Columbus 151 Speedway Race Reports

Bishofberger Best at Columbus 151

by Andrew Schaller
COLUMBUS, WI (Friday, July 17, 2009) Defending champion Ron Bishofberger of Fort Atkinson bested the field to take the win in Round Two of the Columbus Challenge and the 50 lap feature event. Dennis Stitz and Delbert Desjarles led the field of Late Models to the drop of the green.  The two battled side by side until Desjarles took control on lap two.  The outside lane was moving as Lincoln Keeser moved to second with Jason Deppe in tow for third.  Deppe looked to the outside of Keeser as the field stacked up behind them.  Deppe took sole possession of second on lap ten.  Keeser spun to the infield a lap later to bring out the caution.  As the green returned, Deppe charged alongside Desjarles, looking to lead.  Deppe took the spot away a lap later with Ron Bishofberger following his lead around the outside of Desjarles.  Deppe and Bishofberger stretched their advantage while Don Gaserude battled with Desjarles for third.

Bishofberger began to apply heavy pressure on the new leader.  On lap 19, Bishofberger got to the inside of Deppe, taking the top spot for himself.  Bishofberger immediately opened up a healthy lead while Deppe fell back into a fight for second with Gaserude.  Dean Schultz joined them, taking third and setting his sights on Deppe for second as Bishofberger's lead got bigger.  Bishofberger cruised to the win with Deppe, Patrick, Schultz and Gaserude rounding out the top five. Poynette's Jake Wasserburger was tops in the 30 lap Sportsman feature event.   Tiffany Desjarles and Alex Lee made up the front row at the start with Desjarles getting the initial lead.  Dan Gosda pulled up to her rear bumper with Brandon Riedner right behind for third.  On lap two, Gosda and Desjarles made contact in turn one sending Desjarles spinning and bringing out the caution.  Gosda restarted as the leader with Riedner riding in second.  Riedner continued to fill the rear view mirror of Gosda as the duo pulled away from the pack.  Quick qualifier Wasserburger made his way to third and began to run down the two leaders.  Wasserbuger joined the fight for the point on lap 15, moving to the outside of Riedner.  Wasserburger moved to second and slid up to the outside of Gosda on lap 18.  Gosda and Wasserburger continued to battle side by side as the laps wound down.  The pair of competitors motored under the white flag with Wasserburger holding the slight advantage.  Wasserburger held the lead as they cruised past the checkers to take the win.  Gosda, Riedner, Mike Winters and Phil Denikas completed the top five.

The Hobby Stock and Thunder Stock features were run concurrently on the track, with both main events consisting of 25 laps and the Hobby Stocks lining up ahead of the Thunder Stocks.  Steven Sauer of Waterloo claimed the win after running up against the back of the other feature event.  Jimmy Robinson grabbed the early lead on the opening lap as the field lined up single file behind him.  On lap nine, Robinson encountered mechanical difficulties, allowing Jim Tate to take over the top position with Dustin Ward right on his bumper.

Ward slipped under Tate in turn four on lap 14, taking over the point and bringing Steven Sauer along for second.  With five laps to go, the Hobby Stocks caught the Thunder Stock leaders who were running side by side.  Sauer charged to the outside of Ward and lined up alongside. Sauer moved to the outside of the Thunder Stock leaders and maintained a slight advantage to see the checkers first for the win.  Rounding out the top five were Tate, Ward, Ben Monday and Jimmy Robinson.

 Billy Robinson grabbed the lead late in the 25 lap Thunder Stock feature to claim the win.  DL Hatton took the lead on the opening lap with Scottie Hatton right behind for second.  Robinson took to the outside on his way through the top five.  Robinson made quick work of Scottie Hatton and pulled alongside the leader as they top six battled side by side.  They battled door to door over the remainder of the event.  On the final tour of the quarter mile, DL Hatton got a little loose giving Robinson a strong run into turn three.  Robinson crossed the stripe first to take the win with DL Hatton second.  Rounding out the top five were Scottie Hatton, Kale Peterman and Jeff Burroughs. Philip Wuesthoff of Beaver Dam captured the 20 lap Bandit feature event.  Jameson Kohn and Richie Henson paced the field to the drop of the green with Kohn taking the early lead.  Philip Wuesthoff charged alongside the leader and stole the top spot away as they completed the second lap.  Meanwhile, Ed Klug was slicing his way forward and into fourth with Dan Birkett in tow.  Wuesthoff extended his advantage as Klug motored into the second spot.  Klug continued to close the gap on Wuesthoff as the laps counted down.  Klug caught the leader on lap nine and began to peek to the outside for the lead.  Wuesthoff maintained his advantage as Dave Schmidt joined the battle with the leaders.  Schmidt slipped under Klug to take over second and took his turn on the outside of Wuesthoff. The top three encountered heavy lapped traffic, allowing Klug to get back around Schmidt, but nobody had enough to get past Wuesthoff as he saw the checkers first for the win.  Klug, Schmidt, Kyle Watters and Brandon Condroski rounded out the top five.

