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Badger State Nationals Cancelled

The 3rd annual Badger State Nationals, scheduled to be held at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin on October 1st and 2nd 2010 has been cancelled and removed from the schedule event organizers announced on Wednesday. Regrettably, event promoter Chris Stepan said ‘I have encountered a non-avoidable scheduling conflict with the first weekend in October that I cannot get out of or reschedule, so the only option was to remove the Badger from the schedule for this fall. With it being mid-July already and with so many area tracks running specials in the area in late September and early October, it was not really feasible to reschedule the event for another weekend, but instead myself and CLS decided to pull it from the schedule and hopefully get it back going in full stride in 2011.’ Stepan also said ‘I knew about the potential conflict a few months ago, but was working as hard as possible to get out of being conflicted, but just this week was informed that there is no way out of it, so I have no choice but to cancel the Badger for this year.’

We apologize to those who planned on coming to the Badger, but there are many other area specials that weekend that folks can attend, so hopefully all racers and fans can find somewhere else to spend the first weekend of October. For more information regarding the Badger State Nationals, fans can log on to www.fyemotorsports.com.

 





2nd
Annual Badger State Nationals Sees Exciting New Format!

Topless Late Models, IMCA Modifieds & Much, Much More……

August 3rd 2009 – St. Cloud, Minnesota (Prepared by FYE Motorsports Promotions)

The dates for the 2nd Annual FYE Motorsports promoted Badger State Nationals are rapidly approaching and set to take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2009 with an inclement weather date of Sunday, October 4th if necessary at the 3/8 mile high banked Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI.

St. Cloud, Minnesota based FYE Motorsports Promotions has leased the Cedar Lake Speedway for the second year in a row and will present the 2nd annual Badger State Nationals which will wrap up the 2009 racing season at Cedar Lake in a grand fashion and will feature NASCAR Late Models racing for a purse of $4,000 to win; IMCA Modifieds running for $1,500 to win; NASCAR Super Stocks racing for $1,200 to win; NASCAR Midwest Modifieds and NASCAR Street Stocks, who will each be gunning for a whopping $1,000 to win each, Pure Stocks, who will run for a $500 paycheck and Hornets, racing for $300 to win throughout the weekend. The winner of the IMCA Modified event will be added to the ballot for the 2010 Fastshafts All Star Race at the Super Nationals in Boone, IA as well.

The Late Model portion of the program will feature the only TOPLESS Late Model event anywhere in the Midwest as the ground pounding NASCAR Late Models will run without roofs for the 2nd annual Badger State Nationals. The Modified portion of the show will feature the first ever IMCA-sanctioned Modified event held at Cedar Lake. The Pro Stocks, Midwest Modifieds and Street Stocks will be NASCAR-sanctioned all weekend as well. The Pure Stocks and Hornets will see 'local track' rules used in both divisions.

FYE owner Chris Stepan said "With NASCAR and IMCA partly sanctioning this event, this year ending event should become a weekend that drivers and fans will not want to miss. It's not very often that fans around the upper Midwest can see a Topless Late Model event, plus there has never been an IMCA-sanctioned Modified event held at Cedar Lake, which should provide some fantastic open wheel action. Couple that with the fantastic racing action that the Super Stocks, Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks and Hornets put on each night, this event should be a fantastic way for drivers and fans to kick off the month of October,"

Thursday night will feature an open practice session from 6pm to 10pm for anyone interested in tuning up for the big show and then a post-practice party at Champs Sports Bar & Grill in New Richmond from 10pm to 2am that will feature drink and food specials to all who attended practice.

Friday will then see the pit gate and grandstand gates opening at 4:00pm. Draw cut off and the driver’s meeting will be at 6:00pm, with hot laps at 6:30pm and racing starting sharply at 7:00pm. All heat races will be run on Friday night for all seven divisions with passing points being used to line up Saturday’s features and consolation races. Friday night will also feature Cedar Lake’s famous party in the pits with music and refreshments for all to enjoy.

Saturday will then see the pit gates and grandstand gates opening at 3:00pm. The driver’s meeting will be held at 5:00pm with hot laps at 5:30pm and racing starting sharply at 6:00pm. All b-features and last chances plus all championship features will be run on Saturday night.

Stepan also said “As everyone knows, over the past 7 years, FYE has tried to stage bigger paying shows to give back to our local area drivers. In my opinion, we have some of the most talented drivers in the entire country right here in our back yard and I think it is appropriate that they get to race for some ‘big money’ on a handful of occasions. Although last year’s format was a bit adventurous, this year’s event should feature some of the best Upper Midwest racers vying for some great paychecks throughout the course of the weekend. Partnering with Cedar Lake was a no-brainer for this race because CLS has an unmatched, state-of-the-art facility, which should allow the fans to enjoy this event even that much more. Last year the racing action was absolutely incredible and this year should prove to the more of the same.”

In addition, Cedar Lake Speedway co-owner Bob Kaufman stated “We are thrilled to partner with FYE Motorsports for the second straight year on this event and are confident that the Badger State Nationals will prove to be one show you surely don’t want to miss!”

Ticket prices:
Thursday: Grandstands - Free, Pit Passes - $10.00, Car/Driver - $20.00
Friday: Adults - $15.00, Children (10-15yo) - $6.00, Children under 10 are free
Saturday: Adults - $20.00, Children (10-15yo) - $6.00, Children under 10 are free
No multi-day grandstand tickets will be available

Entry Fees, Tire Rules and other information can be found at www.fyemotorsports.com.  

If you are interested in reserving a camping spot for the weekend, please visit www.cedarlakespeedway.com to reserve your favorite spot.

Vendor and sponsor inquiries are welcome or if you are looking for a reserved ramp parking spot for the weekend, you can contact Chris at (715) 497-8916 or at clsracer@hotmail.com. Also, check out www.fyemotorsports.com for more updates as the date creeps closer.




Cryderman, Marshall, Peterson & Barth are Badger State Nationals Champions
09/27/08
By Greg Parent

The final night of the FYE Motorsports promoted Badger State Nationals closed out the racing season at the Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday September 27. Joel Cryderman earned the title in the late model division by leading all 50 laps enroute to the victory while fellow Thunder Bay, Ontario native Jeff Marshall took top honors in the Midwest modifieds. Chris Peterson claimed the $1,000 top prize for his street stock feature win, and Eric Barth came back from a wreck the previous night to win the Legends main event on a cool autumn evening.

With full programs in the street stock and Legends divisions, heat races were necessary. The Midwest modifieds and late models ran B Mains, Last Chance Races, and their Championship Features. The Legend cars opened the third straight night of racing at the Badger State Nationals with three heat races for the 25 cars on hand. Spencer Wilson defeated early leader Kevin Brill in the first heat. Tom Wagner and Eric Barth swapped the lead several times in the second heat with Barth making a last lap pass for the win. Cam Schaefer led all the way to win the third heat in front of last night's feature winner Joel Wyttenbach. For the street stocks, three heat races were also necessary for their 23 car field. Chris Peterson dominated the first heat to win by a good margin over Shawn Kammerud. Kevin Schmidt held off a determined bid by Friday night feature winner Chanda Fjorden-Nord to garner the top spot in the second heat. Cory Rosen led all the way for the win in the third heat, but Jeff Heintz applied the pressure throughout the nonstop 10 lap race.

Three B Mains in the Midwest modified division would transfer the top four finishers in each to their championship feature. Karth Mitchell topped Luke Hines and 7th starter Chad Patterson in the first 15 lap B Main. Matt Weisman defeated Clayton Wagamon and Jesse Ogston in the second B Main. Jeremy Houle bested Randy Vezina and A J Roschen in the last B Main. Finishing in the top six positions in the two late model B Mains earned a starting spot in the championship feature race. Eric Breeschoten showed the field the quick way around in the first 15 lap B Main to finish in front of Rick Egersdorf, Ashley Anderson, Marshall Fegers, Chuckie DeSmith and Zach Johnson. A caution-free run in the second late model B Main saw Cory Mahder defeat Keith Foss, Duane Mahder, Scott Gilberts, Tim Isenberg and Ricky Weiss to earn transfer spots.

There was one more chance to get into the championship feature races in the Midwest mod and late models divisions. Each class would see those cars not already qualifed run a 15 lap Last Chance Race with the winner tagging the tail of their upcoming feature race. A starting field of 19 midwest mods took the green for their Last Chance Race. Following an early caution, the race ran 13 laps nonstop to the finish with Jason Gross earning the final berth in their feature. The 15 lap late model Last Chance Race also had only one caution to slow the pace. Caley Emerson blasted away from the field and went on to record the win. All feature race lineups were now set and it was time to bring out the hardware for the title races.

