Craziness at Park Jeff

A Wild Night at Park Jefferson Speedway
July 11, 2009
Jefferson, SD
LeRoy Beck

Simply put it was a wild night at the races as Yankton Automotive Machine presented the NASCAR Whelen All American Series at Park Jefferson Speedway. Wild racing, wild finishes, a memorable night was had by all as Justin Regnerus, Jeff Larson, Reese Coffee, Brian Sorenson, and Dan VanBruggen all picked up feature wins.

The end of the night would definitely be the highlight and main event of the evening as the NASCAR Whelen All American Series VerHoef Automotive Modifieds would take to the speedway. After a few attempts, green flag racing would have Mark Gaskill, Chris Abelson, and Rich Hesse racing for the lead. As Hesse fell back to third, Gaskill and Abelson would get together on the outside of turn four, damaging Abelson and ending Gaskill’s night. Hesse would inherit the lead with Reese Coffee second and Abelson would restart on the rear. Coffee was unable to find a line around Hesse, but Abelson was. During a green flag run Abelson worked all the way to the lead before the fireworks really began. Hesse would get back past Abelson and tried to drive deep into turn one, jumping the cushion, and falling back in the pack giving Abelson the lead with two to go. Abelson would bring the field to the white flag, before getting sideways in turn two giving the lead to Coffee who would lead the last half lap for the win ahead of Bob Moore, Hesse, Jesse Cowles, and Denny Johnson.

The B&B Salvage Stock Cars would have some trouble getting started. After many failed attempts green flag action would quickly come to a halt when a melee on the backstretch would collect the cars of Brad Green, Ryan Harris, and others. As the laps clicked off, Jeff Larson would establish his supremacy on this night. Larson took the lead at the drop of the green and would lead the entire race with Jason Ward on his bumper the entire way. Glenn Wynia and Curt VanBeek would battle all race long for position with Wynia taking third ahead of VanBeek and Mark Wenzlaff.

Dan VanBruggen has been having a relatively tough season in the Motor Parts Central 360bmods. VanBruggen is used to running at the front of the field and competing for wins on a weekly basis. Dan “the man” has not had as much success in 2009 as previous years, but this night would belong to the Hospers, IA driver. VanBruggen would lead every lap and pick up the win. Behind the leader though was racing was fierce highlighted by Greg Peck’s return to the speedway with a run from the rear of the starting lineup to the third spot. Jeff Brunssen, Peck, Ty Merrill, and Harvey VandeWeerd would follow VanBruggen to the line.

The night of crazy events would really get underway with the Yankton Automotive Machine Hobby Stock Feature. Derek Smith would dominate the early parts of the feature avoiding an early tangle which caught up John Cain, Paul Menard, Carl Monroe, and others. Smith would lead until his motor appeared to give way. Justin Regnerus would inherit the lead, but would not hold it for long as Rusty Montagne would take the top spot. Montagne and Regnerus would battle for the lead as both drivers flew under the white flag. Heading down the back stretch, both cars would race up to the Craig Clift machine who was struggling. Clift tried to hold his line, per the rules, but Montagne would make contact and Regnerus would capitalize and get the feature win ahead of Montagne and Bill Woehler. Paul Menard would recover to finish fourth ahead of Paul Wenzlaff.

Brian Sorenson would dominate the feature once again in the Steve’s Roofing Hornet division. Sorenson has been one of the hottest drivers in the division and would pick up the win over a quickly closing Chuck Rose ahead of Tim Cass, Randy Cass, and Vince Trometer.

Next Saturday Night, Champion Propane present the 2009 NASCAR Whelen All American Series at Park Jefferson Speedway. For more information on Park Jefferson Speedway visit http://www.parkjeffersonspeedway.com or visit the NASCAR Home Tracks page at http://localracing.nascar.com/tracks

RESULTS
VerHoef Automotive NASCAR Modified
Heat Winners
Chris Abelson, Dirk Kirk
Feature
1. Reese Coffee, Hinton, IA
2. Bob Moore, Sioux City, IA
3. Rich Hesse, Hinton, IA
4. Jesse Cowles, Council Bluffs, IA
5. Denny Johnson, Council Bluffs, IA
6. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, IA
7. Leon Mulder, Doon, IA
8. Jim Mathieson, Sioux City, IA
9. Dean Palmer, Beresford, SD
10. Mark Gaskill, Dakota City, NE

Motor Parts Central 360Mods
Heat Winners
Dan VanBruggen, Greg Golden
Feature
1. Dan VanBruggen, Hospers, IA
2. Jeff Brunssen, LeMars, IA
3. Greg Peck, Sioux City, IA
4. Ty Merrill, Salix, IA
5. Harvey VandeWeerd, Granville, IA
6. Kirk Beatty, Sioux City, IA
7. Todd Saunders, Sioux City, IA
8. Chad TenNapel, Ireton, IA
9. Rich Headid, North Sioux City, SD
10. Kyle Nordquist, Beresford, SD

B&B Salvage Stock Cars
Heat Winners
Bob McCoy, Jeff Larsen
Feature
1. Jeff Larsen, Worthington, MN
2. Jason Ward, Sioux City, IA
3. Glenn Wynia, Sioux Center, IA
4. Curt VanBeek, Sioux Center, IA
5. Mark Wenzlaff, Yankton, SD
6. Doug Fontenot, Sioux City, IA
7. Mark Stanley, Storm Lake, IA
8. Shane Klaassen, Little Rock, IA
9. Bob McCoy, South Sioux City, NE
10. Ryan Harris, Thurston, NE

Yankton Automotive Machine Hobby Stocks
Heat Winners
Paul Menard, John Cain
Feature
1. Justin Regnerus, Sioux Center, IA
2. Rusty Montagne, North Sioux City, SD
3. Bill Woehler, South Sioux City, NE
4. Paul Menard, Hinton, IA
5. Paul Wenzlaff, Yankton, SD
6. Carl Monroe, Sioux City, IA
7. Craig Clift, Sioux City, IA
8. John Cain, Dakota City, NE
9. Derek Smith, Sioux City, IA
10. Jake McClure, Sgt Bluff, IA

Steve’s Roofing Hornets
Heat Winners
Brian Sorenson, Chuck Rose
Feature
1. Brian Sorenson, Sioux City, IA
2. Chuck Rose, Sioux City, IA
3. Tim Cass, Onawa, IA
4. Randy Cass, Onawa, IA
5. Vince Trometer, Onawa, IA
6. Cody Thompson, Sioux City, IA
7. Zack Ankrum, Sioux City, IA
8. Kyle Davis, Merrill, IA
9. Zach Denney, Sioux City, IA
10. Michael Denney, Sioux City, IA