Columbus 151 Speedway Race Reports

Gaserude Steals Win at Columbus 151

by Andrew Schaller
COLUMBUS, WI (Friday, September 11, 2009) Dean Schultz of Juneau captured the 50 lap season championship feature for the Late Model division, but it wasn't quite enough to catch Randy Breunig for the title.  Making his return to full time racing, Breunig of Columbus came back in style by winning the Late Model crown.  Roger Behlke and Scott Patrick paced the field of 18 competitors to the drop of the green.  Patrick took the initial lead as Luke Hoffman charged under Behlke for second.  Schultz moved up to third as he looked to cut into Breunig's point lead.  The leaders continued to run single file as Hoffman shadowed Patrick for the lead.  Hoffman and Patrick made contact as Hoffman slipped by for the lead.  They touched again as they entered the next corner sending Hoffman spinning and bringing out the caution on lap 15.  Schultz inherited the point for the restart with Jerry Auby and Breunig right behind.  Auby moved into second with Breunig riding in third as the green returned.  Caution waved once again on lap 24 when Hoffman and Al Weishoff got together in turn three.  Schultz began to slip away from the other leaders on the restart as Breunig stayed in Auby's tracks for second.  The leaders remained nose to tail as the laps ticked away with Schultz at the top of the leader board.  The caution waved for a third time on lap 42 setting up a shootout to the finish.  As the green returned, Schultz stayed strong out front as he motored to the checkers for the win.  Rounding out the top five were Auby, Patrick, Breunig and Andy Tomlinson.  Randy Breunig parlayed his top five finish into the 2009 Late Model track championship by seven points over Schultz.   

Watertown's Bret Schmidt charged to the front of the pack to take the win in the 40 lap Sportsman main event.  Tiffany Desjarles and Alex Lee made up row one at the start with Desjarles leading after lap one.  Andy Raley moved up inside Lee as they battled for second.  Raley claimed the position on lap four bringing Gary Winters along for third.  Raley motored to the outside of Desjarles looking to lead on lap six.  Raley cleared for the point a lap later as Winters tried to follow around Desjarles.  Raley began to stretch his advantage while Desjarles and Winters battle for second.  Winters cleared on lap nine with Lee in tow for third.  Winters began to cut into Raley's lead as Schmidt moved up to fourth.  Winters caught the leader on lap 15 as he drove to the outside looking to pass.  As the leaders approached the halfway point, the top five began to close in tightly with Raley maintaining the point.  On lap 25, Lee got loose allowing Kevin Anderson and Schmidt to fly past into third and fourth respectively.  Winters continued to try to high line to get around Raley for the lead.  On lap 29, Winters got very loose through turns one and two, spinning and bringing out the caution.  Raley remained the leader with Anderson and Schmidt battling for second on the restart.  Schmidt cleared for second on lap 30 and immediately went to work on the leader.  James Helmer moved up to third as he watched the battle for the lead.  Raley and Schmidt made contact several times until Schmidt grabbed the lead with Raley falling back to second.  Schmidt motored to the checkers for the win with Raley, Helmer, Lee and Anderson.  Poynette's Jake Wasserburger captured the 2009 Sportsman championship.

Waterloo's Dustin Ward capped off his 2009 track championship by capturing the 30 lap Hobby Stock feature.  Kyle Stark and Jim Tate paced the field at the start as they battled side by side until Stark claimed the lead.  On lap four, Stark spun exiting turn two bringing out the caution and handing the lead to Ward with Tate in second.  After the restart, Ward remained out front as he cruised to the checkers for the win.  Tate was second with Stark coming home third.

Tony Chase of Fall River laid claim to the 30 lap feature event in his division.  Scottie Hatton claimed the initial lead with Billy Robinson to his inside.  Robinson slipped by for the point on lap two as Peterman moved up to second.  On lap for, Robinson made contact with another competitor as he slowed bringing out the caution.  Peterman inherited the lead with Tony Chase right behind in second.  As the green returned, Peterman maintained his advantage with Chase filling up his rear view mirror.  Chase continued to chase Peterman as the laps wound down, finally catching him in turn two of the final circuit.  Chase motored under the leader down the backstretch and carried his lead across the stripe for the win.  Peterman was second followed by Hatton, Wales and Warthan.  Kale Peterman was crowned as the Thunder Stock champion for the 2009 season.

