2011 Pro/Expert Race Results

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2011 DAIRYLAND CLASSIC - June 3, 2011

Suburban Motors Harley-Davidson 450cc Pro/Expert Division

Jammin’ Jared Mees topped Sammy Halbert and Chris Carr to claim his third consecutive Dairyland Classic Presented by Hoban Brothers title on the immaculate 1/3-mile clay oval at the Sheboygan County Fair Park. Despite a persistent 40mph wind, the track developed a wide dust-free groove that offered plenty of passing all night long in front of a near-capacity crowd.

Twenty-seven Pro/Experts from ten states signed up for the 27th annual event that boasted an $11,295 payout. Mees served notice early, claiming the Fast Qualifier bonus by setting a 16.642 second/72.107 mph lap on his Montgomery Cycle-sponsored Honda. Sammy Halbert, the current Grand National Championship points leader, Jesse Janisch, Hayden Gillim and Brock Schwarzenbacher rounded out the top 5 in qualifying.

The evening of surprised began when Pro Singles National Championship points leader Mikey Avila grabbed the holeshot in the first Pro/Expert heat race and scored the win over Mees. Sammy Halbert led the second Pro/Expert heat race from start-to-finish. Brock Schwarzenbacher’s stranglehold on the final transfer position evaporated when his muffler came off on lap 5, allowing Jethro Halbert, Chris Carr, and JR Schnabel past, with Jethro taking the transfer. Janisch led Pro/Expert heat #3 the entire way with Jeremy DeRuyter following into the main event. Janisch would sit on the pole for the main event.

Schnabel led Jimmy Wood and Schwarzenbacher into the main from the first Pro/Expert semi; Michael Martin led Carr and Kenny Coolbeth home in the second Pro/Expert semi. Each qualifying event was faster than the previous, with Martin’s semi marking a new six-lap track record for the facility at 1:43.483.

Jake Cunningham grabbed the holeshot in the Jim Sumner Memorial Dash for Cash over Jethro Halbert and Kenny Coolbeth and led the first four laps. Behind him, Sammy Halbert was putting on a charge from the fifth starting spot, moving into third on lap 2 and second on lap 4, and then grabbing the lead under Cunningham in turn three as they charged towards the white flag. Mees and Jethro Halbert also slipped under Cunningham to set the final order.

The Pro/Expert main event had Jethro Halbert on the inside pole, with Sammy Halbert, Janisch, DeRuyter, Mees, and Avila alongside; Schnabel had the inside pole on the second row, with Coolbeth, Schwarzenbacher, Wood, Carr, and Martin to his right. Janisch timed the light perfectly and led the pack into turn one with Jethro Halbert, DeRuyter, Sammy Halbert and Carr – from the second row - right behind. Sammy Halbert moved under DeRuyter in turn 3 and then under Jethro up the front straight to move into second place. By lap two, the Janisch-Halbert-Halbert-Carr freight train had opened a gap on the DeRuyter-Mees-Schnabel tussle which had a similar gap over the rest of the tightly-bunched field. Carr got a drive up the inside of Jethro up the front stretch on lap 3, but ran out of real estate and had to take evasive action to prevent taking both riders out. Carr appeared to lay his Honda down onto its cases and somehow held onto the bouncing bike all the way to the apex, where he twisted the throttle and made the pass. DeRuyter checked up, allowing Mees to move past into the fourth position. Later that lap, Sammy would pass Janisch up the front straight and take the point for the first time. Sammy would pull a gap until overcooking the groove in turns 3-4 on lap 10, allowing Janisch to re-take the lead. At the cross-flags it was Janisch-Halbert-Carr-Mees. Two laps later, Halbert would re-take the lead by diving under Janisch in turn 3, while Mees dove under Carr and Janisch at the exact same moment to take over second. Janisch couldn’t get back in line quick enough and dropped to fourth behind Carr. Mees immediately put a wheel under Halbert going into 3, but pulled back and waited another lap before pulling the trigger and taking the lead as they came out of turn four to complete the 14th lap. Halbert’s attempt to retaliate in turn 3 on the next lap nearly put him on the ground, as his Yamaha found a slick spot at the apex and went full-lock sideways. Halbert kept it on two wheels and maintained his grasp on second place, but the gap back to Carr was now gone and worse yet, his steel shoe had come off his left boot, although it was dangling by the strap for another lap or two before it, too, finally broke off. One lap later and Jethro’s fine ride if fifth came to an end when his rear tire went flat in turn 3; his exit moved Coolbeth up to fifth and Martin up to sixth. From there, it was smooth sailing for Mees, who opened up some breathing room to win an unprecedented third consecutive Dairyland Classic over a tight group of Halbert, Carr, and Janisch. Coolbeth came home fifth over Martin, with Wood, Schnabel, Schwarzenbacher, DeRuyter, and Avila rounding out the running order at the end.

