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The final night of the Jackson Nationals wrapped up last Saturday at the ASA-sanctioned Jackson Speedway with near perfect race weather. Picking up the 31st Annual Jackson Nationals Championships were Jake Peters (Sioux Falls, S.D.), Jackson Speedway Touring Series U.S. Army sprint cars; Casey Friedrichsen (Arthur, Iowa), Napa of Windom 305 sprint cars; Jeffrey Larson (Lakefield), Performance Center stock cars; Luke Wanninger (Jefferson, Iowa), Bohl’s Small Engine and Marine B modifieds; Stac Schroeder (Clear Lake, Iowa), Loosbrock Digging Service hobby stocks; and Roger Nielsen (Estherville, Iowa), Yellowbook hornets.

Peters takes early lead and wins JSTS 360 sprint feature
Two different drivers led in the 25-lap JSTS 360 sprint car feature. At the start of the race Wade Nygaard (Fargo, N.D.) got the early lead from his pole starting position. Jake Peters grabbed the second spot with Scott Winters (Butterfield) getting the third position. At the end of lap one the caution came out for Casey Heser (Jackson), who slowed through turns three and four. On the restart, Nygaard maintained the No. 1 spot with Winters now challenging Peters for second. On lap four, Peters challenged Nygaard for the lead but the caution flag flew once again when Jordan Martens (Harrisburg, S.D.) spun in turns one and two. On the restart, Peters made his move into the lead coming out of turn two, getting by Nygaard. When the field came around to complete lap six, Nygaard slipped back to third when he was passed by Lee Grosz (Harwood, N.D.). The next caution on lap six was for Nygaard when he lost his right rear tire in turns three and four. On the restart, Peters maintained his lead as Grosz raced in second and Justin Henderson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) was in third. The leaders raced in this order for the next several laps when Grosz spun in turn four on lap 20. The restart saw Peters continue his lead as Henderson ran second and Robby Wolfgang (Sioux Falls, S.D.) raced in third. When the field saw the white flag it was soon replaced with the yellow flag when Heser stopped in turn four. That set up a two-lap dash for the win, and when the green flag dropped it was Peters holding off the field and going on to pick up his third Jackson Nationals win. Henderson was second, followed by Wolfgang, Eric Lutz (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and Brian Brown (Grain Valley, Mo.). The pole dash was won by Nygaard, with the B feature going to Gregg Bakker (Sioux Falls, S.D.). The heat races were won by Lutz, Austin Wheatley (Lake Stevens, Was.), Heser and Curt Lund (Redwood Falls).

Larson wins time-shortened stock car feature
After eight yellow flags and expired time limit, the scheduled 25-lap stock car feature ended under the yellow flag and the race was cut to 21 laps. At the drop of the green it was Ken Tietz (Belle Plaine) getting the early lead with Jeffrey Larson getting the second spot and Kevin Opheim (Mason City, Iowa) taking the third spot. On lap four, Opheim got around Larson for second. On lap five, the first caution came out when Dustin Larson (Rushmore) stopped for a flat right front tire. On the restart, Opheim was able to move around Tietz for the lead and on the next lap Jeffrey Larson moved back into second, getting around Tietz. Opheim led the next three laps with Larson in second. On lap 10, Jeffrey Larson moved into the No. 1 spot. Larson had to work at holding off the field through the next seven restarts, which saw the yellow flag fly every one-to-two laps. As the race began to enter its closing laps, Mike Jergens (Mallard, Iowa) moved into the second spot, getting around Opheim. When the race was finally called, Jeffrey Larson was the winner, followed by Jergens, Opheim, Jake Masters (Graettinger, Iowa) and Jeff Joldersma (McCallen, Iowa). The B feature was won by Heath Tenkley (Hartley, Iowa).

Friedrichsen takes 305 sprint win
Two different drivers led in the 20-lap 305 sprint car feature that saw one caution flag. At the start it was Brad Ryun (Higginsville, Mo.) getting the early lead with Casey Friedrichsen (Arthur, Iowa) taking the second spot and Austin Johnson (Minneapolis) getting the third spot. The leaders raced in this order for the first 12 laps of the race when Casey Friedrichsen made his move into the lead coming out of turn two. The next lap, Johnson also got by Ryun, who began to fall back in the field. On lap 15, the caution came out for Ryun, who spun when he got too far off the back straightaway. On the restart, Friedrichsen maintained his lead and went on to pick the win. He was followed by Johnson, Bruce Anderson (Trimont), Mike Blomstrom (Ft. Dodge, Iowa) and Jeff Metli (Mason City, Iowa).

