Lights Out at Park Jeff

Jay Noteboom is “Lights Out” at Park Jefferson Speedway
July 18, 2009
Jefferson, SD
LeRoy Beck

Every once in a while you want to remember where you are when something unusual happens. Most fans in the grandstand will definitely remember Saturday Night as the Night the Lights Went out at Park Jefferson Speedway. Jay Noteboom, Harvey VandeWeerd, Brad Green, John Cain, Brian Tenold, and Lucas Morton and Trent West were all “lights out” in picking up feature wins.

Reese Coffee would lead the majority of the VerHoef Automotive NASCAR All American Series Modified Feature. At the drop of the green Rich Heese would take the lead and run at the front until a lap four caution. That caution would bring the night to a screeching halt as during that caution the power would go out all around the speedway. A power surge would knock out power to the surrounding area and put the track under complete darkness. Hesse would pit under the red flag giving the lead to Coffee who led as Jay Noteboom worked his way from the back to take over the runner up spot chasing down Coffee. Noteboom would try for numerous laps to get around Coffee but would need to take advantage of a Coffee mistake to get the lead and pick up the win. Coffee would hold on for second ahead of Dirk Kirk, Jay Goosman, and Bob Moore.

Drivers may go their entire career without picking up a win at a track near their home. Brad Green has been a long time racer in the B&B Salvage Stock Car division, but through bad luck, and various other means, had never gotten a feature win. Ryan Harris would jump to the lead at the drop of the green flag with Green in tow. Harris and Green would run nose to tail lap after lap, Green waiting for a chance to move to the front. Harris would enter turn one very high in the closing laps, and the long awaited chance presented itself. Green darted to the bottom of the speedway, got some grip, and took the lead. Green would distance himself from the field in the closing laps and pick up the win. Green was very gracious in victory lane calling the win “a long time coming,” and mentioned his grandfather and wishing he could see the win. Harris would hold on for second with Tom McKenzie, Jason Ward, and Mitch Dowhower rounding out the top five.

Feature racing in the Motor Parts Central 360 Bmods has been full of heartache for Greg Golden. Many times Golden had been leading only to suffer misfortune. This night would be no different. Golden would dominate the feature events, only to have something break in the drivetrain. Harvey VandeWeerd would inherit the lead and fight off all challenges from Rich Headid and Jeff Brunssen to get the win and extend his point lead. Brunssen, Headid, Dan VanBruggen, and Kyle Nordquist would follow VandeWeerd to the finish.

Impressive is the only word to describe John Cain’s performance in the Yankton Automotive Machine Hobby Stock feature. Cain would have no peer on this night as he easily won the feature by nearly a full straightaway. Behind Cain was incredibly close racing between five drivers. Paul Menard, Justin Regnerus, Paul Wenzlaff, Rusty Montagne, and Bill Woehler would swap position lap after lap to the delight of the crowd. Montagne and Woehler would get together to bring out a caution and finish 7th and 8th respectively. Menard would take the runner up spot ahead of Regnerus, Wenzlaff, and Jeff Thomas, who started the night on his roof.

Brian Tenold took the lead and held on for the win in the Steve’s Roofing Hornet division. Tenold would be under constant pressure from Zach Ankrum, until Ankrum had a tire go down on the white flag lap. Chuck Rose, Kyle Davis, Tim Cass and Randy Cass would finish in the top five.

Next Friday Night, Park Jefferson Speedway hosts the rescheduled Patrick M Pinney Best of the Midwest 40, featuring the MLRA and NCRA late models as a part of a three day swing. On Friday, gates open at 5:00pm with racing at 7:30pm, with a huge fireworks display after the races.

Then next Saturday Night, KSUX 105.7 presents 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
Rich Hesse, Dirk Kirk, Jay Noteboom
Feature
1. Jay Noteboom, Hinton, IA
2. Reese Coffee, Hinton, IA
3. Dirk Kirk, Sloan, IA
4. Jay Goosman, Hinton, IA
5. Bob Moore, Sioux City, IA
6. Chris Abelson, Sioux City, IA
7. Bo Lundquist, Sioux City, IA
8. Dean Palmer, Beresford, SD
9. Jim Mathieson, Sioux City, IA
10. Jesse Cowles, Council Bluffs, IA

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

B&B Salvage Stock Cars
Heat Winners
Bob McCoy, Jason Ward
Feature
1. Brad Green, Sioux City, IA
2. Ryan Harris, Thurston, NE
3. Tom McKenzie, Sioux City, IA
4. Jason Ward, Sioux City, IA
5. Mitch Dowhower, Homer, NE
6. Curt VanBeek, Sioux Center, IA
7. Glenn Wynia, Sioux Center, IA
8. Bob McCoy, South Sioux City, NE
9. Doug Fontenot, Sioux City, IA
10. Lenny Tucker, Sioux City, IA

Yankton Automotive Machine Hobby Stocks
Heat Winners
Rusty Montagne, John Cain
Feature
1. John Cain, Dakota City, NE
2. Paul Menard, Hinton, IA
3. Justin Regnerus, Sioux Center, IA
4. Paul Wenzlaff, Yankton, SD
5. Jeff Thomas, Winnebago, NE
6. Tom Love, Sioux City, IA
7. Rusty Montagne, North Sioux City, SD
8. Bill Woehler, South Sioux City, NE
9. Casey Jones, Sioux City, IA
10. Jake McClure, Sgt Bluff, IA

Steve’s Roofing Hornets
Heat Winners
Brian Tenold, Luke Jackson
Feature
1. Brian Tenold, Sioux City, IA
2. Chuck Rose, Sioux City, IA
3. Kyle Davis, Merrill, IA
4. Tim Cass, Onawa, IA
5. Randy Cass, Onawa, IA
6. Luke Jackson, Sioux City, IA
7. Cody Thompson, Sioux City, IA
8. Michael Denney, Sioux City, IA
9. Brian Sorenson, Sioux City, IA
10. Mark Dorcey, Dakota City, NE