Columbus 151 Speedway Race Reports

Tomlinson Is Tops at Columbus 151

by Andrew Schaller
COLUMBUS, WI (Friday, July 10, 2009) Pardeeville's Andy Tomlinson powered to the win of the 25 lap Late Model feature event at Columbus 151 Speedway on Friday night.   Lincoln Keeser and Delbert Desjarles led the field to green with Keeser taking the initial lead down the backstretch on the opening lap.  Roger Behlke charged into second behind Keeser and began to challenge for the lead.  Tomlinson joined the fight and slipped under Behlke in a battle for second.  But Behlke hung strong and pulled up alongside Keeser looking to lead.  Behlke maneuvered past to take over the top spot with Tomlinson in tow for second and Don Gaserude right behind for third.  Tomlinson charged to the outside of Behlke on lap 13, taking over the lead a lap later and bringing Gaserude along for second.  The two leaders pulled away from the pack on their way to the checkers.  It was Tomlinson for the win with Gaserude second.  Al Weishoff, Behlke and Jerry Eckhardt completed the top five.

Mike Winters of Sun Prairie dominated the 25 lap Sportsman feature to get the win.  Tiffany Desjarles and Mike Winters battled from the front row as the race got underway.  Desjarles claimed the early lead with Winters tucked in behind for second.  On lap two, Winters got a good look under Desjarles exiting turn two. Winters took the lead away with Rick Coppernoll in tow for second.  Brandon Riedner followed past Desjarles into third as well.  Winters continued to hold the field at bay while Coppernoll and Riedner battled for second. Kevin Anderson made a late race charge to join the fight for second; but Winters cruised to the win followed by Coppernoll, Anderson, Alex Lee and Riedner.

Johnny Robinson of Beloit grabbed the Hobby Stock 20 lap feature event.  Larry Chwala and Terry Ciano led the field to green with Chwala the early leader out of turn two.  Johnny Robinson shot into second and began to work on Chwala for the lead.  Robinson got inside Chwala on lap four and took over the top spot with Larry Moen in tow for second.  The two leaders began to stretch their advantage while Jimmy Robinson and Chwala battled side by side for third.  Jimmy Robinson cleared for the position on lap nine and started to run down the leaders.  Meanwhile Moen rode in Johnny Robinson's tire tracks as the laps wound down.  With five laps to go the caution waved, closing up the field for a shootout to the finish.  As the racing resumed Johnny Robinson maintained his lead with Moen filling up his rear view mirror.  Johnny Robinson crossed the stripe first to take the win with Moen, Jimmy Robinson, Ben Monday and Jim Tate rounding out the top five.

Sparta's Brad Warthan captured the win in the 20 lap Thunder Stock feature.  DL Hatton took the initial lead from fellow front row starter Reiny Scherbarth on the opening lap.  Bobby Frisch followed into second with Warthan in third.  Warthan charged to the outside of Frisch, making the pass for second and pulling even with Hatton. Warthan completed the pass for the lead on lap six and immediately began to pull away.  Jeff Burroughs followed his tracks into second as Hatton dropped to third.  Burroughs quickly closed on Warthan, pulling up to his rear bumper at the midway point of the race.  The two leaders ran nose to tail until the caution waved with five laps remaining, erasing their large advantage.  As the green flag returned, Warthan motored away from the field on his way to the checkered flag for the win.  Completing the top five were Burroughs, Kale Peterman, Scottie Hatton and Billy Robinson.

Brandon Condroski claimed victory in the 18 lap Bandit feature event. Jeff LeFave and Condroski paced the field to the drop of the green with LeFave taking the early lead at the stripe to complete lap one. Condroski continued to shadow the leader with Kameron Lee in third. On lap five, Lee slipped past Condroski for second.  Lee snuck inside LeFave for the lead a lap later, bringing Condroski along for second. Kyle Watters joined the fight shooting into third on lap ten.  As the leaders encountered lapped traffic, Lee drifted high allowing Condroski to shoot into the lead with Watters in two for second. Watters continued to hound the new leader, looking to the high side as they passed under the white flag.  But Condroski held strong to take the win with Watters, Lee, Phil Wuesthoff and Dave Schmidt rounding out the top five.