Wanninger goes wire-to-wire in b modified feature
The 15-lap B modified feature saw Luke Wanninger lead the event start to finish. At the start of the race, several cars got together in turns three and four, resulting in the race’s first caution. On the complete restart, Wanninger got the early lead with Steve Bents (Rushmore) getting the second spot and Brett Meyer (Lytton, Iowa) getting the third spot. The next caution came at the end of lap one when Justin Schuder (Fairmont) stopped at the entrance to the work area. Once he was removed, the race resumed and Wanninger maintained the lead with Tad Reutzel (Burt, Iowa) now in the second spot and Dan Paplow (Dundee) in third. On lap four, Reutzel challenged Wanninger for the lead but Wanninger was able to keep him behind. Wanninger continued to lead the event with Reutzel in second and Meyer in third. On lap 11, the caution flag came out when Danny Mryvold (Heron Lake) spun in turns one and two and collected Wanninger in the mishap. Wanninger, however, got the lead back since he did not cause the yellow. On the restart, Wanninger maintained the lead and went on to pick up the win. He was followed by Reutzel, Meyer, Austin Lucas (Story City, Iowa) and Paplow. The B feature was won by Dan Ahlers (Slayton).

Schroeder leads entire hobby stock feature
The 15-lap hobby stock feature race saw Stac Schroeder lead the entire race. At the start of the race, the caution flag was thrown when Dan Strandberg (Worthington) spun in turn two. On the complete restart, Schroeder got the early lead as Dustin Larson (Rushmore) raced in second and Andy Beckman (Wall Lake, Iowa) was third. The leaders raced in this order for the first four laps when the next caution came out for Ernie Dailey (Worthington), who spun in turns three and four. On the restart, Schroeder maintained his lead with Larson in second and Beckman third. On lap 10, Beckman challenged Larson for second and was finally able to get around him on the next lap. On lap 13, the last caution flag flew when Ryan Moberg (Worthington) stopped in turns three and four. That set up a two-lap dash, which saw Schroeder go on and take the win. He was followed by Beckman, Larson, Justin Luinenberg (Reading) and Jason Andrews (Okabena). The B feature was won by Chad Krug (Mallard, Iowa).

Nielson holds off Coopman for hornet win
The 10-lap hornet feature saw two drivers go back-and-forth early in the event. At the start, Roger Nielsen got early lead, but on the next lap Nate Coopman (Mankato) got the lead coming out of turn two. On lap three, Nielsen got the lead back for good. Coopman stayed on his tail but could not make a pass. Nielsen took the win, followed by Coopman, Bentley Glaser (Armstrong, Iowa), Amanda Kaltved (Estherville, Iowa) and Dean Nething (Morgan).

No racing in Jackson this weekend
There will be no racing this Saturday night at the Jackson Speedway, as it’s a scheduled week off. However, the Jackson Speedway Touring Series will be in action at the Nobles County Speedway in Worthington. Racing resumes at the Jackson Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 5th for season championship night.


Jackson Speedway Results for August 22, 2009
Championship Night 31st Annul Jackson Nationals sponsored by Erickson Trucks N Parts

Jackson Speedway Touring Series U.S. Army 360 Sprints (34 Cars)
A Feature (25 laps) – 1. 16 Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD, 2. 99JR Justin Henderson, Sioux Falls SD, 3. 1 Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls SD, 4. 5 Eric Lutz, Sioux Falls SD, 5. 21 Brian Brown, Grain Valley MO, 6. 05 Bill Boles, Harris IA, 7. 11x Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD, 8. 1W Jerry Richert, Jr., Forest Lake MN, 9. 27 Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids IA, 10. 1N Nate Eakin, Milford IA, 11. 24 Jesse Drost, Rushmore MN, 12. 23W Scott Winters, Butterfield MN, 13. 5T Mark Toews, Spirit Lake IA, 14. 40 Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, 15. 44w Austin Wheatley, Lake Stevens WA, 16. 17B Ryan Bickett, Ramona SD, 17. 13 Jordan Martens, Harrisburg SD (DNF), 18. 75c Casey Heser, Jackson MN (DNF), 19. 9 Jesse Smith, Mankato MN (DNF), 20. 4J Lee Grosz, Harwood ND (DNF), 21. 1HD Jason Tostenson, Gaylord MN (DNF), 22. 9N Wade Nygaard, Fargo ND (DNF), 23. 1B Brett Geldner, St. Peter MN (DNF), 24. 87 Curt Lund, Redwood Falls MN (DNF)

