh Wallace
9	2t	Jordan Thiel
10	44M	Justin Mondeik
11	16	Luke Westenberg
12	89	Nick Egan
13	34	Brandon Hill
14	5B	John Beale
15	54	Grant Thompson
16	44L	Mike Lichfeld
17	8s	Shaun Scheel
18	70	Brady Bill
19	76	Travis Volm
20	87	Brent Edmunds
21	17	Max Kahler
22	40	Curt Tillman

 

Hobby Stock

Qualifying

Pos	Start Number	Competitor	Best Lap
1	114	Chris Flairty	15.605
2	27T	Jim Tate  Jr	15.639
3	4D	Bud Riedner	15.659
4	26R	Chico Riedner	15.689
5	14R	Andy Raley	15.859
6	52R	Shane Radtke Jr	15.886
7	31A	Brandon Angileri	15.919
8	23JB	Jessica Breunig	15.923
9	10B	Jon Benniger	15.925
10	23NB	Nick Bruley	15.954
11	05B	Tucker Bodendorfer	15.997
12	39S	Ken Scott	16.13
13	8W	Chase Wangsness	16.152
14	34K	Mike Krueger	16.285
15	7W	Jim Wolf	16.493

 

Feature #1

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	23NB	Nick Bruley
2	10B	Jon Benniger
3	52R	Shane Radtke Jr
4	27T	Jim Tate  Jr
5	4D	Bud Riedner
6	26R	Chico Riedner
7	114	Chris Flairty
8	31A	Brandon Angileri
9	23JB	Jessica Breunig
10	05B	Tucker Bodendorfer
11	14R	Andy Raley
12	8W	Chase Wangsness
13	34K	Mike Krueger
14	7W	Jim Wolf
15	39S	Ken Scott

 

Feature #2

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	27T	Jim Tate  Jr
2	114	Chris Flairty
3	4D	Bud Riedner
4	52R	Shane Radtke Jr
5	26R	Chico Riedner
6	14R	Andy Raley
7	05B	Tucker Bodendorfer
8	10B	Jon Benniger
9	23NB	Nick Bruley
10	8W	Chase Wangsness
11	39S	Ken Scott
12	34K	Mike Krueger
13	7W	Jim Wolf
14	23JB	Jessica Breunig

 

 

Bandit

Qualifying

Pos	Start Number	Competitor	Best Lap
1	15P	Carson Phillips	14.097
2	09X	Nick Schmidt	14.383
3	71J	Brandon Johnson	14.454
4	X	Tyler Deporter	14.61
5	41N	Nick Newton	14.667
6	12J	Ashlynn Jarlsberg	14.746
7	64R	Kyle Riedner	14.79
8	109S	Mason Wilcott	14.842
9	133R	Waylon Robinson	14.899
10	24	Tyler White	14.9
11	29K	Matt Krinke	14.991
12	50P	Jon Pettit	15.127
13	40	David Kinjerski	15.245
14	5O	Ryan Oetzel	15.417
15	175	Josh Dearborn	15.859
16	9B	Brian Brewster	16.948
17	4x	Dillon Eagan	0

 

Feature #1

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	15P	Carson Phillips
2	41N	Nick Newton
3	X	Tyler Deporter
4	24	Tyler White
5	09X	Nick Schmidt
6	71J	Brandon Johnson
7	40	David Kinjerski
8	50P	Jon Pettit
9	175	Josh Dearborn
10	133R	Waylon Robinson
11	109S	Mason Wilcott
12	9B	Brian Brewster
13	29K	Matt Krinke
14	12J	Ashlynn Jarlsberg
15	5O	Ryan Oetzel
16	64R	Kyle Riedner

 

Feature #2

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	71J	Brandon Johnson
2	41N	Nick Newton
3	15P	Carson Phillips
4	X	Tyler Deporter
5	09X	Nick Schmidt
6	50P	Jon Pettit
7	40	David Kinjerski
8	29K	Matt Krinke
9	5O	Ryan Oetzel
10	109S	Mason Wilcott
11	133R	Waylon Robinson
12	175	Josh Dearborn
13	9B	Brian Brewster
14	24	Tyler White
15	64R	Kyle Riedner

 

 

Road Warrior

Qualifying

Pos	Start Number	Competitor	Best Lap
1	14A	AJ Acardi	16.375
2	9T	Matthew Thoma	16.421
3	21M	Garrett Meister	17.063
4	16S	Roger Stevenson	17.402
5	17Z	Kevin Zimmerman	17.445
6	38W	Mike Winters	19.965
DQ	38R	Bill Reynolds	16.485

 

Heat

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	14A	AJ Acardi
2	9T	Matthew Thoma
3	21M	Garrett Meister
4	16S	Roger Stevenson
5	17Z	Kevin Zimmerman
6	38W	Mike Winters
DQ	38R	Bill Reynolds

 

Feature

Pos	Start Number	Competitor
1	14A	AJ Acardi
2	9T	Matthew Thoma
3	21M	Garrett Meister
4	16S	Roger Stevenson
5	17Z	Kevin Zimmerman
6	38W	Mike Winters
DQ	38R	Bill Reynolds