George Wachuta of Brooklyn took top honors in the 8 lap Back up feature. Andy Ward fired into the lead as the green flag dropped on the field.  George Wachuta followed into second, running down the leader with Matt Wachuta in third.  Matt Wachuta got around for second and ran down Ward.  On lap six, Ward lost control after contact with Matt Wachuta, spinning in turn one.  Matt Wachuta inherited the lead, but George Wachuta maintained momentum and shot past his son for the lead.  George Wachuta motored to the win with Matt Wachuta second. Next Friday, July 17, is a full program in all divisions.  Residents of Cambridge and Deerfield receive $2 off general admission at the gate.  Time trials begin at 6:30 with racing at 8pm.  Please visit www.columbus151.com for more information.


4-CYL BANDIT Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
1241ED KLUGOREGONNISSAN 16.194
217WKYLE WATTERSSTOUGHTONFORD 16.204
347FKIM FALKPOYNETTEHONDA 16.217
438VCARLYN VOIGTBEAVER DAMHONDA 16.221
5X75TRAVIS SCHNEEBERGCOTTAGE GROVENISSAN 16.270
610SDAVID SCHMIDTCUDAHYDODGE 16.325
736BDANIEL BIRKETTLODINISSAN 16.455
812MJEREMY MONDAY **MARSHALLSATURN 16.458
999WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **BEAVER DAMFORD 16.518
105LKAMERON LEE **MADISONTOYOTA 16.531
1118JBRANDON JOHNSONAVALONFORD 16.541
1281LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFT ATKINSONFORD 16.596
1313CBRANDON CONDROSKICUDAHYFORD 16.609
144FZACH FALKPOYNETTEHONDA 16.610
1531HMICHAEL HEIMANNWAUNAKEEFORD 16.851
1625KJAMIESON KOHN **DEFORESTFORD 16.960
1731COLCOLLIN TOMLINSONPOYNETTEMAZDA 17.022
1897WADMIKE WADDELLMARSHALLDODGE 18.054
1910MMELISSA MOENMONONAFORD 18.854
Average time of all qualifiers : 16.710

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 917WKYLE WATTERSFAST1STOUGHTONFORD
2 225KJAMIESON KOHN **FAST1DEFORESTFORD
3 481LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFAST1FT ATKINSONFORD
4 612MJEREMY MONDAY **FAST1MARSHALLSATURN
5 097WARKALEB WARDFAST1MARSHALLDODGE
6 838VCARLYN VOIGTFAST1BEAVER DAMHONDA
7 55LKAMERON LEE **FAST1MADISONTOYOTA
8 710SDAVID SCHMIDTFAST1CUDAHYDODGE
1 9X75TRAVIS SCHNEEBERGFAST2COTTAGE GROVENISSAN
2 231HMICHAEL HEIMANNFAST2WAUNAKEEFORD
3 636BDANIEL BIRKETTFAST2LODINISSAN
4 8241ED KLUGFAST2OREGONNISSAN
5 599WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **FAST2BEAVER DAMFORD
6 418JBRANDON JOHNSONFAST2AVALONFORD
7 313CBRANDON CONDROSKIFAST2CUDAHYFORD
8 1010MMELISSA MOENFAST2MONONAFORD
9 131COLCOLLIN TOMLINSONFAST2POYNETTEMAZDA
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 17
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 213CBRANDON CONDROSKIFEATRCUDAHYFORD
2 1117WKYLE WATTERSFEATRSTOUGHTONFORD
3 55LKAMERON LEE **FEATRMADISONTOYOTA
4 1399WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **FEATRBEAVER DAMFORD
5 810SDAVID SCHMIDTFEATRCUDAHYDODGE
6 12241ED KLUGFEATROREGONNISSAN
7 938VCARLYN VOIGTFEATRBEAVER DAMHONDA
8 381LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFEATRFT ATKINSONFORD
9 19X75TRAVIS SCHNEEBERGFEATRCOTTAGE GROVENISSAN
10 736BDANIEL BIRKETTFEATRLODINISSAN
11 1431HMICHAEL HEIMANNFEATRWAUNAKEEFORD
12 1525KJAMIESON KOHN **FEATRDEFORESTFORD
13 1797WADMIKE WADDELLFEATRMARSHALLDODGE
14 1631COLCOLLIN TOMLINSONFEATRPOYNETTEMAZDA
15 1810MMELISSA MOENFEATRMONONAFORD
16 418JBRANDON JOHNSONFEATRAVALONFORD
17 612MJEREMY MONDAY **FEATRMARSHALLSATURN
1 14FZACH FALKSCRATPOYNETTEHONDA
2 1047FKIM FALKSCRATPOYNETTEHONDA

