BY CHARLIE SPRY
Columbus, WI. (Friday, July 18, 2014). Ron Bishofberger added to his already impressive list of accomplishments at the Columbus 151 Speedway Friday night, adding another feature win by making a late race pass to get the victory.
The main event started off with Tiffany Desjarlais taking the lead from polesitter Brad Knapp, with Knapp ultimately getting shuffled back in the pack early on. By the third lap, Desjarlais opened up a large lead, as the field was sorting itself out behind her. Jacob Vanoskey settled into second, and began trying to track down Desjarlais, but he was soon feeling his own pressure from Jerry Eckhardt and Don Gaserude. The caution flag was flown on lap 10, and on the restart, Desjarlais now had her hands full with the field on her bumper. Again, she established herself as the leader, as Vanoskey and Eckhardt got together, with the ensuing accordian effect bunching up those behind. With the caution again flown, the restart saw Vanoskey in the pits, and Gaserude and Ron Bishofberger right behind the leader Desjarlais. Brady Liddle was now up to the pack, as the four drivers began playing cat-and-mouse with each other, all vying for position. Desjarlais was able to keep up front until the 29th lap, when Bishofberger was able to work lapped traffic to his advantage, moving inside of Desjarlais to take the lead. The caution was once again displayed on lap 31, with cars spinning at both ends of the track, with Gaserude suddenly pulling from the event after he had slowed somewhat in the prior laps. Bishofberger then guided the field to the checkers, taking the win over Brady Liddle, who got by Desjarlais in the closing laps, with Desjarlais recording a third place feature finish, followed by Eckhardt and Lincoln Keeser. Liddle set fast time for the evening, with heat wins going to Desjarlais and Tory Adams.
Peter Gillis and Collin Tomlinson battled beside each other for the lead for several laps in the street stock feature, before Tomlinson was able to take the front position on lap 11. Randy Breunig wasted little time getting into the second spot, looking outside Tomlinson for the lead. Tomlinson repeatedly held off the advances of Breunig, as Steven Sauer began catching the leaders. Sauer slowed suddenly on lap 16, then dropped out of the event, leaving Tomlinson and Breunig to battle. Breunig finally found just a little opening and slid into the lead on lap 22, then held the lead the rest of the way, followed by Tomlinson, Dan Schmidt, Tim Belz, and Gillis. Sauer was the fastest qualifier, with Belz winning the heat race.
Boyd Eichelkraut took the lead at the start of the hobby stock feature from Eric Bennett, with Bennett fighting back. By the second lap, Eichelkraut had established himself as the leader, as Cody Buchs followed, and Chester Williams made his presence known in third. Buchs worked under Eichelkraut for the lead on lap 4, with Williams into second one lap later. Williams worked hard to find a way around Buchs, with Tony Ciano now into third and gaining on the pair. A two car spin brought out the caution on lap 17, with Buchs appearing to have overheating issues with his ride during the caution, as he tried to keep the car cool by making quicker laps around the track than his peers. On the restart, Williams was able to get by Buchs the following lap, as Buchs dropped back, then dropped out of the event, bringing Ciano into second. Williams had little trouble from that point on, as he drove off to the feature win, followed by Ciano, Eichelkraut, Bennett, and Justin Thomas. Williams also set fast time, with Jared Vike and Buchs winning the heat races
The Bandit feature started off with Randy Wilkinson and Kyle Dopkins racing hard from the front row, with Wilkinson claiming sole ownership of the top spot on lap 2. Keith Erickson wasted little time in blasting through the field, already up to fifth, as the caution flag was displayed on lap 2. On the restart, Craig Booth challenged the leaders, but Erickson worked the extreme outside and took over the top spot on lap 3, with Jeremy Bredeson also coming through. Brian Beale made his first appearance of the season tonight, and he showed that he hasn't forgotten how to get around the track, as he moved up, taking second from Bredeson on lap 5. Erickson began to pull away, until Beale cleared for the second spot and tried to chase him down. Jamie Kohn began moving toward the front, passing Josh Rusch for fourth on lap 11, but in the end, it was the Keith Erickson show, as he drove off to the win over Beale, Bredeson, Kohn, and Rusch. Erickson also set fast time, with Rusch and Jim Steinbach winning the heat races.
