Columbus 151 Speedway Race Reports

Gaserude Steals Win at Columbus 151

by Andrew Schaller
COLUMBUS, WI (Friday, August 28, 2009) Don Gaserude of Fort Atkinson won an exciting finish to get the win in the 35 lap Late Model feature at Columbus 151 Speedway on Friday night.  Kelsey Bauer and Dean Schultz made up the front row at the start.  Three cautions prevented the field from completing the first lap.  When the race finally got started, it was Bauer leading lap one by a small margin.  Bauer took sole possession of the point on lap two as Schultz pulled into second with Jerry Eckhardt in third.  Schultz continued to fill up Bauer's rear view mirror as point leader Randy Breunig slid into fourth behind Eckhardt.  Caution waved on lap 18 and as the leaders slowed, a pile up ensued involving Bauer, Schultz, Eckhardt and Breunig.  Breunig was forced to retire with Bauer restarting as the leader.  As the green returned, Schultz charged to the inside of Bauer and stole the point away with Andy Wendt following into second.  On lap 21, Wendt's hood flew up impeding his vision.  He was forced to retire handing second to Don Gaserude.  Gaserude pulled up to Schultz's rear bumper and began to challenge for the lead.  Gaserude looked to the outside on lap 30 and pulled even with Schultz.  The pair battled side by side as they passed under the white flag.  As they came to the stripe, Gaserude held a slight advantage to take the win followed by Schultz, Bauer, Eckhardt and Jerry Auby. 

Stoughton's Kyle Watters captured the win in the 30 lap Sportsman feature event.   Watters and Phil Denikas led the field to green with Watters leading lap one.  Dan Gosda moved up to second on lap two and set his sights on Watters for the lead.  Mike Winters joined the fight on lap nine, moving to the outside of Gosda.  Gosda regained the runner up position a lap later while Watters continued to show the way.  The leaders ran nose to tail over the remaining laps and Watters saw the checkers first.  Rounding out the top five were Gosda, Mike Winters, Gary Winters and Kevin Anderson.

Jim Tate of Watertown dominated every lap of the 25 lap Hobby Stock feature on his way to the win.  Tate took the lead at the drop of the green and stayed out front while Dustin Ward and Steve Sauer battled for second.  Tate maintained his lead through two cautions as he motored to the win followed by Ward and Sauer.

Kale Peterman of Iron Ridge was awarded the win of the 25 lap Thunder Stock feature event.  Billy Robinson grabbed the early lead on lap one with Burroughs sliding up to second.  On lap six, Burroughs drove hard to the inside of Robinson for the top spot as the duo broke away from the pack.  Burroughs claimed the point a lap later as Kale Peterman moved up to third.  On lap 13, Robinson lost his right front wheel and drove hard into the turn two wall to bring out the caution.  Burroughs, Peterman and Scottie Hatton restarted as the top three.  As the green returned, Peterman began to search for a way past the leader as they pulled away from the field.  But another caution on lap 16 erased their advantage.  But Burroughs remained out front over the final nine laps to take the win followed by Peterman, DL Hatton and Scott Hatton.  Following post race inspection, Peterman was declared the winner of the event.

Verona's John Beale captured the win in the 18 lap Bandit main event.  Phil Wuesthoff and Zach Falk paced the field to green as Wuesthoff fired into the lead.  Falk fell into the pack as Beale and Jeff LeFave moved up to fight for second.  Beale chipped away on the outside of Wuesthoff lap after lap as he moved up to challenge for the lead.  Carlyn Voigt used the third groove to move and join the fight for the point.  As they came to the line to complete lap six, they were three wide for the lead.  Voigt dropped back as Beale gained the slight advantage.  Wuesthoff wouldn't go away as the two battled for the lead.   On lap 11, several drivers got together in turn four sending Voigt hard into the front stretch wall and bringing out the caution.  Beale restarted as the leader with Wuesthoff directly behind in second.  Beale immediately opened up a healthy advantage while Brandon Condroski and Ed Klug moved up to second and third on the high side.  Beale cruised to the checkers for the win followed by Condroski, Mike Heimann, Klug and LeFave.