The Legends were up first with their 20 lap main event. Tom Wagner and Warren Ropp brought the field to the green with Wagner taking the early lead. A four car crash on lap 2 exiting turn four eliminated the cars of Cam Schaefer and Ropp. As the race restarted, Tom Fraser and Tony Brockhouse made contact entering turn three. Brockhouse's car executed a series of violent flips bringing out the red flag. Brockhouse was transported to a local hospital complaining of some chest pain after being removed from his heavily demolished car. When the green blinked back on, Wagner continued to hold a slim lead over Troy Speten and Eric Barth. Barth worked his way past Speten several laps later and put the pressure on Wagner. On lap 10, Barth moved around Wagner for the lead. Two laps later Joel Wyttenbach got by Speten for third. Spencer Wilson moved up to third on lap 16 behind Barth and Wagner. The race continued under green until lap 18 when an engine fire in John Elewerer's car brought out the final caution and set up a two lap dash to the checkers. Eric Barth held off Tom Wagner for the win. Spencer Wilson, Joel Wyttenbach and Troy Speten rounded out the top five.

The street stocks lined up 23 cars strong for their 25 lap feature paying $1,000 to the winner. Friday night feature winner Chanda Fjorden-Nord lined up outside the front row next to runnerup Chris Peterson. Fjorden-Nord took the lead at the drop of the green, but the race was under yellow just one lap in when Justin Vogel slammed into the tires that protect the beginning of the concrete wall at the pit entrance in turn one. Vogel was okay, but his car was out of the race. On the restart, a three car incident on the backstretch brought out another caution. All cars were able to continue. The race finally got going with Fjorden-Nord holding a small lead over Peterson, Shawn Kammerud and Cory Rosen. Peterson slowly closed the gap until the final caution of the race waved when Jeff Heintz and Jay Kesan made contact on the low side entering turn one on lap 11. Heintz' car shot into the infield and came back out on the track in turn two. Kesan was relegated to the rear of the field. Fjorden-Nord again held the lead on the restart with Peterson close behind. Rosen, Kammerud, Andy Miskowic and Kevin Schmidt battled for third. On lap 17, Peterson was able to move underneath Fjorden-Nord for the lead. Chanda closed back in a few laps later but was unable to overtake the leader. Chris Peterson capped off a successful month of September by winning the Badger State Nationals after also winning the Legendary 100 at CLS. Chanda Fjorden-Nord settled for second. Cory Rosen raced back to third after jumping the cushion and losing several positions. Shawn Kammerud and Andy Miskowic completed the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Kevin Schmidt, 23rd starter Ryan Kostreba, Jeff Heintz, Kris Peterson and Rusty Kollman.

Racing for 35 laps, a field of 25 cars lined up for the Midwest modified main event. Preliminary feature winners Matt Leer and Bob Smith brought the field to life at the start. Leer raced into the lead using the low line on the track. A caution for debris in turn three slowed the pace just two laps into the race. On the restart, Shane Sabraski moved by Smith for second while Jeff Marshall, Ron Jones and Jason Vandekamp battled for third. Marshall took third on lap five. A long green flag run saw the leaders encounter lapped traffic on lap 16. Leer worked traffic well while Sabraski and Marshall battled for second. The red light blinked on with 22 laps completed for a safety call on the seventh place car of Ron Jones. Jones' car had flames coming out of the back side of the car. The fire was extinguished and Jones was able to continue in seventh. On the restart, Steve Strandlund and Clayton Wagamon made contact and collected the cars of Chad Patterson and Jesse Ogston on the frontstretch. Karth Mitchell dropped out of the race while some of the battered cars were able to continue. The final caution flew with 28 laps in when Jeremy Kerzman spun in turn 2 and pulled into the infield. The battle up front would get interesting following this caution. Jeff Marshall had moved past Sabraski one lap earlier, and when the race went back green began to put the pressure on Leer. Marshall moved to the outside of Leer on lap 30 to take the lead while Sabraski also got by for second. A lap later Ron Jones and Brock Gronwold moved by Leer. Jeff Marshall held off Shane Sabraski for the win with Ron Jones, Brock Grounwold and Matt Leer completing the top five. Ronnie Rihn, 16th starter Luke Hines, Jason Vandekamp, Jason Hoffman and Wayne Dean rounded out the top ten. The initial ninth and eleventh place finishers, Jeremy Houle and Jason Gross, were disqualified for an altercation in the pit area following the race.

The final race of the 2008 season came trackside with 25 high-powered late model competitors set to do battle for 50 racing laps. Preliminary feature winners Lance Matthees and Joel Cryderman paced the field. Matthees got the jump at the start, but his lead was nullified when Caley Emerson spun in turn three on the opening lap requiring a complete restart. This time Joel Cryderman grabbed the lead over Matthees. Jake Redetzke got by Matthees for second a couple laps later with Pat Doar and Brent Larson close behind. As the laps clicked by, 9th starter Chad Mahder was on the move forward. Mahder moved to fifth on lap 11, fourth on lap 13, and got by Matthees for third on lap 16. The yellow light blinked on with 18 laps in when Eric Breeschoten stalled on the backstretch and required wrecker assistance with a broken rear-end in his car. At this point Cryderman continued to lead Redetzke, Mahder, Matthees and Doar. Just two laps after the green replaced the yellow, Doar moved up to fourth while Don Shaw moved from seventh to fifth. The leaders encounterd lapped traffic 34 laps into the race with the top five of Cryderman, Redetzke, Mahder, Doar and Shaw remaining unchanged until the caution appeared with 39 laps in for Chuckie DeSmith's stalled car in turn four. One lap later, Shaw moved past Doar and Chad Mahder into third. The final caution slowed the pace with 42 laps scored for a five car pileup in turn four. On the restart, Shaw got by Redetzke for second but could advance no further during the final seven laps. Joel Cryderman turned in a very strong run to earn the victory in the inaugural Badger State Nationals, leading all 50 laps in a dominating performance. Don Shaw, Jake Redetzke, Pat Doar and Chad Mahder completed the top five. Steve Laursen, Brent Larson, Lance Matthees, Rick Hanestad and Jeff Wildung rounded out the top ten. Eighteen of the 25 starters finished the race.

Race Summary:

Late Models:

B Main 1 (15 laps): Eric Breeschoten, Rick Egersdorf, Ashley Anderson, Marshall Fegers, Chuckie DeSmith, Zach Johnson, Shaun Peterson, Bryan Wennen, Gregg Hill, Pat Hoffman, Shawn Mahder, Brent Mueller.

B Main 2 (15 laps): Cory Mahder, Keith Foss, Duane Mahder, Scott Gilberts, Tim Isenberg, Ricky Weiss, Caley Emerson, Jim Carlson, Jim Bruggeman, Dennis Larson, Jeff Keeney.

Last Chance Race (15 laps): Emerson, Peterson, Wennen, Carlson, Hill, Bruggeman, Keeney, Hoffman, Larson, Mueller.

Feature (50 laps): Joel Cryderman, Don Shaw, Jake Redetzke, Pat Doar, Chad Mahder, Steve Laursen, Brent Larson, Lance Matthees, Rick Hanestad, Jeff Wildung, Anderson, Fegers, Isenberg, Foss, Weiss, Egersdorf, Cory Mahder, Johnson, Duane Mahder, Adam Hensel, Jeff Hinkemeyer, DeSmith, Breeschoten, Gilberts, Emerson.

Midwest Modifieds:

B Main 1 (15 laps): Karth Mitchell, Luke Hines, Chad Patterson, Steve Strandlund, Rusty Kollman, Don Craig, Vince Corbin, Sam Nelson, Dane Durbin, Travis Marthaler, Pete Loecken, Scotty Bruce, Steve Standlund Jr.

B Main 2 (15 laps): Matt Weisman, Clayton Wagamon, Jesse Ogston, Tim Siercks, Kevin Monteith, Shane Patrin, Al Stettner, Ryan Johnson, Robbie Franklin.

B Main 3 (15 laps): Jeremy Houle, Randy Vezina, A J Roschen, Scott Erickson, Jason Gross, Bryan Siercks, Dave Friendt, Ryan Nieters, Richard Crear, Eric Herbison.

Last Chance Race (15 laps): Gross, Monteith, Kollman, Siercks, Corbin, Craig, Herbison, Franklin, Patrin, Stettner, Stettner, Friendt, Bruce, Nieters, Crear, Marthaler, Strandlund, Durbin, Nelson, Johnson.

Feature (35 laps): Jeff Marshall, Shane Sabraski, Ron Jones, Brock Gronwold, Matt Leer, Ronnie Rihn, Luke Hines, Jason Vendekamp, Jason Hoffman, Wayne Dean, Tim Siercks, Vezina, Erickson, Wagamon, Shawn Phillips, Steve Strandlund Sr, Ogston, Jeremy Kerzman, Patterson, Mitchell, Roschen, Bob Smith, Weisman, DQ: Houle, Gross

Street Stocks (23 car):

Heat 1 (10 laps): Chris Peterson, Shawn Kammerud, Andy Miskowic, Jay Kesan, Kevin Vought, Kris Berg, Adam Burrows, Kyle Matuska.

Heat 2 (10 laps): Kevin Schmidt, Chanda Fjorden-Nord, Scott Splittstoesser, Leon Sorrell, Kris Peterson, Troy Voth, Ron Hanestad, Ryan Kostreba

Heat 3 (10 laps): Cory Rosen, Jeff Heintz, Scott Paulson, Justin Vogel, Rusty Kollman, Scott Walker, Rob Lowe.

