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Jacob Nottestad secures late model track championship | By Dan Margetta

September 14, 2020 – Slinger, WI—Jacob Nottestad and Ryan Gutknecht entered the final weekly racing program at the Slinger Super Speedway Sunday afternoon separated by just eight points in the battle for the late model track championship and Nottestad emerged victorious in the 50-lap feature to secure the title.
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Tom Berens paced the opening two laps before Tom Jasinski took a turn at the point, taking the lead on lap three. Jacob Nottestad had worked his way up to the second spot by lap five when Ryan Gutknecht became the first of the championship contenders to experience problems when he tangled with Nick Egan in turn one while racing for fifth place to produce the caution flag.
Gutknecht appeared to have the damage minimalized when Egan took the blame for the incident which in effect returned Gutknecht to the fifth position. However, a flat tire on Gutknecht’s car relegated him to the pits for repairs and he rejoined the race deep in the field. Nottestad took advantage of Gutknecht’s misfortunes and quickly charged to the lead as racing resumed on lap six.
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Jasinski and Berens kept Nottestad honest in second and third place respectively while Zach Prunty and Cole Thomas began to slice their way forward to challenge the top five. Gutknecht also worked his way back toward the front, edging closer to the top five following caution flags on laps 21 and 29 for single car spins. Nottestad would not be denied on each restart though and he continued to maintain his lead as the laps began to click away.
Berens moved around Jasinski for second place and Prunty and Thomas did so as well to advance to third and fourth place respectively. Gutknecht sat in sixth place and received one last chance to catch Nottestad when the caution flag appeared again with just four laps to go for another single car spin.
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Berens tried to challenge Nottestad for the lead over the final laps but once again Nottestad prevailed and he drove the victory, leaving Berens to settle for second. Cole Thomas finished a strong third just ahead of Zach Prunty who finished fourth. Gutknecht finished in fifth and fell short in the championship fight as Nottestad’s victory was enough to clinch the season championship. Tom Jasinski finished sixth followed by Tyler Schley and Nick Egan in seventh and eighth respectively. Ryan Craine and Joe Shelby rounded out the top 10 finishers.
“Man this is awesome to be back to back champions, I didn’t think we could do it,” an excited Nottestad stated from victory lane, “A few weeks ago we were down a lot of points and we rattled off two feature wins and we were in contention and we knew what we had to do.”
“To be honest with you, I’m just glad to bring the car home in one piece after that race,” Gutknecht said later on from his pit area, “We weren’t even sure we were going to race this year so to finish second in points is still pretty good.”
Joe Shelby and Zach Prunty were the winners of the late model heat races and Nick Egan was the fastest qualifier after circling the speedway in 12.092 seconds.
Ricky Gebhard won the 25-lap Slinger bee feature after run away leader Billy Braun broke out under the allotted 15.2 second lap time on the final lap resulting in a disqualification just feet from his first victory. Numerous drivers broke out in the final laps which scrambled the running order and at the checkered flag, Brady Held finished second and secured the track championship. Misty Benn finished in third place while Brandon Mennicke and Ryan Savage rounded out the top five. Slinger bee heat races were won by Tom Elsinger Jr. and Misty Benn while Brandon Mennicke was the fastest qualifier after turning in a lap in 15.235 seconds.
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James Lynch won the 25-lap Legends feature over Aaron Moyer and Gary LaMonte. Michael Weber finished fourth and Griffin McGrath finished fifth. Robby Morrison won the first Legends heat race and James Lynch took top honors in the second Legends heat race. Aaron Moyer was the fastest in qualifying by completing a lap in 13.421 seconds.
Del Schuler joined his father Randy as a feature winner at the Slinger Super Speedway as he won the 25-lap Super Cup main event for his first career victory. Brandon Vines finished second ahead of Rob Baaske and Mick Ellis in third and fourth respectively. Sean Eurick crossed the finish line in fifth. Brandon Vines and Landon Hocking were the winners of the Super Cup heat races and Rob Baaske set fast time for the division with a lap at 15.073 seconds.
Carter Nilson was the winner of the Bandolero 25-lap feature over Alex Hartwig and Anna Price. Tucker Bodendorfer and Cohen Henze rounded out the top five finishers. Keagen Benz won the first Bandolero heat race and Carter Nilson won the second heat race. Alex Hartwig was the fastest qualifier by lapping the speedway in 14.498 seconds.
Ryan Lovald won the Figure 8 main event while Rick Bruskiewicz secured his first career track championship in 14 years of competing in the division. Jerry Held won the exciting Bar Car race driving the Finish Line entry.
The Slinger Super Speedway has one final event on the 2020 season calendar with the inaugural Wisconsin Invitational bracket-style racing event scheduled for Sunday afternoon September 27.