Jameson Kohn of DeForest took top honors in the season championship Bandit main event.   Kohn and Phil Wuesthoff led the field to green in the 25 lap feature.  Kohn grabbed the early lead as they entered turn one with Kameron Lee moving up to second.  Kohn began to stretch his lead while 2009 Bandit champion Ed Klug entered the top five.  The top five began to close on the leader as they entered lapped traffic on lap 11.  Dave Schmidt charged up to second as he chipped away at Kohn's advantage.  With five laps remaining, Schmidt pulled up to Kohn's rear bumper.  Schmidt tried the high side and then crossed back to the bottom as he shot by Kohn into the lead.  But Kohn came back strong to the inside of the new leader as they flew under the white flag.  Kohn got a good run out of turn four on the final lap to see the checkers first followed by Schmidt, Brandon Condroski, Chester Ace and Lee. 

Matt Wachuta captured the 2009 Back Up championship in style by winning the 8 lap feature event as well.  Andy Ward fired into the lead with Dustin Von Allmen moving into second.  Wachuta made a late race charge into second as the white flag flew.  Wachuta charged under Ward and stole the lead as he cruised off to the checkers for the win.  Von Allmen finished second with Ward third.

This ends the 2009 season at Columbus 151 Speedway.  The Moore family and the staff would like to thank all our supporters this season and we look forward to seeing you again in 2010.

4-CYL BANDIT Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
193ACHESTER ACEOREGONFORD 15.915
2241ED KLUGOREGONNISSAN 16.049
310SDAVID SCHMIDTCUDAHYDODGE 16.139
436BDANIEL BIRKETTLODINISSAN 16.164
513CBRANDON CONDROSKICUDAHYFORD 16.207
693SHEATHER STARKWATERLOOMAZDA 16.232
725KJAMIESON KOHN **DEFORESTFORD 16.312
85LKAMERON LEE **MADISONTOYOTA 16.676
954HRICHIE HENSENMARSHALLSATURN 16.763
1081LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFT ATKINSONFORD 16.855
1199WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **BEAVER DAMFORD 16.988
1262CBRETT CARSONJOHNSON CREEKFORD 17.017
1377HMICHAEL HELDHUSTISFORDCHEVEY 17.089
14101NICK SCHMIDTOAK CREEKDODGE 17.288
1551GANDY GORMANEVANSVILLEISUZU 17.319
1697WADMIKE WADDELLMARSHALLDODGE 17.552
1718RROBBY ROBINSONORFORDVILLE- - - 18.905
Average time of all qualifiers : 16.792

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 3101NICK SCHMIDTFAST1OAK CREEKDODGE
2 197WADMIKE WADDELLFAST1MARSHALLDODGE
3 562CBRETT CARSONFAST1JOHNSON CREEKFORD
4 699WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **FAST1BEAVER DAMFORD
5 477HMICHAEL HELDFAST1HUSTISFORDCHEVEY
6 251GANDY GORMANFAST1EVANSVILLEISUZU
7 818RROBBY ROBINSONFAST1ORFORDVILLE- - -
8 781LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFAST1FT ATKINSONFORD
1 710SDAVID SCHMIDTFAST2CUDAHYDODGE
2 513CBRANDON CONDROSKIFAST2CUDAHYFORD
3 993ACHESTER ACEFAST2OREGONFORD
4 154HRICHIE HENSENFAST2MARSHALLSATURN
5 325KJAMIESON KOHN **FAST2DEFORESTFORD
6 25LKAMERON LEE **FAST2MADISONTOYOTA
7 493SHEATHER STARKFAST2WATERLOOMAZDA
8 636BDANIEL BIRKETTFAST2LODINISSAN
9 8241ED KLUGFAST2OREGONNISSAN
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 125KJAMIESON KOHN **FEATDEFORESTFORD
2 710SDAVID SCHMIDTFEATCUDAHYDODGE
3 513CBRANDON CONDROSKIFEATCUDAHYFORD
4 1493ACHESTER ACEFEATOREGONFORD
5 35LKAMERON LEE **FEATMADISONTOYOTA
6 636BDANIEL BIRKETTFEATLODINISSAN
7 1093SHEATHER STARKFEATWATERLOOMAZDA
8 13101NICK SCHMIDTFEATOAK CREEKDODGE
9 481LJEFFERY LEFAVE JRFEATFT ATKINSONFORD
10 299WPHILLIP WUESTHOFF **FEATBEAVER DAMFORD
11 977HMICHAEL HELDFEATHUSTISFORDCHEVEY
12 1297WADMIKE WADDELLFEATMARSHALLDODGE
13 1651GANDY GORMANFEATEVANSVILLEISUZU
14 1718RROBBY ROBINSONFEATORFORDVILLE- - -
15 1562CBRETT CARSONFEATJOHNSON CREEKFORD
16 8241ED KLUGFEATOREGONNISSAN
17 1154HRICHIE HENSENFEATMARSHALLSATURN