Matt Wachuta took top honors in the 8 lap Back Up feature event. Dustin Von Allmen fired out to the early lead as Andy Ward stayed in his tracks for second.  Matt Wachuta shadowed the top two with George Wachuta in fourth.  On lap two, Ward drifted high in turn two and Matt Wachuta charged through the opening and past Von Allmen for the lead. George Wachuta followed his lead, motoring into second.  Matt Wachuta held the point to see the checkers first with George Wachuta second and Ryan Oetzel third.

Next Friday, July 24, is the Justin Schade Memorial as well as the MiniMods.  Also, resident of Dane, Windsor and Poynette receive $2 off general admission.  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
117WKYLE WATTERSSTOUGHTONFORD 16.113
236BDANIEL BIRKETTLODINISSAN 16.120
310SDAVID SCHMIDTCUDAHYDODGE 16.133
412MJEREMY MONDAY **MARSHALLSATURN 16.254
513CBRANDON CONDROSKICUDAHYFORD 16.289
6241ED KLUGOREGONNISSAN 16.314
75LKAMERON LEE **MADISONTOYOTA 16.315
881LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFT ATKINSONFORD 16.480
999WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **BEAVER DAMFORD 16.503
1025KJAMIESON KOHN **DEFORESTFORD 17.005
1154HRICHIE HENSENMARSHALLSATURN 17.179
1210MMELISSA MOENMONONAFORD 17.253
1397WADMIKE WADDELLMARSHALLDODGE 17.465
Average time of all qualifiers : 16.571

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 4241ED KLUGFAST1OREGONNISSAN
2 636BDANIEL BIRKETTFAST1LODINISSAN
3 381LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFAST1FT ATKINSONFORD
4 512MJEREMY MONDAY **FAST1MARSHALLSATURN
5 225KJAMIESON KOHN **FAST1DEFORESTFORD
6 739WJORDAN WARDFAST1WATERTOWNFORD
7 110MMELISSA MOENFAST1MONONAFORD
1 610SDAVID SCHMIDTFAST2CUDAHYDODGE
2 399WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **FAST2BEAVER DAMFORD
3 513CBRANDON CONDROSKIFAST2CUDAHYFORD
4 717WKYLE WATTERSFAST2STOUGHTONFORD
5 254HRICHIE HENSENFAST2MARSHALLSATURN
6 45LKAMERON LEE **FAST2MADISONTOYOTA
7 197WADMIKE WADDELLFAST2MARSHALLDODGE
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 499WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **FEATRBEAVER DAMFORD
2 7241ED KLUGFEATROREGONNISSAN
3 1217WKYLE WATTERSFEATRSTOUGHTONFORD
4 813CBRANDON CONDROSKIFEATRCUDAHYFORD
5 1010SDAVID SCHMIDTFEATRCUDAHYDODGE
6 1136BDANIEL BIRKETTFEATRLODINISSAN
7 581LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFEATRFT ATKINSONFORD
8 912MJEREMY MONDAY **FEATRMARSHALLSATURN
9 65LKAMERON LEE **FEATRMADISONTOYOTA
10 254HRICHIE HENSENFEATRMARSHALLSATURN
11 325KJAMIESON KOHN **FEATRDEFORESTFORD
12 1310MMELISSA MOENFEATRMONONAFORD
13 1439WJORDAN WARDFEATRWATERTOWNFORD
1 197WADMIKE WADDELLSCRATMARSHALLDODGE

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 030WMATT WACHUTAFEATMILTONBUICK
2 036WGEORGE WACHUTAFEATBROOKLYNBUICK
3 087ORYAN OETZELFEATBRODHEADOLDS
4 044VDUSTIN VON ALLMEN **FEATMADISONCHEVY
5 022HWAYNE HOOKFEATOREGONOLDS
6 003WANDY WARDFEATMADISONFORD
7 011MDAVE MOOREFEATMCFARLANDCHEVY
8 0ONOJUG HURFEATWAUNAKEECHEVY
9 07STEVE OETZELFEATBRODHEADOLDS

HOBBY STOCK Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
19WDUSTIN WARDWATERLOOCHEVY 15.037
211SSTEVEN SAUERWATERLOOCHEVY 15.043
321MBEN MONDAYMARSHALLCHEVY 15.133
427TJIM TATE JRWATERLOOCHEVY 15.135
51RKYLE REIDNERWAUNAKEECHEVY 15.296
633RJIM ROBINSONORFORDVILLECHEVY 15.342
Average time of all qualifiers : 15.164