Dustin Von Allmen took the win in the crazy 8 lap Back Up feature.   Von Allmen led lap one at the line with Ryan Oetzel charging up to second.  Matt Wachuta moved up to challenge Oetzel for second, taking the spot on lap five.  Wachuta moved up to the outside of Von Allmen as they crossed the line for the final lap.  Von Allmen held on to take the win followed by Wachuta and Oetzel.

Next Friday, September 11, is Season Championship Night with a full program in all divisions.  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 15.981
236BDANIEL BIRKETTLODINISSAN 16.033
313CBRANDON CONDROSKICUDAHYFORD 16.139
410SDAVID SCHMIDTCUDAHYDODGE 16.337
538VCARLYN VOIGTBEAVER DAMHONDA 16.379
65LKAMERON LEE **MADISONTOYOTA 16.385
725KJAMIESON KOHN **DEFORESTFORD 16.387
888KANDREW KRAKLOWLAKE MILLSFORD 16.553
95BJOHN BEALEVERONAOLDS 16.616
1031HMICHAEL HEIMANNWAUNAKEEFORD 16.754
1131COLCOLLIN TOMLINSONPOYNETTEMAZDA 16.784
1281LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFT ATKINSONFORD 16.842
134FZACH FALKPOYNETTEHONDA 17.069
1499WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **BEAVER DAMFORD 17.081
15101SNICK SCHMIDTOAK CREEKDODGE 17.222
1610MMELISSA MOENMONONAFORD 17.244
1739KJUSTIN KUMBIERWATERTOWNFORD 17.326
1897WADMIKE WADDELLMARSHALLDODGE 17.345
1951GANDY GORMANEVANSVILLEISUZU 17.373
2018LBRENT LOWEORFORDVILLEFORD 17.599
213WANDY WRIGHTMADISONCHEVY 17.629
Average time of all qualifiers : 16.813

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 539KJUSTIN KUMBIERSLOW1WATERTOWNFORD
2 7101SNICK SCHMIDTSLOW1OAK CREEKDODGE
3 218LBRENT LOWESLOW1ORFORDVILLEFORD
4 497WADMIKE WADDELLSLOW1MARSHALLDODGE
5 610MMELISSA MOENSLOW1MONONAFORD
6 351GANDY GORMANSLOW1EVANSVILLEISUZU
7 13WANDY WRIGHTSLOW1MADISONCHEVY
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 7
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 199WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **FAST1BEAVER DAMFORD
2 381LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFAST1FT ATKINSONFORD
3 65BJOHN BEALEFAST1VERONAOLDS
4 788KANDREW KRAKLOWFAST1LAKE MILLSFORD
5 531HMICHAEL HEIMANNFAST1WAUNAKEEFORD
6 24FZACH FALKFAST1POYNETTEHONDA
7 431COLCOLLIN TOMLINSONFAST1POYNETTEMAZDA
1 125KJAMIESON KOHN **FAST2DEFORESTFORD
2 338VCARLYN VOIGTFAST2BEAVER DAMHONDA
3 7241ED KLUGFAST2OREGONNISSAN
4 636BDANIEL BIRKETTFAST2LODINISSAN
5 410SDAVID SCHMIDTFAST2CUDAHYDODGE
6 513CBRANDON CONDROSKIFAST2CUDAHYFORD
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 13
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 351GANDY GORMANSEMIEVANSVILLEISUZU
2 610MMELISSA MOENSEMIMONONAFORD
3 539KJUSTIN KUMBIERSEMIWATERTOWNFORD
4 7101SNICK SCHMIDTSEMIOAK CREEKDODGE
5 13WANDY WRIGHTSEMIMADISONCHEVY
6 218LBRENT LOWESEMIORFORDVILLEFORD
7 497WADMIKE WADDELLSEMIMARSHALLDODGE
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 7
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 65BJOHN BEALEFEATVERONAOLDS
2 1113CBRANDON CONDROSKIFEATCUDAHYFORD
3 531HMICHAEL HEIMANNFEATWAUNAKEEFORD
4 13241ED KLUGFEATOREGONNISSAN
5 381LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFEATFT ATKINSONFORD
6 1236BDANIEL BIRKETTFEATLODINISSAN
7 825KJAMIESON KOHN **FEATDEFORESTFORD
8 788KANDREW KRAKLOWFEATLAKE MILLSFORD
9 199WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **FEATBEAVER DAMFORD
10 1410SDAVID SCHMIDTFEATCUDAHYDODGE
11 0101SNICK SCHMIDTFEATOAK CREEKDODGE
12 051GANDY GORMANFEATEVANSVILLEISUZU
13 431COLCOLLIN TOMLINSONFEATPOYNETTEMAZDA
14 010MMELISSA MOENFEATMONONAFORD
15 039KJUSTIN KUMBIERFEATWATERTOWNFORD
16 95LKAMERON LEE **FEATMADISONTOYOTA
17 24FZACH FALKFEATPOYNETTEHONDA
18 1038VCARLYN VOIGTFEATBEAVER DAMHONDA
1 01ERICHARD ERDMANSCRATMADISONDODGE
2 013BJOSH BISBEESCRATMADISONEAGLETALON

