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Racing and Booms at Madison International Speedway Baumeister, Wood, Knaus, and Smith Earn Spots in Victory Lane By John Wells [VL Photos follow race report] Oregon, WI (Friday, July 2, 2010)- John Baumeister Jr. won the Big 8 Series Late Model 48 lap feature tonight in front of a crowd of 4,000 fans who witnessed another outstanding fireworks display compliments of ThunderCat. Also picking up feature wins were John Wood (ASA Trucks), Chad Knaus (Club LaMark Hobby Stocks), and Kyle Smith (International Four Cylinders). Baumeister Jr. Bursts Into Victory Lane at Madison, Claims First Big 8 Triumph By Jordan Kuehne OREGON, Wis. (Friday, July 2nd, 2010) Two races, two first-time winners. A year removed from a 2009 campaign that was Ross Kenseth’s coming out party, the BRP Big 8 Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet has a new storyline emerging this season: parity. Johnny Baumeister Jr. did his part to add support to that growing theme on Friday evening, going wire-to-wire to march into the winner’s circle for the first time in his Big 8 Series career, staving off late race challenges from Ryan Goldade and Steve Rubeck to take the checkers in the ‘Gordie Boucher Fireworks 48’ at Madison International Speedway. Two months after Casey Johnson found his way into the winner’s circle at the Spring Classic at Rockford Speedway, Baumeister Jr. paced himself around ‘Wisconsin’s Fastest Half-Mile’ and saved his tires for the end, wisely anticipating the late race dash that would ensue. Baumeister Jr. led the 26 car field to green in the BRP Big 8 Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet ‘Gordie Boucher Fireworks 48’ tonight at Madison International Speedway. Baumeister Jr. wasted no time building a four car length cushion over fast qualifier and second place Ryan Goldade. Behind the leaders, Steve Rubeck rocketed up to third, gaining five spots from his starting position in just six laps. Two-time series champion Jeremy Miller’s love tap to the rear bumper of Kyle Shear allowed the MIS veteran to sneak into fourth place as Shear quickly dropped seven spots after the move. With 19 laps in the books, Baumeister Jr. continued to pace the field, having extended his lead to ten car lengths over second place Goldade as the leader began to maneuver around lapped traffic at the tail end of the field. As the halfway mark came and went, the top five cars began to slowly bunch together with the aid of lapped traffic, setting up a furious dash to the finish. The late race showdown gained momentum when the first caution of the event flew for a Dan Lensing spin in turn two. On the ensuing double-file restart, Baumeister broke loose to the lead as Steve Rubeck made his move past Goldade on the inside for second bringing Miller with him into third. Rubeck wasn’t done however, immediately turning his sights towards the trophy as he gunned for the lead. Miller refused to allow Rubeck to escape his clutches, peeking on the bottom for the bridesmaid’s position as Baumeister Jr. assessed the action in his rearview mirror and tried to pad his margin out front. With five circuits to go, fifth place Kris Kelly got loose on the frontstretch and made a great save to keep his machine straight, only dropping one spot as the leaders battled hot tires. As the white flag waved, Miller made his move for second, pushing past Rubeck for the position as Bobby Wilberg forcefully took third, dropping Rubeck to fourth. The night belonged to Johnny Baumeister Jr. though as the MIS veteran went wire-to-wire to collect the trophy and