Bakker, Eakin, Garner, Sathoff, Anderson, and Klaassen take wins
at Nobles County Speedway
By: Tom Svoboda/Jackson Speedway Touring Series
Worthington, Minnesota (September 7, 2008) – The Jackson Speedway packed up gear and headed west for a special night of racing action at the Nobles County Speedway in Worthington, Minnesota, featuring the Jackson Speedway Touring Series 360 Sprints. Winning the nights feature races were Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD, JSTS 360 Sprints; Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, Heartland Racing Association Non-Winged Sprints; Nate Eakin, Milford IA, Double Barrel Sprints; Luke Sathoff, Jackson MN, Performance Center Stock Cars; Justin Anderson, Worthington MN, B Modifieds; and Shane Klaassen, Little Rock IA, Hobby Stocks.
The 25-lap JSTS 360 Sprint Car feature saw two different leaders. At the start it was Brett Geldner, St. Peter MN, getting the early lead. Lee Grosz, Harwood ND, would get the second spot with Shawn Van Wyhe, Rock Rapids IA, getting the third spot. On lap two Gregg Bakker got by Van Wyhe for the third spot. The leaders would then race in this order for the first three laps when Shawn Van Wyhe slowed on the back stretch. On the restart Geldner maintained his number one spot, but Bakker was able to get by Grosz putting him back to third. On lap eight the caution came out when Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls SD, spun in turns one and two. Geldner again kept the field behind on the restart as Bakker raced in second and Grosz third. On lap ten the red flag came out for Lee Grosz when he got upside down in turn two. Grosz was ok, but done for the night. Once again on the restart, Geldner kept the field behind him as Bakker ran second, and now Brent Vonk, Sioux Falls SD, ran third. On lap thirteen the last caution flag of the race was thrown when Jesse Drost, Rushmore MN, spun in turn four and Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington MN, made contact with him. Drost was able to restart, while Vogelaar’s car had to be towed back to the pits. Geldner again kept the field behind him on the restart as Bakker maintained second and Vonk third. On lap sixteen Bill Boles, Harris IA, got around Vonk for third. The leaders would race in this order to the white flag when the leaders really turned up the heat for the money lap. Bakker would make a pass for the lead coming out of turn two, but Geldner would get him back in turns three and four, but Bakker again passed him on the front straightaway, and at the line it was Gregg Bakker winning by a few feet at the line. Brett Geldner had to settle for second. Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD, made great on the last lap as well going from fifth on lap twenty-four to third at the finish. Bill Boles took fourth with Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids IA, taking fifth. Heat race winner were Brett Geldner, Brent Vonk, and Lee Grosz.
The 15-lap Heartland Racing Association Non-Winged Sprint Car feature race was led start to finish by Clint Garner. Garner would get the early lead from his outside row two starting spot. Justin Zitterich, Sioux Falls SD, would get the second spot with Brandon Stevenson, Holestein IA, the third position. The next lap saw Gerod Olivier, Garretson SD, get around Stevenson for the third spot. On lap four the caution came out for Danny Lee, Sioux Falls SD, who spun in turn two. Garner would keep the field behind him on the restart. One more lap would get when the red flag came out for M.J. Ziebarth, Elkton SD, who got upside down in turn two. Ziebarth was ok, and when the race resumed it was Garner holding off the field, as Zitterich ran second and Olivier third. On lap eleven the battle for the third spot heated up as Olivier, Jake Martens, Fairview OK, and Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls SD, raced in a tight pack. On lap twelve Martens got by Olivier for third, but two laps later, Olivier moved back into third. When the checkered flag flew it was Clint Garner taking the win followed by Justin Zitterich, Jake Martens, Gerod Olivier, and Robby Wolfgang. Heat race wins went to Gerod Olivier and Clint Garner.
Two different drivers led in the 15-lap Double Barrel Sprint Car feature race. At the start it was Steve Yarns, Jackson MN, getting the early lead. Bruce Anderson, Trimont MN, would get the second spot with Scott Knudson, Elkton SD, getting the third position. On lap three Nate Eakin would move into the third spot and then challenge Bruce Anderson for the second spot. On lap five Eakin got around Anderson for second. On lap six Eakin would make the pass for the lead coming out of turn two getting by Yarns. Lap eight saw Anderson challenge Yarns for the second spot, and on the next lap Anderson got around him for second. When the checkered flag flew it was Nate Eakin taking the win followed by Bruce Anderson, Steve Yarns, Jeff Edgington, Sioux Falls SD, Scott Knudson, and Curt Thurmer, Jackson MN. Bruce Anderson picked up the heat race win.