B Feature (10 laps) – 1. Gregg Bakker, 2. Clint Garner, 3. Rick Bickett, 4. Jesse Smith, 5. 99 Shawn Van, Rock Rapids IA, 6. 1A Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington MN, 7. 9s Richard Smith, Mankato MN, 8. 20G Chris Graf, Glencoe MN, 9. 34W Greg Gunderson, Sioux Falls SD, 10. 55 Mike Young, Sioux Falls SD, 11. 15x Joe Riedel, Ramona SD, 12. 78 Joe Miller, Vail IA (DNF), 13. 32 Greg Valentine, Spirit Lake IA (DNF); Did Not Start: 10 Justin Jacobsma, Hull IA

Pole Dash (8 laps) – 1. Wade Nygaard, 2. Jake Peters, 3. Casey Heser, 4. Lee Grosz, 5. Justin Henderson, 6. Scott Winters, 7. Robby Wolfgang, 8. Curt Lund

Heat 1 (8 laps) – 1. Lutz, 2. Eakin, 3. Rosenboom, 4. Boles, 5. Miller
Heat 2 – 1. Wheatley, 2. Wolfgang, 3. Tostenson, 4. Geldner, 5. Richard Smith
Heat 3 – 1. Heser, 2. Peters, 3. Brown, 4. Drost, 5. Jesse Smith
Heat 4 – 1. Lund, 2. Martens, 3. Richert, 4. Toews, 5. Garner

Napa of Windom 305 Sprints (16 Cars)
A Feature (20 laps) – 1. 20 Casey Friedrichsen, Arthur IA, 2. 81 Austin Johnson, Minneapolis MN, 3. 11A Bruce Anderson, Trimont MN, 4. 70 Mike Blomstrom, Ft. Dodge IA, 5. 33G Jeff Metli, Mason City IA, 6. 23K Rob Kubli, Milo IA, 7. 33 Travis Lain, Des Moines IA, 8. 4E Jeff Edgington, Sioux Falls SD, 9. 10B Randy Reinhard, Ft. Dodge IA, 10. 34 Jake Nicosen, Ringsted IA, 11. 55 Matt Stephenson, Des Moines IA (DNF), 12. 82 Brad Ryun, Higginsville MO (DNF), 13. 98 Steve Yarns, Jackson MN (DNF), 14. 102 Curt Thurmer, Jackson MN (DNF), 15. 21x Keith Carlberg, Webster City IA (DNF); Did Not Start: 18 Russell Wiese, Spencer IA

Performance Center of Estherville IA IMCA Stock Cars (29 Cars)
A Feature (25 laps) – 1. 7L Jeffrey Larson, Lakefield MN, 2. 37 Mike Jergens, Mallard IA, 3. 44K Kevin Opheim, Mason City IA, 4. 11 Jake Masters, Graettinger IA, 5. 66J Jeff Joldersma, McCellan IA, 6. 66z Elijah Zevenbergen, Ocheydan IA, 7. 32 Derek Green, Granada MN, 8. 71D Shawn Bruns, Danube MN, 9. 96 Troy Woelber, Hull IA, 10. 1V Joe Voss, Belle Plaine MN, 11. 69M Gary Mattison, Lamberton MN, 12. 55x Jesse Olson, Mayer MN, 13. 04x Chuck Winter, Henderson MN, 14. 9 Jerry Coopman, Mankato MN, 15. 21B Brice Bodle, Wallingford IA, 16. 31 Trent Schroeder, Worthington MN, 17. 58 Heath Tenkley, Hartley IA (DNF), 18. 110 Ken Tietz, Belle Plaine MN (DNF), 19. 5 Luke Sathoff, Jackson MN (DNF), 20. 6L Jim Larson, Rushmore MN (DNF), 21. 5L Dustin Larson, Rushmore MN (DNF), 22. 31B Jack Byers, Hartley IA (DNF), 23. 54 Rick Mees, Eagle Lake MN (DNF), 24. 1M Jeff McCallum, Mankato MN (DNF)

B Feature (10 laps) – 1. Heath Tenkley, 2. Jim Larson, 3. Derek Green, 4. Dustin Larson, 5. Rick Mees, 6. Elijah Zevenbergen, 7. Luke Sathoff, 8. 31 Trent Schroeder, 9. Jeff McCallum, 10. Troy Woelber, 11. Jack Byers, 12. Chuck Winter, 13. Gary Mattison, 14. 61 John Millard, Spencer IA, 15. 31R Bob Rebstock, Redwood Falls MN (DNF), 16. 16K Justin Dieter, Brewster MN (DNF), 17. 5B Stefan Sybesma, Sanborn IA (DNS)

