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2008 RACE RESULTS

450cc Pro Heats 450cc Pro Semis 450cc Pro Mains Vintage/Amateur Mains Quads/Youth Mains

2008 DAIRYLAND CLASSIC - August 22, 2008

AMA Grand National Champion Kenny Coolbeth of Morris, CT, stole the 24th annual Dairyland Classic Presented By Revolution Performance by positioning himself to be in the right place at the right time, twice.

Thirty-two racers from nine states and Australia competed in the 450 Pro Division, including nine of the top eleven racers in the current AMA Grand National Championship Series standings. Mees collected the Fast Qualifier honors with a 16.118 second lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval (74.451 mph). Nick Cumming’s one-year-old track record of 15.311 was never in jeopardy. Halbert clocked in secod fastest, with John Lewis (Brandamore, PA), JR Schnabel (Campbellsport), and Shaun Russell (San Jose, CA) rounding out the top five. Coolbeth’s best lap was only good for 10th fastest.

Mees dominated the 1st heat race, taking Sam Halbert (Graham, WA) along to the main event. Jethro Halbert controlled the second heat race over Russell, while Schnabel easily claimed the third heat race over Coolbeth. Jesse Janisch (Hartford, WI), Jake Johnson (Franklinville, NJ) and Henry Wiles (Blanchard, MI) claimed the semi wins.

The twelve-rider 450cc Pro Main Event featured seven riders who boast a combined 56 National Championship event wins and 3 National Championships among them. Russell nailed the holeshot, but Jethro Halbert muscled his way past at the apex and Russell ran out of real estate, falling to sixth behind Mees, Coolbeth, Sam Halbert, and Schnabel. The Halbert-Mees-Coolbeth freight train immediately started to pull a gap on the Halbert-Schnabel battle for fourth. On lap 4, Mees made a tremendous run up the inside exiting turn 4 and stole the lead from Jethro Halbert.

“When I passed Jethro” (on lap 4), I figured he’d go backwards”, stated Mees, who held the point until lap 13. “So when I felt pressure (later on) I figured it was Kenny, but then Jethro got back under me”. Halbert had found a new line that gave him a good drive off the corners, and dove under Mees as they exited turn four completing lap 13. Coolbeth followed right behind and in the blink of an eye, Mees dropped from first to third.

Halbert felt confident he could hold everyone off for the remaining six laps, but he made a little slip in turn four on lap 17 and that was all Coolbeth needed to get past. A lap later Mees nearly pitched his Honda away exiting turn 2, after which he settled in for a third-place finish. Halbert hounded Coolbeth to the finish but could not find a way past. Coolbeth claim his second win at the prestigious event, by a margin of 0.376 seconds.

“Both Jethro and Jared were going great tonight”, commented Coolbeth in winner’s circle. “They each made one mistake and I was right there.”

Charlotte Kainz claimed a hard-fought victory in the 85cc Youth Division, besting Zachary Ryan and Morgen Mischler in an eight-lap duel to the finish. Trey Johnson out-dueled Jake Cunningham and Robbie Treinen for the 250cc Amateur title. Dan Lauters outran Dan Vrana and Dave Kilkenny in the Vintage Division. Ben Jaster bested Rob Reitz and Matt Schmitz in the Quad Division.

Schnabel claimed his third victory in the Jim Sumner Memorial Dash For Cash, holding off the late charges of Mees, who won the Dash last year.

450cc Pro Division Heat Races

HEAT 1 (8 laps)
Time: 2:17.024
Margin of Victory: 0:01.023		 HEAT 2 (8 laps)
Time: 2:15.772
Margin of Victory: 0:02.090		 HEAT 3 (8 laps)
Time: 2:17.284
Margin of Victory: 0:00.035
Pos. # Name Hometown Bike Pos. # Name Hometown Bike Pos. # Name Hometown Bike
1. 21 Jared Mees Clio, MI 1. 69 Jethro Halbert San Jose, CA 1. 33 JR Schnabel Campbellsport, WI
2. 43 Sam Halbert Graham, WA 2. 28 Shaun Russell San Jose, CA 2. 1 Kenny Coolbeth Morris, CT