Feature (25 laps): C Peterson, Fjorden-Nord, Rosen, Kammerud, Miskowic, Schmidt, Kostreba, Heintz, K Peterson, Kollman, Kesan, Berg, Voth, Walker, Burrows, Matuska, Sorrell, Lowe, Splittstoesser, Paulson, Hanestad, Vought, Vogel.

Legends (25 cars):

Heat 1 (10 laps): Spencer Wilson, Kevin Brill, Jeff Steenbergen, Troy Speten, Nathan Speten, Bethany Wyttenbach, Joe Johnson, Ivan Sailer, Greg Hartlaub.

Heat 2 (10 laps): Eric Barth, Tom Wagner, Mike Miller, Warren Ropp, Brian Backes, Jimbo Sommers, John Elewerer, Glen Hellebust.

Heat 3 (10 laps): Cam Schaefer, Joel Wyttenbach, Tom Fraser, Kyle Vandenburg, Tony Brockhouse, Steve Pankowski, Matt Miller, Dave Schaefer.

Feature (20 laps): Barth, Wagner, Wilson, J Wyttenbach, T Speten, Steenbergen, Johnson, N Speten, Mike Miller, Brill, Backes, Hartlaub, Pankowski, Matt Miller, Sailer, Sommers, Vandenburg, Elewerer, Brockhouse, B Wyttenbach, Fraser, Ropp, C Schaefer.



Cryderman, Smith, Fjorden-Nord & Wyttenbach Show the Way on Night #2 of the Badger State Nationals

09/26/08
By Greg Parent

With summerlike weather conditions, the second night of the first Badger State Nationals took place on Friday September 26 at the Cedar Lake Speedway. The FYE Motorsports promoted program featured some truly outstanding main event racing action for the field of 123 cars on hand at the 3/8 mile high-banked Wisconsin speedplant. When the last lap of racing had been completed, race fans had witnessed some of the very best feature racing seen at CLS in quite some time in the street stock and Midwest modified mains. Earning hard-fought victories tonight in the street stock division was popular female driver Chanda Fjorden-Nord while veteran racer Bob Smith topped an incredible battle in the Midwest modified main. Joel Cryderman turned in a solid performance passing Don Shaw on lap 8 of the late model feature race enroute to victory while Joel Wyttenbach came out ahead of a great two car battle for the win in the Legends feature.

For the second night of the Badger State Nationals, passing points were again in use during heat race competition. The 28 car Legends field kicked off the racing program with three heat races. Cam Schaefer came from 7th to win the first heat race over Ivan Sailer. Mike Miller grabbed the lead from his outside row two starting spot to lead all the way in the second heat with 7th starter Eric Barth in the runnerup spot. Nathan Speten only led one lap in the third heat, but it was the most important final lap of the race as he passed Jeff Steenbergen for the win. All three heats ran caution-free. Many of the Legends cars came from the Wisconsin Legends Racing Dirt Series in Southern Wisconsin while several others made the trip south from North Dakota where they run weekly at the Nodak Speedway in Minot. A few Legend cars on hand were from the local area where they run weekly on the pavement at Elko Speedway.

With some cars unable to return for the second night, the street stock division had two heat races for the 17 cars on hand. Chris Peterson led all the way to post the win in the first 10 lap heat race over 9th starter Chanda Fjorden-Nord. Cory Rosen drove the final seven laps of the race with a flat left front tire but held on to finish third. Jeff Heintz was strong up front in the second heat, as he led the entire distance while Shawn Kammerud and Jay Kesan swapped the runnerup spot a couple of times before Kammerud regained it for good on lap 7.

A solid field of 43 Midwest modifieds were on hand. Although the top five finishers from the Thursday night prelim feature were already locked into the Saturday night championship main event, a couple of drivers attempted to improve their starting positions by racing in the Friday night show. Shane Sabraski, who turned in a fifth place finish in the prelim feature race the night before, drove away from the field in the first heat to post the win. Bob Smith came from 8th to finish second. A J Roschen led the first three laps in the second heat, but it was 8th starter Jason Vandekamp on a mission to the front. Vandekamp took the lead on lap 4 and went on to record the win over Luke Hines. Roschen saw his night end with mechanical problems while running second. Bryan Siercks grabbed the early lead in the third heat race until 4th starter Brock Gronwold moved by on his way to victory. Kevin Monteith also got by Siercks with one lap to go to finish second. The fourth heat would see Karth Mitchell lead all the way for the win with Ronnie Rihn in the runnerup spot. Matt Weisman led the opening lap of the final heat race, but 2008 CLS track point champion Shawn Phillips took command a lap later. Weisman stayed close to Phillips but had to settle for second.

Four heats for the 35 late models would see Jim Carlson lead the first two laps of the opening heat until Joel Cryderman blasted by for the win to finish in front of Cory Mahder ten laps later. Pat Doar led all 12 laps in the second heat over Don Shaw. Rick Hanestad and Eric Breeschoten traded the lead four times in the first four laps of the fourth heat race until Hanstad took over for good.

Two Midwest modified B Mains transferred the top three finishers to the prelim feature race. Wayne Dean came from 4th to take the lead and eventual win on lap 10 of the first 15 lap B Main. Eric Herbison and Rusty Kollman took the remaining transfer spots with Kollman getting by Dane Durbin off the final turn on the last lap for third. Jeremy Houle led all 15 laps in the second B Main, as he built up a comfortable margin over second place finisher Bryce Johnson and Sam Nelson. Scott Erickson finished third but was docked two spots for jumping on the lap 2 restart, as the race went nonstop the final 13 laps.

The top six finishers in the late model B Main would earn the final transfer spots to their prelim feature. Keith Foss led the first three laps, but Tim Isenberg drove past Foss for the lead on lap 4 and never looked back. Following the leaders were Jim Bruggeman, Shawn Mahder, Patrick Hoffman and Gregg Hill. A brief intermission followed this race with some blade work done to the track in turns one and two prior to the first of four big feature races for the night.

The Legends feature race was up first and all 28 cars rolled trackside with Joel Wyttenbach and Ivan Sailer pacing the field for their 25 lap race. At the drop of flagman Jeff Stacken's green, it was third starter Jeff Steenbergen grabbing the lead at the end of lap one. Wyttenbach battled back to lead laps 2 & 3 before the first caution flew for a spin in turn 4. Steenbergen regained the top spot on the restart and led the next three laps until the second caution waved when Tom Fraser broke. When the race went green again, fifth starter Spencer Wilson took the top spot with 11th starter Eric Barth moving into second. Contact on the frontstretch between Wilson and Barth two laps later ended with a multi-car crash in turn one. Barth rode the hook to the pits while Wilson and several other cars pitted for repairs. On the restart, the red flag appeared when Robert Lever lost the right rear wheel on his car and flipped hard several times in turn one. Lever was taken to a local hospital for observation. When the green replaced the red, an incredible battle for the lead developed once again between Wyttenbach and Steenbergen. Over the course of the next 13 laps, the two raced side-by-side with Steenbergen holding a slim lead at the line during laps 10-18 only to see Wyttenbach edge by to lead laps 19-20. Steenbergen barely led lap 21, but it was Wyttenbach regaining the top spot a lap later. Wyttenbach opened up a couple car length lead during the final three laps enroute to the victory. Steenbergen, 14th starter Tony Brockhouse, 19th starter Troy Speten and Tom Wagner completed the top five. Eighteen cars finished the 25 lap distance in a very entertaining race.

All 17 cars lined up for the Street Stock feature event. What race fans would witness over the course of 20 nonstop racing laps likely will be described as one of the best street stock feature races run in CLS history. Chanda Fjorden-Nord grabbed the early lead with 2008 Legendary 100 champion Chris Peterson a close second. Peterson gained the lead on lap 3, as Cory Rosen and Jeff Heintz joined the battle up front. Peterson and Fjorden-Nord raced hard with Chanda retaking the top spot on lap 8. Peterson battled back into the lead on lap 11 and appeared as though he may be able to hold off the other three drivers. Fjorden-Nord slipped back to third at one time, but she charged back to put the pressure on Peterson for the lead and regained the front running position on lap 16. Rosen briefly got by Peterson for second on lap 17, but Peterson passed Rosen on lap 18 and closed in on the leader. Fjorden-Nord held off a furious charge by Peterson over the final two laps to emerge with a thrilling $500 victory in a race that was nothing short of spectacular. Rosen finished a close third with Heintz just a few feet behind in fourth. The top four finishers were never more than a few car lenghts apart for a good share of the race. Jay Kesan completed the top five with Shawn Kammerud, Kris Peterson, Justin Vogel, Kevin Schmidt and Rusty Kollman rounding out the top ten. It was a popular win for the weekly female competitor, as fans cheered her on to victory.