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 133RJIM ROBINSONFAST1ORFORDVILLECHEVY
2 327TJIM TATE JRFAST1WATERLOOCHEVY
3 69WDUSTIN WARDFAST1WATERLOOCHEVY
4 421MBEN MONDAYFAST1MARSHALLCHEVY
5 511SSTEVEN SAUERFAST1WATERLOOCHEVY
6 21RKYLE REIDNERFAST1WAUNAKEECHEVY
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 6
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 511SSTEVEN SAUERFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
2 327TJIM TATE JRFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
3 69WDUSTIN WARDFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
4 421MBEN MONDAYFEATMARSHALLCHEVY
5 133RJIM ROBINSONFEATORFORDVILLECHEVY
6 21RKYLE REIDNERFEATWAUNAKEECHEVY

LATE MODEL Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
145BRANDY BREUNIGCOLUMBUSCHEVY 13.414
276BRON BISHOFBERGERFORT ATKINSONCHEVY 13.438
346WAL WEISHOFFCOLUMBUSLEXUS 13.468
481GDON GASERUDEFORT ATKINSONCHEVY 13.485
534SDEAN SCHULTZJUNEAUPONTIAC 13.519
674AJERRY AUBYSUN PRAIRIECHEVY 13.528
76PSCOTT PATRICKDOUSMANOLDS 13.679
861EJERRY ECKHARDTJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY 13.752
971DJASON DEPPEWATERLOOCHEVY 13.756
101RROB RETALLICKDEERFIELDPONTIAC 13.917
1199KLINCOLN KEESER **JOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC 14.102
1240STERRY SAUERWATERLOOCHEVY 14.297
133DDELBERT DESJARLAISCOLUMBUSDODGE 14.485
1421SDENNIS STITZFT ATKINSONFORD 14.868
Average time of all qualifiers : 13.836

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 240STERRY SAUERFAST1WATERLOOCHEVY
2 461EJERRY ECKHARDTFAST1JOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
3 574AJERRY AUBYFAST1SUN PRAIRIECHEVY
4 776BRON BISHOFBERGERFAST1FORT ATKINSONCHEVY
5 681GDON GASERUDEFAST1FORT ATKINSONCHEVY
6 121SDENNIS STITZFAST1FT ATKINSONFORD
7 31RROB RETALLICKFAST1DEERFIELDPONTIAC
1 371DJASON DEPPEFAST2WATERLOOCHEVY
2 534SDEAN SCHULTZFAST2JUNEAUPONTIAC
3 745BRANDY BREUNIGFAST2COLUMBUSCHEVY
4 646WAL WEISHOFFFAST2COLUMBUSLEXUS
5 46PSCOTT PATRICKFAST2DOUSMANOLDS
6 13DDELBERT DESJARLAISFAST2COLUMBUSDODGE
7 299KLINCOLN KEESER **FAST2JOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC
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 1376BRON BISHOFBERGERFEATFORT ATKINSONCHEVY
2 671DJASON DEPPEFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
3 86PSCOTT PATRICKFEATDOUSMANOLDS
4 1034SDEAN SCHULTZFEATJUNEAUPONTIAC
5 1181GDON GASERUDEFEATFORT ATKINSONCHEVY
6 761EJERRY ECKHARDTFEATJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
7 1246WAL WEISHOFFFEATCOLUMBUSLEXUS
8 1445BRANDY BREUNIGFEATCOLUMBUSCHEVY
9 974AJERRY AUBYFEATSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
10 51RROB RETALLICKFEATDEERFIELDPONTIAC
11 23DDELBERT DESJARLAISFEATCOLUMBUSDODGE
12 499KLINCOLN KEESER **FEATJOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC
13 121SDENNIS STITZFEATFT ATKINSONFORD

STREET STOCK Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
132WJAKE WASSERBURGERPOYNETTECHEVY 14.007
27DPHIL DENIKASCOLUMBUSCHEVY 14.027
342AKEVIN ANDERSONCOTTAGE GROVEOLDS 14.095
433WDALE WEATHERWAXCAMBRIACHEVY 14.140
577WMIKE WINTERSSUN PRAIRIECHEVY 14.191
64DBUD RIEDNERWAUNAKEEOLDS 14.252
712LSCOTT LAWVERROSCOECHEVY 14.262
821GDAN GOSDADEFORESTCHEVY 14.262
931LALEX LEE **MADISONCHEVY 14.724
108DTIFFANY DESJARLAISCOLUMBUSCHEVY 14.862
Average time of all qualifiers : 14.282