his first career Big 8 Series win. “The car was really good through the corners tonight,” an ecstatic Baumeister Jr. stated in the winner’s circle. “It was a lot of fun to drive and I was happy with how the tires held up in the latter stages of the race. My crew did a great job giving me a nice car and I just tried to keep the nose clean out front. We were hooked up for a good portion of that race and it was fun to drive. The lapped traffic and that late caution worried me but the car was strong tonight.” After post-race inspection, Ryan Goldade and Steve Rubeck were both disqualified for their transmissions. Jeremy Miller ended up with a stellar second place effort as Bobby Wilberg notched a nice third place finish on his home track. Kris Kelly managed a fine fourth place effort despite his late race bobble while Zack Riddle rounded out the top five in fifth. 'Gordie Boucher Fireworks 48': 1. John Baumeister Jr. (Lake Geneva, WI), 2. Jeremy Miller (Rockton, IL), 3. Bobby Wilberg (Beloit, WI), 4. Kris Kelly (Norway, MI), 5. Zack Riddle (Brooklyn, WI), 6. Michael Bachaus (Milton, WI), 7. Chad Wood (Madison, WI), 8. Chad Stevens (Orfordville, WI), 9. Scott Broughton (Stoughton, WI), 10. Tyler Kelley (Oregon, WI), 11. Brady Liddle (Oregon, WI), 12. Shaun Scheel (Lake Mills, WI), 13. James Swan (Lake Geneva, WI), 14. Kevin Knuese (Waukesha, WI), 15. Dan Lensing (Roscoe, IL), 16. Wayne Freimund (Elkhorn, WI), 17. Kyle Shear (Roscoe, IL), 18. Bill Baumeister (Janesville, WI), 19. Nathan Oppliger (Oregon, WI), 20. Shane Morrissey (Cuba City, WI), 21. Jeremy Lepak (Ringle, WI), 22. Ed Szelagowski Jr (Westfield, WI), 23. Vern Fagerberg Jr. (Bloomingdale, IL), 24. Tanner Whitten (Carlock, IL), 25. Steve Rubeck (Monroe Center, IL), 26. Ryan Goldade (Edgerton, WI), 12 Lap Qualifying Race 1: 1. Shane Morrissey (Cuba City, WI), 2. Kevin Knuese (Waukesha, WI), 3. James Swan (Lake Geneva, WI), 4. Tanner Whitten (Carlock, IL), 5. Wayne Freimund (Elkhorn, WI), 6. Corey Jankowski (Tomah, WI), 7. Vern Fagerberg Jr. (Bloomingdale, IL), 8. Don Wickstrum (Monroe, WI), 9. Bill Shavlik (Slinger, WI), 10. Jay Foster, 11. Troy Rave (Westby, WI), 12. John Beinlich (Cary, IL), 13. Mackenzie Piller (Amboy, IL), 12 Lap Qualifying Race 2: 1. Brady Liddle (Oregon, WI), 2. Shaun Scheel (Lake Mills, WI), 3. Jeremy Lepak (Ringle, WI), 4. Nick Barstad (Prior Lake, MN), 5. Scott McGettigan (Verona, WI), 6. Jake Finney (Sycamore, IL), 7. Bill Baumeister (Janesville, WI), 8. Dave Edwards (Salem, WI), 9. Tyler Kelley (Oregon, WI), 10. Ed Szelagowski Jr (Westfield, WI), 11. Jacob Vanoskey (Hartford, WI), 12. Steve Lichtfeld (Pardeeville, WI), 13. Andy Evraets (Hartland, WI), 14. Bruce Lee (Cambridge, WI), 15 Lap Last Chance: 1. James Swan (Lake Geneva, WI), 2. Tanner Whitten (Carlock, IL), 3. Jeremy Lepak (Ringle, WI), 4. Bill Baumeister (Janesville, WI), 5. Nick Barstad (Prior Lake, MN), 6. Scott McGettigan (Verona, WI), 7. John Beinlich (Cary, IL), 8. Wayne Freimund (Elkhorn, WI), 9. Jake Finney (Sycamore, IL), 10. Jason Hicks (Elkhorn, WI), 11. Dave Edwards (Salem, WI), 12. Vern Fagerberg Jr. (Bloomingdale, IL), 13. Don Wickstrum (Monroe, WI), 14. Troy Rave (Westby, WI), 15. Andy Evraets (Hartland, WI), 16. Ed Szelagowski Jr (Westfield, WI), 17. Jacob Vanoskey (Hartford, WI), 18. Steve Lichtfeld (Pardeeville, WI), 19. Mackenzie Piller (Amboy, IL), 20. Bruce Lee (Cambridge, WI), 21. Tyler Kelley (Oregon, WI), 22. Bill Shavlik (Slinger, WI)-DNS, 23. Jay Foster (Sycamore, IL)-DNS Qualifying: 1. Ryan Goldade (Edgerton, WI), 2. Jeremy Miller (Rockton, IL), 3. Steve Rubeck (Monroe Center, IL), 4. Bobby Wilberg (Beloit, WI), 5. Dan Lensing (Roscoe, IL), 6. Kyle Shear (Roscoe, IL), 7. Zack Riddle (Brooklyn, WI), 8. Chad Wood (Madison, WI), 9. Chad Stevens (Orfordville, WI), 10. Scott Broughton (Stoughton, WI), 11. Nathan Oppliger (Oregon, WI), 12. Kris Kelly (Norway, MI), 13. John Baumeister Jr. (Lake Geneva, WI), 14. Michael Bachaus (Milton, WI), 15. Tanner Whitten (Carlock, IL), 16. Tyler Kelley (Oregon, WI), 17. Kevin Knuese (Waukesha, WI), 18. Brady Liddle (Oregon, WI), 19. Wayne Freimund (Elkhorn, WI), 20. Andy Evraets (Hartland, WI), 21. Shane Morrissey (Cuba City, WI), 22. Shaun Scheel (Lake Mills, WI), 23. James Swan (Lake Geneva, WI), 24. Ed Szelagowski Jr (Westfield, WI), 25. Jason Hicks (Elkhorn, WI), 26. Steve Lichtfeld (Pardeeville, WI), 27. John Beinlich (Cary, IL), 28. Jake Finney (Sycamore, IL), 29. Troy Rave (Westby, WI), 30. Jeremy Lepak (Ringle, WI), 31. Corey Jankowski (Tomah, WI), 32. Scott McGettigan (Verona, WI), 33. Don Wickstrum (Monroe, WI), 34. Jacob Vanoskey (Hartford, WI), 35. Vern Fagerberg Jr. (Bloomingdale, IL), 36. Bill Baumeister (Janesville, WI), 37. Mackenzie Piller (Amboy, IL), 38. Nick Barstad (Prior Lake, MN), 39. Jay Foster, 40. Dave Edwards (Salem, WI), 41. Bill Shavlik (Slinger, WI), 42. Jimmy Ganski (Rosholt, WI), 43. Bruce Lee (Cambridge, WI).
John Wood Wins in ASA Trucks John Wood edged his brother Jerry by 0.098 seconds to capture the 40 lap feature for the ASA Trucks in one of the most exciting truck races in MIS history. Sixteen trucks took the green flag led by Tom Roney and Vince Wilkensen with Wilkensen jumping out to the early lead before the caution flag waved after the first lap for debris on the track. When the race restarted Wilkensen would continue to lead followed by Roney and Camden Murphy before the caution came out again on lap 3 for two separate incidents involving Roney (mechanical) and Tom McCardle (contact with the wall). With caution flags counting, Wilkensen remained the leader with Murphy up to second followed by Bill Collins, John Wood, and Conrad Jorgenson. On lap 15 Murphy and Collins would go side by side for second with the youthful Murphy able to hold onto the number two position. On lap 18 John Wood was up to third and looking for more as he followed Murphy past Wilkensen coming out of turn four. Murphy would lead for one lap before surrendering the top spot to John Wood on lap 19 while headed into turn three. Murphy would have his hands full keeping the second position as Conrad Jorgenson would sneak down to the inside on lap 21 and move into second. The race would remain green for two more laps when a spin on lap 23 brought out the caution. The double file restart would find John Wood on the inside and Jorgenson on the outside. The two would race side by side around Wisconsin's Fastest Half-Mile with would finally gaining a clear advantage on lap 27. Another caution for a spin set up another double file restart on lap 29. This time Jorgenson would hang back on the outside trying to build momentum that never came as Wood vaulted out to the lead and Jorgensen dropped all the way to fifth. This allowed Jerry Wood and Tom McClintock to move up to second and third place respectively. The race's final caution came out for a spin on lap 35 setting up an all Wood front row for the restart. When the green flag waved again, the Wood brothers would find themselves fighting it out side by side. Not to be outdone, McClintock was up to join them and it quickly became a three wide race. With one lap to go the brothers were side by side as McClintock dropped back a truck length. But coming out of turn four on the