BACKUP CARS Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
130WMATT WACHUTAMILTONBUICK 16.604
236WGEORGE WACHUTABROOKLYNBUICK 16.965
311MDAVE MOOREMCFARLANDCHEVY 17.044
403WANDY WARDMADISONFORD 17.068
587ORYAN OETZELBRODHEADOLDS 17.120
644VDUSTIN VON ALLMEN **MADISONCHEVY 17.737
7ONOJUG HURWAUNAKEECHEVY 18.182
822HWAYNE HOOKOREGONOLDS 20.267
97STEVE OETZELBRODHEADOLDS 23.738
Average time of all qualifiers : 18.303

* * * 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 044VDUSTIN VON ALLMEN **FEATMADISONCHEVY
2 030WMATT WACHUTAFEATMILTONBUICK
3 087ORYAN OETZELFEATBRODHEADOLDS
4 003WANDY WARDFEATMADISONFORD
5 036WGEORGE WACHUTAFEATBROOKLYNBUICK
6 011HJUG HURFEATWAUNAKEECHEVY
7 0ONOJUG HURFEATWAUNAKEECHEVY
8 01RJOHN REMSIKFEATWATERTOWNCHEVY
9 022HWAYNE HOOKFEATOREGONOLDS
10 07STEVE OETZELFEATBRODHEADOLDS

HOBBY STOCK Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
111SSTEVEN SAUERWATERLOOCHEVY 14.982
29WDUSTIN WARDWATERLOOCHEVY 15.158
327TJIM TATE JRWATERLOOCHEVY 15.307
Average time of all qualifiers : 15.149

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 127TJIM TATE JRFAST1WATERLOOCHEVY
2 29WDUSTIN WARDFAST1WATERLOOCHEVY
3 311SSTEVEN SAUERFAST1WATERLOOCHEVY
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 3
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 127TJIM TATE JRFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
2 29WDUSTIN WARDFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
3 311SSTEVEN SAUERFEATWATERLOOCHEVY

LATE MODEL Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
181GDON GASERUDEFORT ATKINSONCHEVY 13.411
245BRANDY BREUNIGCOLUMBUSCHEVY 13.427
357WANDY WENDTWATERTOWNPONTIAC 13.509
474AJERRY AUBYSUN PRAIRIECHEVY 13.528
50SCOTT OLLERMANSUN PRAIRIECHEVY 13.533
676KDAVE KLEINMADISONCHEVY 13.545
761EJERRY ECKHARDTJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY 13.555
834SDEAN SCHULTZJUNEAUPONTIAC 13.555
946NNICK WENDTWATERTOWNPONTIAC 13.594
1021BKELSEY BAUERELKHART LAKEFORD 13.685
115JCASEY JOHNSONSTOUGHTONCHEVY 13.706
1219HLUKE HOFFMANMADISONCHEVY 13.717
136PSCOTT PATRICKDOUSMANOLDS 13.723
1476BEHROGER BEHLKEJEFFERSONCHEVY 13.738
1546WAL WEISHOFFCOLUMBUSLEXUS 13.739
1699KLINCOLN KEESER **JOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC 14.091
1797BKURT BROWNHUBERTUSCHEVY 14.217
183DDELBERT DESJARLAISCOLUMBUSDODGE 14.339
1973WJUSTIN WAGNERSOUTH BELOITCHEVY 14.386
Average time of all qualifiers : 13.737

