JMS Fans Fell Appreciated at Junction Motor Speedway

McCOOL JUNCTION, NE (Aug 25) - Many items were given away Saturday at Junction Motor Speedway during the Friesen Chevrolet GM Accessories and Parts night. Virtually any pause in the action meant another hat, coat, poster or polo shirt was given to the excited crowd. Saturday night there was even a wedding party on the track to begin the entertainment and many birthdays and anniversaries celebrated through announcements over the loud speaker.

Of course, while this was going on, the Four Cylinders took to the track. Sam Wiarda (Aurora) took the control of the Quad Rods until Alex Koehler (Saronville) took it away four laps into the race. Koehler extended his lead during the very clean contest. No one ever challenged him for the lead, so Koehler claimed the victory with Wiarda and Chuck Wergin (Milford) a distance off the pace. Chuck Wergin (Milford) is the points leader in this class with Troy Hufmann (Sutton) in second, Sam Wiarda (Aurora) in third, Ryan Pedersen (Sutton) in fourth and Andy Sole (Nelson) in fifth.

Andy Wilkinson, # 15 (York), took the early lead from Randy Weaver (Hastings) in the Street Stock competition. Everyone else had to try and catch Wilkinson as he pulled away from the pack. Bryon Boersen (Grand Island) went side-by-side with Weaver at the same time Jason Wilkinson (Neligh) and Jason Van Winkle (Grand Island) raced a car length behind in the same tangle. Mel Franz (Henderson) made his way from the back of the pack to fourth. On the last lap in the last corner, with five Feature wins in a row on the line, Andy Wilkinson spun out to avoid a swerving car. With a restart, the #15 was able to claim the victory in two laps with Boersen, Jason Wilkinson and Van Winkle following. Point leaders in this class 1 to 5 are, 1st, Andy Wilkinson (York), 2nd, Jason Wilkinson (Neligh), 3rd, Shane Stutzman (Milford) 4th, Mel Franz (Henderson) and 5th Brent Drohman (Deshler).

Hobby Stocks dashed onto the track with Shane Schneider (York), Brent Kassik (Milligan), Jesse Sobbing (Glenwood, IA) and Jason Wilkinson (Neligh) all battling for first. Sobbing was a newcomer to JMS and made quite an impression after only one night. The contest for first continued, despite a caution, between Schneider, Sobbing, and Kassik. Sobbing went low on Schneider and took over the lead with two laps remaining. He held on for the win as Schneider had to settle with second followed by the driver of the week, Brent Kassik. Brent Kassik (Milligan) holds the lead in the Hobby Stocks with Jason Wilkinson (Neligh) a close second, Jerod Timmermans (Grafton) in third, Brandon Wergin (Milford) in fourth and Jeff Timmermans (Grafton) in fifth.

The Modified division had 21 cars begin the contest that only a few would survive. A terrific crash took place in the back straight a way on lap one. Mike Johnson (Council Bluffs) had his car flip several times in the air causing the red flag to come out to clear four entangled cars. Thankfully, everyone walked away from the scene. Mike Densberger (Malcolm) took the early lead after the restart. Then the front position went to Josh Hessheimer (Crete) with last week’s Feature winner, Dusty Blake (Belvidere, KS), on his tail. It looked as though Blake had his steering column break and had to leave the race. Now the contest for first was between Hessheimer, Lonnie Veteto (Belleville) and Sean Burklund (Ceresco). Burklund and Hessheimer went side-by-side before another caution flew. Burklund seized the lead after one lap but coasted to the inside of the track with technical difficulty. He gave the lead back to Hessheimer, who was the eventual winner. Justin Bell (Omaha) moved from last place up to fourth. The final lineup was Hessheimer, Dean Wilkinson (Oakdale), Dave Anson (Albion) and Bell. The points leaders in the Modified Division are, Dean Wilkinson (Oakdale) in first, Justin Bell (Omaha) 2nd, third Shane Stutzman (Milford), 4th Wade Cross (Phillips) and Scott Styskal (David City fifth.

The Two-man Cruisers took over the dirt and the #14 of Edd Huxoll & Steve Cordis (Sutton) took the lead after two cautions only two laps into the race. John Miller (Exeter) & Andy Wilkinson gave chase to Ken & Drew Barry (Superior) for second. The Barry's lost a tire with only two laps to go leaving the door open for Miller & Wilkinson to make a run at the leaders. The closest finish of the night came in the final turns when the Miller & Wilkinson dropped down to the low side of the track. They brought up their car side-by-side with the #14. Both sets of drivers crossed the line simultaneously, but Huxoll & Cordis did just enough to hold onto the win. The team from Nelson, Vic and Josh Jacobitz are in the lead in this division with Dustin Nunnenkamp and Austin Carlson (Sutton, Saronville) in second. Stacey Orlando, Brent Hager (Henderson, Benedict) are in third, with John & Steve Verba (Grand Island) in fourth. Rounding out the top five are Ken and Drew Barry of Superior.