With the crowd still buzzing from the street stock feature, a very strong 24 car Midwest modified preliminary main event lined up for 20 racing laps. The top five outside row starting spots in their Saturday night championship feature race were at stake, so it figured to be another great battle. The Midwest mod drivers did not disappoint, as they raced caution-free for 20 laps in what turned out to be another outstanding feature race. Jason Vandekamp and Bob Smith brought the field to the green with Smith leading the opening lap. Brock Gronwold quickly moved from his third starting spot to the lead on lap 2. Smith charged back around Gronwold to lead lap 3. Gronwold edged back inside of Smith to retake the top spot a lap later. While the leaders traded the front spot back and forth, Vandekamp and 7th starter Shane Sabraski were right in the mix too. The second through fourth spots changed hands numerous times throughout the remainder of the race. At the halfway mark, it was still Gronwold with a narrow lead over Smith. Smith moved back by on lap 11 as the top four cars ran in a group lap after lap. With just a few laps to go, Sabraski emerged from the battle to take second when Gronwold slipped up over the cushion a bit in turn two. Bob Smith defeated Shane Sabraski, Jason Vandekamp and Brock Gronwold for an exciting win. Jason Hoffman finished a close fifth. Luke Hines, Ronnie Rihn, Matt Weisman, Jeremy Kerzman and Clayton Wagamon completed the top ten. Only two cars failed to finish the race.

The fans had already witnessed three great feature races, but it was now time for the rumble of the big late models to take center stage for their 25 lap preliminary feature race. Again, one of the top five all-important finishing positions would earn a driver a starting spot in the big championship feature race on Saturday night paying $12,000 to win. Don Shaw blasted into the lead from his outside front row starting spot with Joel Cryderman in tow. Shaw set a fast pace on the cushion until he drifted a bit high in turn 3 on lap 9. Cryderman seized the opportunity and took the lead. Shaw recovered to run a close second as the leaders slowly began working their way towards lapped traffic. As the leaders worked traffic just past the halfway mark, Cryderman made a tremendous move to split two lapped cars and put a little distance between himself and second place. Once Shaw and third place runner Pat Doar cleared the two lapped cars, they closed in on Cryderman. Cryderman, making his first CLS appearance of the season, knows his way around the 3/8 mile oval very well though. With the laps clicking by, Cryderman continued to lead over Shaw, Doar, Jeff Hinkemeyer and Duane Mahder. Doar tried several times to get underneath Shaw exiting turn two but could not. On the final lap, Shaw jumped the cushion in turn two and Doar drove by. At the checkers, it was Joel Cryderman earning the win over Pat Doar, Don Shaw, Jeff Hinkemeyer and Jeff Wildung. Duane Mahder had held the coveted fifth place spot until the final corner on the last lap when he jumped over the cushion and lost two spots. The race ran 25 laps nonstop to the finish with only one car dropping out.

Race fans will certainly want to be on hand when the late models race for $12,000 to win, the midwest modifieds run for $3,000 to win, and the street stocks race another full program for $1,000 to win on the third and final night of the Badger State Nationals on Saturday September 27.  If the racing is anything like it has been the previous two nights, it should be a fantastic evening of exciting action at the legendary Wisconsin speedway.  The Legend cars also run another full show.  Racing is slated to get underway at 5:30 with B Mains and Last Chance Races in the late models and midwest mods preceding the big feature races.  The street stocks and Legends will run heats and features.

Race Summary:

Late Models (35 cars)

Heat 1 (12 laps): Joel Cryderman, Cory Mahder, Jim Carlson, Ashley Anderson, Tim Isenberg, Keith Foss, Pat Hoffman, Shaun Peterson, Brent Larson.

Heat 2 (12 laps): Pat Doar, Don Shaw, Duane Mahder, Jeff Keeney, Jim Bruggeman, Dave Friendt, Shawn Mahder, Chad Mahder, Lance Matthees.

Heat 3 (12 laps): Jeff Hinkemeyer, Jeff Wildung, Adam Hensel, Rick Egerdorf, Zach Johnson, Brent Mueller, Gregg Hill, Chuckie DeSmith, Steve Laursen.

Heat #4 (12 laps): Rick Hanestad, Eric Breeschoten, Bryan Wennen, Marshall Fegers, Scott Gilberts, Dennis Larson, Caley Emerson, Ricky Weiss.

B Main (15 laps): Isenberg, Foss, Bruggeman, S Mahder, Hoffman, Hill, Emerson, DeSmith, Weiss, Friendt, Peterson, Mueller, D Larson.

Feature (25 laps): Cryderman, Doar, Shaw, Hinkemeyer, Wildung, Hanestad, D Mahder, Hensel, Breeschoten, C Mahder, Fegers, Anderson, Foss, Giblerts, Keeney, Johnson, Isenberg, Carlson, Egersdorf, Wennen, Hill, Hoffman, Bruggeman, S Mahder.

Midwest Modifieds (43 cars)

Heat 1 (10 laps): Shane Sabraski, Bob Smith, Vince Corbin, Bryce Johnson, Jeremy Kerzman, Dane Durbin, Mark Gerth, Al Stettner, Travis Marthaler.

Heat 2 (10 laps): Jason Vandekamp, Luke Hines, Tim Siercks, Clayton Wagamon, Wayne Dean, Scott Erickson, Steve Strandlund Jr, Scotty Bruce, A J Roschen.

Heat 3 (10 laps): Brock Gronwold, Kevin Monteith, Bryan Siercks, Steve Strandlund, Charlie Hillukka, Rusty Kollman, Shane Patrin, Sam Nelson, Ryan Johnson.

Heat 4 (10 laps): Karth Mitchell, Ronnie Rihn, Jason Hoffman, Chad Patterson, Pete Loecken, Robbie Franklin, Ryan Nieters, Richard Creer.

Heat 5 (10 laps): Shawn Phillips, Matt Weisman, Randy Vezina, Eric Herbison, Jeremy Houle, Jesse Ogston, Don Craig, Dave Friendt.

B Main 1 (15 laps): Dean, Herbison, Kollman, Durbin, Craig, Bruce, Ogston, Crear, Patrin, Vezina, Johnson, Gerth, Marthaler.

B Main 2 (15 laps): Houle, B Johnson, Nelson, Loecken, Erickson, Stettner, Franklin, Strandlund Jr, Hillukka, Nieters.

Feature (20 laps): Smith, Sabraski, Vandekamp, Gronwold, Hoffman, Hines, Rihn, Weisman, Kerzman, Wagamon, Dean, T Siercks, Phillips, B Johnson, Mitchell, B Siercks, Nelson, Corbin, Monteith, Strandlund, Kollman, Patterson, Herbison, Houle.

Street Stocks (17 cars)

Heat 1 (10 laps): Chris Peterson, Chanda Fjorden-Nord, Cory Rosen, Rusty Kollman, Kevin Schmidt, Justin Vogel, Russel Kostreba, Kris Berg, Scott Walker.

Heat 2 (10 laps): Jeff Heintz, Shawn Kammerud, Jay Kesan, Kris Peterson, Adam Burrows, Kim Korstad, Rob Lowe

Feature (20 laps): Fjorden-Nord, C Peterson, Rosen, Heintz, Kesan, Kammerud, K Peterson, Vogel, Schmidt, Kollman, Berg, Walker, Becker, Kostreba, Korstad, Burrows, Lowe.

Legends (28 cars)

Heat 1 (10 laps): Cam Schaefer, Ivan Sailer, Bethany Wyttenbach, Tom Wagner, Greg Hartlaub, Kyle Vandenburg, Troy Speten, Dave Schaefer, Tim Brockhouse.

Heat 2 (10 laps): Mike Miller, Eric Barth, Warren Ropp, Spencer Wilson, Tony Brockhouse, Tom Fraser, Steve Pankowski, Glen Hellebust, Joe Johnson.

Heat 3 (10 laps): Nathan Speten, Jeff Steenbergen, Joel Wyttenbach, Kevin Brill, Robert Lever, Brian Backes, Matt Miller, Bryan Wennen, John Elewerer, Jimbo Sommers.

Feature (25 laps): J Wyttenbach, Steenbergen, Tony Brockhouse, T Speten, Wagner, Tim Brockhouse, Ropp, B Wyttenbach, Brill, Vandenburg, Mike Miller, Hartlaub, Sailer, Matt Miller, Elewerer, Pankowski, Wilson, Sommers, Wennen, N Speten, Hellebust, Lever, Backes, Barth, Fraser, C Schaefer, D Schaefer, Johnson.



Gullikson, Leer & Matthees Are Victorious on Opening Night of Badger State Nationals

09/25/08
By Greg Parent

As afternoon overcast gave way to sunny skies, the opening night of the inaugural Badger State Nationals got underway on Thursday September 25 at the Cedar Lake Speedway. The FYE Motorsports promoted event saw a field of 110 cars sign into the pits for the first of three nights of racing action at the 3/8 mile high banked Wisconsin dirt oval. When the final checkers had waved, Lance Matthees topped a very strong field of late models, Matt Leeer earned his first CLS feature win in the Midwest modifieds, and Dan Gullikson returned to his roots with a win in the street stock division driving the potent Allen Gessell Jr car.

Heat race action for the first two nights of the Badger State Nationals would see the passing point system in effect. The top eighteen cars in passing points in each division would line up in the first nine rows of their feature event while the remainder of the field would be filled from B Main action in the Midwest modified and late model divisions. The street stocks did not need a B Main on the opening night. The street stocks ran a complete race program while the late models and Midwest mods also ran complete preliminary programs with the top five finishers in the feature race guaranteed a starting spot on the inside five rows for the championship features on Saturday night. Racing action was intense in many of the heat races, especially in the late model division with the ultimate prize of $12,000 on the line for a victory on Saturday night.