Two different drivers led in the 20-lap Stock Car feature race. At the start of the race it was pole sitter Steve Malherek, Marshall MN, getting the early lead. Justin Luinenberg, Reading MN, got the second spot with Luke Sathoff, Jackson MN, getting third spot. The leaders raced in this order for the first four laps when Brad Klaassen, Little Rock IA, challenged Sathoff for third, but Sathoff would maintain the spot. On lap seven Sathoff would challenge Luinenberg for the second spot. The next lap Sathoff got around him for second, and then set his sights on the leader. On lap nine the caution came out for Jeffrey Larson, Rushmore MN, who spun in turn four. On the restart, Sathoff would challenge Malherek for the lead. As the two raced side by side for the lead, Sathoff finally made the pass for the lead coming out of turn four on lap twelve. On lap fifteen, Luinenberg was able to get around Malherek for second, putting him back to third. When the checkered flag flew it was Luke Sathoff taking the win followed by Justin Luinenberg, Steve Malherek, Nick Johansen, Russell MN, and Jim Larson, Rushmore MN. Heat races were won by Brad Klaassen and Luke Sathoff.
The 15-lap B Modified feature race saw two different leaders. At the start it was Justin Anderson getting the early lead from his pole starting spot. Tracy Johnson, Lake Preston SD, would get the second spot with Mark Vandentop, Rock Rapids IA, the third spot. Lap two Aaron Betz, Avoca MN, would move into the third spot. With Anderson up front and Johnson running second, Jeremy Smith, Luverne MN, would move into the third spot, getting around Betz. On lap seven Smith would challenge Johnson for the second spot, until the caution came on lap nine when Johnson’s rear end broke, spilling debris on the track. On the restart, Anderson kept the field behind him but two laps later, Jeremy Smith would make the pass for the lead coming out of turn four. Smith’s lead was short lived as Anderson got back around him for the lead coming out of turn two on lap twelve. Justin Anderson would then lead the remaining laps and go on to pick up the win. Jeremy Smith took second followed by Aaron Betz, Greg Roeman, Ellsworth MN, and Nick Johansen, Russell MN. Heat races were won by Justin Anderson and Tyler Johnson, Tea SD.
Two different drivers led in the 15-lap Hobby Stock feature. At the start, Dustin Larson, Rushmore MN, got the early lead. Cory Gronewold, Adrian MN, got the second spot with Jason Andrews, Okabena MN, getting the third spot. On lap two Jason Andrews brought out the caution when he spun out. It took three tries to get the race restarted. Once the race finally got going, Larson maintained the lead as Gronewold ran second and Shane Klaassen ran third. On lap eight Klaassen challenged Gronewold for second spot and made the pass for the position. On lap thirteen several cars made contact up front, among them was race leader, Dustin Larson. That gave the restart lead to Shane Klaassen who would lead the remaining two laps and go on to take the win. He was followed by Dan Strandberg, Worthington MN, Terry Vogt, Tyler MN, Scott Hector, Brewster MN, and Jerry Gronewold, Worthington MN. Heat races were won by Dustin Larson and Dan Strandberg.
The next race for the Jackson Speedway Touring Series will be Friday, Sept. 19th at the Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson SD, as part of the SD Nationals. Check www.parkjeffersonspeedway.com for details on this event. The Jackson Speedway Touring Series will then wrap-up its season, on Sept. 27th and Oct. 4th for two big nights of racing at the Jackson Speedway. Check www.jacksonspeedway.com for details on these two final nights of racing at Jackson Speedway.
Race Results for Nobles County Speedway,
Worthington MN September 7, 2008
By: Tom Svoboda/Jackson Speedway Touring Series
Jackson Speedway Touring Series 360 Sprints (18 Cars)
A Feature (25 laps) – 1. 11x Gregg Bakker, Sioux Falls SD, 2. 1B Brett Geldner,
St. Peter MN, 3. 57x Jake Peters, Sioux Falls SD, 4. 05 Bill Boles, Harris IA,