Bohl’s Small Engine and Marine Repair B Modifieds (29 Cars)
A Feature (15 laps) – 1. 20W Luke Wanninger, Jefferson IA, 2. 5R Tad Reutzel, Burt IA, 3. 1M Brett Meyer, Lytton IA, 4. 9x Austin Lucas, Story City IA, 5. 25 Dan Paplow, Dundee MN, 6. 9L Matthew Looft, Swea City IA, 7. 8 Mark Sathoff, Dolliver IA, 8. 11 Nick Johansen, Russell MN, 9. 18 Kyle Steuber, Fairmont MN, 10. 14 Jason Fisher, Lakefield MN, 11. 3 Oliver Kollofski, Fairmont MN, 12. 75K Randy Klein, Currie MN, 13. 5N Jared Nytroe, Brandon SD, 14. 6D Nick Dieter, Brewster MN, 15. 20x Brodie McKeown, Heron Lake MN, 16. 69 Devin Spoo, Estherville IA, 17. 97M Kurt Moeding, Vinton IA, 18. R6 Danny Mryvold, Heron Lake MN, 19. 15B Steve Bents, Rushmore MN (DNF), 20. 26 Josh Fay, Mallard IA (DNF), 21. 20 Justin Schuder, Fairmont MN (DNF), 22. 03 Ben Ruby, Winnebago MN (DNF), 23. 75 Mike Albert, Montgomery IA (DNF), 24. 42 Dan Ahlers, Slayton MN (DNF)

B Feature (10 laps – top 12 advance) – 1. Dan Ahlers, 2. Oliver Kollofski, 3. Jared Nytroe, 4. Nick Deiter, 5. Justin Schuder, 6. Danny Myrvold, 7. Kurt Moeding, 8. Jason Fisher, 9. Randy Klein, 10. Ben Ruby, 11. Brodie McKeown, 12. Josh Fay, 13. 46 Wade Wenzel, New Richland MN, 14. 79A Adam Onken, Lakefield MN, 15. R1 Tom Brown, Heron Lake MN; Did Not Start: 7M Mike Fogelman, Okabena MN, 38M Mark Garver, Wells MN

Loosbrock Digging Service Hobby Stocks (29 Cars)
A Feature (15 laps) – 1. 51 Stac Schroeder, Clear Lake IA, 2. 62B Andy Beckman, Wall Lake IA, 3. 5L Dustin Larson, Rushmore MN, 4. 18L Justin Luinenberg, Reading MN, 5. 03z Jason Andrews, Okabena MN, 6. 901 Shane Klaassen, Little Rock IA, 7. 58 Jerry Gronewold, Worthington MN, 8. 1 Greg Sidles, Emmetsburg IA, 9. 9 Kurt Fothergill, Fenton IA, 10. 52 Guy Kimpton, Wells MN, 11. 90 Chad Krug, Mallard IA, 12. 87 John Briggs, Calumet IA, 13. 24x Jeff Luhmann, Jackson MN, 14. 16 Nate Manderfield, Mankato MN, 15. 99 Matt Harris, Graettinger IA, 16. 52s Kyle Schley, Alpha MN, 17. 14 Ernie Dailey, Worthington MN, 18. 18A Brandon Murphy, Rushmore MN, 19. T8 Brandon Nielsen, Spencer IA, 20. 59 Ryan Moberg, Worthington MN, 21. 33M Mathias Lux, Hartley IA, 22. 24 Cody Koekenhoff, Graettinger IA, 23. 1K Logan Kelly, Fairmont MN, 24. 3K Dan Strandberg, Worthington MN (DNF)

B Feature (10 laps – top 12 advance) – 1. Chad Krug, 2. Dan Strandberg, 3. Jeff Luhmann, 4. Mathias Lux, 5. Kyle Schley, 6. Matt Harris, 7. Ryan Moberg, 8. Brandon Nielsen, 9. Ernie Dailey, 10. Nate Manderfield, 11. Logan Kelly, 12. Cody Koekenhoff, 13. 9x Dillion Hotovec, Fulda MN, 14. 33c Corey Schreiber, Jackson MN (DNF), 15. 2x Tony Salmon, Milford IA (DNF), 16. 21B Brad Falline, Spencer IA (DNF); DQ: 17J Jason Bradley, Sioux Falls SD

Yellow Book Hornets (10 Cars)
A Feature (10 laps) – 1. 8 Roger Nielsen, Estherville IA, 2. 9 Nate Coopman, Mankato MN, 3. 4 Bentley Glaser, Armstrong IA, 4. 4K Amanda Kaltved, Estherville IA, 5. 08 Dean Nething, Morgan MN, 6. 75 Cory Flanigan, Storm Lake IA, 7. 33 Megan Lappegard, Estherville IA, 8. 18W Jeremy Wenzel, New Richland MN, 9. 18 Brady Schroeder, Lakefield MN, 10. 24 Jake Schroeder, Lakefield MN (DNF)