LATE MODELS

Feature

50 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 3 Jacob Nottestad Stoughton, WI 97N
2 1 Tom Berens Slinger, WI 99B
3 11 Cole Thomas Franklin, WI 91T
4 8 Zach Prunty Lomira, WI 39P
5 6 Ryan Gutknecht Oak Creek, WI 01G
6 2 Tom Jasinski Pewaukee, WI 46J
7 9 Tyler Schley Richfield, WI 55S
8 5 Nick Egan Slinger, WI 13E
9 4 Ryan Craine Hartford, WI 99C
10 13 Joe Shelby Slinger, WI 74S
11 12 Jerry Eckhardt Johnson Creek, WI 61E
12 10 Tyler Hromadka Colgate, WI 3H
13 14 Mitchell Haver West Bend, WI 13M
14 16 Mike Villwock Horicon, WI 1V
15 7 Zach Braun Slinger, WI 30B
16 17 Jeff Nowak Menomonee Falls, WI 78N
17 15 Jim Beauchamp Slinger, WI 99J
DNS Brad Hetzel West Bend, WI 68H

SLINGER BEES

Feature

25 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 5 Ricky Gebhard Oconomowoc, WI 10G
2 12 Brady Held Iron Ridge, WI 04H
3 4 Misty Benn Menomonee Falls, WI 19B
4 6 Brandon Mennicke Slinger, WI 11M
5 15 Ryan Savage Grafton, WI 003S
6 9 Marty Tackes West Bend, WI 24M
7 3 Brian Stanczyk West Bend, WI 33S
8 7 Tracy Neu Iron Ridge, WI 15N
9 10 Mason Springer Milwaukee, WI 17S
10 17 Georgia Lacroix Kenosha, WI 95L
11 (DNF) 11 Brandon Tackes West Bend, WI 24B
12 Scott Emrich Milwaukee, WI 21E
13 1 Billy Braun Wales, WI 31B
14 14 Carl Benn LISBON, WI 01B
15 13 Al Strobel Iron Ridge, WI 14S
16 8 Tom Elsinger Jr West Bend, WI 23E
17 2 Dylan Gagliano Colgate, WI 7G

FIGURE 8S

Feature

10 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 3 Ryan Lovald Muskego, WI 67L
2 5 Bill Shavlik West Bend, WI 0S
3 6 Rick Bruskiewicz Mayville, WI 17B
4 4 Nick Ostberg West Bend, WI 1O
5 1 Scott Goetzke Iron Ridge, WI 4G
6 2 Carl Benn LISBON, WI 01B
7 7 Eli Gorecki Elkhorn, WI 83G
8 8 Robert Waldera Waukesha, WI 29W

BAR CARS

Feature

6 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 6 Finish Line * Slinger, WI 16
2 2 Sheryl’s 175 * Slinger, WI 175
3 5 Slippery Rail * Allenton, WI 13
4 4 Sidetracked * Oak Creek, WI 2
5 3 Hank’s * Hartford, WI 11
6 7 Raceway * Slinger, WI 60
7 1 Foolery’s * Okauchee Lake, WI 00

AMERICAN SUPER CUP SERIES

Feature

25 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 7 Del Schuler Grafton, WI 2S
2 1 Brandon Vines Chicago Heights, IL 101V
3 5 Rob Baaske Wheaton, IL 10B
4 2 Mick Ellis Schaumburg, IL 31E
5 4 Sean Eurick New Berlin, WI 97E
6 6 Jessica Talley Genoa, IL 17T
7 9 Shawn Towne Pekin, IL 45T
8 11 Trevor Reinke Richfield, WI 4R
9 8 John Otradovec Denmark, WI 21O
10 12 Justin Ninke West Bend, WI 37N
DNS Thomas Smith Munster, IN 54S
DNS Landon Hocking Joliet, IL 40H
DNS Rylee Baaske Wheaton, IL 23B

LEGENDS

Feature

25 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 2 James Lynch Palos Park, IL 76L
2 5 Aaron Moyer Allenton, WI 140M
3 4 Gary LaMonte West Allis, WI 63L
4 6 Michael Weber Marion, IA 8W
5 3 Griffin McGrath Cedar Rapids, IA 64M
6 1 Kacey Korsmo Atkins, IA 52K
7 7 Michael Guderski Markesan, WI 90G
8 10 Adam Powers Silverthorne, CO 28P
9 11 Robby Morrison Alburnett, IA 32M
10 9 Kenny Storkson Evansville, WI 54S
11 8 Mike Storkson Evansville, WI 57S
12 12 Adam Hansen West Salem, WI 2H

BANDOLERO

Feature

20 laps | 00:00:00

Pos Start Driver Hometown Car
1 3 Carter Nilson Rockford, IL 4N
2 5 Alex Hartwig Portage, WI 901H
3 4 Anna Price Rhinelander, WI 64P
4 9 Tucker Bodendorfer Muskego, WI 05B
5 1 Cohen Henze JUDA, WI 88H
6 7 Paxton Benz Wausau, WI 5B
7 6 Avery Linnerud Milton, WI 52L
8 8 Keagen Benz Wausau, WI 17B
9 12 Laci Stargardt Neilsville, WI 4S
10 13 Lincoln Cain Slinger, WI 5C
11 10 Cooper Bodendorfer Muskego, WI 64B
12 14 Paegan Ellingson Watertown, WI 61E
13 11 Mason Obermeyer Union Grove, WI 93O
14 2 Axel Oldenhoff Lake Mills, WI 29O

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