last lap John gained the upper hand as he edged ahead to pick up the victory. Jerry Wood finished second followed by McClintock, Jorgenson, and Collins. Wood set fast time with a lap of 18.618 and along with his brother Jerry won the heat races. "There's nothing better than this in the world. To finish first and second with my brother Jerry and to have Trackside Charities making a donation for cancer research in honor of my win is just something really special," said John Wood from victory lane. ASA Trucks 7/2/2010 40 Lap Feature:1. John Wood (Sun Prairie, WI), 2. Jerry Wood (Madison, WI), 3. Tom McClintock (Onalaska, WI), 4. Conrad Jorgenson (Lakeville, MN), 5. Bill Collins (South St. Paul, MN), 6. Vince Wilkenson (Sandwich, IL), 7. Camden Murphy (Itasca, IL), 8. Butch Mierendorf (Waterloo, WI), 9. Kyle Brinkmann (Elkhorn, WI), 10. Bobby Yonkee (Machesney Park, IL), 11. Tom Collins (Lake Mills, WI), 12. Nate Anderson (Forest Lake, MN), 13. Todd Lockington (Mindoro, WI), 14. Gary McDonald (DeForest, WI), 15. Tom McCardle (Jackson, WI), 16. Tom Roney (Crystal Lake, IL). 8 Lap Heat 1:1. John Wood (Sun Prairie, WI), 2. Tom McClintock (Onalaska, WI), 3. Vince Wilkenson (Sandwich, IL), 4. Bill Collins (South St. Paul, MN), 5. Nate Anderson (Forest Lake, MN), 6. Tom McCardle (Jackson, WI), 7. Tom Collins (Lake Mills, WI), 8. Butch Mierendorf (Waterloo, WI). 8 Lap Heat 2:1. Jerry Wood (Madison, WI), 2. Conrad Jorgenson (Lakeville, MN), 3. Tom Roney (Crystal Lake, IL), 4. Gary McDonald (DeForest, WI), 5. Camden Murphy (Itasca, IL), 6. Kyle Brinkmann (Elkhorn, WI), 7. Todd Lockington (Mindoro, WI). Qualifying:1. John Wood (Sun Prairie, WI), 2. Jerry Wood (Madison, WI), 3. Tom McClintock (Onalaska, WI), 4. Conrad Jorgenson (Lakeville, MN), 5. Bill Collins (South St. Paul, MN), 6. Gary McDonald (DeForest, WI), 7. Tom McCardle (Jackson, WI), 8. Camden Murphy (Itasca, IL), 9. Vince Wilkenson (Sandwich, IL), 10. Tom Roney (Crystal Lake, IL), 11. Tom Collins (Lake Mills, WI), 12. Bobby Yonkee (Machesney Park, IL), 13. Butch Mierendorf (Waterloo, WI), 14. Todd Lockington (Mindoro, WI), 15. Nate Anderson (Forest Lake, MN), 16. Kyle Brinkmann (Elkhorn, WI).
A Return to Victory Lane for Chad Knaus Chad Knaus picked up his second win of 2010 as he won the 12 lap feature for the Club LaMark Hobby Stocks. Mike Storkson and Scott Luck led the field to the green flag and fought it out for the first lap before Luck gained the advantage for the lead. But Knaus was not about to settle for watching from the pack and made his move to the lead on the second lap and cleared Luck coming out of turn 4. Knaus would build up a multi-car length advantage over the next couple of laps before Luck would close the gap on lap 5. Behind Luck, Brad Luck and Don Fassett were trading places in their battle for third. Out front Knaus slowly put some distance between himself and Luck and by lap 8 the advantage was two car lengths. Knaus would never be challenged the rest of the way as he cruised to victory lane. Scott Luck would finish second followed by Fassett, Brad Luck, and Terry Ciano Jr. Brad Luck set fast time with a lap of 21.873 and Knaus picked up the heat win. Club LaMark Hobby Stocks 7/2/2010 12 Lap Feature:1. Chad Knaus (Sun Prairie, WI), 2. Scott Luck (Prairie du Sac, WI), 3. Don Fassett (Wisconsin Dells, WI), 4. Brad Luck (Sauk City, WI), 5. Terry Ciano Jr. (Janesville, WI), 6. Mike Storkson (Evansville, WI), 7. Larry Moen (Madison, WI), 8. Rodger Stephenson (Cambridge, WI). 6 Lap Heat:1. Chad Knaus (Sun Prairie, WI), 2. Mike Storkson (Evansville, WI), 3. Terry Ciano Jr. (Janesville, WI), 4. Don Fassett (Wisconsin Dells, WI), 5. Brad Luck (Sauk City, WI), 6. Scott Luck (Prairie du Sac, WI), 7. Rodger Stephenson (Cambridge, WI), 8. Larry Moen (Madison, WI). Qualifying:1. Brad Luck (Sauk City, WI), 2. Terry Ciano Jr. (Janesville, WI), 3. Don Fassett (Wisconsin Dells, WI), 4. Chad Knaus (Sun Prairie, WI), 5. Scott Luck (Prairie du Sac, WI), 6. Mike Storkson (Evansville, WI), 7. Rodger Stephenson (Cambridge, WI), 8. Larry Moen (Madison, WI).