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 044VDUSTIN VON ALLMEN **FEATMADISONCHEVY
3 003WANDY WARDFEATMADISONFORD
4 01RJOHN REMSIKFEATWATERTOWNCHEVY
5 087ORYAN OETZELFEATBRODHEADOLDS
6 0ONOJUG HURFEATWAUNAKEECHEVY
7 011MDAVE MOOREFEATMCFARLANDCHEVY
8 022VJOHN VON ALLMENFEATMADISON- - -
9 07STEVE OETZELFEATBRODHEADOLDS
10 036WGEORGE WACHUTAFEATBROOKLYNBUICK

HOBBY STOCK Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
192SKYLE STARKWATERLOOCHEVEY 15.163
227TJIM TATE JRWATERLOOCHEVY 15.171
39WDUSTIN WARDWATERLOOCHEVY 15.181
Average time of all qualifiers : 15.172

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 19WDUSTIN WARDFAST1WATERLOOCHEVY
2 392SKYLE STARKFAST1WATERLOOCHEVEY
3 227TJIM TATE JRFAST1WATERLOOCHEVY
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 19WDUSTIN WARDFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
2 227TJIM TATE JRFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
3 392SKYLE STARKFEATWATERLOOCHEVEY

LATE MODEL Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
131TANDY TOMLINSONPARDEEVILLECHEVY 13.458
274AJERRY AUBYSUN PRAIRIECHEVY 13.474
30SCOTT OLLERMANSUN PRAIRIECHEVY 13.490
481GDON GASERUDEFORT ATKINSONCHEVY 13.550
557WANDY WENDTWATERTOWNPONTIAC 13.571
66PSCOTT PATRICKDOUSMANOLDS 13.577
734SDEAN SCHULTZJUNEAUPONTIAC 13.577
845BRANDY BREUNIGCOLUMBUSCHEVY 13.621
97HRUSTY HANSONSUN PRAIRIECHEVY 13.630
1076KDAVE KLEINMADISONCHEVY 13.646
1119HLUKE HOFFMANMADISONCHEVY 13.658
1251DSBARNEY SCHMIDTJUNEAUEDSEL 13.689
1361EJERRY ECKHARDTJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY 13.691
1446WAL WEISHOFFCOLUMBUSLEXUS 13.704
158WAARON WILKEWATERLOOCHEVY 13.768
1676BEHROGER BEHLKEJEFFERSONCHEVY 13.905
1717DTDON TRUSHFITCHBERGCHEVY 13.956
1899KLINCOLN KEESER **JOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC 13.975
1931MERIC MELCHIORWATERTOWNCHEVY 14.015
205WDALE WEATHERWAXCAMBRIA- - - 14.073
2146SSTEVE SCHLOSSERFOND DU LACCHEVY 14.201
223DDELBERT DESJARLAISCOLUMBUSDODGE 14.438
2340RBART REINENHELENVILLECHEVY 14.455
2497MED MELCHIORWATERTOWNCHEVY 15.679
Average time of all qualifiers : 13.867