Mees set a new 20-lap record of 5:36.006, over 8 seconds faster than the previous record, set in 2008 by Coolbeth.

Suburban Motors Harley-Davidson 450cc Pro/Expert Main Event (20 laps) Time: 5:36:0
Pos.	#	Name	Hometown	Bike
1	9	Jared Mees	Clio, MI
2	7	Sammy Halbert	Graham, WA
3	4	Chris Carr	Fleetwood, PA
4	45	Jesse Janisch	Hartford, WI
5	2	Kenny Coolbeth	Morris, CT
6	91Y	Michael Martin	Acampo, CA
7	37	Jimmy Wood	Redlands, CA
8	33	JR Schnabel	Campbellsport, WI
9	30	Brock Schwarzenbacher	Beaver Dam, WI
10	34	Jeremy DeRuyter	West Bend, WI
11	33E	Mikey Avila	Madera, CA
12	69	Jethro Halbert	Graham, WA
Heat race winners are highlighted in gold.
Pole sitter is highlighted in red
Mees sets a new 20-lap track record of 5:36.0

450cc Pro Qualifying

Pos.	#	Name	Hometown	Bike	Lap Time	Lap Speed	Time Behind Fast Qualifier
1	9	Jared Mees	Clio, MI		16.642 sec	72.107 mph	-
2	7	Sammy Halbert	Graham, WA		16.778 sec	71.522 mph	-0.136
3	45	Jesse Janisch	Hartford, WI		16.802 sec	71.420 mph	-0.160
4	69C	Hayden Gillim	Philpot, KY		16.806 sec	71.403 mph	-0.164
5	30	Brock Schwarzenbacher	Beaver Dam, WI		16.833 sec	71.289 mph	-0.191
6	91Y	Michael Martin	Acampo, CA		16.839 sec	71.263 mph	-0.197
7	2	Kenny Coolbeth	Morris, CT		16.850 sec	71.217 mph	-0.208
8	4	Chris Carr	Fleetwood, PA		16.910 sec	70.964 mph	-0.268
9	37	Jimmy Wood	Redlands, CA		16.913 sec	70.951 mph	-0.271
10	14K	Nick Smith	Beaver Dam, WI		16.923 sec	70.909 mph	-0.281

11	69	Jethro Halbert	Graham, WA		16.929 sec	70.884 mph	-0.287
12	33E	Mikey Avila	Madera, CA		16.977 sec	70.684 mph	-0.335
13	26	Brandan Bergen	Kewanee, IL		16.991 sec	70.626 mph	-0.349
14	11	Scott Baker	Dryad, WA		17.070 sec	70.299 mph	-0.428
15	15	Nichole Cheza	Clio, MI		17.077 sec	70.270 mph	-0.435
16	34	Jeremy DeRuyter	West Bend, WI		17.079 sec	70.262 mph	-0.437
17	33	JR Schnabel	Campbellsport, WI		17.079 sec	70.262 mph	-0.437
18	71L	Robbie Treinen	Portage, WI		17.136 sec	70.028 mph	-0.494
19	19L	Adam Bushman	Oak Creek, WI		17.150 sec	69.971 mph	-0.508
20	29	Jake Mataya	Blaine, MN		17.203 sec	69.755 mph	-0.561

21	11K	Kevin Anderson	Cambridge, MN		17.220 sec	69.686 mph	-0.578
22	94L	Jacob Cunningham	Sherwood, WI		17.224 sec	69.670 mph	-0.582
23	83J	Franklin L Gillim III	Philpot, KY		17.227 sec	69.658 mph	-0.585
24	77K	Daniel Mischler	Beaver Dam, WI		17.267 sec	69.497 mph	-0.625
25	66L	Mark D Will	Ladysmith, WI		17.380 sec	69.045 mph	-0.738
26	99X	Kyle Meiers	Escanaba, MI		17.446 sec	68.784 mph	-0.804
27	29K	Kyle Weise	Green Bay, WI		17.758 sec	67.575 mph	-1.116

