Lensing sets fast time in NST Super Late Models

By Kevin Ramsell
Saturday, September 29, 2007 (Loves Park, IL) – Fred Nason won his fourth straight NSTC feature in two years on the second day of the 42nd Annual National Short Track Championships. Fred Oswald picked up his first USST Super Truck win and Jimmy Robinson won a close Hobby Stox feature.

Nason continues his NSTC streak by defending his Area Sportsman win.

Nason's Modified looked strong running the tight inside line of the Rockford Speedway. On lap 15, he got on the inside of Brock Behnke forthird. A lap later, he would work his way past Mark Hawes for the second spot.

When he got to the inside of Johnson, he had to really work at taking the top spot. Nason would get on the inside of Johnson on lap 18 and the two would battle side-by-side for six laps until Nason was able to pull away with the lead.

Nason would cruise to an easy victory while Behnke was able to work his way to second. Ron Morris had a strong run to come home third. Johnson would hold on to fourth, while Brandon Riedner had a great run coming from the 16th starting position to finish fifth.

"It was a tough deal to get through. We lost the grip on my right tire so it was a tough deal. But we were able to make it through with the win," an elated Nason stated in victory lane.

Oswald holds off Widdis for his first USST Super Truck feature win.

Oswald grabbed the lead at the start of 25-lap feature event as he started on the outside of the front row.

Bret Widdis made his trip from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan a worthwhile one. He started shotgun on the field and with ten laps to go, he got past J.C. Stanelle for second.

Widdis would get within a truck length of Oswald but not any closer as Oswald would go on to his first USST Super Truck Series win.

Stanelle would hold on to third with Jeff Babb in fourth. Bobby Yonke rounded out the top five.

Robinson held off Jim Tate Jr. to win the NSTC Hobby Stox feature.

Jarrod Sutherland was the early leader in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 42-lap feature event. Robinson started tenth with Tate right behind him in 12th.

Sutherland was leading on lap 8 when he got loose in turn one and spun in front of the field. Sutherland took Johnny Robinson II with him. Jimmy Robinson was running third at the time and assumed the lead after the caution.

On the re-start, Robinson would jump out to the lead. Tate would work his way to second by lap 12 after he passes Bobbi Bishofberger for the position.

Tate would catch Robinson on lap 23 and challenge for the lead. Robinson would hold off the numerous challenges by Tate.

On the last lap, Tate would make one last attempt but come up short at the checkers as Robinson would take the win. Chet Paffel would recover from an earlier spin to finish third by getting Bishofberger by a bumper at the finish line. Brad Luck was fifth.

Dan Lensing set the fast time for the National Short Track Super Late Models with a time of 12.910 seconds. Pete Moore won the position heat. Eddie May and Mike Beyer won the odd and even fast heats.

Matt Kocourek and former Spring Classic winner, Larry Schuler, will lead the field of 25 cars to the green flag in tomorrow's 200-lap main event.

Nason's Landscaping "Faster Than a Speeding Bullet" qualifying awards were handed out to: Dan Lensing, NST Super Late Models (12.910 seconds); Jeremy Miller, Big 8 Series (13.818 seconds); Fred Oswald, USST Super Trucks (14.433 seconds); Jon Reynolds Jr., Area Sportsman (14.756 seconds); and Jim Tate Jr., Hobby Stox (15.839 seconds).

The Final day of the 42nd Annual National Short Track Championships will conclude on Sunday starting at 12:30 pm. The main gates open at 10:00 a.m. with a fan autograph session starting at 11:30 am in the Budweiser Pavilion. The 42-lap Feature Winners Invitational, Mid-American Series 75-lap feature and the 200-lap main event for the
National Short Track Super Late Models will highlight the afternoon of racing.

Will Jeremy Lepak win two in a row? Will Johnny Senerchia take his third Mid-American Series win in a row? Find out for yourself and be part of the final day of "One Great Racing Weekend."