Ron Dake (Lincoln) jumped out to a big lead in the NAPA Late Models as Beau Sheffield (Papillion), Don Smith Jr. (Norfolk) and Robbie Anderson (Blair) pursued and tried to reel him in. A restart allowed the 1X of Bo Egge (Kearney) to take over the lead from Dake. Jon Bridges (Columbus) roared into the picture and moved up to second from fourth place. Egge was never challenged crossing the line first, with Bridges, Alex Humphrey (Giltner), Dake, And Tom Svoboda (David City) rounding out the top five. The NAPA Late Model Class is very close, John brides (Columbus) is in first, Robbie Andersen (Blair), second, Don Smith, Jr (Norfolk) third, Mike Marushak (David city) fourth and Denton Buller (York) is in firth.

Be sure to come out for the final night of races on September 1 at 7pm to see some of the excitement for yourself. Anything can happen on the last points night. Make sure you are there to see your favorite driver win his or her division.

The Outlaw, Thunder in the Dirt, Truck and Tractor Pull rolls onto the track on Friday August 31 at 7:00. Make sure you are there to see these impressive machines do their best to pull the sled to the end. Many trucks and tractors are coming as this is the night before they pull into the Nebraska State Fair.

See you at the Junction.

8/25/2007 - Junction Motor Speedway Results

NAPA Late Models A Main

1) 1x Bo Egge
2) z17 John Bridges
3) 16 Alex Humphrey
4) 33z Ron Dake
5) 16x Tom Svoboda
6) 68 Beau Sheffield
7) 3 Dan Jackson
8) 29 Billy Koons, Jr.
9) 18 Don Smith Jr
10) 010 Greg Auten
11) 105 Denton Buller
12) 55 David Easterday
13) 27 Tony Grimes
14) 25 Dennis Swanson
15) 82 Robbie Andersen
16) 0 Mike Hetrick
 

Modifieds A Main
1) 10j Josh Hessheimer
2) 52 Dean Wilkinson
3) 98t Tyler Iverson
4) 8 Justin Bell
5) 31m Mike Densberger
6) 50 Scott Smith
7) v20 Lonnie Veteto
8) 2x Mike Stearns
9) 25h Adrian Hein Jr
10) 81 Melvin Densberger
11) b9 Sean Burklund
12) 64 Dusty Blake
13) 21 Wade Cross
14) 28n Daniel Neeman
15) 3x Mike Johnson
16) 98 Dave Anson
17) 6a Jacob Anson
18) 21j Jeremy Leiting
19) 21r Kelley Roof
20) 47L John Lee
21) 81m Travis Mack
 

Street Stocks A Main
1) 15 Andy Wilkinson
2) 44 Bryon Boersen
3) 52 Jason Wilkinson
4) 46 Jason Van Winkle
5) 5 Brent Drohman
6) 15s Herb Slough
7) 19 Mel Franz
8) 72 Rick Negrete
9) 34 Randy Weaver
10) 10 Tracy Arntt
11) 88 Garry Grone
12) 55 Ron L. Veleba
 

Hobby Stocks A Main
1) 99 Jesse Sobbing
2) 15x Shane Schneider
3) 21k Brent Kassik
4) 27 Jason Wilkinson
5) 7x Tom Myers
6) 34 Delbert Selvage
7) 2 Jerod Timmermans
8) 57jr Micah Veleba
9) 61b Brandon Wergin
10) 12s Todd Slama
11) 24b Lukus Borer
12) 20x Jeremy Auten
13) 7 Blake McMillan
14) 53 Tyler Easterday
15) 68 Damon Richards
16) 72 Jeff Timmermans

Two Person Cruisers : A-Main 01
1) 14 Edd Huxoll/ Steve Cordis
2) 99 John Miller/ Bill Slezak
3) 69J Vic Jacobitz/ Josh Jacobitz
4) 21 Dustin Nunnenkamp/ Austin Carlson
5) 42b Greg Ekeler/ John Miller
6) e2 Lee Hanthorn/ Missy Nichols
7) 68 Stacey Orlando/ Brent Hager
8) 01 Teri Aspegren/ Steph Aspegren
9) 21g Chris Graczyk/ Josh Graczyk
10) 77 Ken Barry/ Drew Barry
11) 22 John Verba/ Steve Verba
12) 83z Rick Fisbeck/ Allen Zimmerman
 

Holiday Inn 4 Cylinder Front Wheel Drive A Main
1) 3k Alex Koehler
2) 15w Sam Wiarda
3) 31 Dan Alt
4) 10t Troy Hofmann
5) 61 Chuck Wergin
6) 50 Andy Sole
7) 99 Ryan Pedersen
8) 9 Ashley Koehler
9) 44 Caleb Hetrick
10) 72 Andy Grimes
11) 09 Dalton Vettle
12) 26 Michael Wiese
13) 6j Jeremy Foos