Ryan Oetzel took the lead at the start of the Backup car feature, with Zachary Smith second, and Nick Weiss third. The top cars all kept pace with one another, with George Wachuta moving into third by lap 5, and then Smith spun out. With Wachuta now running second, Oetzel was racing in his own time zone, as he checked out on his fellow competitors. When the dust settled, Oetzel was the easy winner over George Wachuta, Matt Wachuta, Andy Ward, and Rick Verdon.
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
103EKEITH ERICKSONCOLUMBUSNISSAN15.772
225KJAMIE KOHNMADISONNISSAN15.824
318BBRIAN BEALEFRANKLINNISSAN15.835
468JDALTON JONESSUN PRAIRIEHONDA15.945
57BJEREMY BREDESONDEFORESTNISSAN15.948
628JSJIM STEINBACH *POYNETTEHONDA16.009
783KBILL KOHNBILL KOHNNISSAN16.215
892RRUSCH JOSHFT ATKINSONNISSAN16.252
954BTARA BELZ *SUN PRAIRIEHONDA16.522
1072CRONNIE COPPERNOLLPRAIRIE DU SACACURA16.550
1113BCRAIG BOOTHARENADODGE16.599
1249AMCKAYLA ADAMSSUN PRAIRIEFORD16.913
1305DKYLE DOPKINS- - -FORD16.922
1477WRANDY WILKINSON *MADISONFORD17.159
15149TTRAVIS ADAMSMADISONCHEVY20.773
Average time of all qualifiers : 16.616
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1792RRUSCH JOSHHEAT1FT ATKINSONNISSAN
2177WRANDY WILKINSON *HEAT1MADISONFORD
3349AMCKAYLA ADAMSHEAT1SUN PRAIRIEFORD
4572CRONNIE COPPERNOLLHEAT1PRAIRIE DU SACACURA
5413BCRAIG BOOTHHEAT1ARENADODGE
6205DKYLE DOPKINSHEAT1- - -FORD
7654BTARA BELZ *HEAT1SUN PRAIRIEHONDA
88149TTRAVIS ADAMSHEAT1MADISONCHEVY
1228JSJIM STEINBACH *HEAT2POYNETTEHONDA
2183KBILL KOHNHEAT2BILL KOHNNISSAN
3703EKEITH ERICKSONHEAT2COLUMBUSNISSAN
4625KJAMIE KOHNHEAT2MADISONNISSAN
5518BBRIAN BEALEHEAT2FRANKLINNISSAN
6468JDALTON JONESHEAT2SUN PRAIRIEHONDA
737BJEREMY BREDESONHEAT2DEFORESTNISSAN
Number of Drivers in HEATS Races: 15
* * * CONSY RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in CONSY Races: 0
* * * SEMI RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
Number of Drivers in SEMI Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1403EKEITH ERICKSONFEATCOLUMBUSNISSAN
2518BBRIAN BEALEFEATFRANKLINNISSAN
377BJEREMY BREDESONFEATDEFORESTNISSAN
4325KJAMIE KOHNFEATMADISONNISSAN
5292RRUSCH JOSHFEATFT ATKINSONNISSAN
61213BCRAIG BOOTHFEATARENADODGE
7828JSJIM STEINBACH *FEATPOYNETTEHONDA
81577WRANDY WILKINSON *FEATMADISONFORD
9983KBILL KOHNFEATBILL KOHNNISSAN
101405DKYLE DOPKINSFEAT- - - FORD
111054BTARA BELZ *FEATSUN PRAIRIEHONDA
121349AMCKAYLA ADAMSFEATSUN PRAIRIEFORD
131172CRONNIE COPPERNOLLFEATPRAIRIE DU SACACURA
141149TTRAVIS ADAMSFEATMADISONCHEVY
15668JDALTON JONESFEATSUN PRAIRIEHONDA
STREET STOCK Division
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
111SSTEVEN SAUERWATERLOOCHEVY13.935