Kyle Smith Captures International Checkered Flag Kyle Smith was victorious in the 15 lap feature for the International Four Cylinders who were making their first appearance on Wisconsin’s Fastest Half-Mile in 2010. Fifteen cars answered the call for the feature with Jim Pankow and Jason Kubicz leading the way to the green flag. The action was wild from the start as Kubicz took the early lead. Soon it was a four car breakout between Chad Olds, Eric Connell, and Gary Stark. Connell would take the lead on lap 3 when he dropped to the low side of Connell coming out of turn two. Stark would get by Kubicz on lap 4 for second place. Connell continued his leading ways with Smith gaining speed with each lap and moving into third place on lap 6. On lap 7 Stark was ready to challenge Connell for the lead and the two raced side by side with Stark trying to find room on the inside. It took two laps, but Stark would eventually get the lead on lap 9 clearing Connell on the back shoot. But Connell and Smith were not about to sit back and follow the leader and on lap 10 Smith would motor his way past Stark coming down the front stretch to take the lead. Stark would hold his ground until losing power on lap 12 and pulling into the infield. From here on out it was all Smith who took the checkered flag followed by Connell, Stephen Scheel, and Mike Lambert. Lambert set fast time with a lap of 22.959 with heat wins going to Ashley Smith and Kyle Smith. International Four Cylinders 7/2/2010 15 Lap Feature:1. Kyle Smith (Lake Mills, WI), 2. Eric Connell (Fort Atkinson, WI), 3. Stephen Scheel (Lake Mills, WI), 4. Mike Lambert (Madison, WI), 5. Casey Strese (Jefferson, WI), 6. Ashley Smith (Lake Mills, WI), 7. Dale Smith (Lake Mills, WI), 8. Chad Olds (Whitewater, WI), 9. Jason Kubicz (Whitewater, WI), 10. Matthew McKinney (Fort Atkinson, WI), 11. Mark Dewey (Janesville, WI), 12. Waylin Willman (Janesville, ), 13. Gary Stark (Sun Prairie, WI), 14. James Pankow (Jefferson, WI), 15. Josh Kubicz (Whitewater, WI). 6 Lap Heat 1:1. Ashley Smith (Lake Mills, WI), 2. Eric Connell (Fort Atkinson, WI), 3. Mike Lambert (Madison, WI), 4. Gary Stark (Sun Prairie, WI), 5. Matthew McKinney (Fort Atkinson, WI), 6. Jason Kubicz (Whitewater, WI), 7. Chad Olds (Whitewater, WI), 8. Josh Kubicz (Whitewater, WI). 6 Lap Heat 2:1. Kyle Smith (Lake Mills, WI), 2. Stephen Scheel (Lake Mills, WI), 3. Casey Strese (Jefferson, WI), 4. Dale Smith (Lake Mills, WI), 5. James Pankow (Jefferson, WI), 6. Waylin Willman (Janesville, ), 7. Mark Dewey (Janesville, WI). Qualifying:1. Mike Lambert (Madison, WI), 2. Kyle Smith (Lake Mills, WI), 3. Eric Connell (Fort Atkinson, WI), 4. Stephen Scheel (Lake Mills, WI), 5. Gary Stark (Sun Prairie, WI), 6. Casey Strese (Jefferson, WI), 7. Chad Olds (Whitewater, WI), 8. Dale Smith (Lake Mills, WI), 9. Jason Kubicz (Whitewater, WI), 10. James Pankow (Jefferson, WI), 11. Ashley Smith (Lake Mills, WI), 12. Waylin Willman (Janesville, ), 13. Josh Kubicz (Whitewater, WI), 14. Mark Dewey (Janesville, WI), 15. Matthew McKinney (Fort Atkinson, WI). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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