BACKUP CARS Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast

* * * RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in Races: 0
* * * RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in Races: 0
* * * RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 036WGEORGE WACHUTAFEATBROOKLYNBUICK
2 030WMATT WACHUTAFEATMILTONBUICK
3 087ORYAN OETZELFEATBRODHEADOLDS
4 0ONOJUG HURFEATWAUNAKEECHEVY
5 022HWAYNE HOOKFEATOREGONOLDS
6 011MDAVE MOOREFEATMCFARLANDCHEVY
7 01RJOHN REMSIKFEATWATERTOWNCHEVY
8 003WANDY WARDFEATMADISONFORD
9 07STEVE OETZELFEATBRODHEADOLDS

HOBBY STOCK Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
127TJIM TATE JRWATERLOOCHEVY 15.053
211SSTEVEN SAUERWATERLOOCHEVY 15.126
39WDUSTIN WARDWATERLOOCHEVY 15.226
433RJIM ROBINSONORFORDVILLECHEVY 15.359
521MBEN MONDAYMARSHALLCHEVY 15.367
610MLARRY MOENSUN PRAIREWHITE 15.390
799RJOHN ROBINSONIIBELOITCHEVY 15.430
81RKYLE REIDNERWAUNAKEECHEVY 16.069
971DUNJAMIE DUNNMADISONCHEVY 16.079
1066CTERRY CIANO JRJANESVILLECHEVY 16.609
1122CLARRY CHWALAJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY 16.729
Average time of all qualifiers : 15.676

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 310MLARRY MOENFAST1SUN PRAIREWHITE
2 511SSTEVEN SAUERFAST1WATERLOOCHEVY
3 433RJIM ROBINSONFAST1ORFORDVILLECHEVY
4 21RKYLE REIDNERFAST1WAUNAKEECHEVY
5 166CTERRY CIANO JRFAST1JANESVILLECHEVY
1 627TJIM TATE JRFAST2WATERLOOCHEVY
2 59WDUSTIN WARDFAST2WATERLOOCHEVY
3 421MBEN MONDAYFAST2MARSHALLCHEVY
4 399RJOHN ROBINSONIIFAST2BELOITCHEVY
5 122CLARRY CHWALAFAST2JOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
6 271DUNJAMIE DUNNFAST2MADISONCHEVY
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 11
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 499RJOHN ROBINSONIIFEATBELOITCHEVY
2 510MLARRY MOENFEATSUN PRAIREWHITE
3 733RJIM ROBINSONFEATORFORDVILLECHEVY
4 621MBEN MONDAYFEATMARSHALLCHEVY
5 1027TJIM TATE JRFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
6 89WDUSTIN WARDFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
7 911SSTEVEN SAUERFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
8 111RKYLE REIDNERFEATWAUNAKEECHEVY
9 266CTERRY CIANO JRFEATJANESVILLECHEVY
10 371DUNJAMIE DUNNFEATMADISONCHEVY
11 122CLARRY CHWALAFEATJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY

LATE MODEL Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
181GDON GASERUDEFORT ATKINSONCHEVY 13.555
245BRANDY BREUNIGCOLUMBUSCHEVY 13.594
361EJERRY ECKHARDTJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY 13.609
431TANDY TOMLINSONPARDEEVILLECHEVY 13.619
546WAL WEISHOFFCOLUMBUSLEXUS 13.653
676BEHROGER BEHLKEJEFFERSONCHEVY 13.682
73DDELBERT DESJARLAISCOLUMBUSDODGE 14.133
899KLINCOLN KEESER **JOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC 14.141
Average time of all qualifiers : 13.748

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 446WAL WEISHOFFFAST1COLUMBUSLEXUS
2 661EJERRY ECKHARDTFAST1JOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
3 376BEHROGER BEHLKEFAST1JEFFERSONCHEVY
4 745BRANDY BREUNIGFAST1COLUMBUSCHEVY
5 881GDON GASERUDEFAST1FORT ATKINSONCHEVY
6 23DDELBERT DESJARLAISFAST1COLUMBUSDODGE
7 199KLINCOLN KEESER **FAST1JOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC
8 531TANDY TOMLINSONFAST1PARDEEVILLECHEVY
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 8
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 531TANDY TOMLINSONFEATPARDEEVILLECHEVY
2 881GDON GASERUDEFEATFORT ATKINSONCHEVY
3 446WAL WEISHOFFFEATCOLUMBUSLEXUS
4 376BEHROGER BEHLKEFEATJEFFERSONCHEVY
5 661EJERRY ECKHARDTFEATJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
6 745BRANDY BREUNIGFEATCOLUMBUSCHEVY
7 199KLINCOLN KEESER **FEATJOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC
8 23DDELBERT DESJARLAISFEATCOLUMBUSDODGE

STREET STOCK Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
142AKEVIN ANDERSONCOTTAGE GROVEOLDS 14.128
232WJAKE WASSERBURGERPOYNETTECHEVY 14.131
37DPHIL DENIKASCOLUMBUSCHEVY 14.199
44DBUD RIEDNERWAUNAKEEOLDS 14.202
519SDAN SCHMIDTWATERTOWNCHEVY 14.335
633WDALE WEATHERWAXCAMBRIACHEVY 14.379
721GDAN GOSDADEFORESTCHEVY 14.449
877WMIKE WINTERSSUN PRAIRIECHEVY 14.473
931LALEX LEE **MADISONCHEVY 14.487
1079WGARY WINTERS **MARSHALLCHEVY 14.527
1175CRICK COPPERNOLLCOTTAGE GROVECHEVY 14.735
124TMIKE TAYLORSTOUGHTONFORD 14.870
1314RANDY RALEY **FALL RIVERCHEVY 14.899
148DTIFFANY DESJARLAISCOLUMBUSCHEVY 15.138
Average time of all qualifiers : 14.497

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 18DTIFFANY DESJARLAISFAST1COLUMBUSCHEVY
2 64DBUD RIEDNERFAST1WAUNAKEEOLDS
3 24TMIKE TAYLORFAST1STOUGHTONFORD
4 477WMIKE WINTERSFAST1SUN PRAIRIECHEVY
5 533WDALE WEATHERWAXFAST1CAMBRIACHEVY
6 379WGARY WINTERS **FAST1MARSHALLCHEVY
7 732WJAKE WASSERBURGERFAST1POYNETTECHEVY
1 275CRICK COPPERNOLLFAST2COTTAGE GROVECHEVY
2 331LALEX LEE **FAST2MADISONCHEVY
3 519SDAN SCHMIDTFAST2WATERTOWNCHEVY
4 67DPHIL DENIKASFAST2COLUMBUSCHEVY
5 742AKEVIN ANDERSONFAST2COTTAGE GROVEOLDS
6 421GDAN GOSDAFAST2DEFORESTCHEVY
7 114RANDY RALEY **FAST2FALL RIVERCHEVY
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 14
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 677WMIKE WINTERSFEATSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
2 375CRICK COPPERNOLLFEATCOTTAGE GROVECHEVY
3 1242AKEVIN ANDERSONFEATCOTTAGE GROVEOLDS
4 531LALEX LEE **FEATMADISONCHEVY
5 104DBUD RIEDNERFEATWAUNAKEEOLDS
6 137DPHIL DENIKASFEATCOLUMBUSCHEVY
7 721GDAN GOSDAFEATDEFORESTCHEVY
8 144TMIKE TAYLORFEATSTOUGHTONFORD
9 833WDALE WEATHERWAXFEATCAMBRIACHEVY
10 18DTIFFANY DESJARLAISFEATCOLUMBUSCHEVY
11 1132WJAKE WASSERBURGERFEATPOYNETTECHEVY
12 214RANDY RALEY **FEATFALL RIVERCHEVY
13 479WGARY WINTERS **FEATMARSHALLCHEVY
1 020HKODY HUBREDScratUTICACHEVY
2 919SDAN SCHMIDTScratWATERTOWNCHEVY