The street stocks started the race program with three heats for the 22 cars in attendance. Although the car count was not as large as a few weeks earlier at the Legendary 100, the quality of the field was outstanding. Perennial front runner in the street stock division Scott Paulson grabbed the early lead in the first heat race, but it was Chanda Fjorden-Nord coming from her fourth starting spot to take command on lap 3 enroute to the win. North Dakota driver Rusty Kollman finished second with Paulson holding on to third in the nonstop 10 lap race. Jeff Heintz blasted into the lead from his outside front row starting spot in the second heat and held off 2008 CLS track point champion Devin Neske for the win with sixth starter Ron Hanestad riding home in third. On the opening lap of the third heat race, contact amongst several cars on the backstretch resulted in Kelly Knutson rolling over on his roof. As the green replaced the red, Kevin Schmidt took the early lead. Schmidt led the first four laps before seventh starter Cory Rosen moved by for the lead and eventual win. Tommy Richards got past Schmidt a few laps later to finish second while Schmidt held on to third just in front of Dan Gullikson.

A large turnout of 50 cars in the Midwest modified division would see five heat races to determine the top eighteen cars in passing points. Veteran modified racer Ron Jones, driving the Mike Kyllonen owned Midwest mod, took control from the outset of the first heat race. Young Clayton Wagamon came from sixth to run a close second to Jones while another veteran modified racer Bob Smith finished third. Sam Nelson led the opening two laps in the second heat until third starter Jeff Marshall drove by and disappeared from the field to post a convincing win. Nelson finished second in front of seventh starter Jeremy Kerzman in the nonstop 10 lap race. Another caution-free run in the third heat saw 2008 CLS track point champion Shawn Phillips lead all the way from his pole starting spot. Ronnie Rihn, who had one CLS win during the 2008 season, ran second in front of ninth starter Matt Leer. Leer would ultimately earn the top spot in passing points with his strong run forward in this heat. Mark Gerth led all 10 laps to garner the win in the fourth heat in front of fifth starter Karth Mitchell and North Dakota driver Patrick Sobolik. An incredibly tough fifth heat race saw multi-time champion Shane Sabraski lead all the way from his outside row one starting position. Rookie Midwest mod driver Jason Vandekamp held off another North Dakota driver, Rusty Kollman, for the runnerup spot.

The ground-pounding late model division had a very stout and talent laden 38 car field on hand for the opening night of the Badger State Nationals. The heat race action was intense! Marshall Fegers led all 12 laps to post the win in the first heat in front of veteran racer Jeff Hinkemeyer and young phenom Cory Mahder. In probably the toughest heat race lineup of the evening, the second late model heat provided fans with some incredible action. Even though Steve Laursen led all the way from his outside front row starting spot, the battle behind him was fantastic. Keith Foss held off eighth starter Lance Matthees, Joel Cryderman and tenth starting Pat Doar to earn the second spot. Jeff Wildung was strong in the third heat and showed the way to the checkers. Duane Mahder came from fifth to finish second in front of Chuckie DeSmith. Rookie late model racer Shawn Mahder was having a strong run until his car rode the frontstretch wall and had to be towed to the pits. The final heat race had a couple of cautions in the early going, but when the race settled down in was a Rick Hanestad and Jake Redetzke battle for the win. Hanestad led the first two laps, Redetzke led lap 3, but Hanestad came back to lead laps 4-6. Redetzke would not be denied and retook the lead for good on lap 7. Brent Larson got by Hanestad in the waning laps to finish second.

The Midwest modifieds needed two B Mains to complete their preliminary feature race lineup. The first 15 lap B Main ran nonstop. Matt Weisman led the first six laps before fourth starter Brock Gronwold, coming off two big wins in recent events, took the lead on lap 7 and held it to the checkers. Randy Vezina earned the final transfer spot to the feature with a third place finish behind Weisman. Jason Gross, driving Mike Gibson's Midwest mod, finished a close fourth behind Vezina. The second Midwest mod B Main was slowed twice under caution, but polesitter A. J. Roschen held on to lead all the way for the win over Wayne Troseth. Wayne Dean came from 14th to grab the third and final transfer spot to the feature.

The 15 lap late model B Main had 16 cars make the call. Caley Emerson saw his bid to make the main event end up on the hook after contact with Ricky Weiss on the opening lap sent his car into the concrete wall on the backstretch. After a couple of more cautions slowed the pace, the race settled down with Scott Gilberts getting by Joel Cryderman to lead the first 10 laps. Chad Mahder kept moving forward and on lap 11 took the lead from Gilberts. Mahder showed the way for the remainder of the race. Gilberts, Cryderman, Rick Egersdorf, 12th starter Eric Breeschoten and Zach Johnson completed the top six transfer positions to earn their way into the prelim feature event. Johnson narrowly beat Tim Isenberg for that final spot.

A strong field of 21 street stocks had tons of talent in the lineup for their $500-to-win 20 lap feature race. Polesitter Cory Rosen grabbed the early lead with a huge pack of cars battling two and three wide for several positions behind the leader. Chanda Fjorden-Nord and Jeff Heintz had settled in for second and third when the first caution waved for a spin in turn 3 seven laps into the race. Just two laps later, 13th starter Dan Gullikson moved to second and began applying the pressure on leader Rosen. The race was slowed again at the halfway mark when Justin Vogel crashed into the wall exiting turn 4 and sustained heavy front end damage. On the restart, Gullikson drove around Rosen in turn two but a spin on the backstretch by Jay Kesan collected the cars of Adam Burrows, Rusty Kollman and Scott Splitstoesser. This put Rosen back in front, and he immediately drove to the top side in turn one on the restart. Rosen led the next three laps, but Gullikson continued to look for a way around and found one on lap 14. The last caution flew for debris in turn one with 16 laps scored. On the restart, it was Gullikson, Rosen and Ron Hanestad in the top three spots. Four laps later, Gullikson crossed the finish line to become the first feature race winner at the Badger State Nationals. Rosen, Hanestad, Tommy Richards and Jeff Heintz rounded out the top five. Andy Miskowic came from 15th to finish sixth ahead of 17th starter Kris Peterson, 18th starter Adam Soltis, Chanda Fjorden-Nord, and Rusty Kollman to complete the top ten. Legendary 100 winner Chris Peterson saw a top five finish disappear when he slowed on the final lap with mechanical woes.

The Midwest modifieds came out 24 cars strong for their 20 lap preliminary A Main. The top five finishers would earn a starting spot in their $3,000-to-win championship feature event on Saturday night. Polesitter Matt Leer jumped into the lead at the drop of the green with Clayton Wagamon in pursuit. Just three laps into the race, something let go on Wagamon's car sending him into the concrete wall in turn 4. It took two wreckers to remove his car to the pits. Jeff Marshall was now in second followed by Ron Jones. After a very ragged restart resulted in damage to a couple of cars, the race went green for 14 straight laps. Marshall and Jones traded the runnerup spot a couple of times during this stretch, but Leer was well in control up front. A spin by Brock Gronwold with 17 laps in closed the field up for what would be an exciting three lap dash to the checkers. The biggest benefactor of this caution was seventh running Jeremy Kerzman. On the restart, Kerzman went from 7th to 4th. Leer again pulled away a bit during the final three laps to earn his first-ever CLS feature win and more importantly put himself on the pole for the championship feature on Saturday night. Jeff Marshall held off Ron Jones for second while Kerzman earned a Saturday night starting berth with a fine fourth place finish. Shane Sabraski rounded out the top five. Ronnie Rihn, who was in the top five prior to the final restart, had to settle for sixth ahead of rookie Jeremy Houle, rookie Jason Vandekamp, Mark Gerth and 15th starter Bob Smith.

The final event of the night featured 24 thundering late models for 25 racing laps in their prelim feature. The top five finishers would earn starting spots for their big championship feature race on Saturday night. It did not take long for the first caution to fly, as Duane Mahder got a bit crossed up in turn one on the opening lap. Cars scattered and spun with Marshall Fegers, Cory Mahder, Pat Doar and Eric Breeschoten involved. Fifth starter Jeff Wildung ended up with a right rear flat tire and had to go to the work area while third starter Duane Mahder was charged with the caution and relegated to the tail of the field. Keith Foss also sustained some right front damage but was able to continue. The second start attempt went much better with Lance Matthees moving into the lead immediately at the drop of the green from his outside row one starting spot followed by Jake Redetzke and 2008 CLS track point champion Brent Larson. Just six laps into the race, Keith Foss slowed and was forced to drop out of the race with the right front towed out. Fans suddenly took note of 19th starter Chad Mahder during this caution. Mahder had raced his way up to ninth already. When the green replaced the yellow, it was Matthees, Redetzke, Larson, Fegers and Steve Laursen in the top five spots. Sixteen laps into the race, Marshall Fegers saw his chance for a top five end when something broke in the right front of his car while entering turn one. Jeff Hinkemeyer also retired from the race with a flat tire under caution. One lap later, contact between Kerry Hanson and Cory Mahder saw Hanson's car slam hard into the concrete wall at the exit of turn four. The race was under red to make sure Hanson was okay. He was, but his car was done for the night. Cory Mahder drove his car to the pits. During the final eight laps, Chad Mahder continued his march forward taking fourth on lap 20 from Laursen. Laursen battled back and reclaimed the fourth spot a lap later. At the checkers, it was Lance Matthees with a dominating performance to take top honors over Jake Redetzke, Brent Larson, Steve Laursen, and Chad Mahder. These five drivers earned starting spots in the inside five rows for their championship feature race on Saturday night. Completing the top ten finishers were 12th starter Ashley Anderson, 17th starter Don Shaw, Pat Doar, 16th starter Adam Hensel, and Jeff Wildung who returned from his tail-end starting spot after his crew changed the flat tire on his car following his opening lap misfortune.