450cc Pro/Expert Heat Races

West Bend Harley-Davidson 450cc Pro/Expert Heat #1 (6 laps) Time: 1:45.3
Pos.	#	Name	Hometown	Bike
1	33E	Mikey Avila	Madera, CA
2	9	Jared Mees	Clio, MI

3	91Y	Michael Martin	Acampo, CA
4	2	Kenny Coolbeth	Morris, CT
5	26	Brandan Bergen	Kewanee, IL
6	71L	Robbie Treinen	Portage, WI
7	19L	Adam Bushman	Oak Creek, WI
8	77K	Daniel Mischler	Beaver Dam, WI
9	66L	Mark D Will	Ladysmith, WI
Polesitter is highlighted in gold

Spectro Oils 450cc Pro/Expert Heat #2 (6 laps) Time: 1:44.9
Pos.	#	Name	Hometown	Bike
1	7	Sammy Halbert	Graham, WA
2	69	Jethro Halbert	Graham, WA

3	4	Chris Carr	Fleetwood, PA
4	33	JR Schnabel	Campbellsport, WI
5	30	Brock Schwarzenbacher	Beaver Dam, WI
6	11	Scott Baker	Dryad, WA
7	83J	Franklin L Gillim III	Philpot, KY
8	99X	Kyle Meiers	Escanaba, MI
9	29	Jake Mataya	Blaine, MN
Polesitter is highlighted in gold

Red Line Cycles 450cc Pro/Expert Heat #3 (6 laps) Time: 1:44.5
Pos.	#	Name	Hometown
1	45	Jesse Janisch	Hartford, WI
2	34	Jeremy DeRuyter	West Bend, WI

3	37	Jimmy Wood	Redlands, CA
4	14K	Nick Smith	Beaver Dam, WI
5	15	Nichole Cheza	Clio, MI
6	69C	Hayden Gillim	Philpot, KY
7	94L	Jacob Cunningham	Sherwood, WI
8	11K	Kevin Anderson	Cambridge, MN
9	29K	Kyle Weise	Green Bay, WI
Polesitter is highlighted in gold

450cc Pro/Expert Semis

Ducati Milwaukee 450cc Pro/Expert Semi #1 (6 laps) Time: 1:44.5
Pos.	#	Name	Hometown	Bike
1	33	JR Schnabel	Campbellsport, WI
2	37	Jimmy Wood	Redlands, CA
3	30	Brock Schwarzenbacher	Beaver Dam, WI

4	14K	Nick Smith	Beaver Dam, WI
5	71L	Robbie Treinen	Portage, WI
6	26	Brandan Bergen	Kewanee, IL
7	94L	Jacob Cunningham	Sherwood, WI
8	99X	Kyle Meiers	Escanaba, MI
9	29	Jake Mataya	Blaine, MN
10	11K	Kevin Anderson	Cambridge, MN
11	66L	Mark D Will	Ladysmith, WI
Polesitter is highlighted in gold

Kold Kutter 450cc Pro/Expert Semi #2 (6 laps) Time: 1:43.5
Pos.	#	Name	Hometown	Bike
1	91Y	Michael Martin	Acampo, CA
2	4	Chris Carr	Fleetwood, PA
3	2	Kenny Coolbeth	Morris, CT

4	69C	Hayden Gillim	Philpot, KY
5	11	Scott Baker	Dryad, WA
6	83J	Franklin L Gillim III	Philpot, KY
7	15	Nichole Cheza	Clio, MI
8	77K	Daniel Mischler	Beaver Dam, WI
9	29K	Kyle Weise	Green Bay, WI
10	19L	Adam Bushman	Oak Creek, WI
Polesitter is highlighted in gold
Martin sets a new 6-lap track record of 1:43.5

Jim Sumner Memorial Dash For Cash (6 laps) Time: 144.8
Finish Pos.	Start Pos.	#	Name	Hometown	Bike
1	5	7	Sammy Halbert	Graham, WA
2	6	9	Jared Mees	Clio, MI
3	2	69	Jethro Halbert	Graham, WA
4	1	94L	Jacob Cunningham	Sherwood, WI
5	3	2	Kenny Coolbeth	Morris, CT
6	4	45	Jesse Janisch	Hartford, WI