Area Sportsmen

Feature 01 -- 1. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 2. Brock Behnke, South Beloit; 3. Ron Morris, Belvidere; 4. Brian Johnson, Sr., Machesney Park; 5. Brandon Riedner, Waunakee, Wis; 6. Trevor Tichy, Oswego; 7. Darrell Garman, Machesney Park; 8. Scott Luck, Prairie Du Sac, Wis; 9. Greg Ovadal, Pewaukee, Wis; 10. Steve Vaughn, Loves Park; 11. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford; 12. Jason Bragg (r), Rockford; 13. Don Whitebear, Red Wing, Minn.; 14. Ricky Nielsen, Rockford; 15. Mark Hawes, Shakopee, Minn.; 16. Bob Wilberg, Beloit, Wis; 17. Robert Hansberry, Beloit, Wis; 18. Lucas Grosinger, Chaska, Minn.; 19. Scott Lawver, Roscoe.

Heat 01 -- 1. Brian Johnson, Sr., Machesney Park; 2. Jason Bragg (r), Rockford; 3. Scott Lawver, Roscoe; 4. Mark Hawes, Shakopee, Minn.; 5. Scott Luck, Prairie Du Sac, Wis; 6. Steve Vaughn, Loves Park; 7. Ricky Nielsen, Rockford; 8. Brandon Riedner, Waunakee, Wis; 9. Greg Ovadal, Pewaukee, Wis; 10. Lucas Grosinger, Chaska, Minn.; 11. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford; 12. Jon Minor, Stoughton, Wis.

Time Trial -- 1. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 2. Don Whitebear, Red Wing, Minn.; 3. Bob Wilberg, Beloit, Wis; 4. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 5. Darrell Garman, Machesney Park; 6. Brock Behnke, South Beloit; 7. Ron Morris, Belvidere; 8. Robert Hansberry, Beloit, Wis; 9. Scott Luck, Prairie Du Sac, Wis; 10. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford; 11. Jason Bragg (r), Rockford; 12. Scott Lawver, Roscoe; 13. Brian Johnson, Sr.,Machesney Park; 14. Mark Hawes, Shakopee, Minn.; 15. Brandon Riedner, Waunakee, Wis; 16. Steve Vaughn, Loves Park; 17. Jon Minor, Stoughton, Wis; 18. Lucas Grosinger, Chaska, Minn.; 19. Greg Ovadal, Pewaukee, Wis; 20. Ricky Nielsen, Rockford; 21. Trevor Tichy, Oswego; 22. David Lounsbury, Beloit, Wis; 23. Scott (Chico) Riedner, Waunakee, Wis.

Hobby Stocks

Feature 01 -- 1. Jimmy Robinson, Orfordville, Wis; 2. Jim Tate, Jr., Watertown, Wis; 3. Chet Paffel, Beloit, Wis; 4. Bobbi Bishofberger, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 5. Brad Luck, Prairie du Sac, Wis; 6. Dennis Smith, Jr, South Beloit; 7. Willy Schreiber, Baraboo, Wis; 8. Nick Newton, Jefferson, Wis; 9. Lincoln Keeser, Whitewater, Wis; 10. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 11. Jerry Mesch, Rockford; 12. Mark Bielefeldt, Loves Park; 13. Michael Meyers, Beloit, Wis; 14. Brad Warthan, Sparta, Wis; 15. Joey Thomas, Rockford; 16. Jarrod Sutherland, Beloit, Wis; 17. Johnny Robinson II, Beloit, Wis; 18. Greg Pruitt, Rockford; 19. Billy Robinson, Orfordville, Wis; 20. Rodger Stephenson, Cambridge, Wis.

Heat 01 -- 1. Dennis Smith, Jr, South Beloit; 2. Johnny Robinson II, Beloit, Wis; 3. Billy Robinson, Orfordville, Wis; 4. Jarrod Sutherland, Beloit, Wis; 5. Lincoln Keeser, Whitewater, Wis; 6. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 7. Joey Thomas, Rockford; 8. Brad Warthan, Sparta, Wis; 9. Mark Bielefeldt, Loves Park; 10. Jerry Mesch, Rockford; 11. Willy Schreiber, Baraboo, Wis.