Racing action continues on Friday night September 26 at the 1st Annual Badger State Nationals with the late models, Midwest modifieds and street stocks in action once again along with the Legend cars. Several Legends practiced on Thursday night with a contingent of eight cars from North Dakota already on hand. The late models and Midwest mods will be gunning for the top five outside row starting spots in their championship features on Saturday night while the street stocks will once again have a complete race program with $500 to win on Friday night. The weather is forecast to be great, so come on out and enjoy some incredible late seaon racing action during the second night of the Badger State Nationals at the Cedar Lake Speedway on Friday and Saturday nights. Racing is slated to get underway at 6:30 PM on Friday and 5:30 on Saturday.

Race Summary:

Street Stocks (22 cars)

Heat 1 (10 laps): Chanda Fjorden-Nord, Rusty Kollman, Scott Paulson, Chris Peterson, Justin Vogel, Shawn Kammerud, Adam Soltis, Scott Splittstoesser.

Heat 2 (10 laps): Jeff Heintz, Devin Neske, Ron Hanestad, Adam Burrows, Jay Keasn, Kris Peterson, Kim Korstad.

Heat 3 (10 laps): Cory Rosen, Tommy Richards, Kevin Schmidt, Dan Gullikson, Adny Miskowic, Kelly Knutson, James Becker.

Feature (20 laps): Gullikson, Rosen, Hanestad, Richards, Heintz, Miskowic, K Peterson, Soltis, Fjorden-Nord, Kollman, Kammerud, Becker, Korstad, C Peterson, Paulson, Burrows, Splittstoesser, Kesan, Vogel, Neske, Schmidt.

Midwest Modifieds (50 cars)

Heat 1 (10 laps): Ron Jones, Clayton Wagamon, Bob Smith, Steve Strandlund, Charlie Hillukka, Eric Herbison, Josh Bazey, Tim Siercks, Luke Hines, Steve Strandlund Jr.

Heat 2 (10 laps): Jeff Marshall, Sam Nelson, Jeremy Kerzman, Jeremy Houle, Wayne Troseth, Jason Gross, Dave Friendt, Scott Bruce, Richard Crear, Robbie Franklin.

Heat 3 (10 laps): Shawn Phillips, Ronnie Rihn, Matt Leer, Randy Vezina, Bryan Siercks, Vince Corbin, Jesse Ogston, Shane Patrin, Ryan Nieters, Ryan Johnson.

Heat 4 (10 laps): Mark Gerth, Karth Mitchell, Patrick Sobolik, Chad Patterson, Matt Weisman, Brock Gronwold, Kevin Monteith, Don Craig, Travis Marthaler, Al Stettner.

Heat 5 (10 laps): Shane Sabraski, Jason Vandekamp, Rusty Kollman, Bryce Johnson, Jason Hoffman, A J Roschen, Pete Loecken, Scott Erickson, Wes Hines, Wayne Dean.

B Main 1 (15 laps): Gronwold, Weisman, Vezina, Corbin, Gross, Monteith, Patterson, Siercks, Loecken, Craig, Marthaler, Bruce, Stettner.

B Main 2 (15 laps): Roschen, Troseth, Dean, Ogston, Johnson, Erickson, Friendt, Herbison, Nieters, Patrin, L Hines, Strandlund, Siercks, Bazey.

Feature (20 laps): Leer, Marshall, Jones, Kerzman, Sabraski, Rihn, Houle, Vandekamp, Gerth, Smith, Dean, Troseth, Mitchell, Kollman, Phillips, Gronwold, Roschen, Hoffman, Hillukka, Vezina, Sobolik, Nelson, Weisman, Wagamon.

Late Models (38 cars)

Heat 1 (12 laps): Marshall Fegers, Jeff Hinkemeyer, Cory Mahder, Kerry Hanson, Ricky Weiss, Don Shaw, Shaun Peterson, Eric Breeschoten, Bryan Wennen, Bob Reed.

Heat 2 (12 laps): Steve Laursen, Keith Foss, Lance Matthees, Joel Cryderman, Pat Doar, Scott Gilberts, Zach Johnson, Patrick Hoffman, Jeff Keeney, Mike Nutzmann.

Heat 3 (12 laps): Jeff Wildung, Duane Mahder, Chuckie DeSmith, Caley Emerson, Brent Mueller, Rick Egersdorf, Dave Friendt, Dennis Larson, Shawn Mahder.

Heat 4 (12 laps): Jake Redetzke, Brent Larson, Rick Hanestad, Ashley Anderson, Adam Hensel, Chad Mahder, Jim Carlson, Jim Bruggeman, Tim Isenberg.

B Main (15 laps): Chad Mahder, Gilberts, Cryderman, Egersdorf, Breeschoten, Johnson, Isenberg, Carlson, Friendt, D Larson, Reed, Bruggeman, Wennen, Hoffman.

Feature (25 laps): Matthees, Redetzke, B Larson, Laursen, Chad Mahder, Anderson, Shaw, Doar, Hensel, Wildung, Hanestad, Cryderman, D Mahder, Egersdorf, Breeschoten, DeSmith, Gilberts, Mueller, Hanson, Cory Mahder, Hinkemeyer, Johnson, Fegers, Foss.


1st Annual Badger State Nationals Begins Tonight
September 18th 2008 – St. Cloud, Minnesota (Prepared by FYE Motorsports Promotions)

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After last weekend’s depressing rain out of Cedar Lake Speedway’s typically year-ending ‘Legendary 100 weekend’ drivers and fans alike are incredibly geared up to wrap up the ’08 season in grand style at the Western Wisconsin speed plant with the running of the FYE Motorsports Badger State Nationals, which is set to take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 25th, 26th and 27th 2008 with an inclement weather date of Sunday, September 28th if necessary.

Chris Stepan and St. Cloud, Minnesota based FYE Motorsports Promotions have leased the Cedar Lake Speedway and will present the 1st annual Badger State Nationals which will wrap up the 2008 racing season at Cedar Lake with a bang by offering an incredible $12,000 to win Late Model event, in conjunction with a whopping $3,000 to win Midwest Modified event, plus $500 to win Street Stocks on Thursday and $500 to win again on Friday with $1,000 going to the winner in the Street Stocks on Saturday night plus two complete high paying shows for the National Touring Legends Division on Friday and Saturday nights.

The Late Models and Midwest Modifieds will run a complete program with heat races, b-features and a preliminary main event in each division on Thursday night, with the top 5 finishers in each preliminary feature locking themselves into the Saturday night Badger State Nationals main event in their respective division. These drivers will fill in the inside first five rows in Saturday’s main event. The Street Stocks will be on the schedule Thursday night as well with a complete program, paying the winner $500. Time permitting, the Legends will come in and compete in several open practice sessions as well on Thursday night.

\The same format will be run on Friday night for the Late Models and Midwest Modifieds with the top 5 finishers in the preliminary main event in each division locking themselves into their respective Badger State Nationals main event on Saturday as well. These drivers will fill in the outside first five rows in the main event.  The top two drivers in combined points that have not already transferred into the feature from Thursday and Friday in each division will also be locked into the Badger State Nationals main event and will start 11th and 12th respectively. The Street Stocks will be on the schedule Friday night as well with a complete program, paying the winner $500. Additionally, the National Touring Legends Division will compete in a complete program on Friday night if there are less than 50 cars in attendance. If there are 50 or more Legends in attendance, they will run heat races and a pole dash on Thursday night only.

Saturday, the Late Models and Midwest Modifieds will line up in qualifying races based on combined points from Thursday and Friday nights. Assuming there are 4 qualifying races per division, the top 3 finishers will then transfer to the Badger State Nationals main events. Finishers 4 through 8 in each qualifying race will then line up based on finishing position, into a last chance race, where the winner will also transfer to the Badger State Nationals main event in each division. The Street Stock division will be in action with another complete program on Saturday night, but Saturday night’s event will pay the winner $1,000 to win. 24 drivers will qualify via heat races and b-features with the highest driver in combined points from Thursday and Friday nights being allowed to join the fun as the 25th starter in Saturday night’s 25-lap feature event.

\The Late Models will be racing for an incredible $12,000 to win and $1,000 just to start the 50-lap a-main, while the Midwest Modifieds will be running for an unprecedented $3,000 to win and $200 just to start their 40-lap a-main. Street Stocks drivers are running for a whopping $1,000 to win on Saturday night and depending on car count, the Legends will be racing either a complete program or b-features and their championship feature as well.