223BRANDY BRUENIGCOLUMBUSFORD14.127
319SDAN SCHMIDTWATERTOWNCHEVY14.167
424TCOLLIN TOMLINSONPOYNETTECHEVY14.393
545BTIM BELZSUN PRAIRIECHEVY14.457
684HLUCAS HERANADEZWAUNAKEECHEVY14.866
721GPETER GILLISWATERTOWNOLDS14.920 Average time of all qualifiers : 14.409
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1245BTIM BELZHEAT1SUN PRAIRIECHEVY
2523BRANDY BRUENIGHEAT1COLUMBUSFORD
3419SDAN SCHMIDTHEAT1WATERTOWNCHEVY
4611SSTEVEN SAUERHEAT1WATERLOOCHEVY
5324TCOLLIN TOMLINSONHEAT1POYNETTECHEVY
6784HLUCAS HERANADEZHEAT1WAUNAKEECHEVY
7121GPETER GILLISHEAT1WATERTOWNOLDS Number of Drivers in HEATS Races: 7
* * * CONSY RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel Number of Drivers in CONSY Races: 0
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1523BRANDY BRUENIGFEATUCOLUMBUSFORD
2324TCOLLIN TOMLINSONFEATUPOYNETTECHEVY
3619SDAN SCHMIDTFEATUWATERTOWNCHEVY
4245BTIM BELZFEATUSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
5121GPETER GILLISFEATUWATERTOWNOLDS
6784HLUCAS HERANADEZFEATUWAUNAKEECHEVY
7411SSTEVEN SAUERFEATUWATERLOOCHEVY
LATE MODEL Division
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
118LBRADY LIDDLEOREGONCHEVY13.577
281GDON GASERUDEFORT ATKINSONCHEVY13.633
349ATORY ADAMSMADISONCHEVY13.647
476BRON BISHOFBERGERFORT ATKINSONCHEVY13.777
561EJERRY ECKHARDTJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY13.869
69RBILL RETTALICKMARSHALLCHEVY13.879
788JKEN JACOBY *MARSHALLDODGE14.010
87DHUNTER DREFAHLEVANSVILLEPONTIAC14.026
984VJACOB VANOSKEYHARTFORDCHEVY14.056
1099KLINCOLN KEESERJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY14.102
1146JTHOMAS JASINSKIPEWAUKEECHEVY14.227
1299DTIFFANY DESJARLAISCOLUMBUSCHEVY14.369
1311KBRAD KNAPPBELOITCHEVY14.409
1412MBUTCH MIERENDORFWATERLOOCHEV14.425 Average time of all qualifiers : 14.000
* * * HEATS RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1299DTIFFANY DESJARLAISHEAT1COLUMBUSCHEVY
2584VJACOB VANOSKEYHEAT1HARTFORDCHEVY
3499KLINCOLN KEESERHEAT1JOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
4836SSTEVE SCHLOSSERHEAT1FOND DU LACCHEVY
567DHUNTER DREFAHLHEAT1EVANSVILLEPONTIAC
6712MBUTCH MIERENDORFHEAT1WATERLOOCHEV
7111KBRAD KNAPPHEAT1BELOITCHEVY
8346JTHOMAS JASINSKIHEAT1PEWAUKEECHEVY
1549ATORY ADAMSHEAT2MADISONCHEVY
2718LBRADY LIDDLEHEAT2OREGONCHEVY
3681GDON GASERUDEHEAT2FORT ATKINSONCHEVY
4476BRON BISHOFBERGERHEAT2FORT ATKINSONCHEVY
5361EJERRY ECKHARDTHEAT2JOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
6188JKEN JACOBY *HEAT2MARSHALLDODGE
729RBILL RETTALICKHEAT2MARSHALLCHEVY Number of Drivers in HEATS Races: 15
* * * CONSY RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel Number of Drivers in CONSY Races: 0