5. 27 Jody Rosenboom, Rock Rapids IA, 6. 21V Brent Vonk, Sioux Falls SD, 7. 56
Johnn Cressman, Hartford SD, 8. 10 Justin Jacobsma, Hull IA, 9. 75C Casey Heser,
Jackson MN, 10. 1 Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls SD, 11. 24 Jesse Drost,
Worthington MN, 12. 3D Ryan Voss, Okoboji IA, 13. 85 Justin Saathoff, Bruce SD,
14. 29 Lyle Howey III, Brookings SD, 15. 99v Gordy Vogelaar, Worthington MN (DNF),
16. 4J Lee Grosz, Harwood ND (DNF), 17. 99 Shawn Van Wyhe, Rock Rapids IA (DNF);
DQ: 23W Scott Winters, Butterfield MN
Heat 1 (8 laps) – 1. Geldner, 2. Bakker, 3. Winters, 4. Wolfgang, 5. Vogelaar
Heat 2 – 1. Vonk, 2. Van Wyhe, 3. Rosenboom, 4. Saathoff, 5. Heser
Heat 3 – 1. Grosz, 2. Boles, 3. Drost, 4. Cressman, 5. Peters
Heartland Racing Association Non-Winged Sprints (15 Cars)
A Feature (15 laps) – 1. 80 Clint Garner, Sioux Falls SD, 2. 1 Justin Zitterich,
Sioux Falls SD, 3. 97x Jake Martens, Fairview OK, 4. 2x Gerod Olivier, Garretson
SD, 5. 1W Robby Wolfgang, Sioux Falls SD, 6. 23W Scott Winters, Butterfield MN,
7. 0 Brandon Stevenson, Holestein IA, 8. 21x John Kaiser, Lake Norden SD, 9. Z83
Zeb Larsen, Viborg SD, 10. 87 Matt Hasara, Lakefield MN, 11. 6 Randy Rosenboom,
Rock Rapids IA, 12. 4 Eric Schultz, Sioux Falls SD, 13. 2 Leon DeBoer, Little
Rock IA, 14. 7x Danny Lee, Sioux Falls SD (DNF), 15. M.J. Ziebarth, Elkton SD (DNF)
Heat 1 (8 laps) – 1. Olivier, 2. Martens, 3. Larsen, 4. Stevenson, 5. Hasara
Heat 2 – 1. Garner, 2. Wolfgang, 3. Kaiser, 4. Zitterich, 5. Winters
Double Barrel Sprints (6 Cars)
A Feature (15 laps) – 1. 1N Nate Eakin, Milford IA, 2. 11A Bruce Anderson,
Trimont MN, 3. 98 Steve Yarns, Jackson MN, 4. 4E Jeff Edgington, Sioux Falls SD,
5. 14K Scott Knudson, Elkton SD, 6. 102 Curt Thurmer, Jackson MN
Heat 1 (6 laps) – 1. Anderson, 2. Eakin, 3. Yarns, 4. Knudson, 5. Edington
Performance Center of Estherville IA Stock Cars (12 Cars)
A Feature (20 laps) – 1. 5 Luke Sathoff, Jackson MN, 2. 31L Justin Luinenberg,
Reading MN, 3. 23x Steve Malherek, Marshall MN, 4. 12x Nick Johansen, Russell
MN, 5. 6L Jim Larson, Rushmore MN, 6. 02 Ron Prins, Worthington MN, 7. 45K Brad
Klaassen, Little Rock IA, 8. TNT Roger Tripp, Marathon IA, 9. 7L Jeffrey Larson,
Rushmore MN, 10. 38 Derek Voehl, Lakefield MN, 11. 5x Chris Palsrok, Sibley IA (DNF),
12. 31 Trent Schroeder, Worthington MN (DNF)
Heat 1 (8 laps) – 1. Klaassen, 2. Jim Larson, 3. Jeffrey Larson, 4. Malherek, 5.
Voehl
Heat 2 – 1. Sathoff, 2. Luinenberg, 3. Prins, 4. Johansen, 5. Tripp
B
Modifieds (13 Cars)
A Feature (15 laps) – 1. 07 Justin Anderson, Worthington MN, 2. 7J Jeremy Smith,
Luverne MN, 3. 11 Aaron Betz, Avoca MN, 4. 76 Greg Rooeman, Ellsworth MN, 5. 12x
Nick Johansen, Russell MN, 6. 14 Jason Fisher, Lakefield MN, 7. 7M Mike
Fogelman, Okabena MN, 8. 72 Ray Bertrand, Wilmont MN, 9. 14x Scott Hinricher,
Flandreau SD, 10. 91 Tyler, Johnson, Tea SD (DNF), 11. 81 Mark Vandentop, Rock
Rapids IA (DNF), 12. 19 Tracy Johnson, Lake Preston SD (DNF), 13. 35 Jeremy
Klaassen, Rock Rapids IA (DNF)
Heat 1 (6 laps) – 1. Justin Smith, 2. Klaassen, 3. Tracy Johnson, 4. Fogelman,
5. Jeremy Smith
Heat 2 – 1. Tyler Johnson, 2. Betz, 3. Johansen, 4. Vandentop, 5. Roeman
Yellow Book Hobby Stocks (16 Cars)
A Feature (15 laps) – 1. 901 Shane Klaassen, Little Rock IA, 2. 3K Dan
Strandberg, Worthington MN, 3. 10 Terry Vogt, Tyler MN, 4. 69 Scott Hector,
Brewster MN, 5. 58 Jerry Gronewold, Worthington MN, 6. 21H Brad Hulber, Hadlen
MN, 7. 81 Travis Vandentop, Rock Rapids IA, 8. 59 Cory Gronewold, Adrain MN, 9.
14 Ernie Dailey, Worthington MN, 10. 5L Dustin Larson, Rushmore MN (DNF), 11. 4
Trevor Tesch, Lennox SD (DNF), 12. 31 Steve Walker, Luverne MN (DNF), 13. 03z
Jason Andrews, Okabena MN (DNF), 14. 95.1 Mike Rodenberg, Worthington MN (DNF),
15. 31W Skyler White, Pipestone MN (DNF), 16. 00 John Fitzgerald, Bigelow MN (DNF)
Heat 1 (6 laps) – 1. Larson, 2. Hector, 3. Andrews, 4. Vogt, 5. White
Heat 2 – 1. Strandberg, 2. Fitzgerald, 3. Cory Gronewold, 4. Jerry Gronewold, 5.
Klaassen