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 140RBART REINENHeat1HELENVILLECHEVY
2 346SSTEVE SCHLOSSERHeat1FOND DU LACCHEVY
3 85WDALE WEATHERWAXHeat1CAMBRIA- - -
4 599KLINCOLN KEESER **Heat1JOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC
5 431MERIC MELCHIORHeat1WATERTOWNCHEVY
6 617DTDON TRUSHHeat1FITCHBERGCHEVY
7 23DDELBERT DESJARLAISHeat1COLUMBUSDODGE
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 7
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 246WAL WEISHOFFFast1COLUMBUSLEXUS
2 545BRANDY BREUNIGFast1COLUMBUSCHEVY
3 781GDON GASERUDEFast1FORT ATKINSONCHEVY
4 874AJERRY AUBYFast1SUN PRAIRIECHEVY
5 66PSCOTT PATRICKFast1DOUSMANOLDS
6 476KDAVE KLEINFast1MADISONCHEVY
7 176BEHROGER BEHLKEFast1JEFFERSONCHEVY
8 351DSBARNEY SCHMIDTFast1JUNEAUEDSEL
1 18WAARON WILKEFast2WATERLOOCHEVY
2 434SDEAN SCHULTZFast2JUNEAUPONTIAC
3 031TANDY TOMLINSONFast2PARDEEVILLECHEVY
4 657WANDY WENDTFast2WATERTOWNPONTIAC
5 319HLUKE HOFFMANFast2MADISONCHEVY
6 57HRUSTY HANSONFast2SUN PRAIRIECHEVY
7 70SCOTT OLLERMANFast2SUN PRAIRIECHEVY
8 261EJERRY ECKHARDTFast2JOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 16
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 10SCOTT OLLERMANSEMISUN PRAIRIECHEVY
2 27HRUSTY HANSONSEMISUN PRAIRIECHEVY
3 58WAARON WILKESEMIWATERLOOCHEVY
4 031MERIC MELCHIORSEMIWATERTOWNCHEVY
5 617DTDON TRUSHSEMIFITCHBERGCHEVY
6 75WDALE WEATHERWAXSEMICAMBRIA- - -
7 451DSBARNEY SCHMIDTSEMIJUNEAUEDSEL
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 7
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 534SDEAN SCHULTZFEATRJUNEAUPONTIAC
2 474AJERRY AUBYFEATRSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
3 26PSCOTT PATRICKFEATRDOUSMANOLDS
4 1145BRANDY BREUNIGFEATRCOLUMBUSCHEVY
5 731TANDY TOMLINSONFEATRPARDEEVILLECHEVY
6 661EJERRY ECKHARDTFEATRJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
7 1057WANDY WENDTFEATRWATERTOWNPONTIAC
8 07HRUSTY HANSONFEATRSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
9 981GDON GASERUDEFEATRFORT ATKINSONCHEVY
10 076BRON BISHOFBERGERFEATRFORT ATKINSONCHEVY
11 1299KLINCOLN KEESER **FEATRJOHNSON CREEKPONTIAC
12 846WAL WEISHOFFFEATRCOLUMBUSLEXUS
13 1746SSTEVE SCHLOSSERFEATRFOND DU LACCHEVY
14 1476KDAVE KLEINFEATRMADISONCHEVY
15 00SCOTT OLLERMANFEATRSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
16 319HLUKE HOFFMANFEATRMADISONCHEVY
17 1840RBART REINENFEATRHELENVILLECHEVY
18 133DDELBERT DESJARLAISFEATRCOLUMBUSDODGE
1 097MED MELCHIORWATERTOWNCHEVY

STREET STOCK Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
132WJAKE WASSERBURGERPOYNETTECHEVY 14.066
220SBRET SCHMIDTWATERTOWNCHEVY 14.098
37DPHIL DENIKASCOLUMBUSCHEVY 14.175
44HJAMES HELMERCOLUMBUSCHEVY 14.208
579WGARY WINTERS **MARSHALLCHEVY 14.300
642AKEVIN ANDERSONCOTTAGE GROVEOLDS 14.323
719SDAN SCHMIDTWATERTOWNCHEVY 14.331
877WMIKE WINTERSSUN PRAIRIECHEVY 14.427
914RANDY RALEY **FALL RIVERCHEVY 14.459
1021GDAN GOSDADEFORESTCHEVY 14.506
117WKYLE WATTERSSTOUGHTON- - - 14.512
128DTIFFANY DESJARLAISCOLUMBUSCHEVY 14.771
1331LALEX LEE **MADISONCHEVY 15.226
Average time of all qualifiers : 14.416