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
11076BRON BISHOFBERGERFEATRFORT ATKINSONCHEVY
21218LBRADY LIDDLEFEATROREGONCHEVY
3299DTIFFANY DESJARLAISFEATRCOLUMBUSCHEVY
4961EJERRY ECKHARDTFEATRJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
5499KLINCOLN KEESERFEATRJOHNSON CREEKCHEVY
6584VJACOB VANOSKEYFEATRHARTFORDCHEVY
7788JKEN JACOBY *FEATRMARSHALLDODGE
867DHUNTER DREFAHLFEATREVANSVILLEPONTIAC
91349ATORY ADAMSFEATRMADISONCHEVY
101181GDON GASERUDEFEATRFORT ATKINSONCHEVY
111536SSTEVE SCHLOSSERFEATRFOND DU LACCHEVY
1289RBILL RETTALICKFEATRMARSHALLCHEVY
131412MBUTCH MIERENDORFFEATRWATERLOOCHEV
14346JTHOMAS JASINSKIFEATRPEWAUKEECHEVY
15111KBRAD KNAPPFEATRBELOITCHEVY
HOBBY STOCK Division
* * * QUALIFYING RESULTS * * *
PlceCar #DriverHome TownModelFast
122WCHESTER WILLIAMSWAUKESHACHEVY14.751
221BCODY BUCHSMAZOMANIECHEVY14.980
386CTONY CIANOJANESVILLECHEVY15.037
47TJIM TATE JRDEFORESTCHEVY15.045
522EBOYD EICHELKRAUTSTOUGHTONCHEVY15.155
662VJARED VIKESUSSEXCHEVY15.194
711TJUSTON THOMASWAUKESHACHEVY15.489
827PLARRY PESCHIRON RIDGECHEVY15.808
936BERIC BENNETTBELOITCHEVY16.023
1022BKOREY BENGSCH *SUN PRAIRIECHEVY16.163 Average time of all qualifiers : 15.364
* * * HEAT RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1362VJARED VIKEHEAT1SUSSEXCHEVY
2136BERIC BENNETTHEAT1BELOITCHEVY
3211TJUSTON THOMASHEAT1WAUKESHACHEVY
4427PLARRY PESCHHEAT1IRON RIDGECHEVY
5522BKOREY BENGSCH *HEAT1SUN PRAIRIECHEVY
1421BCODY BUCHSHEAT2MAZOMANIECHEVY
2522WCHESTER WILLIAMSHEAT2WAUKESHACHEVY
3386CTONY CIANOHEAT2JANESVILLECHEVY
4122EBOYD EICHELKRAUTHEAT2STOUGHTONCHEVY Number of Drivers in HEAT Races: 9
* * * CONSY RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel Number of Drivers in CONSY Races: 0
* * * SEMI FEATR RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel Number of Drivers in SEMI FEATR Races: 0
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1722WCHESTER WILLIAMSFEATUWAUKESHACHEVY
2586CTONY CIANOFEATUJANESVILLECHEVY
3322EBOYD EICHELKRAUTFEATUSTOUGHTONCHEVY
4136BERIC BENNETTFEATUBELOITCHEVY
5211TJUSTON THOMASFEATUWAUKESHACHEVY
6862VJARED VIKEFEATUSUSSEXCHEVY
71022BKOREY BENGSCH *FEATUSUN PRAIRIECHEVY
8927PLARRY PESCHFEATUIRON RIDGECHEVY
9621BCODY BUCHSFEATUMAZOMANIECHEVY
147TJIM TATE JRSCRATDEFORESTCHEVY
BACKUP 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
* * * FEATURE RESULTS * * *
PlaceStartCar #DriverEventHome TownModel
1087RYAN OETZELFEATUBRODHEADOLDS
2036WGEORGE WACHUTAFEATUBROOKLYNBUICK
3030WMATT WACHUTAFEATUMILTONBUICK
4003WANDY WARDFEATUMADISONFORD
5038VRICK VERDONFEATUFITCHBERGOLDS
6083WNICK WEISSFEATUJANSESVILLEOLDS
7069RZACHARY SMITH *FEATUVERONACHEVY
8022HWAYNE HOOKFEATUOREGONOLDS
90ONOJ R HURFEATUWAUNAKEECHEVY