3. 34 Jeremy DeRuyter West Bend, WI 3. 30K Brock Schwarzenbacher Beaver Dam, WI 3. 21A John Lewis Pandamore, PA
4. 11 Bryan Bigelow Omer, MI 4. 59P Ion Stear Harvard, IL 4. 42 Bryan Smith Flushing, MI
5. 27 Rob Pearson Morton, IL 5. 45 Jesse Janisch Hartford, WI 5. 14 Jake Johnson Franklinville, NJ
6. 17 Henry Wiles Blanchard, MI 6. 16K DJ Slosser Beaver Dam, WI 6. 37L Scott Bushman Oak Creek, WI
7. 57K Nick Smith Beaver Dam, WI 7. 22 Nick Cummings Mount Morris, MI 7. 82K Eric Mischler Beaver Dam, WI
8. 65E Kenny Malaguarnero Hesperia, CA 8. 56K Cody Reifsnider Beaver Dam, WI 8. 68K Dan Mischler Beaver Dam, WI
9. 29L Karlin Weise Green Bay, WI 9. 25L Mark Zeidler Ringle, WI 9. 99X Kyle Meiers Escanaba, MI
10. 66K Lee Johnson Big Falls, WI 10. 46L Karlin Weise Green Bay, WI 10. 27K Lance Wollin Fort Atkinson, WI
DNF 28W Michael Kirkness Wauchope, Australia 11. 83K Justin Voight Waupun, WI DNF 51 Steve Murray Grand Blanc, MI

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450cc Pro Division Semi Races

SEMI 1 (6 laps)
Time: 1:45.435
Margin of Victory: 0:00.073		 SEMI 2 (6 laps)
Time: 1:44.938
Margin of Victory: 0:00.616		 SEMI 3 (6 laps)
Time: 1:44.355
Margin of Victory: 0:00.997
Pos. # Name Hometown Bike Pos. # Name Hometown Bike Pos. # Name Hometown Bike
1. 45 Jesse Janisch Hartford, WI 1. 17 Henry Wiles Blanchard, MI 1. 14 Jake Johnson Franklinville, NJ
2. 42 Bryan Smith Flushing, MI 2. 27 Rob Pearson Morton, IL 2. 21A John Lewis Pandamore, PA

3. 22 Nick Cummings Mount Morris, MI 3. 34 Jeremy DeRuyter West Bend, WI 3. 59P Ion Stear Harvard, IL
4. 30K Brock Schwarzenbacher Beaver Dam, WI 4. 11 Bryan Bigelow Omer, MI 4. 16K DJ Slosser Beaver Dam, WI
5. 83K Justin Voight Waupun, WI 5. 28W Michael Kirkness Wauchope, Australia 5. 82K Eric Mischler Beaver Dam, WI
6. 68K Dan Mischler Beaver Dam, WI 6. 57K Nick Smith Beaver Dam, WI 6. 99X Kyle Meiers Escanaba, MI

7. 37L Scott Bushman Oak Creek, WI 7. 65E Kenny Malaguarnero Hesperia, CA 7. 46L Karlin Weise Green Bay, WI
8. 27K Lance Wollin Fort Atkinson, WI 8. 29L Kyle Weise Green Bay, WI 8. 56K Cody Reifsnider Beaver Dam, WI
9. 25L Mark Zeidler Ringle, WI 9. 66K Lee Johnson Big Falls, WI DNS 51 Steve Murray Grand Blanc, MI