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 231LALEX LEE **FAST1MADISONCHEVY
2 842AKEVIN ANDERSONFAST1COTTAGE GROVEOLDS
3 412LSCOTT LAWVERFAST1ROSCOECHEVY
4 677WMIKE WINTERSFAST1SUN PRAIRIECHEVY
5 1032WJAKE WASSERBURGERFAST1POYNETTECHEVY
6 54DBUD RIEDNERFAST1WAUNAKEEOLDS
7 97DPHIL DENIKASFAST1COLUMBUSCHEVY
8 733WDALE WEATHERWAXFAST1CAMBRIACHEVY
9 18DTIFFANY DESJARLAISFAST1COLUMBUSCHEVY
10 321GDAN GOSDAFAST1DEFORESTCHEVY
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 1032WJAKE WASSERBURGERFEATPOYNETTECHEVY
2 321GDAN GOSDAFEATDEFORESTCHEVY
3 54DBUD RIEDNERFEATWAUNAKEEOLDS
4 677WMIKE WINTERSFEATSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
5 97DPHIL DENIKASFEATCOLUMBUSCHEVY
6 412LSCOTT LAWVERFEATROSCOECHEVY
7 231LALEX LEE **FEATMADISONCHEVY
8 18DTIFFANY DESJARLAISFEATCOLUMBUSCHEVY
9 733WDALE WEATHERWAXFEATCAMBRIACHEVY
10 842AKEVIN ANDERSONFEATCOTTAGE GROVEOLDS

THUNDERSTOCKS Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
111BJEFFERY BURROWSSPARTACHEVY 15.027
208PKALE PETERMANIRON RIDGECHEVY 15.189
322WBRAD WARTHAM **SPARTAOLDS 15.217
491RBILLY ROBINSONORFORDVILLECHEVY 15.392
514CTONY CHASECOLUMBUSCHEVY 15.577
626HSCOTTIE HATTONWATERLOOCHEVY 15.710
735SREINY SCHERBARTH SRFALL RIVEROLDS 15.712
800D L HATTON **BEAVER DAMCHEVY 15.797
971WDENNIS WUESTHOFFBEAVER DAM - - - 16.275
Average time of all qualifiers : 15.544

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 200D L HATTON **FASTBEAVER DAMCHEVY
2 426HSCOTTIE HATTONFASTWATERLOOCHEVY
3 808PKALE PETERMANFASTIRON RIDGECHEVY
4 691RBILLY ROBINSONFASTORFORDVILLECHEVY
5 911BJEFFERY BURROWSFASTSPARTACHEVY
6 722WBRAD WARTHAM **FASTSPARTAOLDS
7 171WDENNIS WUESTHOFFFASTBEAVER DAM - - -
8 335SREINY SCHERBARTH SRFASTFALL RIVEROLDS
9 514CTONY CHASEFASTCOLUMBUSCHEVY
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 9
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 691RBILLY ROBINSONFEATORFORDVILLECHEVY
2 200D L HATTON **FEATBEAVER DAMCHEVY
3 426HSCOTTIE HATTONFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
4 808PKALE PETERMANFEATIRON RIDGECHEVY
5 911BJEFFERY BURROWSFEATSPARTACHEVY
6 722WBRAD WARTHAM **FEATSPARTAOLDS
7 514CTONY CHASEFEATCOLUMBUSCHEVY
8 335SREINY SCHERBARTH SRFEATFALL RIVEROLDS
9 171WDENNIS WUESTHOFFFEATBEAVER DAM - - -
1 08DDUANE DEPPESCRATWATERLOOCHEVY
Photos by D's Racing Imagery - Deanna Penry


# 241 Ed Klug puts the pressure on # 99 Philip Wuesthoff, as does # 10 David Schmidt ( outside), for the lead in the Bandit Feature.


Philip Wuesthoff was victorious in the Bandit Feature.


# 91 Billy Robinson went to the outside to get past # 00 D L Hatton for the lead in the Thunderstock Feature.


Billy Robinson won the Thunderstock Feature.


# 11 Steve Sauer overtakes # 9 Dustin Ward for the lead in the Hobby Stock Feature


Steven Sauer won the Hobby Stock Feature.


# 32 Jake Wasserburger crowds to the outside of # 21 Dan " Big Tiny" Gosda while # 4D Bud Riedner works on the inside during the Street Stock Feature.


#Jake Wasserburger won the Street Stock Feature.


# 99 Lincoln Keeser looses control during the Late Model Feature.


Ron Bishofberger won the Late Model Feature.


Matt Wachuta beat out "Dad", George Wachuta for the win in the Back-Up Feature.