Entry Fees: 
Late Model car entry fee will be $250 for the weekend.
Midwest Modified car entry fee will be $150 for the weekend.
Street Stock car entry fee will be $10 each night on Thursday and Friday and $20 on Saturday.

Pit passes will be $30 each day.
There will be no multi-day pit passes available. Drivers not qualifying for the

Badger State Nationals feature events on Saturday will receive pre-entry car entry fee money as tow money provided the driver starts a b-main.

Ticket Prices:
Thursday: Adults - $15.00, Children (6-15yo) - $6.00
Friday: Adults - $20.00, Children (6-15yo) - $6.00
Saturday: Adults - $25.00, Children (6-15yo) - $10.00
All three days: Children under 6 are free
No multi-day tickets will be sold.

Tire Rule:

Late Models - Goodyear G50, Hoosier WRS2-55 and American Racer MD56 Block Pattern Spec tire will be allowed on all four corners.  Grooving and siping will be allowed on all three brands.
 

Midwest Modifieds-  Goodyear 8” G60 & Hoosier E-Mod H40 will be allowed on all four corners.  Grooving and siping will be allowed on both brands.

Street Stocks - Goodyear 8” G60 & Hoosier E-Mod H40 will be allowed on all four corners.  Grooving and siping will be allowed on both brands. Drivers may elect to mix tire brands.  Softening of tires is not allowed and will be penalized.


Restarts:

Single file restarts will be used in all heat races, b-features, qualifying races and last chance races. Double file restarts will be used in preliminary and championship features in all divisions. Raceivers will be mandatory all three nights in all divisions. They will be available for rent or purchase at the event.


Start Times:

Thursday - Pit Gates will open at 3:00pm with Grandstand Gates opening at 4:00pm. Draw Cut Off will be at 6:00pm, with Hot Laps at 5:45pm and Racing starting sharply at 6:30pm.

Friday - Pit Gates will open at 3:00pm with Grandstand Gates opening at 4:00pm. Draw Cut Off will be at 6:00pm, with Hot Laps at 5:45pm and Racing starting sharply at 6:30pm.

Saturday - Pit Gates will open at 1:00pm with Grandstand Gates opening at 2:00pm. Draw Cut Off will be at 4:00pm, with Hot Laps at 3:45pm and Racing starting sharply at 5:00pm.


Lap Distances:

Thursday: Midwest Modifieds and Street Stocks Heat Races will be 10 laps, while Late Model Heat Races will be 12 laps. All B-features will be 15 laps; Late Model preliminary feature: 25 laps; Midwest Modified preliminary feature: 20 laps; Street Stock feature: 20 laps.

Friday: Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks and Legend Heat Races will be 10 laps, while Late Model Heat Races will be 12 laps. All B-features will be 15 laps; Late Model preliminary feature: 25 laps; Midwest Modified preliminary feature: 20 laps; Street Stock feature: 20 laps; Legend feature: 20 laps.

Saturday: All Classes – Qualifying Races will be 15 laps; Last Chance Races will be 15 laps; Late Model feature will be 50 laps; Midwest Modified feature will be 40 laps; Street Stock feature will be 25 laps; Legend feature will be 20 laps.

  

Entertainment:

A traditional Cedar Lake Speedway Party In The Pits will take place after the races on both Thursday and Friday night under the big white tent on the backstretch. Music, food and refreshments will be available.


Event Sponsors:

Greg Parent of GRP Motorsports in Stillwater, MN and George & Linda Soifakis of Champs Sports Bar & Grill in New Richmond, WI have come on board as the event co-sponsors.

GRP Motorsports assists upwards of 25 Midwest-based race teams in the form of team sponsorships and also supports several Midwestern Events including the Badger State Nationals, Legendary 100, Billy Anderson Memorial and Viking Fall Classic.

Champs Sports Bar & Grill is a Sports Bar and Grill in downtown New Richmond, Wisconsin with a full cash bar along with great food and drinks. Champs offers a clean atmosphere and friendly service and offers homemade foods from burgers to soups, 11 TV’s plus 3 Wide Screens with all of the local, regional and national sporting events on 24/7, Darts, Pool, Foosball, DJ with Dance Floor, Golden Tee Golf, Buck Hunter, Silver Strike Bowling, Video Poker, Jukebox plus a hall, which is rentable for any type of occasion. Check them out at www.champssportsbarandgrill.net.

If you are interested in reserving a camping spot for the weekend, please visit www.cedarlakespeedway.com to reserve your favorite spot.

If you are interested in a limited number of premier ramp-tier parking spots to view the event from the comfort of your RV, please call (715)497-8916 or email clsracer@hotmail.com for availability.

Vendor and sponsor inquiries are welcome at (715) 497-8916 or at clsracer@hotmail.com.


Payouts Per Division:

Late Model Preliminary Feature (Thursday & Friday): $300 to win; $200 for second; $100 for third; $75 for fourth and $50 for all other starters. Drivers not qualifying for the preliminary feature will receive $40 provided they start a b-feature.

Midwest Modified Preliminary Feature (Thursday & Friday): $150 to win; $100 for second; $75 for third; $50 for fourth and $30 for all other starters. Drivers not qualifying fore the preliminary feature will receive $25 provided they start a b-feature.


Late Model Feature Payoff: $12,000 to win; $7,000 for second; $5,000 for third; $3,000 for fourth; $2,000 for fifth; $1,900 for sixth; $1,800 for seventh; $1,700 for eighth; $1,600 for ninth; $1,500 for tenth; $1,400 for eleventh; $1,300 for twelfth; $1,200 for thirteenth; $1,100 for fourteenth and $1,000 from fifteenth through twenty-fifth, provided they start the feature. Non-qualifiers will receive $120 provided they start a b-feature.

Midwest Modified Feature Payoff: $3,000 to win; $2,000 for second; $1,000 for third; $750 for fourth; $500 for fifth; $400 for sixth; $350 for seventh; $325 for eighth; $300 for ninth; $275 for tenth; $250 for eleventh; $225 for twelfth; $215 for thirteenth; $210 for fourteenth and $200 from fifteenth through twenty-fifth, provided they start the feature. Non-qualifiers will receive $50 provided they start a b-feature.


Street Stock Feature Payoff (Thursday & Friday): $500 to win; $350 for second; $225 for third; $150 for fourth; $100 for fifth; $95 for sixth; $90 for seventh; $85 for eighth; $80 for ninth; $75 for tenth; $70 for eleventh; $65 for twelfth; $60 for thirteenth; $55 for fourteenth and $50 from fifteenth through twenty-fourth, provided they start the feature. Non-qualifiers will receive $40 provided they start a b-feature.

Street Stock Feature Payoff (Saturday): $1,000 to win; $750 for second; $500 for third; $300 for fourth; $200 for fifth; $95 for sixth; $90 for seventh; $85 for eighth; $80 for ninth; $75 for tenth; $70 for eleventh; $65 for twelfth; $60 for thirteenth; $55 for fourteenth and $50 from fifteenth through twenty-fifth, provided they start the feature.


Friday & Saturday Legend Feature Payoffs will depend on car count.

For any questions, please call Chris at (715) 497-8916 or email clsracer@hotmail.com


Updated Badger State Nationals Information for Street Stock Drivers/Teams
September 2nd 2008 – St. Cloud, Minnesota (Prepared by FYE Motorsports Promotions)

I am excited to announce that Street Stocks will now run ALL THREE NIGHTS at the Badger State Nationals on September 25th, 26th & 27th at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI.
Originally, I had the Street Stocks scheduled to only run a 1-day event on Thursday, September 25th, but was given the 'OK' to add them to the remaining 2 nights of the event as well!!
Basically, here is the deal....
Thursday, September 25th - Street Stocks will run a complete program paying $500 to win.
Friday, September 26th - Street Stocks will run another complete program paying $500 to win.
Saturday, September 27th - Street Stocks will run another complete program, but this event will pay $1,000 to win!!

The Late Models and Midwest Modifieds will be in competition on both Thursday and Friday nights with heat races, b-features and preliminary features and will cap off the weekend on Saturday night with the $12,000 to win / $1,000 to start Late Model event and $3,000 to win / $200 to start Midwest Modified event on Saturday night! Legends will also be in competition both Friday and Saturday nights.

Entry Fee Information is as follows: Late Model car entry fee will be $200 for the weekend if pre entered by September 11th or $250 for the weekend if not pre entered. Midwest Modified car entry fee will be $100 for the weekend if pre entered by September 11th or $150 for the weekend if not pre entered. Street Stock car entry fee will be $10 each night on Thursday and Friday and $20 on Saturday. Pit passes will be $30 each day. There will be no multi-day pit passes available. Drivers not qualifying for the Badger State Nationals feature events on Saturday will receive their pre-entry car entry fee back as tow money provided the driver starts a b-main.

For ticket prices, entry forms, start times, camping info. etc. - please log on to www.fyemotorsports.com to get any information you desire.