THUNDERSTOCKS Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
108PKALE PETERMANIRON RIDGECHEVY 15.218
211BJEFFERY BURROWSSPARTACHEVY 15.242
314CTONY CHASECOLUMBUSCHEVY 15.349
422WBRAD WARTHAM **SPARTAOLDS 15.406
591RBILLY ROBINSONORFORDVILLECHEVY 15.547
626HSCOTTIE HATTONWATERLOOCHEVY 15.763
78DDUANE DEPPEWATERLOOCHEVY 15.806
892FBOBBY FRISCHBELOITCHEVY 16.041
935SREINY SCHERBARTH SRFALL RIVEROLDS 16.288
1000D L HATTON **BEAVER DAMCHEVY 16.461
Average time of all qualifiers : 15.712

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 511BJEFFERY BURROWSFAST1SPARTACHEVY
2 100D L HATTON **FAST1BEAVER DAMCHEVY
3 422WBRAD WARTHAM **FAST1SPARTAOLDS
4 326HSCOTTIE HATTONFAST1WATERLOOCHEVY
5 292FBOBBY FRISCHFAST1BELOITCHEVY
1 508PKALE PETERMANFAST2IRON RIDGECHEVY
2 291RBILLY ROBINSONFAST2ORFORDVILLECHEVY
3 314CTONY CHASEFAST2COLUMBUSCHEVY
4 135SREINY SCHERBARTH SRFAST2FALL RIVEROLDS
5 48DDUANE DEPPEFAST2WATERLOOCHEVY
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 10
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 522WBRAD WARTHAM **FEATRSPARTAOLDS
2 711BJEFFERY BURROWSFEATRSPARTACHEVY
3 808PKALE PETERMANFEATRIRON RIDGECHEVY
4 426HSCOTTIE HATTONFEATRWATERLOOCHEVY
5 991RBILLY ROBINSONFEATRORFORDVILLECHEVY
6 108DDUANE DEPPEFEATRWATERLOOCHEVY
7 235SREINY SCHERBARTH SRFEATRFALL RIVEROLDS
8 614CTONY CHASEFEATRCOLUMBUSCHEVY
9 100D L HATTON **FEATRBEAVER DAMCHEVY
10 392FBOBBY FRISCHFEATRBELOITCHEVY
Photos by D's Racing Imagery - Deanna Penry


# 17, Kyle Watters, tries to chase down # 13, Brandon Condroski, for the lead in the Bandit Feature.


Newcomer Jeffery Burrows # 11, comes knocking on #22 Brad Wartham's back door looking to pass him and take over the lead in the Thunderstock Feature.


Brandon Condroski won the Bandit Feature.


Brad Warthan won his first Thunderstock Feature this season.


# 10 Larry Moen gives chase to # 99 John Robinson during the Hobby Stock Feature.


John Robinson won the Hobby Stock Feature.


Mike Winters won the Street Stock Feature.


# 99 Lincoln Keeser tries to hold the lead over # 31 Andy Tomlinson, while # 76 Ron Bishofberger runs the outside.


Andy Tomlinson won the Late Model Feature.


George Wachuta won the Back-Up Feature.


Rounding out the night were the Roll Over Contest.