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 276BEHROGER BEHLKEHeat1JEFFERSONCHEVY
2 146WAL WEISHOFFHeat1COLUMBUSLEXUS
3 499KLINCOLN KEESER **Heat1JOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC
4 63DDELBERT DESJARLAISHeat1COLUMBUSDODGE
5 773WJUSTIN WAGNERHeat1SOUTH BELOITCHEVY
6 597BKURT BROWNHeat1HUBERTUSCHEVY
7 046NNICK WENDTHeat1WATERTOWNPONTIAC
1 019HLUKE HOFFMANCARNAMADISONCHEVY
2 074AJERRY AUBYCARNASUN PRAIRIECHEVY
3 00SCOTT OLLERMANCARNASUN PRAIRIECHEVY
4 076KDAVE KLEINCARNAMADISONCHEVY
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 11
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 334SDEAN SCHULTZFast1JUNEAUPONTIAC
2 06PSCOTT PATRICKFast1DOUSMANOLDS
3 574AJERRY AUBYFast1SUN PRAIRIECHEVY
4 645BRANDY BREUNIGFast1COLUMBUSCHEVY
5 476KDAVE KLEINFast1MADISONCHEVY
6 15JCASEY JOHNSONFast1STOUGHTONCHEVY
1 119HLUKE HOFFMANFast2MADISONCHEVY
2 361EJERRY ECKHARDTFast2JOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
3 581GDON GASERUDEFast2FORT ATKINSONCHEVY
4 221BKELSEY BAUERFast2ELKHART LAKEFORD
5 457WANDY WENDTFast2WATERTOWNPONTIAC
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 881GDON GASERUDEFEATRFORT ATKINSONCHEVY
2 234SDEAN SCHULTZFEATRJUNEAUPONTIAC
3 921BKELSEY BAUERFEATRELKHART LAKEFORD
4 361EJERRY ECKHARDTFEATRJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
5 574AJERRY AUBYFEATRSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
6 126PSCOTT PATRICKFEATRDOUSMANOLDS
7 1119HLUKE HOFFMANFEATRMADISONCHEVY
8 105JCASEY JOHNSONFEATRSTOUGHTONCHEVY
9 1446WAL WEISHOFFFEATRCOLUMBUSLEXUS
10 1697BKURT BROWNFEATRHUBERTUSCHEVY
11 1376BEHROGER BEHLKEFEATRJEFFERSONCHEVY
12 1599KLINCOLN KEESER **FEATRJOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC
13 657WANDY WENDTFEATRWATERTOWNPONTIAC
14 190SCOTT OLLERMANFEATRSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
15 745BRANDY BREUNIGFEATRCOLUMBUSCHEVY
16 1873WJUSTIN WAGNERFEATRSOUTH BELOITCHEVY
17 476KDAVE KLEINFEATRMADISONCHEVY
18 173DDELBERT DESJARLAISFEATRCOLUMBUSDODGE
19 146NNICK WENDTFEATRWATERTOWNPONTIAC
1 06SSPENCER SCHULTZSCRATWEST BENDCHEVY

STREET STOCK Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
132WJAKE WASSERBURGERPOYNETTECHEVY 13.984
242AKEVIN ANDERSONCOTTAGE GROVEOLDS 14.153
379WGARY WINTERS **MARSHALLCHEVY 14.211
477WMIKE WINTERSSUN PRAIRIECHEVY 14.313
521GDAN GOSDADEFORESTCHEVY 14.477
631LALEX LEE **MADISONCHEVY 14.504
77DPHIL DENIKASCOLUMBUSCHEVY 14.548
87WKYLE WATTERSSTOUGHTON- - - 14.593
98DTIFFANY DESJARLAISCOLUMBUSCHEVY 14.603
1014RANDY RALEY **FALL RIVERCHEVY 14.677
1114DMICHAEL AMADORMAZOMANIECHEVY 15.305
Average time of all qualifiers : 14.488