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 377WMIKE WINTERSFAST1SUN PRAIRIECHEVY
2 442AKEVIN ANDERSONFAST1COTTAGE GROVEOLDS
3 54HJAMES HELMERFAST1COLUMBUSCHEVY
4 18DTIFFANY DESJARLAISFAST1COLUMBUSCHEVY
5 620SBRET SCHMIDTFAST1WATERTOWNCHEVY
6 221GDAN GOSDAFAST1DEFORESTCHEVY
1 17WKYLE WATTERSFAST2STOUGHTON- - -
2 319SDAN SCHMIDTFAST2WATERTOWNCHEVY
3 57DPHIL DENIKASFAST2COLUMBUSCHEVY
4 479WGARY WINTERS **FAST2MARSHALLCHEVY
5 632WJAKE WASSERBURGERFAST2POYNETTECHEVY
6 214RANDY RALEY **FAST2FALL RIVERCHEVY
7 731LALEX LEE **FAST2MADISONCHEVY
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 13
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 1120SBRET SCHMIDTFEATUWATERTOWNCHEVY
2 314RANDY RALEY **FEATUFALL RIVERCHEVY
3 124HJAMES HELMERFEATUCOLUMBUSCHEVY
4 231LALEX LEE **FEATUMADISONCHEVY
5 719SDAN SCHMIDTFEATUWATERTOWNCHEVY
6 942AKEVIN ANDERSONFEATUCOTTAGE GROVEOLDS
7 1032WJAKE WASSERBURGERFEATUPOYNETTECHEVY
8 87DPHIL DENIKASFEATUCOLUMBUSCHEVY
9 677WMIKE WINTERSFEATUSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
10 421GDAN GOSDAFEATUDEFORESTCHEVY
11 18DTIFFANY DESJARLAISFEATUCOLUMBUSCHEVY
12 579WGARY WINTERS **FEATUMARSHALLCHEVY
13 137WKYLE WATTERSFEATUSTOUGHTON- - -

THUNDERSTOCKS Division


* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
108PKALE PETERMANIRON RIDGECHEVY 15.220
214CTONY CHASECOLUMBUSCHEVY 15.317
391RBILLY ROBINSONORFORDVILLECHEVY 15.459
426HSCOTTIE HATTONWATERLOOCHEVY 15.606
522WBRAD WARTHAM **SPARTAOLDS 15.675
600D L HATTON **BEAVER DAMCHEVY 16.292
755AMARK AILESPORTAGECHEVY 16.326
Average time of all qualifiers : 15.699

* * * SLOW HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SLOW HEAT Races: 0
* * * FAST HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in FAST HEAT Races: 0
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1 514CTONY CHASEFEATCOLUMBUSCHEVY
2 408PKALE PETERMANFEATIRON RIDGECHEVY
3 126HSCOTTIE HATTONFEATWATERLOOCHEVY
4 322WBRAD WARTHAM **FEATSPARTAOLDS
5 755AMARK AILESFEATPORTAGECHEVY
6 600D L HATTON **FEATBEAVER DAMCHEVY
7 291RBILLY ROBINSONFEATORFORDVILLECHEVY
Photos by D's Racing Imagery - Deanna Penry


Jamison's Father, Bill , joins him in victory lane after Jamison pulled off his first Bandit Feature win, in this, his Rookie yr.


Dustin Ward captured his 2nd Hobby Stock Feature win.


Bret Schmidt won the Street Stock Feature.


#10 David Schmidt and # 25 Jamison Kohn battle it out for the lead in the Bandit Feature.


Tony Chase grabbed Feature win #2 in the Thunderstock Div.


# 20 Bret Schmidt takes the "high road" to get around # 14 Andy Raley in the Street Stock Feature.


# 34 Dean Schultz stays in the lead out front of # 74 Jerry Auby during the Late Model Feature.


Dean Schultz hangs on to win the Late Model Feature.


Matt Wachuta is joined by his Dad George to celebrate his Back-Up Feature win.


Ben Reuter won the Mechanics race in the Bandit Div.


Dave Weiman won the Late Model Mechanics race.


Kurt Peterman won the Thunderstock Mechanics race.


George Wachuta ended his night in the 3-4 corner after "backing " into the light pole during the Back-Up Feature.