Inaugural Badger State Nationals Rapidly Approaching
Tickets, Camping and Pre-Entry Information

With the first annual FYE Motorsports promoted Badger State Nationals set to kick off in just over 60-days at the legendary Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin, fans can now purchase advanced tickets and camp sites online by going to
http://www.clstickets.com/tickets.asp and then selecting Badger State Ntls (Sep 25-27) from the drop down menu. Once you have selected the event, follow the online instructions and you can purchase tickets, campsites or both.

There are also several Ramp Parking Spots still available for those fans that like the up-close feel and amazing views of the track from the tiered ramp in turns three and four. Ramp parking spot are $75.00 for the entire weekend and can be purchased by emailing clsracer@hotmail.com or calling (715) 497-8916. There are a total of 53 spots on the ramp and a lot of them have been spoken for already, so please contact me sooner than later if you are interested in one for the weekend.

The Badger State Nationals will feature a never-seen-before $12,000 to win event for the Late Models, along with a first of its kind $3,000 to win event for the Midwest Modifieds over the course of the three-day weekend show. Late Models and Midwest Modifieds will run a complete program (heats, b-features and features) each night (Thursday and Friday) before competing in the championship features on Saturday night. Street Stocks will run a complete program on Thursday night, paying $500 to win and then the National Touring Legend Cars will compete in complete programs on both Friday and Saturday nights.

Late Model and Midwest Modified drivers should also note that there are pre-entry forms available at http://www.fyemotorsports.com/badgernats_news.htm for this event. Drivers will save $50 if you pre-enter before September 11th. Please print out, fill out and mail in the entry form with payment prior to the deadline to save.

Legend drivers can pre-register and save $20 by downloading this form: http://cedarlakespeedway.com/files/cedarlakespeedway/files/2008%20Badger%20State%20Legend%20Nationals%20Registration%20Form.pdf and sending it in to the address on the form with payment. Street Stocks do not have a pre-entry option.

This event should see upwards of 300 cars competing over the course of the weekend and should also prove to be a perfect way to end the season at Cedar Lake. For more information regarding the inaugural Badger State Nationals, please click the following link http://www.fyemotorsports.com/badgernats_news.htm or feel free to email clsracer@hotmail.com or call (715) 497-8916.

FYE Motorsports Introduces Badger State Nationals
April 14th 2008 – St. Cloud, Minnesota (Prepared by FYE Motorsports Promotions)

                For the first time in nearly 15 years, the curtain will not close on the Cedar Lake Speedway’s racing season with their typically year-ending ‘Legendary 100 weekend’ because a new mega-event is slated on the calendar for 2008 that will wrap up the ’08 season in grand style at the Western Wisconsin speed plant. The FYE Motorsports Badger State Nationals is set to take place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 25th, 26th and 27th 2008 with an inclement weather date of Sunday, September 28th if necessary.

                St. Cloud, Minnesota based FYE Motorsports Promotions has leased the Cedar Lake Speedway and will present the 1st annual Badger State Nationals which will wrap up the 2008 racing season at Cedar Lake in a grand fashion with an incredible $12,000 to win Late Model event, in conjunction with a whopping $3,000 to win Midwest Modified event, plus $500 to win Street Stocks on Thursday and again on Friday with $1,000 going to the winner in the Street Stocks on Saturday night and two complete high paying shows for the National Touring Legends Division on Friday and Saturday nights.

                The Late Models and Midwest Modifieds will run a complete program with heat races, b-features and a preliminary main event in each division on Thursday night, with the top 5 finishers in each preliminary feature locking themselves into the Saturday night Badger State Nationals main event in their respective division. These drivers will fill in the inside first five rows in Saturday’s main event. The Street Stocks will be on the schedule Thursday night as well with a complete program, paying the winner $500. Time permitting, the Legends will come in and compete in several open practice sessions as well on Thursday night.

                The same format will be run on Friday night for the Late Models and Midwest Modifieds with the top 5 finishers in the preliminary main event in each division locking themselves into their respective Badger State Nationals main event on Saturday as well. These drivers will fill in the outside first five rows in the main event.  The top two drivers in combined points that have not already transferred into the feature from Thursday and Friday in each division will also be locked into the Badger State Nationals main event and will start 11th and 12th respectively. The Street Stocks will be on the schedule Friday night as well with a complete program, paying the winner $500. Additionally, the National Touring Legends Division will compete in a complete program on Friday night if there are less than 50 cars in attendance. If there are 50 or more Legends in attendance, they will run heat races and a pole dash on Thursday night only.

                Saturday, the Late Models and Midwest Modifieds will line up in qualifying races based on combined points from Thursday and Friday nights. The top 3 finishers (assuming there are 4 qualifying races per division) will then transfer to the Badger State Nationals main events. Finishers 4 through 8 in each qualifying race will then line up based on finishing position, into a last chance race, where the winner will also transfer to the Badger State Nationals main event in each division.

                The Late Models will be racing for an incredible $12,000 to win and $1,000 just to start the 50-lap a-main, while the Midwest Modifieds will be running for an unprecedented $3,000 to win and $200 just to start their 40-lap a-main. Street Stocks drivers are running for big paydays three nights in a row now and the Legends will be racing for a larger purse than they normally compete for each night as well.

                FYE Motorsports Owner Chris Stepan said “As everyone knows, over the past 5 years, FYE has tried to stage bigger paying shows to give back to our local area drivers. In my opinion, we have some of the most talented drivers in the entire country right here in our back yard and I think it is appropriate that they get to race for some ‘big money’ on a handful of occasions. This event should feature some of the best Upper Midwest racers vying for some great paychecks throughout the course of the weekend. Partnering with Cedar Lake was a no-brainer for this race because CLS has an unmatched, state-of-the-art facility, which should allow the fans to enjoy this event even that much more.”

                In addition, Cedar Lake Speedway co-owner Bob Kaufman stated “We are thrilled to partner with FYE Motorsports on this event and are confident that the Badger State Nationals will prove to be one show you surely don’t want to miss!”

                Entry Fee Information is as follows: Late Model car entry fee will be $200 for the weekend if pre entered by September 11th or $250 for the weekend if not pre entered. Midwest Modified car entry fee will be $100 for the weekend if pre entered by September 11th or $150 for the weekend if not pre entered. Street Stock car entry fee will be $10 each night on Thursday and Friday and $20 on Saturday. Pit passes will be $30 each day. There will be no multi-day pit passes available. Drivers not qualifying for the Badger State Nationals feature events on Saturday will receive their pre-entry car entry fee back as tow money provided the driver starts a b-main.

Ticket prices are as follows:
Thursday: Adults - $15.00, Children (6-15yo) - $6.00
Friday: Adults - $20.00, Children (6-15yo) - $6.00
Saturday: Adults - $25.00, Children (6-15yo) - $10.00
All three days: Children under 6 are free
No multi-day tickets will be available

Tire Rule:
     Late Models: Goodyear G50 or WISSOTA Hoosier D-55 on all 4 corners
     Midwest Modifieds: Same as Legendary 100 Tire Rule (Open to Goodyears and Hoosiers)
     Street Stocks:  Same as Legendary 100 Tire Rule (Open to Goodyears and Hoosiers)

Restarts: Single file restarts will be used in all heat races, b-features, qualifying races and last chance races. Double file restarts will be used in preliminary and championship features in all divisions. Raceivers will be mandatory all three nights in all divisions. They will be available for rent at the event.

Thursday Start Times: Pit Gates will open at 3:00pm with Grandstand Gates opening at 4:00pm. Draw Cut Off will be at 6:00pm, with Hot Laps at 6:00pm and Racing starting sharply at 6:30pm.

Friday Start Times: Pit Gates will open at 3:00pm with Grandstand Gates opening at 4:00pm. Draw Cut Cut Off will be at 6:00pm, with Hot Laps at 6:00pm and Racing starting sharply at 6:30pm.

Saturday Start Times: Pit Gates will open at 1:00pm with Grandstand Gates opening at 2:00pm. Draw Cut Off will be at 4:00pm, with Hot Laps at 4:30pm and Racing starting sharply at 5:00pm.

Lap Distances:

Thursday & Friday: All Classes – Midwest Modifieds, Street Stocks & Legends Heat Races will be 10 laps (Late Models will be 12 laps); All B-features will be 15 laps; Late Model preliminary feature: 30 laps; Midwest Modified preliminary feature: 20 laps; Street Stock feature: 20 laps; Legends feature 20 laps (Friday only).

Saturday: All Classes – Qualifying Races will be 15 laps; Last Chance Races will be 15 laps; Late Model feature will be 50 laps; Midwest Modified feature will be 40 laps; Street Stock feature will be 20 laps; Legend feature will be 20 laps.

Entertainment: A traditional Cedar Lake Speedway Party In The Pits will take place after the races on both Thursday and Friday night under the big white tent on the backstretch. Music and refreshments will be available.

If you are interested in reserving a camping spot for the weekend, please visit www.cedarlakespeedway.com to reserve your favorite spot.

If you are interested in a limited number of premier ramp-tier parking spots to view the event from the comfort of your RV, please call (715)497-8916 or email clsracer@hotmail.com for availability.

Vendor and sponsor inquiries are welcome at (715) 497-8916 or at clsracer@hotmail.com. Also, check out www.fyemotorsports.com for more updates as the date creeps closer.



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