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 27DPHIL DENIKASFAST1COLUMBUSCHEVY
2 479WGARY WINTERS **FAST1MARSHALLCHEVY
3 542AKEVIN ANDERSONFAST1COTTAGE GROVEOLDS
4 321GDAN GOSDAFAST1DEFORESTCHEVY
5 18DTIFFANY DESJARLAISFAST1COLUMBUSCHEVY
6 614DMICHAEL AMADORFAST1MAZOMANIECHEVY
1 632WJAKE WASSERBURGERFAST2POYNETTECHEVY
2 114RANDY RALEY **FAST2FALL RIVERCHEVY
4 331LALEX LEE **FAST2MADISONCHEVY
5 477WMIKE WINTERSFAST2SUN PRAIRIECHEVY
6 27WKYLE WATTERSFAST2STOUGHTON- - -
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 17WKYLE WATTERSFEATSTOUGHTON- - -
2 321GDAN GOSDAFEATDEFORESTCHEVY
3 477WMIKE WINTERSFEATSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
4 579WGARY WINTERS **FEATMARSHALLCHEVY
5 742AKEVIN ANDERSONFEATCOTTAGE GROVEOLDS
6 832WJAKE WASSERBURGERFEATPOYNETTECHEVY
8 931LALEX LEE **FEATMADISONCHEVY
9 27DPHIL DENIKASFEATCOLUMBUSCHEVY
10 1114RANDY RALEY **FEATFALL RIVERCHEVY
11 108DTIFFANY DESJARLAISFEATCOLUMBUSCHEVY
12 1214DMICHAEL AMADORFEATMAZOMANIECHEVY

THUNDERSTOCKS Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
108PKALE PETERMANIRON RIDGECHEVY 15.242
222WBRAD WARTHAM **SPARTAOLDS 15.301
311BJEFFERY BURROWSSPARTACHEVY 15.303
491RBILLY ROBINSONORFORDVILLECHEVY 15.347
526HSCOTTIE HATTONWATERLOOCHEVY 15.443
600D L HATTON **BEAVER DAMCHEVY 15.880
727RSTEVE RISTCOLUMBUSCHEVY 16.431
Average time of all qualifiers : 15.564

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 026HSCOTTIE HATTONFASTWATERLOOCHEVY
2 011BJEFFERY BURROWSFASTSPARTACHEVY
3 091RBILLY ROBINSONFASTORFORDVILLECHEVY
4 008PKALE PETERMANFASTIRON RIDGECHEVY
5 022WBRAD WARTHAM **FASTSPARTAOLDS
6 000D L HATTON **FASTBEAVER DAMCHEVY
7 027RSTEVE RISTFASTCOLUMBUSCHEVY
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 7
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 611BJEFFERY BURROWSFEATSPARTACHEVY
2 408PKALE PETERMANFEATIRON RIDGECHEVY
3 200D L HATTON **FEATBEAVER DAMCHEVY
4 726HSCOTTIE HATTONFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
5 127RSTEVE RISTFEATCOLUMBUSCHEVY
6 391RBILLY ROBINSONFEATORFORDVILLECHEVY
7 522WBRAD WARTHAM **FEATSPARTAOLDS
Photos by D's Racing Imagery - Deanna Penry


After soaking the track with soap bubbles the Bubble Races were on!! The object is to knock the Gauntlet car (silver) out! Fun was had by all.


#7 Kyle Watters  stays out front of # 21 Dan Gosda to keep the lead and win the Street Stock Feature.


#21 Kelsey Bauer, # 61 Jerry Eckhardt, #45 Randy Bruenig get together after a caution flew for a spin at the other end of the track. # 57 Andy Wendt narrowly avoids them.


Don Gaserude won his first Late Model Feature this season.


# 08 Kale Peterman challenged # 11 Jeff Burrows for the lead in the final laps of the Thunderstock Feature and was awarded the win after a post race inspection.


Jim Tate Jr. won the Hobby Stock Feature, his first this season


John Beale won the Bandit Feature


# 5 John Beale races # 99 Phillip Wuesterhoff for the lead in the Bandit Feature.


Dustin Von Allmen won his first Back-Up Feature this season


It was a close win for Back-Up the driver of the #44 Dustin Von Allmen as #30 Matt Wachuta races him to the finish line in the Back-Up Feature.