Time Trial -- 1. Jim Tate, Jr., Watertown, Wis; 2. Brad Luck, Prairie du Sac, Wis; 3. Jimmy Robinson, Orfordville, Wis; 4. Chet Paffel, Beloit, Wis; 5. Greg Pruitt, Rockford; 6. Michael Meyers, Beloit, Wis; 7. Bobbi Bishofberger, Fort Atkinson, Wis; 8. Rodger Stephenson, Cambridge, Wis; 9. Johnny Robinson II, Beloit, Wis; 10. Billy Robinson, Orfordville, Wis;

11. Jarrod Sutherland, Beloit, Wis; 12. Lincoln Keeser, Whitewater, Wis; 13. Dennis Smith, Jr, South Beloit; 14. Willy Schreiber, Baraboo, Wis; 15. Joey Thomas, Rockford; 16. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 17. Brad Warthan, Sparta, Wis; 18. Mark Bielefeldt, Loves Park; 19. Jerry Mesch, Rockford; 20. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 21. Nick
Newton, Jefferson, Wis; 22. Charlie Frisch, South Beloit.

NSTC Super Late Model

Fast Odd Heat -- 1. Eddie May, Crystal Lake; 2. Bob Wilberg, Beloit, Wis; 3. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Steve Rubeck, Cherry Valley; 5. Jeremy Lepak, Wausau, Wis; 6. Matt Kocourek, Franklin, Wis; 7. Jeff Way, Burlington, Wis; 8. Dan Lensing, Poplar Grove; 9. Josh Bauer, Random Lake, Wis.

Fast Even Heat -- 1. Mike Beyer, Machesney Park; 2. Al Schill, Franklin, Wis; 3. Brad "JJ" Mueller, Random Lake, Wis; 4. Stevie Campbell, Lisle; 5. Brian Johnson, Jr., Machesney Park; 6. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 7. Adam Royle, Northfield, Minn.; 8. Larry Schuler, Minooka.

Position Heat 01 -- 1. Peter Moore, McFarland, Wis; 2. Tom Smith, Tinley Park; 3. Jeremy Spoonmore, Somonauk; 4. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 5. Josh Nelms, Lockport; 6. Jack Kalwasinski, Dyer, Ind.; 7. Mark Hartline, Gilberts.

Time Trial -- 1. Dan Lensing, Poplar Grove; 2. Brad "JJ" Mueller, Random Lake, Wis; 3. Jeremy Lepak, Wausau, Wis; 4. Brian Johnson, Jr., Machesney Park; 5. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 6. Al Schill, Franklin, Wis; 7. Steve Rubeck, Cherry Valley; 8. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 9. Bob Wilberg, Beloit, Wis; 10. Larry Schuler, Minooka; 11. Matt
Kocourek, Franklin, Wis; 12. Adam Royle, Northfield, Minn.; 13. Eddie May, Crystal Lake; 14. Mike Beyer, Machesney Park; 15. Josh Bauer,

Random Lake, Wis; 16. Stevie Campbell, Lisle; 17. Jack Kalwasinski, Dyer, Ind.; 18. Peter Moore, McFarland, Wis; 19. Jeremy Spoonmore, Somonauk; 20. Tom Smith, Tinley Park; 21. Josh Nelms, Lockport; 22. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 23. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 24. Jeff Way, Burlington, Wis; 25. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 26. Brett
McCoy, Belvidere; 27. Rich Schumann Jr., Portage, Wis; 28. Matt Merrell, Gregory, Texas.

Trucks

A-Main 01 -- 1. Fred Oswald, Lake Mills, Wis; 2. Bret Widdis, Manistique, Mich.; 3. J.C. Stanelle, Milton, Wis; 4. Jeff Babb, Elgin; 5. Bobby Yonke, Willowbrook; 6. Beau Lawson, Machesney Park; 7. Scott Smith, East Troy, Wis.

Heat 01 -- 1. Thomas Roney, Crystal Lake; 2. Bret Widdis, Manistique, Mich.; 3. Fred Oswald, Lake Mills, Wis; 4. Beau Lawson, Machesney Park; 5. Jeff Babb, Elgin; 6. Bobby Yonke, Willowbrook; 7. Steve Hillary, Machesney Park; 8. J.C. Stanelle, Milton, Wis.

Time Trial -- 1. Fred Oswald, Lake Mills, Wis; 2. Bret Widdis, Manistique, Mich.; 3. J.C. Stanelle, Milton, Wis; 4. Thomas Roney, Crystal Lake; 5. Steve Hillary, Machesney Park; 6. Beau Lawson, Machesney Park; 7. Jeff Babb, Elgin; 8. Scott Smith, East Troy, Wis; 9. Bobby Yonke, Willowbrook.