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450cc Pro Division Mains

450cc PRO MAIN (20 laps)
Time: 5:40.589
Margin of Victory: 0:00.376		 450cc Pro Consolation Main (8 laps)
Time: 2:20.394
Margin of Victory: 0:00.080
Pos. # Name Hometown Bike Pos. # Name Hometown Bike
1. 1 Kenny Coolbeth Morris, CT 1. 22 Nick Cummings Mount Morris, MI
2. 69 Jethro Halbert San Jose, CA 2. 59P Ion Stear Harvard, IL
3. 21 Jared Mees Clio, MI 3. 16K DJ Slosser Beaver Dam, WI
4. 43 Sam Halbert Graham, WA 4. 11 Bryan Bigelow Omer, MI
5. 33 JR Schnabel Campbellsport, WI 5. 30K Brock Schwarzenbacher Beaver Dam, WI
6. 28 Shaun Russell San Jose, CA 6. 28W Michael Kirkness Wauchope, Australia
7. 21A John Lewis Panadmore, PA 7. 34 Jeremy DeRuyter West Bend, WI
8. 42 Bryan Smith Flushing, MI 8. 82K Eric Mischler Beaver Dam, WI
9. 27 Rob Pearson Morton, IL 9. 57K Nick Smith Beaver Dam, WI
10. 14 Jake Johnson Franklinville, NJ 10. 68K Dan Mischler Beaver Dam, WI
11. 45 Jesse Janisch Hartford, WI 11. 99X Kyle Meiers Escanaba, MI
DNF 17 Henry Wiles Blanchard, MI " 12. 83K Justin Voight Beaver Dam, WI

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Jim Sumner Memorial Dash For Cash

Jim Sumner Dash For Cash (6 laps)
Time: 1:44.600
Margin of Victory: 0:00.009
Finish
Pos.		 Start
Pos.		 # Name Hometown Bike
1. 3. 33 JR Schnabel Campbellsport, WI
2. 5. 21 Jared Mees Clio, MI
3. 4. 21A John Lewis Pandamore, PA
4. 2. 59P Ion Stear Harvard, IL
5. 1. 56K Cody Reifsnider Beaver Dam, WI

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Vintage / 250cc Amateur Mains

Hal's H-D/Voodoo Motorsports
Vintage Main		 Pro Motorsports/Quick Throttle Magazine
250cc Amateur Main
Pos. # Name Hometown Bike Pos. # Name Hometown Bike
1. 25 Dan Lauters Kewaskum, WI XS650 1. 48 Trey Johnson Mount Calvary, WI
2. 4 Dan Vrana Random Lake, WI KR750 2. 94 Jake Cunningham Kimberly, WI
3. 31K Dave Kilkenny Wauwatosa, WI TT500 3. 71 Robbie Treinen Portage, WI
4. 52 Art Mischler Beaver Dam, WI T120 4. 5 Adam Bushman Oak Creek, MI
5. 97 Louie Lauters Campbellsport, WI XS650 5. 60 Dave Schultz Beaver Dam, WI
6. 84P George Mack Jr. Itasca, IL TT500 6. 37K Greg Quick Green Bay, WI
7. 15 Scott Johnson Milwaukee, WI TT500 7. 11 Keegan Fitzgerald Burnett, WI
8. 3 Ron Bean Wisconsin Rapids, WI TT500 8. 39 Zachary Ryan Randolph, WI
9. 37 Billy Vrana Kewaskum, WI T120 9. 44 Kyle Storm Beaver Dam, WI
10. 16 Sonny Johnson Mount Calvary, WI TT500 10. 84 Logan DeMaa Waupun, WI
11. 81 Mak Martinich Milwaukee, WI TT500 11. 41 Morgen Mischler Beaver Dam, WI
12. 5 Brendan Grasser Kenosha, WI TT500 12. 25 Kevin Kilkenny Milwaukee, WI

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Open Quad / 85cc Youth Mains

Janssen Racing
Open Quad Main		 Mueller Sales & Service
85cc Youth Main
Pos. # Name Hometown Bike Pos. # Name Hometown Bike
1. 82 Ben Jaster Montello, WI 1. 5 Charlotte Kainz Milwaukee, WI
2. 63 Rob Reitz North Fond du Lac, WI 2. 39 Zachary Ryan Randolph, WI
3. 19 Matt Schmitz Fond du Lac, WI 3. 18 Morgen Mischler Beaver Dam, WI
4. 11 Andrew Dautermann Beloit, MI 4. 80 Andrew Schleicher Waupun, WI
5. 11X Jacob Jaster Montello, WI 5. 57 Parker Lange Campbellsport, WI
6. 91 Matt Matuszewski Antigo, WI 6. 51 Austin Reifsnider Juneau, WI
7. 51 Shawn Schmidt Cleveland, WI 7. 17 Owen Trainer De Forrest, WI
8. 90 Travis Matuszewski Antigo, WI

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